Commission approves emergency repair permit for eroded ditch at 6 Winthrop Road

The Ledyard Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission voted to approve application IWWC 26-17, authorizing remediation and limited armoring of an eroded drainage ditch that threatened a nearby house foundation at 6 Winthrop Road in Gales Ferry. A commission member read a motion citing section 6 of the town's inland wetlands regulations and Conn. Gen. Stat. §22a-40, and the body approved the permit with conditions including installation of soil erosion and sediment controls prior to work and verification by the wetlands official.

The applicant's field representative described a recent survey showing progressive erosion and said the work would "armor it right to the property line" and limit filling to the eroded reaches. Staff recommended a finding of "not significant impact" and urged the commission to require revised as-built plans and ongoing stabilization. "I move to approve application IWWC 26 dash 17," the motion read, and the committee voted in favor. Conditions listed in the motion require pre-start erosion controls, wetlands official inspection before work begins, and permanent stabilization with vegetative cover.