April 9, 2008

WANTAGE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES OF THE MEETING APRIL 9, 2008

The Wantage Township Board of Health held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the Wantage Township Municipal Building, 888 State Route 23 South, Wantage, New Jersey at 7:30 p.m.

Members present: Dr. Arthur H. Braunwell Jr., Mrs. Gloria Li Trenta. Mr. Joseph Greenaway. Also present was Mr. Michael Plaza, Sussex County Sanitarian and Mrs. Jeanne McBride, Secretary. Absent: Mr. Daniel Pelt and Mrs. Susan Floyd.

Mr. Greenaway made the following statement. “This meeting is being held in compliance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, Public Laws of 1975 Chapter 231. It has been properly advertised and certified”.

MINUTES

On motion by Dr. Braunwell, seconded by Mr. Greenaway, the minutes of the meeting of March 12, 2008 were approved as presented and ordered filed.

Roll call: Dr. Braunwell, Mr. Greenaway, yes. CARRIED
Absent: Mrs. Floyd, Mr. Pelt. Abstain: Mrs. Li Trenta.

READING OF REPORTS

County Health Department      March 2008
Sanitarian Michael Plaza           March 2008
Registrar                                 March 2008
Secretary                                March 2008

CORRESPONDENCE

DISCUSSION OF REPORTS

Mr. Plaza reported the following:

There has been little soil log activity. Most all have been repairs or alterations.

A Notice of Violation has been issued to the property owners at 127 Sherman Ridge Road for garbage on the property. The conditions have been abated.

A resident on August Lane contacted the DEP after he spilled five gallons of hydraulic fuel in his driveway. The resident put down absorbent material then removed the soil. The day of the inspection it rained, there was no sign of any residue.

There was a complaint of garbage at 56 Beemer Church Road. Upon inspection Mr. Plaza felt it was a property maintenance issue not a health department issue.

NEW BUSINESS

Mr. Howard Bach from H3 Enterprises attended the meeting seeking septic approval from the board regarding a failed septic system located at 120 North Shore Dr. on the lake in Lake Neepaulin. The lot is small, with a seawall and a landscape wall. The home currently has a three hundred gallon metal tank and a pit that caved in. Because of the property size it was impossible to get 50’ from the lake and wells. The system Mr. Bach showcased for the board is a new type of system designed by Eco Pure. The system has a peat moss bio filter inside of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) module. Each module is capable of treating peak flows of up to 600 gallons of wastewater per day from a four bedroom home. The treated effluent is discharged at the bottom of the module and passes through a UV light which removes 99.99% of fecal coliform bacteria. The bed should be 600 square feet which is smaller than a standard bed. This makes the system ideal for lake communities. Each system is registered with the DEP and required to have a maintenance agreement. Mr. Bach’s proposal included a bed size of 168 square feet. Mr. Greenaway discussed with the board ways to increase the size of the disposal bed. Mr. Bach and Mr. Plaza will meet at the site to evaluate the maximum disposal area that can be achieved without going on the lakeside of the wall.

Dr. Braunwell made a motion to approve the plan but must increase the bed size as large as possible to the deck and dig a finger trench under the deck stop two feet from the 50’ radius of the neighbors well (lot 7).

The house must always remain a three bedroom house.

The owners must sign a maintenance agreement with a company approved by the DEP and keep a copy on file at the municipal building.

Mrs. Li Trenta seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dr. Braunwell, Mrs. Li Trenta, Mr. Greenaway. Nays: None. Absent: Mrs. Floyd, Mr. Pelt.

The Hope Evangelical Free Church requested a fee waiver for their soil log fee for Block 2, Lot 51.01. After some discussion the board decided to table the decision until next meeting. The board asked Mrs. McBride to find out other towns procedure and would like the input of the absent board members.

DISCUSSION

OLD BUSINESS
Well & Septic Ordinance

After much discussion the board decided to table the Septic Ordinance until the next meeting. Mr. Greenaway requested information from the state septic code from Mr. Plaza.

OPEN PUBLIC SESSION

There being no public present Dr. Braunwell made the motion to adjourn, seconded by Mrs. Li Trenta.
Ayes: Dr. Braunwell, Mrs. Li Trenta, Mr. Greenaway. Absent: Mrs. Floyd, Mr. Pelt. Nays: None.

Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne M. McBride, Secretary, Board of Health