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Home My WebLink AboutNAE-2025-01048-GP LETTERDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT 696 VIRGINIA ROAD CONCORD MA 01742-2751 August 26, 2025 Regulatory Division File Number: NAE-2025-01048 Amanda Lima c/o Yarmouth Department of Public Works 74 Town Brook Road, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts 02673 Sent by email: alima@yarmouth.ma.us Dear Ms. Lima: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has reviewed your application to mechanically dredge about 40 cubic yards of shoaled material from a 670 square foot area from a 35-foot by 135-foot barge. The dredged material will be placed on the barge before disposal in uplands. A turbidity curtain will be installed around a 750 square foot area. Work is predicted to last from October to December 2025. This project is located in the Bass River at 228 Pleasant Street in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. The work is shown on the enclosed plans titled “PLAN TO ACCOMPANY PETITION OF YARMOUTH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS,” on two sheets, and dated “June 6, 2025.” Based on the information that you have provided, we verify that the activity is authorized under General Permit # 7 of the June 2, 2023, federal permit known as the Massachusetts General Permits (GPs). The GPs are available at https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/State-General-Permits/ Massachusetts-General-Permit. Please review the enclosed GPs carefully, in particular the general conditions beginning on page 35, and ensure that you and all personnel performing work authorized by the GPs are fully aware of and comply with its terms and conditions. A copy of the GPs and this verification letter shall be available at the work site as required by General Condition 17. You must perform this work in compliance with the following special conditions: 1.You must complete and return the enclosed Certificate of Compliance within one month following the completion of the authorized work. 2.The dredging work authorized herein shall not be conducted during the time of year (TOY) restriction of January 15 to May 31 in order to minimize impacts to Essential fish Habitat. -2- This authorization expires on June 1, 2028. You must commence or have under contract to commence the work authorized herein by June 1, 2028, and complete the work by June 1, 2029. If not, you must contact this office to determine the need for further authorization and we recommend you contact us before the work authorized herein expires. Please contact us immediately if you change the plans or construction methods for work within our jurisdiction as we must approve any changes before you undertake them. Performing work within our jurisdiction that is not specifically authorized by this determination or failing to comply with the special condition(s) provided above or all the terms and conditions of the GPs may subject you to the enforcement provisions of our regulations. This authorization does not obviate the need to obtain other federal, state, or local authorizations required by law. Applicants are responsible for applying for and obtaining any other approvals. Your project is located within, or may affect resources within, the coastal zone. The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) has already determined that no further Federal Consistency Review is required. We continually strive to improve our customer service. To better serve you, we would appreciate your completing our Customer Service Survey located at https://regulatory.ops.usace.army.mil/customer-service-survey. Please contact Abigail Thrall of my staff at abigail.e.thrall@usace.army.mil or (978) 318-8029 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Kara Hellige Chief, Massachusetts Branch Regulatory Division cc: Bevlyn Quinn, GEI Consultants, Inc.; bquinn@geiconsultants.com Environmental Protection Agency, R1_CWA404_REG@epa.gov Alexa Cacacie, NMFS, Gloucester, MA; alexa.cacacie@noaa.gov Sean Duffey, Coastal Zone Management, Boston, MA, sean.duffey@mass.gov Patrice Bordonaro, Coastal Zone Management, Boston, MA, patrice.bordonaro@mass.gov -3- Maissoun Reda, Chief, DEP SERO, Wetlands and Waterways, Lakeville, MA; maissoun.reda@mass.gov David Wong, MassDEP, david.w.wong@mass.gov David Robinson, MA Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (BUAR); david.s.robinson@mass.gov Yarmouth Conservation Commission, kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION FORM (Minimum Notice: Permittee must sign and return notification within one month of the completion of work.) Permit Number: Project Manager: Name of Permittee: Permit Issuance Date: Note: Choose one of the following. Choose the 2nd when mitigation required. Please sign this certification and return it to our office upon completion of the activity. Please sign this certification and return it to our office upon completion of the activity and any mitigation required by the permit. You must submit this after the mitigation is complete, but not after the mitigation monitoring, which requires separate submittals. ************************************************************************ * * E-MAIL TO: cenae-r-ma@usace.army.mil; or * ** * MAIL TO: Massachusetts Section * * Regulatory Division * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District * * 696 Virginia Road * * Concord, MA 01742-2751 * ************************************************************************ * Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by an U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representative. If you fail to comply with this permit you a re subject to permit suspension, modification, or revocation. I hereby certify that the work authorized by the above referenced permit was completed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the above referenced permit, and any required mitigation was completed in accordance with the permit conditions. Signature of Permittee Date Printed Name Date of Work Completion ( ) ( ) Telephone Number Telephone Number 11/7/2025 BAS S RI V E R C-1 GENERAL NOTES Scale 1" = 10' 10 0 10 205 EXISTING CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW PLAN TO ACCOMPANY PETITION OF YARMOUTH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO DREDGE IN THE BASS RIVER 228 PLEASANT STREET, SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA APRIL 16, 2025 REVISED JUNE 6, 2025 COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL INCORPORATED 41 MAIN STREET BOLTON, MA 01740 BAS S RI V E R C-2 GENERAL NOTES Scale 1" = 10' 10 0 10 205 PROPOSED CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW PLAN TO ACCOMPANY PETITION OF YARMOUTH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO DREDGE IN THE BASS RIVER 228 PLEASANT STREET, SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA APRIL 16, 2025 REVISED JUNE 6, 2025 COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL INCORPORATED 41 MAIN STREET BOLTON, MA 01740