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February 6, 2007
 Volume 67 Issue 7
The Environmental Monitor
a publication of the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Deval L. Patrick, Governor
Ian A. Bowles, Secretary
The Environmental Monitor provides information on projects under review by the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office, recent MEPA decisions of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs, and public notices from environmental agencies. Please note that the links on this page require the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader®, which is available free of charge at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.

General Announcements Secretary's Certificates January 17 - 31, 2007

Projects Submitted January 17 - 31, 2007

    Environmental Notification Forms

    Environmental Notification Forms

    Environmental Impact Reports

    Environmental Impact Reports

    Notices of Project Change

    Notices of Project Change

    Records of Decision
Other Projects Under Review Requests for Advisory Opinion

    Environmental Notification Forms

 Public Notices

    Environmental Impact Reports

   Submitting Public Notices

    Notices of Project Change

  

General Announcements

New Secretary of Environmental and Energy

Please note that all MEPA correspondence should now be addressed to Ian A. Bowles, Secretary of Environment and Energy.

Notices of Project Change

Please note that the Environmental Monitor will now include scanned copies of Notices of Project Change (NPCs) in order to facilitate public review and comment. Although not specifically required by the MEPA regulations, we are now requesting that project proponents provide a separate copy of the NPC form (just as with the ENF) in order to facilitate scanning, as well as two copies of the full NPC submission.

Requests for Advisory Opinion

Please note that the Environmental Monitor will now include scanned copies of Requests for Advisory Opinion if the request concerns a determination that a project constitutes Routine Maintenance or a Replacement Project, in accordance with the MEPA regulations at 301 CMR 11.01(6)(c). Written comments on the request will be accepted for a period of twenty (20) days following publication of the Environmental Monitor, and the Secretary of Environmental Affairs will issue an Advisory Opinion within ten (10) days of the close of the coment period.

Projects Submitted January 17 - 31, 2007

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
 Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
13728R One North Shore Road Revere 02-26-07 Kenneth Fields (617) 896-4300 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13921R Gates Road Residential Subdivision Princeton 02-26-07 Julian Votruba (508) 886-7888 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13957 Lakeview Estates Bellingham 02-26-07 Jeffrey Roelofs (617) 621-6570 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13958 Sawyer Hill Cohousing Berlin 02-26-07 Bevlyn Quinn (978) 772-1590 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13959 Aquatic Habitat Restoration of Nashawannuck Pond Easthampton 02-26-07 Ivonne Hall (413) 525-3822 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13960 Northgate Retail Plaza Haverhill 02-26-07 Dermot Kelly (978) 664-2205 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13961 Stagecoach Village Lakeville 02-26-07 Scott Egan or David Klinch (978) 589-3000 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13962 Lawrence Hydroelectric Project Lawrence 02-26-07 Skip Medford (978) 681-1900 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13963 Laurel Ridge Estates Leicester 03-08-07 Paul McManus (508) 752-9666 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13964 Westover Distribution Center Site Remediation Ludlow 02-26-07 Timothy Keane (413) 452-0445 x4410 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13965 Blossom Street Waterfront Facility Lynn 02-26-07 Joseph Hanlon (508) 528-8133 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13966 Sylvan Springs Estates Mendon and Upton 02-26-07 Wenjun Cao (508) 651-7027 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13967 Edgewood Apartments and Retail Shops Plainville 02-26-07 James David Simmons (508) 695-8999 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13968 Maplewood Estates Rockland 02-26-07 Walter Watson (508) 583-2595 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13969 Perry Residence Truro 02-26-07 Timothy Brady (508) 255-7120 William Gage (617) 626-1025

