Massachusetts homeowners building near wetlands
Free check for work near a Massachusetts wetland: are you in the 100-foot Buffer Zone, and what goes in a WPA Form 1 RDA to the Conservation Commission.
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How it works
What you get
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Pre-Construction Notification door.
Modeled on: MassDEP WPA Form 1, Request for Determination of Applicability
From public data
from a wetland or other resource area is the Massachusetts Buffer Zone, where work may need a Conservation Commission filing
Source: 310 CMR 10.02(2)(b)
Draft the Army Corps pre-construction notification (ENG Form 6082) for a dock, bank repair or small crossing. Wetlands and species checked. Free to read.
Questions
The land within 100 feet of a wetland or other resource area protected under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act regulations.
The Conservation Commission makes a written determination within 21 days of receiving a written request.
WPA Form 1. The Commission answers with a Determination of Applicability on Form 2, which is valid for 3 years.
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Where is the work in or near water?
What is your water system's name or ID?
What use are you asking to allow?
Which water system is this plan for?
Where is the Colorado parcel?
What is the project, and where?
Answer it and ePlan opens the Pre-Construction Notification door with your answer filled in.