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From: Poyant, Andrew(DEP) <Andrew.Poyant@Mass.gov>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 1:06 PM
To: Roy Okurowski
Cc: peruz@ccstaff.net; DiRienzo, Brittany
Subject: RE: MassDEP NOI File Number
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Hi Roy,
310 CMR 10.58(5)(f) requires the removal of all debris and the coverage by topsoil. If the gravel is a requirement by the
Commission,the area lawn just after the gravel can be used by removing the lawn, any debris,grading, adding topsoil to
a depth consistent with natural conditions, and seeding and planting with an erosion control seed mixture,followed by
plantings of herbaceous and woody species appropriate to the site.
Regards,
Andrew R. Poyant, PWS
Environmental Analyst &Circuit Rider
MassDEP Wetlands Program
Southeast Regional Office
20 Riverside Drive
Lakeville, Massachusetts 02347
(617)874-6471
Andrew.Povant@mass.gov
From: Roy Okurowski<royokurowski@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday,September 11, 2023 8:26 AM
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bdirienzo@yarmouth.ma.us
Subject: Re: MassDEP NOI File Number
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Hi Andrew,
I do not understand the comment to remove all gravel as that is the buffer with planting that is required in
almost every town on Cape Cod with properties with bulkheads. It
gives the run off a place to percolate down into the soil to be filtered prior to running straight into the
water. Please explain your rationale for the comment.
Thank you
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On Mon,Sep 11, 2023 at 7:28 AM <SERO NOl@massmail.state.ma.us>wrote:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY& ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE
20 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, LAKEVILLE, MA 02347 508-946-2700
Date:09/11/2023 Municipality YARMOUTH
RE: NOTIFICATION OF WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT FILE NUMBER
The Department of Environmental Protection has received a Notice of Intent filed in accordance with the Wetlands
Protection Act(M.G.L.c. 131, §40):
Applicant PAUL& NANCY
CRUZ
574 SLOCUM
Address ROAD,NORTH " Owner PAUL& NANCY CRUZ
DARTMOUTH 574 SLOCUM ROAD, NORTH DARTMOUTH
MA 02747 Address MA 02747
52 PRINCE ROAD
Locus * ,YARMOUTH
MA
This project has been assigned the following file# : SE 083-2403
ISSUANCE OF A FILE NUMBER INDICATES ONLY COMPLETENESS OF SUBMITTAL, NOT APPROVAL OF APPLICATION
Although a file#is being issued, please note the following:
The species proposed for the mitigation plantings is non-native. StormSmart Properties Fact Sheet 3: Planting
Vegetation to Reduce Erosion and Storm Damage provides guidance on plantings near Coastal Banks. "On banks,
switchgrass,saltmeadow cordgrass, little bluestem, and other grasses can stabilize exposed areas quickly with their
fast-growing,fibrous root systems. It is important to plant a diversity of native species because a stand of only one
plant is more susceptible to complete die-out from drought, disease, or pests." Additional guidance can be found
here: https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2018/05/29/ssp-factsheet-3-vegetation-new.pdf
Mitigation shall include:
1. removal of all debris (gravel);
2.grading to a topography which reduces runoff and increases infiltration;
3. coverage by topsoil at a depth consistent with natural conditions;
4. seeding and planting with an erosion control seed mixture,followed by plantings of herbaceous and woody
species appropriate to the site.
The issuing authority shall include a continuing condition in the Certificate of Compliance for projects under 310
CMR 10.58(5)(f) or(g) prohibiting further alteration within the restoration or mitigation area, except as may be
required to maintain the area in its restored or mitigated condition. Prior to requesting the issuance of the
Certificate of Compliance,the applicant shall demonstrate the restoration or mitigation has been successfully
completed for at least two growing seasons(310 CMR 10.58(5)(h)).
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Additional information should be provided to the Conservation Commission in the manner in which they require as
well as MassDEP via email to Andrew.Povant@mass.gov.
Regards,
for MassDEP,
(508)-946-2845
Andrew.Poyant@mass.gov
Roy Okurowski
508-776-0956
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