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Commission approves New England Power transmission‑line wetland replication plan with two‑year monitoring
Summary
The commission closed a joint hearing and approved plans for wetland replication tied to a large-scale A1B2 transmission-line refurbishment; the approval includes a 2:1 replacement ratio and two growing-season monitoring requirement.
The Gardner Conservation Commission voted to accept a wetland replication plan tied to a large‑scale refurbishment of New England Power’s A1B2 transmission line and closed the public hearing after added conditions for monitoring.
Lisa Portante, representing New England Power and BLC Group, told the commission the team identified a replication site closer to Pearlie Brook and added detail to the plans to ensure groundwater and surface elevations would support wetlands hydrology. “We were able to identify…
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