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Not ice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Perm it Page 1 of 20 Part I: General Conditions General I nformation Name of Municipality or Organization: l ._ r_ o_w_n _o_ f_ B_o_xf_o _ rd _ ______________ _ __, State: '~M_A ____ EPA NPDES Permit Number (if applicable): IMA041184/MADEP Primary MS4 Program Manager Contact Information Name: IJohn Dold I Ti tl e: IDPW Superintendent/Town Engineer Street Address Line 1: '~7 _B _S_ p_o_ ff _o_ rd_S _t_ re_ e_t ________________________________ Street Address Line 2: City: lsoxford State:! ~M_A ____~I Zip Code: ! ~0 _1_92_1 _ _ Email: [email protected] Phone Number: )(978) 352-6555 Fax Number: !(978) 352-5558 Oth er Informati on Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) Loca tion I t b f d ( web a dd h . 11 . ·r I d d) www. own. ox or .ma.us ress or p ysica ocat1on, 1 a rea y compI ete : ~----- -- -- - -------------------' Eligibility Determinati on Eligibility Criteria Endangered Species Act (ESA) Determination Complete? ~IY_e_s_~ (check all that apply): A DB [g]C Eligibility Criteria National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Determination Complete? Ives ~- -~ (check all that apply): [Z) Check the box if your municipality or organization was covered under the 2003 MS4 General Permit MS4 I nfrastructure (if covered under the 2003 permit) E,t;mated Pe"ent of O,tfall Ma p Compl ete? If 100% of2003 ceq,;,ements oot met, eote,ao (Part II, Ill, IV or V, Subpart 8.3.(a.) of 2003 permit) 0 estimated date of compl etion (MM/DD/YY): I I Web address where MS4 map is published: lhttp://mvpc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html? If outfallmap is unavailable on the internet an electronic id=2fc91 befc6674005890d863dbe2e8f69 (for password contact John Dold by email) or paper copy of the outfo/1 mop mu5I beincludedwith I NOi submission (see section Vfor submission options) Regulatory Authorities (if covered under the 2003 permit) Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Authority Adopted? EJ Effective Date or Estimated (Part II, Ill, IV or V, Subpart 8.3.(b.J of 2003 permit) 1 05109106 Date of Adoption (MM/DD/YY}: I C onstruction/Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) Authority Adopted? EJ Effective Date or Estimated (Part 11,/J/,IV or V, Subpart 8.4.(a.) of 2003 permit) 1 05109106 Date of Adoption (MM/ DD/ YY): I Post - Constructi on Stor mwate r Management Adopted? EJ Effective Date or Estimated (Part II, Ill, IV or V, Subpart 8.5.(a.) of 2003 permit) 1 05109 106 Date of Adoption (MM/ DD/YY): I

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  • Not ice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Page 1 of 20

    Part I: General Conditions

    General Information

    Name of Municipality or Organization: l._r _o_w_n_o_f_B_o_xf_o_rd _ ______________ _ __, State: '~M_A____~ EPA NPDES Permit Number (if applicable): IMA041184/MADEP

    Primary MS4 Program Manager Contact Information

    Name: IJohn Dold ITitle: IDPW Superintendent/Town Engineer Street Address Line 1: '~7_B_S_p_o_ff_o_rd_S_t_re_e_t________________________________~ Street Address Line 2:

    City: lsoxford State:!~M_A____~I Zip Code: ! ~0_1_92_1_ _ ~ Email: [email protected] Phone Number: )(978) 352-6555

    Fax Number: !(978) 352-5558

    Other Information

    Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) Location I t b f d(web add h . 11 . ·r I d d) www. own. ox or .ma.usress or p ysica ocat1on, 1 a rea y compIete : ~------ - --- -------------------'

    Eligibility Determination

    Eligibility CriteriaEndangered Species Act (ESA) Determination Complete? ~IY_e_s_~ (check all that apply): A DB [g]C Eligibility CriteriaNational Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Determination Complete? Ives

    ~--~ (check all that apply):

    [Z) Check the box if your municipality or organization was covered under the 2003 MS4 General Permit

