WATERSHED PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE – CHARGE
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The Board of Selectmen hereby creates a Watershed Protection Advisory Committee subject to the following charge:
1. MEMBERSHIP: The membership of the Committee is as follows: Craig Percy Andrew Schaffer Cathy Wick C.C. Chang Maria Kayne William Root
(7th member to be appointed at January 11, 2006 meeting.) Note: A seventh member was not appointed
Note: At its first meeting, the Committee shall elect its Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary. Only the Board of Selectmen can change the membership of the Committee.
2. PURPOSE: The Committee is created in recognition of both: (a) the reliance of most Woodbridge residents on potable well water, and (b) the designation of approximately fifty percent of the Town’s land mass as public water supply watershed. The Committee is created to advise the Board of Selectmen on ways to protect these precious potable water resources.
3. CHARGE: The Committee shall offer advice to the Board of Selectmen in two areas:
(a) Education efforts directed at Woodbridge residents to inform them of environmentally sensitive practices in the management of their homes, including “green” lawn practices and proper utilization and disposal of hazardous wastes, including, but not limited to the preparation of a brochure to be sent to all households with the July 2006 tax bills; and
(b) Any changes to the Town’s land use regulations that would better protect potable water resources.
In addition, the Committee shall offer public input into the implementation of the Town’s August 2004 Stormwater Management Plan.
4. REPORT TO SELECTMEN: The Committee shall file a report with the Selectmen prior to May 24, 2006.