Environmental Monitor April 9, 2005

April 9, 2005
Volume 63 Issue 11

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 March 16 - 31, 2005	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 March 16 - 31, 2005	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 March 16 - 31, 2005

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13495	Spring Hill Cluster Residential Subdivision	Amesbury	4-29-05	Fred Ford 978-388-2157	Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13496	Boston Children's Museum Expansion and Renovation Project	Boston	4-29-05	Andrew Magee 978-897-7100	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13497	Mattapan Heights III	Boston	4-29-05	Ashani Collins 617-720-8400	Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13498	Route 138 Safety Improvements	Canton	4-29-05	Lori Macdonald 617-973-7764	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030
13499	George Harlow Field 20-Year Airport Improvement Plan	Marshfield	4-29-05	Armand Dufresne 603-471-1887	Briony Angus 617-626-1029
13500	Ocean Shores	Marshfield	4-29-05	Ann Marton 781-245-2500	Briony Angus 617-626-1029
13501	Boulder Hill Estates	Monson	4-29-05	Joseph Dasco 413-267-4855	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13502	Turner Falls Municipal Airport 20-Year Improvement Plan	Montague	4-29-05	Armand Dufresne 603-471-1887	Briony Angus 617-626-1029
13503	Near Shore Dredged Material Disposal off Plum Island Beach	Newburyport	4-29-05	Jack Karalius 978-318-8288	Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13504	Intersection Improvements at Bridge Road and North Maple Street	Northampton	4-29-05	Lori Macdonald 617-973-7764	Briony Angus 617-626-1029
13505	Chapter 91 Licensing for Building 2	Provincetown	4-29-05	Paul Shea 508-240-6811	William Gage 617- 626-1025
13506	Residential/Commercial Development of Heller Property	Provincetown	4-29-05	James Vincent or Regina Binder 508-487-4472	William Gage 617- 626-1025
13507	Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan/Phase 6 Sewers	Raynham	5-9-05	Samuel Mygatt 978-897-7100	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030
13508	Pigeon Cove -- Redevelopment of Former Cape Ann Tool Co.	Rockport	4-29-05	James Warren 617-520-9253	Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13509	Bear Hill Subdivision	Rutland	4-29-05	Chris Newhall 781-792-2264	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030
13510	Jericho Road Hazard MItigation Project	Scituate	4-29-05	Matthew Lundsted 800-725-2550	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13511	Cinema De-Lux Site Redevelopment	Woburn	4-29-05	Eric Eby 603-891-2213	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13512	Beaver Brook Culvert Replacement and Daylighting Project	Worcester	4-29-05	Kevin Aguiar 781-255-1982	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030

Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
12214	Pond View Acres	Ayer	FEIR	5-9-05	Michael Toohill 978-589-3000	Anne Canaday 617-626-1035
12946	Great Pond View Estates	Webster	FEIR	5-9-05	Gregory Valiton 508-278-3897	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030
13301	Hayward Place	Boston	DEIR	5-9-05	Maggie Schmitt 781-884-2533	William Gage 617- 626-1025

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
5484/8696	L.G. Hanscom Field Environmental Status and Planning Report (ESPR) -- Proposed Scope for 2005 Update	Bedford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln	5-23-05	Thomas Ennis 617-568-3546	William Gage 617- 626-1025
10185	Taunton River Water Supply Project	Taunton and Raynham	4-29-05	Betsy Shreve-Gibb 781-224-6172	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
11602	Bellingham Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan/Bellingham Shopping Center	Bellingham	4-29-05	Bruce Babcock 508-395-1011	William Gage 617- 626-1025
12348	Assabet Consortium/Brigham Woods	Northborough	4-29-05	Paula Thompson 508-366-6552	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030

