Property owner given deadline to submit wetland delineation and restoration plan after large disturbance at Cliff Pond Road

The Lakeville Conservation Commission on July 8 continued an enforcement hearing for 52 Cliff Pond Road after the property owner presented a preliminary survey and said the wetland disturbance covers roughly 13,000 square feet (about one-quarter acre). The commission reiterated the enforcement order’s requirements: a complete delineation of the border of the wetland and resource area by a certified wetland scientist, a restoration plan submitted for commission approval, and supervision of any on-site work by the conservation agent or a commissioner.

Owner Derek Faxi presented an overlay survey prepared by surveyor Dave Madigan to show the disturbed area and said the wetland-scientist consultant (identified in the meeting as Steve Schmiel) was on vacation; he expects a written plan and delineation upon the consultant’s return. Commissioners said the state’s mass-mapper overlay can be imprecise and advised that the scientist will need to excavate test pits or auger sample points so the line can be confirmed in the field.

Commission direction and next steps: the commission ordered that no debris removal or other remediation occur until it reviews and approves the required scientist’s delineation and restoration plan. The commission set the matter for a continued hearing on July 22 and instructed that work on the property must be supervised by the commission’s agent or a commissioner. The owner said he would have his consultant prepare the delineation and a written plan describing sampling and remediation methods.