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MDAR 2013 RAILROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY VEGETATION CONTROL THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS Department of Agricultural Resources DA 251 Causeway Street, Suite 500,Boston,MA 02114 � . 617-626-1700 fax: 617-626-1850 www.mass.gov/agr f_` OFAGRICULTURAALRESOUASSACHUSETTS RCES D E V A L L. II ICK` TIMOTHY P. MURRAY RICHARD K. SULLIVAN JR. GREGORY C.WATSON Governor '► � tenant Governor Secretary Commissioner APR 0 f' 2n13 �JJ NOTICE oCITY OF SALEM Pursua Bt to ie Oprob�S d'of the Rights-of-Way Management Regulation, 333 CMR 11.00, in order to apply herbicides to control vegetation along railroad rights-of-way, a five-year Vegetation Management Plan(VMP) and a Yearly Operational Plan (YOP) must be approved by the Department of Agricultural Resources. Therefore, notice of receipt of a YOP and procedures for public review are hereby given as required by Section 11.06(3). A Yearly Operational Plan has been submitted for: Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company(MBCR). This plan has been prepared and submitted to the Department of Agricultural Resources by: TEC Associates of South Portland, Maine. Municipalities identified in the MBCR YOP as locations where the rights-of-way will be treated with herbicides during the 2013 calendar year are: Abington, Acton, Andover, Ashland, Attleboro, Avon, Ayer, Bellingham, Belmont, Beverly, Billerica, Boston, Boxborough, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brockton, Brookline, Cambridge, Canton, Chelsea, Cohasset, Concord, Dedham, East Bridgewater, Easton, Everett, Fitchburg, Framingham, Franklin, Gloucester, Grafton, Halifax, Hamilton, Hanson, Haverhill, Hingham, Holbrook, Hopedale, Ipswich, Kingston, Lakeville, Lawrence, Leominster, Lincoln, Littleton, Lowell, Lunenburg, Lynn, Malden, Manchester, Medford, Melrose, Middleborough, Milford, Millbury, Milton, Natick, Needham, Newbury, Newburyport, Newton, Norfolk, North Andover,Norwood, Plymouth, Plympton, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Reading, Revere, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Scituate, Shirley, Somerville, Southborough, Stoughton, Swampscott, Taunton, Tewksbury, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Wellesley, Wenham, West Bridgewater, Westborough, Weston, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn, and Worcester. MBCR's vegetation control program for 2013 will be consistent with the VMP as approved by the DAR and involves an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach. In the 2013 program, brush control will be limited to manual or mechanical cutting in sensitive areas and sensitive area buffer zones. In non-sensitive areas, one foliar application will be conducted to selectively treat brush adjacent to the shoulder using a DAR approved herbicide mixture. One selective herbicide application will take place in the non-sensitive and sensitive area buffer zones along the roadbed portion of the right-of-way using a DAR approved herbicide mixture. This post-emergent program is targeted toward the eradication of woody and herbaceous plant species germinating within the roadbed and around other fixtures including but not limited to: switches, signals, signs, and highway grade crossings. This application will be followed by a late summer touch-up application in areas of heavy vegetation growth. Hi-rail vehicles equipped with herbicide application equipment will be used to treat the rights-of-way. Public notification (by registered mail) will be provided to the chief elected official, Board of Health, and Conservation Commission in each affected municipality at least twenty-one days prior to any herbicide application. "Sensitive" areas as defined by the Rights-of-way Management Regulations will receive the full protection afforded by those Regulations. All herbicide applications will be done by an applicator properly licensed by the Department of Agricultural Resources Pesticide Bureau and fully trained in herbicide mixing, handling, and application methods. The applicant has described the following rights-of-way as sites that have been scheduled for herbicide treatment in 2013. EASTERN ROUTE MAIN LINE Newburyport to Boston Newburyport Beverly Revere Newbury Salem Chelsea Rowley Swampscott Everett Ipswich Lynn Somerville Hamilton Saugus Boston Wenham GLOUCESTER BRANCH Gloucester to Beverly