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Canton Conservation Commission 
Pequitside Farm — Tavern Room 
79 Pleasant Street 
Canton, Ma. 02021 
(781)821-5035 
Con.Com@town.canton.ma.us 
MINUTES 
August 24, 2016 @ 7:00 P.M. 
Attendance: Debra Sundin — Chairman (arrived at 7:15 P.M.), 
Donald MacAdam — Vice Chairman, James Fitzpatrick — Clerk, 
Gerald Carmichael, Joshua Cohen, Robert MacDonald 
Absent: Janna Shub 
Conservation Agent: Cynthia O'Connell 
Recording Secretary: Heather Cahill 
Vice —Chairman, Donald MacAdam called hearing to order at 7:01 P.M. 
PUBLIC HEARINGS 
Algonquin Gas Route 138 RDA -35-16 
Transmission, LLC 
Request for Determination of Applicability to conduct two geotechnical borings 
located on each side of Route 138 within Algonquin Gas's maintained Q-1 
System Right Of Way and approximately 20 -feet east of the shoulder of Route 
138 within an existing gravel parking lot within the maintained Q-1 System Right 
Of Way. Geotechnical boring locations are within the 100' Buffer Zone of a 
Bordering Vegetated Wetland. (Map 75, Lot 7 and Map 89, Lot 26) 
Power Point presentation by Jon Bonsall of Access Northeast and Mike Tyrell of TRC 
Solutions presented the following: 
• Request for a Negative Determination for two Geotechnical borings along 
Rte. 138, to allow Algonquin Gas to assess the feasibility of utilizing a jack and 
bore trenchless construction technique to install an underground pipeline 
associated with Access Northeast Pipeline project across Rte. 138. 
• Proposed work is within the 100' Buffer Zone of a Bordering Vegetated Wetland, 
proposed boring work won't impact wetlands. Standard tracked drill rig to collect 
the geotechnical samples. Water and Bentonite mixture lubricant will be utilized 
for the drill bit. 
• Once samples are collected, the boring holes will be back-filled to ground level 
with a Bentonite cement grout. 
• Proposed boring work will take two to three days for each boring.