Commission Approves 108 Water Street Wetlands Plan
The Watertown Conservation Commission voted 7-0 to approve a wetlands determination for 108 Water Street without requiring a full Notice of Intent.
Conservation Commission · Meeting of January 7, 2026
WATERTOWN — The Watertown Conservation Commission voted 7-0 to approve a wetlands determination for 108 Water Street without requiring a full Notice of Intent. Engineer Eric Schumacher of McKenzie Engineering told the board the WSQ Development project will cut phosphorus runoff "by about 90 percent" within the roughly 87 square feet of the site inside the Charles River's riverfront area. Commission member Leo Martin flagged a landscape plan that misplaced the riverfront boundary through a transformer pad, a discrepancy the applicant attributed to an un-updated draft drawing.
The commission locked in the riverfront line for three years and required notification before construction so erosion controls can be inspected. Commissioners also tabled November's draft minutes after members raised multiple clarity concerns and began preparing the 2025 Whitney Hill Annual Report ahead of a planned March 4 review.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of January 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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