ORDER N0. 19326
MOTION TO AMEND ORDER N0: 19194 DATED
NOVEMBER 6, 1989 TO STRIKE THE WORD VARIANCE
On this the lst day of February 1990, Commissioner Ray moved
to amend Order No. 19194, dated November 6, 1989 to strike
the word variance. Motion failed for lack of a second.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST

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Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted 1n
accordance with Article 6252- 1 7 1s as follows:
• Meetings held on second Monday: 12:00 P. M. previous Wednesday
• Meetings held on Thursdays: 5:00 P. M. previous Thursday.
If preferable, Agenda Requests may be made on office stationery with the above
lnformatlon attached.
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
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All Agenda Requests w111 be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine If
adequate lnformatlon has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at
time of Court meetings. Your cooperation w111 be appreciated and contribute towards
your request being addressed at the earliest opportunity.
Mr. O. David Graham, Professional Engineer, addressed the Court
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in reference to the^se~c system,~installed on I~Ir. James Richter's
ro rt David Litke read a letter from Dr. Carlisle commending
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David on his grasp of the problems in Kerr County and his interpretations
of his study. NIr. Litke contends he does not know the final fate of the
water and is unable to draw a sample of water for testing. Mr. Graham
says if the water is okay when it leaves the system it will be okay
when it enters the ground. He says the~are systems in the soil all
over the place that sample waterplants only.
Mr. Litke says if the County has gone to the trouble to establish rules
and regulations we should abide by them. ~ ? ~ ~c t,~~``~.~ .~;~-Q ~
If the system does not function, have prn~d~t. If it does function
then the people have saved money. Vr'hatever s used, either soil
or water for the testing, Nlr. Litke wants good hard data. He wants all
rimeter.~ covered. Final ala 's was~~M/r~. Grahm wil/l give NIr. Litke an
updated revised plan of the syste and they will establish a monitoring
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SOUrH TE%AS WASTEWATER TREATMEI~r INC.
Authorized ,7BT Distributor - Home and Commercial - Engineering Services
P O Box 1284 Boerne, Texas 78006 * 512-249-8098
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REQIIEST FOR COMMISSIONERS COIIRT HEARING
T0: Honorable Danny Edwards, Kerr Co. Judge 27 January 1990
Kerr County Commissioners Court
Kerr Co Courthouse
Kerrville, Texas 78028
SUBJECT--WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM DESIGN FOR:
Mr and Mrs James Richter
P.O. Box 575
Hunt, Texas 78024
238-4268
Site: 4.931 Acre Tract
Lot 3, Block 3
Hills 'N Dales Subdivision
Kerr County, Texas
We submitted the attached suggested addendum to the Kerr County
Environmental Health Dept for approval.
I visited with Mr Litke on Friday, 26 January 1990 to try to
reach an agreement on tests that would hopefully satisfy
requirements set forth by our last Commissioners Court hearing.
A problem now exists on what would be conclusive evidence that
the proposed system will meet the specified effluent treatment
parameters.
We need for Commissioners Court to help establish a criteria that
would satisfy the requirement for conclusive test results.
I appreciate this opportunity to meet and discuss this situation
with you.
Sincerely,
0. David Graham, PE
SOL~H TEAS WASTEWATER TREATMEir1' INC.
Authorized JET Distributor - Home and Commercial - Engineering Services
P O Box 1284 Boerne, Texas 78006 * 512-249-8098
9 November 1989
Revised 13 Jan 1990
ADDENDDM TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM DESIGN:
FOR: Mr James Richter
Lot 3, Block 3, Hills 'N Dales Subdivision
Corner of Hi Top Dr. and Ridge Road
Kerr County, Texas
DATED: 5 November 1989
This addendum establishes the agreement between Kerr County
Environmental Health Department and South Texas Wastewater
Treatment, Inc. as requested by the Kerr County Commissioners
Court in regular session on 6 November 1989.
