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d <br /> ° «* <br /> BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> 16 GREAT NECK ROAD NORTH <br /> Totun of <br /> yak <br /> OLE <br /> m� <br /> - <br /> boh <br /> Public Health <br /> Prevent. Pror oLe, Protect. <br /> Collins,MEMORANDUM <br /> FROM: Glen E. Harrington, R.S., <br /> Health Agent <br /> ., <br /> DATE.- August 6, 2020 <br /> RE.- Santuit Pond <br /> .. <br /> shorelineDe,se"r,ipjj� <br /> On July 29, 2020, while inspecting the Chop Chaque Bog property, the <br /> surfaceobserved with a visible <br /> visible. As we know from Ashumet Pond last year, the floating scum moves with the wind, and can <br /> differentappear at areas at differentaccordance <br /> Bathing Beach Regulations, the pond was posted with the State DPH a signs, advising <br /> Commissionpublic not to swim and to keep pets from consuming surface water. The Conservation <br /> areas.posted the trail heads and Health Agents posted the bathing beach access The surface scum is the <br /> action threshold for this advisor . <br /> °' <br /> nd <br /> Rick York, retired <br /> volunteer, .ave been below the <br /> action threshold. The cell counts have been between 3,780 in mid-June to 26,126 on the last day f <br /> The cell counts have not come close to the 70,000 cell.s/i-nl threshold to issue the advisory. This appears <br /> to be the beghming of a collection of surface scum, as it has not been observed in other areas of the pond. <br /> The duration of the surface scum is not known. <br /> Recommendation <br /> The Board of Health s been workingsystems <br /> pond, <br /> but one member has questioned the Board's authority to do that. Another option was to offer a <br /> pumping program to remove the captured phosphorous ftom the septic tanks. <br /> find scientific data to support that pr ., so a testing regimen was proposed to study the effects of the <br /> phosphorousdiluted concentrations of phosphorous removal before and after purnping. The option of providing <br /> removal septic systemsseptic inspection <br /> process. <br /> implementation, <br /> Pros and Cons <br /> The obvious s are <br /> fundsc oi-rip li cations. The use of Town for the installation of an individual septic system may upset <br /> property ears who previously had to payupgrades to for their systems. Funding options are still being <br />