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Hubbardston board reviews soil-suitability paperwork for 43 Birches Road, stresses SOPs
Summary
The Board of Health reviewed a soil suitability report for 43 Birches Road after only one percolation test was completed. Members said staff should start a file for the property, develop written SOPs for well and septic permitting, and use the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards (MAHB) guidebook as a reference.
The Town of Hubbardston Board of Health reviewed a soil-suitability report for 43 Birches Road on Oct. 28 after the permit package lacked a second PERC (percolation) test. The board discussed the distinction between a PERC test (two holes at specified spacing and sampling depths) and a soil suitability evaluation that reports soil characteristics at multiple depths.
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