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Resolution No. /09�. - � <br /> ,�age 11 <br /> � <br /> 2. There is no municipal sanitary sewer service available <br /> in the Study Area , Al1 properties currently use on site secaage <br /> treatment systems . <br /> 3. A '1974 study by Mc�ombs-Knutson Associates analyzed ground <br /> and surface water samples from various locations in the eastern <br /> part of the Stu dy Area. Shallow ,ground water samples showed <br /> high concentrations of chloride and surfactants . Surface water <br /> samples from the unnamed tributary to Stubbs Bay had a high <br /> fecal coliforin count. <br /> 4. The City instituted a City-wide inspection program with ' <br /> the adoption of Ordinance No. 210, T'he On-Site Sewage Treatment <br /> �ode, adopted on April 13, 1978.� Some of the homes in the Study � <br /> Area were inspected in 1978. The remainder are scheduled for <br /> inspection early in 1979. Of 82 known systems in the Study Area , . <br /> 36 have been inspected. Of those 36, 3 have been classified as <br /> Conforming (properly designed and properly operating) , 31 have <br /> been classified as Substandard (existing s}Tstems a�parently <br /> • operating properly but with a significant probability of failure � <br /> because of poor soil, high ground water or insufficient drainfield <br /> area) , and 2 properties have been classified as having nTon-Conforming <br /> Systems (those which are failing or are uncapable of operating without <br /> creating a pollution or nuisance hazard) . The two -failing systems <br /> are outhouses with the cesspool below watertable. The homes are <br /> seasonal or weekend cabins . Outhouses have been illegal in Orono <br /> since 1961. ' <br /> . 5. The 1974 McCombs-Knutson Study reviewed alternative sewerage <br /> options including a co�nunity drainfield system. The results �� <br /> of the 1979 inventory inspection will be used to update the 1974 <br /> study and determine how best to insure proper sewage treatment <br /> or disposal for the properties in the Study Area . <br /> '-;. <br /> � . • <br /> F. HOUSING INVENTORY <br /> 1. The Study Area contains 82 single family homes most of which <br /> exceed 50 years of age. Most homes were constructed as cabins -� <br /> in the 1912 - 1925 period and winterized in the 1950 - 1954 era . <br /> Some have been expanded over the years. Most have had one or � <br /> more remodelings to upgrade the appea "rance of the interiors . <br /> � Many have no basements or hand-dug basements. <br />