9945.0 - NGrid - RCoC Submittal - DEP File No. 246-652 - 2017-11-27.pdf
Letter of Transmittal
To: Northampton Conservation Commission Date: November 27, 2017
City Hall Project #: 9945.0
210 Main Street, Room 11 Subject: RCoC – Mass Electric Company
Northampton, MA 01060 DEP File No. 246-652
We are sending you: Attached Under Separate Cover
The Following Items:
Copies Date Subject
1 11/27/17 RCoC Application
1 11/27/17 Certification Letter
1 08/10/11 Recorded Order of Conditions
1 11/27/17 Site Photographs
These are Transmitted as Checked Below:
For your information For your use Approved as Noted As Requested For Approval For Review
Remarks:
Cc: Signed:
Tracy L. Duarte, P.E.
Civil Engineer
4 First Street, Bridgewater, MA 02324 (508) 697-3191 (800) 548-3355
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 8A – Request for Certificate of Compliance
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
DEP File Number:
246-652
Provided by DEP
A. Project Information
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1. This request is being made by:
Massachusetts Electric Company
Name
40 Sylvan Road
Mailing Address
Waltham
City/Town
MA
State
02451
Zip Code
781-907-3648
Phone Number
2. This request is in reference to work regulated by a final Order of Conditions issued to:
Massachusetts Electric Company
Applicant
07/20/2011
Dated
246-652
DEP File Number
Upon completion
of the work authorized in an Order of
Conditions, the property owner must request a
Certificate of Compliance from the issuing
authority stating that the work or portion of the
work has been satisfactorily completed.
3. The project site is located at:
River Road
Street Address
Northampton
City/Town
N/A
Assessors Map/Plat Number
N/A
Parcel/Lot Number
4. The final Order of Conditions was recorded at the Registry of Deeds for:
Property Owner (if different)
Hampshire
County
10623
Book
50
Page
Certificate (if registered land)
5. This request is for certification that (check one):
the work regulated by the above-referenced Order of Conditions has been satisfactorily completed.
the following portions of the work regulated by the above-referenced Order of Conditions have
been satisfactorily completed (use additional paper if necessary).
the above-referenced Order of Conditions has lapsed and is therefore no longer valid, and the
work regulated by it was never started.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 8A – Request for Certificate of Compliance
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
DEP File Number:
246-652
Provided by DEP
A.Project Information (cont.)
6.Did the Order of Conditions for this project, or the portion of the project subject to this request, contain
an approval of any plans stamped by a registered professional engineer, architect, landscapearchitect, or land surveyor?
Yes If yes, attach a written statement by such a professional certifying substantial
compliance with the plans and describing what deviation, if any, exists from the plans approved in the Order.
No
B.Submittal Requirements
Requests for Certificates of Compliance should be directed to the issuing authority that issued the final Order of Conditions (OOC). If the project received an OOC from the Conservation Commission, submit
this request to that Commission. If the project was issued a Superseding Order of Conditions or was the subject of an Adjudicatory Hearing Final Decision, submit this request to the appropriate DEP Regional
Office (see http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/about/contacts/find-the-massdep-regional-office-for-your-city-or-town.html).
November 27, 2017
City of Northampton Conservation Commission
City Hall 210 Main Street, Room 11 Northampton, MA 01060
Attn: Kevin Lake, Chair
Subject: DEP# 246-652
Request for Certificate of Compliance Utility Pole Relocation Project River Road
Mass Electric Company
Dear Members of the Conservation Commission:
Coneco Engineers & Scientists, Incorporated (Coneco), on behalf of Massachusetts Electric
Company, is submitting this Request for Certificate of Compliance for the utility pole relocation project that was permitted under the Order of Conditions issued on July 20, 2011 by the City of
Northampton Conservation Commission for DEP File No. 246-652. The Order of Conditions was
recorded at the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds in Book 10623 Page 50 on August 10, 2011 (attached). The Certificate of Compliance should be granted to Massachusetts Electric Company and
the original mailed to myself at Coneco Engineers & Scientists, Incorporated, 4 First Street, Bridgewater, MA, 02324.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the work associated with the proposed utility pole
relocation project, consisting of the replacement and relocation of two distribution poles, Poles 41 and 42, and the replacement of Pole 39 and the top of Pole 43 was performed, within acceptable construction tolerances, in substantial compliance with the approved Notice of Intent, plans and Order
of Conditions.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me at 508-697-3191 (extension 123) should you have any questions and/or comments pertaining to the information contained herein or require additional information
and/or further action. Thank you for your time and consideration regarding this matter.
Best regards,
Coneco Engineers & Scientists, Incorporated
Tracy L. Duarte, P.E.
Civil Engineer
Cc: Joshua Holden, National Grid
4 First Street, Bridgewater, MA 02324 (508) 697-3191 (800) 548-3355
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Site Photographs November 27, 2017 DEP No. 246-652 Page 1 of 4
Photo 1 (Looking northeast)
View Pole 39 located on the western side of River Road.
Photo 2 (Looking northeast)
View Pole 41 located on the eastern side of River Road.
Site Photographs November 27, 2017 DEP No. 246-652 Page 2 of 4
Photo 3 (Looking north) View of the Pole 42 and Pole 43 with the Mill River bridge.
Photo 4 (Looking south) View Pole 42 located on the eastern side of River Road.
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Photo 5 (Looking north) View Pole 43 located on the western side of River Road.