Proposed MassDEP Title 5 Amendments and Watershed Permit Regulations
MassDEP is proposing two regulatory initiatives: revisions to Title 5 regulations to establish natural resource “Nitrogen Sensitive Areas” (NSAs) for watersheds adversely impacted by nitrogen, and new Watershed Permit regulations.
How to Comment:
MassDEP is hosting two upcoming virtual Public Hearings:
- Remote Only, January 24, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Register
- Remote Only, January 25, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Register
Oral comments will be received at the above public hearings, and written comments can be submitted via mail and email through January 30, 2023.
Email comments to dep.talks@mass.gov. Please put “Title 5 and Watershed Permitting” in the subject line.
Mail comments to: MassDEP, Bureau of Water Resources – Division of Watershed Management, 100 Cambridge Street, suite 900, Boston, MA 02114, Attention: Title 5 & Watershed Permit.
MassDEP also intends to hold two additional information sessions:
- January 17, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. (remote)
- January 18, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. (hybrid).
More information about how to participate in these sessions will be provided on MassDEP’s website.
The draft regulations are published on the MassDEP website at: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massdep-public-hearings-comment-opportunities and at: 310 CMR 15.000: Septic Systems ("Title 5") | Mass.gov and 314 CMR 21.00: Watershed Permit Regulations | Mass.gov
Recordings of previously held information sessions and public hearings can be found here: 310 CMR 15.000: Septic Systems ("Title 5") | Mass.gov
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