Environmental Monitor May 10, 2005

September 24, 2005
Volume 64 Issue 10

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 September 1-15, 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 September 1-15, 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 September 1-15, 2005

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13627	Metropolitan Yacht Club Boat Basin Dredging	Braintree	10-14-05	Paul Donahue (781) 760-4661	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13628	Wetlands Crossing	East Bridgewater	10-14-05	David Johnson (508) 378-3421 x 16	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13629	Sapphire Park	Gardner	10-24-05	Charles Strickland (978) 692-1313	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13630	Sunset Point	Hanover	10-14-05	Valerie Miller (413) 256-0202	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13631	University of Massachusetts at Lowell Parking Garage	Lowell	10-14-05	Jonathan Andrews (781) 278-5808	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13632	Plympton Street Cranberry Bog	Middleborough	10-24-05	Andrew Ashley (508) 997-0268	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13633	Clearview Estates	Millbury	10-14-05	Dave Derrig (978) 371-4000	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13634	William Stanley Business Park of the Berkshires	Pittsfield	10-14-05	Thomas Hickey (413) 494-7332	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13635	Russell Biomass Power Plant	Russell	10-24-05	Rebecca Sherer (413) 572-3208	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13636	Single Family Dwelling Reconstruction on Barrier Beach	Scituate	10-14-05	Christina Gill (508) 830-1110	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13637	Dredging of Irrigation Pond and Restoration of Academy Brook at Wellesley Country Club	Wellesley	10-14-05	Michael Toohill (978) 589-3226	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13638	Department of Conservation and Recreation/Hopkinton Street Trust Land Conveyance	Westborough and Hopkinton	10-14-05	Gerald Cushing (508) 923-0879	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13639	Gilden Dam Breaching	Williamstown	10-24-05	Shannon Boomsma (413) 443-8011	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13640	The Preserve at Oak Hill	Wrentham	10-14-05	William Blais (508) 278-3897	William Gage (617) 626-1025

Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
12351	Northampton Regional Sanitary Landfill	Northampton	DEIR	10-24-05	James Laurila (413) 584-4776	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13420	West Groton Water District Town Forest Wellfield	Groton	DEIR	10-24-05	Randall Christiansen (413) 584-4776	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13487	Shire Industrial Park	Norfolk	FEIR	10-24-05	Laura Rome (978) 461-6226	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
12348	Assabet River Consortium CWRMP/Grafton Street and Grafton Circle Sewer Extension	Shrewsbury	10-14-05	Carl Hultgren (508) 753-7999	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12348	Assabet River Consortium CWRMP/Palm Meadow Estates	Shrewsbury	10-14-05	John Parmentier (508) 394-3990	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030

Other Projects Under Review

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13580	Wareham Road Mixed Use Development	Plymouth	9-27-05	Felipe Schwarz (617) 924-1770	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13594	Hanscom Field Runway 5/23 Safety Area Improvements	Bedford, Concord and Lincoln	10-14-05	Tom Ennis (617) 568-3546	William Gage (617) 626-1025
13618	Route 6A Resurfacing	Barnstable and Sandwich	9-27-05	Robert Best Jr. (617) 973-7434	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13619	Neponset Field Residential Project	Boston	9-27-05	Mitchell Fischman (781) 884-2553	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13620	Dresser Hills	Charlton	9-27-05	Christopher Lucas (781) 982-5473	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13621	Recycle America Enterprises Recycling Facility	Fitchhburg	10-07-05	Kenneth Snow (508) 370-0272	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
13622	Trout Family Home	Newbury	10-14-05	Bill Decie (978) 388-6566	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13623	Linwood Estates	Northbridge	10-7-05	Dave Derrig (978) 371-4000	Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13624	Chang Farms Wastewater Outfall	Whately	10-07-05	J. Mark Krcmarik (413) 787-1785	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13625	Chang Farms Wellwater Withdrawal	Whately	10-07-05	J. Mark Krcmarik (413) 787-1785	Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13626	Lowe's of East Longmeadow	East Longmeadow	10-7-05	Nathaniel Arai (413) 525-3822	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024

Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
13246	Emerald Pines	Methuen	FEIR	10-07-05	Jessie Cadigan (978) 897-7100	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13410	Enterprise Park Master Plan	Marshfield	DEIR	10-07-05	Steven Davis (617) 951-1146	Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13535	CitySquare	Worcester	Single EIR	10-07-05	Katie Lesser (978) 897-7100	Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130

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	10-14-05	Wendy Landman (617) 367-9255	Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
12565	Circumferential Transit Improvements in the Urban Ring Corridor - Phase 2	Boston, Brookline, Cambridge,Chelsea, Everett, Medford and Somerville	9-27-05	Peter Calcaterra (617)-222-3366	Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13159	Westville Village Estates	Taunton	9-27-05	Walter Galuska (508) 882-6934	William Gage (617) 626-1025

Secretary's Certificates September 1-15, 2005

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
13581	Emergency Action for Sewer Overflow	Weymouth	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13587	Old English Square	Holbrook	Requires an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13595	Lakeside Estates Subdivision	Bridgewater	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13596	Upstream Repairs and Improvements to Bolivar Pond Dam	Canton	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13597	Fox Run II Residential Subdivision	Dracut	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13598	Bailey Brook	Gardner	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13599	Wetland Crossing for Bowker Street Parcel	Norwell	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13600	Brooks Station Road Reconstruction	Princeton	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13601	Townsend Road Reconstruction	Shirley	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13603	Pine Needles Estates Subdivision	Westport	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13604	Reconstruction of Goddard Memorial Drive	Worcester	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
13605	Habitat Enhancement in Massachusetts Bay	Marblehead or Boston	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05

Environmental Impact Reports

No EIR Certificates were issued during this period.

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Action	Date of Action

Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
7423	The Residences at Lakeville Station	Lakeville	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
11869	Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan	North Attleborough	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
12229	Alden Woods	Holden	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05
12798	Pleasant Street Reconstruction Project	Belmont	Does not require an Environmental Impact Report	9-9-05

Records of Decision

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Action	Date of Action
11869	Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan	North Attleborough	Secretary of Environmental Affairs has granted a Phase 1 Waiver	9-9-05
13587	Old English Square	Holbrook	Secretary of Environmental Affairs proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver	9-9-05

Public Notices

Agency	Notice Type	Project/Location
CZM	Notice of Federal Consistency Review	Waquoit Bay and Marshfield
DCR	Notice of Public Meeting re: Public Access and Recreation Management Plan for the Quabbin Reservoir Watershed	Petersham
DEP	Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification	Belchertown
DEP	Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification	Harwich
DEP	Notice of Application for Tier 1A Permit Extension	Colrain
DEP	Notice of Initial Site Investigation and Tier 1 Permit Application	Barnstable
DEP	Notice of Initial Site Investigation and Tier 1 Permit Application	Canton
DEP	Notice of Initial Site Investigation and Tier 1 Permit Application	Springfield
DEP	Notice of a Remedial Action Plan	Natick
DEP	Notice of Request for Site Examination/Pump Test	Provincetown
DEP	Notice of Site Investigation and Tier 1 Permit Application	Framingham
DEP	Notice of Site Reclassification	Framingham
DFW	Notice of State Fisheries and Wildlife Board Meeting	Statewide
WRC	Notice of WRC Meeting Schedule Change	Statewide
EOEA/WRC	Notice of Availability of Draft Massachusetts Water Conservation Standards for Public Review and Comment	Statewide

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