Land-disturbing work in Lynn requires erosion and sediment controls. Sites near the coast, wetlands, or waterways need a Conservation Commission Order of Conditions, and projects disturbing an acre or more fall under the federal construction stormwater permit.
Erosion and sediment control in Lynn is driven by two overlapping regimes. Work within 100 feet of a wetland, coastal bank, or land subject to tidal action requires a filing with the Lynn Conservation Commission under the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c.131 §40), which sets site-specific controls in its Order of Conditions. Separately, construction disturbing one or more acres must obtain EPA's NPDES Construction General Permit and keep a stormwater pollution prevention plan. Standard measures include silt fence, straw wattles, stabilized entrances, and prompt stabilization of exposed soil on Lynn's steep, glacially graded terrain.
Working without required controls or a wetlands Order of Conditions can bring a Conservation Commission enforcement order, restoration of disturbed areas, stop-work orders, and daily fines under the Wetlands Protection Act.
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