Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 132A:16I - Application for new or modified discharge into ocean sanctuariesAn application for a new or modified discharge shall, at a minimum, include:
(1) a final CWMP approved by the department and a final environmental impact report and certificate;(2) an evaluation of the receiving water body, including a benthic survey and fish habitat evaluation;(3) a minimum of 24 months of baseline nutrient related water quality monitoring;(4) development of a site specific hydrodynamic model illustrating tides, bathymetry, mixing zones and seasonal variations; and(5) a hydrologic evaluation of the aquifer, including evaluation of the effects of the new or modified discharge on the recharge of the affected aquifer.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132A, § 16I
Added by Acts 2014, c. 259,§ 41, eff. 8/6/2014.