Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
During this particularly snowy winter, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection provides Snow Disposal Guidance to help communities and businesses dispose of plowed snow without harming the environment.
The online guidance assists with snow disposal site selection, site preparation and maintenance, and emergency snow disposal options that are protective of wetlands, drinking water, and waterbodies.
The MassDEP also offers an online mapping tool to help communities identify possible snow disposal options in their area.
If a community or business demonstrates that there is no remaining capacity at upland snow disposal locations, local conservation commissions are authorized to issue Emergency Certifications under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act for snow disposal in certain wetland resource areas.
Businesses are asked to contact their city or town, and not MassDEP, if no disposal sites appear on the mapping tool.
For snow disposal assistance, municipalities should contact their MassDEP regional office (click on link to see listings by community):
• Northeast: 978-694-3200
• Southeast: 508-946-2714
• Central: 508-792-7650
• Western: 413-784-1100