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Wetlands Notice of Intent Filing
for
Northampton Area Pediatrics
193 Locust Street
Florence, MA
Prepared for
Northampton Area Pediatrics
193 Locust Street
Florence, Massachusetts
Prepared by
T Reynolds Engineering
152 Maplewood Terrace
Florence, MA 01062
(413) 387-8078 Fax (413) 727-3477
e-mail: terry@treynoldsengineering.com
August, 2018
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APPENDICES
Appendix A: WPA Form 3 - Notice of Intent
Appendix B: Wetlands Assessment and Delineation Report
Appendix C: NHESP Estimated/Priority Habitat Map
Appendix D: FIRM Map
Appendix E: NRCS Soils Report
Appendix F: NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form and Copy of Submittal Check
Appendix G: Notice to Abutters and Affidavit
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Project Narrative
1.0 Introduction
T Reynolds Engineering (TRE), on behalf of the Northampton Area Pediatrics (NAP) (“the applicant”)
is requesting the Northampton Conservation Commission to issue an Order of Conditions authorizing
activities associated with proposed parking construction at 193 Locust Street in Florence. The project as
proposed involves construction of a 16 parking lot and associated stormwater management system.
Currently the area the area is wooded. Jurisdictional resource areas (Bordering Vegetated Wetlands,
BVW) were identified and delineated within proximity of the proposed parking lot area. The project as
designed is intended to have no impact on BVW areas with impacts to the buffer zone minimized to the
extent possible. The work area will be isolated using standard erosion control barriers while the
implementation of Best Management Practices (BMP’s) will reduce and minimize indirect impacts to
the maximum extent practicable. This Notice of Intent has been prepared in accordance with the
Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act (M.G.L. c.131 s.40)(“the Act”) and implementing regulations
(310 CMR 10.00).
2.0 Review of Existing Conditions
The surrounding area to the north and east is generally characterized as wooded with the existing
building, pavement and grassed lawn areas up gradient over the central and western portion of the
property. The subject area is currently developed with limited wooded areas to the east. Over the years
stormwater has been directed to a down gradient BVW located to the north and east. The BVW is
jurisdictional under MA wetlands regulations and is also regulated under Northampton bylaws.
Currently the land slopes down to the east/northeast with the BVW wetlands located in the down
gradient area of the woods.
2.1 Soils and Vegetation Coverage Mapping
Review of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), now Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS),
Soil Survey of Hampden and Hampshire County, Central Part, Panel 13, indicates soils located within
the project area are identified as 220C and 225B – Boxford silt loam and Belgrade silt loam. Boxford
soils are typically deep and moderately well drained. Permeability of this Boxford soil is slow. Belgrade
soils are typically deep and moderately well drained. Permeability of this Belgrade soil is moderate in
the subsoil and ranges from rapid to slow in the substratum. (See soil report, Appendix A).
2.2 Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
Review of Massachusetts Natural Heritage GIS Mapping dated 8/8/18 does not identify the general area
as estimated Habitat. A overall map of the area is included with this filing.
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3.0 Wetland Resource Area Discussion
Resource areas were delineated for the overall site and specifically the project area . The boundaries of
delineated wetland resource areas were located by GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. of Springfield MA and
are identified on the plan by flagging numbers A1-A-11. Please refer to Project Site Plans for a depiction
of delineated wetland resource areas within the proximity of the project area. According to the
applicable Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), Community Panel 250167-0002A, effective April 3,
1978, indicates areas of 100- year flood zone located outside the proximity of the proposed project area.
4.0 Detailed Project Description
The project as proposed involves construction of a new 2,730 sf parking area to allow for ongoing
facility needs and associated stormwater management as required per 310 CMR 10.00. As stated above,
the area being proposed for the construction of the parking lot and stormwater management is generally
wooded.
Encroachments into the wetland buffer zone include construction of a small sub-surface stormwater
manaement system outside of the 50 foot buffer zone limit and a small portion of the expanded parking
lot area. Additionally, an energy dissipation pad is proposed at the outfall of the existing paved
waterway to reduce ongoing erosion occurring in that area. Disturbances within the buffer zone have
been minimized to the extent possible. The design also includes a plan to remove invasive vegetation
from the buffer zone areas.
Table 1.0 Wetland Resource Area Impacts
Wetland Resource
Area
Temporary
Impacts
Permanent
Impacts
Comments
Bordering Vegetated
Wetlands (BVW)
(310 CMR 10.55)
0 s.f. 0 s.f. All proposed disturbance areas will be at
least 50 feet away from BVWs.
5.0 Project Mitigation Measures
The project has been designed to not require mitigation from impacts to wetland resource areas. Erosion
controls and long term stormwater BMPs have been incorporated in the design plans to preserve
ongoing functionality of all wetland resource areas. Invasive plant removal has been proposed as
mitigation for impacts within the buffer zone.
5.1 Sedimentation and Erosion Control
Siltation Barriers composed of silt fence (and/or silt sock or similar) will be installed within direct
proximity of the proposed work areas. The siltation barriers will demarcate the limit of work, form a
work envelope, and provide additional assurance that construction equipment will not enter the adjacent
wetland resource areas. All sedimentation barriers will remain in place until disturbed areas are
stabilized. See Erosion sediment Control plans for details.
5.2 Construction Stockpiling Locations
All stockpiled materials will be located within established erosion control boundaries and seeded as
necessary if remaining over 14 days. Long term storage of stockpiled material in excess will be removed
from the site with the use of covered dump trucks.
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6.0 Conclusion
The information contained in this NOI sufficiently describes the site, proposed work, and the effect of
said work on the interests identified in the Wetlands Protection Act. This application further
demonstrates that the project can be constructed in accordance with the applicable general performance
standards for the affected resource areas. The Applicant therefore respectfully requests that the
Northampton Conservation Commission issue an Order of Conditions with appropriate conditions to
protect those interests noted herein.
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Appendix A, WPA Form 3 - Notice of Intent
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 3 – Notice of Intent
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Provided by MassDEP:
MassDEP File Number
Document Transaction Number
City/Town
Important:
When filling out
forms on the computer, use
only the tab key
to move your
cursor - do not
use the return
key.
Note:
Before
completing this
form consult
your local
Conservation Commission
regarding any
municipal bylaw
or ordinance.
