Christian Camp to Concom 12-5-22The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Marine Fisheries
251 Causeway Street, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02114
p: (617) 626-1520 | f: (617) 626-1509
www.mass.gov/marinefisheries
CHARLES D. BAKER KARYN E. POLITO BETHANY A. CARD RONALD S. AMIDON DANIEL J. MCKIERNAN
Governor Lt. Governor Secretary Commissioner Director
December 2, 2022
Barnstable Conservation Commission
367 Main Street
Barnstable, MA 02632
Dear Commissioners:
The Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF) has reviewed the Notice of Intent (NOI) by
Christian Camp Meeting Association to reconstruct a dock and stairway at 160 Lake Elizabeth
Drive within Lake Elizabeth in the Town of Barnstable. The proposed dock and stairway will be
reconstructed within the same footprint of the existing structure. New support wood piles would
be driven into the subsurface by hand or helical piles driven into the subsurface using a hand-
held machine. The new piles shall be installed immediately adjacent the existing piles; the
existing piles will be cut at, or near, the waterline and secured to the new piles. Due to the depth
of the pond, the site is inaccessible by barge so piles will be driven utilizing shoreside access.
The project was reviewed with respect to potential impacts to marine fisheries resources and
habitat.
Lake Elizabeth has been identified by MA DMF as diadromous fish passage, migration, and/or
spawning habitat for alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and American eel (Anguilla rostrata).
MA DMF offers the following comments for your consideration:
• The piles to be replaced should be fully removed from the substrate - rather than cut
below the water's surface [1].
• Silt containment measures should be installed prior to conducting the work and
preferably before the alewife spring migration (April 1st).
Questions regarding this review may be directed to Amanda Davis in our New Bedford office at
Amanda.davis@mass.gov.
Sincerely,
Amanda Davis
Environmental Analyst
MA Division of Marine Fisheries
cc:
Cameron Larson, Environmental Consulting & Restoration, LLC
John Logan, Emma Gallagher, John Sheppard, MA DMF
Robert Boeri, CZM
AD/eg
References:
1. Logan, J.M., A. Boeri, J. Carr, T. Evans, E.M. Feeney, K. Frew, F. Schenck, and K.H.
Ford. 2022. A review of habitat impacts from residential docks and recommended Best
Management Practices with an emphasis on the northeastern United States. Estuaries
Coasts 45: 1189–1216. https://www.mass.gov/doc/dock-bmp-
recommendations/download