1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
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Hampden County has no county government. Flood-zone regulation comes from FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and Massachusetts's Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. c. 131 §40). The Connecticut River, Chicopee River, Westfield River, and Mill River all create extensive Special Flood Hazard Areas. Each town's Conservation Commission enforces wetlands rules; the state Department of Conservation and Recreation oversees flood control along the Connecticut River.
M.G.L. c. 131, § 40
Section 40. No person shall remove, fill, dredge or alter any bank, riverfront area, fresh water wetland, coastal wetland, beach, dune, flat, marsh, meadow or swamp bordering on the ocean or on any estuary, creek, river, stream, pond, or lake, or any land under said waters or any land subject to tidal action, coastal storm flowage, or flooding, other than in the course of maintaining, repairing...
1 cities in Hampden County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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