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UNITED STATES AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAPLP ROTECTION REGION 1 BOSTON, MA 02109 Date:Dated as shown on electronic signature(s) Subj:Inspection Report Clean Water Act - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (" NPDES ") Bridge Street Lots STEPHANI DigitalSlTyE PsHiANgInEe dT OUbGyA S From:Stephanie Tougas, Inspector Date: 2024.02.06 E TOUGAS 11: 30: 18-05'00 ' Thru:Karissa Oakes, Inspector To:File I. Facility Information A. Facility Name:Bridge Street Lots B. Facility Location:Bridge Street Hamilton, MA 02130 C. Facility Contacts:Daniel Bandar, Developer, Bandar Development LLC 4 Sheldon Circle Middleton, MA 01949 781-718-9440, Daniel@bandardevelopment.com John Murphy, Developer, SRJM Realty LLC 16 Bay Road Hamilton, MA 01964 207-776-1751 D. NPDES ID No (s).: N / A ED_019088A_00005654-00001 II. Background Information A. Date(s) of inspection: January 25, 2024 B. Weather Conditions: 45 degrees F, mostly cloudy C. US EPA Representative(s): Stephanie Tougas Karissa Oakes D. State / Local Representative(s): Kristan Farr, Hamilton Conservation Commission Mike Stolzfus, Hamilton Conservation Commission E. Federally Enforceable Requirements Covered During the Inspection: 2022 Construction General Permit F. Previous Enforcement Actions: None III. Type and Purpose of Inspection Evaluation IV. Facility Description The site comprises 9 individual Lots along Bridge Street, in Hamilton MA. At the time of the inspection, Lots 1,3,6,7,8, and 9 were being actively worked on, each at different phases of construction. Lots 4 and 5 are undisturbed. See attachment A for the Lot locations and proximity to Miles River. V. Inspection I attempted to call Mr. Dan Bandar of Bandar Development, LLC., on 1/24/24 but could not get through on the phone. I then called Mr. Mark Arnold, of Goddard Consulting, who is the hired environmental consultant to aid in stormwater erosion control implementation for some of the Lots. Mr. Arnold said that he would meet us on Site the morning of the inspection. I then spoke to Mr. John Murphy the morning of the inspection and he granted us permission to go on Site. We arrived at approximately 9:45 AM. 2 ED_019088A_00005654-00002 A. Opening Conference Upon arrival, we met Kristan Farr and Mike Stolzfus of the Hamilton Conservation Commission. We were also met by Mark Arnold of Goddard Consulting, Mark " Nelly " Nalesnik of Nelly's Construction, and Dan Bandar of Bandar Development LLC. I presented my credentials and explained the purpose of the inspection. I said we had received some concerns over turbid stormwater discharge into the road and into the Miles River and associated wetlands. I asked Mr. Arnold which Lots they are involved with helping with the stormwater issues, to which he responded he is working with Lots 6,7,8, and 9. He said they have been involved since around August or September 2023. Mr. Arnold had been formalizing reports to send to the Conservation Commission. I asked Mr. Bandar if he could explain to me the different ownerships involved with the different Lots. Mr. Bandar explained that he owns Lot 9 and is building a home on it for his sister, and he sold Lot 8 to a young couple and is acting as the site super for that Lot. Nelly's Construction was hired by Mr. Bandar to do the earth work on Lots 8 and 9 and hired by Mr. Murphy to do the earth work on Lots 1,3,6 and 7. Mr. Bandar explained that Gordon College is directly above the Lots, and he is working with the college to control erosion and runoff. B. Facility Tour We began our site tour starting at Lot 9. I asked Mr. Bandar about the exposed steep slopes, to which he responded he has been actively working on them. We also observed silt fences with haybales along the bottom of the slope. We observed that the silt fences were not dug into the ground, and informed Mr. Bandar that they needed to be dug in to function properly. We walked to the east corner of Lot 9 and observed erosion controls that Mr. Arnold explained were installed to mitigate the flow coming down from Gordon College that they diverted downslope along the side of Lot 9. I also asked about the accumulation of sediment and turbid water directly along Bridge Street flowing downslope easterly towards a catch basin. Mr. Arnold explained that they are