379 Letter 1999)ARD OF HEALTH
MEMBERS
IIA DOURMASHKIN,R.N.,Chair
ANNE SURES,M.D.
EMARIE KARPARNealtb Agent
ER J.McERLAIN,
(413)587-1214
FAX(413)587-1264
July 1, 1999
Mr. Andrew Church
174 Spring Street
Florence,MA 01062
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON
MASSACHUSETTS 01060
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH
210 MAIN STREET
NORTHAMPTON,MA 01060
Re: Installation of a Septic System on Property off of
Spring Street,Florence
Dear Mr. Church:
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You have requested an opinion from the Board of Health as ttoo,f Spring or not to Leeds.
permissible to install a septic system on property you s Dept. of Environmental
A review of the Aquifer Protection map,provided by the Mar
Protection, indicates that your property is located beyond the Zone II wellhead protection
area of the Municipal water supply well off of Spring Street.This means that a septic system
could be installed in that area outside of the Zone II limits.
In addition,because your property is over eleven hundred feet from the nearest sewer line the
use of a septic system would be permitted in that area.
septic system installation ll being approved ubj t to
and a septic in em
Please percolation n test and that septic system design p Percolation tests for system
construction tese and b being Y
the spring period of March 1 to June 30.
construction permit being issued by the Board of Health.
construction are conducted during questions.
Please feel free to contact me at the Board of Health office with any 4
Very truly yours,
peter J. McErlain
Health Agent
cc: John Bennett, Senior Planner , OPD