<div dir="ltr">Just had a "deep immersion" experience in blasting this last year.... <div><br></div><div>see :<div><br></div><div><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/site_clean_up/potable_water/Blasting-Guidance-Dec2019.pdf">https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/site_clean_up/potable_water/Blasting-Guidance-Dec2019.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And with UConn law students in 2010 we developed a model zoning ordinance as a learning exercise. See</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.washingtonct.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif1396/f/file/file/merrimodregs.pdf">https://www.washingtonct.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif1396/f/file/file/merrimodregs.pdf</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>includes blasting regs at page 239; not definitive, but a start... </div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Dwight</div><div><br></div><div>Dwight Merriam,FAICP</div><div><a href="mailto:dwightmeriam@gmail.com">dwightmeriam@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 9:33 AM Mark Archambault <<a href="mailto:marchambault@ayer.ma.us">marchambault@ayer.ma.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m curious as to whether any towns or cities out there <b>regulate blasting and rock hammering</b> when development requires the clearing of large areas of ledge.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here in Ayer, much of the remaining developable land has extensive ledge outcrops and requires blasting to develop.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Besides the usual limits on hours of operation to lessen noise impacts, does anyone have a regulation that covers blasting in more detail?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for any assistance anyone can provide. <u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mark Archambault, AICP<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ayer Town Planner <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ayer, MA 01432<u></u><u></u></p>
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