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MassDEP outlines $82.6 million in NRD settlements and upcoming restoration grants
Summary
MassDEP’s NRD program has settled more than 30 claims totaling about $82.6 million and currently manages 14 active NRD cases and 10 active grants. Staff announced a Mystic River watershed grant (≈$130,000) and two restoration projects expected to go to construction in 2026 in Tewksbury and Woburn.
Michelle Craddock, the Natural Resource Damages (NRD) program coordinator at MassDEP, told the advisory committee the Commonwealth has settled over 30 NRD claims totaling about $82.6 million. Some settlements were state‑only claims and others were joint with federal agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA.
Craddock said 14 NRD cases are at various stages of…
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