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After Historic Flooding, Vt. Re-Thinks How It Oversees Dams A year ago, as historic levels of rain fell and rivers jumped their banks in New England, Vermont’s dams felt the full force of the flooding.

At least five small dams failed entirely. Around 50 dams, at least, sustained damage requiring repairs by the state’s Agency of Natural Resources. And at the state’s key flood control dams — Waterbury, East Barre, and Wrightsville — water levels reached record or nearrecord highs, alarming residents who lived downstream.

For Vermonters residing along waterways or beneath dams, July 2023’s historic flooding drew attention to the state’s network of hundreds of dams, many of which are old, decaying or forgotten.

The disaster helped spark a sweeping reappraisal of how the state manages its waterways and the structures built on them.

Now, new legislation as well as an influx of state funding and a suite of new rules are slated to dramatically reshape how Vermont oversees its dams.

“It’s a big deal,” Neil Kamman, the Recommended rehabilitation measures for the Waterbury Dam, per the USACE. director of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) state inspectors — as well as dam safety per- sweeping law regulating development near Water Investment Division, told VTDigger. sonnel called in from New York and waterways, improving wetlands conserva“The dam safety program is evolving signif- Massachusetts — assessed nearly 400 such tion and strengthening dam safety. icantly, [and] in a good direction.” structures across the state, Green told lawState lawmakers added four positions to makers in presentations last winter. the dam safety program and made two othMonth Filled With Close Calls Inspectors found that five dams — in ers permanent, bringing the total number of VTDigger noted on July 1 that last year at Woodbury, Wallingford, Peru, Cabot and state dam safety staff from five to nine — a this time, as torrential rainfall soaked Washington — were effectively destroyed. much-needed boost for the program, offiVermont, water rose precipitously behind the Another 50 dams sustained “notable dam- cials said.

Waterbury, Wrightsville and East Barre age,” according to DEC data. In all, Vermont The legislation also will correct what critdams, the state’s trio of Winooski River estimated that 57 dams were overtopped by ics say is an inconsistency in Vermont’s dam flood control barriers. floodwaters. oversight system. Currently, the state DEC On July 11, 2023, Montpelier City At the Wrightsville and East Barre dams, has jurisdiction over approximately 1,000 Manager Bill Fraser took to Facebook to officials recorded record-high water levels, dams, while another 21 hydropower dams warn, “If water [at Wrightsville] exceeds with floodwaters rising to within 10 in. of the fall under the purview of the state Public capacity, the first spillway will release water Wrightsville Dam’s auxiliary spillway. The Utility Commission (PUC). into the North Branch River. This has never Waterbury Dam, meanwhile, recorded its Dozens of others are regulated by federal happened since the dam was built so there is fourth-highest water level on record. agencies, including the Federal Energy no precedent for potential damage. There Those findings provided state officials Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Army would be a large amount of water coming with something of a wake-up call, VTDigger Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the into Montpelier which would drastically add noted.

National Park Service, among others. to the existing flood damage.”

After hearing testimony about the impact Act 121 will bring the PUC’s dams under State officials scrambled to get personnel of the flood on Vermont’s dams, Sen. Chris the jurisdiction of Vermont’s DEC by 2028, to monitor the structures, and despite several Bray, D-Addison, and chair of the Senate unless they qualify for federal oversight. The false alarms and high anxiety in downstream Committee on Natural Resources and change will also standardize two different communities, the dams held fast.

Energy, thought, “How do we not have this processes — a disparity that has sometimes “At the end of the day, we’re actually pret- happen again?” he said. caused anxiety for folks living close to the ty fortunate with how everything per“We are understaffed, and then the weath- state’s dams. formed,” Ben Green, an engineer and sec- er is more and more violent, making us more The Vermont Legislature also added $4 tion chief for the DEC’s dam safety pro- and more susceptible” to flooding, Bray told million to the Dam Safety Revolving Loan gram, said in a recent interview with the online news site. “So how do we build a Fund to fund the removal of dams that could VTDigger. “But we had probably more long-term pathway out of here?” pose a threat to communities downstream. close calls than we should have had.”

Previously, Vermont’s dam safety loan In the aftermath of the floods, those close More Funding, Oversight Needed fund was much smaller, and could only be calls came into focus.

In Vermont’s 2024 legislative session, that tapped in case of emergencies. Act 121, In the two weeks following the flooding, pathway largely took the form of Act 121, a however, allows dam owners to access

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money for dam removal or renovation even before it is urgently needed.

