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9 <br /> pumped and caved in or pumped and removed. <br /> Mr. Ball asked who made this decision? <br /> Mr. Harrington stated that both the health agent and the installer would look at it <br /> in the field. They can address it when they go out to do their 'bottom of the hole" <br /> investigation. <br /> Mr. Doherty enter the conversation again by reconfirming that Mr. Harrington was <br /> referring to pre-cast typical 6' pit that is structurally sound. The health agent and <br /> the BOH just won't know the condition of the material around it. For whatever <br /> reason the health agent and the BOH is stating that the system has failed <br /> necessitating the installation of a newer galley infiltrator or floater diffusers. He <br /> would be hard pressed to believe that it would be self-cleaning without someone <br /> actually doing a study. <br /> Mr. Santos stated that his first question regarding this issue would be "If this <br /> system has been failed how could you even count on the it as a back up?" <br /> Mr. Harington responded that it would assist by mere capacity alone. His <br /> scientific take on this and how it was explained to him through water pollution and <br /> treatment is "Once you take away the food for the bacteria the bacteria eat <br /> themselves." If this pit or whatever leaching facility that fails by the biological <br /> material building up over the years time.The biological material will slowly <br /> basically dwindle down because the bacteria will eat themselves down. Therefore, <br /> the hydraulics will work better. <br /> Mr. Doherty then asked, "What about accumulated solids such as soaps, waxes <br /> and grease?" <br /> Mr. Harrington stated that the accumulated solids are a different story. If the pit is <br /> failed by grease there is no other solution other than jumping down into the pit <br /> and poking holes with soil fracturing of the whole deal to make this work. <br /> Mr. Doherty suggested that they open the proverbial can of worms by discussing <br /> this a little further. If the leach rate of the replacement facility is 'x" and the <br /> system is overtaxed. Therefore, the secondary pit is called into use and the <br /> material is going to sit. Is this good or bad? Obviously,just by nature of it's volume <br /> it's going to handle the problem for the weekend. <br /> Mr. Harrington interjected that if it was a 6' pit. It was a 1000-gallons worth of <br /> storage. <br /> Mr. Doherty agreed and continued with his issue then being that of storage. He <br /> doesn't feel that it's realistic to think that nothing will leach albeit very slowly over <br /> a certain period of time. <br /> Mr. Ball stated that the process would take time. The material will drain out and <br /> dry out with the new system doing it first. <br />