A. General Information
1. Project Location (Note: electronic filers will click on button to locate project site):
193 Locust Street
a. Street Address
Norhampton
b. City/Town
01060
c. Zip Code
Latitude and Longitude: 42.3344382
d. Latitude
-72.6618324
e. Longitude
23B
f. Assessors Map/Plat Number
097, 011
g. Parcel /Lot Number
2. Applicant:
David
a. First Name
Steele
b. Last Name
Northampton Area Pediatrics
c. Organization
193 Locust Street
d. Street Address
Northampton
e. City/Town
MA
f. State
01060
g. Zip Code
413-584-8700
h. Phone Number
i. Fax Number
dsteele@napeds.com
j. Email Address
3. Property owner (required if different from applicant): Check if more than one owner
a. First Name
b. Last Name
c. Organization
d. Street Address
e. City/Town
f. State
g. Zip Code
h. Phone Number
i. Fax Number
j. Email address
4. Representative (if any):
a. First Name
b. Last Name
c. Company
d. Street Address
e. City/Town
f. State
g. Zip Code
h. Phone Number
i. Fax Number
j. Email address
5. Total WPA Fee Paid (from NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form):
$500.00
a. Total Fee Paid
237.50
b. State Fee Paid
262.50
c. City/Town Fee Paid
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 3 – Notice of Intent
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Provided by MassDEP:
MassDEP File Number
Document Transaction Number
City/Town
A. General Information (continued)
6. General Project Description:
Parking lot expansion
7a. Project Type Checklist: (Limited Project Types see Section A. 7b.)
1. Single Family Home 2. Residential Subdivision
3. Commercial/Industrial 4. Dock/Pier
5. Utilities 6. Coastal engineering Structure
7. Agriculture (e.g., cranberries, forestry) 8. Transportation
9. Other
7b. Is any portion of the proposed activity eligible to be treated as a limited project (including Ecological
Restoration Limited Project) subject to 310 CMR 10.24 (coastal) or 310 CMR 10.53 (inland)?
1. Yes No If yes, describe which limited project applies to this project. (See 310 CMR
10.24 and 10.53 for a complete list and description of limited project types)
2. Limited Project Type
If the proposed activity is eligible to be treated as an Ecological Restoration Limited Project (310
CMR10.24(8), 310 CMR 10.53(4)), complete and attach Appendix A: Ecological Restoration Limited
Project Checklist and Signed Certification.
8. Property recorded at the Registry of Deeds for:
Hampshire County
a. County
b. Certificate # (if registered land)
04889
c. Book
335
d. Page Number
B. Buffer Zone & Resource Area Impacts (temporary & permanent)
1. Buffer Zone Only – Check if the project is located only in the Buffer Zone of a Bordering
Vegetated Wetland, Inland Bank, or Coastal Resource Area.
2. Inland Resource Areas (see 310 CMR 10.54-10.58; if not applicable, go to Section B.3,
Coastal Resource Areas).
Check all that apply below. Attach narrative and any supporting documentation describing how the
project will meet all performance standards for each of the resource areas altered, including
standards requiring consideration of alternative project design or location.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 3 – Notice of Intent
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Provided by MassDEP:
MassDEP File Number
Document Transaction Number
City/Town
B. Buffer Zone & Resource Area Impacts (temporary & permanent) (cont’d)
For all projects
affecting other
Resource Areas,
please attach a
narrative
explaining how
the resource
area was
delineated.
Resource Area Size of Proposed Alteration Proposed Replacement (if any)
a. Bank
1. linear feet
2. linear feet
b. Bordering Vegetated
Wetland
1. square feet
2. square feet
c. Land Under
Waterbodies and
Waterways
1. square feet
2. square feet
3. cubic yards dredged
Resource Area Size of Proposed Alteration Proposed Replacement (if any)
d. Bordering Land
Subject to Flooding
1. square feet
2. square feet
3. cubic feet of flood storage lost
4. cubic feet replaced
e. Isolated Land
Subject to Flooding
1. square feet
2. cubic feet of flood storage lost
3. cubic feet replaced
f. Riverfront Area
1. Name of Waterway (if available) - specify coastal or inland
2. Width of Riverfront Area (check one):
25 ft. - Designated Densely Developed Areas only
100 ft. - New agricultural projects only
200 ft. - All other projects
3. Total area of Riverfront Area on the site of the proposed project:
square feet
4. Proposed alteration of the Riverfront Area:
a. total square feet
b. square feet within 100 ft.
c. square feet between 100 ft. and 200 ft.
5. Has an alternatives analysis been done and is it attached to this NOI? Yes No
6. Was the lot where the activity is proposed created prior to August 1, 1996? Yes No
3. Coastal Resource Areas: (See 310 CMR 10.25-10.35)
Note: for coastal riverfront areas, please complete Section B.2.f. above.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 3 – Notice of Intent
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Provided by MassDEP:
MassDEP File Number
Document Transaction Number
City/Town
B. Buffer Zone & Resource Area Impacts (temporary & permanent) (cont’d)
Check all that apply below. Attach narrative and supporting documentation describing how the
project will meet all performance standards for each of the resource areas altered, including
standards requiring consideration of alternative project design or location.
Online Users:
Include your
document
transaction
number (provided on your
receipt page)
with all
supplementary
information you
submit to the
Department.
Resource Area Size of Proposed Alteration Proposed Replacement (if any)
a. Designated Port Areas Indicate size under Land Under the Ocean, below
b. Land Under the Ocean
1. square feet
2. cubic yards dredged
c. Barrier Beach Indicate size under Coastal Beaches and/or Coastal Dunes below
d. Coastal Beaches
1. square feet
2. cubic yards beach nourishment
e. Coastal Dunes
1. square feet
2. cubic yards dune nourishment
Size of Proposed Alteration Proposed Replacement (if any)
f. Coastal Banks 1. linear feet
g. Rocky Intertidal
Shores
1. square feet
h. Salt Marshes
1. square feet
2. sq ft restoration, rehab., creation
i. Land Under Salt
Ponds
1. square feet
2. cubic yards dredged
j. Land Containing
Shellfish
1. square feet
k. Fish Runs Indicate size under Coastal Banks, inland Bank, Land Under the
Ocean, and/or inland Land Under Waterbodies and Waterways,
above
1. cubic yards dredged
l. Land Subject to
Coastal Storm Flowage
1. square feet
4. Restoration/Enhancement
If the project is for the purpose of restoring or enhancing a wetland resource area in addition to the
square footage that has been entered in Section B.2.b or B.3.h above, please enter the additional
amount here.
a. square feet of BVW
b. square feet of Salt Marsh
5. Project Involves Stream Crossings
a. number of new stream crossings
b. number of replacement stream crossings
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 3 – Notice of Intent
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Provided by MassDEP:
MassDEP File Number
Document Transaction Number
City/Town
C. Other Applicable Standards and Requirements
This is a proposal for an Ecological Restoration Limited Project. Skip Section C and
complete Appendix A: Ecological Restoration Limited Project Checklists – Required Actions
(310 CMR 10.11).
