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Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Industri-Plex Superfund Site Town of W Oburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Rest oration Plan and Environmental Asses sment for the Industri-Plex Superfund Site Draft for Public Review February 19, 2020 Prepared by: Industri-Plex NRDAR Trustee Council Commonwealth of Massachusetts U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration With support from: Abt Associates 6130 Executive Boulevard Rockville, MD 20852 Abt Associates Report Title Insert Date ▌1-1 This page intentionally left blank Industri-Plex RP/EA February 19, 2020 ▌i CONTENTS CONTENTS List of Acronyms ...................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. vi 1. Introduction to the Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment ..................... 1 1.1. Trustee Responsibilities and Authorities ................................................................. 1 1.2. Summary of Industri-Plex NRDAR Settlement ........................................................ 2 1.3. Summary of Natural Resource Injuries ................................................................... 2 1.4. Purpose and Need for Restoration .......................................................................... 4 1.5. Restoration Goals ...................................................................................................4 1.6. Coordination and Scoping ....................................................................................... 4 -
J. Matthew Bellisle, P.E. Senior Vice President
J. Matthew Bellisle, P.E. Senior Vice President RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Mr. Bellisle possesses more than 20 years of experience working on a variety of geotechnical, foundation, civil, and dam engineering projects. He has acted as principal-in-charge, project manager, and project engineer for assignments involving geotechnical design, site investigations, testing, instrumentation, and construction monitoring. His experience also includes over 500 Phase I inspections and Phase II design services for earthen and concrete dams. REGISTRATIONS AND Relevant project experience includes: CERTIFICATIONS His experience includes value engineering of alternate foundation systems, Professional Engineer – Massachusetts, ground improvement methodologies, and temporary construction support. Mr. Rhode Island, Bellisle has also developed environmental permit applications and presented at New Hampshire, New York public hearings in support of public and private projects. Dam Engineering PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS): Principal-in- American Society of Civil Charge/Project Manager for various stability analyses and reports to assess Engineers long-term performance of vegetated emergency spillways. Association of State Dam - Hop Brook Floodwater Retarding Dam – Emergency Spillway Safety Officials Evaluation - George H. Nichols Multipurpose Dam – Conceptual Design of an Armored Spillway EDUCATION - Lester G. Ross Floodwater Retarding Dam – Emergency Spillway University of Rhode Island: Evaluation M.S., Civil Engineering 2001 - Cold Harbor Floodwater Retarding Dam – Emergency Spillway B.S., Civil & Environmental Evaluation Engineering, 1992 - Delaney Complex Dams – Emergency Spillway Evaluation PUBLICATIONS AND Hobbs Pond Dam: Principal-in-Charge/Project Manager for the design PRESENTATIONS and development of construction documents of a new armored auxiliary spillway and new primary spillway to repair a filed embankment and Bellisle, J.M., Chopy, D, increase discharge capacity. -
Blackwater River State Park Was Established 7720 Deaton Bridge Road in 1967 and Opened in 1968 with 360 Acres
BLACKWATER RIVER HISTORY AND NATURE STATE PARK Blackwater River State Park was established 7720 Deaton Bridge Road in 1967 and opened in 1968 with 360 acres. In 1981 an additional 230 acres were acquired from Holt, FL 32564 the Division of Forestry. 850-983-5363 Blackwater River State Park has one recorded archaeological site–an unnamed stone scatter, which may be as old as 10,000 years or as PARK GUIDELINES recent as a few hundred years old. Since rivers • Hours are 8 a.m. until sunset, 365 days a year. have been major transportation corridors in • An entrance fee is required. Additional user fees Florida for more than 10,000 years, it is probable may apply. BLACKWATER that human activity existed here long ago. • All plants, animals and park property are protected. Collection, destruction or disturbance RIVER The park and adjoining Blackwater River is prohibited. State Forest are known for their historic trams, • Pets are permitted in designated areas only. Pets STATE PARK sawmills and timber industry, especially near Milton. must be kept on a handheld leash no longer It is interesting to note the geographical distribution than six feet and well-behaved at all times. of mills along the streams and watersheds. • Fishing, boating and ground fires are allowed in designated areas only. A Florida fishing licences When mills were at peak operation, everyone is require.. Fireworks and hunting are prohibited made trips to mills. The earliest roads led to in all Florida state parks. mills and as the community grew, commercial • Fireworks and hunting are prohibited. ventures such as the blacksmith shop, livery and • Alcoholic beverage consumption is allowed in general store would spring up nearby. -
