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4

AFFECTEDENVIRONMENTANDENVIRONMENTALCONSEQUENCESBUILD

ALTERNATIVE

TheproposedimprovementsassociatedwiththeMARCNortheastMaintenanceFacilitywould

resultinphysicalchangesthatmayaffectthehumanandnaturalenvironmentwithintheprojectarea(PerryvilleASite).Theanalysiscontainedinthischapterwilldetermineifthe

environmentalimpactswouldbesignificantintermsofNEPA.Discussionsofindividualsocial,

cultural,andnaturalresourcesareincludedwithineachofthesesections.

4.1

AIRQUALITY

4.1.1

StudyAreaandMethodology

TheWilmingtonMetropolitanAreaPlanningCoordinatingCouncil(WILMAPCO)isthe

Metropolitan

Planning

Organization

(MPO)

for

Perryville,

Cecil

County,

Maryland.

WILMAPCO

developsairqualityplansfornonattainmentandmaintenancepollutantsandprecursors,and

helpsimplementthoseplansregionwide.WILMAPCOisalsoresponsibleformodeling

transportationimprovementsforairqualityimpacts,inaccordancewithconformity

regulations.InadditiontoWILMAPCO,MDEandtheMarylandDepartmentofTransportation

(MDOT)alsoprovideinputandassistanceinpreparationofairqualityplans.WILMAPCOis

responsibleforairqualityconformityandworkscooperativelywithMDOTandMDEin

conductingothertransportationrelatedairqualityactivitiesfortheregion.

Theairqualityassessmentdescribesthepotentialregionalandlocalairqualityimpactsfrom

theproposedproject.Monitoringdatafromnearbystationsprovidedbackground

concentrationswhich

were

used

to

determine

the

air

quality

impacts

in

the

local

vicinity

of

the

proposedproject.ThesestationsarelocatedinEssex,Maryland(locatedapproximately30

milessouthwest),DelawareCity,Delaware(locatedapproximately30mileseast),Wilmington,

Delaware(locatedapproximately30milesnortheast)andHarfordCity,Maryland(located

approximately8mileseast).

4.1.2 AffectedEnvironmentandEnvironmentalConsequences

Theprojectislocatedinanonattainmentareaforthe1997and20088hourO3National

AmbientAirQualityStandards(NAAQS)butisinanattainmentareaforallothercriteria

pollutants.

Emissionssourcesassociatedwiththefacilityoperationincludevehicles,onsitediesel

locomotives,dieselfuelstoragetanks,landscapingequipmentandtestingofemergency

generators.Indirectemissionswouldincludeelectricityandnaturalgasdemandsbythe

buildings.

AsoutlinedinTable2theannualemissionsfromtheoperationoftheMARCNortheast

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TABLE2: 2018FACILITYANNUALOPERATIONALEMISSIONS

Emission

Source

Emissions(tonsperyear)

VOC

CO

NOx

SOx

PM10

PM2.5 CO2

Passenger

Vehicles0.153 3.340 0.310 0.004 0.341 0.091 286.892

AreaSource 2.889 0.004 0.092 0.006 0.000 0.000 396.756

Indirect

Electricity 1.254 7.101 1,461

Diesel

Generator0.013 0.235 0.045 0.000 0.002 0.002 294.567

DieselStorage

Tanks0.041

Locomotives 0.94 4.147 17.627 0.015 0.615 0.597

Total

4.033

7.726

19.382

7.127

0.958

0.690

2,439.254

Theproposedprojectsoperationalemissionsimpactonairqualitywouldbenegligible.

Inaddition,WILMAPCOslatestLRTPisthe2040RegionalTransportationPlanUpdate

(WILMAPCO2011),whichwasadoptedinJanuary2011andreceivedFHWAandFTAapproval

inMarch2011.WILMAPCOslatestRTIPistheFiscalYear20152018Transportation

ImprovementProgramAmendments(WILMAPCO2014),whichwasapprovedinMarch2014,

andincludedtheMARCFacility.

COHot

Spot

Analysis

TheprojectareaisnotanonattainmentormaintenanceareaforCO.Therefore,noCOhotspot

analysisisrequiredperUSEPAguidance(40CFR93.116).

PMHotSpotAnalysis

TheprojectareaisnotanonattainmentormaintenanceareaforPM10andPM2.5.Therefore,no

PMhotspotanalysisisrequiredperUSEPAguidance(40CFR93.116).

4.1.3

Mitigation,Commitments,andMinimizationMeasures

TheproposedMARCNortheastMaintenanceFacilityprojectwouldbelocatedinanareathat

hasbeendesignatedasnonattainmentforO3andattainmentforallothercriteriapollutants.

Thelongtermemissionsfromtheoperationofthefacilityarelow,andtheimpactsofthese

emissionstoairqualityintheprojectvicinitywouldbenegligible.NoTransportation

Conformitydeterminationisrequiredfortheprojectconstructionphase.Consequently,the

projectsconstructionandoperationwouldconformtotheSIP,inaccordancewith23CFRPart

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DuringoperationMTAwouldmeettheEPAsstringentemissionsstandards,whichincludesthe

purchaseofTier4locomotives.Inadditionwaysideelectricpowerwouldbeinstalledinthe

yardtoeliminatetheneedforlocomotivestoidlewhennotbeingplacedinservice.

4.2

NOISEANDVIBRATION

ThenoiseandvibrationanalyseswerecompletedinaccordancewiththeFTAsTransitNoise

andVibrationImpactAssessment(May2006),specificallytheguidanceonperformingnoise

andvibrationscreeninganalysesandgeneralassessments.

4.2.1 StudyAreaandMethodology

Noise

Ascreeningandgeneralrailnoiseassessmentwascompletedtodeterminetheproposed

projectspotentialtoresultinnoiseimpactsfromoperationoftheproposedMARCNortheast

MaintenanceFacility.AllnoiseimpactanalysiscalculationswereconductedwithintheFTA

NoiseandVibrationImpactAssessmentGuidelines (May2006).Theextenttowhichindividuals

areaffectedbynoisesourcesiscontrolledbyseveralfactorsincluding:

Durationandfrequencyofsound

Distancebetweenthesoundsourceandthereceptor

Interveningnaturalormanmadebarriersorstructures

Ambientnoiseenvironment

Noisesensitive

land

uses

include

tracts

of

land

where

quiet

is

an

essential

element

in

their

intendedpurpose(Category1),residencesandbuildingswherepeoplenormallysleep

(Category2),andinstitutionallanduseswithprimarilydaytimeandeveninguse(Category3).

Alllandusecategoryimpactlevelsareafunctionoftheexistingnoiseexposureversusthe

projectnoiseexposure;meaningthatthehighertheexistingnoiselevels,themorenoisea

proposedprojectmustproduceinordertoimpactsurroundingproperties.

Thepurposeoftherailtransitnoisescreeningprocedureistoidentifyareaswithpotential

noiseimpactsfromtheproposedfacilityandleadtracks.UsingFTAsNoiseScreening

Procedures,itwasdeterminedthatanoisescreeningareaof1,000feetfortheNortheast

MaintenanceFacilityanda600footscreeningdistancefortheleadtrackswouldbe

appropriate.The

noise

screening

area

is

shown

on

Figure

4.2

1.

Vibration

Vibrationscausedbytrainsarebasedonvelocity,displacement,trackandwheelconditionand

accelerationofgroundmovement.AGeneralVibrationAssessmentfortheproposedproject

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includethemovementsoftrainsetsfromtheNECtotheproposedfacility.Vibrationsensitive

landusesincludebuildingswherevibrationwouldinterferewithinterioroperations(Category

1),buildingswherepeoplewouldnormallysleep(Category2),andinstitutionallanduseswith

primarily

daytime

use

(Category

3).

The

FTA

methodology

established

and

identified

sensitive

landuseswithinavibrationscreeningarea. Theproposedprojectwouldbeclassifiedasa

ConventionalCommuterRailroad,andthevibrationscreeningdistancesareasfollows:

Category1LandUse600feet



ThescreeningdistancesforCategory1,2,and3landusesisshownonFigure4.22.

4.2.2

AffectedEnvironmentandEnvironmentalConsequences

Noise

ItwasdeterminedthattheoperationsoftheproposedMARCNortheastMaintenanceFacility

wouldhavethreemainnoisesources:

Afixedguidewaywithdieselelectriclocomotives

Stationarysourcecommuterrailstoragetracks

Stationarysourcerailyardandshop

Peakhouroperationswereestimatedattwo(2)trainmovementstoaccountforthedailystart

up,inspectionandidlingofthemaximumnumberofdiesellocomotivesstoredonthefacility

storagetracks

during

nighttime

and

non

peak

daytime

hours.

Nighttime

noise

levels,

9:00

pm

to6:00am,estimateswereincreasedby10dB(A)asrequiredbytheFTAguidelines(see

AppendixB).Thenoiseanalysisaccountedfortrainsenteringandexitingthefacilitybetween

7:00pmand7:00am,witheveningtrainsrunningaslateasmidnight. Thefirsttrainstoleave

thefacilityinthemorningleavepriorto7:00am.

