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Southborough Board of Health approves Goodflow septic system, allows 880‑gallon flow at 2 East Main St.
Summary
The Board of Health voted April 8 to permit a Goodflow soil absorption system and an 880‑gallon‑per‑day wastewater flow for a redevelopment at 2 East Main Street, conditioned on adding documented historic flow to the site plan.
The Town of Southborough Board of Health voted April 8 to approve a Goodflow (formerly Kertek LLC) soil absorption system and to allow an 880‑gallon‑per‑day wastewater flow at 2 East Main Street, conditionally tied to documentation of a historic 900‑gallon daily flow on the property.
Peter Bemis, engineering design consultant, told the board he is seeking an updated soil absorption system to serve a mixed‑use redevelopment at 2 East Main Street and asked the board to permit the Goodflow chamber system under a parking area. Bemis said the higher 880‑gpd flow would allow eight bedrooms in the project and satisfy the downtown multifamily affordable‑housing requirement that the developer provide at least one affordable unit. Bemis said the developer intends the affordable unit to be handicapped‑accessible.
The proposal drew a technical review from Dennis (staff member), who told the board his review was based on the Board’s 2018 approval (listed in meeting materials at 725 gpd). Dennis said…
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