Environmental Monitor July 10, 2002

The Environmental Monitor

Volume 58
Issue 5

July 10, 2002

Notice of Matters before the Secretary of Environmental Affairs

This Environmental Monitor, the Fifth issue in Volume 58 of a series, is intended to provide notice of all submissions received by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA) under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30, Sections 62 through 62H inclusive, in the period June 19, 2002 through July 1, 2002.

New Projects Under Review
Previous Projects Under Review
Decisions of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs
Miscellaneous Notices

Comments on New Environmental Notification Forms are due by: July 30, 2002

Comments on new Environmental Impact Reports are due by: August 9, 2002

Projects Under Review

New Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	MEPA Analyst
12376R	Frontage Road Office/R & D Center	Belmont	7/30/02	Jay Wickersham (617) 626-1022
12821	Russia Wharf Redevelopment	Boston	7/30/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12822	Herring Creek Restoration	Edgartown	7/30/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12823	Katama Bay Navigation and Tidal Exchange Channels	Edgartown	8/9/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12824	Paint Factory Rehabilitation	Gloucester	7/30/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12825	Solid Waste and Recyclables Transfer Station	Hatfield	7/30/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12826	C.T. Hartwell Property Residential Development	Littleton	7/30/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12827	Farrelly Revetment Repair/Rebuild	Mashpee	7/30/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12828	Runway Reconstruction and Construction of Taxiway B at Orange Airport	Orange	7/30/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12829	Avalon Village	Peabody and Danvers	7/30/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12830	High Street (Route 109) Reconstruction	Westwood	7/30/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030

New Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Docu-ment Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
12409	Stone Meadow 55+ Community	Bridgewater	FEIR	8/9/02	Benjamin Gilmore (508) 866-3900	Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023
12372	Stoneham Executive Center	Stoneham	SDEIR	8/9/02	Richard Bourre (617) 924-1770	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12745	Butter Brook Crossing	Westford	DEIR	8/9/02	Jeffrey Brem (978) 772-9196	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12367	Proposed Warehouse and Distribution Center	Freetown	Single EIR	8/9/02	Richard Bourre (617) 924-1770	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12737	Hilltop Farms	Grafton	DEIR	8/9/02	Michael Howard (978) 450-7147	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
11971	Overlook Ridge	Malden and Revere	DEIR	8/9/02	Joseph Shea (617) 491-1080	Jay Wickersham (617) 626-1022

New Densely Developed Area Application

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Description	Comments Due	For copies	MEPA Analyst
DDA-005	Weir Village-West Water Street Densely Developed Area	Taunton	In accordance with the Rivers Protection Act, the City of Taunton requests designation of an area along the western bank of the Taunton River as “densely developed.” This designation would reduce the riverfront area in this locations from 200 feet to 25 feet.	7/30/02	Richard Shafer (508) 821-1168	Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023

EOEA

No.

Project Name

Location

Description

Comments

Due

For copies

MEPA Analyst

DDA-005

Weir Village-West Water Street Densely Developed Area

Taunton

In accordance with the Rivers Protection Act, the City of Taunton requests designation of an area along the western bank of the Taunton River as “densely developed.” This designation would reduce the riverfront area in this locations from 200 feet to 25 feet.

7/30/02

Richard Shafer

(508) 821-1168

Janet Hutchins

(617) 626-1023

New Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Description	Comments Due	For copies	MEPA Analyst
12588	Sunderland Commons	Sunderland	The project change involves the elimination of the subdivision road, reduction from 10 lots to 3 lots and a reduction from 11.7 acres to 8.7 acres	7/30/02	Larry Jutres (413) 665-9131	Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023
12160	Lunenburg Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan	Lunenburg	The project change involves adding 5000 feet of sewer and a small pump station to the project.	7/30/02	Stanley Elkerton (781) 279-2288	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030

EOEA

No.

Project Name

Location

Description

Comments

Due

For copies

MEPA Analyst

12588

Sunderland Commons

Sunderland

The project change involves the elimination of the subdivision road, reduction from 10 lots to 3 lots and a reduction from 11.7 acres to 8.7 acres

7/30/02

Larry Jutres

(413) 665-9131

Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023

12160

Lunenburg Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan

Lunenburg

The project change involves adding 5000 feet of sewer and a small pump station to the project.

