NEE-140 Riverbank Road Weekly Report 1-1-16.pdf
Weekly Monitoring Report
To: Sarah I. LaValley
Conservation, Preservation and Land Use Planner
City of Northampton
Office of Planning and Sustainability
210 Main Street, Room 11
Northampton MA, 01060
413-587-1263
slavalley@northamptonma.gov
From: Andrew Bohne, New England Environmental, Inc.
Jeffrey Dawson, New England Environmental, Inc.
Date: January 1, 2016
Project: 140 Riverbank Road Restoration
Northampton, MA
DEP Number # 246-0687
NEE Project Number – 15-4680
RE: Weekly Monitoring Report
Week Ending 1/1/2016
The following activities where completed this week for 140 Riverbank Road.
MONDAY DECEMBER 28, 2015
Scapes Building and Excavation (Scapes) continued constructing the pre-fabricated retaining
wall at the top of the slope as well as re grading the lawn area between the wall and main
house. At the end of the day the site was stabilized and covered with tarps in preparation of
the forecasted snow overnight.
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(Photo wall construction at top of slope)
(Photo wall construction at top of slope and tarps covering remaining area for easy snow
removal)
TUESDAY DECEMBER 29, 2015
Scapes did not work on site because of the snow that had fallen over night.
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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 30, 2015
Scapes removed the tarps and continued constructing the pre-fabricated retaining wall at the
top of the slope as well as re grading the lawn area between the wall and main house.
(Photo showing the wall being constructed at the top of slope)
THURSDAY DECEMBER 31, 2015
The final section of the wall was installed and the upper slope was seeded and covered with
erosion control blanket.
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(Photo showing the finished wall and the last portion of the upper slope being seeded and
covered with erosion control blanket.)
FRIDAY DECEMBER 1, 2016
No work was done at the site today in observation of the New Years Holiday.
ANTICIPATED TASKS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1/8/2016
a. Installation of erosion control barriers and erosion control blankets as needed at
the upper slope area.
b. Removal of Turbidity curtain.
c. Regrade and stabilize top of slope and construction access. Project will be shut
down for the winter by the end of the week. Finish touch up work, minor grading,
reseeding, planting, staircase construction and installation of docks will be
completed in the spring after the snow melts.
Please let me know if you have any question related to the above report.
Sincerely,
Andrew Bohne, RLA
Vice President
New England Environmental, Inc.
Email: abohne@neeinc.com
Cell: 413.687.1454
cc: Meredith Borenstein (NEE)
Scott Fisher (NEE)
Kim Urban (Home Owner)
Jerry Zanarini (Claims Adjuster)
Tim Kasulinous (Tim’s Tree Service)
John Blowers (Scapes)
Mike Gordon (Scapes)