Rockport Manchester Gloucester Beverly WESTERN ROUTE MAIN LINE Haverhill to Boston Haverhill Tewksbury Melrose North Andover Wilmington Malden Lawrence Reading Medford Andover Wakefield Somerville NEW HAMPSHIRE ROUTE MAIN LINE Lowell to Boston Lowell Wilmington Medford Tewksbury Woburn Somerville Billerica Winchester WILDCAT BRANCH Wilmington to Wilmington Junction Wilmington FITCHBURG MAIN LINE Fitchburg to Boston Fitchburg Boxborough Waltham Leominster Acton Belmont Lunenburg Concord Cambridge Shirley Lincoln Somerville Ayer Weston Boston Littleton Page 2 of 5 STOUGHTON BRANCH Stoughton to Canton Stoughton Canton DORCHESTER BRANCH Readville to Boston Boston Milton FRANKLIN BRANCH Milford to Boston Milford Norfolk Westwood Hopedale Walpole Dedham Bellingham Norwood Boston Franklin NEEDHAM BRANCH Needham to Boston Needham Dedham Boston RANDOLPH INDUSTRIAL TRACK Braintree to Randolph Braintree Randolph GREENBUSH BRANCH Braintree to Scituate Braintree Cohasset Hingham Scituate Weymouth MIDDLEBOROUGH MAIN LINE Boston to Middleborough Boston Holbrook East Bridgewater Quincy Avon Bridgewater Braintree Brockton Middleborough Randolph West Bridgewater Lakeville PLYMOUTH BRANCH Braintree to Plymouth Braintree Whitman Plympton Weymouth Hanson Kingston Abington Halifax Plymouth Page 3 of 5 BOSTON LINE Boston to Worcester Boston Brookline Newton Weston Wellesley Natick Framingham Ashland Southborough Westborough Grafton Millbury Worcester GRAND JUNCTION RUNNING TRACK Boston to Everett Boston Somerville Everett Cambridge PUBLIC REVIEW The Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) in particular seeks the verification of sensitive area locations reported in the Yearly Operational Plan (YOP). The Department itself has a limited ability to survey the geography, land use, and the water supplies, in all the communities through which the rights-of-way are located. Municipalities, however, have most of this information readily available, and the particular knowledge with which to better certify the sensitive areas in their communities. Therefore, the Department requests, and urges, the assistance of the affected municipalities, in reviewing the completeness and accuracy of the maps contained in the submitted document. The DAR has established the following procedures for this review. The YOP may be viewed online at http://www.mass.gov/agr/pesticides/rightofway/plans.htm. Yearly Operational Plans (YOP) and a copy of this notice will be sent by the applicant to the Conservation Commission, Board of Health (or designated health agent), and to the Head of Government(Mayor, City Manager, Chair of the Board of Selectman) of each municipality where herbicides are to be applied along the Rights-of-Way during the calendar year and where applicable the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation will receive a YOP or an internet address where the YOP could be viewed. Municipal agencies and officials will have (45) forty-five days, following receipt of the Yearly Operational Plan to review the maps contained in the document that indicate the location of"sensitive areas not readily identifiable in the field for inaccuracies and omissions. "Sensitive Areas" will be defined as in Section 11.01 a-f. Municipal agencies and officials are requested to forward the YOP to the appropriate officials(s) in their municipality qualified to certify the accuracy of sensitive area locations as indicated on the maps. The maps should be "corrected" and returned to the applicant, also a copy of the maps with these corrections indicated should be sent to the Department of Agricultural Resources at the address listed below within the forty-five day review period. If a city or town needs more time to carry out this review, it should send a written request for an extension to the DAR and cite why there is a "good cause"for requesting additional time. All corrections will be required to be made by the applicant, and corrected maps sent back to the city/town before the YOP can be considered "approved" by the Department for vegetation maintenance in that municipality. Any dispute on the part of the applicant regarding corrections made by the municipal authorities, should be indicated in writing to the Department and to the city/town which requested the disputed changes within (15) fifteen days of receipt of the request. The Department will decide whether or not the YOP should be approved without the requested