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WATER QUALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE
January 5`~, 2007
Room A, Town Hall
Meeting Time: 1000 hours
Present: William Porter,(WP), Victor Staley (VS), Joanne Hughes (JH), Ed Lewis (EL), Nancy
Ellis Ice (NEI), Cynthia Baran (CB), William Henchy (WH), Jillian Douglass (JD),
The meeting was called to order at 1005 by Chairperson, (CB)
The First Order of Business (FOOB): Minutes of 11/17/06 meeting. Approved as written.
The second OOB: Minutes of 12/08/06 meeting. Approved as written.
EL reported that the town now had an up to date website and hoped that minutes from the
WQRC meetings could be displayed there as a regular matter and suggested that minutes from all
other committee meetings might also be included. JD will follow up.
The third OOB: Report of the Building Commissioner of site visit relative to the
Adminbistrative Consent Order (ACO) for BS&G. VS reported, relative to ACO items 20,
39 & 41, that the 500 gallon tank was old but older still was the 2000 gallon tank which, having
been installed before the 1994 by-law, was grandfathered. EL asked whether or not the WQRC
had authority to over-ride the grandfathering provision or, change the WQRC certificate of
compliance or issue a cease and desist order. JD suggested that the BOS -the licensing authority
- might suspend the license. That might be a way to control such situations.
Relative to ACO item 40, VS reported general compliance but noted that he had ordered the
removal of the automatic clips for both fuel dispensing valves requiring someone to constantly
hold the handle while fueling.
Relative to ACO items 42.43 & 50: VS reported compliance.
Relative to ACO item 49: VS reported that he had requested the tanker truck used for water
transport be marked as such.
NEI handed out a letter from Amberlyn V iprino to Mr. Robert Johnson of the Mass. DEP
outlining the BS&G wood chipping operation required to obtain an exemption permit. CB
suggested afollow-up with Bennett & O"Reilly regarding sampling of groundwater monitoring
wells on the site.
The fourth OOB: Discuss status of Trant Property. VS reported finding numerous cars stored
without a proper permit as well as a septic truck. He ordered removal. He noted that, to date,
there had been some progress and so had taken no further action at this time. VS also noted that
he had received several letters of complaint regarding operations in the vicinity and he ordered a
change of operation. Also noted was the fact that a small part of the property was in zone II
while the rest was not, raising the question of effectiveness in protecting groundwater. VS is
going to require operator to appear before the WQRC to apply for a Certificate of Water Quality
Compliance.
The fifth OOB: VS reported that in 1985 a cease and desist order had been issued to Grover for
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operating his business out of the farm area. Grover is to appear before the Board of Appeals on
Tuesday, next. WH moved to support Paul Hick's recommendations in Paul Hick's letter of
January 3'd and to advise the Board of Appeals to defer any action on the Grover appeal until
after a CWQC is issued. EL seconded and the motion was approved unanimously.
The sizth OOB: History of the Colson property. EL noted that the Board of Selectmen had
agreed that they will not issue a new twenty-five year lease to Colson Landscape until a
Certificate of Water Quality Compliance has been obtained. JH expressed difficulty in justifying
a twenty-five year lease with someone bent on ignoring the orders of the WQRC.. WH moved
that the WQRC initiate communications anew with Colson informing him that the WQRC will not
support renewal of the lease without a CWQC and also that his attitude raises questions
regarding the length of the lease. VS expressed his concern over shortening the term of a lease
pointing out that such a restriction would discourage establishment of business operations in the
area and that such a restriction was really unnecessary since any violation would result in
revocation of a lease. There was some agreement with this position among the committee.
The motion made by WH was then voted upon. There were five "ayes" and one abstention.
The seventh OOB: Article from CCT re: Pleasant Bay. JD explained that progress is being
made to meet the requirements imposed on the towns. She stated that WH is to meet with
interested parties to bring the WQRC into the mix. She further explained that the fair share
analysis had shown Brewster to be responsible for 12% of the Nitrogen flowing into the Bay
from residential and land area runoff.
The last agenda item, discussion of the proposed bylaw, was referred back to the sub-committee
formed at the last meeting and a date was set for that committee to meet. A report is requested to
be forthcoming at the next WQRC meeting set for 9 February, 2007 at 1000 hours.
WH moved adjournment at 1244 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
William H. Porter
Water Department Liaison and Recording Secretary
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