PAN AM RAILWAYS 2024 YOP & VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN RECEIVED
KEITH L. MORRIS APR 0 5 2024
622 Spring Street CITY OF SALEM
Leeds,Massachusetts 01053 BOARD OF HEALTH
keithlmorris@comcast.net
Tel: 413 695-2767
March 31, 2024
Salem Board of Health
120 Washington Street
Salem, MA 01970
RE: 2024 Yearly Operational Plan
Vegetation Management Plan
CSX/Pan Am Railways
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 CSX/Pan Am Railways will
commence with a post emergent herbicide application program on or after May 1, 2024 and conclude on or
about October 30,2024. The specific date of application in your community shall depend upon scheduling
and weather conditions. A mixture of the herbicides Esplanade 200 SC, Milestone, Oust XP, Polaris AC
Complete, Aquaneat or Ranger Pro, and Escort XP 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 2024 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.
Sincerely
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Keith orris
Environmental Consultant
cc: CSX/Pan Am Railways.