WATER POLLUTIONY
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139
7 August 1980
Mr. Joseph Lubas
Salem Halth Inspector
Town of Salem
Salem, PIA 01970
Dear Mr. Lubas:
This letter is in response to an article which appeared in
the July 29th edition of the Boston Globe concerning the algal
beach fouling problem. A group off -scientists and engineers in-
volved with the M.I.T. Sea Grant Program have been studying the
beach fouling phenomenon in Nahant Bay for several years. Until
recently it was felt that the problem was restricted almost ex-
clusively to Nahant Bay. More recently similar problems have
been reported and verified along the eastern portion of Cape
Cod. The report of this problem in your community is of in-
terest to our group, as it may represent yet another occurrence
of the same problem.
The particular alga we are interested in is a brown fila-
mentous sea weed, usually resembling small fluffy balls. We
have found the alga both on the surface and on the bottom of
Nahant Bay, and throughout all seasons of the year. On the
surface the alga will sometimes appear as brown lightly
colored mats.
We would appreciate notification of -any sightings you
may have of such an alga, in the water or on the beaches. If
it is possible we would also appreciate a sample of the alga
causing the problem. This is most simply done by putting the
alga, with sea water, in a sealed jar and storing this in a
refrigerator. We will gladly collect these samples from you.
We can be reached at 253-2200.
Your help is most deeply appreciated..
Yours truly,
Timothy Lewis.
Research Engineer
TL/AMP
Timothy Lewis
Room 3-470, M.I.T.
Cambridge, MA 02139
L4 THE BOSTON GLOBE TUESDAY. JULY 29.1980
mateing a real
William A. Mills
.tial to The Globe
i Algae, those scummy smelly weeds often mistak-
in for sewage are plaguing several New England
beaches, according to environmental and health of-
ficials.
Two Beverly beaches were closed last week due
to large amounts of brown algae. And health agents
from several North Shore communities have been
bombarded with complaints about the unsightly
plants.
"It's the worst I've seen it," said Joseph Malloy. a
Beverly health inspector. -I just visited I I beaches
this afternoon and they're a real mess." The algae
have forced health agents in coastal communities to
test the water at least once a week and, in some
towns, every day. _ a, .
Health agents ate afraid the algae may also be
collecting bacteria from sewer runoffs. In that case.
algae could make swimming harmful.
A spokesoltan for the. state Department of Envi-
ronniental gustily Engineering said the algae prob-
lem extends from the North Shore to the South
Shore- The.department -ig,relying on twat health
agencies to test the areas most affected by it, the
spokesman said. ,e;
The hot and humid weather in the last month —
perfect. conditions for algae proliferation — has ac-
celerated the growth of the plantlife.
Although alHae. the basic food source for marine
life, are not dangerous in themselves, they ca
cause minor ear and nasal irritations, according o
Artell Crowley. Gloucester health inspector. Mal v
said Beverly's beaches were closed because at e
make for difficult swimming. "Nobody wants
swim in algae." he said.
Manchester health officials have asked residents
to keep their heads above water while swimming.
Manchester beaches were closed for one day two
weeks ago when the algae were mistakenly believed
to be sewage from a broken sewer line in the Glou-
cester Outer Harbor.
Four Gloucester beaches were closed for two
weeks earlier this month when the sewer line rup-
tured'Niles. Cressy's. Half Moon and Pavilion
beaches were reopened last week. But Crowley said
Gloucester has its share of algae too this year.
He said high coliform counts from the sewer
main break could not have contributed to algae
growth in communities south of Gloucester as some
officials had charged.
The North Shore is hardest hit by the algae. A
Manchester health official said the algae almost
forced beach closings last week but it remained
about loo to 300 yards off the beaches. "We're look-
ing for a good northwesterly blow," she said.
Marblehead health officials also reported algae
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Continued from Page 13
New Hampshire resident Robert Glardino, who
was in Somerville doing business. was stopped at
the entrance. He said: 'h just want to mail a letter. 1
don't care what they're doing. that's their right. I'll
just have to fwd another Post Office."
Simon, who Identified herself as a Gold Star
Mother, said before her arrest:
"1 ,,rant to connect people who remember the last
wa"r`lVielmam) with what'shappening now. I don't
wani.to art nuclear confrontation and perhaps an-
nlhfla;ton " , 1 _ . 1 .,.._ .,..........r. -„ns
trying to let the air out of a Bre on that vehicle..
Police identified him as James G. Walton. No ad-
dress was given. Walton, the only one facing an ad-
ditional charge of disorderly conduct. was kicked to
the face by an onlooker before his arrest.
postal officials said that despite the protests. 48
young men registered yesterday for the draft at the
Union Square Post Office.
Those arrested a second time in a week for. anti -
draft sit-ins were: Thomas C. Reeves: 41. oDor-
chester, political science Instructor at Roxbury
Community College: Nora H. Ryland. 27, a staff
member of the Boston Alliance Against Registration
and the Draft: Dorothy L. Boudreau, 42, mother of
... .._ _-,.....
ut not enough to close beaShes.
Joseph Lubas, a Salem health inspector, said Sa-
lem has algae in varying amounts every year. 'It
depends on the currents. it was pretty bad off Salem
willows a couple of weeks ago but the currents took
it to Beverly.”
Lynn Beach, where residents have X_
On the South Shore. Metropolitan District Com-
mission officials report large amounts of algae in
Wollaston Beach, and beaches in Nahant and Hull.
"We've been getting a lot of algae.' said Jim Be-
joian, an MDC spokesman. "People mistake that (al-
gae) for other things but it's just algae. it's. definitely
worse than last year."
Alfred Ferullo. director of the MDC's environ-
mental quality division, said. "There's nothing you
can do about it. I'm not sure what the source. is —
whetherit's nutrients from .sewage or from off-
shore."
He said algae smell the worst when they 8ecom-
pose. They release hydrogen sulfide.,a-rotten egg
odor. He said the MDC checks its:bea'hes erre
week for high bacteria counts. Bacteria y Y
OK. There's.no need to tell Anybodynotto__go in the
water if algae is there. They:wouldn't.go in any-
way," he said.
Elsewhere in New England. Michael Annar-
ummo, supervisor of the water resources division of
.Rhode island's Department of Environmental Man-
agement• said the state's coves are more affected
this year by algae than swimming areas. Less active
tidal forces in cove areas contribute. to stagnation
and algae growth.
"Boat owners call us everyday thinking it's an
oil spill. Algae just starts to bloom in this kind of
weather. It almost weaves itself into a blanket and
looks like sludge."
John Vandoloski, the environmental health di-
rector in Portland. Maine, reported large amounts of
blue and green algae to Portland. Scarborough. Old
Orchard Beach and Camp Ellis. Although he said
the amount is heavy off the Maine coast, it is "not
at the point of being severe yet." He said strong tidal
action in Portland Harbor has eased the problem
there.
A New Hampshire environmental official report-
ed small amounts.
Credit Tc..nt
/ 'V
The Boston Globe Spor
I
NOISOME TRADES 111 § 150A
:r..,ldo locnlitc within the limits of the
=11.111 confer with the board of
-_ after llgtiing obtained in n-ricng
consent of the residents
a re,lius of one-half mile of the
'. ;111,1 the verdict was accepted by
-uperior conn, and no further
pro -were had an it, whether the
edict mas valid or invalid, the order
the board of health remained in
rcoand on a bill in equity by the
p'. the cont:inutntce of the trade could
r1, pined. 1d.
2. Regulations
Rogulntion of Board of hicalth of
to,cn of Catton, prohibiting within the
town the keeping of pigs except ruder
ytccified conditions o -us not in nature
of adjndicution of a particular case, but
of general regulntimt of trade or ell,
plovntent aid Ava" valid without service
upon oecup:ult or person in charge of
premises in milieu prohibited business
was being conducted. Cochis V. Board
of L2adth of Canfou (19.10 127 N.E;.2d
.-l7.i, 332 Alas. 721. i
150. Damages and costs
If the order is affirmed by the verdict:, the board shall recover
,,,=is to the use of the town; if it is annulled and the petitioner has
ibeen specially authorized by said board to exercise such trade or
�plminerjt during the proceedings, he shall recover damages and
,sis against the town; if it is annulled and the petitioner has been
*'a �pccmlly authorized as aforesaid, or if it is altered, he shall not re -
1\01, damages, and the court may render judgment for costs in its
.scretion.
Historical Note
e 391 li 6. P. c.1 FS2 e Sn § Ol; R.L.1902 e 75
�.1id0 C. $li J 59. FL16J;1 c. LCi li 1.
Library References
A n.Mil:11 Corporations X607. C.J.S. ALmicipul Corporations § 26.3.
Notes of Decisions
Construction and application 1,1 rognircntolik of jest compensation
1'ie oord "damagus" ns used in this for any wrongful deprivntion. Board of
i+a must be intelpectod broadly llcalth of. Franklin v. Mass (1961) 173
to satisfy minimum constitution- S.L.^_tl-SOS, 342 Mass. 921.
150A. Private and=publie clumping grounds; assignment of
a,I place; appeal; public hearing; maintenance and op-
eration; enforcement
As teed in this section, "facility" means a sanitary landfill, a
:e transfer station, a refuse incinerator with a grate area in ex-
-r cen square feet, a refuse composting plant, a dumping ground
e°use or any other works for treating or disposing of refuse; and
fuse" means all solid or liquid waste materials, including garbage
:Id rubbish, but not including sewage.
275
111 § 150A PUBLIC HEALTH
No place in any city or town shall be established or maintained
or operated by any person, including any political subdi%ision or
agency of the commonwealth, as a sitF for a facility, unless such
place has either been assigned by the board of health of such city or
town as a site for a facility after a public hearing. subject to 47ar_pt,'o-
visions of any ordinance or by -lace adopted therein under chapter fOr-
provisions of earlier
agency of the commomvea i, tat men assignedlby the depariment
after a public hearing and unless public notice of such assignment has
been given by the board of health. The assignment of a place as it
site for a facility shall be subject to such limitation with respect to
the extent, character and nature.of operation thereof as may be nec-
essary to protect the public health, comfort and convenience. The
department shall Aay.upon request, any board of health previous
to the assignment of a place as a site for a facility.
Any person aggrieved by the action of a board of health in as-
signing a place as a site for a facility, including persons in control of
any public land, the selectmen of any town, and in cities having a
Plan D or Plan E charter the city manager, and in other cities tho
mayor, when authorized by vote of the cit' council, may, v ithin sixtc
clays of the publication of notice of such, assignment, appeal to the de-
partment front the assignment of the board of hoalth. Upon such ap-
peal or upon the department's own initiative, the department may,
after due notice and public hearing, rescind or suspend such assign-
ment or modify the same by the imposition or amendment of concli-
tions.
A facility shall not be constructed or operated unless the pro-
posed use and the plans or design therefor hace been approved 'oy the
department.
Every person, including every political subdivision of the com-
monwealth, maintaining or operating a facility, shall maintain and
operate the sante in such manner as will protect the public heatth,
comfort and convenience and prevent a nuisance or a danger to the .
public health by reason of odor, dust, fires, smoke, the breeding or
harboring of rodents, flies or vermin, or other causes. Upon deterne-
nation that the operation or maintenance of a facility results in a
nuisance or a danger to the public health, such assignmept may be
rescinded or suspended or may be modified through the impcsition or
amendment o conditions, at any t ine—after clue notice and public
hearing, by the board of health of the city or town where such facili-
ty is located, -upon its own initiative or upon complaint by any person
aggrieved by such assignment, or by the department, upon its own in -
276
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M
NOIS031E TRADES 111 § 150A
.:iiice or upon complaint by any person aggrieved by such assign -
file department shall adopt and may from time to time amend
c and regulations, and the commissioner may issue orders, to en-
ae the provisions of this section. Any person, including any politi-
.: �ubdicision of the commonwealth, Nyho fails to operate and main -
in a facility in accordance with the provisions of this section or in
. ordance Aj ith any rules, regulations, or orders hereunder promul-
.ed shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars
more than fire hundred dollars. Each day's failure to comply
h said provisions, rules, regulations or orders shall constitute a
:.male violation.
The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce
ptuvisions of this section upon petition of the departmenC or any
wed person.
.
:.1 'oy St.1955, c. 37.0, A. Aulendcd by St.1969, c. 929; St.1969,
1 St.19 0, c. 839.
Historical Note
:'i;liII1C Cn(I Ct l,,1, thla ."doll Lozol
I.ho �Cll'Oilvll of nilA I'mil. and ill Cities
plao,, in :Inc Illy or
I)aAll-, n flan 71 or Plan E, c_harfer th0
,hill Ln eslal fished or nl:linlained
eily mmi;igoi, and in other citiCe file
r p.•.vn1, inri n.lin_ auk polili'M
major, tchrn uulLomod by cote of the
,. .. ,. i,f IUc t'olanlollm'e:1111I. :Is a
clic cnnncil. luny, Milli! siN(y l7ncY, all-
ll-
........ I
nnnnl Gn' arLa,r, rnhbish of
jwnl its Ilio drp:nlulrnY front Ihr nNt,o4n-
-..r lir :I. :I >i[o fur a Tofu.«,.
lural of Illy bonrd of hrn II I1, :uul the If! -
dn-
1 loll :I
iuPr:I l lir IIlde=n rnrh plan
plrnllrnl n1I� , IIt'r line nulice and pull -
.In -maned I the h."tIt of
Itr hr:, ri f Ili, r.'w in,I or >uslleII Nuck :I.c-
:rh yin- or IovyII h :1 (11111111-
scmnout or uu.difc Ileo N:nno Ity Ille iul-
.1 or us :I sill, fur n mousy dl<-
Im.iiion lir amemlmeni of enlulitimis.
-" 4 "JI.1, 1 In Ill,, I'n"I-
i1:+d udi11L ryel;e pninni ll
"la w;c lmr;f
- :Inc ordinullel, nl' Ly -]ate all..pt-
„'.:ndrr chapter fl.rty :A ..r cur-
it L.
