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From:Feeney, Eileen (FWE) <eileen.feeney@mass.gov>
Sent:Wednesday, January 13, 2021 8:30 AM
To:Cameron, Doug (FWE)
Subject:Re: Pile Replacement Project Bass River Boat Ramp
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Hello Doug,
First let me congratulate you on becoming Director of OFBA! CONGRATULATIONS!
We do usually ask for a winter flounder TOY (1/15-5/31) for boat ramp construction projects.
No I will not ask for a TOY for uninstall and install three pilings. A silt boom around the work should be
sufficient enough to keep flounder at bay... so to say. However, noise can sometimes effect a fish run of which
Bass River has one. The installation of ≥12-inch-diameter piles or any size steel piles in tidal waters, or all piles in the
aforementioned river segments, must use a soft start each day of pile driving, building up power slowly from a low
energy start-up over a period of 20-40 minutes to provide adequate time for fish and marine mammals to leave the
vicinity. The buildup of power should occur in uniform stages to provide a constant increase in output.
I hope this advice helps.
Eileen
From: Cameron, Doug (FWE)
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 2:36 PM
To: Feeney, Eileen (FWE)
Subject: Pile Replacement Project Bass River Boat Ramp
Hi Eileen:
I have a small project at our Bass River (South Street) boat ramp. Work consists of the removal and replacement of 3
wood piles. The existing piles are badly chafed due to the rubbing of the floats on the piles due to wave action. I have
filed an RDA with the Yarmouth Conservation Commission earlier today. In the RDA, I have stated that the removal and
installation pile must be surrounded with a floating siltation boom/curtain.
Typically, DMF there is a toy for our boat ramp construction projects (Jan.+/- to June+/-) for the protection of winter
flounder. Given the limited amount of work, the fact that the work is taking place within an actively used boat ramp and
the requirement for the sedimentation protections, will DMF want a TOY for this project? We would like to perform the
work this spring, before the start of the summer boating season.
Hope all is well.
Regards,
Douglas H. Cameron
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Director/Chief Engineer
Department of Fish and Game
Office of Fishing and Boating Access
1 Rabbit Hill Road
Westborough, MA 01581
Office: 508-389-7812
Cell: 617-828-3532
Email: doug.cameron@mass.gov
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