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Massachusetts Department Of Transportation Highway Division Proposal No. 610544-135966

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MASSACHUSETTS WETLANDS

PROTECTION ACT

Request for Determination

Massachusetts Department Of Transportation Highway Division Proposal No. 610544-135966

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BSC Project No. 28380.03

Peabody Independence Greenway Multi-Use Path at I-95 and Route 1

New Pedestrian Bridge at Proctor Brook

WW04

Request for Determination of Applicability

MassDEP Waterways Program MassDOT Project #610544

May 2024

Prepared for:

City of Peabody 24 Lowell St.

Peabody, MA. 01960.

Prepared by:

BSC Group 830 Summer Street Third Floor

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Boston, MA 02127.

Table of Contents

Independence Greenway Multi-Use Path at I-95 and Route 1 Peabody, Massachusetts

Request for Determination of Applicability

BRP WW04 Request for Determination of Applicability Letter

Attachment A Project Mapping/Figures

Attachment B Site Photographs

Attachment C USGS StreamStats Report

Attachment D Preliminary Bridge Sketch Plans

Attachment E Notification List

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Engineers

Environmental Scientists

Software Developers

Landscape Architects

Planners

Surveyors

803 Summer Street, Third Floor / Boston, MA 02127 / 617-896-4300

MAY 22, 2024 www.bscgroup.com

MassDEP Waterways Program

Chapter 91 Reviewer c/o MassDOT ISA

Via DEP.Waterways@mass.gov or ePLACE

RE: WW04 – Request for Determination of Applicability under Chapter 91

Independence Greenway Multi-Use Path – New Pedestrian Bridge

MassDOT Project #610544

Proctor Brook between I-95 & Peabody Road crossing in Peabody, MA.

Dear Chapter 91 Reviewer, On behalf of City of Peabody, BSC Group (BSC) is submitting this BRP WW04 Request for

Determination of Applicability for whether a particular section of Proctor Brook is considered jurisdictional under M.G.L. Chapter 91 the Public Waterfront Act, and whether Waterways program authorization is required under implementing regulations 310 CMR 9.00. This application is also being submitted under the MassDOT ISA.

The City of Peabody (with funding from MassDOT), is proposing to construct a section of new multi-use trail that will extend the Independence Greenway and Border-to-Boston trail network.

The 1.25-mile section of shared-use path will begin at Lt. Ross Memorial Park and terminate at the existing Independence Greenway trailhead at Peabody Road. As part of the trail route, a new pedestrian bridge crossing is proposed over Proctor Brook, in a stretch of the waterway between

I-95 and Peabody Road. The proposed bridge over the Proctor Brook will consist of a 179-foot, single span, prefabricated truss steel superstructure supported on cast-in-place concrete foundations located on either side of the Brook. No permanent fill will be required below the High

Water Mark but the bridge will span over the perennial stream channel. Based on the evidence that this section of Proctor Brook is limited to approximately 1,065 linear feet between existing culverts, and typical ordinary high water depths are 1 to 2 feet, the City is requesting advisement from the Waterways Program on the jurisdictional navigability at this location.

Project Summary and Project Location

The new section of multi-use trail will typically be a 12-ft-wide paved trail, with 2-ft wide grass shoulders. The majority of the Project follows an abandoned railroad bed and existing State

Highway Layout, but a new pedestrian crossing is required over Route 1 as well as over Proctor

Brook in a location without an existing bridge. As noted, the Proctor Brook bridge is proposed in an isolated area between the outlet of a closed-drainage culvert that carries the stream under I-

95 and an existing culvert and headwall at Peabody Road

The bridge will span Proctor Brook in a north/south direction, from approximately 42°32'31.5"N

70°58'56.7"W (south side of Proctor Brook), to 42°32'33.3"N 70°58'57.4"W (north side of Proctor

Brook) (Please see Attachment A for USGS Locus and aerial Environmental Resource

Figures).

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Determination Being Requested

The City is respectfully requesting that the MassDEP Waterways Program provide a determination as to whether the section of Proctor Brook within the proposed Project crossing is considered navigable, and therefore jurisdictional, under M.G.L. Chapter 91 and implementing regulations. Per 310 CMR 9.04(1) Geographic Areas Subject to Jurisdiction extends to:

(e) any non-tidal river or stream on which public funds have been expended for stream clearance, channel improvement, or any form of flood control or prevention work, either upstream or downstream within the river basin, except for any portion of any such river or stream which is not normally navigable during any season, by any vessel including canoe, kayak, raft, or rowboat.

