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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br /> Board of Health Policy and Procedure Manual <br /> Section I: Board Adopted Policies <br /> Policy A: Requests for Environmental Services and Assessments <br /> Reviewed By: Board of Health&Health Director&Environmental Health Division Director <br /> Approved By: Board of Health <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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 3.0 Studies requested by other governmental agencies will be evaluated by the <br /> Health Director and County Manager as appropriate. <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 /> 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. <br /> Review Annually(July) Page 3 of 4 <br /> Original Effective Date: August 24,2006 <br /> Revision Dates: 11/2013,11/2014,8/2015,10/2019,8/2020 <br /> S:\MANAGERS WORKING FILES\BOH\AGENDAS&ABSTRACTS\2020 Agenda&Abstracts\August 2020\Pdfs for webpage\V.A. <br /> Policy Review Attachments\I.A.Environmental Assessment Policy BOH Manual August 2019.doc <br />