Streamlined Massachusetts Endangered Species Act/Wetlands Protection Act Review
1. Is any portion of the proposed project located in Estimated Habitat of Rare Wildlife as indicated on
the most recent Estimated Habitat Map of State-Listed Rare Wetland Wildlife published by the
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (NHESP)? To view habitat maps, see the
Massachusetts Natural Heritage Atlas or go to
http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/PRI_EST_HAB/viewer.htm.
a. Yes No If yes, include proof of mailing or hand delivery of NOI to:
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
1 Rabbit Hill Road
Westborough, MA 01581
8/8/18
b. Date of map
If yes, the project is also subject to Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA) review (321
CMR 10.18). To qualify for a streamlined, 30-day, MESA/Wetlands Protection Act review, please
complete Section C.1.c, and include requested materials with this Notice of Intent (NOI); OR
complete Section C.2.f, if applicable. If MESA supplemental information is not included with the NOI,
by completing Section 1 of this form, the NHESP will require a separate MESA filing which may take
up to 90 days to review (unless noted exceptions in Section 2 apply, see below).
c. Submit Supplemental Information for Endangered Species Review
1. Percentage/acreage of property to be altered:
(a) within wetland Resource Area
percentage/acreage
(b) outside Resource Area
percentage/acreage
2. Assessor’s Map or right-of-way plan of site
2. Project plans for entire project site, including wetland resource areas and areas outside of
wetlands jurisdiction, showing existing and proposed conditions, existing and proposed
tree/vegetation clearing line, and clearly demarcated limits of work
(a) Project description (including description of impacts outside of wetland resource area &
buffer zone)
(b) Photographs representative of the site
Some projects not in Estimated Habitat may be located in Priority Habitat, and require NHESP review (see
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/natural-heritage/regulatory-review/). Priority Habitat includes habitat for state-listed plants
and strictly upland species not protected by the Wetlands Protection Act. MESA projects may not be segmented (321 CMR 10.16). The applicant must disclose full development plans even if such plans are
not required as part of the Notice of Intent process.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 3 – Notice of Intent
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Provided by MassDEP:
MassDEP File Number
Document Transaction Number
City/Town
C. Other Applicable Standards and Requirements (cont’d)
(c) MESA filing fee (fee information available at
http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/regulatory_review/mesa/mesa_fee_schedule.htm).
Make check payable to “Commonwealth of Massachusetts - NHESP” and mail to NHESP at
above address
Projects altering 10 or more acres of land, also submit:
(d) Vegetation cover type map of site
(e) Project plans showing Priority & Estimated Habitat boundaries
(f) OR Check One of the Following
1. Project is exempt from MESA review.
Attach applicant letter indicating which MESA exemption applies. (See 321 CMR 10.14,
http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/regulatory_review/mesa/mesa_exemptions.htm;
the NOI must still be sent to NHESP if the project is within estimated habitat pursuant to
310 CMR 10.37 and 10.59.)
2. Separate MESA review ongoing.
a. NHESP Tracking #
b. Date submitted to NHESP
3. Separate MESA review completed.
Include copy of NHESP “no Take” determination or valid Conservation & Management
Permit with approved plan.
3. For coastal projects only, is any portion of the proposed project located below the mean high water
line or in a fish run?
a. Not applicable – project is in inland resource area only b. Yes No
If yes, include proof of mailing, hand delivery, or electronic delivery of NOI to either:
South Shore - Cohasset to Rhode Island border, and
the Cape & Islands:
Division of Marine Fisheries -
Southeast Marine Fisheries Station
Attn: Environmental Reviewer
836 South Rodney French Blvd.
New Bedford, MA 02744
Email: DMF.EnvReview-South@state.ma.us
North Shore - Hull to New Hampshire border:
Division of Marine Fisheries -
North Shore Office
Attn: Environmental Reviewer
30 Emerson Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
Email: DMF.EnvReview-North@state.ma.us
Also if yes, the project may require a Chapter 91 license. For coastal towns in the Northeast Region,
please contact MassDEP’s Boston Office. For coastal towns in the Southeast Region, please contact
MassDEP’s Southeast Regional Office.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 3 – Notice of Intent
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Provided by MassDEP:
MassDEP File Number
Document Transaction Number
City/Town
C. Other Applicable Standards and Requirements (cont’d)
Online Users:
Include your
document
transaction
number
(provided on your
receipt page)
with all
supplementary
information you
submit to the Department.
4. Is any portion of the proposed project within an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)?
a. Yes No If yes, provide name of ACEC (see instructions to WPA Form 3 or MassDEP
Website for ACEC locations). Note: electronic filers click on Website.
b. ACEC
5. Is any portion of the proposed project within an area designated as an Outstanding Resource Water
(ORW) as designated in the Massachusetts Surface Water Quality Standards, 314 CMR 4.00?
a. Yes No
6. Is any portion of the site subject to a Wetlands Restriction Order under the Inland Wetlands
Restriction Act (M.G.L. c. 131, § 40A) or the Coastal Wetlands Restriction Act (M.G.L. c. 130, § 105)?
a. Yes No
7. Is this project subject to provisions of the MassDEP Stormwater Management Standards?
a. Yes. Attach a copy of the Stormwater Report as required by the Stormwater Management
Standards per 310 CMR 10.05(6)(k)-(q) and check if:
1. Applying for Low Impact Development (LID) site design credits (as described in
Stormwater Management Handbook Vol. 2, Chapter 3)
2. A portion of the site constitutes redevelopment
3. Proprietary BMPs are included in the Stormwater Management System.
b. No. Check why the project is exempt:
1. Single-family house
2. Emergency road repair
3. Small Residential Subdivision (less than or equal to 4 single-family houses or less than
or equal to 4 units in multi-family housing project) with no discharge to Critical Areas.
D. Additional Information
This is a proposal for an Ecological Restoration Limited Project. Skip Section D and complete
Appendix A: Ecological Restoration Notice of Intent – Minimum Required Documents (310 CMR
10.12).
Applicants must include the following with this Notice of Intent (NOI). See instructions for details.
Online Users: Attach the document transaction number (provided on your receipt page) for any of
the following information you submit to the Department.
1. USGS or other map of the area (along with a narrative description, if necessary) containing
sufficient information for the Conservation Commission and the Department to locate the site.
(Electronic filers may omit this item.)
2. Plans identifying the location of proposed activities (including activities proposed to serve as
a Bordering Vegetated Wetland [BVW] replication area or other mitigating measure) relative
to the boundaries of each affected resource area.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 3 – Notice of Intent
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Provided by MassDEP:
MassDEP File Number
Document Transaction Number
City/Town
D. Additional Information (cont’d)
3. Identify the method for BVW and other resource area boundary delineations (MassDEP BVW
Field Data Form(s), Determination of Applicability, Order of Resource Area Delineation, etc.),
and attach documentation of the methodology.
