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BOARD OF TRUSTEES SAN JOAOUIN LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT SERVING <br /> At Crow,Pres. San Joaquin County <br /> Earl Pimentel,Vice Pres. 1601 East Hazelton Avenue City of Manteca <br /> Tommy Joyce,sec'y. Stockton, California 95205 City of Escalon <br /> James F.Culbertson City of Lodi <br /> John D.Mast,M.D. JOGI KHANNA, M.D., M.P.H., DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICER City of Tracy <br /> Virginia Mathews City of Ripon <br /> Thomas Schubert,D.V.M. San Joaquin County <br /> Daphne Shaw City of Stockton <br /> Harvey Williams,Ph.D. San Joaquin County <br /> December 7 , 1988 <br /> Sari Joaquin County <br /> Planning Department <br /> Stockton, CA <br /> RE : TA-89-5/GP-89-5 <br /> The Health District does not support TA-89-5 and CP-89-5 at. this <br /> time for the following reasons : <br /> 1 . The Health District believes urban areas Must be Provided <br /> with public water, drainage and sewage facilities because of <br /> their growth potential . Any expansion should be. provided <br /> With Public utilities . <br /> r. <br /> The concentration of }fomes on Septic tanks increaSeo the <br /> potential for public: health problems and ground water <br /> contamination . Mitigation of these problems is difficult . <br /> 3 . The suitability of t}1e soil for septic t•anlis and the <br /> Potential for ground water contamination should be the basis <br /> for a study as provided for in Section 9-10100 of the Sail <br /> Joaquin County Zoning and Subdivision Regulations; before. any <br /> changes it1 zoning are considered . <br /> 4 . Without strict definitions of the words "limited" , "interim <br /> "- <br /> and "small Scale" provided by a soil and ground water study , <br /> t}1e. interpretation by staff of these terms be.00lfles <br /> arbitrary and Subject to challenges . <br /> 5 . The State Water Code gives to the. State Regional Water <br /> Quality Control Board the authority to regulate individual <br /> disposal systems (Water Cade Section 132182) . The. Central. <br /> Valley Regional Board has authori-zed the Saii Joaquin Local <br /> Health District to be the. local enforcement. agency . This <br /> Proposal ordin,-,nce r_:hange should be sent to the Central <br /> Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board fele their re.vj.ew <br /> and comment . GAI <br /> Jogi Khanna , M .D. , M .P. H . <br /> District Health Officer p ,nY' <br /> Roti <br /> entl Director <br /> Environmental Health Division Qas <br /> J <br /> Administration Clinical Services Environmental Health Public Health Nursing <br /> 468-3400 468-3830 468-3420 468-3860 <br /> Air Pollution Community Services Laboratory WIC <br /> 468-3470 468-3820 468-3460 468-3280 <br /> AIDS Information 468-3820 <br />