December 23, 2006
Volume 67 Issue 4

The Environmental Monitor
a publication of the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Deval 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 December 1-15, 2006
Projects Submitted December 1-15, 2006	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

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 December 1-15, 2006

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13924	Rivet Wellfield Public Water Supply Development	Acushnet	01-12-07	Wendy Coffin (888) 265-8969	Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13925	Billerica Power	Billerica	01-12-07	Judy Shuckerow Bourdon	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13926	Skinner, Inc.	Bolton	01-12-07	Elizabeth Whitaker (978) 779-6091	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13927	Chelsea Peak Energy Facility	Chelsea	01-22-07	Dammon Frecker (781) 489-1146	Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13928	Scituate Hill Subdivision	Cohasset	01-12-07	John Cavanro (781) 659-8187	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13929	Proposed Retail Development	Greenfield	01-22-07	Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13930	Proposed Retail Development	Marlborough	01-12-07	William Cronin (617) 243-7042	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13931	Keelan Residence	Marshfield	01-12-07	Paul Fellini (781) 826-9200	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13933	Towle Riverwalk Condominiums	Newburyport	01-12-07	David Ouellette (978) 465-8594	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13934	Town Pond	Norfolk	01-12-07	Lee Lyman (508) 765-0101	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13935	I-91 at Route 9 Interchange Improvement Project	Northampton	01-12-07	Grace Arthur (617) 973-8251	Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13936	Turtle Crossing	Norton	01-12-07	Scott Faria (508) 543-9894	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13937	430 Beach Street Retail Development	Revere	01-12-07	William Noll (617) 924-1770	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13938	Proposed Parking Lot	Springfield	01-12-07	Peter Levesque (413) 731-9898	Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13939	The Village at Patriot Common	Townsend	01-12-07	Charles Strickland (978) 692-1313	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030

Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
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
12612	Proposed Supermarket	Barnstable	FEIR	WITHDRAWN	Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13406	Mixed Use Development	Shrewsbury	FEIR (Rollover of DEIR)	01-22-07	Akila Thamizharasan (508) 903-2019	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13468	Sconset Beach Nourishment Project	Nantucket	FEIR	01-22-07	Rebecca Hutcheon (978) 897-7100	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13563	Restoration of the Saugus Iron Works Turning Basin and Dock	Saugus	FEIR (Rollover of DEIR)	01-22-07	Marc Albert (781) 231-7339	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13608	Brookmeadow Village	Grafton	SDEIR	01-22-07	David Derrig (978) 371-4000	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13768	The Fields at Chestnut	East Longmeadow	Single EIR	01-22-07	Ivonne Hall (413) 525-3822	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13819	Westfield Pavilion	Westfield	DEIR	01-22-07	Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13965	Osborne Hills	Salem	DEIR	01-22-07	Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
10185	Taunton River Desalination Project	Dighton	01-12-07	Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
10908	Phase 2 Sewer Extension Project	Provincetown	01-12-07	Tom Touchet (781) 224-6090	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12059	Long-Term Combined Sewer Overflow Control (CSO) Plan	Lowell	01-12-07	Isabel Tourkantonis (617) 452-6603	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12233	Knipmeyer Single Family Dwelling	Tisbury	01-12-07	Leslie Fields (508) 540-8080	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13709	Christina Estates	North Attleborough	01-12-07	Michael Toohill (978) 589-3000	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030

Request for Special Review Procedure

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13940	ADM Tihonet Mixed Use Development	Wareham, Carver and Plymouth	01-12-07	John Thomas or Stacy Minihane (508) 366-0560	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024

