Agenda 11-06-2025; 8-a - Minutes for October 7, 2025 Business Meeting and October 14, 2025 Joint Meeting with Chiefs Association and Work Session

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27 1 Ward Marotti said it speaks to the veins that they discussed earlier that one area can be 2 dry, and another can be wet. 3 Chair Bedford noted that the Rigsbee well had fluctuations. She said there doesn't seem 4 to be an explanation. 5 Ward Marotti said they can't speak to the variances. He said that is one of the reasons 6 they collected data under normal conditions. 7 Vice-Chair Hamilton said that the water system was sized for 40 single family detached 8 residences, but the proposal is for 43 residences, and she saw another figure of 45 residences. 9 David Barcal said he thought that was a typo. He said they are proposing 43 lots. He 10 said the system could handle up to 49 residences, but they are only proposing 43. 11 Ward Marotti said if they had more than 49 residences, they would need a second well. 12 David Barcal said that if you are designing a community of more than 50 lots, the state 13 requires that you have two sources of water. He said when they were originally designing it, they 14 knew they would not plan for more than 49 residences. He said as they were designing the 15 system they went through many iterations, and he thought that the 40 residences figure was a 16 holdover from that process. 17 Vice-Chair Hamilton said that there were two references to 40 homes in the agenda 18 packet. 19 David Barcal said the design of the system is sufficient for 43 homes. 20 Vice-Chair Hamilton said one of the Board's struggles is that they get data without 21 understanding it enough, and it makes her hesitate when information isn't clear. She said that 22 they must make sure that if a development is going to draw a lot of water, that it doesn't affect the 23 neighbors. She said that it's an issue that's come up for other developments and that she takes 24 it very seriously. 25 Ward Marotti said the steady state is well over 90 gallons a minute. He said the system 26 will be taken over by a private utility that requires double the capacity than the state requires. He 27 said they have over four times the state minimum capacity. 28 Commissioner Fowler asked about adding a filter for the elevated manganese levels. She 29 also said she didn't see anything about the well in the zoning conditions other than the well house. 30 David Barcal said the state will require them to treat for it to be below the MCLs. 31 Commissioner Fowler asked if Environmental Health would require it. 32 David Barcal said it would be the public water sector at DEQ that would review it. 33 Commissioner Fowler said they have information on septic in the zoning conditions, but 34 nothing about the well and asked if that is necessary. 35 Cy Stober, Planning Director, said the septic is only within the land use regulation authority. 36 He said it would defer to the county environmental health department or DHHS for the permitting 37 of individual septic tanks. He said as a community well, this will go to the state to be permitted. 38 Commissioner Fowler asked if the well failed, who would be responsible for digging a new 39 well. 40 Cy Stober said it would be a civil matter for the HOA to resolve. 41 Donna Browder said Aqua will own the system, and they will bill the individual homeowners 42 and be responsible for any state required testing. She said they won't get permits if they do not 43 meet state standards. She said Aqua will be the owner of the system and they will take care of 44 it. 45 Commissioner Fowler said she wanted to be sure that the county or OWASA will not be 46 responsible for providing water. 47 Donna Browder said no. 48 Chair Bedford asked if it is reasonable for no in-ground pools to be a condition.