HomeMy WebLinkAboutCanoe River Comm Annual Report 20052005 Annual Report of the
Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee
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The Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee held eleven meetings during the year. The
meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month and are rotated within one of the
five communities of Easton, Sharon, Foxborough, Mansfield and Norton.
The Committee held its annual Canoe River Awareness Day on Saturday, May 7, 2005
from 8:30 AM to noon at the Mansfield Fish and Game facility on Route #106 in
Mansfield. The guest speaker for the event was Leslie Luchonok, Director of the
Massachusetts Resource Management Planning Program.
The Land Preservation Society of Norton honored the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory
Committee on Earth Day for the Committee's special contribution to preserving the
environment in Norton and its surroundings. The Committee also received special
recognition for its persistence in negotiating with the State of Massachusetts
Administration regarding the surplus I -495 land near the Canoe River, returning the
ownership to the Town of Norton.
Maurice Goulet, Technical Assistant of the Easton Department of Public Works, gave a
Power Point presentation to the Committee on all of the technology aspects of the D.P.W.
Leo Potter was appointed to the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act Committee as a
representative of the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee.
John Sullivan, Mansfield Town Engineer, gave a presentation to the Committee on
Mansfield's new Storm Water Management Regulations.
The Committee took a very informative tour of the Willcott Emu Farm in Norton.
Beth Brazil gave a presentation to the Committee on the activities of the Manomet Center
for Conservation Sciences, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Dave Masciarelli scheduled a Water Conservation Forum in Sharon with the water
superintendents of the five communities and Duane LeVangie of the Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection,
The Committee accepted with regret, the resignation of long time member William
Hardin fiom Easton. His expertise will be greatly missed.
The Committee welcomed new members from Easton, John Fresh, Jr. and Janet Simolari.