MassDEP FirstLight 401 WQC Public Information Session - October 10, 2024

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection · October 10, 2024

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Opening and housekeeping

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Tim Jones (acting director, Division of Wetlands and Waterways, MassDEP) opened the session, explained the meeting is a recorded public information session (not a public hearing), described logistics (exits, restrooms, recording and slide posting), and set the purpose: information + Q&A rather than taking formal public comment.

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MassDEP hosted a public information session about FirstLight’s 401 water-quality certification for the Turners Falls/ Northfield Mountain relicensing application. Agency staff explained what the certification can and cannot consider, reviewed settlement terms, and took questions on erosion, fish and flows, monitoring and recreation; MassDEP will issue a draft decision in Dec/Jan with a final decision due April 22, 2025.

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