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In As a continuation of the article prepared for the Summer 2010 edition of Water Wisdom that outlined the permitting process for lake and pond dredging projects, this article will review the planning and feasibility process. There are numerous factors that must be considered during the feasibility process and these must be assessed before any project permitting can commence. These factors include the water depths and volume, sediment thickness and volume, sediment composition and chemical analysis, inlet and outlet locations, watershed size and pond flushing rates, equipment access and staging areas, wildlife habitat and ecological considerations, sediment disposal options and many other considerations. The comprehensive assessment of these factors will help to determine whether dredging is feasible and if so, which dredging method will be most efficient and effective for meeting the project constraints and goals. Similar to a feasibility study, we will briefly explore how these factors are considered when evaluating conventional versus hydraulic dredging methods that are most commonly utilized on projects in Massachusetts. Conventional vs. Hydraulic: Conventional “dry” dredging involves draining the pond and dewatering the sediment as much possible before utilizing excavation equipment such as bulldozers, backhoes, and/or excavators to remove the dewatered sediment and place it in trucks for disposal. Conventional dredging is typically better suited for smaller ponds with small watersheds and few tributary inlets. This method is also applicable in ponds with broad areas of shallow water depths of two feet or less where hydraulic dredging equipment cannot access. It is important to control pond inflows during conventional dredging projects to prevent re-saturation of sediments and this is typically much more easily achieved in smaller ponds. If the pond occurs on a tributary stream, it will likely be necessary to install a temporary bypass pipe to convey stream flows

Dredging Feasibility ProcessBy Eric Las, P.E., Beals and Thomas, Inc.

Massachusetts Department of Environmental

Protection (MASS DEP) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pesticide Permit Update:

By Jeff Castellani

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Pesticide General Permit (PGP) for applications of pesticides to waters of the U.S. mandated by the 2009 Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision (National Cotton Council, et al. v. EPA) became effective on October 31, 2011. The Circuit Court of Appeals 2009 decision overturned EPA’s 2006 Final Rule on Aquatic Pesticides and found that point source discharges of chemical and biological pesticides that leave a residue into waters of the U.S. are pollutants under the Clean Water Act (CWA).Legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 31, 2011, H.R. 872: ‘Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011’ would eliminate the NPDES permit requirement under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and leave sole authority under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). However, H.R. 872 has been held up in the U.S. Senate by holds placed on the bill by Senators Cardin (D-MD) and Boxer (D-CA). Sixty votes are required to remove the holds. Sixty-eight Senators are in favor of removing the hold but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will not take action and bring H.R. 872 to the Senate floor for a vote. Until further action is taken, states are required to implement the NPDES permitting process. In Massachusetts, because EPA NPDES permitting authority has not been delegated to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MA DEP), two permitting and reporting processes now exist.

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Officers & DirectorsPresident AlCollings afc@charter.net

Vice President FrankLyons franktlyons@verizon.net

Acting Secretary JohnReed reedjp123@yahoo.com

Treasurer EricLas elas@btiweb.com

Directors-at-Large MarkBriggs markbrggs@yahoo.com JeffCastellani jjc1369@verizon.net ErikaHaug EHaug@aquaticcontroltech.com

JackHickey jhickey@jhrcs.com CarolHildreth hildreth@comcast.net

Newsletter Editor:FrankLyons franktlyons@verizon.net

List of ArticlesMASSDEPandEPAPermitUpdate.....pg.1DredgingFeasibilityProcess..............pg.1ErikaHaugNewDirector.......................pg.2MembershipFeedbackNeeded!...........pg.2CalltoCOLAPMembers.......................pg.2MACOLAPActionPlan.........................pg.2President’sLetter..................................pg.4

Winter 2012 MA COLAP Water Wisdom Page 2

SPECIAL THANKSWe would like to extend special thanks to Gerry Smith, Aquatic Control Technology, Inc, Carl Nielsen of ESS Group, Inc., Paul Davis of GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., and Will Stevenson of Lycott Environmental, Inc., for providing financial support for the publication of our newsletter.

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PleasewelcomeErikaHaugasournewlyelectedMACOLAPDirector.ErikagrewuponEmeraldLakeinHillsboro,NHandgraduated in 2008 fromMcGill University,Montreal, Quebecwithamajorinbiologyandaminorinenvironmentalscience.In 2005 and 2006 she interned with the New HampshireDepartment of Environmental Services Exotic SpeciesDivision,andin2007workedinthePlantScienceDepartmentatMcGillstudyingphragmitesgrowthpatterns.Currently,sheis anAquatic Biologist withAquatic Control Technology, Inc.ErikawillbeworkingwithDirectorJeffCastellanitoreviseandupdateourwebsite.

Erika Haug New Director

OnJanuary28—atour25thAnnualConference--TheBoardofDirectorsinviteyoutojoininagroupdiscussionandplanningsessionregardingthefutureanddirectionofourorganization.Yourideasandinputwillbevitallyimportantinformulatinganactionplan tocoordinate,advocate fororagainstandadjusttoand inform the lakemanagementexigencies facingusall,todayandtomorrow.

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Focus on the many issues associated with Massachusetts’3,000+lakesandpondscanonlyandwillcertainlyincreaseastimegoesby.Somebasicconsiderations:realestatetaxesforshorefrontownersbeingassessedhighervalues;ownershipofdamsbymunicipalities,orbyprivateowners,millcompanies,the State, various trusts, associations, watershed districtsetc.;wetlandsprotectionanddecliningwaterquality;invasivespecies control; the poor or lack of flood and stormwatercontrol; are just some of the challenges that face lakes andpondsstewardshipwithevermoreurgency.Wemustbecomestronger,moreeffectiveadvocates.

