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Staff Report
Application 221 IWC 9
Hybrid Regular Meeting – Thursday, May 20, 2021
Applicant: Town of Montville Public Works
Address: Various – All Municipal Drainage Facilities
Meeting Date: May 20, 2021
Date Received by IWC: April 16, 2021
Applicant Request: General permit to conduct routine maintenance and emergency repairs with
respect to all municipal drainage.
Activity Description:
Wetland Disturbance Area *
Watercourse/Waterbody Disturbance Area *
Upland Review Disturbance Area *
* “Minimized to the extent necessary to adequately maintain drainage and to effect emergency
maintenance repairs”.
STAFF COMMENTS:
The previous application (210 IWC 7) expired on February 18, 2016. This application is
for a new permit, if approved this permit will expire in five (5) years
Application is for a general permit to conduct routine maintenance and emergency repairs
with respect to all municipal drainage
Activities to be included in this general permit include repair or replacement of existing
structures and culverts; cleaning of and stabilization of culvert outfalls, swales and drainage
ditches; and other routine maintenance and emergency repairs of municipal drainage
All activities will comply with all necessary erosion and sedimentation controls measures
in accordance with applicable guidelines in the “2002 Connecticut Guidelines for Erosion
and Sediment Control”
If the Public Works Department proposes to undertake an activity for which it is
questionable whether coverage applies under this Permit, the Wetlands Officer will first be
consulted for verification of coverage
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M O T I O N (A Motion to Approve)
After giving due consideration to all relevant factors, including those in Section 10 of the
Montville Inland Wetland Regulations and Section 22a-41 of the Connecticut General Statutes, I
move to approve Application 221 IWC 9, submitted by the Town of Montville Public Works for
a General Permit to conduct routine maintenance and emergency repairs with respect to all
drainage, as submitted and described in a narrative entitled “ Project Narrative for Town of
Montville, Public Works General Wetland Permit”, Dated April 16, 2021”.
(Standard Reason for Approval Apply)
Standard Reasons for Approval:
1. The environmental impact of the proposed project does not have a significant effect on
the inland wetland's and watercourse's capacity to support fish and wildlife, to prevent
flooding, to supply and protect surface and groundwater, to control sediment, to facilitate
drainage, to control pollution, to support recreational activities, and to promote public
health and safety.
2. The Commission has determined that the relationship between the short-term uses of the
environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity will have no
impact on the surrounding wetland system.
3. The proposed activity will not have irreversible and irretrievable commitments of
resources.
4. The proposed project will not change the character and or add degree of injury to, or
interference with, safety, health, or the reasonable use of property, including abutting or
downstream property.
5. The proposed activity use is suitable to the area.
6. The applicant has taken all feasible measures to mitigate the impact of any aspect of the
proposed regulated activity.