Location: 99 Charge Pond Road, Wareham, MA

Owners of various lots:  

• Sure-Cran Services Inc./Matt Beaton, 7 to 10 acres cleared in 202, plans for ground mounted solar announced, Demand for Enforcement for earth removal without a permit sent to Wareham Selectboard in 2022. No response.

• David Fletcher, Demand for Enforcement for earth removal since 2010 without a permit sent to Wareham Selectboard in 2022. No response.

• Bayside Agricultural Inc. of Wareham

Volume of Earth Removed: 1,802,572 Cubic Yards

Permit: None Found

Area Impacted: 150 Acres among various owners and lots

Claimed Reason for Mining: Cranberry Agriculture;  Ground mounted industrial solar

Solar: Yes

Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer: Yes

Wetlands and Waterways: Yes, wetlands and streams throughout the area

Archaeological Impacts: Yes, near MassHistoric Commission Inventory Area

Public Subsidies: 

• Agriculture grants: MDAR $60,000

• Solar subsidies/SMART program. Includes solar projects built by Blue Wave Solar starting in about 2014. A large ground mounted solar plant proposed for land of David Fletcher by Long Road Energy LLC will clear cut 25 acres of forest. The application is before the Wareham Planning Board.