Based on field surveys of the site, the isolated section of this stream, publicly available data from

USGS StreamStats, and a recent informal determination the Waterways Program made for a section of Proctor Brook located downstream from the Project location, BSC submits this evidence that the Brook would not be normally navigable at the Project crossing location, and therefore does not fall under the jurisdiction of Chapter 91. There is not an existing crossing in this location, and no known history of Chapter 91 License records in this area.

Existing Conditions

Land Use

Land classification in the area of the proposed crossing generally consists of transportation uses, forests, wetlands, managed open space, and single-family residential development. Areas of publicly and privately-owned land are situated within proximity of the crossing, but these areas will not be adversely affected from the proposed project activities. The work will remain in the Abandoned Railroad ROW owned by the City, a permanent easement from the Beth El Cemetery, and on approach from the State Highway Layout of I-95.

Watershed

Proctor Brook is located within the North River watershed, and generally flows west to east, before discharging into the North River, and then into Beverly Harbor more than 2 miles southeast of the project area. According to the USGS StreamStats Report (Attachment C) for this area, Proctor Brook would be categorized as an intermittent stream until just east of the Route 1 and I-95 crossing. The USGS topographic map depicts the stream as intermittent west of the highways and then perennial to the east. USGS Streamstats confirmed that the drainage area is 0.41 square miles (less than the ½ square mile threshold required by the Wetlands Protection Act implementing regulations) between Route 1 and I-95. The drainage area increases to 0.72 square miles by the eastern end of the project limits and in the vicinity of the crossing.

Proctor Brook - Waterway

BSC Wetland Scientists delineated the boundary of existing wetland resource areas within and in the immediate vicinity of the project limits along the proposed Greenway route in late 2021

(supplemented in April 2024). Wetlands and streams were delineated in accordance with the methods developed by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s (MassDEP)

Delineating Bordering Vegetated Wetlands Under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act

(WPA), updated 2023, as well as definitions set forth in the implementing Regulations 310 CMR

10.00. Wetland and water resources were also evaluated for federal jurisdiction using the United

States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wetland Delineation Manual (Environmental

Laboratory, January 1987) (“1987 Manual”) and the USACE Regional Supplement to the Corps

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(USACE Supplement) (January 2012). Existing conditions, wetland resource areas,and environmental constraints in relation to the proposed activities are shown on the attached Map

(Attachment A), and site photographs (Attachment B).

Within the Project area, the Mean Annual High Water (MAHW) line of Proctor Brook was delineated from the I-95 culvert (~225-ft upstream of the crossing location), to the Peabody Road culvert (~770-ft downstream of the crossing location). The MAHW line is assumed to be generally consistent with the Waterways program High Water Mark and the federal Ordinary High Water

Mark based on observed characteristics. Proctor Brook flows parallel to and south of the Beth EI

Cemetery in a fairly straight channel. The river banks consist of low, well-defined embankments, with significant undercutting (see site photos in Attachment B). The banks are bordered by mixed deciduous trees and shrubs, including red maple (Acer rubrum), Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), and multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora). Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) vines are also present. Within the crossing area, Proctor Brook is bordered by a palustrine forested

(PFO) wetland. Dominant vegetation within this wetland includes red oak (Quercus rubra), and cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum).

According to the USGS StreamStats Report for this area, the bankfull width is 12.6-feet, while field measurements average just under 20 feet wide. Immediately upstream and downstream of the crossing, the bankfull channel width averages 34 feet wide. The substrate consist of a silty muck and observed water depths were between 6-24 inches, while the USGS StreamStats report estimated the stream depth as approximately 0.8 feet during bankfull conditions. The profile elevation at the crossing also puts the water depth at approximately 1.5 feet during times of

Ordinary High Water). The section of the stream is approximately 1,065 linear feet in length before entering another culvert under Peabody Road. BSC made an additional field visit in July 2022

(see site photos in Attachment B), during critical drought conditions. Water levels within the

Brook were extremely low, and portions of the Brook had entirely dried out.

Structures and Culverts

The culvert carrying Proctor Brook under I-95 is part of a several hundred-foot long, closed drainage system. Dense vegetation and debris is partially obstructing the single culvert at its outlet to the Proctor Brook channel.

