Kingston Report-more commentary
June 13, 2015
Stephen Ambrose continues his series of commentaries on the draft report presented by HMMH consultants at the Kingston Board of Health meeting on June 18, 2015.
| Part three: Distance is attenuation. |
Part four: All wind shear models are not equally valid. |
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| Part five: Hub height wind shear compared (log scale) |
Part six: Hub height wind shear compared (linear scale) |
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Wind Wise ~ Massachusetts 
At the BOH hearing a question was raised as to why there was an abrupt change between 4 AM and 4:30 where KWI suddenly went from violating the state regulations to a state of compliance.
The expert explanation was that between 4 and 4:30 AM the added traffic noise increased sharply to bring KWI into compliance.
MassDEP’s acceptance of this explanation is in conflict with the state’s air pollution regulations which classify noise as an air contaminant, and defines a violation as any combination of contaminants that exceeds the state’s limits on air pollution.
The traffic noise on route 3 does not limit compliance to the short period from midnight to 4:00 AM. Adding traffic noise to noise from KWI extends the period of non compliance beyond 4:00 AM and before midnight.
MassDEP needs to be challenged on this point.