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Lewis mantel statea tnat ine icwnps current requirement or quarterly monAoring is only <br /> for collecting information on the systems, and stated that if something is required to be <br /> none, it snouia,provroe a usetui purpose, especiaq wnen ine monitoring process is so } <br /> costly. The Town-s quarterly monitoring requirement does not carry with it any <br /> regulatory power. <br /> report reteasea tnis summer yv -Cowry-Oept. of- leaf n� } nviron eni-found,Mat <br /> only ° to % of the systems in use on Cape Cod bring nitrogen levels down to the <br /> state stancara. - t ne sta ar -nitrogen leve]for reg u[ar.septic systems is aoout 30 mg it.. <br /> of waters the state standard for denites is 19 nig/L. Lewis Mantel questioned-whether <br /> denites are worth the cost, regardless ot when sewers will be built. 1 ne issue is wnetner <br /> the inve' strnenf we are asking homeowners to make to install d nice systems is worth it <br /> for the mitigation they provide, <br /> lenn Santos wanted to make it clear that the ESUH,scant' n requiring denites has <br /> always been considered on a case-by-case basis, and was not a blanket requirement for <br /> aff situations bro ght before the U'oard.. Ulenn ntos statWAhat tie telt that the- H <br /> should continue to require den.ites even W they V0611 not ultimately polve the problem <br /> because they ereetter man the regular septic systems ana tneretore g eater-tor rye <br /> environment. He further stated that in a#1 reality, it will be 10 to 15 years down the road <br /> 'Wore we g t state- r-vironmental:,l lacy and- :ape" o -Commission approval, and. <br /> sewers become a reality,, If R is going to be 15 years before sewers are built, and <br /> denites have a 20-year life, then they may male more sense in the long run. f <br /> Glen Harrington asked the question as to whether there,-is going t o, e a d stibenefd ratio <br /> 4 considered* should the Town require the denites, or should the residents be allowed to <br /> put,money into an escrow account to pay for the expense of future hookup to town <br /> Lewis Mantel suggested that the BOR, a member ofthe Conservation temmis ion, and <br /> perhaps Andrew Gottlieb as wren}_form a small work group to collect mote data, to <br /> e p or -the possibility t r ing changes, and-f l 4i to-co ing�into compliance VAth-the <br /> State monitoring system, which requires general monitoring.once per year,_and remedial <br /> rnohitohng'twice a year. -LeWISIOard6l asked-Glen-Ha Mn t n to draft a never-bylaw for <br /> the BOH to consider, to bring the Town monitoring requirement in line with the state's <br /> once per year testing standard. <br /> 2. Boston DPWs US-Postad-ServIce DefiVery of 1 e ea i ns'Exercise <br /> Lewis Mantel reported that the Boston Postal Service conducted a trial delivery system <br /> of empt6al drug bones t6 28,000 residences-ire two zip codes.--The Postail Service <br /> Volunteered to do the delivery on a Sunday, which they 'completed In Sic hours. .Lewis <br /> Mantel suggested that the BOH explore this distribution system for.the Town o <br /> I la hpee. He,met Math the. a hpee Postmistress on an unofficial basis: who liked the <br /> idea, and plans to contact her'District Supervisor to have him call the stn �stri t <br /> Supervisor to determine what is entailed In the project. Lewis Mantel also talked to the <br /> Mashpee Chief of Pol"I"Ce, who saidthat he would definitely' 'provide the necessary <br /> support for such a project. Lewis Mantel's thought was that this process possibly could <br /> e used for distribution'of the town's supply of potassium iodide. The one issue raised <br /> i y the BOH was the question of the liability of-the Town to do this by mail. <br /> 3 <br />