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Applirutinu fur ilinpunuillurkn Qtuuntr1trtinu Jrrmit Application is hereby made for a Permit to Construct (vfor Repair ( ) an Individual Sewage Disposal

System at:

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Test Pit No. l.. .. .2 ........ minutes . Test Pit No. 2 ...... Ir.::::i1!i;R,Ul:es ....... ·: .... L

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Agreement: The undersigned agrees to install the aforedescribed Individual Se'iVa"U

the provisions of TITLE 5 of the State Sanitary Code - The undersigned

~il~e~~~mpl.ia~n8;c~e~e'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... ~ Application Approved By.................................................................................................. . ...................................... .

Application Disapproved ct;;. the ~ollcr(j,m.a.sons: .......... ~O.ef:S ..... N:.~:;; ... ~ ...... ~ ..... .. · .......... ·rEt:!Ul~~ ................ :Jl... .. ~ ............ ~ ..... ~ ....... (1) .... ~ .. \;;:·r.;).) .................. ·: .............. ii~-,;; ............. .

Permit No ...................................................... _ Issued.. .................................................... .. Date

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

BOARD OF HEALTH

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O!rrttftrutr of O!nmpliaurr THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That the Individual Sewage Disposal System constructed ( ) or Repaired ( )

by ................................................................................................................................................................................................... . Installer

at .................................................................................................................................................................................................... . has been installed in accordance with the provisions of TIT IE 5 of The State Sanitary Code as described in the application for Disposal Works Construction Permit N 0......................................... dated ............................................... .

THE ISSUANCE Of THIS CERTifiCATE SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A GUARANTEE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL fUNCTION SATISfACTORY.

DATE. ............................................................................. .. Inspector ................................................................................... .

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BOARD OF HEALTH

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ilinposai lIorkn O!ountrnrtinu Jrrmit Permission is hereby grmted .... __________ ._. _. ___ . ____ . _____ ._._ ... ______ " ___ . _ .. _____ ... _._._._ ._._. _____ ......... __ .. ____ . ___ ... _._. ____ ... _. __ ...... ___ ......... _ ... .

to Construct ( ) or Repair ( ) an Individual Sewage Disposal System at No .............................................................................................. _ .............................................................................................. .

Street

as shown on the application for Disposal Works Construction Permit No ..................... Dated ......................................... .

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Mr. Howard Kobin 51 Long P I a in Roa d Leverett, Mass.

Shays St., Smherst, Mass. 01002

Dear Mr. Kobin:

19 Summer St. Greenfield, Mass.

January 20, 1986

This will certify that on January 15, 1986 I conducted deep soil observation and percolation tests on a parcel of land located on the north Side of Shays St., Amherst, Mass.

Charles Drake, R.S. was present as an observer for the Town of Amherst.

Copies of so-il logs are. enclosed.

Test Pits #1 and #2 were located 400' north of Shays St. and 250' east of the west property line.

Test Pits #3 and #4 were located 450' north of Shays St. and 300' east of the west property line. ".

The percolation rate ' for both areas was

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Ruth Wade 156 Alpine Dr. Amherst, MA 01002

835 MAIN STREET • AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS Telephone: (413) 253-7300 01002

RE: Shays St. - Sewa~e ejector system

PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE

2 - WHRH10 21C Meyers pumps 1 - CWH10 21D

4- - FLCW25 1 - B20-30 36D 2 - 2" Check Valves 2 - 2" Ball Valves

panel floats basin &

500ft 2" $34-08 pipe Misc.fittings, clamps

cover

Labor (installation o~ basin, pumps, and piping-10ft beyond house)

Excavating and installation of pipin~ to street not included in this estimate and are to be done by others.

$7000.00

' . . L & F CONSTRUCTION CO.

15 Rattlesnake Gutter Rd . JOB ESTIMATf LEVERED. MASSACHUSEDS 01054

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ESTIMATED ,Zl' .<>0 . dV JOB COST --____ 4 ___ '--__________________ _

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Justification for Granting a Variance for an Individual Sewage Disposal System at 160 Shays Street

I . It would constitute a manifest injustice t o requi re a tie in to the town sewer :

A. Price Difference:

1. Individual septic system - $2,200 (L & F Const. Co)

2. Ejector Pump System - $7000 (Plumbing-Pickering) 1800 (Trench- L&F Const.)

500 (Sewer Connection Fee) ? (Install Pipe)

TOTAL $9300 plus pipe installation

B. Inferiority of Ejector Pump System:

1 . Professionals have advised against pump system

a. Plumbers - Pickering, Denno, Shipman

b. Engineers - Tighe & Bond, Almer Huntley

c . Builder - Jim West

d. Excavator - Larry LaClaire

2. Neighbors (Heatherstone Road) have had terrible experience with pump systems

a. Letters from Schmitt & Nober

b. Fails during power outages, pump malfunction, heav y rains

c. Failures constitute a health hazard and decrease house value

II. Individual septic system would provide adequate environ­mental protection

A. This is an area of very low population density

1. 13.5 acre parcel (Trotman-Collins-Wade) could have at most two septic systems (Collins & Wade)

2. Area bounded on three sides by undeveloped land . Two sides (N & E) bounded by Amherst College land which is unlikely to be developed.

B. Presents no threat to water supply 1. According to James Smith, town engineer, this land

is not on the aquifer or the recharge area for public water supply

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Justification for Granting a Variance for an Individual Sewage Di sposal System at 160 Shays Street

I. It would constitute a manifest injustice to require a tie in to the town sewer:

A. Price Difference:

1. Individual septic system - $2,200 (L & F Cnnst. Co)

2. Ejector Pump System - $7000 (Plumbing-Pickering) 1800 (Trench-L&F Const.)

500 (Sewer Connection Fee) ? (Install Pipe)

TOTAL ~9300 plus pipe installation

B. Inferiority of Ejector Pump System:

1. Professionals have advised against pump system

a. Plumbers - Pickering, Denno, Shipman

b. Engineers - Tighe & Bond, Almer Huntley

c. Builder - Jim West

d . Excavator - Larry LaClaire

2. Neighbors (Heatherstone Road) have had terrible experience with pump systems

a. Letters from Schmitt & Nober

b. Fails during power outages, pump malfunction, heavy rains

c. Failures constitute a health hazard and decrease house value

II. Individual septic system would provide adequate environ­mental protection

A. This is an area of very lo~ population density

1. 13.5 acre parcel (Trotman-Collins-Wade) could have at most two septic systems (Collins & Wade)

2 . Area bounded on three sides by undeveloped land. Two sides (N & E) bounded by Amherst College land which is unlikely to be developed.

B. Presents no threat to water supply 1. According to James Smith, town engineer, this land

is not on the aquifer or the recharge area for public water supply