Brockton Conservation Commission Denies Sergeants Way Compliance Certificate Over Stormwater Failures

BROCKTON — April 15, 2026 — Brockton Conservation Commission unanimously denies certificate of compliance for 30 Sergeants Way, citing stormwater system collapse. Conservation Agent Kyle Holden reported at the April 15 remote meeting that a site visit roughly ten days prior revealed the property's grass swale had washed out entirely, the sediment forebay appeared clogged, and the infiltration basin was silted over — conditions he described as "a catastrophic failing of the stormwater basins." The commission voted to deny despite a request from the property's engineer, identified in the transcript as Azu, who sought a partial certificate to allow a new tenant to move in while remaining work was completed. In the same meeting, the commission voted unanimously to issue an order of conditions for a VA Medical Center stormwater improvement project at 940 Belmont Street, incorporating four special conditions recommended by peer review consultant Beta Incorporated — including submission of a draft stormwater pollution prevention plan before construction — plus an additional condition requiring phased coordination meetings with Holden as work proceeds across the large campus site.