<uiniug inn of Illy onuumme
as et as
luiinn;; or npr rnl'uh a pl:rec nssi�ucd as
'
- _ jo."A Lm> of e:u9irr 1:1 AA
n darulrinz �ronnil lir Iii n vile fora
-'.aunt of a plloe u> :111t11g1ing
rrfrar 17isliopnl ineinrrulr. r, shall uwi!o-
...� I .ill, fur :1 refuse, diNpoxll
Win ;uul ope rale Ihr a:nue iu such m:nl-
. .hall of rnndil finned upon
liar :IN trill prul cel. the p1;Llic hraltl 1,
AAIll, ry%IIrrI to Ihr as-
�.r:lcler
Al1lifort ;liol conconie11ce olid DrryPnt a
Ilii molded of opl'I'nt loll
I nfls:u ice or a d;nim'r to Ihr puhl is
-
.., 111:1 hr urlr<.arr io protP(L
hl,ahh be n odor. Must, fins,
.. 1r;Ill h. r..nlfort :uul waren-
,,
swoke. 171c breed in or Jtnrbnring of ru-
red
'!'h: l"rlvnf all. shall .
dent„ flies or cumin, or other rouse.
1..ir,l .1f h.,allh pro-
'CLC asai_nmcut of :u1F place as n dump-
. .11'...• :•l"iennl,. ire of a lllncv as n
in_ ¢rnunll or as it site for n refm<c dis-
_ _cunni cr lid :1 =110 for :1
pos:11 incuu'r:11or Iliac be rr.cinara lir
irrinor:ll..r: Ind :alp
.nspcndcd, or clay be uuulilfied Ihrnugh
A,.I 1'.l 111.` :IIIimi Of a
IIN iltlpo.filimi Or :llnetnlini'Ilt Of Cnnlll-
_ _. _!ill ill :1 I'IIeo :1,
1i.,Il" nl: Wn- finer nfler line notice and
_ or.n1I,I or :1s s .iill for a
Ilnblic hem 1:11". by life board of health
inn inernlnr, hohulin.
of Hie III}' or hl\rn where it is located,
..I tout col of :Illy lolhlic hind-
or by Ihr tell:ntment niton d0olilliaa-
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Public hearing advertised in Salem Evening News 5/13/53 anu 5/211/63
Regulation adopted at meeting of Board of Health 5/4/6.1
Published in Salem EveniribNe s 7/1/63.
ar of 1#ealth - Salem, Massachusetts
Regulation #10
Control of Atmospheric Pollution
The Board of Health of the City of Salem acting under the authorit,, of S_ctio:, i1,,
of Chapter 121 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of ilassacttusott3 and ev,ry c
act thereto enabling, hereby prescribes and establishes the following Regulations for e ,
Control of Atmospheric Pollution, which shall replace the existing Regulation ;=10 ont,t'_,
"Buffing Dust, etc." in its entirety, and shall remain in force unr_il further c -dere,],
and which may be amended or added to hereafter from time to time.
Article 1. Definitions
When used in these regulations or in communications, notices, or orders relatisa
thereto, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them b.: -!,-,w'
Section 1.1 AEROSOL means a system of solid or .liquid particles !isparsed in a gae.
Section 1.2 AIR CONTAMINANT includes but is not limited to du.,t, flynsh, fum_, gas, mi
odor, smoke vapor, pollen, microorganism, radioactive material, ionizing radia ion, a -ti
combination thereof, or any decay or reaction product ther,of.
Section 1.3 AIR CONTAMINATION SOURCE means any source at, from, or by reason of whic"-,
any air contaminant is emitted directly or indirectly into the ambient air spac..
Section 1.4 ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION means the presence in the ambient air spac,2 of on, oc
more air contaminants or combinations thereof in such quantities and of such duration, n
to
a. cause a nuisance;
b. be injurious or be, on the basis of current information, potentially injurious
to human or animal life, to vegetation, or to property; or
c. unreasonably interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property or
the conduct of business.
Section 1.5 AMBIENT AIR SPACE means the unconfined space occupied by the atmosphere
above the geographical area of Salem.
Section 1.6 CHART means the Ringelmann's Scale for grading the density of smoka, as
published by the United States Bureau of Mines, and as referred to in the Bureau of Mins
Information Circular No. 6888 or superseding publication, or any smoke inspection guida
complying with the design and test specification of, and used in accordance with, the
provisions of Title 42, Chapter 1, Subchapter F, Part 75 of the Federal Rogister, or th..
"Smokescope" as manufactured by the Mine Safety Appliance Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania, U.S.A.
Section 1.7 DUST means finely divided solid matter formed, usually, from larger masses
by mechanical attrition or other applied energy.
Section 1.8 EMISSION means a discharge or release to the ambient air space of any air
contaminant.
Section 1.9 FLY ASH means the aerosolized solid component of burned or partially 4urced
fuels. "Soot" and "cinders" are included within the meaning of the term "fly ash", end
"fuels" means all materials which can undergo combustion.
2.
' Section 1.10 FUME means a solid or liquid aerosol resulting from chemical rr,m_t,.oc c
from the condensation of vapors produced during combustion, distillation, or subli-.atic:..
Section 1.11 GAS means that state of matter having neither indapendant shape nor indcpan-
dent volume but bending to expand and diffuse infinitely.
Section 1.12 HAND -FIRED FURNACE means any furnace in which fresh fuel is manually throy.
or placed directly on the hot fuel bed, but does not mean stoves or other equipment usac
for the cooking of food, or fireplaces.
Section 1.13 INCINERATOR means any article, machine, equipment, contrivance, structura',
or part of a structure used primarily to dispose of combustible ;castes by burning.
Section 1.14 IONIZING RADIATION means any electromagnetic or particulate radiation
capable of producing ions, directly or indirectly, in its passage through matter.
Section 1.15 MIST means a liquid aerosol formed by the condensation of liquid vapor or
formed by the atomization of liquids.
Section 1.16 ODOR means that property of gaseous, liquid, or solid materials that elicits
a physiologic response by the human sense of smell.
Section 1.17 OPEN BURNING means burning under such conditions that the products of ccz:-
bustion are emitted directly into the ambient air space, and are not conducted thereto
through a stack, chimney, duct or pipe. Open Burning includes underground and smoldering
(underground) fires.
Section 1.18 PERSON means an individual, partnership, association, firm, syndicate,
company, trust, corporation, department, bureau, agency, political subdivision, or any
other entity recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
Section 1.19 POLLEN means the fertilizing element of vegetation.
Section 1.20 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL means any material (solid, liquid, or gaseous) which
spontaneously emits ionizing radiation.
Section 1.21 RUBBISH means all solid waste other than garbage, E•uch as paper, rags,
metal and cardboard containers, street sweepings and other solid commercial and domestic
wastes.
Section 1.22 SMOKE means a visible aerosol, usually carbonaceous, resulting from
incomplete combustion.
Section 1.23 VAPOR means the gaseous state of certain substances that can exist in
equilibrium with their solid or liquid states under standard conditions.
ARTICLE 2. GENERAL PROHIBITION OF EMISSIONS.
No person or persons owning, leasing, or controlling the operation of any air con-
tamination source or sources shall wilfully, negligently, or through failure to provid•:
necessary equipment or facilities or to take necessary precautions, permit the emission
from said air contamination source or sources of such quantities of air contaminants
which will cause, by themselves o{,in conjunction with other air contaminants, a con-
dition of atmospheric pollution. ' "'
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
T
Division of Environmental Health
600 Washington .Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
September 21,'1972
M.`Clifton R. Grinnell, District Engineer '
South Essex Sewerage District .. a: ` RE: MBAPCD - Salem °
P. 0. Box 607 Regulation 8 - South Essex
Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Sewerage District
Gentlemen:
The Department of Public Health is in receipt of your letter of Septem-
ber 14; 1972, with preliminary plans and specifications and requesting ap-
proval to installrtwo sludge incinerators at the Water Pollution Control
Facilities, Fort Avenue, Salem.
i
A review of the preliminary plans, specifications and combustion cal-
culations reveal that you plan to install two twelve hearth furnaces as
supplied by Nichols Engineering and Research Corp., New York, N. Y., BSP
Corp., San Francisco, California, or MSI Industries,-Denver, Colorado, or
approved equal.
Each furnace system,is designed to burn sewage sludge centrifuge cake
alone and in•combination with grit,.screenings and scum.
Each furnace will be provided with three gas burners in hearths #1, 3,
6, 8; and 10, a total of 15 gas,burners.
Each-furnace-will also be provided with a wet gas scrubber of Impinge-
ment tray and spray type with,a minimum of two impingement trays'and.a sub' '
cooling section, The scrubbers will be designed to control the particulate
emissions to the atmosphere not to exceed 0.1 gr/scf corrected to 12S CO2
and will
be determined i ed bq-stack testingin accordance with method 5
as
specified in the Federal Register, Volume 36, No..247, December 23, 1971.
Exhaust gas from the gas,scrubbes will be reheated by three gas burners to
raise the temperature of the sub cooled gases for the purpose of vapor
plume suppression.
r
A review of the preliminary plans and specifications indicates that they
are in:conformance with modern incinerator design and practice and preliminary
approval is given for the design of these units at the location indicated.
Final approval is subjected to the following provisos; (1) That final
construction drawings,be submitted for approval, (2)that the site be assign-
ed by the local Board of Health under the provisions of Section 150A, Chapter
III, General ^ upon completion of construction the "Inciner-
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Salem and Beverly 'Hater gu�yly Hoard "RS; fMMXxDg1iiV � 'Y
Filtration Plant t 8uhlia Water Ougp]q itaterssi+ad
Arlington Avenue' Sanitation; ,
• Beverly, Mmsac2susetts 01915
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Thank Tou for your letter of 4ovember 6,,19T4. detailing come of
the specific problems on rqur watershed.whickrare•causinB concern.
..kir. Joseph cassiws an engineer frog the T bury -'Regional Office
mi1.1 be in telephone contaot with you very''soon to arrange's'mutually
convonient date for a field inspection.It. violations of the vatersihed.
rules and regulations are indeed found this Department till be avail
able to give vhatever assistance your board requires iA prosecuting
the offenders and protecting your vvater'aapply+: s
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Slohn C. Coui,138
Director
Division of Envlrotusental Health
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C-8"t�lem ilox�rd of Health
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WILLIAM A. CALHOUN, Chairman
RALPH W. TEDFORD, P.E., Member
CITY ENGINEER P.W.D., SALEM
PHILIP L. PATTISON, P.E., Member
COMMISSIONER P.W.D., BEVERLY
SALEM AND BEVERLY WATER SUPPLY BOARD
KENNETH F. KNOWLTON, P. E., Super1111eNe,,14-he.ml
FILTRATION PLANT - ARLINGTON AVE., BEVERLY. MASS. 01915
November 6, 1974
Massachusetts ,Dept., of Public Health
Division of Environmental Engineering
600 Washington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02133
Attention: Mr. John Collins, Director
Dear John:
This letter is to follow up on our letter of October 3, 1974 to the
Northeastern District office with copy to you. It refers to suspected
sanitary deficiencies which might affect the waters of Wenham Lake.
Mr. Joseph Cassano and Mr. Steven Lipman visited us on October 8,
1974 to review our files and discuss procedures. They suggested a
more detailed letter from us which they could use as a basis for setting
up a joint inspection of the area. The specific area is the drainage
basin of what we call Airport Brook, north of Henderson Road in Beverly.
Some of the specific problems are listed below:
1. August 26, 1974, City of Beverly Board of Health ordered
cessation of "illegal disposal of miscellaneous refuse".
2. Existing and proposed rezoning by City of Beverly is
"limited industrial".
3. Extensive gravel removal operations are in progress
now resulting In at least one incident of silt flow in the
brook.
4. Letter of May 26, 1972 from David B. Gittelsohn, Asst. Atty.
General to Beverly Board of Health - RE: Arthur W. Brownell vs.
Michael Vitale Construction Company, Inc., et ala. No: 94059 Eq.
5. April 12, 1972 - K. F. Knowlton's notation "In driving past
Vitale Construction, there is oil and junk being discharged
into brook".
WILLIAM A. CALHOUN, Chairman
RALPH W. TEDFORD, P.E., Member SALEM AND BEVERLY WATER SUPPLY BOARD
CITY ENGINEER P.W.D., SALEM KENNETH F. KNOWLTON, P. E.. Superintendent -Chem Lis
PHILIP L. PATTISON,P.E., Member FILTRATION PLANT - ARLINGTON AVE., BEVERLY, MASS, 01915
COMMISSIONER P.W.D., BEVERLY
Mase. Dept. of Public Works -- Page 2
6. Various analyses of water flowing in Airport Brook show
high chlorides, iron and manganese. On March 20, 1972:
Chlorides Cl- 200 mg/L
Iron 3.5 mg/L
Manganese 0.38 mg/L
7. Letter of May 27, 1970, Thomas C. McMahon to Beverly Board
of Health RE: certain abatement -work and "Hatch -Act" provisions.
8. March 2, 1966, letter of Salem & Beverly Water Supply Board
to Division of Sanitary Engineering requesting advice.
These are but a sampling from our files of over 43 pages. Sheet
No. 1, dated July 11, 1960 states "Extensive excavation of gravel -
presumably to be refilled with fly ash. Dumping of waste oil should
be checked".
The drainage area also contains several small industries and a
portion of the airport all on City of Beverly land.
A check at the Beverly Assessor's office lists the owners as
follows:
"Properties on Airport Brook from Beverly Assessor's Records"
by T. W. Knowlton.
Lots 4,6,6a on Map 90.
Lot 4 - City of Beverly - Former Nike site,
Lot 6 - Size 18.3 acres - Bk. 5582 p. 066, Essex So. Reg. of Deeds
Vitale, Stephen, 254 East Lothrop Street, Beverly - 12/23/68
(probably Beverly National Bank now)
Lot 6a -Parcel A - 60 acres - Vitale, Salvatore, Francis & Anthony Gaigemi
(in 1974) 390 Rantoul Street, Beverly.
This should be subject to further checking.
We do not have a listing here at the Water Board office of all the
permits that might be outstanding in the area. However, there is appended
a copy of the conditions which are endorsed on one (apparently Lot 6a)
subdivision plan approved April 4, 1974.
WILLIAM A. CALHOUN,. Chairman
RALPH W. TEDFORD, P.E., Member .SALEM AND BEVERLY WATER SUPPLY BOARD
CITY ENGINEER P.W,D„ SALEM KENNETH F, KNOWLTON, P. E., SuP" fintendeu L Chen)I'l
PHILIP L. PATTISON, P.E., Member FILTRATION PLANT - ARLINGTON AVE., BEVERLY, MASS. 01915
COMMISSIONER P,W.D., BEVERLY
Mass. Dept. of Public Health -- Page 3
A list of persons and/or agencies interested or involved in this
matter is appended,
Mr. John R. Serafini, attorney for the Salem and Beverly Water
Supply Board is representing our interests in this matter.
