. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Over ^water proposal GroMrers sound alarm By CAROLYN CALDWELL A proposed law to create a regional water district covering the entire cranberry growing area of Massachusetts is viewed by growers as a serious threat to the future of #••••••••••••• the industry. ALTHOUGH Elizabeth Kline of the Department of Environ- mental Affairs has said the proposed legislation would be filed by the end of March, the •••••••••••••* Taunton, Mass. 22 Acres oS Prime Cranberry Bogs. •Former Bogs Ready to Be Rebuilt Includes 10 House Lots With Water Fr
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Over ^water proposal GroMrers sound alarm By CAROLYN CALDWELL A proposed law to create a regional water district covering the entire cranberry growing area of Massachusetts is viewed by growers as a serious threat to the future of #••••••••••••• the industry. ALTHOUGH Elizabeth Kline of the Department of Environ- mental Affairs has said the proposed legislation would be filed by the end of March, the •••••••••••••* Taunton, Mass. 22 Acres oS Prime Cranberry Bogs. •Former Bogs Ready to Be Rebuilt Includes 10 House Lots With Water Frontage •Completely Engineered for Reactivation. •1,500 ft. Frontage on Plain St. 51 Acre Farm. • Zoned Residential. City Electric, Water & Paved Roads. Excellent Groundwater Supply. •Conservation & Wetlands Approved. Ponds, Wells, Stone Walls & Cranberry Vines. • For Health Reasons, Owners Willing to Finance, 10% Down. Creative Financing. $6,000 per Acre Stephen Horbach & Co. Mountain Lakes, 07046 (201) 334-5008 •••••••••••••••••••••••• 4- 4> 4- 4- 4- ? 4 • • • Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association has asked for a year's delay in consideration of the proposal. The time is needed, according to the association, so that the public can be properly informed about the issue. The proposed law would create a water district covering four watersheds and 46 communities and be administered by a commission consisting of one representative from each town. It would allow for diversion of water from "water-sufficient" to "water-short" communities, takes up the matter of communities not charging enough for water and allows for binding arbitration to settle water distribution disputes within the district. The proposal also allows for "in-basin" and "inter-basin" water diversion. "We are really concerned about w
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