Health Board Approves Septic Permit With No Variances

Board of Health · Meeting of October 6, 2026

Berlin's Board of Health approved a new septic permit for a Boylston Road lot with no variances needed. Health Agent William Brookings told the board the town will ask the upcoming town meeting for $62,000 to fund engineering for the next phase of landfill test-well monitoring, including gas, methane and water quality testing. The board conditionally approved a reduced well setback at 52 Gates Pond Road, pending confirmation it sits at least 100 feet from a neighbor's septic system.

Members also pushed for a firm repair schedule from a 227 Pleasant Street owner over unfinished electrical work, calling the board's prior letter to her "a little too much editorializing." Brookings said he would press DEP to share corrective-action details on the separate Hudson landfill, after the agency called its technical summary "deficient," citing nearby drinking-water wells. A general store's possible lapsed tobacco permit also drew scrutiny ahead of a potential compliance check.

In the full story:

• Minutes Approval
• Housing Code Enforcement: 136 Peach Hill Road and 227 Pleasant Street
• Septic System Failure at 244 South Street
• Well Setback Variance at 52 Gates Pond Road
• New Septic Permit for Boylston Road Lot 2
• Tobacco Sales Permits and General Store Compliance
• Title V Inspection Reports: Dudley Road Duplexes
• Landfill Closure Funding and DEP Coordination
• Transfer Station: Inspections, Asphalt Repairs and Composting
• Rodent Control at Transfer Station Retaining Wall
• AED Training Follow-Up
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 3,014 words

Source: the Board of Health meeting of October 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.