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Minutes of the meeting held by the Canoe River AquifeAAd b;)C8i Mtt^e6on
p1 kRCH 4, 1999 at 1:00 p.m. at the Norton Public Library.
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Members present: Wayne P. Southworth, Easton; Philip ars e,
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Norton; Robert K. Jones, Mansfield; Robert Boette, Foxboro; Bill Hardin, Easton; Tim
Higgins, Foxboro; Suzanne Erikson, Norton
Others present: Jack Hamm, DEP; Pat Rogers, EDEA -Taunton, Carlos Fragata, Norton;
Cliff Barnes, Dr. Neil Fennessey, Univ. of Massachusetts; Philip L. Cordeiro, Univ. of
Massachusetts; James Dyment, UMass, Dartmouth; Kevin Burlingame, UMass,
Dartmouth
I. Review Minutes: of the February 4, 1999 meeting — Minutes were accepted
H. Regional Water Conservation:
This sub -committee has not yet met. Pat Rogers presented relevant material,
including requirements for the Interbasin Transfer Act.
Wayne will have a section in the CRAAC library on water conservation.
III. New England Water Works Joint Conference April 6 and April 7 — Water
Conservation Session to be held in the Centrum Center in Worcester.
Wayne will be monitoring a panel discussion coordinated by the Ipswich River
Task Force. Members invited to attend.
Discussion of bedrock wells - a last resort, as there is no way of assuring yield
(Proposed "Great Waves" Mansfield — promising that bedrock wells will assure
there will be no impact on the local water supply).
Wayne discussed limits of water supply as control of growth because without
town hook-ups, builders drill wells and when wells prove unsatisfactory or unsafe
the town is forced to provide water.
W. Canoe River Monitoring Project:
Pat Rogers discussed E.O.E.A. Grant (through Robert Durand, new Secretary of
Environmental Affairs) to the Taunton River Watershed Alliance for monitoring
to be done on the Canoe River to be positioned to benefit all five towns.
V. Agricultural Development within the Aquifer (Fred Watson)
f Norton farm — Zone 2 — manure pile is 25 ft. from swamp with possible drainage
to Canoe River. Pat Rogers discussed grants available to help with manure
management. Phil Barske suggested contacting Bristol County Soil Conservation
Service.
VI. Greenbelt Project Update (Neil Fennessey and students at UMass Dartmouth)
Kevin Burlingame —Project Manager
Philip Cordeiro and James Dyment
G.I.S. Project completed — all properties on the Canoe River digitized/8 CD
ROM's and pamphlet/copies for five towns/Grant expires June 30/some
remaining funds for Maurice Goulet for work with students on mapping G.I.S.
VII. Wayne Southworth suggested the students consider free internships, as a
valuable learning process. There is an upcoming meeting that will fit with
Greenway Project/Jennifer Howard, DEM Greenway Coordinator on March 10 at
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at D.E.P., Lakeville. Leonard Flynn will attend
Carlos Fragata, Norton Conservation Director, gave update on Greenbelt Parcel —
Johnson Acres — application for self-help funding by the Norton Conservation
Commission.
VIII. Annual Awareness Day — Saturday, May 15, 1999
Bob Jones has arrangements set. The owner of site will speak on its history. Ed
Tartufo is the contact for refreshments. Kerry Mackin, Executive Director of
Ipswich River Watershed Association will speak on the subject "Water Efficiency
Program" in the town of Ipswich.
IX Old Business: Mill Pond Bridge Dam, Mansfield
Classified low risk/funds transferred to higher risk dam
Martha White — Americorps Grant for Forest Management — to involve CRAAC
X New Business: Phil Barske Water Aquifer model
Next meeting at Mansfield Town Hall
1:00 P.M.
April 1, 1999
Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee : }
Minutes of the meeting held by the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee on
h'ebfii %a 4, 1999 at 1:00 p.m. at the Norton Public Library.
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Members present: Wayne P. Southworth, Easton; Philip Barske, Easton; Fred Watson,
Norton; Robert K. Jones, Mansfield, Robert Boette, Foxboro; Bill Hardin, Easton; Tim
Higgins, Foxboro; Suzanne Erikson, Norton
Others present: Jack Hamm, DEP; Pat Rogers, EDEA -Taunton, Carlos Fragata, Norton;
Cliff Barnes, Dr. Neil Fennessey, Univ. of Massachusetts; Philip L. Cordeiro, Univ. of
Massachusetts; James Dyment, UMass, Dartmouth; Kevin Burlingame, UMass,
Dartmouth ,
I. Review Minutes: of the February 4, 1999 meeting — Minutes were accepted.
II. Regional Water Conservation:
This sub -committee has not yet met. Pat Rogers presented relevant material,
including requirements for the lnterbasin Transfer Act.
- Wayne will have a section in the CRAAC library on water conservation.
III. New England Water Works Joint Conference - April 6 and April 7 — Water
Conservation Session to be held in the Centrum Center in Worcester.
Wayne will be monitoring a panel discussion coordinated by the Ipswich River
Task Force. Members invited to attend.
Discussion of bedrock wells — a last resort, as there is no way of assuring yield.
(Proposed "Great Waves" Mansfield — promising that bedrock wells will assure
there will be no impact on the local water supply).
Wayne discussed limits of water supply.as control of growth because without
town hook-ups, builders drill wells and when wells prove unsatisfactory or unsafe
the town is forced to provide water.
IV. Canoe River Monitoring Project:
Pat Rogers discussed E.O.E.A. Grant (through Robert Durand, new Secretary of
Environmental Affairs) to the Taunton River Watershed Alliance for monitoring
to be done on the Canoe River to be positioned to benefit all five towns.
V. Agricultural Development within the Aquifer (Fred Watson)
Norton farm — Zone 2 — manure pile is 25 ft. from swamp with possible drainage
to Canoe River, Pat Rogers discussed grants available to help with manure
management. Phil Barske suggested contacting Bristol County Soil Conservation
Service.
VI. Greenbelt Project Update (Neil Fennessey and students at UMass Dartmouth)
Kevin Burlingame — Project Manager
Philip Cordeiro and James Dyment
G.I.S. Project completed — all properties on the Canoe River digitized/8 CD
ROM's and pamphlet/copies for five towns/Grant expires June 30/some
remaining funds for Maurice Goulet for work with students on mapping G.I.S.
VII. Wayne Southworth suggested the students consider free internships, as a
valuable learning process. There is an upcoming meeting that will fit with
Greenway Project/Jennifer Howard, DEM Greenway Coordinator on March 10 at
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at D.E.P., Lakeville. Leonard Flynn will attend.
Carlos Fragata, Norton Conservation Director, gave update on Greenbelt Parcel —
Johnson Acres — application for self-help funding by the Norton Conservation
Commission.
VIII. Annual Awareness Day — Saturday, May 15, 1999
Bob Jones has arrangements set. The owner of site will speak on its history. Ed
Tartufo is the contact for refreshments. Kerry Mackin, Executive Director of
Ipswich River Watershed Association will speak on the subject "Water Efficiency
Program" in the town of Ipswich.
DX. Old Business: Mill Pond Bridge Dam, Mansfield
Classified low risk/funds transferred to higher risk dam
Martha White — Americorps Grant for Forest Management — to involve CRAAC
X. New Business: Phil Barske Water Aquifer model
Next meeting at Mansfield Town Hall
1:00 P.M.
April 1, 1999