Below are statements form a Freetown resident regarding neighborhood concerns about the CCA quarry.
Quarry operations may cause a serious threat to human health when situated close to residential homes, affecting the water we drink, the air we breathe.
Currently CCA’s operation owns land which borders Quaker Brook and Freetown Conservation Commission Land. All homes in the area get their drinking water from private wells. We have concerns that blasting may cause wells to go dry or contaminate drinking water with toxins including radon, nitrates and benzene. Each of these contaminates has been linked to a serious health hazard, such as stomach cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, and leukemia.
No hydrology tests, pump tests, or environmental impact studies have performed by independent parties not under report to the quarry company.
What type of environmental protection is being offered to the citizens of Freetown?
Quaker Brook feeds into the Assonet River. What assurance is there to citizens of Freetown/Berkley, that CCA is in compliance with the Clean Waters Act or the State Rivers Protection Act in regards to the Assonet River?
Can our elected officials guarantee that town bylaws are stringent enough to ensure that the Clean Water Act, and the State Rivers Protection Act regulations, EPA rules and regulations are being adhered to by CCA?
What type of environmental protection is being offered to the citizens of Freetown/Berkely?
Lenard St.
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