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Eversource Responds to Acushnet's Concerns

Posted on: September 17, 2018 - 1:41pm
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Mr. Noble:

As you know, on Friday, September 14, 2018, I contacted officials at Eversource Gas requesting that a gas leak survey be performed in the neighborhoods of Acushnet that are in close proximity to the South Main Street quarry.  This action came after several complaints of a louder than usual blast on Thursday, September 14, 2018, and after several residents expressed concerns about the integrity of the local natural gas infrastructure given the events that were ongoing in the Merrimack Valley.

The new survey would follow a baseline survey conducted in May of this year of the following areas:

  • South Main Street from Pembroke Avenue south to Laura Keene Avenue
  • Pembroke Avenue from South Main Street easterly to end
  • Lawson Avenue from South Main Street easterly to end
  • Laura Keene Avenue  from South Main Street easterly to end
  • All sides streets between Laura Keene Avenue and Lawson Avenue
  • All side streets southerly off of Pembroke Avenue to end
  • All of Brookside Drive, Green Meadow Drive, Wing Lane, Elaine Way, Pageotte Street, Michael Way, and Bertrand Way

Earlier today the company, Omark, working as a vendor for Eversource, conducted a natural gas survey on those streets and added the following locations:

Rivet, Enos, Dorothy, Clifford, Crowell, Thornton, Rotch, Dalton, Martell, Leboef, Belanger and Sivigny Streets along with Jane and Tillie Way.

The technician explained that both sides of each road were subjected to their leak detection protocols which measure gas leaks in the parts per million categories.  The span of the area surveyed covers the width of each road and approximately five (5) feet beyond.  Surveyed are the natural gas supply lines and the individual service lines at the point of connection to the supply line.

The survey resulted in no leaks being detected.

We will continue to monitor this ongoing concerns and will make future requests of Eversource Gas when appropriate.

Respectfully,
Kevin Gallagher, Chief
Acushnet Fire & EMS Department
24 Russell Street
Acushnet, MA  02740
508-998-0250

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