A New Pier to Support Year-Round 研究 on the Coast of Maine
As Maine’s premier educator of marine scientists and environmental researchers, the University of New England has proposed construction of a new, all-season pier on its Biddeford Campus to replace its existing seasonal research dock, allowing students and faculty to conduct their studies 365 days a year. The pier will also be used as the docking site for the city of Biddeford’s fireboat.
Located just steps from best-in-class laboratories in UNE’s 亚瑟P. 吉拉德海洋科学中心, this new pier will support essential marine and environmental research during the winter season — including 环境DNA分析, 浮游植物监测, 海藻养殖 — and will provide additional storage space for new and existing research equipment.
功能设计与萨科河的思想
The proposed pier has been the subject of years of study and has been revised based on feedback from local and federal experts, 社区成员, 以及比德福德市的工作人员. In consultation with its own marine science faculty and expert marine engineers, UNE analyzed nine possible locations for a new pier on its Biddeford Campus that would minimize impact on the environment, 船舶导航, 沿河停泊.
码头选址, 在规划文件中称为“第七址”, was determined in consultation with the expert marine engineers to be the preferred location for the pier based on water depth (bathymetric) analysis and site boring studies.
UNE has relied on those highly qualified marine engineers, who have recommended the current design and pier location because the pier as proposed at Site 7 achieves adequate water depth, provides all-tide safe navigation and berthing conditions, results in a structure of smaller overall dimensions in order to minimize impacts on coastal wetlands, locates the pier at a site that is less exposed to adverse current and icing conditions.
The size and shape of the pier have been designed to reach adequate water levels at both low and high tides for navigation while minimizing impacts to the environment, Saco河水上交通, 和现有的系泊. UNE’s goal in constructing this new pier is to minimize disruptions to our valued neighbors while maximizing the benefits of increased, 全年为我们的学生提供水, who will care for the Saco River for generations to come.
什么
A four-season research pier on the Saco River will provide docking for the 大学的三艘研究船, year-round access to the water for vital marine science and aquaculture research, 还有额外的研究设备存储空间.
The proposed pier will also serve as a permanent docking site for the city’s fireboat, allowing first responders to respond to maritime emergencies faster and more efficiently.
大小
The proposed pier will extend approximately 142 feet from the shore — where water depths are sufficient to support safe, all-tide navigation — and will be comprised of a 118.8-foot approach and attached 23-by-80-foot perpendicular dock.
位置
该码头计划位于 吉拉德海洋科学中心 地点通常被称为“Site 7”.” This site is one of nine possible sites reviewed by UNE’s expert engineers and determined to be the most viable option to locate the pier based on water depth and site boring analyses, resulting in the least impact to the surrounding environment, 航道航行, 以及现有的系泊位置.
The farthest extent of the pier will sit over 200 feet from the federal navigation channel, posing no risk to fishing and maritime operations along the Saco River.
提案概述
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区域的细节
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状态
The application for the pier is currently under review by the city of Biddeford and an external consulting firm. 市政府聘请了韦恩·达菲(Wayne Duffet)， P.E., of TEC Associates to ensure that UNE is proceeding with obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals.