Board of Health

Lake Attitash Notice

The Board of Health will no longer be responsible for testing the water in Lake Attitash. There is no longer a monitored public swimming or beach area in Merrimac. If people choose to swim or to sit on the beach area, it is at their own risk. Since no traffic is allowed, the beach area will not be maintained, and there will be no porta-potty facilities. Until a resolution is formulated to allow access from a different direction than near the well heads, the beach will remain closed.

Any individual, or group of homeowners, may collect a water sample and submit it to the lab for testing at a cost of thirty dollars for each sample, payable by check at the time of drop-off. A sample may be dropped off in Rowley each Wednesday morning if you would like. Sterile containers may also be obtained at the drop-off location. If you're interested, please contact the Board of Health for further information.

One Open Position

There is an opportunity for an interested party to be appointed as a Board of Health member until May 2009, at which time the person could run as a candidate to fill the remaining one-year unexpired term.

The Board meets at the Town Hall at 6:30 PM on the third Thursday of each month. Members are encouraged to drop in the office once or twice a week to keep abreast of activities.

Although we don’t have explicit requirements, it is desirable that interested persons possess some knowledge of or interest in various aspects of the responsibilities of the Board of Health. The candidate should also possess the ability to or access to correspond electronically and to do occasional research on-line. Our commitment as public servants is to the health and safety of our citizens through keeping current in Emergency Preparedness functions, Pandemic Flu protocol, and Homeland Security issues.

We must also ensure compliance to federal and state regulations and to our local rules and regulations as they relate to water quality, septic systems, well installations, food preparation and sales, condition of rental property, personal service businesses and many other aspects under our jurisdiction.

If you are interested in being temporarily appointed to the Board of Health, please contact the Board of Health.

Private Well Regulations

At our Board of Health meeting on April 5, 2007, we unanimously voted to adopt revised Private Well Regulations, effective April 5, 2007. A full copy is posted on this website and is also available to view at the Town Hall. The most prominent changes are in the following categories:

Board of Health Members

Health Agent

Merrimac Board of Health
2 School Street
Merrimac, MA 01860
978-346-4066
boh@townofmerrimac.com

revised: Sunday, June 15, 2008