SUNDERLAND, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Montague and Sunderland farm, Falls Farm, is being fined by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violations against the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and the Clean Water Act.
The farm is being accused of engaging in land-clearing activities without using proper erosion and sediment control and charged a fine of $31,688.
To comply with the order from MassDEP the farm must continue their work in restoring the wetlands and waterways, work that has begun already in response to MassDEP’s notice. Fall Farm’s response to the notice has also caused MassDEP to reduce the fine to $7,500 provided the restoration is completed.