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HEDRICK: Maybe my question would be better asked in the public hearing. We've got, first of
all, you said to consider whether or not they have need to be her^ or not? And if we decide, in
fact, that they do need to be here, and then we go to the development aspect of it?
DAVENPORT: Yes.
HEDRICK: Earlier in today's talks, Bert and developers, we talked, among other things, with
the regard to the ordinance over in the other building in meeting, that maybe a discharge other than
into Lake Nornan might be a viable possibility. Would that be something that you all might consider
and be willing to look into and investigate?
WALSER: To answer that question, the answer is "yes." We immediately did between meetings,
but I think our expert here spoke to that, saying that in North Carolina, it's not viable. (not
clear)
HEDRICK: Well, there were certain fencing requirements. So that counts that out.
WALSER: You know all the things we talked about before, about being able to do it in the
woods, or lagoons, or sprayed on the golf course, or those kind of things,
HEDRICK: Well what about running into a drainfield?
Would it still have to be (not clear) even if it is treated effluent or could it be just put into
a ground area for absorption?
MALONE: Yes, sir. The effluent from the septic tanks, it should be, the whole history of
effluent going into the drainfields, it would be the same quantity of water than (not clear). (not
clear).
It would be the same size drain required for all the septic tanks combined.
HEDRICK: All right. My other question would be in the form of having all agencies or docu-
ments necessary for us to make a decision on approving it, if we did approve it, are we saying the
application for the permit from the state department constitutes all the documentation that we would
require, in your opinion, or do we need, you know, stamps or signatures that they have inspected the
site location as well as they have inspected the discharge location an:; they have taken data from
the flow to see that the amount of effluent that would be discharged on a 250 unit would be
adequatel handled by the flow at the point the discharge from the treatment system. Is that
something that we need to have in order to consider the request, or do we have enough technical
inforna'zion to consider the request is my question?
DAVENPORT: I think the decision as to what constitutes a "plan" for a sewage system being
reviewed by an appropriate state agency is a factual question, but I would not have an awful lot of
difficulty of recognizing letters, unless there is some reason to believe they are not authentic.
For that purpose, but I think that's your fact-finding perogative.
HEDRICK: I'm not concerned about the letters not being bonafide, I'm concerned with whether or
not any agency would make an on-site inspection, 91, if they did would they take into account the
existing conditions and projected conditions before they made their recommendations (not clear)
DAVENPORT: Let me make one comment (not clear)
( don't think the provision with regard to plans being filed requires that the plans in fact
address that. I do, however, think that if you are not satisfied with the quality of Lake Norman
being protected, the last standard, I think that's a different matter. That means that you certain-
ly attach what conditions you need to feel that it is protected. Or if you don't feel that it can
be, that's another matter.
WALSER: Just to answer your question, at the last meeting I think that the testimony (not
clear) transcript says that (not clear) state men from Raleigh has been out to the land, and there
is a page or two of testimony about the location and the discharge, (not clear) Certainly they have
been there; they've looked at it many times, bot) locally and state.
BECKHAM: Just for information (not clear) I posed this question to (not clear) office in
Mooresville about exactly where the effluent would be dis-charged. He says they would chart where
the water moved the swiftest (not clear), the swiftest point, and determined that's where the pipe
will end. So they do take into account water movement and try to get it to the most efficient point
of movement (not clear) the pipe stops there and is carried on downstream. That's all a part of the
permit. (not clear).
BRYAN: There's not much difference between a mile and a half mile. When you say swiftest that
leads people to think that it's really swift. It is slow speed or fast speed.
BECKHAM: Speed is more appropriate.
HEDRICK: Any other questions?
If not, we will consider a motion to close the public hearing, or adjourn it with the possibi-
lity that we may re -convene, if necessary. I move we do that. Any discussion on that?
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.