1/9/1980 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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v -5- Mr. Hennigan: Yes, that was where the old system was. Pauline: This has nothing to do with that. I am looking at something and Dorothy just noticed also. You have a well here and on this house down here and there is a well also? George Benway: That is a well pump. Mr. Hennigan: What we had to do and in some respects it is a good thing we had the chance to do this because their existing well was very close to the old system. But now we are going to have the 100 foot plus distances in both lots. I can't conceive of any problems. We want your advise. We want your suggestions, George Benway: 'I know the Stevenson's. They are friends of mine and are also related to the Peterson's on the island. They are staying on the island. They know that with- out fresh water from wells that it is no go. They want to do everything in accordance with regulations that is prescribed. The people who are buying, the Sanchez's, I want to make it very clear, they are buying from Ann Guytner (Mrs. Morse), who manages my office. She has taken over for the last year and a half. I want to make that clear so there is no misunderstanding. However, I know the Sanchez's and they also know they have to live here and they have to depend on fresh water from a well system and they do not want to contaminate not only the well system but, obviously, they do not want to contaminate either side because that is going to reduce their property value along with everyone else's. They are sincere and they are concerned. I am also concerned as an abuttor in addition to those other connections because obviously whatever happens here is going to affect my property on the island. Pauline: It x111 raise or lower your value. George Benway: Absolutely. My own house, obviously, and some property across the street. I haven't read Courtemanche's letter recently. I know here that this is mean high water and I know that the mussel beds are abutting this area here. There are no soft shell clams and no cherry stones, it is so muddy. There might be some, but a very, very lox production., Back here, this is marsh. No question about it. I have yet to find, myself, any mussels or any shellfish back in this area. It is marsh, however. There is no ques- -tion about it.-- - Pauline: While we were there, the biologist from DEQE pulled up Ii�,e mussel. George Benway: -- I have never seen mussel out there. '- - Mr. Hennigan: What I am trying to say is this: If the mussels are right up on £he road, if the system is installed according to Title V, there is no -problem. Both the Shellfish Warden and the Board of Health have indicated that. And we already know that this house has had an existing system and the samples taken out there have been below 40 and that is one-tenth of 1 percent of the total DEQE standards. - - 1 ?_ - Pauline: Any other questions? George Benway: What is the procedure now because I know Stevens are oin to b g y p g g e calling and a the rest M o 11 here do we stand.