7/16/1998 SEWER COMMISSION Minutes

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f ev MASHPEE SEWER COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES JOINT MEETING ITH BOARD of ALTH THURSDAY,JULY 169199 TOWN HALL Sewer Commission Present: Tom Fudala,John Cahalan Board of Health Present: Steve Ball, John Doherty,Bob Oran, Elias McQuw*d The Sewer Commission meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. Board of Health 6hairman Bob Cram welcomed the Sewer Commission. Tom F dala discussed some of the work of the Sewer Commission over the last 3-4 months. They have been meeting with Mashpee Commons and working towards potential solutions towards the Mashpee River nitrogen loading issues. The proposed concept, as a first step, is taking the treated effluent from the existing and proposed treatment plants and dispose of it outside of the Mashpee River recharge. The concept is for a pipeline down to the New Seabury area. The Sewer Commission put it on the table to Mashpee Commons. They had their consultant look at the issues. It may not go all the way down to New Sabry because they were projecting a$2 million cost. Another possibility is now all the way down to New Seabury but out of the Mashpee River recharge area. Tom pointed out another potential site on the neap,to the back side of the ind st6 l park. When New Seabury has to bld their treatment plant for Section 5 they could share some of the cost of disposal. The Commission will approach the new owners. The Sewer Commission was hoping to get a piece of property for a disposal area near the golf course when the town was going to receive land in lieu of taxes but it didn't work out that way! John Doherty said Mashpee Commons is having good results with their treatment facility. By moving this effluent,what kind of effect will in have on the River. `one responded that even with good treatment,because of the volume Mashpee Commons plans to generate, and then add possibly win chime and Talanian development, it is a lame amount of load,. N4ashpee Commons and Talanian have talked about tying in other developments into their plants, like Sea Nfi t, Police and Fire Station,Elderly Housing. That can be dome if it becomes a public system. 4 This brings up the issue of regwin*ng people to tie in. If the town starts developing public systems, can we require people to tie in Where is a public benefit to everyone in town by cleaning the Rivers and Bays. When it gets to that point,the Sewer Commission will be looking to a town bylaw or Board of Health regulation requiring people to tie in. They posed this question to Mashpee Commons' consultant and asked him to look into any existing laws. He, came back, after a discussion with IP, and said it can be done. Fairhaven has clone a f