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RECEIVED
JAN 3 12002
TOWN OF SOLtTEI WINDSOR South Windsor
INLAND WETLANDS AGENCY
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
INLAND WM"1"DS, WAMRCOURSFS AND CONSERVA"ON APPLICATION
Application # 3a -�� l J Date Received aL61 o.-,—
INSTRUCTIONS ✓T
1. WHIbi=iAP�lileatioas fig) h map and ph� (2 copkO stall be submitted
together with the fee set forth in the hiland Wetlands, Watercourses and
Conservation Regulations, Town of South Windsor. (See Regulations, Section VII --
2. The South Windsor lnland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conserva6m Regulations
should be reviewed with respect to the standards and criteria for application
Ealuatkm. (See Regulations, Sections VH—X)
3. The applicant understands that this application is to be considered complete only
when all information and documents required by the Agency have been submitted.
The applicant shall also complete the state filing form.
A. Applicant's Name: Town of South Windsor Department of Public Works
Address. 1540 Sullivan Avenue South Windsor, CT 06074
Phone: (home) (work) 9804 a-2511 ex.24z (fax) .
B. Legal owner's name: _ Town of South Windsor& State of CT
Address
Phone (home)
(List additional owners, addresses, and phone numbers on back of applicatia4
C. If the applicant is not the owner of the subject property; a letter by the owner(s)
authorizing the proposed regulated activity set forth in the application must
accompany this form and will be part of the application.
D. Project Name (if any) Miller Road Drainage Design
I. Contact Person (if f -ther information is needed)
. Michael Gantick (work) 860,644-2511 arc 24z ffag)
Iti. The geographical location of the property which is to be affected by the proposed
regulated activities including a description of the land in sufficient detail to allow
identification of the property on the Inland Wetland and Watercourse Map.
Refer to Attachment F
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Assessor's map # -_.----.___ . Parcel # Zone
The project location is shown on a USGS on the plan cover sheet.
F. Names of all abutting property owners from records in Town Clerk-Is office. (use
separate sheet if necessary) Refer to Attachment F
G. Have you noti0,ed all abutting property owners (from records in Town Clerk's office)
by certified letter that an application is pending before the Agency?
0 1 (you are required to supply a copy of the letter with the fist of the names of
the abutters).**
H. P xrpose and description of all proposed regulated activity(s) including azaount of
disturbance in square feet and types of fill and the time element involved:
The project purpose is to replace undersized culverts at seven locations.
Regulated activates are descibed in the reports (Attachment W).
Regulated activites are shown in detail on the project plans.
I. A class A-2 map of the property drawn. to V = 4012 sbowing the area to be
developed., extent of the wetlands and watercourses affected, topography, existing
and proposed activities and names and locations of adjacent property owners must
be submitted. Refer to project plans.
J. Amount of regulated area disturbance and types of fill (including wetlands and
regulated bnff=)Approximately 0.2 acres of wetland and 0.3 acres of buffer.
Approximately $09 cy of riprap fill
K. Acreage of wetlands and watercourses in regulated areas to be altered:
Approximately 0.2 acres
L. Acreage of wetlands and watercourses to be created: None proposed
M. Lineal feet of proposed stream alteration. Approximately 600 If
The project Is not a discrete area; Approximately 0.5 acres of work area
N. Total land area of project and percentage which is wetlands:
Approximately 40 %
O. Identify all other permits or approvals that have been issued, applied for, or
required with respect to the proposed activity set forth in this application. (These
may include but not be limited to, local Planning & Zoning, Zoning Board of
Appeals, D.E.P., F.E.M.A., Li.4.T., The Army Corps of Engineers, and any other
State, Local or Federal Permits.) USACOEICTDI~P 404/401, CTDEP Water Diversion
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P. The a ghmat (or de grate d representa" .hereby attests that a sW v l be
posted at the Mowing Xocatkm(s) . Refer to Attachmenj F
By DPW of South Win s mate
on or before the:folkrwing 4tte
'these sagna must be dmplgWed contmuously for at Joust +boa (U$ 41"s parlor to
mgmww"=06""(Me raElrattitoaats, section 7.
The hereby a"hes for the r%mkted activities lusted in paagutph H
above, for a bland Wetlands, We tffCGUr3M and Cmeervation parrait for the pr3opety
deembed haven end c]onfi=s that
1. She/he is famffiar with the currently effective Inland Weflands, Watercourses and
Conservation ins of the Town of South,Windsor.
2. She/ham that at =y time during the review period, the Agency may
reqtxaare the appHmnt to provide =are information About the vethmds and/or
watercourses in cges#fon acid/or any proposed activity.
S. All Infmnoation submitto d in the:appReatt3iem for redew stM be a Dnaidered fa►cbA4
or in the cam of�cipated a�ivity, binding. A kraavdug fai'�m of the Be rt or
amy of bar/his agerxts to provide correct inrfornotatatoa,, or performance mceeding the
levels of activAy anticipated, shall be auffid=t grot ds for arevr mbw of any permr%t
under these regulatkma-
4. By making We app�i on, the appfcant gives permission to the Inland Wetlands,
Watexomrses and Camserrva n C+ommis4cn mimnbem and/or its representative to
enter the,.portions of the premises which are su4eft of the application for the
purpose of hispecbm and iivestigation and otherwise evaluating the malts of the
appii bath before and after a fm el deddon has been issued.
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Attachment F
Abutters
MILLER ROAD DRAINAGE PROJECT
Culvert A-Owners 1/29102
STREET MAP, BLOCK VOL, PAG CURRENT OWNER CURRENT ADDRESS TOWN STATE ZIP
0560 103 6 718 142 NEWIRTH DAVID&DEBORAH 560 MILLER RD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0590 104 1 5 561 578 COLLINS JOHN&MARJORIE(SURV) 590 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0565 103 7 6 623 379 RYAN LEROY M 565 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
Culvert A-Abutters
0570 11647 7 601 042 ARNOLD PETER D&OPIRHORY GLORIA 570 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0030 11544 4 497 075 ST ONGE PAUL L&KATHLEEN R 30 STONEFIELD TRAIL SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0580 11646 6 1096 285 TONG BING&HU XIAOLAN (SURV) 580 MILLER STREET SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0550 11545 406 549 LONGO KENNETH C&KATHLEEN M SURV 550 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0563 103 5 7 214 096 KAPRAL MARK F+CONSTANCE SURV 563 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2680 104112 5 672 124 BOGGIO MICHAEL L 2680 ELLINGTON RD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0010 10331 4 1124 263 GERLT ELAINE D 10 ROBINS WOOD WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2674 103 8 600 321 SILBER EDWARD G 2674 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2660 103 9 1130 173 MANCINI ALFRED&SHIRLEY (SURV) 2660 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
MILLER ROAD DRAINAGE PROJECT
Culvert C-Owners 1/29/02
STREET MAP,BLOCK VOL, PAG CURRENT OWNER CURRENT ADDRESS TOWN STATE ZIP
R048 10329 1019 005 WINN RALPH JR 213 OLD SPRINGFIELD STAFFORD SPRG CT 06076
0995 10354 6 606 124 STRAUCH KAREN PARE 995 FOSTER STREET SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
Culvert C-Abutters
R018 11570 574 260 SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
1001 11568 100 129 SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X 731 NORTH RIVER ROAD COVENTRY CT 0623812
0012 10391 1 1058 054 LUKASIK JAN&ELIZABETH 12 ROBINS WOOD WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
1028 11561 506 146 FINN THOMAS J&GERTRUDE M 1028 FOSTER STREET SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
1009 103 1 7 116 657 KLEBART RICHARD H&MARY W SURV 1009 FOSTER STREET SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0985 10353 5 1068 220 DZEN JOHN D JR&JENNIFER M 985 FOSTER STREET SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0980 10330 601 025 SAVINO DANIEL F&LYNN M(SURV) 980 FOSTER STREET SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0008 10331 4 1124 263 GERLT ELAINE D 10 ROBINS WOOD WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
MILLER ROAD DRAINAGE PROJECT
Culvert D-Owners 1/29/02
STREET MAP,BLOCK VOL, PAG CURRENT OWNER CURRENT ADDRESS TOWN STATE ZIP
0400 11525 594 145- SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN OF 1540 SULLIVAN AVE SO WINDSOR CT 06074
1042 11560 253 005 RIVARD BRIAN D&JACQUELINE D 1042 FOSTER STREET SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
Culvert D-Abutters
0215 127 4 125 540 DZEN DONALD&JOHN 245 NIEDERWERFER RD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0041 11513 11 514 504 ALEXANDER BARRY L&LOUISE M 41 KAREN WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0038 11514 12 524 259 QUATROCELLI STEPHEN R DMD&PATT 38 KAREN WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0019 11518 16 500 517 BOYER PAULINE BALNIUS&ROLLAND 19 BLUEBERRY CIRCLE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0020. 11519 17 506 353 ANDREO JOHN&KAREN 20 BLUEBERRY CIRCLE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0016 11520 18 518 332 GARVEY DANIEL P&ANITA M 16 BLUE BERRY CIRCL SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0014 11522 20 500 307 OHRI VIRENDRA K&RAJNI SURV 14 HEARTHSTONE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0008 11523 21 1042 056 BHARGAVA ANUJ&PREETI 8 HEARTHSTONE DRIVE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0420 11524 119 183 CYR RONALD&CORINNE SURV 420 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0461 11559 944 266 MARTEL PATRICIA&WAYNE P 461 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0471 11558 108 171 FARRIS PAUL J&PAULETTE H 471 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0012 10391 1 1058 054 LUKASIK JAN&ELIZABETH 12 ROBINS WOOD WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
1028 11561 506 146 FINN THOMAS J&GERTRUDE M 1028 FOSTER STREET SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0507 10393 3 1078 147 BREEN SHAWN&REBECCA A (SURV) 507 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
MILLER ROAD DRAINAGE PROJECT
Culvert E-Owners 1/29/02
STREET MAP, BLOCK VOL, PAG CURRENT OWNER CURRENT ADDRESS TOWN STATE ZIP
