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AUG 0 9 1990 Mr. Rohan! brought up the problem the county has been faced with in having to take over package plants that were in bad shape and advised that they held a workshop on the connection matrix with the result that it changed their understanding of the package treatment plant, and it was decided to relate it to the amount of flow because in some cases so-called package plants were actually glorified septic tanks. Mr. Rohani continued to review criteria for connection to the county's regional system, and Commissioner Bird asked how much of these regulations are of our own initiative and how much is mandated by state or federal regulations. Environmental Health Director Galanis advised that in regard to the subdivisions, that is basically strictly by state law, but it is structured somewhat to ask that people connect to the public sewerage. The use of septic tanks is pretty much by state law with the exception of the 5,000 sq. ft. requirement in commercial type activity being the point where you have to go into a package treatment plant; that is by local design and structure. Other than that, the county is pretty much following the state rule, but attempting to see that the•new developments have a future availability to connect to sewer. Director Keating advised that with subdivision a 25 lot cap is our own requirements, and as to the 5,000 sq. ft. requirement, he believed the state requirement is 5,000 gallons. Director Galanis confirmed that the state requirement is according to flow where the county is using square footage and there is no doubt the county requirement is more restrictive. Director Keating pointed out that the state wants you to use utilities provision as a growth management tool, and the DCA is saying we did not do that good enough. Commissioner Bird felt that we are being pretty hard on commercial and industrial buildings in the 5,000 sq. ft. range and possibly gallonage would be a fairer criteria. He cited the 14