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Committee to reconvene with DEP after reviewing AI/site‑screening results
Summary
Committee members reviewed two AI-driven site‑screening documents produced for initial wastewater planning and agreed the screening raised regulatory and data questions; they will meet with DEP Worcester staff and supply additional soils and GIS data for a second screening pass.
Committee members confirmed receipt of two documents from consultant Allen: an initial 'artifacts' pass and a second pass using alternate models. Members said the outputs surfaced potential parcels but also left key uncertainties about permitting, watershed constraints and the assumptions used in the screening.
A committee member cited surface‑water protections in ‘‘3 10 CMR 22.20’’ and the group agreed that a meeting with DEP Worcester staff is the necessary next step to clarify which watershed zones (A, B or C) might allow permitted recharge/discharge. The Chair said he will set up the DEP conversation and recommended the committee bring maps and specific GIS outputs to that meeting.
Members requested a second AI pass that incorporates additional soils data and parcel-combination logic if DEP indicates some zones could be permitted. The committee also discussed using public test‑pit records and consultant test pits to refine per‑site hydraulic capacity before any town meeting presentation.
