Staff reports: certificate of compliance issued for Katy Road house; culvert work may change dam jurisdiction

Unidentified Speaker 3, a staff member, reported that the office has two notice-of-intent cases in process (one awaiting review from BP) and that the office "issued 1 certificate of compliance" for a house on Katy Road that was built to meet updated specifications. The staff member said they have prepared certificate-of-compliance packets for representatives seeking to release clients from orders and that site visits are being scheduled.

On active monitoring, the speaker said the Malachusett/Depo Mundam project has begun excavation to insert a culvert; the excavation "will inevitably take the actual dam structure out of jurisdiction from the Austin Dam Safety," pending correspondence from the project engineer. That change in jurisdiction was described as contingent on the engineering submission and not yet finalized.

Staff said they are pursuing grant funding for a key throat culvert and preparing an MVP submission due in April of the upcoming year. They are also preparing a submission for a community cover grant that "could kinda take a chunk out of the total cost" and might cover roughly half of a previously reported projected cost. The speaker referenced an earlier OPCC number described in the transcript as "about just a error over $2,000,000." The office intends to be on a call with the grant writer later the same day to update submission status.

Why it matters: the certificate of compliance affects property owners seeking release from prior orders; excavation and culvert work that alter dam jurisdiction can change which safety rules and oversight apply. Grant submissions and the possibility of a community cover grant could materially affect the local funding burden for the culvert and related work.

The meeting did not record formal votes or final permit decisions on these items; staff reported next steps and follow-up actions.