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18 <br />impacts on the functionality and life of the system. A breakdown of the existing <br />use is included as Attachment VII. <br />WIM the presumed potential design low a 6,000 gallons per day in a new <br />system and with the current use taken into account, Me remaining available low <br />wouW be approximately 2,500 gallons per day. Baser! upon the Information <br />obtained from Me community surveys, Environmental Health staff has prepared a <br />sample scenario of pdermal use for the remainder of Me flow. A than illustrating <br />the Expansion Wastewater Design Flow is Included as Attachment VII I. <br />In March 2000, has Kennedy had portion of ft NHSC property complex was <br />evaluated by Orange County Environmental Health staff to determine the <br />specifics of its utility for oiwm wastewa@r treatment nitrification (ground <br />absorption) fields. The Sol preliminary finding was that the Kennedy tract <br />contained an area (approximately 0 acres in a more or less contiguous area <br />generally described as being from its southern and southeastern boundaries <br />[award the center of the cad) of Solis suitable for conventional ground absorption <br />technology wastewater disposal at a rate of approximately 5000 to 6000 gallons <br />par day (god) with 100 percent repair am. Environmental Health staff have <br />indicated that more extensive site evalual and system layout/design work <br />(involving site topography survey and soft test pit excavation) must be completed <br />before an exact system treatment capacity can be determined. <br />Unfortunately, the portion of the Kennedy bad containing soils suitable for use as <br />nitrification fleld is also that which contains the large hardwood trees. Many, if <br />not most, of the hardwood trees located in has active nitrification fields would <br />new to be removed during the construction of the nitrification fields. <br />Funhemmre, recreational activities In the hardwood tree area that would be set <br />Sell for Martial field repair area would be saverey restricted. Activity In this <br />area would be limited to low impact trails and me like. <br />In November 200, the County made a preliminary offer to purchase additional <br />land (26 acres) adjacent to the Kennedy Rai The landowners expressed <br />interest in selling the land but as of this date the terms for a purchase agreement <br />he" not been worked W. An appraisal of the property will be completed by the <br />end of June 2001. The appraisal will be used in further negdistiom for land <br />acquisition. An evaluation of the property by the Division of Environmental <br />Heath revealed that only one very small portion of the property has soils that <br />appear suitable for waste treatment purposes (500 gals./day). <br />Options to address the wastewater treatment system, as Identified by the County <br />Engineer are included as Attachments IX and X.