The culvert carrying Proctor Brook under Peabody Road consists of three, 48-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipes. The stream daylights again on the other side of Peabody Road.

Proposed Conditions

The proposed bridge over the Proctor Brook will consist of a 179-ft, single span, prefabricated, Pratt Truss steel superstructure supported on shallow, reinforced, cast-in-place concrete foundations located on either side of the brook. The outside width of the superstructure is proposed to be 14’-7” and inside clear width for the trail is proposed to be 12’-0”. The bottom of the bridge will be approx. 3.5-ft above Ordinary High Water (OHW), 2.56-ft above the predicted

100-Year Design Flood level, and 2.11-ft above the calculated 100-Year Base Flood Elevation

(BFE).

Navigability under existing conditions

The City submits that the section of Proctor Brook where the crossing is proposed (described above), is not normally navigable during any season. This is due to:

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1. The approx. 1,065-ft length section of Proctor Brook where the Project is proposed is isolated by non-navigable culverts both upstream and downstream of the Project area. While a vessel could potentially be lifted from the water and transported across Peabody Road culvert, navigability would still be restricted (see 2 and 3).

2. Within the Project crossing area, the majority of Proctor Brook is too shallow for navigation by any vessel including canoe, kayak, raft, or rowboat. Even at bankfull or annual high water, the stream was profiled at a maximum of 1 to 1.5 feet deep at the crossing. During the majority of the year, Proctor Brook is likely to be considerably shallower.

3. Downstream of the current Project area, Proctor Brook was informally determined by MassDEP to be non-navigable directly in the crossing locations (determination issued on 3/12/24 by email, in response to a request regarding a separate section of the Peabody Independence Greenway [MassDOT project # 609211]). While the proposed crossing area (described herein) is a straighter and more channelized section of Proctor Brook, the predicted flows and generally low water depths are substantially similar to those described in the previous determination request downstream.

Based on the compiled evidence and site photos provided in Attachment B, the City submits that the Project crossing area of Proctor Brook is not normally-navigable during any season by any vessel. As such, the City requests a determination whether Chapter 91 jurisdiction is applicable to a new pedestrian bridge crossing.

If you have any questions regarding the enclosed information, please contact me at 617-896- 4529, or via email at dwalden@bscgroup.com. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Sincerely, BSC Group, Inc.

Diana Walden Senior Ecologist

Attachments

To assist in your determination of navigability (and therefore Chapter 91 jurisdiction), of the

Project area, please find attached:

Attachment A: USGS Locus, Environmental Resource Mapping

Attachment B: Site Photographs

Attachment C: USGS StreamStats Report

Attachment D: Preliminary Bridge Sketch Plans

Attachment E: Notification List

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Project Mapping/Figures

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Index Map

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Page 1 located entirely within Zone II Wellhead Protection Area.

Resource Areas Reviewed:

MADEP Tier Classified Oil and/or Hazardous Material Sites (21E); MADEP Oil and/or Hazardous Material Sites with Activity and Use Limitations; Certified Vernal Pools; Potential Vernal Pools; NHESP Priority Habitats; NHESP Estimated Habitats; NHESP Restricted Data; Wild & Scenic Rivers; NHD Hydrography;

Census 2000 Streams; MADEP Hydrologic Connections; MADEP Wetlands;

FEMA 100yr Floodplain; NRCS Hydric Soils; Public Water Supply; Zone II Wellhead Protection Area; Interim Wellhead Protection Area; Surface Water Protection Zone; Outstanding Resource Water; Areas of Critical Environmental Concern; Watershed Protection Act Zones; Ch. 91 Tidelands Jurisdiction; Article 97 Land; Landfills ([Not]Capped, [Un]Lined, [In]Active, Closed)

Legend Limit of Work Drainage Swale Flag Bank Flag Field Delineated Intermittent Stream Field Delineated Perennial Stream Field Delineated Drainage Swale Field Delineated Stream* Wetland Flag Field Delineated Wetland Boundary

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Environmental Justice Populations 2020 Minority

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DWalden Callout Proctor Brook Pedestrian Bridge Crossing

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Site Photographs

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Independence Greenway Multi-Use Path Proctor Brook Pedestrian Bridge – Chapter 91 RDA

Peabody, MA

Photo #1: View of Proctor Brook near the proposed pedestrian bridge crossing location. Observed water depths at the time of survey were between 6 – 12 inches with isolated spots of 24 inches, and the stream channel was an average of 20 feet wide in this section. According to USGS StreamStats, the bankfull width is 12.6 feet and the bankfull depth is 0.8 feet. Photo taken: Looking east, January 2021.

