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Engineering study finds Westerly school bus depot is a legally nonconforming use in wellhead protection area; council orders site search and coordination with —
Summary
A consultant study concluded Westerly’s school bus depot sits inside a wellhead protection and aquifer overlay; consultants recommended either site upgrades (repaving, drainage, spill containment) or relocation. Council directed the town manager to work with planning staff and the planning board to identify alternative sites and next steps.
Parr Corporation presented a concept‑level study to the Westerly Town Council May 4 that evaluated the town’s school bus depot at 8 Spring Brook Road and its relation to water‑supply protection zones. Brandon Blanchard, vice president at Parr, said the depot "is within the wellhead production area" and within the town’s aquifer protection overlay; Parr characterized the existing depot as a legally nonconforming use under local ordinance.
The study presented two paths: bring the current site into compliance with industrial stormwater and spill‑containment best practices (recommended measures…
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