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Notification of filing an NOI for Lake Garfield Annual 6ft Winter Water-level Drawdown The Town of Monterey has filed an NOI for Lake Garfield Annual Winter Water-level Drawdown of up to 6ft below normal pool elevation. Details of the proposed annual drawdown are provided in the NOI Project Narrative document. The purpose of the drawdown is primarily to control aquatic invasive plants and to manage symptoms of eutrophication that impede recreational use of the waterbody. The proposed drawdown will affect 75.4 acres of the littoral zone, approximately 46% of the littoral zone, and 29% of the Lake Garfield surface area (3,288,780 square feet of Land Under Waterbodies and Waterways). Applicant Contact Information: Town of Monterey Select Board Chair Justin Makuc, justin@montereyma.gov Town of Monterey, MA Reviewing Conservation Commission(s): Monterey Conservation Commission 435 Main Rd P.O. Box 308 Monterey, MA 01245 United States Copies of the NOI may be examined or acquired from the Monterey Conservation Commission (413) 528-1443 ext 230 or via the Town of Monterey Administrator (413) 528-1443 (ext. 111), rmacdonald@montereyma.gov. Please see the Conservation Commission website for the meeting schedule for exact dates and agendas. https://www.montereyma.gov/conservation-commission Ad# 103120 07/03/2026,07/10/2026