Wetlands plan November 11, 2005
OFFICIAL PLAN OF RECORD
This plan was authorized by the Abington School Department and intended to amend the August 21, 2001.
This plan was submitted to the Abington Conservation Commission on January 10, 2006 in an ANRAD filing and approved in an ORAD issued February 1, 2006.
Pink line indicates Abington/Rockland Town line.
Yellow line reflects alleged wetlands boundary reported as BVW of French's Stream.
**note** Plan does not indicate when botanist delineated wetlands.
School Department submitted filing in the name of Town of Abington.
Original plan of August 21, 2001 was created by a private individual not the Town of Abington.
Plan does not make notation that the area had been mowed during the summer of 2004.
Note** Sites where vegetation is not presumed to be adequate to delineate the boundary or sites that have been disturbed will require more detailed analysis. Certain areas have wide transition zones where the BVW boundary is not obvious. Wetland hydrology at a particular site may vary from season to season and direct observations of wetland hydrology may not always be possible.
For these sites, the presence of hydric soils and/or other indicators of wetland hydrology together with vegetation will need to be evaluated and documented in more detail to establish a BVW boundary. On disturbed sites, soils may be used as the sole criterion for determining a BVW boundary.
February 7, 2007 WETLANDS REPORT GRIFFIN'S DAIRY
SAVE GRIFFIN'S DAIRY group
Sabatia, Inc. Robert M. Gray
Professional Wetlands Scientist/DEP Certified Soil Evaluator
".... Based upon the on-site review and a review of the Plan of Record (POR) dated
November 11, 2005, it is the position of Sabatia, Inc. that the wetland resource areas
as depicted on the POR under-represent the extent of wetlands particularly the bordering vegetated wetlands (310 CMR 10.55). In each of the areas you marked ..... the wetlands are under-represented....."
The accuracy of the Town of Abington's Plan Of Record is extremely questionable on many counts.
Even a 2001 DEP aerial wetlands inventory map reflects inaccuracies.
NOTE. Aerial mapping must be verified in the field and should be used as a guide to locating resource and wetland areas.
MassGIS Aerial photo April 2005
If photo is enlarged you can detect actual mow pattern