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...concerned with land conservation-Wade Staniar says he thinks Harvard chose Land-Vest because of the company's "past track record of ecological concern." But not everyone agrees with that assessment. One island summer resident who asked to remain unidentified calls the construction "brutal" and claims that building 49 septic tanks on the property will undoubtedly pollute the soil...
...young astronomers find the prospect of conventional employment in their field much less alluring than before. "I'd stay right here with this now, even if a terrific research job came along," says Hazel Ross, 28. "We're running a business, planning road surveys, designing septic tanks -it's just so much more fun than worrying about publish or perish...
...former vicarage, for $100 a month. They have repaired its worst defects, but there is no central heating. Two space heaters fight a losing battle against the damp cold of a Norman winter. "The chimney is cracked, and the mayor won't repair anything," she says. "The septic tank smells terrible, and we're crowded together. My two smallest children sleep in the same bedroom as my husband and I." Their grounds are ample, however. The Maugards are able to eat their own chickens, turkeys and rabbits, as well as vegetables from their garden...
...full for their house before it was completed to their satisfaction. Once they had done so, the two city suckers could bring no pressure on the builder, who skimped as he pleased. The Plunketts were forced to pay $2,100 for an ecological sewer system and $800 for a septic tank that is still not working properly; they have been reduced to using a campsite toilet. At a cost of $1,200 they had to drill 170 feet to reach water; the flow from their well is a lethargic one gallon per minute. They were stunned to learn that they...
...there is an environmental catch. Because the slopes are steep, they hold little water, and homes seemingly far apart must compete for it in scarce underground pools. Neighbors also foul each other's water, since septic tanks do not work well in less than four feet of topsoil, and the slopes have much less. As a result, virtually raw sewage seeps downhill to contaminate wells, ponds or streams...