changes. The DAR will consider the "final approval"of a YOP individually for each municipality. The final (21)twenty one days of the public review period may serve concurrently to provide public notification as required by section 11.07 of the Rights-of-Way Management regulation, if the applicant has an approved VMP and if all the requisite city/town offices which have received copies of the YOP have completed their review and corrections have been duly made by the applicant and approved by the Department. Page 4 of 5 A failure by the city/town to respond to the applicants submission of the YOP within the forty five (45) day public review period, will automatically be considered by the DAR to indicate agreement by municipal officials with the sensitive area demarcations as provided by the applicant in their YOP. Any questions or comments on the information provided in this Notice and the procedures established for the municipal review as outlined above, should be addressed to: Rights-of-Way Program Massachusetts Pesticide Bureau 251 Causeway Street, Suite 500 Boston,Massachusetts 02114-2151 Any additional questions or comments on any information provided as part of the proposed YOP should be addressed in writing to: Kyle Fair TEC Associates 46 Sawyer Street South Portland,Maine 04106 A copy should also be sent to the ROW program at the above address. COMMENT PERIOD ENDS AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS,FRIDAY MAY 24,2013. Page 5 of 5 CONSULTING TECASSOCIATESENGINEERS 1 April 2013 Salem Conservation Commission 120 Washington Street Salem, MA 01970 RE: Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad 2013 Vegetation Control Program Dear Commission Members: Enclosed is Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad 2013 Yearly Operational Plan prepared in accordance with the Massachusetts Rights-of-Way Management Regulations (333 CMR 11.00). The maps provided with this plan reflect those either recently approved or currently under review by the Commission in the Request for Determination filed by our company. These maps and updates thereof continue in effect unless modified and should be retained in your files. The identification on the maps of private drinking water supply wells remains an ongoing process. Please notify TEC Associates and the Department of Agricultural Resources of any omissions. Please also review your mailing address and the ten-digit police department emergency telephone number listed in the Plan and notify us of any revisions. The herbicide application as proposed in the 2011 Yearly Operational Plan is scheduled as follows. No application will take place, however, until the Commission has approved Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad's Request for Determination. Rights-of-Way 22 June - 14 July 2013 Touch-up Application 10-30 August 2013 Brush Application (non-sensitive areas) 10-30 August 2013 The location of signs marking the limited and no-spray zones will be verified prior to the application. Please call TEC Associates with any questions about this Plan. Very truly yours, TEC ASSOCIATES Gtir►� Kyle Fair L_ Enclosure cc: Board of Health Board of Selectmen DAR Rights-of-Way Program Mary Ann Reilly, MBCR 46 Sawyer Street South Portland, Maine 04106 207/767-6068 FAX 207/767-7125 Yearly Operational Plan 2013 MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUTER RAILROAD CO. COMMUTER RAIL SYSTEM 32 COBBLE HILL ROAD SOMMERVILLE, MA 02143 Prepared by: TEC ASSOCIATES 46 SAWYER STREET SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE 04106 ABSTRACT: This Yearly Operational Plan (YOP) describes the vegetation management operations for the Railroad's rights-of-way scheduled for vegetation maintenance during this calendar year in compliance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Rights-of-Way Management Regulations 333 CMR 11.00. This YOP is a companion document to the Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) which has been approved by the Department of Agricultural Resources. INTRODUCTION Both Federal and State laws require railroads to manage vegetation to help insure the safe passage of people, material, and goods. The Code of Federal Regulations mandates the safety of the railroad must be guaranteed by regular inspection and maintenance. Vegetation must be controlled so that it does not become a fire hazard, does not interfere with visibility, or impede direct visual inspections of the