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At the local level, boards of health have the primary responsibility for protecting public health in Massachusetts. Under state law, the selectmen act as the board of health, if the town has no other arrangement. G.L.c.41, §1. Selectmen also can be authorized by town meeting to appoint a board of health. G.L.c.41, §121. More often, towns decide to have a separate board of health consisting of three or more elected members. It is not widely appreciate that the board of health may be the most powerful land use control and environmental protection agency in town hall.
This is quite different from typical legal work. The developer interested in minimizing environmental impacts and maximizing chances of success will seek to learn early, before paying the purchase price, whether to purchase property, on what terms, for what purposes, and needing what federal, state, and local zoning, subdivision, and environmental permits. It is one thing for land development to meet the bare minimum requirements.
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Septic systems, sewage treatment plants, and sewerage (meaning a system of sewer lines) are of regular concern to municipalities, landowners, developers, investors, and state agencies. We work with such necessities all the time. This means we concern ourselves with our clients’ interests, rights and situations viz many Massachusetts and local agencies, boards and officials.
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Solid waste disposal has become a critical issue as available capacity in existing landfills continues to shrink. The state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) is responsible for producing a state-wide plan for the disposal of solid waste as a policy document on which to base regulations. State regulations designed to protect groundwater and other environmental resources make finding suitable sites for waste disposal quite difficult.
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