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Information Meeting Wednesday, April 18th, 7:00 PM at the Atkinson Community Center
Subject: Re: RSA 485-C:21 (Click Title to view RSA) Application for LARGE withdrawal of groundwater in Atkinson.
Are you a customer of a community water system ?,
Are you dependent on someone else for all of your water?
Do you own a home which is dependent on your own well for water?
Then the information which will be provided at this meeting will help you understand its affect on you. You need to attend this meeting !!
Links of interest:
BARNSTEAD WATER RIGHTS AND LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE
http://www.newrules.org/gov/nhwater.html
NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN BANS CORPORATE WATER WITHDRAWALS
http://www.precaution.org/lib/06/prn_barnstead.htm
Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
http://www.vjel.org/articles/articles/Mulholland.htm
APPEAL - DES permit.
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/2006/notti054.pdf
AQUIFER MAP - Attribution-see comments section below
http://www.rpc-nh.org/PDFs/maps/Atk/SDA_Atk_24x36.pdf
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7 comments:
Stream of conscious thought:
1. How much good water is available? I don’t trust the models- verify them for Atkinson application.
2. What are the risks for tying the system together? From pollution, contamination sources? Where are they( the old Atkinson dump, Westville MTBE, Bede Superfund site as examples)
3. What about high seasonal uses? (Irrigation usage, pools)
4. What kind of aquifers are in Atkinson? How do they differ, how predictable are they, how do the vary?
5. What is the risk to single house wells?
6. What if the affected area and cone of depression models are not accurate?
7. What do we REALY know about recharge areas? Are we confident Atkinson has sufficient recharge areas?
8. What is the political commitment? Is the PB behind this concern? Is the BoS behind this concern? Are our State Representatives “on board” ? Senator?
From years and years ago, I seem to recall a map of Atkinson which showed a HUGE aquifer, (noticeable because it was all in green) mostly in Atkinson, which could, it was said, supply water to Plaistow, Atkinson and Haverhill.
At the time the map was shown, it wasn't even being tapped yet.
Someone should confirm that it's still there. still as large as was claimed.
The department's (DES) decision on the application shall be based on a demonstrated need for the withdrawal after review of:
(a) A description of the need.
(b) A conservation management plan.
(c) A conceptual hydrologic model of the withdrawal.
(d) A water resource and use inventory.
(e) The effects of the withdrawal on water resources and uses.
(f) Completion of a withdrawal testing program.
(g) Development of an impact monitoring and reporting program.
(h) Identification of potential mitigation measures.
I found an Aquifer map of Atkinson:
http://www.rpc-nh.org/PDFs/maps/Atk/SDA_Atk_24x36.pdf
It doesn't look like there are many sites. I wonder which sites are being looked at. I'll be sure to take this to the meeting tonight.
I wish I caught this sooner, but I didn't. Unfortunately, it's not clear to me. What happens to existing Lewis wells? I live on a street with a pump house behind it, with an easement on my property. I'd love to bid them adeau!
Any update on what went on last night? I would love to hear the full report as I could not make the meeting.
Thanks
So the way I understand the law; the selectmen are supposed to advicate on behalf of the townspeople in any large withdrawal application like this, Water is one of the towns most finite and therefore precious resources, where have the selectmen been?
Why have they missed every deadline to question, or provide information to the people on this issue?
Selectmen, what will we do for water, when all of ours is drained away to neighboring towns?
How will you compensate the owners of wells nearby when the new Lewis wells drain them dry?
Why are you abdicating your authority on this issue?
Is harrassing Teddy over his assistant more important than our water?
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