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Committee flags maps and aquifer protection; staff to clarify travel-time zones and utility layers
Summary
Committee members asked staff to improve maps showing Branch Brook aquifer recharge areas (200- and 2,500-day travel-time zones), make color/legend changes, and provide clearer sewer and water layering for East-of-Turnpike planning. Staff confirmed the maps use older GIS files and will revise color schemes and add delineating lines.
Committee members raised multiple map and groundwater-protection issues and asked staff for clearer graphics and data sources.
Staff and consultant Rich explained the maps show modeled groundwater travel-time zones for the Branch Brook aquifer, including a 200-day and a 2,500-day travel-time area used to indicate vulnerability and recharge sensitivity. Rich said the travel-time areas…
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