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DEPARTEMNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WETLANDS PROGRAM 401 Water Quality Certification Application Public Notice Pursuant to 33.U.S.C.1341 and MGL c21 43, notice is hereby given of a 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) application for the Berkshire Natural Resources Property Exploration Wells Project in Great Barrington by the Great Barrington Fire District (District), 17 East Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230 on property owned by Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC), 309 Pittsfield Rd., Suite B Lenox, MA. The Project is located at located at 0 State Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts (Property ID 016.0-0000-0002.A). Proposed activities include the installation of up to two exploration wells to determine the viability of the property to serve as a new drinking water source for the District. Additional information may be obtained from the applicant's agent - Tighe & Bond, Inc. c/o Jennifer Reynolds, PE, 53 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA 01085 (413-875-1606). Written comments on this 401 WQC Application may be emailed to: Michael McHugh (Michael.McHugh@mass.gov) Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Wetlands Program 436 Dwight Street Springfield, MA 01103 857-772-8000 Within 21 days of this notice. The Department will consider all written comments on this 401 WQC Application received by the Public Comments Deadline. Any group of ten persons of the Commonwealth, any aggrieved person, or any government body or private organization with a mandate to protect the environment that has submitted written comments may also appeal the Department's Certification and that failure to submit comments before the end of public comment period may result in the waiver of any right to an adjudicatory hearing. AD# 92492 03/22/2025