HomeMy WebLinkAboutCanoe River Comm 03/04/1993CANOE RIVER AQUIFER ADVISORY COMMITTEE..eMIMUTES
MARCH 4. 1993
The meeting was held at the Sharon Town Office $ur7`d4g s,:Q
South Main Street, Sharon, Mass.
Members in Attendance:
Wayne P. Southworth
Easton
Tim Higgins
Foxboro
Dan Iagatta
Foxboro
Joan Sozio
Foxboro
Leonard Flynn
Mansfield
Edward Tartufo
Mansfield
Suzanne Erikson
Norton
Geoff Moran
Norton
Kathy Romero
Norton
Shirley S. Davenport
Sharon
Gregory Meister
Sharon
Guests: Maria Van Dusen,
Phil Barske.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 1:00 P.M.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by Kathy Romero and seconded Ed Tartufo to
approve the minutes of February 4, 1993. The vote of
approval was unanimous.
III. AWARENESS DAY
The Annual Awareness Day will be held Saturday, May 22,
1993 at the Mansfield Fish & Game Club. Program suggestions
included Sole Source Aquifer presentation (if approved);
Maria.Van Dusen - Adopt -A -Stream; Steve Hurley - Fish &
Wildlife; Phil Bartske - Wetland hydrology; canoe rides
on the river. The program for the Awareness Day will be
finalized at the next meeting.
IV. ADOPT -A -STREAM
Maria Van Dusen, Riverways Coordinator for the Dept. of
Fish, Wildlife & Environmental Law Enforcement spoke about
the Adopt -A -Stream program.
Wayne Southworth suggested that the CRAAC set a goal of
having the whole Canoe Riuver adopted by various groups.
Maria Van Dusen agreed to address a group of interested
participants. Phil Barske suggested that the concept be
expanded to wetlands, marshes and vernal pools within the
Canoe River. Kathy Romero volunteered to work with Dick
Lewis as the contact people for this project.
Maria Van Dusen suggested that CRAAC define the goals and
focus for this project. Possible goals - trash cleanup
along the river; land aquisition; habitate protection along
the river.
Wayne Southworth will provide Kathy Romero and Phil Bartske
with a map of the river and tributaries.
V. FUTURE MEETING SPEAKERS
Leslie Luchonok, DEM to explain the effect of new DEP
regulations on ACEC's.
Massa Pesticide Bureau.
Arthur (Badge) Blackett, Jr. from Trust for Public Lands.
The committee decided to invite Leslie Luchonok to speak at
our April meeting in Norton. Kathy Romero volunteered to
contact him.
Leonard Flynn suggested that each community put together a
visual presentation to educate the public as to the source
of their drinking water and the importance of protecting it.
Wayne Southworth suggested that an interviewer go to each
towns' Water Department chairmen and hold a video session to
get the message out to their community.
VI. SURFACE WATER WITHDRAWAL BY PESTICIDE APPLICATORS
Joan Sozio brought up the problem of indiscriminate
withdrawal of surface water by pesticide applicators. She
contacted DEP and was told that the pesticide applicators
had a right to do this. Pesticide spills in aquifer areas
are a major concern.
Some communities have a metered hydrant that is available
for the use of pesticide applicators. The committee will.
investigate the means that various town regulations use to
address this problem.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
Maria Van Dusen asked if the committee was doing a
management plan for ACEC. She also asked that each town try
to complete the update work on the State Comprehensive
Open space Recreation Plan.
The next CRAAC meeting will be at Norton Public Library on
Thursday, April 1, 1993.