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	01-12-06	Paul Knapik	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13916	Taunton River Pilot Wetlands Mitigation Bank	Hanson	01-16-07	Stephen Barrett (617) 266-0505	Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13920	Xtra Mart Gasoline Station/Convenience Store and Medway Greenhouse and Garden Center	Medway	WITHDRAWN	Stephany Smith (860) 928-7898	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13921	Gates Road	Princeton	WITHDRAWN	Julian Votruba (508) 886-7888	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13922	Rosenfeld Well Site	Uxbridge	12-26-06	Donald Tata (508) 366-5760	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13923	Onset Bay Marine Pier System Expansion	Wareham	12-26-06	William Madden (508) 295-6600	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
12514	Admission to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Water System	Reading	SFEIR	01-05-07	Jon Beekman (617) 498-4767	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
12612	Proposed Supermarket	Barnstable	FEIR	WITHDRAWN	Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12928	Chestnut Hill Square	Newton	FEIR	01-05-07	William Cronin (617) 574-6403	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13844	Wayland Town Center	Wayland	DEIR	01-05-07	Andrew Magee (978) 897-7100	Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
10880	Yarmouth Sanitary Landfill Closure and Reuse Activities	Yarmouth	12-26-06	Michelle Wilen (617) 452-6598	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12528	Court Square Urban Renewal Project Plan Amendment #9	Springfield	12-26-06	Doug Landry (617) 924-1770	Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13093	Donny Brook Country Club 18-Hole Golf Course	Lanesborough	12-26-06	Virginia Allan (617) 536-0975	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13098	University of Massachusetts Medical School Campus Modernization Program	Worcester	12-26-06	Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13525	Cape Cod Community College Wind Energy Project	Barnstable	01-05-07	Paul Cleri (508) 935-1846	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13835	Avalon Sharon	Sharon	01-12-07	David Kelly (781) 843-4333	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

Secretary's Certificates December 1-15, 2006

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
13886	Green Line Extension	Cambridge, Somerville and Medford	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	12-01-06
13888	North Bedford Street Business Park	East Bridgewater	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	12-01-06
13895	Campanelli Business Park of Freetown	Freetown	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-01-06
13897	Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan	Taunton	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06
13898	Castle Hill	Northbridge	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-01-06
13901	Jackson Square	Boston	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-15-06
13902	Suffolk University Residential Hall	Boston	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-15-06
13903	W Boston Hotel and Residences	Boston	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-15-06
13904	Washington Hills	Holliston	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06
13905	Berkshire Gateway at Lee	Lee	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	12-15-06
13906	Commercial Development	Middleton	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06
13907	Abuzahra Land Transfer	Rowley	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06
13908	Salem State College Central Campus	Salem	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06
13910	111 South Street	Somerville	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06
13911	Parker's River Marine Park	Yarmouth	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	12-15-06
13912	Construction of Concrete Median Barrier and Resurfacing	Westborough and Hopkinton	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06

Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Action	Date of Action
11202	Massachusetts Highway Department Snow and Ice Control Program	Statewide	GEIR	Requires an Environmental Status and Planning Report	12-01-06
11085R	Naval Air Station Redevelopment Project	Weymouth, Rockland and Abington	DEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	12-15-06
12396	EMC Southborough/ Westborough Campus	Southborough and Westborough	FEIR	Does not adequately and properly comply with MEPA; requires a Supplemental FEIR	12-15-06
13310	Bridle Path Subdivision	Sutton	FEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	12-15-06
13406	Mixed Use Development	Shrewsbury	DEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA; to be rolled over as a FEIR	12-15-06
13415	Lovejoy Wharf	Boston	FEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	12-01-06
13473	Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge Deepwater Port Project	Massachusetts Bay	FEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	12-01-06
13563	Restoration of the Saugus Iron Works Turning Basin and Dock	Saugus	DEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA; to be rolled over as a FEIR	12-15-06
13641	Neptune LNG Deepwater Port	Massachusetts Bay	FEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	12-12-06
13798	Tennessee Gas Pipeline Essex-Middlesex Project	Saugus, Wakefield and Lynnfield	DEIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	12-01-06
13846	Bridgewater Place Shopping Center	Bridgewater	Single EIR	Adequately and properly complies with MEPA	12-01-06

