Forms & Permit Applications

Note: for all regulatory filings discussed below, incoming mail will be processed as expediently as possible, however hand delivery is not currently an option at any of MassDEP’s offices.

1. In addition to the regulatory filing requirements, MassDEP recommends that Determinations of Applicability (DOA), Orders of Conditions (OOC), and Orders of Resource Area Delineation (ORADs) be submitted by email in accordance with the additional guidance below. (For OOC and ORAD filings made through eDEP, email should be sent in addition to the eDEP filing.)If you are not registered for eDEP the Wetlands Circuit Riders and the Wetlands Data Management Coordinator Alice.Smith@mass.gov, are available remotely to provide training

a. To reduce confusion during this interim period, when filing these documents in accordance with the regulatory requirements, please send the emailed copy at the same time.

b. For emailed documents, the subject line should read as follows: TOWN NAME – RDA or DOA - Street Address - Applicant Name TOWN NAME - NOI or ANRAD - Street Address -Applicant Name TOWN NAME - OOC or ORAD - MassDEP 7-Digit File Number

c. Note: the maximum file size MassDEP can receive is 15MB. For emailed submissions that exceed 15MB (e.g. NOIs), please break them into more than one email, with each email having the same subject line shown above, with 1, 2, 3...etc. at the end.

d. All forms above sent by email should be directed to MassDEP regional offices at the following email address for Central MA: CERO_NOI@mass.gov

Please note the following:

• Applicants may use Certificates of Mailing to Notify Abutters.
• Applicants do not have to provide a copy of the application materials to the Town Clerk.
• Upon receiving a Legal Notice from the Conservation Department, the applicant is responsible for payment to the local Newspaper prior to the publication of the legal notice.