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Mount Wachusett Community College seeks permission to engineer breach Old Duck Pond Dam; commission continues review to April 14
Summary
A consultant for Mount Wachusett Community College presented a proposal to breach the Old Duck Pond Dam and restore wetlands and stream habitat. The commission discussed hydrology, water-control staging, fisheries timing and culvert sizing and continued the public hearing to April 14 for DEP review and additional details.
Mount Wachusett Community College presented plans to engineer a controlled breach of Old Duck Pond Dam on the college campus, proposing to reduce the pond from about five acres to roughly 2.3 acres and restore former wetland area. The commission continued the public hearing to April 14 to allow the applicant to coordinate with MassDEP and Fisheries on timing and to supply additional technical details.
Why it matters: The dam is subject to dam-safety orders from the Massachusetts Office of Dam Safety and is in poor condition. The college seeks to remove the dam from dam-safety regulation and to restore more natural…
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