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2022 Year End Report.pdf PO Box 4691 Chicopee Massachusetts 01014 PHONE EMAIL WEBSITE (413) 519-1091 Bill@pvmarine.net www.pvmarine.net PIONEER VALLEY MARINE SERVICES, LLC 10/30/2022 City of Northampton Planning and Sustainability Dept. 210 Main St Northampton, MA 01060 Attn: Carolyn Misch 2022 Channel Marker End of Season Report • May 2022 – Prepared new channel markers as authorized for season including Red 6, 10, and 12, Green 1, and 7, Hazard HG1, and No Wake “E”. Repaired bases, replaced attaching bolts, reflective tape, decals, and numbers on markers as needed. • June 2022 – Per Channel Marker Committee meeting on 5/27, added 4 new no wake markers to the Rainbow Beach area. Also emplaced markers at Brunelle’s Marina area to create new no wake zone across entire river. All markers emplaced by 6/21/2020. • July & August 2022 – no significant high water or weather events. All channel markers maintained position. Impact damage noted to #6 & #8 Red markers on July 28. Recommend adding flashing red lights to #6, 8, and #10 for 2023 season as damage likely happens at night. • August 12 2022 – No Wake “V” reported damaged. Marker missing when attempted to recover. • September 15 2022 – Red marker “10” impact damaged Labor Day weekend. Missing when recovering northern markers. • September – October 2020 - Recovered, inventoried, and stored all 51 channel markers. PO Box 4691 Chicopee Massachusetts 01014 PHONE EMAIL WEBSITE (413) 519-1091 bill@pvmarine.net www.pvmarine.net 2 FINAL LIST OF MISSING OR DAMAGED MARKERS AS FOLLOWS: • #10 Red Nun (Missing, south of July 4 beach) • #02 Red Nun (Missing, entrance to Oxbow channel) • #6 Red Nun (Severe impact damaged. Cone missing, barrel damaged and leaking. Mitches Island Channel South Marker) • #8 Red Nun (Severe impact damaged. Cone destroyed, barrel damaged, and leaking. Mitches Island Channel North Marker) • No Wake “Q” - Impact damaged, barrel shattered – brittle from age (Brunelle’s No Wake Zone South) • No Wake “I” - Impact damaged, barrel shattered – brittle from age (Oxbow Channel No Wake Zone) • No Wake “V” - Missing (Southern end of South Hadley channel) • No Wake “L” - Impact damaged, barrel shattered – brittle from age (Brunelle’s No Wake Zone North) PO Box 4691 Chicopee Massachusetts 01014 PHONE EMAIL WEBSITE (413) 519-1091 bill@pvmarine.net www.pvmarine.net 3 Bill Heyn Pioneer Valley Marine Services, LLC