Photo #2: View of Proctor Brook near the proposed crossing location. Photo taken: July 2022 (during MassDEP declared critical drought conditions).

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Photo #3: View of the triple, 48-inch diameter, reinforced concrete pipe culvert carrying Proctor Brook under Peabody Road, approx. 770 feet downstream and to the east of the proposed crossing location. Photo taken: January 2021.

Photo #4: View of the same Peabody Road culvert during critical drought conditions in July 2022.

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Photo #5: View of the culvert outlet where Proctor Brook daylights from the closed drainage system under I-95. The outlet is approx. 225 feet upstream from the proposed crossing location. Photo taken looking west: January 2021.

Photo #6: View of the same culvert outlet under I-95 in July 2022 during critical drought conditions.

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Attachment C

USGS StreamStats Report

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StreamStats Report

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Basin Characteristics

Parameter Code Parameter Description Value Unit

BSLDEM10M Mean basin slope computed from 10 m DEM 5.535 percent

BSLDEM250 Mean basin slope computed from 1:250K DEM 1.24 percent

DRFTPERSTR Area of stratified drift per unit of stream length 0.5 square mile per mile

DRNAREA Area that drains to a point on a stream 0.72 square miles

MAREGION Region of Massachusetts 0 for Eastern 1 for Western 0 dimensionless

Region ID: MA Workspace ID: MA20240503195810170000 Clicked Point (Latitude, Longitude): 42.54159, -70.97917 Time: 2024-05-03 16:09:02 -0400

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Bankfull Statistics

Bankfull Statistics Parameters [Bankfull Statewide SIR2013 5155]

Parameter Code Parameter Name Value Units Min Limit Max Limit

DRNAREA Drainage Area 0.72 square miles 0.6 329

BSLDEM10M Mean Basin Slope from 10m DEM 5.535 percent 2.2 23.9

Bankfull Statistics Parameters [Appalachian Highlands D Bieger 2015]

Parameter Code Parameter Name Value Units Min Limit Max Limit

DRNAREA Drainage Area 0.72 square miles 0.07722 940.1535

Bankfull Statistics Parameters [New England P Bieger 2015]

Parameter Code Parameter Name Value Units Min Limit Max Limit

DRNAREA Drainage Area 0.72 square miles 3.799224 138.999861

Bankfull Statistics Parameters [USA Bieger 2015]

Parameter Code Parameter Name Value Units Min Limit Max Limit

DRNAREA Drainage Area 0.72 square miles 0.07722 59927.7393

Bankfull Statistics Flow Report [Bankfull Statewide SIR2013 5155]

PIL: Lower 90% Prediction Interval, PIU: Upper 90% Prediction Interval, ASEp: Average Standard Error of Prediction, SE: Standard Error (other --see report)

Statistic Value Unit ASEp

Bankfull Width 12.6 ft 21.3

Bankfull Depth 0.836 ft 19.8

Bankfull Area 10.4 ft^2 29

Bankfull Streamflow 23.9 ft^3/s 55

Bankfull Statistics Flow Report [Appalachian Highlands D Bieger 2015]

Statistic Value Unit

Bieger_D_channel_width 13.3 ft

Bieger_D_channel_depth 1.02 ft

Bieger D channel cross sectional area 13 7 ft^2

Flow-Duration Statistics

Flow-Duration Statistics Parameters [Statewide Low Flow WRIR00 4135]

Parameter Code Parameter Name Value Units Min Limit Max Limit

DRNAREA Drainage Area 0.72 square miles 1.61 149

DRFTPERSTR Stratified Drift per Stream Length 0.5 square mile per mile 0 1.29

MAREGION Massachusetts Region 0 dimensionless 0 1 https://streamstats.usgs.gov/ss/ 2/4

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Parameter Code Parameter Name Value Units Min Limit Max Limit

BSLDEM250 Mean Basin Slope from 250K DEM 1.24 percent 0.32 24.6

Flow-Duration Statistics Disclaimers [Statewide Low Flow WRIR00 4135]

One or more of the parameters is outside the suggested range. Estimates were extrapolated with unknown errors.

