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TOWN OF BREWSTER
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TOWN OF BREWSTER
MINUTES of WATER QUALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE
Friday , August 18 2017 at 830 AM
Brewster Town Office Building
Attending Committee Membersw
Chairman Doug Wilcock , convened the Water Quality Review Committee meeting at 8 : 30 AM in
the Brewster Town Office Building with members ; Carmen Scherzo , Nancy Ice , Victor Staley and
Chris Miller
Members Absento Rick Judd and David Whitney
Guests : None
item in Minutes of 07/21 /2017 Meeting
Motion to accept : Nancy Ice
Secondedo Carmen Scherzo
Abstained * None
Vote : 5 � O � O
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Item 2m, Discussion momm Certificate Renewal for Secure Storage
Nancy : Still waiting for well sampling .
Private well was supposed to be previously decommissioned (2014 )
Contacted them on Thursday 8/ 17
Doug : We need either well testing or proof of decommission
Chris : Boats and trailers are being stored outside of building
Victor : Seamus said stored vehicles contained no waste .
Doug : All are stored on impervious surface
Victorm, Storage facilties are not in bylaws . He will make a site visit .
Chrism Storage may be legal but would be concerned some owners might do maintenance on boats
while stored ,
Nancyo Will check policies in contract
Doug : In 2014 they applied for a building permit for 10 units and a membrane structure for sailboat
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1 , No storage or use of oil
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2 . No hazardous materials beyond containerized household quanities
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3 . Documentation that the well has been decommissioned .
4 . Any changes or additional use on the site must come before the WQRC .
We will hold approval for well status .
Item 3 : Discussion — Certificate for Renewal for Brewster VFW
Nancy : We are waiting for septic inspection report . They say it has been done . ( 7/21 ) .
She called them on Thursday 8/ 17 .
Doug : They were approved at the July meeting pending receipt of inspection report .
Item 4 : Discussion - Golf Course Testing Report — Chris Miller
Chris : Bennett' s report indicates that no pesticides or fungicides were found in wells that previously
had shown them .
Item 5 : Discussion - Cape Sand & Recycling Special Permit and Annual Report
Nancy : Continue discussion on arsenic levels
Chris : Arsenic level is troubling . It could be natural . PH readings are consistent with PH in other
wells . No drinking water wells are nearby .
Doug : Jay offered to dig up well at a previous meeting
Chris : The state is not concerned .
Doug : DEP is aware .
Victor : Industrial zoning is over zone 2
Chris : Even if zoning changes he would be grandfathered .
Doug : Planning Board looks at slopes .
Victor : The report from Tom Pawlina shows volume of sand out of the ground . Septic sand is a
coarser sand used for septic systems .
Item 6 : Hazardous Waste Spills
Nancy : Reports of hazardous waste spills are sent to The Board of Health , Board of Selectmen and
the Fire Department .
A . Burning Grinder
Doug : If there is a cease and desist order , why is there a spill ?
Nancy : 21 E — Massachusetts law when applying for a mortgage . Chris Dias asked for a retraction
but was denied .
Victor : 21 E Level 1 is a site visit . Level 2 requires digging , testing and access to the town " s records .
Doug : Assessor' s Department does not show Chris Dias as the owner .
Chris : If he takes ownership he will pick up the liability .
B . Crocker Nursery
Doug : During a delivery of mulch at 1AM the truck blew hydraulic line . The driver tried to stop the
spill with mulch .
Doug % Does the driver have access to Spill Kit at 1AM ?
Remediation is to dig up 50 yards .
Chris : This was truck operator error . We cannot require all hydraulic equipment to be on pavement .
First responders should be the Fire Department . They were called .
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Victor : It is a reasonable request to have 24 hour access to Spill Kit .
Chris : A Spill Kit is not going to contain a 35 gallon spill .
Doug : Add 24 hour access to Spill Kit to conditions on certificate
Item 7 : Topics the Chair could not reasonably anticipate
Nancy : We are still waiting for well test from Specialty Builders .
Motion to Adjourn : Victor Staley
Seconded : Carmen Scherzo
Vote : 5 - 0 - 0
Action Items :
Victor : Send another cease and desist letter to Daniels .
Victor : Investigate vehicle storage at Secure Storage .
Nancy : Check policies in Secure Storage contract
Next Meeting : Friday September 15 , 2017
Minutes written by Judith Miller
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