    MS4 Infrastructure (ifcovered under the 2003 permit)

    E,t;mated Pe"ent ofO,tfall Map Complete? ~ If 100% of2003 ceq,;,ements oot met, eote,ao(Part II, Ill, IV or V, Subpart 8.3.(a.) of2003 permit)

    0 estimated date of completion (MM/DD/YY): I I

    Web address where MS4 map is published: lhttp://mvpc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?Ifoutfallmap is unavailable on the internet an electronic id=2fc91 befc6674005890d863dbe2e8f69 (for password contact John Dold by email)orpaper copyof the outfo/1 mop mu5I be included with I

    NOi submission (see section Vfor submission options)

    Regulatory Authorities (if covered under the 2003 permit)

    Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Authority Adopted? EJ Effective Date or Estimated(Part II, Ill, IV or V, Subpart 8.3.(b.J of2003 permit) 105109106Date of Adoption (MM/DD/YY}: I Construction/Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) Authority Adopted? EJ Effective Date or Estimated(Part 11,/J/,IV or V, Subpart 8.4.(a.) of2003 permit) 105109106Date of Adoption (MM/ DD/YY): IPost- Construction Stormwater Management Adopted? EJ Effective Date or Estimated(Part II, Ill, IV or V, Subpart 8.5.(a.) of2003 permit) 105109106Date of Adoption (MM/ DD/YY): I

  • Town of Boxford Page 2 of 20

    Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Part II: Summary of Receiving Waters

    Please list the waterbody segments to which your MS4 discharges. For each waterbody segment, please report the number of outfalls discharging into it and, if applicable, any impairments.

    Massachusetts list of impaired waters: Massachusetts 2014 List ofImpaired Waters- http://www.mass.gov/ eea/docs/dep/water/resources/ 07v5/l 4list2.pdf

    Check off relevant pollutants for discharges to impaired waterbodies (see above 303(d) lists) without an approved TMDL in accordance with part 2.2.2.a of the permit. List any other pollutants in the last column, ifapplicable.

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    ..c ,0 QI V'I 0 Other pollutant(s) causing impairments receiving water ~ C 0 >-Q. ii, ... QI .. I- .. ..,""0 ..c0 C,segment ·;: .. -> z! ,0 Cl Q. vi ~ 0 0 2 ~ V'I ..0 a1J "' "C ·- 0 .. QI.. 0 -·- J:I.. .., ....c ..c -~ 0 ..c 0 ::I Cu u 00 z 0 a. V'I I- u.i w

    Ipswich River 4 Mercury in fisch tissue~ Mill River 2 Excess Algal Growth/ Non-native Aquatic plants

    Parker River 2 low now alterations Chadwicks Pond Mercury in Fish Tissue

    Fish Brook 6 No Impairment in 2014; Ecoli in 2016 303d listing ~ Penn Brook none

    Bald pate Pond 5 Mercury in Fish nssue; Non-Native Aquatic Plants~ Lower Four Mile Pond 1 Non Native Aquatic Plants

    Lowes Pond 4 Mercury in Fish Tissue; Non-Native Aquatic Plants Stevens Pond 2 Non-Native Aquatic Plants

    Sperrys Pond 1 none Howes Pond 2 none Towne Pond 2 none

    Four Mile Pond 3 none Pye Brook 2 nono

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  • Town of Boxford Page 4 of 20

    Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Part Ill: Stormwater Management Program Summary

    Identify the Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will be employed to address each of the six Minimum Control Measures (MCMs). For municipalities/organizations whose MS4 discharges into a receiving water with an approved Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and an applicable waste load allocation (WLA), identify any additional BMPs employed to specifically support the achievement of the WLA in the TMDL section at the end of part Ill.

    For each MCM, list each existing or proposed BMP by category and provide a brief description, responsible parties/d epartments, measurable goals, and the year the BMP will be employed (public education and outreach BMPs also requires a target audience). Use the drop-down menus in each table or enter your own text to override the drop down menu.