Flow-Duration Statistics Flow Report [Statewide Low Flow WRIR00 4135]

Statistic Value Unit

50 Percent Duration 0.683 ft^3/s

60 Percent Duration 0.508 ft^3/s

70 Percent Duration 0.356 ft^3/s

75 Percent Duration 0.286 ft^3/s

80 Percent Duration 0.262 ft^3/s

85 Percent Duration 0.185 ft^3/s

90 Percent Duration 0.152 ft^3/s

95 Percent Duration 0.0784 ft^3/s

98 Percent Duration 0.0517 ft^3/s

99 Percent Duration 0.0359 ft^3/s

Flow-Duration Statistics Citations

Ries, K.G., III,2000, Methods for estimating low-flow statistics for Massachusetts streams: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 00-4135, 81 p. (http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/wri004135/)

Low-Flow Statistics

Low-Flow Statistics Parameters [Statewide Low Flow WRIR00 4135]

Parameter Code Parameter Name Value Units Min Limit Max Limit

DRNAREA Drainage Area 0.72 square miles 1.61 149

BSLDEM250 Mean Basin Slope from 250K DEM 1.24 percent 0.32 24.6

DRFTPERSTR Stratified Drift per Stream Length 0.5 square mile per mile 0 1.29

MAREGION Massachusetts Region 0 dimensionless 0 1

Low-Flow Statistics Disclaimers [Statewide Low Flow WRIR00 4135]

One or more of the parameters is outside the suggested range. Estimates were extrapolated with unknown errors.

Low-Flow Statistics Flow Report [Statewide Low Flow WRIR00 4135]

Statistic Value Unit

7 Day 2 Year Low Flow 0.0816 ft^3/s

7 Day 10 Year Low Flow 0.0333 ft^3/s

Low-Flow Statistics Citations

Ries, K.G., III,2000, Methods for estimating low-flow statistics for Massachusetts streams: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 00-4135, 81 p. (http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/wri004135/) https://streamstats.usgs.gov/ss/ 3/4

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Preliminary Bridge Sketch Plans

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GEOSCIENCES TESTING AND RESEARCH, INC.

55 Middlesex Street, Suite 225, North Chelmsford, MA.

Phone: (978) 251-9395 www.gtrinc.net Boring No.

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Project Name:

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Drilling Co.

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Steve DeSimone 10/11/2022

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Carr - Dee Corp.

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El. + 65.6 ft

3023137.99 N, 795555.45 E

Mobile Drill B-51 ATV with Autohammer

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Sean Pfiztener 10/12/2022

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2. Based on drill action bedrock encountered at 48 feet of drilling, confirmed by drilling into it for 1 foot before taking 5 feet of rock core.

Order of Sample Description (Modified Burmister)

1. Moisture Content: Dry, Moist, Wet

2. Soil Relative Density or Consistency

3. Color

PENETRATION RESISTANCE (N) GUIDE

Cohesionless Soils (Sands)

Relative Density / Blows per Foot

4. Major Component: Should be capitalized

5. Minor Component: "and" - 35% to 50% minor grain size

"some" - 20% to 35% minor grain size "little" - 10% to 20% minor grain size "trace" - < 10% of minor grain size

Very Loose >> 0 - 4 Loose >> 4 - 10

Medium Dense >> 10 - 30 Dense >> 30 - 50

Very Dense >> Over 50

Cohesive Soils (Clays) Consistency / Blows per Foot

Very Soft >> Below 2 Soft >> 2 - 4

Medium Stiff >> 4 - 8 Stiff >> 8 - 15

Very Stiff >> 15 - 30 Hard >> Over 30

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GEOSCIENCES TESTING AND RESEARCH, INC.

55 Middlesex Street, Suite 225, North Chelmsford, MA.

Phone: (978) 251-9395 www.gtrinc.net Boring No.

Page:

Project Name:

Location:

Drilling Co.

Driller:

Start Date:

Note:

Steve DeSimone 10/11/2022

Ground Surface Elev (ft):

Boring Location:

Carr - Dee Corp.

