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Cohasset Board of Health unanimously approves two septic repair plans, grants local soil‑analysis waivers
Summary
The Cohasset Board of Health on Oct. 14 unanimously approved septic replacement plans for a five‑bedroom home at 5 Windsor Road and for 508D Beachwood Street, and granted local upgrade approvals allowing soil (civ) analyses in lieu of percolation tests because saturated soils prevented perc testing.
The Cohasset Board of Health on Oct. 14, 2025, unanimously approved septic repair plans for two properties and granted local upgrade waivers to allow soil‑evaluation (civ) analyses instead of percolation tests because saturated soils prevented on‑site perc testing.
Gregory Morris, a registered engineer with Morris Engineering, presented the plan for 5 Windsor Road on behalf of property owners Brian and Nicole KS. He said the replacement system for the five‑bedroom home includes a 1,500‑gallon septic tank, a 1,500‑gallon pump chamber, a distribution box and a geomat leaching bed. "The system itself complies with all Title 5 requirements. It complies with all Cohasset Board of Health regulations," Morris said, and requested a local upgrade to permit a civ analysis because soil was saturated on the day of testing.
A board member moved to approve the Windsor Road design as presented on October 14, 2025; after a second the board took a roll‑call vote. Marcia Lewis, Mary Goodwin and Paul Schubert each voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously. The board then voted unanimously to grant a local upgrade under 310 CMR to allow the use of a soil (civ) analysis in lieu of a percolation test.
The board then considered a separate application for 508D Beachwood Street. Joseph Kio, a registered sanitarian, said the proposal replaces a failing cesspool located near wetlands with a 1,500‑gallon septic tank and a pressurized leaching bed roughly 20 by 42 feet, situated about 50 feet from the wetland boundary. Kio said the application included requests for local upgrade approvals because high water prevented percolation testing and for two variances related to separation distance and naturally occurring material where ledge was encountered.
A board member moved and the board unanimously approved the Beachwood Street septic plan (plan dated Sept. 20, 2025; revised Oct. 9, 2025). The board also unanimously approved a local upgrade under 310 CMR permitting a soil/civ analysis instead of a percolation test for the Beachwood project.
Presenters indicated no further needs for the projects; Morris asked about a separate plan for 175 Sawyer Street and was told by staff member Amy that the application was being held for the next meeting because notice had not been sent in time.
What happens next: the approvals allow the applicants to proceed with required permitting and construction under the Board of Health’s oversight and the applicable provisions of Title 5 and Cohasset regulations. The board did not record any dissenting votes.
