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Water Quality Certification Forms | MassDEP

Permits for dredging and excavating projects that impact the waters of the Commonwealth.

General note regarding 401 Water Quality Certification (401 WQC) submissions during COVID-19 emergency:

Consistent with the intent of the Governor’s proposed legislation “An Act to further address challenges faced by municipalities, school districts and state authorities resulting from COVID-19”, MassDEP recommends that submissions related to:

401 WQC dredge permit applications be submitted by email to the Boston-based dredge program at: David.W.Wong@mass.gov with the following subject line format: TOWN – 401 WQC DREDGE – Transmittal #
401 WQC fill/excavation permit applications be submitted to the appropriate regional office via email with the following subject line format: TOWN NAME- [401 WQC Fill/Excavation BRP WW 10, 11 or other]-Transmittal #

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