2/6/2014 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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Glen Harrington commented that the plan was designed by J. C. Engineering for the repair of the leaching facility at 32 Sunset circle. The test holes for the design were collapsing so groundwater was not encountered. The plan was,submitted with a five-foot setback to groundwater to be checked during installation. Because of site constraints only four feet to groundwater was obtained. An after-the-fact groundwater variance was required for Board approval. John Churchill of J.rc. Engineering introduced himself to the Board. Burton Kaplan made a motion that the Board of Health approve the variance request for 32 Sunset Circle for a new Soil Absorption System to be four feet above groundwater in lieu of the required five feet. Lucy Burton seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 7:30 PM —Alexander MacLellan— Title V Variance —403 Great Oak Road. Alexander MacLellan, owner of 403 Great oak load, introduced himself to the Board. f Glen Harrington remarked that this property had a previous Title V design plan approved with Variances, but the permit expired and so the variances expired. The same plain has been resubmitted with the same variances. Burton Kaplan made a motion that the Board of Health approve the variance request for 403 Great oak Road to allow ar new Soil Absorption System to be installed 59 feet from the coastal bank in lieu of the required 150 feet to include a FAST denitrification system and an ultraviolet light as part of the mitigation. Lucy Burton seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. i NEW II BUSII ESS 1. Sign Expense Warrants. The Board members signed the expense warrants. . Review/Approve B H Public Session Minutes: January 8, 2014. Approval of the Board of Health January 8, 2014, Public Session minutes was continued until the next Board of Health meeting with a full Board in attendance. OLD BUSINESS 1. 800 Gallons per Day Regulation:n: Draft Amendment. The Board continued discussion on the draft amendment for the boo-gallon per day regulation until the next Board of Health meeting scheduled on February 20, 2014, with a full Board in attendance. . 87 Lighthouse Lane. The Board continued discussion on 87 Lighthouse Lane to the net Board of Health meeting until a decision from the Barnstable county Septic Loan Program is rendered. Lucy Burton made a motion that the Board of Health continue discussion on 87 Lighthouse Lane until the next Board of Health meeting scheduled on February 20, 2014. Burton Kaplan seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. ADDITIONAL TOPICS 'I. Santuit Pond Algae Tonin Testing. Luer Burton made a motion that the Board of Health add Santuit Pond Algae Tonin Testing to the Agenda. Burton Caplan seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. Glen Harrington stated that the Mate Department of Public Health will not be performing the algae and toxin testing for Santuit Pond during the 2014 bathing beach season. The pond has been tested for the past 5 years, from 2009 through 2013, by the Department of Public Health. There was only one weekly reading in fire years that was above the recommended guidelines, which was the drinking grater guideline not the recreational water threshold. 2