Existingnoiseexposureatnoisesensitivelandusesidentifiedduringthenoisescreening

procedureweredeterminedbytakingfour(4)24hournoisemeasurementsatrepresentative

receptorlocationswithineachnoisesensitivelandusearea(seeFigure4.21).Noisesensitive

landuseswithinthenoisescreeningareainclude:

Receptor1:Residenceat1096PrincipioFurnaceRoadandAllPawsAnimalWellness

Clinicat1098PrincipioFurnaceRoad

Receptor2:Residenceat93MillCreekLane(Woodlands)

Receptor3:Residencesat2MillCreekRoadand1323PrincipioFurnaceRoad

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Receptors1through3areclassifiedasCategory2landusesastheyareresidences.TheAll

PawsAnimalWellnessClinicwaslocatedwithinthesameparcelastheresidenceat1096

PrincipioFurnaceRoad.Giventhatresidentialareashavestricternoiserequirementsthan

businesses

under

the

FTA

guidelines,

the

entire

property

was

evaluated

conservatively

as

a

residence.TheonlynonresidentiallanduseidentifiedwastheFurnaceBayGolfCoursewhich

isaCategory3.Althoughhistoricalsites(suchasWoodlandsinArea3)areoftenconsidered

Category3landusesbecausetheyoperateasdaytimemuseums,Woodlandsisconsideredto

beaCategory2landusebecauseitfunctionsasaprivateresidence.

Noresidentialpropertieswouldexperiencenoiseimpactsuponinitialoperationofthefacility.

Noneofthereceptorswouldbeimpactedfromtheproposedproject.

TheCategory3receptorsiteatFurnaceBayGolfCoursewouldnotbeimpactedundertheFTA

criteria.Thegolfcoursewouldexperiencea1dB(A)increaseoverexistingnoiselevelsunder

theproposed

project

conditions,

resulting

in

a

total

noise

exposure

of

59

dB(A).

Predicted

total

noiseexposureandimpactlevelsforeachreceptorcanbefoundinTable3.

TABLE3: RECEPTORLOCATIONS,EXISTINGNOISELEVELANDPREDICTEDIMPACTS

Receptor

NumberLocation

LandUse

Category

Measured

Sound

Level1

Predicted

Project

Noise

Exposure

(db[A])

Predicted

TotalNoise

Exposure

(dB[A])

Increase

Over

Existing

(dB[A])

FTA

Impact

Levelof

the

Project

1

Residenceat1096

PrincipioFurnace

Road

andAllPawsAnimal

WellnessClinicat1098

PrincipioFurnaceRoad

2 59 53 60 1 None

2

Residenceat93Mill

CreekLane

(Woodlands)

2 60 48 60 0 None

3

Residencesat2Mill

CreekRoadand1323

PrincipioFurnaceRoad

2 55 49 56 1 None

4FurnaceBayGolf

Course

3 58 49 59 1 None

1. AllCategory2levelsareshownasLdnwithunitsinAweighteddecibels(dB[A]).AllCategory3SoundLevelsareshownashourlyequivalentsound

levels(Leq[h])withunitsinAweighteddecibels(dB[A]).

BasedonthemeasuredexistingsoundlevelsandFTAsNoiseImpactCriteriaforTransit

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Vibration

Theaffectedenvironmentforvibrationincludessensitivelanduseswithinthevibration

screeningarea,asdefinedbyFTA.ForthePerryvilleAsite,sensitivelandusesincludeone

buildingthatiscurrentlylocatedontheCoudonpropertythatisusedasaresidence

(Category2),butMTAisproposingtopurchasethisproperty(seeFigure4.22).

4.2.3


Therearenomoderateorseverenoiseorvibrationimpactstothesurroundingrecepotrs.

Therefore,nomitigationisrecommenedfortheproposedproject.

4.3 GEOLOGYANDSOILS

4.3.1


Todeterminetheprojectspotentialimpactongeologyandsoilswithinthestudyarea,MTA

identifiedthecharacteristicsofthesurroundingPhysiogeographicProvincebasedon

informationavailablefromtheMarylandGeologicSociety.MTAalsocoordinatedwiththe

NaturalResourcesConservationService(NRCS)toidentifypotentialfarmlandsoilswithinthe

projectstudyarea.

4.3.2


ThestudyareaiswithintheCoastalPlainphysiographicprovincewhichischaracterizedby

broadnecksoflandseparatedbywidetidalrivers.WithinthelowerpartofCecilCounty,where

thestudy

area

is

located,

these

broad

river

necks

stretch

for

miles,

with

gently

rolling

surfaces

risingfrom60to80feetabovetidewater.LowlanddepositsoriginatingfromthePleistocene

eracompriseamajorityofthestudyarea.BasedoninformationprovidedbyNRCS,amajority

(106outof114acres)ofthesoilswithinthestudyareaareconsideredprimefarmlandor

farmlandofstatewideimportance(seeFigure4.3).

Theexistingtopographyofthestudyareagentlyslopesfromthehighestelevationnearthe

northeastcornerofthestudyareatothelowerelevationsinthesoutheastportionofthestudy

area. Muchofthemiddleportionofthestudyareaappearsrelativelyflat,withhigher


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SOIL GEOLOGY

LEGEND

LIMIT OF DISTURBANCE

NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

SOIL TYPE BOUNDARY

PRIME FARMLAND

FARMLAND OFSTATEWIDE IMPORTANCE

1 INCH = 1,250 FEET

1,250625 FEET

CALE

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elevationsneartheroadway. ThetopographyadjacenttotheNECconsistsofsteeperslopesin

thewoodedareasbetweentheexistingrowcropfieldandthestreamthatparallelstheNEC.

Theconstructionoftheproposedprojectwouldpermanentlyalterthetopographyofthestudy

areaandpotentiallythesoiliffillisaddedtothesite.Therefore,theprojectsshortterm

impactswouldbethesameasthelongtermimpacts. Thesitewouldbeinitiallyclearedand

appropriatelygradedtosupportthefacilityandthestormwaterrunoff. Themaintopographic

changeswouldresultfromtheconstructionoflandscapedbermsbetweenthefacilityandthe

roadway. TheconstructionoftheMARCNortheastMaintenanceFacilityandassociatedlead

trackswouldresultin150,000cubicyardsoftopsoilstripingand130,000cubicyardsofcutsoil.

Thecutsoilwouldbeusedonsitetoconstructtheberms. Additionalfillmayneedtobe

broughtonsite.

InaccordancewithFarmlandProtectionPolicyAct,MTAcoordinatedwiththeNRCSregarding

thepresence

of

farmland

within

the

study

area.

NRCS

assessed

a

farmland

conversion

impact

ratingof142forthesite.Theratingsystemappliesupto260pointsforasite,andsiteswith

thehighestcombinedscoresareregardedasmostsuitableforprotectionunderthefarmland

conversioncriteriaandsiteswiththelowestscoresareregardedasleastsuitable.TheFPPA

doesnotrequirefurtherconsiderationforprotectionortheevaluationofothersitesforany

sitewithanimpactratingthatislessthan160points.Therefore,thissitedoesnotrequire

furthercoordinationoranalysisundertheFPPA(seeAppendixC).

4.3.3


TheMARCNortheastMaintenanceFacilitywouldbedesignedtomeetallrequirementsto

reduce

the

likelihood

and

severity

of

a

hazardous

material

spill

or

leak.

This

would

include

appropriatehandlinginhazardousmaterialsstorageareasaswellastheprovisionofspillkitsin

theeventofaspill.Thesemeasureswouldreducethepotentialimpacttothegeologyandsoils

atthefacility.

4.4

WATERRESOURCES

4.4.1


Thestudyareaforidentifyingpotentialimpactstoallwaterresourcescoincidewiththe

projectsstudyareaboundary.Toidentifywaterresourcesthatwouldpotentiallybeimpacted,

areview

of

published

state

and

federal

data

sources

that

included

the

MDE,

Maryland

DepartmentofNaturalResources(DNR),andtheFederalEmergencyManagement

Administration(FEMA)wasconducted.Specificmethodologiesidentifyingpotentialimpactsfor

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SurfaceWater

TheMTAidentifiedDNR8digitwatershedsaswellasstreamsthatarelocatedwithinthe

proposedprojectarea.ThisinformationwascollectedutilizingcountyGeographicInformation

Systems(GIS)desktopresourcesaswellasfieldsurveys.

Groundwater

Todeterminetheprojectspotentialimpactongroundwater,MTAidentifiedknownsourcesof

groundwaterwithintheproposedprojectareausingUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey(USGS)

data.

WaterQuality

TheMDEhasestablishedacceptablestandardsforseveralparametersforeachdesignated

StreamUse

Classification.

Potential

stream

impacts

were

identified

based

on

the

designated

useclassificationsandpreviousstreamhealthimpactsassessments.

Floodplain

TheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationOrder(USDOT)5650.2,entitledFloodplain

ManagementandProtectionidentifiespoliciesandproceduresforensuringthatproper

considerationisgiventotheavoidanceandmitigationofadversefloodplaineffects.TheMTA

reviewedthemostrecentfloodplainmapspublishedbyFEMAinordertodeterminewhether

theprojectsstudyareacoincidedwiththe100yearfloodplainandidentifyanyneeded

mitigationmeasures.

WildandScenicRivers

TheDNRScenicandWildRiversprogramwasdevelopedtoprotectthestatesrecreational,

scenic,andaquatichabitatqualitiesofitswildandscenicriversundertheNationalWildand

ScenicRiverActof1968.AfederalprogramalsoexiststoprotecttheNationswildandscenic

rivers,theNationalScenicandWildRiversSystem.

4.4.2 AffectedEnvironmentandEnvironmentalConsequences

SurfaceWater

ThestudyareacontainstwoDNRwatersheds;FurnaceBay(02130609),andLower

SusquehannaRiver(02120201)(DNR,2014a).Theproposedprojectwouldimpactunnamed

tributariestoMillCreek,whichisatributarytotheChesapeakeBay,atraditionalnavigable

waterway(seeFigure4.4).

