Conservation Filing Instructions

All filings must be received in the Conservation Commission office by 11:00 a.m. on the Wednesday two weeks prior to the meeting unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming Meeting Dates and Filing Deadlines are accessible through the menu on the left-hand side of this page.

If applicable, the Conservation office will place a legal ad on your behalf in the Boston Globe. The applicant is responsible for the payment of the advertisement and will be billed by the Globe directly. If ads are not paid for and placed promptly, this will affect public notice deadlines and will delay the Commission's ability to review your project. Detailed instructions can be found here. Contact the Commission office if you have questions or need assistance.

All forms must be sent to the following (in addition to copies to MA DEP):

RDA (1 copy), NOI (2 copies) to:

 Waltham Conservation Commission, 119 School Street, Waltham, MA 02451

1 Electronic File in PDF format to:

conservation@city.waltham.ma.us

For NOIs and ANOIs:  Please follow the DEP instructions and new plan requirements. Please also review information regarding Waltham's standard Special Order of Conditions.

For NOIs: Abutter notification is required. You may build on this sample abutter notification form. A list of abutters can be obtained by filing a request form with the City Assessor's Department.

For RDAs: Please follow the DEP instructions on the RDA form and provide a description of your project, map of your property and plans if applicable.

Follow this link, then click Search in the upper left to locate, view, and print a map of your property.

  1 copy to the MA DEP:

MA DEP Wetlands Program, 150 Presedential Way, Woburn, MA 01801

Special Note When Filing Electronically with MA DEP (eDEP): For NOIs, eDEP fulfills the state portion of the filing process but not the local (Waltham) portion. You will still need to send a paper confirmation copy of the full filing to Waltham. For RDAs, eDEP currently (2023) accepts RDAs but requires uploading the completed RDA (WPA1) form. MA DEP notes that approximately 90% of RDA filings in eDEP do not attach the form when first filing and need to return to the system to complete the filing.

Please Note: Applicants filing an RDA or NOI on a property near the Cambridge Reservoir should also contact Jamie O'Connell at the Cambridge Water Department (joconnell@cambridgema.gov). If you are unsure if your project is near enough to be of interest to Cambridge Water, contact the Conservation Commission office for guidance.