    MCM 1: Public Education and Outreach

    Beginning BMP M edia/Category

    (e nte r your own te xt to override the

    d rop down menu) BMP Description Target ed Audience Responsible Department/Parties

    (enter your own text to override the drop d o wn m enu) Measurable Goal

    Year of BMP

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    Stormwater Informational

    Displays/Posters/Kiosks

    management system info displays at various public spaces/ Residents/Businesses/Developers

    DPW/MVPC Merrimack Valley Stormwater Collaborative/Greenscapes

    Posters & Display boards at locations to include Town

    2018

    events on pollution prevention

    Hall, community building

    2 messages over 5 years to each of the three targeted audience. (Note that Boxford does not

    Brochures/Pamphlet, Public education print materials Residents/Businesses/ Developers

    DPWIMVPC Merrimack Valley Stormwater Collaborative/Greenscapes have significant industry; targeted 2018

    audiences are residents; commercial businesses & institutions; and developers.

    Civic outreach events

    Special Events/Festivals/fair< including display tables/info booth at Earth Day in Spring and Applefest in Fall

    Residents Boxford Historical Society (Applefest event); Greenscapes, Board off 2 events per year B

  • Town of Boxford Paae 5 o f 20 1 day workshop

    Incorporate annually to stormwater pollution elementary school School Curncula/Programs-Greenscapes Residents DPW/Grcenscapes Program/Spofford Pond School 2018 prevention education pupil audience @ into school curricula Spofford Pond

    School

    continuous PSA PSAs on stormwater

    announcements Local Public Service Announcements DPW/Conservation Commission/Boxford Community Access lVpollution prevention Residents/ Businesses/Developers updated quarterly ason local cable access

    needed G Continue Stormwater Committee meetings to guide policy Minimum of twoMeeting-Stormwater Committee DPW/Conservation & Planning/Health/Building Dept/fown Administ 2018Residents/Businesses/Developersupdates and SWMP meetings per year development & implementation

    Post plans and stormwater resource

    Update sitesinformation on townMerrimack Valley Stormwater website-Stori Residents/BusinessesDevelopers 2018 DPW/MVPC quarterly at and MVPC (construction)

    minimummerrimackvalleystorm water.org website

    Number of SitemapFocus on LID

    views/ ResidentGreenscapes Social Media & WebPage Residents Greenscapes Program measures with Plans & testimonials on LID

    Updates awareness G

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    Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Part Ill: Stormwater Management Program Summary (continued)

    MCM 2: Public Involvement and Participation

    Brief BM P Description BMP Categorization

    Public Review

    Public Participation

    IPublic Participation

    Public Review

    Public Participation

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    1Household haz. waste/used oil collection

    !Catch Basin Stenciling/Markers

    Bylaw Review and Update

    Stream Clean Up Day/Earth Day

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    Responsible Department/Parties (enter your own text to override the dropdown menu)

    Stormwater Committee/DPW/MVPC

    I Board or Health; Recycling CommiitteeII

    I1DPW

    StormwaterCommittee, Conservation Commission, Planning Board DPW, Board

    DPW/Lakes Ponds & Streams Committee/Conservation Commission

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    Additional Description/ Measurable Goal

    Allow annual review of stormwater management plan and posting of stormwater management p lan on website

    1 town collection event

    I each year at MASCO I Annual restenciling

    operation

    Allow public and departments opportunity to provide feedback on effectiveness of existing bylaw and potential update for compliance with new MS4 permit

    Annual event with outreach opportunity to citizen volunteers in community day clean-up

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    Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Part Ill:Stormwater Management Program Summary (continued)

    MCM 3: Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)

    BMP Categorization (enter your own text to override the drop down menu)

    550 inventory

    Storm sewer system map

    Written IDDE program

    Implement IDDE program

    Employee training

    Conduct dry weather screening

    Conduct wet weather screening

    Ongoing screening

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    BMP Description

    Develop 550 inventory in accordance ofpermit conditions

    Create map and update during IDDE program completion

    Create written IDDE program

    Implement catchment investigations according to program and permit conditions

    Train employees on IDDE implementation

    Conduct in accordance with outfall screening procedure and permit conditions

    Conduct in accordance with outfall screening procedure

    Conduct dry weather and wet weather screening (as necessary)

