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Ben Sr., Ben Jr. & Linda Famm bCLERK
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Boston Hill Farm
ANDOVER
426 Farnum Street.
North Andover MA1
0 845
QcT I Q l 09
Dear Ben, Linda and Ben,
Enclosed is a design for the expansion of the irrigation pond you excavated
this summer. The expansion is primarily to grade the side slopes of the
pond to provide a more stable slope. Additional depth can also be created
as the pond is excavated following the grade of the side slopes.
Initially, we discussed this activity as an "Emergency Provision" under the
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act. The Emergency Provision allows
up to 2000 Sq Ft of Bordering Vegetated Wetland to be disturbed. As we
met with Mr. Howard, Conservation Agent for the Town of North Andover,
he suggested a location change for the pond to an area he stated was
within " Land in Agricultural Use as defined by the Wetlands Protection
Act. His site was agreeable to all and appeared to have a suitable water
supply. In fact, it turned out to be an excellent site for a pond on the
southern end of the farm.
Because the pond was located in "Land in Agricultural Use" the
"Emergency Provision" no longer applies. It has now become an Exempt
Activity under the Wetlands Protection Act, (310 CMR (C) Normal
improvement of land in agricultural use. 1. g.
Technically, there should be no reason to file a Notice of Intent for this
project, BUT, you should discuss this with Mr. Howard to assure that it is
clear to all parties involved.
A pond in the northern section of the farm, in the location we have
previously explored is NOT an exempt activity. This pond construction will
require a Notice of Intent and Conservation Commission review as a Limited
Project. (310 CMR 10.53 (5) (a) (f). We have completed the necessary
Conservation Plan (CP) and environmental evaluations as required by the
Wetlands Protection Act for this Limited project. All that remains is
surveying to determine the wetland alteration and the actual design for the
pond. We can accomplish this later in the month.
Please follow up with Mr. Howard at your earliest convenience. If you or
Mr. Howard have any questions to this ;matter, do not hesitate to contact
me. By the way, this is an excellent example of the agricultural provisions
in action as those that drafted them had intended. Farmers are permitted to
create the necessary ponds for their operation without undue disturbance to
the wetland community.
Sincerely,
Dan Lenthall
Natural Resources Conservation Service
319 Littleton Road - Suite 205
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-1904
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310 CMR:. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
10.04: continued
ii. Mum crossings shall be stabilized to prevent erosion using methods describ-
ed in:the Matsacliusetts Forestry Best Management'Practices Manual When
crossings involve fill,culverts or other structiim that-will obstruct flow,they
shall be designed, consulted, and maintained in accordance with. the
Massachusetts Forestry Best Management Practices Manual to allow the
unobstructed passage of existing flows for at Inst the 25 year storm;
iii. access or stream crossings shall be removed within one year of completion
of the work described in the approved Forest Cutting Plan;
iv. following removal of access,the topography and site conditions shall be
substantially restored to ate►pre-aristing vegetation to be reestablished;and
v. activities shall be concocted when the soil is frozen,dry,or otherwise stable
to support the equipment used.
17. non4urn est management practices for forest products on land maintained in forest
use limited to pruning,pre-commercial thinning or planting of tree seedlings.
(c) Normal in►proy==of land in,gdcul„rni us- which in all cases does not include
filling or dredging a Salt Marsh,includes but is not limited to:
1. the following activities when they occur on land in agricultural use or when they
occur within the Buffer Zone or Bordering Land Subject to Flooding that is not land in
agricultural use,when they are directly related to production or raising of the agricultural
commodities referenced in 310 CMR 10.04(8gd2ftMxa), and when they are
undertaken in such a manner as to prevent erosion and siltation of adjacent water bodies
and wetlands and the activity is conducted in accordance with federal and state laws:
a. the installation of permanent fencing,windbraks,hedgerows,or the cutting of
vegetation to create forest boundaries up to five feet wide;
b. the installation of dikes within a cranberry bog;
c. the construction of farm structures,not including habitable dwellings,provided
that the footprint of the farm structure does not exceed 4,000 square feet and no
filling of Bordering Land Subject to Flooding ocatra beyond the footprint of the
building;
d. the squaring-oft'of fields and bogs,provided that the activity does not alter a
Bordering Vegetated Wetland, there is no increase in the amount of land in
production beyond the minimum imc cease necessarily resulting from making the
boundary of any field or bog more reSular, and no fill is placed within Bordering
Land Subject to Flooding;
e. the construction of by-pass canals/channels and tail water recovery systems;
f. a change incommodity other than from maple sap production or forest products
to any other commodity,provided that there is no filling of Batjdering Vegetated
Weiland and drainage ditches or the subsurface drainage system are not increased or
arged;
the construction.of a water management system such as a reservoir,farm pond,
irrigation system, field ditch, cross ditch, canallchannel; grass waterway, dike,
Mb-surface mgt %watering fiuxilrty,water transport system,vent,or water
storage system,or of a livestock>access;and
h. the construction of composting and storage areas.
For the activities described in 310 CMR 10.04(A9&U zc(cxl)d.through h.there
shall be no net loss of flood storage capacity;and
2. the reconstruction of existing dikes,the reconstruction and expansion of existing
ponds and reservoirs, and the construction of tailwater recovery ponds and by-pass
caaals/cd>aruuels occurring poly or entirely within a Bordering Vegetated Wetland,when
directly related to production or raising of the agricultural commodities referenced in 310
CMR 10.04(A&dGy(WM)(a),in accordance with the following:
A. Prior to performing the work,the person claiming the exemption shall submit to
the conservation commission for its review at a public meeting that portion of a
certified farm Conservation Pian(CP)which relates to the work to be conducted in
a Bordering Vegetated egetated Wetland. The CP must bein
prepared cooperation with the
USDA Soil ConswAtion Service(SCS)and comply with the terms of the January
ry
20, 1993,Memorandum OfUnderstanding
between the Department and
�g i�.� p SCS
concerning CPs;
11/17/95 310 CMR-334
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