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State DES tells Canaan to fix water-operator, landfill-closure and hazardous-waste documentation
Summary
State Department of Environmental Services officials told the Canaan Select Board the town lacks a certified water-system operator, must complete formal closure paperwork for a landfill closed in the 1980s (20% state funding available), and needs to provide hazardous-waste transport and disposal agreements to DES.
Officials from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services raised multiple compliance issues the Select Board must address to meet state requirements. DES Engineer Randal Suozzo and DES Attorney Richard Head told the board the town currently has no certified operator for the water system, a deficiency that the state labeled "significant," and that the town must provide a copy of a hazardous-waste transportation and disposal agreement to DES.
The DES representatives also said the town—s landfill, closed in the 1980s, requires formal standard landfill-closure paperwork to be completed and filed with the state. The state offers 20% funding for the landfill work, DES staff said. The DES officials noted algae in the lake that supplies the water system as an additional operational concern and cited difficulty reaching a specified town contact about water issues.
Town officials said they will follow up: the town administrator will research the landfill-closure requirement and the town is seeking to fill the water-department position that requires a licensed operator. The transcript does not record direct public comment or a formal enforcement action taken during the meeting.
