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January 8, 2005
 Volume 63 Issue 5
The Environmental Monitor
a publication of the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Mitt Romney, Governor
Robert W. Golledge, Jr., 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 some of 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.

Projects Submitted December 16 - 31, 2004

Other Projects Under Review

    Environmental Notification Forms

    Environmental Notification Forms

    Environmental Impact Reports

    Environmental Impact Reports

    Notices of Project Change

    Notices of Project Change

Secretary's Certificates December 16 - 31, 2004 Public Notices

    Environmental Notification Forms

    Notices of Availability

    Environmental Impact Reports

    Department of Environmental Protection Notices

    Notices of Project Change

    Other Notices

    Records of Decision

    Submitting Public Notices


Projects Submitted December 16 - 31, 2004

      Environmental Notification Forms


EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
12764R Taylor Marine Maintenance Dredging Marshfield 1-28-05 Marta Nover 508-866-8383 Nicholas Zavolas
617-626-1030
13424 Steamship Authority Parking Lot Barnstable 1-28-05 Maryann Magner 617-242-9222 Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13425 Cranberry Village Condominiums Middleborough 1-28-05 John Michelmore 508-543-9209 Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13426 Pierce Mill Park New Bedford 1-28-05 Robin Johnson 617-452-6595 Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13427 New Withdrawal and Extended Pump Test Northbridge 1-28-05 Karen Pighetti 508-366-5760 Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13428 Whitney Farm Sherborn 1-28-05 Dick Foster 978-897-7200 Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13429 Adams Farm Shrewsbury 1-28-05 James Tetreault 508-869-6151 Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13430 Bear Meadow Wellfield Whitman 1-28-05 David Johnson 508-378-3421 William Gage
617- 626-1025

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No. Project Name Location Document Type Comments Due For Copies MEPA Analyst
12020 Attleboro Industrial/Business Park Attleboro FEIR 2-7-05 Michael Milanoski 508-223-2222 Anne Canaday
617-626-1035
12891R Proposed Regional Distribution Facility Uxbridge Single EIR 2-7-05 Jeffrey Dirk 978-474-8800 Nicholas Zavolas
617-626-1030
13031 Hodge Boiler Works Boston (East) SFEIR 2-7-05 Susan St. Pierre 617-357-7044 Anne Canaday
617-626-1035
13175/13180 Acorn Estates at Canton Hills/The Highlands at Canton Meadows/The Highlands at Blue Hills Canton and Randolph Single EIR 2-7-05 Fred Keylor 617-357-8145 William Gage
617- 626-1025
13361 Target Distribution Center Westfield DEIR 2-7-05 Laura Rome 978-897-7100 William Gage
617- 626-1025

     Notices of Project Change
          

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
11788 Tyngsborough Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan/Maple Ridge Development -- Phase I waiver request Tyngsborough 1-28-05 Francis Hoey 413-572-3262 William Gage
617- 626-1025
11818 Tufts University Boathouse at River's Edge (formerly TeleCom City) Medford 1-28-05 Mark Fobert 508-903-2306 Janet Hutchins 617-626-1023
12348 Assabet Consortium/Brook Street Development -- Phase I waiver request Shrewsbury 1-28-05 William Coyle 508-892-9799 Nicholas Zavolas
617-626-1030
12348 Assabet Consortium/Adams Farm -- Phase I waiver request Shrewsbury 1-28-05 James Tetreault 508-869-6151 Nicholas Zavolas
617-626-1030
12465 Shining Rock Golf Community Northbridge 1-28-05 David Derrig 978-371-4000 William Gage
617- 626-1025

     


Other Projects Under Review

      Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
13414 The Woodlands at Laurel Hill Acton and Westford 1-21-05 William E. Murray 508-829-0333 Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13415 Lovejoy Wharf
Boston 1-31-05
Meeting Notice
Margaret Briggs 978-897-7100 Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13416 Waterworks Park Boston (Brighton 1-11-05 Holly Carlson 978-897-7100 Anne Canaday
617-626-1035
13417 Schulhoff Alteration of a Coastal Bank Dennis 1-11-05 Craig Short 508-398-8311 William Gage
617- 626-1025
13418 Town of Easton Phase II -- Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Easton 1-11-05 Kevin Eagar 617-452-6324 Nicholas Zavolas
617-626-1030
13419 St. Lawrence Cement/Boston Sand & Gravel Maintenance and Improvement Dredging Project at Island End River Everett 1-11-05 Susan Nilson 508-748-0937 Anne Canaday
617-626-1035
13420 Town Forest Well Groton 1-11-05 David Harwood 978-692-1913 Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13421 Proposed New Electric Line and Substation Upgrade Haverhill 1-11-05 Jessica Dominguez 978-371-4241 Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13422 Brandt Beach Sewer Extension Project Mattapoisett 1-11-05 Ronald Michalski 413-572-3203 William Gage
617- 626-1025
13423 Lake Street Special Needs Housing Shrewsbury 1-11-05 Cecilia Eichel 508-366-6552 Nicholas Zavolas
617-626-1030
13401 Slough Remediation Project Medford 1-21-04 Samuel Moffett 617-542-4244 Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No. Project Name Location Document Type Comments Due For Copies MEPA Analyst
12598 Angell Brook/Hillside Village West Boylston FEIR 1-21-05 Joseph Freeman 978-371-4000 Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
12654 Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Hopkinton FEIR/Phase IV 1-21-05 Thomas Parece 978-371-4142 Nicholas Zavolas
617-626-1030
12926 Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Foxborough DEIR/Phase III Evaluation of Alternatives 1-21-05 Robert Bell 978-371-4000 Nicholas Zavolas
617-626-1030
13179 Fore River Shipyard Quincy and Braintree Single EIR/Ch. 91 Application 1-21-05 Susan St. Pierre 617-357-7044 William Gage
617- 626-1025
12565 Urban Ring Project Boston, Chelsea, Everett, Somerville, Cambridge, Brookline, Medford DEIR 3-18-05 Rebecca Arsenault 978-371-4141 Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
12643 Cape Wind Energy Project (Note: this link connects to the US Army Corps of Engineers Cape Wind information page) Yarmouth, Barnstable, Nantucket Sound DEIR 2-24-05