Other Projects Under Review

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13473	Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge Deepwater Port Project	In the waters off Gloucester, Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, and Manchester-by-the-Sea	4-22-05	Aileen Giovanello 617-457-8236	Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13474	Algonquin Gas Northeast Gateway Pipeline Lateral (Note: #13473 and #13474 will be reviewed together, and will be subject to a Special Review Procedure)	In the waters off Gloucester, Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, and Manchester-by-the-Sea	4-22-05	Tanya Howard 978-970-5600	Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13475	Pond Side	Bolton	4-12-05	Elizabeth Whitaker 978-779-6091	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030
13476	South Deerfield New Turf Facility	Deerfield	4-12-05	Gail Kenny 413-577-1716	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13477	Groton Collision and Repair	Groton	4-12-05	Beverly Iacoviello 978-448-6400	Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13478	Hampshire Mall Expansion	Hadley	4-12-05	Stephen Savaria 413-450-0445 x4434	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030
13479	The Village of Hanover	Hanover	4-12-05	Brad McKenzie 781-792-3900	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13480	Free Street Well No. 4	Hingham	4-29-05	Stephanie Hanson 800-725-2550	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13481	Greene Street Well Site	Hopedale	4-12-05	Donald Tata 508-366-5760	William Gage 617- 626-1025
13482	Goodfellow and Simonds Dam Modifications	Leominster	4-12-05	Valerie Miller 508-543-1700 x389	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030
13483	Proposed Redevelopment at 184 Commercial Street	Malden	4-12-05	Joshua Allison 617-742-3554	William Gage 617- 626-1025
13484	Whites Ferry Marina Rehabilitation	Marshfield	4-12-05	Paul Armstrong 781-837-2827	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13485	Community Rowing, Inc.	Newton	4-12-05	Kayrine Carr 617-357-7044	Briony Angus 617-626-1029
13486	Norfolk Landing	Norfolk	4-12-05	Meaghan Mayo 508-393-9727	Briony Angus 617-626-1029
13487	Norfolk Commercial/Industrial Subidvision	Norfolk	4-12-05	Andy Truman 781-237-4111	Briony Angus 617-626-1029
13488	New Water Withdrawal	Northbridge	4-12-05	Karen Pighetti 508-366-5760	William Gage 617- 626-1025
13489	The Pines at Bousquet Mountain	Pittsfield	4-12-05	Robert Fournier 413-443-3537	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030
13490	David Martin Residence	Provincetown	Withdrawn	David Lajoie 508-255-8141 x105	William Gage 617- 626-1025
13491	Red Gate Woods	Rowley	4-12-05	Gregory Hochmuth 978-887-8586	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13492	Tidal Restriction Removal Project at Old East Sandwich Game Farm	Sandwich	4-12-05	Michael Ball 508-833-6600 x105	William Gage 617- 626-1025
13493	Ames Run Cluster Subdivision	Tewksbury	4-12-05	Marc Paquette 978-851-9807	Briony Angus 617-626-1029
13494	Village Green	Tewksbury	4-12-05	Kenneth Cram 978-474-8800	Briony Angus 617-626-1029
13455	Maintenance and Remedial Dredging at Old Colony Yacht Club	Boston	4-12-05		Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13456	Logan Airport Economy Parking Consolidation Project	Boston	4-23-05		Anne Canaday 617-626-1035
13461	Tern Harbor Marina Maintenance Dredging Project	Weymouth	4-12-05		Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13468	Sconset Beach Nourishment Project	Nantucket	4-29-05	Mark Rits 978-897-7100	Anne Canaday 617-626-1035
13470	Farmview Estates	Shrewsbury	4-12-05	James Bernardino 508-869-6151	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030
13455	Maintenance and Remedial Dredging and Old Colony Yacht Club	Boston (Dorchester)	4-12-05	John Hannon 617-376-0404	Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
13456	Logan Airport Economy Parking Consolidation Project	Boston (East)	4-23-05	Stewart Dalzell 617-568-3507	Anne Canaday 617-626-1035
13462	Mile Oak Residential Condominiums	Wilbraham	4-22-05	Brian Pendleton 978-794-1792 x127	Aisling Eglington 617-626-1024
13452	Summer Village	Westford	4-12-05	Mark Sleger 978-692-6100	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030

Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13243	Nicholas Common	Billerica	FEIR	4-22-05	Debbie Horgan 617-896-4515	Richard Bourré 617-626-1130
10316	New Bedford Regional Airport Improvements Project	New Bedford	DEIR/S	4-22-05	Lisa Standley 617-924-1770	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
12348	Assabet Consortium/Grand View Subidvision	Shrewsbury	4-12-05	John Bensley 508-366-0560	Nicholas Zavolas 617-626-1030
13231	Leland Hill Estates	Sutton	4-12-05	Dave Derrig 978-371-4000	Anne Canaday 617-626-1035
01982	Fly Ash Landfill Redevelopment	Freetown and Assonet	4-12-05	Lawrence Silva 508-697-3100	Richard Bourré 617-626-1130

