Chapter 7 - INSTITUTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS 



Cape Cod Aquifer Management Project Final Report 



Page 73 



SELECTED MAJOR FINDINGS 



TABLE 7.1 

 KEY CCAHP RECCHHENDATIONS 



REGIONAL LEVEL 



FEDERAL LEVEL 



U. Inadequate 

 expertise at 

 local level to 

 carry cot 

 technical 

 programs 

 i nc I ud i ng 

 Title 5, water 

 supply plan- 

 ning, and 

 inspections of 

 toxic end 

 hazardous 

 materials use, 

 etc. 



Towns should hire 

 adequately trained 

 staff or share 

 staff with neigh- 

 boring towns 

 Towns should 

 collect permit fees 

 to be used to hire 

 staff 



RPAs should educate 

 local officials and 

 provide training 

 and technical 

 assistance 

 RPAs should conduct 

 workshops for towns 

 on technical issues 

 BCHED should con- 

 sider hiring 

 trained inspectors 

 to be lent to towns 

 as needed for 

 inspectioris of 

 businesses using 

 hazardous materials 



State should increase 

 technical assistance 

 provided to towns 

 DEOE should cooperate 

 more with BOHs and 

 provide locals more 

 enforcement sv^Jport 

 Develop educational 

 materials 



EOCD should expand its 

 incentive aid program 

 which pays for one or 

 more towns to hire 

 planners 



EPA should continue 

 to target some 

 federal monies to 

 the regional level 

 for technical 

 assistance efforts 

 EPA and USGS should 

 develop educational 

 materials 



5. Private wel Is 

 are not 

 afforded 

 adequate 

 protection 

 (See #3) 



Control well con- 

 struction, instal- 

 lation, abandonment 

 Encourage testing 

 of private wells 

 Review Title 5 

 setbacks for dis- 

 tances from septic 

 tanks and wells 



County laboratory 

 should continue to 

 provide low-cost 

 testing of private 

 wells 



RPA should develop 

 educational bro- 

 chure for well 

 owners 



RPA should identify 

 private wel Is in 

 vulnerable areas 

 (i.e. near land- 

 fills) that should 

 be tested 

 CCPEDC and BCHED 

 should initiate a 

 testing program for 

 these wel Is 



DEOE should develop 



guidelines and a model 



bylaw for wel I 



construction, 



installation and 



abandonment 



Revise Title 5 setback 



requirements 



EPA and USGS should 

 research effect of 

 septic systetns on 

 private wells 