We wish to determine whether there are any actual existing
dangers to our water supply, identify any potential dangers, and come
up with a workable plan to ensure the continued safety of the water
supply.
Since the above represents a long and continuing problem which
is escalating to a critical situation as far as the water supply in
Wenham Lake is concerned we would ask your immediate action to help
in resolving this problem before it causes irreparable harm to the
water supply of Beverly and Salem.
Very truly yours,
SALEM BEVERLY WATER SUPPLY BOARD
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Kenneth F. Knowlton - Superintendent
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Encl.
copies to: MDPH - Northeast District Sanitary Engr.
Beverly Board of Health /
Salem Board of Health I
Atty. John R. Serafini
"ENDORSEMENT'"
That before Lots A, B, C, S D may be built upon or conveyed w th;n the
subdivision, the ow7ers of recorc, shall ct)nstruct the ways jnd sery .ces as •
required by Me Beverly Planning Boards Rules and Regulations fo sere any
lot before. such fol may be bu.it upon or conveyed or .0c// furnish o proper
bond or a deposit of money or nego,';ode securtles .sufficrent ;n the op/rirn
of the cYomrng Board tosecure performance of 11,e construction a` the woysB
ser.-ces required by� .said Ru/es and Regu/otons.
The opprova/ of the subdvlson shall also be on condition that no building
permit shol/ be issued for any building or 'structure upon any lot, until
such a time as facilities disposing of o/l sewerage, wastes and surface
dro.,nage, hove been opprored by Me M,7ssochusetts Deportment or Public
t*olth, the Beverly Boord or HeolM, and the Solem—Severly Water S .
8"d,' no molenal in any way injurious to the quality of We,van, Co"e
water shall be placed upas this properly in o manner such Thor I con bF
washed or corried No drainage leading to Wenhom Lake It shall Pe the
duty of the owners of.record, of any 161 to submit three (JJ plot plans o'
each individual lot, showing the. locations ono( size of the buildings, proposed
sewage disposal systems, maximum number of persons to be employec; 1.ype
of indrs/ry, chemicals, solvon/s, insecticides, etc., which might be used ono 0
written report oft percueion tests, mode by o Reglsf&rd Sanifory Engineer,
said plot plans and —.71s shollbe submitted to the &verly Board of
Health, who i* lwn. rric, submit copies to the Massachusetts Board of
Health ond,rie Sok,n—Beverly Woter Supply Boord for /hier approval or
dis opprov o l
4 bujfdrng permit stall nal be issued unless of three (3/ Boards hove oporoved
the individual p/ons ono f=Uilies for disposal of sewerage, waste, and
surface drainage. --
The approval ,of. this Subdivision shall also be. upon condition Mat before
complet an, the owners of record, shall clean a// water courses, drainage
ditches, and swoles and put some n10 o goad running condition, free from ol,'
debris and obstructions, said work 10 .be done just previous to the release of
bonds, or completion of Me project, i.n a manner that is sotislbclory and
occeptob/e to Me P/ommng Booid'�
OY ORDER OF THE SEVER[ Y PLANNING
BOARD 4, A— �=-- A
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Him, Salvatore VrJole and Anthony Gan gemr, owners of record, hereby
coveamnl and agree 1hol the foregoing �Endorseme.' shell be complied wiAS
¢ and shol. Ce dee-ned o covenarf running with the land.
,.z "Owners 0f Record
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'REGULA TIONSI t
A) No materia/ shall be excorated below the finish grade as shown,
except There necessary in The roadway. No fly osb.sha/l be allowedunder
the rood bed.
Bl Siopes or
embankments sho// be
covered
with a.
miirmum of four
(4") inches
of loom and seeded
with o
regular
slope mix.
Cl Cons/rucr'on sho// commence at Cabot Street and shall be completed
;n no more than three (3) equal stages, each state shol"e
complete in al/ details, such as installation of water and surface
drainage, roadbeds to be corgole/ed to bituminous. sub -bore and
embankments Completely loomed cnd seeded, previous to the sbrl of
the'n*x/ stop*. £och slog* shall be completed Vim 40(21ye, ars
of . FIs starling dale.
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AGENCIES
Sales and Beverly Water Supply Board - John R. Serafini, Attorney
Beverly Board of Health - Joseph Walsh
Salem Board of Health - Doc Toomey
Mass. Dept. of Public Health - George Coogan
Beverly Conservation Commission - Robert Livermore
Representative Francis Hatch, Jr.
Masa. Water Resources Commission
Mass. Conservation Services
Mass. Division of Water. Pollution Control
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NOV,.,,
1974
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WILLIAM A. CALHOUN, Chairman
RALPH W. TEDFORD, P.E., Member
CITY ENGINEER P.W.O.. SALEM
PHILIP L. PATTISON, P.E., Member
COMMISSIONER P.W.O„ BEVERLY
SALEM AND
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BEVERLY WATER SUPPLY BOARD
KENNETH F. KNOWLTON, P. E., �;IIIIPrIn(Pnlenl-:.IIPIn151
FILTRATION PLANT - ARLINGTON AVE., BEVERLY, MASS. 01915
SALEM AND BEVERLY WATER SUPPLY BOARD
POSITION STATEMENT ON IPSWICH RIVER
This statement has been prepared by the Board and its staff and has been
discussed with the Board's consultant Camp, Dresser 6 McKee who are in
general agreement with the position stated below.
Because of undeveloped details of costs, organization, and administration
for regional alternatives, the Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board and the
Cities of Salem and Beverly must preserve and exercise the rights granted
to them over the past 100 or more years. These rights have enabled the two
cities to maintain water systems with a most enviable record for supplying
water of good quality.
The local sources consisting of Wenham Lake and Longham Reservoir are utilized
to the maximum yield possible, therefore, all increases in water use since 1914
and in the future must come from the Ipswich River until such time as this river
becomes inadequate to meet the needs.
The Ipswich River is also the only additional source of water for many other
communities and there is a considerable body of law dealing with this.
The annual flow of the Ipswich River could supply extensive needs, but areas
where high winter and spring flows can be stored for summer use are very limited.
All feasible water storage areas, which are facts of geology, should be preserved
for this purpose by the best means possible.
The proposed site in Topsfield can be preserved by the Salem and Beverly Water
Supply Board. This should be done by these Cities as a very viable insurance
for their needs. This preservation is now in the process of taking place
under existing law.
Many studies have been made, and are continuing, on the Ipswich River basin. These
have pointed out other feasible storage basins including: Willis Brook now being
developed by the Lynnfield Center Water District and the largest potential reservoir,
presently identified as Reservoir 30-B,in Ipswich. The site for this reservoir can
be preserved by the Commonwealth under terms of Chap. 767 of 1970. The water.
Resources Commission is proceding with this project having done much preliminary
work. They are now completing a feasibility study. The preservation of the site
by the Commonwealth will require approval by the Board of Selectmen of Ipswich and
of the Governor if eminent domain proceedings must be used.
Chap. 767 provides for site acquisition only, not construction. No financial
arrangements have been made to provide for construction. No administrative
arrangements have been developed to consider construction, operation, or
apportionment of any related costs.
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The Board supports preservation of lands for 30-B under Chap. 767 recognizing
that water demand in future years will require a regional approach to water supply.
The only feasible alternative to the maximum development of.the Ipswich River Basin
appears to be the Merrimack River, which is currently being studied by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. From the Corps of Engineers and M.D.C. data, it appears that
most of eastern Massachusetts will be dependent upon the development of the
Merrimack River at about the same time that the Ipswich River communities will be
reaching the limits of their basin resources.
Any development of the Merrimack River for water supply to eastern Massachusetts
or the Ipswich River area probably will not take place until about the year 2000
and little can yet be surmised as to what form it will actually take. In the
meantime the Corps of Engineers has scheduled a study of the Ipswich River resources
after the completion of its present Merrimack River study.
For the same reasons that Salem and Beverly should protect their interests within the
existing law, the Ipswich River Basin should be protected further by the site
acquisition of the 30-B area, and other individual communities should do whatever
they can within the existing laws.' Developing a new frame work of law to
equitably assess all beneficiaries of future joint ventures for needed construction
and maintenance can be expected to be a time consuming task. It can be assumed
that continued growth will make this task necessary.
Aside from the problem of meeting the quantity needs for potable water, problems
of sewage disposal for some communities on the Ipswich River and possibly some
low flow augmentation for aesthetic and recreation use must be considered.
There have been proposals that the towns of North Reading, Middleton, and
Hamilton be severed and that advanced waste water treatment plants, be constructed
with effluent discharge to the Ipswich River. Plants for North Reading and
Middleton, or a joint plant for both, would be above the Salem and Beverly Water
Supply Board water intake.
Alternative disposal for these communities can be accomplished by conveying flow
to the M.D.C. and/or to the South Essex Sewerage'District.
Alternative augmentation of flow in the Ipswich River can be provided by storage
of high runoff water at various possible reservoir sites.
Because of the impact on potable water supplies from the effluent of these
proposed waste water treatment plants the Board requests that much more detailed
studies be made before these plants are presented in various reports without the
alternatives also being presented. The studies should cover at least the following:
1. Quantity of effluent to be discharged to the River in relation to its seasonal
flow.
2. Means for augmenting low flow conditions in the Ipswich River through storage
or possible diversion from other watersheds.
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3. Proximity of drinking water intakes, both surface and ground, to possible
effluent discharge points.
4. Reliability of waste treatment processes on a year round basis and at the
end of design life when wear and tear and overloading are likely.
5. Effectiveness of proposed wastewater plants in removal of viruses, heavy
metals, taste producing substances, etc.
6. Comparative costa for construction and operation for alternative plans.
7. Relative advantages and disadvantages of flow augmentation through storage
vs. return of treated sewage effluent.
8. Overall energy consumption of various plans.
Adopted at the meeting of August 13, 1974
Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board
Bibliography (partial)
Massachusetts Water Resources Commission & Ipswich River Watershed District,
A. Report on Ipswich River Water Supply - Hill & Lind
(letter comments by K.F.K., John Peirce, C.D.M.) Sept. 1971
B. Computer Simulation Model of Ipswich River Basin - May 1972
C. Ipswich River Watershed District Annual Reports #1,2,3.
I.fAZd
Alternative Regional Water Systems Boston Met. Area - Feb. 1971
Inform. Packet - Mid -stage - Boston Harbor,
Eastern Masa. Waste Water Management Study - May 1974
(joint M.D.C., Corps Engrs. MAPC)
Alternative Regional Sewerage Systems for Boston Met. Area.
Appendix to above (especially Lynn comments) Oct. 2, 1972
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NEWS
Regional Water Supply - Institutional Aspects Vol. I, II, III
Excerpts - July 1972
NEWS Info Packet Late -stage 7/72 p. 23, Merrimack River, Maps & diagrams
Mass. Division of Water Pollution Control - Ipswich River Study 1973
to it to 1968
24.
THE SALEM, MASS., EVEN'1 G EWS — TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1974
lRiver sewage plan
opposed by board
By ROBERT MCKEON Wenham Lake and scheduled for
News Staff reconstruction, says he un-
SALEM— Should water of the derstands that 2 waste water
Ipswich River be used for treatment plants have been ad -
human consumption, for waste vocated in the studies, both to be
disposal, or for both purposes small -sized, with one situated in
simultaneously? Peabody and the other in
This question has arisen as the Topsfield, a short distance from
result of evolving studies bring the aforementioned intake.
conducted in the North Shore Concerning the proposed
area, and the Salem -Beverly plantsnand
the
suggestion
n the
that
Water Supply Board, which is river, the water board makes
authorized to utilize river
a 7 the following statement.
billion gallons of the river water , `Because gof the impact per annum for drinking pure potable (drinkable with without
poses, looks askance at the
proposed depositing of waste danger of typhoid or other un -
water in the river. desirable effects) water
In a position paper, the board supplies from the effluent of
suggests that those involved in these proposed waste water
SENE (Southeastern New treatment plants, the board
England Water Study) and other requests that much more detail -
groups. reconsider all aspects of ed studies be made before these
their proposals before com plants are presented in various
pleting their reports, reports without alternatives also
The water board, in its com- being presented."
mentary, notes that there have Along this line of advisement,
been proposals made the board recommends that the
recommending that the towns of studies concerning the river and;
North -Reading, Middleton and the watershed area take into ac -
Hamilton be severed, and that, count a number of serious fac-
advanced (tertiary or secon- tors.
dart'?) treatment plants for Among these factors are
waste water be constructed, effectiveness of proposed waste
with the intention of discharging water plants in removal of
the effluent in the Ipswich viruses, heavy metals and taste -
River. producing subtances.
It is noted by the water board Overall energy consumption
that one of the plants employed of such plants.
for treating the effluent of the 3 Reliability of waste treatment
towns would be located a short processes on a year-round basis,
distance upstream from the as well as at the end of design
water,intake at which Ipswich life, when wear and tear and
River water is diverted to overloading are likely,
replenish the water supplies of Proximity of waste treatment
the 2 -city district. drinking water intakes,to both
Mentioned as an alternative to surface and ground, to possible
this waste -disposal approach, in effluent discharge points.
the board's position paper, is the The Salem -Beverly water dis-
alternative open to these com- trict has been diverting water
munities of disposing of their from the Ipswich River since
waste courtesy the South Essex 1914, and is now permitted, un- .
Sewerage District or some other der legislation to divert as
outlet. many as 7 billion gallons of
Kenneth Knowlton, chief water from the river each year.
operator at the Salem -Beverly Ipswich River water is used to
filtration plant, located at replenish the district's reser-
voirs.
SALEM, MASS., EVENING NEWS — TUESDAY,'- OCTOBER 1, 1971 23
for-payopposed
.
'te Barney
Cohen
f ,
SON
Cohen feels that after. the B&M
tunnel was completed there was a
at least one
change of ownership, but he doubts
elieve in the
that the city became the real owner.
king Commis-
He said there were negotiations
a,
among the city, state DPW, and the
ing back and
railroad, but no one seems to know
nverted into a
just what happened.
80, of 21 Eden
"Mayor Collins was in charge then,
thing about it.
and he does not seem to recollect
vethe city has
exactly what happened after the
za over to the
tunnel project was finished," Cohen j
feels the city
commented.
