DOCSLIB.ORG

ECOS Hutcheson Fish Hg

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
ECOS Hutcheson Fish Hg TemporalTemporal ResponsesResponses ofof FishFish TissueTissue MercuryMercury ConcentrationsConcentrations toto LocalLocal AtmosphericAtmospheric MercuryMercury EmissionsEmissions ReductionsReductions fromfrom IncineratorsIncinerators M.S.M.S. Hutcheson*,Hutcheson*, C.C. M.M. Smith*,Smith*, C.R.C.R. West*,West*, J.J. Rose*,Rose*, A.A. S.S. FriedmannFriedmann*,*, G.G. T.T. Wallace**,Wallace**, D.D. Luce**Luce** * Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Office of Research and Standards, Boston, MA USA. ** University of Massachusetts Boston Earth, Environmental and Ocean Sciences Department, Boston, MA USA Presentation to ECOS Annual Meeting, Kennebunkport, ME September 2005 INTRODUCTION • Study area of high mercury emissions and deposition and fish mercury • New stringent Hg emissions controls on municipal waste incinerators put into effect in 2000 • Have followed fish tissue Hg during this time (pre – and 4 years post-controls) Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 OBJECTIVES • To document fish mercury concentrations in a high mercury deposition area • To monitor fish mercury concentrations over a period to include imposition of new state-wide, strict Hg emissions controls on municipal and medical waste incinerators Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 StudyStudy AreaArea Downwind N LEGEND PUBLIC HEALTH BASED STATE BOUNDARY Lake RISK RANGES FOR MERCURY: Attitash AMESBURY TOWN BOUNDARY Map Extent MERRIMAC BASS PERCH N LAKE OR POND HIGH ( > 1 MG/KG ) DEPOSITIONAL AREA: HAVERHILL MEDIUM ( .5 - 1 MG/KG ) % W EST DOW NW IND W E Lake Pentucket NEW BURY Millvale LOW (< .5 MG/KG ) Lake Saltonstall UPWIND Reservoir INCINERATOR FAR UPW IND Wind GROVELAND NEW BUR S ê ê Direction Chadwicks Pond 5 0 5 10 15 Miles METHUEN Rock Pond Forest Johnsons GEORGETOW N Lake ê Pond LAWRENCE ê ROWLEY BOXFORD Lake Baldpate Pond ê Stevens Cochichewick DUNSTABLE Long Pond Pond IPSW ICH DRACUT Lowe TOW NSEND PEPPERELL TYNGSBOROUGH Haggets Pond NORTH Pond Ames ANDOVER Pond TOPSFIELD Massapoag LOWELL ANDOVER Pond Pomps Newfield Pond Upwind GROTON Pond TEW KSBURY Hickory Hills MIDDLETON Pond CHELMSFORD WESTFORD LUNENBURG NORTH READING DANVERS SHIRLEY AYER BILLERICA WILMINGTON LYNNFIELD LITTLETON Far Upwind READING LEOMINSTER CARLISLE PEABODY Fort Pond HARVARD BURLINGTON WAKEFIELD LANCASTER BEDFORD WOBURN BOXBOROUGH ACTON Bare Hill CONCORD SAUGUS LYNN Pond STONEHAM Map Created By: RLING DEP GIS Program BOLTON LEXINGTON October 24, 2000 MELROSE Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 PREDICTEDPREDICTED REGIONALLYREGIONALLY ELEVATEDELEVATED ATMOPHERICATMOPHERIC HgHg DEPOSITIONDEPOSITION Annual Wet & Dry Hg Deposition, All US Sources, ug/m2 Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 Source: Northeast States/Eastern Canadian Provinces, 1998 DATEDDATED SEDIMENTSEDIMENT CORECORE MERCURYMERCURY CONCENTRATIONCONCENTRATION PROFILESPROFILES Echo and Cochichewick Lake Mercury in Sediment 2020 2000 1980 1960 1940 Year 1920 1900 1880 1860 1840 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Mercury (ng/g dry weight) Echo Lake Lake Cochichewick Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 Echo Lake: Wallace and Luce, unpublished data MERCURYMERCURY FLUXESFLUXES INTOINTO SEDIMENTSSEDIMENTS OFOF LAKELAKE COCHICHEWICKCOCHICHEWICK OVEROVER THETHE LASTLAST 120120 YEARS.YEARS. Flux Flux Rate Changes 100 2.00 90 80 1.60 /y) 70 2 /y) 2 60 1.20 50 40 0.80 Hg Flux (µg/m 30 Change in Hg Flux (ug/m 20 0.40 10 0 0.00 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 1867 1876 1885 1896 1906 1916 1924 1933 1943 1952 1961 1969 1976 1985 1994 1999 Estimated Date Year Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 Fish Mercury Sampling • SPECIES: - largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) - yellow perch (Perca flavescens) • Northeast Fish study -26 lakes sampled in 1999, some resampled in 2004 • Long-term monitoring: 12 lakes in NE and rest of state. Half sampled every other year started in 2001. • STATISTICALLY –BASED DESIGN: – Individual fish analyzed; – 30 YP and 12 LMB per lake; – Detection capability for differences in means about 30-40% at alpha of 0.05; – Raw data size-standardized before analysis (339 mm LMB; 243 mm YP). Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 Mercury in mg/kg NE MA LAKEMEAN HG CONC.VS RESTOF STATE NE MA LAKEMEAN HG CONC.VS RESTOF STATE 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 Hutcheson MADEP Baldpate Pond Downwind Chadwick Pond Johnsons Pond L. Attitash L. Cochichewick Northeast Massachusetts L. Pentucket L. Saltonstall Millvale Res. Rock Pond Stevens Pond Ames Pond Upwind Forest Lake Haggets Pond Lowe Pond A Pomps Pond Upwind Long Pond Far ECOS September 2005 Massapoag Newfield Pond Bare Hill Pond Fort Pond Hickory Hills Pond Yokum Pond Buckley Dunton Center Pond Bog Pond Plainfield Pond Ashfield Pond Ashley Lake Other AreasoftheState Sheomut Pond Crooked pond Elders Pond Hg intheMeanYP Hg inStandard-sizedLMB West Meadow Little quitticas Prospect Hill North Watuppa Somerset Res. Middle Pond Watson Pond Wampanoag Upper Naukeag Hilchey Pond Upper Reservoir Laurel Lake Gales Pond Fitchburg Reservoir MA VERSUS OTHER AREAS: LMB AND YP MUSCLE MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS 2.2 2.0 +/- 1 std dev Std. sized 1.8 All fish min./max. 1.6 LMB mean 1.4 YP mean 1.2 All fish Std. sized All fish MD ponds CT lakes 1.0 Std. sized Size Michigan & Adirondacks, NW Ontario considered Wisconsin NY All fish Urban Rural 0.8 0.6 YP tissue mercury concentration (mg/kg) 0.4 0.2 0.0 This Study Pinckney Hanken et al., 1998 Grieb et al., Bodaly et al., 1993 Rose et al.et al., 1997 Park & Curtis 1990 Simonin et 1999 1997 al., 1994 Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 MERCURY SOURCE EMISSIONS LateLate 1990s:1990s: ••11 largelarge medicalmedical wastewaste incineratorincinerator (MWI)(MWI) ••SeveralSeveral smallersmaller MWIMWI ••SewageSewage sludgesludge incineratorincinerator,, utilitiesutilities ••33 municipalmunicipal solidsolid wastewaste combustorscombustors(MSWC).(MSWC). BurnedBurned NE 6 ~~1x101x106 metricmetric tons/yrtons/yr MA MSWC 55% Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 Estimated MA Statewide and High Dep. Area Total Mercury Emissions AREA Baseline 2002- Estimated (kg/year) 2003 reduction (kg/year) MA 3,900 1155 70% High 1864 245 87% Dep. Area Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 INCINERATORINCINERATOR MERCURYMERCURY EMISSIONSEMISSIONS • 1998 – Regulations • 2000 – Controls in Place Statewide Massachusetts Hg Emissions Pre and Post 2745 2000 MSWC Controls 500 Mid 1990s 400 327 2003 ions, kg/yr 300 259 ss mi 200 136 100 77 77 73 4.5 0 Mercury E MSWC Coal Util. MWI SSI Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 Lake Cochichewick Annual Mean YP Hg and Total State Mercury Emissions (tons/yr) 0.50 3000 0.45 0.40 0.35 ?? 2000 0.30 0.25 0.20 1000 Size-Adjusted Hg 0.15 Concentration, mg/kg 0.10 0.05 0 1999 2001 2003 2000 2002 2004 Mean MSWC & MWI Annual Emissions, tons/yr Mean±SD YEAR Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 YELLOW PERCH TEMPORAL TRENDS IN TISSUE Hg (means ±1 std. dev.) NE MA Rest of State 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 Baldpate Pond Chadwicks Pond Cochichewick Bare Hill Pond Massapoag Dunstable North Watuppa Pond 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 Haggetts Pond JohnsonsPond Kenoza Lake Onota Lake Upper Reservoir Wampanoag 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 ze-Adjusted Tissue Mercury Concentrations, mg/kg Size-Adjusted Mercury Concentrations, mg/kg 0.0 0.0 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 Si 1999 2001 2003 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 Lake Attitash Lowe Pond Rock Pond Wequaquet YEAR YEAR Percentage Change from Highest to Lowest 0 -10 -20 -30 % Change -40 -50 Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 NE MA REST Area LMB TEMPORAL TRENDS IN TISSUE Hg (means ±1 std. dev.) NE MA Rest of State 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 0.4 Baldpate Pond Chadwicks Pond Lake Cochichewick 1.6 0.0 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1.2 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 0.8 0.4 Bare Hill Pond Massapoag Dunstable Onota Lake 0.0 1.6 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 1.2 Haggetts Pond Johnsons Pond Kenoza Lake 1.6 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.4 Size-Adjusted Mercury Concentration, mg/kg Size-Adjusted Mercury Concentrations, mg/kg 0.0 0.0 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 1999 2001 2003 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 Lake Attitash Lowe Pond Lake Wampanoag Wequaquet Lake YEAR YEAR