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Virginia’s Onsite Sewage Program
OSEs/PEs
VDH
Operators
Septic contractors
Local government
Property owners
Well drillers
Homebuilders
Manufacturers
Realtors
Dwayne Roadcap
Division of Onsite Sewage, Water Services,
Environmental Engineering, and Marina Programs Slide2
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Policy Needs and Issues
Update GMP #143—Peat disposal
AOSS implementation manual
Revise GMP #147-treatment
BMP Policy
KSAT manual
Voluntary upgrades
Direct Dispersal Policy
Emergency Regulations
GIS policy
Update QA/QC policy
Safe, adequate, and proper policy
Rescind GMP #122
Revise and update GMP #126.B
Errata sheet for SHDR
Septic Lagoon IssueSlide3
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Regulation Needs and Issues
AOSE Regulation repeal
Civil Penalty
Regulations
Alternative Discharging Regulations
Fee Regulations
Indemnification Fund Regulations
Private Well Regulations
Sewage
Handling and Disposal Regulations
Emergency
Regulation
Implementation
AOSS Regulations—repeal of NSlide4
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Other Needs and Issues
SHIFT Process
Local ordinances
Variances
Indemnification
Fund cases
Conflict
Management—EDRP and Appeals
IFFCs
Court cases
Product reviews and approvals
Uranium
Mining Slide5
VDH regulates gravelless systems under 3 General Memoranda of Practice (GMPs):
GMP 127
– General authorization of gravel substitutes installed foot-for-foot with a gravel trenchGMP 116
– 50-ft-long gravelless trench equivalent to 100 ft-long gravel trenchGMP 135
– 75-ft-long gravelless trench equivalent to 100 ft-long gravel trench – **subject of legislation**
VDH has allowed gravelless drainfield technologies as a replacement for a gravel and pipe trench since 1987.
Current VDH Gravelless PolicySlide6
12VAC5-610-950. Absorption area design.
REVISED Table 5.4 - Establishes gravelless sizing based upon percolation rate, similar to gravelSlide7
Gravel Per
Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations
Primary area footprint = 100’ L x 30’ W = 3,000 sf
50% repair area = 3,000 sf x 50% = 1,500 sf
Total onsite system footprint =
4,500 sf
Primary Area
Gravelless System Under New Regulations
Eliminate one trench from gravel design
Primary
area footprint = 100’ L x 21’ W = 2,100 sf
50% repair area = 2,100 sf x 50% = 1,050 sf
Total onsite system footprint =
3,150 sf
Gravelless Drainfield
Options – Change Trench Number
50% Repair Area
Primary Area
50% Repair Area
Total Footprint =
4,500 sf
Total Footprint
= 3,150 sfSlide8
Gravel Per
Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations
Primary area footprint = 100’ L x 30’ W = 3,000 sf
50% repair area = 3,000 sf x 50% = 1,500 sf
Total onsite system footprint =
4,500 sf
Primary Area
Gravelless System Under New Regulations
Change 100’ gravel trench length to 75’ for gravelless
Primary
area footprint =
75’
L x
30’
W =
2,250
sf
50% repair area =
2,250
sf x 50% =
1,125
sf
Total onsite system footprint =
3,375
sf
Gravelless Drainfield
Options – Change Trench Length
50% Repair Area
Total Footprint =
4,500 sf
Primary Area
Total Footprint =
3,375
sf
50%
Repair
AreaSlide9
AOSE Regulations:
Emergency Regulations expired in 2001Final Regulations took effect July 1, 2002
Being repealed, no authoritySlide10
SHIFTSlide11
SHIFT
How to maximize private sector participation To the greatest extent possibleWhile providing adequate oversight To protect public health and the environment. Slide12
SHIFT
Meeting #1: Why are we here?Meeting #2: What’s wrong/good now?Meeting #3: What should the future hold?Meeting #4: What are the best ideas?