TheFurnaceBaywatersheddrains21.2squaremiles(13,623acres).Withinthiswatershed,

10percentofthelandisurban,45percentisagricultural,44percentisforested,andlessthan


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WATERRESOURCES

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NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

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1percentisbarrenland(DNR,2014b).Theprojectareaencompassesapproximately1,178,453

squarefoot(27.05acres)ofthiswatershed.TheLowerSusquehannaRiverwatersheddrains

31.07squaremiles(19,885acres).Withinthiswatershed,28percentofthelandisurban,

29

percent

is

agricultural,

43

percent

is

forested,

and

less

than

one

percent

is

barren

land

(DNR,2014c).Theproposedprojectencompassesapproximately3,944,466squarefoot

(90.55acres)ofthiswatershed.

AllwaterwayslocatedwithinthestudyareadraintoMillCreek,partoftheLowerSusquehanna

Riverwatershed.MillCreekisclassifiedasaUseIwaterbody,whichgeneralusesarewater

contactrecreationandprotectionofnontidalwarmwateraquaticlife.MillCreekis

approximately6.6miles(35,000linearfeet)inlengthandoriginatesinBainbridgenearthe

intersectionofJacksonParkRoadandCraigtownRoad.MillCreekflowssouthpassingunder

I95,throughPerryvilleReservoirbeforecrossingunderUS40andthenflowsthroughaculvert

underneaththeCSXrailway.UnnamedtributariestoMillCreekfoundwithinthestudyarea

convergewith

Mill

Creek

just

before

the

culvert

at

the

CSX

railway.

Mill

Creek

then

travels

approximatelyanother6,000linearfeetsoutheastwhereitconvergeswiththeChesapeake

Bay.AmajorityofMillCreekisboundedbyforestbuttraversesalandscapedottedwith

residentialdevelopmentsandfarmland.

TheproposedprojectareawouldnotimpactMillCreekdirectly,butwouldhowever

permanentlyimpactatributarytoMillCreek.Thistributaryflowssouthwestthroughthe

FurnaceBaywatershedalongtheexistingrailroadcrossing,whereitcrossesintotheLower

SusquehannaRiverwatershed,flowsunderneathFirestoneRoadandemptiesintoMillCreek.

Thelongtermeffectsoftheproposedprojectwouldincludeimpactingthistributary

approximately450feetnortheastoftheFirestoneRoadandRailwaycrossingforapproximately

1,300linearfeettothenortheast.Thistributarywouldalsobeimpactedfartherupstreamfrom

theinitialimpactlocationinfourdifferentlocationsrangingfromapproximately450linearfeet

to1,030linearfeet,withatotalofapproximately4,050linearfeetofproposedimpacts.

Theproposedprojectwouldconvertapproximately90.5acresofagriculturallandintheLower

SusquehannaRiverwatershedtoUrbanland,whichislessthan1percentofthetotal

watershed.Theproposedprojectwouldalsoconvertapproximately27.1acresofagricultural

landintheFurnaceBaywatershedtoUrbanland,whichisalsolessthan1percentofthetotal

watershed.

Groundwater

GroundwaterisanimportantsourceofdrinkingwaterinCecilCounty.Thestudyarea,located

intheCoastalPlainphysiographicregion,liesinthecrystallinerocksaquiferwhichdatesback

tothePrecambrianera(Weber,2007).AccordingtoWeber(2007),thecrystallinerocksarenot

consideredanimportantsourceofwatersupplyinCecilCounty.Groundwaterrechargeis

decentralized,withrainfallsoakingintotheunconsolidatedbedsofgravel,sand,silt,andclay

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Theproposedprojectwouldhavenoshorttermorlongtermeffectongroundwater.The

installationofthetracksandbuildingswouldoccuralmostcompletelyonthesurfaceandonly

minorchangestothemovementsofthegroundwatertablearelikelytooccurduringgrading

and

construction

of

the

project.

WaterQuality

MillCreekisclassifiedasUseI,whichisdesignatedforwatercontactrecreationandprotection

ofnontidalwarmwateraquaticlife.TheConservationFundperformedawaterqualityanalysis

betweenMay2005andApril2006throughoutCecilCountythatexaminedbiologicaland

chemicalstreamcriteriaforuseinCecilCountysGreenInfrastructurePlan.MillCreekwas

foundtohaveunnaturallyhighlevelsofnitrateandhighammoniumlevels.Duringthesampling

periodMillCreekrecordedahighorthophosphate(PO4)concentrationonlyonce(Conservation

Fund,2007).

AccordingtoMarylandBiologicalStreamSurvey(MBSS)samplingdatafrom19942004,Mill

CreekwasfoundtosupporttherichestbenthicmacroinvertebratecommunityinMarylands

CoastalPlainphysiographicprovince.MBSShasconductedmultiplesurveyswithintheFurnace

BayandtheLowerSusquehannaRiversubwatershedssince1994.Inparticular,MillCreekwas

sampledin2004inanareaupstreamfromtheprojectsite.TheFishIndexofBioticIntegrity

(IBI)isclassifiedasGood(comparabletoreferencestreamsconsideredtobeminimally

impacted),andtheBenthicIBIisclassifiedasGood(DNR,2004).

Theproposedprojectwouldpermanentlyincreaseimpervioussurfacesbyapproximately18

acres,whichwouldhaveaslightnegativeimpactonwaterquality.Impervioussurfacesincrease

therate

at

which

pollutants

and

nutrients

empty

into

local

rivers,

lakes

and

estuaries.

Floodplain

Thestudyareadoesnotcoincidewiththe100yearfloodplain(seeFigure4.4),andtherewould

benoprojectactivitieswithinthe100yearfloodplain.

WildandScenicRivers

Thestudyareadoesnotcontainanyfederallyorstatedesignatedwildandscenicrivers.

Therefore,theprojectwouldnotaffectwildandscenicrivers.

4.4.3


AlthoughtheprojectwouldpermanentlyimpactatributarytoMillCreek,theUnitedStates

ArmyCorpsofEngineers(USACE)hasindicatedthattheimpactscouldbeconsideredself

mitigatingiftheoverallfunctionandvaluesofthetributarywereimprovedwithintheproject

design.MTAwillcontinuetoworkinconjunctionwithUSACEtoensurethattheprojectdesign

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InaletterdatedMarch22,2012,theDNREnvironmentalReviewUnit(ERU)reportedthatMill

CreekisclassifiedasaUseIP,andgenerally,noinstreamworkispermittedinUseIPstreams

duringtheperiodofMarch1stthroughJune15th,inclusive,duringanyyear.Inadditiontothe

instream

work

restrictions,

DNRERU

noted

that

existing

riparian

vegetation

in

the

area

of

the

streamchannelshouldbepreservedasmuchaspossibletomaintainaquatichabitatand

provideshadingtothestream.Areasdesignatedfortheaccessofequipmentandforthe

removalordisposalofmaterialwouldavoidimpactstothestreamandassociatedriparian

vegetation. Anytemporarilydisturbedareaswouldberestoredandrevegetated. TheMTA

wouldconsidertheDNRERUrecommendations.

Stormwaterrunoffduringoperationsoftheproposedprojectwouldbetreatedinaccordance

withtheMDEguidelinesforstormwatermanagementpriortobeingreleasedtosurfacewaters.

ThelargeStormwaterManagementFacilityisdesignedasanextendeddetentionshallow

wetland. Thistypeoffacilityisdesignedwiththreegoalsinmind:includingimprovingwater

qualityby

allowing

sediment

to

settle

out

of

the

site

runoff

prior

to

being

released

from

the

facility,italsousesaquaticplantlifetoremovemuchofthenitrogenandotherpollutants

typicallyfoundinsiterunoff. Additionally,thefacilitywouldallowrunofftobeabsorbedback

intothegroundkeepingthegroundwatertablesintheareaatacceptablelevels. Thefacilityis

designedtomanagelargerstormeventsanddischargetheoutflowatcontrolledratesoveran

extendedperiodtokeepwaterwaysdownstreamofthesitefromerodingandbecoming

inundated.

4.5 WETLANDS

4.5.1

StudyArea

and

Methodology

WatersoftheU.S.,includingwetlands,areregulatedunderSection401and404oftheClean

WaterAct,theMarylandTidalWetlandsAct,andtheStateofMarylandNontidalWetlands

ProtectionAct.MTAconductedawetlanddelineationinaccordancewiththe1987U.S.Army

CorpsofEngineersWetlandDelineationManualwithclarificationsandmodificationsinthe

summerof2013.BasedonthisdelineationapreliminaryJurisdictionalDeterminationhasbeen

submittedto,andapprovedby,theUSACEfortheproject.Thestudyareaforthewetland

delineationcoincidedwiththestudyareaboundary.MTAalsoattendedapreapplication

meetingwithMDEandtheUSACEonSeptember13,2013andapreJurisdictional

DeterminationmeetingonNovember15,2013regardingwetlandpermitting.

4.5.2


Thewetlanddelineationidentifiedsevennontidalwetlandsandsevennontidalwaterways;

however,portionsofonlyfourwaterwaysandthreewetlandsarelocatedwithinthelimitsof

disturbanceandwouldbepermanentlyimpactedbytheproposedproject(seeFigure4.5).

Withtheexceptionoftheisolatedwetlands,theidentifiedsystemscontributeflowtoMill

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Therewouldbeimpactstoanintermittent(WL017)streamthatextendsalongthesouthern

boundaryofthestudyareaparalleltotheexistingtracks.Thisstreamisonaverage8to12feet

wideandincludesasubstratecomposedofboulders,cobbles,gravel,sand,vegetationandsilt.

The

proposed

project

would

impact

an

approximately

33,024

square

foot

(0.758

acre)

and

3,160linearfootportionofthiswaterway.

Anintermittent(WL006)andanephemeral(WL012)streamwhichextendsouthinthe

westernmostportionofthestudyarea,perpendiculartotheexistingtracks,wouldbe

impacted.Thesestreamsareonaverage2to6feetwideandincludeasubstratecomposedof

silt,clay,andcobble.Theproposedprojectwouldimpactanapproximately613squarefoot

(0.014acre)and95linearfootportionofthesewaterways.

Anintermittent(WL010)streamthatextendssoutheastalongtheborderoftherowcropfield

andtheFurnaceBayGolfCoursewouldbeimpacted.Thisstreamisonaverage30to40feet

wideand

includes

a

substrate

composed

of

boulders,

cobbles,

gravel,

sand,

and

silt.

The

proposedprojectwouldimpactanapproximately2,242squarefoot(0.051acre)and106linear

footportionofthiswaterway.

Anisolatedemergentwetland(WP001)islocatedinthesouthwesternportionofthestudy

area.Thiswetlandreceivesgroundwaterandsurfacewaterrunofffromsurroundinguplands.It

islocatedwithinanactiverowcropfieldandasaresult,thevegetationissignificantly

disturbed.Theproposedproject,constructionandoperations,wouldnotimpactthiswetland.

Anisolatedemergentwetland(WP002)thatislocatedinthesouthwesternportionofthestudy

area,paralleltotheexistingtracks,wouldbeimpacted.Thiswetlandreceivesgroundwaterand

surfacewater

runoff

from

surrounding

uplands.

It

is

located

within

an

active

row

crop

field

and

asaresult,thevegetationissignificantlydisturbed.Theproposedprojectwouldimpactan

approximately3,680squarefoot(0.084acre)portionofthiswetland.

Ascrubshrubwetland(WP005)thatislocatedinthesouthwesternportionofthestudyarea

withinamaintainedoverheadutilityrightofway,paralleltotheexistingtracks,wouldbe

impacted.Thiswetlandreceivesuplandrunoffandgroundwaterfromthesurroundingareaand

conveyssurfacewatersouthwest,ultimatelycontributingflowtoMillCreek.Theproposed

projectwouldimpactanapproximately10,987squarefoot(0.252acre)portionofthiswetland.

Predictedtotalwetlandimpactintotalareaandlinearfeetforeachsystemaresummarizedin

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WP005

WP002

WL017

WL010

WL006

WL012

WETLANDS

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DELINEATED WATERWAY

DELINEATED WETLAND

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TABLE4: SUMMARYOFWETLANDIMPACTS

System SystemType ImpactArea(SF/ACRE) ImpactLinearFeet

WL017

Waterway

33,024SF

/0.758

ACRE

3,160

LF

WL006 Waterway 525SF/0.012ACRE 68LF

WL012 Waterway 88SF/0.002ACRE 27LF

WL010 Waterway 2,242SF/0.051ACRE 106LF

WaterwayTotal 35,879SF/0.823ACRE 3,361LF

WP001 Wetland 0SF/0ACRE N/A

WP002 Wetland 3,680SF/0.084ACRE N/A

WP005 Wetland 10,987SF/0.252ACRE N/A

WetlandTotal 14,667SF/0.336ACRE N/A

Grand

Total

50,546

SF

/

1.159

ACRE

3,361

LF

4.5.3


ThisprojectwouldrequirethesubmittalofaJointFederal/StateApplicationfortheAlteration

ofAnyFloodplain,Waterway,TidalorNontidalWetlandinMaryland,asthisprojectwould

impactnontidalwetlandandwaterways.Basedontheabovecalculations,wetlandand

waterwayimpactsarenotexpectedtoreachthresholdsthatwouldrequireanindividual

permit.MTAwouldmitigateanywetlandandwaterwayimpactsinaccordancewithregulatory

agency(USACEandMDE)recommendations,includingmitigationata2:1ratioforforestedand

scrub

shrub

wetlands

and

a

1:1

ratio

for

emergent

wetlands.

Generally,

waterway

impacts

must

bemitigatedata1:1ratio.However,mitigationmeasuresaresubjecttocasebycasereview

andapproval;ultimately,afunctionalreplacementofthestreamsystemisrequired.MTAhas

identifiedpotentialon andoffsiteopportunitiestocompensatefortheprojectswetlandand

waterwayimpacts.

4.6

VEGETATIONANDWILDLIFE

4.6.1


Vegetation

TheMarylandForestConservationAct(FCA),enactedin1991,isintendedtominimizetheloss

offoreststhroughoutthestate. Theproposedprojectisnotexemptfromtheprovisionsofthe

FCA,andtherefore,MTApreparedandsubmittedaForestStandDelineationtoDNRthat

identifiedtheexistingforestcoverandtheenvironmentalfeaturesoftheproposedproject

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TerrestrialWildlife

Potentialimpactstoterrestrialwildlifeandhabitatwereevaluatedbasedontheaboveforest

standdelineation;areviewofavailableGISdatasuchasFIDS,SensitiveSpeciesReviewAreas,

andGreenInfrastructure,aswellasfieldreconnaissance.Thestudyareafordetermining

potentialimpactstoterrestrialwildlifecoincideswiththeprojectsstudyareaboundary.

Migratorybirdspecieswereidentifiedwithintheprojectarea,asdefinedundertheMigratory

BirdTreatyActof1918(50CFR21,November2013).

AquaticWildlife

PotentialimpactstoaquaticwildlifewereevaluatedbasedontheMBSSsamplingdatafrom

19942004.Thestudyareafordeterminingpotentialimpactstoaquaticwildlifecoincideswith

thewatershedboundaries.

Rare,Threatened,andEndangeredSpecies

TheU.S.FishandWildlifeService(USFWS),DNRWildlifeandHeritageService,NationalMarine

FisheriesService(NMFS),andDNREnvironmentalReviewUnitwereeachrequestedtoprovide

inputonthepresenceofrare,threatened,andendangered(RTE)speciesinthevicinityofthe

proposedproject.

4.6.2


Vegetation

Theproposed

project

would

pass

through

multiple

vegetated

areas

(see

Figure

4.6

1).

A

majorityoftheprojectareacontainsrowcropvegetationsuchascorn,wheat,soybeans,etc.

Therearealsotwoforeststands(ForestStandAandForestStandD)thatarelocatedwithinthe

projectareaandareassociatedwithwetlandsand/orwaterwaysthatrunparalleland

perpendiculartotheexistingrailroadtracks.

Theproposedprojectwouldpermanentlyrestrictrowcropvegetationonapproximately98.18

acres.Approximately116,551squarefeet(2.68acres)ofForestStandAand25,084squarefeet

(0.576acre)ofForestStandDwouldbeimpactedbytheproject.

TerrestrialWildlife

Thepresenceofterrestrialwildlifeisafunctionofavailablehabitats.Themajorityofthestudy

areaiscurrentlyfarmland,withtheexceptionoftwoforeststands,asidentifiedabove.The

studyareadoesnotincludeanyforestedareasthatimmediatelyadjoinlargerforestedareas,

generallyneededtoprovidehabitatsuitableforFIDSorotherforestdwellingspecies.

However,portionsofthestudyarealocatedwithinforeststandsprovidesuitablehabitatfor

disturbancetolerantspeciesandspeciesadaptedtowoodlandedgessuchaswhitetaileddeer


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38.5" WHITE ASH

38.0" PRINCESS TREE

33.1" NORTHERN RED OAK

33.7'' AMERICAN SYCAMORE

FIGURE 4.6-1

VEGETATION

LEGEND


SPECIMEN TREE

EXISTING FOREST BOUNDARY

NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

SUSQUEHANNA

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PERRYVILLE A

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(Odocoileusvirginianus),Easterngraysquirrel(Sciuruscarolinensis),Easterncottontail

(Sylvilagusfloridanus),raccoon(Procyonlotor),andEasternchipmunk(Tamiasstriatus).

ConstructionandoperationoftheMARCNortheastMaintenanceFacilitywouldnotviolatethe

MigratoryBirdTreatyAct,becausethereisnosuitablehabitatwithintheprojectlimits. In

addition,operationswillnotinvolveillegaltakes,possession,import,export,transport,sell,

purchase,barter,orofferforsaleofanymigratorybird,ortheparts,nests,oreggsofsucha

bird.

Clearingfortheproposedprojectwouldmostlyoccurwithintheexistingrowcroppasture,

whichdoesnotprovidesuitablehabitatforterrestrialwildlife. Theconstructionofthelead

trackswouldimpactthevegetatedbufferalongtherailroadtracks,whichwaspreviously

disturbed.Disturbancetolerantspecieswouldendure.Therefore,impactstowildlifeare

expectedtobeminimal.

AquaticWildlife

AccordingtoMBSSsamplingdatafrom19942004,MillCreekwasfoundtosupporttherichest

benthicmacroinvertebratecommunity(45taxafroma100specimensubsample)intheentire

state(Kazyaketal.,2005).ThissitehadthehighestbenthicIBI(4.7)inMarylandsCoastalPlain.

MillCreekwassampledin2004inanareaupstreamfromtheprojectsite.TheFishIBIis

classifiedasGood(comparabletoreferencestreamsconsideredtobeminimallyimpacted),and

theBenthicIBIisclassifiedasGood. ItreceivedOptimalratingforInstreamHabitat,Epifaunal

Substrate,andRiffleQuality.

Accordingto

DNR

ERU,

the

fish

species

that

have

been

identified

in

nearby

locations

by

the

MBSSinclude:Americaneel,blacknosedace,bluegill,blueridgesculpin,browntrout,common

shiner,creekchub,cutlipminnow,greensunfish,pumpkinseed,rosysidedace,tessellated

darter,andwhitesucker.AccordingtoDNRsStreamHealthinteractivemap,MillCreekinthe

areaoftheproposedproject,hasaratingofgood.

Theproposedprojectwouldpermanentlyimpactaquaticwildlifebyincreasingimpervious

surfaces.Impervioussurfacesincreasethevolumeandrateatwhichexcessstormwaterenters

nearbywaterbodies.Thisextremeinfluxofwatercoulddamageplant,fish,andinvertebrate

habitat,aswellascauseerosiontostreambanksandthestreambedwhichprovidehabitatfor

aquaticwildlife(UNH,2007).