Percentage Change from Highest to Lowest 0 -10 -20 -30 % Change -40 Hutcheson MA DEP -50 ECOS September 2005 NE MA REST Area CONCLUSIONS • Regional fish tissue mercury reflected high historical regional inputs and deposition; • Since local emissions have by ~87%, have seen average of ~30-37% in fish tissue Hg concentrations; • Over same time period, a limited # of lakes with a later baseline in the rest of state has by ~ 23-28%. • Timing of decreases: limited after 24 months; more in both species after 36 and consistent by 48 months after controls in place. Hutcheson MA DEP ECOS September 2005 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS • much progress; • FISH: *quicker response in fish than expected; * more work to do, as fish still too high; • EMISSIONS: * in-state current emissions predominated by sources that get mercury from products; * waste incineration still significant - need stronger national controls especially on utilities * TMDL estimates indicate ~ 90%* reduction in inputs will likely be needed to restore waterbodies; • MONITORING: continued monitoring as indicators of success and to support TMDL proposal.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • DRAFT Northeast Regional Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load
    DRAFT Northeast Regional Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Maine Department of Environmental Protection Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission April 2007 DRAFT Contents Contents .......................................................................................................................................................ii Tables ..........................................................................................................................................................iv Figures.........................................................................................................................................................iv Acknowledgements .....................................................................................................................................v Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................vi Abbreviations ...........................................................................................................................................xiii Definition of Terms..................................................................................................................................xvi
    [Show full text]
  • Proposed Revisions to 314 CMR 4.00 (Tables and Figures, Clean)
    Please see the 314 CMR 4.00 Summary and Notice to Reviewers document, as well as the Fact Sheets on particular topics for additional information and explanatory detail associated with these proposed regulatory changes. These documents are available on the MassDEP Website. 314 CMR: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 4.06: continued LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES* TABLE & TABLE AND CORRESPONDING FIGURE TITLE Page # FIGURE # A (Figure only) River Basins and Coastal Drainage Areas TF-2 1 Blackstone River Basin TF-3 2 Boston Harbor Drainage Area (formerly Boston Harbor Drainage System and Mystic, Neponset and Weymouth & Weir River Basins) TF-8 3 Buzzards Bay Coastal Drainage Area TF-17 4 Cape Cod Coastal Drainage Area TF-22 5 Charles River Basin TF-30 6 Chicopee River Basin TF-34 7 Connecticut River Basin TF-40 8 Deerfield River Basin TF-49 9 Farmington River Basin TF-58 10 French River Basin TF-60 11 Housatonic River Basin TF-62 12 Hudson River Basin (formerly Hoosic, Kinderhook and Bashbish) TF-70 13 Ipswich River Basin TF-76 14 Islands Coastal Drainage Area (formerly Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket) TF-79 15 Merrimack River Basin TF-81 16 Millers River Basin TF-86 17 Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay Drainage Area TF-90 18 Nashua River Basin TF-93 19 North Coastal Drainage Area TF-103 20 Parker River Basin TF-109 21 Quinebaug River Basin TF-113 22 Shawsheen River Basin TF-116 23 South Coastal Drainage Area TF-118 24 Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord (SuAsCo) River Basin (formerly Concord) TF-123 25 Taunton River Basin TF-128 26 Ten Mile River Basin TF-132 27 Westfield River Basin TF-134 28 (Table only) Site-Specific Criteria TF-144 29 (Table only) GenerallyApplicable Criteria: 29a.
