10/19/2000 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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IA HPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSI N Minutes of 19 October 2000 Commissioners present•, John Fitzsimmons, Elliot Rosenberg, John Johansen, Ralph Shaw. 6:45 REGULATIONS HEARING: To change Regulation 33, Requirements regarding Lands within 200 feet of Rivers and Streams, Section (F) to read: 1. For jurisdiction under chapter 172, the provisions of 310 CMR 10.58 (6), a, b, d, e, f, g' ' and h do not apply; these activities are not grandfathered or exempted. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of 31 o CMR 10.58 (4) {d} 4, a minimum 100 foot wide Inner riparian area of undisturbed vegetation must be provided for structures and/ or alterations for any commercial purpose or use. VOTE: Motion made and se onded to implement the changes to the Regulation 33, a read. Unanimous Vote. 6:55 PUBLIC COMMENT-. none. 7:00 MMR - COMMUNITY INV LVE 11ENT UPDATE: Mile Minior displayed an aerial photo of the sampling wells. flaps were distributed. He referred to page two for the monitoring wells and advised there is sfill EDB in the 132 well location. This is being addressed. The last page is a summary. So far they have treated one-half billion gallons of water. They estimate there is 20 lbs. of EDB in the plume and so for they have taken out over 6 pounds of that. The estimated span of the clean-up is seven years. To a question of when.funds would be received, Mr. Minior stated that will be done by electronic transfer, no later than.l November 8. Mr. Rosenberg asked if work can be done at that point and would that inhibit activities? Mr. Sherman it is difficult to have Ms Fantoz i start viithout a deposit to pay her bills. Mr. Minior asked if, knowing the money is coming,.perhaps a reimbursement account could be set up n ? Town Accountant to be contacted for feasibility of that suggestion. Mr. Minior advised they worked with Steve Hurley this week relocating some fish. They will be shutting down K2 ditch in the future. A plan will go through con erVation for approval. They aro trying to keep the fish in the main channel. Mr. Sherman stated a contemporary survey on the berm they had problems with is needed, lease lino data. Ms Boretos asked what happened in August and September and the caveat of the data unvalidated. Mr. Minior stated they run the analysis and these are the numbers that come lack, then they run it through a duality control process and the laboratory signs off that everything was appropriate that day and all the canalses. ere valid. That tales upwards of a month after the analysis is clone. i In the deep well, some of the EDB is upwelling in the K6 area. That will all be addressed in the final remedy. Ms Boretos was invited to a meeting on the Base on 1 November er re