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Proposed vinyl sheet‑pile bulkhead at Childs River draws cautious staff, DMF skepticism
Summary
Applicants proposed a vinyl sheet‑pile bulkhead with weep holes behind a failing timber wall; staff and the Division of Marine Fisheries cautioned that even with monitoring the structure could alter the adjacent salt marsh and recommended adaptive monitoring and planting plans.
A proposal to replace a failing timber retaining wall with a vinyl sheet‑pile bulkhead on properties along Childs River/Charles River Road generated technical discussion and staff caution at the Falmouth Conservation Commission on Dec. 18.
Engineer Michael Bocelli of Falmouth Engineering and consultants from ECR and Troy Wall and Associates described a vinyl sheet‑pile wall about 3 feet above mean high water with open ends and engineered weep holes intended to permit limited tidal exchange. The applicants propose salt‑marsh planting and a monitoring plan intended to allow adaptive adjustments to weep holes and planting elevations.
Why it matters: Division of Marine…
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