    [Show full text]
  • Taunton, MA Waterbody Assessment, 305(B)/303(D)
    MA62-10_2008 MA62-22_2008 MA62-32_2008 Matfield River (5) Satucket River (2) Coweeset Brook (3) 106 West 28 123 MA62-13_2008 Bridgewater Town River (3) Mansfield Easton MA62106_2008 MA62-12_2008 MA62-13_2008 Hockomock River Little Cedar Swamp (3) Town River (3) Town River (3) MA62203_2008 Town Black Brook River Fuller Hammond Ward Pond (3) MA62-35_2008 TownTown RiverRiver Pond Hockomock River (3) MA62134_2008 MA62158_2008 MA62-11_2008 Norton Reservoir (5) Reservoir (3) Town River (3) MA62-27_2008 South Brook 138 South Brook Canoe River (2) MA62-31_2008 Mulberry Meadow Brook (3) Carver Canoe River Pond MA62033_2008 Norton MA62213_2008 Carver Pond (4c) Reservoir Winnecunnet Pond (4c) MA62131_2008 Norton Lake Nippenicket (4c) (TMDL) 140 Bridgewater Winnecunnet MA62-28_2008 Lake 18 Pond Nippenicket MA62-40_2008 Snake River (3) 495 Rumford River Rumford River Rumford River (2) Watson Sawmill Brook SnowsBrook 104 SnowsBrook Pond MA62007_2008 MA62-56_2008 MA62-36_2008 Barrowsville Pond (3) Three Mile River (5) MA62166_2008 MA62088_2008 Sawmill Brook (3) Barrowsville MA62084_2008 MA62205_2008 Lake Sabbatia (5) Hewitt Pond (3) Gushee PondMA62-49_2008 Pond Gushee Pond (4c) Watson Pond (5) Otis Pratt Brook Wading River (5) Meadow Sabbatia Lake Kings Brook Pond Prospect Hill MA62101_2008 Pond Pond MA62228_2008 Mill Kings Pond (3) 24 MA62113_2008 River Johnson Bassett Brook Whittenton Impoundment (4c) Pond Meadow Brook Pond (3) MA62149_2008 Birch Brook Prospect Hill Pond (3) MA62097_2008 Middleborough MA62-56_2008 Three Mile River (5) MA62136_2008
    [Show full text]
  • Draft Report
    IPSWICH BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT ACT PLANNING GRANT FY17 DRAFT REPORT 20173509.001A JUNE 19, 2017 This project has been financed partially with State Capital Funds from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (the Department) under a Sustainable Water Management Initiative Grant. The contents do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Department, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. TOWN OF DANVERS TOWN OF MIDDLETON TOWN OF HAMILTON LYNNFIELD CENTER WATER DISTRICT TOWN OF TOPSFIELD TOWN OF WENHAM WMA Grant Ipswich Basin Report © 2017 Kleinfelder THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK WMA Grant Ipswich Basin Report © 2017 Kleinfelder A Report Prepared for: The Town of Danvers, MA In partnership with: Town of Middleton, MA Town of Hamilton, MA Lynnfield Center Water District Town of Topsfield, MA Town of Wenham, MA IPSWICH BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT ACT PLANNING GRANT FY17 DRAFT REPORT Prepared by: Kirsten N. Ryan, P.G.(NH) Project Manager; Principal Hydrogeologist Reviewed by: Elizabeth C. Frederick Principal Planner KLEINFELDER 215 First Street, Suite 320 Cambridge, MA 02142 Phone: 617.497.7800 Fax: 617.498.4630 June 19, 2017 20173509.001A WMA Grant Ipswich Basin Report Page i of v DRAFT June 19, 2017 © 2017 Kleinfelder ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to be added WMA Grant Ipswich Basin Report Page ii of v DRAFT June 19, 2017 © 2017 Kleinfelder TABLE OF CONTENTS ____________________________________________________________________________ Section Page 0 EXECUTIVE
    [Show full text]
  • Cyanobacteria Monitoring Perspectives from Region 1
    Cyanobacteria Monitoring Perspectives from Region 1 NWQMC WEBINAR SERIES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 HILARY SNOOK USEPA REGION 1 LABORATORY Today’s Talk Basic approach Methods and tools employed Addressing data Why the Need? A request from states No clear picture A moving target A need at multiple levels Educational Data need/modeling Resource management tool Risk/vulnerability UNH What Must it Encompass Multi-tiered with ability for technical expansion Low budget but technically sound Easily implemented Regionally consistency (standardized methods) New information at multiple levels Educational/Informative Utility for resource management applications Address ambient waters (preemptive) and bloom conditions Commensurate QA Workgroup Participants VTDEC Massachusetts Charles River