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Annette Graczewski
Joe Ford
Jeannie Kampas
Kimberly Crocker -
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Amy von Hone
Assistant Health
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Sherrie McCulIough
Senior Department
Assistant
Tannmi Mason
Town of Brewster Board of Health.
27.98 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631
brhealth@brew,ster-nia.gov
(508)896-3701
MEETING AGENDA
Remote Participation Only
June 2, 2021 at 7:OOPM
This meeting will be conducted by remote participation pursuant to Governor Baker's March 2020 orders suspendingcertain Open Meeting Law
provisions and imposing Ilmits on public gatherings. No In-person meeting attendance will be permitted. If the Town is unable to sive broadcast
this meeting, a record of the proceedings will be provided on the Town website as soon as possible
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1. Call to Order
2. Chairman's announcements
3. Citizens forum
4. Discuss & possibly approve Draft Tobacco Regulations
5. Discussion: Nitrogen Loading
6. Consent Agenda:
a. Seasonal permits
7. Re -organization of the Board
8. Liaison reports
9. Matters not reasonably anticipated by the Chair
10. Next meeting: June 16, 2021
11. Informational items:
a. Mass DEP Drinking Water Program annual informational email
b. Monthly report for Wingate
c. Monthly report for Wingate
X Monthly report for Maplewood at Brewster
e. Monthly report for Pleasant Bay Health & Living
f. Email from Sarah McColgan Re: FDA Ban on Menthol Mean
12. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk:
5/26/2021
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BREWSTER BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATION RESTRICTING
THE SALE OF TOBACCO AND NICOTINE DELIVERY PRODUCTS
THIS REGULATION INCORPORATES THE FOLLOWING:
1. The minimum standards required pursuant to the United States Food and Drug Administration on the
sale and distribution of cigarettes; and
2. - The minimum standards required pursuant to Massachusetts state law and regulation. This includes but
is not limited to M.G.L. Chapter 270 regarding sales to those under the minimum legal sales age of 21,
tobacco and vaping product sales including flavored products, required signage, matching definitions
and other relevant state statutes and regulations, as of September 2020.
A. Statement of Purpose:
Whereas there exists conclusive evidence that tobacco smoking causes cancer, respiratory and cardiac diseases,
negative birth outcomes, irritations to the eyes, nose and throat;
Whereas the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has concluded that nicotine is as addictive as
cocaine or heroine and the Surgeon General found that nicotine exposure during adolescence, a critical window
for brain development, may have lasting adverse consequences for brain development,' and that it is addiction
to nicotine that keeps youth smoking past adolescence;
Whereas a Federal District Court found that Phillip Morris, RJ Reynolds and other leading cigarette
manufacturers "spent billions of dollars every year on their marketing activities in order to encourage young
people to try and then continue purchasing their cigarette products in order to provide the replacement smokers
they need to survive" and that these companies were likely to continue targeting underage smokers5;
Whereas more than 80 percent of all adult smokers begin smoking before the age of 18, more than 90 percent
do so before leaving their teens, and more than 3.5 million middle and high school students smoke;
Whereas cigars and cigarillos, can be sold in a single "dose;" enjoy a relatively low tax as compared to
cigarettes; are available in fruit, candy and alcohol flavors; and are popular among youth;
I Centex' for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) (2012), Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking Fact Sheet. Retrieved from:
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistice/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/index. htm.
'CDC (2010), How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking -Attributable Disease. Retrieved
from: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data—statistica/sgr/2010/,
3 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2014. The Health Consequences of Smoking — 50 Years of Progress: A Report of
the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and
Health, p. 122. Retrieved from: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/ reports/ 50-years-of-progress/full-report.pdf. -
4 Id. at Executive Summary p. 13. Retrieved from: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/50-years-of-progress/exec-
summary.pdf
s United Statesy. Phillip Morris, Inc., RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., 449 F.Supp.2d I (D.D.C. 2006) at Par. 3301 and Pp. 1605-07.
e SAMHSA, Calculated based on data in 201 I National Survey on Drug Use and Health and U. S. Department of Health and Human
services (HHA).
CDC (2009), Youth Risk Behavior, Surveillance Summaries (MMWR 2010: 59, 12, note 5). Retrieved from:
http:www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf.
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Whereas research shows that increased cigar prices significantly decreased the probability of male adolescent
cigar use and a 10% increase in cigar prices would reduce use by 3.4%8;
Whereas 59% of high school smokers in Massachusetts have tried flavored cigarettes or flavored cigars and
25.6% of them are current flavored tobacco product users; 95.1 % of 12 — 17 year old's who smoked cigars
reported smoking cigar brands that were flavored9;
Whereas the Surgeon General found that exposure to tobacco marketing in stores and price discounting increase
youth smoking1°;
Whereas the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Surgeon General have stated that flavored
tobacco products are considered to be "starter" products that help establish smoking habits that can lead to long-
term addiction) i;
Whereas the U.S. Surgeon General recognized in his 2014 report that a complementary strategy to assist in
eradicating tobacco -related death and disease is far.local governments to ban categories of products from retail
sale i2,
Whereas the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
concluded that menthol flavored tobacco products increased nicotine dependence, decreased success in smoking
cessation 13;
Whereas menthol makes it easier for youth to initiate tobacco use 14;
Whereas use of e -cigarettes among students in Massachusetts is 20.1%, representing.a 78% increase for high
schoolers and a 48% increase for middle schoolers from 2017 -to 20 1815 ;
Whereas the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has classified liquid nicotine in any
amount as an "acutely hazardous waste"16.
8 Ringel, J., Wasserman, J., & Andreyeva, T. (2005) Effects of Public Policy on Adolescents' Cigar Use: Evidence from the National
Youth Tobacco Survey. American Journal of Public Health, 95(6), 995-998, doi: 10.21051AJPH,2003.030411 and cited in Cigar,
Cigarillo and Little Cigar Use among Canadian Youth: Are We Underestimating the Magnitude of this Problem?, J. Prim. P. 2011,
Aug: 32(3-4):161-70. Retrieved froze: www.nebi.nim.gov/pubmed/21809109.
9 Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2015 Massachusetts Youth Health Survey (MMES); Delneve CD et al., Tab Control,
March 2014: Preference for flavored cigar brands among youth, young adults and adults in the USA.
10 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2012. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and YoungAdults: A Report of the
Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and
Health, p. 508-530, www.sur eon eneral. ovllibra lrewtsl reventin - outh-tobacco-use/ ull-re ort. d .
11 Food and Drug Administration. 2011. Fact Sheet:. Flavored Tobacco Products,
Nnvw. da. ovldolsfralocrdslTobaccoProdlrctslProtectin Yids romTobacco/FlavoredTabaccolUCM183214. d; U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. 2012. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General.
Atlanta: U.S. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, p. 539,
iv►vw. srrrgeonzeneral.govllibrarylreports/preventing-}youth-tobacco-itself_ull-report. pdf
]x See fn. 3 at p. 85.
13www.fda.gov/downloads/ucm361598,pdf Https://tobacco,ucsf.edu/tpsac-gave-fda-what-it-needs-to-ban-menthol
14 www.tobaccofreekids.arg/assetslfactsheet/0390.pdf
25 MA YRBS 2017
16 310 CMR 30.136
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Whereas according to the CDC's youth risk behavior surveillance system, the percentage of high school
students in Massachusetts who reported the use of cigars within the past 30 days was 10.8% in 201317
Whereas data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey indicate that more than two-fifths of U.S. middle and
high school smokers report using flavored little'cigars or flavored cigarettesi s;
Whereas the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that " ... [t]he right to engage in business must
yield to the paramount right of government to protect the public health by any rational means"19.
Whereas Communities that are densely populated with tobacco retailers make it easier for youths to obtain
tobacco products. Also, because retail outlets are a key marketing channel for tobacco products, a high density
of tobacco retailers in a neighborhood creates a concentration of tobacco marketing, meaning children, youth
and adults living in those neighborhoods will be exposed to multiple environmental cues designed to encourage
tobacco use.
Whereas Studies have shown that youth who live and go to schools in neighborhoods with the highest density of
tobacco outlets (or with the highest density of retail tobacco advertising) have higher smoking rates compared to
youth who live, or attend school, in neighborhoods with fewer or no tobacco outlets.
Whereas Studies have also shown that limitations on the number of tobacco retailers, combined with strong
licensing requirements, has a positive effect on reducing youth smoking rates.
Now, therefore it is the intention of the Brewster Board of Health to regulate the sale of tobacco products.
B. Authority:
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to the authority granted to the Brewster Board of Health by
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 111, Section 31 which states "Boards of health may make reasonable
health regulations".
C. Definitions:
For the purpose of this regulation, the following words shall have the following meanings:
Adult -Only Retail Tobacco Store (also known as "Retail Tobacco Store" in MGL Ch. 270): An establishment
that does not share space with another business, that has a separate entrance, that does not sell food or alcohol,
that does not have a restaurant license or lottery license, whose only purpose is to sell or offer for retail sale
tobacco products and/or tobacco product paraphernalia, in which the entry of persons under the age of 21 is
prohibited at all times, and which maintains a valid permit for the retail sale of tobacco products from the
Brewster Board of Health and applicable state licenses. Entrance to the establishment must be secure so that
access to the establishment is restricted to employees and to those 21 years or older. The establishment shall
not allow anyone under the age of 21 to work at the establishment.
17 See fn. 7.
11 King BA, Tynan MA, Dube SR, et al. 2013. "Flavored -Little -Cigar and Flavored -Cigarette Use Among U.S. Middle and High
School Students." Journal ofAdolescent Health. [Article in press], titryvvv.'aho»liiie.or marcle/51051-139X'02813%2900415-
llabstract,
19 Druxik et al v. Board of Health of Haverhill, 324 Mass. 129 (1949).
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Blunt Wrap: Any flavored tobacco product manufactured or packaged as a wrap or as a hollow tube made
wholly or in part from tobacco that is designed or intended to be filled by the consumer with loose tobacco or
other fillers regardless of any content.
Business Agent: An individual who has been designated by the owner or operator of any establishment to be the
manager or otherwise in charge of said establishment.
Characterizing Flavor: A distinguishable taste or aroma, other than the taste or aroma of tobacco, imparted or
detectable either prior to or during consumption of a tobacco product or component part thereof, including, but
not limited to, tastes or aromas relating to any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic
beverage, menthol, mint, wintergreen, herb or spice; provided, however, that no tobacco product shall be
determined to have a characterizing flavor solely because of the provision of ingredient information or the use
of additives or flavorings that do not contribute to the distinguishable taste or aroma of the product.
Child -Resistant Package: Packaging intended to reduce the risk of a child ingesting nicotine and that meets the
minimum standards of 16 C.F.R. 1740 et seq., pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1471 through 1476.
Cigar: Any roll of tobacco that is wrapped in leaf tobacco or in any substance containing tobacco, with or
without a tip or mouthpiece, that is in a. readily usable state immediately when removed from its packaging
without any modification, preparation or assembly required as in a kit or roll -your -own package, and is not
otherwise defined as a cigarette under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 64C, Section 1, Paragraph 1.
Tobacco leaf in such lits or roll -your -own packages shall be considered "blunt wraps" for the purpose of this
regulation.
Component Part: Any element of a tobacco product, including, but not limited to, the tobacco, filter and paper,
but not including any constituent.
Constituent: Any ingredient, substance, chemical or compound, other than tobacco, water or reconstituted
tobacco sheet, that is added by the manufacturer to a tobacco product during the processing, manufacturing or
packaging of the tobacco product. Such term shall include a smoke constituent.
Coupon: Any card, paper, note, form, statement, ticket or other communication distributed for commercial or
promotional purposes to be later surrendered by the bearer so as to receive an article, service or accommodation
without charge or at a discount price.
Distinguishable: Perceivable by either the sense of smell or taste.
Educational Institution: Any public or private college, school, professional school, scientific or technical
institution, university or other institution furnishing a program of higher education.
Employee: Any individual who perforins services for an employer.
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Employer: Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, trust or other organized group of individuals
that uses the services of one (1) or more employees.
Electronic Nicotine Delivery System: An electronic device, whether for one-time use or reusable, that can be
used to deliver nicotine or another substance to a person inhaling fiom the device including, but not limited to,
electronic cigarettes, electronic cigars, electronic cigarillos, electronic pipes, vaping pens, hookah pens and
other similar devices that rely on vaporization or aerosolization; provided, however, that "electronic nicotine
delivery system" shall also include any noncombustible liquid or gel that is manufactured into a finished
product for use'in such electronic device; provided further, that "electronic nicotine delivery system" shall also
include any component, part or accessory of a device used during the operation of the device even if the part or
accessory was sold separately; provided further, that "electronic nicotine delivery system" shall not include a
product that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the sale of or use as a
tobacco cessation product or for other medical purposes and is marketed and sold of prescribed exclusively for
that approved purpose.
Flavored Tobacco Product: Any tobacco product or component part thereof that contains a constituent that has
or produces a characterizing flavor. A public statement, claim or indicia made or disseminated by the
manufacturer of a tobacco product, or by any person authorized or permitted by the manufacturer to make or
disseminate public statements concerning such tobacco product, that such tobacco product has or produces a
characterizing flavor shall constitute presumptive evidence that the tobacco product is a Flavored Tobacco
Product.
Health Care Institution: An individual, partnership, association, corporation or trust or any person or group of
persons that provides health care services and employs health care providers licensed, or subject to licensing, by
the Massachusetts Department of Public Health under M.G.L. c. 112 or a retail establishment that provides
pharmaceutical goods and services and is subject to the provisions of 247 CMR 5.00. Health care institutions
include, but are not limited to, hospitals, clinics, health centers, pharmacies, drug stores, doctor offices,
optician/optometrist offices and dentist offices.
Liquid Nicotine Container: A package from which nicotine or other substance in a solution or other form is
accessible through normal and foreseeable use by a consumer and that is used to hold a soluble nicotine or other
substance in any concentration; provided however, that "liquid nicotine container" shall not include a sealed,
prefilled and disposable container of nicotine or other substance in a solution or other form in which the
container is inserted directly into an electronic cigarette, electronic nicotine delivery system or other similar
product if the nicotine or other substance in the container is inaccessible through customary or reasonably
foreseeable handling or use, including reasonably foreseeable ingestion or other contact by children.
Listed or Non -Discounted Price: The higher of the price listed for a tobacco product on its package or the price
listed on any related shelving, posting, advertising or display at the place where the tobacco product is sold or
offered for sale plus all applicable taxes if such taxes are not included in the stated price, and before the
application of any discounts or coupons.
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Non -Residential Roll -Your -Own (RYO) Machine: A mechanical device made available for use (including to an
individual who produces cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, or roll -your -own tobacco solely
for the individual's own personal consumption or use) that is capable of making cigarettes, cigars or other
tobacco products. RYO machines located in private homes used for solely personal consumption are not Non -
Residential RYO machines.
Permit Holder: Any person engaged in the sale or distribution of tobacco products who applies for and receives
a tobacco product sales permit or any person who is required to apply for a Tobacco Product Sales Permit
pursuant to these regulations, or his or her business agent.
Person: Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind,
including but not limited to, an owner, operator, manager, proprietor or person in charge of any establishment,
business or retail store.
Self -Service Display: Any display from which customers may select a tobacco product, as defined herein,
without assistance frown an employee or store personnel.
Schools. Public or private elementary or secondary schools.
Smoke Constituent: Any chemical or chemical compound in mainstream or sidestream tobacco smoke that
either transfers from any component of the tobacco product to the smoke or that is formed by the combustion or
heating of tobacco, additives or other component of the tobacco product.
