At its Nov. 25 meeting the Town of Hubbardston Board of Health reviewed a series of Title 5 septic inspection reports and well-completion documents and took conditional actions to protect public health while requiring missing paperwork.

The board put approval on hold for 96 Old Westminster Road after the inspector reported the distribution (D)-box was "severely decayed and deteriorated" and would have to be replaced before the Title 5 conditionally-passing report could be upgraded to a full pass. The inspector/installer (Speaker 4) said he would replace the box and provide an as-built and certification; the board directed the sanitarian (Phil Ledger) to re-inspect before signing off.

Other Title 5 reports for 106 Gardner Road, 171 Gardner Road and 41 Penobscot Avenue were reported as passed based on November inspections; the board made routine notes (for example, reminding homeowners to pump tanks regularly) and signed or recorded the reviews.

On water and well reports, the board acknowledged a Hubbardston Center School water test (Nov. 12) showing coliform/E. coli results "less than 1 per 100 milliliters" and asked for final well-completion reports where only draft documents had been submitted.

On permits, board members reviewed three incoming permits: E. L. Harvey (trash hauler), Waste Management (trash hauler) and the Quabbin Regional School District food establishment permit for 2026. Although the board prepared to sign these forms, it held release of Waste Management’s permit until the company submitted a certificate of liability and both companies provided annual tonnage and recycling reports. The Quabbin food-permit form was held because the meeting warrant lacked a payment notation.

Board members also reviewed open septic engineering plans for new-construction lots (for example, 2 Malone Road, Lot 5), verified well-to-septic separations on plan drawings, and requested completed as-built diagrams before burial and final sign-off.

The board set follow-ups for staff: obtain the final well-completion report (not a draft), ensure repair/replacement and re-inspection of the decayed D-box at 96 Old Westminster Road, and collect proper liability and tonnage documentation from permitted haulers before issuing permits.

What’s next: staff were asked to coordinate with the sanitarian for re-inspections and to bring corrected documentation back to the board at the next meeting on Dec. 16.