Helper(s):

End Date:

El. + 65.6 ft

3023137.99 N, 795555.45 E

Mobile Drill B-51 ATV with Autohammer

Peabody Independence Greenway Peabody, MA

Sean Pfiztener 10/12/2022

Equipment Type Size I.D.

Hammer Wt.

Hammer Fall

Sample Data No.

0 S-1A

S-2A S-2B

5 S-3

S-4

S-5

S-6

S-7

15 S-8

24/14

24/20

24/14

10-12

12-14

14-16

Pen/ Recovery

24/6

24/17

24/16

24/19

24/18

Depth (ft.)

0-2

2-3 3-4

4-6

6-8

8-10

Blows per 6in

2 - 3 3 - 4 2 - 4

11-16 11 - 14 14 - 9

12 - 11 9 - 8 7 - 9 9 - 8

13 - 11 8 - 8

9 - 11 12 - 14 16 - 16 13 - 13 11 - 14

Dense, brown, SILT, trace f-sand

M. dense, brown, SILT

SILT

Field Test

Description and Classification

Loose, black, f-m SAND, some Organic Silt, trace Roots S-2A, Loose, black, fine SAND and Organic Silt, trace Roots S-2B, M. dense, brown, fine SAND, some Gravel, trace Silt S-3, M. dense, brown, f-SAND, some Silt.

M. dense, brown, f-SAND, trace Silt, trace Gravel M. dense, brown, SILT, trace f-sand

M. dense, brown, SILT, trace f-sand

SAND

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Description

Stratum

ORGANIC SILT

3'

Additional Data

Core

NX

2.16"

GTR Job #:

GTR Rep:

Reviewer:

Groundwater Date

BB-14

21.262 J. Roth

C. George

Depth (ft)

10/12/22 7:09 Time Water Casing Hole

5' 40 40

8'

S-9 24/15 20-22 3 - 2

3 - 4

S-10 24/14 25 - 27 15 - 9

7 - 8 trace Silt.

M. dense, gray, f-m SAND, little Gravel, SAND AND

GRAVEL

1. Water level in bore hole was allowed to stabilize for 16 hours before water level reading was taken.

NOTES:

Loose, gray, SILT, some fine Sand

23.5'

Order of Sample Description (Modified Burmister)

1. Moisture Content: Dry, Moist, Wet

2. Soil Relative Density or Consistency

3. Color

PENETRATION RESISTANCE (N) GUIDE

Cohesionless Soils (Sands)

Relative Density / Blows per Foot Very Loose >> 0 - 4

4. Major Component: Should be capitalized

5. Minor Component: "and" - 35% to 50% minor grain size

"some" - 20% to 35% minor grain size "little" - 10% to 20% minor grain size "trace" - < 10% of minor grain size

Loose >> 4 - 10 Medium Dense >> 10 - 30

Dense >> 30 - 50 Very Dense >> Over 50

Cohesive Soils (Clays) Consistency / Blows per Foot

Very Soft >> Below 2 Soft >> 2 - 4

Medium Stiff >> 4 - 8 Stiff >> 8 - 15

Very Stiff >> 15 - 30 Hard >> Over 30

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GEOSCIENCES TESTING AND RESEARCH, INC.

55 Middlesex Street, Suite 225, North Chelmsford, MA.

Phone: (978) 251-9395 www.gtrinc.net Boring No.

Page:

Project Name:

Location:

Drilling Co.

Driller:

Start Date:

Note:

Steve DeSimone 10/12/2022

Ground Surface Elev (ft):

Boring Location:

Carr - Dee Corp.

Helper(s):

End Date:

EL +65.7 ft

3022982.94 N, 795651.24 E

Mobile Drill B-51 ATV with Autohammer

Peabody Independence Greenway Peabody, MA

Sean Pfiztener 10/14/2022

Equipment Type Size I.D.

Hammer Wt.

Hammer Fall

Sample Data

No.

S-1

S-2

5 S-3

S-4

S-5

S-6

S-7

15 S-8

3/0

24/21

24/15

12-14

14-16

Pen/ Recovery

24/16

24/14

24/17

24/16

24/12

Depth (ft.)

0-2

2-4

4-6

6-8

8-10

Blows per 6in 3 - 10

18 - 19 3 - 3 4 - 8 9 - 9

10 - 10 5 - 8 9 - 7

8 - 12 16 - 27 60/3"

12 - 15 9 - 10

13 - 20 18 - 23

Field Test

Description and Classification

M. dense, brown, f-c SAND and Gravel, trace Silt, Dry.

Loose, brown, f-c SAND, some Gravel, trace Silt, trace Brick, Moist.

