Commission approves USGS streamgage on Procter Brook; staff to coordinate with mayor’s office
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Peabody Conservation Commission endorsed a proposal from the U.S. Geological Survey to install a non-contact streamflow monitoring station on Procter Brook near Wallace/Quala Street; the commission asked staff to convey concurrence to the mayor’s office.
The Peabody Conservation Commission on May 7 endorsed a U.S. Geological Survey proposal to install a real-time streamflow monitoring station (streamgage) on Procter Brook near Wallace and Quala streets, and asked staff to convey the commission’s support to the mayor’s office.
Commissioners said a streamgage will improve real-time flood monitoring for a brook with a long history of local flooding and will help future engineering and mitigation planning. The USGS has worked with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation on similar stations statewide and requested permission to mount non-contact measuring equipment on existing bridge infrastructure if the equipment can be secured above flood elevations.
Commissioner Arthur Athas moved to approve the USGS proposal; Secretary Michael Vivaldi seconded. The motion passed on a roll-call vote, 6–0. The commission agreed staff will coordinate the permitting and a letter of concurrence for transmission to the mayor and relevant public works staff prior to installation.