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MINUTES May 12, 1999 6 BOARD OF HEALTH APPOINTMENT Don Megathlin re: Talanian Development Update Mr. Megathlin was in attendance for his scheduled appointment regarding South Cape Village Center. Mr. Megathlin stated, "We're going before DEP and we'd like your support if you feel it's appropriate. Let me just tell you where we are and what's gone on. We've spent an enormous amount of time on the issue of nitrates and we have retained Brian Howes to deal with our architect on the nitrate policy. We came up with three very general suggestions. The first one was an anfridome system which I know you are all very familiar with because that has been used at Stratford Ponds and I know you are very enthusiastic about it and it's resulting nitrate levels. The second thing was several specific items to reduce nitrates including trying to be creative and having multi-properties going into a single user system. This is really why I'm here tonight. The third is a very strong stormwater management system. We've worked closely with the Planning Board and Tom F udala on that. That's just sort of a general overview which is covered in the Executive Summary that I gave you." Mr. Megathlin continued, "The reason I came here tonight is that adjacent to our property is where Life, Inc. is building their residential complex. It's where 32 units and 56 bedrooms are being built. We have agreed and offered and initiated, to try to be creative since this is the first time this has been done, to have multi property owners go into a single system. We have worked diligently with DEP and with Mr. McQuaid. They have agreed in concept to allow three property owners to tie into a single system and that includes Liquor Warehouse, Peters Insurance and Life, Inc. Life is by far the most important because they are the largest. They have about 6,000 gallons per day. There is a huge problem in that they are going to be operational in August or September and we're still working with the Cape Cod Commission and we don't really know when we are going to get our approval. So, we're asking for an early decision on that part of our application so that we can at least resolve that specific issue. We have meetings set up with DEP that we think is going to be helpful. They are going to try to be helpful in one of two ways: either with holding tanks or clarifying tanks and then they will be pumped out and built someplace else. Or, have those same tanks and then have a force main that will come down to our leaching fields and they would go into our leaching bed until our anfridome is operational. Those are the two alternatives that are being suggested. We are asking DEP to approve one of those two methodologies so that we can tie in Life." Mr. Cram asked, "What's the proposed operational date for the anfridome?" Mr. Megathlin responded, "We don't know how long the approval will take, but we're hoping for it to be operational in the fall of 2000." Mr. Doherty stated, "I don't have a problem with what you are proposing as long as you can satisfy the DEP."