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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />Board of Health Policy and Procedure Manual <br />Section I: Board Adopted Policies <br />Policy D: Requests for Environmental Services and Assessments <br />Reviewed By: Board of Health & Health Director <br />Approved By: Board of Health <br /> <br />Review Annually (July) Page 3 of 4 <br />Original Effective Date: August 24, 2006 <br />Revision Dates: 11/2013, 11/2014 <br /> <br />\\kingcharles\Depts_AH\HEALTH\MANAGERS WORKING FILES\BOH\Policies and Procedures\BOH Policy Manual\Annual <br />Review\Track Changes\I.D. Environmental Assessment Policy BOH Manual_DRAFT Aug 2015.doc <br /> <br />1. comparing septic system failure rates in mobile home parks with <br />those of neighborhoods with stick built construction; <br />2. examining the existing data for septic system repairs to identify <br />common characteristics of failed systems; <br />3. studying the effect of water softener systems on septic system <br />failures; <br />4. exploring the relationship between well water quality and the age <br />of the well, length of casing, landscape position, etc. <br />5. gathering baseline water quality data and tracking water quality <br />over time in a defined geographical study area near a suspected <br />environmental hazard (such as a biosolid application site) <br /> <br />Section IV Funding <br />1.0 Individual Requests: The cost recovery for individual testing and assessments <br />will come from fees for service administered according to the Environmental <br />Health Division's Fee and Application Policy and from the fee schedule <br />approved by the Board of Health and the Board of County Commissioners. In <br />the case of an individual disease investigation that is a direct follow-up to an <br />outbreak, the individual charge is waived. <br /> <br />2.0 Community Surveys: The direct operational costs for materials needed for <br />community related surveys, assessments and other studies will be paid for by <br />Orange County as specified in Section V of this policy if: <br />a. surveillance data or other confirmed and documented medical or <br />scientific reports indicate a potentially environmentally caused or <br />transmitted disease prevalence at abnormal levels in that community, or <br />b. at least three of the five items in Section III. 1.2a are met. <br /> <br />3.0 Studies requested by other governmental agencies will be evaluated by the <br />Health Director and County Manager as appropriate. <br /> <br />Section V Community Study Funding Approvals <br />1.0 When estimated operational costs are less than or equal to $250, the Orange <br />County Health Director will approve or deny the study and the study will be <br />funded through the Environmental Health Services budget. <br /> <br />2.0 When estimated operational costs are greater than $250 but less than or equal <br />to $2,500, the Orange County Health Director will approve or deny the study <br />based on current availability of budgetary and staff resources and present it to <br />the Orange County Board of Health for final decision. The Health Director <br />will determine the specific funding source for an approved study.