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
01982 Payne's Crossing (formerly Fly Ash Landfill Redevelopment) Freetown Supplemental EIR 03-08-07 Lawrence Silva (508) 697-3100 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12341 Residences at Flint Pond and Associated Shopping Center Shrewsbury Single EIR 03-08-07 Roy Smith (617) 896-4516 William Gage (617) 626-1025
12916 Hillside at 495 Center Northborough DEIR 03-08-07 William Noll (617) 924-1770 x1222 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13399 The Reserve and Crossing at Olde Sibley Farm Spencer DEIR 03-08-07 Doug Vigneau (617) 896-4519 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13594 L.G. Hanscom Field Runway 5/23 Safety Area Improvement Project Bedford FEIR 03-08-07 Thomas Ennis (617) 568-3546 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13730 Turnpike Crossing Westborough DEIR 03-08-07 Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13776 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston DEIR 03-08-07 Sean Manning (617) 728-7777 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044

     Notices of Project Change    

EOEA No.
 Project Name Location
Comments Due
 For Copies MEPA Analyst
12776 Boston Water and Sewer Commission Materials Handling Facility Boston 02-26-07   Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030

    

Other Projects Under Review

      Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
 Project Name Location
Comments Due
 For Copies MEPA Analyst
13900 Q-169 Transmission Line Refurbishment Project Saugus, Revere and Lynn 02-12-06 Paul Knapik (401) 272-8100 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13929 Proposed Retail Development Greenfield 02-08-07 Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13933 Towle Riverwalk Condominiums Newburyport 02-26-07 David Ouellette (978) 465-8594 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13939 The Village at Patriot Common Townsend 02-26-07 Charles Strickland (978) 692-1313 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13943 Lowell Connector Park Redevelopment Lowell 02-08-07 William Noll (617) 924-1770 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13944 J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center/Salem Trial Courts Salem 02-12-07 Doug Kelleher (978) 897-7100 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13945 Upper Shawme Lake Dam Rehabilitation Project Sandwich 02-26-07 Kurt Staller (717) 691-5512 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13947 Chebacco Woods Land Exchange Hamilton and Manchester-by-the-Sea 02-12-07 Lisa Press (978) 526-4397 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13948 509 Nantasket Avenue Hull WITHDRAWN Giralamo Taverna (781) 424-1068 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13949 Rexhame Area Stream Restoration and Culvert Improvement Project Marshfield 02-12-07 Jeffrey Oakes (508) 748-0937 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13950 Hamblin Pond Access Rehabilitation Mashpee 02-12-07 Catherine Laurent (508) 539-1420 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13951 Salisbury New Source Well 8 Salisbury 02-12-07 Ray Talkington (603) 773-0075 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13952 Prospect Point Waltham 02-12-07 Corinne Snowden (978( 897-7100 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13953 Federal Channel Maintenance and Improvement Dredging and Beach Nourishment Westport 02-12-07 Carlos Pena (508) 748-0937 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13954 Mishawum Station Woburn 02-22-07 Mitchell Fischman (781) 949-7070 x253 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13955 Arboretum Residential Subdivision Worcester 02-26-07 Steven Gallo (508) 829-0676 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13956 Bulkhead Reconstruction, Revetment Repair, Float Realignment, and Site Improvements at 21 Cape Isle Drive Yarmouth 02-12-07 Norman Hayes (508) 778-8919 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
05484/08696 L.G. Hanscom Field Bedford Draft ESPR 02-08-07 Thomas Ennis (617) 568-3546 William Gage (617) 626-1025
03247 Boston-Logan International Airport Boston (East Boston) Environmental Data Report (EDR) 02-05-07 Jacki Wilkins (617) 568-3558 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
10275/13872 Central Cohasset Wastewater System Phase IV Collection System and Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Cohasset Single EIR 02-08-07 Daniel Coughlin (781) 832-1002 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
12612R Proposed Supermarket Barnstable FEIR 02-08-07 Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13082 Childs Bridge Farm II Bridgewater Single EIR 02-22-07 Kathryn Barnicle (508) 888-3900 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13126R Sterling Marine Terminal and CAD Cell Boston (East Boston) FEIR 02-08-07 Susan St. Pierre (978) 465-1428 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13429 Adams Farm I & II Shrewsbury Single EIR 02-08-07 James Tetreault (508) 869-6151 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13651 Westpark Westfield FEIR 02-08-07 William Noll (617) 924-1770 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13708 Borgatti Property Northborough FEIR 02-22-07 Jeffrey Senterman (508) 366-6552 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13798 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Essex-Middlesex Project Saugus, Wakefield and Lynnfield FEIR 02-08-07 Kathleen Miller (207) 879-9496 x232 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13819 Westfield Pavilion Westfield DEIR WITHDRAWN Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13826 Westwood Station Westwood DEIR 02-22-07 Carolyn Sweeney (508) William Gage (617) 626-1025
13860 Proposed Retail Center Wilbraham Single EIR 02-08-07 Darlener Wynne (617) 924-1770 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

      Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.
 Project Name Location
Comments Due
 For Copies MEPA Analyst
12348/13557 Assabet River Consortium/ Bartlett at 495 Center Marlborough and Northborough 02-12-07 Stacy Minihane (508) 366-0560 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13897 Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Taunton 02-12-07 Stephen Casazza (781) 221-1183 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

 

Secretary's Certificates January 17 - 31, 2007

   Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
 Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13916 Taunton River Pilot Wetlands Mitigation Bank Hanson Requires an Environmental Impact Report 01-29-07
13924 Rivet Wellfield Public Water Supply Development Acushnet Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
13925 Billerica Power Billerica Requires an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
13927 Chelsea Peak Energy Facility Chelsea Requires an Environmental Impact Report 01-29-07
13928 Scituate Hill Subdivision Cohasset Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
13930 Proposed Retail Development Marlborough Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
13931 Keelan Residence Marshfield Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
13934 Town Pond Norfolk Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
13936 Turtle Crossing Norton Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
13937 430 Beach Street Retail Development Revere Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
13938 Proposed Parking Lot Springfield Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07

Environmental Impact Reports  

EOEA No.
 Project Name Location
Document Type
Action
Date of Action
13406 Mixed Use Development Shrewsbury FEIR (Rollover of DEIR) Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 01-29-07
13468 Sconset Beach Nourishment Project Nantucket FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 01-29-07
13563 Restoration of the Saugus Iron Works Turning Basin and Dock Saugus FEIR (Rollover of DEIR) Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 01-29-07
13608 Brookmeadow Village Grafton SDEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 01-29-07
13768 The Fields at Chestnut East Longmeadow Single EIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 01-29-07
13965 Osborne Hills Salem DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 01-29-07

 Notices of Project Change     
          

EOEA No.
 Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
10185 Taunton River Desalination Project Dighton Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
10908 Phase 2 Sewer Extension Project Provincetown Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
12059 Long-Term Combined Sewer Overflow Control (CSO) Plan Lowell Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
12233 Knipmeyer Single Family Dwelling Tisbury Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07
13709 Christina Estates North Attleborough Requires an Environmental Impact Report 01-22-07

Records of Decision

EOEA No.
 Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
Comments Due
12059 Long-Term Combined Sewer Overflow Control (CSO) Plan Lowell Secretary proposes to grant a Phase I Waiver 01-22-07 02-07-07
13709 Christina Estates North Attleborough Secretary proposes to grant a Phase I Waiver 01-22-07 02-26-07
13913 Quabbin Resort Development Belchertown Secretary has granted a Phase I Waiver 01-29-07 N/A

 

Requests for Advisory Opinion

Project Name Location
Comments Due
MEPA Analyst
       

 

Public Notices

Agency
 Notice Type Project/Location
CZM Notice of Federal Consistency Review Northeast Gateway LNG Deepwater Port (EOEA #13474/13474)
DEP Notice of Application for an Extension of a Waste Site Cleanup Permit Concord
DEP Notice of a Chapter 91 License Application Gloucester
DEP Notice of a Chapter 91 License Application Marblehead
DEP Notice of a Chapter 91 License Application 2 Adams Street - Milton (EOEA #12887)
DEP Notice of Issuance of a Section 61 Finding Fruit Street Wastewater Treatment Facility - Hopkinton (EOEA #13092)
DEP Notice of a Remedy Implementation Plan Woburn
OAG Notice of Rights of Affected Third Parties Chelsea


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Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Deval L. Patrick, Governor
Timothy P. Murray, Lt. Governor
Ian A. Bowles, Secretary
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(617) 626-1020
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