Dear Members of ENTS, I’m writing because I think at least a couple of you could help me with something. I am drafting comments on the EIR for the proposed Pioneer Valley Energy Center in Westfield. This project will take 2 million gallons of water a day from the Tighe Carmody Reservoir, which sits above the Manhan River.
The comments are due TODAY, Friday September 26 – in fact, in just a couple of hours – so if you can respond to me sooner rather than later, that would be helpful! My email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] My question is this. For those of you who have explored the floodplain and environs of the Manhan River (and I know some of you have documented giant trees there, and Liriodendron) - how much of the river’s current flow comes from the reservoir? What are dam releases like, do they occur? In your opinion, would taking 2 million gallons more from the reservoir impact flow on the river? Might it impact wetlands? You would think this kind of information would be easily available, but it is not. USGS does not maintain a gage on the Manhan and there is little or no information in the current EIR about the river. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide! Best regards, Mary Booth Ps if you wish to reach me by phone, I am at 413 253-3256. Thanks. Mary S. Booth Executive Director, Water Supply Citizens' Committee (WSCAC) PO Box 478, Hadley, MA 01035 phone (413) 586-8861 fax (413) 585-9257 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