"It is true I have been running a
over the paid
crusade against the parking commis•
s will drive
sion, because I would like to see the
wntown area
small businessmen live,",he said.
ng shopping
(Cohen owned a hardware store m
er the attitude
Salem at one time, and is a disabled .
ctor Alan T.
Marine veteran.) World War I
"I live on a fixed income, but I am
m about this,
going to keep fighting this," he com-
as a carpet-
mented.
iday.
"I'm ready and willing to go to the
a foe of the
courts if I have to, because I don't
Is at the off-
think the city has any right to turn
e plaza.
something it doesn't own over to the
vs to fight.
parking commission for paid
ttempting to
parking," he continued.
Riley Plaza.
In his quest to determine -who owns
erk Augustine
the land, he also has appealed to Rep.
told the clerk
Henry J. O'Donnell III, D- Salem, and
who owns the
State Auditor Thaddeus Buczko for
help in trying to find out the truth.
essors' office
rmation, and
"I have been here in Salem since
no record of
1900, and I saw Salem when it was
something, and I would like to see it
ut this that I
happen again," he added.
t and get an
The Chamber of Commerce is also
ncil and the
upset over the commission's attitude,
parking plan
and has called for a Thursday meeting .
with the council and commission.
N7�
ition bids
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ed Oct.
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Pa ;rr_nt cf, Puplc Health
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Boston, Massachusetts 62111
. rbruary 25, 1972
Yaw Inglaud moor service Cotopsny RE: "LIM Cross Connection p
Turnpike Road. Proposed 1 -5 -lash Double
Westborough, mass. 711341 ,Chock Volvo Installations
�- now England lower service
Attention: Mr. i'rneat Hirsch -Co. Baleen harbor station- '
City Water 'piping
Drawing No. _II 2948* -0 ,
_ Date; 1-0-72
Goutlaass;
The Dopastaeat of Vablic.Health has received your oc mtunication
requesting approval of the proposed water supply cross Connection k
eeatioaed above. c "
The pian is hereby approved with the understanding that.:the water
lines.otfected.aoy be shut down during normal business :hours and after.
reasonoble notice to persue necessary tests and malateaante of the double
cheek valve installation. it it is not possible to meet this requirMsentp
It will be necessary to. veg_+o i_de a by: ass equipped with ou approved double
chook valve arrougemont.. to insstallatton must be readily accessible for '
teat and service.
it is rscosatooded that all crater lines for drinking and domestic
purposes be taken off the street side of.the double check Valves.
After the'work has been omipleted, please notitj tibia office so that
arrsageaeats may be wade for an inspection by:an engiineer•
Very truly your*.
t ilssrgs.J.'Coogan`
Director
`stress o -Voter supply sad Nater Quality
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September 14, 1971
Mayor Samuel E. 'Loll RE: SAL8,M-MARBLEHEAD
93 Washington St. Reclassification of Shellfish
Salem, Mass. Area N -18A
Dear Mayor Zoll:
In compliance with General Laws, Chapter 130, Section 74,
as amended, the Department of Public health has made a sanitary
survey of the waters and flats of Salem Harbor and Marblehead
Harbor in the City of Salem and the Town of Marblehead.
As a result of the examination the Department has deter-
mined that the shellfish area N -18A defined below which was
formerly approved for purification purposes, and harvested
by Master Diggers, will be closed:
The waters and flats in the City of Salem and
the Town of Marblehead located in that part of
Salem Harbor situated between a line drawn from
the light at Fort Pickering on bunter Island to
the easterly extremity of Pickering Point in
South Salem, and, a line drawn from Juniper
Point at the easterly extremity of Salem Neck
Southerly to the Northerly corner of Water-
side Cemetery on the Westerly shore of Marble-
head.
Very truly yours,
Frank Grice
Director
cc: Kenneth A. Crossman, Director RECEIVED
Division of Law Enforcement
;;, C� 01971
Board of Health
Salem, Hass. CITY OF SALEM
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
H. Arnold Carr
Shellfish Technical Assistance Program
DIVISION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Mr. fenneth S,Croessaan,Director
Division Of &ave 8nforcement
Department of Natural Asesourcea
100 Carsbridge, Street
Boston, iAesachusetts 02202
Dear Sirs
-Ojfb9L 02/11 September 14, 1971
SALPH- DSNIMI Asis.>^'AD
IS: Reclassification
of Shellfish frets N -Ink
In coapliance, with General maws, Chapter 130, section 74, ams
amended, the Department of Public Health has made a sanitary survey
of the water* and flista of Salem, Harborand Marblehead Harbor in the
City of Salem and the T(Am of Marblehead.
A* a result Of the ememination time Department has daterained that
the sisellfish area N -18A defined below which was formerly approved for .
Purification Purposes., and harvested by Master Diggers, will be
alosede
the waters and Plists in the City of Salem and the Toen
of Marblehead located in the part of Salem Harbor situated
between a line drawn frog, the might at Bort Pickering on
Winter island to the easterly extrwdty of Pickering Point
In South Salem, and, a line draom "from, Juniper Point at the
easterly extremity of Salem Neck Southerly to the Northerly
corner Of fttereide Cemetery on the Westerly share of yArblehead,
very truly yocra,
John C. Collins
Director
Division of Environmental Health
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Regional Shellfish Consultant
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HEALTH DEPp,RTlPO ,
EG&G, INC, CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01730 . TEL. 617 271-5000
September 24, 1971
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Water Resources Commission
State Office Building
Government Center
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02202
Gentlemen:
Re: Salem (NSC)
EG&G, Inc.
Waste Treatment Facilities
Consistent with our telephone conversations with Mr. Slagle of
your office on Wednesday, September 15, 1971, we are in the process
of complying with your request for submittal of the information requested
in your letter of August 17, 1971, to Mr. Robert B. Stitt. Due to the
fact that we have been delayed in obtaining meaningful samples of the
effluents, we will not be able to meet the September 30 date and we will
require an extended period in order to submit the report that will pro-
vide the information requested in your letter of August 17, 1971.
Since our telephone conversation, we have sent samples of the
effluents, of the batch treatment systems, to the lab and are awaiting
the results. It is understood that this is a time consuming process that
could take two to three months. We will keep you posted on the progress
and will submit a formal report as soon as possible.
Very truly yours,
EG&G, INC.
George N. Pappas
Director, Facilities Planning
GNP: jrp
c: Dr. John J. Toomey, Health Agent, Board of Health, 5 Broad St., Salem 01970
Mr. Ralph Tedford, City Engineer, Salem 01970
Mr. George O'Connell, Plumbing Inspector, Salem. 01970
Mr. Robert B. Stitt, Startronics, Moulton St. , Georgetown 01830
AL6000EROUE SEOFORO - BOSTON - SALEM LAS VEGAS SANTA SARBARA SAN RAMON WASHINGTON
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POLLUTION CONTROL . '4 • Match 19,` 1971.
The Honorable Samuel Soil iter ;, `Selem ,(90W)'
mayor : of the City iof Salem Muunioipal incinerator., -
City Hall- ,, - ','Wastewater Treatmmit
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Door Mayor Zoll:
The Division of Water_Pollution Control and the
Management bureau of the Department of Public Health with'-_
Hr. Haffa, Dr. Toomey, and you on March 15, 1 a a usa•
the municipal incinerator. This'Divislon wan you -
that steps would be taken to abate lotion he ate
from the discharge of the 'Scrub w o the k hieh
eventually becomes the Forest 4e
The City's oo ult t ill a engineer port
by July 1971 wie w c end a.t ent system, the
aorubbe atesvat r. A t e ached for final plans,, stare
of c $truo on, d oompl ti n of o etructiou'ahould be in -
of ed h 0 a Ing p +, Division will not
is u orde a, thi ime w th the er'standing that =the :re
pot ill be omit d b 4971,'"
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erytruly yours, t
Thomas C. morwhon
Director
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act Mr. John J. Heffa
Dr: John J. Toameq . RECEN'
Health Agent, Salem }
Mr. James Dallas E.i 1971
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HEALTH
DEPARTMENT ti
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August 24, 1971
Councillor S. Steve Salvo
25 Raymond Avenue
Salem, MA 01970
Dear Councillor:
This department has, over a long period of years, Ibeen intimately aware of
the North River problems.
The only sources of poliution in Salem are from the South Essex Sewage
grease and grit chamber at the Salem -Peabody line, and the City of Salem's
relief pipe for the Mason Street sewer.
You are aware, of course, that these two problems may be alleviated in the
near future with the installation of the new Salem -Peabody interceptor,
and the seven million dollar project for sewer renewal.
There are minor problems. You mentioned the bridge at Grove Street, and the
Salem 011 and Grease. We had two episodes where we found sewage going into
the river from these areas. One was caused by the sewer of the Salem 011
_and Grease, which we pointed out to them and they repaired. The other was
a broken sewer main on Boston Street, which was getting into the fuface
water drain and winding up in the North River below the bridge. At our
direction the Engineering Department repaired this break and we have had
no problem since.
There is no problem now at the Grove Street Bridge but because of the possibility
of problems we continue to inspect the place periodically.
It is entirely possible that there may be selected householders who might
be connected into a surface water drain instead of the sanitary sewer. We
intend attacking this problem when the interceptor is completed and the river
is cleaner.
In conclusion, -you must know of course, that our jurisdiction ends at the
Salem -Peabody line and a.lot of the pollution of the river is from various
sources in Peabody,'and perhaps will continue until Peabody's program for
refurbishing their sewerage system is completed.
I hope this answers your questions
subject feel free to call upon us.
Very truly yours,
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH
JOHN J. TOOMEY, D.S.C., Health Agent
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fled ormat on:
i1 neering design data on'the present,
ash lagoon system and thio afroot the
additional unit will have on thin system:
2. Aa oil spill contingency plan,°
3. Proposed methods for "controlling the -
foaming problem in the coaling canal:
.4• Prisent methods iiseCiu clsaning the
boilers and chemical's uscd4 - -
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Mr. Edward A.Plumlgjr +
September 17,1970
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For your guidance, State law requires that all reports and
plans submitted to a public agency must bear a stamp of#,
,a Rassachusetts registered professional engineer. -Please,
if-you have any► further questions, contact Mr. Bonne. "
Very truly yours,
Thomas C. McMahon
Director
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ccs fir, Albert V.' Lundquist
New England Power Company
24 Fort Avenue
Salem,xrassachusetts 0997p
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Health Agent
Board. of Health
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September 17, 1970_
CITY OF S L
HEALTH DEPA TMENR
City of Salem RE: Salem (NCW)
Board of Health Municipal Incinerator
5 Broad Street Wastewater Treatment
Salem,.Massachusetts 01970
Attention: John J. Toomey DSC, Health Agent
Gentlemen:
The Division of Water Pollution Control has discussed with Dr. Toomey
the existing discharge of wastewater from the municipal incinerator to Forest
River Brook. In 1965, the Department of Public Health had agreed to allow
this discharge with the provision that a study including sampling was to
be carried out, the characteristics of the wastes determined, and adequate
facilities designed and constructed after approval had been received from the
Department of Public Health.
The City's consulting engineer, John J. Baffa, has prepared a preliminary
engineering report recommending the following proposed treatment system: weir
and flow recorder, bar screen, two raw waste lift pumps, an ash trough metering
pump, chemical feeders, centrifugal separator, an aerated lagoon, settling lagoon,
sludge disposal and disinfection. This report was approved by this Division
on September 20, 1968. Could you please inform this Division what steps are
being taken to prepare final plans and construct the wastewater treatment
facility.
It is suggested that this Division meet with the Board of Health and the
appropriate City officials to further discuss the proposed action that will be
taken by the City of Salem to abate the pollution that at present exists in Forest
River Brook.
vFr,vtruiy yours,
Thomas C. McMa&;in
TCM:HB:mlw Director
cc: Honorable Samuel Zoll, The Mayor of the City of Salem, Salem City Hall,
Salem City Hall, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Mr. Jim Dallas, Air Management Division, Department of Public"-,W5vks,tL
600 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts
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MUNICIPAL REFUSE DISPOSAL
WATER WORKS AND PURIFICATION
SWIMMING POOLS
DRAINAGE
JOHN J. BAFFA
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
140 CEDAR STREET, NEW YORK. N. Y. 10006
TELEPHONE (212.) 962.5630.1.2.3
November 16, 1970
Dr. John J. Toomey, Health Agent
Board of Health, City of Salem
Salem, Massachusetts
Dear John:
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INVESTIGATIONS & REPORTS
RATE STUDIES
VALUATIONS
DESIGNS, PLANS &
SPECIFICATIONS
Please advise us as to the present status of the waste
water treatment project for the incinerator. As you recall,
we started this and expended some costs on laboratory work,
report, etc.
Best wishes for the coming Holiday Season.
JJB:bh
Sincerely yours,
JOHN J. BAFFA, CONSULTING ENGINEERS
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WATER WORKS AND PURIFICATION
SWIMMING POOLS
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JOHN J. BAFFA
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
140 CEDAR STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10006
TELEPHONE (212) 962-5630-1-2.3
January 5, 1971
Dr. John J. Toomey, Health Agent
Board of Health, City of Salem
Salem, Massachusetts
Dear Dr. Toomey:
INVESTIGATIONS & REPORTS
RATE STUDIES
VALUATIONS
DESIGNS, PLANS &
SPECIFICATIONS
Thanks very much for your letter of December 31, 1970.
Mr. Baffa will be away from the office for a few days,
but in the meantime perhaps you could give us the follow-
ing information:
(1) What are the standards to be met by the
remedial treatment of both the Air and
Water?
(2) What local laboratory or laboratories
are available for the testing involved
with the project?
Very truly yours,
JOHN J. BAFFA, CONSULTING ENGINEERS
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John C. Cochrane, P.E.
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January 13; 1971
Mr. John J. Baffa Rea Salem (NCW) ,
Consulting Engineers Incinerator
140 Cedar Street' Final Engineering Report
New York, N.Y. 10006
Dear Mr. Baffab,
Enclosed is a copy of the Water Quality Standards which Mr. Toomey,
Health Agent for the Board of Health, has requested that this Divis '
forward to your attention. It is hoped that a meeting can he sar in,
the near future to work out a time schedule for engineer fans s art
of construction and completion of construction for the t a t, at li
ties required at the Salem i,neinarator.
