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Conservation commission reappoints Michael Sors to town water advisory committee amid tight water allocations
Summary
The commission approved reappointing Michael Sors as its representative to the Connecticut Water Company advisory committee; members discussed local water demand, a 1,850,000-gallon-per-day interbasin transfer permit and whether alternates may attend meetings when the appointee cannot.
The Conservation Commission voted to reappoint Michael Sors as the commission's representative to the town'water system advisory committee during its brief meeting.
Karen Bowman explained the advisory committee exists under the Connecticut Water Company agreement and said recent housing development has been drawing heavily on the town's water allocation. She told members that "the Shinneksuk Reservoir interbasin transfer permit is allowed to transfer 1,850,000 gallons of water per day," and described the need to reconvene the advisory group because many prior appointments had expired.
Chad Rittenhouse moved to reappoint Michael Sors and another member seconded the motion. Members discussed whether the commission could send an alternate or designee when Sors cannot attend; Bowman said the advisory committee is technically a Connecticut Water Company committee and she would "find that out." The commission approved the reappointment by members raising their hands; no roll-call vote tally was recorded in the transcript.
Bowman described other near-term tasks tied to water oversight: edits to water-quality sampling language and a requirement (as clarified in staff edits) for "no less than 12 months of shallow monitoring." She also noted that Birchwood Heights must connect to public water after contamination of its community well, which is among developments increasing demand on the town's allocation.
Next steps: staff will confirm whether alternates or designees may represent the commission on the advisory panel and will report back to the commission at a future meeting.
