Southborough Real Estate Trust Assessed $8,000 Penalty
for Wetland Violations at Shrewsbury Development Site

The Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed an $8,000 penalty to Leslie S. Carey, Trustee of the Brendon Properties Five Realty Trust of Southborough, to resolve violations of the Wetlands Protection Act. The violations occurred during construction of a real-estate subdivision located off Green and South streets in Shrewsbury.

MassDEP representatives inspected the property in July 2008 and observed that the discharge of silt and sediment-laden runoff water from exposed, unstable soils had resulted in stream and wetland alterations. This activity was carried out in violation of the wetlands permit issued by the Shrewsbury Conservation Commission.

Based on negotiations with MassDEP, Carey and the Brendon Properties Trust have agreed to an order that requires implementation of an erosion and sedimentation control plan to prevent further damage, and a wetland restoration plan to restore the altered wetland resource areas. All work will be supervised by a wetlands specialist and must be completed by April 30, 2009.

"It is important that developers follow the information contained in local Orders of Conditions to prevent damage to wetland resource areas that may be adjacent to their property," said Paul Anderson, deputy director of MassDEP's Central Regional Office in Worcester. "Taking the appropriate precautions to prevent damage to wetland resources will also save both time and money."

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