Rare,Threatened,andEndangeredSpecies

CorrespondencereceivedfromtheUSFWS,datedMay7,2013,andfromtheDNRWildlifeand

HeritageService,datedJuly30,2013,indicatesthattherearenostate orfederallylistedRTE

plantoranimalspeciesknowntoexistwithinthevicinityoftheprojectarea(seeAppendixC).


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Basedontheabovementionedagencycoordination,noRTEspecieshavebeenidentifiedinthe

studyareaandimpactstoRTEspeciesarenotanticipatedasaresultoftheconstructionor

operationofthefacility.

4.6.3


Vegetation

Duringfinaldesignoftheproposedproject,MTAwillsubmitaForestConservationPlanthat

willincludethefollowing:anapplicationform,descriptionofthelimitsofdisturbanceofthe

project,howtheexistingforestedandsensitiveareaswouldbeprotectedduringconstruction,

calculationsofforestdisturbedandretained,treereplantingrequirements,andatree

replantingplanforthelongtermmaintenanceandprotectionofthosetrees. MTAwouldbe

abletomitigatefortheforestlossonsite. Becausetheproposedfacilitywouldbelocated

adjacenttotheexistingrailroadtracks,therewouldbelandalongPrincipioFurnaceRoadthat

wouldremain

open

space.

MTA

will

reforest

approximately

8.5

acres

of

land

located

in

the

northeastportion,southwestportionandalongtheeasternboundaryofthepropertythatMTA

ispurchasingforonsitereforestation(seeFigure4.62). Thereforestationwouldbedesigned

byacertifiedarboristandwouldmeettherequirementsoftheFCA.

AquaticWildlife

InaccordancewiththeDNRERUrecommendation,MTAwouldnotperformanyinstreamwork

duringtheperiodofMarch1stthroughJune15th,inclusive,duringanyyear.Inadditiontothe

instreamworkrestrictions,DNRERUnotedthatexistingriparianvegetationintheareaofthe

streamchannelshouldbepreservedasmuchaspossibletomaintainaquatichabitatand

provideshadingtothestream. Areasdesignatedfortheaccessofequipmentandforthe

removalordisposalofmaterialwouldavoidimpactstothestreamandassociatedriparian

vegetation. Anytemporarilydisturbedareaswouldberestoredandrevegetated.

ThisprojectwouldrequirethesubmittalofaJointFederal/StateApplicationfortheAlteration

ofAnyFloodplain,Waterway,TidalorNontidalWetlandinMaryland,asthisprojectwould

impactnontidalwetlandandwaterways.MTAwouldmitigateanywetlandandwaterway

impactsinaccordancewithregulatoryagency(USACEandMDE)recommendations,including

mitigationata2:1ratioforforestedandscrubshrubwetlandsanda1:1ratioforemergent

wetlands.Generally,waterwayimpactsmustbemitigatedata1:1ratio.However,mitigation

measuresare

subject

to

case

by

case

review

and

approval;

ultimately,

a

functional

replacement


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REFORESTATION AREAS

LEGEND


PROPOSED REFORESTATION AREA

NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

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ofthestreamsystemisrequired.MTAhasidentifiedpotentialon andoffsiteopportunitiesto

compensatefortheprojectswetlandandwaterwayimpacts.

4.7

HAZARDOUSMATERIALS

4.7.1


InJuly2013,aPhaseIEnvironmentalSiteAssessmentwasconductedattheproposedproject

siteandsurroundingproperties.Theinvestigationconsistedofareviewofcurrentandhistoric

activitiesandconditionsatthestudyareaandsurroundingproperties,includingnonintrusive

visualinspectionofthestudyarea;reviewoflocal,state,andfederalregulatorydatabase

records;reviewofavailablehistoricrecords;andasurveyofadjacentlanduses.

InMay2014,aPhaseIIEnvironmentalSiteAssessment(ESA)wasconducted.ThePhaseIIESA

wasto

characterize

the

subsurface

conditions

that

might

be

encountered

during

any

re

developmentofthestudyareabyMTA.TheinformationthatwascollectedduringthePhaseII

ESAwillassistincharacterizingsubsurfacecontamination,creatingimpactedmaterialhandling

plans,andmitigatingpossibleexposurescenariosforonsiteexcavation.

4.7.2


Table5summarizesthePhaseIEnvironmentalSiteAssessmentfindingsintheprojectarea(see

Figure4.7).

TABLE5: SUMMARYOFPHASEIFINDINGS

Site

ID

Site

NameRecognizedEnvironmentalConditions Sampling Analysis

4Coudon

Farm

Surficialcontaminationassociatedwith

twoheatingoilASTs

Soilsamplingtoa

maximumof5feet

belowground

surface

DRO

GRO

Metals

4Coudon

Farm


twowasteoildrums

Soilsamplingtoa

maximumof5feet

belowground

surface

DRO

GRO

PAH

Metals

4Coudon

Farm

Subsurfacecontaminationassociated

withthehistoricalgasolineUSTs

Soilsamplingtoa

maximumof20feet

belowground

surface

DRO

GRO

VOCs

SVOCs

Metals


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TABLE5: SUMMARYOFPHASEIFINDINGS

Site

ID

Site

Name

RecognizedEnvironmentalConditions Sampling Analysis

N/A

Existing

railroad

tracks


theexistingrailroadtracks. Routine

railroadoperationscommonlyuse

hazardousmaterialssuchasPCBoils,

creosote,compoundsanddegreasers

Soilsamplingtoa

maximumof5feet

belowground

surface

PCBs

VOCs

SVOCs

SoilsamplesweregatheredandanalyzedduringPhaseII.Accordingtothedatacollected,

arsenicrelatedcontaminationwasreportedinthe20soilsamplescollectedwithinthestudy

area. ArsenicconcentrationswerereportedabovetheMDENonResidentialCleanupStandard

inall

20

samples.

Although

the

arsenic

concentrations

exceed

the

Non

Residential

Cleanup

Standard,themajorityofthedetectionswascomparabletoUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey

(USGS)AnticipatedTypicalConcentrations(ATC)forMaryland(4.9mg/kg),andthereforemay

betheresultofnaturalbackgroundconcentrationsencounteredinthearea. Thegreatest

concentrationsofarsenicwerereportedinthesamplescollectedneartheheatingoilASTsat

theCoudonFarmproperty.

Petroleumodorswereobservedduringthedrillingactivitieswithincloseproximitytothe

easternmostUSTlocationandduringthecollectionofthehandaugersamplesalongthe

northernsideoftheNECrailroadtracks. However,noconcentrationsofpetroleumrelated

contaminantsreportedinthelaboratoryanalysisexceededMDEsNonResidentialCleanup

standards.

Analyticaldatacompletedfromsamplescollectedfromeachofthesixsubsurfacesoillocations

indicatedconcentrationsthatdidnotexceedtheMDEnonresidentialcleanupstandardor

werenotdetected.

4.7.3


TheMTAwouldcomplywiththefollowingrecommendationstominimizepotentialriskto

humanhealthandsafety,andsafetytotheenvironment:

Developa

site

specific

health

and

safety

plan

that

discusses

safe

handling

of

arsenic

impactedsoilstoensuresafetyoftheexcavationandconstructioncontractors.

Ifitisdeterminedthatsoilsinthevicinityofthearsenicexceedanceswillremainin

placeduringredevelopmentofthestudyarea,aprotectivecap(concrete,asphalt,

buildingfoundation,et.)orsimilarlandusecontrolsshouldbeimplementedinthearea

topreventanydirectcontactwitharseniccontaminatedsoilsandtoeliminateany

potentialdirectexposurepathwaywiththesurroundingpublic.


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!(

!(

!(

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iaRd

FIGURE 4.7

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

GEND


PROPERTY BOUNDARY

!( WASTE OIL DRUM

!( HEATING OIL AST

!( HISTORICAL GASOLINE UST

Limit of

Disturbance

Site 4:

Coudon Farm

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Ifitisdeterminedthatsoilsinthevicinityofthearsenicexceedanceswillbeexcavated

duringredevelopmentofthestudyarea,representativesoilsamplesshouldbecollected

fromtheexcavatedsoilspriortooffsitedisposal. Therepresentativesamplesshouldbe

analyzedaccording

to

the

Toxicity

Characteristic

Leaching

Procedure

to

properly

characterizethewaste,unlessothertestingisrequiredbyselectedlandfillfacility.

4.8

VISUAL&AESTHETICENVIRONMENT

4.8.1


Thevisualandaestheticenvironmentwasassessedprimarilythroughfieldreconnaissanceand

topographicanalysis. Usingtheproposedbuildingcharacteristicsandexistingtopography,MTA

determinedthefutureaestheticenvironmentandthelineofsitefromnearbyresidentstothe

proposedfacility.

4.8.2


Thecurrentvisualandaestheticenvironmentofthestudyareaisdominatedbyopenspaceand

farmlandwithsomeresidentialandindustriallandscapes. Theproposedprojectsite,aswellas

landdirectlyacrossPrincipioFurnaceRoad,iscurrentlyrowcropfarmland.Thegolfcourseis

largelyopenspace,andtheresidentialpropertiesarelowdensity. Themajorindustrialareasin

theprojectvicinityarealargeIkeadistributioncenter,whichissouthwestoftheproposedsite,

andtheAmtrakMOWFacility,whichisimmediatelysouthoftheproposedsite.Bothfacilities

arelocatedonthesouthernsideoftherailroadtracks.TheIkeabuildingisthetallestand

longestbuildingintheprojectvicinityandcanbeseenfromadistanceinalldirections.The

MOWfacility

is

generally

shielded

by

vegetation;

however,

the

lights

used

at

the

facility

are

relativelyhigh.Theexistinglightscanbeseenbyresidentsfromaconsiderabledistancefrom

thefacility.