0010 11432 1 624 340 CHARBONNEAU ERNESTINE M 10 ABBE ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0279 11433 054 427 DZEN FRANK JULIA K SURV 279 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
Culvert E-Abutters
0215 127 4 125 540 DZEN DONALD&JOHN 245 NIEDERWERFER RD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
R001A 12646 573 583 SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN OF 1540 SULLIVAN AVE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0041 11431 5 644 224 SEGAL DANIEL&PATTI (SURV) 41 CORNFIELD DR SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0001 115 2 2 741 133 FITZGERALD JOANNE 1 KAREN WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0038 11430 4 819 121 SEEFER MARTIN A.&STELLA P. (SUR 38 CORNFIELD DRIVE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0032 11429 898 125 MASCIULLI STEVEN&SUZANNE C 32 CORNFIELD DRIVE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0020 11428 2 925 268 BASTONE LOUIS&LOUISE SURV 20 CORNFIELD DRIVE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0008 11427 1 515 187 PEDROTTY THOMAS C&GAYLE A 8 CORNFIELD DRIVE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0002 11582 3 805 075 KRASNICKI HENRY&MARIA 2 KAREN WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0049 115 7 5 479 017 RINKER ROBERT D.&CATHERING EWIN 49 HEARTHSTONE DRIV SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0037 115 6 4 588 061 GITTLEMAN ALAN L&DONNA T 37 HEARTHSTONE DRIV SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0025 115 5 3 488 489 KAUSCH ALFRED R&DONNA B 25 HEARTHSTONE DRIV SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0344 115 1 851 166 LINDAHL HERBERT O JR 344 MILLER RD S WINDSOR CT 06074
0012 11437 5 871 166 CAYE GEORGE S+EVERHART-CAYE MP 12 VIRGINIA CIRCLE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0319 11573 902 042 DEVEAU THOMAS A&DEVEAU HUMPHR 319 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0329 11574 1031 279 ARMES RONALD D&DENISE M 329 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0337 t15 75 134 779 SAWYER PAUL S SR+JEANNE T SURV 337 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
R018 11570 574 260 SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0369 11569 37 751 201 LAD HARISH&HASDUMATI (SURV) 369 MILLER RD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0140 11436 6 541 186 SYMES NATHAN A JR&MYRNA E 140 OXFORD DRIVE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0126 11435 7 545 286 CHOI CHUN SIK 126 OXFORD DR SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0114 11434 8 538 284 OLSON NEIL H&NANCY A 114 OXFORD DR SO WINDSOR CT 06074
0106 11572 9 550 165 GIRARD BLAINE H&CONSTANCE M 106 OXFORD DR SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
R009 11579 C 600 569 SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
MILLER ROAD DRAINAGE PROJECT
Culvert G-Prop Owners 1/29/02
STREET MAP,BLOCK VOL, PAG CURRENT OWNER CURRENT ADDRESS TOWN STATE ZIP
0010 10331 4 1124 263 GERLT ELAINE D 10 ROBINS WOOD WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2589 10316 407 360 JACOBSEN ERNEST R&SU BOK 2589 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
Culvert G-Abutters
0012 10391 1 1058 054 LUKASIK JAN&ELIZABETH 12 ROBINS WOOD WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0507 10393 3 1078 147 BREEN SHAWN&REBECCA A (SURV) 507 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0541 103 4 8 762 055 RUSSELL CRAIG R&LISA M 541 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0563 103 5 7 214 096 KAPRAL MARK F+CONSTANCE SURV 563 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0565 103 7 6 623 379 RYAN LEROY M 565 MILLER ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2674 103 8 600 321 SILBER EDWARD G 2674 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0980 10330 601 025 SAVINO DANIEL F&LYNN M(SURV) 980 FOSTER STREET SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2660 103 9 1130 173 MANCINI ALFRED&SHIRLEY (SURV) 2660 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0008 10331 4 1124 263 GERLT ELAINE D 10 ROBINS WOOD WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2650 10310 1111 095 GAWLIK JOHN A&MICHELLE M (SURV 2650 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0006 103 32 20 955 274 GALLAGHER DEBORAH 6 ROBINS WOOD WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2640 10311 358 184 FONSECA MANUEL R JR&BEATRICE E 2640 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0002 10333 1 1116 037 SUDA BARBARA 2 ROBINS WOOD WAY SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2601 10315 276 226 HARTL DONALD J&LINDA E 2601 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2580 10327 793 280 CHAU VANROTH&MINDA 2580 ELLINGTON RD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
2579 10317 1083 226 FARACI BRIAN&DELISLE CARIN 2579 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0036 104107 9 1042 281 CARUSO STEPHEN&LINDA R 36 TUMBLE BROOK DRI SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0046 104106 10 154 210 SMITH CHARLES A&PATRICIA M 46 TUMBLE BROOK DR[ SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
MILLER ROAD DRAINAGE PROJECT
Culvert H1 &H2-Owners 1/29/02
STREET MAP, BLOCK VOL, PAG CURRENT OWNER CURRENT ADDRESS TOWN STATE ZIP
2589 10316 407 360 JACOBSEN ERNEST R&SU BOK 2589 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074
2579 10317 1083.226 FARACI BRIAN&DELISLE CARIN 2579 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074
R142 10318 1083 226 FARACI BRIAN&DELISLE CARIN 2579 ELLINGTON RD SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074
2545 10319 A 042 573 CARINO JOSEPH J&SANTINA D SURV PO BOX 503 SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074
Culvert H1 &H2-Abutters
2601 10315 276 226 HARTL DONALD J&LINDA E 2601 ELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074
0036 104107 9 1042 281 CARUSO STEPHEN&LINDA R 36 TUMBLE BROOK DRI SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074
0046 104106 10 154 210 SMITH CHARLES A&PATRICIA M 46 TUMBLE BROOK DRI SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074
2565 10320 B 523 486 CARINO JOSEPH J&SANTINA D&JUDITH P 2565 ELLINGTON RD SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074.
0086 104105 19 476 298 THOMAS CLIVE K&MICHELLE L 86 JUNIPER LANE SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074
0087 9119 17 766 128 YOUNG BRENT A&SHANYELLE L 87 JUNIPER LANE SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074
2535 9118 048 215 CARINO JOSEPH J&SANTINA D SURV PO BOX 503 SOUTH WINDSOF CT 06074
MILLER ROAD DRAINAGE PROJECT
Culvert K-Property Owners 1/29/02
STREET MAP,BLOCK VOL, PAG CURRENT OWNER CURRENT ADDRESS TOWN STATE ZIP
0178 79 2 33 622 295 WALDEN JEAN 178 BEELZEBUB ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0186 79 3 6 468 348 ANDISIO RICARD P 186 BEELZEBUB ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
R019 7953 358 042 CONN STATE OF BEELZEBUB ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
Culvert K-Abutters
0007 92100 6 735 139 TOSTARELLI LINDA T&MICHAEL G JR 7 WOODCOCK DRIVE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0170 79 1 31 310 056 JOHNDRO PAULINE FOX 170 BEELZEBUB ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0037 79 6 8 253 045 BARRETT MARJORIE L 37 NORTON LANE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0025 79 5 7 1005 253 MACDONALD JAMES M JR 25 NORTON LANE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0161 7811 1 619 473 REYNOLDS WAYNE L&GAIL L(SURV) 161 BEELZEBUB ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0196 79 4 5 256 132 ROBINSON JULIA D 196 BEELZEBUB ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
R020A 7962 580 591 CONN STATE OF BEELZEBUB ROAD SOUTH WINDSOR CT
R028 7816 132 381 WELLES HARRY L&EDITH W 623 AVERY ST SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
0049 79 7 9 822 015 PTACHCINSKI THOMAS J&GLIZEL(S 49 NORTON LANE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
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Hydraulic and Hydrology Study
for the
Miller Road Drainage Project
South Windsor, Connecticut
FINAL REPORT
submitted by
C11/IEAssociates,Inc.
Consulting Engineers and Environmental Planners
June 18, 1999
MILLER ROAD DRAINAGE STUDY
PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
PROBLEM STATEMENT 4
SOURCES OF INFORMATION 4
STUDY AREA
Avery Brook 6
Podunk River and Tributary 6
Watershed Split 6
STUDY METHODOLOGY 8
Results 12
Recommendations 12
PERMITTING REQUMEMENTS 23
TABLES AND FIGURES
TABLE 1 Existing Conditions, no split 13
TABLE 2 Existing Conditions,25% split 14
TABLE 3 Trial 1 15
TABLE 4 Trial 2 16
TABLE 5 Trial 3 17
TABLE 6 Trial 4 18
TABLE 7 Trial A 19
TABLE 8 Recommended Improvements 22
TABLE 9 Wetland Impact 27
FIGURE 1 Study Area 5
FIGURE 2 Watershed Map 7
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Town of South Windsor wishes to address a drainage problem associated with an undersized
culvert under Miller Road just west of Ellington Road (Route 74). CME Associates, Inc. was
commissioned to analyze portions of two watersheds, Podunk River and Avery Brook, for the
impacts that would occur due to the replacement of the undersized culvert.
The analysis was undertaken with the recognition that the replacement of the undersized culvert may
worsen flood conditions downstream. Some homes downstream already experience periodic
basement flooding.
The study also addresses the issue of whether or not there is a split in the flow of the Podunk River
tributary about 900 feet downstream of Miller Road that would cause part of the flow to be directed
into the Avery Brook watershed. Also addressed is the impact that such a split in flow would have
on Avery Brook down to Beelzebub Road.
CUE examined maps and aerial photographs of the area of the split from a variety of sources going
back about 50 years. Based on this examination, field survey and hydrologic and hydraulic
computations, it appears that normal flows on this tributary are entirely directed toward Podunk
River. The evidence suggests strongly that this drainage pattern has not been altered in the recent
past.
The study focusses on conditions caused by a storm having a probability of occurrence of two
percent in any year. In engineering parlance, this storm is called a 50-year storm because, on
average, a storm of this intensity should occur every 50 years.
The calculations assume fully developed, residential conditions in both watersheds. Any culvert
replacements can be expected to serve for a number of decades before their replacement and, as
such,will need to be adequately sized for the rapid development that is occurring in the study area.