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    IDPW/StormwlerCommittee

    ,~-IDPW with MVPC Stormwater Collaborative

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    Measurable Goal BMP(all text can be overwritten)

    Implementation

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    Update map within 2 years of Beffective date of permit and complete full system map 1 O 2019 years after effective date of

    Ipermit Complete within 1 year of G the effective date of permit 2019

    I. and update as required Complete 10 years after effect;,e date of pe,m;t

    I G j Train annually

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    Complete 3 years after effect;,e date of pe,m;t

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    Complete 10 years after effective date of permit

    I Complete ongoing outfall screening upon completion

    . of IDDE program

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    Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Part Ill: Stormwater Management Program Summary (continued)

    MCM 4: Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control

    BMP Categorization Responsible Department/Parties BMP Description (enter your own text to override the drop down m enu or entered t ext) (enter your own text to override the drop down menu)

    Complete written Site inspection and enforcement of Erosion and Sediment procedures of site

    DPW/Board ofHealth/ Building OepVCon,ervation Commission Control (ESC) measures inspections and enforcement procedures

    Complete written procedures of site plan Site plan review OPW/ Board of Health/Building OepVComervation Commirnon review and begin implementation

    Adoption of requirements for construction operators toErosion and Sediment Control DPW/Board of Health/Building Dept/Conservation Commission implement a sediment and erosion control program

    Adoption of requirements to control wastes, including but not limited to, discarded Waste Control Budding Inspector building materials, concrete truck wash out, chemicals, litter, and sanitary wastes

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    Beginning Year of

    Measurable Goal BMP (all text can b e overwritten)

    lmple-m entation

    Complete within 1 year of the effective date of permit B Complete within 1 year of the effective date of permit B Complete within 1 year of the effective date of 2019 permit

    Complete within 1 year of the effective date of 2019 permit

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    Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Part Ill: Stormwater Management Program Summary (continued)

    MCM 5: Post-Construction Stormwater Management in New Development and Redevelopment

    Beginning Year of

    BMP Categorization Responsible Department/ Parties Measurable Goal BMP Description BMP (enter your own text to override the drop down menu or entered text) (enter your own text to override the drop down menu) (all text can be overwritten)

    lmple-mentation

    The procedures to require submission of as-built drawings and Require submission of

    As-built plans for on-site stormwater control ensure long term DPW/Boa,d ofHeallh/Building Dept/Conservation Commi,sion as-built plans for 2019 operation and completed projects maintenance will be a part of the SWMP

    Identify at least 5 permittee-owned

    Complete 4 years after properties that could be

    effective date of permitTarget p roperties to reduce impervious areas modified or retrofitted DPW 2021 and report annually on

    with BMPs to reduce retrofitted properties

    impervious areas and update annually

    Develop a report assessing existing local

    Complete 4 years after regulations to determine

    effective date of permitthe feasibility of makingAllow green infrastructure Planning Board/DPW/Conservation Commission and implement 2021green infrastructure

    recommendations ofpractices allowable when

    reportappropriate site conditions exist

    Develop a report assessing requirements that affect the creation of impervious cover. The Complete 4 years after assessment will help effective date of permit

    Street design and parking lot guidelines determine if changes to Planning Board/DPW and implement 2021 design standards for recommendations of streets and parking lots report can be modified to support low impact design options.

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    Ensure any stormwater controls or management Adoption, amendment, practices for new development and redevelopment meet or modification of a

    Complete 2 years afterthe retention or treatment requirements of the permit regulatory mechanism to Stormwater Committc-c-/Conscrvation Commission/fown Meeting effective date of permitand all applicable requirements of the Massachusetts meet permit

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    Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Part Ill: Stormwater Management Program Summary (continued)

    MCM 6: Municipal Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention

    BMP Categorization (enter your own text to override the dropdown menu or entered t ext)

    O&M procedures

    Inventory all permittee-owned parks and open spaces, buildings and facilities, and vehicles and equipment

    Infrastructure O&M

    Stormwater Pollution Prevent ion Plan (SWPPP)

