MassDEP describes permit‑streamlining effort aiming to "reduce process without reducing protection"

May 15, 2025

Massachusetts DEP outlined an interagency permit‑streamlining project that includes regulatory tweaks, improved guidance and a technology feasibility study intended to shorten wetland and water-resource permitting while keeping environmental protections in place.

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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection officials described an interagency Permit Streamlining Project at the Barnstable County dredging summit, saying the effort aims to reduce permitting time without lowering environmental protection.

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