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MINUTES February 16, 1995 2 BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> Mr. McQuaid stated, "I would like to remind the Board of its policy." "The only <br /> time we circumvent the requirement of having an engineer draw the plan is if the Board of <br /> Health certifies the existing system in failure." "According to Mr. DiMaggio that pit is not <br /> in failure." "If the property owner, under ordinary circumstances, wants to upgrade they <br /> hire an engineer to do the design." "This is a little bit different in that we are not talking <br /> about a cesspool being upgraded to Title V." "According to Mr. DiMaggio this is a <br /> leaching pit and all they are proposing to do is to install a tank prior to the pit." <br /> Mr. Cain stated, "I spoke with an engineer who suggested I could save some <br /> money by contacting an installer and have him draw the plan." <br /> Mr. Evans stated, "I am concerned because,it is and has been functioning as a <br /> cesspool." "Solids are going into that pit." "It may still be working but it is a cesspool." <br /> "As it stands right now it is in violation of Title V." "If it's in failure and it's a cesspool, I <br /> don't mind certifying it in failure because it is." "In order to truly upgrade this we need a <br /> plan." "Technically, adding a septic tank to the cesspool is not legal." <br /> Mr. Cram questioned, "In lieu of an engineer if Mr. Evans devised a plan would it <br /> meet the requirements." <br /> Mr. Evans responded, "If it was in failure I could devise a plan." "The owner must <br /> also sign the affidavit which agrees to no increase in habitable space." <br /> Mr. McQuaid stated, "There's potential damage to the leaching capability of that <br /> pit or cesspool because that it where all the effluent has been going." "All the solids have <br /> been going into that one pit so adding a tank prior to that may not be the wisest thing to <br /> do." <br /> Mr. Ball recommended pumping the pit. <br /> Mr. McQuaid stated, "The solids will have already plugged some of the holes of <br /> cesspool or leaching pit." "If you had a 600 gallon capacity it may be now down to 300." <br /> "We don't know that without inspecting the pit and if that's the case we would deem that <br /> in failure." "If we can certify that the pit is less then half functioning we can certify it in <br /> failure." <br /> Mr. Evans relayed, "If that is the case then the pit will have to be replaced." <br /> Mr. DiMaggio stated, "It's working fine and is less then 1/3 full." <br /> I,. <br />