PAN AM RAILWAYS 2023 YEARLY OPERATIONAL PLAN RECEIVED
KEITH L. MORRIS OR 10 2023
622 Spring Street
Leeds,.Massachusetts 01053 CITY OF SALEM
keithlmorris@comcast.net BOARD OF HEALTH
Tel/Fax 413 584-0633
March 31, 2023
Salem Board of Health
120 Washington Street
Salem, MA 01970
RE: 2023 Yearly Operational Plan and
Pan Am Railways, Inc.
Dear Sir/Madam
This correspondence serves as formal notification, in accordance with the Pesticide Board Regulations 333
CMR 11.07 and Massachusetts General Law Section 6b of Chapter 132B,that Pan Am Railways, Inc. will
commence with a post emergent herbicide application program on or after May 1, 2023 and conclude on or
about August 30, 20223. The specific date of application in your community shall depend upon scheduling
and weather conditions. A mixture of the herbicides Esplande 200 SC, Milestone, Oust Extra or Oust XP,
Aquaneat, Polaris AC Complete or Garlon 4 Ultra, and Escort XP or Patriot shall be applied with low-
pressure spray application by a track mounted by-rail truck. The purpose of the application is to control
nuisance vegetation in the ballast portion of the railroad right-of-way and around switches and signals.
A copy of the 2023 Yearly Operational Plan, which includes Material Safety Data Sheets, a Department of
Agricultural Resources approved fact sheet and a sample label for each herbicide is available for download
on the web site http://railroadvmpyop.wordpress.com/about/or a hard copy may be requested by
contacting this office. Notification has been sent by certified mail to the chief elected official, Board of
Health and Conservation Commission of each affected community.
Application of the herbicides will be performed by the following certified applicator.
RWC, INC.
Lockhouse Road,Turnpike Industrial Park
P.O. Box 876
Westfield, MA 01085
(413) 562-5681
If you should have any questions concerning the above matter, please contact our office at your convenience.
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Keith
Environmental Consultant
cc: Pan Am Railways, Inc.