Smoking Bar: An establishment that: (i) exclusively occupies an enclosed indoor space and is primarily
engaged in the retail sale of tobacco products for consumption.by customers on the premises; (ii) derives
revenue from the sale of food, alcohol or other beverages that is incidental to the We of a tobacco product and
prohibits entry to a person under 21 years of age; (iii) prohibits a food or beverage not sold directly by the
establishment from being consumed on the premises; (iv) maintains a valid permit for the retail sale of a
tobacco product as required to be issued by the Town of Brewster; and (v) maintains a valid permit issued by
the department of revenue to operate as a smoking bar. "Smoking bar" shall include, but not be limited to,
those establishments that are commonly known as "cigar bars", "hookah bars" and "nape bars".
Tobacco Product Flavor Enhancer: Any product designed, manufactured, produced, marketed or sold to
produce a characterizing flavor when added to any tobacco product.
Tobacco Product: A product containing or made or derived from tobacco or nicotine that is intended for human
consumption, whether smoked, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed or ingested by any Other
means including, but not limited to, cigarettes; cigars, little cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff,
electronic cigarettes, electronic cigars, electronic pipes, electronic nicotine delivery systems or any other similar
products that rely on vaporization or aerosolization regardless of nicotine content in the product; provided,
however, that "tobacco product" shall also include any component, part or accessory of a tobacco product; and
provided further, that "tobacco product" shall not include a product that has been approved by the United States
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Food and Drug Administration for the sale of or use as a tobacco cessation product or for other medical
purposes and is marketed and sold or prescribed exclusively for the approved purpose.
Vending Machine: Any automated or mechanical self-service device, which upon insertion of money, tokens or
any other form of payment, dispenses or makes cigarettes or any other tobacco products, as defined herein.
D. Tobacco Sales to Persons Under Twenty -One (21) Years Old:
1. No person shall sell, offer for sale or provide a tobacco product to a person under twenty-one (21) years old.
2. Required Signage:
a. All retail establishments, including smoking bars and adult -only retail tobacco stores, shall
conspicuously post signage inside the establishment, in the form developed and made available by the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Such signage shall include: (i) a copy of M.G.L. c. 270, §§
6 and 6A; (ii) referral information for smoking cessation resources; (iii) a statement that sale of tobacco
products, including e -cigarettes, to someone younger than 21 years of age is prohibited; (iv) health
warnings associated with using electronic nicotine delivery systems; and (v) except in the case of
smoking bars, notice to consumers that the sale of flavored electronic nicotine systems are prohibited at
all times. Such signage shall be posted conspicuously in the retail establishment or other place in such a
manner so that it may be readily seen by a person standing at or approaching the cash register. The
notice shall directly face the purchaser and shall not be obstructed from view or placed at a height of less
.than four feet or greater than nine feet from the floor.
b. All smoking bars and adult -only retail tobacco stores shall post signage, in the form developed and made
available by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, on the exterior of the door providing
entrance to the tobacco retail store or smoking bar and such sign shall not be obstructed from view or
placed at a height of less than four feet or greater than nine from the bottom of the door. Such signage
shall state that "No person younger than 21 years old is permitted on the premises at any time."
All smoking bars and those adult -only retail tobacco stores that allow for onsite consumption of tobacco
products shall post signage, in the form developed and made available by the Massachusetts Department
of Public Health, on the exterior of the door providing entrance to the tobacco retail store or smoking bar
and such sign shall not be obstructed from view or placed at a height of less than four feet or greater
than nine from the bottom of the door. Such signage shall warn persons entering that smoking and
vaping may be present on the premises, and provide information concerning the health risks associated
with second hand smoke and the use of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems.
3. Identification: Each person selling, offering for sale or distributing tobacco products, or admitting entrance
into a smoking bar or adult -only retail tobacco store, shall first verify the age of the purchaser by means of a
valid government -issued photographic identification containing the bearer's date of birth that the purchaser
is 21 or older.
4. All retail sales of tobacco products, as defined herein, must be face-to-face between the seller and the buyer
and occur at the permitted location.
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E. Tobacco Product Sales Permit:
1. No person shall sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute tobacco products, as defined herein, within the
Town of Brewster without first obtaining a Tobacco Product Sales Permit issued annually by the Brewster
Board of Health. Only owners of establishments with a permanent, non-mobile location in Brewster are
eligible to apply for a permit and sell tobacco products, as defined herein, at the specified location in
Brewster.
2, As part of the Tobacco Product Sales Permit application process, the applicant will be provided with the
Brewster regulation. Each applicant is required to sign a statement declaring that the applicant has read said
regulation and that the applicant is responsible for instructing any and all employees who will be responsible
for tobacco product sales regarding federal, state and local laws about the sale of tobacco and this
regulation.
3. Each applicant who sells tobacco products is required to provide proof of current Tobacco Retailer Licenses
issued by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, when required by state law, before a Tobacco Product
Sales Permit can be issued. Applicant may be asked to provide evidence that a legitimate business transfer
or business purchase has taken place.
4. A separate permit, displayed conspicuously, is required for each retail establishment selling tobacco
products, as defined herein. The fee shall be determined by the Brewster Board of Health annually.
5. Issuance of a Tobacco Product Sales Permit. shall be conditioned on an applicant's consent to unannounced,
periodic inspections of his/her retail establishment to ensure compliance with this regulation.
6. A Tobacco Product Sales Permit will not be renewed if the permit holder has failed to pay all fines issued
and the time period to appeal the fines has expired and/or the permit holder has not satisfied any outstanding
permit suspensions.
7. A Tobacco Product Sales Permit will not be renewed if the permit holder has sold a tobacco product to a
person under the age of 21 three times within the previous permit year and the time period to appeal has
expired or appeal is pending. The violator may request a hearing in accordance with subsection 6 of the
Violations section.
8. Maximum Number of Tobacco Product Sales Permits.
a. At any given time, there shall be no more than I I Tobacco Product Sales Permits issued in Brewster. No
permit renewal will be denied based on the requirements of this subsection except any permit holder who
has failed to renew his or her permit within thirty (30) days of expiration will be treated as a first-time
permit applicant. New applicants for permits who are applying at a time when the maximum number of
permits have been issued will be placed on a waiting list and will be eligible to apply for a permit on a
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"first-come, first-served" basis as issued permits are either not renewed, revoked, or are returned to the
Board of Health.
b. At any given time, of the allowed Permit number in subsection (a) above, there shall be no more than 1
Tobacco Product Sales Permits issued to Adult -Only Retail Tobacco Stores, per the definition, in
Brewster. No permit renewal will be denied based on the requirements of this subsection except any
permit holder who has failed to renew his or her permit within thirty (30) days of expiration will be
treated as a first-time permit applicant.
c. Any Tobacco Product Sales Permits that are surrendered, not renewed or revoked, will be returned to the
Board of Health and will be made available to new applicants on a first-come, first serve basis, provided
that any permits surrendered, not renewed or revoked at a time when there are more permits than
authorized by this section shall be permanently retired.
d. Applicants who purchase or acquire an existing business that holds a valid Tobacco Product Sales Peimit
at the time of the sale or acquisition of said business must apply within sixty (50) days of such sale or
acquisition for the permit held by the Current Permit Holder if the Applicant intends to sell tobacco
products, as defined herein. Such applicant may choose to apply for a Tobacco Product Sales Permit for
an Adult -Only Retail Tobacco Store if the Current Permit Holder possessed the same or if a Tobacco
Product Sales Permit for an Adult -Only Retail Tobacco Store is available per subsection (b).
9. Setbacks
a. A Tobacco Product Sales Permit shall not be issued to any applicant for a new retail location within five
hundred (500) feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school.
b. No new adult -only retail tobacco stores shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of a retailer with a
tobacco product sales permit.
c. For purposes of this section, distances shall be measured by a straight line from the nearest point of the
property line of the applicant's proposed location to the nearest point of the property line of the other site.
F. Prohibition of Smoking Bars:
Smoking Bars are prohibited in the Town of Brewster.
G. Cigar Sales Regulated:
1. No person shall sell or distribute or cause to be sold or distributed a single cigar unless such cigar is priced
for retail sale at two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) or more.
2. No person shall sell or distribute or cause to be sold or distributed any original factory -wrapped package of
two or more cigars, unless such package is priced for retail sale at five dollars ($5,00) or more.
3. This Section shall not apply to a person or entity engaged in the business of selling or distributing cigars for
commercial purposes to another person or entity engaged in the business of selling or distributing cigars for
commercial purposes with the intent to sell or distribute outside the boundaries of Brewster.
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4, The Brewster Board of Health may adjust from time to time the amounts specified in this Section to reflect
changes in the applicable Consumer Price Index by amendment of this regulation.
H. Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products Prohibited:
No person shall possess, hold, keep, sell, offer for sale or distribute or cause to be possessed, held, kept, sold or
distributed any flavored tobacco product, as defined herein, or any flavored tobacco product enhancer, as
defined herein per 105CMR 665.010 (E). Manufacturers shall provide documentation certifying those products,
sold by the retailer, that do not meet the definition of a flavored tobacco product flavor enhancer.
1. Nicotine Content in Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems:
No persona shall sell an electronic nicotine delivery system with nicotine content greater than 35 milligrams per
milliliter; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to adult -only retail tobacco stores Per 105
CMR 665.010(C), manufacturers shall provide documentation indicating the nicotine content of each of their
products sold by the retailer, expressed as milligrams per milliliter.
.1. Prohibition of the Sale of Flavored Blunt Wra s:
No person or entity shall sell or distribute flavored blunt wraps in Brewster.
K. Free Distribution and Coupon Redemption: No person shall:
1. Distribute or cause to be distributed, any free samples of tobacco products, as defined herein;
2. Accept or redeem, offer to accept or redeem, or cause or hire any person to accept or redeem or offer
to accept or redeem any coupon that provides any tobacco product, as defined herein, without charge or for
less than the listed or non -discounted price; or
3. Sell a tobacco product, as defined herein, to consumers through any multi -pack discounts (e.g., "buy -two -
get -ane -free") or otherwise provide or distribute to consumers any tobacco product, as defined herein,
without charge or for less than the listed or non -discounted price in exchange for the purchase of any other
tobacco product.
L. Out -of -Package Sates:
1. The sale or distribution of tobacco products, as defined herein, in any form other than an original factory -
wrapped package is prohibited, including the repackaging or dispensing of any tobacco product, as defined
herein, for retail sale. No person may sell or cause to be sold or distribute or cause to be distributed any
cigarette package that contains fewer than twenty (20) cigarettes, including single cigarettes.
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2. Permit holders who sell Liquid Nicotine Containers must comply with the provisions of 310 CMR 30.000,
and must provide the Brewster Board of Health with a written plan for disposal of said product, including
disposal plans for any breakage, spillage or expiration of the product.
3. All permit holders must comply with 940 CMR 21.05 which reads: "It shall be an unfair or deceptive act or
practice for any person to sell or distribute nicotine in a liquid or gel substance in Massachusetts after March
15, 2016 unless the liquid or gel product is contained in a child -resistant package that, at a minimum, meets
the standard for special packaging as set forth in 15 U.S. C.§§1471 through 1476 and 16 CFR §1700 et.
Seq."
4. No permit holder shall refill a cartridge that is prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer and not intended to
be opened by the consumer or retailer.
M. Self -Service Displays:
All self-service displays of tobacco products, as defined herein, are prohibited. All humidors including, but not
limited to, walk-in humidors must be locked.
N. Vending Machines:
All vending machines containing tobacco products, as defined herein, are prohibited.
O. Non -Residential Roll -Your -Own Machines:
All Non -Residential Roll -Your -Own machines are prohibited.
P. Prohibition of the Sale of Tobacco Products by Health Care Institutions:
No health care institution located in Brewster shall sell or cause to be sold tobacco products, as defined herein.
No retail establishment that operates or has a health care institution within it, such as a pharmacy,
optician/optometrist or drug store, shall sell or cause to be sold tobacco products, as defined herein.
Q. Prohibition of the Sale of Tobacco Products by Educational Institutions:
No educational institution located in Brewster shall sell or cause to be sold tobacco products, as defined herein.
This includes all educational institutions as well as any retail establishments that operate on the property of an
educational institution.
R. Incorporation of Other Laws and State Regulations:
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The possession, sale and distribution of tobacco products as defined and regulated herein, shall comply with all
applicable federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the following:
1.. The sale or distribution of tobacco products, as defined herein, must comply with those provisions found at
M.G.L. Ch. 270, §§6, 6A, 7, 28, 29 and M.G.L. Ch. 112, §61A.
2. The sale or distribution of tobacco products, as defined defined herein, must comply with those provisions
found at 940 CMR 21.00 ("Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco Products, and Electronic
Smoking Devices in Massachusetts") and 940 CMR 22.00 ("Sale and Distribution of Cigars in
Massachusetts"), and 105 CMR 665.00 ("Minimum Standards for Retail Sale of Tobacco and Electronic
Nicotine Delivery Systems").
In the event of a conflict between this regulation and any other applicable law, the more stringent requirement
will apply.
S. Enforcement :
It shall be the responsibility of the establishment, permit holder and/or his or her business agent, and not
their employees, to ensure compliance with all sections of this regulation.
2, Whoever violates any provision of this Regulation may be penalized by indictment or on complaint brought
in a court of competent jurisdiction. Except as may be otherwise provided by law and as the court may see
fit to impose, for violations of the sections of this regulation that incorporate state laws and state regulations,
the following penalties apply:
a. In the case of a first violation, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1000.00).
b. In the case of a second violation within thirty-six (36) months of the date of the current violation, a fine
of two thousand dollars ($2000.00) shall be issued and the Tobacco Product Sales Permit shall be
suspended for seven (7) consecutive business days.
c. In the case of three or more violations within a thirty-six (36) -month period, a fine of five thousand
dollars ($5000.00) shall be issued and the Tobacco Product Sales Permit shall be suspended for thirty
(30) consecutive business days.
3. For violations of all other sections specific to the Town of Brewster, the violator shall receive:
a. In the case of a first violation, a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
b. In the case of a second violation within thirty-six (36) months of the date of the current violation, a fine
of two hundred dollars ($200.00) and the Tobacco Product Sales Permit shall be suspended for seven (7)
consecutive business days.
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c. In the case of three or more violations within a thirty-six (36) -month period, a fine of three hundred
dollars ($300.00) and the Tobacco Product Sales Permit shall be suspended for thirty (30) consecutive
business days.
d. The sections specific to the Town of Brewster include:
1. The maximum number of tobacco sales permits allowed in Brewster (§E.9);
2. No new retailers near schools (§E.9);
3, The prohibition of smoking bars (§F);
4. Minimum pricing on the sale of cigars (§G);
5. The prohibition of the sale of flavored blunt wraps (§J);
6. The prohibition of self-service displays (§M);
7. The prohibition of vending machines (§N);
S. The prohibition of non-residential roil -your -awn machines (§O);
9. The prohibition of the sale of tobacco products in health care institutions (§P); and
10. The prohibition of the sale of tobacco products in educational institutions (§Q)
e. Each day or portion thereof shall constitute a separate offense. If more than one, each condition violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
4. The Board of Health may refuse to renew, modify, suspend or revoke any permit issued pursuant to this
Regulation for any violation of this Regulation, or any other applicable General Law, regulation or by-law
relative to the control of tobacco. The Board shall follow the following guidelines when considering
disciplinary action:
• First Offense: Written Warning
• Second Offense: Permit Suspension of up to seven (7) days
• Third Offense: Permit Suspension for up to thirty (30) days
• Fourth or subsequent Offense: Permit revocation
• Failure to Cooperate with Inspection: Permit Suspension for up to thirty (30) days
• Distribution of Tobacco Products During Suspension: Additional Suspension of up to thirty (30) days
Only offenses which have occurred within the twenty-four months thiLly-six (36) months preceding the date of
violation shall be used in calculating the number of offenses for purposes of the penalty guidelines.
