Neponset River Dredge Spoils Assessment Results

April 2008

News Release: Testing of Soils Along Neponset River Finds Area Safe for Recreational Use
Meetings to be Held in Hyde Park and Dorchester to Present Results to the Public
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Presentations on recent MassDEP sampling and evaluation of dredge spoils along the banks of the Neponset River.
(Public meetings on April 28, 2008 and May 6, 2008):
Introduction and Overview
MS PowerPoint 53 KB | PDF 175 KB
Sampling and Evaluation Results
MS Powerpoint 1 MB | PDF 788 KB

Neponset River Dredge Spoils Assessment 

December 2007
Presentation on Neponset River history, previous studies, objectives of sampling, data evaluation  & path forward.
PDF 3.6 MB

Sampling and Analysis Plan

Plan Text and Tables
PDF 355 KB

Figure 1 Site Plan
PDF 300 MB

Figure 2 1962 Spoil Area C
PDF  3 MB

Figure 3 1962 Spoil Area D, 1962 Spoil Area E
PDF 3 MB

Figure 4 1962 Spoil Area G, 1962 Spoil Area H, 1962 Spoil Area I0
PDF 3 MB

Figure 5 1964 Spoil Area A
PDF 3 MB

Figure 6 1964 Spoil Area C
PDF 3 MB

Appendix A MACTEC Standard Operating Procedures
PDF 65 KB

Appendix B Soil Sample Field Data Record
PDF 65 KB

Appendix C Sediment Sample Field Data Record
PDF 350 KB

DCR Ryan Playground / Spoil Pile H Investigation Report

PDF 2 MB

News Release: Surface Soils to be Tested for PCBs along the Neponset River Banks in Boston and Milton, in Review of a 1960s-era Dredging Project

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