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., ,: > Il V~ ~~ l ~, Board of Selectmen Minutes September 12, 2017 Memorial Hall, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA Salah Meeting Room 7:00 p.m. Present: Chairman John J. Connolly I Vice Chairman Mark J. Porter ~ Cierk Kevin T. Feeney ~ Christopher J. Connolly I Thomas W. Theodore Also Present: Charles 1. Aspinwall, Town Administrator and Jennifer Kemalian, Administrative Secretary Meeting was called to order at 7:06 p.m. Kristen Ryan of Kleinfelder and Canton Stormwater Task Force, Mike Trotta, Superintendent of Public Works and Cindy O'Connell, Conservation Agent, were before the Board to provide an update on the Stormwater management. Ms. Ryan described storm water management as an important program that is in its infancy. She noted that it is an environmental multigenerational program designed to ensure that there is clean water for generations to come. She explained that the regulations are meant to avoid devastating flooding by maintaining the drainage infrastructure and dams and by following other regulations. Ms. Ryan noted that proactive maintenance is important. She noted that most of the infrastructure is buried, but it's important to keep the catch basins and culverts clean. She noted that there is also a water quality issue because when rain falls, it collects contaminates from the paved surfaces and the soil. This could be damaging to natural resources. She noted that Canton's water resources are Reservoir Pond, Bolivar Pond, Forge Pond, and seven water wells. Ms. Ryan mentioned that Canton has five dams, twenty Town parking lots and eighteen parks that need management of the use of fertilizer and pesticides. Ms. Ryan recognized that there are many regulations, both federal and state, which makes it difficult for m unicipalities to keep up with all the regulations. She noted the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program is part of the federal EPA Clean act of 1972 and the MS4 is a separate municipal storm sewer system (the water is carried through the system and discharged into the water sources.) She explained that there were two main components of MS4 regulations. The first component was the six minimum control measures or "mcros". They consisted of Public Education /Outreach, Public