A little money changing hands with the town and a piece of paper won't prevent a bulldozer from leaking oil.
Your right, but as an inland wetland commission member for my town for many years, most permits for activities of this type would have requirements for errosion control and might have provisions for spill containment.
It might not stop the leak - but it might very well contain it.
Still curious as to weather this was permitted or not.
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