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Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Emergency Certification Form
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Town of Yarmouth Wetland By -Law, Chapter 1.43
A. Emergency Information
Important: Yarmouth
Issuance From:
When filling out Issuing Authority
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do not use the Storm on 12.18.23 caused erosion of the primary dune directly beside the access road. Road was
return key. overwashed. Homeowners fear future storms will undermine or damage roadway.
.�Q 3. Applicant to perform work: Great Island Homeowners Association
4. Public agency to perform work or public agency ordering the work to be performed:
Town of Yarmouth
5. Date of Site Visit: Start Date:
12.19.23
6. Work to be allowed*:
End Date*:
1.5.24 2.5.24
* no later than 30 days from start date or 60 days in the
case of an Immediate Response Action approved by
DEP to address an oilthazardous material release.
350 sand bags at 1 cu yard each will be placed along the two most vulnerable areas and sand will be
filled behind, on top, and in front to create a dune width and slope similar to pre-existing conditions.
Bags will be joined together and monitored daily for damage/displacement. Any displaced bags must
be retrieved. Woods Hole Group and Fuss and O'Neil Engineerino will oversee installation.
* May not include work beyond that necessary to abate the emergency.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
Ir, WPA Emergency Certification Form
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Town of Yarmouth Wetland By -Law, Chapter 143
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A copy of this form must be provided to the appropriate DEP Regional Office.
C. General Conditions
1. Failure to comply with all conditions stated herein, and with all related statutes and other regulatory
measures, shall be deemed cause to revoke or modify this Emergency Certification or subject to
enforcement action.
2. This Emergency Certification does not grant any property rights or any exclusive privileges; it does not
authorize any injury to private property or invasion of property rights.
3. This Emergency Certification does not relieve the applicant or any other person of the necessity of
complying with all other applicable federal, state, or local statutes, ordinances, bylaws, or regulations.
4. Any work conducted beyond that described above, and any work conducted beyond that necessary to
abate the emergency, shall require the filing of a Notice of Intent.
5. The Agent or members of the Conservation Commission and the Department of Environmental
Protection shall have the right to enter and inspect the area subject to this Emergency Certification at
reasonable hours to evaluate compliance with this Certification, and may require the submittal of any
data deemed necessary by the Conservation Commission or the Department for that evaluation.
6. This Emergency Certification shall apply to any contractor or any other person performing work
authorized under this Certification.
7. No work may be authorized beyond 30 days from the date of this certification without written approval
of the Department.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Emergency Certification Form
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Town of Yarmouth Wetland By -Law, Chapter 143
D. Special Conditions
An NOI must be submitted following completion of the work. This shall include a timeline of activities
for the future, planting protocol, and details on the placement and volume of sand used and requested
for future nourishment of the dune.This application must be submitted to NHESP.
E. Appeals
The Department may, on its own motion or at the request of any person, review: an emergency
certification issued by a conservation commission and any work permitted thereunder; a denial by a
conservation commission of a request for emergency certification; or the failure by a conservation
commission to act within 24 hours of a request for emergency certification. Such review shall not
operate to stay the work permitted by the emergency certification unless the Department specifically so
orders. The Department's review shall be conducted within seven days of: issuance by a conservation
commission of the emergency certification; denial by a conservation commission of the emergency
certification; or failure by a conservation commission to act within 24 hours of a request for emergency
certification. If certification was improperly granted, or the work allowed thereunder is excessive or not
required to protect the health and safety of citizens of the Commonwealth, the Department may revoke
the emergency certification, condition the work permitted thereunder, or take such other action as it
deems appropriate.
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