track structure. Vegetation must also be managed to allow for proper drainage of the track and ballast structure, to prevent tree and branch damage to cargo, and to provide safe footing and working conditions for trackside personnel. Vegetation growing along side the rails can prevent effective and adequate braking, especially in emergency situations. The purpose of 333 CMR 11.00, Rights of Way Management, is to promote the implementation of Integrated Pest Management techniques and to establish standards, requirements, and procedures necessary to minimize the risk of unreasonable adverse effects on human heath and the environment associated with the use of herbicides to maintain rights-of-way. These regulations establish procedures which guarantee ample opportunity for public and municipal agency review and input on rights-of-way maintenance plans. A Yearly Operational Plan or YOP must be submitted to the Department of Agricultural Resources every year herbicides are intended for use to maintain rights-of-way. The YOP provides a detailed program for vegetation management for the year. This YOP is a companion document to the Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) approved by the Department. The VMP is the long term management plan for the railroad which describes the intended program for vegetation control over a five year period. Upon receipt of this YOP, the Department publishes a notice in the Environmental Monitor. The applicant has provided a copy of the YOP and Environmental Monitor notice to the Board of Health, Conservation Commission, and the chief elected municipal official for the city or town in which the herbicide treatment is proposed. The Department allows a 45 day comment period on the proposed YOP beginning with publication of the notice in the Environmental Monitor and receipt of the YOP and Environmental Monitor notice by each municipality. Public notification of herbicide applications to the right-of-way is made by certified mail under separate cover at least 21 days in advance of the treatment. Notice is made to the Department of Agricultural Resources; the Mayor, City Manager or chairman of the Board of Selectman; the Board of Heath; and the Conservation Commission of the municipality where the right-of-way lies. Any comments on this YOP should be directed to: Kyle Fair TEC Associates 46 Sawyer Street South Portland, ME 04106 (207) 767-6068 MUNICIPALITIES WHERE TREATMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS YOP WILL BE MADE Abington Ipswich Scituate Acton Kingston Shirley Andover Lakeville Somerville Ashland Lawrence Southborough Attleboro Leominster Stoughton Avon Lincoln Swampscott Ayer Littleton Taunton Bellingham Lowell Tewksbury Belmont Lunenburg Wakefield Beverly Lynn Walpole Billerica Malden Waltham Boston Manchester Wellesley Boxborough Medford Wenham Braintree Melrose West Bridgewater Bridgewater Middleborough Westborough Brockton Milford Weston Brookline Millbury Westwood Cambridge Milton Weymouth Canton Natick Whitman Chelsea Needham Wilmington Cohasset Newbury Winchester Concord Newburyport Woburn Dedham Newton Worcester East Bridgewater Norfolk Easton North Andover Everett Norwood Fitchburg Plymouth Framingham Plympton Franklin Quincy Gloucester Randolph Grafton Raynham Halifax Reading Hamilton Revere Hanson Rockport Haverhill Rowley Hingham Salem Holbrook Salisbury Hopedale Saugus YOP REQUIREMENTS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. The Company which will perform any herbicide treatment 1 II. Individual representing applicant and supervising the YOP 1 III. Herbicides proposed including application rates, carriers, and adjuvants 2 IV. Herbicide application techniques and alternative control procedures 3 V. Identification of target vegetation 4 VI. Flagging methods to designate sensitive areas on the ROW 5 VI 1. Procedures and locations for handling, mixing and loading of 7 herbicide concentrates Vill. Emergency contacts 8 APPENDICES A. Herbicide Fact Sheets as approved by the Department of Agricultural Resources, herbicide labels, and MSDS. B. Maps locating the ROW and sensitive areas not readily identifiable in the field. I. THE COMPANY WHICH WILL PERFORM ANY HERBICIDE TREATMENT This company or contractor will perform the herbicide treatment. Applicators are certified by the Department of Agricultural Resources in the applicator category Right- of-Way Pest Control. Company Name RWC, Inc. Address