Board of Health approves two septic system variances
Newbury Board of Health approves two septic variances. Chair Steven Fram and member Elaine A. Byrne unanimously approved modifications for properties at 17 Hanover Street and 11 Bayview Lane, allowing reductions in separation distances and setback requirements. Variances included a waiver of
Board of Health · Meeting of April 23, 2026
Newbury Board of Health approves two septic variances. Chair Steven Fram and member Elaine A. Byrne unanimously approved modifications for properties at 17 Hanover Street and 11 Bayview Lane, allowing reductions in separation distances and setback requirements.
Variances included a waiver of percolation testing at 11 Bayview Lane where soils were too wet to test, and setback distances from leach fields to private drinking wells reduced from the standard 100 feet to 77, 78, and 87 feet.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of April 23, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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