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Panel questions wastewater package plant, hill grading and water impacts for proposed hilltop hotel
Summary
Reviewers pressed developers of a proposed 30-unit hotel on a steep hill for more detail on a packaged wastewater-treatment plant, phasing of earthwork, well impacts and stormwater controls.
Town reviewers raised detailed concerns about a proposed hotel development sited on a steep hill off Route 17M, focusing on erosion control during grading, the developer’s proposed packaged wastewater-treatment plant (a modular above-ground treatment system), and the potential effects on nearby wells and the mapped aquifer.
Why it matters: Large earthworks on steep slopes and a packaged wastewater treatment system both carry erosion, groundwater and odor risks. Reviewers asked for additional engineering detail and for the applicant to consider phased construction to limit…
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