URBAN COASTAL FLOOD MITIGATION STRATEGIES for the CITY of HOBOKEN & JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY by Eleni Athanasopoulou
©[2017] Eleni Athanasopoulou ALL RIGHTS RESERVED URBAN COASTAL FLOOD MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR THE CITY OF HOBOKEN & JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY By Eleni Athanasopoulou A dissertation submitted to the Graduate School- New Brunswick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey In partial fulfillment of requirements For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering Written under the direction of Dr. Qizhong Guo And approved by New Jersey, New Brunswick January 2017 ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION URBAN COASTAL FLOOD MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR THE CITY OF HOBOKEN & JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY by ELENI ATHANASOPOULOU Dissertation Director: Dr. Qizhong Guo Coastal cities are undeniably vulnerable to climate change. Coastal storms combining with sea level rise have increased the risk of flooding and storm surge damage in coastal communities. The communities of the City of Hoboken and Jersey City are low-lying areas along the Hudson River waterfront and the Newark Bay/Hackensack River with little or no relief. Flooding in these areas is a result of intense precipitation and runoff, tides and/or storm surges, or a combination of all of them. During Super-storm Sandy these communities experienced severe flooding and flood-related damage as a result of the storm surge. ii Following the damage that was created on these communities by flooding from Sandy, this research was initiated in order to develop comprehensive strategies to make Hoboken and Jersey City more resilient to flooding. Commonly used flood measures like storage, surge barrier, conveyance, diversion, pumping, rainfall interception, etc. are examined, and the research is focused on their different combination to address different levels of flood risk at different scales. -
Concord River Diadromous Fish Restoration FEASIBILITY STUDY
Concord River Diadromous Fish Restoration FEASIBILITY STUDY Concord River, Massachusetts Talbot Mills Dam Centennial Falls Dam Middlesex Falls DRAFT REPORT FEBRUARY 2016 Prepared for: In partnership with: Prepared by: This page intentionally left blank. Executive Summary Concord River Diadromous Fish Restoration FEASIBILITY STUDY – DRAFT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Project Purpose The purpose of this project is to evaluate the feasibility of restoring populations of diadromous fish to the Concord, Sudbury, and Assabet Rivers, collectively known as the SuAsCo Watershed. The primary impediment to fish passage in the Concord River is the Talbot Mills Dam in Billerica, Massachusetts. Prior to reaching the dam, fish must first navigate potential obstacles at the Essex Dam (an active hydro dam with a fish elevator and an eel ladder) on the Merrimack River in Lawrence, Middlesex Falls (a natural bedrock falls and remnants of a breached dam) on the Concord River in Lowell, and Centennial Falls Dam (a hydropower dam with a fish ladder), also on the Concord River in Lowell. Blueback herring Alewife American shad American eel Sea lamprey Species targeted for restoration include both species of river herring (blueback herring and alewife), American shad, American eel, and sea lamprey, all of which are diadromous fish that depend upon passage between marine and freshwater habitats to complete their life cycle. Reasons The impact of diadromous fish species extends for pursuing fish passage restoration in the far beyond the scope of a single restoration Concord River watershed include the importance and historical presence of the project, as they have a broad migratory range target species, the connectivity of and along the Atlantic coast and benefit commercial significant potential habitat within the and recreational fisheries of other species. -
Metro Boston Regional Climate Change Adaptation Strategy - WORKING DRAFT
Metro Boston Regional Climate Change Adaptation Strategy - WORKING DRAFT - Funding provided by the Federal Sustainable Communities Program and the Barr Foundation Revised June 2015 By: Metropolitan Area Planning Council 60 Temple Place Boston, MA 02111 617.933.0700 www.mapc.org With assistance from: Tellus Institute 11 Arlington St. Boston, MA 02116 Acknowledgements This report was originally produced in June 2014 by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, and revised on June 1 , 2015 after discussion and approval by the MAPC Executive Committee. Technical assistance was provided by Martin Pillsbury, Environmental Director (Project Manager); Julie Conroy, Senior Environmental Planner (Primary Author); Sam Cleaves, Senior Regional Planner (Author); Bill Wang, GIS Analyst; and Barry Keppard, Public Health