Environmental notification form

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Notification Form

The information requested on this form must be completed to begin MEPA Review in
accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, 301 CMR
11.00.

Project Name: Winthrop Yacht Club Marina Expansion

Street: 649 Shirley Street

Municipality: Winthrop Watershed: Winthrop Harbor

Universal Tranverse Mercator Coordinates: Latitude: 42° 23’ 06” N
Longitude: 70° 58’ 22” W

Estimated commencement date: June 2005 Estimated completion date: June 2006

Approximate cost:_$350, 000 Status of project design: 75 %complete

Proponent: Winthrop Yacht Club

Street: 649 Shirley Street

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

Name of Contact Person From Whom Copies of this ENF May Be Obtained:
Milton S. Fistel, P.E.

Firm/Agency: Fistel & Associates, Inc. Street: 330 Humphrey Street
Municipality: Swampscott State: MA | Zip Code: 01907
Phone: [removed] Fax: [removed] E-mail: [removed]

Does this project meet or exceed a mandatory EIR threshold (see 301 CMR 11.03)?
LlYes KXINo
Has this project been filed with MEPA before?

(J Yes (EOEA No. ) BXINo
Has any project on this site been filed with MEPA before?
C1 Yes (EOEA No. ) EXINo
Is this an Expanded ENF (see 301 CMR 11.05(7)) requesting:
a Single EIR? (see 301 CMR 11.06(8)) LlYes XINo

a Special Review Procedure? (see 301CMR 11.09)_]Y¥es PXINo
a Waiver of mandatory EIR? (see 301 CMR 11.11) LYes XJNo
a Phase | Waiver? (see 301 CMR 11.11) LlYes KINo

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): N/A

Are you requesting coordinated review with any other federal, state, regional, or local agency?
Les (Specify. ) No

List Local or Federal Permits and Approvals: Local Order of Conditions; U.S. Army Corps of
Enaineers Programmatic General Permit, Category 2.

Which ENF or EIR review threshold(s) does the project meet or exceed (see 301 CMR 11.03):

[_] Land L] Rare Species [X] Wetlands, Waterways, & Tidelands
(_] Water L_] Wastewater _] Transportation
_] Energy [_] Air [_] Solid & Hazardous Waste
L] ACEC LJ Regulations LJ Historical & Archaeological
Resources
Summary of Project Size | Existing Change Total State Permits &
& Environmental Impacts Approvals
AND [X] Order of Conditions
Total site acreage 6.5 acres (] Superseding Order of
Conditions
New acres of land altered 0 A Chapter 91 License
Acres of impervious area 6.5 acres 0 6.5 acres [-] 401 Water Quality
Certification
Square feet of new bordering 0 (_] MHD or MDC Access
vegetated wetlands alteration Permit
Square feet of new other 0 (_] Water Management
wetland alteration Act Permit

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

Gross square footage

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of housing units

N/A

N/A

N/A

Maximum height (in feet)

TRANSPORTATION

Vehicle trips per day

N/A

N/A

NIA

Parking spaces

Gallons/day (GPD) of water use

Length of water/sewer mains
(in miles)

GPD water withdrawal N/A N/A N/A
GPD wastewater generation/ NIA N/A NIA
treatment

NIA NIA NIA

(J New Source Approval

[_] DEP or MWRA
Sewer Connection/
Extension Permit

(_] Other Permits
(including Legislative
Approvals) — Specify:

CONSERVATION LAND: Will the project involve the conversion of public parkland or other Article 97 public

natural resources to any purpose not in accordance with Article 97?

Ces (Specify ) B&Nno
Will it involve the release of any conservation restriction, preservation restriction, agricultural preservation
restriction, or watershed preservation restriction?

LiYes (Specify ) BXNo

RARE SPECIES: Does the project site include Estimated Habitat of Rare Species, Vernal Pools, Priority
Sites of Rare Species, or Exemplary Natural Communities?

LYes (Specify ) KXINo

HISTORICAL /ARCHAEOLOGICAL 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?

Les (Specify )  BKINo
If yes, does the project involve any demolition or destruction of any listed or inventoried historic or
archaeological resources?

CyYes (Specify ) KXINo

AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN: Is the project in or adjacent to an Area of Critical
Environmental Concern?

LYes (Specify )  DNo

PROJEGT DESCRIPTION: The project description should include (a) a description of the
project site, (b) a description of both on-site and off-site alternatives and the impacts associated
with each alternative, and (c) potential on-site and off-site mitigation measures for each alternative
(You may attach one additional page, if necessary.)

See Attached Project Narrative and narrative below:

a) Existing Conditions. The project site is located in Winthrop Harbor at 649 Shirley Street, Winthrop,
Massachusetts. The Winthrop Yacht Club was established in 1884 and during the past 120 years the Yacht
Club has expanded to having 400 regular members and 125 life members. During past 32 years the marina
has increased its capacity to 122 slips that have been licensed by the Department of Environmental
Protection as well as permitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The main piers are pile supported
timber structures and are oriented perpendicular to the shoreline.

There are four existing dock systems. The existing docks include the Pier ‘N’ 210-feet; Pier ‘C’ 210-feet;
Pier ‘M’ 210-feet; Pier ‘L’ 150-feet; and Pier ‘S’ 218-feet. Docks are typically floats measuring 8’ x 30’ that
held in place by 12’inch diameter timber pilings.

b) Proposed work: The Winthrop Yacht Club proposes to add an additional 45 slips consisting of timber
pile held wood floats as indicated in the attached plans. There will be (2) new finger floats added to Pier
‘N’; (2) new finger floats at Pier ‘C’;(7) new finger floats at Pier ‘M’; (9) new finger floats at Pier “W’.
There will 7296 sq.ft. of main and finger floats increasing the marina to 167 slips.

A total of (24) new 12” timber piles will be driven with a minimum penetration of 20-feet into the ocean
bottom. The new piles will be set into place at the locations indicated on the plans. First using a vibratory
hammer to drive the pile several feet into the ocean bottom. The operation will change to drive the piles to
the designated depth with the use of an impact pile driving hammer.

c) Mitigation measures: Groundwater quality will not be impacted by the proposed work. Surface water
quality will be protected through the use of floating containment booms to catch any timber falling into
Winthrop Harbor. Timber cutting will be done on land or a barge to extent possible, and all waste and scrap

will be collected on a daily basis for disposal at an appropriate upland facility. All timber will be 12”
Greenheart timber piles. The main framing of the floats will be constructed with 4” x 12” Parallam Lumber.
The decking will consist of 2 x 6”CCA pressure treated lumber and all hardware will be hot-dipped
galvanized. All piles will be capped with white cone shaped polyethylene pile caps.

The project will not have an impact on breeding habitat, escape cover or feed for fisheries. Winthrop
Harbor is soft mud with little natural habitat or cover evident. There will be some turbidity and minor
disturbance to the ocean bottom during driving of the timber piles. No pile will be driven from February 15
to June 15".

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