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2000 Annual Report of the
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The Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee (C.R.A.A.C.) held 11 meetings
during the year. The Committee rotates its meetings in one of the five towns on the
Canoe River: Easton, Mansfield, Norton, Foxborough, and Sharon. The meetings are held
on the first Thursday of each month, between 1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.
6 The Committee spent a good portion of their meetings discussing water restrictions in
the five communities, and the need to educate homeowners on proper lawn care
techniques.
6 The Committee sponsored a Lawn Care Seminar on March 30, 2000, at the Norton
Middle School, with Mike Walsh of Horticultural Concepts. Over 750 brochures were
mailed out to the five communities and there were over 100 people in attendance. The
seminar was videotaped and copies were distributed to each community to be shown
on their local cable station.
6 Jennifer Carlin, Norton Conservation Agent, applied for a $3,000 grant to help fund
the Lawn Care Seminar.
6 The Committee had window decals made with their logo, which were distributed at
all events throughout the year.
6 The Committee held its Annual Awareness Day on Saturday, May 13, 2000, on
Redmill Road at the Easton/Norton town line. Linda Marler, from the Department of
Environmental Management, spoke to approximately 30 attendees on protecting our
river resources in the summer. The day concluded with canoe rides on the river.
6 Pat Rogers, Taunton River Basin Team Leader, congratulated the Committee on
receiving two grants: one in the amount of $50,000 for a Water Resoarce Study of the
Canoe River, and the second grant of $44,360 for a Pesticide Study.
6 The Committee was persistent in its attempts to transfer 183.6 acres of land along
Route #495 in Norton from the State D.P.W. to the Town of Norton:
6 The Town of Norton approved the acquisition of the 57 -acre Johnson Property Parcel
and the 35 -acre Subon Property Parcel. These acquisitions are great contributions to
our Greenbelt Project.
6 The Committee also had presentations at its monthly meetings:
♦ Peter Garrett of Emery & Garrett Groundwater Inc., on Bedrock Wells.:
♦ Jeff Hanson and John Murphy of Bluestone Energy Services, on the Regional
Desalinization Project.