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Subject: Salem (NCW)-
Incinerator
Final Engineering Report,
Dear Mr. McMahon:
Thank you for your letter of January 15, 1971 enclosing
the water standards to be.met.'
..It appears that because of illnesses the meeting you
,suggest will probably be.delayed for 2 or 3-weeks, but
.4 Dr. Toomey and I will try to arrange it as soon as possible.
Very truly yours,
JOHN J:-'BAFFA, CONSULTING ENGINEERS
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3, FEBRUARY, 1971
DEAR JOHN:
CONFIRMING OUR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THE DATE FOR OUR
MEETING WILL BE 16 FEBRUARY, 1971, TUESDAY 11:0.7 A.M..
THIS WILL BE HELD AT THE -OFFICES OF THE BUREAU OF AIR
USE VAN AGEM ENT 600 WASHINGTON ST. BOSTON, MASS•
VERY,. TRULY YOURS,
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH-
JOHN J. TOON,EY, D.S.C.
HEALTH AGENT
C.C. NIR. JAMES DALLAS, AIR,MANAGEMENT DIVISION, DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 600 WASHINGTON ST. BOSTON, MASS.
MR. HANS BONNE, .WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION
100 .CAMBRIDGE ST. BOSTON, MASS.
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DIVISION OF WATER -
.POLLUTION CONTROL RECEIVED
October 24: 1069
OCT 291969
CITY OF,SALEM
i jazwe Vftelton HEALTH DEPARTMENTftiss, salsa-Xorth *40tal-
iiE`lx�isor` XAZter moi- csil pct]�?.�utio1`iyIn
103 i �r ivift ue b f +�ryB oria. Lli ain at Picka iiq
.5alea.. d�a6e1� Oil.
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Door mro.. 'P holtoill
Ane ' from, this Division ASSISted JA, Invest Agatim a< ,
coMlaint of coil pollution in a starry drain at Salem willows at:
your request, Also investigating ware xr.. Rorman Laftinte of.
the, Salem tire nepartmant, awes of the salema. Sewer Depart-.
riento, and yourself r
It was found throuoh the ollection of- a0vtr B 1
their analysis at t1W .atater 2WPGrtm ut Of . tic #3 t
that the storm drain € ontai nt�sl t�umt�r . ili •irhrh
was later tragi to a leek in � o $ 1 nd occup
Pickering Oil*. This lesh ': since r as the i ;
is no long beim undo
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meat iA piing i i .situation is g�etly
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Salah Wit: of public Works
Mri, O Lapointe#
Galen r1re Department
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AND
DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
NOTICE
RECEIVED lv�J. �
OCT 27 1969
CITY OF SALEM
JJEAi_TH DEPARTMENT,
Notice is hereby given that application has been made by the South Essex
Sewerage District for approval of the acquisition of land in the City of
Salem for sewage disposal purposes. In response to said application, the
Department of Public Health and the Division of Water Pollution Control,
acting under the provisions of Section 6 of Chapter 83 of the General Laws,
will hold a public hearing in the office of the Director of the Division
of Environmental Health, Room 320, 600 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts
on November 14, 1969 at 10:00 A.M.
The plan showing the land to.be acquired is titled:
SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT
PROPOSED SITE
FOR
SEVACE TREATMENT PLANT
SALEM, MASS.
Sc -le 1" X00' Sept. 1969
Copies of the plans are on file and may be seen at the South Essex Sewerage
Distrlex Office, 50 Fort Avenue, Salem, the Division of EnviPd.imental Health,
500 Washington Street, Boston,: Massachusetts, and the Division of Water
'cIIu tion Control, 100 CaO,i:odge. Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
By .order of the Department of Public Health and the Division of Water
t?oMtion Control.
Alfred L. F.rechette; M.D., Commissioner
Department :of Pub1"it Health
Thomas C. McMahon., Director
Division of Water Pollution Control
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The Honorable Francis X. Collihs;/-
Mayor of the City bf Salem '` h
City Rall
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Dear Sir:
Re; SALEM - W.R.C.- Municipal
Approval of Report on Proposed
Sewerage and Drainage Improvements
The Department of Public health, in response to a request made on your behalf
by Charles A. Maguire b Associates, Consulting Engineers, has reviewed a report
proposing the construction of facilities to improve the municipal sewerage and .
drainage systemsfor the City of Salem. The report is titled;
"SEWERAGE A40 DRAINAGE
FACILITIES
SALDI# MASSACHUSETTS
CHARLES A. MAGUIRE, +ASSOCIATES, INC.'
l"911
It is proposed to improve and extend the municipal sewerage and drainage
systems so as to abate the causes of contamination to the Waters of tate !forth River,
Salem Harbor and their respective tributaries and estuaries. The report recommends
the initiation of three programs to provide for the efficient conveyance of sewage
and storm water respectively. First, initiate a rehabilitation program directed
towards increasing the capacities of the existing sewerage and drainage systems.
Second, extend the sewerage system to serve the presently unsevered areas of the city
having troublesome private sanitary systems. Third, upon completion of the proposed
South Essex Sewerage Districts interceptor sewer, initiate the construction of new
connections to said interceptor sever.
The Department is of the opinion that the report is in accordance with modern
sanitary engineering practice and hereby approves it.
Very truly yours,
John C. Collins
Director
Division of Environmental health
C/€df
C- W.P.C.
C- health Department
Salem, Mass.
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FOR THE BOARD OF VEALTH
JOHN J. TOOMEY, D.S.C.
Health Agent
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r.'_. RECEIVED
SEP 161968
07 OF SALEM September 148 1968
HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
Too Town Public Health Officers of.Kiddleton9 Danversq Topsfield9
�. Boxfo:rd, Hamllton.. and Ipswich
,aroma John H, Walsh, 6(>l Loviell Stuo Peabody9 Mass,01960
Sub)oc,'2t.s Danger of possible Petroleum Contaminates reaching the
Ipswich River,
on Friday September 139 1968 at 2t3o P.M. a hearing was held in
Peabody City Hall as required by Chapter 13lasection 40 of the General
Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusett:u This lrawe as you probably
know, relates to "flood plain zones",
The proposal by one Claire Murray of Peabod* to locate a Mobil
Gasoline Station at approximately 660.664 Lowell StA in Peabody was heard
before the Honorable Mayor Nicholas Mavroules and other officials of the
City of Peabody,
The pF)titioner proposes to culvert Norris Brook for a length -of
slightly more than 200 ft and place a gasoline station on this filled in
area of Norris Brooke A tight tank installation is proposed for gasoline
storage. An on site septic storage system and off site disposal of waste
materials is also proposed, Provision for disposal of surface spillage
of petroleum products and excess, petroleum waste on the impervious surface
of the future site is lacking in the proposal, As a result petroleum
products will be washed by honing and by natural rainfall into Norris
Brook and thence to the Ipswich Rivera
Under CFaapte:r 131, section 40 the Mayor of the City of Peabody has
seven days to communicate the effect of this request on this community,
The Commissioner of Natural Resources9 under the lawq may make a
determination with or without the report of the mayogr9 seven days after
the hearing, The undersigned believes the law gives the sole right of
decision in matters relating to Chapter 131 Section 40 to the Commissioner,
The Ipswich river flows through your community downstream from the
point where Morris Brook enters the Ipswich Rivera It Is probable that
the waters from the Ipswich Diver constitute a part of your water supnlV,
It is therefore probable that petroleum contaminates will inhabit your
water supply if this proposal is approved by the State Department of
Natural Resources
You may or may not wish to contact mayor Nicholas Mavroules of
Peabody Or Commissioner Robert Yssi of the Department of Natural Resources
regarding any interest or concern you hive regarding this proposal,
RECEIVED
SEP 1.6 1968
CITY OF SALEM
21 HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
Petroleum ContEminates (continued) 9/14/68
A rough sap of the areas of concern is enclosedi
In closing, I must state that I rite as a citizen of Peabody from
personal concern and also from the viewpoint of the general welfare
of your community,
Sincerely:
"xa
Waltz
Inca
c,c, Mayor Nicholas Mavroules
Mr, Kenneth F, Knowlton, Comm, Ipswich River Watershed
Toms of
Manchester
Essex
Wenham
Botley
Georgetown
North Andover
Cities of Beverly
Salem
Gloucester
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RECEIVED
SEP 16 1968
CITY OF SALEM
HEALTH DEPARTMENT,,
CSEP 16 1968
Ci FY OF SALEM September 14, 1968
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Tos Tbwn Pabliii Aoaith offic6is' of M ddletdrii Danvers, Topsfield,
Boxford, Iidmij�ton and Ipsvilch
ms John H, YIaYi; 661 Lowell St., Peabody; uM`abs01960'
Bub eot Pangdk of possible Patrols& Coata�tutee readhing the
Tpswioh River
On Friday September 139 1968 at 2130 P:kjlja„hearing pas hold iii'
Peabody City Hall as required by Chapter 131.Sebtion 40 of the General
Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This law, as you probably
knows relates to "flood plain zones”.
The proposal by one Claire Murray of Peabody to locate a Mobil
Gasoline Station at approximately 660-664 Lowell St, in Peabodywail heard
before the Honorable Mayor Nicholas Mavroules and other officials of the
City of Peabody.
The petitioner proposes to culvert Nhrris Brook for a length of
slightly more than 200 ft and place atgasollne nation on this tailed in
area of Norris Brook, A tight tank installatS�ln is proposed for` gasoline
storage. An on site septic storage ®ysteit aiidtbkf site disposal of #ante
materials is also proposed. Provision for dldpbsal of surface spillage
of petroleum products and excess petroleum waste on the impervious i,kfao
of the future site is lacking in.the.proposal,1, Aar a result petrolitm
products will be washed by honing and by natural rainfall Tito Norris
Brook and thence to the Ipswich River
Under Chapter 134 Section 40 the Ma,�oY of the City of Peabcd' has
seven days to communicate the effect of thio rigiiest on this Gotadrii' ty,
The Commissioner of Natural Resources, unab%jthe lex, may iiake d
determination with or without the report oi` thi mayor$ sevaa dayd a$tdit
the hearing. The undersigned believes the Jaw gives the,soje rightl6t
decision in matters relating to Chapter 131 Section 40 to the oormigsdiotier,
The Ipswich river flows through your o6mlunity downstream fsot the
point where Norris Brook enters the IpMd6h River, It is probabye gist
the waters from the Ipswich River constitute a part of Brous watij sbprly,
It is therefore probable that petroleum contaminates will inhabit your
water supply if this proposal is approved b$t the State Depa•r'tmdnt of
Natural Resources.
You may or may not wish to contact Mayor Nicholas Mavroules of
Peabody Or Commissioner Hobert Yasl of the Department of Natural Resources
regarding any interest or concern you have regarding this proposal,
RECEIVED
Sr?
'6 1968
CITY OF SALEM
2. HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Petroleum Cont6,.mSnates (contineed) 9/14/68
A rough map 61 the areas of concern is enclosed;
In olosinev I must state that I write as a citizen of Peabody from
personal concern and also from the viewpoint of the general welfare
of your community:
Sincerely)
hn g, Walsri rr
ence
c.o.,Mayo Nichola's Mavroules
ki. Kenneth E8 Kiiowiton, Comm. Ipswich River Watershed
Towns of , , .
i�anchester
Essex
W enham
Rowley
Georgetown
North Andover
Cities of Beverly
Salem
Gloucester
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2 6 1967
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-WATER PURIFICATION PLCtW —
RESULTS OF ANALYSES
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NEAL B. MITCHELL Jv,KENNrTl1S )KNOWLTON
SUPERINTENVVNDbbENT-CH EMIST
SALEM AND BEVERLY CITY OF SALEM
r+kALTH PdRARTMENT
WATER SUPPLY BOARD
TREASURER'$ OFFICE FILTRATION PLANT
CITY HALL ARLINGTON AVENUE
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS
June 20, 1966
Salem Board of Health
5 Broad Street
Salem, Mass.
/attention Dr. John Toomey,
Gentlemen,
0n June 14 you submitted to us for analysis the following
samples.
Bacteriological examination
No. 1 "Broken Wheel"
No. 2 "'New Garage,"
No.. 3 "Loring Ave.'"
Coliforms MPN-, 2400
" 930
RI 2400
Chemical analysis, sample in milk bottle
location: not noted ,
PH 7.3 units�.41
Color 65., units
mg/l as CaCO3`(or ppm
AllC�linity 88.. PP
{Eery truly yours,
J CN %,
Kenneth FKn"owlton, Chemist
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9
July 27, 1965
Mr. George T. Pyburn
101 Broadway
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Dear Sir:
This is to inform you that samples submitted to this office
of water from your well on
Marsh Street, Essex, Massachusetts
is grossly polluted and the well is deemed unsafe for use.
Very truly yours,
FOR TIB BOARD OF HEALTH
JOHN J. TOOMBY, D.S.C.
Health Agent
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WILLIAM A. CALHOUN. CHAIRMAN
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NEAL B. MITCHELL ,
SALEM AND BEVERLY
WATER SUPPLY BOARD
FILTRATION PLANT: ARLINGTON AVENUE
BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS
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Salem Health Dept.
5 Broad St.
Salem, "lass.
Attention John Lowe
May 11,, 1965
ARUHUR T. BRENNAN
TREASURER -CLERK
KENNETH F. KNOWLTON
SUPERINTER DENT.CREIAIST
R`Cclvc
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The sample of surface a4-fx water which you brought in
to me yesterday from Madelain Ave. contain 3000000 coliform
bacteria, had a strong sewage odor, and had an orthopho s?hate
content of 15 mg/litdr.
Very Ily yours,
Kenneth F. Knowlton, Chemist
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—WATER PURIFICATION PLANT —
RESULTS OF ANALYSES
CITY
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7/22/64 - Armand Blais, 12 Saunders St., Salem - 744-0785 - brought
in a sample of water from a well located on property in
Middleton which he was thinking of buying. Mrs. Green
of the Welfare Dept. recommended that he have this Dept.
analyze a sample of the water first.
7/30/64 - JRL talked with the Beverly Filtration Plant, which said
they had separated the sample into five tubes, and all
five were grossly polluted.
7/30/64 - Mr. Lowe called Mr. Blais and recommended that he get
in touch either with the Middleton B. of H. or a sanitary
engineer from the District Health Office for recommenda-
tions about the water supply.
