CHAIRMAN  – Al Holman

MEMBER – Sherry Berger      MEMBER – Richard Desjardins

 CONTACT INFO: 

Telephone: 508-529-6813       Fax:  508-529-0010

EMAIL: dtiernan.health@upton.ma.us

HOURS:  Tuesday - Friday  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

effective 7/1/08, the office will be closed on Mondays

    The Upton Board of Health is run by three board members, elected by town residents at the annual town meetings.   The Board of Health has several responsibilities relating to public health, such as inspecting food establishments, receiving and acting on complaints regarding human health and sanitary housing, overseeing the towns curbside trash and recycling program. 

    Among its many responsibilities, the Board of Health is in charge of supervising the design and placement of septic systems in the town.  The regulations for these systems are based on State of Massachusetts legislation: Wastewater Management (Title 5) Publications.

   The Board also has an agent, who completes most of the inspections and fieldwork.  The adm. clerk is in the BOH office to handle all calls, complaints, and inquiries.

STAFF 

•  Seasonal and Swine Flu Facts - Click here for more information
• The Board of Health has adopted large animal regulations during a public hearing held on 2/23/09.  These regulations will be effective 4/2/09. To review the new regulations, please see the data and documents below. 
• The Board of Health approved of revised tobacco regulations during a meeting held on 1/8/09.  To view these revisions, please see the data and documnets below.   
•  Fines for Trash have started 10/24/06.  Any resident on the town service not using the official Town of Upton bags or putting in loose trash will be fined $10.00 per bag. 
• Recycling stickers are available for free at the BOH office.  Stickers read "paper" and "Bottles and Cans".  These stickers can be placed on your bins to assist your household in sorting.

   

Data and Documents from this Office:

• Well Construction Application 
• Perculation Test Application 
• Application for Disposal System Construction Permit 
• Board of Health Fee Schedule 
• Curbside Rules and Regulations 
• Upton Needs Registry 
• Board of Health local Rules and Regulations
• Large Animal Regulations
• Application for Large Animal permit
• Tobacco Regulations
• Private Well Regulations

Board of Health meetings are held every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.  

    If you can't find the information you are looking for on this site, please feel free to contact us by e-mail or by telephone.