9/19/1988 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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MINUTES September 19, 1988 4 BOARD of HEALTH Mr. McQuaid informed the Board that there are no active wells within 100 feet of the leaching area and explained that Mr. Arnold is also requesting a sideline Variance of 10 feet, Mr. Gree l i sh motioned to grant the 50 ,foot Variance' from the well to the septic area as requested■arid the sideline Variance of 10 feet,, Mr. Wilson seconded,' all agreed. t 28.) request for 0ja1a at 3 Pine Avenge - Mr. Costa staled the applicant hasrequesteda contin.uation until the net regularly scheduled meeting. Mr, Costa. motioned to continue this ar i ance request until the next regularly scheduled Meeting, Mr. Greelish seconded, all agreed. R 29, ) Perc extension- request for Janedy at 49 Captainis Row Mr, costa commented that this is the first extension request. Mr. Creel ish motioned to graht the pe.rc., e tension request for a six month. period to, begin from August 13, 1988, Mr. Wilson seconded, all agreed. APPOINTMENT :30 Weston & Sampson rega-rding septage lagoons. F Mr. Mike Hanlon and Mr. Mike Sc i p i one were in attendance representing Weston & Sampson. Mr. costa questioned 1r%. Hanlon an . err. Scipione as to the possible remedies to the grease problems in the lagoons at the landfill area. Nor* Hanlon responded that various treatment plants off the cape have been contacted however they refuse to accept the grease due to the possible contents of sledge,- etc. . He explained that samples could be taken to deter- mine eter- mine its contents , at -which t i nye we could approach the treatment plants for possible acceptanc-e of the grease. Mr. McQuaid informed r'. s i p l one and Mr. Han f ors. that this Town re- quires the grease traps to be pumped once a year and commented presently there is no location in which the grease can' be disposed of. Mr. Sc i p i one informed the; Board that there are two solutions to this Problem;; oneA s to cart it off Cape, the other option is to treat it on site by installing a treatment system to treat only the grease r. - Hanlon. stated to treat the grease on-site would require a tarsi that could be discharged to, He e Plaine that' the grease could be treated biologically or it could be pre-treated to some other kind of process which , would involve another biological process. {fir Hanlon commented that another process would be to reach - ' point that It was more bre dow able b the bacteria, b adding head and enzymes- -to it and explained that- i f you could transfer} by achemical reaction, instead of a fat or liquid i t could be trans- ferred to a glucose which is biodegradable.