[RP Town Announce] Pepco Vegetation Management Notification

[Jessica Barnes]

The Town recently received the following notice from Pepco regarding upcoming work in our community:

To help meet our commitment of providing you with safe and reliable electricity, crews will be performing scheduled tree maintenance in your area to prevent service outages and damage to overhead lines caused by tree branches coming into contact with overhead power lines. In accordance with the Code of Maryland Regulations (20.50.12.09), we are notifying you that this work may start as soon as 10 days from the date of this notice.

State regulations define the necessary amount of pruning, which will be specific to each tree type, growth patterns, health and relative location to the power lines. Licensed Professional Foresters and ISA Certified Arborists manage our tree maintenance program, and contractual forestry professionals, many of whom are also ISA Certified Arborists, examine each tree to identify the work that needs to be done. Except in those limited instances in which we have preexisting rights, if trees on your property require removal a forestry representative will contact you for permission first.

As a reminder, please consider the location of overhead utility lines when deciding what type and where to plant trees. Each tree species grows differently and to varying heights, so it is important to keep in mind what a tree will look like when it matures. In addition to overhead lines, remember that cables and pipes are buried underground as well. Before digging, call Miss Utility at 811 to receive assistance in identifying the location of underground utility equipment and to avoid making contact with it.

We will work as quickly and safely as possible to complete this work and will take all efforts to minimize the inconvenience to you and your neighbors. For additional information about tree planting and our tree maintenance initiatives, visit https://www.pepco.com/SafetyCommunity/Safety/Pages/TreesandPowerlines.aspx.

If you have any questions about the tree maintenance work planned for your area, please contact us at 202-833-7500 and ask to have someone in our forestry department call you. If a notification was left at your door regarding tree trimming activity in your neighborhood, please contact the forestry representative listed on the notification with any questions.



Jessica
Jessica E. Barnes
Director of Administrative Services/Town Clerk
Town of Riverdale Park
5008 Queensbury Road
Riverdale Park, MD 20737
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301-832-6068 (cell)

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