Board approves septic plan and 880-gallon flow for 2 East Main Street after public hearing

The Southborough Board of Health on June 11 approved a revised septic plan for 2 East Main Street, accepting an 880-gallon-per-day system design using Goodflow Solutions technology and authorizing staff to finalize the construction plan.

The decision follows a repeated public hearing (the April hearing was repeated because of notification issues) and came after presentations from the applicant’s engineer and town staff, who said the proposed system offers greater setbacks to wetlands and meets Title 5 separation requirements.

The vote is significant because it determines the wastewater treatment capacity tied to a proposed eight-unit apartment project in downtown Southborough and touches on longstanding local concerns about stormwater and high groundwater in the town center.

Peter Bemis, speaking for the applicant, summarized the project history and the technical rationale for using the Goodflow system. He said the new…