5, The Board of Health may enforce these Regulations or enjoin violations thereof through any lawful
process, and the election of one remedy by the Board of Health shall not preclude enforcement through any
other lawful means.
6. The Brewster Board of Health shall provide notice of the intent to suspend or revoke a Tobacco Product
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Sales Permit, which notice shall contain the reasons therefor and establish a time and date for a hearing
which date shall be no earlier than seven (7) days after the date of said notice. The permit holder or its
business agent shall have an opportunity to be heard at such hearing and shall be notified of the Board of
Health's decision and the reasons therefor in writing. After a hearing, the Brewster Board of Health shall
suspend or revoke the Tobacco Product Sales Permit if the Board of Health finds that a violation of this
regulation occurred. All tobacco products, as defined herein, shall be removed from the retail
establishment upon suspension or revocation of the Tobacco Product Sales Permit. Failure to remove all
tobacco products, as defined herein, shall constitute a separate violation of this regulation.
T. Non -Criminal Disposition:
Whoever violates any provision of this regulation may be penalized by the non -criminal method of disposition
as provided in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 21 D. If noncriminal disposition is elected,
then the non -criminal fine for each such violation shall be: First Offense: one hundred dollars ($100); Second
Offense: two hundred dollars ($200); Third and Subsequent Offense: three hundred dollars. ($300).
U. Separate Violations:
Each day any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
V. Enforceinent:
Enforcement of this regulation shall be by the Brewster Board of Health or its designated agent(s).
Any resident who desires to register a complaint pursuant to the regulation may do so by contacting the
Brewster Board of Health or its designated agent(s) and the Board shall investigate.
W. Severability:
If any provision of this regulation is declared invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions shall not be affected
thereby but shall continue in full force and effect.
X. Effective Date:
This regulation shall take effect on
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BREWSTIsR BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATION RESTRICTING
THE SALE OF TOBACCO AND NICOTINE DELIVERY PRODUCTS
THIS REGULATION INCORPORATES THE FOLLOWING:
1. The minimum standards required pursuant to the United States Food and Drug Administration on the
sale and distribution of cigarettes; and
2. The minimum standards required pursuant to Massachusetts state law and regulation. This includes but
is not limited to M.G.L. Chapter 270 regarding sales to those under the minimum legal sales age of 21,
tobacco and vaping product sales including flavored products, required signage, matching definitions
and other relevant state statutes and regulations, as of September 2020.
A. Statement of Purpose:
Whereas there exists conclusive evidence that tobacco smoking causes cancer, respiratory and cardiac diseases,
negative birth outcomes, irritations to the eyes, nose and throat';
Whereas the U.S. Department of Health and human Services has concluded that nicotine is as addictive as
cocaine or heroinz and the Surgeon General found that nicotine exposure during adolescence, a critical window
for brain development, may have lasting adverse consequences for brain development,3 and that it is addiction
to nicotine that keeps youth smoking past adolescence' ;
Whereas a Federal District Court found that Phillip Morris, R! Reynolds and other leading cigarette
manufacturers "spent billions of dollars every year on their marketing activities in order to encourage young
people to try and then continue purchasing their cigarette products in order to provide the replacement smokers
they need to survive" and that these companies were likely to continue targeting underage smokers5;
Whereas more than 80 percent of all adult smokers begin smoking before the age of 18, more than 90 percent
do so before leaving their teens, and more than 3.5 million middle and high school students smokes;
Whereas cigars and cigarillos, can be sold in a single "dose;" enjoy a relatively low tax as compared to
cigarettes; are available in fruit, candy and alcohol flavors; and are popular among youth';
° Center for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) {2012), Health Effects of0garette Smoking Fact Sheer. Retrieved from:
llttp:llmvvv.ede.govltobaccoldata—statistice/fact_sheets/healilt_effectsleffects_cig smokinglindex. htm.
'CDC (2010), Han, Tobacco ,slake Causes Disease: the Biology and Behavioral Barisfor Sirzokiirg-Altrlbrrlable Disease. Retrieved
from: http:llvmnv.edo.gov/tobacco/data_statisticslsgr/2010/.
3 U.S- Department of Health and Human Services- 2014. The Health Consequences of Smoking — 50 -Years ofPr'ogress: A Report of
the &,,geon General- Atlanta: U.S- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and
Health, p. 122- Retrieved from: htip:litvtnv.stlrgeongeneral.govliibraryl reports) 50-years-of-progresslfull-repcrt.pdf.
4 Id. of Executive Summary P. 13. Retrieved from; http:l/wrvtv.surgeongeneral.gov/iibmy/reporW50-years-of-progresslexec-
summary.pdf
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United States v. Fbillip Morris Inc. RI Reynolds Tobacco Co. et , 449 F.Supp.2d 1 (D,D-C- 2006) at Par. 3301 and Pp. 1605-07.
e SAMHSA, Calculated based on data in 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Heaith and U. S. Department of Health and Human
services (HHA).
9 CDC (2009), Youth Risk Behavior, Srnvetilance Summaries (MMWR 2010: 59, l2, note 5). Retrieved from:
http: wtivw.cde-govlmmNvrfpdflss/ss 5905.pdf.
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Whereas research shows that increased cigar prices significantly decreased the probability of mate adolescent
cigar use and a 10% increase in cigar prices would reduce use by 3.4%s;
Whereas 59% of high school smokers in Massachusetts have tried flavored cigarettes or flavored cigars and
25.6% of thein are current flavored tobacco product users; 95.1 % of 12 — 17 year old's who smoked cigars
reported smoking cigar brands that were tlavored9;
Whereas the Surgeon General found that exposure to tobacco marketing in stores and price discounting'inerease
youth smokingln;
Whereas the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Surgeon General have stated that flavored
tobacco products are considered to be "starter" products that help establish smoking habits that can Iead to long-
term addiction) I;
Whereas the U.S. Surgeon General recognized in his 20I4 report that a complementary strategy to assist in
eradicating tobacco -related death and disease is for local governments to ban categories of products from retail
salel2;
Whereas the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
concluded that menthol flavored tobacco products increased nicotine dependence, decreased success in smoking
cessation";
Whereas menthol makes it easier for youth to initiate tobacco useta;
Whereas use of e -cigarettes among students in Massachusetts is 20.1%, representing a 78% increase for high
schoolers and a 48% increase for middle schoolers from 2017 to 201815;
Whereas the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has classified liquid nicotine in any
amount as an "acutely hazardous waste"";
I Ringel, J., Wasserman, J., At Andreyeva, T. (205) Effects of Public Policy on Adolescents' Cigar Use: Evidence f vin the National
Youth Tobacco Survey. American Journal of Public Health, 95(6), 995-998, doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.03041 l and cited in Cigar;
Cigardlo and Little Cigar Use among Canadian Youth: Are We Undemstlrnating fire Magnitude of tlris Problem?, J. Prim. P. 2011,
Aug: 32(3-4):161-70. Retrieved from: www.nebi.nim•gov/ptibmed/21809109.
9 Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2015 Massachusetts Youth Health Survey (MYHS); Delneve CD eta[-, Tob Control,
March 2014: Preference for flavored cigar brands among youth, yaing adults and adults in the USA.
10 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the
Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and
Health, p. 508-530, wwrw.surgeonxeneralgov Oran, YviNwts' reventin - luth-tobacco-user ill -re a7.
rx Food and Drug Administration. 2011, Fact Sheet: Flavored Tobacco Products,
wwu. cla. or ilatiti rrluarls Tnh a rtrdur .s rateerin KirLs r annrTobaeco:Tlm Dred/nbacco tl(: LFltl !7. d ; U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. 2012. Preventing 'Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults. A Repoil of the Surgeon General.
Atlanta: U.S. National Center for Chrcnic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, p. 539,
wwu%mirzeongeneral.eo v. hhr ary r eport.s pre vrnting vnuflr-lnharc n-te.re fu!!-nrpore.0
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Whereas according to the CDC's youth risk behavior surveillance system, the percentage of high school
students in Massachusetts who reported the use of cigars within the past 30 days was 10.8% in 2013"
Whereas data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey indicate that more than two-fifths of U.S. middle and
high school smokers report using flavored little cigars or flavored cigarettes la;
Whereas the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that " ... [11 he right to engage in business must
yield to the paramount right of government to protect the pubic health by any rational means" 19.
Whereas Communities that are densely populated with tobacco retailers make it easier for youths to obtain
tobacco products. Also. because retail outlets are a Kvy niarkcting channel for tobacco products. a high density
of tobacco retailers in a neighborhood creates a concentration of tobacco marketing, meaning children. youth
and adults I i v ing in those nei ghborhoods will be exposed to multi ple environmental cues desi gned to encourage
tobacco use.
Whereas Studies have shovm that youth who live and go to schools in neighborhoods with the highest densityof
tobacco outlets or with the hi ghest dens it of retail tobacco advertising) have hi gher smoking rates cam )aced to
youth who live or attend school. in neighborhoods with fewer or no tobacco outlets.
Whereas Studies have also shown that limitations on the number of tobacco retailers. combined with stron
I i cens ing reg uire men ts has a pasitive effect on reducin g youth smoking rates.
Now, therefore it is the intention of the Brewster Board of Health to regulate the sale of tobacco products.
B. Authority:
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to the authority granted to the Brewster Board of Health by
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 111, Section 31 which states 'Boards of health may make reasonable
health regulations".
C. Definitions:
For the purpose of this regulation, the following words shall have the following meanings
Adult -Only Retail Tobacco Store (also known as "Retail Tobacco Store" in MGL Ch. 270): An establishment
that does not share space with another business, that has a separate entrance, that does not sell food or alcohol,
that does not have a restaurant license or lottery license, whose only purpose is to sell or offer for retail sale
tobacco products and/or tobacco product p araphern a] ia, in which the entry of persons under the age of 2l is
prohibited at all times, and which maintains a valid permit for the retail sale of tobacco products from the
Brewster Board of Health and applicable state licenses. Entrance to the establishment must be secure so that
access to the establishment is restricted to employees and to those 21 years or older. The establishment shall
not allow anyone under the age of 21 to work at the establishment. "- -
17 ,5,, fn. 7.
Is King HA, Tynan MA, Dube SR, et al. 2013. "Flavored -Little -Cigar and Flavared-Cigarette Use Among U.S. Middle and High
School Students-" Journal ojAdolewent Heaflh. [Article in press], tvir".iukonlinc.arQ arricle.S10ja-139X%2613%2900415-
1 ah.srraer.
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Blunt Wrap: Any flavored tobacco product manufactured or packaged as a wrap or as a hollow tube made
wholly or in part from tobacco that is designed or intended to be filled by the consumer with loose tobacco or
other fillers regardless of any content..
Business Agent: An individual who has been designated by the owner or operator of any establishment to be the
manager or otherwise in charge of said establishment.
Characterizing Flavor: A distinguishable taste or aroma, other than the taste or aroma of tobacco, imparted or
detectable either prior to or during consumption of a tobacco product or component part thereof, including, but
not limited to, tastes or aromas relating to any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic
beverage, menthol, mint, wintergreen, herb or spice; provided, however, that no tobacco product shall be
determined to have a characterizing flavor solely because of the provision of ingredient information or the use
of additives or flavorings that do not contribute to the distinguishable taste or aroma of the product,
Child -Resistant Package: Packaging intended to reduce the risk of a child ingesting nicotine and that meets the
minimum standards of 16 C.F.R. 1700 el seq., pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1471 through 1476.
Cigar: Any roll of tobacco that is wrapped in leaf tobacco or in any substance containing tobacco, with or
without a tip or mouthpiece, that is in a readily usable state immediately when removed from its packaging
without any modification, preparation or assembly required as in a kit or roll -your -awn package, and is not
otherwise defined as a cigarette under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 64C, Section 1, Paragraph 1.
Tobacco leaf in such kits or roll -your -own packages shall be considered "blunt wraps" for the purpose of this
regulation.
Component Part: Any element of a tobacco product, including, but not limited to, the tobacco, filter and paper,
but not including any constituent.
Constituent: Any ingredient, substance, chemical or compound, other than tobacco, water or reconstituted
tobacco sheet, that is added by the manufacturer to a tobacco product during the processing, manufacturing or
packaging of the tobacco product. Such term shall include a smoke constituent,
Coupon: Any card, paper, note, form, statement, ticket or other communication distributed for commercial or
promotional purposes to be later surrendered by the bearer so as to receive an article, service or accommodation
without charge or at a discount price,
Distinguishable: Perceivable by either the sense of smell or taste.
Educational Institution: Any public or private college, school, professional school, scientific or technical
institution, university or other institution furnishing a program of higher education.
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Employee: Any individual who performs services for an employer.
Employer: Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, trust or other organized group of individuals
that uses the services of one (1) or more employees.
Electronic Nicotine Delivery System: An electronic device, whether for one-time use or reusable, that can be
used to deliver nicotine or another substance to a person inhaling Ervin the device including, but not limited to,
electronic cigarettes, electronic cigars, electronic cigarillos, electronic pipes, vaping pens, hookah pens and
other similar devices that rely on vaporization or aerosolization; provided, however, that "electronic nicotine
delivery system" shall also include any noncombustible liquid or gel that is manufactured into a finished
product for use in such electronic device; provided further, that "electronic nicotine delivery system" shall also
include any component, part or accessory of a device used during the operation of the device even if the part or
accessory was sold separately; provided further, that "electronic nicotine delivery system" shall not include a
product that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the sale of or use as a
tobacco cessation product or for other medical purposes and is marketed and sold or prescribed exclusively for
that approved purpose.
Flavored Tobacco Product: Any tobacco product or component part thereof that contains a constituent that has
or produces a characterizing flavor. A public statement, claim or indicia made or disseminated by the
manufacturer of a tobacco product, or by any person authorized or permitted by the manufacturer to make or
disseminate public statements concerning such tobacco product, that such tobacco product has or produces a
characterizing flavor shall constitute presumptive evidence that the tobacco product is a Flavored Tobacco
Product.
Health Care Institution: An individual, partnership; association, corporation or trust or any person or group of
persons that provides health care services and employs health care providers licensed, or subject to licensing, by
the Massachusetts Department of Public Health under M.G.L. c. 112 or a retail establishment that provides
pharmaceutical goods and services and is subject to the provisions of 247 CMR 5.04. Health care institutions
include, but are not limited to, hospitals, clinics, health centers, pharmacies, drug stores, doctor offices,
opticianloptometrist offices and dentist offices.
Liquid Nicotine Container: A package from which nicotine or other substance in a solution or other form is
accessible through normal and foreseeable use by a consumer and that is used to hold a soluble nicotine or other
substance in any concentration; provided however, that "liquid nicotine container" shall not include a sealed,
prefilIed and disposable container of nicotine or other substance in a solution or other form in which the
container is inserted directly into an electronic cigarette, electronic nicotine delivery system or other similar
product if the nicotine or other substance in the container is inaccessible through customary or reasonably
foreseeable handling or use, including reasonably foreseeable ingestion or other contact by children.