4. List the titles and dates for all plans and other materials submitted with this NOI.
Parking Lot Expansion Plans
a. Plan Title
T Reynolds Engineering
b. Prepared By
Terrence Reynolds
c. Signed and Stamped by
8/13/18
d. Final Revision Date
1="20'
e. Scale
f. Additional Plan or Document Title
g. Date
5. If there is more than one property owner, please attach a list of these property owners not
listed on this form.
6. Attach proof of mailing for Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, if needed.
7. Attach proof of mailing for Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, if needed.
8. Attach NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form
9. Attach Stormwater Report, if needed.
E. Fees
1. Fee Exempt: No filing fee shall be assessed for projects of any city, town, county, or district
of the Commonwealth, federally recognized Indian tribe housing authority, municipal housing
authority, or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Applicants must submit the following information (in addition to pages 1 and 2 of the NOI Wetland
Fee Transmittal Form) to confirm fee payment:
2. Municipal Check Number
3. Check date
4336
4. State Check Number
8/8/18
5. Check date
Northampton Area Pediatrics
6. Payor name on check: First Name
7. Payor name on check: Last Name
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Appendix B, Wetlands Delineation Report
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/H
June 14, 2018
15.0166657.00
Mr. Terry Reynolds, PE
T Reynolds Engineering
152 Maplewood Terrace
Florence, MA 01062
Re: Resource Area Assessment Findings
193 Locust Street
Northampton, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Reynolds,
In accordance with our approved contract, a Wetland Scientist from GZA reviewed the above referenced
properties for the presence of wetland resource areas. The assessment was focused on the northern
portion of the parcel since the remaining land is currently developed as a medical building and
associated parking at 193 Locust Street Northampton, MA (“Site”). The purpose of the assessment was
to determine which, if any, wetland resource areas are present on the Site. We offer this letter report
to provide an overview of our assessment and findings as it pertains to jurisdictional areas on the Site.
Introduction
On Friday March 23, 2018, a Wetland Scientist from GZA conducted a resource area assessment in
accordance with the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act (WPA; M.G.L. c. 131, § 40) regulations, 310
CMR 10.00 and the City of Northampton Wetland Protection Ordinance including classification wetlands
and the identification of vegetation, soils characteristics, and evidence of hydrology (i.e., flooding,
inundation, etc.).
Wetlands were delineated using the methodology outlined in the 2012 Regional Supplement to the
Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Northcentral and Northeast Region and consistent
with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) 1995 handbook for
Delineating Bordering Vegetated Wetlands Under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act. The site
conditions were considered normal for the time of year.
Existing Conditions
The wetland assessment was conducted north of the Northampton Area Pediatrics facility on the
northside of the Locust Street (Route 9) and approximately 530 feet east of the intersection of Shaw
Ave and Locust St. The area is predominantly a forested wetland system that contains red maple canopy
species and a dense understory of highbush blueberry and sweet pepperbush shrubs. The ground cover
at the time of the assessment included skunk cabbage and sedge species.
The wetland resource appears to qualify as a Bordering Vegetated Wetland (BVW) per the definition
outlined at 310 CMR 10.55(2) of the Wetlands Protection Act regulations. The apparent wetland
functions include Wildlife Habitat and localized Flood Control.
A review of the MassGIS soils information indicates that the wetland soil consists of a Boxford silt loam
that qualifies as a hydric soil in Massachusetts. The wetland had several areas of surface water and the
water table was observed to be at the surface or within 10” of the soil surface.
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Additional MassGIS data layers were reviewed including the 100-year floodplain and the endangered species habitat. The
data reviewed indicates that Site does not appear to contain either a regulate floodplain or habitat for State-listed Rare and
Endangered Species or certified vernal habitat.
Photo 1: The wetland was at the toe of slope. Photo 2: The BVW is a forested wetland complex.
Summary
The wetland resource area identified on the Site includes a BVW that includes a 100-foot regulated Buffer Zone extending
out from the flagged wetland boundary and any work proposed within the Buffer Zone or the wetland would require the
filing of a Notice of Intent permit application and the Northampton Wetlands Protection Ordinance may also require a
prescribed No Build zone.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dan Nitzsche at 413-726-2108.
Sincerely,
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
Daniel M. Nitzsche, CPESC, CESSWI
Senior Environmental Scientist
Encl: Wetland Determination Data Forms
Natural Resource Survey and Assessment Limitations
Project/Site:Sampling Date:
Applicant/Owner:State:Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):Lat:Long:Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name:NWI classification:
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
If yes, optional Wetland Site ID:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Slope (%):Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
significantly disturbed?Are “Normal Circumstances” present?
naturally problematic?
Surface Water Present?
Section, Township, Range:
concaveLocal relief (concave, convex, none):
Yes
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
GZA
LRR R, MLRA 144A
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
terrace
Marl Deposits (B15)
Yes No
0.02
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Yes
Yes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
NoNo
No
Yes
Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.)
Yes
HYDROLOGY
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM – Northcentral and Northeast Region
X
PFO6B
X
No
42:20:03.76
Belgrade
3/23/18
A-8
193 Locust Street NorthamptonCity/County:
MA
72:39:42.39
Yes NoX
No
Surface Water (A1)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Remarks:
(includes capillary fringe)
Yes No
NoYes
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Field Observations:
Water Table Present?
High Water Table (A2)
Saturation (A3)
Water Marks (B1)
Iron Deposits (B5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)Sediment Deposits (B2)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
NoYes
Depth (inches):X
XXDepth (inches):
X Depth (inches):
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Saturation Present?
US Army Corps of Engineers Northcentral and Northeast Region – Version 2.0
Sampling Point:
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.(A/B)
7.
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:x 1 =
1.x 2 =
2.x 3 =
3.x 4 =
4.x 5 =
5.Column Totals:(B)
6.
7.
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.4 - Morphological Adaptations
1 (Provide supporting
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
VEGETATION
(A)
(B)
(A)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Tree Stratum
Woody Vine Stratum
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01
)
=Total Cover
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3.75
20
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation
1 (Explain)
Indicator
Status
70
10
Absolute
% Cover
No
Yes
FAC
FACU
Dominant
Species?
Alliaria petiolata 5
707 SF
Lonicera tatarica
Celastrus orbiculatus
5
)
UPL
=Total Cover
)79 SF
=Total Cover
=Total Cover
Tree – Woody plants 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter
at breast height (DBH), regardless of height.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
X
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?