Those monies, state officials said, will allow those landowners who might not otherwise have the resources to remove dams to access forgivable state loans to get rid of potentially hazardous structures.

Karina Dailey, a restoration ecologist at the Vermont Natural Resources Council and operator of the nonprofit’s dam removal program, said that in the aftermath of last July’s record rainfall and resulting floods, multiple landowners reached out seeking to get dams off their properties.

Deconstructing dams is not only safer for downstream communities, she explained, it is also a boon for the health of stream ecosystems.

“Certainly, a removed dam is the best dam, in our opinion,” she said in speaking to VTDigger.

Paradigm Shift Outside of the state Legislature, officials are using other strategies to improve the condition of Vermont’s dams.

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Northeastern Details Plan for New Arena, Other Projects Northeastern University in Massachusetts filed detailed plans June 14 with the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) for its proposed replacement of Matthews Arena on St. Botolph Street.

In addition, the college laid out longerterm plans for a number of other buildings and properties across its campus, including dormitories and lab buildings, that could, if built, dramatically change the look of one stretch of Huntington Avenue in the city.

Universal Hub, an online local news source, reported that what is currently called the “262 St. Botolph Street Multipurpose Athletic Facility,” or MFA, would be able to seat 4,000 fans for hockey games, 5,000 for basketball games and include recreational sports facilities for use by the entire campus, including an indoor turf field and rowing tanks.

According to Northeastern’s project notification form, an auditorium also is proposed, which the school said might even become a place for Boston Public Schools to hold graduations.

Northeastern officials said they looked at renovating or expanding Matthews Arena, built in 1910, but concluded the current building is in such poor structural shape, extensive work would not be feasible.

“The [old] building has consistently had issues with structural stability and fire safety,” the university said in its proposal.

“While Northeastern has invested in the facility to address these issues, including most recently installing temporary bracing to mitigate safety concerns associated with differential settlement, the [arena] has been deemed beyond repair. Redevelopment has emerged as the preferred approach from a financial and programmatic perspective, in line with Northeastern’s goals as an institution as well as a community partner.

The university began looking to expand Matthews Arena in 2019, Universal Hub noted.

“As a result of that work, Northeastern discovered the building’s limitations, the gravity of the structural deficiencies [which go back as far as the 1940s], and the implications such an addition would have on the structural integrity of the facility,” the school noted in the BPDA filing. “As a result of those studies, Northeastern proceeded with temporary structural improvements to the existing facility and is proposing redevelopment of the arena with the proposed project.

As designed, a new four-story arena would be topped by solar panels, part of Northeastern’s push to reduce its carbon emissions.

The school hopes to begin demolition of

Northeastern officials said they looked at renovating or expanding Matthews Arena, built in 1910, but concluded the current building is in such poor structural shape, extensive work would not be feasible.

Matthews Arena in early 2025, followed immediately by construction on the MFA. Opening ceremonies are tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2028, according to Universal Hub. The new facility’s construction is currently estimated to cost between $300 million and $350 million.

MFA Designed to Blend Into Surrounding Campus In its filing, Northeastern University discussed how the new structure, planned to include the planting of 22 new street trees, would fit in with the surrounding area.

The new athletic complex’s design “aims to create a unique building for the campus while responding to the surrounding neighborhood context. The scale of the proposed project is driven by the modern athletic and recreational program requirements, and [its architecture will] break down the building’s massing to create dynamic, inviting and people-centric spaces for building users, guests and the community at large.”

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The university began looking to expand Matthews Arena in 2019, Universal Hub noted.

along both St. Botolph and Gainsborough Streets “will relate in style to the existing enhanced streetscape across the street by the New England Conservatory of Music and further north along Gainsborough Street, stitching the project into the fabric of the greater neighborhood.”

Site elements, such as benches, will offer space for gathering and resting, and a high building overhang will offer an all-weather area undercover.

The university plans to support its sustainability goals and provide sustainable space with green infrastructure, it said, such as rain gardens within the street to act as zones for stormwater management. Low maintenance salt tolerant plant material and continuous soil trenches will help to promote successful planting and tree growth.

With the filing, Universal Hub said Northeastern is set to begin a series of required community meetings, both with the general public and with an “impact advisory group” of local residents and business owners appointed by the BPDA, before the Boston agency’s board votes on whether to approve the project.

The college laid out longer-term plans for a number of other buildings and properties across its campus, including dormitories and lab buildings.

Northeastern Created 10-Year Master Plan In addition to detailed plans for the arena replacement, Northeastern also filed a proposed 10-year “institutional master plan” that calls for a number of other new buildings across the university campus.

