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B. Atlvene l'ublie Health Conditions <br />An exception to the proldbidon ofpublic water and sewer sm~ice in <br />interest areas may be made to allow dtc extension of lines in the event <br />the Orange County Health Department documents an "adverse public <br />ffialdt condition." <br />An adverse public health conditien exists when: <br />1. >n the case ufexisdng wastewater system(s), it meets all oflhe <br />following criteria: - <br />• the wastewater rystem is failing; <br />• the wasiewater system is documented m he failing <br />by the Orange County Iicalth Depamnrnt; <br />• there is no on-site repair approvable or <br />recommended by the Orange County Health <br />Departmrn[. <br />Tee following terms used m the criteria above mean: <br />Failine wncrrnater Svsrrm. A wastewater sYStem is tailing <br />when sewage or eBluent is seeping or discharging to the ground <br />surface or to surface waters. A permitreQ properly-fimctionin~ <br />non-discharge wastewater system (c.g.,aspmy-irrigation <br />sys~m)andapennitted, properly-functioning discharge <br />system are not failing wastewater rystems. <br />Ap bl O -S' R An approvable on-site wastewater <br />system repair that can be wmpletetl in a designated repair area <br />which is approvoble under Orange County Health Department <br />regulatory soIDSire criteria in effect at the lime bftheneeded <br />repair. <br />~d d t m-ti t~ - ~ A recommended on-site repair <br />is one that is not an approvable on-site repay, but is one that in <br />the best professional judgment of the Orange County Health <br />Deparhnrnt null reasonably crtab]c the system to fimction <br />properly. A rewmmendttl on-site repair may incorporate <br />engineered desigr (a desi,~ certified by an engineer [o <br />averrorne all soil/site limitations in the particular situation), aite <br />