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Commissioner Gordon: I'm just doing the staff comments. Number 5, wastewater treatment <br /> methods. I don't know if this is addressed someplace else, but it says, "does not appear to <br /> show adequate area to support the necessary system," and "the applicant has indicated that the <br /> septic area will be revised." <br /> Steve Yuhasz: We have not had the Health Department out to specifically site a septic <br /> system. There are a number of things that may be involved, we may move buildings around. <br /> So, at this point, it would be premature to have the Health Department go out and actually <br /> determine exactly where the system would be. The Health Department has indicated to me that <br /> basically all of the soil that's in the medium green area where the buildings are sited, is suitable <br /> for the installation of septic systems. We just need to make sure that we get everything sited in <br /> a way that allows the amount of line that we need to have in that area. As we move along <br /> further in the process we will make sure that, obviously the Health Department is going to have <br /> to approve any septic system and it will have to be approved for the number of students that we <br /> intend to have. <br /> Commissioner Gordon: I guess I wasn't sure what your backup plan would be, but if for some <br /> reason, there are problems encountered later and one does in fact have to go to public water <br /> and sewer, how far away is it? <br /> Michael Harvey: A long way. It would either be back to Hillsborough or somewhere in <br /> Durham. <br /> Commissioner Gordon: We've had a subdivision where there was a failure, and fortunately <br /> the people there had means to pay for attaching a public water and sewer. I have no idea what <br /> a 501(c)3 would have, but it's probably a non-profit. <br /> Steve Yuhasz: It is a non-profit. The failure that you speak of was of a much bigger system <br /> and a much different kind of system. This would be a large-scale, not really a community <br /> system, but a system that is larger than your typical residential system, but would operate in <br /> essentially the same way. And I think that there would be the same requirement for 100% <br /> repair on this site before any system installation would be permitted. <br /> Commissioner Gordon: How many gallons per minute would be required? Someone from <br /> the Planning Department needs to find out this information. <br /> Michael Harvey: The information that I have from the Health Department is that they are <br /> looking at approximately requiring ten gallons per person per day, or 1,110 gallons of water per <br /> day with the septic system and the reserve total area being 22,000-27,000 square feet in area <br /> total. This is in the Health Department memorandum. <br /> Steve Yuhasz: That would be approximately a half an acre. <br /> Chair Jacobs: The emergency loop around buildings, is that going to be gravel or does that <br /> have to be paved? <br /> Michael Harvey: It will have to be paved. <br /> Chair Jacobs: Why is that since it's for emergencies only? <br />