Theproposedprojectwouldresultinchangestotheaestheticenvironmentfromconstruction

andoperationoftheproject.TheproposedNortheastMaintenanceFacilitywouldreplacea

rowcropfarm.Afterconstruction,muchoftheproposedfacilitywouldberelativelyatgrade.

Thetallestbuildingonthesitewouldbeapproximately31feettall,whichwouldbevisibleto

theclosestresidentsduetothelocaltopography.However,MTAwouldconstructbermsaspart

oftheprojectdesignthatwouldrangeinheightfrom425feetandwillbevegetated,providing

additionalscreening. Theproposedfacilitywouldbelargelyshieldedbyvegetationandterrain.

ThelightingfortheproposedprojectwouldmeetMARCoperationalneedswhileminimizing

lightspilloverandglaretoadjacentproperties.MTAslightingdesignconsiderationsinclude:

DarkSkycompliance(encouragestheuseoffullcutofffixturesthatcastlittleornolight

upward)

LowMastFixtureswithshielding


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Targetedlightingatworkstations

Landscapingtocreatescreening

The

proposed

project

would

require

lead

tracks

to

be

constructed

to

connect

the

existing

railroadtracksandtheproposedfacility. Thesouthernleadtrackswouldbeimmediately

adjacenttotheexistingrailroadandduetotheslopingtopographynoteasilydiscerniblefrom

theexistingNECtrackswhenviewingthesitefromPrincipioFurnaceRoadortheadjacent

properties. Althoughtheleadtrackwouldbeadjacenttotheexistingtracksthatcurrently

bisectthegolfcourse,thenorthernleadtrackswouldencroachonthenorthsideofthe

FurnaceBayGolfCourseandwouldpotentiallybemorevisibletogolfcourseusersthanthe

existingtracks.

4.8.3


Sincethefacilitywouldbeadjacenttotherailroadtracks,therewouldbeaconsiderable

portionof

the

property

that

would

be

undeveloped.

Therefore,

MTA

would

build

berms

ranging

from4to25feethighandplantvegetationthatcouldgrowupto20feethigh.Bermand

plantingheightwouldbedependentontherequirementsoflocalresidentsandthegeneral

public. Thebermsandvegetationwouldbestrategicallyplacedtoprovideavisualbuffer

aroundthefacility. Additionally,MTAwoulduselightingthatwouldminimizenuisanceto

nearbyresidents.Inaddition,theentrancedrivetothefacilitywouldbecurvedwiththeberms

locatedalongtheentrancedrivetopreventadirectsightlinefromPrincipioFurnaceRdtothe

buildingsandtracks,providingadditionalscreening.

4.9

CULTURALRESOURCES

4.9.1


Section106oftheNationalHistoricPreservationAct(NHPA)of1966,asamendedrequires

federalagenciestotakeintoaccounttheeffectofanyundertakingonhistoricproperties.In

December2013,theFTAinitiatedSection106consultationwiththeMarylandHistoricalTrust

(MHT)(seeAppendixD). Stakeholderconsultation,includingTribalconsultation,wasinitiated

onMarch28,2014,alongwithotherstakeholdersbyprovidinganinvitationletterfollowedby

hardcopiesoftheArcheologyandCulturalResourcesManagementreportsforreviewand

consideration.NoneoftheinvitedconsultingpartiesorTribalMembersacceptedtheinvitation

toconsultontheproject(seeAppendixD).Consultationcontinuesthroughouttheplanning

process.

StandingStructures

FTAdefinedtheprojectsareaofpotentialeffect(APE)tobewithin0.25mileoftheproposed

project,includingananticipatedconstructionzonewhichincorporatesphysicaldisturbance

areas(Figure4.9). The0.25miledistanceaccountsfordirectandindirecteffectsoncultural


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FIGURE 4.9

CULTURAL RESOURCES

EGEND

AREA OF

POTENTIAL EFFECT

PROPOSED

TRACK

PROPOSED

FACILITY

CONTRIBUTING

STRUCTURES

WOODLANDS FARM

SOUTH

WOODLANDS FARM

HISTORIC DISTRICT

ANCHORAGE

PROPERTY

CROTHERS

HOUSE

LINDENWOOD

PROPERTY

WOODLANDS

FARM HOUSE

ANCHORAGE

HOUSE

ot to scale

MARC Northeast MaintenanceCoudon Farm

Archaeological


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resources,includingphysical,visual,andnoiseeffectsonhistoricabovegroundpropertiesfrom

theproposedundertaking.MTAevaluatedthehistoricpropertiesintheAboveGroundHistoric

PropertiesAPEfortheirNRHPeligibility.Themethodologyusedtoresearch,inventory,and

analyze

the

property

follows

the

Secretary

of

the

Interiors

Standards

for

the

Identification

of

HistoricProperties,MHTStandardsandGuidelinesforArchitecturalandHistoricalInvestigation

inMaryland(MHT,2000),andGeneralGuidelinesforComplianceGeneratedDeterminationsof

Eligibility(MHT,2009)Researchmethodsandtheresultsoftheanalysiswereincorporatedinto

neworrevisedMIHPinventoryforms(seetoAppendixD).StaffreliedondiscussionswithMTA,

consultantprojectstaff,localpropertyowners,andkeyhistoricalrepositoriesinCecilCounty,

BaltimoreandAnnapolisaswellasreviewingpastreportsandonlineresearchcatalogs.

BetweenOctober22and24,2013andNovember12and13,2013,fieldwork(i.e.onsite

pedestrianandwindshieldreconnaissancesurvey)wasconductedontheaboveground

resources,withina0.25mileradiusoftheAboveGroundHistoricPropertiesAPE.Fieldnotes,

digitalphotographs,

and

global

positioning

system

(GPS)

coordinates

were

documented

to

meetMHTsrequirementsforMIHPformdocumentation.

Additionalinformationandmaterialsweregatheredtodevelopahistoricalcontexttobetter

understandandevaluatethepotentialhistoricalsignificanceofsurveyedresources.Foreach

surveyedproperty,workresultedinthefollowing:

Asummarystatementofsignificance

Adefinitionofperiod(s)ofsignificance

AdiscussionoftheNRHPeligibilityofeachsurveyedhistoricpropertyunderapplicable

criteriaandaspectsofintegrity

Archeology

BetweenOctober28,2013andNovember14,2013,aPhaseIarchaeologysurveyof

approximately110acresofagriculturalland,knownastheCoudonSitenearPerryville,

Maryland,tookplace. Intotal,1,349shoveltestpits(STPs)wereexcavatedalongacontrolled

gridthroughoutthestudyarea.Thegridwasspacedat20meterintervalsintheagricultural

fieldandat10meterintervalsinthefarmstead;10meterintervaldelineationshoveltestswere

alsodugwhendeemednecessarytobetterdefinesiteboundariesintheagriculturalfield.Each

STP

was

a

circular

excavation

approximately

35

40

centimeters

in

diameter

extending

10

centimetersintoculturallysterilesubsoil.SoilsexcavatedfromeachSTPwerescreenedthrough

6.3millimeterhardwaremeshtoensureuniformartifactrecovery.

BetweenJanuary6andJanuary17,2014,aPhaseIIevaluationofarcheologicalresources

identifiedduringthePhaseIidentificationsurveyoccurred.AdditionalSTPsweredugand1x1

meterexcavationunitswereexcavatedtolocatesubsurfacefeatures.Testunitlocationswere


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basedonareasofartifactdensityanddistribution.Whenfeatureswereencountered,they

weremappedandphotographed.

Artifactswerecollected,cleaned,processed,andanalyzedinaccordancewithMHTs(2005)

StandardsandGuidelinesforArcheologicalInvestigationsinMarylandCollectionsand

ConservationStandards,TechnicalUpdateNo.1.

4.9.2


StandingStructures

OneofthepropertieslistedintheAboveGroundHistoricPropertiesAPEislistedintheNRHP

(Figure4.9)andthreeofthepropertiesareconsideredeligibleforNRHPlisting. Theproperties

areasfollows:

TheAnchorage

(CE

1230)

CrothersHouse(CE1566)

Lindenwood(CE700)

WoodlandsFarmHistoricDistrict(CE145)

Threeoftheproperties(TheAnchorage[CE1230],Lindenwood[CE700]andWoodlands

Farm[CE145])werepreviouslydocumentedwithintheMIHP.WoodlandsFarm,encompassing

theoriginalhomeandoutbuildingsnorthofMD7,waslistedontheNationalRegisterof

HistoricPlacesin1977asoutlinedinTable6.

ThreeofthefourNRHPeligiblepropertieshaveassociatedacreagethatisconsidereda

significantcharacter

defining

feature

of

the

historic

setting

(see

Figure

4.9).

The

space

surroundingahistoricallysignificantbuildingorstructureoftenprovidesthehistoricproperty

withoneofsevenaspectsofhistoricintegrity;IntegrityofSetting. NationalRegisterBulletin

15:HowtoApplytheCriteriaforNationalRegisterEvaluationrefersnotonlytothespecific

placewhereapropertywasbuiltoraneventoccurred,butalsotothecharacteroftheplacein

whichthepropertyplayeditshistoricalrole.Itinvolveshow,notjustwhere,thepropertyis

situatedanditsrelationshiptosurroundingfeaturesandopenspace.Settingoftenreflectsthe

basicphysicalconditionsunderwhichapropertywasbuiltandthefunctionsitwasintendedto

serve.Inaddition,thewayinwhichapropertyispositionedinitsenvironmentcanreflectthe

designer'sconceptofnatureandaestheticpreferences. Thesefeaturesandtheirrelationships

shouldbe

examined

not

only

within

the

exact

boundaries

of

the

property,

but

also

between

the

propertyanditssurroundings(NRBulletin15:44).

