5/30/1996 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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i TOAN of NIASBIPEE BOARD of BEALT May 3 , 1996 Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. Members present: Robert F. Cram, Sr., Steven R. Ball and John T. Doherty THE TAPE IS NOT PART of THE MEETING IT IS FOR THE PURPOSE of T AN S CRIPTI ON O LY. Mr. Robert F. Cram, Sr., Chairman 1.) Warrants signed. . Mr. Bah motioned to accept the minutes of May 22, 1996, Mr. Doherty seconded, all agreed. Discussion: Sampson's Mll Well Contamination County Director Stetson Tall, Selectperson fancy Caffyn and residents of the Sampson"s Mill Road area were in attendance. McQuaid relayed, "About two weeks ago Mr. Evans received a call from Mr. Alex Rothschild representing Award Environmental out of Providence, Rhode Island." "M.. Rothschild indicated in their site assessment ofthe Augat property they included testing some abutting private wells in the area." `one well in particular at 83 Sampson's Mill Road came up with a hit ofwhat he indicated about 300 .p.h. T.C. ,"' "Mr. Evans talked with him and vire all agreed that the first thing we do is retest that well because they tested four other wed.s in the neighborhood and none of there showed any trace of contamination."" "They apparently went back and retested and confirmed the contamination in that particular well, proceeded on their own to notify the homeowner not to drink , cooly with or shower with that water.' "fey provided that homeowner with bottled water until they put in a carbon filtration system."' "We were told we would get the results in the mail.' "Not having anything in meriting before us I contacted Stetson lull and asked the County's assistance in retesting these wells in that particular neighborhood.�9 "They did that yesterday and today the results confirmed that the water at 83 Sampson,s Mill Road conling into the house had a level of 400p.p.b. T.C.E., yet after the filtration the water tested clean."' "`The other wells in the neighborhood that we tested shoved no