HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_0872 (2)LEWIS: That's correct.
DAVENPORT: What's the differences between the well site and package plant?
LEWIS: The difference in elevation is 81'.
The stream into which the effluent will be placed, that was a third question that is
pertinent. We went to the State, the Division of Health Services, and asked them for a
determination what would be allowed to be put in that stream. Although this stream has a
daily capacity of about 100 gallons a minute, there is over a ten-year, seven-day low
flow, or maybe it's the other way around, seven-year, ten-day flow, or 0. It means that
that stream has to be treated as a dry bed. And that means that anything that we put into
that stream has to be better than what's in the stream from a health standpoint. And
that's the system we're designing, one that will put an effluent into that stream that's
better quality, health -wise, than what's running through the stream today.
There was some derogatory statements made about onerators at that meeting which I
don't want to get into. I have no idea where they came from and they were more like
inuendos and I'm going to leave that alone other than to say that '.�jc have qualified
operators, a qualified utility who's contracted with us to operate this on a class A,
first-rate basis. I don't think anyone can dispute the qualifications of the utility we
have chosen to operate it.
There was a question about chemicals getting into the stream and into the lake. Once
again I re-emphasize that the chemicals that go into that is nothing more than domestic
waste chemicals. There was one question brought up about Drano, and I still don't have
any answers as to what Drano does to sewage treatment plants versus nitrofication fields.
It is basically a phosphate, and that's all I know about it.
I wanted to make one more important factor know. And that is that nitrofication
fields can get out of line and be inoperative or operating improperly for years and
sometimes they are never caught, due to different structure in the soils and in the rock;
however, with a waste treatment plant this cannot happen. They are monitored daily and
samples are taken to laboratories that are certified and qualified, and a history of that
plant is maintained at all times. If that plant is not operating efficiently and correctly,
there is steps that are taken by the state to correct that problem.
Lastly was the reason why we asked for the nitrofication fields deletion and waste
treatment plants to be put in its place and why the urgency and why it needs to be done
right away. That urgency and why it needs to be done right away is because the nitrofica-
tion fields require an entirely different landscaping and maintenance of the grounds
versus the waste treatment plant. The waste treatment plant is very small, out of tha
way, and takes up very few square yards of the area, and it just allows you so much more
versatility in the developer of the PRD.
A question was how far are we from Lake Norman. That stream runs about another 1100'
to the lake.
MILLS: That's the stream you are calling Reed Creek?
LEWIS: And after that the motion was made to allow the use of the waste treatment
facility, which was 3 yeas and 2 nays.
DAVENPORT: Any questions at all?
HEDRICK: Duane, you contacted me at one time to come out and look at this property
with you, which I did. At that time you mentioned something to me about a use you had
heard of or know of, whereby the effluent was used to, in fact, irrigate a golf course,
something along that nature. Is there any possibility that the effluent could be used
other than discharging into Reed Creek and running into Lake Norman? Is that possibility
ever been explored. Do you foresee any problem with pursuing that?
LEWIS: That would become an engineer's question, and I can't answer.
HEDRICK: I guess that question would be better put, Is there any downstream areas
that could be used for some sort of lagoon that wouldn't interfere with the operation of
the golf course and could be used for a reservoir, an above -ground reservoir?
LEWIS: Once again, Mr. Chairman, I can't answer that.
DAVENPORT: Do you have a question? Is there anybody that's declared ^s an opponent
in this particular matter? All right. Is there any questions from the staff? Do you
intend to call any other witnesses?
LEWIS: No, sir.
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