Dunk could not say exactly how long the life cycle of the pond would be once the restoration was done, only that it would take “many years.” The Clark’s application stated that 10-20 trucks per day will be used to haul dredged material to the disposal site during the construction period. The water will go adjacent to the pond - in the pond area - until it is transported offsite to be managed at “a contractor-designated reuse facility.” FROM THE CLARK’S NOTICE OF INTENTION APPLICATIONĪdrienne Dunk of GZA told the Conservation Commission during a public hearing Thursday night that dredging entails the temporary draining of Schow pond to allow for the dredging. GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc., which prepared the notice, said that the increased vegetation density “has displaced waterfowl that previously used the pond for seasonal habitat.”Īn aerial map of The Clark's property and Schow Pond. The Clark projects the total cost of the project to be $400,000. Work is expected to take six-to-eight weeks. The Clark is hopeful dredging work will begin in the autumn. Environmental Protection Agency needed before dredging can begin. The Commission approved The Clark’s application Thursday night, although there are other permits and approvals, from the state Department of Environmental Protection, the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Although they are native plants, cattails are prolific in the pond, and we will work to control them," Meslay told The Eagle. "Among the invasive species found in the pond are purple loosestrife, yellow floating heart, and Norway maples. They say the dredging would allow the pond to function better, for it to become a place for waterfowl again, and for it to serve as a resource for public education and recreation. The Clark is proposing to dredge the pond in order to get rid of the accumulated sediment, vegetation and invasive species.
“In the last one to two years, we grew increasingly concerned about the shrinkage being recorded in open water areas throughout New England due to silt, invasive plantings and other naturally occurring factors,” Olivier Meslay, The Clark’s director, told the Eagle via email Friday.
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