Swan Pond River
Swan Pond River
A designated Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Area covering parts of Brewster, Dennis.
What each town filed
| Town | Filing | Transmittal |
|---|---|---|
| Brewster | De Minimis application | 24-WP98-001-APP |
| Dennis | Notice of Intent | 24-WP94-0001-APP |
What the filings mean
De Minimis application
The town has applied for a De Minimis Load Exemption — a separate legal route arguing the nitrogen load from this area is too small to warrant the upgrade requirement.
Notice of Intent
The town has filed a Notice of Intent: a commitment to apply for a Watershed Permit later, on a schedule approved by MassDEP. It pauses the clock. It does not stop it.
Because these are applications rather than granted permits, the suspension is conditional. A town that misses the milestones in its approved schedule can have the five-year upgrade clock started by MassDEP — running to 8 July 2030.
Selling a property here
On the MassDEP nitrogen disclosure form, a seller in Swan Pond River would normally tick box 2 — located in a Nitrogen Sensitive Area, but not subject to the upgrade requirement because a filing covers the watershed — and name the filing for their town above.
Separately, a passing Title 5 inspection is required before transfer, as it is everywhere in Massachusetts. How the disclosure works →
Recorded in the MassDEP table as "Swan Pond / Swan Pond River".
MassDEP watershed application table, 11 June 2026.
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