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CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
' DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
125 Locust Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-587-1570
Fax 413-587-1576
George Andrikidis, P.E.
Director
February 13, 2006
Northampton Health Care
737 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01060
CERTIFIED MAIL # 7004 1160 0005 0266 1016
Re: ILLEGAL DISCHARGE TO SANITARY SEWER
Dear Property Owner:
It has come to the Northampton Department of Public Work's (DPW) attention that your facility
is discharging illegal material to the City's sanitary sewer system. The illegal discharge consists
of rags, heavy paper towels and other linens. These materials have the capability of causing the
system to clog, which in turn will cause sewer backups into residential homes.
The discharge of these materials is illegal under the City's Sewer Use Ordinance, specifically
Section 22.43(6) (attached). Your facility is required to take immediate action to ensure that
these items do not continue to be discharged to the City sewer system. Appropriate action(s)
acceptable to the City would include debris racks and daily cleaning. We request that you
contact this Department no later than February 24, 2006 to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
Ned Huntley, P.E.
City Engineer
enclosures
c: BPW
George Andrikidis, P.E.
Charlene Shea, WWTF
Anthony Patillo, Building Commissioner
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CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
125 Locust Street
Northampton, MA 01060-2066
413-587-1570
Fax 413-587-1576
George Andrikidis, P.E.
Director,City Engineer
March 6, 2006
Northampton Health Care
737 Bridge Road
Northampton MA 01060
Re: Sewer Use Ordinance Violation
Certified Letter # 7005 1160 0004 2372 7654
Dear Property Owner:
On February 14, 2006 Northampton Health Care received a letter from the City's Department of
Public Works detailing illegal discharges to the sanitary sewer system and requesting you to
contact the DPW to discuss the matter. The illegal discharge consists of rags, heavy paper
towels and other linens. (See attached Section 22.43 of the Sewer Use Ordinance).
As yet, we have not received any reply from you and on March 3, 2006 a visual inspection of
the manhole on Prospect Avenue indicated that the illegal discharge is continuing. Photos were
taken of accumulated rags and other debris.
In accordance with Sewer Use Ordinance enforcement procedures Northampton Health Care is
now subject to a fine of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars, payable to the City of Northampton.
This fine is due within one week of the receipt of this letter.
Northampton Health Care is also required to present to the Department of Public Works within
one week of receipt of this letter a plan to resolve this issue. Failure to submit this plan will
constitute recurring violations and additional fines will be levied retroactive to the date of
receipt of this letter.
Sincerely, I �,
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George Andrikidis, P.E.
Director— DPW
Enclosure
cc Mayor Mary Clare Higgins Board of Public Works
Anthony Patillo, Building Commissioner Ernest Mathieu, Board of Health
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