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Octobex 24, 2000 CABARRUS HEALTH ALLIANCE Lot 61.- The complaint is that the septic tank needs dirt around it. At the time of the investigation there did not appeax to be any problem with the tank or the dminfielcL GENERAL COMMON'rs A total of fifteen lots were identified by the Osprey Lake Homeowners Association as being environmental problems. Of the fifteen, Only lot 9 posed a potential public health problem. DIx. Wiggins (the developer) was notified by the Cabarrus Health Alliance of the problem at 9:00 am on October 23, 2000 and.corrective action was taken that same day. Follow up by' this depaxur~ent was d6ne to ensure this problem was corrected. Item #4 of the second page of the Osprey Lake I-Iomeowners Association written complaint states that repeated calls and complaints ham been noted to the Cabarms Health Alliance about kakdng septi~ systems, faulty tanks and drainfields, potential ha<ardous matedal frem seplic s. ystemt getting into vatemqs and eventualp the lake. Low pressure drainfidds mith water ttanddng over them, inabili~ tO provide proof of perk tests shoming the land couM adequately bom and evaporate the :rater from sep~c systems, nor ham tho been concerned mith all th~ complaints registerea~ " It is obvious from some of the complaints that the Osprey Lake Homeowners Association does not haye a dear understanding of the laws and rules that govern on site ground absorption wastewater disposal, systems. The use of the term "septic canister" for the pump tank riser, the notion that the septic tanks are faulty or that the systems themselves are not woxking because' they have been Pumped out within the first year of use, the idea that a &ainfield is too shallow, that the systems are malfunctioning because there are "green" streaks in the yards where the drain lines are located all indicates a cert, in amount of misunderstanding on their part. Some of the problem may be that the individuals using the system truly have no idea of what they have. The comment about faulty tanks and dr~infields, potential hazardous mate6:l from septic systems~- gettipg into waterways and evenv~ally the l~l~e is completely unfounded with absolutely no basis for those accusations. On August 14; 2000 Mr. Wes Bell from NCDENR investigated the complaint concerning hazardous material.~ getting into "the pond and found that complaint unjustified. The co~rnent about low pressure drainfields with water standing over them makes absolutely no sense because there are no low pressure drainfields even located in the subdivision. The commen~ about inability to provide proof, of perk tests showing the land could adequately hold and evaporate'the water from septic systems is also a strange comment since there have been no perk test done in North Carolina since 1982, current laws and rules require that a soils evaluation be performed on each site to determine the suitability of the site for ground abso~tion wastewater disposal. These records axe public record and can be view at any time at the Cabarrus Heath Alliance. It is also stated that it has taken repeated calls &nd ranl~ p,~lling to get a response from this depaxi~uent and that one resident only got a response only after questioning Mr. Osborne's friendship with the developer. This statement seems to imply that the relationship Mr. Osborne has with the develoPer is more than a professional Public Health Au thority of Cabarrus County 1307 South Cannon Boulevard · Karmapolis, North Carolina 28083 · 704/939-1200 · Fax: 704/933-3345