Meeting #5: How can we improve best ideas?Slide13
Members
Builders/realtors
Mike Toalson
CEO, Home Builders Association of Virginia
Builders/realtors
Tyler Craddock
VA Manufactured and Modular Housing Association
Builders/realtors
Neil Williamson
Governmental Affairs Director, Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors
Environmental interest
Dan Holmes
Piedmont Environmental Council
Environmental interest
Ed Dunn
Virginia Environmental Health Association
Homeowners/citizens
Larry Wallace
Virginia State Program Manager, SERCAP
Homeowners/citizens
Bill Timmins
VDH Sewage Handling & Disposal Advisory Committee
Local government officials
Erik Johnston
Director of Government Affairs, Virginia Association of Counties
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Local government officials (planners, building officials, administrators)
Jeff Gore
Legislative Liaison, Loudoun County
Manufacturers
Dave Lentz
Regulatory Director, Infiltrator Systems Inc.
Onsite sewage system professionals
Jim
Slusser
AOSE; President, VA Association of AOSEs
Onsite sewage system professionals
Tony Bible
AOSE
Onsite sewage system professionals
Curtis Moore
AOSE/VOWRA Representative
Onsite sewage system professionals
Tim Reynolds
Reynolds-Clark Development
MembersSlide15
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Installers
Sandra Gentry
Manager, Gentry Septic Tank Service/Secretary, VOWRA/VDH Sewage Handling and Disposal Appeals Review Board
Installers
John Powell
Powell's Plumbing/VOWRA BOD
Installers
John Ewing
Onsite sewage system professionals
Joel Pinnix
President, Obsidian Inc.
Onsite sewage system professionals
Jeff Walker
President Elect, VAPSS
Onsite sewage system
professionals
Bill Sledjeski
CPSS/AOSE
MembersSlide16
Advisory
Committee Chairman
Vincent Day
Sewage Handling and Disposal Advisory Committee/Chairman, Virginia Assn. of American Geologists
VDH staff
Jim Bowles
Environmental Health Coordinator, VDH Office of Environmental Health Services
VDH staff
Charles Devine, M.D.
Health Director, Lord Fairfax Health District
VDH staff
Scott Honaker
Environmental Health Manager, Mt. Rogers Health District
MembersSlide17
Well Drillers
Jimmy
Bundick
Bundick
Well & Pump Co./VA Well Water Assoc. VP
Resource Members
Dwayne Roadcap
Division Director, Onsite Sewage and Water Services Division, VDH
Resource Members
Allen Knapp
Director, Office of Environmental Health Services, VDH
Resource Members
Mark Courtney
Senior
Director for Licensing and Regulation, DPOR
Resource Members
Larry Getzler
Chief Economic Analyst, DPB
IEN
Frank Dukes
The Institute for Environmental Negotiation
IEN
Tanya Denckla Cobb
The Institute for Environmental Negotiation
IEN
Kelly Wilder
The Institute for Environmental Negotiation
IEN
Jason Knickmeyer
The Institute for Environmental Negotiation
MembersSlide18
Data Requests
Cooperative agreementsLocal ordinancesBacklog dataBelief by some that VDH taking longer to process supporting work
Staffing levels and workloadAOSS and O&M dataIndemnification fund dataSlide19
Agreements:
VDH oversight and education roleNew construction, existing systems, and wellsConsistency: policy, interpretations, work product
HBAV, VAR, and VACOPrivate sector charges would riseCost, Quality, Time, and Access (competition & choice)Slide20
Disagreements:
VDH fees VDH performing AOSS or COSS workConflicts of interest and ethics
*****Without agreement, what is the likely fall back position?Slide21
Cost Benefit Analysis
Changing
Not Changing
Benefits
Movement toward your interests and positions
Reduce programmatic conflict
You know what you got.
No need to compromise
Costs
New and different expectations (training & oversight)
Unintended consequences
Costs will likely rise
Winners and Losers
No Peace in the Valley—malaise continues
Regulator/Service Provider Model EntrenchedSlide22
Opportunities for Change
FeesWork Product ExpectationsSetting a roadmap for orderly transition
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Levels of Controversy
Subdivision lotsCertification LettersSubdivisions with prior workCertification letters with prior workVoluntary UpgradesSafe, Adequate and Proper ReviewsConstruction permits – pump to gravity
Repairs & Emergencies23