    Catch basin cleaning

    Street sweeping program

    Road salt use optimization program

    Responsible Department/Parties Measurable Goal BMP Description (enter your own text to override the drop down menu) (all text can be overwritten)

    Create written O&M procedures including all requirements contained Complete and in 2.3.7.a.ii for parks and DPW implement 2 years after open spaces, buildings effective date of permit and facilities, and vehicles and equipment

    IComplete 2 yeacs ofte, effect;ve dote of pe,m;tCreate inventory and implement annually

    Establish and implement program for repair and IComplete 2 yeacs ofte,rehabilitation ofMS4 effechve dote of pe,m;t infrastructure

    Create SWPPPs for maintenance garages, IComplete ond transfer stations, and ;mplement2 yeacsafte, other waste-handling effective date of permit facilit ies

    Establish schedule for Clean catch basins on catch basin cleaning established schedule such that each catch

    DPW and report number of basin is no more than catch basins cleaned 50% full and clean catch and volume ofmaterial basins on that schedule moved annually

    Sweep all streets and Sweep all streets and permitee-owned parking permitee-owned lots in accordance with parking lots once per permit conditions I year in the spring Establish and implement Implement salt use a program to minimize optimization during the use of road salt I. deicing season

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  • Town of Boxford paqe 16 0 f 20 Establish and implement Ilospectaad maiotaioInspections and maintenance of stormwater treatment inspection and trnatmeot st,uctu,es at1D~structures maitenance procedures

    least annuallyand frequencies B

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    Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Part Ill : Stormwater Management Program Summary (continued)

    Actions for Meeting Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Requirements

    Use the drop-down menus to select the applicable TMDL, action description to meet the TMDL requirements, and the responsible department/parties. Ifno options are applicable,

    or more than one, enter your own text t o override drop-down menus.

    Applicable TMDL Action Description Responsible Department/Parties

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    Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Part Ill: Stormwater Management Program Summary (continued)

    Actions for Meeting Requirements Related to Water Quality Limited Waters

    Use the drop-down menus to select the pollutant causing the water quality limitation and enter the waterbody ID(s) experiencing excursions above water quality standards for that pollutant. Choose the action description from the dropdown menu and indicate the responsible party. Ifno options are applicable, or more than one, enter your own text to override drop-down menus.

    Responsible Department/PartiesPollutant Waterbody ID(s) Action Description (enter your own text to override the drop down menu)

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  • Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Page 19 of 20 Part IV: Notes and additional information

    Use the space below to indicate the part(s) of 2.2. 1 and 2.2.2 that you have identified as not applicable to your MS4 because you do not discharge to the impaired water body or a tributary to an impaired water body due to nitrogen or phosphorus. Provide all supporting documentation below or attach additional documents if necessary. Also, provide any additional information about your MS4 program below.

    •screening Process for Effect on Historic Properties & Determination. See Letter attached

    *USFWS Effects Determination. See letters attached.

  • Notice of Intent (NOi) for coverage under Small MS4 General Permit Page 20 of 20

    Part V: Certification

    I certify under penalty oflaw that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction orsupervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry ofthe person orpersons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, I certify that the information submitted is, to the best ofmy knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility offine and imprisonment for knowing violations.

    Name: 'Alan Benson Title: !Town Administrator

    Date: IB-3t-/8I

    Note: When prompted during signing, save the document under a new file name

  • TOWN OF BOXFORD Off ice of the Board of Selectmen

    7A Spofford Road Boxford, MA 01921

    www.town.boxford.ma.us Tel: (978) 887-6000 Ext. 502 August 28, 2018 Fax: (978) 887-5361

    To: File

    From: Alan Benson

    Re: Documentation ofTown of Boxford' s Deterrn ination of"No Affect" on Endangered Species or Critical Habi tat of Boxford's MS4 Stonnwater Management Program

    The Town of Boxford is planning an updated Storrnwater Management program for compliance with the

    Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit issued by EPA and MassDEP effective July 20 I 8 for urbanized communit ies in the Commonwealth.