Lockhouse Road P.O. Box 876 Westfield, MA 01086 Telephone # (413) 562-5681 Contact Person(s) Brian Chateauvert II. INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING APPLICANT AND SUPERVISING THE YOP Individual supervising execution of the YOP and representing the railroad. Name & Title Mary Ann Reilly Address Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad 32 Cobble Hill Road Somerville, MA 02143 Telephone # (617) 222-3619 - 1 - III. HERBICIDES PROPOSED INCLUDING APPLICATION RATES, CARRIERS, ADJUVANTS, AND APPLICATION TECHNIQUES Weed Control Herbicide Program for the Roadbed The post-emergent herbicide program is aimed primarily toward keeping the ballast section and shoulder, yards, switches, signals, and highway grade crossings weed free. Areas scheduled for weed control treatments have been inspected for density of target vegetation to determine appropriate control methods. Herbicide Fact Sheets for the herbicides proposed are found in Appendix A. Location Herbicide(s) Carriers or Application Application Adjuvants Technique Rate Aquaneat Foliar 2 qts/acre Polaris or Foliar 3 pts/acre Sensitive area Oust XP Foliar 2 qts/acre buffer zone Escort XP Foliar 4 oz/acre More Foliar 2-5 oz/100 gal Incite 80 Foliar 2-5 oz/100 gal Aquaneat Foliar 2 qts/acre Polaris or Foliar 3 pts/acre Non-sensitive Oust XP Foliar 2 qts/acre areas Escort XP Foliar 4 oz/acre More Foliar 2-5 oz/100 gal Incite 80 Foliar 2-5 oz/100 gal Aquaneat Foliar 2 qts/acre Polaris or Foliar 3 pts/acre Touch-up Oust XP Foliar 2 qts/acre applications Escort XP Foliar 4 oz/acre More Foliar 2-5 oz/100 gal Incite 80 Foliar 2-5 oz/100 gal Brush Control Program for Areas Adjacent to the Roadbed The brush control program is designed to prevent the re-growth of trees and other woody vegetation in areas adjacent to the roadbed. Areas scheduled for brush control treatments are limited to target vegetation which obscures visibility or interferes with railroad signs, signals, or communication wires. Herbicide Fact Sheets for herbicides proposed may be found in Appendix A. Location Herbicide(s) Carriers or Application Application Adjuvants Technique Rate Aquaneat Foliar 4 qts/acre Non-sensitive Escort XP Foliar 2 oz/acre areas More Foliar 2-5 oz/100 gal Incite 80 Foliar 2-5 oz/100 gal Aquaneat Foliar 4 qts/acre Touch-up Escort XP Foliar 2 oz/acre applications More Foliar 2-5 oz/100 gal Incite 80 LFoliar 12-5 oz/100 gal -2- IV. HERBICIDE APPLICATION TECHNIQUES AND ALTERNATIVE CONTROL PROCEDURES Herbicide applications within the Railroad right-of-way will be preformed using low pressure application from a specialized by-rail truck equipped with a spray boom. This method is suitable for application within the buffer zone, or restricted application zone of sensitive areas, as defined in 333 CMR 11.04. The spray vehicle is equipped with spray nozzles and controls to allow for treatment of the entire roadbed, or to selectively treat individual sections of the ballast and ballast shoulders. Within sensitive areas, a container will be used to catch any accidental dripping of herbicide. It is a trough- shaped apparatus mounted just behind and above the boom, and will be hydraulically lowered to sit underneath the spray nozzles while the vehicle is traveling through areas where herbicide spraying is prohibited. In order to assist in rapid identification of sensitive areas in the field, a pilot vehicle will proceed approximately 1/4 mile ahead of the applicator vehicle in order to signal ahead the location of sensitive areas. In order to provide greater mobility and decrease the amount of time required to apply the herbicide mixture in the railroad yard areas, a vehicle equipped with hoses will be used in these areas. In compliance with the Regulations for herbicide application in sensitive areas, the spray pressure from the hoses will not exceed 60 psi. ALTERNATIVE CONTROL PROCEDURES No alternative vegetation control methods are feasible within the track areas of the right- of-way. No vegetation control is proposed in ballast areas where herbicide use is prohibited. Touch-up techniques controls any target vegetation within the ballast that may have been missed or not treated during the initial phase. Control of vines and other vegetation that might creep onto the ballast from roots growing outside the original treatment boundaries can be managed as a selective, foliage, or spot spray. No more than 10% of the initially identified target