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89 <br /> Michael Harvey reminded the Board of existing wells were contaminated,then property owners should take action to <br /> work with the Health Department to address those issues. That was a separate issue from the review of this project <br /> however. <br /> Paul Noe addressed the Board to second the comments made by Linda Nathansen and potential impacts to area <br /> wells. <br /> Randy Marshall asked if there was a precedence to require the developer to pay a bond to be used if there was a <br /> negative impact on the wells in order to protect the current residents of the area. <br /> Adam Beeman expressed that if you couldn't determine exactly which property was the straw that broke the system <br /> and if a bond was required it would then become even more difficult to have any kind of development in Orange <br /> County than it is now and all development would cease. <br /> Michael Harvey addressed the Board and advised that he could not legally require any type of bond to address <br /> potential well impacts and that it wasn't possible for the Board to require same. He further reminded the Board that <br /> the presumption this project would be the genesis of future problems was based on flawed logic. There was no way <br /> to determine what could or could not happen. From a liability standpoint it would be difficult to determine this project <br /> was the sole cause of contamination. <br /> Randy Marshall said he understood a bond was not prudent or legally permissible, but wanted to make sure there <br /> was an answer on the record of this fact. <br /> Michael Harvey indicated Mr. Phil Vilaro of Orange County Environmental Health was in the audience and would like <br /> to address the Board concerning well and septic issues. <br /> Phil Vilaro spoke to Board to address concerns about well safety and water table issues. He reassured the Board <br /> that it standard practice to have wells on multiple lots similar to the size proposed within this project and that it is not <br /> an issue in his mind to have 20 individual wells created to serve these lots. M.Vilaro did not believe development of <br /> this project would impact water pressure or the water capacity of surrounding wells. Mr.Vilaro reminded the Board <br /> Orange County does not have a true aquifer/water table. This is why you have such a disparity in well depth,water <br /> quality, and generated gallons per minute from property to property in any given area. In discussing surface water <br /> contamination he expressed the rarity of that happening in Orange County because of the standards required by the <br /> County for every new well drilled. Mr.Vilaro said County requirements,with respect to the drilling and installation of <br /> wells,were amongst the strictest in the State. Mr.Vilaro agreed older wells, installed prior to the adoption of local <br /> comprehensive regulations in the mid 1980's,were indeed subject to potential impacts from runoff given how they <br /> were constructed (i.e. depth, casing,etc.). Such wells need to be replaced as they are not suited to address such <br /> contaminant issues. <br /> Craig Carter thanked Mr. Vilaro for his explanation and provided some history on the well his grandparents installed <br /> on their property to provide additional context on his concerns with respect to well impacts and contamination issues. <br /> The well was constantly providing `muddy'water and there were issues with contaminants at times. <br /> Phil Vilaro indicated he believed Mr. Carter and suggested part of the problem was the well was not installed deep <br /> enough to avoid subsurface silt runoff and contamination. Current practice requires wells to be dug deep to address <br /> this issue and to be properly incased/grouted to protect the integrity of the well. Mr.Vilaro reminded the Board <br /> approximately 80%of the County was intended to be served by private wells and septic systems as there were no <br /> plans by the County to extend/develop public utility systems. <br /> There was lengthy discussion amongst the Board and Mr.Vilaro on septic and well permitting. <br />
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