FRYEBURG, Maine — Questions about what to do next came up at the final Wards Brook Aquifer study presentation in a packed room at the Fryeburg selectmen’s meeting last Thursday after the study concluded that the current water extraction rate is sustainable.
Senior hydrogeologist Dan Tinkham of Emery & Garrett Groundwater Investigations LLC of Meredith gave a brief summary of the report titled, “Recalibration and Application of the Numerical Model of the Wards Brook Aquifer.” The report said, “EGGI recommends that the permissible limit for non-public use be maintained at the current level of 603,000 gpd (gallons per day).”
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