04/09/1998 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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i MINUTES April 9, 1998 5 BOARD OF HEALTH *****NEW BUSINESS***** Emergency Repair Certification - 835 Cotuit Road Mr. Evans relayed, "I inspected the site and found the leach pit full." Board members forwarded their signature's to the "Emergency Repair Certification" form. Pond Sampling Mr. McQuaid stated, "At the ADHOC Plume committee meeting Jim Sneider and another representative from the I.R.P. were there and I asked Mr. Sneider if he would still be willing to pay for the v.o.c. sampling of the ponds." "Last year, the I.R.P. never paid for one of the samples." "Subsequently, a representative from the I.R.P. contacted me and stated that Jacob's engineering would be glad to pay for sampling and questioned me where and how often, etc.." "I informed the gentlemen that the Board did not want the military involved in the sampling and that I would continue to do the sampling." "They offered for me to go along with them and watch them draw the samples and Jacobs would do the analysis." Mr. Doherty relayed, "When the chain of custody leaves our control, we don't know where it goes and we don't have any control over that sample." Mr. McQuaid stated, "I would recommend'the Board instruct me to forward a letter to Mr. Sneider stating that while we appreciate the offer we feel that in order to avoid a public mistrust perception that the Board of Health perform the sampling." Mr. Doherty motioned to direct the agent to perform v.o.c. testing on the ponds as routinely done in the past, Mr. Ball seconded. *****OLD BUSINESS***** Proposed amendment to 310 CMR 7.00(Mercu Mr. McQuaid stated, "I was asked at the Board of Managers Meeting to draft a letter on behalf of the Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station regarding mercury levels." "As you can see if we go to 28 p.p.b. mercury the town of Mashpee alone would have an increase cost in tipping fees in the amount of$195,000.00 a year." "I invited Tom Cahir