The renderings and plans for these buildings are far less detailed; each will require the university to file a separate, far more detailed project notification form, as well as separate sets of community meetings, before work could begin on them.

These proposals include replacing the nearly 100-year-old Burstein Hall and Rubenstein Hall dormitories between 454 and 464 Huntington Ave., across from the MFA, with a 260-ft. tower that would include not only dorm rooms, but academic spaces and ground-floor retail, with the “unique opportunity to establish itself as a focal point for artistic and cultural activities, serving not only the university population but also the neighboring community,” according to Northeastern.

A 20-story, 1,000-bed dormitory on Forsyth Street at Huntington Avenue also is proposed to replace the five-story White Hall, which the university shut down due to structural problems last August just as the fall semester was ready to begin.

Additionally, Northeastern wants to raze the Cabot Center gym at 400 Huntington Ave. to make way for a 250-ft.-tall “academic, research, and student life building.”

Other future infrastructure projects on the university’s wish list, Universal Hub reported, include: • The replacement of Northeastern’s Mugar Life Sciences Building and Cullinane Hall, at the opposite side of St. Botolph Street from the arena, with a new 160-ft.-tall research building.

• Replacing a two-story garage at 10 Gainsborough St. with a 150-ft.-high academic building that would become a campus life and recreational hub.

• Constructing a 200-ft.-tall academic and research building at the current site of a century-old building at 70 Forsyth St. • Demolishing Lake Hall, Meserve Hall, Nightingale Hall, Holmes Hall, and Northeastern’s Power Plant in order to build another new 200-ft.-high structure designed for instructional, research, administrative, and student life spaces.

Northeastern also announced that it hopes to perform major renovations to nine other buildings — including the former Horticultural Hall building at 300 Massachusetts Ave. — that it bought earlier this year. 

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Sales Auction Company Holds Sale for Peckham Industries

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ales Auction Company hosted an absolute auction June 20, 2024, exclusive to the family of businesses owned by Peckham Industries, currently celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Over the past 100 years, Peckham Industries has supplied materials, paved roads and worked on construction projects. With more than 30 locations in eastern New York and southern New England, Peckham Industries is well positioned to continue to serve its customers into the next century. The sale, held in Westfield, Mass., included an inventory of more than 250 pieces of equipment that bidders would expect to find from a major aggregate concrete and paving producer and contractor, including 45 pieces of paving, grading and compaction equipment; 13 skid steers; 33 trucks; 20 trailers; 15 wheel loaders and backhoes; and other types of support equipment.  CEG

Sales Auction Company hosted an absolute auction June 20, 2024, exclusive to Peckham Industries.

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Danny Anderson (C) of Sales Auction Company catches up with Gary Herman (L) and Rich Kimball of Peckham Industries prior to the start of the sale.

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Dave (L) and David Guitierrez of Woodstock Landscaping and Excavation in Kingston, N.Y., strike a pose with a pair of Cat end-dumps..

Shelley Sales (L) and Simonne Masse of Sales Auction Company handle pre-sale registration.

The Peckham Industries 100th anniversary sale featured a good lineup of wheel loaders and compaction equipment, among other equipment.

Gary Buelow of APR Towing and Recovery in Ware, Mass., was the top bidder on this Ford Explorer donated by Peckham Industries. The proceeds went to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children.

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Always looking for some good paving equipment are Mark Charbonneau (R) of Continental Paving of New Hampshire and Mark Pentz, president of the Calvin Group.

Asphalt trailers from Peckham Industries’ inventory were ready to find new homes with the highest bidders.

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With 20 years of experience in construction equipment, Nekludoff brings a wealth of industry knowledge to Westborough. He will be responsible for selling and supporting Monroe’s full line of Case construction equipment and Case IH agriculture equipment, Screen Machine and Dynapac in Massachusetts’ Worcester and Franklin counties.

“I am thrilled to be joining Westborough’s team and look forward to offering customers my friendly, transparent and prompt solutions: Never overpromise, but always over-deliver,” said Nekludoff.

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Vt. Expects New Regulations to Take Effect in Summer 2025 DAMS from page 4

The Vermont DEC also is in communication with the USACE about making potential improvements to the Wrightsville and East Barre dams. Renovations are being considered that would allow the dams to release water more quickly in order to build capacity ahead of expected rainfall.

That process is still in its preliminary stages, and it is not clear if or when such improvements would take place, VTDigger reported.

