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Bedford council grants stormwater waiver for 308 South River Road development
Summary
The council granted a waiver allowing an engineered 0.11 cfs increase in 1-year storm peak discharge for a proposed development at 308 South River Road so a detention pond can drain within 72 hours; the motion passed 7–0.
The Bedford Town Council on Feb. 11 approved a request to waive a stormwater regulation for a proposed development at 308 South River Road (Royal River Road LLC) that would permit a 0.11 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs) increase in peak flow for the 1-year storm only. Public Works staff and the project engineer said the change balances a 72-hour pond drain requirement (vector control and performance between storms) while reducing or matching peak flows for 2-year and larger events that discharge to a downstream wetland.
Public Works presentation: Public Works staff explained the project's stormwater rules conflict for this design: one provision requires pond drainage within 72 hours and another requires no increase in peak flow. Engineer Keith Corinne said the plan was peer-reviewed and received conditional planning-board approval; he described the design as reducing post-development peak flows for the 2-year and larger events while the 1-year event at a single discharge point would see a modest 0.11 cfs increase to satisfy drainage and infiltration performance.
The council moved to grant the waiver (motion by Councilor Strand, second by Councilor Carter) and voted 7–0 to approve. Public Works staff noted the council may see other similar waiver requests tied to neighboring or related site plans as permit details are resolved.