vegetation on the right-of-way in any municipality may be treated during a touch-up application and the total amount of herbicide applied in any one year shall not exceed the limits specified by the label or YOP [per 11.03(8)(c)]. -3- V. IDENTIFICATION OF TARGET VEGETATION Whenever and wherever possible an integrated approach to vegetation management will be implemented by encouraging plant communities that hinder the growth of target vegetation. Prior to a herbicide application, a review will be made noting location, density, and type of vegetation present. This information will be used to develop a herbicide application program that will be effective against target vegetation and minimize the amount of herbicide used. In accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, 49 Part 213 - Track Safety Standards, all vegetation growing in the ballast and ballast shoulder; in yards; and around switches, signals, signs and highway grade crossings is considered target vegetation and must be controlled so that it does not: a) become a fire hazard to track-carrying structures; b) obstruct visibility of railroad signs and signals; c) interfere with railroad employees performing normal trackside duties; d) prevent proper functioning of signal and communication lines; and e) prevent railroad employees from visually inspecting moving equipment form their normal duty stations. Woody vegetation growing in areas adjacent to the shoulder will be managed to promote the growth of low growing shrubs. Targeted woody vegetation will be that which has the potential to block visibility or invade the roadbed and/or overhead communication lines. Target vegetation will include but not be limited to the following: Ailanthus Black Walnut Honey Locust American Basswood Buckthorn Maple American Beech Butternut Northern Catalpa American Hornbeam Cherry Oak Apple Eastern Horphornbeam Pine Ash Eastern Red Cedar Poplar Aspen Elm Sassafras Birch Flowering Dogwood Shadbush Black Locust Hawthorn Spruce Black Tupelo Hickory Sumac -4- VI. FLAGGING METHODS TO DESIGNATE SENSITIVE AREAS ON THE ROW Sensitive areas are defined in the Rights-Of-Way Management Regulations (333 CMR 11.02) are as defined in 333 CMR 11.04, any areas within the Right-of-Way, including No-Spray and Limited-Spray Areas, in which public health, environmental or agricultural concerns warrant special protection to further minimize risks of unreasonable adverse effects. These include but are not limited to the following: . No Spray Area, any area that is both within a Right-of-Way and within: (a) any Zone I; (b) 100 feet of any Class A Surface Water Source; (c) 100 feet of any tributary or associated surface water body where the tributary or associated surface water body runs within 400 feet of a Class A surface water source; (d) 10 feet of any tributary or associated surface water body where the tributary or associated surface water body is at a distance greater than 400 feet from a Class A surface water source; (e) a lateral distance of 100 feet for 400 feet upstream, on both sides of the river, of a Class B Drinking Water Intake; (f) 50 feet of any identified Private Well; (g) 10 feet of any Wetlands or Water Over Wetlands; (h) 10 feet of the mean annual high-water line of any river; and (i) 10 feet of any Certified Vernal Pool. Limited Spray Area, any area that is both within a Right-of-Way and within: (a) any Zone II or IWPA; (b) a distance of between 100 feet and 400 feet of any Class A Surface Water source; (c) a distance of between 10 and 200 feet of any tributary or associated surface water body where the tributary or associated surface water body runs outside the Zone A for the Class A surface water source; (d) a lateral distance of between 100 and 200 feet for 400 feet upstream, on both sides of the river, of a Class B Drinking Water Intake; (e) a distance of between 50 and 100 feet of any identified Private Well; (f) a distance of between 10 and 100 feet of any Wetlands or Water Over Wetlands; (g) a distance of between 10 feet from the mean annual high water line of any river and the outer boundary of the Riverfront Area; (h) a distance of between 10 feet from any Certified Vernal Pool and the outer boundary of any Certified Vernal Pool Habitat; and (i) a distance of 100 feet of any Agricultural or Inhabited Area. Limited Spray Area(s) are those in which spraying is restricted to one annual application of a herbicide through low