7/30/02

Stanley Elkerton (781) 279-2288

Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030

Previous Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	MEPA Analyst
12786	Remediation and Salt Marsh Restoration at the Belle Isle Inlet	Boston	7/16/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12807	Algonquin Regional High School	Northborough	7/12/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12813	Elm Street Urban Renewal Plan	Westfield	7/12/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12814	SIW Realty Trust Steel Coating Facility	Westfield	7/16/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12816	Captain’s Row Estates	Gloucester	7/16/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12817	Reconstruction of Pembroke St. (Route 27)	Kingston	7/16/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12818	Charter Realty & Development Corp. Proposed Retail Development	Medway	7/16/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12819	Eagles Landing Condominiums	Plainville	7/16/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12820	Mullin’s Stone Revetment	Plymouth	7/16/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025

Previous Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
10509	New Bedford/Fall River Commuter Rail Extension NOTE: This EIR has been administratively withdrawn and resubmitted to extend the public comment period to 7/26/02.	Statewide	FEIR	7/26/02 E-mailed comments should be directed to mepa@ state.ma.us	Andrew Brennan abrennan@mbta.com (617) 222-3126	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026 Jay Wickersham (617) 626-1022
12348	Assabet Consortium Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan	Westborough, Shrewsbury, Northborough, Hudson, Maynard, Marlborough	Phase II Report	8/8/02	Abigail Thomas (978) 371-4000	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
11085R	Redevelopment of Former Naval Air Station and Associated Transportation Improvements	Weymouth, Rockland, Abington	Phase I Report	7/22/02	Stacy Erickson (978) 897-7100	Jay Wickersham (617) 626-1022
12433	Pier 4 Project	Boston	DEIR	8/9/02	William Cronin (617) 243-7042	Jay Wickersham (617) 626-1022
10135	Route 1 Safety Improvements	Sharon, Walpole, Foxborough, Wrentham	FEIR	7/26/02	John Fallon (617) 973-7408	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12457	East Side Interceptor and Lateral Sewers	Attelboro	FEIR	7/26/02	David Polcari (617) 452-6000	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12531	Bradford Glen Note: The Draft EIR for this project is also being review-ed as a Final EIR	Billerica	FEIR	7/26/02	Norse Environ-mental Services (978) 649-9932	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12605	Hingham Campus: an Erickson Retirement Community	Hingham	DEIR	7/26/02	Laurie Trudeau (781) 849-7070 x261	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12606	Mashpee Place	Mashpee	DEIR	7/26/02	Bill Noll (617) 924-1770	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12783	The Preserve	Sturbridge	Single EIR	7/26/02	James Tetreault (508) 869-6151	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029

Previous Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Description	Comments Due	For copies	MEPA Analyst
11902	Blandford Road Reconstruction Project	Chester	The project change involves a reduction in proposed roadway widths in accordance with MHD Low Speed/Low Volume standards and a reduction of associated project impacts along the corridor.	7/16/02	Grace Arthur (617) 973-8251	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12039	Acre Urban Revitalization and Development Project	Lowell	The project change involves a request to rescind the EIR scope, due to improved development design and a reduction in the amount of historic structure demolition.	7/16/02	Laura Lefebvre (978) 656-3517	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12230	Mt. Everett Fire Tower Repair	Mount Washington	The project change involves permanently removing the fire tower from Mt. Everett and repairing a one-third mile section of the Mt. Everett Road.	7/16/02	Richard Thibedeau (617) 626-1396	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029

Decisions of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs

June 19, 2002 through July 1, 2002

Environmental Notification Forms

The following projects do not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report:

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Date of Action
12781	Milton Landing	Milton	6/24/02
12782	Lincoln Park Community School	Somerville	6/24/02
12787	Charlton Shell	Charlton	6/24/02
12788	Prospect Street Landfill Closure Project	Easton	6/24/02
12789	New Lunenburg Primary School	Lunenburg	6/24/02
12790	Cobbler’s Knoll Subdivision	Mendon	6/24/02
12792	Long Pond Road Improvement Project	Plymouth	6/24/02
12793	Rochester Environmental park	Rochester	6/24/02
12794	Marlborough Road Improvement Project	Salem	6/24/02
12795	Algonquin Gas Transmission Co. Sharon Q-2-8 Lateral and meter Station	Sharon	6/24/02

Notices of Project Change

June 19, 2002 through July 1, 2002.