Listed or Non -Discounted Price: The higher of the price listed for a tobacco product on its package or the price
listed on any related shelving, posting, advertising or display at the place where the tobacco product is sold or
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offered for sale plus all applicable taxes if such taxes are not included in the stated price, and before the
application of any discounts or coupons.
Non -Residential Roll -Your -Own (RYO) Machine: A mechanical device made available for use (including to an
individual who produces cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, or roll -your -own tobacco solely
for the individual's own personal consumption or use) that is capable of making cigarettes, cigars or other
tobacco products. RYO machines located in private homes used for solely personal consumption are not Non -
Residential RYO machines.-
Permit
achines:Permit Holder: Any person engaged in the sale or distribution of tobacco products who applies for and receives
a tobacco product sales permit or any person who is required to apply for a Tobacco Product Sales Permit
pursuant to these regulations, or his or her business agent.
Person: Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind,
including but not limited to, an owner, operator, manager, proprietor or person in charge of any establishment,
business or retail store.
Self -Service Display: Any display from which customers may select a tobacco product, as defined herein,
without assistance from an employee or store personnel.
Schools: Public or private elementary or secondary schools.
Smoke Constituent: Any chemical or chemical compound in mainstream or sidestream tobacco smoke that
either transfers from any component of the tobacco product to the smoke or that is formed by the combustion or
heating of tobacco, additives or other component of the tobacco product.
Smoking Bar: An establishment that. (i) exclusively occupies an enclosed indoor space and is primarily
engaged in the retail sale of tobacco products for consumption by customers on the premises; (ii) derives
revenue from the sale of food, alcohol or other beverages that is incidental to the sale of a tobacco product and
prohibits entry to a person under 21 years of age; (iii) prohibits a food or beverage not sold directly by the
establishment from being consumed on the premises; (iv) maintains a valid permit for the retail sale of a
tobacco product as required to be issued by the Town of Brewster; and (v) maintains a valid permit issued by
the department of revenue to operate as a smoking bar. "Smoking bar" shall include, but not be limited to,
those establishments that are commonly known as "cigar bars", "hookah bars" and "v ape bars".
Tobacco Product Flavor Enhancer. Any product designed, manufactured, produced, marketed or sold to
produce a characterizing flavor when added to any tobacco product.
Tobacco Product: A product containing or made or derived from tobacco or nicotine that is intended for human
consumption, whether smoked, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed or ingested by any other
means including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff,
electronic cigarettes, electronic cigars, electronic pipes, electronic nicotine delivery systems or any other similar
products that rely on vaporization or aerosolization regardless of nicotine content in the product; provided,
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however, that "tobacco product" shall also include any component, part or accessory of a tobacco product; and
provided further, that "tobacco product" shall not include a product that has been approved by the United States
Food and Drug Administration for the sale of or use as a tobacco cessation product or for other medical
purposes and is marketed and sold or prescribed exclusively for the approved purpose.
Vending Machine: Any automated or mechanical self-service device, which upon insertion of money, tokens or
any other form of payment, dispenses or makes cigarettes or any other tobacco pro duets, as defined herein.
Il. Tobacco Sales to Persons Urider T►venty-One (Z 1) Years Old:
1. No person shall sell, offer for sale or provide a tobacco product to a person under twenty-one (21) years old
2. Required Signage:
All retail establishments, including smoking bars and adult -only retail tobacco stores, shall
conspicuously post signage inside the establishment, in the forin developed and made available by the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Such signage shall include: (i) a copy of M.G.L. c. 270, §§
5 and bA; (ii) referral information for smoking cessation resources; (iii) a statement that sale of tobacco
products, including e -cigarettes, to someone younger than 21 years of age is probibited; (iv) health
warnings associated with using electronic nicotine delivery systems; and (v) except in the case of.
smoking bars, notice to consumers that the sale of flavored electronic nicotine systems are prohibited at
all times. Such signage shall be posted conspicuously in the retail establishment or other place in such a
manner so that it may be readily seen by a person standing at or approaching the cash register. The
notice shall directly face the purchaser and shall not be obstructed from view or. placed at a height of less
than four feet or greater than nine feet from the floor.
All smoking bars and adult -only retail tobacco stores shall post signage, in the form developed and made
available by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, on the exterior of the door providing
entrance to the tobacco retail store or smoking bar and such sign shall not be obstructed from view or
placed at a height of less than four feet or greater than nine from the bottom of the door. Such signage
shall state that "No person younger than 21 years old is permitted on the premises at any time."
c. All smoking bats and those adult -only retail tobacco stores that allow for onsite consumption of tobacco
products shall post signage, in the form developed and made available by the Massachusetts Department
of Public Health, on the exterior of the door providing entrance to the tobacco retail store or smoking bar
and such sign shall not be obstructed from view or placed at a height of less than four feet or greater
than nine from the bottom of the door. Such signage shall warn persons entering that smoking and
vaping may be present on the premises, and provide information concerning the health risks associated
with second hand smoke and the use of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems.
3. Identification: Each person selling, offeringfor sale distributing tobacco products, or admitting entrance
into a smoking bar or adult -only retail tobacco store, shall first verify the age of the purchaser by means of a
valid government -issued photographic identification containing the bearer's date of birth that the purchaser
is 21 or older.
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4. All retail sales of tobacco products, as defined herein, must be face-to-face between the seller and the buyer
and occur at the permitted location.
E. Tobacco Product Sales Permit:
3. No person shall sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute tobacco products, as defined herein, within the
Town of Brewster without fust obtaining a Tobacco Product Sales Permit issued annually by the Brewster
Board of Health. Only owners of establishments with a permanent, non-mobile location in Brewster are
eligible to apply for a permit and sell tobacco products, as defined herein, at the specified location in
Brewster.
2. As part of the Tobacco Product Sales Permit application process, the applicant will be provided with the
Brewster regulation. Each applicant is required to sign a statement declaring that the applicant has read said
regulation and that the applicant is responsible for instructing any and all employees who will be responsible
for tobacco product sales regarding federal, state and focal laws about the sale of tobacco and this
regulation.
3. Each applicant who sells tobacco products is required to provide proof of current Tobacco Retailer Licenses
issued by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, when required by state law, before a Tobacco Product
Sales Permit can be issued. Applicant may be asked to provide evidence that a Iegitimate business transfer
or business purchase has taken place.
4. A separate permit, displayed conspicuously, is required for each retail establishment selling tobacco
products, as defined herein. The fee shall be determined by the Brewster Baard of Health annually.
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6-5.Issuance of a Tobacco Product Sales Permit shall be conditioned on an applicant's consent to unannounced,
periodic inspections of his/her retail establishment to ensure compliance with this regulation.
iL6.A Tobacco Product Sales Permit will not be renewed if the permit holder has failed to pay all fines issued
and the time period to appeal the fines has expired and/or the permit holder has -not satisfied any outs landing
permit suspensions.
8-7.A Tobacco Product Sales Permit will not be renewed if the permit holder has sold a tobacco product to a
person under the age of 21 three times within the previous permit year and the time period to appeal has
expired or appeal is pending. The violator in ay request a hearing in accordance with subsection 6 of the
Violations section.
9-8,Maximum Number of Tobacco Product Sales Permits.
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At any given time, there shall be no more than i I Tobacco Product Sales Permits issued in. Brewster. No
permit renewal wiII be denied based on the requirements of this subsection except any permit holder who
has failed to renew his or her permit within thirty (3 0) days of expiration will be treated as a first-time
permit applicant. New applicants for permits who are applying at a time when the maximum number of
permits have been issued will be placed on a waiting list and will be eligible to apply for a permit on a
"first-come, first-served" basis as issued permits are either not renewed, revoked, or are returned to the
Board of Health.
bb.At any given time, of the allowed Permit number in subsection (a) above, there shall be no more than
Tobacco Product Sales Permits issued to Adult -Only Retail Tobacco Stores, per the definition, in
Brewster. No permit renewal will be denied based on the requirements of this subsection except any
permit holder who has failed to renew his or her permit within thirty (3 0) days of expiration will be
treated as a first-time permit applicant.
c. Any_Tobacco Product Sales Permits that are surrendered, not renewed or revoked, will be returned to the
Board of Health and will be made available to new applicants on a first-come first serve basisprovided
that any _pennits surrendered not renewed or revoked at a time when there are more permits than
authorized by this section shall be permanently retired.
A Tobacco Product Sales Permit shall not be isstied to afty applicant feF a ew retail loeaiianwiihia fiN,
nepses�r appliefl t'shi siRess p romis@s As of the effective .late of this gulatio , no new . dul! only retail tobaeco
steFes shal I be lacaied wlihin twenty fi%,e (25) fee! of a retailer wifli a tobacco product sales peffiiitj ---------- —
l}d jApplicantj who_purchase or acquire an existing_ business that holds a valid Tobacco Product Sales Permit commented IAV"3]: coned 1011er and nu berurder
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at the time of the sale or acquisition of said business must apply within sixty (W0 days of such sale or
acquisition for the permit held by the Current Permit Holder if the Applicant intends to sell tobacco
products, as defined herein. Such applicant may choose to apply for a Tobacco Product Sales Permit for
an Adult -Only Retail Tobacco Store if the Current Permit Holder possessed the same or if a Tobacco
Product Sales Permit for an Adult -Only Retail Tobacco Store is available per subsection (b).
R. Setbacks
a. A Tobacco Produe[ Sales Penn it shall not be issued to any applicant for a new retail location within five
hundred (500) feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school.
b. No new adult -only retail tobacco stores shall be located within twenty-five (2 5) feet of a retailer with a
tobacco product sales permit.
c. For purposes of this section, distances shall be measured by a straight line from the nearest point of the
property line oFthe applicant's proposed location to the nearest point of the property line of the other site.
F. Prohibition of Smoking Bars:
Smoking Bars are prohibited in the Town of Brewster -
G. Cigar Sales Regulated:
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1. No person shall sell or distribute or cause to be sold or distributed a single cigar unless such cigar is priced
for retail sale at two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) or more.
2. No person shall sell or distribute or cause to be sold or distributed any original factory -wrapped package of
two or more cigars, unless such package is priced for retail sale at five dollars ($5.00) or more.
3. This Section shall not apply to a person or entity engaged in the business of selling or distributing cigars for
commercial purposes to another person or entity engaged in the business of selling or distributing cigars for
commercial purposes with the intent to sell or distribute outside the boundaries of Brewster.
4, The Brewster Board of Health may adjust from time to time the amounts specified in this Section to reflect
changes in the applicab] c Consumer Price Index by amendment of this regulation,
N. Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products Prohibited:
No person shall possess, hold, keep, sell, offer For sale or distribute or cause to be possessed, held, kept, sold or
distributed any flavored tobacco product, as defined herein, or any flavored tobacco product enhancer, as
defined herein per 105 CMR 665.010 (E). Manufacturers shall provide documentation certifying those products,
sold by the retailer, that do not meet the definition of a flavored tobacco product flavor enhancer.
1. Nicotine Content in Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems:
No person shall sell an electronic nicotine delivery system with nicotine content greater than 35 milligrams per
milliliter; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to adult -only retail tobacco stores Per 105
CMR 665.010(C), manufacturers shall provide documentation indicating the nicotine content of each of their
products sold by the retailer, expressed as milligrams per milliliter.
J. Prohibition of the Sale of Flavored Blunt Wraps:
No person or entity shall sell or distribute flavored blunt wraps in Brewster.
K. Free Distribution and Coupon Redemption: No person shall:
1. Distribute or cause to be distributed, any free samples of tobacco products, as defined herein;
2. Accept or redeem, offer to acceptor redeem, or cause or hire any person to acceptor redeem or offer
to accept or redeem any coupon that provides any tobacco product, as defined herein, without charge or for
less than the listed or non -discounted price; or
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3. Sella tobacco product, as defined herein, to consumers through any multi -pack discounts (e.g., "buy -two -
get -one -free") of otherwise provide or distribute to consumers any tobacco product, as defined herein,
without charge or for less than the listed or non -discounted price in exchange for the purchase of any other
tobacco product.
L. Out -of -Package Sales:
1. The sale or distribution of tobacco products, as defined herein, in any form other than an original factory -
wrapped package is prohibited, including the repackaging or dispensing of any tobacco product, as defined
herein, for retail sale. No person may sell or cause to be sold or distribute or cause to be distributed any
cigarette package that contains fewer than twenty (20) cigarettes, including single cigarettes.
2. Permit holders who sell Liquid Nicotine Containers must comply with the provisions of 310 CMR 30.000,
and must provide the Brewster Board of Health with a written pian for disposal of said product, including
disposal plans for any breakage, spillage or expiration of the product.
3. All permit holders must comply with 940 CMR 21.05 which reads: "It shall be an unfair or deceptive act or
practice for any person to sell or distribute nicotine in a liquid or gel substance in Massachusetts after March
15, 2016.unless the liquid or gel product is contained in a child -resistant package that, at a minimum, meets
the standard for special packaging as set forth in 15 U.S. C.§§1471 through 1476 and 16 CFR §1700 et.
Seq."
4. No permit holder shall refill a cartridge that is prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer and not intended to
be opened by the consumer or retailer.
M. Self -Service Displays:
All self-service displays of tobacco products, as defined herein, are prohibited. All humidors including, but not
limited to, walk-in humidors must be locked.
N. Vending Machines:
Ali vending machines containing tobacco products, as defined herein, are prohibited.
❑. Non -Residential Roll -Your -awn Machines:
All Non -Residential Roll -Your -Own machines are prohibited.
P. Prohibition of the Sale of Tobacco Products by Health Care Institutions:
No health care institution located in Brewster shall sell or cause to be sold tobacco products, as defined herein.
No retail establishment that operates or has a health care institution within it, such as a pharmacy,
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opticianioptometrist or drug store, shall sell or cause to be sold tobacco products, as defined herein
Q. Prohibition of the Sale of Tobacco Products by Educational Institutions:
No educational institution located in Brewster shall sell or cause to be sold tobacco products, as defined herein.
This includes all educational institutions as well as any retail establishments that operate on the property of an
educational institution.
R. Incorporation of OthcrS4*te Laws and State Regulations:
The possessiian, sale and distribution of tobacco products as defined and regulated herein shall comply with all
applicable federal. state and local laws. including but not limited to the fat lowin
1. The sale or distribution of tobacco products, as defined herein, must comply with those provisions found at
M.G.L. Ch. 270, §§6,.6A, 7, 28, 29 and M.G.L. Ch. 112, §61A.
2. The sale or distribution of tobacco products, as defined defined herein, must comply with those provisions
found at 940 CMR 2 1. 00 {"Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco Products, and Electronic
Smoking Devices in Massachusetts") and 940 CMR 22.00 ("Sale and Distribution of Cigars in
Massachusetts" ). and ; 105 CMR 665,00 "Minimum Standards for Retail Sale of Tobacco and Electronic
Nicotine Delivery Systems").
In the event of a conflict between this re12ulation and any other applicable Iaw, the more strip eg nt requirement
will apply.
S. Enforecment "'^',-, %flo''^m
1, It shall be the responsibility of the establishment, permit holder and/or his or her business agent, and not
their employees, to ensure compliance with all sections of this regulation.
4-2.Whoever violates any provision of this Regulation may he penalized by indictment or on compiaint brought
in a court of competent jurisdiction. Except as may be otherwise provided by law and as the court may see
fit to impose, t or violations of the sections of this regulation that incorporate state laws and state
regulations, the following penalties apply:
a. In the case of a first violation, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1004.00).
b. h1 the case of a second violation within thirty-six (36) months of the date of the current violation, a fine
of two thousand dollars ($2{100.00) shall be issued and the Tobacco Product Sales Permit shall be
suspended for seven (7) consecutive business days.