TheCrothersHouselandscapingadjacenttothedriveandhouseisacharacterdefiningfeature

thatconveysthedesignintentofalargecountryestatehouse.Agolfcoursesurroundsthe

CrothersHouse,andthelandscapingislimitedtothe1acreboundaryoftheinventoried

property.BecausetheCrothersHouseissurroundedbyamoderngolfcourse,onlythearea

containingthearchitecturallysignificantelementsofthehouse,whichincludethestonelined


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drives,isincludedwithintheboundariesoftheNRHPeligibleproperty. Becauseofthegolf

course,theCrothersHousehasacompromisedintegrityofsetting.

TheAnchorageandtheWoodlandFarmHistoricDistricthavefarmlandthatisanimportant

characterdefiningfeaturefortheproperties. TheAnchoragehasmaintaineditsoriginal

21acrefarmsitethatwaspurchasedbyAdmiralandMrs.Lamdinin1877.Theretentionofthis

acreageanditsagriculturalfeelingconveythehistoricassociationofthepropertywiththe

Lamdinfamily.

TheWoodlandsFarmHistoricDistrictincludestheoriginalNRHPlistedWoodlandsFarmonthe

northsideofMD7andaproposedexpansiontoincludefarmstructuresandthefarm

landscapesouthofMD7.Theproposedadditiontothehistoricdistricthasextensiveamounts

oflandassociatedwithitshistoricuse.Ofthemorethan900acresidentifiedinthe1940

appraisal,slightlyover400acresremain.Althoughthecurrentacreageissufficienttoconveyits

historicsetting,

feeling,

and

association

with

the

agricultural

significance

of

the

farm,

further

reductionoftheacreageandlossofbuildingsandstructureshistoricallyassociatedwiththe

farmingoperationswouldmaketheextentandscaleoftheWoodlandsHistoricDistrictless

apparent.

ThefourpropertiesarediscussedinmoredetailintheStandingStructuresReport

(seeAppendixE).OnJune18,2014,theMHTconcurredwiththedeterminationofeligibility

(seeAppendixF).

TABLE6: NRHPLISTEDORELIGIBLEPROPERTIESINTHEHISTORICPROPERTYAPE

Name AddressMIHP

No.

Criterion(a)

ConsideredIntegritypresent

Integrity

absentNRHP

1 TheAnchorage 50MillCreekRd CE1230 AandC

Setting,Feeling,

Location,Association,

Design,Workmanship

Material

Eligible,

CriteriaA

andC

2 CrothersHouse97Chesapeake

ViewRoadCE1566 C

Setting,Feeling,

Location,Association,

Design,Workmanship,

Materials

NoneEligible,

CriterionC

3

Lindenwood

1287Principio

FurnaceRoad

CE

700

C

Location,

Design

Setting

Eligible,

CriterionC

4WoodlandsFarm

HistoricDistrict

Northandsouth

sideofMD7CE145 AandC

Materials,

Workmanship,Design,

Association,Setting,

Feeling,Location

None

Eligible,

CriteriaA

andC


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TheproposedundertakingislocatedonfarmlandthatispartoftheWoodlandsFarmHistoric

District.Theundertakinghasadirectadverseimpactonthishistoricpropertybecauseitwould

changethecharacteranduseofahistoricresourceafarmfieldhistoricallyassociatedwith

the

Woodlands

Coudon

family

farm.

As

a

contributing

landscape

element,

the

field

currently

hasintegrityofworkmanship,design,andmaterialsevidencedbyitsplantedrows,general

shape,bufferingvegetation,andaccessroads.Theseareasofintegritywouldbedirectly

compromisedbytheproposedfacility.Thefacilitywouldadverselyaffectthespatial

relationshipandviewshedsbetweentheindividualhistoricresourcesthatcontributetothe

significanceofthefarm.

TheproposedfacilitywouldalsobevisiblefromthemainhouseoftheWoodlandsFarm

HistoricDistrict.Acomputersimulatedgraphic3DSketchUpmodelingdatademonstratesthe

facilityslowprofilewithalongsectionofthefacilityvisiblefromtheyardinfrontoftheMain

HouseoftheWoodlandsFarmHistoricDistrict.

ItisprobablethattheMARCNortheastMaintenanceFacilitywouldbevisiblefromseveral

otherlocationsinthehistoricdistrict,includingareasthatdonothavethevegetationbuffer

depictedintheabovephotos.Theproposedundertakingwouldhaveanadverseindirector

visualeffectonthecharacterdefiningfeaturesoftheAnchorage,specificallytheintegrityof

setting,feelingandassociation.

OnJuly25,2014FTAsubmittedthefindingofeffectsonculturalresourceswithintheMARC

NortheastMaintenanceFacilitysAPE. OnAugust27,2014,theMHTconcurredwiththe

determinationofeffectsfortheNRHPlistedoreligibleAboveGroundNRHPHistoricProperties

summarizedinTable7.

TABLE7: DETERMINATIONOFEFFECTSFORTHEMARCMAINTENANCEFACILITYONABOVEGROUND

NRHPHISTORICPROPERTIES.

Name AddressMIHP

No.

Criterion(a)

Affected

Integrity

Compromised

Determinationof

Effect

1 TheAnchorage50MillCreek

RdCE1230 A

Setting,Feeling,

Association,

IndirectAdverse

Effect

2 CrothersHouse97

Chesapeake

ViewRoadCE1566 C Setting NoAdverseEffect

3 Lindenwood1287Principio

FurnaceRoadCE700 B Setting NoAdverseEffect


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TABLE7: DETERMINATIONOFEFFECTSFORTHEMARCMAINTENANCEFACILITYONABOVEGROUND

NRHPHISTORICPROPERTIES.

Name

Address

MIHPNo.

Criterion(a)Affected

IntegrityCompromised

Determinationof

Effect

4

Woodlands

FarmHistoric

District

Northsideof

MD7CE145 AandC

Materials,

Workmanship,Design,

Association,Setting,

Feeling,Location

DirectandIndirect

AdverseEffect

UponMHTsconcurrencewiththedeterminationofeffectsFTAprovidedaninvitationto

consultinthedevelopmentofaMemorandumofAgreement(MOA)totheAdvisoryCouncilon

HistoricPreservation

(ACHP).

TheFTA,MTAandMHTarecurrentlydevelopinganMOAwhichwilloutlineagreedupon

measuresthatFTAandMTAwilltaketoavoid,minimizeormitigatetheadverseeffectsto

culturalresources.

Archeology

Approximately1,940prehistoricandhistoricartifactswererecoveredfrom195STPsandfrom

thesurfaceoftheplowedfield.Brickfragments,coalfragments,orpiecesofcoalandglassslag

comprisedroughlyhalfoftheartifactassemblage.Anadditional940historicartifactsconsisted

ofhistoric

ceramic

shards;

container

and

window

glass

shards;

hand

wrought,

cut,

and

wire

nails;tacksorroofingnails,tarshingles,claysmokingpipefragments,ahorseshoe,metal

machineparts,aportionofaceramicdollhead,andacopperbutton.Therecoveredhistoric

artifactassemblageincludedexamplesoflateeighteenthcenturymaterialslikebluetransfer

printedpearlware(circa17831835),nineteenthcenturyartifactssuchassquarecutnailsand

Rockinghamwares,andobjectsofrecentmanufacture,includingwirenails,plasticbottlecaps,

andaluminumcanpulltabs.

Asmallnumberofisolatedprehistoricartifactswerealsorecovered.Theseincludedtwo

completeprojectilepointsandtwoprojectilepointfragments.Oneofthepointsisanexample

oftheBareIslandstyle,whichdatesto29002500BC(McAvoyandMcAvoy,1997),whilethe

secondis

more

reminiscent

of

the

Calvert

style

point

dated

to

750

BC

AD

200

(Steponaitis,

1986).Severalchertandquartziteflakeswerealsorecovered.

Sixarchaeologicalsites,includingthemulticomponentCoudonFarmSite(18CE383),the

historicCoudonLocusA,B,andCsites,thehistoricCoudonDrainagesiteandtherecent

historicCoudonRoadsitewererecordedduringthisstudy.Additionalsiteevaluation

excavationexcavationscompletedatportionsoftheCoudonFarmSite,theCoudonLocusB


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site,andtheCoudonDrainagesitetodetermineifanyarepotentiallyeligibleforlistinginthe

NRHP.

TestingdidnotidentifyanyhistoricallysignificantorintactculturaldepositsattheCoudon

LocusBsite,ortheCoudonDrainageSite.However,archaeologicaldepositsandintact

subsurfacefeaturesassociatedwithalateseventeenthandearlyeighteenthcentury

occupationofthesitewererecoveredattheCoudonFarmsite.Artifactsfromthesubsequent

nineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturyoccupationsassociatedwiththeCoudonfamily,who

currentlyowntheproperty,wererecoveredaswell.TheCoudonFarmsiteisrecommendedfor

listingintheNRHP.OnJune18,2014,theMHTconcurredthattheCoudonFarmSite(18CE383)

iseligibleforinclusionintheNRHP,andonAugust27,2014theMHTconcurredwiththe

determinationofeffectsfortheNRHPeligiblearcheologicalsite(AppendixF).

4.9.3

ProposedMitigation,Commitments,andMinimizationMeasures

MTAis

currently

working

with

MHT

and

FTA

to

develop

avoidance,

minimization,

and

mitigationmeasurestoresolvesadverseeffectstohistoricpropertiesthatwillbememorialized

inaMemorandumofAgreement(MOA).

