25C-095 (30) You must obtain a building permit from the City' s Building
Inspector prior to installing a new smoke stack.
If you have any questions concerning this notice, please contact
the Board of Health office.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation with this notice.
Ver truly yours
Peter J. McErlain
Health Agent
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PETER J.McERLAIN.Health Agent OFFICE OF THE 01060
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THAINPTON MA 01 6Q NS
February 6 , 1990
Mr . Robert Raymond
Twin Cleaners
211 North Street
Northampton, MA 01060
RE: Assessors Map 25C, Lot 94 and 95
Dear Mr . Raymond:
The Northampton Board of Health is in receipt of a complaint from
the Western Regional Office of the Department of Environmental Protec-
tion in Springfield concerning excessive smoke emissions from the Twin
Cleaners plant at 211 North Street.
On February 6, 1990 , a representative of the Northampton Board of
Health conducted an inspection and observed excessive smoke emissions
from the stack at the rear of your plant.
The observations included the following:
1 ) during the period from 8 : 45 a.m. to 9 : 15 a.m. smoke with an opacity
of 30% to 50% was being emitted from your boiler stack (the limit
is 20% opacity) ;
2 ) the top of the boiler smoke stack is badly deteriorated, several
feet of the stack have rotted away, in addition, the stack is too
short. The top of the stack is several feet below the surrounding
buildings , thus adding to the smoke problelM in the neighborhood.
These conditions violate Sec. 7 . 06 ( 1-B) of 310 Code of Mass .
Regulations and are also a public health nuisance.
Under authority of Ch. 111 , Sec . 127 of the Mass . General Laws ,
you are hereby ordered to reduce the smoke emissions to a maximum of
20% opacity within 24 hours of the receipt of this notice, and to
replace the deteriorated smoke stack with one of proper height within
forty five ( 45 ) days of the receipt of this notice.