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BOARD OF HEALTH
MEMBERS
JOHN T.JOYCE,Chairman
ANNE BURES,M.D.
CYNTHIA DOURMASHKIN,R.N.
PETER J.McERLAIN,Health Agent
(413)587-1214
FAX(413)587-1264
January 4, 1999
John T.McKenna
70-A Montague Road
Wendell, MA 01379
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON
MASSACHUSETTS 01060
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH
210 MAIN STREET
NORTHAMPTON,MA 01060
Re: Septic System Failure at 246 Haydenville Road
Dear Mr. McKenna:
In response to a complaint,on January 4, 1999, a representative of the Northampton Board of Health conducted
an inspection at your property,244/246 Haydenville Road, (Assessors Map 6 Lot 35),Northampton.That
inspection revealed that the septic system serving#246 Haydenville Rd. was malfunctioning.At the right of the
dwelling sewage was flowing onto the ground,under the ice,and down the driveway into the road. This
condition violates Sec. 15.303 of 310 CMR 15.000,the State Environmental Code,Title 5 and is a Public Health
nuisance.
Under authority of 3 10 CMR 15.000 and Ch.CIA,See;^I3 of the Massachusetts General Laws you are hereby
orderedto begin the processpf repairing the Septic system*1246 Haydenville Rd.,within seven(7)days of
the receipt of ibis notice. You must contract with a licensed engineer or registered Sanitarian to conduct a
percolation tests and design a replacement septic system. A licensed septic system installer must complete all
construction work within sixty(60)_d.ys. In addition. in order to prevent further health hazards you must
pump the septic tank as needed to prevent sewage from flowing to the surface of the ground.
Please be advised that you are entitled to a hearing on this order to repair your septic system provided that you
file a written petition requesting such a hearing in the Board of Health office within seven(7)days of this notice.
Please feel free to contact the Board of Health office at(413) 587-1213,if you have any questions concerning
this matter.
Thank you, in advance,for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
Very truly yours,
Peter J. McErlain
Health Agent
Certified Mail#P 573 708 215
JAN 14 1.99;
Peter J. McErlain, Health Agent
Office of the Board of Health
210 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
John T. McKenna
17 Blueberry Lane
Wendell, MA 10379
978 544 6393
January 10, 1999
Dear Mr. McErlain,
I am writing in response to your letter of 4 January, 1999, regarding the septic system at
244-246 Haydenville Road in Leeds. This is to notify you that I have addressed the situation at
hand by having the septic tanks pumped on January 7, 1999.
This is also to request a hearing on your order to repair the septic system. At that hearing I
will ask that I be allowed to wait until the ground thaws to begin the process of determining the
actual problem with the septic system and then addressing that problem. The additional cost of
excavation while the ground is frozen would represent a substantial financial hardship. It is
entirely possible that the system needs only to be repaired, rather than replaced. I will of course
engage properly licensed or registered people to make that determination. I will also have the
tanks pumped as necessary to prevent any overflow.
Please contact me when the hearing is scheduled. Thanks very much for your assistance in
this matter.
Yours truly, I k.0
John T. McKenna