2/27/1997 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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i . water gualAY, 8 Cutlass Lane - Mr. McQuaid stated, "A septic inspection was done by Mr. Butch Hiller, a licensed D.E.P. septic inspector." "In conducting his inspection he attempted to measure depth to groundwater." "He stuck a tape down what he thought was a well pipe and measured the groundwater at about 13' from the ground." NffNUTES February 27, 1997 9 BARD OF HEALTH "When he pulled the tape out he and the real estate agent detected a strong odor of petroleum product either benzene or kerosene hone heating oil." "I called a well driller and got a sample out of the pipe." `.It was a pure product." "I brought the sample to the County and it was determined to be pure hone heating oil." "I went into the house to the corner where the pipe was coning out." "There was no sign of any kerosene heating elements." `what we did find was the old plastic p,v.c. well type pipe." "He snaked that and it came to an end in the vicinity of where the pipe was.' "we concluded their must be an underground kerosene tank in the area." "Representatives from the County carne out and we carne to the conclusion that, in speaking with the homeowner whose father. built the house, that there is no underground tank here and that this pipe was the original well that had gone dry and a new well was drilled in 1985 in that close proximity." "The well pipe was clogged." "There is about 11' of this product in the pipe and it's full of water underneath." `ewe are proposing to pump the product out and to pump out any water to make sure that no water is infiltrated which would indicate that some got into the groundwater." "We're hoping that this pipe is clogged or sealed at the bottom." "Eventually, it does get into the well water." "we're hoping that it hasn't." 46 MY opinion, I think the well was vandalized, either intentionally someone dumped it there or hone heating delivery truck mistook that house for another save the pipe and started pouring the hone heating oil into it, didn't get very far, and took ofd'." "We're going t imp the product out and check .it to make sure no more water cones in from groundwater and then we're going to yank the pipe." "If water cues come in then we have a potential problem, *OLID BL SMS S** " 2 waterwr Mr. McQuaid relayed, "If you recall, Mr. Ed Pec , P.E. drew a repair plan," "There were three cesspools, two of thein close to the water." "They were going to abandon thein and put in a pump system." `Originally, the existing pit was half on the property and half off. ' "I went out there today at the applicant's request." "Tie existing pit 'is totally on his driveway." "In retrospect, it makes no sense to me to have him move that because the road is not going to change, it's a public way i