1
The drainage area of Podunk River and its tributary, from their headwaters down to Abbe Road,
contains three small dams and crosses streets in five locations and encompasses about 755 acres.
The drainage area of Avery Brook,from its headwater just above Ellington Road down to Beelzebub
Road contains two small dams, a driveway crossing, and two road crossings. The drainage area is
about 106 acres.
The existing drainage structures in both watersheds were analyzed for adequacy in a 50-year storm.
From this analysis it can be concluded:
• Culverts at Ellington Road,Beelzebub Road,Foster Street,and the three crossings of Miller
Road are undersized and warrant replacement. Flood waters will overtop the road in all of
these locations.
• The culvert at Abbe Road is adequately sized.
• All of the dams in the study area would be overtopped by the 50-year storm. An analysis of
the ability of the dams to withstand the design storm is beyond the scope of this study and
was not performed.
• A split in flow of the Podunk River tributary just south of Miller Road could happen if
certain conditions change over time. Occurrences such as siltation of the channel,vegetation
growth,or partial blockage of the channel caused by a fallen tree or ice could cause a portion
of the flow to be diverted into the Avery Brook watershed.
• A potential diversion should be taken into account in analyzing potential designs. To be
conservative,the Podunk River system should be analyzed assuming no diversion and Avery
Brook should have a portion of the flow at the split included in its watershed.
A number of alternatives for upgrading the existing culverts were examined. These alternatives can
be grouped into the following categories:
• Alternatives to examine the impacts of upgrading the culvert at Miller Road near Ellington
Road only, assuming no split in flow.
2
• Alternatives for replacing all the undersized culverts in the Podunk River system in order to
meet design criteria, assuming no split in flow.
• Scenarios for replacing undersized culverts in both watersheds, assuming a split in flow.
As a result of the alternative analysis,the following actions are recommended:
Podunk River and Tributary:
1. Raise the grade of Abbe Road to a minimum elevation of 230.4 in the area of the existing
culvert. The existing 6' x 3' box culvert is adequate if the grade of Abbe Road is raised as
recommended. It appears that the street can be raised in this area without impact on adjacent
property. Estimated cost: $15,000.
2. Replace the two 36" pipes on Miller Road just east of Abbe Road with a 8' x 3' box
culvert,or equivalent,and raise the grade of Miller Road in this area to a minimum elevation
of 256.4. Estimated cost: $110,000.
3. Replace the two 36" pipes at Foster Street with a 10' x 3' box culvert, or equivalent.
Estimated cost: $120,000.
4. Replace the two 24" pipes at Miller Road just east of Foster Street with a 6' x 3' box
culvert, or equivalent. Estimated cost: $80,000.
5. Replace the 24" pipe at Miller Road just west of Ellington Road with two 48" reinforced
concrete pipes, or equivalent. Estimated cost: $30,000.
Avery Brook:
1. Replace the 15" pipe at Ellington Road with a 4' x T box culvert, or equivalent.
Estimated cost: $100,000.
2. Replace the 24" pipe at the driveway just downstream from Ellington Road with a 4' x 2'
box culvert, or equivalent. Estimated cost: $60,000.
3. Replace the 30"/36" pipe at Beelzebub Road with a 10' x 3' box culvert, or equivalent.
Estimated cost: $460,000.
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PROBLEM STATEMENT
The Town of South Windsor has identified the culvert under Miller Road near the
intersection with Ellington Road as being undersized and in need of upgrading for the
quantity of stormwater reaching it. The chief concern about doing this is the potential change
in downstream flows and impacts on associated downstream structures. This situation is
further complicated by the characteristics of the watershed downstream of Miller Road. A
wetland area has been identified where a split in the watershed for the Avery Brook and
Podunk River may occur. Figure 1 shows the study area and identifies the points used in the
analysis. This study addresses the issue of the potential split in flow at this location and
presents recommendations for improving culverts in the study area.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
The following studies were reviewed for use in comparison with this study being performed
on the watersheds of the Avery Brook and Podunk River.
• A stud performed b Purcell Associates which was completed in the earl 1970's.
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was only useful to compare with information used in the current study.
• The Flood insurance studies were also only useful to compare with information used
in the current study.
• A more recent study by Luchs Associates which looked at the affect of a new
development on the crossing at Miller Road near Ellington Road was reviewed.
Topographic mapping with 2'contours at 1"=100' scale was provided by the Town of South
Windsor for the entire watershed. This mapping is based on aerial photogrammetry dated
1986. The Town also provided MDC mapping which is based on aerial photogrammetry
dated 1970. Recent aerial photographs and an old(date unknown) aerial photograph were
also examined for evidence of a change in the course of the brook in the area of the"split'.
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STUDY AREA
AVERY BROOK
The Avery Brook watershed begins in a wetland area to the Southwest of the intersection of
Miller Road and Ellington Road(see Figure 2). This is the area identified by the Town as
where a split in the Avery Brook and Poduck River watersheds may occur. The areas
identified on the map were all surveyed to provide input data for the hydraulic model. In
addition to the survey information gathered,information was provided by the USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service on the flood elevations for Avery Brook Flood Retention
Dam Site 1.
PODUNK RIVER AND TRIBUTARY
The area and structures studied for the Podunk River include those structures on the map, as
well as the pond and associated structures located downstream of the Miller Road crossing
between Foster Street and Abbe Road. This pond has a spillway structure and a bridge that
require modeling to provide accurate information on the hydraulics of the river. There is
also a pond and structure upstream of the pond located near the Miller Road crossing
between Foster Street and Abbe Road. This structure was also analyzed to provide the
appropriate input for the hydraulic model. Based on an inspection of the site,the water from
the Miller Road crossing near Ellington Road is directed toward the Podunk River watershed.
WATERSHED Spur
Statements have been made to Town Staff by residents that the Town adjusted the flow
patterns in the area of the"split"in the early 1970's. There were no significant rainfall events
between the initiation of the study and completion of the hydraulic modeling. Therefore,
other historical information, along with more detailed field survey, assisted in assessing the
amount of watershed split that occurs.
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STUDY METHODOLOGY
The study began with a meeting held with Jerry Iazetta, Town Engineer. Mr. Iazetta
provided insight into the problems that have recently been experienced in the watershed and
identified areas of special concern based on his experience and complaints received from
residents. He also provided CME Associates, Inc. with copies of the Town's 100-scale
topographic mapping of the watershed along with recent subdivision plans and drainage
calculations recently performed for selected projects in the study area.
CME engineers walked the two brooks and the tributary to the Podunk River paying
particular attention to the area identified by Town staff as the break between the Avery Brook
and Podunk River watersheds (Point B) as well as natural and manmade features not
identified in the Town's request for proposals.
Mr.Iazetta indicated that the tributary to Podunk River may have changed course a number
of years ago, having formerly flowed to Avery Brook. A field investigation revealed no
obvious signs of a diversion of this stream. The area around Point B is a broad flat area
however, and it appears that there may be some potential for high flows to be directed
partially toward Avery Brook.
Field survey was performed around each culvert crossing, dam,and bridge identified in the
Town's request for proposals and all additional structures found in the field. This provided
accurate data for the hydraulic modeling of the streams.
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All elevations are based on the 1988 North American Vertical Datum(NAVD 88). Cross
sections were surveyed using GPS and standard electronic equipment.
Hydrologic calculations were performed for the watersheds and sub-watersheds using the
methods of the Soil Conservation Service's Technical Release No. 55. HydroCAD, a
stormwater modeling program for the personal computer,was used to perform the hydrologic
calculations. Information on land use was derived from the Town's 1997 Zoning Map. Soils
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information for use in the hydrologic model was obtained from the Soil Survey of Hartford
County, Connecticut. Topographic data were derived from the USGS Manchester
Quadrangle,the Town's 100-scale mapping and field survey.
The calculations assume fully developed,residential conditions in both watersheds. Lot sizes
were assumed to average one acre throughout. The 50-year storm was chosen as the basis
of design based on the Town's design criteria for watersheds of 200 to 1,000 acres in size.
For validation purposes, the flows calculated for the Podunk River were compared to the
flows used in the Flood Insurance Study. As expected,the flows exceed those used in the
Flood Insurance Study by about twenty percent. This can be mostly attributed to the
assumption of fully developed conditions in this study.
The 50-year flow calculated at Point A on the tributary to Podunk River compared favorably
to that used by Luchs Associates in a recent study of the effects of a proposed subdivision
on Niederwerfer Road. The Luchs flow rate was adopted for use in this study.
The hydrologic calculations were based on the watershed characteristics shown below:
Podunk River
Time of Pond
Drainage Area Concentration Curve Factor
(Sq. Miles) (Hr.) Number (%)
Point A 0.34 1.25 59 5.0
Point D 0.29 1.15 63 1.5
Point F 1.12 2.62 61 5.0
Avery Brook
Point H 0.06 0.43 64 5.0
Point K 0.17 0.84 67 2.8
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The HydroCAD program was then used to model the effects of storage at each street cross
culvert, bridge, and dam in the study area. In effect, these hydraulic structures act as
detention ponds. As expected,these hydraulic structures had a significant impact on flows
conveyed downstream due to very substantial detention of flood flows behind roadway
embankments and dams.
The calculated flows were input into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic
Engineering Center's River Analysis System software (HEC-RAS) for personal computer
using the Windows 95 operating system. The software computes one-dimensional, steady
flow,water surface profiles. It is intended for calculating water surface profiles for steady,
gradually varied flow and is capable of modeling subcritical, supercritical,and mixed flow
regime water surface profiles.
HEC-RAS can handle a full network of channels. The effects of various obstructions such
as bridges,culverts,weirs, and other structures in the flood plain are taken into account. The
current release of the program does not adequately account for storage,however. Therefore,
HydroCAD was used to account for storage and determine the flows input to the HEC-RAS
model. In addition,the results of the HEC-RAS runs are used to make sure that the assumed
tailwater elevations used in the detention pond calculations were reasonable.
Data required includes flows, geometric data accurately describing the structures, culverts,
and topography of the flood plain and roughness coefficients (Manning's' ).
