| RESTORATION
AND CONSTRUCTION MONITORING |
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| Burleigh
Estates Subdivision - Palmer, MA |
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Mason
& Associates provided consulting services in response
to an Administrative Consent Order for a sediment discharge
from a residential construction site into off-site wetlands
and waterways immediately upstream of the Roger Reed Salmon
Hatchery. The firm coordinated extensively with the DEP,
Division of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Town of Palmer, site contractor and others. Mason &
Associates collected baseline data, performed site characterization
and sediment analysis, and prepared the Pond and River Restoration
Plan.
Mason & Associates participated in
contractor solicitation and selection. During implementation
of the Restoration Plan, the company provided continuous,
on-site environmental compliance monitoring. Site work
was efficiently conducted and closely monitored to ensure
operation of the State fish hatchery was not adversely
affected. Following sediment removal and site restoration,
M & A prepared the required Pond and River Restoration
Post-Construction Report. DEP accepted the Report and
found that restoration work was completed in substantial
compliance with the Order.
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| Massachusetts
Task Force Facility - Beverly, MA |
On behalf of the City of Beverly, Mason & Associates
provided environmental and construction monitoring services
in response to an Administrative Consent Order for wetland
alteration on the City’s civil defense property known
as the Massachusetts Task Force Facility. To ensure compliance
with the Order and the preparation of a responsive wetland
restoration plan, this effort was closely coordinated with
DEP, who approved the detailed Wetland Restoration Plan
and Schedule. As required, the company performed construction
oversight and environmental compliance monitoring. Restoration
included: re-establishing pre-existing wetland elevations,
hydrology, and intermittent stream channel, and planting
and seeding of a 0.5-acre wetland. DEP determined that restoration
had been completed in substantial compliance with the approved
Plan and Consent Order and all submissions and restoration
activity were completed in accordance with the schedule
established in the Order. As required, the wetland restoration
area will be monitored and annual reports will be prepared
for a 5-year period. |
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