HomeMy WebLinkAbout748-750 No. Main St.TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Six Park Row, Mansfield, MA 02048
ENFORCEMENT ORDER
From: Scott Leite, Health Agent for the Board of Health
To: Samuel Talavera
Owner/Operator: Samuel Talavera, 33 Davis Street, Mansfield, MA 02048
Date of Issuance: January 4,1999-------` -
Location of On -site System(,48-750 North Main Street j
Extent and Type of Activity': Discharge of effluent to surface of ground
The Board of Health has determined that the activity described above is in violation of the
State Environmental Code, 310 CMR 15.000 for the following reason(s):
{ } The system has not been maintained in accordance with the Certificate
of Compliance issued on 19
{ } The system is being or was installed in noncompliance with the Disposal
System Construction Permit issued on 19 .
{X} 310 CMR IS 303 Systems Failing to Protect Health and Safety and the
Environment.(1)(a) there is a discharge of effluent directly or indirectly
to the surface of the ground through ponding, surface breakout or damp
soils above the disposal area or to a surface water of the Commonwealth.
{ } Other: 310 CMR 15.303 Systems Failing to Protect Health and Safety and the
Environment.(l)(a)3 the static liquid level in the distribution box is above the
Level of the outlet invert.
The Board of Health hereby orders pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 111, Section 12-
4 the following:
1. Immediately pump all septic system tanks and/or seepage facilities, then daily and
additionally as necessary to prevent discharge of effluent to the surface of the
ground.
2. Immediately repair and upgrade the on -site sewage disposal system in accordance
with the standards of State Environmental Code: 310 CMR 15.000, Title 5 and the
Mansfield Board of Health regulations.
3. The upgrade shall be designed and built for the number of dwelling units and
bedrooms at maximum occupancy.
4. Notify this office of your intent and method of compliance within seven (7) days of
receipt of this order.
Enforcement Order
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Talavera
Failure to comply with this order may constitute grounds of legal action. Massachusetts General Law,
Chapter 21A, Section 13 provides: "Local Boards of Health shall enforce the [Environmental] code
in the same manner in which local health rules and regulations are enforced".
Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 111, Section 31 provides: "Whoever, himself or by his servant
or agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person or any firm or corporation, violates any
reasonable health regulation, made under authority of this section, for which no penalty by way of
fine or imprisonment, or both is provided by law, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five
hundred (S500) dollars. "
Every day in which said violation continues shall be a separate offense.
Your appeal rights are described in 310 CMR 11.08 Hearing and 310 CMR 11.09 Appeal as follows:
11.08 Hearing
(1) Procedure for Requesting and Holding Hearing. Unless otherwise specified in this code, the person or persons to
whom any order has been served pursuant to any regulation of this code may request a hearing before the Board of Health
within seven (7) days after the day the Order was served, in the form of a written petition requesting a hearing on this matter.
Upon receipt of such petition, the Board of Health shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall inform the petitioner
thereof in writing. The hearing shall be commenced not later than thirty (30) days after the day on which the order was served.
The Board of Health, upon application of the petitioner, may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such
a 30-day period if, in the judgment of the Board of Health, the petitioner has submitted a good and sufficient reason for such
postponement.
(2) Hearing of the Petitioner At the hearing, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show
why the order should be modified or withdrawn.
(3) Procedure by the Board After the Hearing. After the hearing, the Board of Health shall sustain, modify, or
withdraw the order and shall inform the petitioner in writing of its decision. If the Board of Health sustains or modifies the
order, it shall be carried out within the time period allotted in the original order or in the modification.
(4) Public Record. Every notice, order, or other record prepared by the Board of Health in connection with the
hearing shall be entered as a matter of the public record in the office of the clerk of the city or town, or in the office of the Board
of Health.
(5) I tearing Petition Not Submitted or Sustaining of Order If a written petition for a hearing is not filed with the
Board of Health within seven (7) days after the day the order has been serviced, or if after a hearing the order has been
sustained in any part, each day's failure to comply with the order as issued or modified shall constitute an additional offense.
11.09 Appeal
Any person aggrieved by the final decision of the Board of Health with respect to the denial of plan approval, the
denial of revocation or failure to renew a license, or with respect to any order issued under the provisions of this code may seek
relief therefrom in any court of competent jurisdiction, as provided by the laws of this Commonwealth.
If I may be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Issued by Scott Leite, Health Agent
for the Board of Health
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Certified Mail: 11541335754
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