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NH DES grants permits for CLC dam restoration and Bryant Brook culverts; timing set for next low‑water season
Summary
The Commission heard that NH DES granted a permit for Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC) dam restoration and fish passage with only hundreds of square feet of permanent impact, and also granted the Town permit for new Bryant Brook culverts under Depot Road with about 1,500 sq. ft. of wetlands impact; construction is planned for the next fall/low‑water season.
Kit Morgan reported that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has issued permits on two projects affecting shorelands and wetlands. The Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC) received a permit for dam restoration and a new fish passage that the minutes describe as involving "only hundreds of square feet" of permanent wetlands impact; construction is expected in the next fall/low‑water season after loon and wood turtle seasons.
Morgan also said NH DES granted the Town of Tamworth a permit to replace culverts on Bryant Brook beneath Depot Road near the west end where metal plates are currently located; the minutes record approximately 1,500 square feet of wetlands impacts for that project. The minutes do not include engineering plans, mitigation details or contractor schedules; commissioners acknowledged the permits and noted the seasonal timing for construction.
Separately, Kit reported a permitting notice for a Wayne Theodore shoreland protection project, but the minutes do not provide further details on that notice.
