Services | Wetlands/Rivers Act

Wetlands/Rivers Act

Wetlands

  • Identify and flag the limits of wetlands in accordance with Mass. regulations and Army Corps of Engineers' regulations
  • Perform surveys to locate wetlands and map areas on property
  • Prepare request for Determination of Applicability and/or Notice of Intent
  • File with Conservation Commission and DEP
  • Representation at meetings/hearings

Rivers Act

  • Locate the banks of a stream or river that are protected under the recently enacted State Rivers Act
  • Survey and locate the bank
  • Plot the location
  • Plot the 200 foot buffer for the Riverfront Area
  • Assist owner in receiving permits for developing lands encumbered by wetlands or the Rivers Act

Storm Water Management Planning

  • Prepare forms for Total Suspended Solids compliance using the most recent Best Management Practices
  • Prepare Storm water Management Plan for sequence of construction and after construction
  • Evaluate newest Storm water Management Control Devices for removal of total suspended solids as approved by the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA) within the Strategic Envirotechnology Partnership (STEP) Program