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Date Approved: 1/23/12
Vote:6-0
TOWN OF BREWSTER MINUTES OF - - -
COMPREHENSIVE WATER PLANNING COMMITTEE (CWPC)
REGULAR MEETING
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Brewster Town Office Building
Chairman Lem Skidmore convened the CWPC meeting at 4:32 pm in the Brewster Town Office Building with members,
Joanne Hughes, Russell Schell, Dave Bennett, Pat Hughes, Dan Ryan and Elizabeth Taylor present.
Absent: Bruce Evans
Also Present: Sue Leven, Jim Gallagher
Recording or Taping Notification
"As required by the Open Meeting Law we are informing you that the Town will be audio taping this public meeting.
In addition, if anyone else intends to audio tape this meeting they are required to inform the chair."
Documents: 121211_A Smast Scope of Work(Amendment 1) Mill Ponds Complex Diagnostic Assessment 12/8/11
121211_6 Action Items, 11/29/11
Citizen Forum
None
Status of Phase II IWRMP
Leven provided an update. The contracts have been signed by the Town and sent back to HWG. They have started work.
Status of Bridge Projects: Data Synthesis-GIS/Build-out, Ponds, Storm water Geo-location
Leven distributed the amended Scope of Work for the Mill Ponds Project from SMAST and provided a summary for the
committee. There is no change in cost,just scope. The committee reviewed the document. Schell provided a definition of
a sonde.
Committee comments:
Bennett asked about availability of boats and core collection and local incubation locations coordinated through Natural
Resources. Gallagher noted this would involve Chris Miller and Ryan Burch. This was included in the original scope
document.
Taylor asked about volunteers to count birds. No volunteers have come forward except Taylor.
Bennett asked about outfall from cranberry bogs. Leven confirmed SMAST is not looking at the bogs. There was
continued discussion. Bennett shared an example of a bog in Cotuit and asked about availability of reports. Hughes, P
added there is a study of work being done in southeast MA. Schell added that there is a bog adjacent to Elbow Pond
(which overflows into Walker's Pond) and one adjacent to Long Pond and Girl Scout Pond, both suspected of contributing
nutrients (N, P)to adjacent ponds.
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Bennett stated that bogs could be making a substantial contribution to the ponds. There was continued discussion about
bogs near Elbow Pond. Schell shared an example of the potential for nutrient reduction by stream diversion into an
abandoned down gradient bog. Schell is not aware of a similar stream/bog config uration in Brewster. Bennett would like to
have more information. He suggested revisiting after the New Year.
Leven explained they are reducing sampling from 12 to 6 and then putting 2 sondes (monitors) in Upper Mill and Walkers
ponds with the money saved from reducing the sampling.
Hughes, P made a Motion to accept the SMAST Scope of Work (Amendment 1) Mill Ponds Complex Diagnostic
Assessment. Taylor Second All Aye, Vote 7-0
Leven received an invoice from HWG today. Leven will send progress report to the group.
Review minutes from 11/14/11, Review Action Items
Taylor made a Motion to accept the 11/14/11 minutes as corrected, Hughes, P Second, All Aye, Vote 7-0.
Corrections were emailed to Moore from Schell and Hughes, J. - Moore read the edits.
The committee reviewed current action items. Leven reviewed and provided update.
Cranberry Growers discussion —Are the presentations available on-line?They may come here and give presentation.
Add to Action Items - Mark Nelson of HWG, schedule first public meeting.
Hughes, P suggested if there is available money from CCC, talk to them about working with Harwich, Herring River water
shed.
Discuss next meeting dates, 1/9/12 & 1/23/12
Topics the Chair did not reasonably anticipate
None.
Taylor made a Motion to adjourn, Hughes, P Second, All Aye, Vote, 7-0
The meeting ended at 5:00 pm.
Next Meeting: 1/9/12
Respectfully submitted,
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Dave B-Irrtt, Clerk Kelly oore, . Dept. Assistant Planning
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CWPC Action Items: Meeting 12/12/11 Updated 12/13/11
CWPC Action Item: Comments: Status: •
Status of Bridge Projects: Data Synthesis-
GIS/Build-out, Ponds, Storm water Geo-location
SEA Mapping Results Planning has paper copies of maps and basic Pending
information on CD. Shape files will be available
when town u•s rades GIS.
Horsley Witten (HWG) Phase II:
Invoice received 12/12/11 Leven will review and send Progress Report to
the committee
Schedule the first sublic meetin• with Mark Nelson Leven
Cranberry Growers Association: •
Check on the availability of PowerPoint presentations Offer made to give PowerPoint presentation in Pending
from the meeting Taylor and Leven attended in 2010 Brewster/Harwich. Checking with CGA.
with the CGA.
Contact CGA and ask if they might talk to the bog A meeting may be scheduled with the association Pending
owners and find out when discharging into the ponds— and the growers
to take sam•les.
Misc:
Education General sublic, Town committees and boards Pendin•
MS4 Com•liance U.date On•oin•
CCC 150K state budget, regional wastewater planning Leven will find out more information. Pending
Question from P. Hus hes.
Review boss near sonds, available data, etc. Bennett, Hushes, P & Schell Pendin•
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