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c. In the case of three or more violations within a thirty-six (36) -month period, a fine of five thousand
dollars ($5000.00) shall be issued and the Tobacco Product Sales Permit shall be suspended for thirty
(30) consecutive business days.
273. For violations of a]I other sections specific to the Town of Brewster, the violator shall receive:
a. In the case of a first violation, a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
b. .In the case of a second violation within thirty-six (3 6) months of the date of the current violation, a fine
of two hundred dollars ($200.00) and the Tobacco Product Sales Permit sbalI be suspended For seven (7)
consecutive business days.
c. In the case of three or more vialati ons within a thirty-six (36) -month period, a frie of three hundred
do] Iars ($300.00) and the Tobacco Product Sales Permit shall be suspended for thirty (3 0) consecutive
business days.
d. The sections specific to the Town of Brewster include:
L The maximum number of tobacco sales permits allowed in Brewster (§E.9);
2. No new retailers near schools (§E.9);
3. The prohibition of smoking bars (§F);
4. Minimum pricing on the sale of cigars (§G);
5. The prohibition of the sale of flavored blunt wraps (§J);
6. The prohibition of selF service displays (§M);
7. The prohibition of vending machines.(§Id);
& The prohibition of non-residential roll -your -own machines (§0);
9, The prohibition of the sale of tobacco products in health care institutions (§P); and
10. The prohibition of the sale of tobacco products in educational institutions (§Q)
c . Each day or poll ion thereof shall constitute a separate offense. If more than one, each condition violated
shall constitute a separate offense•
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Sales Permit fbi: thiFty (30) conseowive business days,
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0 ssued permits for ihiFt�, (30) consecutive business days. MuRiple wimeee lwedae; sales pernii! suspensioRs
shall no! be served eeneuFmntly.
4. The Board of Health may refuse to rene►v, mo d i fy, sus end or revoke any p ermit issued pursuan( to this
Re 2 ulation for any violation of this Re ulation or any other a ficable General Law, re ulation orb -law
relative to (lie control of tobacco. The Board shal l to]; ow the following gu_ideiines when cons iderins
d_iscip_linary action:
• First Offense: Written Warning
• Second Offense: Permit Sitspension of up to seven 7 days
• Third Offense: Permit Suspension for Lip to thirty (30) days
• Fourth or subsequent Offense: Permit revocation
•_,. Failure to Cooperate with Inspection: Permit Suspension for up to thirty (30) days
• Distribution of Tobacco Products During Suspension: Additional Suspension of up to thirty 3{ a) days
Only offenses which have occurred within the twenty-four months shiny -six (36) months_6ecedins the date ofcommented [AvH4]: C=mt local mgs Ipak bn&-peziod is 36
violation shall be used in calculating the nuinber of offenses for purposes of the pen alty_guidel ines . MonklS.
�F The Board of I lealth may.enforce these Regulations or enjoin violations thereof through any la►vful • commented [AVn5]: Concclrwmherorder
process. and the election of one remedy by the Board of Health shall not preclude enforcement throu han
other lawful lneans.
& The Brewster Board of Health shall provide notice of the intent to suspend or revoke a Tobacco Product
Sales Permit, which notice shall contain the reasons therefor and establish a time and date for a hearing
which date shall be no -earlier than seven (7) days after the date of said notice. The permit holder or its
business agent shall have an opportunity to be heard at such hearing and, shall be notified of the Board of
Health's decision and the reasons therefor in writing. After a hearing, the Brewster Board of Heath shall
suspend or revoke the Tobacco Product Sales Permit if the Board of Health finds that a violation of this
regulation occurred. All tobacco products, as defined herein, shall be removed from the retail
establishment upon suspension or revocation of the Tobacco Product Sales Permit. Failure to remove all
tobacco products, as defined herein, shalI constitute a separate violation of this regulation,
T. Non -Criminal Disposition:
Whoever violates any provision of this regulation may be penalized by the non -criminal method of disposition
as provided in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 21D-1 f noncriminal disposition is elected,
then the non -criminal flue for each such violation shall be: First Offense: one hundred do] lars1($ 00): Second
Offense: two hundred dollars S200 : Third and Subse Quent Offense: three hundred do] lars$300 .whepe .,•we
U. Separate Violations:
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Each day any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
V. Enforcement:
Enforcement of this regulation shall be by the Brewster Board of Health or its designated agent (s).
Any resident who desires to register a complaint pursuant to the regulation may do so by contacting the
Brewster Board of Health or its designated agent(s).and the Hoard shall investigate.
W. Severability:
If any provision of this regulation is declared invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions shall not be affected
thereby but shall continue in full force and effect.
X. Effective nate:
This regulation shall take effect on 2021.
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Brewster Board of Health - Nitrogen Loading Discussion
June 2, 2021
Health Department
Amy L. von Hone, R.S., C.H.D.
Director
Sherrie McCullough, R.S.
Assistant Director
Tammi Mason
Senior Department Assistant
1. Goal —Reduction of excess nitrogen generated by septic systems, lawns, and stormwater that is
negatively impacting our freshwater ponds, estuaries (Pleasant Bay), and sole source aquifer
(primary drinking water supply).
2. Brewster initiated our Integrated Water Resource Management Plan (IWMRP) to address our
water quality issues. Currently in Phase III of planning process. (2008 — present)
a. Actively involved with Pleasant Bay Alliance (Brewster, Chatham, Harwich, Orleans)
.b. Adoption of Iota! regulations and bylaws to regulate development to meet nitrogen
loading levels
i. Zoning — Water Quality Protection District (2008)
ii. Zoning — District of Critical Planning Concern (2008)
iii. BOH — Onsite Sewage Disposal System Variance Regulation (1989)
iv. BOH — Draft Phosphorus Regulation (2016)
c. BOH approval of I/A Technologies for septic variances in PSAs
3. Current Project— address housekeeping items in Zoning Bylaw (Sect. 179-53 Water Quality
Protection District and DCPC)
In-house staff: Planning, Health, DNR, Building, and Wastewater Consultant
Zoning—currently addresses and limits nitrogen to 5 ppm
i. Performance standards incorporate CC Commission Technical Bulletin 91-001
Nitrogen Loading, April 1992
Mathematical formula to calculate total nitrogen based on proposed project
parameters
4. BOH and Health Department Role
a. Health Department reviews septic design for nitrogen loading
b. Health Department staff currently working with other departments to update and clarify
zoning language
c. Health Department and BOH to establish a policy to standardize parameters for nitrogen
loading calculations for staff, project engineers and developers
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§ 179-57. Performance standards. [Amended 11-17•-2008
FYTM, Art. 17; 10-19-2009 FYTM, Art. 181 `
To preserve the natural land surface providing high-quality recharge
to the groundwater, to limit sewage flow and fertilizer application to
amounts which will be adequately diluted by natural recharge and to
prevent the discharge or leakage of toxic or hazardous substances
into the surface and groundwater resources, all new, altered or
expended uses within Zone 1, Zone II and/or the DCPC area shall
meet the following performance standards, in addition to those
requirements imposed by this article or the Planning Board:
A. No new, altered or expanded uses within Zone I, Zone II and/or
the DCPC area shall exceed a five -parts -per -million (ppm)
nitrogen loading standard based on the methodology contained in
the Cape Code Commission's Nitrogen Loading Technical Bulletin
91-001. The concentration of nitrate .nitrogen resulting from
domestic wastewater disposal and from fertilizer application,
when diluted by rainwater recharge on the lot, shall not exceed
five parts per million (5 ppm).
(1.) Compliance with this , standard is prespmed under the
following conditions: For the purposes of calculating nitrogen
generation, the following standards shall be used:
(a) Nitrogen from dwelling units that use septic systems
(assuming three persons per dwelling): 35 mg/l;
(b) Nitrogen. from lawn fertilizers: two pounds per 1,000
square feet (25% leached); [Amended 11-18-2019
FYTM, Art. fi] .
(c) Nitrogen in background precipitation: 0.05 mg/l,
(d) Runoff from roads and ways: 1.50 mg/l;
(e) Runoff from roofs: 0.75 mg/l.
B. All toxic or hazardous materials shall be stored in product -tight
containers, protected from corrosion, accidental damage or
vandalism and shall be used and handled in such a. way as to
prevent spillage with provisions for spill containment and cleanup
procedures. In addition, commercial enterprises shall be required
to maintain a product inventory and reconcile said inventory with
purchase, use, sales and disposal records at sufficient intervals to
detect product loss. Subsurface fuel and chemical storage
facilities in compliance with local regulations and Massachusetts
fire prevention regulations shall be deemed to be in compliance
with this standard.
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C. Notoxic or hazardous materials shall be present in waste
disposed on the site. Waste composed in part or entirely of toxic
or hazardous materials . shall be retained in product -tight
containers for removal and disposal by a licensed scavenger
From G
Technical Bulletin 91-007 (FINAL)
NITROGEN LOADING
April, 1992
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Cape Cod Commission
Water Resources Office
3225 Main Street
P.D. Box 226
Barnstable, MA 62630
(508) 362-3828
Technical Bulletin 97-007 (FINAL)
NITROGEN LOADING
April, 1992
Prepared by
Vater Resources Office
Eduard M. Eichner.
Water Resources PlannerlEnvironmental Scientist
Thomas C. Cambareri
Water Resources CoordinatorlHydrogeologist
Armando J. Carbonell
Executive Director
Cape Cod Commission
3225 Main Street
P.D. Box 226
Barnstable, MA 02630
(508)362-3828
Technical Bulletin 91.001 (FINAL)
NITROGEN LOADING
April, 1992
L�'ry
A. INTRODUCTION
The protection of groundwater resources on Cape Cod is crucial. The almost
complete dependence of the population on groundwater as a drinking water
supply was officially recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA) in 1982, when the Cape Cod aquifer was designated as a Sole Source
Aquifer (47 FR 30282). Because the groundwater lenses of Cape Cod also re-
ceive wastewater and stormwater discharges, introduction of contaminants
needs to be monitored to ensure that the water remains safe for drinking
water purposes. One of the primary contaminants of concern on Cape Cod
is nitrate --nitrogen (NOs N).
Nitrogen loading is important to monitor for several reasons. High drinking
water nitrate -nitrogen levels have been shown to cause methemoglobinemia
(a potentially lethal decreased ability of the blood to transport oxygen) in
infants and have been correlated with progeny malformations (NRC, 1977;
Dorsch, et a2., 1984). High NO3 N concentrations in groundwater have also
been correlated with higher concentrations of regulated drinking water con-
taminants, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (Eckhardt, et al., 1986).
However, the link of high nitrate levels to methemoglobinemia is the most
well established and extensive research has led to the calculation of a 10 ppm
NO3_Nconcentration as a "no -observed -adverse --effect level" (NOAEL) for
most infants (NRC, 1977; Fan, et a1., 1987).
In response to the concerns pointed out by research, the USEPA established
an interim maximum contaminant limit [MCL) in drinking water of 10 ppm
NOg N in 1975 (USEPA, 1975). This standard has been reproposed by the
USEPA a number of times and is scheduled to be adopted permanently in
July, 1992 (56 FR 3526). In addition, USEPA, based on recent research link-
ing high nitrate concentrations to carcinogenic effects, has proposed that the
Unreasonable Risk to Health (URTH) level for NO3 N be set at 10 ppm, along
with additional monitoring requirements for public supply wells which ex-
ceed 5 ppm NOs N (USEPA, 1990). Adoption of this proposed standard
means that a well which exceeds the 10 ppm NO3-NMCL concentration -
could not obtain a variance or an exemption and would be shut down.
Water Resources Office Cape Cod Commission
JTechnical Bulletin 99.001 (FINAL)
NITROGEN LOADING
April, 1992
The health concerns about nitrate are compounded by its environmental
persistence; once it reaches groundwater, it isnot substantially removed by
chemical reactions. In addition, most nitrogen introduced to aerobic subsur-
face environments, such as those encountered in the unconfined aquifers of
Cape Cod; is converted to nitrate. Thus nitrogen added to the groundwater
system is not attenuated and concentrations can only be lowered by dilution
or by limiting the nitrogen introduced to the system.
A number of studies have attempted to quantify and understand nitrogen
loading to groundwater systems. The Nassau -Suffolk Regional Planning
Board (NSRPB) of Long Island ,.New York conducted extensive literature re-
views and presented nitrogen loading levels from a number of sources, in-
cluding wastewater, fertilizer applications, and domestic animals, as part of
the Long Island Comprehensive Waste Treatment Management Plan (also known
as the Long Island 208 study) (NSRPB, 1978). The forerunner of the Cape
Cod Commission (CCC), the Cape Cod Planning and. Economic Development
Commission (CCPEDC), developed a wastewater nitrogen loading methodol-
ogy as part of the Draft Environmental impact Statement and Proposed 208 Water
Quality Management Plan for Cape Cod (also known as the Cape Cod 208 study)
(CCPEDC and U5EPA, 1978). In 1979, CCPEDC modified the methodology to
also include nitrogen inputs from fertilizers (CCPEDC, 1979). A 1986 study of
nitrate concentrations on Cape Cod found a significant positive correlation
between nitrate concentrations in groundwater and housing density (Persky,
1986). In 1988, IEP Inc, presented a nitrogen loading model, as part of their
contract to assess the water resources of the Town of Yarmouth, to attempt
to understand the observed concentrations at two public supply wells (IEP,
1988). Also in 1988, Frimpter, of al, presented a detailed nitrogen loading
methodology for determining nitrogen loading within zones of contribution
(ZQCs) to public drinking water supply wells. In 1991, the Buzzards Bay
(BBP) recommended nitrogen management actions, which involved a synthe-
sis of the methods in many of the previous studies, for "nitrogen sensitive
embayments" in their Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan
(CCMP) (LISEPA and MA EQER, 1991). Planning boards and boards of health
in many of the towns on Cape Cod have adopted density restrictions, water
quality report requirements for new developments, and nitrogen loading
methodologies based on the information included in these studies.
Nitrogen loading methodologies used on Cape Cod have based their conclu-
sions and recommendations on various assumptions about nitrogen loading
parameters (e.g., wastewater flows, nitrogen concentrations in wastewater,
lawn sizes, etc.). As more research has been done and more papers have been
published, a certain level of confusion has developed over which values and
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methods are the most proper to use when performing nitrogen loading calcu-
lations. This bulletin presents the methodology which is used by the Water
Resources Office (WRO) of the Cape Cod Commission to review Develop-
ments of Regional Impact (DRIs) and to evaluate cumulative nitrogen loading
to Water Resource Areas as described in the Regional Policy Plan (RPP) (Sec-
tion 2.1).
B. VALUES
All nitrogen loading methodologies involve a certain number of assumptions.
This methodology will assume that the recharge (e.g., wastewater, storm -
water runoff, precipitation) and nitrogen sources (e.g., septic wastes, fertiliz-
ers, nutrients in runoff) within the boundaries of the development site are
well mixed prior to their mixing with the groundwater. While this assump-
tion is not an accurate representation of actual contaminant plume behavior,
it is an assumption which simplifies the nitrogen loading calculations and is
appropriate in most cases where wastewater quantities are fairly low. An
assumption is also made that no nitrogen is lost from the system once it is
introduced to the groundwater. This assumption also is an approximation of
actual nitrogen contamination behavior, but is appropriate in lieu of definitive
research about the level of denitrification reactions at depth within the aqui-
fers of Cape Cod.
B.I. 5 ppm NO3-N
A statistical analysis, conducted by Porter and presented in the Long Island
208 study, of 865 NO-Nobservations from 54 wells in Nassau County on
Long Island attempts to establish how often the 10 ppm NO3 N USEPA MCL
would be violated given a mean NO3-N concentration (NSRPB, 1978). Porter
found that a well with a mean NO_Nconcentration of 6.0 ppm would violate
the 10 ppm MCL 10% of the time. Additional analysis of the same observa-
tions has indicated that a mean concentration of 3 ppm NO3-Nwill violate
the MCL one time out of a hundred (1% of the time) (LIRPB, 1986). Based,
in part, on Porter's work, the Long Island 208 study recommended that in
areas that exceeded a 6 ppm NO_Nconcentration, sewering be undertaken to
protect future drinking water supplies (NSRPB, 1978).
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After reviewing the Long Island 248 study, CCPEDC adopted a 5 ppm NOS N
standard as a planning guideline (CCPEDC and USEPA, 1978). This concen-
tration promises to keep violations of the USEPA MCL to less than one in 10
samples and "allows for a margin of safety during times of high loading with
low recharge" (CCPEDC, 1979).
Although the 5 ppm NO3--N guideline gives some level of protection to drink-
ing water supplies, the level of protection afforded by this concentration may
be inadequate to protect the ecosystems of nitrogen limited coastal embay-
ments on Cape Cad. Nitrogen loading limits for recharge areas to embay-
ments (Marine Water Recharge Areas in the RPP) are referred to as critical
nitrogen loading rates, i.e., maximum annual loadings without producing
negative ecosystem changes, such as eutrophication. Each embayment has
a unique critical nitrogen loading rate, as determined by an analysis of.its
morphology and tidal exchange or flushing rate. Although available ana-
lyses of critical loading based on flushing rates within coastal recharge areas
are not extensive, most have identified critical nitrogen loading rates, which
when converted.to loading concentrations are less than the 5 ppm NO3--N
guideline. K.V. Associates (1383) identified critical loading concentrations,
of 1.5 and 8.5 ppm NO. -N -for Bournes Pond and Hamblin Pond, respectively,
in Falmouth: Horsley Witten Hegemann (HWH) (1991) identified 3.68 ppm
NO_Nas the critical loading concentration for Buttermilk Bay, and identified
3.8 and 2.0 ppm NOs N as the critical loading concentrations for Oyster Pond
and Mill Pond, respectively, in Chatham (H'WH, 1990). The unique character-
istics of nitrogen sensitive embayments will require additional studies, in-
cluding flushing rate determinations, -to ascertain critical loading rates.
The CCC WRO believes that the 5 ppm NO3-N guideline is appropriate for
use on Cape Cod and will protect the largely undefined potential future water
supply areas, private wells, and the small volume community and noncom-
munity supply wells, and, in the absence of recharge area specific studies
establishing critical nitrogen loading limits, will provide some protection for
coastal resources. Lower NO3-Nloading rates based on flushing characteris-
tics, will be necessary within the recharge areas to certain identified nitrogen
sensitive embayments.
B.Z. Sewage Flows and Concentrations
In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, wastewater systems are required to
be designed based on wastewater flows in 310 CMR 15 Minimum Requirements
for the Subsurface Disposal of Sanitary Sewage, which is commonly referred to as
"Title 5." The flow design criteria for wastewater disposal systems are pur-
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posely inflated to ensure that the systems avoid hydraulic failure and "as-
similate maximum daily flows" (310 CMR 15,02 (13)). For example, all bed-
rooms are assumed to have two people per bedroom, with a resultant flow of
55 gallons per capita per day (gpcd) (310 CMR 15.02). In contrast, average
residential wastewater flows found in a number of studies averaged approxi-
mately 44 gpcd and occupancy levels found in a number of Cape Cod towns
do not approach the two people per bedroom level (Bennett, et al., 1974; Witt,
et a]., 1974; NSRPB, 1978; Cambareri, et al., 19$9; Bel£ft, et ai., 1990). In spite
of the obvious overestimation of usual wastewater flows. Title 5 wastewater
flows have been used for analysis of nitrogen loading in most cases, including
the Cape Cod 208 study and the analysis presented in Frimpter, et A (1988).
Nitrogen concentrations reaching groundwater have also been assumed at
a variety of levels. The literature search conducted for the Long Island 208
study resulted in a conservative estimate of average per capita nitrogen load
in wastewater of 10 pounds per year, with a concentration of 41 ppm nitrogen
reaching the groundwater (NSRPB, 1978), The Cape Cod 208 study assumed
a concentration of 35 ppm NO. -N reaching groundwater (CCPEDC and
USEPA, 1978). A modeling effort conducted by IEP, Inc. in Yarmouth found
that a calibrated concentration of 33.9 ppm NO3 N reaching groundwater
produced the closest fit for historic nitrogen concentrations within a specified
study area (IEP, 1988). The BBP in their CCMP and guidance documents is
using a loading rate of 5.86 lbs/person/year (USEPA and MA EDEA, 1991;
Costa et al., in preparation).
Actual studies of leaching field concentrations have found different results
depending on the soil characteristics, percolation rate, loading rate, distance
to impervious strata, and the distance to the water table (Canter -and Knox,
1985). Andreoli, et al. (1979), in a study on Long Island, found that an average
of 36% of total nitrogen applied to soil is removed after two feet of travel
through sandy soil. Andreoli, et al, (1979) also found that nitrification (the
conversion of ammonium to nitrate) occurs within 2-4 feet of vertical travel
through the soil. A study by the Suffolk County Department of Health Ser-
vices (SCDHS) found that nitrogen concentrations varied depending on the
time of year and depth below the leaching field (SCDHS, 1983). Concentra-
tions of total nitrogen varied between 15 and 49 ppm, with an average con-
centration of 34.7 ppm (SCDHS, 1983). A recent study by Robertson, et a1.
(1991) of two septic systems in sandy soils found NO3-N concentrations with-
in the contaminant plumes averaging 33 and 39 ppm.
Wastewater flows and expected nitrogen concentrations from nonresidential
land uses have not been the subject of comparable research. Wastewater
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flows and nitrogen concentrations from other uses are more varied in charac-
ter and quantity, even between similar uses. Frimpter, et aL (1988) has a more
extensive list of flows from nonresidential uses than Title 5, but does not re-
ference the additional flows. The same lists also have similar concentration
ranges for both residential and nonresidential land uses (Frimpter, et al.,
1988). Wastewater from facilities which have mostly black water (i.e-, toilet)
flows tend to have higher. NO3-N concentrations because lower NO3--N grey
water flows, i.e., sinks and showers, are not mixed in for dilution. The Yar-
mouth Water Resources Protection ,Study model found that a calibrated nitrogen
concentration of 59.8 ppm for wastewater flows from restaurants provided
the best fit for historical nitrogen concentrations (IEP, 1988). Large corpora-
tions, such as -McDonald's Corporation, with many similar facilities may have
fairly accurate estimates of the expected flows from their facilities (P. Landry,
McDonald's Corporation, 1991, oral communication).
Although the staff of the WRO acknowledges that the Title 5 flows are, by
design, overestimates of usual wastewater flows, these flows will be utilized
by the WRO staff to calculate nitrogen loading. The inclusion of actual town
occupancy levels in nitrogen loading calculations for residential develop-
ments (see Section B.3.) will correct for some of the overestimation inherent
in the use of these wastewater flows. Additionally, 35 ppm NOs N has his-
torically been used by the staff of the WRO as the concentration of nitrogen
reaching groundwater from septic systems. While this concentration may
overestimate concentrations in certain cases, it is also probably an underesti-
mation in others, especially in the case of most. commercial wastewater flows.
The staff believes that the 35 ppm NO3-N concentration is an accurate number
for all nitrogen loading calculations.
B.3. Occupancy Rates
As was stated in the Section 13.2., Title 5 assumes that each bedroom is occu-
pied by two people. The Cape Cod 208 study of nitrogen loading assumed
that each housing unit was occupied by three people (CCPEDC, 1979).
Frimpter, et aL (1988) made no implicit assumptions about occupancy, but
demonstration calculations and wastewater flows included in the paper are
based on Title 5 flows.
The WRO staff again acknowledges the overestimation inherent in the use of
Title 5 flows for nitrogen loading analysis and, as such, requests that future
nitrogen loading calculations on residential developments submitted for
review include both Title 5 occupancy levels and occupancy levels based on
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the levels that exist in the town of the proposed development. Regulatory
reviews of residential developments will use the mean of the two resulting
nitrogen loading values. Nonresidential developments will continue to be
reviewed based on Title 5 flows, unless substantial documentation of waste-
water flows from similar land use can be presented to the staff.
BA Lawns
The Long Island 208 study conducted a survey of lawn fertilizer usage and
lawn sizes in an attempt to understand potential nitrogen inputs from lawns.
This survey, which contacted 460 households in 7 communities, found that
rates of fertilizer application ranged between 1.70 and 3.75 lbs of nitrogen per
1,000 ft2 per year (NSRPB, 1978). The survey also found that fertilizer applica-
tion rates were positively correlated with household income levels. Other
research cited in the Long Island 208 study had found lawn nitrogen applica-
tion rates between 2.2 and 3 lbs N/1,000 ft2/yr.
The nitrogen loading calculations adopted by CCPEDC in 1979 included
fertilizer inputs. Based on tables in the Long Island 208 study and consulta-
tion with the Barnstable County Extension Service, CCPEDC selected 3 lbs
N/1,000 ftz/yr as the appropriate fertilizer application rate for nitrogen load-
ing calculations on Cape Cod (CCPEDC, 1979).
Application rate surveys vary widely, depending on the population being
surveyed. A study of four golf courses on Cape Cod found overall yearly
application rates ranging between 1.7 and 3.1 lbs N/1,000 ft2/yr, with rates
of up to 9.6 lbs N/1,000 ftz/yr for greens (Eichner and Cambareri, 1990).
A survey of golf course turf managers cited in Petrovic (1989) found typical
application rates ranged between 1 and 1.5 lbs N/1,000 ft2/yr. A lawn care
consultant, who works extensively on Cape Cod, contacted for the Yarmouth
Water Resources Protection Study typically applied 4.65 lbs N/ 1,000 ft' of lawn
(IEP, 1988). However, the model developed for the same study calibrated to
historical nitrate concentrations found a best fit with an annual application
rate of 2.8 lbs N11,000 ft' and a leaching rate of 60%.
Nitrogen leaching rates have been subject to more study than application
rates. The Long Island 208 study presented tables with gross estimates of
nitrogen leaching; based on gross_ estimates of nitrogen application and nitro-
gen reaching groundwater, leaching rates of 55.5% and 60% were determined
(NSRPB, 1978). CCPEDC apparently selected a 60% leaching rate based on
the estimates in the Long Island 208 study.
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Research on golf courses over the last decade has provided some insights into
actual nitrogen leaching rates. Brown, et aL (1982) fertilized bermudagrass at
a rate of 3 lbs N/1,000 ft' of turf and found a leaching rate of 22%. Petrovic
(1990) summarized 33 leaching studies conducted in sandy soil and found
leaching rates which ranged between 0 and 56.1.°/x. Leaching rates vary with
soil type, application rate, precipitation, temperature, turf type, and applied
nitrogen forms.
Average lawn sizes are also important to determine when application rates
are presented in terms of pounds per unit area. The Long Island 208 study of
application rates also included a section on lawn sizes, along with surveyors
checks of a certain percentage of respondents. This survey found that lawn
sizes were. fairly constant, averaging 36--40% of total lot size in all categories
except extremely low and extremely high densities (NSRPB, 1978). CCPEDC
recognized that comparable information was not available for Cape Cod and
selected a standard size lawn of 5,000 ftz based on a lot size of between 10,000
and 15,000 ft' (CCPEDC, 1979). Lawn sizes averaged 4,350 ft' in a survey
conducted for the Yarmouth Water Resources Protection Study (IEP, 1988),
Historically, the WRO staff has used a fertilizer application rate of 3 lbs N/
1,000 ft2/yr with a leaching rate of 60% off an average lawn of 5,000 ft'. The
application rate and standard lawn size seem to be appropriate in light of the
lack of definitive information. However, the research which has been done on
leaching rates seems to indicate that the 60% leaching rate figure is too con-
servative. Petrovic's work has indicated that controlled applications of fertil-
izers on healthy turf can substantially reduce leaching rates, sometimes al-
lowing no leaching. Although Petrovic's work indicates that a percentage
lower than 60% can reasonably be, chosen,.the CCC WRO believes that the
objective of protecting groundwater quality should be the main criteria when
selecting a standard leaching rate. Therefore, the CCC WRO will use a leach-
ing rate of 25% in all nitrogen loading analyses. This rate recognizes the
results of most of the controlled leaching experiments summarized in
Petrovic's work, while acknowledging that fertilizer is often applied to un-
healthy turf in an uncontrolled fashion. In summary, future nitrogen loading
calculations submitted to the CCC WRO should use an application rate of 3
lbs N/1,000 ft2/yr and a leaching rate of 25% off an average lawn area of 5,000
ft2.
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B.5. Recharge
Recharge from precipitation is the only way to dilute NO -N loading on an
aquifer -wide basis and provides an important source of dilution for NO -N
concentrations on smaller scales. Approximately 45% of annual precipitation
on Cape Cod becomes recharge (LeBlanc, et al., 1986). The remainder is either
transpired by plants or evaporates back to the atmosphere. Precipitation that
falls on impervious surfaces (e.g., roofs, parking lots, roads) may be recharged
to the water table at a much higher percentage.
Two methods of analysis have been used to estimate the average recharge on
Cape Cod. LeBlanc, et a1. (1986) used the Thornthwaite and Mather method,
which is based largely on precipitation measurements, to calculate average
recharge rates of 22 inches per year on western Cape Cod and 18 in/yr on
eastern Cape Cod. Recharge at Otis Air Force Base has been estimated as 21
in/yr using the same method (LeBlanc, 1982). G. J. Larson of Michigan State
University used a radioisotope method to estimate recharge in n.uro at be-
tween 11 and 16 in/yr, while the Thornthwaite and Mather method calculated
a recharge of between 17.3 and 19.4 in/yr. (Knott and Olimpio, 1986; Delaney
and Cotton, 1972).
Prior nitrogen loading methodologies have been based on conservative re-
charge rates to ensure a margin of safety when determining concentrations.
The original CCPEDC loading methodology assumed a recharge rate of 16
in/yr across all of Cape Cod (CCPEDC and USEPA, 1978). Subsequent load-
ing formulas have also used the same recharge rate (CCPEDC, 1979; Frimp-
ter, et al., 1988). The use of this value may be appropriately conservative for
use in calculations on sites in eastern Cape Cod, but is certainly too conserva-
tive for western Cape Cod. In consideration of the above studies and the
wish to adopt appropriately conservative rates, the CCC WRO staff have
decided to utilize the following recharge rates for natural and lawn areas in
the following towns: 21 in/yr (Bourne, Falmouth); 19 in/yr (Mashpee, Sand-
wich); 18 in/yr (Barnstable, Dennis, Yarmouth); 17 in/yr (Brewster, Harwich);
16 in/yr (Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, Provincetown).