Division Manager; James Goldstein, Senior Fellow, Tellus Institute; and William Dougherty, President, Climate Change Research Group. Editing and continued guidance was provided by Marc Draisen, MAPC Executive Director. The Metro-Boston Regional Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (RCCAS) was undertaken with funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Sustainable Communities Program and the Barr Foundation. We would also like to thank the MAPC Officers for their continued support: Lynn Duncan, President; Keith Bergman, Vice President; Shirronda Almeida, Secretary; and Taber Keally, Treasurer. Special appreciation goes to the members of the RCCAS Advisory Committee for their continuous assistance and leadership: John Bolduc Environmental Planner Cambridge Community Development Dept. Wayne Castonguay Executive Director Ipswich River Watershed Assoc. Hunt Durey Acting Director MA Dept. of Ecological Restoration Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye MA Urban Program Manager U.S. -
New Hampshire River Protection and Energy Development Project Final
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Bradford Hazard Mitigation Plan 2018 for Adoption 11-19-18
- 2012: September Tropical Storm Irene- Flood of Fairgrounds Road (from R Herman, FD) 2018: April Wind Storm- Trees Down on Power Lines & NH 114 (from J Valiquet, PD) 2018: May Tornado EF-1- Trees Down in Bradford (from internet) Adopted by the Bradford Board of Selectmen November 19, 2018 NHHSEM/FEMA Approved____ 2018 Selectmen Adopted November 19, 2018 NHHSEM/FEMA Approved ___, 2018 Town of Bradford PO Box 436 134 East Main Street Bradford, NH 03221 Phone: (603) 938-5900 www.bradfordnh.org Central NH Regional Planning Commission (CNHRPC) 28 Commercial Street, Suite 3 Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-6020 www.cnhrpc.org NH Department of Safety (NHDOS) NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management (NHHSEM) 33 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03305 (Mailing Address) Incident Planning and Operations Center (IPOC) 110 Smokey Bear Blvd Concord, NH 03301 (Physical Address) Phone: (800) 852-3792 or (603) 271-2231 www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/hsem https://apps.nh.gov/blogs/hsem US Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 99 High Street, Sixth Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Phone: (617) 223-9540 www.fema.gov TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents 1 PLANNING PROCESS ................................................................................................................ 1 Certificate of Adoption, 2018 ................................................................................................................. 1 Plan Process Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................... -
Fort Meadow Reservoir
FORM H . PARKS Af\i"D US(~S Quad Arca(s) Form No, Forms within LANDSCAPE FEATURES I Marlboro 1 l I I 914 ASSESSOR'S )-7, 16-1Y, 30-31 Massachusetts Historical Commission 80 Boylston Street Town Marlborough Place (neighborhood or village) ------ Address _ Historic Name Fort Meadow Reservoir Ownership: [X] private [X] public Type of Park or Landscape Feature (check one): ~~~~!:( [ ] park [ ] farm land [ ] green or common [ ] mine or quarry \ [ ] garden [ ] training field [ ] boulevard/parkway [X] other reservoir Sketch Map Date of Construction _ ....•.1.•.•8=47-=4••.8-------- Draw a map of the area indicating properties within it. Number each property for which individual Source MDC records; town histories inventory forms have been completed. Label streets, including route numbers, if any. Attach a separate Landscape architect unknown sheet if space is not sufficient here. Indicate north. Location of Plans lluknmVD Alterations/Intrusions (with dates) _ • D along shores of reservoir fairlgood Acreage ca 308 acres Setting At N central border of Marlborongh Organization for Marlboro Hist Comm extending NE into Hlldson Crossed by three Date 7/14/95 c3mcways, ringed with woods and cottages PARKS AND LANDSCAPES FORM VISUAL/DESIGN ASSESSMENT [] see continuation sheet Describe topography and layout. Note structures such as bandstands, gazebos, sheds, stone walls, monuments, and fountains. Note landscaping features such. as formal plantings, agricultural plantings, and bodies of water. If possible, compare current appearance with original. This "capacious reservoir" (Hudson, 230), nearly fifty years older than Marlborough's Millham Reservoir and the Metropolitan District Commission's Sudbury Reservoir, is a long, ca. 308-acre body of water on what was formerly a large wetland area on Fort Meadow Brook. -
Open PDF File, 783.6 KB, for Ten Mile River Watershed 2002 Water
