8/7/2012 DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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C,harles L. Rowley, Cons silting Engineer an d Land Surveyor 5 Carver Roach Tel:508-295-0545 PO Box 9. E-mail: crsr63@eomeast.net West Wareham,M&02576 August 6., 2012 Leon Jacobs, Tribal Administrator Mash pee Wam panoag Tribe 483 Great Neck load M ash pee, MA 02649 Ike. Affordable Housing Project 184 Meetinghouse Road Engineering Review of Flans Dear Mr. Jacobs: I have reviewed a revised set of plans and documents from Bracken Engineering, Inc. dated August 2, 2012 and have the following comments. Each comment follows the format laid out in my pervious letter dated July 25, 2012. torrnwater Management I. Revisions and pipe sizes are acceptable. . The test pits for storm water should be done as soon as possible so avoid unnecessary changes and design dtie to unforeseen soil conditions. A data certain should be worked out ahead of the schedule to advertise for construction hid documents. 3. 1 am stall of the opinion that rain garden 3 should be constructed to its full extent at the beginning. If, however, constructing the entire rain: garden with plantings is not ideal because of low runoff flows, -the rain garden might be divided accordingly by a temporary berm with the most remote part being planted at a later date. If that is accepted, a suitable plan should be shown. 4. Comment accepted 5, Comment accepted. 6. comment accepted. Elevations checked against plan. 7, See Item 2 above. Ladder Tower Turning Radius Plan 1. A note to the effect that site amenities will be coordinated with anticipated truck movements should be shown on the plan. Roadway construction Plans I. Comment accepted. Sheet 2 of 1 1. Plan view dimensions were found for the bottom of SWIVIA 2 and 3. The full size of Area 3 should be shown even if only a portion of it is built at this time. Appropriate notes should accompany the dimensioning for that area. . A note for jute netting has been placed on the plans. However the Swale will carry to the beginning of the SWMA and should be noted as such on the profiles. 3. road names have been added to the plan view of the layout. Plan sheets that still indicate roads "A„, "133;, and "C” should be adjusted accordingly.