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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneous Miscellaneous 5/1/2000 :' " " " Ii -I " .' ""." ;::,;>~ "'..",'.' ;(~;:/ , f"'1 .--.., 'i':,t ,''', '!.;::' ::1< ."."r }l ,,<<,.,. , ..,; ~i ,", '..,,',' '<;;).;: ...':.., . .,:.~',;::: ,:>~':, ': ';;:::1:; o'::!':':}i ": ;;:(.:j .,:; ;: :!~1 "':T ',,,, :;.:',.' "("))), . -".:.:;.(:: "";"',',, .:i::;:;:;: ,:,;.,;;., " .:_;/.: , .",,' " \..;. :"',,'" . ~ i; .. :\.; '';; , :~;; ,;",',': ''". , ; ~, .'.l3y::~:: "".'" c.', 5 -l-~Q . ", ': '~.. ,..:';)" .:....; "., , " :;::: ...:. ::i:" "," ,', , ..... . ~ . . ::' -"1' ~-~,' . , e " , ." .. II '/. 35 cents "^ ~ ~ ,~ ~-"""'-=-""""'~~ .~ M":_ : 98th year. No. 9 " , , , . .\:~9J\~~f~"~;~~~~~i"~, ':~" ,;' ~~;JL"I=='_m "'_"\..:' "." :','~ _ ">'~*" " .'.., ",'. ~c;'-',,"~ -~."~...~~,,=~ Wu ,/1 " ',:::;;':;Sf!;~!'!J!;'$PjfTlf?fi~!1':9.regOn:'ahd East Lane ~?.~~2:..Si~,~~19?~" I 'Overlay dtstricf;'i: I '-: ~i. ~:'~~..L"; .:~~ ';;r).i.l.~""~_.~"';_: .:t~;'l"'l'r"::""'.' I for tjJells;'is.'~',~,,:, ::, i . topl~~ 01. hel/rlng ~;~t~~~~~,::,,":;:~>i:,~;l~:j;;;~;';:'..,.'<:.:' ", .' ,'_. $ _._~" C ri.... ~:,-..,.. . \ _': -," ....._..,' ,."'0' .,' . . The Springffeld ,City, Eouncil contiriues a pub' ' ,tic hearing Monday,on a'planto help'keepchem: '. ical spills anlHeai<sQut;N ci~;,dJ;iitking"\>ater:' i' 'The proposed Article,17:covers materials,that' are hazardous togroundwater,inc1iulii,g!,cids;, chlorinated hydrocarb~Ils; Paint pro<!uq;;;pririt-,' 'ing chemicalS andc1eaniJjgsolvents."C''c':'' ;,,;.1 " : The plan would help regwat~ 1iow.\~!oJ~!;t9! ~g water. wellh~~4~/h~~ar~~~s.)~;~~~rj*: 'can be'used, CIty planner'Siliiili'Sununers smd Wedriesday. -,. -, "'o':d~; ..:':~l:~:'r1i,;:::N:::).~~:;.:~:.,: Government ~d piiva:t{{;tese3icheis'(aelinea~- ed the portions of theaquJfei' Derieiitll Sflrui'gfiiM that yield water to city wells. They th~n:mapped,' out zones around wellheads in which acontami, naht; It-ielea'se(C'-coilI(I,~'ffiigrnte"~o_wp':to' 'die aquiferand.iritoa'diinkii1g-watefwell.:" .;}\ ~\"""I, , The maps break'theareas into, time:of~travel zones that detirieate"the,. tin:ie!-if would tak~., grotind~aterto move froma'ioneio,t1ie pwnp-: irig. ,; wells.~.:' 1\': ;.;,<- ";.';:~1.: - ': 'It Time-of-trav,::' ':\. ( ,.. ':/ 'f.. ,.T,~,'-.~::, . el zones, are~.:' ',,' ~,,'.~'::-i~, ' ~'.: ,'" marked ,o~i .:'"" ",It Springfi4~ld's''- year, . . ',1-5' ',drinkin'g'watl~ri" years " '5-10' '., ,,' .""". years' and 10, .::. ,'goEls;Jf,Q"ne) of 20ye\"s.;:"mt ':;:;l.':t'theseweUs;/s', Article,"~17-.!.'~" ;..,-;~ ::;il!"'~';,;:_'1:,"~:'~" ,_,1" ,., P rim a r i I /,..(;" c()nt~mJJ~ate~, we add r,e s se s,;;Jusf:can~t~make..it , dense,.....non- '1, _' ; .".-'""=r;'!"~ - j , a q u,e 0 u s,II,p"~!!~,~lIt,\Vater.,<.., , phase liquids:' there~s:: going to'~e\ :" ~~ ~~Af~ 1;., JIll., $~ri!1iW~id~: >:':': " I that weigh. :""'},arah"'SJmmersc". . more;'I~ than.,_ .