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Commission accepts CSX five‑year vegetation management maps; herbicide application limited near wetlands
Summary
CSX’s five-year vegetation management plan was reviewed and accepted as submitted. The railroad applies herbicide to rights-of-way, generally once per year, and the commission reviewed no‑spray zones and GPS‑based mapping for areas within 10 feet of the track near wetlands and waterbodies.
The Springfield Conservation Commission accepted CSX Transportation’s five‑year vegetation management maps after a public presentation and questions about no‑spray zones near wetlands.
Steve Herzog of VHB, representing CSX, told the commission the company files the RDA every five years and that herbicide applications to the rail right‑of‑way generally occur once per year. “CSX applies herbicides once per year,” Herzog…
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