Barnstable County Community Septic Management Loan Program Program

Barnstable County Community Septic Management Loan Program

Program Highlights • 2006 Barnstable County received approval to borrow funds from the Clean Water Trust. • CSMLP offers loans to homeowners in Barnstable County to upgrade failing septic systems. • Encompasses system design to property restoration

Compliance • Repair of the system brings the Homeowner into compliance with Title 5 and Local Board of Health • The loan is 20 years at a 5% interest rate. • Conventional Systems • Alternative Systems • Sewer Connections

Program Overview • Barnstable County began the program in May 2006 with $30, 000. 00 from the Clean Water Trust • We have made over 3609 loans to homeowners sinception to July 28, 2018 (Over 1700 have been paid off). • Average loan request is $11, 554. 00 and can be paid back over a 20 year period. • Operation of CSMLP is paid through administration support from program

Program Overview • To date $41. 7 has been loaned to Homeowners in Barnstable County. • Since October 2014 we have been using repaid principle for loans. • Repaid principle should be available to the program for the next few years. • Should we borrow again from the Clean Water Trust, we would have a 2% interest rate for our repayment of the funds. • Superior Betterment Loan secured with the filing of a Notice of Betterment Assessment with the registry of deeds. • Presently there are 131 projects underway. • Online Payment Options begin this week.

Barnstable County Water Quality Laboratory Upgrade Update

Laboratory Summary • The Barnstable County Water Quality Laboratory provides water analysis services to Barnstable County’s residents and municipalities alike. • The Laboratory is certified by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection • 10 Year-round Employees o 7 Full-time o 3 Part-time • 3 Seasonal Employees for summer months. • Fiscal Year 2017 revenues were $839, 000. 00

Services Provided Include: • Marine Water Quality Bacteriological Analysis (Shellfish) • Water Department Bacteriological and Chemical Analysis • Waste Water Analysis from Public and Private Treatment Plants and Septic Systems o Septic System Test Center • Groundwater Analysis for Post Closure Monitoring around closed landfills • Lead and Copper Testing in Schools • Marine and Freshwater Beach Samples

New Initiatives • Laboratory Safety Program • Online Payment Program and Credit Cards • Expansion of Analysis to include MS 4 Storm Water Permitting for 15 Communities on Cape Cod • Expansion of 2 nd Floor Laboratory Room to accommodate Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrophotometer/MS analysis. • Analysis for contaminants of Emerging Concern. o PFOS’s, PFOAs o Pharmaceuticals

Laboratory Construction

Room Upgrade • Electrical Expansion Needed to Accommodate Instrument. • Rough Plumbing to Accommodate a Sink, Plumbing Vent, Eyewash Station and Drain. o Originally 2 Sinks • Building Ventilation Expansion for the Instrument • Purchase and Installation of Laboratory Cabinets and Shelves.

Room Upgrade

To Do List • Laboratory cabinets have been delivered, installation in next 7 days. • Installation needed of plumbing vent and finish plumbing. • Waters Analytical needs to change instrument’s interior plumbing from Teflon to stainless steel. Update software package • Waters will conduct training of Laboratory staff and employees of Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies to operate LC/MS/MS.

To Do List • Laboratory will need to become certified for the analysis of PFOS and PFAS compounds along with any additional analytes. THANK YOU Sean M. O’Brien Director Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment sobrien@barnstablecounty. org