Conservation Commission extends emergency permit for mineral oil spill remediation
Conservation Commission · Meeting of September 15, 2026
Weston Conservation Commission approves extended cleanup permit for summer oil spill. The commission unanimously extended an emergency certification for remediation of a non-PCB mineral oil spill that released approximately 25 gallons into Dell Brook on July 7, with work now authorized through December 31, 2026. The spill, from a damaged transformer at 0 Summer Street, flowed into a tributary to the Stony Brook Reservoir during a summer storm.
Tighe & Bond presented the remediation plan on behalf of NSTAR. The commission also unanimously approved renewal of a trail license agreement at 44 Ripley Lane and held an executive session on a land acquisition matter at 819 Boston Post Road.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of September 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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