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Wetland boundary determinations are often a critical component of waterfront planning. Delineating wetland boundaries requires a thorough understanding of the existing physical features including topography, vegetation, sediments, and hydrologic characteristics. In Massachusetts, dunes, banks, and floodplains are coastal wetlands. Such delineations also require a mastering of federal, state, and local delineation methodology and criteria.
Areas of water and associated submerged lands and tidal flats provide important physical and biological values in the marine environment. LEC assesses a variety of different tidelands including those that are filled, flowed, landlocked, private, and Commonwealth. Site mapping and strategic planning services offered by engineers and lawyers usually complete a team effort in designing and permitting waterfront development.
LEC has extensive experience with successful design and implementation of beach nourishment, bank restoration, and dune replication projects. Successfully nourishing, restoring or replicating a resource area is linked to site-appropriate design, qualified oversight during installation, and monitoring. When implemented correctly, a restored resource area will provide a long-term net benefit for storm damage prevention, flood control, and wildlife habitat protection.
Management of developed barrier beaches, historically, has focused more on the protection of facilities and infrastructure than the environment. Although the people who live on these beaches must be protected, the dynamic evolution of the barrier beach system must have the natural ability to continue with storms and sea level rise. LEC assists communities in developing management plans that address strategic retreat, facility relocation, property acquisition, and soft engineering techniques.
Flooding and erosion of our shorelines often require the use of coastal engineering structures, including groins, seawalls, bulkheads, and revetments. To supplement the necessary engineering, LEC provides the assessment of existing conditions used in design and provides recommendations for mitigation measures such as beach nourishment and bank restoration.
Knowledge of existing sediment and soil conditions is required for resource delineation, project design, and construction monitoring. Sampling methods includes hand augering, test pits, and borings. Visual and laboratory analysis of the samples usually include grain size, sorting, color, and roundness. Subsurface sampling is often the only means by which to differentiate between glacial and depositional environments. This is critical in delineating coastal banks and dunes for regulatory purposes.
74 Elm Street
Worcester, MA 01609
508-753-3077
centrallec@lecenvironmental.com
Take Exit 25B to Route 290 West toward Worcester. Take Exit 18 and follow signs for Route 9 West, which becomes Highland Street. Follow Highland Street for half a mile and turn left onto West Street. Follow West Street for several blocks to the traffic light, and turn right onto Elm Street. LEC is located half a block from the traffic light on the left.
Take Exit 10 to Route 290 East toward Worcester. Take Exit 17 and follow signs for Route 9 West, which becomes Highland Street. Follow Highland Street for half a mile and turn left onto West Street. Follow West Street for several blocks to the traffic light, and turn right onto Elm Street. LEC is located half a block from the traffic light on the left.
Merge onto Route 290 West toward Worcester. Take Exit 18 and follow signs for Route 9 West, which becomes Highland Street. Follow Highland Street for half a mile and turn left onto West Street. Follow West Street for several blocks to the traffic light, and turn right onto Elm Street. LEC is located half a block from the traffic light on the left.
1248 Route 28A, Unit 6
P. O. Box 778
Cataumet, MA 02532
(508) 563-5357
capelec@lecenvironmental.com
Follow Route 495 South toward Cape Cod/Bourne Bridge. The route number will change to Route 25 approximately 8 miles north of the Bourne Bridge. Proceed over the Cape Cod Canal on the Bourne Bridge. Once over the bridge, merge onto the rotary. Take the second exit off the rotary (1/2 way around) onto Route 28 South toward Falmouth and Woods Hole. Travel south on Route 28 until reaching the next rotary (Massachusetts Military Reservation Rotary), then take the first exit from the rotary toward Route 28A. Take the next (immediate) left onto Route 28A. Approximately 2 miles south, turn right into the parking area of Cataumet Place Offices.
