4/11/1979 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Mrs. DeLory said that Chief Willis has expressed a concern that the Com-ds sion should be notified of all underground storage of diesel fuel and oil 4 - permits have been applied for. The first permit that was asked for opened up a Pandora's box. Mr. Buckingham said that he hasn't been able to get in touch with the Chief to talk to him. The Chief has a letter from Paul Magnuson and Daniels, Mr. Buckingham said.. It has been strongly indicated that all tanks be fiberglass or fiberglass sprayed steelp and placed in ground contained in concrete bin and absorbent sand placed around them and be tested twice a year. Up until now, the granting of the licenses for these containers has been based purely on the fire hazard involved. - Citing Section 148 of the General Law, N , Buckingham said that the Board of Health camo t have any objection to any of this unless an exi s ting structure springs a leak and begins to contaminate the water supply - have to wait until the leak takes place. Gas stations are controlled pretty much the same way - there's a daily requirement of content reading. He mentioned the Provincetown thing and said they take a reading every day. They must show how much water in tank, how much gas in tank, how much sold during that day and total up each of these every day and be prepared to show it to the inspector. Mr. LeClair mentioned having a tank put in and asked if they also have to g to the Fire Department. Mr. Buckingham said that the Chief is the only authority to grant, but would check with Town Counsel. Everything 208 and 201 points to it and it is believed that he has the right under Section 148, even though it isn't stateds He still has that right under fire protection -w it would not be considered unreasonable. Anything the Board of Health wishes to declare, over and above state health la-yrs, is all right, as long as it may not be determined excessive. Mr. Le-e Clair asked if this could become a town bylaw and fir. Buckingham said that it would automaticallybecome a bylaw of the Fire Department .- not necessarily a tom bylaw, but equally as tibind-ing. Nor. Duc ,inaham said that he is scared with the one from Byrnes on 10 -- h0 s night across from hla.s pee Lake - not more than 800 or 9001 looking to have 23,000 gallons, between heating oil and gas in the ground there. Another person by the name of Cotton is looking to put 10,000 gallon container .and he is nearer to groups of houses. Someone on Boardoin Road., near Augat warts to put -.'3000 gallons of gas in the ground. All the hearings on the underground tanks wJ.11 be held April 18th. Mrs. DeLory said that one drop of fuel oil fell into a well and they had to drill new one and the taste is still in it after 5 years. She said it was because of split seam in a metal tank. Mrs. DeLory gave Nor. LeClair the minutes of the South Cape Beach Committee 00 he stopped going to meetings when they said he had no say. There was a discussion aerial photos of Barrier Beach and Mrs. Sloane brought up the subject of privately owned land there. She said that she called Les Smith of CZM and said that she thought someone from CM., Camp, Dresser & McKeep Nig'. Damos o the Disaster Recovery Team and the Conservation Commission should have a meeting and he agreed. She pointed out to hien that this is private property and what are the eds going to about repairing private property - Camp, Dresser & McKee doesntt know anything (Mrs. Sloane's assessment. Mrs. Sloane said that she thought we had to get permission from Barnstable beam cause part of the Spit is in Cotuit and Mrs. DeLory said that they have been not- ified. Mrs. Sloane 'said thyfre talking about rebuilding the Barrier Beach, but . ..