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Commission approves Bayview Bogs tidal restoration with spill-prevention and oversight conditions
Summary
The commission approved an ecological restoration to restore tidal flow to former cranberry bogs, allowing on-site refueling with containment and requiring a spill prevention plan and CERP oversight before work begins.
The Conservation Commission voted Jan. 15 to issue an Order of Conditions for an ecological restoration project at Bayview Bogs designed to restore tidal flow to former cranberry bogs while providing boardwalks and limited public seating. The permit passed with special conditions and one abstention.
Julie Busa of Fuss & O’Neill said project revisions increased the elevation of a bridge and described staging and refueling logistics for construction. She estimated the on-site fuel tank would be about 500 gallons and said a fuel truck would refill a double-walled tank once or twice per week; refueling would occur from that tank rather than refueling individual equipment in place. ‘‘It will be about 500 gallons and will not be elevated,’’ Busa said.
Commissioners asked for a detailed spill prevention plan and secondary containment; CA (the Conservation Agent) said she would review containment and the spill-prevention plan prior to work and recommended the plan be reviewed at a hearing before implementation. Commissioners expressed concern about both large spills and minor, repeated daily spills and asked that the plan include specific locations, containment approaches and spill-response kits.
The applicant also requested that the required Construction Environmental Review Professional (CERP) be allowed to serve in a supervisory role on the design team; CA recommended approving the CERP in that supervisory role because of difficulty finding contractors with the requested qualifications. Busa said on-site CERP oversight discussions are expected at least weekly.
The commission attached special conditions including approval of a spill-prevention plan at a hearing prior to implementation and other standard conditions for work in resource areas. The permit covers resource areas including inland bank, bordering vegetated wetlands, land under waterbodies, salt marsh, coastal bank and land subject to coastal storm flowage.
The commission’s action authorizes restoration work subject to the special conditions and monitoring described at the hearing.
