Location: 0 Tremont Street, Carver MA.
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Owner: Slocum Gibbs Cranberry, President John Garretson III, Chair of Carver Earth Removal Committee for about 30 years before resigning in 2021
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Volume of Earth Removed: 22,049 Cubic Yards
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Permit: No permit; claims earth removal to sand bogs for Slocum Gibbs Cranberry
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Area Impacted: 3+ acres
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Claimed Reason for Mining: Cranberry agriculture
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Sole Source Aquifer: Yes
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Drinking Water Wells: Unknown
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Wetlands and Waterways: Yes
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Archaeological Impacts: Yes, entire area Mass. Historic Commission MACRIS Inventory site.
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Environmental Justice Population: No
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Mass Endangered Species Act: Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (NHESP), BioMap
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Taxpayer Subsidies: unknown
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Other: See also 0 Wareham Street owned by same company. Carver Earth Removal Committee asked to enforce the Bylaw by written demand, January 2023. Refused.
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