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Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic Norfolk, Virginia

2025 Annual Land Use Control Inspection Checklist

Nomans Land Island

Chilmark, Massachusetts

May 2026

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Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic Norfolk, Virginia

2025 Annual Land Use Control Inspection Checklist

Nomans Land Island

Chilmark, Massachusetts

May 2026

Prepared for:

Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic 9324 Virginia Avenue Norfolk, Virginia 23511-3095

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Contract Task Order WE17

U.S. NAVY

LAND USE CONTROL ANNUAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION

NOMANS LAND ISLAND LUCIP

NOMANS LAND ISLAND, CHILMARK, MASSACHUSETTS

I Site Information:

Site: Nomans Land Island MassDEP Release Tracking Number (RTN):

4-13390

Location: Nomans Land Island, Chilmark, Massachusetts Period of Performance: October 2024 – October 2025

II Annual Certification I hereby certify that a complete and thorough inspection and an evaluation of compliance with land use controls established in the Record of Decision have been performed and that the items noted on this inspection form have been assessed with respect to the intent of the implemented remedial action objectives for the site.

Chris Harding Base Environmental Coordinator Navy Representative Title

Signature Date

III Documentation

ITEM CIRCLE ONE REMARKS

Are certified yearly inspection/maintenance records on file for the period of performance? These include

a. Field Observation Reports

b. Documentation of UXO Observations

c. Safety Briefing Training Certifications

d. Annual LUC Certifications

e. Other maintenance records

Yes No N/A The USFWS field observation report, documentation of UXO observations, safety briefing training certifications and other maintenance records from 06/17/25 are included in Attachment A.

Are records of correspondence on file documenting MassDEP notifications regarding:

No activities inconsistent with LUCs, changes in procedures affecting LUCs or proposed land use changes were identified

a. Activities inconsistent with LUCs Yes No N/A

b. Corrective actions regarding activities inconsistent with LUCs

Yes No N/A

c. Proposed land use changes Yes No N/A

Digitally signed by

HARDING.CHRISTOPHER.L.

ITEM CIRCLE ONE REMARKS

d. Proposed transfer or sale of the Property Yes No N/A

Are site restrictions (land, water) still in place? Yes No N/A Land and water restrictions as detailed in the LUC

Implementation Plan (LUCIP) are still in place.

As of this date, does USFWS have plans to transfer the property within the next 6 months?

Yes or No USFWS does not have any transfer plans within the next 6 months.

If yes, has MassDEP been notified? Yes or No Not applicable.

Has the USCG and the MEP been contacted to verify that they are continuing with their patrols and if any incidents of trespassing have occurred in the past year?

Yes or No No trespass events recorded in the past year.

USCG Station Menemsha and the MEP do not conduct regular patrols of the area but respond to any incidents reported to them.

Did the Navy Conduct Unplanned Inspections of

Beaches and Accessible Areas for UXO?

Yes or No

Did the Navy conduct a limited MEC surface clearance for UXO removal this year (done every 5 years)?

Yes or No The last limited MEC surface clearance was completed in 2022.

Are the UXO warning signs on the island in good condition and expected to remain in good condition until the next annual LUC inspection?

Yes or No According to the June 17, 2025 USFWS trip report, signs 1, 3, 4, and 5 are missing. Signs 6, 7, 9, and 11 were not inspected. Sign 10 was intact but is currently 1m from the edge of eroded land.

Signs 12 and 13 were intact but the fronts could not be seen.

Were the UXO warning signs replaced within the past 5 years (per O&M plan)?

Yes or No

Did the Navy need to contact Navy EOD to respond to UXO (per O&M Plan)?

Yes or No

Was a post-ROD, 5-year review conducted this year?

Yes or No The Final ROD was signed in 2022, the first post-

ROD review will occur in 2027.

Did the Navy review contact information for agencies associated with the site and update Table

7-1 in the UXO Safety O&M Plan (Every 5 years as part of 5-year review)?

Yes or No The Final ROD was signed in 2022, the first post-

ROD review will occur in 2027.

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Figure 1 Land Use Control Area

Boundary Map (Includes Water Site

Restrictions)

Nomans Land Island Chilmark, Massachusetts

0 370 740 1,110 1,480

Feet

!! Restricted Area Signage

Land Use Control Area Boundary (Estimated Mean-Low Water)

OFFSHORE WATERS RESTRICTIONS

PROHIBITED AREA 334.70

REPRESENTATIVE RESTRICTED AREA SIGNAGE

SIGN 11 - West SIGN 12 - Northwest

SIGN 13 -

Northwest

SIGN 1 -

Landing Area

SIGN 2 -

Northern Roadway

SIGN 4 -

Northern Split

SIGN 5 -

Northeast

SIGN 6 -

Northeast

SIGN 7 - East

SIGN 10 -

Southwest

SIGN 3 -

Northern Split

SIGN 9 -

Southwest

SIGN 8 - South

Attachment A

USFWS Trip Reports

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

FIELD OBSERVATION REPORT

NOMANS LAND ISLAND

CHILMARK, MASSACHUSETTS

I Site Information

Name: Nomans Land Island RTN No.: 4-13390 Location: Chilmark, Massachusetts

II Onsite Observer Team Roster

Lead Observer: Title/Affiliation:

Signature: Date of Inspection:

Others Present:

Name:

Affiliation:

Name: Affiliation:

Name: Affiliation:

Name: Affiliation:

Name: Affiliation:

III Onsite Observations [Yes/No/Not Inspected]

ITEM CIRCLE ONE COMMENTS

1. Have all authorized visitors received the

UXO safety briefing?