Watershed Association Lake Champlain Basin Monitoring Program University of Rhode Island Watershed Watch NHDES Volunteer Monitoring Network Partnership NHDES Beaches/Lakes Program New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission NHDES Drinking Water Program USEPA Atlantic Ecology Division University of New Hampshire CFB CTDEEP Ambient Monitoring Program University of New Hampshire Extension Office CT Federation of Lakes Lebanon NH PWS USEPA Mid-Continent Ecology Division Manchester NH PWS USGS Merideth NH PWS Lim-Tex, LLC Pennichuck Water Works NH Eastern Analytical, Inc. Wakefield New Hampshire Lakes Collaborative Penobscot Nation Maine DEP Lakes Program Individual Citizen Scientists Maine Dover-Foxcroft Water
    [Show full text]
  • Geology of the Taunton "Quadrangle, Bristol and Plymouth Counties Massachusetts
    Geology of the Taunton "Quadrangle, Bristol and Plymouth Counties Massachusetts By JOSEPH H. HARTSHORN GEOLOGY OF SELECTED QUADRANGLES IN MASSACHUSETTS v -GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1163-D Prepared in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ' Department of Public ff^orks ,UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1967 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY William T. Pecora, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 CONTENTS ' Page Abstract__ ____-_____-_---___________----__---_----___-------_--- Dl Introduction._ ___-___----____________---_----_------_-------______ 1 Acknowledgments. __.._________,.______-_-_-___-___--______-___ 2 General setting.._.---_____________-_-___'__________-.__________ 2 Pre-Pleistocene geology and history._________________________________ 2 Stratigraphy._______________________----_--------_---_-.______ 3 Structure._______-----____________---------_-----_----____.___ 6 Geologic history._-_-_--__________----_-----_-----_--_-________ 7 Pleistocene geology____-_-_____-_______--__------___-__---_-_______ 8 Glacial erosion._______________________________________________ 8 Glacial deposits.__-_-_.-_______-___---------_---_-_------_.____ 9 Till..---------------------------------------------------- 9 Field and laboratory data..____________________________ 11 * Ground moraine.-.-----------^-------------------- 12 Flowtill. _-______-.-.---------.--------.....-...-_ 19 Textural data.____________________________________
    [Show full text]
  • Senate Journal
    UNCORRECTED PROOF. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ___________ JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2020 [70] 1 UNCORRECTED PROOF. JOURNAL OF THE SENATE Thursday, July 16, 2020. Met at seven minutes past eleven o’clock A.M. (Mr. Boncore in the Chair) (having been appointed by the President, under authority conferred by Senate Rule 4, to perform the duties of the Chair). The Chair (Mr. Boncore), members, guests and staff then recited the pledge of Pledge of allegiance. allegiance to the flag. Communications. The following communications were severlly receoved and placed on file, to wit: Communication from the Honorable Karen E. Spilak, President of the Senate (under Soldiers’ Home in the provisions of House Order 4835), announcing the following appointments to the Holyoke,-- special commission. Special Commission to the Joint Oversight Committee to make an investigation and study of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke (received July 16, 2020) Senator Walter F. Timilty – Co-Chair Senator Anne M. Gobi Senator Michael F. Rush Senator John C. Velis Senator James T. Welch Communication from the Honorable Bruce E. Tarr, Senate Minority Leader (under Id. the provisions of House Order 4835), appointing Senator Dean Tran of Fitchburg to serve as his appointee to the Special Commission to the Joint Oversight Committee to make an investigation and study of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke (received July 15, 2020). Petitions. Petitions were severally presented and referred as follows: By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2826) of Joan B. Lovely Topsfield,-- and Bradford Hill (by vote of the town) for legislation relative to the reorganization of the reorganization.
