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MINUTES March 23, 2000 4 BOARD OF HEALTH Mr. McQuaid stated that he would contact George Heufelder from Barnstable County to see what they can offer on this project. d. Memo re: SouthCape Villaee: Mr. Baker stated that he was told that the Life, Inc. project was going to have to denitrify. He read the letter from Mr. McQuaid to the Cape Cod Commission and wants the Board to direct Mr. McQuaid to send a correction letter to the Commission. Discussion took place regarding the Life, Inc. and Talanian projects with regard to the letter to the Cape Cod Commission. Mr. McQuaid indicated that the letter was originally drafted by Talanian Co. to which Mr. McQuaid made changes and Talanian Co. representatives then faxed a re-draft of his letter indicating that it includes "all your changes". Unfortunately all of Mr. McQuaid's alterations weren't included into the final draft of the letter when the Talanian Co. administrative staff typed the letter. Mr. Ball indicated that he didn't approve the letter. Mr. Baker stated, "The way things stand, I am personally being impacted. My quality of life and the value of my property depends on the condition of the Mashpee River and this has a very serious impact on the Mashpee River." Mr. McQuaid stated, "When Life and Talanian first approached the Board with this concept of Life connecting to Talanian's amphidrome system, we were ecstatic. We were thrilled with that idea, knowing what the record is with the Stratford Ponds amphidrome system. It was also a surprise to us that DEP was going to go along with this concept of allowing a separate entity to use a private wastewater treatment plant which, up until then, had not even been considered by the DEP. Those were the broader issues. This was something that was going to be a first for the town of Mashpee. We granted the interim permit with DEP approval. We allowed Life to install their tanks, their pump chambers and pump to the now existing leaching field at the Talanian property. That was, I believe, my Board's fundamental support of this project. The issue of credits for Talanian or minuses for Life, wasn't even an issue. We were looking at the broader picture. Yes, this is a great idea. We want to do everything we can to support it. Now, subsequent to that, the whole issue of whether or not Talanian should get credit for accepting Life's effluent is just a slice of the broader picture. Do we care? What we should care about is the nitrogen discharge of the Talanian wastewater treatment plant. And if that is as good as the Stratford Pond one, then I think we are fulfilling our obligation as public health officials." Mr. Baker stated that he disagrees.