The Board of Health reviewed several septic and well applications and related paperwork at its March 11 meeting, signing some forms, holding others for clarification and authorizing staff to finalize signature processing after the sanitarian’s review.

Items discussed included a well completion report for 125 New Templeton Road (no water test accompanying the completion report), a repair subsurface sewage disposal plan for 205 Gardner Road (replacement of a failed system with a 1,500-gallon tank, distribution box and two leaching trenches) and septic and well permits for 43 Fisherville Road. Judy said some submitted documents had incorrect dates or the wrong plan set, and the board identified which plan version included the well location and correct house orientation.

For plans that were complete and reviewed at the meeting, Judy signed board forms during the meeting. For other submittals where Phil Ledger (the board sanitarian) still needed to sign, the board authorized staff to sign the paperwork in the office once Phil had reviewed and checked them off; the board recorded general assent to that procedure.

The board held one set of plans for re-submission when dates and plan versions were corrected; the applicant was advised to resubmit corrected documents and wait for the sanitarian’s sign-off prior to final permitting. No new Title 5 installations were reported as permitted at this meeting; construction activity was described as slowing compared with earlier in the year.