Lakeville Board of Health approves septic upgrade at 424 Bedford Street

The Town of Lakeville Board of Health voted to approve a septic system upgrade at 424 Bedford Street, requiring the applicant to update plans to specify a monolithic tank and to include the requested installation details.

Board members considered a local upgrade application submitted by Foresight Engineering for work at 424 Bedford Street. The applicant described variable soils on the long property and said a pressurized reserve (noted in the application as a "presby" provision) would be installed in case full design depth is not attainable. The plan also lists a 1,500-gallon monolithic primary septic tank and a 1,000-gallon monolithic component in the form submitted to the board.

Board members discussed groundwater elevation near the system and the need to seal inlet and outlet penetrations; the applicant agreed to include a note that the tanks would be monolithic and that rubber boots (rubber grommets) would be used where piping passes through tank walls. The board also required that the revised plan show the installer details so the contractor can locate and work around the existing concrete and well components.

After clarifying those plan notes, a board member moved to approve the septic repair with the specified monolithic tank language, the rubber booties detail, and the reserve/pressurized provision; another member seconded the motion. The board voted in favor.

The board asked the applicant to submit a revised plan reflecting the monolithic tank note and installation details prior to issuance of final approvals. No appeals or conditions beyond normal permitting were recorded at the meeting.