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1 <br /> MINUTES September 16, 1993 5 BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> significant risk for the amount of exposure you would get <br /> from swimming. " "We cannot even measure these compounds in <br /> the pond because of other factors going on, mixing and dilu- <br /> tion with the whole volume of the pond and also volatiliza- <br /> tion off the surface of the pond takes those compounds out of <br /> the water. " "It is a problem with these concentrations in <br /> the drinking water. " <br /> Mr. Kinney stated, "For the two years or so that the Na- <br /> tion Guard since provided bottled water to the people who did <br /> plug in then they were still at risk because they were using <br /> their showers and watering their lawns, etc. . " "So the Nation <br /> Guard Bureau basically let the risk continue for two years <br /> without dealing with the whole problem. " <br /> Mr. Begley relayed, "Bottled water was provided by <br /> D.E.P. not by the National Guard Bureau. " "It was the best <br /> alternative at the time to reduce the exposure by providing <br /> bottled water. " "It was understood that there is still a <br /> certain amount of exposure and actions were being taken to <br /> develop a public water system to eliminate that risk as <br /> well . " "We are at that point where we now have a public wa- <br /> ter system and we really need to utilize it to end this part <br /> of the problem. " <br /> Mr. Greelish stated, "This Board has moved on the inter- <br /> est of public health, we do not have a liability. " <br /> Mr. Begley commented, "It does take time to develop a <br /> municipal water system. " "That has been done and is now in <br /> place. " <br /> Mr. Greelish stated, "We are talking about a long term <br /> health hazard. " "We have, from the Military's data, gotten a <br /> very good handle on exactly where the plumes are. "Virtually • <br /> every one of the subject homes could potentially draw from <br /> the existing plumes because they are there, underneath. " <br /> "This Board had established a moratorium area to try to <br /> minimize health risks when the information we had at hand in- <br /> dicated there was a potential problem. " "Now there is no <br /> question. " <br /> A resident of Briarwood questioned what steps the Board <br /> is taking to monitor those residents that have not hooked up <br /> to town water. <br /> Mr. Greelish stated, "There is nothing to be gained by <br /> testing the water because of the pulsing potential and be- <br /> cause there is pollution beneath all of those wells. " "There <br /> is no question it is there. " "Whether that particular <br /> homeowner is drawing contaminated water at a given time we <br /> don't know but the potential is definitely there. " "It <br />