Project Number:

3133

P.J. Murphy Trucking Sound Level Test

SERVICE:

Noise Impact Assessment

DESCRIPTION:

Tech Environmental performed sound level compliance testing at the P.J. Murphy Trucking site in Atkinson, New Hampshire to satisfy the Town of Atkinson Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 6170. The Town of Atkinson Zoning Regulations require sound from industrial equipment to comply with specific zoning ordinance sound levels.

Tech conducted sound level monitoring in the direction of the closest residential property line to the truck site. Tech conducted acoustic modeling of the expected truck operations using a sophisticated 3-D acoustic model, and modeled conditions with and without an earth berm and wall shielding a nearby residential neighborhood. The results showed that the expected worst-case noise levels at the nearest residential locations were significantly below the levels specified in the bylaw for all regulated stationary sources; therefore, trucking operations with an earth berm and wall in place would comply with Town of Atkinson noise regulations.

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Key Points

  • Tech performed sound level compliance testing at the P.J. Murphy Trucking site in Atkinson, New Hampshire.
  • Tech performed noise monitoring and acoustic modeling of truck noise impacts to determine compliance with the Town of Atkinson Zoning Ordinance.