Granby Health Board Reviews Group Home Septic Design
Board of Health · Meeting of September 22, 2026
Granby Board of Health opens review of a septic design for a new East Street group home, with shallow groundwater driving up fill costs. Engineer Keith Terry, of Sherman and Frederick, a division of Hancock Associates, told the board the site has only four feet of groundwater separation against a five-foot requirement, pushing the project toward roughly 3,000 cubic yards of fill. Board member Lee calculated a minimum design flow of 550 gallons per day for the four-resident, staffed facility and raised concerns about filtration and maintenance; board member Mike asked why an aerobic treatment unit wasn't considered instead of a standard system.
Terry was asked to return in two weeks with a side-by-side comparison of trench and bed designs. Elsewhere, the board flagged a vacant property on Ledlowe Road for a six-month septic reinspection, declined to act on an unpermitted cellar bedroom at Pheasant Hill, and pressed a local restaurant operator to formalize his manager status with the state after discovering he wasn't listed on the business's corporate filing.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of September 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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