Wetland Permitting

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Wetland Permits


Preserving Concord's wetlands, floodplains, and riverfronts is crucial to our unique natural environment, which, in turn, protects public interests such as flood control, stormwater damage protection, protection of drinking water supplies, and fisheries and wildlife habitats. View the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and regulations and understand that no person may "remove, fill, dredge, or alter" and of the land surface, water, or vegetation in wetland resource areas without obtaining a permit from the local Conservation Commission, which in Concord, is the Natural Resources Commission. Concord also administers local Wetlands Bylaws and implements Wetlands Bylaw Regulations.

Any work within the wetlands, the 100-year floodplain, 200 feet of a perennial stream, or the 100-foot buffer zone to wetlands requires review and approval from the Natural Resources Commission. View the Certified Vernal Pools in Concord map showing approximate locations of wetlands, rivers, streams, and certified vernal pools in Concord.

If you are planning any landscaping, clearing, filling, excavation, demolition, or construction within a wetland or floodplain, within the 100 foot buffer zone, or within 200 feet of the Assabet, Concord, or Sudbury Rivers, or other perennial stream - whether or not the wetland resource area is on your property. Please contact the Division of Natural Resources before you begin your project to determine if you will need a permit. View the Wetlands Brochure for a homeowners guide to working near wetlands and streams.

Rules and Regulations

Natural Resources Commission Policies

If you are proposing to work within 25 feet of a regulated wetland resource area, you must submit a Waiver Request in accordance with Section 7.7. of the Concord Wetlands Bylaw. 

 Request for Waiver for Work in 25-foot No Disturb Zone

 

To obtain Department of Environmental Protection forms

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Additional Forms & Checklists

Forms Checklists
Notice of Intent (refer to link above to obtain form)
Notice of Intent - Submission Checklist
Ecological Restoration Limited Project Notice of Intent (refer to link above to obtain form) Ecological Restoration Limited Project Notice of Intent Submission Checklist
Abbreviated Notice of Intent (review the instructions on this form to determine if your project is eligible for this filing)
Abutter Notification Form (Abbreviated Notice of Intent)
Abbreviated Notice of Intent - Submission Checklist
Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation (refer to link above to obtain form)
Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation - Submission Checklist
Request for Determination of Applicability (refer to link above to obtain form) Request for Determination of Applicability - Submission Checklist
Instructions - Request for Extension to Order of Conditions No form required, see Instructions
Instructions - Request to Amend Order of Conditions No form required, see Instructions
Request for Certificate of Compliance (refer to link above to obtain form) Certificate of Compliance Submission Checklist