35-080 project_description
Copyright 2018 Milone & MacBroom, Inc.
Request for Determination
of Applicability
Burts Pit Road
Northampton, Massachusetts
August 28, 2018
Prepared for:
Consolidated Edison
Solutions, Inc.
100 Summit Lake Drive
Valhalla, New York 10595
Prepared by:
MILONE & MACBROOM, INC.
One Financial Plaza
1350 Main Street, Suite 1012
Springfield, Massachusetts 01103
(413) 241-6920
www.mminc.com
MMI #5223-11
Request for Determination of Applicability i
August 28, 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1
WPA Form 1 – Request for Determination of Applicability
SECTION 2
Project Narrative
1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 1
2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................... 1
2.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................................................................................................. 1
2.2 Wetland Resource Areas ................................................................................................................................................... 1
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1-1 USGS Site Location Map
Figure 1-2 Wetlands Map
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Existing Conditions Drawings
Wetland Delineation Report (Under Separate Cover)
Request for Determination of Applicability
August 28, 2018
SECTION 1
WPA FORM 1 – REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 1-Request for Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Northampton
City/Town
A. General Information
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1. Applicant:
CED Northampton Solar LLC
Name
NagleG@conedsolutions.com
E-Mail Address
100 Summit Lake Drive
Mailing Address
Valhalla
City/Town
NY
State
10595
Zip Code
(914) 365-0118
Phone Number Fax Number (if applicable)
2. Representative (if any):
Milone & MacBroom, Inc.
Firm
Michael R. Gagnon, P.E.
Contact Name
mgagnon@mminc.com
E-Mail Address
1350 Main Street, Suite 1012
Mailing Address
Springfield
City/Town
MA
State
01103
Zip Code
(413) 241-6920
Phone Number Fax Number (if applicable)
B. Determinations
1. I request the Northampton
Conservation Commission
make the following determination(s). Check any that apply:
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) referencedbelow are accurately delineated.
c. whether the 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:
City 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).
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Northampton
City/Town
C. Project Description
1. a. Project Location (use maps and plans to identify the location of the area subject to this request):
Burts Pit Road
Street Address
Northampton
City/Town
35
Assessors Map/Plat Number
079 & 080
Parcel/Lot Number
b. Area Description (use additional paper, if necessary):
A portion of the subject site included a former gravel pit and aggregate stockpile storage. The remaining area of the site consists of open field and wooded areas. See attached project narrative
for additional information.
c. Plan and/or Map Reference(s):
USGS Site Location Map
Title
8/21/18
Date
Wetlands Map
Title
8/27/18
Date
Existing Conditions
Title
8/28/18
Date
2. a. Work Description (use additional paper and/or provide plan(s) of work, if necessary):
A photovoltaic (PV) solar facility is proposed on the project site. See attached project narrative for further information.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 1-Request for Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Northampton
City/Town
C. Project Description (cont.)
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, ifnecessary).
Not applicable.
3. a. If this application is a Request for Determination of Scope of Alternatives for work in theRiverfront 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 lotbefore 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 deedrestriction 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 anapplication 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 classificationabove (use additional paper and/or attach appropriate documents, if necessary.)
Request for Determination of Applicability
August 28, 2018
SECTION 2
PROJECT NARRATIVE
Request for Determination of Applicability 1
August 28, 2018
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, this Request for Determination of
Applicability (RDA) seeks to confirm the wetland resource areas as delineated on the site by
Milone & MacBroom, Inc. (MMI).
Con Edison Solutions, Inc. has retained MMI for the preparation of this RDA for the parcels of land
located at Burts Pit Road in Northampton, Massachusetts.
2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION
2.1 Existing Conditions
The existing ±50-acre site is located on the south side of Burts Pit Road in the city of
Northampton. The project site is shown in the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Site
Location Map. The site consists of two parcels identified as parcels 079 and 080 on Assessor’s
Map 35 and are currently zoned as Special Conservancy (SC) and Water Supply Protection (WSP)
as shown on the latest City of Northampton zoning map. Access to the site is by an existing
gravel access road that passes through the adjacent site to the west from 1010 Ryan Road that
served the previous gravel pit on the site. Topography generally ranges from moderate to steep
slopes throughout the site as shown on the attached drawings. Several stockpiles from the gravel
pit are scattered throughout the site. Parsons Brook runs though the northern section of the site,
and the northerly area of the site around the brook is mostly wooded.
2.2 Wetland Resource Areas
On October 31, 2017, MMI wetland scientists completed a wetland delineation at the project site.
Inland wetlands and watercourses were delineated in accordance with the Rules and Regulations
of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Wetlands
and watercourses were delineated using the methodology provided in the United States Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) Interim Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland
Delineation Manual: Northcentral and Northeast Region. Wetland resource areas consist of Inland
Bank (IB), Bordering Vegetated Wetlands (BVW), Land Under Water Bodies and Waterways (LUW),
Bordering Land Subject to Flooding (BLSF), and Riverfront Area as regulated by the Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection. Wetland resource areas on the adjacent 1010 Ryan
Road parcel west of the site were delineated by Wendell Wetland Services in March 2018, and
subsequently approved by the Northampton Conservation Commission.
Please refer to the attached Wetland Delineation Report for a detailed description of the wetland
resource areas.
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Project Location
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Property Boundary
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MMI Delineated Wetlands Boundary
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