Refreshments will be served
The meeting starts @ 7:00 PM and is located in the Social Room of the
Unitarian Society, 220 Main Street, Northampton (please walk down the
driveway and use right side door, the meeting is downstairs).
This week’s topics are:
Recent Abutter Well Test Results showing water contamination (high arsenic &
cadmium)
Swap/Reuse/Donation Area at Landfill/Transfer Station
Public Forum on Water Issues
The proposed Northampton Regional Landfill expansion over the Barnes aquifer
threatens the public drinking water supply in our area. If it goes forward,
it would exempt a landfill in a Water Supply Protection District for the
first time in Massachusetts.
All Water Supply Protection Districts in the state ban landfills because of
the risk of contamination.
Heavy truck traffic comes from over 40 towns in Western Massachusetts, some
traveling long distances to haul waste to Northampton. In addition, trucks
from outside the state, including from New York and Connecticut, bring in
contaminated soils and other materials to cover the garbage. This creates a
large carbon footprint.
There is a better way. Come and learn about alternatives on how to manage
waste that will save the aquifer, save the environment, and leave a green
legacy for future generations.
Thanks,
—
Citizens United for a Healthy Future
Northampton/Easthampton
SAVE THE AQUIFER
Protect our drinking water
Stop the Northampton landfill expansion
www.savingparadise.info
