4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 6 cities in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater follows the MA Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c.131 s.40), MassDEP Stormwater Standards, and municipal MS4 bylaws under the EPA NPDES permit.
Erosion and sediment control is required under the Wetlands Protection Act and local bylaws. Silt fence, stabilized entrances, and inlet protection are standard.
FEMA FIRMs govern flood zones. Construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas must meet the MA State Building Code 780 CMR and local floodplain bylaws.
Chapter 131
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any mosquito control work done under the provisions of clause (36) of section five of chapter forty, of chapter two hundred and fifty-two or of any special act; to maintenance of drainage and flooding systems of cranberry bogs, to work performed for normal maintenance or improvement of land in agricultural use or in aquacultural use; or to any p...
Grading work must meet local stormwater bylaws, the MA Wetlands Protection Act, and 780 CMR. Drainage cannot discharge onto neighbors or the public way.
6 cities in Middlesex County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
4 verified rules • Erosion Control, Flood Zones
4 verified rules • Erosion Control, Flood Zones
4 verified rules • Erosion Control, Flood Zones
4 verified rules • Erosion Control, Flood Zones
4 verified rules • Erosion Control, Flood Zones
1 verified rule • Flood Zones
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