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Town staff report expansion of septic-inspection program, plan for web mapping and loggers
Summary
Nags Head reported 117 septic inspections, 121 updated water-bill credits and nine loans processed this fiscal year; staff plan a public web map of tank/drain-field locations, additional groundwater loggers and expanded outreach toward annual goals of 500 inspections and 250 credits.
Environmental planner Connor Twitty told the board the septic-health initiative completed 117 inspections and issued 121 water-bill credits this fiscal year, and staff processed nine loans to help homeowners repair failing systems.
Connor said the town has updated the credit program to $150 per qualified household every three years and is adding infrastructure for improved monitoring: 15 groundwater level loggers were installed last fall/winter, four more loggers are on order, and high-precision GPS collection (RTK) will allow the town to map septic tanks and drain fields to within centimeters. "The plan is to go out and locate the tanks and drain field and actually have their exact precise location," Joe Costello said, describing the Arc Collector and web-map integration.
The board heard program-scale goals from the coastal resilience/ DWMP: work toward 500 septic inspections annually and 250 credits per year. Staff also reported increased citizen interest from recent mailers and newsletters. Board members thanked staff for outreach and encouraged continued public education and data transparency through the proposed public web map.
