[SEMCO] Clear as Mud? Riverfront Area workshops April 28 and 30

[Odiaga, Christine (DEP)]

MassDEP Circuit Rider Program is holding two WORKshops on
Riverfront Area ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS and REDEVELOPMENT next week:

Tuesday April 28th in Mashpee
and
Thursday April 30th in Mansfield

Please see my "signature" for details.

Do the Riverfront Area provisions at 310 CMR 10.58(4)(c) and (5) seem about as CLEAR as MUD to you?  They sure did to me at first when I was a Conservation Agent; I'm going to share a simple trick I came up with to make them seem less complicated.

Applicants proposing work on lots recorded after the Rivers Protection Act went into effect in August 1996 must demonstrate that there is "no practicable and substantially equivalent alternative to the proposed project with less adverse effects" on the public interests identified in the Wetlands Protection Act.  Redevelopment projects proposed on lots that were "degraded" prior to August 1996 do not have to undergo the alternatives analysis, but they're subject to a different set of performance standards.

Attendees will work with site plans from Clearwater Estates, a mock subdivision project, for a hands-on alternatives analysis exercise; and redevelopment case studies will be presented.

If you want to clarify the waters, sign up now!

Thank you - Christine

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Christine A. Odiaga, CPESC  |  Southeast Region "Circuit Rider"  |  MassDEP Wetlands Program  |  (508) 946-2836

*** SPRING  2015  CIRCUIT  RIDER  WORKSHOPS ***

Registration is REQUIRED for all workshops, via e-mail to Christine.Odiaga at state.ma.us<mailto:Christine.Odiaga at state.ma.us>
A confirmation message will be sent for every registration request received; if you do not get a reply, please re-send your request.

SIGN-IN/coffee/networking begins 30 MINUTES PRIOR to all start times noted below.

Clear as Mud?  Riverfront Area Alternatives Analysis & Redevelopment

 *   This WORKshop will include a hands-on site plan exercise
 *   Tue April 28 - Mashpee Town Hall - 9 a.m. to noon
 *   Thu April 30 - Mansfield Town Hall - 1 to 4 p.m.

How To Do It Right!!  WPA Procedures & Paperwork

 *   This WORKshop has been updated to include the new Ecological Restoration procedures and forms
 *   Thu April 9 - Norwell Town Hall - 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
 *   Tue May 5 - Barnstable County Complex - 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

"In the Judgment of the Issuing Authority..."  Buffer Zone Projects

 *   This WORKshop will include Minor Exempt Activities and the Request for Determination of Applicability process
 *   Fri May 15 - Eastham Town Hall - 9 a.m. to noon
 *   Thu May 21 - Kingston Town Hall - 9 a.m. to noon

(Assuming We Thaw Out Eventually...)  Stormwater Management, Low Impact Development and Soil Erosion & Sediment Control

 *   This WORKshop, which will include a hands-on site plan exercise, is conceptual; no specific calculations will be covered.
 *   Thu May 14 - Mattapoisett Free Public Library - 9 a.m. to noon
 *   Tue May 19 - Wellfleet Fire Department - 9 a.m. to noon

Martha's Vineyard -

 *   "In the Judgment of the Issuing Authority..."  Buffer Zone Projects including Minor Exempt Activities and the RDA process
 *   A brief overview of recent Regulatory Revisions, including ecological restoration provisions and forms, will also be provided.
 *   Thu May 7 - Vineyard Transit Authority Administrative Office Building - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dates and locations are posted on the MassDEP Calendar at http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/news/events/

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