Woody vines – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
Yes No
Sapling/shrub – Woody plants less than 3 in. DBH and
greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
10
10 Yes
10
Yes FACU
FACWYes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
50
450
Multiply by:
30
20.0%
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total % Cover of:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
10 FACUYes
85
5
0
15
10
85
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
10
120
30
0
340
Acer saccharum
– Use scientific names of plants.
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
FACU species
UPL species
A-8
1
5
Acer saccharum
Populus deltoides
Ulmus americana FACW
2830 SF
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
)Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
No
US Army Corps of Engineers Northcentral and Northeast Region – Version 2.0
Sampling Point:
100
Marl (F10) (LRR K, L)Other (Explain in Remarks)
Loc2 Texture Remarks
Sandy
Sandy
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains.
Loamy Sand
Sand
Color (moist)
4-20 100
XDepth (inches):YesHydric Soil Present?
%
Remarks:
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
No
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
A-8SOIL
Type1
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Histosol (A1)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils
3:
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR K, L, MLRA 149B)
Redox FeaturesDepth
(inches)Color (moist)
10YR 5/4
10YR 3/40-4
MLRA 149B)Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (LRR K, L, R)
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR R,
%
Matrix
Histic Epipedon (A2)
5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) (LRR K, L, R)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Dark Surface (S7)
Mesic Spodic (TA6) (MLRA 144A, 145, 149B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149B)
Red Parent Material (F21)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Black Histic (A3)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR K, L)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR K, L)
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR K, L, R)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR K, L)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
High Chroma Sands (S11) (LRR K, L)
Type:
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR R, MLRA 149B)
US Army Corps of Engineers Northcentral and Northeast Region – Version 2.0
Project/Site:Sampling Date:
Applicant/Owner:State:Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):Lat:Long:Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name:NWI classification:
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
If yes, optional Wetland Site ID:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
X
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Slope (%):Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
significantly disturbed?Are “Normal Circumstances” present?
naturally problematic?
Surface Water Present?
Section, Township, Range:
concaveLocal relief (concave, convex, none):
Yes
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
GZA
LRR R, MLRA 144A
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
Terrace
Marl Deposits (B15)
Yes No
2
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Yes
Yes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
NoNoX
X No
Yes
Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.)
Yes
HYDROLOGY
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM – Northcentral and Northeast Region
X
PFO6B
X
No
42:20:05.64
Boxford
3/23/18
A-8
193 Locust Street NorthamptonCity/County:
MA
72:39:41.28
Yes NoX
NoX
Surface Water (A1)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Remarks:
(includes capillary fringe)
Yes
X 16
No
NoYes
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Field Observations:
Water Table Present?
High Water Table (A2)
Saturation (A3)
Water Marks (B1)
Iron Deposits (B5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)Sediment Deposits (B2)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
NoYes X
Depth (inches):
12Depth (inches):X
X Depth (inches):
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Saturation Present?
US Army Corps of Engineers Northcentral and Northeast Region – Version 2.0
Sampling Point:
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.(A/B)
7.
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:x 1 =
1.x 2 =
2.x 3 =
3.x 4 =
4.x 5 =
5.Column Totals:(B)
6.
7.
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.4 - Morphological Adaptations
1 (Provide supporting
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
VEGETATION
(A)
(B)
(A)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Tree Stratum
Woody Vine Stratum
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01
)
=Total Cover
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
2.71
20
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation
1 (Explain)
Alliaria petiolata
5Onoclea sensibilis FACW
Indicator
Status
45
10
Absolute
% Cover
No
Yes
FACW
FAC
Dominant
Species?
Ribes glandulosum 30
707 SF
Lonicera tatarica
45
)
=Total Cover
)
=Total Cover
=Total Cover
Tree – Woody plants 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter
at breast height (DBH), regardless of height.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?
Woody vines – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
XYes No
Sapling/shrub – Woody plants less than 3 in. DBH and
greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Yes
No
10
10
FACU
Yes FACW
FACWYes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
0
325
Multiply by:
110
60.0%
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total % Cover of:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
10 FACUYes
55
0
55
45
20
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
0
120
X
X
135
0
80
Acer rubrum
– Use scientific names of plants.
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
FACU species
UPL species
A-8
3
5
Acer rubrum
Ulmus americana
22826 SF
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
)Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
US Army Corps of Engineers Northcentral and Northeast Region – Version 2.0
Sampling Point:
100
Marl (F10) (LRR K, L)Other (Explain in Remarks)
Loc2 Texture Remarks
Sandy
Loamy SandSandy
Sandy LoamSandy
Sandy
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains.
M
Loamy Sand
Loamy Sand
Color (moist)
C
100
4-8 100
X XDepth (inches):YesHydric Soil Present?
%
Remarks:
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
No
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
A-8SOIL
8-14 2.5YR 5/1
Type1
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Histosol (A1)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils
3:
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR K, L, MLRA 149B)
90
Redox FeaturesDepth
(inches)Color (moist)
2.5YR 5/3
10YR 3/40-4
10YR 5/6
MLRA 149B)
10
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (LRR K, L, R)
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR R,
%
Matrix
Histic Epipedon (A2)
14-20 2.5YR 4/1
5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) (LRR K, L, R)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Dark Surface (S7)
Mesic Spodic (TA6) (MLRA 144A, 145, 149B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149B)
Red Parent Material (F21)
Depleted Matrix (F3)X
Black Histic (A3)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR K, L)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR K, L)
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR K, L, R)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR K, L)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
High Chroma Sands (S11) (LRR K, L)
Type:
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR R, MLRA 149B)
US Army Corps of Engineers Northcentral and Northeast Region – Version 2.0
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or in part, at other locations, or for other purposes, may lead to inappropriate conclusions; and we do not accept any
responsibility for the consequences of such use(s). Further, reliance by any party not identified in the agreement, for
any use, without our prior written permission, shall be at that party’s risk, and without any liability to GZA.
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and/or proposal, and reflect our professional judgment. These findings and conclusions must be considered not as
scientific or engineering certainties, but rather as our professional opinions concerning the data gathered and
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4. Natural resource characteristics are inherently variable. Biological community composition and diversity can be
affected by seasonal, annual or anthropogenic influences. In addition, soil conditions are reflective of subsurface geologic
materials, the composition and distribution of which vary spatially.
5. The observations described in this report were made on the dates referenced and under the conditions stated therein.
Conditions observed and reported by GZA reflect the conditions that could be reasonably observed based upon the visual
observations of surface conditions and/or a limited observation of subsurface conditions at the specific time of
observation. Such conditions are subject to environmental and circumstantial alteration and may not reflect conditions
observable at another time.
