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Date Approved: 6-8-15
Vote: 8-0
TOWN OF BREWSTER MINUTES
COMPREHENSIVE WATER PLANNING COMMITTEE (CWPC)
Regular Meeting
Monday, February 9, 2015 at 4:30 pm
Brewster Town Office Building
Chairman Paula Miller convened the CWPC meeting at 4:30 pm in the Brewster Town Office Building with
members Elizabeth Taylor, Russell Schell, Dave Bennett, Lem Skidmore and Bruce Evans present.
Members absent:Adam Curtis,John O'Reilly, Dan Ryan
Also Presen : Sue Leven, James Gallagher, Chris Miller. Pat Hughes
Recording or Taping Notification
The Chair read "As required by the Open Meeting Law we are informing you that the Town will be
videotaping this public meeting. In addition,if anyone else intends to audio or videotape this meeting he
or she is required to inform the chair."
Supporting Documents: AGENDA
HWG Progress Report 12/1 to 1. HWG 1211 to 12128 Progress Report
12/28 2. Phase III Overview
Notes by Committee Chair 3. Pleasant Bay Implementation Plan
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1. Citizen Forum 00:24
None
2, Progress Report 12-1 to 12-28 HWG 00:34
The committee had a lengthy discussion including the following topics;
• Deliverable dates - a lot of slippage
• Growth Management- Include Herring River within next phase
• Meet with Mike Dominica, Mark Nelson and Sue Leven: where are we and what do we want to do?
• Stantec: Proposing satellite plants in downtown Orleans
• Summary by Sue Leven to be provided of meetings that occur outside of Committee meetings
3. Phase III Overview 10:45
Discussion points;
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• Implementation plan - Bennett concerned about using technologies that are not fully vetted
• Summary of Phase III to be provided by HWG
• Simple graphic presentation of all 3 Phases and what has occurred should be prepared
4. Pleasant Bay Alternatives final Report/Implementation PIan 16:20
Some Discussion points:
• Backup/alternative Plans - in case selected alternatives to not perform adequately
• Mention the possibility of a Regional Agency
• Golf Course figures consistent/application rates up and down. They are getting records together
for better tracking
• Can Implementation Plan include hard solutions?
• Some uncertainties about expected performance of selected alternatives.
Obtain as much "credit" as we can/looking at 2S% for fertilizer by-law
Focus on nitrogen reduction first
• Deadline is June 30, 2015 for the creation of Water Management Agencies
• Oyster propagation had excellent data over time in Pleasant Bay
• Plan goes to the Town then to DEP
5. Schoolhouse Pond Final Management Plan 1:18:00
Further Discussion:
• Septic is 60% of total nitrogen load
• Outlines stormwater retrofit for Town landings
• Discusses alum stabilization and subsequent testing
6. 1/12/1.5 Minutes for approval 1:26:00
MOTION by Elizabeth Taylor to accept Minutes as presented, Second by Dave Bennett, VOTE: 6-0-0
7. Memo from Paula Miller 1:27:00
Topics the Chair did not reasonably anticipate
• Ask Charlie Sumner to attend as to discuss Tri-town
Who will replace Charlie on the Board of Managers?
• Has the Wieskel report come out yet? No
MOTION to adjourn by Elizabeth Taylor at 6:15PM, Second by Dave Bennett
All Aye,VOTE: 6-0-0.
The next meeting is 2/23/15.
Respectfully submitted
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