5/7/2015 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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Oay9>s Town of Mashpee f 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 BOARD OF HEALTH - PUBLIC SESSION Minutes of the Meeting of May 7, 2015 Board Members Present: Member Absent: Also Present: Burton Kaplan, Co -Chair Lucy Burton, Chair Glen Harrington, Health Agent Kalliope Egloff, Clerk Co -Chair Burton Kaplan called the meeting to order at 7:03 PM. APPOINTMENTS 7:20 PM — Peter McEntee, P.E., Engineering Works — Title V Variances — 21 Kim Path. Peter McEntee of Engineering Works, representing 21 Kim Path, introduced himself to the Board. Mr. McEntee commented that the owners of 21 Kim Path are selling the property and must upgrade the single cesspool that is in groundwater to a Title V septic system. Several variances are requested. The variance requests are: 1. A 5' variance, Soil Absorption System to property line (front), for a 5' setback. 2. A 9' variance, Soil Absorption System to crawl space wall, for an 11' setback. 3. A V variance, septic tank/pump chamber to crawl wall, for a 9' setback. 4. A 1' reduction to the required 5' separation between maximum seasonal high groundwater and bottom of Soil Absorption System, for 4 feet of separation. 5. A variance to the requirement of a 12" separation between inlet and outlet pipes servicing the septic tank/pump chamber and high groundwater. Inlet and outlet pipes shall be sealed to prevent leakage. Glen Harrington requested that Mr. McEntee certify the construction of the concrete wall at 21 Kim Path. Mr. McEntee commented that because the wall is in block sections, the polyliner will be continuous and overlapping at the seams. Kalliope Egloff made a motion that the Board of Health approve the request for a Title V and Local Board of Health upgrade for 21 Kim Path as presented with the 5 variances requested and with the condition that the engineer certifies the construction of the wall including elevations. Burton Kaplan seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 7:25 PM — Peter McEntee, P.E., Engineering Works — Title V and BOH Variances -- 81 Lighthouse Lane. Peter McEntee of Engineering Works, representing 81 Lighthouse Lane, introduced himself to the Board. Mr. McEntee commented that the owner of 81 Lighthouse Lane, Catherine Hilton, is upgrading the septic system as a result of a property transfer. The septic system currently has a failed leach pit, which is abutting the coastal resource area. The owner and the buyers want to keep the well, but town water is available. The existing well is 120 feet to the abutting property, and 106 feet to the proposed Soil Absorption System.