6. The conclusions and recommendations contained in this report are based upon the data obtained from a limited number
of surveys performed during our work on the site, as described in the Report. There may be variations between these
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forthwith. GZA will evaluate such information and, on the basis of this work, may modify the conclusions stated in this
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Appendix E, Soils Report
United States
Department of
Agriculture
A product of the National
Cooperative Soil Survey,
a joint effort of the United
States Department of
Agriculture and other
Federal agencies, State
agencies including the
Agricultural Experiment
Stations, and local
participants
Custom Soil Resource
Report for
Hampshire County,
Massachusetts,
Central Part
Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service
May 31, 2018
Preface
Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas.
They highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information
about the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for
many different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban
planners, community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers.
Also, conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste
disposal, and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand,
protect, or enhance the environment.
Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose
special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil
properties that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions.
The information is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of
soil limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for
identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations.
Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area
planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some
cases. Examples include soil quality assessments (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/
portal/nrcs/main/soils/health/) and certain conservation and engineering
applications. For more detailed information, contact your local USDA Service Center
(https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs) or your NRCS State Soil
Scientist (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/contactus/?
cid=nrcs142p2_053951).
Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are
seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a
foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as
septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to
basements or underground installations.
The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States
Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the
Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National
Cooperative Soil Survey.
Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available
through the NRCS Web Soil Survey, the site for official soil survey information.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its
programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability,
and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion,
sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a
part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not
all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require
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alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice
and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of
Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or
call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
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Contents
Preface....................................................................................................................2
How Soil Surveys Are Made..................................................................................5
Soil Map..................................................................................................................8
Soil Map................................................................................................................9
Legend................................................................................................................10
Map Unit Legend................................................................................................12
Map Unit Descriptions........................................................................................12
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Central Part...........................................14
30A—Raynham silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes.........................................14
51A—Swansea muck, 0 to 1 percent slopes...............................................15
220C—Boxford silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes........................................16
225B—Belgrade silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes........................................17
258B—Amostown fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes..........................18
References............................................................................................................20
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How Soil Surveys Are Made
Soil surveys are made to provide information about the soils and miscellaneous
areas in a specific area. They include a description of the soils and miscellaneous
areas and their location on the landscape and tables that show soil properties and
limitations affecting various uses. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length,
and shape of the slopes; the general pattern of drainage; the kinds of crops and
native plants; and the kinds of bedrock. They observed and described many soil
profiles. A soil profile is the sequence of natural layers, or horizons, in a soil. The
profile extends from the surface down into the unconsolidated material in which the
soil formed or from the surface down to bedrock. The unconsolidated material is
devoid of roots and other living organisms and has not been changed by other
biological activity.
Currently, soils are mapped according to the boundaries of major land resource
areas (MLRAs). MLRAs are geographically associated land resource units that
share common characteristics related to physiography, geology, climate, water
resources, soils, biological resources, and land uses (USDA, 2006). Soil survey
areas typically consist of parts of one or more MLRA.
The soils and miscellaneous areas in a survey area occur in an orderly pattern that
is related to the geology, landforms, relief, climate, and natural vegetation of the
area. Each kind of soil and miscellaneous area is associated with a particular kind
of landform or with a segment of the landform. By observing the soils and
miscellaneous areas in the survey area and relating their position to specific
segments of the landform, a soil scientist develops a concept, or model, of how they
were formed. Thus, during mapping, this model enables the soil scientist to predict
with a considerable degree of accuracy the kind of soil or miscellaneous area at a
specific location on the landscape.
Commonly, individual soils on the landscape merge into one another as their
characteristics gradually change. To construct an accurate soil map, however, soil
scientists must determine the boundaries between the soils. They can observe only
a limited number of soil profiles. Nevertheless, these observations, supplemented
by an understanding of the soil-vegetation-landscape relationship, are sufficient to
verify predictions of the kinds of soil in an area and to determine the boundaries.
Soil scientists recorded the characteristics of the soil profiles that they studied. They
noted soil color, texture, size and shape of soil aggregates, kind and amount of rock
fragments, distribution of plant roots, reaction, and other features that enable them
to identify soils. After describing the soils in the survey area and determining their
properties, the soil scientists assigned the soils to taxonomic classes (units).
Taxonomic classes are concepts. Each taxonomic class has a set of soil
characteristics with precisely defined limits. The classes are used as a basis for
comparison to classify soils systematically. Soil taxonomy, the system of taxonomic
classification used in the United States, is based mainly on the kind and character
of soil properties and the arrangement of horizons within the profile. After the soil
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scientists classified and named the soils in the survey area, they compared the
individual soils with similar soils in the same taxonomic class in other areas so that
they could confirm data and assemble additional data based on experience and
research.
The objective of soil mapping is not to delineate pure map unit components; the
objective is to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that
have similar use and management requirements. Each map unit is defined by a
unique combination of soil components and/or miscellaneous areas in predictable
proportions. Some components may be highly contrasting to the other components
of the map unit. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way
diminishes the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The delineation of such
landforms and landform segments on the map provides sufficient information for the
development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, onsite
investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
Soil scientists make many field observations in the process of producing a soil map.
The frequency of observation is dependent upon several factors, including scale of
mapping, intensity of mapping, design of map units, complexity of the landscape,
and experience of the soil scientist. Observations are made to test and refine the
soil-landscape model and predictions and to verify the classification of the soils at
specific locations. Once the soil-landscape model is refined, a significantly smaller
number of measurements of individual soil properties are made and recorded.
These measurements may include field measurements, such as those for color,
depth to bedrock, and texture, and laboratory measurements, such as those for
content of sand, silt, clay, salt, and other components. Properties of each soil
typically vary from one point to another across the landscape.
Observations for map unit components are aggregated to develop ranges of
characteristics for the components. The aggregated values are presented. Direct
measurements do not exist for every property presented for every map unit
component. Values for some properties are estimated from combinations of other
properties.
While a soil survey is in progress, samples of some of the soils in the area generally
are collected for laboratory analyses and for engineering tests. Soil scientists
interpret the data from these analyses and tests as well as the field-observed
characteristics and the soil properties to determine the expected behavior of the
soils under different uses. Interpretations for all of the soils are field tested through
observation of the soils in different uses and under different levels of management.
Some interpretations are modified to fit local conditions, and some new
interpretations are developed to meet local needs. Data are assembled from other
sources, such as research information, production records, and field experience of
specialists. For example, data on crop yields under defined levels of management
are assembled from farm records and from field or plot experiments on the same
kinds of soil.
