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Middletown wetlands agency approves engineered cap and bank stabilization at 425 Timber Ridge Road
Summary
At its October meeting the Middletown Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency granted permit W2025‑6 to allow installation of an engineered soil cap (about 800 sq ft) and stabilization of 40 linear feet of outfall bank at 425 Timber Ridge Road under Connecticut DEP voluntary cleanup oversight.
The Middletown Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency on Tuesday granted permit W2025‑6 to allow an engineered soil cap and stabilization work at 425 Timber Ridge Road, agency members said at their October meeting.
Paul of Strategic Environmental Services told the agency the site is enrolled in the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection voluntary cleanup program and outlined a three‑phase plan. "The purpose of what we're doing is we're going to cap an area that's been impacted," Paul said, describing silt fencing and 9‑inch wattles for perimeter control, regrading and anchor stone along the outfall, a layer of modified riprap to protect the bank, then placement of process stone and six inches of clean topsoil to be hydroseeded with a New England conservation wildlife mix.
A committee member read the draft motion finding the application consistent with Conn. Gen. Stat. §22a‑41 and the city’s Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations. The motion specified conditions including that the work occur during a dry period as verified by the environmental planner, be completed in two days, follow the submitted phasing plan dated 07/31/2025, not expand the engineered cap footprint, and prohibit driving machinery into the stream channel. "Therefore, permit, W2025‑6 is granted with conditions to allow the following regulated activities..." the member read.
Members asked whether the drainage feature is a stream or a stormwater outfall; the applicant said it is an outfall from parking‑lot drainage and that it has been intermittent and was dry during recent drought visits. Agency members noted DEP oversight and confirmed the work will proceed when dry.
The chair called for a voice vote; members signaled "aye" and the chair declared the motion passed. The transcript records a voice vote with no opposition or abstentions recorded; exact vote counts were not specified in the meeting record.
The permit includes standard stipulations 1–16 and the agency required adherence to the submitted plan and timing conditions. Next procedural steps were not specified during the meeting.
