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08-040 206 cole meadows road conservation- -- Massacliusetfs De-� `merit of Ein�ironniental Priotection Bureau of Resource lection — Wetlands WPA Form 2 - Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G. L. c. 131, X40 General Information From: 3. Title and Final Revision Date of Plans and Other Documents: Northampton Conservation Commission "Construction Plan, Wetland Plan and Conservation Commission Details, Coles Meadow Road, Storm Drain Reconstruction," prepared by 1. Applicant: the City of Northampton Department of Public Works Engineering Division, Northampton DPW dated August 25, 2000. Name of Person Making Rest 125 Locust Street Mailing Address Northampton City/Town MA 0 1060 Slate Zip Code 2. Property Owner: Northampton DPW & Debra H oynoski Name of Proper Ow w(ilddlereni tom appikaM) 125 Locust Street & 2 Coles Meadow Road Mailing Address Northampton Ci1y/Town MA 01060 State Zip Cooe Determination Pursuant to the authority of M.G.L. c. 131, §40, the Northamp Conservation Commission Conservation Commission has considered your Request for a Determination of Applicability, with its supporting documentation, and has made the following Determination regarding: 206 Coles Meadow Road StreetAddtess Northampton, MA 01060 City/Town Zi C d Map 8 Parcel p 48 e Assessors Map/Plat l ParcelAot J lNassaahusefis pep,eM of fnvironmentai Protection - Bureau of Resource Protection — Wetlands WPA Form 2 - Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G. L. c. 131, X40 Determination (coot.) The following Determination(s) is /are applicable to the proposed site and /or project relative to the Wetlands Protection Act and Regulations: Positive Determination Note: No work within the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act may proceed until a final Order of Conditions (issued following submittal of a Notice of Intent or Abbreviated Notice of Intent) has been received from the issuing authority (i.e., conservation commission or the Department of Environmental Protection). 1. The area described on the plan(s) referenced above, which includes all or part of the area described in the Request, is an area subject to protection under the Act. Therefore, any removing, filling, dredging, or altering of that area requires the filing of a Notice of Intent. 2. The delineations of the boundaries of the resource areas listed directly below, described on the plan(s) referenced above, which includes all or part of the area described in the Request, are confirmed as accurate: Therefore, the resource area boundaries confirmed in this Determination are binding as to all decisions rendered pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act and its regulations regarding such boundaries for as long as this Determina- tion is valid. However, the boundaries of resource areas not listed directly above are Q confirmed by this Determina- tion, regardless of whether such boundaries are contained on the plans attached to this Determination or to the Request for Determination. 3. The work described on plan(s) and document(s) referenced above, which includes all or part of the work described in the Request, is within an area subject to protection under the Act and will remove, fill, dredge, or alter that area. Therefore, said work requires the filing of a Notice of Intent. 4. The work described on plan(s) and document(s) referenced above, which includes all or part of the work described in the Request, is within the Suffer Zone and will alter an Area subject to protection under the Act. Therefore, said work requires the filing of a Notice of Intent. 5. The area and /or work described on plan(s) and document(s) referenced above, which includes all or part of the work described in the Request, is subject to review and approval by Name of MuniclpaNy pursuant to the following wetlands law, bylaw, or ordinance (name and citation of law). 