M. dense, brown, f-Sand, trace Silt.

M. dense, brown, f-Sand, trace Silt.

M. dense, brown, f-m SAND, some Gravel, trace Silt.

No Recovery.

M. dense, brown, f-c SAND and Gravel, trace Silt.

Dense, brown, GRAVEL, little f-c Sand, trace Silt.

Casing

HW

4"

Sampler

SS

Stratum Additional DataDescription

GRANULAR FILL

4'

FINE SAND

8'

Core

NX

2.16"

GTR Job #:

GTR Rep:

Reviewer:

Groundwater Date

BB-15

21.262 J. Roth

C. George

Depth (ft)

10/14/22 6:55 Time Water Casing Hole

8.5' 36' 42'

SAND AND

GRAVEL

S-9 24/10 20-22 18 - 11

19 - 13

S-10 24/10 25 - 27 32 - 18

11 - 16 M. dense, brown, f-c SAND and Gravel, trace Silt.

M. dense, brown, f-c SAND and Gravel, trace Silt.

NOTES:

1. Water level in bore hole was allowed to stabilize for 16 hours before water level reading was taken.

Order of Sample Description (Modified Burmister)

1. Moisture Content: Dry, Moist, Wet

2. Soil Relative Density or Consistency

3. Color

PENETRATION RESISTANCE (N) GUIDE

Cohesionless Soils (Sands)

Relative Density / Blows per Foot

4. Major Component: Should be capitalized

5. Minor Component: "and" - 35% to 50% minor grain size

"some" - 20% to 35% minor grain size "little" - 10% to 20% minor grain size "trace" - < 10% of minor grain size

Very Loose >> 0 - 4 Loose >> 4 - 10

Medium Dense >> 10 - 30 Dense >> 30 - 50

Very Dense >> Over 50

Cohesive Soils (Clays) Consistency / Blows per Foot

Very Soft >> Below 2 Soft >> 2 - 4

Medium Stiff >> 4 - 8 Stiff >> 8 - 15

Very Stiff >> 15 - 30 Hard >> Over 30

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55 Middlesex Street, Suite 225, North Chelmsford, MA.

Phone: (978) 251-9395 www.gtrinc.net Boring No.

Page:

Project Name:

Location:

Drilling Co.

Driller:

Start Date:

Note:

Steve DeSimone 10/12/2022

Ground Surface Elev (ft):

Boring Location:

Carr - Dee Corp.

Helper(s):

End Date:

EL +65.7 ft

3022982.94 N, 795651.24 E

Mobile Drill B-51 ATV with Autohammer

Peabody Independence Greenway Peabody, MA

Sean Pfiztener 10/14/2022

Equipment Type Size I.D.

Hammer Wt.

Hammer Fall

Sample Data No.

30 S-11

Pen/ Recovery

3/2

Depth (ft.)

Blows per 6in

30.5 - 30.75 60/3"

Field Test

Description and Classification

V. dense, brown, GRAVEL, little f-c Sand, trace Silt.

S-12

RC-1

RC-2

60/58 42 - 47

0/0

60/53

37 - 42

50/0

6:14 8:11 8:23 4:45 5:46 5:32 9:00 6:35 7:39 8:33

RQD=

No Recovery

Slightly weathered, moderately to slightly fractured, medium grain,very hard , white-pink,GRANITE

BEDROCK

RQD=

Slightly weathered, slightly fractured, medium grain,very hard , white-pink,GRANITE

End of boring at 47 feet below ground surface with 10 ft rock core.

47'

35' 2

Casing

HW

4"

Sampler

SS

Stratum Additional DataDescription

SAND AND

GRAVEL

Core

NX

2.16"

GTR Job #:

GTR Rep:

Reviewer:

Groundwater Date

BB-15

21.262 J. Roth

C. George

Depth (ft)

10/14/22 6:55 Time Water Casing Hole

8.5' 36' 42'

NOTES:

2. Based on drilling action, bedrock encountered at 35 feet of drilling, confirmed by drilling into it for 2 feet before taking 10 feet of rock core.