The following decisions were made on Notices of Project Change:

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Decision	Date of Action
4974	Marlborough Corporate Place	Marlborough	No further MEPA review required	6/24/02
12197	Hopkinton Highlands II – Cedar St. Extension	Hopkinton	No further MEPA review required	6/24/02
7208	Prudential Center Redevelopment	Boston	No further MEPA review required	6/24/02
12463	Revetment Restoration	Lynn	No further MEPA review required	6/24/02

Environmental Impact Reports

June 19, 2002 through July 1, 2002

The following documents adequately and properly comply with M.G.L. Ch. 30 s.62 and with the regulations governing the preparation of EIRs:

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Date of Action
11928	MWRA Upper Neponset Valley Relief Sewer	Boston and Newton	DEIR	7/1/02
12654	Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan	Hopkinton	Phase I Needs Analysis	7/1/02
11521	Industrial Park Sewer Extension	Salisbury	FEIR	7/1/02
12408	McLean Hospital Redevelopment	Belmont	FEIR	7/1/02
12411	Proposed Super Stop & Shop	Chelmsford	Single EIR	7/1/02
12589	Relocation of the Noons Vehicle Maintenance Garage and Development of a Stop & Shop Market	Truro	DEIR	7/1/02
12635	Belchertown Office Park	Belchertown	DEIR	7/1/02

The following documents do not adequately and properly comply with M.G.L. Ch. 30 s.62 and with the regulations governing the preparation of EIRs:

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Date of Action
12529	Powhattan Estates	Taunton	DEIR	7/1/02

EOEA

No.

Project Name

Location

Document

Type

Date of

Action

12529

Powhattan Estates

Taunton

DEIR

7/1/02

Notices of Availability

Project Name	Location	Document Type	Copies From
Historic Parkways Initiative Demonstration Project – Memorial Drive Rehabilitation Phase I	Cambridge	Plans for Phase I activities are available for review at the Metropolitan District Commission headquarters at 20 Somerset St., Boston.	Joseph Orfant (617) 727-5274 x289
EOEA #12565, Urban Ring	Boston Metropolitan area	Phase 1 Annual Progress Report No. 1	Peter Calcaterra (617) 222-3366

Project Name

Location

Document

Type

Copies From

Historic Parkways Initiative Demonstration Project – Memorial Drive Rehabilitation Phase I

Cambridge

Plans for Phase I activities are available for review at the Metropolitan District Commission headquarters at 20 Somerset St., Boston.

Joseph Orfant (617) 727-5274 x289

EOEA #12565, Urban Ring

Boston

Metropolitan area

Phase 1 Annual Progress Report No. 1

Peter Calcaterra (617) 222-3366

Miscellaneous Notices Received

Agency	Notice Type	Project/Location
DEP	Water Management Act Permit Application	City of Brockton Water Department
DEP	Water Quality Certification Application	Reconstruction of Holmes Street, Halifax
DEP	Initial Site Investigation and Waste Site Cleanup Permit Application	14 Wheeler Road, Burlington
DEP	Initial Site investigation and Tier II Classification	Lightolier Fall River
DEP	Remedial Action Plan	The Fillin’ Station, Cheshire
DEP	Phase IV Remedy Implementation Plan	200 Bartlett St., Northborough
DEP	Phase IV Remedial Implementation Plan	Allied Waste Systems, Rowley
DEP	Remedy Implementation Plan	Former Mobil Service, Mass. Turnpike, Westborough
DEP	Application for an Extension of Waste Site Cleanup Permit	970 Old Reed Rd., Dartmouth
DEP	Application to Transfer Waste Site Cleanup Permit	970 Reed Rd., Dartmouth
DEP	Request for Site Exam	Raynham Center Water District North Raynham Water District
Water Resources Commission	Receipt of a Request for Determination of Insignificance	Former Sager Electronics and J.M. Perrone Co., Hingham
DEP/MBTA	Public Comment Period	2002 Project Update and Project Schedule
DCAM	Reuse Restriction and Conditions/Reasons for Proposed Lease of Land	9.72 acres, Uxbridge; Dept. of Mental Health property, Waltham; Dept. of Mental Health property, Lexington

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Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Deval L. Patrick, Governor
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Ian A. Bowles, Secretary
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		MEPA	Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, 100 Cambridge St., Boston MA 02114 Deval L. Patrick, Governor \| Timothy P. Murray, Lt. Governor \| Ian A. Bowles, Secretary