6. The following area and /or work, if any, is subject to municipal bylaw but not subject to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act: = 7. If a Notice of Intent is filed for the work in the Riverfront Area described on plans and documents referenced above, which includes all or part of the work described in the Request, the applicant must consider the following alternatives (Refer to the Wetlands Regulations at 10.58(4)c. for more information about the scope of alternative requirements) : - Alternatives limited to the lot on which the project is located. Alternatives limited to the lot on which the project is located, the subdivided lots, and any adjacent lots formerly or presently owned by the same owner. Alternatives limited to the original parcel on which the project is located, the subdivided parcels, any adjacent parcels, and any other land which can reasonably be obtained within the municipality. Alternatives extend to any sites which can reasonably be obtained within the appropriate region of the state. UD E P Rpm 1n/gR Massachusetts Dep `meta of Effvironmei7ai Protection Bureau of Resource �-.. ection — Wetlands ••W WPA Form 2 - Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, X40 Determination (coot.) Negative Determination Note: No further action under the Wetlands Protection Act is required by the applicant. However, if the Department of Environmental Protection is requested to issue a Supersed- ing Determination of Applicability, work may not proceed on this project unless the Department fails to act on such request within 35 days of the date the request is post- marked for certified mail or hand delivered to the Depart- ment. Work may then proceed at the owner's risk only upon notice to the Department and to the conservation commission. Requirements for requests for Superseding Determinations are listed at the end of this document. 1. The area described in the Request is not an area subject to protection under the Act or the Suffer Zone. = 2. The work described in the Request is within an area subject to protection under the Act, but will not remove, fill, dredge, or alter that area. Therefore, said work does not require the filing of a Notice of Intent. X - 3. The work described in the Request is within the Buffer Zone, as defined in the regulations, but will not alter an Area subject to protection under the Act. Therefore, said work does not require the filing of a Notice of Intent. - 5. The area described in the Request is subject to protection under the Act. Since the work described therein meets the requirements for the following exemption, as specified in the Act and regulations, no Notice of Intent is required: Exempt Aamty 6. The area and /or work described in the Request is not subject to review and approval by Name of Municipality pursuant to a municipal wetlands law, ordinance, or bylaw, (name and citation of bylaw). - .4. The work described in the Request is not within an Area subject to protection under the Act (including the Buffer Zone). Therefore, said work does not require the filing of a Notice of Intent, unless and until said work alters an Area subject to protection under the Act. IR Anthnri7atinn This Determination is issued to the applicant and delivered as follows. via inter —city mail :X by hand delivery on October 30, 2000 Dale -X by certified mail, return receipt requested on October 30, 2000 Dale This Determination is valid for three years from the date of issuance (except Determinations for Vegetation Management Plans which are valid for the duration of the Plan). This Determination does not relieve the applicant from complying with all other applicable federal, state, or local statutes, ordinances, bylaws, or regulations. This Determination must be signed by a majority of the conservation commission. A copy must be sent to the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection regional. office (see appendix A) and the property owner (if different from the applicant). October 23, 2000 Dare OEP_I Massachuselts pope Ant of Eadronmental Protection • Bureau of Resource htft ction — Wetlands •-f WPA Form 2 - Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G. L. c. 131, X40 0 Appeals The applicant, owner, any person aggrieved by this Determina- tion, any owner of land abutting the land upon which the proposed work is to be done, or any ten residents of the city or town in which such land is located, are hereby notified of their right to request the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office to issue a Superseding Determina- tion of Applicability. The request must be made by certified mail or hand delivery to the Department, with the appropriate filing fee and Fee Transmittal Form (see Appendix E: Request for Departmental Action Fee Transmittal Form) as provided in 310 CMR 10.03(7) within ten business days from the date of issuance of this Determination. A copy of the request shall at the same time be sent by certified mail or hand delivery to the conservation commission and to the applicant if he /she is not the appellant. The request shall state clearly and concisely the objections to the Determination which is being appealed. To the extent that the Determination is based on a municipal bylaw, and not on the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act or regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection has no appellate jurisdiction. ,,,,,,a - on .M.( PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT . CITY OF NORTHAMPTON City Hall - 2i o Main Street, Room ii • North ampton, MA of o60 -3198 . (4 - Fax: 587 -1 264 Wav�ne reiden, Director -emai I: plan ning@citv.nortbampton.ma.us - internet :wwwnortbamptonplanning.org PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Northampton Conservation Commission will conduct a meeting on Monday, October 23, 2000 at 7:00 P.M. in Hearing Room 18, City Hall, 210 Main Street, Northampton, at which time Public Hearings will be conducted on the following, as required under M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, The Wetlands Protection Act and Chapter 24 of the City of Northampton's Ordinances, Wetlands Protection 7:30 P.M. - Public Hearing on a Request for Determination filed by Sandra Yell to replace a failing septic system for property located at 214 Riverbank Road, also known as Northampton Assessor's Map 25, Parcel 12. Work will take place within the floodplain of the Connecticut River, but there will be no change to finished grades. 7:40 P.M. - Public Hearing on a Request for Determination filed by the Northampton Department of Public Works for drainage improvements within the roadway and adjacent to the roadway within the buffer zone of a stream and Bordering Vegetated Wetland for property located at 206 Coles Meadow Road, also known as Assessor's Map 8, Parcel 40. Work will include the installation of two new catch basins, plugging an existing culvert under Coles Meadow Road, and removal of an existing paved waterway. 7:50 P.M. - Public Hearing on a Request for Determination filed by the Northampton Recreation Department to install guardrails and speed bumps along entry roads and parking lots to control traffic, and to remove a portion of paved parking and replace it with grass at Maines Field - Riverside Drive, also known as Assessor's Map 23C, Parcel 31. Possible resource areas affected include the 100 -year floodplain of the Mill River, Bordering Land Subject to Flooding and Riverfront Area. 8:00 P.M. - Public Hearing on a Notice of Intent filed by the Massachusetts Highway Department/Northampton Department of Public Works for wetland replication associated with the proposed replacement of the Old Springfield Road Bridge over the Mill River Diversion, also known as Assessor's Map 45, Parcel 31. PUBLISH: October 16 , 2000 BILL: Northampton Conservation Commission, c/o Office of Planning and Development City Hall, 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA 01060. planning board • conservation commission • zoning boardo f appeals - housing partnership - redevelopment authoritv - northampwn GIS economic development - community development - historic district commission - historical commission - central business architecture original printed on recgcW paper N ...W PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT • CITY OF NORTHAMPTON City Hall • s i o Main street, Room ii . Northampton, MA o i o60 -3 i 98 • (4 • Fiax. 587 wav�ne reiden,Director • email: pl an ning@citv.nortbampton.ma.us • internet :www.nortbamptonplanning.org October 19, 2000 Department of Public Works City of Northampton 125 Locust Street Northampton, MA 01060 Dear Paulette: The Request for Determination filed by the Northampton Department of Public Works (DPW) for drainage improvements within the roadway and adjacent to the roadway within the buffer zone of a stream and Bordering Vegetated Wetland for property located at 206 Coles Meadow Road has been submitted to the Northampton Conservation Commission, and the Public Hearing will be conducted at its meeting scheduled for October 23, 2000 at 7:40 P.M. in Council Chambers, Wallace J. Puchalski Municipal Building, 212 Main Street, Northampton. A representative(s) of the DPW is required to attend this meeting to present the application. One week before the Public Hearing is scheduled, a legal notice announcing the meeting will be published in the Daily Hgmyshire Gazette (copy enclosed). If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Planning and Development, City Hall, Telephone 587 -1262. Sincerely, Laura Krutzler Board Secretary cc: Debra Hoynoski, 206 Coles Meadow Road, Northampton, MA 01060. planning board -conservation commission • zoning board o of appeals • housing partners • redevelopment autbority • northampton GIS economic development - communitrdevelopment • listoricdistrictcommission • listoricalcom mission - central business architecture original printed on recvcled paper 10 Important: When filling out forms on the computer, use only the tab key to move your cursor - do not use the return key. ..00. