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Ossipee officials: Camp David septic lagoons must close under DES PFAS rules; sewer rates likely to rise
Summary
Town leaders said state Department of Environmental Services (DES) PFAS monitoring requirements mean the Camp David septic lagoons must shut down by 2031 unless extended, creating an approximate $140,000 annual revenue shortfall and prompting plans to evaluate sewer-rate increases over the next five years.
Ossipee Town officials told residents at the town meeting on 04/20 that the town’s septic lagoons at Camp David must be shut down under state Department of Environmental Services (DES) PFAS monitoring requirements, creating a revenue shortfall that will likely require sewer-rate increases over the next five years.
The issue matters because the Camp David lagoons accept septage pumped from Ossipee and five surrounding ponds, producing roughly $140,000 in annual revenue for the town’s sewer system, according to the town official who reported the update. That revenue helps cover operating costs for the system; without it, town leaders said they will need to evaluate and likely raise sewer rates to keep the system solvent.
“I went there as chairman of the board and as a state rep,” the official said after describing a…
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