B08_Attachment_1C_Permitting_Information_Docs_Info.pdf

Charles D. Baker Governor

Karyn E. Polito Lieutenant Governor

Kathleen A. Theoharides Secretary

Martin Suuberg Commissioner

This information is available in alternate format. Contact Michelle Waters-Ekanem, Director of Diversity/Civil Rights at 617-292-5751.

TTY# MassRelay Service 1-800-439-2370

MassDEP Website: www.mass.gov/dep Printed on Recycled Paper

December 10, 2020

USFWS/Berkshire National Fish Hatchery

240 Hatchery Road

New Marlborough, MA 01230

Attn: Brian Layton RE: New Marlborough – WWM

Approval of System Installation

Mass DEP Project # 203-107

Sewage Disposal System Construction

Transmittal #: X285362 (BRP WP 63)

Dear Mr. Layton:

The Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP or the Department) has reviewed your plans submitted via email on October 2, 2020 and additional submittals on November 13, 2020 detailing the installation of a new Title 5 system for the proposed Multipurpose building and travel trailer at the Berkshire National Fish Hatchery in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. The application proposes to install a two-compartment, 1,500-gallon septic tank for the proposed bathroom in the “Multipurpose Building”. A second, a two-compartment 1,500-gallon septic tank is proposed to be located on the west end of the property to service the travel trailer. Both septic tanks’ discharge lines will be joined before a distribution box which will be connected to the new Soil Absorption System (SAS) system. The SAS will consist of a 574 square foot leaching bed with two distribution lines. The established percolation rate for design of the SAS system is 7 min/ inch. The design flow for this new Title 5 System is 378 gallons per day which equals the System's approved calculated capacity is based on the loading rates used from 310

CMR 15.242 for the system.

Accompanying this application were two sets of plans consisting of two (2) sheets each titled:

Project: Septic Plan & Details

Dated: November 13, 2020

Berkshire National Fish Hatchery

Location: 240 Hatchery Road

New Marlborough, MA 01230

Berkshire National Fish Hatchery

Sewage Disposal System Construction

After a review of the BRP WP 63 application, and supplemental materials, the Department hereby approves the design.

The Department also imposes the following provisions with this approval:

1. Both inlet and outlet tees shall meet the requirements of 310 CMR 15.227.

2. Installation of the system shall be under the supervision of the design Engineer.

3. MassDEP and the New Marlborough Board of Health shall be notified in writing prior to any changes in use or ownership of the Facility.

4. The Engineer shall assure the water tightness of the tankage upon completion of installation.

5. The systems shall be maintained in accordance with 310 CMR 15.000. Effluent tee filters shall be inspected and cleaned per manufacturer’s recommendation, but in no case less than on an annual basis, and the owner shall so certify to the Department in writing within 7 days of each inspection.

6. In accordance with section 310 CMR 15.021(2) the Engineer (and not his designee) shall inspect the construction after the initial excavation, prior to backfilling, and during backfilling. In addition, the final inspection of the system shall be conducted by the

Approving Authority (i.e. the Department), the System Installer (to have a valid Installer’s

Permit from the Town of New Marlborough) and the Engineer prior to the issuance of a

Certificate of Compliance pursuant to 310 CMR 15.021(3). Any component of the system which has been covered without such permission shall be uncovered upon the request of the

Approving Authority. Please contact the Department at least 48 hours prior to the final inspection.

7. In accordance with section 310 CMR 15.021(3), within 30 days of the final inspection of the system and prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance, the Disposal System Installer and the Engineer shall certify in writing on a form approved by the Department that the system has been constructed in compliance with 310 CMR 15.000, the approved design plans and all local requirements, and that any changes to the design plans have been reflected on as-built plans which have been submitted to the Approving Authority by the Engineer prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance.

8. Also enclosed with this letter is a Disposal System Construction Permit for the project. This office must be contacted to arrange a final inspection prior to backfilling (see note 6.).

9. All notices and information required pursuant to this approval letter that require submission to the Department shall be sent to the following address:

Wastewater Program

Department of Environmental Protection

436 Dwight Street

Springfield, MA 01103

This Permit is an action of the Department. If you are aggrieved by this action, you may request an adjudicatory hearing. A Notice of Claim for an Adjudicatory Hearing must be made in writing and postmarked within twenty-one (21) days of the date this permit was issued. Pursuant to 310 CMR

1.01(6), the Notice of Claim shall state clearly and concisely the facts which are grounds for the proceeding and relief sought.

The Notice of Claim, along with a valid check payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00), must be mailed to:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Department of Environmental Protection

P.O. Box 4062

Boston, MA 02211

The Notice will be dismissed if the filing fee is not paid, unless the appellant is exempt or granted a waiver as described in 310 CMR 4.00.

Should you have any questions regarding this matter please contact via email or at

John.Bourcier@Mass.gov .

Sincerely, Matthew J. Sokop, P.E.

Section Chief, Wastewater Management

Bureau of Resource Protection

MJS/jsb/mjs/bdh W:\BWR\WPC\wpcdoc\Title 5 Variances and Approvals\New Marlborough - Fish Hatchery\NewMarlboroughFish HatcheryWP63

BRPWP63ApprovalNovember 2020.mjs-bdh.docx cc: Kurt Otting-U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Joseph Xamountry-Berkshire National Fish Hatchery

Nathaniel Russel, P.E.-GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., 1350 Main St, Suite 1400, Springfield, MA 01103

Paul J. Miller, P.E.-Oak Point Associates, 231 Main Street, Biddeford, ME 04005

New Marlborough Health Department, 59 Court Street, Westfield, MA 01085 w/o

Enclosures mailto:John.Bourcier@Mass.gov

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL FACILITY LOCATED AT

Berkshire National Fish Hatchery, 240 Hatchery Road, New Marlborough, MA

Disposal System Construction Permit

Permit Number. X285362

Permission is hereby granted to: Construct(X) Repair() Upgrade( X) Abandon( ) an individual Title 5 Subsurface Sewage Disposal System, located at:

Berkshire National Fish Hatchery Building

New System Construction

240 Hatchery Road

New Marlborough, MA.

Project to be accomplished as described in the application for Disposal System

Construction Permit No. X285362 submitted October 2, 2020 & November 13, 2020 from plans dated November 13, 2020 by GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

Provided: Construction shall be completed within three years of the date of this permit. All local conditions must be met.

Date:_________12-10-20________________ Approved by: __Matthew J. Sokop, P.E.____

Matthew J. Sokop, P.E.

Section Chief

Wastewater Management Program

Bureau of Resource Protection