South Texas Wastewater shall install a chlorinator and upflow
filter upgrading the Jet plant from Model J-153(Class II) to
Model J-150(Class I) at the expense of South Texas Wastewater
Treatment, Inc if the following tests indicate that the quality
of wastewater leaving subject property does not meet the
following parameters:
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) - 10 mg/1
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) - 15 mg/1
Ammonium Nitrogen - 2 mg11
Total Phosphorus - 1 mg/1
Fecal Coliform - 200 FC/100 ml
If the effluent sampled in the pressure dosing tank should
indicate that the BOD/TSS has a mean of 20/20 ppm or less then
this would be sufficient to indicate satisfactory operation of
this system.
Since it will probably be next to impossible to collect
sufficient water samples from the soil in or near the field a
correlation should be established between soil sampling and the
above criteria. Before extensive effort is expended to establish
this correlation [unless such a correlation has already been
established in published literature or lab procedure] we
recommend that tests on soil be conducted in the following
manner:
1) First, establish a system to collect random soil samples at
set distances in and around the field. This may be best done by
cutting additional trenches at specified locations in and near
the field and filling these trenches with loamy sand similar the
backfil material used in the pressure dosing trenches. A
comparison trench should be established a significant distance
from field to be used as a calibration or reference source for
samples similarly prepared. (see attached diagram for recommended
soil sampling provisions)
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Revised 13 Jan 1990
2) Take soil samples initially to be used as a reference.
Measure the above selected parameters.
3) Periodically take samples from random locations and have
tests performed and test data analyzed.
4) We suggest that this data may indicate that the presence of
the treated wastewater from the plant is causing insignificant
affect on nearby soil. There is a high probability that this
will be the case, that there will be no measurable build up of
the elements of concern.
5) If these soil tests are made and no detectable buildup is
indicated after one year then an unlimited permit to operate may
be granted without further improvement of the J-153 system.
6) If there is any discrepancy then more extensive tests will be
in order to in fact determine if treatment to the above standard
is being exceeded.
South Texas Wastewater Treatment, Inc shall bear the costs of
these soil tests and any others needed to establish reasonable
evidence that this system meets the high standards established by
Kerr County.
South Texas Wastewater Treatment, Inc. shall insure that the Kerr
County Commissioners Court gets the immediate feed back on test
results.
Normally aerobic systems including the dosing fields do not
immediately begin to refine the effluent at start up as may
eventually be expected; however, we recommend beginning these
tests at the end of the first month of operation and continuing
for the first year. We feel that the worst case scenario will
still meet or exceed the established criteria.
NOTE: We recognize that water quality standards need not be
attained within or near the field as recommended by these tests;
however, if they are met this near to the source we can
reasonably rest assured that they are met as required by Kerr
County standards.
Reference markers/stakes may be needed in and near field to
locate significant aspects of field to allow proper testing.
ADDITIONAL TESTS ADDED TO COMPLY WITH THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
IMPOSED BY A LETTER DATED 5 JAN 1990 BY N!R DAVID LITKE
1. Two monitoring wells located 10 feet from the field
shall be installed designed to collect water from
surface down to the first rock layer or approximately 3
ft, which ever comes first.{see attached drawing for
well design.
2. "Incorporate methods to meter the amount of water
usage being treated and disposed of"[item #4]. Since
this home is on a water meter, we recommend using these
meter readings to determine amount of water usage.
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3. "Inconclusive" must be defined before hand before
hand, otherwise, if the tests do not indicate an
excessive build up of pollutants mentioned above then
satisfactory performance of this system must be the
verdict.
*We recommend that initially soil samples be tested for Fecal
Coliform levels. That we further agree upon an acceptable level
above which would indicate a need to improve the plant
efficiency. Perhaps the next flag would be to test for the build
up of nitrogen content if fertilizer is not used on or near field
area.
We each agree to this procedure.
0. David Graham, PE, President
South Texas Wastewater Treatment, Inc
James Richter, property owner
David Litke, RS, Rerr County EHD