The geometric data was provided for this study primarily through field survey of both cross
sections and structures. Where additional topographic data was needed it was taken from the
Town's 100-scale topographic mapping. Estimates of roughness coefficients were made
primarily based on personal observation supplemented by viewing USGS orthophotoquads.
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The first model run for each brook was based on existing geometric conditions. Subsequent
runs were performed on the Podunk River and its tributary and Avery Brook to simulate the
effects of replacing various culverts.
The iterative process of deriving a workable solution for both watersheds involved making
about 50 model runs in HEC-RAS and fifteen model runs in HydroCAD. .
A control elevation was established at each street crossing,bridge,and dam in the study area.
This control elevation was generally set to be one foot below the elevation that flooding of
the road or dwellings would begin to occur,whichever is lower. The goal of the modeling
was to find the smallest series of culverts in each watershed that would limit the elevation
of the 50-year flood to the control elevations. The possibility of altering(raising)the grade
of the street at each culvert crossing was also considered as a way of limiting the number and
size of culverts to be replaced. Dams in both watersheds would overtop under design
conditions and analysis of dam stability is not part of this study.
Special attention was given to analyzing the results of the calculations in the area of
Point B. The modeling indicates that the 50-year flood elevation in this area is just below
the elevation at which some diversion of flow toward Avery brook would occur. Hydraulic
and hydrologic models are not sufficiently accurate to conclude that such a diversion would
not occur,however, and future siltation of the stream channel,vegetation growth or partial
blockage caused by fallen trees or ice, could change the course of the stream temporarily or
permanently.
Therefore,this study took a conservation approach. The computations in the Podunk River
watershed assume that no diversion of waters to Avery Brook occur. The calculations in the
Avery Brook watershed assume that 25 percent of the flow from the Poduck river tributary
at Point B is diverted to Avery Brook. For comparison purposes, data is also presented for
existing conditions assuming no diversion.
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RESULTS
Selected results of the HEC-RAS modeling are presented in Tables 1 through 7. Each table
presents the design flows, control elevations, culvert sizes and types and computed flood
elevations for one of seven trial runs. Two of the trials are for existing conditions(with and
without split) and the others, designated 1 through 4 and A, are for various culvert
replacement strategies. The culvert replacements shown in Trials 4 and A for the Podunk
River and Avery Brook, respectively, are those recommended.
It should be noted that there are any number of workable alternatives to the culvert types and
sizes shown. Determination of the locations of underground utilities that may affect the
design of the culvert replacements was beyond the scope of the study. Detailed design of
each project should consider hydraulically equivalent designs that may be more suitable.
Calculations,plotted cross sections, and flood profiles are presented in a separate volume.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The following recommendations should be implemented in each watershed,beginning at the
downstream end of the watershed and proceeding upstream. Careful consideration should
be given before implementing projects out of that sequence due to the likelihood of
increasing flood elevations downstream. The costs presented below are rough estimates for
design and construction. A summary of the recommendations is shown in Table 8.
MILLER ROAD (POINT A)
The existing 24" reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) at Point A is undersized. It should be
replaced with two 48" RCP's or equivalent. Even with the improvements recommended in
this study,the homeowner at 590 Miller Road will continue to have a problem with the pipe
discharging to the brook from his foundation/ roof drains. The homeowner should give
consideration to previous recommendations of the Town Engineer to alleviate his problem.
Estimated cost: $30,000.
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Table 1
TRIAL: EXISTING CONDITIONS; NO SPLIT
DESIRED
MIN. MIN. OTHER DESIGN MAX. 50-YR. 50-YR. COMPUTED
ROAD STRUCT. CONTROL FLOOD INFLOW OUTFLOW CULVERT FLOOD
LOCATION ELEV. ELEV. ELEV. DESCRIPTION ELEV. (CFS) (CFS) SIZE & TYPE ELEVATION
PODUNK RIVER WATERSHED:
Point A, Miller Road(Pond 1) 299.8 295.15 8"PVC Drain 298.8 231
Point B n 274.36 Top of Bank N/A 264 2Cc} 24 aCP 302.5
Point C, Foster Street (Pond 3) 265.6 265 264 6
Point D, Miller Road (Pond 2) 267.68 268.8 89 36"+24" 266.2
Point EA, dam Pond 4 266•7 31 2-24"RCP 267.5
( ) 266 Temple parking lot 265 120 110 24"RCP 258.5
Point E, Miller Road (10.823) 254.26 258 253.3
Charbonneau Dam(10.652) 254.5 2-36"RCP 254,5
Point F, Abbe Road (10.207) 228.51 253 185 3.8'spillway 251.7
227.5 173 6'x 3' Box 227.5
AVERY BROOK:
Point G, Ellington Rd. 268.7 270.2 267.7 73 12 15"CMP 268 9
24"RCP 26 .
Point H, driveway 266.5 270.2 265.5
Point H, pond 270.2 264.6 Top of dam 269.2 24"CMP
Point K, Beelzebub Rd. 230.2 233.1 264.9
229.2 118 30736" RCP 230.9
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Table 2
TRIAL: EXISTING CONDITIONS; 25% SPLIT
DESIRED
MIN. MIN. OTHER DESIGN MAX. 50-YR. 50-YR. COMPUTED
ROAD STRUCT. CONTROL FLOOD INFLOW OUTFLOW CULVERT FLOOD
LOCATION ELEV. ELEV. ELEV. DESCRIPTION ELEV. (CFS) (CFS) SIZE & TYPE ELEVATION
PODUNK RIVER WATERSHED:
Point A, Miller Road (Pond 1) 299.8 295.15 8"PVC Drain 298.8 231
Point B 274.36 Top of Bank N/A 264 264 24n a. 302.5
Point C, Foster Street(Pond 3) 265.6 265 264.E
Point D, Miller Road (Pond 2) 267.68 268.8 $9 36" +24"Point
266.7 31 2-24"RCP 267.2
.5
Point EA, dam (Pond 4) 266 Temple parking lot 265 120 110 24"RCP 258.5
Point E, Miller Road (10.823) 254.26 258 253.3
Charbonneau Dam (10.652) 254.5 2-36"RCP 254.5
. Point F, Abbe Road(10.207) 228.51 253 185 3.8'spillway 251.7
227.5 173 6'x 3' Box 227.5
AVERY BROOK
Point G, Ellington Rd. 268.7 270.2 267.7 80 53 15"CMP 269.5
Point H, driveway 266.5 270.2 265.5 24" RCP 267.2
Point H, pond 270.2 264.6 Top of dam 269.2 15"CMP 265.6
Point K, Beelzebub Rd. 230.2 233.1 229.2 118
30736" RCP 230.9
NOTE:
Flows in Podunk River watershed not reduced by 25%; see report for reason.
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Table 3
TRIAL 1
DESIRED
MIN. MIN. OTHER DESIGN MAX. 50-YR. 50-YR. COMPUTED
ROAD STRUCT. CONTROL FLOOD INFLOW OUTFLOW CULVERT FLOOD
LOCATION ELEV. ELEV. ELEV. DESCRIPTION ELEV. (CFS) (CFS) SIZE & TYPE ELEVATION
PODUNK RIVER WATERSHED:
Point A, Miller Road (Pond 1) 299.8 295.15 8" PVC Drain 298.8 231 60" RCP 300.0
Point B 274.36 Top of Bank N/A 256 256 n.a.
Point C, Foster Street(Pond 3) 265.6 265 264.6 88 Existing 266.5
Point D, Miller Road (Pond 2) 267.68 268.8 266.7 30 Existing 267.6
vi Point EA, dam (Pond 4) 266 Temple parking lot 265 123 112 Existing 258.6
Point E, Miller Road (10.823) 254.26 258 253.3 Existing 254.5
Charbonneau Dam (10.652) 254.5 253 185 Existing 251.7
Point F, Abbe Road (10.207) 228.51 227.5 173 Existing 227.5
98206
Table 4
TRIAL 2
DESIRED
MIN. MIN. OTHER DESIGN MAX. 50-YR. 50-YR. COMPUTED
ROAD STRUCT. CONTROL FLOOD INFLOW OUTFLOW CULVERT FLOOD
LOCATION ELEV. ELEV. ELEV. DESCRIPTION ELEV. (CFS) (CFS) SIZE & TYPE ELEVATION
PODUNK RIVER WATERSHED:
Point A, Miller Road (Pond 1) 299.8 295.15 8" PVC Drain 298.8 231 2-48" RCP 298.1
Point B 274.36 Top of Bank N/A 268 268 n.a.
Point C, Foster Street(Pond 3) 265.6 265 264.6 159 8'x 3' Box 265.1
Point D, Miller Road (Pond 2) 267.68 268.8 266.7 30 2-24"RCP 267.6
Point EA, dam (Pond 4) 266 Temple parking lot 265 194 190 Existing 258.9
Point E, Miller Road (10.823) 254.26 258 253.3 Existing 254.9
Charbonneau Dam (10.652) 254.5 253 190 Existing 251.9
Point F, Abbe Road (10.207) 228.51 227.5 190 Existing 228.2
98204
Table 5
TRIAL 3
MIN. MIN. OTHER DESIGN D MAX. 50-YR. 50-YR.
ROAD STRUCT. CONTROL FLOOD INFLOW OUTFLOW CULVERT COMPUTED FLOOD
LOCATION ELEV. ELEV. ELEV. DESCRIPTION ELEV.
(CFS) (CFS) SIZE & TYPE ELEVATION
PODUNK RIVER WATERSHED:
Point A, Miller Road(Pond 1) 299.8 295.15 8"PVC Drain 298.8
Point B 231 2-48"RCP 298.1
Point C, Foster Street (Pond 3) 265.6 265 274.36 Top of Bank N/A 268 268
n.a.
