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January 18, 2018 VIA: CERTIFIED MAIL
Sarah LaValley
Conservation Commission Agent
City of Northampton City Hall
210 Main St
Northampton, MA 01060
Re: 1993 NOI SOW Completion Report
Former Cutlery, 320 Riverside Drive
Northampton, Massachusetts
MassDEP File No.
Dear Ms. LaValley,
In 1993, the Northampton Conservation Commission issued an Order of Conditions (OoC) under
MassDEP File No. 245-336 for the former Cutlery Building at 320 Riverside Drive in
Northampton, MA. The OoC was issued to Cutlery Building Associates and it was filed at the
Hampshire County Registry of Deeds on November 17, 1993 at Deed Book 4351, Page 003.
OHI Engineering, Inc. (OHI) recently received copies of the Notice of Intent (NOI) and OoC.
OHI was asked to review the OoC and provide a response to the Conservation Commission
which would allow the Commission to issue a Certificate of Compliance and close this file, if
possible.
The 1993 NOI included a Scope of Work (SOW) which involved restoring a drainage swale in
the southwest corner of the Former Cutlery property to conditions that existed in 1985. Said
1985 conditions were reported to be reflected in the Site Plan attached to the NOI.
OHI visited the property on Wednesday January 17, 2018. There was no snow cover at the time
of the property visit. Photographs from this visit are attached. Relevant observations are as
follows:
The parking lot is asphalt paved;
Visual assessment of the parking lot grading indicates that surface water drains toward
the southwest corner of the asphalt parking lot, then to a grass area. The grass area drains
to the vegetated swale on the southerly Former Cutlery property line, and then into the
Mill River. No erosion was noted within the grass or vegetated swale areas; and,
The grass area and vegetated swale comprise the drainage ditch shown on the Site Plan
attached to the 1993 NOI.
Therefore, it is our opinion that the re-establishment of the drainage swale conducted under the
OoC for MassDEP File No. 246-336, dated October 25, 1993, has been completed. Please find
110 Pulpit Hill Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Tel (413) 835-0780
Fax (413) 549-7918
www.ohiengineering.com
Request for Certificate of Compliance DEP # 246-336 320-360 Riverside Drive
January 18, 2018 Northampton, MA
attached a completed and signed Request for Certificate of Compliance.
Please contact me should you have questions or comments, or require further information.
Very truly yours,
OHI ENGINEERING, INC.
Lyons Witten, P.G., L.S.P.
Regional Manager
Attachments:
Notice of Intent and Order of Conditions from 1993
Photographs from 1/16/18
Request for Certificate of Compliance
www.ohiengineering.com Photo Page 1
Asphalt pavement and painted stripes look recent in front
of Building 8 Brewing.
Asphalt on entrance drive along S side of building is old
enough to have been crack sealed.
Snow pile along western edge of paved parking lot. View
to the N.
Water drains toward this SW corner of the paved
parking lot. View to the SW.
Asphalt on parking lot along S side of building is old
enough to have been crack sealed.
Drainage swale at SW corner of parking lot. View to
SW toward Mill River. No erosion was observed.