Predictions about soil behavior are based not only on soil properties but also on
such variables as climate and biological activity. Soil conditions are predictable over
long periods of time, but they are not predictable from year to year. For example,
soil scientists can predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy that a given soil will
have a high water table within certain depths in most years, but they cannot predict
that a high water table will always be at a specific level in the soil on a specific date.
After soil scientists located and identified the significant natural bodies of soil in the
survey area, they drew the boundaries of these bodies on aerial photographs and
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identified each as a specific map unit. Aerial photographs show trees, buildings,
fields, roads, and rivers, all of which help in locating boundaries accurately.
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Soil Map
The soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of
soil map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols
displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to
produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit.
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Map Scale: 1:1,060 if printed on A portrait (8.5" x 11") sheet.
Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest (AOI)
Area of Interest (AOI)
Soils
Soil Map Unit Polygons
Soil Map Unit Lines
Soil Map Unit Points
Special Point Features
Blowout
Borrow Pit
Clay Spot
Closed Depression
Gravel Pit
Gravelly Spot
Landfill
Lava Flow
Marsh or swamp
Mine or Quarry
Miscellaneous Water
Perennial Water
Rock Outcrop
Saline Spot
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
Slide or Slip
Sodic Spot
Spoil Area
Stony Spot
Very Stony Spot
Wet Spot
Other
Special Line Features
Water Features
Streams and Canals
Transportation
Rails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
Background
Aerial Photography
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at
1:15,800.
Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause
misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil
line placement. The maps do not show the small areas of
contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed
scale.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map
measurements.
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey URL:
Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator
projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts
distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more
accurate calculations of distance or area are required.
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as
of the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Central
Part
Survey Area Data: Version 12, Oct 6, 2017
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales
1:50,000 or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Sep 29, 2013—Oct
16, 2016
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
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MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor
shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident.
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Map Unit Legend
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
30A Raynham silt loam, 0 to 3
percent slopes
0.0 0.5%
51A Swansea muck, 0 to 1 percent
slopes
0.3 6.0%
220C Boxford silt loam, 8 to 15
percent slopes
1.5 31.5%
225B Belgrade silt loam, 3 to 8
percent slopes
2.8 59.1%
258B Amostown fine sandy loam, 3 to
8 percent slopes
0.1 2.8%
Totals for Area of Interest 4.8 100.0%
Map Unit Descriptions
The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the
soils or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along
with the maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit.
A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more
major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named
according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic
class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the
landscape, however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the
characteristic variability of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some
observed properties may extend beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class.
Areas of soils of a single taxonomic class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without
including areas of other taxonomic classes. Consequently, every map unit is made
up of the soils or miscellaneous areas for which it is named and some minor
components that belong to taxonomic classes other than those of the major soils.
Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the
map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called
noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a
particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties
and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different
management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They
generally are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the
scale used. Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas
are identified by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a
given area, the contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit
descriptions along with some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor
components may not have been observed, and consequently they are not
mentioned in the descriptions, especially where the pattern was so complex that it
was impractical to make enough observations to identify all the soils and
miscellaneous areas on the landscape.
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The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the
usefulness or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate
pure taxonomic classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or
landform segments that have similar use and management requirements. The
delineation of such segments on the map provides sufficient information for the
development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, however,
onsite investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous
areas.
An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions.
Each description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil
properties and qualities.
Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for
differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major
horizons that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement.
Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness,
salinity, degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the
basis of such differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas
shown on the detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase
commonly indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha
silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series.
Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas.
These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups.
A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate
pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps.
The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar
in all areas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example.
An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or
miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present
or anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered
practical or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The
pattern and relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat
similar. Alpha-Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas
that could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar
interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion
of the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can
be made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made
up of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil
material and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example.
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Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Central Part
30A—Raynham silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 9b1h
Elevation: 50 to 500 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 50 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 52 degrees F
Frost-free period: 140 to 240 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Raynham and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 15 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Raynham
Setting
Landform: Depressions
Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Silty glaciolacustrine deposits
Typical profile
H1 - 0 to 10 inches: silt loam
H2 - 10 to 37 inches: silt loam
H3 - 37 to 60 inches: stratified loamy fine sand to fine sandy loam to silt loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 31 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 5 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 11.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Minor Components
Maybid
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Depressions
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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Scitico
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Depressions
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Belgrade
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Hydric soil rating: No
51A—Swansea muck, 0 to 1 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 2trl2
Elevation: 0 to 1,140 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 36 to 71 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 39 to 55 degrees F
Frost-free period: 140 to 240 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of unique importance
Map Unit Composition
Swansea and similar soils: 80 percent
Minor components: 20 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Swansea
Setting
Landform: Bogs, swamps
Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Highly decomposed organic material over loose sandy and
gravelly glaciofluvial deposits
Typical profile
Oa1 - 0 to 24 inches: muck
Oa2 - 24 to 34 inches: muck
Cg - 34 to 79 inches: coarse sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Negligible
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to high
(0.14 to 14.17 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 6 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: Frequent
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 16.5 inches)
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Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Minor Components
Freetown
Percent of map unit: 10 percent
Landform: Bogs, swamps
Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Whitman
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Drainageways, depressions
Landform position (two-dimensional): Toeslope
Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Scarboro
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Drainageways, depressions
Landform position (two-dimensional): Toeslope
Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope, tread, dip
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
220C—Boxford silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 99z7
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 50 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 52 degrees F
Frost-free period: 140 to 240 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Boxford and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 15 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
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Description of Boxford
Setting
Landform: Terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Hard silty and clayey glaciolacustrine deposits derived from
granite and gneiss
Typical profile
H1 - 0 to 8 inches: silt loam
H2 - 8 to 21 inches: silt loam
H3 - 21 to 37 inches: silty clay
H4 - 37 to 60 inches: silty clay
Properties and qualities
Slope: 8 to 15 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: High
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 19 to 36 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.3 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e
Hydrologic Soil Group: D
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Unnamed
Percent of map unit: 15 percent
Hydric soil rating: No
225B—Belgrade silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 99z4
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 50 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 52 degrees F
Frost-free period: 140 to 240 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
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Map Unit Composition
Belgrade and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 15 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Belgrade
Setting
Landform: Terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Coarse-silty glaciolacustrine deposits
Typical profile
H1 - 0 to 10 inches: silt loam
H2 - 10 to 51 inches: very fine sandy loam
H3 - 51 to 60 inches: loamy very fine sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: Low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to high
(0.06 to 2.00 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 18 to 42 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Raynham
Percent of map unit: 15 percent
Landform: Depressions
Hydric soil rating: Yes
258B—Amostown fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 99z1
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 50 inches
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Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 52 degrees F
Frost-free period: 140 to 240 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Amostown and similar soils: 75 percent
Minor components: 25 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Amostown
Setting
Landform: Deltas, terraces, outwash plains
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, footslope
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Friable sandy glaciofluvial deposits over silty glaciolacustrine
deposits
Typical profile
H1 - 0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam
H2 - 7 to 32 inches: fine sandy loam
H3 - 32 to 60 inches: stratified very fine sand to silt loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: Low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.60 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 18 to 36 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.3 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Pollux
Percent of map unit: 15 percent
Hydric soil rating: No
Agawam
Percent of map unit: 10 percent
Hydric soil rating: No
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NAP, NOI Project Filing
8/12/2018
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Appendix F, NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form and Copy of Submittal Check
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Important: When
filling out forms
on the computer,
use only the tab
key to move your
cursor - do not
use the return
key.