TEN MILE RIVER WATERSHED 2002 WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ROBERT W. GOLLEDGE, JR., SECRETARY MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARLEEN O’DONNELL, ACTING COMMISSIONER BUREAU OF RESOURCE PROTECTION GLENN HAAS, ACTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DIVISION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY LIMITED COPIES OF THIS REPORT ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST TO: MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 627 MAIN STREET WORCESTER, MA 01608 This report is also available from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP’s) home page on the World Wide Web at: http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/resources/wqassess.htm#wqar Furthermore, at the time of first printing, eight copies of each report published by this office are submitted to the State Library at the State House in Boston; these copies are subsequently distributed as follows: • On shelf; retained at the State Library (two copies); • Microfilmed retained at the State Library; • Delivered to the Boston Public Library at Copley Square; • Delivered to the Worcester Public Library; • Delivered to the Springfield Public Library; • Delivered to the University Library at UMass, Amherst; • Delivered to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Moreover, this wide circulation is augmented by inter-library loans from the above-listed libraries. For example a resident in Bridgewater can apply at their local library for loan of any MA DEP/Division of Watershed Management (DWM) report from the Worcester Public Library. A complete list of reports published since 1963 is updated annually and printed in July. This report, entitled, “Publications of the Massachusetts Division of Watershed Management – Watershed Planning Program, 1963-(current year)”, is also available by writing to the DWM in Worcester. -
The Assessment and Management of Floodgates on the Nsw South Coast
THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FLOODGATES ON THE NSW SOUTH COAST REPORT TO THE NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST Published by NSW Department of Primary Industries. © State of New South Wales 2007. This publication is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in an unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal use or for non-commercial use within your organisation provided due credit is given to the author and publisher. To copy, adapt, publish, distribute or commercialise any of this publication you will need to seek permission from the Manager Publishing, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Orange, NSW. DISCLAIMER The information contained in this publication is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing (March 2007). However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to ensure that information upon which they rely is up to date and to check the currency of the information with the appropriate officer of NSW Department of Primary Industries or the user‘s independent adviser. This report should be cited as: NSW Department of Primary Industries (2007). The Assessment and Management of Floodgates on the NSW South Coast. Report to the National Heritage Trust. NSW Department of Primary Industries, Sydney. ISBN 978 0 7347 1803 7 Cover photo: Hinged flap floodgate structure (MANN043F) located on Croakers Creek in the Lower North Coast subregion of the Hunter/Central Rivers CMA. i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stream connectivity and habitat diversity are critical components of healthy rivers. Many fish have evolved to be reliant on a variety of different habitat types throughout their life cycle. -
Yankee Engineer Volume 36, No
Yankee Voices...................................2 Commander's Column.....................3 New Bedford VE Session...............7 Charles River Park..............................8 New Chief of Ethics Corner.....................................10 Engineers From the Field......................................12 OpSail 2000 named Home Workplace Safety............13 Page 4 Page 6 Merrimack River Basin...................14 US Army Corps of Engineers New England District Yankee Engineer Volume 36, No. 11 August 2000 Division Commander hosts regional listening session In an effort to increase dialog with rected federal agencies to listen to sion Engineer, began the session by customers, the North Atlantic Division customers through the National Per- welcoming attendees and talking about hosted a listening session at the Crowne formance Review. Conversations what he hoped to accomplish during the Plaza in Woburn, Mass., July 11. The with America is a reinventing govern- session. You are giving us in the Corps session was the third of 14 being held ment initiative to engage federal agen- of Engineers the opportunity to gain a around the country. cies in two-way conversations with better understanding of whats impor- The Institute for Water Resources their customers. tant to you regarding the nations water (IWR) is responsible for conducting President Clinton launched the ini- resources, he said. A key function of these workshops. Over 25 people con- tiative in March 1999, and issued a our agency and all federal agencies is sisting of congressional representatives, directive saying, It is time to increase to listen and be responsive to those we other federal agencies, environmental efforts to engage the customers in con- serve. That is what this session is organizations and other stakeholders versations about further improving about.