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Northampton Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands oit y rr own WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G. L. c. 131, §40 A. General Information Applicant: Northampton DPW pkuzdeba@nohodpw.org Name E -Mail Address (if applicable) 125 Locust Street Mailing Address Northampton MA 01060 Citylrown State Zip Code (413) 587 -1570 (413)587 -1576 Phone Number Fax Number (if applicable) 2. Representative (if any): Northampton Enaineerina Deaartment Firm Paulette L. Kuzdeba pkuzdeba@nohodpw.org Contact Name E-Mail Address (if applicable) 125 Locust Street Mailing Address Northampton MA 01060 Cityrrown State Zip Code (413) 587 -1570 (413) 587 -1576 Phone Number Fax Number (if applicable) B. Determinations 1. 1 request the Northampton make the following determination(s). Check any that apply: Conservation Commission ® 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. whetherthe 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). WPA Form1 Page 1 of 1 ../ `*�w Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Northampton Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands orrON WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 C. Project Description 1. a. Project Location (use maps and plans to identify the location of the area subject to this request): 206 Coles Meadow Road Northampton Street Address cityrrown 8 40 Assessors Map/Plat Number ParceULot Number b. Area Description (use additional paper, if necessary): Area consists of a low area on Coles Meadow Road, where untreated stormwater currently flows off of the road via a paved waterway into an adjacent wetland. Stormwater flows have been damaging the property owner's land because an existing pipe, under the road, has been blocked and no longer functions The wetland located down - gradient to the worts is adjacent to an in termittent brook. c. Plan and/or Map Reference(s): Coles Meadow Road Storm Drain Reconstruction 8/25/00 Title Date Northampton DPW - Engineering Division, 125 Locust Street, Northampton, MA 01060 2. a. Work Description (use additional paper and/or provide plan(s) of work, if necessary): Work will take place within the road and within the 100 foot buffer zone. Work includes installation of a new berm along the edge of the road, installation of two new catchbasins (with 4' sumps for water quality) and a new armored stormwater outfall, the removal of a paved waterway, and the installation of a wat hump at the existing driveway, within the 100 foot buffer zone. 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). Most of project falls under the DPW s Generic Notice of Intent and Orders of Condition. Requesting Commission's review of project and determination that an NOI will not be req uired to be filed. Page 2 of 2 WPA Form1 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Northampton Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands c " WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 C. Project Description (cont.) 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.) WPA Form1 Page 3 of 3 Sftw il Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Northampton Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands c '�� ON "' WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability , Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 D. Signatures and Submittal Requirements I hereby certify under the penalties of perjury that the foregoing Request for Determination of Applicability and accompanying plans, documents, and supporting data are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I further certify that the property owner, if different from the applicant, and the appropriate DEP Regional Office (see Appendix A) were sent a complete copy of this Request (including all appropriate documentation) simultaneously with the submittal of this Request to the Conservation Commission. Failure by the applicant to send copies in a timely manner may result in dismissal of the Request for Determination of Applicability. Name and address of the property owner: City of Northampton - DPW & Debra Hoynoski Name 125 Locust Street & 206 Coles Meadow Road