10/19/1994 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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i ■ Y Page 1 Burd of Selectmen Minutes October 24, 1994 Present: Selectman Mills, Selectman Costa, Selectman Vaccaro, Selectman Dirui io Executive Secretary Robert Whritenour i Absent: Selectman Gaff n Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Nti lls at 6:30 p.m. David Southworth re: Willowbend Water Issues: For disclosure, Selectman Nulls indicated that she serves on the Willowbend Children's Charity Board with Ir. David Southworth. Selectman Vaccaro absent at this time. lxeresin the rule of necessity, Selectman Mills indicated that she will remain for the Willowbend water Issue discussion until Selectman Vaccaro arrives for the purpose of maintaining a quorum. Mr. David Southworth, Managing Director of Willowbend and IVIS. Peggy Panto r, Senior Environmental Scientist of R.H. Cole Associates were present to discuss the current water issues at the Willowbend Country Club. IVIS. Fantozzi presented an irrigation well fact sheet relative to the Willowbend well permitting history, water conservation plan components, ongoing monitoring program, and areas of concern being actively studied to date for the Board's review. As noted by Ms. Fantozzi, the well was originally permitted as a drinking water supply well with a pumping rate of 1.0 million gallons per day. Effective August 3L, 1992, the well was changed to an irrigation well t a rate of.43 million gallons per day maximum withdrawal for 244 days. The average daily withdrawal is .27 million gallons per day between April through November. The perrrntnng requires a monitoring plan to assess the impact withdrawal on the Santuit River noted Nis. Fantozzi, A water conservation plan is also required. The 1993-1994 monitoring plan meets and exceeds DEP permit require- ments indicated Ms. Fantozzi. It was noted that there is no valid data available for the198 's to make comparison. We are currently collecting data to male comparison with regards to this concern noted Ms. Panto i. 6:48 p.m. Selectman Vaccaro present. Selectman Mills stepped down for the discussion. With regards to the Town of arnstable's p=icipation, Ms. Fantozzi indicated that the sun of$4,000 will be used to develop statistical comparison data to equate to the Santuit and Quashnet Rivers.