4.10

SOCIOECONOMICANDCOMMUNITYRESOURCES

Socioeconomicandcommunityresourcespredominantlyincludeelementsofthehumanor

manmadeenvironment.Specificresourcesandimpactsevaluatedforthisprojectinclude:

NeighborhoodsandCommunities

PropertyImpacts

and

Displacements

CommunityFacilitiesandServices

TrafficandTransportation

LocalEconomy

RegionalEconomy

LandUseandZoning

LocalPlanning

MarylandSmartGrowth

4.10.1



Neighborhoodsandcommunitieswithintheprojectstudyareawereidentifiedandassessed

usingU.S.Censusgeographyboundariesandfieldreconnaissance.MTAcollecteddemographic

characteristicsforcommunitiesintheprojectvicinity. Thelocationsofresidentialcommunities

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PropertyImpactsandDisplacements

Theprojectwouldrequirerightofwayfromportionsofsomepropertiesintersectingthe

proposedlimitofdisturbance.MTAidentifiedallpropertiesintersectingtheproposedstudy

area.Foreachpropertyidentified,MTAidentifiedthepropertyowner,propertytype,and

currentlanduse,andcalculatedtheareaofanynewrightofwayrequiredfromtheproperty.


Thestudyareaforidentifyingpotentialimpactstocommunityfacilitiesandservicescoincided

withtheprojectsstudyareaboundary.Thelocationsofcommunityfacilitiesandservices

withintheprojectsstudyareawereprimarilyidentifiedthroughasitereconnaissance.

LocalandRegionalEconomy

Toidentify

the

projects

potential

economic

impact,

MTA

identified

local

and

regional

economic

resourcesnearthestudyareaandreviewedlocalandregionallanduseandeconomictrendsas

wellaseconomicincentivesthatcouldimpactthestudyarea.Localbusinesseswerealso

verifiedduringfieldreconnaissance.

MarylandSmartGrowth

TheMarylandPlanningActof1992andMarylandSmartGrowthInitiatives,whichincludesthe

PriorityFundingAreas(PFAs),makeitpublicpolicytoconcentratepublicfacilitiesand

infrastructureinareaswheregrowthisplannedespeciallynearexistingpopulationcenters.

PFAs,asdefinedbytheMarylandDepartmentofPlanning(MDP),areexistingcommunitiesand

placeswherelocalgovernmentsareaffordedstateinvestmenttosupportfuturegrowth.

MarylandscountiesmaydesignateareasasPFAsiftheymeetguidelinesforintendeduse,

availabilityofplansforsewerandwatersystems,andpermittedresidentialdensity.An

evaluationoftheprojectstudyarearelativetothePFAswascompletedtoidentifytheprojects

potentialimpactsonsmartgrowth.

4.10.2



ThestudyareaislocatedwithinandimmediatelyeastofthetownofPerryvilleinCecilCounty,

MD.The

proposed

MARC

Northeast

Maintenance

Facility

would

predominately

be

located

on

theexistingCoudonproperty,whichisanactiverowcropfarm.TheCoudonpropertyhasone

residentialstructureandmultiplenonresidentialoutbuildings.Theentireprojectareais

locatedinCensusTract312.02BlockGroup2(seeFigure4.101).

Therearemultipleresidentialpropertiesincloseproximitytotheproposedproject,primarily

alongPrincipioFurnaceRoadandMillcreekRoad. Theclosestresidencesarelocatedalong


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CENSUS TRACT 312.02

BLOCK GROUP 02

CENSUS TRACT 312.02

BLOCK GROUP 01

CENSUS TRACT 312.02

BLOCK GROUP 03

PERRYVILLE

PRINC

IPIOF

URNA

CERD

WIN

C H

RD

FRENCHTOWNRD

MOUNTAIN

HILLRD

95

JACKSONSTATIO

NRD

BELVEDERE

RD

CARPENTERS

POINTRD

AIKEN

AVE

BLY

THEDALE

RD

LODGE

LN

SUMPTER DR

IKEAWAY

COUDONBLVD

MILLCREEKRD

WOODALLR

D

RDR

SAINTJO

HNST

REVOLUTIONST

CHER

RYST

BAYCIR

CLEDR

PATTERSONAVE

PULA

SKIHWY

JUNIATA

ST

PHILADELPHIARD

FIGURE 4.10-1

CENSUS TRACTS & GROWTH AREAS

LEGEND


2010 CENSUS TRACT

BLOCK GROUP

TOWN BOUNDARY

2010 GROWTH AREA

NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

1 INCH = 3,800

0 3,8001,900

SCALE

SUSQUEHANNA

RIVER

PERRYVILLE A

Copyright: 2012 Esri,

DeLorme, NAVTEQ, SoEsri, HERE, DeLorme, UIntermap, increment P C

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PrincipioFurnaceRoadimmediatelywestandeastoftheproposedprojectlocation. Thereisa

farmdirectlyacrossfromtheproposedprojectsite,whichhasmultipleresidentialstructureson

thepropertythataresetbackabout1,000feetfromtheroadway. Therearealsoresidential

properties

located

on

the

golf

course

property

that

would

neighbor

the

project

site

on

the

east.

Theresidencesareapproximately1,500feetawayfromthesite.

LandAcquisition

Thestudyareaincludesoneagricultural,andthreecommercialproperties. Agricultural

propertiesincludetheCoudonproperty,aresidentialrowcropfarm.Thispropertycontains

tworesidentialbuildings,sixoutbuildings,andarowcroppasture.Commercialproperties

includetheFurnaceBayGolfCourse,anopenpasture,andanemptywarehouse.Noother

knownresidentialstructureswerefoundwithinthestudyareaduringfieldreconnaissance(see

Figure4.102).

TheMARCNortheastMaintenanceFacilityprojectwoulddisplaceonepropertytheCoudon

property. Theentire110.50acrepropertywouldbeacquiredbyMTA. Theprojectwouldalso

requiretheacquisitionof1.34acresofprivatepropertyfromatotalofthreeadditional

propertyowners(seeFigure4.102). Theproposedrightofwayacquisitionsaresummarizedin

Table8.

TABLE8: SUMMARYOFRIGHTOFWAY(ROW)ACQUISITIONS

PropertyOwner ROWReqd

(acres)

PropertyType CurrentUse

WoodlandsCoudon

Inc.

&

CoudonWilsonL.&etal

(65WoodlandFarmLane)

110.50 AgriculturalResidential

RowcropFarm

HowardJ.andBeverleeC.Neff 0.26 Commercial FurnaceBayGolfCourse

IkeaPropertyInc. 0.82 Commercial OpenPasture

FrenchmenLandCompanyInc. 0.26 Commercial EmptyWarehouse

Total 111.84


Thereare

two

community

facilities

located

near

the

proposed

project

the

Furnace

Bay

Golf

CourseandtheCommunityFireCompanyofPerryville,MD(seeFigure4.102).TheFurnaceBay

GolfCourseisapublicgolfcourselocatedimmediatelyeastoftheprojectsite.Thegolfcourse

has18holesthatarelocatedoneithersideofAmtrakspropertyandrailroadtracks;bothsides

areconnectedbyagolfcoursebridge.Thegolfcoursealsohasa250footdrivingrangeinthe

southwestportionoftheproperty.


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IKEA

AMTRAK MOW

FURNACE BAY

GOLF COURSE

ALL PAWS

ANIMAL WELLNESSFURNACE B

GOLF COUR

THE COMMUNITY

FIRE COMPANY

STATION 6

Woodlands-Coudon Inc. &Coudon Wilson L. & et al

Howard J. andBeverlee C. Neff

Ikea Property Inc.

Frenchmen Land

Company Inc.

Comm. FireCompany ofPerryville, MD

PRINC

IPIOFU

RNACER

D

COUDONBLVD

IKEAWAY

MILLCREEKRD

PULA

SKIHWY

Source: Esri, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, GeoEye, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, and the GIS

Community

SOCIOECONOMIC

FIGURE 4.10-2

LEGEND


NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

PROPERTY TO BE ACQUIRED

PROPERTY BOUNDARY

1 INCH = 1,000 FEET

0 1,000500 FEET

SCALE

SUSQUEHANNA

RIVER

PERRYVILLE A

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TheCommunityFireCompanyofPerryville,MDisacombinedvolunteer/careerfirestationthat

servestheTownofPerryvilleandsurroundingcommunities.ThefirestationfacesPhiladelphia

Road,andtherearofthepropertyhasaforestedbufferthatabutstheexistingrailroad.

Theproposedprojectwouldintroduceanewvisualelementtothegolfcourseusersand

residents.Proposedreforestation,forcompliancewiththeForestConservationActof1991,

wouldoccuradjacenttotheexistingtreebufferresultinginabufferbetweenthefacilityand

thegolfcourse.Theproposedprojectwouldhaveinfrastructurethatwouldbeupto31feettall

whichwouldbevisiblefromsomeareasonthegolfcoursebutotherareaswouldbescreened

bytheproposedreforestation.

LocalandRegionalEconomy

Theproposedprojectlocationoperatesasarowcropfarm. Theproposedsiteislocatedinthe

Cecil

County

Development

District

and

the

Perryville

Industrial

Park

Enterprise

Zone.

The

state

providesincometaxcreditstoqualifyingbusinessesthatlocatewithinthiszone.TheCoudon

propertyiscurrentlyleasedoutforfarmoperationsandassociatedtaxescurrentlysupportthe

localeconomy.The2010CecilCountyComprehensivePlanidentifiestheprojectareaasa

DesignatedGrowthArea,wheretheCountywishestoencourageandattractgrowthand

development.Furthermore,TheCecilCountyFutureLandUseMapidentifiestheprojectarea

asafutureEmploymentarea. TheintentoftheEmploymentareasis

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