pressure foliar techniques. -5 - Non-Sensitive Areas are upland areas and/or track not in proximity to sensitive areas and do not require specific precautions or herbicide restrictions. Sensitive areas, no-spray areas, limited-spray areas, and non-sensitive areas will be marked at their boundaries with permanent color-coded markers. Sensitive areas considered to be readily identifiable in the field (i.e. agricultural and inhabited areas) will not be marked. The markers will be one or any combination of the following: color-coded signs attached to posts color-coded signs attached to the railroad ties color-coded painted rail sections Sensitive and non-sensitive areas will be designated by the following color-codes: white non-sensitive areas blue sensitive area in which a minimum of 12 months shall elapse between herbicide applications double blue sensitive areas in which a minimum of 24 months shall elapse between herbicide applications. yellow no spray zone -6- VII. PROCEDURES AND LOCATIONS FOR HANDLING, MIXING, AND LOADING OF HERBICIDE CONCENTRATES The herbicide application crew will wear protective clothing and personal safety equipment when mixing, handling, loading, or applying herbicide, including standard work clothing or coveralls, work gloves, and work boots. Latex or nitrile rubber gloves, as well as eye goggles are recommended to be worn during mixing of herbicide concentrate as some herbicides may cause mild eye and skin irritations. Mixing and use of herbicide shall be consistent with the labeling instructions included on the packaging. The herbicide mix will be prepared from herbicide concentrate and water. In compliance with the regulations, the handling, mixing and/or loading of this material will not occur within 100 feet of any sensitive area. Wherever and whenever possible, the herbicide applicator will prepare the herbicide mix on non-porous surfaces, such as pavement or concrete. Sources of Water and Safeguards to Prevent Contamination Water used for herbicide mix will be obtained from hydrants and freshwater sources. During the herbicide mix preparations and during herbicide application, strict adherence to the following safeguards will be maintained: 1) Water will be obtained using hoses equipped with anti-siphon devices to eliminate herbicide backflow. a) Hoses used to extract water from water bodies will be equipped with two such devices: one will be found directly behind the mouth of the hose and another will be at the coupling that joins the hose to the mix tank. b) Hoses used to extract water from the hydrant will utilize the same setup as described above, except that a third anti-siphon device will be found within the coupling joining the hose to the hydrant. 2) The herbicide concentrate will not be added to the tank until the water has been obtained and the application apparatus is at least 100 feet outside a sensitive area. Disposal of Herbicidal Wastes Disposal of all herbicidal wastes will be the responsibility of the licensed applicator. It is the applicator's responsibility to ensure that such disposal will be carried out in an environmentally sensitive manner, in compliance with all Federal and State regulations and guidelines. -7 - Vill. EMERGENCY CONTACTS In the event of a spill or emergency, information on safety precautions and cleanup procedures may be gathered from the following sources: Herbicide Label Herbicide Fact Sheet Herbicide Material Safety Data Sheet Herbicide Manufacturer BASF Specialty Products (800) 545-9525 Dupont (general) (888) 638-7668 Dupont (medical emergency) (800) 441-3637 Dupont (transportation emergency) (800) 424-9300 Monsanto (314) 694-4000 Nufarm Turf& Specialty (800) 345-3330 Massachusetts Pesticide Bureau (617) 626-1782 Massachusetts DEP Emergency Response (888) 304-1133 Chemtrec (800) 262-8200 EPA National Pesticide Information Center (800) 858-7378 Massachusetts Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222 Local Community Chief of Police and/or Fire Chief Abington (781) 878-3232 Acton (978) 263-2911 Andover (978) 475-0411 Ashland (508) 881-1212 Attleboro (508) 222-1212 Avon (508) 587-4207 Ayer (978) 772-8200 Bellingham (508) 966-1515 Belmont (617) 993-2501 Beverly (978) 922-1212 Billerica (978) 667-1212 Boston (617) 247-4200 Boxborough (978) 263-3000 Braintree (781) 843-1212 Bridgewater (508) 697-0914 Brockton (508) 941-0200 Brookline (617) 730-2222 Cambridge (617) 349-3300 -s - Canton (781) 828-1212 