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Commission ratifies two emergency certifications for beaver-dam breaches at Holt Circle and Black Brook Drive
Summary
The Lowell Conservation Commission ratified two emergency certifications for small breaches of beaver dams at 20 Holt Circle and 141 Black Brook Drive performed on July 3 to allow flow and abate conditions described as emergencies.
The Lowell Conservation Commission ratified two emergency certifications at its July 16 meeting for beaver-dam interventions performed by the City of Lowell on July 3. Commission staff reported that crews performed small breaches of existing beaver dams at 20 Holt Circle and at 141 Black Brook Drive to allow water to flow and to abate what staff described as emergencies. Commissioners moved to ratify the emergency certifications and approved both motions unanimously. According to the on-record discussion, the breaches were completed prior to the meeting; commissioners’ ratification affirms that the work met the procedural criteria for emergency action under local rules. No further special conditions were discussed on the record for these two locations.