    [Show full text]
  • Amesbury Reconnaissance Report
    AMESBURY RECONNAISSANCE REPORT ESSEX COUNTY LANDSCAPE INVENTORY MASSACHUSETTS HERITAGE LANDSCAPE INVENTORY PROGRAM Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Essex National Heritage Commission PROJECT TEAM Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Jessica Rowcroft, Preservation Planner Division of Planning and Engineering Essex National Heritage Commission Bill Steelman, Director of Heritage Preservation Project Consultants Shary Page Berg Gretchen G. Schuler Virginia Adams, PAL Local Project Coordinator Orlando Pacheco Local Heritage Landscape Participants Jim Babbin Michael A. Browne Deborah Allen Carey Jim Dowd Paul Fenner Jon Higgins Nanette Masi Bruce McBrien Juli McDonald Orlando Pacheco Jay Williamson May 2005 INTRODUCTION Essex County is known for its unusually rich and varied landscapes, which are represented in each of its 34 municipalities. Heritage landscapes are places that are created by human interaction with the natural environment. They are dynamic and evolving; they reflect the history of a community and provide a sense of place; they show the natural ecology that influenced land use patterns; and they often have scenic qualities. This wealth of landscapes is central to each community’s character; yet heritage landscapes are vulnerable and ever changing. For this reason it is important to take the first steps towards their preservation by identifying those landscapes that are particularly valued by the community – a favorite local farm, a distinctive neighborhood or mill village, a unique natural feature, an inland river corridor or the rocky coast. To this end, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Essex National Heritage Commission (ENHC) have collaborated to bring the Heritage Landscape Inventory program (HLI) to communities in Essex County.
    [Show full text]
  • WEST NEWBURY TRAINING FIELD Where Newbury Men Trained for the Revolutionary War and West Newbury Men Trained for the Civil War ANNUAL STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS
    WEST NEWBURY TRAINING FIELD Where Newbury men trained for the Revolutionary War and West Newbury men trained for the Civil War ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE Together with the Reports of the School Committee, Board of Engineers, Trustees of the Public Library, Assessors, Auditor, Treasurer and Collector and the Statistics of the Town Clerk. Printed by ~ NEWBURYPORT P11Ess, INc. lln )mlemnrhnn Harold T. Daley January 8, 1911 December 9, 1977 Selectman Assessor Board of Public Welfare Board of Health 1936-1938 Selectman Assessor Board of Public Welfare Board of Health 1951-1956 Member of First Water Board 1936 DIRECTORY OF TOWN OFFICERS BOARD OF SELECTMEN Stephen F. Burke, Jr., Chairman, 1978 Ann S. Reilly, 1979 Albert E. Elwell, 1980 BOARD OF PUBLIC HEAL TH Albert E. Elwell, Chairman, 1980 Stephen F. Burke, Jr., 1978 Ann S. Reilly, 1979 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Dorothea B. Crowley, Chairman, 1978 George E. Schofield, 1979 Steven W. Cashman, 1980 MODERATOR William A. Cook, 1979 TOWN TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR Norman H. Hobson, 1979 TOWN CLERK Norman H. Hobson, 1980 SCHOOL COMMITTEE William P. Bannister, Chairman, 1980 Louis A. Porcelli, 1978 Wayne G. Maglione, 1979 Barbara M. Wells, 1979 Gunter Waehling, 1980 BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS Charles D. Courtemanche, Chairman, 1979 Edward Vansickle, 1978 David Jennell, 1980 CONSTABLES Charles b. Courtemanche, 1980 Wilbert H. Thompson, 1980 Eugene M. Willis, Jr., 1980 BOARD OF TRUSTEES G.A.R. MEMORIAL LIBRARY David D. Hindle, Chairman, 1979 Ann S. Lape, Recording Secretary, 1978 J. Jackson George, 1979 Philip J. Crowley, 1980 Hugh F. Cawley, 1978 Sarkis M.
