HomeMy WebLinkAboutCanoe River Comm 06/06/1996MEETING OF THE CANOE RIVER AQUIFER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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June 6, 1996
ATTENDANCE
The monthly meeting of the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee was held
in Norton at 1:00 p.m. on June 6, 1996. Present were Wayne P. Southworth, Easton; Fred
Watson, Norton; John Grant, Easton; Kitty Doherty, TRWA; William D. Hardin, Easton;
Dave Masciarelli, Sharon; Dick Lewis,Mansfield; Suzanne Erikson, Norton; Robert K.
Jones, Mansfield; Leonard F. Flynn, Mansfield; Representative Barbara Hyland, Susan
Mims, Norton; Tim Higgins, Foxborough; Joan F. Sozio, Foxborough.
ITEMS COVERED
• The Committee recapped the Annual Awareness Day. iEveryone felt it was an
excellent day.
• The joint event with the Norton Water Department was a great way to celebrate
National Drinking Water Week. Barbara Hyland enjoyed the event and felt it was one
of the best attended among those in which she had participated. Bill Hardin enjoyed
seeing different parts of the River. Jen Hammock, a student working with Joan
Kimball, is formulating the reports presented; by the Shoreline Survey teams.
Katherine Doherty, from the Taunton River Water Alliance, spoke to us regarding the
24 sub basins in the Taunton River Basin. She explained how the Taunton River
Alliance has grown and how they would like to support groups like ours. They see"
themselves as an educational volunteer group and expressed how we should all work
together as stewards of protecting this Basin. Kitty asked each community to take ten
posters to display in their towns.
• There was agreement for us to work together, but a strong need to keep our own
identity. Leonard Flynn explained how Easton, Mansfield, and Norton have worked
together through their N.R.T. groups to purchase property within the Canoe River
Aquifer.
• Wayne had a discussion with Leslie Luconic regarding grants of up to $3,000 to
develop a Greenways program. Leonard Flynn spoke of the work that he has done
regarding the development of the CRAAC Greenways program. He has identified all
of the parcels in Mansfield and feels most of the parcels which need to be purchased
are in Norton and Mansfield.
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• A subcommitteewas formed to work on the Green Belt—Leonard Flynn, Suzanne
Erikson, John Grant, Dick Lewis, Susan Mims, and Tim Higgins.
• Joan Sozio felt we need to educate the public more as to the need of protecting this
Aquifer and how it affects the quality of our drinking water supplies.
• Barbara Hyland asked to be notified of any grants for which we would be applying
• The subcommittee will meet during the summer to formulate this project.
• A general discussion was held on the maintenance of gas traps installed in drainage
systems and road salting along Route 495. ,
• It was voted to suspend the July meeting.
• The August meeting will be in Mansfield. A 1996-1997 meeting schedule will be
sent out with the minutes.
• Joan Sozio supplied one member in each community with a set of water and sewer
regulations from Foxboro.
• The committee discussed the 10th Annual Awareness Day. Wayne and Fred Watson
will meet with the owners of Ann's Place Restaurant in Norton to discuss theholding
of this event in May, 1997.
• A general discussion was held on sewerage problems within the five communities.
• Wayne thanked Barbara Hyland for attending the meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
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