Y N

If yes, has the certification been forwarded to the Navy?

Y N

2. Signage (11 total, inspect each sign at least annually) Intact, legible, still erect, without significant rot or paint chipping?

Sign 1 - landing area Y N NI

Sign 2 - northern roadway Y N NI

Sign 3 - northern spit Y N NI

Sign 4 - northern spit Y N NI

Sign 5 - northeast Y N NI

Sign 6 - northeast Y N NI

Sign 7- east Y N NI

Sign 8 - southeast Y N NI

Sign 9 - southwest Y N NI

Sign 10 - southwest Y N NI

Sign 11 - northwest Y N NI signs 12 and 13 - looked intact but couldn't see front of signs

Yes

Yes

ITEM CIRCLE

1. Have all authorized visitors received the

UXO safety briefing?

N

If yes, has the certification been Y

Y

RCCIRCLE O

If yes, has the certification been Y N

STEPHANIE KOCH

Digitally signed by STEPHANIE

KOCH

Date: 2026.05.08 13:02:33 -04'00'

NOMANS LAND ISLAND

CHILMARK, MASSACHUSETTS

ITEM CIRCLE ONE COMMENTS

3. Roads/Pathways Has potential MEC been observed on the roads/paths?

Y N NI

If yes, refer to Section IV below.

4. Shoreline Is there evidence of lobstering within the restricted area (i.e., lobster trap buoys, boats, etc.)?

Y N NI

If so, where/what?

Is there evidence of fishing within the restricted area (i.e., fishing boats)?

Y N NI

If so, where/what?

Has potential MEC been observed along the shoreline?

Y N NI

If yes, refer to Section IV below.

5. Trespassing Is there evidence of trespassing at the site (i.e., trash, fire pits, vandalism)?

Y N NI

If yes, explain.

6. Vandalism Is there evidence of vandalism? Y N NI

If yes, explain.

No

Not inspected

Not inspected

Not inspected

No

NOMANS LAND ISLAND

CHILMARK, MASSACHUSETTS

IV Potential MEC Observed

1. Has potential MEC been observed? Yes or No If yes, has the Navy been notified? Yes or No

2. If yes, please fill out the documentation below, as appropriate.

Item No. Date Northing Easting Accuracy Photograph

No.

General Location Comments

Other Comments

June 17, 2025

Nomans Land Island NWR Trip Report

Supplemental Information

Notes compiled by: Stephanie Koch

Participants:

USFWS – Grace Bottitta-Williamson (USFWS)

Stephanie Koch (USFWS)

Regina Peters (USFWS)

Joe Geyster (USFWS)

Brian Willard (USFWS)

McKenzie Hartman (USFWS)

Mike Jones (Mass Wildlife, Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program)

Trina Wantman (Mass Wildlife, Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program)

Michela Coury (Mass Wildlife, Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program)

Laura Ludwig (Center for Coastal Studies)

Summary:

We departed from Waquoit Bay at 8am on the USFWS Landing Craft and arrived at Nomans

Land Island NWR around 930am. We departed the island around 330pm and returned to Waquoit

Bay around 530pm (after a detour to fuel the Landing Craft).

Grace Bottitta-Williamson and Laura Ludwig walked the perimeter of the island to collect observations of marine debris. No UXO / MEC were definitively identified. Marine debris was abundant and varied, and many photos were taken to document the extent of the debris.

Stephanie Koch walked the interior east and west loops of the island to record erosion, check on integrity of signs and wetlands, record invasive species, and record evidence of nesting birds and

New England cottontail. She also walked portions of the northern shoreline to record nesting birds. Photos and notes about sign integrity are listed below. A few signs were not inspected because they could not be seen from the upland loops. Evidence of New England cottontail was found in several places. Double-crested cormorants were nesting in big numbers in several places

(but complete surveys were not done). No terns or piping plovers were seen on this trip. At least

1 pair of American oystercatchers (likely 2) were on the north side of the island’s shoreline.

Mike Jones, Trina Wantman, Michela Coury, and Regina Peters tracked and captured spotted turtles. Seven radios which had been deployed in 2024 were retrieved and 16 additional spotted turtles were encountered.

Joe Geyster, Brian Willard, and McKenzie Hartman were boat operators and remained with the boat for the duration of the trip.

Sign 1 missing

Brown sign 2 – intact

Signs 3 and 4 and 5 at Brackish Pond missing

Sign 8 – intact

Sign 10 – intact but 1m from edge

Sign 12 – looks good but only visible from behind

Sign 13 – looks good from behind

Attachment B

Surface Clearance Status Maps

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