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DRAFT 3 Patrick Mallett: Yes the septic systems will all be contained on the lots; the wells may or may not. The goal is to have 106 every lot have an onsite septic and well. There are a few situations where that may not be the case. 107 108 Maxecine Mitchell: Will the access road from Erwin Road remain private? And will the landowners be able to use it? 109 110 Patrick Mallett: The access road is private and has access agreements with the existing property owners. The 111 easement will continue as it is currently aligned with the gravel road and will become a paved road with a gate that 112 will allow access for the property owners to continue use. 113 114 Lydia Wegman: Is there any comments from the neighbors we should be aware of? 115 116 Patrick Mallett: They have been resolved or were general questions regarding the nature of the request such as lot 117 size, density, rural buffer, and how does a cluster neighborhood work. There was one resident that had questions 118 about environmental sensitive areas so the applicant got the wetlands flagged and surveyed. The applicant is going 119 through the process for the wetlands permit with the state. 120 121 Paul Guthrie: I want to come back to septic and well. Looking at the preliminary sketch and the septic field areas and 122 wells, is everyone comfortable with the nature of the property and that there is sufficient separation to not overload 123 the groundwater areas around the wells? 124 125 Patrick Mallett: Based on the applicant’s experience they are familiar with the soils in the area and lay of the land. 126 There has been enough due diligence to figure out where to have the well sites and the available suitable soils for the 127 sceptics. 128 129 Paul Guthrie: I assume that with the areas drawn on the site plan that there is sufficient area for a single family septic 130 system? 131 132 Patrick Mallett: Yes, for the system and repair. 133 134 Paul Guthrie: You said the pond is pretty shallow which suggests to me there is not such pristine water. I was 135 wondering if that was thought about in terms of the overall plan? 136 137 Patrick Mallett: The pond is shallow because of sedimentation. I would say the waters are pretty clear. Environmental 138 Health has their rules and regulations that will have to be met. 139 140 Pete Hallenbeck: The key concept here is that Environmental Health has looked at this and they are happy with the 141 well positions. 142 143 Patrick Mallett: Yes, they have. 144 145 James Lea: How many homes will share wells? 146 147 Patrick Mallett: Environmental Health limits you to two. 148 149 James Lea: What happens when we have a drought when you are sharing one well? 150 151 Tom Heffner: Typically the deep wells put in subdivisions today are not affected by droughts. They are deep enough 152 to provide an adequate flow. On any lot that has shared wells I would go ahead and drill the well before we sell the lot 153 to determine the capacity of the well. The last thing we would want to happen is to sell someone a lot and they don’t 154 have water on it. 155 156 Tony Blake: Is there a well to be capped and a septic system to be abandoned? 157 158 7