"A provision that would add private well owners to the town's outside water bans elicited discussion at a Wednesday night Town Council meeting.
The matter was raised by Department of Public Works officials after a presentation on the town's water system. Water and Sewer Superintendent Laurie Ruszala said the bylaw would only take effect during a full water ban.
DPW Director Robert "Brutus" Cantoreggi said other towns had implemented such a provision.
"We're all in this together," he said. "We're sharing the same water supply."
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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170216/franklin-council-considers-adding-well-owners-to-water-bans
My notes from the Water Update section of the meeting can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/02/live-reporting-water-update.html
The notes will be updated to include the presentation when it is made available later today.
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| slide showing average daily pumping (bars) versus population (line) since 2001 |
Excellent presentation on the Town's water supply. Too bad the Chairman did not make his comments on the icy roads in private. They were totally unnecessary.
ReplyDeleteindeed, it continues a theme where the Town Council doesn't abide well by their role as a legislative body. They tend to get involved where they shouldn't
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