The WRO staff considered not using recharge associated with wastewater
flows in areas which receive drinking water supplies from private wells,
because water is not imported from a public supply well. The public health
concern of so called "short circuiting" between wells and septic systems is a
more crucial concern than site specific nitrogen loading in these areas. The
wastewater in private well areas is not recycled back to a supply well, but
flows with the groundwater from its recharge point towards the groundwater
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discharge area. Thus, the private drinking water wells downgradient of num-
erous wastewater recharge points may intercept the contaminant load from
the upgradient contaminant sources. Therefore, proposed developments
under CCC review in areas which receive drinking water from private wells
will be reviewed based on both the documentation of no negative effects on
the nearby private wells, as indicated by Section 2.1.1.3 of the Regional Policy
Plan, and the nitrogen loading components of the Regional Policy Plan..
Frimpter, et aI (1988).introduced the concept of atmosphere nitrogen loading
to calculations done on Cape Cod. Frimpter, et a1. (1988) assumed a concen-
tration of 0.05 ppm NO -N for loading from precipitation to groundwater.
This concentration was chosen based on analysis by the Barnstable County
Health and Environmental Department of 5,559 groundwater samples from
shallow private wells throughout Cape Cod between 1980 and 1986. Thirty -
percent of these samples had concentrations of less than 0.05 mg NO -N/1,
which was the detection limit for the analytical method used by the.labora-
tory (Frimpter, et A, 1988). Literature reviews have established a range of
0.14-1.15 ppm NO -N for precipitation in the United States (Loehr, 1974). AA
study of precipitation in Truro found an average NO -N concentration of 0.26
ppm (Frimpter, et A, 1988). Frimpter has proposed that nitrogen concentra-
tions up to those found in Truro are removed by the soil zone prior to reach-
ing the water table (M.H. Frimpter, 1991, oral communication). Nitrate -
nitrogen concentrations in precipitation on Long Island from 1969 to 1974
ranged -between 0.33 and 0.67 ppm (NSRPB, 1978). Regardless of the concen-
tration chosen for natural recharge, the nitrogen load from natural recharge is
small enough in comparison to loading from wastewater and fertilizers to
ignore it when performing nitrogen loading calculations on individual par -
eels.
By comparison, nitrogen loading off of impervious surfaces is more signifi-
cant than natural loading. Howie and Waller (1-988) conducted a study of two
highway runoff sites in Florida and found concentrations of 1.4 and 0.58 ppm
total nitrogen reaching groundwater. IEP, Inc (1388) conducted a literature
review of impervious surface runoff concentrations and found ranges of 0.41
to 1.75 ppm NO -N and 1.13 to 10 ppm total nitrogen. The calibration of the
nitrogen loading model detailed in the Yarmouth Water Resources Protection
Study produced values of 1.5 ppm N reaching groundwater in recharge off
pavement and 0.75 ppm N in recharge off roofs (IEP, 1988). The values cho-
sen in the Yarmouth Water Resources Protection Study are also used by the BBP
in their nitrogen loading calculations (USEPA and MA EOEA, 1991; Costa, et
al., in preparation).
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Conventionally, previous nitrogen loading calculations performed by the
CCC WRO staff have assumed that 90% of recharge off impervious surfaces
and 40 in/yr reaches the groundwater. This percentage assumes that precipi-
tation falls on Cape Cod at an average rate of 44.44 in/yr. Average amounts
of precipitation have not been studied across Cape Cod. LeBlanc, et al. (1986)
summarized National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
weather station precipitation data for Cape Cod between 1947 and 1976.
Although the data from the 10 stations provided the data for the determina-.
tion of the recharge patterns discussed previously, a few of the stations an-
nual average precipitation figures do not fall into the smooth gradient across
Cape Cod that the recharge rates seem to follow (LeBlanc, et al., 1986).
The 90% recharge rate off of impervious surfaces has been used in a number
of other studies on Cape Cod (e.g. IEP (1988). CCPEDC and USEPA (1978),
and CCPEDC (1979). Origins of this number are obscure, although members
of the IEP study team for the Yarmouth Water Resources Protection Study state
that this recharge rate is based on "the intuitive assumption that smaller,
shorter storm events would not generate enough water for runoff to occur"
(M.E. Nelson and S.W. Horsley, HWH, 1991, written communication).
Stormwater modeling programs, such as TR --55, use a 98% runoff rate for
parking lots, roofs, streets and driveways directly connected to catch basins,
but these calculations are done on the basis of individual storms, not on
annual precipitation data (SCS, 1986).
In light of the lack of definitive values for many of the stormwater and run-
off attributes, nitrogen loading analyses submitted to the CCC WRO should
utilize the values which have been historically used on Cape Cod: 40 in/yr
recharge off of impervious surfaces, 1.5 ppm NO -N off of paved surfaces,
and 0.75 ppm NO -N off of roofs. Nitrate -nitrogen loading from recharge on
pervious natural areas can be ignored when performing loading analyses on
individual parcels.
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C. METHOD
C.I. Site Specific Mass Balance Analysis.
The information presented above describes values that will be used to assess
nitrogen loading by the WRO staff of the CCC. The staff expects that each
development will perform a Mass Balance Analysis (MBA) of the nitrogen
and water uses within the boundaries of the development, using the values
selected in this bulletin. A MBA will consist of totaling the nitrogen inputs to
groundwater and dividing the nitrogen inputs by the water inputs according
to the parameters described above. Sample calculations following this section
provide examples of the methods to be used for residential and nonresiden-
tial developments.
C.Z. Cumulative Loading Analysis Methodology
If a proposed development is within one of the recharge zones defined in
Section 2.1.1.2 of the Regional Policy. Plan (RPP) and has a Title 5 wastewater
flow of greater than 2,009 gallons per day (gpd), the proponent may also be
required to complete a zone -wide Cumulative Loading Analysis (CLA), simi-
lar to those presented by the WRO staff of CCPEDC and CCC, respectively, in
TrurolProvincetown Aquifer Assessment and Groundwater Protection Pian (Cam-
bareri, et al., 1989) and HarwichlBrewster Wellhead .Protection Project, (Belfit, et
aI ; 1990) and by Horsley Witten and 'Hegemann, Inc. in Quantification of Nitro-
gen Inputs to Buttermilk Bay (HWH, 1991).
If the CLA is being completed for a Wellhead Protection Area (RPP, Section
2.1.1.2.A.) or a Potential PublicVater Supply Area (RPP, Section 2,1,1.2.F.), the
CLA should include,'at a minimum, current expected NO -N concentrations
within the delineated area based on both actual occupancy values and full
Title 5 wastewater flows and future expected NO -N concentrations within
the area at full buildout also using the two wastewater flow estimates. The
completed CLA buildout assessment will provide a worst case assessment of
projected nitrogen concentrations based on current zoning laws. If the build-
out assessment indicates that the critical loading concentration (i.e., 5 ppm
NO -N) will be exceeded under. current zoning, the: CCC will work with an
applicant and/or appropriate authorities to explore nitrogen limitation op-
tions.
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If the CLA is being completed for a Marine Water Recharge Area (MWRA)
(RPP, Section 2.1.1.2.0.), a mass loading approach, similar to the methodology
utilized by the Buzzards Bay Project, will be applied to determine the critical
nitrogen loading rate (Costa, et A, in preparation). The critical loading limit
is an expression of the mass of nitrogen an embayment ecosystem can assimi-
late without negative changes. This limit is dependent, in some cases, on the
period of time it takes the water in the embayment to be completely exchang-
ed (i.e., residence time). Thus, CLA's completed for MWRA's will require an
assessment of the flushing characteristics of the embayment to determine the
critical nitrogen loading rate. The existing and future nitrogen loading to a
given embayment will be compared to the BBP recommended nitrogen load-
ing rate limits for coastal embayments (USEPA and MA EOEA, 1991; see Table
1), unless more precise information about the embayment is available.
Masses for each of the nitrogen loading components, i.e., lawns, wastewater,
impervious surfaces, will be determined as previously described, but the
cumulative mass will not be divided by the recharge and other water flows.
Since the mass loading within the recharge area, rather than the groundwater
or surface water concentration, is the determining factor in protecting coastal
embayments, the total mass of nitrogen from current land use and future
buildout, will be used to assess proposed and future development within the
recharge area. If the buildout assessment indicates that the critical loading
rate (e.g., 200 mg/m3/Vr) will be exceeded under current zoning, the CCC
will work with an applicant and/or appropriate authorities to explore nitro-
gen limitation options.
Many of the types of recharge areas have already been delineated, although
few have had CLA's completed. Development proponents should refer to the
studies previously referenced in this bulletin and contact the CCC WRO staff
to obtain recharge area delineations and guidance prior to preparing a Cumu-
lative Loading Analysis.
C.3. Additional Guidance
If the site is located within a recharge area for which a CLA has been com-
pleted, the site specific MBA nitrogen loading concentration or mass loading
for the proposed development will be compared to the critical loading con-
centration or critical loading rate per unit area of the recharge area. If the
MBA loading concentration or mass loading for a proposed development
exceeds the critical loading concentration or critical loading rate per unit area
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for a recharge area, the proposed MBA loading concentration or mass loading
from the project will need to be lowered (e.g., decrease the wastewater flows).
If a sewer connection is available for the proposed development, MBA nitro-
gen loading calculations will not be required if the proposed development
will connect to the sewer and if the municipal wastewater treatment facility
has adequate capacity and is operating within the parameters of its discharge
permit. Proposed wastewater treatment facilities will be reviewed. coopera-
tively with the MA Department of Environmental Protection. Projects involv-
ing nitrogen loading characteristics or situations outside the scope of those
described within this bulletin will be handled an a case by case basis. It
should be noted that the CCC discourages the use of excessive impervious
surfaces to lower nitrogen loading concentrations and Developments -of
Regional Impact before the CCC must conform to the minimum performance
standards concerning open space in the RPP (Sections 6.1.1.3 and 6.1.7..4).
Water Resources Office
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Table 1
SUMMARY OF NITROGEN LOADING VALUES
TARGET CONCENTRATION: 5 ppm (milligram/liter) NOs N
WASTEWATER
Residences
40 inches per year
Concentration:
35 ppm NOS N
Flow:
Title 5 (310 CMR 15.02)
Nonresidences
Concentration:
35 ppm NO3 N
Flow:
Title 5; Frimpter, et al (1988): Documented
Roof runoff:
flows satisfactory to CCC WRO staff
OCCUPANCY:
Range (Actual town rate to 2 people per bedroom)
LAWNS
Area:
5,000 ft2
Fertilizer:
31hs/1,000 ft' of lawn
Leaching:
25%
RECHARGE
Off of impervious surfaces:
40 inches per year
Concentrations
Road runoff'.
1.5 ppm NOS N
Roof runoff:
0.75 ppm NO9 N
Natural areas
Barnstable:
18 inches per year
Mashpee:
19 in/yr
Bourne:
21 in/yr
Orleans:
161n/yr
Brewster:
17 in/yr
Provincetown:
16 in/yr
Chatham:
16 In/yr
Sandwich:
19 in/yr
Dennis:
18 in/yr
Truro:
16 in/yr
Eastham:
16 in/yr
Wellfieet:
16 in/yr
Falmouth:
21 in/yr
Yarmouth:
18 in/yr
Harwich:
17 in/yr
Recommended Nitrogen Loading Limits for Coastal Embayments
OUTSTANDING
EMBAYMENT WATERS CLASSIFIED SB WATERS CLASSIFIED SA RESOURCE AREAS
Shallow
■ flushing: 4.5 days or less 350 mg/m3/Vr
• flushing: greater than 4.5 days 30 g/ml/yr
Deep
• select rate resulting in 500 mg/m3/Vr
lesser annual loading or 45 g/m2/yr
Note: Vr = Vollenweider flushing term
Vr = r
1 + sgrt (r)
r — flushing time (yrs)
200 mg/m3/Vr
15 g/m2/yr
260 mg/ms/Vr
or 20 g/ml/yr
100 mg/m3/Vr
5 g/mE/yr
130 mg/m3/Vr
or 10 g/m2/yr
Source: USEPA and MA EOEA,1991
Water Resources Office 15 Cape Cod Commission
EXAMPLE NONRESIDENTIAL LOADING CALCULATIONS
Office Building: -
Lot Size: 5 acres {217,800 ftq
Impervious Surfaces: Roof Area: 15,000 ft'; Paving Area: 30,000 ft2
Natural Area: 172,800 ft2; Lawn Area: 10,000 ft2
'itle V Flow: 75 gallons/day per. 1,000 ft2
WASTEWATER
15,000 fta 75 gpd 3.785 L = 4,258.1 L/d 35 mg = 149,034.4 mg/d
1;000 ft2, gal L
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES
15,000 ft2 40 in ft 28.32 L 1 yr 3,879.5 L/d0 75 mg = 2,909.6 mg/d
yr 12 in ft3 365 d L
30,000 ft2 40 in ft 28.32 L -1 yr - 7,758.9 L/d 1.5 mg =11,638.4 mg/d
yr 12 in ft3 365 d L
LAWN
10,000 ft2 3 lbs 1 yr [454,000 mg 9,328.8 mg/d
1,000 ft2 *r 365 d lb 0'25
NATURAL
5 acres 43,580. 0 = 217,800'ft2; 217,800 ft2 - 45,000 ft2 = 172,800 ft2
acre
172,800 ft2 1.5 ft 28.32 L1 yr = 20,111.1 L/d -
yr ft, 365 d
SUMMARY
149,304.4 + 2,909.6 + 11,638.4 + 9,328.8 mg 172,911.2 mg
= 4.80 ppm
4,258.1 + 3,879.5 + 7,758.9 + 20,111.1 liters 36,007-.6 liters
Water Resources Office 16 Cape Cod Commission
EXAMPLE RESIDENTIAL LOADING CALCULATIONS
Home (3 bedrooms)
Lot Size: 1 acre (43,560 ft2)
Impervious Surfaces: Roof Area: 2,000 ft2; Paving Area: 500 ft'
Natural Area: 41.,060 ft2; Lawn Area: 5,000 ft2
Title V Flow: 110 gallons/day per bedroom
WASTEWATER
Title V (2 people per bedroom)
3 bedrooms 110 gpd 3.785 L = 1,249.0 L/d 35 mg = 43,716.8 mg/d.bedroom gal L
Actual (assume 2.5 people/unit average occupancy within the town)
3 bedrooms
110 gpd
[bedroom
3,785 L 2.5
— 520,4 L/d
35 mg =
18,214.6 mg/d
gal 6
L
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES
2,040 ft2
40 in
ft
28.32 L
1 yr
— 517.3 L/d
0.75 mg
= 387.9 mg/d
yr
12 in ft,
365 d.
L
500 ftx
r 40 in
ft j
28.32L][
I yr - 129.3 L/d
1.5 mg
=194.0 mg/d
yr
12 in
W
365 d
L
LAWN
5,000 ft2 3 lbs 1 yr 454;000 mg 4,664.4 mg/d.
1,000 ft2 *yr 365 d lb 0.25
NATURAL
43,560 ft2 - 2,500 ft2 = 41,060 ft2
41,050 ft2 1.5 ft 28.32 L 1 Yr = 4,778.7 L/d
yr ft' 365 d
SUMMARY
43,716.8 + 387.9 + 194.0 + 4,664.4 mg 48,963.1 mg
Title VFlow = = 7.34 ppm
1,249.0 + 517.3 + 129.3 + 4,778.7 liters 6,674.3 liters
18,214.6 + 387.9 + 194.0 + 4,664.4 mg 23,460.9 mg
Actual = = 3.95 ppm
520.4 + 517.3 + 129.3 + 4,778.7 liters 5,945.7 liters
Final Calculation (7.34 + 3.95)/2 = 5.65 ppm
Water Resources Office 17 Cape Cod Commission
JTechnical Bulletin 99-oai (FINAL)
NITROGEN LOADING
April, 1992
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a. Name
873 HARWICH ROAD
b. Street Address
BREWSTER MA 02631
C. City d. State e. Zip Code
Certification
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Based on my inquiry of the person c persons who manage the system, c those persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate and complete. I am aware that the
are significant penalties For submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."
