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Health officer: capped pipe removed threat to lake; dye testing of other drains to wait until lake level drops
Summary
Health officer reported a capped pipe at the Town Dock and no recent E. coli detections; the board agreed to delay dye-testing other suspected drains until lake levels fall and requested photographs and piping diagrams.
The town's health officer told the Select Board on June 3 that a pipe near the Town Dock that had been in use was capped on both ends and a sump pump was redirected into the sanitary sewer. Recent water testing showed no E. coli detections from the capped pipe, and the board said that, as far as the capped pipe goes, "that pipe is no longer in use."
Board members expressed relief that the capped line no longer appears to be discharging to the lake but said they remain uncertain about the source of the puddle that forms in the dock parking area. The health officer said crews photographed the pipe and produced a video tape of the internal inspection; the board requested printed photographs and a map identifying which pipes run under the dock and which buildings each line serves.
Because the lake is high and the parking-lot puddle covers the area where dye would appear, the board agreed to postpone dye-testing of other building drains until the water level drops so tests will be conclusive. "Soon as the puddle goes down, we'll do that," a member said. The board also directed staff to follow up with the state Department of Environmental Services (DES) as appropriate and asked for a status update when the next steps are scheduled.
Next steps: staff to gather photographs and pipe diagrams, follow up with DES, and run dye tests once lake levels permit.