Point D, Miller Road (Pond 2) 267.68 268.8 264.6 182 10'x 3' Box 264.9
Point EA, dam (Pond 4) 266•7 54 6'x 3' Box 267.3
� Point E, Miller Road (10.823) 254.26 258
266 Temple parking lot 265 218 213 Existing 259
Charbonneau Dam (10.652) 254.5 253.3 Existing 254.9
Point F, Abbe Road(10.207) 228.51 253 214 Existing 252.4
227.5 214 Existing 229.4
Table 6
TRIAL 4
DESIRED
MIN. MIN. OTHER DESIGN MAX. 50-YR. 50-YR. COMPUTED
ROAD STRUCT. CONTROL FLOOD INFLOW OUTFLOW CULVERT FLOOD
LOCATION ELEV. ELEV. ELEV. DESCRIPTION ELEV. (CFS) (CFS) SIZE & TYPE ELEVATION
PODUNK RIVER WATERSHED:
Point A, Miller Road (Pond 1) 299.8 295.15 8"PVC Drain 298.8 231
Point B 274.36 Top of Bank N/A 268 268 2-48" RCP 298.1
Point C, Foster Street (Pond 3) 265.6 265 264 6
Point D, Miller Road (Pond 2) 267.68 268.8 182 10'x 3' Box 264.9
Point EA, dam (Pond 4) 266.7 54 6'x 3' Box 267.3
co 266 Temple parking lot 265 218 213 Existing 259
Point E, Miller Road (10.823) 254.26 258 253.3
Charbonneau Dam(10.652) 254.5 8'x 3' Box 255.7
Point F, Abbe Road (10.207) 228.51 253 214 Existing 252.4
227.5 214 Existing 229.4
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Table 7
TRIAL A
DESIRED
MIN. MIN. OTHER DESIGN MAX. 50-YR. 50-YR. COMPUTED
ROAD STRUCT. CONTROL FLOOD INFLOW OUTFLOW CULVERT FLOOD
LOCATION ELEV. ELEV. ELEV. DESCRIPTION ELEV. (CFS) (CFS) SIZE & TYPE ELEVATION
AVERY BROOK
Point G, Ellington Rd. 268.7 270.2 267.7 80 60 4'x 2' Box 267.6
Point H, driveway 266.5 270.2 265.5 4'x 2' Box 265.5
Point H, pond 270.2 264.6 Top of dam 269.2 Existing" 264.6
Point K, Beelzebub Rd. 230.2 233.1 229.2 155 8' x 3' Box 229.2
'*With 40'wide spillway at el. 264.0
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FOSTER STREET(POINT Q
The existing corrugated metal pipe(CMP)at Foster Street is partially crushed and about one-
third silted in. It has partially collapsed under the road. The existing 36" RCP is in good
condition. This pipe combination is undersized and recommended to be replaced with a 10'
by 3' box culvert or equivalent. This replacement, in conjunction with the other
recommendations in this report,will alleviate the periodic flooding upstream of Foster Street.
Estimated cost: $120,000
MILLER ROAD (POINT D)
Although they are in good condition,the existing twin 24"RCP's at Point D are undersized.
They should be replaced with a 10'by 3'box culvert or equivalent.
Estimated cost: $80,000
MILLER ROAD(POINT E)
A 8'by 3'box culvert is required to replace the existing twin 36"RCP's at this location. It
will be necessary to raise the grade of Miller Road about two feet to keep the 50-year flood
from overtopping the road.
Estimated cost: $110,000
ABBE ROAD (POINT F)
The existing 6'by 3'box culvert at Abbe Road is in good condition. It is recommended that
the minimum elevation of Abbe Road be raised about two feet in this area. With the raising
of the road, the existing culvert will provide adequate capacity and one foot of freeboard.
It appears the road can be raised without adversely impacting abutting properties.
Estimated cost: $15,000
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ELLINGTON ROAD (POINT G)
The existing 15" CNT is in fair condition with the asphalt coating mostly gone. Assuming
a 25 percent diversion of flows at Point B, this structure should be a 4' by 2' box culvert or
equivalent. Assuming no split,the road would only be overtopped by about 0.2 feet in a 50-
year storm with the existing pipe.
Estimated cost: $100,000
PRIVATE DRIVEWAY(POINT IT)
Currently there is a 15" CMP under the driveway at Point H. It is more than half plugged
with debris and its structural condition is unknown. With a 25%diversion of flows from the
Podunk River watershed, this structure should be a 4' by 2' box culvert or equivalent.
Assuming no split,the road would not be overtopped in a 50-year storm with the existing
pipe.
Estimated cost: $60,000
BEELZEBUB ROAD (POINT K)
Avery Brook enters a 30" RCP north of Beelzebub Road. The 30" pipe enters an inlet
structure. A 36" RCP exits the inlet structure and discharges south of the road. This system
is in good condition but undersized for the design storm assuming a 25% diversion at Point
B. A 8' by 3'box culvert,or its hydraulic equivalent is required at this location. Assuming
no split, the road would only be overtopped by about 0.7 feet in a 50-year storm with the
existing pipes.
Estimated cost: $460,000
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TABLE 8: RECOM ENDED IMPROVEMENTS
LOCATION IMPROVEMENT COST (S)
A 2-48" RCP's 30,000
B none _--
C 10'x 3'box culvert 120,000
D 6'x 3'box culvert 80,000
E 8'x 3'box culvert 110,000
F Raise road,maximum of 2' 15,000
G 4'x T box culvert 100,000
H 4'x T box culvert 60,000
I none ----
J none _--
K 8'x 3'box culvert 460,000
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ATTACHMENT A
MARK AND KATHLEEN FRANKLIN
120 CHAPEL ROAD
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074
January 21, 2002
South Windsor Inland Wetlands Agency and Conservation Commission
Town of South Windsor
1540 Sullivan Ave.
South Windsor, CT 06074
Re: Application 01-48P
420 John Fitch Boulevard
Dear Commission members:
We are extremely concerned about the captioned application for a recycling
processing plant near the intersection of Chapel Road and John Fitch Boulevard.
There are a number of reasons why this is the wrong use for that site, but we will
deal solely with the aMcts on the inland wetlands and nearby groundwater.
The site is just 400 yards away from the Podunk River on two sides, to the north
and the west. There was testimony at the December 19,2001 hearing that the site was
over an area with considerable clay, and that groundwater would flow over that clay.
Presumably, any solvents or other pollutants from the site would flow toward the Podunk
River, and also through the groundwater toward the Chapel Road neighborhood, where
the homes have individual wells. From comments at the hearing, it also appears that
homes on Park View Drive also have individual wells. In addition, sediment from
crushed materials flowing away from the site would likely silt the Podunk River. As you
are probably aware, the Connecticut River Watershed Council and the Department of
Environmental Protection are working on building a fish ladder at the Mill on the River.
It would be unfortunate if their efforts were undermined by pollution and siltation of the
Podunk River.
We are concerned about some comments at the December 19 hearing that seemed
to take a crimped view of your agency's authority. In fact, your agency has broad powers
to protect the wetlands within the town Inland Wetland/Watercourse and Conservation
Regulations, and the Connecticut Supreme Court has repeatedly found that the state
Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act gives municipal wetlands agencies wide
discretion to exercise similarly broad powers over activities affecting the wetlands and
water courses, whether or not those activities are actually in the wetlands.
wetlands. has also been upheld by the Connecticut Supreme Court in Mario v. Town of
Fairfield-' and CiotToletti v. Planning &&niRg Commission ofthe Town of Ridgefield
It is apparent that the captioned application will involve activities taking place in
the designated buffer area -- as well as in a nonwetland area--that will have a very
serious affect on adjacent wetlands, on the Podunk River and on neighboring ground
waters. The river is likely to be affected by silt and pollutants, and the groundwater is
likely to be affected by spilled pollutants flowing through the groundwater over the
impermeable underiving layer of clay, and into neighboring wells.
The agency clearly has the authority to prevent this impact by denying the
application. We hope the agency accepts the responsibility that goes with that authority.
Very truly yours,
Mark and Kathleen Franklin
s 17 Conn. 164(1991).
` 209 Conn. 544(1989).
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February 14,2002
Daniel &Patti Segal
41 Cornfield Drive
South Windsor, CT 06074
CERTIFIED MAIL
Dear Property Owner:
Re: Miller Road Drainage Construction Project
To improve Town infrastructure and reduce the potential of for flooding, the Town is
planning to replace the existing culverts at three locations, one culvert along Miller Road,
one culvert along Foster Street and one culvert at Beelzebub Road. Table 1 presents the
location of each culvert relative to a nearby street address. This construction will require
work within areas classified as wetlands.
TABLE 1
Proposed Culvert Replacements
Name Location
Culvert C 995 Foster Road
Culvert E 279 Miller Road
Culvert K 186 Beelzebub Road
In accordance with Section 7.3b of the"Town of South Windsor Inland Wetlands,
Watercourses, and Conservation Regulations", we are required to notify you that an
application has been filed on the property abutting yours and is subject to a hearing by the
Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission. The application and plans are on
file with the South Windsor Planning Department.
As an abutting property owner you are invited to the hearing to ask questions and/or give
comments; however, you are not required to attend. You may also submit written
comments regarding the application prior to the hearing if you so desire. For further
information regarding the specific date this will be heard,please contact Jeff Folger, the
Environmental Planner/Conservation Officer at the Planning Department, (860) 644-_
2511, ext. 229. If you have any questions on the work to be performed,please feel free to
give me a call at the Engineering Department at(860) 644-2511 ext. 245.
Sincerely,
Mr. Jeffrey B. Doolittle, P.E.
Town Engineer
Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Permit Application
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Miller Road Drainage Design
Miller Road, Ellington Road,
Foster Street, Beelzebub Road
South Windsor, CT
Prepared for: South Windsor Department of Public Works
Prepared by: Weston & Sampson Engineers and
EP&SS LLC
Attachment H
Environmental and Engineering Reports
Environmental Report
Prepared by EMSS LLC
Introduction
Weston and Sampson Engineers,Inc. retained Environmental Planning and Soil Science
LLC to conduct an environmental investigation of wetlands in the area of proposed
culvert replacements in the vicinity of Miller Roast in South Windsor,Connecticut. The
Project area is located within the Town of Town of South Windsor and is comprised of
culverts, and their immediate surroundings,located on Miller Road, Route 74,Beelzebub
Road,and Foster Street. The approximate site location is shown on Figure 1. The
purposes of the investigation were to: delineate on-site wetlands in the vicinity of the
proposed roadway crossing so that design work could be_considerate of this regulated
resource,and;to provide an overall description of the natural resources that the wetlands
provide that could also be used in site planning and determination of methods to
minimize impacts due to culvert replacement.
