How many properties can hook on to the wastewater system in Phase 1 and Phase 2?
Because the proposed system is new, the State requires conservative assumptions on wastewater usage. Consequently, the system’s Phase 1 capacity of 18,000 gallons per day (gpd) will only allow 75 ERUs to connect. After the system has operated for one year, the actual flows can be applied toward the system’s 18,000 gpd capacity–which are expected to be lower than the State’s “book value”–thus allowing additional connections to the system. Phase 2 would increase the disposal capacity five times to 96,000 gpd, or 400 ERUs. There are currently 223 potential ERUs in Irasville.