Mailing Address Northampton Cityrrown MA 01060 State Zip Code Signatures: I also understand that notification of this Request will be placed in a local newspaper at my expense in accordance with Section 10.05(3)(b)(1) of the Wetlands Protection Act regulations. Signature of 10/10/00 Date Signature of Representative (if any) Date WPA Forml Page 4 of 4 BIT. CONC. DRIVEWAY TO HO. # 192 0 UP. #21 PI PROP. 3' W1 D TH BIT. CONC. WATER HUMP PROP. TYPE 2 BIT. CONC. BERM (SEE DETAIL PROP. CATCH BASIN ( SEE DETAIL) PROP. RIM ELEV. = 98.6 t (MATCH IX/ST. SURFACE) PROP. INV. OUT= 95.03 PROP. INV. IN = 95.13 WOODS BIT. CONC. WATER WAY 4" LOAM & SEED PROP. CATCH BASIN (TYP. ) PROP. RIM ELEV. = 98. (MATCH EXIST. SURFACE) PROP. INV. OUT = 95.63 PROP. GRASS SWALE FILL & COMPACT 4" LOAM & SEED PROVIDE PITCH TO CB # 1 PLUG ' r-v n r IPA^ . . W3 c WAFFLE ORATE 4'-d LONG FILTER FABRIC & SUPPORT NET I MIN. MADE 9" THICK WOW POST TOP V CLASS 'A' CONC. COLLAR SUITABLE BACKFILL 4 a MIN. 205 LBSI . a n, BRICKS OR PRE -CAST CONC. 4L �� �� RINGS FOR GRADE ADJUSTMENTS. J THROAT FRAME TO BE SET IN FULL BED OF MORTAR. w • Sou OPENING I I DETAIL " B " 5m MIN. BALES TO BUTT li I 1B' - 24" • SEE DETAIL b' FOR S MIN. FABRIC TOGETHER I JOPONG SECTIONS TAPERED SECTION S' MIN. �. USE STANDARD COUPLERS DETAIL "A" I ►:; ( MORTAR ALL JOINTS � I I •I WOOD POST SPACED 48 t1' DIAMETER I T -r* ON CENTER WOOD POST l CLEAR PROVIDE - V' OPENING 1I MRA1100 ENMROFDiCf FABRIC *SUPPORT OR APPROVED EQUAL . HEIGHT OF RISER SECTIONS I I �- 4' RUNOFF VARY FROM 1' TO 4' TWO 1" X 1' X 3' -0" STAKES I �I OUTSIDE of PIPE t r EACH BALE �'�, I3 MAR >1 E GRADE s 1 11 MIN. M12 SO. IN. STEEL SEE DETAIL 'A' 4' -0' PER VERTICAL FOOT, I I 4` 111 PLACED ACCORDING TO AASHT0 DESIGNATION I 5' MIN. M199 I �I . SUITABLE BACKFILL S- 12 VOR . 12 ' MIN, STONE OR CRUSHED GRAVEL BASE TYPICAL SEDIMENTATION CONTROL FENCE 00 0 PLAN N.T.S. PRECAST CONCRETE DROP INLET N.T.S. TWO 1 X an X 3' -0 c'""M EACH BALE BAILING TWINE PARALLEL TO EXISTING GROUND . wSS a MM. INTO GROl1N0 BEFORE STAKING BALED HAY SILTATION ZEROSION CHECKS (PARALLEL TO SLOPE) N. T. S. 4" BR. CONCRETE PATCH ( 2' MODIFIED TOP COURSE OVER 2 BINDER ) 12' COMPACTED PROCESSED GRAVEL r - 4' LOAM S: SEED 12 LENGTH AND WIDTH PER PLAN A 0 T o d o T:01' G w2 W, PROP. OUTLET PROTECTION 8' WIDE X 12' LONG (SEE DETAIL) HAYBALES (SEE DETAIL ) (SEE DETAIL ) �\\ PROP. CLASS IV -18" RCP. STORM DRAIN - � W7 %UP. #23 11 PROP. 3' WIDTH BIT. CONC. WATER HUMP GRAPHIC SCALE 0 5 10 20 ( IN FEET ) i inch - 10.00 M I � �7"' 1) - - TOP COURSE BINDER BASE 4' LOAM & SEED BLEND INTO EXISTING GRASS 11- A Ifili, ah. Al, 2' THICK X 12' WIDE �- PATCH OF BINDER 12 THICK COMPACTED PROCESSED GRAVEL 44' 1 VERTICAL BACK OPTIONAL B ITUMINOUS CONCRETE CURB TYPE-2 N.T.S. PROP. CULVERT PLAN OUTFALL CONVEYANCE PER PLAN MN. 18' DUMPED STONE RIP -RAP STONE 2 -100 LQ. RANGE WHERE SOIL TOTAL WT. LESS THAN 25 LIL PROVIDE SLIGHT DEPRESSION N CENTER TO ALLOW SURFACE WATER FLOW IN DIRECTION INDICATED ON PLAN __'" Nt �� • ►fir • -. . oil 1 SECTION A —A MIN. 10 OL NONWOVEN POLYPROPYLENE GEOTEXTILE CULVERT OUTLET PROTECTION DETAIL N.T.S. NOTE: I. TBM- STATION 1 (PK NAIL) ELEV. = 100.00 (ASSUMED) 2. DIG SAFE # 20003406928 3. CATCH BASINS SHALL HAVE 4' SUMPS. 4. UNDERGROUND UTILITIES LOCATION ARE APPROXIMATE ONLY 5. ALL DISTURBED AREAS TO BE SEEDED & MULCHED. 6. BORING TIES FIELD BOOK 276 PAGE 155, 09 -14 -2000 APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN: M. T SURFACE JAM /'I � 12M CONSTRUCTION PLAN B ACKFILL 71.5' WETLAND PLAN AND DETAILS DRAWN: R.B.K. CONTRACT: COMPACT IN 12" LAYERS DATE: Aug. 5, 2000 9• 1 /2 I.D.+ - RANULAR, ROCK -FREE BACKFILL 6' MIN. Y PE SIZE do TYPE AS NOTED ON PLANS COMPACT IN 6" LAYERS 0 6' MIN. UNDISTURBED GRANULAR MATERIAL CRUSHED STONE OR SCREENED UNSUITABLE MATERIAL TO BE REMOVED GRANULAR BEDDING do REPLACED NTH GRANULAR MATERIAL (30w MIN.) TYPICAL TRENCH SECTION (NON- PERFORATED PIPE) N. T. S. NOTE: I. TBM- STATION 1 (PK NAIL) ELEV. = 100.00 (ASSUMED) 2. DIG SAFE # 20003406928 3. CATCH BASINS SHALL HAVE 4' SUMPS. 4. UNDERGROUND UTILITIES LOCATION ARE APPROXIMATE ONLY 5. ALL DISTURBED AREAS TO BE SEEDED & MULCHED. 6. BORING TIES FIELD BOOK 276 PAGE 155, 09 -14 -2000 APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN: M. T CITY OF NORTHAMPTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING DMSION 125 LOCUST STREET, �RTN� � 0 1� SCALE: VIER. N/A CONSTRUCTION PLAN CHECKED: E.S.H. WETLAND PLAN AND DETAILS DRAWN: R.B.K. CONTRACT: COLES MEADOW ROAD STORM DRAIN RECONSTRUCTION DATE: Aug. 5, 2000 9• �E� � � � A