Wetlands were delineated according to the State of Connecticut statutory definition as
described in Section 22a of the State Statutes and cited in the South Windsor Inland
Wetland Regulations. Wetlands were delineated with sequentially numbered blue and
pink flagging tape and the wetland boundary is shown on plans titled"Miller Road
Drainage Design, Town of South Windsor Department of Public Works, Weston and
Sampson Engineers,Inc. September 2001 Miller Road Drainage Design,Town of South
Windsor Department of Public Works,Weston and Sampson Engineers,Inc. September
2001". The wetland functional values are described in further detail in this report.
This report begins with the broad-brush view of the site.A description of the various
natural resources including sections on the geology and soils,vegetation,and wildlife is
used to provide information necessary for planning purposes. This information is then
synthesized in summary section.
Site Setting
The site is located in Hartford County in the Town of South Windsor Connecticut,on
Miller Road,Route 74,Beelzebub Road, and Foster Street. The local ecological context
of this area,termed the North—Central Lowlands eco-region,has been described in
Dowhan and Craig(1976).
"A broad interior lowland, lying from 25 miles to more than 50 miles from the coast,
characterized by extensive floodplains and lowland areas adjacent to the major rivers and
interspersed with prominent north-trending ridge systems.
Elevations are generally 50-250 feet above sea level,reaching a maximum of almost 950
feet on several of the rock ridges. On the west-facing scarps of the ridges is the
maximum topographic relief,nearly 700 feet.
The bedrock is sedimentary and igneous(red-brown sandstones and dark basalts)of
Triassic age, in layers tilted to the east. The trap rock ridges, erosion resistant basalt
layers, form an almost continuous belt of north-trending upland through the central and
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western parts of the region. Soils are developed on the red,clayey glacial till in the
upland areas,and in the valleys and river-bottom areas,on extensive deposits of stratified
sand, gravel,and local deposits of clay."
The Miller Road site is within the limits of North—Central Lowlands eco-region and
is true to the characteristics described above. The project locale lacks the trap rock ridges
typical to the region and is instead located in one of the valley-river bottom areas that
have soils formed mostly in stratified deposits.
The surrounding land use is a mosaic of residential development,farmland,and forests.
While recent development has converted much land to residential use,significant forested
areas remain.
Surficial Geology and Sons
Southern New England was overlain by glacial ice as recently as 12,000-15,000 years
ago. The materials that the glaciers deposited over top the local bedrock determine the
surficial geology of the region and of the Miller Road site. Glacial deposits are generally
divided into three categories:glacial till(un stratified sand,silt and rock),glaciofluvial
(water sorted, stratified sand and gravel),and glaciolacustrine(stratified sand, silt and
clay that settled out in lakebeds). The types of glacial deposits present on the site are
glacial outwash,.glacial till. Alluvium-recent,.stream-deposited material-is also present
as well as organic soils formed in decayed plant matter. Figure 2 shows the various types
of soils,as defined by NRCS,which are present in the project area. Also present on the
project site,and found most frequently in the areas of the culverts to be replaced,are
Udorthents. These are areas of altered soils that,within the project area,were previously
disturbed during road construction. Appendix A, Soil Scientists Report,goes into greater
detail regarding project area soils
Vegetation and Cove,r Types
As mentioned in the Site Setting section above,the Miller road site is within the
Southeast Hills eco-region. Dowhan and Craig(1976)provide a description of typical
vegetation found in this eco-region.
"Major regional forest vegetation on`typical'well drained soils is the Central
Hardwoods-Hemlock-White Pine. Characteristic tree dominants include Red, Black and
White oaks(Quercus rubra, Q. velutina,and Q. alba),and Shagbark,Pignut and
Bittemut hickories(Carya ovata, C. glabra and C cordiformis)"
The upland forests on the site are typical to what Dowhan and Craig described. Wetland
and upland species found on the site are listed in Appendix B.
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18-Carlisle muck
32B-Haven and Enfield soils
37C-Manchester gravelly sandy loamy
53A-Wapping silt loam
63 CBD-Cheshire fine sandy loam
64B-Cheshire fine sandy loam
W E 67B-Narragansett silt loam
107-Limerick and Lim aituviat soils
108-Saco silt loam
306-Udorthents
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49 Lynn Road Soils Map
Ivoryton, CT Miller Road Dainage Design
Source: CTDEPGIS South Windsor, CT
A list of wildlife known or expected to use the site is provided in Appendix C. This list
reflects-the diversity of habitats(cover types)present on the site. The presence of
extensive,mature woods including both deciduous and conifer-dominant types,along
with different wetland habitat types, and edge habitat created by roads and trans,causes
this site to provide excellent wildlife habitat for a diversity of species.
Despite development pressures and dwindling open space, Connecticut has thriving
populations of mammalian wildlife species. The reversion of fi mland back to forest has
been the most common land use change in the state. This has created sufficient habitat
for many species,such as white-tailed deer and wild turkey,to prosper on a statewide
level. While the area surrounding the Miller Road site has been subject to residential
development the mixture of cover types provide good wildlife habitat as indicated by the
diversity of species listed.
Wetland Assessment and Impacts
A wetland functional assessment was conducted for the six areas of proposed impact due
to culvert replacement. The assessment was conducted using the United States Army
Corps of Engineers(USACOE)Highway Methodology. The assessment data forms are
presented in Appendix C. This method was originated by the USACOE and is
particularly appropriate to roadway planning. For clarity,in the following table is
presented to summarize the findings of the functional assessment.
Table 1
Principal Wedand Functions
Street Location Principal . Secondary . Wetland
Location (Refer to Functions* Functions* Hydrology
Figure 1)
Miller Road C-1 GW,FA,STR, FSH,R,ESV, Stream side slope
PE,SSS,WH, UH,VQA and floodplain
Foster C-2 GW,FA,FSH, R,ESV,UK Stream side slope
Street STR,PE,SSS, VQA and floodplain
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Miller Road G3 GW,FA,FSH, R,ESV,UH, Stream side slope
STR,PE,SSS, VQA and floodplain
W,
Miller Road C-4 GW,FA,FSH, ESV,UH,VQA Stream side slope
STR,PE,SSS, and floodplain;
WH,R, pond
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Route C-5 GW,FA,STR, SSS,WH,R, Headwaters,
74(Ellington PE,ESV,-VQA UH groundwater seeps
Road)
Beelzebub C-G GW,FA,.STR, FSH,R,ESV, Stream side slope
Road PE,SSS,WH, VQA and floodplain
UH
• *Abbreviations used for f inetions: GW - Groundwater Recharge✓Discharge; FA -
Floodflow Alteration, FSH - Fish and Shellfish Habitat, STR - Sediment and
Toxicant Retention, NR - Nutrient Removal, PE - Production Export, SSS -
Sediment/Shoreline Stabilization, WH - Wildlife Habitat, R -• Recreation, ESV -
Educational Scientific Value, UH - Uniqueness/Heritage, VQA - Visual
Quality/Aesthetics,ESH-Endangered Species Habitat
The wetlands within the project area are part of a large wetland complex that extends far
offsite both upstream and down_ The existing crossings fragment the system,however,as
can be seen in Table 1,the system still provides several valuable functions. As can be
seen on Figures 1 and 2,the wetland system contains broad areas of wetland soils,
streams that flow into and out of ponds,and broad forested wetlands upstream and
downstream of the project area. Numerous habitat types are present including open
water, emergent marsh, scrub/shrub swamp, stream,and wooded swamp.As shown in
Appendix D,this wetland complex was found to provide numerous functions including:
groundwater recharge/discharge,fish habitat, flood flow alteration, sediment/toxicant
reduction,nutrient removal,production export, sediment/shoreline stabilization,wildlife
habitat, recreation, educational/scientific value,uniqueness/heritage and visual/quality
aesthetics. Based on the functional assessment preformed,this wetland provides many
important wetland fiunctions.
Proposed Impacts
As shown on the project plans submitted as part of the application,approximately 8135 square
feet of wetland will be filled to meet the project purpose. The impacts (temporary and
permanent) are discussed below- in light of the functional values provided by the wetland.
Impacts that might be expected from a culvert replacement project are listed and discussed
sequentially below and include:
• Direct loss of wetland functions and habitat due to elimination of wetland through
Ming
• Loss of bank stabilization due to loss of vegetation and sedimentation and erosion
during construction
• Loss of wildlife habitat due to loss of vegetation and wetland area
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• Alteration of wetland hydrology and flood storage capacity
• Alteration of the groundwater recharge discharge function due to alteration of wetland
surface soils.
This project has been design to have minimal direct loss of wetland. Note(Refer to the project
plans) that while approximately 8135 sf of wetland will have fill placed within it, the vast
majority of this area will remain as stream habitat,similar to what currently exists. As a result,
minimal direct loss will occur.
Construction will require temporary loss of vegetation in and around the wetland. Disturbed
areas are shown on the project plans (Attachment B). Project plans also document
semen and erosion control measures to be in place at each location, and show a
dewatering plan for each site that will handle the peak flows from a two-year recurrence
interval storm While the potential for erosion exists, timing of construction (during dry
months)will further reduce the hlkeh'hood of it becoming a problem
The wildlife habitat value of the wetland systems within the project areas is high. The wildlife
habitat available within the proposed areas of impact is lower than that of the overall system
due to the proximity roads, culverts, and houses. The primary impact to wildlife habitat is
expected to be temporary displacement of wildlife during conshvction. Auer construction,
wildlife will be able to re-occupy the same habitat that was previously available.
No significant hydrologic alterations or loss of flood storage capacity is proposed. The sites of
the. culvert replacements will maintain existing invert elevations at inlets and outfits and
generally be made to quickly match into existing grades upstream and downstream of the
construction areas. Thus there will be no significant change in flood storage or water surface
elevations at any of the culvert replacement sites.
Groundwater dise1mgetrecharge is typically a fiuuction of wetland/stream bank surface area,
porosity of souls, and the size of the area feeding the interface. The changes in surface area
and characteristics of the soil material cover a very small area and no changes in the re-
chargeldischarge function are anticipated.
