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Natural Resources Advisory Commission
2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631
naturalresourcesmeetinci'@brewster-ma.gov
(508) 896-4546
MEETING AGENDA
2198 Main Street
Thursday, June 8, 2023 6:00 PM
This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above. This means that at least
a quorum of the members of the public body will attend the meeting in person and members of the public
are welcome to attend in person as well. As a courtesy only, access to the meeting is also being provided
via remote means in accordance with applicable law. Please note that while an option for remote
attendance and/or participation is being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing will not be
suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast or affect remote
attendance or participation, unless otherwise required by law. Members of the public with particular interest
in any specific item on this agenda, which includes an applicant and its representatives, should make plans
for in-person vs. virtual attendance accordingly.
Members of the public who wish to access the meeting may do so in the following manner:
Phone: Call (312) 626 6799 or (301) 715-8592. Webinar ID: 885 7411 7201 Passcode: 985327
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When required by law or allowed by the Chair, persons wishing to provide public comment or otherwise
participate in the meeting, may do so by accessing the meeting remotely, as noted above. Additionally, the
meeting ;will be broadcast live, in real time, via Live broadcast (Brewster Government TV Channel 18),
Livestream (livestream.brewster-maxiov), or Video recording (tv,brewster-ma.rlov_i_
1. ;:Call to Order
2. - Declaration of a Quorum
3. Meeting Participation Statement
4. 'Recording Statement
5. -,Agenda items
a. Notes from the Chair (Pearson)
i. Sackett v. EPA Decision:
1. Narrows the jurisdictional scope of wetlands protected under the
Clean Water Act
ii. Phoenix, AZ: New housing construction restricted due to lack of groundwater
availability
iii. EPA invites comments on proposed gun range
iv. MDAR approval of Eversource 5 -year VMP
1. Right -of -Way Advisory Panel Meeting: concerning points of
discussion (items in quotes are paraphrased from proceedings)
a. "No scientific evidence for the use of goats"
b. "No spraying during legal proceedings means more spraying
now
c. "What does sole -source aquifer designation require?”
v. Brewster Conservation Day July 8, 2023: "Native Plants - Healthy Habitats"
vi. Minutes update
b. SMAST Brewster Pond PALS Data
i. Discuss strategies for public access to the data
c. Report of the Natural Resources Director (Miller)
d. Liaison Reports
i. Bay Parcel Committee (Hughes)
ii. Pond Parcel Committee (Williams)
iii. Water Quality Task Force (Pearson)
6. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
7. .Topics for Next Agenda
a. Tentative: Brad Chase presentation on anadromous fish run
8. Next Meeting: July 13, 2023
9. Informational Items:
a. Sackett v. EPA: https://www.supremecou.rt..gov/opinions/22pdf/21- 54 4 15. df
b. Arizona construction restriction:
hft s://www.n times.com/2023/06/01/climate/arizona-phoenixx permits-housino-
water.html
10. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk: