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Your Voice Is Needed

On June 4th, (6-8 in the Great Hall at Town Hall) the Town of Plymouth will hold a mandatory Environmental Justice (EJ) meeting — a critical milestone (see chart below) in the state-mandated review process for expanding the Camelot Park wastewater facility. The town is currently seeking state approval to increase and redirect its groundwater discharge capacity to 3.0 Million Gallons per Day (MGD), effectively making the Eel River headwaters the primary destination for the town’s treated wastewater.

These EJ meetings are legally required to ensure “meaningful involvement” for our community. This is your opportunity to review how this expansion might affect our local environment and public health before the town submits its formal Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) to the state.

Join us for “Sundays @the Barn”

• When: Sunday, May 31st from 3:45 – 5:15
• Where: The Barn (click link for directions)
• Why: To ask questions, weigh our options, and ensure our concerns about the Eel River watershed are heard loud and clear

Why this meeting matters

The Select Board recently voted 4-1 to move forward with this expansion, even after their own Citizens Advisory Committee recommended against it. The town’s current models suggest that while nitrogen in the harbor might go down, phosphorus and water levels near Warren Wells Brook could see significant changes.

Under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), we have a legal right to “meaningful involvement”. But that right only works if we show up.