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Planning Board to be necessary for plan evaluation. The traffic analysis shall be <br /> consistent with Traffic Impact Guidelines, January 15, 1990, appended hereto. <br /> The analysis shall indicate differences among alternatives regarding; <br /> []J Impact upon ground-and surface water quality and level including <br /> estimated phosphate and nitrate loading on groundwater and surface <br /> waterfrom sewage disposal systems, lawn fertilizer and other activities <br /> within the development. <br /> 3.3 CHATHAM <br /> Based on the review of the Town of Chatham's bylaws and regulations (listed below),the Town <br /> does not appear to have any regulation related to nitrogen fertilizer applications for lawns. The <br /> entire Town was declared an"Area of Nitrogen Concern"on July 12, 2004 under the Board of <br /> Health Regulations. Other Town Regulations discuss potential nutrient loading issues in <br /> groundwater and surface water related to fertilization and wastewater, but do not set fertilizer <br /> standards. <br /> General Rules and Regulations(Town Code) <br /> The Town Code does not mention nutrients,but mentions nitrogen loading from lawns related to <br /> a calculation worksheet unavailable online. The Nitrogen Loading and Calculation Worksheet is <br /> discussed under Town of Chatham Code Chapter A502-1: List of Rules and Regulations of <br /> Chatham Town Agencies, for the Board of Health. <br /> "(Principally from individual sewage disposal systems and fertilizers from lawn care practices)" <br /> We could not find the worksheet online to assess it. <br /> "No foreign matter in the form ofpoisons or chemicals (includingpesticides and herbicides) <br /> shall be put into any freshwater pond unless approved by the Board of Health and the <br /> Conservation Commission. " <br /> Board of Health <br /> 1_oain e'Ulaloll <br /> These regulations mention"nitrogen contaminant and nutrient loading"from fertilizer, but only <br /> address loads related to on-site sewage disposal systems. <br /> "The two principal sources of nitrogen contamination and nutrient loading are sewage effluent <br /> from individual on-site sewage disposal systems and fertilizers from lawn care practices." <br /> "This regulation represents the minimum steps necessary to protect the public health from the <br /> adverse effects of the discharge of nitrates and other contaminants from individual on-site <br /> sewage disposal systems into the town's ground and surface waters. " <br /> Conservation Commission <br /> No relevant regulation based on the key word search. <br /> Pleasant Bay Fertilizer Management Plan 10 Horsley Witten Group,Inc. <br /> Final Report December 2010 <br />