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Sedge and Granite Ecological assessment and environmental planning, northern New England

Edition of 16/09/2026 15 entries, 3 sections Last revision: 16/09/2026

EDGE · Section 2 of 3 Environmental Planning

This section gathers the entries about review: the town counter, the state program, the federal district, the band left along the water, and the way runoff leaves a site.

6 entries in this section. Last revision 16/09/2026.

Where you are EDGE, from the town counter to the federal district office.

Who decides here each authority in turn, in the order the sequence sets.

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State at 16/09/2026

StationEntryDecidesDate
EDGEHow environmental planning review works
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the reviewing authority that receives the application
16/09/2026
EDGEConservation commissions and planning boards
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the conservation commission or the planning board
14/08/2026
EDGEState approvals that commonly apply
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the state environmental agency
19/08/2026
WETLANDFederal approvals and the Corps program
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the US Army Corps of Engineers
24/08/2026
EDGEBuffers and setbacks along water
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the town
29/08/2026
EDGEStormwater and site design questions
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the state stormwater program
03/09/2026

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How environmental planning review works EDGE · article

A walkthrough of how environmental planning review unfolds at the town, state and federal levels in northern New England.

Conservation commissions and planning boards EDGE · article

How conservation commissions and planning boards divide environmental questions during local review in northern New England towns.

State approvals that commonly apply EDGE · article

An overview of state environmental approvals commonly triggered by projects in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.

Federal approvals and the Corps program WETLAND · article

How federal approvals, including the Corps of Engineers permit program for work in waters and wetlands, come into play.

Buffers and setbacks along water EDGE · article

How buffer and setback requirements along rivers, lakes and wetlands vary across northern New England towns and states.

Stormwater and site design questions EDGE · article

How stormwater and site design questions are handled in environmental review, from runoff volume to erosion control.

EDGEWhat triggers review
A project that has to pass more than one review
Applicant
EDGEWho decides
Each authority in turn, in the order the sequence sets.
Named body
EDGEWhat the agency page does not state
The section shows the sequence. It does not shorten it.
Not stated