And even before last summer’s flooding, Vermont officials were drafting new rules governing dams. New regulations will strengthen the state’s oversight of those water barriers owned by other entities, giving state officials the authority to compel dam owners to inspect and remediate the structures.

“They are a big deal,” explained the DEC’s Kamman.

Once they go fully into effect, he said, “the state will be in a position of saying, ‘Okay owner, your dam was found to be in poor condition. It poses a risk to downstream

residents. It’s not imminent, but it is a significant risk, and you need to do X, Y and Z in order to make this safe.’ That’s enforceable.”

Green, the agency’s dam safety engineer, told lawmakers in the past legislative session that the new rules amounted to a “paradigm shift in terms of how dams are regulated in the state.”

After delays caused both by COVID-19 and last year’s flooding, the regulations are slated to take effect in the summer of 2025.

Vermont officials and lawmakers say the reforms are the result of a need to keep making revisions. Climate change is exacerbating flooding in the Green Mountain State, forcing policymakers to continually adapt to heavier rainfall and more frequent deluges, events that will put further pressure on the state’s dams.

“We’re just living in a different climate,” said Bray, the chair of the Vermont Senate’s Natural Resources and Energy committee.

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“On short notice, he provided us with Cole Landscaping has embraced a compact track loader that perfectly technology and the company believes met our needs. We use it constantly for in taking advantage of any new prodsnow all winter and we use it to load ucts that can improve its customer materials throughout the year. The service. machine is great. It’s easy to get in and “From scheduling customers to manout of, gives us great visibility thanks to aging our fleet using GPS, we rely on the single arm boom and great ground technology to be more efficient,” Cole speed. said. “We do our landscape design using “The single arm boom is very importhe latest software with 3-D models, tant to us from a safety standpoint,” he which provide a realistic view of our added. “The loader boom allows for a proposed project. Our back office uses side door entrance, which means no landscape specific management platmore climbing over the boom to get into forms that allow us to look at any proj- Cole Landscaping’s JCB 55Z-1 compact zero tail swing excavator has proven to be a very the cab, a great safety innovation. ect in real time as needed. We use a soft- useful tool, even more so with the addition of a thumb.

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“Once again Alta Equipment delivered an According to Cole, the focus of his comawesome machine to us. It has tremendous Between the company’s longevity, prod- augers and vibratory hammers. pany’s 30-year history has been servicing digging and lift capacity and with the addi“We love our fleet of Dingo machines and tion of a thumb it has become a very flexible customers on the north shore and becoming uct knowledge and the dedication of its experts on the various conditions and cir- employees, Cole Landscaping has opportu- use them for many applications, from tool for us.” nities to get involved in many unique proj- pulling pipes to loading and unloading cumstances unique to each area.

When asked why Alta Equipment is Cole “We pride ourselves on keeping open and ects, including a recent pool project in trucks,” he said. “We typically have one Landscaping’s equipment supplier of choice, continuous communication with each cus- Marblehead where the pool was being Dingo machine at each project that we are Cole said, “All of the machines are reliable tomer during the entirety of their project,” he installed on a hillside with a 30-degree grade working on.” and that’s important. But it’s really the perRelationship building and reliability is the formance of our sales rep that puts it over the said. “We pride ourselves on having same- that had to be maintained.

The future is bright for Cole Landscaping. key to the company’s growth Cole said his top for us. I have his cell number and I am day response to any questions or concerns a client may have and we are absolutely dedi- It has projected that by the end of the decade company looks to receive the same from its encouraged to call him day or night and, cated to sticking to the agreed upon time it will have 160 employees and it is currently vendors. believe me, I do. Every time I have needed looking to invest in a second facility to “Alta Equipment, who sold us the Dingo him, he has come through. frame and budget.” machines, gives us great customer service.

Employee training also is critical to being reduce windshield time.

“I am a very loyal guy, that’s why we Cole is quick to point out that his employ- Ryan Sears, our sales representative with service customers the way we do at Cole able to achieve its goals, along with meeting ees at times are only as good as the equip- Alta, understands the work that we do and Landscaping. Because we know that great customers’ expectations.

“Our entire staff meets every week for a ment they have access to complete a project. does everything possible to keep our fleet up service will ultimately give us customer loyteam meeting,” Cole said. “Part of each With that in mind, Cole Landscaping has and running. But, with the Dingo machines alty. Alta Equipment and Ryan [Sears] have meeting is dedicated to safety and the bal- made significant investments in its equip- we typically do not need any support. I given us that same excellent level of servance to operational training, such as how to ment fleet. The company has purchased six would highly recommend that anyone in our ice.” properly trim a hedge or how to operate a Toro Dingo TX track loaders with vertical business own these machines.”