going to install a rip rap swale that extends the length of the road up to Lot 8. We then crossed the street to observe the Miles River and associated wetlands. Ms. Farr explained that when they came out very recently they observed a lot of sedimentation getting into the stream channel that flows into the Miles River. We observed turbid water in this stream channel. We continued to walk along the stream channel towards its confluence with the Miles River. Mr. Arnold explained that they did find some sediment deposits in the wetland adjacent to the Miles River. We then walked back towards the road, and observed another wetland area that had some sediment deposits. Mr. Arnold said they were in there a few weeks ago removing sediment, but we could still observe some sedimentation post clean up. We then walked back to Lot 9 and walked upslope towards the top of Lot 9. Lot 9 does not have a home built on it yet, but the large hole has been dug out for the area where the house will be built. Mr. Arnold said that he plans to install a swale system to help 3 ED_019088A_00005654-00003 filter the water and divert it off the site so as to not collect dirt along the way down. They also plan to install erosion blankets. Mr. Arnold then showed us a swale / ditch dug by the college that was preexisting just past the tree line upslope. We then walked along the back of Lot 9 into Lot 8. Lot 8 has an almost complete house built on it, but still exposed earth surrounding the house. At this point, Mr. Bandar had left the group. We continued along the back of Lot 8 to Lot 7. Mr. Arnold explained that Mr. Murphy had Tackifier applied to the slopes in Lot 7 to stabilize them. We observed a retention pond downslope. Mr. Arnold said that he has not observed it breaching. We continued walking along the back of Lot 7 and then downslope along the parcel boundary between Lots 6 and 7. Lot 6 has a paved driveway, but exposed slopes along the driveway. Mr. Arnold said these also have Tackifier. I observed water flowing downslope along the driveway, and Mr. Arnold explained that there were plans to install a check dam system. We continued walking downslope on the driveway. I observed some sedimentation accumulating behind the silt fences along Bridge Street. Mr. Nalesnik said they clean it out weekly. The slopes on Lot 6 west of the driveway had visible hydroseeding. At this point in the inspection, I explained that I wanted to observe Lots 1 and 3 as well. Mr. Arnold said that Goddard Consulting was not directly involved with those Lots, but he decided to accompany us on the site walk anyways. We walked along Bridge Street, observing Lots 4 and 5 along the way. These Lots are undisturbed and in a previous conservation with Mr. Murphy, I learned that he is unsure what his plan is with these Lots but is waiting to do any earth work on them until the other Lots are more complete. The east corner of Lot 3 is where there is a break in the slope and water begins to flow west along Bridge Street instead of east. As we walked along Bridge Street, we observed turbid water flowing westerly. We observed a catch basin at the corner of Lot 1 on Bridge Street that appeared to be almost at capacity. We then followed Bridge Street further down slope towards the bridge over the Miles River, observing two additional catch basins along the way. We walked to the bridge and observed Miles River, looking for where there might be a possible outlet for the catch basins. We then found an area about 10 feet off the road adjacent to Miles River on the west side of Bridge Street that likely had a buried outlet. C. Closing Conference We walked back upslope towards the Lots. I told Mr. Nalesnik that I would be following up with Mr. Bandar and Mr. Murphy with an inspection report and possible additional 4 ED_019088A_00005654-00004 questions. I thanked everyone for their time, and we departed at approximately 11:45 AM. Photo Log Name Label Description standing at approximate boundary between Lot 20240125_150108389_iOS.jpg18 and 9 20240125_150224170_iOS.jpg 2 Lot 9 20240125_150301800_iOS.jpg3exposed slope, worked on in last week 20240125_150445600_iOS.jpg4silt fences installed 2 weeks ago (Lot 9) 20240125_150618416_iOS.jpg5corner of Lot 9 Lot 9 corner with flow path, going to reinforce 20240125_150807946_iOS.jpg 6 controls catch basin along bridge