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through the pond between the inlet and outlet, whiledewatering and dredging occurs. Depending upon thetype of outlet control structure,many small ponds canbe easily drained by gravity. Often however, pumpingis required to dewater the pond to the sediment layerthenasumpistypicallyexcavatedatthedeepestpointtofurtherdewaterthesedimentlayer.Sincethepondisdrainedduring theconventional dredgingprocess, thisdredgingmethodoftenresultsingreaterecologicalandwildlife habitat impacts. These environmental impactsare usually the most significant factor in determiningwhethertheprojectcanbesuccessfullypermitted.Hydraulic dredging involves the removal andtransportation of sediment via sediment/water slurry.The hydraulic dredging equipment is mounted on asmallbargethatutilizesadredgewithhorizontalcutterhead and centrifugal pumps that pull the sediment/waterslurryfromthepondbottomandconveyitthroughflexible discharge piping to a nearby upland location.Sincewater is used as amedium for transportation ofsediments during thedredgingprocess, it needs to beseparated from the slurry at the upland location priorto final disposal. The various methods for separationofsediments fromtheslurry include theuseofsettlingbasins, filter bags, geotextile tubes (“geotubes”) andmechanicaldewatering.Given theneed todewater thesediment at an upland area, a larger staging area isoften needed for hydraulic dredging projects.Abuttingproperty access and usage is therefore an importantconsideration.Sinceat least two feetofwaterdepth isusuallyrequiredtofloatasmallbarge,thismethodisbestsuitedtodeeperareasofalakeorpond.Dependinguponthe type of outlet control structure, itmay be possibletoinstalladditionalflashboardstotemporarilyraisethewaterlevelduringthedredgingprocesstoachievebetteraccesstoshallowareas.Therearemanyadvantagestohydraulicdredging in larger lakesandpondssincethismethoddoesnotrequiredrawdownofthelake.Thereisno need to control hydrologic inputs or bypass streamflowsandtypicallytherearefewerecologicalimpactsasmanymotileorganismsinthepondecosystemareabletomoveawayfromareasdisturbedbydredging.Given the large number of factors that must beconsidered, it is clear to see the importance ofperforminga thoroughfeasibilitystudyas the firststepin thedredgingprocess.Once the feasibilitystudyhasbeen completed and a preferred dredgingmethod hasbeenselected, theprocessofdeterminingtherequiredpermittingandestimateddredgingcostscanbegin.ThediscussionofdredgingcostwillbethesubjectofafutureWaterWisdomarticle,sostaytuned.

Dredging Feasibility ProcessContinued from page 1

MASS DEP and EPAPesticide Permit Update:

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ThecurrentMADEPpermittingprocesswhichincludesthe yearly submittal of a permit application (MA DEPFormBRP04WM)with an $80 fee and annual usagereportingwillremaininplace.Authorization under the EPA NPDES PGP will berequiredifawaterbodywillexceedtheannualtreatmentthreshold of 20 linear miles or 80 acres of surfacearea. Activities required under this process includethe preparation and submittal of the PGP application(EPAForm6100-22),alsoknownas theEPANoticeofIntent(NOI),annualreporting(EPAForm6100-25)andpreparationofaPesticideDischargeManagementPlan(PDMP).AlthoughtheEPAwillnotchargeanapplicationfee for the issuance of the five-year permit, For-HireApplicatorbusinessesmaychargeanadministrativefeeforthepreparationofthesedocuments.Moreinformationcanbeviewedonthispermitprogramat:www.epa.gov/npdes/pesticides

1. Continuing efforts to increase membershipby organizing chapters on the North Shore,South Shore, Greater Boston and Cape Codand the Islands while building on an establishedbase in Central and Western Massachusetts.

2. Heightening awareness and higher visibility oflakesandpondsissuesthroughoutreachtoinfluenceStateand localdecisions;becomingacollectivevoicefor change (200 foot and shoreline buffer zones)(restoration of Lakes and Ponds Grants)(supportestablishment of sustainable yield and natural flowregimecriteriaonawatershedbywatershedbasis)…3. Serving as liaison and partner with strategicinterest affiliates in promoting use of BMPs like raingardens, water quality monitoring, smart and greengrowthandLIDinitiatives,proprietaryandnonproprietarystormwater attenuation and erosion controls.

4. Applying for and generating matching grantfunds and/or in-kind services from wide array ofsponsors including the engineering community, BMPsuppliers and installers, lake and pond associations,utility companies, private donors, fellow conservationadvocacygroups.

PLEASE COME HELP USHELP YOU!!

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President’s LetterWinter 2012

By Al Collings, MA COLAP President

Dear members and friends of MA COLAP,

This is such an important topic, that I want to repeat my summer 2011 Presidents letter.

We have a challenge before us. MA COLAP has been revitalized and the board of directors is now discussing the next phase of growth and outreach to lake and pond associations across the commonwealth. The initial intent of the organization was to have an umbrella state wide association with chapter associations in various regions. The very active and successful Lake and Pond Associations of Western Mass. (LAPA West) is the only current regional association. We had a central Mass. Association for brief time, but had to suspend its activities to concentrate on the rebuilding of the state wide organization. Now, the board of directors is discussing how to proceed with developing COLAP chapters in the north east, south east and central areas of the state. As part of the effort, we are also again discussing the creation of an executive director position (alternatively, could be the next president of MA COLAP) that could concentrate on this regional development work.

Such a position would also take the lead in monitoring and testifying on legislative and regulatory proposals. Like everything else in life, this increased effort will take time and money. Already, members of the board of directors are looking at potential funding sources as well as discussing a paid position with individuals who might want to take on the challenge of leading MA COLAP in the future. Want to learn more and help? Talk to me at the January Workshop or call me at 508.867.7165 or e-mail me at afc@charter.com.

Have a safe and enjoyable winter season.

Al Collings,President