Dear Wendell Residents
Eversource Energy intends to selectively apply herbicides along the power line right-of-way pass through Wendell.
All the herbicides selected for this program are registered by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, the Massachusetts Pesticide Board, and are recommended for use in and around sensitive areas jointly by the Massachusetts Pesticide Bureau and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
The management plans can be found here and here
Maps of right-of-way passes can be found here and here
Inquires concerning the safety of the herbicides are directed to
Clayton Edwards, Rights of Way Program
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources Pesticide Bureau
225 Turnpike Rd, 3rd Floor
Southborough MA 01772