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RESULTS OF ANALYSES AUG 171964
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s
HEALTH nro SALEM
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–WATER PURIFICATION PLANT– ftt!TIVED
SULTS OF ANALYSES AUG 171964
CITY OF SALEM
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July 20, 1964
Mr, Charles W. Phelps
3 Salt Wa11 Lane
Salem, Massachusetts
Dear Sirs
The laboratory results of the water from the.well on your
property, located at the above address, shows a bacterial
content way in excess of that allowed for drinking purpose's.
The department advises you that the well is"contaminated
and should not be used for any purposes.
Very truly yours,
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH
JOHN J. T00M8Y, D.S.C.
Health Agent"
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703%1964
Joel,
I aip sorry about the well.water sample
in the refrig. It Cant Be Done.
The Beverly lab will only accept sampl
from us or anybody else Monday#Tuesday or
Wednesday as the testing may run over
into the weekend and there is noone there
to read them or take care of them.
Whoever it is will have
sample in on the above days
In a bottle supplied by use
Jack
to bring the s
and preferabl
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RESULTS OF ANALYSES
J
Examined
Collected
NO. I SOURCE OF SAMPLE IColor Ph.
II
COLI -AEROGENES GROUP
Presumptive Confiru
0.olml. 0.1mil 1.0ml.1 load. MPN
li;hLEM AND iLy W�A z
SALE and BEVERLY WATER SUPPLY BOARD
— WATER PURIFICATION PLANT —
,�2 RESULTS OF ANALYSES
�� ASIS
Examined
Collected
COLI•AEROGENES GROUP
V
NO. SOURCE OF SAMPLE Color Ph. Presumptive Confi7
k' O.Olml. O.lml. 1.0ml. lOml. MPN
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SALEM AND BEVERLY WATER SUPPLY BOARD
.......................................................
Chemist
f /JOHN J. BUCCHIERE. CHAIRMAN
'/JOHN
GORDON T. RICHARDSON /
NEAL B. MITCHELL
(JSALEM AND BEVERLY
WATER SUPPLY BOARD
FILTRATION PLANT
t . ARLINGTON AVENUE
BEVERLY. MASSACHUSETTS
• J-une '23, 1960
Mr. John 'Lowe
Salem health Department
3alemi Bass.
Dear Mr. Lowe,
/o�iJ/6o
ARTHUR T. BRENNAN.
TREASURER -CLERK
KENNETH F. KNOWLTON
SUPERINTENDENT -CHEM 15T
Following are the results which .we obtained on the
bacteriological analysis. of three samples of water which
you submitted to us from the Coast Guard Air Station at
+inter 1'sland on June 20, 1960,
11
-No. 1 Ji.ck Day - Coliform ION less than 2.2
No. 2 Adminsistration
buildinC 0 a 11 It 2.2
No. 3 Galley at
Hess hall
n R H H 2.2
We wish to call your attention to the fact that this
Board collect_K$ a sample of water from this installation
at Winter Island each week and runs bacteriological, color
and pH tests. This is one of eighteen routine samples taken
throughout.Salem and teverly. The results are on file at
the filtration plant anA are submitted to the ihass: Dept.
of Public Iie<h routinely.
verytruly yours,
Kenx:eth F. Knowlton
superintendent -Chemist
JOHN J. BUCCHIERE, CHAIRMAN
1� GORDON T. RICHARDSON
NEAL B. MITCHELL _
SALEM AND BEVERLY
WATER SUPPLY BOARD
FILTRATION PLANT
ARLINGTON AVENUE
BEVERLY. MASSACHUSETTS
June 23, 1960
Mr. John Low
h
Salem Hoard of Health .
Idalem, Mass:'
})ear Jack,
ARTHUR T. BRENNAN
TREASURER -CLERK ..
KENNETH F. KNOWLTON
SUPERINTENDENT -CHEMIST
On June 20, 1960 you submitted to me for analysis
a sample of water described as havii,g been collected from
a well on property of Como rider Graham, attached to the
Painter is"land Base of the Coast Guard:
This sample contained no evidence of coliform bacteria
ane*I was safe to drink as received.
I apish to issue the General warning that no well water
can be expected to remain safe unless the well is thoroughly
protected ,from the $ntrance of any surface water, small P
animals, and insects. It should also 'be located 100 ft. or
more from any sewage disposal or sink waste facilities.
Very truly yours,
Kenneth F. Knowlton
SALEM and BEVERLY WATER SUPPLY BOARD
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NO.
SOURCE OF SAMPLE
Color
Ph.
N
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7
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COLLAEROGENES GROUP
01®6+
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M P N
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SOURCE OF SAMPLE
Color
Ph.
v
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BACTERIA PER ml.
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RESULTS OF ANALYSES
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NO.
SOURCE OF SAMPLE
a
Color
Q
P
d
o
7
k'
BACTERIA PER mL
COLI•AEROGENES GROUP
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72hrs.200C
Agar
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0.60
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MPN
0.01ml.
O.lml.
Local.
10MI.
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6
1�2
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Chemist
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—WATER PURIFICATION PLANT —
RESULTS OF ANALYSES
Examleed
SOURCE OF SAMPLE Cuter Ph.
COLI -AEROGENES GROUP
1410-01 mL
Presumptive
0.1mL I.Oml.
Coe6rra
I0mL MPN
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WILLIAM A. CALHOUN. CHAIRMAN
GORDON T. RICHARDSON
NEAL B. MITCHELL
SALEM AND BEVERLY
WATER SUPPLY BOARD
FILTRATION PLANT: ARLINGTON AVENUE
BEVERLY. MASSACHUSETTS
ARUHUR T. BRENNAN
TREASURER -CLERK
KENNETH F. KNOWLTON
SUPERINTENDENT.CHEMIST
October 1, 1965
RECD stir E t7
Salem Health Dept.
5 Broad Street
Salem, Mass.
t I i NtENT
6ttnention Mr. Howard Houghton NEpL�1t
Dear Mr. Houghton, '
On Sept. 28, 1965 you submitted a sample of water from
the well of Mr. Hutchinson on Swampscott Road.
Bacteriological analysis showed the sample water to be
free from coliform bacteria.
Very t ly yours,
Kenneth F, Knowlton., Chemist
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WILLIAM H. BATES
6TH DISTRICT, MASSACHUSETTS
COMMITTEES:
ARMED SERVICES
JOINT COMMITTEE ON
ATOMIC ENERGY
Conarta of the 'Uniteb *tate
jDouge of Repre#entatibeo
Wagtjtngton, 3B.C.
14 July 1966
Dr. John J. Toomey
36 Warren street
Salem, Massachusetts
Dear Doc:
I am enclosing a letter which I received from
2227 RAYBURN OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 2051$
DISTRICT OFFICES:
200 POST OFFICE BUILDING
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970
210 POST OFFICE BUILDING
LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS 01901
Dick Power and I would appreciate any further comment
which you might have in respect to it.
Best regards,
(J--�
William H. Bates.
I
WORTHEN H. TAYLOR
Director
Division of Sanitary Engineering
Honorable William H. Bates, Congressman
House Office BuaJ_ding
Washington., D. C.
Dear Congressman Bates:
Aodfon yy July 5, 1966
This office is in receipt of your letter of last fall and to Mr.
Dallas this spring relative to the control of pollution in the North
River.
As you know there are many sources.of pollution to the river and
controlling these is a very time-consuming effort. We really shouldn't
call the waterway a river but rather a creek which during most of the
summer is very low in flow. I can recall sampling the stream and
waiting four to five minutes for a pail to fill. Most of the sources
of pollution and the flow of the stream are very small in volume.
A possible solution which we have thought of is to give the South
Essex Sewerage District authority and responsibility to control
pollution in this specific area. We have informally, discussed this
matter with Mr. Brainard and Mr. Richardson who are full-time
employees of the district and are agreeable to such responsibility.
Such would require special legislation amending the existing legislative
act and also provide for an increase in manpower to carry ,out these
duties. The new legislation should probably also rescind a bill
which was passed last year providing for river inspectors to be
appointed by the cities of Salem and Peabody. We intend to work with
the district and the local state representatives to file such
legislation next year.
As you know, this year the district has gone ahead with choosing
a consulting engineer and is presently applying to Housing and Urban
Development for an interest free loan under Public Law 560 for the
study. We will keep you informed as tomthe-•status-of~thfs-"f IIing.
These applications are presently taking about three or, more usually,
six months for review in the New York office.
C -Honorable William H.
U.S. Post Office
Salem, Mass.
RMP/kh
Bates, Congressman
Very truly yours,
.D %,, G'et
Richard M. Power
Sanitary Engineer
5 Broad Street
Salem, Massachusetts
Qentlemen:
NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT ��
TEWKSBURY HOSPITAL
TEWKSBURY 0I876
RE: WPC Waste Tt•eatment
-Laundromats
The Division of Sanitary -Engineering is in need of current
information relative to waste water disposal from automatic
laundromats.
It would be most helpful if your board could supnly the
names and addresses of laundromats loogted in your area which
are not served by - the municipal sewerage system. Thank you,.
ti"Veir,
r
Very truly yours]
Thomas F. McLaughlin
District Sanitary Engineer
r
March 3, 1966
RE: Waste Treatment
Laundromats
Mr. Thomas F. McLoughlin
District Sanitary Engineer
Department of Public Health
Tewksbury,Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
In reply to your recent letter, please be advised that at the
present time, there are no laundromats located in your area which
are not served by the municipal sewerage system.
Very truly yours,
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH
JOHN J. TOOMEY, A.S.C.
Health Agent
T/h
Total -Subcontractors
Signed
Resident Engineer
Jj.
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-THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
-� DEPARTMENT OF
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PUBLIC HEALTH RECIEIVED
APR 17: q. � » 116'1
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 33*• 196
CITY OF SALEM
HEALTH Dc0,1
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Mr. Edward J. Ribbs, Commissioner Re. SalemtrrY or SAL'C&
Department of Public Works Public Works jpjt WH P/'97.a�Errr
Division-of-.Waterways u
100 Nashua Street
Boston; Massachusetts.
Dear Sir
This is to acknowledge receipt of a notice of.a�hesring dated Meember
5, 1966, to be held by the Department of Public Works on Tuesday, recember
20, 1966 at 2:30 P.M., relative to a license; to build a pier and. place '
fixed floats in and over the,tidewaters of the Danvers Rlver,.in the city
of Salem, in accordance with plan accompanying.petition of:
STEPHEN, T. and. MARY C. SOWTNSKI
To Construct Pier. and Place.Fixed F146ts
in
!NORTH RIVER Sale: Massachusetts
Sheet l of 1 Nov: 1966
The Department of public health has no objection to the issuance of
the proposed license provided that the proposals are to contain no ,
structures V(,um whieh...¢e.W a or other polluting matter vill be discharged
into the adjacenifzex�s'E Ytt
Very truly yours,,'
John C. Collins �hti
Director ✓V<
:Mv sion.of Sanitary Engineering
C- Board of Health
Salem, .
Messachusettei'
7.
15M-a-as-940781
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS'
-.DEPARTMENT OF
i ..` s
,Ty - PUBLIC HEALTH October 3, 1966
�• "� �' .'STATE HOUSE. BOSTON 02133
'Salem -Beverly Nater Supply Hoard ` He: SAM-kVERLY Water Supply
Jlrlington Avenue A Public hater Supply
Beverly, lfassachusitta' HUD`An;licition for Advance for
?'i�bi0 'Wn*kx Pl nnn
Attention:; Mr. "Kenneth F. Knolrltor►,Superinteadant
.,Gentlemen:,`
The Department'ofPublic Health has received a oommunicaton from Camp, _
reader & icl"9, Coriau. iag•Angine®re, relative to victer supply'impro�emsnta
'proposed for your Board. It is the-understanding of the°Dep"ertment that a.
t report will ,be prepared on water supply sources or filtration improvo-
menta,;and will. include a study ofYpopulation and w er consumption, including
industrial and domestie.uee at the present time, an stimates for future demands.
It is also the understanding of the Departmin hat your Consulting
Engineers will include"conaideration•of to serve some adjacent
communities. .
t,
.The Department is'pleased`to a set HUD wpplication for an:Mvence
-for Public works Planning. The Dep t req is that it be kept informsd'of
the progress of this plan.
c-Camp► Dressers& Kokes Very truly yours,
1`Center Plass
Boston s .
rtorthen He" Taylor',,,
c-Board of Health Director
Beverly vision of Sanitary Engineering
'c-hoard of kealth` +
Salem
w c=Water Resour Commise
160 Cambridg Areet,Boa
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0433
OCT 5 lB
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HELH DEPT
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15M-6-65.940961. - -
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC 'HEALTH
STATE HOUSE. BOSTON02133
June 29, 1986
Salem -Beverly Water Supply Board
Filtration Plant
Arlington Avenue
Beverly, Xsesachusetta .
Att: Hr. Kenneth F. Knowlton
Re:;, •SALEM PEVERLYPublic_dater Supply
Proposed Road Crossing .at Wenham Lake
Gentlemen:
The Department of Public Health has reeei your communication dated
June 21,, 1966, relative to a proposed new roadway cr ing a portion of'=
Venham Lake, your primary source of water supply, ,
The preliminary opinion of the Department, any specific study .
of plans or other details, would be that@aasry cone would bewith the
runoff from the road which could cont` alt other contaminants. It would ,
appear that every effort should be in the esign of the road crossing to
divert all drainage so that the .g cf ro diainage,into the lake could be,
avoided.
a
Vary truly yours,
' x
., .
,i. ^Worthen 1i.;2 Taylor
Director .
Division of Sanitary, Engineering-
C- Board of go h
Salem, Hasa
C- Board of He h
Beverly, Has
197k
T/Rchi ! J ,
WILLIAM A. CALNOUN, CHAIRMAN
QOROON T. RICHARDSON
NEAL B. MITCHELL
SALEM
AND BEVERLY
ARTHUR T.
BRENNAN
TRIAHVRHR-CLERK
KENNETH F.
KNOWLTON
E Vr[RINTHNOENT
CHHMIIST
SALEM
AND BEVERLY
WATER
SUPPLY BOARD
TREASURER'S OFFICE
FILTRATION PLANT
CITY HALL
ARLINGTON AVENUE
BALEM. MASSACHUSETTS
BEVCRLY. MAEBACHUSETTE
March 7, 1966
Re
Inti''R��1
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Beverly Planiiing Board "0), Y 0,, i,
City Hall ry p �sq�F
Beverly, Mass. gFTnj NT
Attention. mr. Edgar kitchell, Secretary
Gentlemen,
The Salem and Beverly 'Nater 6uppiy board has considered a
proposed subdivision drawn on a plan "Plan :+honing lndustrial
Lots "A", RB11. "C7, & IT ", Belonging to Salvatore F. Vitale &
Anthony Gangeni, Located off Cabot Street, Pte 97, Beverly, kris.