    [Show full text]
  • 4 Lake Attitash Rd – Unit a Amesbury, Mass
    MORTGAGEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE REAL ESTATE AUCTION - roperty nformation acket - P I P Deed Info: Book: 26303 Page 461 Taxes: $4,196.04 Assessed Value: $287,400.00 4 LAKE ATTITASH RD – UNIT A AMESBURY, MASS Thursday, November 20th @ 1:00 PM Preview: Drive By Recommended Registration Auction Day: 1 hr. prior to sale JOHN McINNIS AUCTIONEERS 76 Main Street ~ Amesbury, MA 800-822-1417 ♦ mcinnisauctions.com MA Lic# 770 TABLE OF CONTENTS Transmittal Letter Disclaimer Property Description Mortgagee’s Sale of Real Estate Memorandum of Sale Plot Plan MLC Assessor Card th Auction Date: Thursday, November 20 @ 1:00 PM Lake Attitash is a lake located on the border of Merrimac, Massachusetts and Amesbury, Massachusetts, and constitutes at least a portion of Amesbury's water supply. There are beaches both on the Amesbury and Merrimac shores. Merrimac's beach is known as Indian Head Park. The lake was formerly known as "Kimball's Pond". The lake is popular with seasonal tourists, as well as residents. It is normally safe for swimming. Boats are allowed on the lake. This shallow, 360-acre enlarged natural great pond has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 11 feet JOHN McINNIS AUCTIONEERS 76 Main Street ~ Amesbury, MA 800-822-1417 ♦ mcinnisauctions.com MA Lic# 770 Dear Prospective Bidder: Thank you for your inquiry and interest in our upcoming Mortgagee’s Real Estate Foreclosure Auction located at 4 Lake Attitash Road, Unit A in Amesbury, Massachusetts at 1 pm. This two bedroom, one bath 1920’s style lake cottage will be sold at Public Auction To be eligible to bid, at the time of registration you must present a $10,000.00 deposit in cash or certified check.
    [Show full text]
  • MDPH Beaches Annual Report 2008
    Marine and Freshwater Beach Testing in Massachusetts Annual Report: 2008 Season Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Environmental Health Environmental Toxicology Program http://www.mass.gov/dph/topics/beaches.htm July 2009 PART ONE: THE MDPH/BEH BEACHES PROJECT 3 I. Overview ......................................................................................................5 II. Background ..................................................................................................6 A. Beach Water Quality & Health: the need for testing......................................................... 6 B. Establishment of the MDPH/BEHP Beaches Project ....................................................... 6 III. Beach Water Quality Monitoring...................................................................8 A. Sample collection..............................................................................................................8 B. Sample analysis................................................................................................................9 1. The MDPH contract laboratory program ...................................................................... 9 2. The use of indicators .................................................................................................... 9 3. Enterococci................................................................................................................... 10 4. E. coli...........................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Mercury Pollution in Massachusetts' Waters
    Photo: Supe87, Under license from Shutterstock.com from Supe87, Under license Photo: ToXIC WATERWAYS Mercury Pollution in Massachusetts’ Waters Lauren Randall Environment Massachusetts Research & Policy Center December 2011 Executive Summary Coal-fired power plants are the single larg- Human Services advises that all chil- est source of mercury pollution in the Unit- dren under twelve, pregnant women, ed States. Emissions from these plants even- women who may become pregnant, tually make their way into Massachusetts’ and nursing mothers not consume any waterways, contaminating fish and wildlife. fish from Massachusetts’ waterways. Many of Massachusetts’ waterways are un- der advisory because of mercury contami- Mercury pollution threatens public nation. Eating contaminated fish is the main health source of human exposure to mercury. • Eating contaminated fish is the main Mercury pollution poses enormous public source of human exposure to mercury. health threats. Mercury exposure during • Mercury is a potent neurotoxicant. In critical periods of brain development can the first two years of a child’s life, mer- contribute to irreversible deficits in verbal cury exposure can lead to irreversible skills, damage to attention and motor con- deficits in attention and motor control, trol, and reduced IQ. damage to verbal skills, and reduced IQ. • While adults are at lower risk of neu- In 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection rological impairment than children, Agency (EPA) developed and proposed the evidence shows that a low-level dose first national standards limiting mercury and of mercury from fish consumption in other toxic air pollution from existing coal- adults can lead to defects similar to and oil-fired power plants.
    [Show full text]