Terry Orr 781-489-1148 windcomment
@essgroup.com

Anne Canaday
617-626-1035
mepa@state.ma.us
12433 Pier 4 Boston FEIR 1-21-05 (note: project has been administratively withdrawn and resubmitted in accordance with 301 CMR 11.08 (5)) William Cronin 617-243-7042 Nicholas Zavolas
617-626-1030

      Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
9179 New England Aquarium Expansion Project Boston 1-11-05 James Duffey 617-973-0247 Anne Canaday
617-626-1035
11699 Dredged Material Management Plan New Bedford and Fairhaven 1-11-05 John Simpson 508-961-3000 Anne Canaday
617-626-1035
12348 Assabet Consortium/27 & 31 Overlook Park Northborough 1-11-05 Meaghan Mayo 508-393-9727 Nicholas Zavolas
617-626-1030
12646 Wastewater Lagoon Remediation Project Leominster 1-11-05 Joseph Freeman 978-371-4000 Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
12668 Nantasket Beach Coastal Storm Damage Protection Project Hull 1-11-05 Joe Orfant 617-626-4933 Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13344 Riverwalk Place Peabody 1-11-05 Benjamin Smith 508-318-1700 Janet Hutchins 617-626-1023


Secretary's Certificates December 16 - 31, 2004

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13383 ArborPoint at Burlington Burlington Requires preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-17-04
13389 WaldenWoods Milford Requires preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-23-04
13393 Southwest Area Wastewater Treatment Improvements Agawam Requires preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-17-04
13395 Fountain Knoll Estates Kingston Requires preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-17-04
13396 Proposed Wal-Mart Store Leicester Requires preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-17-04
13399 The Reserve at Olde Sibley Farm and The Crossing at Olde Sibley Farm Spencer Requires preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-17-04
13400 Silver Crest Condominium and Open Space Development Greenfield Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-23-04
13402 Reconstruction of Old Center/Common Area North Andover Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-23-04
13403 Upland Woods Redevelopment Norwood Requires preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (see also Records of Decision) 12-30-04
13404 Proposed Auto Dealership at 15 General Edwards Highway (Route 1) Sharon Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-23-04
13405 Broad Meadows Marsh Restoration Project Quincy Requires preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-30-04
13406 Avalon Shrewsbury Apartment Community and Retail/Day Care Shrewsbury Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-30-04

Environmental Impact Reports
      

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Document Type
Action
Date of Action
12935 Natick Mall Expansion Natick FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 12-30-04
12730 Vitale Fly Ash Consolidation and Habitat Restoration Project Beverly and Wenham Single EIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 12-17-04
13061 Weaver's Cove Energy LNG Project Fall River SDEIR Does not adequately and properly comply with MEPA 12-17-04
13274 Proposed Retail Shopping Center Wareham DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 12-17-04
13024 Martha's Vineyard Airport Improvements West Tisbury FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 12-30-04
13092 Fruit Street Master Plan Hopkinton Single EIR Does not adequately and properly comply with MEPA (see also Records of Decision) 12-30-04
13122 Waverly Oaks Golf Club Plymouth DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 12-30-04
13266 Stratton Hill Development Ayer FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 12-30-04
11926 Beach Management, Inlet Stabilization and Maintenance Dredging -- Sandwich Harbor Sandwich DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 12-30-04

 Notices of Project Change     
          

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
8844 Town of Wilmington Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan/Regency Place Wilmington Phase I waiver denied 12-23-04
13299 Atlantis Marina Winthrop Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report 12-23-04

Records of Decision

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13092 Fruit Street Master Plan Hopkinton Secretary of Environmental Affairs proposes to grant a waiver for Phase I 12-30-04
13403 Upland Woods Redevelopment Norwood Secretary of Environmental Affairs proposes to grant a waiver for Phase I 12-30-04


Public Notices

Agency
Notice Type Project/Location
MCZM Federal Consistency Review Irving Oil, Revere; NMFS;NE Fishery Mgmt. Council
DEP Phase I Initial Site Investigation and Tier II Classification Noquochoke Orchards, Westport
DEP Remedy Implementation Plan Former Morse Shoe Co. Property, Milford
DEP Initial Site Investigation and Waste Site Cleanup Application 212 Main St., Wilmington
DEP 401 Water Quality Certification Rehabilitation of Plainfield Rd., Ashfield
DEP Draft Operating Permit ANP Bellingham
DEP Waterways License Application Centerville River Dredging, Barnstable
DEP Waterways License Application Maraspin Creek Dredging, Barnstable

 


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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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