November 5, 1965
bcale 1"= 60" signed (Allexi kdams) hegisterec zjurve:Or
,y151cb 11
All of the area in tt.is proposed subdivision is on the
watershed of a brook directly tributary to ';Ienham Lake, th=
primary source of public water supply for Salem and Beverly. The
plan fails to show any provisions for the disposal of sewage,
wastes, or other drainage from any industrial use of the lend.
6t a re6uiar meeting on euarch 3, 1966 the Sales and beverl.y
Water Supply "oard voted to record its objection to ax;y
development of the above land until such time as proter and suitable
facilities are avaiiabie for the disposal of se/vage, wastes,`
and drainage.
Enclosed is a copy of a letter from us to the Mass" Dept. of
,9ublic Health, dated March 2, 1966, and requesting lu.;ther
Wormation on this problem. We will inform you of any
SBWASBD. to bevA-Pl&nning bd. -2-
information we receive as a result of this letter.
Very truly yours,
SALEM 4D BEVERLY LITER SUPPLY BoAhD
�- i
liennth F. Knowlton, Supt.
Copy to Mass. Dept. Public Health
Beverly Board of Health
Salem board of Health
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUS'KTff'�EIVED
DEPARTMENT OF - MAR ry
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PUBLIC HEALTH
CITY OF SALEM
STATE HOUSE. BOSTON 02133. HEALTH WEPARTMENT
`' ilarell tl, i�6
3alcm and ilevariyy, Water &up►ly tloOrd r Rpt SALi4-9EYuLV '
Ari IAston JA4cnuo Public hater Supply.
Saverly, ft"aghusrttt " ' ik&dtvlrion Plan. Vbnhaft
. _ Watnriheed
Attention Ih`. K"nath i molton .
Bentlemens - 'c '� . •. ..s
• x I
9epertmeat of Ai6lk *mIth he's`recolvedyeur Caaouiieatioo roiot
to dratnays ftvas 0 Okoosod.industrial subdivision orated in bervsrty. Land
dralmaga fr mn the proposod site is to Wonhaea Lake, seurco of water supply
for the cities of`Saleem Bind llovarly.
While at this tune it is toot possible to effete i "lust two of lewdw-
tries arty occupy. this patpow►eei subdivision could Occur in the
1040triel use of the lamd, it Is the experleenco of rtmant that etre
lnduitrlers carter eetn preleesseis,•ihopant wehlckr, is.praperiy treated,.
etc present hazards to a scores of Leet This is exemplified its the
chemical Industry ethers chemical from I treateaW corks could
"eape and r.suse severe tests Ona prcbl as wall as toxic affect$ 1n
a soorse water supply.' .atony a difficult to twat Lei water
fiitration plants«
The Department wovid iiY elf tion to the reevlsod- rules and,
reepuiatio ns adapted by the of Les •ibaltir effective June 10 1961,
Leek prevent the poilutlo; Wonham . which state in parts No system of two other for the collection* tooveyanco, ,
disposal, or purif cati f doors or manufacturing sms"a or dralow,
';or any other putresenibte e► er whetsowmry ahatl, Wutapt In accordance
With pians first to erS by firs Department of Inublla Heelth, be
costewetod or 14talnOd net any plaetwie w�lthin the watershed of such sea wca of
wetor supply r eepen teat rf"tary thereto",
Whits arcaant eanprove oertalsn works for 10,01 treeateeeat ow
disposal of le: trim wastes on a wetershads it is the opinion
of the iepertmen 1 disposal works apes often difficult to vol,ntolno
and the dangler of 4"1 :1 4011144" ai" exist. it is further the optntoo
Of the 0apartnwnt that, for a prsposad de'rai 1p>lle� stat as ettanslvne ars the oma
preeposod, a system of sorxers should be ow4truoted ser as to convoy all docasttc
mod Industrial wrasteis to the dtetatingi $owwrapa system-Of the City of lowly.
M 'Varytruly yours,
C IRoard,of tiaalih,Saiewa Warthm H. teaylor
C-ikord of ila>aeltho iavorly'l- Director
T/C� Qiv#sloe of �aitaKy itagiaruriaaq
[era tinctura
ft 1W Aug
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\ THE'COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Y
. .. ' .DEPARTMENT OF - • .�
v l�D
- - PUBLIC" HEALTH
STATE HOUSE. 'BOSTON '.O213 3eq Jy' CfrY U pF sq
n February 2, 1966' o�p
Selem4overly Water,Supply Board Re: SALEM -BEVERLY '
Filtration Plant, ,Publlc,Water Supply
Arlington Avenue _Emeraenev Subbly of Water
Beverly, Massachusetts to Gloucester
Attention ,Mr. Kenneth F. Knowlton, Supt.
The Department -of Public. Health has received,y` r communication dated
January 24. 1966.'relative to your Board supplying, a City of Gloucester
with water during the present emergency. ,,The Dopar int of Pubili Heaith ' f'
had previously declared that an emergency -exists in a Clty of Gloucester
due to°extended drought conditions..
Accordingly, he'Department,'acting un or a au ty of General
Laws, Chapter 40, Section 40, would give rable cons ation to the
supplying of water to the City of Glou the Salem-Goverly Water
Suppi Board under the rovisions of Acte s ',
Y p ch al o authorizes the
Salem-Beverly.Water SupplyBoard to or Int reements with the City
. Y
of Gloucester during the period o rgenc w
Your attention is directed to th that' this authorization may
be granted only for a period o mal n a y' alendar a runless
the Legislature Spec
lflcail he 04Z& as It did in 5. Should
the Salem-BeverlyWa er S
t y Boar . roe t, supply water to the Cit of
Gloucester. It ls.,reques that the osed arrpngaments'be sublpitted
tothe Department for ap va
l,
f. very truly„gourd,
John A. Bellizia
Acting Director
Division of Sanitary Engineering
ineerin
9
C -Dept. of Publ
City of Glouceste ,
C -Board of Health. Salem
C -Board of Health Beverly
C -Board of Health, Gloucester
C -Water Dept.. Salem
C -Water Dept., Beverly
B/Ech 5
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NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT
NORTH READING STATE SANATORIUM
NORTH WILMINGTON
Water-' dent
Salem - E everly Water Supply Board
Dear:, Sir:
January, 1966
RECEIVED
RE: Ba ari�9 aye F1 3 ic(i j
1965
Q'[ Y OF SALEM
HEALTH L),- ftTt4F_'N7
The results of the bacteriological examination of regular samples of your water
supply submitted during 1965 show that your -supply -met requirements as to bac-
teriological quality.
As you probably know, from each sample of water submitted, a portion is filtered
thru a membrane filter, incubated, and the number of colonies counted reported
in terms of coliforms, per 100 ml of sample. The standards require that:
1.) Of all samples examined, the monthly arithmetic mean coliform --density shall
not exceed 11.0 colonies per sample, and
2.) A coliform density greater than 4.0 colonies per 100 -m1 -is not allowable
in more than:
a) 5% of the...samples-.per month when 20 or more samples have been examined;
or
b) One sample when less than--20-samples per month have been examined.
The following table shows the annual summary of results of samples collected
in 1965 from your supply3
No. of Number Mean No. of % of Sample
Samples of Coliform Samples with with greater
Submitted Colonies Density greater than 4 than 4 colonies
colonies
Very truly yours,
'Thomas F. McLo in
District Sanitary Engineer
C -Board of Health
Beverly, Mass,,
W y�.
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ALFRED L. FRECHETTE, M.D.
Commissioner
TO Local Health and Water Supply
Officials in Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
.January 19, li66
Re: Public Health iazard from
UnaRRroved Connections Betwee.
Private Wells and Public Water
--Supply—Systems..—
It has come to the attention of the Department of Public Health that.,
during the current drought, numerous individual well systems have been
installed at premises served by a public water supply system. Although
such sells are usually intended for lawn—watering and similar purposes,
it has been found in many instances that the well system has been connected
to the household water piping.
Connections of this type are hazardous to the public health since it
is possible for contaminated water from individual wells to be pumped or
drawn into the public water supply mains. Wells in built—up areas are,
of course, subject to contamination by leakage from sewers.
Unless approved by the Department of Public Health, such connections
are in violation of General Laws, Chapter 111, Section 160A. The statute
imposes severe penalties upon persons maintaining such unapproved
connections.
In view of the increasing number of these hazardous installations,
the Department of Public Health requests local health and water supply
officials to prevent such cross connections, and to cause existing
unapproved connections of this type to be broken immediate
The Department of Public Health urges local health officials to confer
with their local plumbing inspectors to obtain their assistance in finding
and eliminating these cross connections. Also, officials of local water
supply agencies may properly require that unauthorized connections to their
water supply systems be broken.
For further advice or information please contact the Division of
Sanitary Engineering, Room 511, States House, Boston.
ery truly y urs,
2�
Alfred L. Frechette, M.D.
Commissioner
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
-`= DEPARTMENT OF
- _ PUBLIC HEALTH
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MAS
DEPARTMENT OF �. OCT (moi 1965
=z PUBLIC HEALTH
C Ty OF SALEM
HEALTH CEPARTMC:NT..
:STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 62133'
.. _ .. :III 19fv
" • . Qasta r
Sau*46vsrly Water Supply Dowd Ret SAMIM-S &VZRIX- Public Water'
Filtration Plant gupply..Propaaaed, Ad4iticn of
Arlington Avome ' Flacaulati
Beverly„ Massachusetts
Gen`t1a"a L '
The Department. of Publia,SSes-Itb is iat r000lpt •oF a" letter, and a se't of _
two pis subm ttad'by Kta4eth Kaowltoni 6upar ntsnaient hsaist of your - -°
Sdardy aletailipg the additional Flocculation ini which it is proposed
to add t4 the eldsting.wstdr tsa►ats nt.
lmav Ings on Avenue in Svvar3y
the plans show that the neva baslAs will be d to the +an4s:a4 the
existing basins* thus providing a straight tine between the 414 and the
new. Xt is planned to install' the . F1ne iprant in the spring of .
1966. The now basins 4111 provide for w cxs s `thras to tour tiadms
Vaster than that weuStah now exist a' flow rate 'phis 1n4
detention
detention tiny should be of aonsi Xp in the waW treatmat press. "
The Departiont is of the on the ha° plans have been drawn in
a4cordancs with modern ssanita enginse K graaativis, 806 hereby approve—$
thoa. r
The Aegartmia t Vequaa► at it gatiF ed when true new Paaatiov arra
Placed in opsra►tion.
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Very truly yours.
t
Worthen fl. T€ayla
'Director,
bivisioo of Sanitaxry Enginsarba
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF 1
JUL15s. ' PUBLIC HEALTH
99
CITY OF SALEM STATE HOUSE, ;BOSTON 02133
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Superintendent
Water Department
Salem -Beverly Water Supply
Board Pumping Station
Beverly, Mass.
Dear Sir:
NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT
TEWKSBURY HOSPITAL C^1
TEWKSBURY 01876 rELD W
CITY OF SALEM
Re: Salem -never y I"�`- AkTM NT
Bacterial Quality of Water
Supply During 1964
The results of the bacterial examination of regular
samples of your water supply submitted during 1964 show that
your supply met requirements as to bacterial quality.
83 samples were submitted for bacterial examination
during the ,rear.
HDN:la
C-Pnard of Health
Salem, Mass.
Very truly yours,
Herbert D. Nickerson
District Sanitary Faigineer
ALFRED L. FRECHETTE, M.D.
C...i..i... r
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John J. Toomey, D.S.C., Health Agent
Board.of Health .
Salem, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
July 30, 1963
Re: SALEM - "Cold Srnines"
off hernwood Road
In response to your request dated June 28, 19632 the Department
of 'Public Health has caused an examination to be made of.the above
mentioned spring by one of its engineers.
The investigation showed that the spring was adequately protected,
and.no sources of pollution were located in the immediate vicinity.
Analyses of samples collected on July 16, 1963 showed that the
water was of relatively good chemical quality and bacterially safe
for drinking at the time of the examination.
#984
T/Enw
Very truly yours:
Worthen H. Tay r
Director
Division.of Sanitary Engineering
RECEIVED
AUG 111963
CITY OF SALEM
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
I
- I
June 28. 1903
Herbert D.' Nickerson., District
Savitiryftivieer
Dept. of Public Health
Northeastern District
Tewksbury Hospital
iewkshuiji, IlAssachus6tt4
Dear Sir,
The ch"Iti4a of 'the Board of Health of Salem, X, Kaplano, M. D.
has'directid that I write,youl re4ueatkmg an analysis of the
water atj so calledi "Cold Springs" an Kernwood Road In Salem.
Very truly yours,
FOR THE BOARD OF HRALTH
JOHN J. TOMLY9 D. S. C.
Health Agent
. l!.�1P Lillttlill11I1�tL'�I,��i1 u� �.��1�t�2iIr�7ll"_ii'.tlt
Uepurtmrnt o! Ynhlic [ltlth -
BA( ri.w\t ''\11i1\>1,U\
C• lit cted J-...- 7.. P.
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Sdml,lt � CE'VED
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Dear Sir:
NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT
�.. .
-
Oft�V1
TEWKSBURY HOSPITAL
TEWKSBURY
The results of the bacterial examination of regular samples of your
water supply submitted during the year 19ft show that
met requirements as to bacteriological quality,your suPP�e
As YouVr-Obably knoVe afar each . sample of water submitted, the :3abora.
tory takes five 1d milliliter portions, each of whish is examined.,
AM Portion showing coliform -Organisms is termed a "positive" portion,
The standards state that:
1. - Of ail the RO t 293 examined. net more than 10% per month shall
show the presence. of organisms of the eoliform:grosp,
2. The presence of coliform organisms in three or mere of the five
18 miniliter portions.'constituting a single standard sample, is
not allowable. if 'securing in consecutive samples or in more thea
a. 5% of the standard Samples per month when 20 or more have been
examined; :Or
b, One standard same when less than 20 samples per month have
been examined.