Alternatives
Two alternatives were considered for this project: the no-build alternative and the preferred
alternative as presented in this letter and on the project plans. The no-build alterative would
consist of doing no drainage improvements and leaving the culverts and associated wetlands
and watercourses unaltered The preferred alternative has been outlined above and would
result in the filling of 8135 s.f. of wetland with 609 c.y. of fill and would alleviate flooding
problems throughout the project area
The no-build alternative would not accomplish project goals and would do nothing to alleviate
existing flooding problems. The flooding problems would continue and potentially worsen
due to future development of land within the local watersheds. The potential safety concerns,
e.g. limitation of emergency vehicle access during flooding, and flooding threats to residents,
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would remain. The no-build alternative is considered unacceptable due to its lack of ability to
protect the public safety.
The preferred alternative is proposed as a means to accomplish the project goals with minimal
short and long tern affect on environmental resources. The areas to be disturbed.due to culvert
replacement are primarily beneath exiting roads or in areas impacted by installation of the
existing culverts. The impacts have been rnnanized so that the only alterations to wetlands
and watercourses are those necessary to provide culverts of adequate size to carry the flows
and provide for inlet and outlet protection for the new culverts. The areas where nprap
protection will be placed are typically occupied by pools with sand and or rip rap already
As documented in the drainage study and memos, the proposed action will significantly
reduce the potential for flooding at the project site, assisting the residents in protection their
safety and property.. The drainage improvements proposed will also help to maintain
emergency access within the project area. Based on this information,the preferred alternative
was chosen as a means to accomplish the project purpose and need with minimal impacts and
is therefore the most feasible and prudent alternative.
Summary
Approximately 8135 square feet of wetland will be filled to provide necessary culverts
and inlet/outlet protection. There will be no significant loss of wetland area or fiuiction
as a result of this project. In fact,the total area of wetland will remain generally
unchanged because the area of proposed fill(i.e.riprap)will still be within the stream
channel and continue to maintain wetland hydrology. The project design presents the
most feasible alternative to accomplishing the goals of protecting infrastructure and
public safety. If construction is properly performed, there should be no significant
impact to the wetlands.
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References
Dowhan,I D. and R.3 Craig. Raze and Endangered Species of Connecticut and Their
Habitats. State Geological and Natural History Survey of CT.Report of Investigations
No. 6. 137pp
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November 7,2001
Dan Lawrence,P.E.
Weston&Sampson Ewers
2928 Maus Street
P.O.Box 232
Glastonbury,Cr 06033
Dear Mr.Lawrence.
At your request, I have conducted on-site ins to determine if State of Connecticut
wetlands or waterroourses regulated under CGS See. 22a-36 et. seq. are preserit on a site
curren*being considered under the South Windsor Dq=tnxwt of Public Works Miller Road
Drainage Design Project. The investigations were completed in the fall of 2001 using a hand-
held auger and revealed regulated wetlands and at each of the proposed activity
sites shown on the project plans. Wetlands ad watercourses were Bagged using Pink and bh w
flagging tape, and my review indicates that the locations of these flags, as shown on the
project Plans,are representative of what I delineated in the field.
The types of glacial sedime2ts present on the site are glacial outwash and glacial till.
Anuvium-recent, stream dspositad material- is also present as well as organic soils formed
in decayed plant matte. The attached map shows the various types of soils, as defined by
NRCS,which are present in the project area. Also present on the project site,and wand most
f vquen* in the areas of the cuhuU to be replaced, are Udordzm ts. These are areas of
altered soils that,witbin the project area,were previously disturbed during road construction.
The table wed below provides soil characteristics that may be important to the site
planning and desqp process.
Table 1-Soil ,�Tvoes and Prouertw at the Miper Road Site
Soil Series(Svmbob Parent Material Draiaas+e Clara Texture Deecriaftn
RO
*Scarboro(13) GlacWOutwash Very Poorly Mucky Fine Sandy Loam
*Carlisle(18) Decayed organic Very Poorly Drained Muck to Peat
matter
Haven and Enfield Glacial Outwash Well Drain Silty sand and gravel
(32B)
Manchester(37P Glacial Outwwh Excessively Drained Sandy and Gravelly
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Wapping(53A) Glacial Till Moderately Well Silty/Sandy
Drained
Cheshire(63,64) Glacial Till Well Drained Loamy
Narragansett(67B) Glacial Till Well Drained Silty/Sandy
*Limerick and Lim Alluvium Poorly Drained Silty
(107)
*Saco(108) Alluvium Very Poorly Drained Silty
*Udorthents Varies Varies Varies
* Wetland soil types
As expected. based on the local land features, alluvial soils are found along the stream that
flow through the project area. These soils are predominantly located along the lower reaches
of Podunk River and Avery's Brook and are regulated as wetland soils. Glacial outwash soils
are located next to, and above the alluvial soils within the project area. Glacial till soils are
typically above the outwash soils within the project area The organic soils(e.g. Carlisle) are
found in the lowest area in the middle of the broadest wetlands.
The soils around the proposed work sites invariable had profiles indicative of disturbance.
This was expected due to the proxinuty of the roads existing doss culverts. Based on the
locations of the proposed work, I antleipate that relatively small areas of natural soils will be
disturbed. Due to the need to work in and around stream channels that already have sediment
deposits,I recommend that the work be done during dry times of year and that site specific do.
watering and sedimentation and erosion plans be prepared.
Please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Robert C.Russo
Soil Scientist
Appendix B
Plant Species Lists
Plant Species Found at the Miller Road Site
Trees
White Pine(Pinus strobus)*
Ash(Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
American Beech(Fagus grandifolia)
American elm(Mmus Americana)
Red oak(Quercus rubrum)
Black oak(Quercus velutina)
White oak(Quercus alba)
Swamp white oak(Quercus bicolor)
Pm oak(Quercus palustris)*
Red maple(Ater rubrum)*
Black birch(Betula lenta)
Yellow birch(Betula lutea)*
Sassafras(Sassafras albidum)
Black cherry(Prunus serotina)
Shagbark hickory(Carya ovata)
Bitternut hickory(Carya cordiformis)
Ironwood(Carpinus carolinana)
Hornbeam(Ostrya virginiana)
Shrubs
Maple leaf viburnum(Viburnum acerfolium)
Arrowwood(Viburnum recognitum)*
Spicebush(Lindera benzoin)*
Wmterberry(Ilex verticillata)*
High bush blue berry(Vaccinium corymbosum)*
Alder(Alnus rugosa)*
Multiflora rose(Rosa multi flora)
Swamp azalea(Rhododendron viscosum)*
Steeplebush(Spiraea tomentosa)*
Willow(Salix spp.)*
Flowering dogwood(Cornus florida)
Silky dogwood(Corpus amomum)*
Shadbush(Amelanchier sp.)*
Honeysuckle(Lonicera sp)
Poison ivy(Rhus radicans)
Buttonbush(Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Herbaceous Plants
Cattail(Typha lattifolia)
Jewelweed(Impatiens capensis)*
White wood aster(Aster divaricatus)
Trout lily(Erythronium americanum)*
Canada mayflower(Maianthemum canadense)
Cinnamon fern(Osmunda cinnamomea)*
Sensitive fern(Onoclea sensibilis)*
Royal fern(Osmunda regalis)*
Skunk cabbage(Symplocarpus foetidus)*
Solomon's seal(Polygonatum biflorum)
False Solomon's seal(Smilacinia racemosa)
Jack-in the-pulpit(Arisaema atrorubens)*
Garlic mustard(Alliaria ofcinalis)
Wild sarsaparilla(Aralia nudicaulis)
Sphagnum moss(Sphagnum spp.)
Lianas
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Poison ivy(Rhos radicans)
Bittersweet(Celastrus orbiculata)
* Indicates species found in site wetlands
Appendix C
Wildlife Species Lists
Selected List ofAvian Species Known or
Expected to Use the Miller Road Site
Wood Duck(Aix sponsa)
Mallard(Anas discors)*
Turkey Vulture(Cathartes aura)*
American Kestrel(Falco sparverius)
Red-tailed Hawk(Buteo jamaicensis)*
Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo)*
American Woodcock(Scolopax minor)*
Rock Dove(Columba lrvia)*
Mourning Dove(Zenaida macroura)
Red-bellied Woodpecker(Melanerpes carolinus)
Downy Woodpecker(Picoides pubescens)
Hairy Woodpecker(Picoides villosus)
Northern Flicker(Colaptes auratus)
Eastern Wood-Pewee(Contopus virens)
Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe)
Eastern Kingbird(Tyranus tyranus)
Blue Jay(Cyanocitta cristata)
American Crow(Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Black-capped Chickadee(Parus atricapillus)
Tufted Titmouse(Parus bicolor)
White-breasted Nuthatch(Sitta carolinesis)
House Wren(Troglodytes aedon)
Veery(Catharus fuscescens)
Wood Thrush(Hylochicla mustelina)
American robin(Turdus migratorius)*
Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis)
Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos)
European Starling(Sturnus vulgaris)*
Red-eyed Vireo(Vireo olivaceus)*
Ovenbird(Seiurus aurocapillus)
Scarlet Tanager(Piranga olivacea)
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak(Pheucticus ludovianicus)
Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalums)
Chipping Sparrow(Spizella passerina)
Song Sparrow(Melospiza mlodia)
Common Grackle(Quiscalus quiscula)
Brown-headed Cowbird(Molothrus ater)
Northern Oriole(Icterus galbula)
Canada.Goose(Branta canadensis)*
*Presence field determined
Selected Amphibians and Reptiles Known or
Ez�ected to Use the Miller Road
Redback Salamander(Plethodon cinereus)*
Eastern American Toad(Bufo a. americanus)*
Northern Spring Peeper(Hyla c. crucifer)
Gray Treefrog(Hyla versicolor)*
Green Frog(Rana clamitans melanota)
Wood Frog(Rana sylvatica)
Northern Brown Snake(Storena,d.dekayi)
Eastern Garter Snake(Thamnophis s. sirtalis)
Northen Water Snake(Nerodia s. sipedon)*
Painted Turtle(Chrysemys picta)*
*Presence field determined
Selected Mammalian Species Known or
Expected to Use the Miller Road Site
Virginia Opossum(Didelphis virgmum)*
Eastern Mole(Scalopus aquaticus)
Big Brown Bat(Eptesicus fuscus)
Eastern Cottontail(Sylvilagus florldanus)
Eastern Chipmunk(Tamias striatus)
Gray Squirrel(Sciww carolinensis)
Southern Flying Squirrel(Glaucomys volans)
Deer Mouse(Peromyscus maniculatus)
White-footed Mouse(Peromyscus leucopus)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Red Fox(Vulpes vulpes)
Raccoon(Procyon lotor)*
Mink(Mustela vison)
Striped Skunk(Mephitis mephitis)
White-tailed Deer(Odocoileus virginianus)*
Muskrat(Ondatra zibethicus)
Fish Species Known or Expected to Use the Miller Road Site
Bluegill(Lepomis macochirus)
American eel(Anguilla rosatrata)
Brown Bullhead(Ictalurus nebulosus)
Appendix D
Wetland Functional Assessment Data
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Wetland Function-Value Evaluation Form
<, <-`' Wetland I.D.