    As part of the plann ing review of five-year activities, the Town of Boxford through its Storm water

    Committee has reviewed resource lists provided by the U.S. Fish and W ildlife Service and has determ ined that the Town's Stormwater program meets Criteria C for coverage by the MS4 Perm it.

    1) The Town's MS4 area contains the Northern Long-Eared Bat, o ne of the USFWS listed species; 2) The Town's Stormwater Committee in its program assessment has determined the stormwater

    fac ilities managed under the permit are existing fac ilities authorized by the previous permit and that activities proposed under the Town' s MS4 management & maintenance program are not anticipated to impact endangered species or critical hab itat. EPA has documented consu ltation

    on the Massachusetts MS4 Program by letter from the USFWS New England Field Office dated

    January 8, 2018; and 3) The Town agrees that d uring the MS4 permit term, if the Town plans to install a structura l BMP

    not identified in the Program Notice o f Intent, the Town will conduct an endangered species

    screening for the proposed s ite and contact the USFWS if a proposed new activity "may affect" or

    is " not 1 ikely to adversely affect 1 isled species or critica l habitat under the jurisdiction of the

    USFWS.

    Based on the Stormwater Comm ittee ' s review as documented in the NOi preparat ion, I certify on behalf of the Town of Boxford the e ligibility of the Town's MS4 Program Permit to use Eligibility Criterion C

    ten or MS4 perm it coverage for Endangered Species Act Determination.

    Alan J. Benson Town Admin i rator/CPO

  • TOWN OF BOXFORD Office of the Board of Selectmen

    7 A Spofford Road Boxford, MA 01921

    www.town.boxford.ma.us Tel: (978) 887-6000 Ext. 502 Fax: (978) 887-5361

    August 28, 2018

    To: File

    From: Alan Benson

    Re: Historic Properties Effect Determination of Boxford's MS4 Stormwater Management

    Program

    The Town of Boxford is planning an updated Stormwater Management program for compliance

    with the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit issued by EPA and MassDEP effective. July 2018 for urbanized communities in the Commonwealth.

    As parl of the planning review of five-year activities, the Town ofBoxford through its Stormwater Committee has determined that stormwater facilities managed under the permit are existing fac ilities autho rized by the previous permit and that activities proposed under the Town's MS4 management & maintenance program are not anticipated to involve subsurface land

    disturbance.

    Based on the Committee' s review, I certify on behalf of the Town of Boxford the e lig ibility of the Town' s MS4 Program Permit to use Criterion A in our Notice of Intent for MS4 permit coverage, whereby municipal stormwater discharges do not have the potential to cause effects on

    historic properties.

    n Town A n inistrator/CPO

  • From: Ross Povenmire To: John Dold; Kozminski, Michelle Cc: Jerrard Whitten; [email protected]; Alan Benson Subject: RE: Small MS4 NOI submission - additional or corrected information required Date: Friday, September 28, 2018 9:22:31 AM

    Hello John, Michelle,

    In response to the EPA query below I offer the following:

    1) Here is a hyperlink to the Boxford MIMAL program. On it you will find a "Drainage System" layer, make sure that is checked. You must zoom in to find the outfall icons. There are not many of them. An example is south of the three way intersection of Elm Street, Topsfield Road and Main Street: http://mimap.mvpc.org/map/index.html? viewer=Boxford

    Please let me know if you cannot access the MIMAP program. The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission is working with us to make this available to the public without a password.

    2) There are no structures identified as "discharges" per se on Chadwick's Pond. There are two equalizing culverts across Lily Pond Drive. One side of each of these culverts opens to Chadwick's Pond, the other side of these two culverts opens to ponded areas on the south side of Lily Pond Drive, and the culverts are partially submerged in normal conditions.

    3) Penn Brook in no longer located in Boxford, despite what is shown on the USGS map (Ipswich Quadangle). Baldpate Pond has grown over time to encompass former wetland area as far as the power line ROW. The town boundary between Boxford and Georgetown was relocated in this area so that this portion of the pond is now in Georgetown (a fact not reflected on the USGS map). Penn Brook begins at the outfall of a culvert underneath the power line ROW. This outfall is located in the Town of Georgetown.

    Ross

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