st. next to Lot 9 - 20240125_151033343_iOS.jpg7discharges across the street discharge point from catch basin, leads to Miles 20240125_151111509_iOS.jpg 8 River another catch basin catches same flow as photo 7-discharges into same area that leads to Miles 20240125_151314569_iOS.jpg 9 River 20240125_151643487_iOS.jpg10discharge point further down into wetland 20240125_151652049_iOS.jpg11wetland adjacent to Miles River area where some sediment deposits were removed, can still see some deposits post clean 20240125_152113454_iOS.jpg 12 out upper corner of Lot 9 where swales will be 20240125_152834175_iOS.jpg 13 installed 20240125_153304119_iOS.jpg14area where going to install erosion blankets etc. view from Lot 9 close to upper edge of Lot 20240125_153404403_iOS.jpg15looking towards Bridge St ditch / hole dug to divert water coming 20240125_153623469_iOS.jpg16downslope from Gordon College swale from college - existed prior to 20240125_154109269_iOS.jpg17development of Lot 9 standing at top of Lot 8 looking at tree line / 20240125_154329887_iOS.jpg18boundary between Lot 8 and 9 20240125_154349853_iOS.jpg19looking downslope on Lot 8 standing at the tree line / boundary between Lot 20240125_154423779_iOS.jpg208 and 9 standing between Lot 7 and 8 looking at 20240125_154552498_iOS.jpg21retention pond in Lot 7 20240125_154815389_iOS.jpg22slope that has tackifier in Lot 7 20240125_154945133_iOS.jpg23same retention pond from photo 21 5 ED_019088A_00005654-00005 20240125_155142100_iOS.jpg24facing bridge street standing on Lot 7 20240125_155625262_iOS.jpg25flow path downslope along driveway on Lot 6 base of flow along driveway of Lot 6 facing 20240125_155716161_iOS.jpg 26 Bridge St. same area as photo 26-showing silt fences along Bridge St. Cleaned out weekly. Black pipe 20240125_155927979_iOS.jpg27discharges from the foundation 20240125_160108664_iOS.jpg28Lot 6 flow path along toe of slope 20240125 160138622_iOS.jpg29flow downslope from photo 28 along driveway 20240125_160220914_iOS.jpg30hydroseeding on Lot 6 20240125_160255332_iOS.jpg31standing between Lot 5 and 6 20240125 160646380_iOS.jpg32standing on Bridge Street looking up at Lot 6 20240125_160801848_iOS.jpg33looking up at Lot 5 20240125_161040197_iOS.jpg 34 Lot 5 20240125_161206127_iOS.jpg35looking up at Lot 4 20240125_161345247_iOS.jpg 36 Lot 3 20240125_161350622_iOS.jpg 37 Lot 3 standing at breaking point of flow directions 20240125_161437750_iOS.jpg38along Bridge Street 20240125_161620969_iOS.jpg39corner of Lot 1 20240125_161635611_iOS.jpg 40 mistake photo 20240125_161635952_iOS.jpg 41 mistake photo 20240125_161638971_iOS.jpg 42 Lot 1 Catch basin full of sediment by Lot 1-may be 20240125_161735062_iOS.jpg43owned by DPW Catch basin downslope from Lot 1 along bridge 20240125_162032439_iOS.jpg 44 street manhole corresponding to catch basin from 20240125_162100866_iOS.jpg 45 photo 45 another catch basin downslope continuing on 20240125_162210555_iOS.jpg 46 Bridge Street standing on bridge over Miles River on Bridge 20240125_162341609_iOS.jpg47Street facing northeast standing on bridge over Miles River facing south 20240125_162545697_iOS.jpg 48 east standing where possible outfall / discharge point is from the catch basins upslope - covered in 20240125_163118342_iOS.jpg49sediment / debris standing where possible outfall / discharge point is from the catch basins upslope - covered in 20240125_163120951_iOS.jpg 50 sediment / debris standing by the potential area of 20240125 163341603_iOS.jpg51outfall / discharge looking upslope at Lot 1 standing by the potential area of 20240125_163353288_iOS.jpg52outfall / discharge looking upslope at Lot 1 6 ED_019088A_00005654-00006 Slope of Lot 3 that is exposed with plans to have 20240125_163806104_iOS.jpg 53 tackifier Unless otherwise noted, this report describes conditions at the facility / property as observed by EPA inspector(s), and / or through records provided to and / or information reported to EPA inspector(s) by facility representatives and as understood by the inspector(s). This report may not capture all operations or activities ongoing at the time of the inspection. This report does not make final determinations on potential areas of concern. Nothing in this report affects EPA's authorities under federal statutes and regulations to pursue further investigation or action. 7 ED_019088A_00005654-00007