Order of Sample Description (Modified Burmister)

1. Moisture Content: Dry, Moist, Wet

2. Soil Relative Density or Consistency

3. Color

PENETRATION RESISTANCE (N) GUIDE

Cohesionless Soils (Sands)

Relative Density / Blows per Foot

4. Major Component: Should be capitalized

5. Minor Component: "and" - 35% to 50% minor grain size

"some" - 20% to 35% minor grain size "little" - 10% to 20% minor grain size "trace" - < 10% of minor grain size

Very Loose >> 0 - 4 Loose >> 4 - 10

Medium Dense >> 10 - 30 Dense >> 30 - 50

Very Dense >> Over 50

Cohesive Soils (Clays) Consistency / Blows per Foot

Very Soft >> Below 2 Soft >> 2 - 4

Medium Stiff >> 4 - 8 Stiff >> 8 - 15

Very Stiff >> 15 - 30 Hard >> Over 30

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Attachment E

Notification List

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WW04 RDA Chapter 91 Notification List

Peabody Independence Greenway Multi-Use Path at I-95 and Route 1

Proctor Brook Crossing

Mayor Bettencourt

24 Lowell Street

Peabody, Massachusetts 01960

Peabody City Council 24 Lowell Street

Peabody, Massachusetts 01960

Peabody Conservation Commission 24 Lowell Street

Peabody, Massachusetts 01960

Peabody Planning Board 24 Lowell Street

Peabody, Massachusetts 01960

Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game.

100 Cambridge Street, Floor 6

Boston, MA 02114

Beth El Congregation Cemetery

520 Lowell Street Peabody, Massachusetts 01960

Temple Israel of Swampscott Cemetery

55 Atlantic Ave Swampscott, Massachusetts 01907

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District

696 Virginia Road

Concord, MA 01742 c/o Dan Vasconcelos via Email: Daniel.B.Vasconcelos@usace.army.mil

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Application Contact Commented [WDL1]: Will be me once we post on ePlace

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Project description reads: The application is being submitted under the MassDOT ISA due to their role in funding and construction for the Project. The City is respectfully requesting that the

MassDEP Waterways Program provide a determination as to whether the section of Proctor

Brook within the proposed Project crossing is considered navigable, and therefore jurisdictional, under M.G.L. Chapter 91 and implementing regulations. A detailed description of the existing site conditions and the proposed Project (pedestrian bridge construction), is provided in the attached cover letter. The evidence submitted indicates this location is not normally navigable in any season.

See Below

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Project location reads: The Project crossing is located between I-95 and Peabody Road in

Peabody, MA. A new pedestrian bridge is proposed to span Proctor Brook in a north/south direciton, from approximately 42°32'31.5"N 70°58'56.7"W (south side of Proctor Brook), to

42°32'33.3"N 70°58'57.4"W (north side of Proctor Brook). The bridge crossing will be on a permanent easement owned by the City over the Temple Beth El Cemetery parcel and will connect to an abandoned railroad bed owned by the City and the MassDOT state highway layout for I-95. Please refer to the attached cover letter for further details.

See Below

Commented [WDL2]: The property owner is currently listed as the City in the form, but if this agreement is still in progress, there might be some limitations to what we can submit without involving the cemetery

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(notification requirements from 310 CMR 9.13):

1. the municipal official, the planning board, the conservation commission, and the harbormaster, if any, in the city or town where the project is located;

2. if the application is for a proposed bridge, dam or similar structure across a tidal river, cove or inlet, the municipal official, the planning board, the conservation commission, and the harbormaster of everymunicipality into which the tidewater of said river, cove, or inlet extends;

3. the Martha's Vineyard Commission or the Cape Cod Commission, if the project is located within an area subject to the jurisdiction of said Commission;

4. CZM, if the project is located within the coastal zone; DCR, if the project is located in an

Ocean Sanctuary; and the Department of Fish and Game.

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5. the Environmental Monitor for all projects exceeding M.G.L. c. 30, §§ 61 through 62H review thresholds for Waterways activities; (don’t think so)

6. all landowners and easement holders of the project site and abutters thereto, as identified pursuant to 310 CMR 9.11(3)(b)1.; and

Abutter means the owner of land which shares, along the water’s edge, a common boundary or corner with a project site, as well as the owner of land which lies within 50 feet across a water body from such site. Ownership shall be determined according to the records of the local tax assessors office.

7. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division

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