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37 <br /> 1698 Delores Bailey: So just for my benefit, there are a few comments that we got from the community, and would you <br /> 1699 just speak to the validity of this comment. We would be heartbroken to have sewage from <br /> 1700 proposed 50-plus septic fields to each home for runoff from the building process leak into this <br /> 1701 creek causing contamination. Can you just speak to that, is that not true? Is that something this <br /> 1702 community needs to worry about? <br /> 1703 <br /> 1704 David Barcal: I mean, if you had sewage leaking directly into the creek, you'd be getting served an NOV from the <br /> 1705 County Health Department. So that would indicate a failed septic system. What we've done up <br /> 1706 until now,we've done a preliminary soils analysis,we've identified suitable soil. <br /> 1707 <br /> 1708 Delores Bailey: I know. Remember,we had this conversation last month. <br /> 1709 <br /> 1710 David Barcal: Yep, I know. <br /> 1711 <br /> 1712 Delores Bailey: That should not happen. <br /> 1713 <br /> 1714 Ward Marotti: The second part of that question was with regard to runoff during construction and similar to the <br /> 1715 permitting, or the septic system compliance while this project is under construction, it's subject to <br /> 1716 the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permitting process,and weekly inspections <br /> 1717 and fixing problem areas. And so it is subject to an NPDES permit and if it is determined to be in <br /> 1718 violation of the permit,that retroactive fixes will be required pursuant to that permit. <br /> 1719 <br /> 1720 Beth Bronson: To be clear, does every lot have a septic plan and a repair area? <br /> 1721 <br /> 1722 David Barcal: We haven't looked at each individual plan for each lot, but from the PowerPoint, you can see the <br /> 1723 general area of the suitable soil in most of the lots. <br /> 1724 <br /> 1725 Beth Bronson: I saw the examples,yeah. Lot 1 and Lot 49. <br /> 1726 <br /> 1727 David Barcal: But we have not gotten through to each individual lot. At this point,that'd kind of be, because you <br /> 1728 don't even have the detailed soils analysis, you're not going to actually flag it. It'd kind of be a <br /> 1729 judgment based on how much resources and money that they want to put into something that's <br /> 1730 pretty much theoretical at this point. <br /> 1731 <br /> 1732 Beth Bronson: Theoretically, yeah, if you get approval for the rezoning for 49 lots,you could still only have 20. <br /> 1733 <br /> 1734 David Barcal: You would have to go out there, do individual soil borings on each lot, lay out the lines,flag the <br /> 1735 lines and design the system, submit the application to Orange County Health Department and <br /> 1736 then it'd have to go through their approval. <br /> 1737 <br /> 1738 Beth Bronson: So,the conversation about having a community septic was not had? <br /> 1739 <br /> 1740 Cy Stober: It was. <br /> 1741 <br /> 1742 Beth Bronson: It was? <br /> 1743 <br /> 1744 Cy Stober: Prior denials discouraged that line of thinking. <br /> 1745 <br /> 1746 Beth Bronson: That's unfortunate,yeah. <br /> 1747 <br /> 1748 Lamar Proctor: I don't know I mean,just as by way of discussion, I think there's historical issues with community <br /> 1749 septic systems and bailing and who maintains them and individual lot owners being responsible <br /> 1750 for their own poops. <br /> 1751 <br />