04/07/1994 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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MINUTES April 7, 1994 4 BOARD OF HEALTH FOR DISCUSSION: Lakeside Trailer Park- Ms. Letha Sprout, Mr. Frank Sylvia and Mr. Ben Aldridge, trailer park residents were in atten- dance for discussion. Mr. McQuaid submitted previous minutes, water tests and all communication from D.E.P. in regards to their water sup- ply system as requested by Board members and relayed, "A copy of Mr. Aldridge's letter was forwarded to Mr. Haney and D.E.P. . " "I also informed Mr. Haney this Board was reviewing the issue and would be contacting him in the near future. " "D.E.P. did approve the use of their private well for a pe- riod of five years. " "Water testing requirements by D.E.P. did not call for the testing of iron. " "We do have proof their is high iron at the tap at Lakeside Trailer Park. " "They exceed the M.C.L. 's however, iron is not considered a health hazard it is more of a staining and odor problem. " "Mr. Aldridge is preparing a petition to the Board of Health which requests the Board to apply a little more pressure on the D.E.P. to speed up the hookup time from five years down to two years based on the iron content on the water. " "Mr. Aldridge did bring in his water filter which is covered with iron residue. " Mr. Aldridge stated, "The filter is supposed to last three months, this filter is the result of one month's use. " Mr. Doherty commented, "Iron is not considered a health threat so you are not going to see anything happen tomorrow or next week however, I completely agree with you. " "It is not one of those things that gives us the authority to order water hookup." "We do recognize it as a problem and is ex- cessive within the trailer park. " "This Board does have an agreement with the park owner and I believe he has not lived up to his half of the agreement. " "This Board will pursue action on this and other fronts as well. " "Mr. Haney is re- quired to submit a plan on how he is going to handle all the septic systems and how he is eventually going to tie into the public water system. " "This was required a year ago. " "Un- fortunately, this did slip by us however, we will be acting on this now. " Mr. Aldridge relayed, "The Association members did for- ward a letter to Mr. Haney via certified mail which was re- turned unopened. " "I am also concerned with the issue that there is no emergency contact person. " Mr. McQuaid stated, "When I learned of the lack of 24 hour management on duty I contacted the Police and Fire De- partments to find out if they had an emergency contact person for the trailer park available 24 hours a day. " "They do