Has Anyone Studied Which Areas Should Be Sewered?
Yes, the Town had a study done in 2002 that plotted over 800 septic system feasibility tests (perc tests and water table tests) done from 1990-2002, and correlated that information with lot maps (for lot sizes), and soils information. The result is a set of maps culminating in a Long Range Sustainable Vision map. Those maps (Can a Septic System Work on My Lot and Summary Map) show which areas are recommended for sewers or small neighborhood cluster treatment systems and which should be fine with septic systems. This was not a lot-by-lot analysis. As we know, many homes have problem septic systems elsewhere in town, even if the property next door has no problems. Thus the decision to survey the entire town. A.
