7/15/1996 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Page 3 Board of Selectmen Minutes July 15, 1996 AEEQINTMENTS AND HEARIN S- I n 1 Ouenneville r : Fu 1 S ill• Colonel Donald Quenneville,Air Commander for the 102nd Fighter Wing met with members of the Board to address concerns about a recent fuel spill from the Base. On June 18, 1995, a spill of approximately 300-400g allons occurred when a pump for an oil-water separator at the end of theort runway failed dune � g a heavy downpour. Colonel Quenneville indicated that at this time,it is not known as to why the bottom pump failed during the rainstorm. An architectural engineering firm has been hired by the Base to address all storm drains to eventually eliminate the off-base discharge. The Board discussed matters relative to notificationrocedures, and the rem p oval of soils and organic material from property located in the Town of Mashpee. As noted by Colonel Quenneville,notification procedures have been corrected for all surrounding communities. The Department of Public Safety Dispatch Center has been designated as the appropriate entity Y with respect to notification for the Town of Mashpee. Colonel Quenneville indicated that this is the first occurrence of a spill off Base. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)was notified and on site within an hour, and the site has been remedied. Remedial response action was requested by DEP for further clean-up control,and the test results of June 21, 1996 found no significant release of petroleum products in the area informed Colonel Quenneville. Discussion followed with regards to drainage swales which cant'materials into the ponds, and the request for containment. Selectman Caffyn related concerns with respect to potential contaminants entering the ponds from the Base. The concept of having anything run off from the Base should not be allowed stated Selectman Caffyn who asked why the Base has not addressed this problem sooner. Elias McQuaid,Board of Health Agent indicated that Town Officials should be involved in the notification process. Colonel Quenneville suggested that DEP be consulted in advance to coordinate issues with regulatory agencies.