HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-18-94-IX-C ORANGE COUNTY 1
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No.
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 18, 1994
SUBJECT: Wastewater Treatment Management Program (WTMP)
DEPARTMENT: HEALTH PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No
ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT:
HEALTH DIRECTOR'S OFFICE X2411
1. WTMP Workload Requirements
for 1994-1995 TELEPHONE NUMBER:
Hillsborough - 732-8181
2 . Plan of Action - WTMP Chapel Hill - 968-4501
Mebane - 227-2031
Durham - 688-7331
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this item is for the Board of Commissioners to approve
the implementation schedule of the WTMP and approve the establishment
of a new, permanent environmental health specialist position in the
Health Department, with effect from December 5, 1994 .
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Commissioners at their meeting of June 6, 1994 , approved
of the fees to fund the Wastewater Treatment Management Program. Staff
developed the WTMP Workload requirements for 1994-1995, based on the
number of DEH and DEM systems to be inspected by June 30, 1995 .
Estimates of the time required to conduct these inspections and
additional duties for the new position demonstrate a need to hire an
additional environmental health specialist by early December 1994 .
These estimates were used to project milestones for critical tasks that
must be accomplished by targeted completion dates.
The new position is currently being classified by the Orange County
Personnel Department and a budget amendment for Environmental Health
has been prepared for the Budget Director. The approved fees will
eventually provide sufficient revenue for the program to be self-
sufficient.
RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Plan of Action be
approved and that a new, permanent environmental
health specialist in the Health Department be
established with effect from December 5, 1994 .
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WTMP WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS FOR 1994-1995
Division of Environmental Health (DEH) Systems:
- 50 Type III systems to be inspected - 100 Hours
- 33 Type IV systems to be inspected - 66 Hours
- 44 revisits on both types (50%) 88 Hours
Total for DEH systems 254 Hours
Division of Environmental Management (DEM) Systems:
- 84 systems to be inspected 168 Hours
- 84 revisits ( 100%) 168 Hours
Total for DEM systems 336 Hours
Follow up on reports:
- Two days per month 192 Hours
Drafting MOA, rules, etc. 160 Hours
Developing violation notices and
mailing them out 120 Hours
Total for year 1062 Hours
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REQUEST FOR NEW POSITION
1. •epartment: A 2. Division: N IR•NMENTAL
3. Proposed Position Classification: 4. Proposed Classification Code:
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST 8130
5. Proposed Salary Grade/Step: 67/3A 6. Proposed Number of Hours Per Week: 40
7. Number of FTE's Requested — 1 8. Proposed Hiring Date: DECEMBER 5, 1994
9. Name of Proposed Supervisor: 10. Title Of Proposed Supervisor:
RON HOLDWAY ENVIRONMENTAL A
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SALARY AND BENEFITS — $37,320
VEHICLE — $10,500
CAPITAL FURNISHINGS — $ 690
EQUIPMENT — $ 400
TOTAL $48,910
12. Revenues Associated With Position:
Source Amount
INSPECTIONS OF WASTEWATER DISPOSAL $50/INSPECTION
SYSTEMS
13. Major Duties:
THE MAJOR DUTIES WILL BE THE EVALUATION OF SITES FOR LARGE AND NON—
CONVENTIONAL WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, PLAN REVIEW FOR THESE
SYSTEMS, INSTALLATION INSPECTIONS AND OPERATIONAL INSPECTIONS ALSO.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE DUTIES, THIS POSITION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION
PROGRAM NECESSARY TO ASSURE THAT ALL SYSTEMS USERS UNDERSTAND AND
ARE AWARE OF ALL THE COMPONENTS AND WORKINGS OF THEIR PARTICULAR
SYSTEM. WHEN COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ARE NECESSARY, THIS
POSITION WILL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO INITIATE AND FOLLOW UP AS
NECESSARY TO MEET ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND RULES.
Orange County s
REQUEST FOR NEW POSITION
14. Justification:
THIS POSITION IS PROPOSED TO FILL THE NEEDS OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (WTMP) AS APOPTED BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND
APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. THIS PROGRAM WAS PROPOSED
TO FURTHER ENHANCE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE
CITIZENS OF ORANGE COUNTY BY ASSURING THE PROPER OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF NON—MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.
IN ADDITION, BOTH SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER QUALITY WILL BE
BETTER PROTECTED WITH THE WTMP IN PLACE.
THE COUNTY IS CURRENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING THE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSPECTION OF SYSTEMS REGULATED BY THE DIVISION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (DEH) AS OUTLINED IN THE LAWS AND RULES FOR
ON—SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. THE COUNTY IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSPECTON OF SYSTEMS REGULATED BY THE DIVISION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (DEM) BUT IS DOING THE INPSECTIONS TO
MEET THE PROPOSED OBJECTIVES LISTED ABOVE.