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Town Mashpee 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, Massachusetts 02 649 BOARD of HEALTH PUBLIC SESSION Minutes of the Meeting January 23, 2013 Board I I a be rs Present: AI s Present: Burton Kaplan, Chairman Glen Harrington, Health Agent Kalliope Egloff, Co-Chairman Lucy Burton, Clerk Chairman Burton Kaplan called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM. APPOINTMENTS 7:15 PM — Robert & Linda Ellsworth —operation & Maintenance Violation — 69 Palmer Road. Glen-Harrington commented that he spoke to Waste Water Treatment Services, and the homeowners have paid for the contract. The Ellsworths are in compliance, but Mr. Harrington i waiting for a copy of the signed contract. 7:25 PM — Melissa Chandler—operation & Maintenance Violation — 306 Mono osoo Road. 'Glen Harrington stated that Ms. Chandler is i.n compliance and has submitted the contract. The homeowner recently purchased the property and did not realize it had an alternative system. once Mel-issa Chandler received notification of non-compliance, an operation and Maintenance Contract was obtained. 7:35 PM — Stuart Bornstein — BOH Decision — BayPoint ILLC. Stuart Bornstein of Baypoint LLC introduced himself to the Board. Mr. Bornstein commented that there is a Fuck System in the condominium complex. fir. Bornstein discussed the matter with an agent from the Department of Environmental Protection in Lakeville. Mr. Bornstein informed him that there are only two occupied units with little activity. There i very little water usage and feels does not need monitoring. Mr. Bornstein stated that there are 24 units, five of which have been sold, and two are occupied on a year round' ar i . The emergency generator, pumps, and lights are working in the tank, but there i no water usage. Mr. Bornstein is requesting a waiver from the Board since there is no flow. Glen Harrington commented that he spoke to Tian Santos, designer and professional engineer for Holmes and McGrath. Mr. Santos informed Mr. Harrington that it would not damage the system, but the system is not working at its optimal performance. No one has returned to observe or inspect the system and make any adjustments to have it operate in conjunction with the low flow. At the moment the flows are set for 5200 gallons per day, which is the capacity of the system. Stuart Bornstein stated that there is a maintenance person that lifts the covers of the system and checks for any issues. Mr. Bornstein commented that if the alarms to the system sound off the alarm company would be alerted. Depending on the type of emergency, the alarm company would contact the appropriate agency. If it is the septic system, the alarm company would contact Tom Quinn, who resides in the condominium complex. 1 -