PAN AM RAILWAYS 2013 VEGETATION MANAGEMENT r
KEITH L. MORRIS
622 Spring Street
Leeds,Massachusetts 01053
keithlmorris@comcast.net
Tel/Fax 413 584-0633
March 25,2013
Salem Board of Health
120 Washington Street
Salem,MA 01970
RE: 2013 Post-Emergent
Vegetation Management
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 15, 2013 and conclude on or
about July 1, 2013. The specific date of application in your community shall depend upon scheduling and
weather conditions.
A mixture of the herbicides Aquaneat and Polaris 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 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 registered or 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,
Keith Morris
Environmental Consultant
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