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How many tributaries contribute to the wetland? Wildlife&vegetation diversity/abundance(see attached list)
Corps manual wetland delineation
Occurence Rationale Principal completed? Y '✓ N
Function/Value Y N (Reference#)* Function(s)/Value(s) Comments
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Wetland Function-Value Evaluation Form /
Wetland I.D.
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Adjacent land use Y "'• t_:'-;�, Distance to nearest roadway or other development ms prepared by: P 12- Date
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completed? Y 1.,'' N
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Wetland Function-Value Evaluation Form
Wetland I.D.
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Corps manual wetland�^delineation
completed? Y V N
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Wetland Function-Value Evaluation Form
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How many tributaries contribute to the wetland? Wildlife&vegetation diversity/abundance(see attached list)
Corps manual wetland delineation
completed? Y N
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How many tributaries contribute to the wetland? wildlife&vegetation diversity/abundance(see attached list)
Corps manual wetland delineation
completed? Y ✓ N
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Function/Value Y N (Reference#)* Function(s)/Value(s) Comments
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Wetland Function-Value Evaluation Form
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Is the wetland a separate hydraulic system? ij If not,where does the wetland lie in the drainage basin? I) D(V.Y Evaluation based on:
Office V Field
How many tributaries contribute to the wetland? Wildlife&vegetation diversity/abundance(see attached list) Corps manual wetlan delineation
completed? Y N
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Engineering Reports
Prepared by WSE Inc. and
CME Associates Inc.
PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS
Impacts to wetlands and/or watercourses at each culvert replacement location were
estimated and cumulative impacts were analyzed to determine the permits that may be
needed to satisfy local, state, and/or federal regulations. This analysis was performed
using preliminary data that will need to be refined when final design decisions are
made. Table 9 illustrates preliminary estimates of wetlands and watercourse impacts
at each location.
An overview of the pertinent local, state and federal permits is included to allow for a
better understanding of the separate jurisdictions held by each agency.
SOUTH WINDSOR INLAND WETLANDS AND WATERCOURSES AGENCY
Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Permit-The Town of South Windsor regulates any
activity that is within 40 feet of a wetland or within 80 feet of a watercourse. Local
approval needs to be obtained before state or federal approval will be given. The limits
of wetlands and/or watercourses at each replacement location should be field-delineated
and located to accurately define the resource area limits.
A single application should be submitted to the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Commission for all culvert replacement locations for review and approval of cumulative
impacts. There are no fees assessed by the local agency for Town of South Windsor
projects.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENviRoNMENTAL PROTECTION
Water Diversion Permit-The Bureau of Water Management's Inland Water Resources
Division(IWRD)regulates activities which cause,allow or result in the withdrawal from
or the alteration, modification or diminution of the instantaneous flow of the waters of
the State.Replacing existing culverts at the specified locations with larger structures will
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relieve backwater flooding. It is unclear at this point whether this constitutes a
"diminution of the instantaneous flow"of the streams being conveyed.
The project hydraulic analysis of each culvert replacement location should be submitted
to the IWRD for preliminary review to determine if a water diversion permit would be
required. If a water diversion permit is required,the application fees are dependent on
watershed size.
Therefore,two Water Diversion Permit applications would be submitted for this project;
one for the Podunk River drainage basin and one for the Avery Brook drainage basin.
The watershed size of the Podunk River to Point F is approximately 1.12 Square Mile.
The initial fee for this application would be $1,250. The watershed size of the Avery
Brook to Point K is approximately 0.17 Square Mile. The initial fee for this application
would be $600.These are initial fees. CT DEP may assess further fees during the review
process.
401 Water Quality Certificate—Any applicant for a federal license or permit, including
a dredge and fill permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, must obtain a permit
in accordance with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. This federal permit approval
process is administered through the state. Water Quality Certification from the DEP is
required if the proposed activity may include discharges to navigable waters. DEP's
Bureau of Water Management Inland Water Resources Division regulates any activity
that may result in a discharge into the navigable waters, including all wetlands,
watercourses,and natural and man-made ponds.There are no initial fees assessed for this
application package.
Projects having less than 5,000 square feet of cumulative impact to federally regulated
inland wetland and watercourses fall under Programmatic General Permit (PGP)
Category I activities. These activities are non-reporting due to their minimal impacts and
no application needs to be submitted to CT DEP for approval.
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Projects that disturb between 5,000 square feet up to one acre of federally regulated
inland wetlands and watercourses are eligible as PGP Category II activities. Category II
activities are reviewed by the Corps and CT DEP at a joint screening meeting. If the
application receives unanimous approval from these agencies, written notification will
be granted by the Corps of Engineers. A separate application for a 401 Water Quality
Certificate does not have to be submitted to CT DEP.
Projects that disturb over one acre of federally regulated inland wetlands and
watercourses are required to submit an application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate
to-CT DEP as well as an application for an individual permit from the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers.
Preliminary cumulative impact estimates for the project are noted in Table 9.
U.S.ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS .
Any applicant proposing dredge or fill activities within "waters of the United States,
including wetlands" must obtain a permit in accordance with Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act from the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. Corps regulations apply to both
permanent and temporary impacts. A description of the impact review thresholds is
provided below.
Category I Activity-Category I activities are any temporary or permanent impacts of up
to 5,000 square feet of federally regulated inland wetlands and watercourses without
applying for a permit. These activities are regulated by the local inland wetlands and
watercourses agency.
Category II Activities- Category II activities are from 5,000 square feet to one acre of
impacts to inland wetlands and watercourses. These activities require review at a
screening meeting between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and CT DEP. A 401
Water Quality Certificate is issued to validate the federal permit. Local IWWC approval
needs to be obtained before these activities can be approved.
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Individual Permits - Activities that affect more than one acre of federally regulated
wetlands and watercourses require that an application for an individual permit be
submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This also requires a separate application
to CT DEP for a 401 Water Quality Certificate.
Table 9 indicates that the total project impacts will require Category H screening for
approval. One application should be submitted to the Corps for all project impacts to
allow for a complete review of the project and save time and effort in permitting.
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TABLE 9: WETLAND IMPACTS
ESTIMATED
LOCATION IMPROVEMENT WETLAND
DISTURBANCE
(square feet)
A 2-48" RCP's <2,000
B none ---
C 10'x 3'box culvert <2,000
D 6'x 3'box culvert <2,000
E 8" x 3" box culvert <2,000
F Raise road, maximum of 2' <1,000
G 4'x 2'box culvert <1,500
H 4'x 2 ` box culvert <1,500
I none ----
none ----
K 8'x 3' box culvert <2,000
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MEMORANDUM
TO: JEFF DOOLITLE, TOWN ENGINEER
FROM: JEFF FOLGER, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
DATE: 4/12/02
RE: PLANTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DISTURBED AREAS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLARK/PLEASANT VALLEY, AND MILLER
ROAD APPLICATIONS
GROUND COVER: 10% RED CLOVER; 40% TALL FESCUE, 50% LITTLE
BLUESTEM SEED RATE 120#/ACRE
SHRUBS: 20-FOOT CIRCLES; WITHIN THE CIRCLES
IN WETLAND AREAS AND WITHIN 25 FEET OF THE WATERCOURSE:
WINTERBERRY
SILKY DOGWOOD
(COMBINED GROUPS OF TEN EACH 2 FEET ON CENTER)
IN UPLAND AREAS FARTHER THAN 25 FEET FROM THE WATERCOURSE:
SERVICE BERRY
AMERICAN CRANBERRY BUSH
(COMBINED GROUPS OF FIVE EACH 2 FEET ON CENTER)
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1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE • SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074
soR•co��� TELEPHONE (860) 644-2511
May 3,2002
Town of South Windsor
Attn: Jeffrey Doolittle
1540 Sullivan Avenue
South Windsor, CT 06074
RE: Appl. #02-05W—Town of South Windsor,Beelzebub Road, Foster Street Extension and Miller
Road
Dear Mr. Doolittle:
At the May 1, 2002 regular meeting,the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission approved
application#02-05W—Town of South Windsor—Inland Wetland/Conservation Commission application
for drainage improvements to replace road culverts at stream crossings on Beelzebub Road,Foster Road
Extension, south of Miller Road,and Miller Road, east of Abbe Road. This approval is subject to the
following conditions:
1. One blueprint copy of the entire set of plans and this letter reproduced thereon, must be submitted
to this Commission. This must be completed within 65 days of approval prior to any construction
activity on the site. Plans submitted to Planning&Zoning Commission shall be considered
having met this requirement.
2. The application shall indemnify and hold harmless the Town of South Windsor against any
liability, which might result from the proposed operation or use.
3. The permit is valid for five years and shall expire on May 1, 2007. It is the
landowners)/applicant(s)responsibility to track expiration dates and notify the Commission of a
renewal request at least 65 days prior to expiration.
4. All approvals required must be obtained and submitted prior to any activity on the site.
5. A contact person shall be identified on the plans.
Very truly yours,
INLAND WETLANDS AGENCY/
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Elizabeth A. Warren, Chairperson
EW:dr
cc: Chief Building Official