Water quality at issue
Robert Nicewicz of Slough Road is seeking to put up new construction on Lot 4 on the same road, but is facing hurdles in the form of high arsenic and radon levels. Because recent water testing yielded arsenic levels greater than 10 times the acceptable state and local maximum, and radon levels 14 times higher than state guidelines, the board is obligated to reject the proposed well as a source of potable water.
The board will notify the owner that he must provide a new source of water “or proceed at your own risk” and show that removal techniques are effective.
The deed must also note that “perpetual operation of treatment equipment will be required for potable water,” said Nashoba Associated Boards of Health sanitarian Ira Grossman.
The health board will also recommend that the owner “contact the plumbing inspector and town counsel regarding possible legal issues in the building code,” said Grossman.
A ‘nonevent’
After receiving a complaint in June, the board sent a letter to Bruce and Kristen Perry on Clinton Shore Drive instructing them to repair their failed septic system. Board member Lorin Johnson followed up and visited the property.
“There’s literally nothing to be seen, no odor, no runoff, nothing,” Johnson said. No more complaints have been received from the neighbors and pumping had been done. He said the pumper had had some difficulty reaching the tank due to the topography of the property. “It’s a nonevent,” he said.
Johnson said he is confident that the owners are regularly pumping, and believes that the complaints came in around the time of heavy rains.
Nashoba Associated Boards of Health sanitarian Ira Grossman agreed to “leave it at this point if nothing is going on.” Some paperwork remains, however, to clear up the file.
