1. Red Lion Inn — unspecified violation

2. Park Street pump station up and “running well” according to Mike Buffoni (Tony not present)

3. Near Glendale Fire Station — road work necessary to access pipes perhaps as much as 9 feet down. Will wait until September to dig up road and repair.

4. Stockbridge has contracted for a Geological Study of our water supply, and the agreement is signed. There will be sampling, thermal imaging and other techniques to determine water sources and quality. (See letter from Denny Alsop in Reader to Reader) 

5. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) writes, “A lake really is just another component of Earth’s surface water. A lake is where surface-water runoff and ground water seepage have accumulated in a low spot, relative to the surrounding countryside. It’s not that the water that forms lakes gets trapped, but that the water entering a lake comes in faster than it can escape, either via outflow in a river, seepage into the ground, or by evaporation. And if humans live nearby, then water levels can be affected by water withdrawals for human needs. A reservoir is a manmade lake that is created when a dam is built on a river. River water backs up behind the dam creating a reservoir.”

The survey will tell us the quality, the makeup, and the sources of the water in The Bowl and The Reservoir. The Commission plans to have a report next month at the regularly scheduled meeting.

6. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a Level 1 Draught warning, however, our water supply is good perhaps due to underground springs and streams feeding our reservoir.

7. The Commission wants to add wording tothat our regulations. It will be written and reviewed by Town Counsel and considered at next month’s meeting. The intent is to clarify that going forward land owners around the lake can no longer hook up more than one house to the water main. Going from one house to the next and then to the main (joint hook ups) has caused problems in the past with repairs, sales, and even billing. New language will make clear that each house has to have an individual hook up: one dwelling — one hook up to the water main. 

8. The Bowl is in excellent shape — fewer weeds and very clear water. Everyone thanked the harvesters — Michael Nathan and others for the job they have done this year harvesting as much as 3 times per week.

Adjourned