HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-8-27BOARD OF HEALTH
TOWN OF NANTUCKET
MINUTES — AUGUST 27, 2008
NANTUCKET SUPERIOR COURTROOM
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Kopko, Ms. Roggeveen, Mr. Reinhard, and Mr. N
Atherton
MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. Chadwick.
Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
Chairman Kopko asks for any concerns from the public. None noted.
The BOH Minutes from July 23, 2008 approved unanimously.
Variances —
1. 291 Madaket Rd. — This is a small lot with an existing structure with a 5 bedroom
septic system in place. There are groundwater separation issues — the 150 foot
Madaket well separation requirement cannot be met. HO Ray recommends
granting this variance. The septic design meets maximum feasible compliance.
BOH approves the variance request unanimously.
2. 4 Midland Ave. — This is an existing 4 bedroom system with a failed septic
system. The design meets maximum feasible compliance and will meet the 6 foot
separation to groundwater with a pressure dosing system. HO Ray recommends
granting variance. BOH approves variance request unanimously.
3. 52 Meadowview Drive — this is an existing 3 bedroom dwelling where the leach
facility will be repaired and relocated due to wetlands constraints. HO Ray
recommends granting variance. BOH approves variance request unanimously.
4. 96 Cliff Rd. — This is a vacant lot and is only the second time that a vacant lot has
made it to the Board in HO Ray's 30 years with a positive recommendation. If
there was a well on the vacant lot, it would not meet HO Ray's recommendation.
Usually there are many issues (well separations, distance constraints, etc.) that
prevent a positive recommendation. This is a culmination of 6 months of review
by the Health Department, Nantucket Surveyors, and DEP. Each undeveloped
property will be looked at on a case by case basis. The variance will be for
separation of the leach facility and the wetland within a 100 foot buffer zone of
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wetlands. There are no well separation issues — this lot is on town water. The
groundwater flow has been proven to flow away from the wetland through monitoring
wells by the engineer. This system will utilize alternative technology and will be
limited to a 3 bedroom design per DEP and the Health Department. Setback
distances cannot be met. A sieve analysis showed 92% sand and 8% silty clay with a
perk rate of 5 minutes an inch or less. The engineer designed using a more restrictive
25 min. /inch. HO Ray recommends granting the variance. The BOH approves
variance request unanimously with a maintenance contract in place and a 3 bedroom
design limitation on the septic system.
Board of Health Updates
Consue Corner (Springs) — There is a sign in place "Please Do Not Feed the Ducks."
However, people continue to feed the ducks thereby creating a rodent problem. The pool
drainage going into the harbor creates an effluent problem from the birds themselves.
We don't want to add more bacteria into the harbor.
Mosquitoes — It is not yet cold enough for a freeze and therefore we are still concerned
about mosquitoes. If we have a rainy September, please go around your property and
empty all standing water out of bird feeders (change water frequently) and anywhere else
water is collecting because mosquitoes will breed in very little water. There have been
no documented cases of mosquito borne disease here on Nantucket this year.
Nantucket Harbor Watershed Inspections — Zone A properties have until 12/14/08 to have
their Harbor Watershed Inspection done. There are hundreds of properties that have not
yet had their inspection. Zone B has until 6 /14/09 to have their inspection done. Please
contact your inspection personnel immediately. Fines will be implemented for those
properties not inspected by the appropriate dates. Please call the Health Department with
any questions you may have.
Ms. Roggeveen brings up the issue of tick borne illnesses. HO Ray states that this issue
will be discussed in greater detail during the September BOH meeting and that tick bome
diseases are higher this year. It's a serious issue, and we need to look into some
remediation issues.
The BOH adjourned at 6:40 p.m.