53_005 525 Mt Tom Rd WETLAND Request-Determination-Packaging Corp of America -7-23-2014.pdfParking Lot Improvements
Northampton, Massachusetts
Request for Determination of
Applicability
Prepared For:
Packaging Corporation of America
525 Mount Tom Road
Northampton, Massachusetts
July 2014
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ATTACHMENT A
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Northampton
City/Town
A. General Information
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1. Applicant:
Packaging Corporation of America (Attn: Tom Dougherty)
Name
tdougherty@packagingcorp.com
E-Mail Address
525 Mount Tom Road
Mailing Address
Northampton
City/Town
MA
State
01060
Zip Code
413-582-3841
Phone Number
413-586-9652
Fax Number (if applicable)
2. Representative (if any):
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
Firm
Brian Huntley, P.E.
Contact Name
BSHuntley@tighebond.com
E-Mail Address
53 Southampton Road
Mailing Address
Westfield
City/Town
MA
State
01085
Zip Code
413-875-1301
Phone Number
413-562-5317
Fax Number (if applicable)
B. Determinations
1. I request the Northampton
Conservation Commission
make the following determination(s). Check any that apply:
a. whether the area depicted on plan(s) and/or map(s) referenced below is an area subject to
jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act.
b. whether the boundaries of resource area(s) depicted on plan(s) and/or map(s) referenced
below are accurately delineated.
c. whether the work depicted on plan(s) referenced below is subject to the Wetlands Protection Act.
d. whether the area and/or work depicted on plan(s) referenced below is subject to the jurisdiction
of any municipal wetlands ordinance or bylaw of:
Northampton
Name of Municipality
e. whether the following scope of alternatives is adequate for work in the Riverfront Area as
depicted on referenced plan(s).
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Northampton
City/Town
C. Project Description
1. a. Project Location (use maps and plans to identify the location of the area subject to this request):
525 Mount Tom Road
Street Address
Northampton
City/Town
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Assessors Map/Plat Number
1
Parcel/Lot Number
b. Area Description (use additional paper, if necessary):
The subject area consists of the existing paved parking lot and concrete loading areas of the
previously developed (and "degraded") industrial facility currently occupied by Packaging Corporation
of America. Please refer to the cover letter and attachments for additional information.
c. Plan and/or Map Reference(s):
Figure 1 - Site Location Map; Figure 2 - Priority Resource Map
Title
June 2014
Date
Figure 3 - Orthophotograph
Title
June 2014
Date
Packaging Corporation of America Parking Lot Improvements (6 Sheets)
Title
June 2014
Date
2. a. Work Description (use additional paper and/or provide plan(s) of work, if necessary):
The proposed work, which is limited to the footprint of the existing paved parking area and concrete
loading areas, consists of the replacement of existing water mains, as well as the mill and overlay of
existing paved surfaces within a portion of the PCA site. The work also includes the installation of a new
catchbasin. The proposed improvements will result in a net decrease in impervious area (by
approximately 1,100 sf) and will not result in any new point source discharges. Please refer to the cover
letter and attachments for additional details.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Northampton
City/Town
C. Project Description (cont.)
b. Identify provisions of the Wetlands Protection Act or regulations which may exempt the applicant
from having to file a Notice of Intent for all or part of the described work (use additional paper, if
necessary).
3. a. If this application is a Request for Determination of Scope of Alternatives for work in the
Riverfront Area, indicate the one classification below that best describes the project.
Single family house on a lot recorded on or before 8/1/96
Single family house on a lot recorded after 8/1/96
Expansion of an existing structure on a lot recorded after 8/1/96
Project, other than a single family house or public project, where the applicant owned the lot
before 8/7/96
New agriculture or aquaculture project
Public project where funds were appropriated prior to 8/7/96
Project on a lot shown on an approved, definitive subdivision plan where there is a recorded deed
restriction limiting total alteration of the Riverfront Area for the entire subdivision
Residential subdivision; institutional, industrial, or commercial project
Municipal project
District, county, state, or federal government project
Project required to evaluate off-site alternatives in more than one municipality in an
Environmental Impact Report under MEPA or in an alternatives analysis pursuant to an
application for a 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or 401 Water Quality
Certification from the Department of Environmental Protection.
b. Provide evidence (e.g., record of date subdivision lot was recorded) supporting the classification
above (use additional paper and/or attach appropriate documents, if necessary.)
Tighe&Bond
ATTACHMENT B
Based on USGS Topographic Map forEasthampton and Mt. HolyokeRevised 1979. 10-Foot Contour IntervalCircles indicate 500-foot and half-mile radii
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FIGURE 1SITE LOCATION MAP
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Northampton, Massachusetts
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Data source: Office of Geographic and EnvironmentalInformation(MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Circles indicate 500-foot and half-mile radii.
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FIGURE 2PRIORITY RESOURCE MAP
Packaging Corporation of America
525 Mount Tom Road (Route 5)
Northampton, Massachusetts
P-0716
SITE LOCATION
LEGEND
June 2014
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Pipeline
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Multi-Lane Highway, NOT Limited Access
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Minor Street or Road
Public Surface Water Supply (PSWS)
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FIGURE 3ORTHOPHOTOGRAPH
Packaging Corporation of America
525 Mount Tom Road (Route 5)
Northampton, Massachusetts¹0 150 300
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Based on MassGIS Color Orthophotography (April 2011-2012)
SITE LOCATION
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Tighe&Bond
PROJECT DRAWINGS
NOTE: FULL-SIZE PROJECT DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER. THE
FOLLOWING PLANS ARE PROVIDED AS HALF-SCALES WHEN PRINTED ON 11X17 PAPER.
Tighe&Bond
ATTACHMENT C
SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Tighe&Bond
PCA PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS
NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Photo 1: Entrance to PCA facility at 525 Mount Tom Road (Route 5). View facing
west (6/3/2014).
Photo 2: Degraded pavement at PCA facility parking lot. View facing west
(12/23/2013).
SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Tighe&Bond
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Photo 3: Degraded pavement at PCA facility parking lot. View facing east
(12/23/2013).
Photo 4: Degraded pavement and [north] concrete loading area. View facing
northwest (12/23/2013).
SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Tighe&Bond
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Photo 5: Degraded pavement north of the concrete loading area near the railroad spur. View facing northwest (12/23/2013).
Photo 6: Degraded pavement in parking area near driveway to Route 5. View
facing east (12/23/2013).
SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Tighe&Bond
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Photo 7: Southerly limits of proposed improvements. View facing east
(5/29/2014).
Photo 8: Southerly area of proposed improvements. View facing northeast
(5/29/2014).
SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Tighe&Bond
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Photo 9: Typical view of vegetated buffer between the limits of current site
development and the Oxbow. View facing east (5/29/2014).
Photo 10: Typical view of vegetated buffer between the limits of current site
development and the Oxbow. View facing south (5/29/2014).
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