Quarry Suspected for Dry Wells

At least 7 wells in Assonet have gone dry, all at once and all at the same time, in the same neighborhood near the quarry.  The wells went dry after a large blast at the CCA quarry on July 9th. They went very suddenly dry - one day water like normal, then the blast, and then the next day no water at all.   The DEP is investigating if the quarry is the cause.  Several other homes near the quarry site are experiencing heavy sedimentation in their wells.  Still others have had items inside their homes fall over and break during a blast, broken windows, basement and foundation cracks, cracks in an in-ground pool and cracks in internal walls.  The quarry, whose operators claim to want to be "good neighbors" have so far refused to reimburse homeowners for damages suffered so far, have refused to replace broken items or windows and have not offered homeowners suffering damages any assistance with repairs.   Homeowners have had to drill down to almost 500 feet to restore their water supply and have spent upwards of $10,000 each of their own money to repair their wells and restore sanitary living conditions to their families. Quarry blasting can close fissures in the bedrock that feed individual wells.