A. Applicant Information
1. Location of Project:
193 Locust Street
a. Street Address
Northampton
b. City/Town
4336
c. Check number
237.50
d. Fee amount
2. Applicant Mailing Address:
David
a. First Name
Steele
b. Last Name
Northampton Area Pediatrics
c. Organization
193 Locust Street
d. Mailing Address
Northampton
e. City/Town
MA
f. State
01060
g. Zip Code
413-584-8700
h. Phone Number
i. Fax Number
j. Email Address
3. Property Owner (if different):
a. First Name
b. Last Name
c. Organization
d. Mailing Address
e. City/Town
f. State
g. Zip Code
h. Phone Number
i. Fax Number
j. Email Address
To calculate
filing fees, refer
to the category
fee list and
examples in the
instructions for
filling out WPA
Form 3 (Notice of
Intent).
B. Fees
Fee should be calculated using the following process & worksheet. Please see Instructions before
filling out worksheet.
Step 1/Type of Activity: Describe each type of activity that will occur in wetland resource area and buffer zone.
Step 2/Number of Activities: Identify the number of each type of activity.
Step 3/Individual Activity Fee: Identify each activity fee from the six project categories listed in the instructions.
Step 4/Subtotal Activity Fee: Multiply the number of activities (identified in Step 2) times the fee per category
(identified in Step 3) to reach a subtotal fee amount. Note: If any of these activities are in a Riverfront Area in
addition to another Resource Area or the Buffer Zone, the fee per activity should be multiplied by 1.5 and then
added to the subtotal amount.
Step 5/Total Project Fee: Determine the total project fee by adding the subtotal amounts from Step 4.
Step 6/Fee Payments: To calculate the state share of the fee, divide the total fee in half and subtract $12.50. To
calculate the city/town share of the fee, divide the total fee in half and add $12.50.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
B. Fees (continued)
Step 1/Type of Activity Step 2/Number
of Activities
Step
3/Individual
Activity Fee
Step 4/Subtotal Activity
Fee
Step 2,b. Parking lot
1
500
500
Step 5/Total Project Fee:
Step 6/Fee Payments:
Total Project Fee: 500
a. Total Fee from Step 5
State share of filing Fee: 237.50
b. 1/2 Total Fee less $12.50
City/Town share of filling Fee: 262.50
c. 1/2 Total Fee plus $12.50
C. Submittal Requirements
a.) Complete pages 1 and 2 and send with a check or money order for the state share of the fee, payable to
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Department of Environmental Protection
Box 4062
Boston, MA 02211
b.) To the Conservation Commission: Send the Notice of Intent or Abbreviated Notice of Intent; a copy of
this form; and the city/town fee payment.
To MassDEP Regional Office (see Instructions): Send a copy of the Notice of Intent or Abbreviated Notice of
Intent; a copy of this form; and a copy of the state fee payment. (E-filers of Notices of Intent may submit these
electronically.)
NAP, NOI Project Filing
8/12/2018
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110 PINE STREET, FLORENCE, MA 01062 |PHONE:413-387 -8078,FAX:413-727-3969
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Appendix G, Notice to Abutters and Affidavit
Notification to Abutters
Under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act,
and the Northampton Wetlands Ordinance
In accordance with the second paragraph of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 131,
Section 40, you are hereby notified of the following:
The name of the applicant is: Northampton Area Pediatrics.
The applicant has filed a Notice of Intent with the Northampton Conservation Commission
seeking permission to remove, fill, dredge or alter an Area Subject to protection Under the
Wetlands Protection Act (General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40) and the Northampton
Wetlands Protection Ordinance (Chapter 337). The work proposed is: Construction of a 2,730sf
parking lot along the eastern perimeter of the property.
The address of the lot where the activity is proposed is 193 Locust Street in Florence. The
Map and Lot is 23B/97,11.
Copies of the Notice of Intent may be examined at the Office of Planning and Sustainability, 210
Main Street, Room 11, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, and
online at http://northamptonma.gov/948/Public-File-Cabinet, permit files are sorted by Map and
Lot.
Copies of the Notice of Intent and more information may be obtained from either (check one) the
applicant _X_, or the applicant's representative _______, by calling this telephone number
(413) 584 - 8700 between the hours of 9:00 and 5:00 on the following days of the week:
Monday through Friday.
Information regarding the date, time, and place of the public hearing may be obtained from the
Office of Planning and Sustainability by calling the Conservation Agent at (413) 587- 1263.
Conservation Commission agendas are also posted at
http://northamptonma.gov/AgendaCenter/Conservation-Commission-7
NOTE: Notice of the public hearing, including its date, time, and place, will published
seven days in advance of the hearing in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, and will be posted
in a ‘Public Notice’ sign on the subject property.
NOTE: Notice of the public hearing, including its date, time, and place, will be posted in
the Northampton City Hall not less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance.
NOTE: You also may contact the nearest Department of Environmental Protection
Regional Office for more information about this application or the Wetlands Protection
Act. To contact DEP, call the Western Region at (413) 784-1100.
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
Under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act
And the Northampton Wetlands Ordinance
(To be submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
and the Conservation Commission when filing a Notice of Intent)
I, _Terrence Reynolds___,
Name of person making affidavit
hereby certify under the pains and penalties of perjury that on _8/13/18______ date
I gave notification to abutters in compliance with the second paragraph of
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40, and the DEP Guide to Abutter
Notification dated April 8, 1994, in connection with the following matter:
A Notice of Intent was filed under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act by
___Northampton Area Pediatrics with the
Name of Applicant
Northampton Conservation Commission on 8/13/18 for property date
located at 193 Locust Street Florence, MA
Address of land where work is proposed
The form of the notification and a list of the abutters to whom it was given and their
addresses, are attached to this Affidavit of Service.
___________________________________________________ 8/13/18
Applicant Signature Date