Follow Route 3 South toward Cape Cod/Sagamore Bridge. At the rotary before the Sagamore Bridge, take the first exit onto Route 6 West, toward Wareham and the Bourne Bridge. After traveling 2.5 miles on Route 6 West, and passing under the Bourne Bridge, merge onto another rotary and take the first exit, leading to the Bourne Bridge. Proceed over the Cape Cod Canal on the Bourne Bridge. Once over the bridge, merge onto another rotary. Take the second exit off the rotary (1/2 way around) onto Route 28 South toward Falmouth and Woods Hole. Travel south on Route 28 until reaching the next rotary (Massachusetts Military Reservation Rotary), then take the first exit from the rotary toward Route 28A. Take the next (immediate) left onto Route 28A. Approximately 2 miles south, turn right into the parking area of Cataumet Place Offices.
Follow Route 195 East. At its terminus, exit to the right onto Route 25 South toward Cape Cod/Bourne Bridge. Proceed over the Cape Cod Canal on the Bourne Bridge. Once over the bridge, merge onto the Rotary. Take the second exit off the rotary (1/2 way around) onto Route 28 South toward Falmouth and Woods Hole. Travel South on Route 28 until reaching the next rotary (Massachusetts Military Reservation Rotary), then take the first exit from the rotary toward Route 28A. Take the next (immediate) left onto Route 28A. Approximately 2 miles south, turn right into the parking area of Cataumet Place Offices.
Follow Route 28 North from Falmouth/Woods Hole. Exit onto Highway 151 Westbound. Turn left at the first stop-light intersection onto 28A North. Travel approximately 1 mile, turn left into the parking area of Cataumet Place Offices.
107 Audubon Road
Building 2, Suite 110
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-2500
northlec@lecenvironmental.com
Take the exit for Route 95 South/128 North (Waltham, Gloucester). Follow the ramp for 95 South, Waltham. Now traveling on 95 South (128 South), take Exit 42, Salem Street/Wakefield. At the end of the ramp turn right onto Audubon Road. Proceed on Audubon for .5 miles. Turn right into the 107 Audubon Commerce Center Office Park. LEC is located in Building 2, which is the 3-story brick building. Entering the building at the main entrance, LEC is located in Suite 110, off the lobby on the right.
Take the exit for Route 95 South/128 North (Waltham, Gloucester). Follow the ramp for 95 South, Waltham. Now traveling on 95 South (128 South), take Exit 42, Salem Street/Wakefield. At the end of the ramp turn right onto Audubon Road. Proceed on Audubon for .5 miles. Turn right into the 107 Audubon Commerce Center Office Park. LEC is located in Building 2, which is the 3-story brick building. Entering the building at the main entrance, LEC is located in Suite 110, off the lobby on the right.
Take Exit 42, Salem Street. At the end of the ramp, turn left onto Salem Street. Turn left onto Pleasure Island Road at the Sunoco Gas Station. Once under Route 128, Pleasure Island Road becomes Audubon Road. Proceed .6 miles on Audubon Road and turn right into the 107 Audubon Commerce Center Office Park. LEC is located in Building 2, which is the 3-story brick building. Entering the building at the main entrance, LEC is located in Suite 110, off the lobby on the right.
Take Exit 42, Salem Street/Wakefield. At the end of the ramp turn right onto Audubon Road. Proceed on Audubon for .5 miles. Turn right into the 107 Audubon Commerce Center Office Park. LEC is located in Building 2, which is the 3-story brick building. Entering the building at the main entrance, LEC is located in Suite 110, off the lobby on the right.
36 Cordage Park Circle
Suite 312
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 746-9491
southlec@lecenvironmental.com
Take Exit 9 (Route 3A South). Follow Route 3A South for approximately 1.5 miles. Turn left into Cordage Commerce Center. Follow access around to the parking lot located to the right of the buildings. LEC is located in the Office Level entrance. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor. Suite 312 is at the end of the hall.
Take Exit 6 (Route 44 East). Follow Route 44 East for 1 mile to the intersection of Routes 44 and 3A. Turn left onto Route 3A, heading North. Follow Route 3A North for approximately 2 miles. Turn right into Cordage Commerce Center. Follow access around to the parking lot located to the right of the buildings. LEC is located in the Office Level entrance. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor. Suite 312 is at the end of the hall.