Press Release:
Support the Drinking Water
Protection Ordinance
Come to the Northampton City Council’s
July 1 public hearing
This ordinance will ban landfills in ALL the Water Supply Protection Districts in Northampton
Text of the proposed ordinance:
“No new landfills or open dumps as defined in 310 CMR 19 as amended, or expansions of existing facilities or new landfill cells, shall be allowed over aquifers, or in the Zone II protection area of an aquifer, or any area zoned as a Water Supply Protection District.”
Over 63% of Northampton voters said NO to expanding the landfill over the Barnes Aquifer in November 2009
Landfills are the HIGHEST contamination threat to the public water supply
There’s no need to put drinking water at risk. Nearby towns are disposing of their waste in affordable, environmentally responsible ways, and Northampton can, too!
Come and voice your support at the public hearing:
Thursday, July 1, 2010, 7:00pm
JFK Middle School, Community Room
100 Bridge Road, Northampton, MA
Paid for by Water Not Waste