The following liable shows the annual smeary of the results of
samples eellected from Sour -supply in 1962:
No: Total. no. No. of Per Leat No. Samples Par Cent Samples
Sample P onsP11pitivo Pqq#ive or more with 3 or more
gP&ftonsg ` ..^._ Positive
Deny truly yours,
Herbert D. Nickerson
District Sanitary Engineer
$alems Massachusetts
co: Board a Health
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NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT
TEWKSBURY HOSPITAL
TEWKSBURY, MASSACHUSETT
FF -F3 15, 1962
;uperinteident
dater Department
Salem -Beverly hater Supply Board Pebruary 34:, 2962
Beverly, Massachusetts
fear air:
rhe results of the bacterial examination of regular samples of your
water supply submitted during the year 1961 show that your supply
met requirements as to bacteriological quality.
As you probably know, from each sample of water submitted, the labora-
tory takes five 10 milliliter portions, each of which is examined.
Any portion showing coliform organisms is termed a "positive' pc�rtioc:.
The standards state that:
1. Of all the portions examined, not more than 10% per -month shall
show the presence of organisms of the coliform group.
2. The: presence of coliform organisms in three or more of the five
LO milliliter portions, constituting a single standard sample, is
not allowable if occuring in consecutive samples or in more than
a. 5% of the standard samples per month when 20 or more have been
examined; Or
b.. one standard sample when less than 20 samples per month have
been examined.
rhe following table shows the annual summary of the results of
samples collected from your supply in 1961:,
No.
Total No.
No, of
Per Cent
No. oamples
Per Cent 5ampies
Samples
Portions
Positive
Positive
with 3 or more
with 3 or more
Submitted
_Examined
Portions-
Portions
Positive
Positive _.
1044
5220
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C -Board of Healco
Sale=* MssSO.Chusetts
Very truly yours,
��� � �`��P.G�LO-0✓V
Herbert D. Nickerson
District sanitary Engineer
,
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x•1961
DEPARTMENT 'OE
* PUBLIC 1-1EALTH
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SALEM
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
BACTERIAL EXAMINATION OF WATER
Collected....... July.. 25 ...................... By ....... Bill ...................................... Received ..... .JulY.27................................. Reported ....AWust 2?1960
....
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Sample
Number
Time
of
&rlerio perM1//i/i%r
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3500
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326,103
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NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT
NORTH READING STATE SANATORIUM
NORTH WILMINGTON
August 26, 1960
Board of Health
City Hall
Salem, Massachusetts
Re: Proposed Bathing area at Franklin- Street Playground
ATTENTION Dr. John Tomey
Dear Dr. Tomey:
I am forwarding for your consideration the results of chemical and
bacteriological examinations of the proposed bathing area to be located
on the North River. The sample was taken by Mr. Lowe of your board.
As can be seen from the chemical analysis, the water was high in
organic content and the bacteriological analysis at the north
end of the Franklin_- Street Playground showed excessive coliform
organisms greater than the American Public Health Association Bathing
Standards.
If I can be of further service to you in this regard, please
feel free to contact me at the District Health Office.
Very truly yours,
((
U" Milua�
Herbert D. Nickerson
District Engineer
HDN/dg
Appended
1 bacteriological analysis
1 chemical analysis
AUG,2 2 196V
Lab Lawrence MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Saj ems__
WATER ANALYSIS (Parts Per Million) ci y�town)
Source AFranklin St.,Playground(Earth End) -Proposed Beach Area(NOTE: North
Source B River possible source of pollution.)
Franklin St.Playground- from source -Salt H20 -Proposed Beach Area.
Source C (NOTE: North River enters into area,Possible source of pollution
Source D
Source E
Source F
A B C D E F
Sample No.
Date of Collection
438853
438854
Date of Receipt
8AQ60
Turbidity
Sediment
Color
10,
12
Odor - Cold
Suspended- total
Solids loss
Free Ammonia
oo8
8
Tot.Alb.Ammonia
Kjeldahl Nitrogen
Nitrogen -Nitrates
Nitrites
006
Chlorides
pl-41.4
16 000
HardnessAlkalinity-M.O.
phth
105
PH
Iron
Manganese
Fluorides
Oxygen Consumed
Diss.Cxygen -ppm
OF - Sat.
B.O.D.
Date of Receipt
Coliform - MPN
Tubes - pos./neg.
Plate Count oC.
Microscopical
Std. Units per cc
Collector
J.Lowe, Ed.
of Health
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app?ixttP.Y
AUG 2 2 1960
Lab i er ... MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
WATER ANALYSIS (Parts Per Million) ci y or town)
Source Apranklin St*Play round(Nmrth End) -Proposed Beach Area(NOTE: North
Source B River possible source of pollution.)
Source CFranklin St..Playground- from source -Salt H2O-Proposod Reach Area,
(NOTEt North River enters into areaJoesible source of pollution)
Source D
Source E
Source F
A B C D E F
Sample No.
Date of Collection
1y38$53
43654
Date of Receipt
Turbidity
Sediment
Color
in
Odor - Cold
Suspended- total
Solids loss
Free Ammonia
008
_OnA
Tot.Alb.Ammonia
Kjeldahl Nitrogen
'
`
Nitrogen Nitrates
Nitrites
1«
1.4
Chlorides
156500
16 000
Hardness
Alkalinity -M.0
phth
114
105
pH
Iron
Manganese
Fluorides
037gen Consumed
Diss.Oxygen -ppm
OF - Sat.
B.O.D.
Date of Peceipt
Coliform - MPN
Tubes - pose/neg.
Plate Count OC*
Microscopical
Std. Units per cc
Collector
1J.Lowe, 1k.of
Re
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Form PE -E-15. l0E-6-59-925678 -
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SALEM
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
BACTERIAL EXAMINATION OF WATER
Collected...... AuguS.t..14................... By....... Lowe......................................Received.....August.. 15.................._........Reported......Augus.t..1Z,..19.60.....
Time
garlerio perMi//ilikr
Go/ifol-m Bac tel-io /n
SAMPLE FROM
Sample
Number
of
¢OOyS
2¢Heuiu
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AO/
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/O MI/60
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Collection
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m/
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41WPA//
&G, No,
Po.7. Nag.
Franklin St. Playground, South End -
326,847
9:00
930
proposed beach
Franklin St. Playground, North End -
326,848
8:45
4,600
proposed beach
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THE- COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
- d4 DEPARTMENT OF
..PUBLIC HEALTH dune '7, 3.960
- STATE HOUSE,. BOSTON 33-
Water Depsrtnent Re: aum - Publio aster Supply
Salem proposed .sale of Additional Land"
Massachusetts near Chipaim'W11 Distribution
Reservoir
Attention: Neel B. 11.tebell .< E "
City igineer
Gentlemen: x
'iT> 'I7epax�t sntu4f 'ublio F alth, in accordance With the request ,
contained in your conzmaication dated April 29, 1960,'ha6 caused an
examination to be made by one of its engineers of aIparem, land,
about 21 acres in -area located. in •Beverly' near the -'forte P
Hill Distribution Reservoir. The Department i rme t t rights in
the 21 sexes,now undsr consideration are to be t ed a city
of Salem for the purpose of saint ter, azo p 3 located,
within the area to be sold, to purpose Pr iding
an access road. for truck frau f t vel. `Rhe nt for •the ,
r; pipe line is siwar�t en -stet pI t3 lea: A
1.
"PLatd P' ✓
STY fl
ED
ATR Rw
Y, ISA. s�
nl 1 in. IW ft 1$erch 1959
Cordon T. Richardson
CoMir of, Public 'corks
Pertly Revised April -1960
.4 Since the Chipman Hill Reservoir is no longer an active part of
the water supply system of Salem, the bepartment is of the opinion ' y
that the land in question is no longer required for public suPplY
purposes provided that the city of Salem bas access to the water supply
piping across the parcel ae shM on the plan. 'Rtee Departmwt, therefore,
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acting under the provisions of General laws, Chapter 40, Section 15BO �
up proves the sale.
x`2'75 . Very truly youFs,
C- Plater Supply. Board
Arlington Avenue
Beverly • • Worthen H.Rayior ;
c. Board. of Health, Salem Director
C- Board of Health, Beverly Division of Sanitary IIngacerin
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WORTHEN H. TAYLOR August 23, 1960.
Director
Division of Sanitary Engineering
Board of Health
5 Broad Street
Salem, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
RE: SALEM -
Marblehead
Day Camp
Children's
Y. M. C. A.
Island
The Department of Public Health in response to a
letter dated August 4, 1960, signed by Mr. Charles R. Jones,
General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of Marblehead, has
caused an examination to be made of a second source of water
supply known as Well No. 2, at the Day Camp on Children's
Island in Salem Harbor.
The examination showed that this dug well was proper-
ly curbed but was inadequately covered, as the old wooden
cover did not afford sufficient protection from surface waters.
The results of a bacterial examination of a sample of water
taken directly from the well showed that the water contained
bacteria characteristic of pollution and could not be con-
sidered a safe source for drinking at the time the sample was
collected.
The Department
with a tight cover, an
with the instructions
of this well should be
show that the water is
T/Ekd
Enc l os). r e
c -Charles R.
Y. M. C. A.
Marblehead,
recommends that the well be,provided
d be properly disinfected in accordance
being mailed to the licensee. The use
prevented until further examinations
safe for drinking or culinary purposes.
Jones, General Secretary
Massachusetts
Very truly yours,
,c�/l�
Worthen H. Taylor
Director
Division of Sanitary Engineerinj
AW&O 'W'YY
ALFRED L. FRECHETTE, M.D.
Commissioner Augastl2, 1960
Board of Health
Salem RE: SALEM
Massachusetts Y.M.C.A. Camp of Marblehead
Gentlemen:
The Department of Public Health, under the provisions
of Chapter 140 of the General haws as amended, has made an exam-
ination -of the source of water supply and the methods of sewage
disposal at the Y.M.C.A. Camp of Marblehead, operated by the
Marblehead Y.M.C.A. on Children's Island, Salem Harbor, in Salem.
The Department determines that the source of water
supply and the methods of sewage disposal were sanitary at the
time of the examination.
Very truly yours,
Worty- r
Director �r
Division of Sanitary Engineering
C- Marblehead Y.M.C.A.
Pleasant Street
Marblehead
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H. E. DAVENPORT
VICE PRESIDENT
Y7Ie'a'R ll` i(I 'ueI( (0(0-zw(P'LE$\.-_WMr
I N OO RI PO RATED
Dr. John J. Toomey
Board of Health
Salem, Massachusetts
Dear John:
NEW ENGLANG DIVISION
August 13, 1957
209 DERBY STREET
SALEM, MASE.
Because of your interest I thought you would like
to see a copy of my letter to the Marblehead Board of Selectmen
declining to attend the public meeting that they have scheduled for
Wednesday evening.
I appreciate your attending last evening's demon-
stration. I think the fact that you arrived looking smooth and
clean and departed in the same manner illustrated to some extent
the effectiveness of our present dust control method.
With kindest personal regards.
Sincerely,
HED:d
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cc: Dr. John J. Toomey
Salem Board of Health
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INDUSTRIALU DOMESTIC
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 207 DERBY STREET
SALEM. MASS.
August 13,
Board " of SelectmenTown of Marblehead
Abbot Hall
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
In your letter of Augtist 8 you state:.
"The situation on our side of Salem Harbor due to
oil and coal dust has become serious now.
The residents are alarmed due to the beaches which
have become oily, slippery and unable to use and
clothing ruined also boats coated.
We respectfully request you to call on Wednesday,
August 14th at 8 P. M. so that we may go over the
matter in detail. We would appreciate your co-
operation.
While we would be pleased to meet and discuss these matters with your
-Board, publicity relative to this meeting would indicate that you proposed
to conduct a public hearing at which we are to be questioned about matters
for which we are not responsible and over which we have no control, and
jurisdiction over which is in other authorities. For Example, The Menace
Of Oil Pollution Involving The Discharge Of Oil Into Navigable Waters Is So
Serious A Threat To Life, Health and Property, That It is A Criminal Offense
Punishable Under The "Federal Oil Pollution Act".. All evidence relative
to the oil conditions referred to in your letter should have been submitted
to the Federal authorities having jurisdiction over such matters.
We were the first to report harbor conditions we had observed to the proper
authorities and not being involved in any way in their cause should confine
any discussions to duly authorized Federal authorities having jurisdiction
over the matter.
INDUSTRIAL DOMESTIC
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Board of Selectmen August 13, 1957,
Town of Marblehead
In regards the matter of coal dust, your Board of Health has already re-
quested the Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
under the provisions of Section 31C, Chapter :Ill, General Laws, to take action
relative to an alleged coal dust nuisance resulting from the handling and
storage of coal at the Salem Terminal Wharf. The State Department of Public
Health held a Public Hearing which we attended at the State House on March. 9,
1955 and we consider this matter to be under their jurisdiction. Consequently,
nothing constructive can be accomplished by another public hearing before a
local body not empowered to act on the matter.
For your information, however, acting in compliance with the advice of the
Department of Public Health received after the 1955 public hearing we have
continued to research far effective methods of controlling coal dust. From
this research the methods presently being used at Salem Terminal were
developed, engineered, and installed. These, we believe, constitute the
most modern and effective method of handling coal dustlessly in operation
anywhere.
While, for the reasons cited, we decline your invitation to attend a public
meeting, we nevertheless cordially invite any one interested to inspect our
operation and see first hand, the things we are doing to control coal dust
effectively.
Very truly yours,
POCAHONTAS FUEL COMPANY INCORPORATED
H. E: Davenport
Vice President
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ec: James N Skinnera�
Norris W Harris
Robert K Bell'
J. Archer Dixey
Auvilie W Putnam
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William F" Bragdonji
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July 16, 1954
Mr. Clarence z. Sterling, Jr•
Deputy Coma ssioner Environmental Sanitation
Department of Public Health
State House, Boston 33, Mass,
Dear Sire
I have within the last few days infozmally requested
the assistance of District Engineer, George Coogan, in
an attempt to abate a nuisance caused by what appeart
to be coal durst fly ash or material of a like nature,
permeating the homes in the Salem Willows' Dort Avenue
area in Salem.
Mr. Coogan and myself have taken samples of the material
from the various homes in this area.
I would like at this time to make a similar request of
your department for a laboratory analysis of the material
iu.the samples and any other assistance necessary to com-
plete this project.