07/05/1990 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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Page 3 , Board of Health minutes, July 5, 1990 until an engineered septic plan is approved by this Board, after which we will sign off on a new Building Permit, He was instructed to contact Bill Hauck, SJG indicated that what has been built is most likely "grandfathered" ,, however,, he could be stopped at any time for doing anything more. Al Orlando Nater Service. Al indicated that 109 out of 152 Briarwood homeowners have applied for water service and have paid their $500,00 deposit.. It could be that they are waiting for the Federal Govt. to pay for the hook-up, but who knows how long that will. take. Al supplied the Board with a list of those homeowners and their mailing addresses who have not applied and asked the Board to consider sending then a letter recommending that they tie in to the water system, SJG stated that the Board is looking into adopting a regulation requiring all residents in moratorium areas t hook 'Into public water supplies when available, i ncludio ng the two islands which will be designated moratorium areas. EAM stated that if we require by regulation that they hook up, then we must pay for the cost. Even though hooking up is required by the Bri.arwood Charter, in order to enforce this, Orlando stated, it would have to go to court. EAM stated that according to the experts at DEP, Div. of Nater Supply, that one would have to drink one liter of VOC contaminated water above the MCL every day for 70 years to increase your health hazard by 1 in 10,000 and that this Board has-not ap- proved a single well in Briarwood that showed even a trace of contamination since the moratorium went into effect, n the one hand we agree that public water is safer, but on the other hand, we have no statistics on contaminated well, EA. stated. EAi stated and Orlando agreed that without a regula- tion we cannot force anyone to disconnect their wells- for irrigation purposes. EA +i said he will prepare a letter o recommendation to send to those who have not applied. The water District is currently handing out a BOH state ent urg- ing people to disconnect their- wells totally, EA - stated that the BOH can force landlords to hook up and those ten- amts will be so informed. EAM stated that he needs a list o these homes that are rented out and whose landlords' have not applied. SJG noted that he has no problem with sending out letter of concern. TD motioned to adjourn at- 8: 45 pm, SJG seconded. Respectfully submitted, Elias A, McQuaid i MEMO