Ingleside Park drainage improvement update

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EEA# 16125-TOWN OF WINTHROP

An Environmental Notification Form (ENF) has been submitted to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act
(MEPA) office for this project. The first 3 pages of the ENF may be found at this link. A copy of the complete ENF
submittal may be requested via the project contact listed below (Mark Manganello).

The project includes installation of the following elements: subsurface drainage infrastructure, a two-million-gallon
underground storm water storage tank, and a subsurface pump and force main that will direct water to a new
outfall at Donovan Beach. The new outfall will replace an existing undersized outfall and will consist of two 36-inch
diameter pipes. The project will also replace an existing, malfunctioning tide gate with a new tide gate. As
described in the ENF, the project will alter the following wetland resource areas: Coastal Beach (14,151 sf
temporary/1,021 sf permanent), Land Containing Shellfish (14,151 sf temporary/1,021 sf permanent), and Land
Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (15,713 sf temporary and permanent). Approximately 181.7 cubic yards of
sediment will be dredged and backfilled around the new outfall pipe to restore the existing grade.

The project requires a Chapter 91 (c.91) License and 301 Water Quality Certification (WQC) from the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). It has received Financial Assistance in the
form of a grant from the Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and is seeking funds from the Municipal
Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program.

The project meets/exceeds the following MEPA review threshold: 301 CMR 11.03(3)(b)(6) — Construction,
reconstruction, or expansion of an existing solid fill structure of 1,000 or more sf...provided the structure occupies
flowed tidelands or other waterways.

A consultation session will be held to receive advice and comments from agencies, officials, and citizens regarding
which environmental issues, if any, are significant for this project. Opinions as to the extent and significance of
possible environmental impact will be welcome.

The meeting is scheduled as follows:

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2019

Time: 1:00 PM

Location: Meet at Donovan Beach, Pleasant Street, Winthrop

Project Contact: Mark Manganello, LEC Environmental, (508) 746-9491, mmanganello@lecenvironmental.com
Comments on the project will be welcome in writing on or before December 12, 2019. A Certificate on the ENF will
be issued on December 23, 2019. We encourage using the recently launched MEPA Public Comments Portal as the
primary way to submit comments. We will continue to accept comments submitted via mail or email. Information
on how to submit comments may be found here.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act, this Meeting Notice is available in alternative

formats upon request. Questions on the meeting may be answered by contacting Page Czepiga, Assistant Director,
at (617) 626-1021.

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The information requested on this form must be completed in order to submit a document
electronically for review under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, 301 CMR 11.00.

Project Name: Ingleside Park Drainage Improvement Project

Street Address: Ingleside Park, along Brookfield Road, and the outfall pipe on
Donovan Beach

Municipality: Winthrop Watershed: Boston Harbor
Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinates. Latitude: 42.37744° N
Longitude: 70.98774° W
Estimated commencement date: Spring, Estimated completion date: Fall, 2021
2020
Project Type: Drainage Improvements Status of project design: 30% Complete
Proponent: Town of Winthrop
Street Address: 1 Metcalf Square

Municipality: Winthrop | State: MA | Zip Code: 02152

Name of Contact Person: Mark Manganello

Firm/Agency: LEC Environmental Street Address: 12 Resnik Road, Ste. 1

Municipality: Plymouth State: MA | Zip Code: 02360

Phone: 508-746-9491] Fax: 508-746-9492] E-mail: mmanganello@lecenvironmental.com
| Does this project meet or exceed a mandatory EIR threshold (see 301 CMR 11.03)? |

DYes KXINo

| If this is an Expanded Environmental Notification Form (ENF) (see 301 CMR 11.05(7)) or a |
Notice of Project Change (NPC), are you requesting:

a Single EIR? (see 301 cmR 11.06(8)) LYes INo
| a Special Review Procedure? (see 301cmr 11.09) [Yes [XINo
a Waiver of mandatory EIR? (see 301 CMR 11.11) L]Yes XINo
| a Phase | Waiver? (see 301 cR 11.11) LYes INo
| (Note: Greenhouse Gas Emissions analysis must be included in the Expanded ENF. )

Which MEPA review threshold(s) does the project meet or exceed (see 301 CMR 11.03)?