ELIZABETH BELAIR 15/25/2021
a. Signature b. Date (mmlddlyyyy)
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Bureau of Resource Protection - Groundwater Discharge Program
Groundwater Permit
DAILY LOG SHEET
A. Facility Information
Facility name, address:
P+AAPLEWOO❑ AT BREWSTER
a. Name
820 HARWICH ROAD
b. Street Address
951 —7
1. Permit Number
2. Tax identification Number
2021 APR DAILY
3. Sampling Month & Frequency
BREWSTER IMA 02631
C. City d. State e. Zip Code
2. Contact information:
OSEPH SMITH
a. Name of Facility Contact Person
7742125005
b. Telephone Number
3. Sampling information:
Lsmith@NSUWater.com
c. a -mall address
4/1/2021 NOT APPLICABLE
a. pate Sampled (mmlddly)oyyj b, Laboratory Name
BEA NSU PERSONNEL
G. Analysis Performed By (Name)
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1951
Bureau of Resource Protection _ Groundwater Discharge Program 1. Permit -Number
Groundwater Permit M.
Ll 1 2• Tax identification Number
DAILY LOG SHEET 2021 APR DAILY
3. Sampling Month & Frequency
C. Daily Readings/Analysis Information
Date Effluent Reuse Irrigation Turbidity Influent pH Effluent Chlorine UV
Flow GPD Flow GPD Flow GPD pH Residual intensity
(mgll) ri°Iaj
1 5273 6.$ 6.9
2 6244
3 6244
4 6244
5 5513 6.8 6.9
s 6562 I 6.8 B.9
7 5518 6.8 7.0
8 6612 6.8 7.0
s 5835 !� 6.7 6.9
10 5835
11 5835 � Q -
12 6542 6.8 7.1
13 6607 6.8 7.0
144205 6.8 7.4
15 657$ 6.8 7.1
18 5926 6.8 7.1
17 5926
1S. 5926
F=
19 6551 6.8 7.0
20 4551 6.9 7.1
21 634$ 6.$ 7.0
22 5515 6.8 7.0
236771 6.8 7.1
24 6771
25 6771
zs 4667 6.8 7.1
27 5751 6.8 7.0 !�
28 3712 6.9 7.0
29 7574 6.9 7.1
30 5884 6.8 7.1
31
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1951
Bureau of Resource Protection - Groundwater Discharge Program 1. Permit Number
L
Groundwater Permit Tax identification Number
� DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT
202'1 APR MONTHLY
3. Sampling Month & Frequency
A. Facility Information
Important:When
filling out forms on 1. Facility name, address:
the computer, use ]MAPLEWOOD AT BREWSTER
only the tab key to a. Mame
move your cursor - 820 HARWICH ROAD
do not use the
return key. b. Street Address
BREWSTER JIVA. 102631
G. City d. State e. Zip Code
2. Contact information:
JOSEPH SMITH
a. Name of Facility Contact Person
7742125005 Jjsmith@NSUWater.corn
b. Telephone Number
3. Sampling information:
c. e-mail address
4114/2021 ALPHA ANALYTICAL
a, Date Sampled (mmlddlyyyy) b. Laboratory Name
ALPHA ANALYTICAL PERSONNEL
c. Analysis Performed By (Name)
B. Form Selection
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Discharge Monitoring Report - 2021 Apr Monthly
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2. r This is the fast selection,
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 951
Bureau of Resource Protection - Groundwater Discharge Program 1. Permit Number
Groundwater Permit
2. Tax identification Number
DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT
2021 APR MONTHLYLl ��
3, Sampling Month & Frequency
D. Contaminant Analysis Information
• For "fl", below detection limit, less than [<] value, or not detected, enter "ND"
• TNTC = too numerous to count. (Fecal results only)
• NS = Not Sampled
1, Parameter)Contaminant
2. Influent
3. Effluent
4, Effluent Method
Units
Detection limit
t3oo
780
41
jj
-
MGL
TSS
1190
51
25 --
MGL
TOTAL SOLIDS
1000
MG/L
AMMONIA -N
18.2
MCL
NfRRATE-N
ND
0.10
MG+L
TOTAL NITROGEN(NO3tNO2+TKN)
9,62
0.450
MGL
OIL & GREASE
�p I
4.0
MGL
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Groundwater Permit
2. Tax identification Number
MONITORING WELL DATA REPORT
2021 APR MONTHLY
13 - 3. Sampling Month & Frequency
A. Facility Information
lmportant:When
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the computer, use ]MAPLEWOOD AT BREWSTER
only the tab key to a. Name
move your cursor -
$20 HARWICH ROAD
do not use the
return key. b. Street Address
BREWSTER IMA 102631
C. City d. State e. Zip Code
2. Contact infozmation:
lia+A� JOSEPH SMITH
a. Name of Facility Contact Person
7742125005 'smith@NSUWater.com
b. Telephone Number
3, Sampling information:
c, a -mall address
4/30/2021 NOT APPLICABLE
a. Date Sampled (mmfddlyyyy) b. Laboratory Name
BEA NSU PERSONNEL
c, Analysis Performed By (Name)
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Monitoring Well Data Report - 2021 Apr Monthly '
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1951
Bureau of Resource Protection - Groundwater Discharge Program 1. Permit Number
Groundwater Permit
2. Tax identification Number
MONITORING WELL DATA REPORT
2021 APR MONTHLY
.3. Sampling Month & Frequency
C. Contaminant Analysis Information
• For '0", below detectlon limit, less than (<) value, or not detected, enter "ND" �
• TNTC = too numerous to count. (Fecal results only)
• N5 = Not Sampled
• DRY = Not enough water in well to sample.
ParameterlContaminant MW -1 MW -2 MW -3 MW -4
Units Well #: 1 Well #: 2 Well #: 3 Well #: 4 Well #: 5 Well #: 6
5_86 5.86 16.36 15.51
s.U.
STATIC WATER LEVEL 33.88 33.11 33.15 33.16
FEET
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE 181 4 193.4 1343.6 90.8
UNiF'OS?C '
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Groundwater Permit
Facility Information
PLEWOOD AT BREWSTER
F951 - - -
1. Permit Number
2. Tax identification Number
a. Name
820 HARWICH ROAD -
b. Street Address
BREWSTER IMA 2631
G. City d. State e, Zip Code
Certification
"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in
accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel pro pady gather and evaluate the information submitted.
Based on my inquiry of the person a persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowiedgo and belief, true, accurate and complete. I am aware that the
are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment far knowing violations."
SAMANTHA FARRENKOPF 5124/2021
a. Signature b. Date (mm!ddlyyyy)
orting Package Comments
ENN ETT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATES, LLC, (BEA) HAS COMPLETED THE APRIL 2021
IONTHLY INFLUENT AND EFFLUENT SAMPLING OF THE BIOCLERE WASTEWATER
REATMENT SYSTEM. MONTHLY WASTEWATER SAMPLING WAS COMPLETED ON 4/14121.
4BORATORY RESULTS REPORTED BOD AND TSS GREATER THAN DISCHARGE PERMIT
IMITATIONS, SUBSEQUENT RESAMPLING COMPLETED ON 4127121 FOR ANALYSIS OF BOD
ND TSS REPORTED CONCENTRATIONS OF 26 MG1L AND 27 MGA-, RESPECTIVELY.
FFLU ENT PH WAS REPORTED WITHIN THE 6.5 TO 8.5 RANGE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.
LOW VOLUME MEASUREMENTS WERE ASSESSED DURING THE MONTH FROM THE
YSTEM'S EFFLUENT FLOW METER. DAILY FLOW REMAINED WITHIN THE 19,800 -GPD
IMITATION THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. THE MINIMUM, MAXIMUM AND AVERAGE GPD
LOWS REPORTED OVER THE COURSE OF THE MONTH WERE 3,712 GPD, 7,574 GPD AND
1943 GRD, RESPECTIVELY.
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Date and Time Created: 5/16/2021:1:15:46 PM
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1746
Bureau of Resource Protection _ Groundwater discharge Program i. Permit Number
Groundwater Permit
2. Tax identification Number
DAILY LOG SHEET
2021 APR DAILY
Ll
3. Sampling Month & Frequency
A. Facility Information
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the computer, use PLEASANT SAY -HEALTH CTR
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move your cursor -
383 SOUTH ORLEANS ROAD
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BREWSTER IMA 102631
VG:l
C. City d. State e. Zip Code
2. Contact information:
�Rw#A]JOSEPH SMITH
a. Name of Fad lity Contact Person
7742125005 jsmith@NSUWater.com
b. Telephone Number c. e-mail address
3. Sampling information:
4/112021 NOT APPLICABLE
a. date Sampled [mnuddlyyyy] b. Laboratory Name
BEA NSU PERSONNEL
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1746
Bureau of Resource Protection - Groundwater Discharge Program 1. Permit Number
Groundwater Permit
•�- 2. Tax identification Number
L
� DAILY LOG SHEET 2021 APR DAILY
3. Sampling Month & Frequency
Date
1
2
3
4
5
s
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
18
17
18
19
29
21
22
23
24
25
2s
27
28
29
30
31
C. Daily Readings/Analysis Information
Effluent Reuse Irrigation Turbidity Influent pH Effluent Chlorine UV
Flow GPD Flow GPD How GPD pH Residual Intensity
(ingll) (1/0
8755
6996
6996
6996
11358
6852
9049
75$2
7083
7083
7083
13176
12211
10291 �J
12770
11381
11381
12930
8715
12940
13802
7817
7817
7817
8497
11259 Ij�l
5435
10271
6740
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Groundwater Permit
DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT
A. Facility Information
1. Facility name, address:
PLEASANT BAY HEALTH CTR
746 - - — -
1. Permit Number
2. Tax identification Number 1
2x21 APR N10NTHLY
3. Sampling Month & Frequency
a, Name
383 SOUTH ORLEANS ROAD
b. Street Address
BREWSTER IMA 102631
c. City . . d. State e. Zip Code
2. Contact information:
JOSEPH SMITH
a. Name of Facility Contact Person
7742125005 lismith@NSU Water.corn
b. Telephone Number c. e-mail address
3. Sampling information:
18!2021 ALPHA ANALYTICAL
a. Date Sampled (mmiddlyyyy) b. Laboratory Name
ALPHA ANALYTICAL PERSON NFL
c. Analysis Performed By (Name)
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❑ischarge Monitoring Report - 2021 Apr Monthly
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1746
Bureau of Resource Protection - Groundwater Discharge Program 1. Permit Number
Groundwater Permit
' 2. Tax identification Number
DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT 2921 APR MONTHLY
.3. Sampling Month & Frequency
D. Contaminant Analysis Information
• For "0", below detection limit, less than (a) value, or not detected, enter "N I7"
• TNTC = too numerous to count. (Fecal results only)
■ NS = Not Sampled
1, ParameterlContaminant
Units
BOD
MGIL
TSS
MGL
TOTAL SOLIDS
MGL
AMMONIA -N
MGIL
NITRATE -N
MGIL
TOTAL NITROGEN(NO3+NO2+THN)
MGIL
OIL & GREASE
MGIL
FECAL COLIFORM
1100 ML
CHLORIDE
MG`L
2. Influent 3. Effluent 4. Effluent Method
� ll Detection limit
`$
f c -- �J 2.6 12.0
173 I' Jp -� 15+0 ---- — --- –
1489 1359 10
29.5
6.7 19.19
8.88
ND ,
ND
.62 -
0.450
3.E
19
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1746 j
Bureau of Resource Protection - Groundwater Discharge Program 1. Permit Number
Groundwater Permit
Tax identification Number
MONITORING WELL DATA REPORT 12021 APR MONTHLY
LL. 3. Sampling Month & Frequency
A. Facility Information
lmportant:When
filling out farms on 1. Facility name, address:
the computer, use PLEASANT 13AY HEALTH CTR
only the tab key to - a. Name
move your cursor -
do not use the 383 SOUTH ORLEANS ROAD
return key, b. Street Address
BREWSTER IMA 102631
Q G. City d. State e. Zip Code
lk AV 2. Contact information:
r{YurrA� JOSEPH SMITH
a. Name of Facility Contact Person
7742125005 'smith@NSUWater.com
b. Telephone Number c. e-mail address
3. Sampling information:
4/28/2021 fNOT APPLICABLE
a. Date Sampled (mrralddlyyyy) b. Laboratcay Name
BEA NSU PERSONNEL.
c. Analysis Performed By (Name)
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Monitoring Well Data Report _ 2021 Apr Monthly
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1746
Bureau of Resource Protection _ Groundwater Discharge Program 1. Permit Number
1
Groundwater Permit
' MONITORING WELL DATA REPORT 2. Tax identification Number
6 2021 APR MONTHLY
3. Sampling Month & Frequency
C. Contaminant Analysis Information
• For "0", below detection limit, less than {a] value, or not detected, enter "ND" �
• TNTC = too numerous to count. (Fecal results only)
• NS = Not Sampled
■ DRY = Not enough water in well to sample.
ParametertContaminant DG -1 DG -2 Dr3 4 LG -1
Units Well #: 1 Well #: 2 Well #: 3 Well #: 4 Well #: 5 Well #: 6
PH
6.24 J 16.57 - 16.71 6.16 —
s.u.
STATIC WATER LEVEL 12.01 11.90 11,$2 12.66
FEET
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE 182 1 1311 A -J 1328.7 � 144.6
ulv�Ias�
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1746
Bureau of Resource Protection - Groundwater Discharge Program 1. Permit Number
Groundwater Permit i
2. Tax identification Number
Facility Information
(PLEASANT BAY HEALTH CTR
a. Name
383 50UTH ORLEANS ROAD
b. Street Address
BREWSTER IMA 102631
C. City d. State e, Zip Code
Certification
'I certify under penalty of law that this docurnent and all attachments were prepared under my dIrection or supervision in
accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted.
Based an my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those parsons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate and complete. I am aware that the
are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and Imprisonment for knowing violations;'
SAMANTHA FARRENKOPF 15/1612021
a, Signature
Comments
b. Date (mmlddlyyyy)
BENNETT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATES, LLC. (BEA) HAS COMPLETED THE APRIL 2021
MONTHLY INFLUENT AND EFFLUENT SAMPLING OF THE AMPHIDROME WASTEWATER
TREATMENT SYSTEM. MONTHLY WASTEWATER SAMPLING WAS COMPLETED ON 418121.
LABORATORY RESULTS REPORTED ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN DISCHARGE PERMIT
LIMITATIONS. EFFLUENT PH WAS REPORTED WITHIN THE 6.5-8.5 RANGE THROUGHOUT THE
MONTH. FLOW VOLUME MEASUREMENTS WERE ASSESSED DURING THE MONTH FROM
THE SYSTEM'S EFFLUENT FLOW METER. DAILY FLOW REMAINED WITHIN THE 26,500 -GPD
LIMITATION THROUGHOUTTHE MONTH, THE MINIMUM, MAXIMUM AND AVERAGE GPD
FLOWS REPORTED OVER THE COURSE OF THE MONTH WERE 5,435 GPD, 13,802 GPD AND
9,416 GPD, RESPECTIVELY.
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