Had the same thought when I read the article. There was a similar discussion at the MWRA Water Advisory Board meeting a couple of months ago. At least those folks are aware that the Quabbin to Boston Harbor process does not replenish the aquifers. --- I believe the Ipswich River area and others that rely on the rivers for water are now having problems because they do not retain water locally.
Debby
Kathy Vassar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
although this was sent to those on danforth mailing list i thought it was interesting. i'm would think that putting more homes on wells and SEWERS probably contributes to this problem. it never did make sense to me to send the groundwater in this area to boston harbor even when there wasn't a drought. the predictions are that this drought will continue and that areas in vt and nh that had not had problems will begin to experience drought condititons. (isn't that where the mwra water comes from?)kathy vassar----- Original Message -----From: Andrea Carr-EvansSent: Monday, September 02, 2002 10:39 PMSubject: Interesting Herald ArticleThe following article came out of The Boston Herald Aug 29, 2002 pg. 29. I think it speaks directly to what could happen with the PUD. The Framingham Planning Board should take heed to what is being said, since it looks like most of Framingham is paved, or whatever open space there is ^� the Planning Board is allowing to be paved in the near future.
Paved Suburban Areas Worsening Drought
WASHINGTON ^� Suburban strip malls, office buildings and other paved areas have worsened the drought covering half the United States by blocking billions of gallons of rainwater from seeping through the soil to replenish ground water, environmental groups said.
The Boston area ranks SECOND to Atlanta with between 44 billion and 103 billion gallons of water lost each year, according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, American Rivers and Smart Growth America.
Andrea Carr-Evans
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