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<br /> <br /> <br />Proposed house locations are provided by the property owner or developer as required by 15A <br />NCAC 18A .1900 - .1970 (The Laws and Rules for Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems). <br /> <br />The design flow, type system, and pump requirement are subject to change based upon the <br />application and site plan or plat submitted for the Wastewater Construction Authorization. <br /> <br />The blocked areas on the accompanying plat are the limits of the provisionally suitable soils as <br />evaluated by the Orange County Health Department. <br /> <br /> <br /> It should be noted that all lots having a conventional-type drain field with pump are reviewed at <br />a minimum of every five years by the health department as required by 15A NCAC 18A .1961 <br />(Maintenance of Sewage Systems). <br /> <br />Ultra Shallow Trench Conventional Systems are placed in areas with 24 inches or more of <br />provisionally suitable soil/site characteristics and a 6-10โ€ soil cap is placed over the trenches. <br /> <br />Shallow Trench Conventional Systems are placed in areas with 30 inches or more of <br />provisionally suitable soil/site characteristics. <br /> <br />Conventional Trench Systems are placed in areas with 36โ€ inches or more of provisionally <br />suitable soil/site characteristics. <br /> <br />Innovative Trench Systems can be used in areas with 24-36 โ€œof provisionally suitable soil/site <br />characteristics. <br /> <br />The approved septic areas should be kept free of vehicular traffic, logging, grading, and <br />compacting activities. It is the responsibility of the property owner or developer to maintain the <br />integrity of the septic areas prior to system construction and installation. No parking, cutting or <br />filling shall be allowed in or around the drain field areas. <br /> <br />Drainage ways and easements should be utilized to convey storm water run-off to the storm <br />water retention areas. These conveyances should not be located through designated septic drain <br />field areas. <br /> <br />This report is for planning purposes only and does not constitute any approval. Lot approval is <br />granted by the health department only in the form of an Improvement Permit. Improvement <br />Permits are issued once the lots are recorded and have received individual Parcel Identification <br />Numbers. <br />34