There was no settlement between the Town of Moretown, Rivers and
others. There was a settlement between ANR and Rivers to drop the
Direct Discharge Permit (DDP) appeal if Rivers applied for and received
coverage under the multi-sector general permit (MSGP). ANR granted
Rivers his MSGP, and Rivers promptly filed a motion to dismiss his DDP
appeal based on his settlement agreement with ANR. The Neighbors filed
a response objecting to this motion to dismiss the DDP appeal as we do
not think the MSGP covers the DDP issues of impacts of the proposed
quarry's discharges of process wastewater to the Mad River. The appeal
of the DDP denial also allows for consideration that Rivers had not
received, or even applied for, any ANR permits that would protect the
Neighbors' wells.
The appeal of the Rivers ANR denial of his DDP is still very much
active and being considered by the Environmental Court. The neighbors
did decide to not appeal the granting of the MSGP permit as our
interests are addressed in the still active Rivers' appeals of his
denials for the DRB, ACT250 and DDP permits.
Thank you for printing this clarification.
Denise Sanders
Moretown
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