Chelsea (617) 884-1212 Cohasset (781) 383-1055 Concord (978) 318-3400 Dedham (781) 326-1212 East Bridgewater (508) 378-7223 Easton (508) 230-3322 Everett (617) 389-2120 Fitchburg (978) 345-4355 Framingham (508) 872-1212 Franklin (508) 528-1212 Gloucester (978) 283-1212 Grafton (508) 839-2858 Halifax (781) 293-5761 Hamilton (978) 468-1212 Hanson (781) 293-4625 Haverhill (978) 373-1212 Hingham (781) 749-1212 Holbrook (781) 767-1212 Hopedale (508) 473-8444 Ipswich (978) 356-4343 Kingston (781) 585-0523 Lakeville (508) 947-4425 Lawrence (978) 794-5900 Leominster (978) 534-4383 Lincoln (781) 259-8113 Littleton (978) 952-2316 Lowell (978) 937-3200 Lunenburg (978) 582-4531 Lynn (781) 595-2000 Malden (781) 322-1212 Manchester (978) 526-1212 Medford (781) 395-1212 Melrose (781) 665-1212 Middleborough (508) 947-1212 Milford (508) 473-1113 Millbury (508) 865-3521 Milton (617) 698-3800 Natick (508) 647-9500 Needham (781) 444-1212 Newbury (987) 499-3907 Newburyport (978) 462-4411 Newton (617) 796-2100 Norfolk (508) 528-3232 North Andover (978) 683-3168 Norwood (781) 762-6888 Plymouth (508) 830-4218 Plympton (781) 585-3339 Quincy (617) 479-1212 Randolph (781) 963-1212 -9- Raynham (508) 824-2716 Reading (781) 944-1212 Revere (781) 284-1212 Rockport (978) 546-3444 Rowley (978) 948-7644 Salem (978) 744-1212 Salisbury (978) 465-3121 Saugus (781) 233-1212 Scituate (781) 545-1212 Shirley (978) 425-4377 Somerville (617) 625-1600 Southborough (508) 485-2147 Stoughton (781) 344-2424 Swampscott (781) 595-1111 Taunton (508) 824-7522 Tewksbury (978) 851-7373 Wakefield (781) 245-1212 Walpole (508) 668-1095 Waltham (781) 893-3700 Wellesley (781) 235-1212 Wenham (978) 468-4000 W. Bridgewater (508) 586-2528 Westborough (508) 366-3060 Weston (781) 893-4803 Westwood (781) 326-1903 Weymouth (781) 335-1212 Whitman (781) 447-7666 Wilmington (978) 658-3331 Winchester (781) 729-1214 Woburn (781) 933-1212 Worcester (508) 799-8600 APPENDICES A. Herbicide Fact Sheets as approved by the Department, herbicide labels, and MSDS. B. Maps locating the ROW and Sensitive areas not readily identifiable in the field. Maps provided with the Yearly Operational Plan shall remain effective for the duration of the YOP unless modified. Subsequent YOP's will contain any modifications to the maps made during the previous year. APPENDIX A Below find a list of herbicides potentially in use by this Yearly Operational Plan. For a list of the exact products and rates of application to be used in this year's program please refer to page 2 of this document. MANUF. PRODUCT ACTIVE INGREDIENT(S) EPA NAME REGISTRATION # NUFARM AQUANEAT GLYPHOSATE 228-365 SPECIALTY DUPONT OUST EXTRA SULFOMETURON METHYL 352-622 METSULFURON METHYL BASF ARSENAL R.R. ISOPROPYLAMINE SALT 241-273 SPECIALTY HERBICIDE OF IMAZAPYR PRODUCTS DUPONT OUST XP SULFOMETURON METHYL 352-601 DUPONT ESCORT XP METSULFURON METHYL 352-439 NUFARM POLARIS ISOPROPYLAMINE SALT 228-534 SPECIALTY OF IMAZAPYR NUFARM RAZOR PRO GLYPHOSATE 228-366 SPECIALTY LABELS & MSDS SHEETS: To access the labels and MSDS sheets for any of the above products please follow the directions below: 1. Open your internet browser and enter the following address in the Address bar: hftp://www.cdms.net/LabelsMsds/LMDefault.aspx 2. Highlight the T & 0 Button and Enter the Product Name (as found above) you wish to be informed about into the Search bar and hit the Search button. 3. A list of products will appear. Please be sure to reference the Manufacture and Product Name to locate the correct information. HERBICIDE FACT SHEET: ' To access the herbicide fact sheets for any of the above products please follow the directions below: 1. Open your internet browser and enter the following address in the Address bar: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/agr/pesticides/rights- of-way-sensitive-area-materials-list.htm 1 2. Choose the link that corresponds to the Active Ingredient present in the product you are interested in. Hard copies of any of these documents may also be obtained by calling TEC Associates at (207) 767-6068 ex203. APPENDIX B MAPS er. (p Rtdr sq r ola�d Rdh1a�9 } oat % S1 m BEOLY �raloflia�Rd POINT o Lenox:R a OR a m co" ti` IV N Z 2 1 P 1. Lo _ ! !�-4t at o L4,�Y iota , o 151 Py > > Bradfo St 4} S� �" °'n U �tie�m �a� a Q an�3�cf i j`t:% vnaas cc` Ye., a— a= C.^ S q A n'x w skb ag�a�St arch-St �15 z x�Y L 1, fonts,44 A� ,add • SI I3t#lOr St ': t2 i ? 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