310 CMR 11.03(3)(b)(6): Construction, Reconstruction or Expansion of an existing solid
| fill structure of 1,000 or more sf base area...provided the structure occupies flowed
tidelands or other waterways.

| Which State Agency Permits will the project require?

Order of Conditions (OOC), Chapter 91 License, Water Quality Certification

| Identify any financial assistance or land transfer from an Agency of the Commonwealth,
including the Agency name and the amount of funding or land area in acres:

The project proponent has received a grant from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal

Effective January 2011

Zone Management (CZM). It is anticipated that approximately $7,000,000 of the
construction cost will be funded through Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) |
Action Grant and Environmental Bond Bill programs. |

Summary of Project Size | Existing

Total |
& Environmental Impacts

Total site acreage

New acres of land altered

Acres of impervious area

Square feet of new bordering
vegetated wetlands alteration

Square feet of new other wetland
alteration

14,151 (Coastal
Beach)

Acres of new non-water dependent
use of tidelands or waterways

STRUCTURES
Gross square footage

99,750 99,750 |
0 0 0 |
El, 20.08 0 El. 20.08

Number of housing units
Maximum height (feet)

TRANSPORTATION
Vehicle trips per day

Parking spaces

Water Use (Gallons per day)
Water withdrawal (GPD)

N/A

N/A N/A N/A
Wastewater generation/treatment

N/A N/A N/A
(GPD)
Length of water mains (miles) N/A NIA NIA
Length of sewer mains (miles) N/A N/A N/A

Has this project been filed with MEPA before?
CO Yes (EEA # ) KINo

Has any project on this site been filed with MEPA before?
LlYes(EEA#___——_—=*):s«é&INo

GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION - all proponents must fill out this section
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Describe the existing conditions and land uses on the project site:
See Attached Report

Describe the proposed project and its programmatic and physical elements:
See Attached Report

NOTE: The project description should summarize both the project's direct and indirect impacts
(including construction period impacts) in terms of their magnitude, geographic extent, duration
and frequency, and reversibility, as applicable. It should also discuss the infrastructure requirements

of the project and the capacity of the municipal and/or regional infrastructure to sustain these
requirements into the future.

Describe the on-site project alternatives (and alternative off-site locations, if applicable), considered
by the proponent, including at least one feasible alternative that is allowed under current zoning,
and the reasons(s) that they were not selected as the preferred alternative:

See Attached Report

NOTE: The purpose of the alternatives analysis is to consider what effect changing the parameters
and/or siting of a project, or components thereof, will have on the environment, keeping in mind that
the objective of the MEPA review process is to avoid or minimize damage to the environment to the
greatest extent feasible. Examples of alternative projects include alternative site locations,
alternative site uses, and alternative site configurations.

Summarize the mitigation measures proposed to offset the impacts of the preferred alternative:
See Attached Report

If the project is proposed to be constructed in phases, please describe each phase:
The project will not be constructed in phases.

AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN:
Is the project within or adjacent to an Area of Critical Environmental Concern?
Yes (Specify. )
KINo
if yes, does the ACEC have an approved Resource Management Plan?___ Yes __No;
If yes, describe how the project complies with this plan.

Will there be stormwater runoff or discharge to the designated ACEC?__ Yes __No;
If yes, describe and assess the potential impacts of such stormwater tunoff/discharge to the designated ACEC.

RARE SPECIES:

Does the project site include Estimated and/or Priority Habitat of State-Listed Rare Species? (see

http:/Awww.mass.govidfwele/dfw/nhesp/regulatory_review/priority_habitat/priority_habitat_home.htm)
Les (Specify ) EINo

HISTORICAL JARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES:
Does the project site include any structure, site or district listed in the State Register of Historic Place
or the inventory of Historic and Archaeological Assets of the Commonwealth?
ClYes (Specify)
KINo
If yes, does the project involve any demolition or destruction of any listed or inventoried historic
or archaeological resources? [Yes (Specify ) EINo

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