JUNE 11, 2008

WANTAGE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES OF THE MEETING JUNE 11, 2008

The Wantage Township Board of Health held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at the Wantage Township Municipal Building, 888 State Route 23 South, Wantage, New Jersey at 7:30 p.m.

Members present: Dr. Arthur Braunwell, Mrs. Susan Floyd, Mrs. Gloria Li Trenta, Mr. Daniel Pelt, and Mr. Joseph Greenaway. Also present was Mr. Michael Plaza, Sussex County Sanitarian and Mrs. Jeanne McBride, Secretary. Absent: None.

MINUTES

On motion by Mr. Pelt, seconded by Mrs. Li Trenta, the minutes of the meeting of May 22, 2008 were approved as presented and ordered filed.

Roll call: Mrs. Floyd, Mrs. Li Trenta, Mr. Pelt, Mr. Greenaway, yes.
Abstain: Dr. Braunwell. Absent: None.

READING OF REPORTS

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

CORRESPONDENCE

Drinking Water Sampling
Block 235 Lots 4.14, 4.15, Block 125.02 Lots 1, 5
B 125, L4.18
B 125.02 L1
B125 L6.02

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Mr. Plaza reported the following:

Quarterly water samples were taken and passed from the Beemerville Firehouse, the Sussex Wantage Library and Wantage Recreation fields.

A Notice of Violation was issued to the owners of 32 Hickory Lane, an engineers report has been received and soil logs will be done next week.

A prospective buyer questioned why a home located at 99 Schwungunk Trail owned by US Bank National Association Trust has two wells.  In September 2004 the home was issued a Certificate of Compliance, the following month the well went dry.  The first well was drilled by Dunn & Dunn.  Ace Well & Pump drilled the second well.  The first well should have been abandoned and sealed.  Ace Well & Pump was prepared to abandon the well but the builder refused to pay for it.  A summons for having two wells was issued to the property owner.

The Coffee Beanery provided documentation for their septic system during their food review.  The septic system is for an office not a restaurant.  A restaurant requires ten gallons per seat, an office five gallons.  Discussion is still going on regarding the septic.

Letters have been sent out to property owners on Eileen Dr. informing them of lead in a potable well in their vicinity.  The letter also suggests having their well tested for lead at a minimum.  The Health Department has not received copies of water tests from the residents.

A bat captured in a bedroom located at 61 Lowe Road tested negative for rabies.

A resident complained of property located at 4 Passaic Ave., the complaint consisted of a swimming pool with stagnant water on top, garbage strewn in the yard, tall grass.  The property is presently in foreclosure.  Mr. Plaza will speak with mosquito control to possibly place mosquito eating fish, on the liner, in the puddles.

Installation of the Eco Pure septic system on North Shore has begun, an excavation inspection has been completed.

NEW BUSINESS

None.

OLD BUSINESS

Mr. Greenaway moved to introduce the first reading of Ordinance #BOH 2008-01 entitled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER BH:VI ENTITLED “WATER SYSTEMS, CHAPTER BH:VII ENTITLED ‘INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM CODE OF NEW JERSEY”, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WANTAGE, with a Final Hearing date set for September 10, 2008.  A copy is on file in the office of the Board of Health.  The motion was seconded by Mrs. Floyd. 

Roll Call:  Ayes: Braunwell, Floyd, LiTrenta, Pelt, and Greenaway.  Nays:  None.  Absent:  None.

OPEN PUBLIC SESSION

There being no public present Dr. Braunwell made the motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Pelt.

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