Gardner Board of Health Has Dispute on Minutes – Has Presentation re 1,4 Dioxane
Attorney Tobia questioned the accuracy of the meeting minutes concerning a recent hearing. Upon discussion, Chair Susan Avalone acknowledged that changes should be made to accurately reflect the reason for the Board’s decision at that hearing. For details, listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY.
A presentation was made to the BOH by Civil Environmental Consultants regarding landfill groundwater monitoring exceedance of 1,4-Dioxane. Guidelines were exceeded at several monitoring wells utilizing a very low threshold. The consultants opinion was that it was possible that the 1,4-Dioxane could be coming from the landfill. However, given the extremely low levels, the consultants would like to see more data before suggesting that the City of Gardner do anything. They also suggested going to Massachusetts Division of Environmental Protection for further advice.