The definition of “surface water” and its applicability to flood insurance coverage will be a decision for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court now, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit certified a question for its consideration earlier this week.

The three-judge panel said the certification will allow the state’s high court to apply its law and policy judgments on this undecided issue, citing the lack of controlling precedent.

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