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Owner proposes emergency septic replacement at 7 Garfield after cesspool collapse
Summary
Morse Engineering told the commission the existing cesspool at 7 Garfield Street collapsed about a month ago; the applicant seeks to replace it with a Title 5-compliant 1,500-gallon septic tank and crushed-stone leaching field located in previously disturbed lawn outside the 100-foot riparian zone to the South River.
Paul Gunn of Morse Engineering said the existing cesspool at 7 Garfield Street collapsed roughly a month earlier and the site has been roped off since. He described the proposal to remove the failed cesspool and install a Title 5-compliant septic system consisting of a 1,500-gallon septic tank and a conventional crushed-stone leaching field, contained within previously disturbed sandy lawn areas and kept as far from the South River as the property allows.
"The repair is actually some a a little bit of an emergency as the existing cesspool collapsed in on itself... It's been in that state for approximately a month now. So we're proposing to completely remove that existing cesspool and replace it with a new title 5 compliant system, which would include a 1,500 gallon septic tank and conventional crushed stone leaching field," Gunn said. Jen noted that there were no DEP comments and that the Board of Health will hear the repair next week. Commissioners asked staff to ensure previously required enforcement plantings remain in place and requested that as-built documentation reflect that status.
Commissioners generally agreed the emergency repair was appropriate and moved to close the hearing with conditions requiring confirmation of plantings in the as-built and a follow-up at the Board of Health as applicable.