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
03143	Expansion of 4400 Computer Drive	Westborough	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-15-06
04396	Westborough Office Park	Westborough	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-15-06
12172	Comprehensiver Water Resources Management Plan/36 Chapman Street	Canton	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06
12348/13429	Assabet River Consortium/ Adams Farm I & II	Shrewsbury	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06
12668	Nantasket Beach Coastal Storm Damage Protection Project	Hull	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-15-06
13198	Ambulatory Care Center and Medical Office Building	Danvers	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-15-06
13493	Ames Run Cluster Subdivision/The Lodge at Ames Pond	Tewksbury	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06
13543	KeySpan Sagamore Line Reinforcement Project	Sandwich, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis and Harwich	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	12-08-06

Records of Decision

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action	Comments Due
03143	Expansion of 4400 Computer Drive	Westborough	Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver	12-15-06	01-08-07
04396	Westborough Office Park	Westborough	Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver	12-15-06	01-08-07
06553	Area 5 Sewers/Wastewater Facilities Plan	Barnstable	Secretary proposes to grant a Phase I Waiver	12-22-06	01-10-07
12172	Comprehensiver Water Resources Management Plan/36 Chapman Street	Canton	Secretary proposes to grant a Phase I Waiver	12-08-06	01-08-07
12348/13429	Assabet River Consortium/ Adams Farm I & II	Shrewsbury	Secretary proposes to grant a Phase I Waiver	12-08-06	01-08-07
12668	Nantasket Beach Coastal Storm Damage Protection Project	Hull	Secretary proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver	12-15-06	01-08-07
13198	Ambulatory Care Center and Medical Office Building	Danvers	Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver	12-15-06	01-08-07
13895	Campanelli Business Park of Freetown	Freetown	Secretary has granted a Full EIR Waiver	12-20-06	N/A
13901	Jackson Square	Boston	Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver	12-15-06	01-08-07

Special Review Procedures

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
11202	Massachusetts Highway Department Snow and Ice Control Program	Statewide	Secretary has established a Special Review Procedure	12-01-06

Requests for Advisory Opinion

Project Name	Location	Comments Due	MEPA Analyst

Public Notices

Agency	Notice Type	Project/Location
City of Boston/OCD	Notice of 2007 Meeting Schedule	City/State Groundwater Working Group
CZM	Notice of Public Meeting, re: Office of CZM Program Review	Boston
CZM	Notice of Federal Consistency Review	Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port Project (EOEA #13473/13474)
DAR	Notice of Receipt of a Yearly Operational Plan	Northeast Utilities
DCAM	Notice of Public Hearing, re: Transfer of Land Owned by MassHighway	Carver
DCAM	Notice of Public Hearing, re: Transfer of Land Owned by MassHighway	Plympton
DCR	Notice of Availability of Draft Historic Parkways Policy and Public Comment Period	Historic Parkways
DEP	Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License	Lovejoy Wharf (EOEA #13415) - Boston
DEP	Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License	Fairhaven
DEP	Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License	Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port Project (EOEA #13473/13474) - Manchester-by-the-Sea, Beverly, Salem, Marblehead and Weymouth
DEP	Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License	Orleans
DEP	Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License	Swansea Water District
DEP	Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification	Boston (East Boston)
DEP	Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification	Tennessee Gas Pipeline Essex-Middlesex Project (EOEA #13798) - Saugus, Wakefield and Lynnfield
DEP	Notice of an Initial Site Investigation and Waste Site Cleanup Permit Application	Pelham
DEP	Notice of an Initial Site Investigation and Tier II Classification	Pittsfield
EOT	Notice of Availability of Report	Central Artery State Implementation Plan (SIP) Transit Commitments
WRC	Notice of Request for Approval to Increase the Present Rate of Interbasin Transfer	Town of Reading (EOEA #12514)
WRC	Notice of Request for Approval to Increase the Present Rate of Interbasin Transfer	Avalon Sharon (EOEA #13835) - Sharon

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