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Bridgewater conservation panel orders enforcement, imposes fines and requests restoration plans
Summary
At its May 28 meeting the commission issued enforcement orders and directed fines (including $100/day fines) on multiple properties, approved a restoration compliance certificate for one property and directed an NOI and restoration plan for a separate cease‑and‑desist matter.
The Bridgewater Conservation Commission on May 28 voted a series of enforcement actions and fines after staff updates and site visits.
The commission voted to issue an enforcement order for 25 Birch Hill Road and to impose a $100 per‑day fine associated with that order; staff will confirm the effective date depending on certified‑mail receipt and administrative processing. The commission also discussed 1010 Elm Street, where the contractor reported restoration work began April 7; commissioners agreed to fine the period from the March 26 enforcement vote to April 7 at $100 per day and to lift the enforcement order contingent on continued monitoring of the replication over subsequent growing seasons.
On 16 Wood Street, where work occurred without a permit, the commission voted to begin a $100 per‑day fine effective on the day of the commission’s vote and pursue enforcement until the owner files and complies with required filings.
For Bridgewater Random Sand and Stone (BRS), the commission discussed remediation sketches and agreed the owner should file a Notice of Intent including a restoration plan; staff will monitor and keep the matter on successive agendas. The commission accepted a restoration plan and staged monitoring for another enforcement site (1010 Elm) as contractors reported substantial on‑site progress and staff documented improved erosion control and native planting.
Throughout the discussion commissioners referenced the local wetlands bylaw fine schedule (section 7) as the statutory basis for $100 per‑day fines and noted administrative staff are responsible for issuing certified notices and tracking receipts.
