Conservation Commission Discusses Gardner Landfill Topics
DPW Director Dane Arnold came to the meeting and addressed some concerns relating to erosion and contamination.
DPW took action after receiving a complaint of erosion issues at the landfill. A small amount of sediment was noticed to have been deposited in the Wetland beyond the fence and that the fence has fallen over some. DPW mitigated the issue and put up some new fence. DPW also coordinated with Conservation Agent Justin Enright who did a site visit. Arnold explained DPW’s efforts in detail. DPW visits the site about once a month and after a significant rain event. Dane noted that the storm water system was built in 1984 and thus is not up to current. Conservation Commission Chairman Greg Dumas requested DPW maintenance logs going forward or where Justin can access them.
Dane Arnold speaks towards the beginning of the meeting. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY.
A resident had questions for Dane Arnold relating to what else could be done and the Director stated he had some ideas. Dumas suggested maybe they sketch something up with Rob and maybe have Justin do a site visit. An abutting resident had concerns about what is discharging from that site including a dioxane leak, mentioning that dioxane had shown up in testing of nearby wells. The resident is concerned about possible carcinogens. A lengthy discussion ensued and the Conservation Commission will bring up the issue again at the next meeting.