Environmental Monitor May 10, 2005

November 9, 2005
Volume 65 Issue 1

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 October 15-31, 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 October 15-31, 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 October 15-31, 2005

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13663	Joint Grass Brook Estates	Dunstable	11-29-05	Paula Thompson (508) 366-6552	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13664	Watchaug Force Main Replacement Project	East Longmeadow	11-29-05	Robert Pierent (413) 572-3261	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13665	Round Cove Barrier Beach Dune Stabilization and Beach Nourishment	Harwich	11-29-05	Beth Hays (508) 255-6511	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13666	Cedar Ridge Estates	Holliston	11-29-05	Christopher Newhall (781) 792-2264	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13667	The Village at Russell Farm	Methuen	11-29-05	Bridget Vrooman (603) 647-8700	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13668	Retail Center - Fortune Boulevard	Milford	11-29-05	Justin Fay (617) 924-1770	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13669	Lawrence Dwelling	Newburyport	11-29-05	Bill Decie (978) 388-6566	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13670	Proposed Retail Center	North Andover	11-29-05	Shaun Kelly (978) 474-8800	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13671	11 Deacon Road	Westport	11-29-05	James Hartnett (508) 636-4499	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13672	Retaining Wall - 42 Atlantic Avenue	Westport	11-29-05	Stephen Barrett (978) 897-7100	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13673	Boardwalk Reconstruction	Westport	11-29-05	Stephen Barrett (978) 897-7100	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035

Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13061	Weaver's Cove Energy LNG Project	Fall River	SSDEIR	12-09-05	Katie Lesser ((978) 461-6207	Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13063	Lakeville State Hospital Redevelopment	Lakeville	FEIR	12-09-05	Lawrence Carr (978) 371-4000	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13310	Bridle Path	Sutton	SDEIR	12-09-05	Jerome Carr (508) 651-7207	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13462	Cedar Ridge Active Adult Community (formerly Mile Oak Residential Condominiums)	Wilbraham	DEIR	12-09-05	Brian Pendleton (978) 794-1792 x127	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13554	Foxborough State Hospital Redevelopment	Foxborough	DEIR	12-09-05	William Buckley, Jr. (508) 543-3939	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst

Other Projects Under Review

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13641	Neptune Deepwater Port Project	Massachusetts Bay	11-18-05	Doug Jones (617) 381-8509	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13650	Northgate Meadows	Sterling	11-14-05	Nathaniel Kahonen (978) 534-1234	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13654	David Martin Residence	Provincetown	11-29-05	David Lajoie (508) 255-8141 x105	Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13655	Michael Winstanley Residence	Provincetown	11-29-05	David Lajoie (508) 255-8141 x105	Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13657	Michael Gaspard Home Addition	Barnstable	11-14-05	Robert Perry (508) 896-4861	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13658	Lenox Farms	Braintree	11-23-05	Robert Ingram (781) 884-2530	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13659	Saw Mill Pond	Easton	WITHDRAWN	Scott Faria (508) 543-9894	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13660	Erickson Bogs	Middleborough	11-14-05	Glenn Amaral (508) 295-6600	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13661	South Washington Street/North Boundary Road Transportation Improvement Project	Norton and Taunton	11-14-05	Gene Crouch (617) 924-1770	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13662	Peabody Bikeway	Peabody	11-14-05	Joseph Viola (978) 538-5783	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
10113	Winthrop Shores Reservation Restoration Program	Winthrop	FEIR	11-23-05	John Burckardt (617) 960-4861	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
12745	Butter Brook Golf Club	Westford	FEIR	11-23-05	Michael Toohill (978) 589-3000	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13152	Rehabilitation of Green Lodge Interceptor Sewer	Canton	DEIR	11-23-05	William Mertz (617) 451-0044	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13212	Princeton at Bedford	Bedford	FEIR	11-23-05	Ann Marton (781) 245-2500	Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13543	Sagamore Line Reinforcement Project	Barnstable, Dennis, Harwich, Sandwich and Yarmouth	DEIR	11-23-05	Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
10546 and 4325/8721	Intercontinental Hotel/500Atlantic Avenue and Central Artery/Tunnel Project	Boston	11-14-05	Wendy Landman (617) 367-9255	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
12144	Forest Ridge Industrial Subdivision	Rowley	11-23-05	Ann Marton (781) 245-2500	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
12474	Orchard Hill Park	Leominster	11-14-05	William Sculley (508) 620-2832	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
12513	Cordage Seaside	Plymouth	11-14-05	Joseph Forns (508) 540-4544	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
12631	East Taunton Industrial Park	Taunton	11-14-05	Robert Field (508) 824-9279	William Gage (617) 626-1025