~ ":'~'fy,~r:- 1'>''; .~cit)tpla:nne~;;;' ~, i~~tfu~~?~r;;:~';'~;:~_'i~1~~:..:,.;/,;..~::~.', . ,~;,'!heY:r~ ~.%~_~~/: ~9:e~~fltq.;,';Ih~y ~?:'ri~#J~~} the bottom: Then they g1oboffll1little:p_l~se~, {or;' "thousands of,yearsi"Disturb, them and lh:ey'll'" "chunk offirito smaller piece~i',,~he..s3id, .' 0:- :: Many types'ofDNAPLsiire'used:iIiiilldustrial ' , proces~~s'afiq}fr&y:cl.e~~"~~~~rs ~~9;,,7 :..,; . Several'Sprmgfield .busmesses, thiltuse'oF ,,: intend to use DNAPLs are Within the.o~l'y'iiilF' , . I zones, she,sai~:~';:_,;::\.:-:,:~r:; ),( _.'. ' ,': ~':1';,' ,:s,:'~.J:~~:~~" I . Article, 17 ,is "a 'PIopos"d"addition to the I Springfield Development'COcle.';It:'w'OUld'apply I ouly to ',a business that cnimges. a.jland iise,':: , Summers said. 'An' existing'."biisiness could I increase production,,~'ad(f'on 's'taft !and!:'even I increase, itsJ,iSe,"iifhailiidouSniatei:ials Without II' :~triP~~~~sS~~:~~~;~:~~~:~f;;i~v::~~~: I ':.-":'~ ,- . .' ,'.; "; r. - _, "~"Y:;"'__ ';-.', '. ' ',;, _ i appli~s"!9F\1!'!!~ ~,!~g~,\yoll!~!1a,:e to shl>W" I how it's goingt~;g!'~M~!$lI)".~~~Rj~~~"sp} P91,,1 lute Swmners said,:(' _ '~"~:~" . ~." '_ :'_' .:.....'f!-,~';"'.. , II '''Most of the;siep~;ffi'.;y.ii:.\1ttq'.aoi.nffl/to , I satisfy Fire and ill" Siifel}i'::shesiii~/It'snot,t"r, '. rible, it's pot out ofljIj,e:!<ItXj~tf~Q.n:~th)ngfk!tt .' will helpprotect~p.~8#~J:~;~~;;;;~i~~t:t~:\t. .:.... ,,,.;r;-i'. , The cil}'nptifiedjl6.0QO,pr9p"rtyowilers;both,! , hoilsehold'al1dcommercIal;<'of. tJie.,proposaI, she.: i 'said"lt'held,publlc'heiirjngs;m!Mari:Ii'and'Apnt 1 :md' received -a':lo~:~?ff~~b€~~(ift!>.SI~?!"t~J!?Ii(,~! mdustry, she Sa1d;!~;~.r;,*:;=,-j!~"'l::~,t~~tf:iMI." 't.,,~ ;,~~f.' :...) " Artic1e,I7,isi~totally.responsive:io industry as',! we can ,be-~and~stiU ,proVidef.prot"ection ';"to~. the",' drinkiri 'water,'_:, SUiimieiS';s\3i'd[~~~'We"wani:buSi~ : g,.~ . ''''-:''''---'''-''''''''-"'''''''-''(-~''''\'~~'~''''-,,..-- "" . nessto know we've'Deen'asresponslve as we can,: be to. th~ii.c~~t?~~.,;'\;;':;'i;71~~t~;:~~;:;,' ',<:~". . '-~" .,': i~' '-'~'i ' "We've taken a'lot of measures to' make itflexi~ ,'I b1e to existing buSiliess~.ijut!Iifi:e's'S(;!lie thiIigs, ' we just can't ,do," she"'aidF;cIfSi>'iillgfi~ld's dririJ<:;- ' _ing,w~,t~r,!!oes'!if one 'of these' wells, is contaIrii- , ':'~~;:~1~;:~~~~'&~~~~'- J ,fg3d\ ~' City councUo;s'a'ndsi@"'n,j~iii,:" : 't' . , i , . berswill'discUss,the"pllUi:ii\',a,6 ' . .... . p:m.~ Y;q~...se~~.qQ~fu~;'~,ify~,.ij~'~ F-~"-'- ,Je.sseMaineHoom~,,~_,....~:,;,+:, .~.. ':. ! I The pubtic.h~aring,!o~~~ d!'F: ing ~e.7 p.m,regular;,"!eet,w.g..m the COuncil M~eting Roa!ll'.,,'::''':' Interested ,citizens ,are welcome to speak, Summers.said::,:_:, :".~'j/.' The cauncU'wilr:proB~bly',yote on the proposal at its May,IS m"et. ing. Rosemary Pryor:city,p>mm,u- ~;~~.:",,~.o ..I;..,,'.......... ~,..,;~ r....:..I..... .' "". \,