35-259 to 35-266 inclusive Parsons Brook subdivision ■
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Form 3
3. Registry: County
Part 1: General Information
1. Location: Street Address Burts Pit Road
Lot Number 1-8
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2. Project: Type Egg gP i
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to develop eight (8) lots. Drainage and the development of two (2) lots will involve work in
the buffer zone. No work in the wetlands or 100 -year floodplain is proposed.
4. Applicant
Address
5. Property Owner
Address
6. Representative
Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
Notice of Intent
Under the
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, G.L. c. 131, §40
and
Application for a Department of the Army Permit
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Description A 900± foot cul- de-sac and utilities Is planned
Hampshire
40 Filmore Street, Chicopee, MA 01101
40 Filmore Street, Chicopee, MA 01101
Associated Environmental Scientists, Inc.
Address P.O. Box 979, 311 Elm Street, West Springfield, MA 01090
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it o be provided by DEOE
City/Town Northampton
AODn Parsons Woods Develop.
Corporation
DEOE File No,
Current Book 3033 & Page 281
Certificate (1f Registered Land) N/A
Parsons Woods Development Corporation T (413) 533 -4581
Parsons Woods Development Corporation Tel(413) 533 -4581
T (413) 737 -3586
7. Have the Conservation Commission and the DEOE Regional Office each been sent. by certified mail or
hand delivery. 2 copies of completed Notice of Intent, with supporting plans and documents?
Yes ® No 0
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O intend
Resource Area Type:
N/A
Identifying number or totter
of support documents
2. Clearly, completely and accurately describe. with reference to supporting plans and calculations where
necessary:
(a) an measures and designs to regulate work within the Buffer Zone so as to insure that said work does
not alter an area specified in Part i. Section 10.02(1) (a) of these regulations; or
(b) If work in the Buffer Zone will alter such an area, all measures and designs proposed to meet
the performance standards established for the adjacent resource area specified lo Part Ii or
Part iII of these regulations.
O Coastal Resource Arse Type Bordered By 100•Foot [Nee arorwy Zone:
Et inland
Bordering Vegetated Wetland
The 18 -Inch RCP drainage pipe proposed for the easement between Tots 5
and 6 will end -at a headwall which will be 62 feet from the wetland edge.
This will be followed by 50 feet of stone rlp which wilt end within
12 feet of the wetland. Prior to this construction, a staked hay - bale
barrier wilt be installed as per the plan and specifications. Silt
barriers of either sift fence or hay bales will be installed at the
Iimit work -line on Tots 04, 5, 6, and 7. No work shall commence until
ail erosion controls are in place. AiI controls shall be inspected and
maintained by the developer. No work within the buffer zone or wetland
shaii be allowed beyond that proposed here without the approval of the
Northampton Conservation Com mission.
Iintify number or totter
of support documents
Plan 0 1770 - 880804
Sheets 3 of 7
6 of 7
7 of 7
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PART II - SITE DESCRIPTION
Natural Feature
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ADDENDUM
TO
NOTICE OF INTENT
(Form 3)
Parsons Woods
Burts Pit Road
Northampton, Massachusetts
Newril
The soils on site were determined using the U.S. Soil Conservation Service
(SCS) Soil Survey of-Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Central Part. The entire
site is covered by Hinckley fine sandy loam (HgA), which is a deep and
excessively well drained soil. It should not present any limitations to
development.
Vegetation
During the summer of 1987, a vegetative analysis of the site wetlands was
performed by personnel of AES, Inc. in order to delineate the wetland boundary
as well as to gain a better understanding of the site potential. Please see
Table 1 for a list of the species encountered along with their hydric
categories and abundance values.
PART III - WORK DESCRIPTION
Point- Source Discharge
The size of this subdivision (8 lots) is such that its total impact on the
Parsons Brook watershed will be very minimal. A summary of our computer
modelling for storm -water runoff peaks may be found below in Table 2. It
should be noted that the pre - development discharges are assumed for the sake of
the analysis, to outlet at the same point as the proposed 18 -inch pipe. Based
on the comparison of pre and post flows, there will be only a one (1) cubic
foot per second (cfs) increase during the 10 -year storm after site
development. For the 100 -year storm, the increase will be two (2) cfs. These
are not considered significant when compared to the potential flows of Parsons
Brook during the same frequency storms.
TAXON
`vane.
Alnus rugosa
Viburnum dentatum
Fraxinus araericanus
Aster puniceus
Rubus sp.
Betula populifolia
Vaccinium corymbosum
Prunus serotina
Cornus foemina
Ulmus rubra
Polystichum acrostichoides
Osmunda cinnamomea
Onoclea sensibilis
Euthamia graminifolia
Vitis sp.
Tsuga canadensis
Acer rubrum
Sphagnaceae sp.
Quercus palustris
Quercus rubra
Quercus bicolor
Pinus strobus
Lycopodium tristachyum
Lycopodium complanatum
Symplocarpus foetidus
TABLE 1.
OCCURRENCE OF PLANT SPECIES WITHIN WETLAND AREAS
ALONG PARSONS BROOK
Burts Pit Road, Northampton, MA
AES Job 1/881007
COMMON NAME
HYDRIC CATEGORIES:
1 Obligate wetland species
2 Facultative, preferring wetlands
3 Facultative, preferring neither
4 Facultative, preferring uplands
5 Obligate upland species
6 Unspecified
Alder, Speckled
Arrowwood, Southern
Ash, White
Aster, Swamp
Berries
Birch, Gray
Blueberry, Highbush
Cherry, Black
Dogwood, Red - Panicle
Elm, Slippery
Fern, Christmas
Fern, Cinnamon
Fern, Sensitive
Goldenrod, Grassleaved
Grape, Common
Hemlock, Eastern
Maple, Red
Moss, Sphagnum
Oak, Pin
Oak, Red
Oak, Swamp White
Pine, Eastern White
Pine, Ground
Pine, Running
Skunk Cabbage
ABUNDANCE*
M
M
M
U
U -M
M
M
U
M
U -M
U
A
M
M
U
U -M
VA
U -M
M
M -A
U
M
M
U -M
M
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* ABUNDANCE: VA -Very Abundant; A- Abundant; M- Moderate Abundance; U- Uncommon
HYDRIC
CATEGORY+
2
3
2
1
6
3
2
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
1
2
5
2
4
4
4
1
Q
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
The water quality of the runoff discharged at the 18 -inch RCP after
development is anticipated to be somewhat lower than that of Parsons Brook.
However, as this discharged water flows over the 50 feet of rip rap at the end
of the pipe and then proceeds overland through the wetland, it will be cleansed
of much of its potential pollutants. When it does arrive at the brook, it is
expected that the water quality will be greatly improved to a level where it
will not significantly impact Parsons Brook.
TABLE 2.
Storm
'Frequency
Summary of Pre and Post Development Peak
Flows at 18 -Inch RCP Drainage Outlet
Flows in CFS
Pre - Develop. Post - Develop. Change
2 -YR 0 1 + 1
10 -YR 2 3 + 1
25 -YR 3 5 + 2
100 -YR 5 7 + 2
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1
1
1
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SCALE: r=200.
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PARSONS WOODS
BURTS PIT ROAD
GENERAL KEY MAP
WATERSHED AREA
5.2± ac.
pg 12
0' 50'100'150' 204' 300' 400' 600'