Secretary's Certificates October 15-31, 2005

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
13580	Wareham Road Mixed Use Development	Plymouth	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	10-07-05
13618	Route 6A Resurfacing	Barnstable	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
13622	Trout Family Home	Newbury	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
13627	Metropolitan Yacht Club Boat Basin Dredging	Braintree	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
13628	Wetlands Crossing	East Bridgewater	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
13629	Sapphire Park	Gardner	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	10-31-05
13630	Sunset Point	Hanover	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
13631	University of Massachusetts at Lowell Parking Garage	Lowell	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
13633	Clearview Estates	Millbury	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
13635	Russell Biomass Power Plant	Russell	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	10-31-05
13636	Single Family Dwelling Reconstruction on Barrier Beach	Scituate	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
13637	Dredging of Irrigation Pond and Restoration of Academy Brook at Wellesley Country Club	Wellesley	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
13638	Department of Conservation and Recreation/Hopkinton Street Trust Land Conveyance	Westborough and Hopkinton	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
13639	Gilden Dam Breaching	Williamstown	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	10-31-05
13640	The Preserve at Oak Hill	Wrentham	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05

Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Action	Date of Action
12351	Northampton Regional Sanitary Landfill	Northampton	DEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	10-31-05
13420	West Groton Water District Town Forest Wellfield	Groton	DEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	10-31-05
13487	Shire Industrial Park	Norfolk	FEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	10-31-05

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
12348	Assabet River Consortium CWRMP/Grafton Street and Grafton Circle Sewer Extension	Shrewsbury	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
12348	Assabet River Consortium CWRMP/Palm Meadow Estates	Shrewsbury	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05
12968	Merrimac Landing	Tyngsborough	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	10-24-05

Records of Decision

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
12012	Long-Term CSO Control Plan	Holyoke	Secretary of Environmental Affairs proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver	11/07/05
13183	Swansea Desalination Plant	Swansea	Secretary of Environmental Affairs has granted a Phase 1 Waiver	10-31-05
13632	Plympton Street Cranberry Bog	Middleborough	Secretary of Environmental Affairs proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver	10-31-05

Public Notices

Agency	Notice Type	Project/Location
DAR	Notice of Receipt of a Yearly Operational Plan	Northeast Utilities
DEP	Notice of Application for an Extension of a Waste Site Cleanup Permit	Sudbury
DEP	Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification	Belchertown
DEP	Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification and a Chapter 91 License	Weymouth
DEP	Notice of Chapter 91 License Application	Fairhaven
DEP	Notice of Chapter 91 License Application	Gloucester
DEP	Notice of Initial Site Investigation and Tier I Permit Application	Canton
DEP	Notice of Initial Site Investigation and Tier I Permit Application	Cohasset
DEP	Notice of Initial Site Investigation and Tier IC Classification	Burlington
DEP	Notice of Initial Site Investigation and Tier I! Classification	Quincy
DEP	Notice of Initial Site Investigation and Waste Site Cleanup Permit Application	Hopedale
DEP	Notice of Initial Site Investigation and Waste Site Cleanup Permit Application	Wilmington
DEP	Notice of a Remedy Implementation Plan	Boxborough
DEP	Notice of Request for Certification for General Use Approval	GEOFLOW Subsurface Drip Wastewater Dispersal System
DEP	Notice of Request for a Site Examination	Raynham

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Robert W. Golledge, Jr., Secretary
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