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3 <br /> Slide #4 <br /> Wastewater System Ownership Options <br /> Private Public <br /> • Individual Property Owner • Local Government <br /> • Property Owner Association • State Government <br /> • Mobile Home Park Owner • Public Utility (e.g., OWASA) <br /> • Business or Non-Profit Entity • Sanitary District <br /> • Regulated Water Company <br /> Tony Whitaker noted he has not seen any prohibitions on who can own a wastewater <br /> system. He listed various potential owners, including private companies, individuals, nonprofits, <br /> regulated water companies, and public entities like sanitary districts. <br /> Slide #5 <br /> Onsite WWS Regulatory Authority in NC <br /> Dept of Health and Human Dept of Environmental <br /> Services (DHHS) • • <br /> • Has authority over systems I <br /> that use subsurface dispersal • Systems that use <br /> • Reviews system designs surface dispersal <br /> • Systems that <br /> I discharge to surface <br /> Local Health Engin - -• Option • No formal relationship <br /> Department (LHD) Permit •' with local Health <br /> • Issues permits, • Private engineer Departments <br /> provides inspections designs the system and • Provides notice to local <br /> and enforcement ' issues permits HD upon permit <br /> I issuance <br /> Tony Whitaker explained jurisdictional authority, noting that systems are regulated by two <br /> state departments. The Department of Environmental Quality regulates surface dispersal <br /> systems, while the Department of Health and Human Services oversees subsurface systems, <br />