8/9/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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Elias spoke with DEP who said their revised flows for elementary and middle schools were reduced but remain at 20 gal Ions per day per student for high schools , He then did some research and got the actual flows from Sandwich High School , which has a treatment plant , a swimming pool and is used as a community center , 1993- actual flows were 6 . 1 gal per person (students and staff ) 1994- 6 . 21 gall ons per person With full enrollment for Mashpee High Sehoo 1 , using 6 , 5 gal per day per person = 8 , 645 gal per day , not 26 , 000 per day that is being used for design of the plant. plant with less than 500//0 of capacity flow will not operate . Under current title V regulations , less than 15 , 000 gal per day does not require a treatment p 1 ant Perhaps downsizing t#ie plant to 14, 000 gallons would be an option . Flows from the Coombs school 680 students x 15 gallons per day = 1 0 , coo per day . The actual flows are 4 . 17 gal per day per student 1 /3 of estimated . Elias suggested the Committee downsize the plant or appeal to the State to allow a Title V systerr). The appeal shOL11 d come -f=rom the town , not the architects o1 e g i I Ise rs a Greg Taylor had an off the record conversation with DEP . Greg ' s opinion is the town should indicate the uniqueness of this facility a new high school with many new water- conservation aids . This facility will use less Ovate l� than most other high schools , He would encourage the town to maf;e ars attempt at an appeald We need to benefit from the Sandwich peril ( elementary schools ) . There is a clause that says "unless you can show otherwise'' . Peter asked Elias , 144" the State does not require the treatment plant, will the Board of Health mandate it? Elias said the Board of Health would prefer to see a treatment plant but if it is not required by the State they will not stand in the way . Dr . DeMoura noted the operational contract for the Sandwich treatment plant is about $40 , 000 per year . r Peter asked if people will oppose this route because this treatment is not as goad as a plant's Greg ,said if this land had been put to its res i dent i a l use , you could show what would have been generated from it' s single family res i dent i a l use ,, The school will be less than the residential use . Pau 1 made a motion to request the Selectmen seek a waiver from the State to allow for a Title V system, as opposed to sewage treatment plant at the high schoo1 . Merry Sue seconded the motion . All members were in favor . ** Ian said they found the same to be true at Nauset Regional high school , flows were 112 of esti mated k 4