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scrub-shrub habitat. The largest of the wetlands (wetland 2A-10) is located on the east side of US Route 201, behind Pine State Safety Lines, Inc. A perennial stream associated with this wetland originates on the Mount Ararat High School property and flows south through the wetland. Farther to the north on US Route 201, two small wetlands are located in the vicinity of Old Augusta Road. The first (wetland 2A-11) consists of an emergent roadside ditch adjacent to US Route 201. The second (wetland 2A-12) is located behind a mobile-home retailer, adjacent to a large open field. Habitat associated with this wetland is dominated by forested habitat with a small area of open-water habitat. The northern edge of the wetland consists of a small area of emergent habitat adjacent to the field. The eastern portion of this Study Area (i.e., east of the US Route 201/State Route 196 intersection) contains several perennial-stream crossings bordered by narrow bands of emergent and forested wetland habitat. The largest wetland (2A-13) in this area is located west of Village Drive and is divided by State Route 196. A perennial-stream channel, originating on the south side of State Route 196, connects the two wetlands. The stream flows from southwest to northeast and is a tributary to the Cathance River. In addition to the wetlands previously described, several roadside ditches are located along this corridor, especially between US Route 201 and Village Drive – where a ditch runs on the north side of the road. Strategy 2B Wetland resources in the Strategy 2B Study Area are limited by residential and commercial development. US Route 1 (Pleasant Street) in Brunswick is almost entirely built-out on both sides of the road. However, several wetlands systems were identified in the aerial-photography–interpreted mapping provided by the Town of Brunswick. The largest system is a forested wetland (wetland 2B-1) located on the south side of the Exit 28 connector road. The wetland originates along the southern slope of the Connector Road and extends south to Old Portland Road, where it outlets to a perennial stream that eventually crosses Pleasant Street and flows into an emergent wetland. On the north side of the Connector Road are several small wetlands consisting of emergent and forested-wetlands habitat that eventually drain to a perennial-stream channel (wetland 2B-2) . The stream originates as a ditch in the vicinity of a utilityline corridor that crosses the Exit 28 Connector Road, just west of Pleasant Street. An emergent wetland (wetland 2B-3) surrounds the stream channel between Pleasant Street and Range Road. The emergent wetland becomes widespread and parallels the north side of Pleasant Street. The wetland extends out of the Study Area, where it is associated with the floodplain of the Androscoggin River. Existing Conditions 45
The Strategy 2B Study Area east of River Road is primarily developed, with one wetland system (wetland 2B-4) located east of Riverside Cemetery. The forested wetland borders the Androscoggin River and receives flow from a perennial stream that crosses Pleasant Street from the south. East of Mill Street is an isolated wetland (wetland 2B-5) located in the vicinity of the old railroad depot. Strategy 2C The north side of Mill Street, from Pleasant Street to the Brunswick Mill area, is bordered by the Androscoggin River. The south side of the road is predominantly residential development with no wetlands. East of Maine Street, several small wetlands (wetland 2C-1 through 2C-7) were identified by the photo–interpreted wetlands data and confirmed in the field. Most of these wetlands occur on either side of the railroad bed in the vicinity of the Androscoggin River Bicycle and Pedestrian Path. Strategy 3 No wetland resources were located on the existing Rockland Branch Railroad between Jordan Avenue in Brunswick and the proposed connection across State Route 24 (Bath Road). However, two wetlands were identified on the NASB, which overlap with Strategy 1. These wetlands are described in the Strategy 1 discussion. 2.3.2 Surface Waters The Androscoggin River is a main feature of the Study Area. The river is 178 miles long and its watershed comprises portions of Maine and New Hampshire. The Androscoggin River begins at the outlet of Umbagog Lake in Errol, New Hampshire. The river flows south through Berlin, New Hampshire, before crossing over the state line in Gilead, Maine. Beyond Gilead, the river turns east, flowing through the towns of Bethel, Newry, Hanover, Rumford, and Canton. In Livermore Falls, the river takes a more southerly course, traveling into Auburn and Lewiston. In Lewiston, the river flows southeasterly through Durham, Lisbon Falls, Topsham, and Brunswick. In Brunswick, the river transitions to tidal water at Merrymeeting Bay, which is an approximately 10-mile-long tidal estuary located at the confluence of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers. From the confluence, it is approximately 20 miles to the Atlantic Ocean, where the Kennebec River empties into the Gulf of Maine. The watershed for the Androscoggin River at Merrymeeting Bay is approximately 350 square miles. The Androscoggin River is defined as a “Great River” and is therefore protected by the Mandatory Shoreland Protection Act (Title 38, MRSA Existing Conditions 46
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