For more information, visit www.altg.com Another machine that Cole Landscaping and www.colelandscaping.com.  CEG skid steer. Safety is of the utmost concern to lift loader arms, which gives each Dingo a us. Our employees are family, and we want 1,000-lb. capacity for loading and unload- has purchased from Alta Equipment is a JCB (All photographs in this article are Copyright them to come home every day in the same ing. The vertical lift makes the machine very 270T compact track loader.

2024 Construction Equipment Guide. All Rights flexible and able to use attachments such as “About two years ago, I knew we were Reserved.) condition that they left.”

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Most of Conn. Rail Bridge Work to Be Funded By ILJA BRIDGE from page 1

The new Connecticut River Bridge will improve reliability and reduce delays for Amtrak’s intercity services, the Connecticut Shore Line East commuter service, and freight operators along the Northeast Corridor (NEC), America’s busiest rail corridor.

It will be primarily funded by the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA), due to a $826.64 million federal grant awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); Amtrak and the state of Connecticut will foot the remainder of the project’s cost.

It is but one of several passenger rail improvement efforts in the state, including the Devon Bridge and Walk Bridge replacement projects undertaken by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT).

“Today’s milestone brings us one step closer to putting shovels in the ground and kicking off construction for this major project,” Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner noted in a June 28 news release.

He also expressed his appreciation to the Biden-Harris Administration and the FRA for the funding necessary to advance the project from planning to construction.

Additionally, Gardner thanked Connecticut’s two Democratic U.S. senators, Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, along with Gov. Ned Lamont (D), and CTDOT “for their continued support and partnership.”

“The Connecticut River Bridge is an essential part of the busy Northeast Corridor rail line, but in dire need of repair,” Blumenthal said in the news release. “I am thrilled the work to replace this century-old bridge is moving forward — ensuring improved rail service is on the way — and I will keep fighting for federal resources to improve Connecticut’s aging infrastructure.”

In a statement from his office, Murphy added, “Investing in the future of rail in Connecticut is a no-brainer — it makes life easier for travelers and commuters, boosts economic growth, creates good-paying jobs and helps fight the climate crisis. Thanks to funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this $1.3 billion investment to replace the aging Connecticut River Bridge will keep our railways safe, cut travel times and improve Amtrak’s rail service for Connecticut riders.”

The current 1,500-ft.-long Connecticut River Bridge opened in 1907 and is one of several moveable rail spans along the NEC. Today, it serves more than 50 daily Amtrak Northeast Regional and Acela trains,

the CTrail Shore Line East service, and various freight trains. However, the unreliability of the aging bridge, due to its failure to open and close consistently, results in cascading delays to rail and maritime traffic.

New Moveable Bridge Will Help to Modernize NEC The O&G/Tutor Perini joint venture will work with Amtrak at the Connecticut River site to construct a new two-track, moveable bridge to replace the existing dual-track structure between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, located about midway between New York City and Providence, R.I. • The proposed moveable bridge will be located immediately south of the old span, and feature modern tracks, signals, catenary, power, communication and other supporting rail infrastructure.

• It also is designed to safely support trains moving at a maximum operating speed of 70 mph, a 55 percent increase from today’s maximum speed of 45 mph.

• Maritime navigation and safety in the river also will improve due to additional vertical clearance compared with the existing bridge.

The new bridge design is 100 percent complete, according to Amtrak, and construction is set to begin late this summer or early fall.

The rail service previously awarded a construction management contract to AECOM, which will assist the rail company with management of the construction joint venture, document control, schedule and budget oversight, and community outreach support.

The NEC rail bridge project in Connecticut is key to Amtrak’s vision of a new era of passenger rail, which includes investments into modern trains, stations, tunnels, bridges and other critical infrastructure upgrades to enhance the customer experience, improve safety and reliability, and expand capacity to serve more future customers.

“The new Connecticut River Bridge will serve the entire Northeast Corridor. It will help realize Gov. Ned Lamont’s goal of improved rail connectivity north to Boston and south to Washington, D.C.,” explained CTDOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto.

“The new structure, built by Connecticut’s building trades, will improve safety, reliability and increase operating speeds along the line,” he added. “CTDOT is grateful for the continued support of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration, the advocacy of our congressional delegation, and collaboration of our partners at Amtrak.” 

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