Secretary's Certificates March 16 - 31, 2005

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
13453	Ashby Free Library	Ashby	Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report	3-25-05
13454	Texas Instruments Research and Development Center	Attleboro	Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report	3-25-05
13457	Mill Creek Center	Chelsea	Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report	3-25-05
13458	Village on the Common	Littleton	Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report	3-25-05
13459	Wyndbrook at Tyngsboro	Tyngsborough	Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report	3-25-05
13460	Restoration of Chauncey Allen Park Lily Pond	Westfield	Does not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report	3-25-05

Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Action	Date of Action
12438	Academy Hill	Groton	FEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	3-18-05
13199	Senior Campus Community	Dedham	FEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	3-18-05
13279	The Residences at Pier 5	Boston	DEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	3-18-05
13347	Taunton Crossing	Taunton	Single EIR	Does not adequately and properly comply with MEPA	3-18-05
13354	Nantasket Beachfront Condominiums	Hull	DEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	3-18-05
13370	Brooks Pond	Leominster	DEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	3-18-05

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
9116	Construction and Demolition Material Recycling Facility	Devens (Ayer)	Requires a Supplemental EIR	3-25-05
13312	Cambridge Discovery Park	Cambridge	Continues to require an EIR	3-25-05
6553	Area 5 Sewers/Wastewater Facilties Plan	Barnstable	Continues to require an EIR	3-25-05
11194	Wastewater Facilities Plan	Kingston	No further MEPA review required	3-25-05
12348	Assabet Consortium/Walkup Drive	Westborough	No further MEPA review required	3-25-05

Records of Decision

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
12646	Wastewater Lagoon Remediation	Leominster	Secretary of Environmental Affairs grants a waiver	3-25-05
13410	Enterpirse Park Master Plan	Marshfield	Secretary of Environmental Affairs grants a waiver for Phase I	3-30-05
13092	Fruit Street Master Plan	Hopkinton	Secretary of Environmental Affairs grants a waiver for Phase I	2-11-05

Public Notices

Agency	Notice Type	Project/Location
MCZM	Federal Consistency Review	Global Revco, Revere; Nickerson's Fish & Lobsters, Chatham; NMFS, Atlantic bigeye tuna imports; Mid-Atlantic Fishery Mgmt. Council, Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass managment; NMFS, Atlantic Bluefin Tuna quotas
EOEA	Public Meetings	Office of Public/Private Partnerships Draft Partnership Guidelines
EOEA	Notice of Availability	Statewide Airport Vegetation Management Program 2004 Status Report
DCR	Public Comment and Hearing	Amendment to Proposed Regulations -- Dam Safety
DCR	Request for Responses	Low Impact Development (LID) Subdivision Demonstration Project -- Ipswich River Watershed
DEP	Initial Site Investigation and Waste Site Cleanup Permit Application	Shell-Branded Service Station, Natick
DEP	Initial Site Investigation and Waste Site Cleanup Permit Application	Hingham Shipyard
DEP	Tier IC Permit Application	47 Whitcomb Rd., Boxborough
DEP	Initial Site Investigation and Tier IC Classification	134 Newbury St., Peabody
DEP	Site Reclassification	Former Texaco Station, Raynham
DEP	Site Reclassification	Mobil Station/Former Gulf Station, Chelmsford
DEP	Application for a Minor Revision to Waterways License	Boston Marine Industrial Park
DEP	401 Water Quality Certification Application	Blair Enterprises, Rutland
DEP	401 Water Quality Certification Application	New Bedford Harbor Dredge
DEP	Innovative Technology Notice	Aquapoint Bioclere
DCAM	Public Hearing	Parcels of Land in Acton
DCAM	Public Hearing	Parcel of Land in Raynham
DCAM	Public Hearing	Parcels of Land in Stoughton
MDAR	Yearly Operational Plan	Housatonic Railroad
MDAR	Yearly Operational Plan	Mass. Central Railroad
MDAR	Yearly Operational Plan	Pioneer Valley Railroad
MDAR	Yearly Operational Plan	Providence and Worcester Railroad
MDAR	Yearly Operational Plan	Mass. Highway Dept.
MDAR	Yearly Operational Plan	Scituate DPW
MDAR	Yearly Operational Plan	Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.
MDAR	Yearly Operational Plan	CSX Transportation

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