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July 25, 2006
 Volume 66 Issue 6
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 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  

Projects Submitted July 1-17, 2006

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 July 1-15, 2006 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

General Announcements

Dick Foster

The MEPA Office is saddened by the news of the loss of Richard "Dick" Foster who passed away on July 11, 2006 after a long illness. Dick retired from state service on June 29, 2002 after more than 22 years of service to the Commonwealth as a well-respected Acting MEPA Director, Environmental Analyst, State Geologist, and a Selectman for the Town of Westborough. Dick's insight, patience and brevity will be greatly missed by his friends and colleagues throughout the Commonwealth. Dick was a true Red Sox fan, and we will think of him fondly during baseball season. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Susan and his family.

DEP Makes Changes to Regional Boundaries

Please note that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has reassigned 21 municipalities from one regional office to another. These changes in the coverage areas for each MassDEP regional office can be found at:

http://mass.gov/dep/regionalboundarychanges.htm

When circulating copies of environmental review documents, please make sure that copies are being sent to the correct MassDEP regional office.


Projects Submitted July 1-17, 2006

      Environmental Notification Forms


EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
13838 Springdale Valley Sewer Interceptor Repair Canton 08-15-06 Daniel Donahue (781) 821-5063 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13839 Flint Road Landfill Closure Charlton 08-15-06 Ronald Pong (508) 366-5760 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13840 Cavossa Park Middleborough 08-25-06 Richard Rheaume (508) 947-0050 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13841 W.L. Byrne, Inc. Middleborough 08-15-06 Benjamin Gilmore (508) 866-3900 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13842 The Residences at Martins Brook and Edgewood Office Park North Reading and Wilmington 08-25-06 Felipe Schwarz (617) 924-1770 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13843 Ultraviolet Disinfection Installation at Wellfield #2 Sterling 08-15-06 Dennis Boucher (781) 221-1238 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13844 Wayland Town Center Wayland 08-15-06 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
12612 Proposed Supermarket Barnstable (Hyannis) NPC/DEIR 09-07-06 Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13706 Prospect Hill (formerly known as Carriage Hill) Merrimac DEIR 08-25-06 Matthew Connors (978) 777-3050 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13294 Chelsea Commons (formerly known as Parkway Plaza Redevelopment) Chelsea DEIR 08-25-06 Doug Vigneau (508) 792-4500 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13621 Recycle America Enterprises Recycling Facility Fitchburg FEIR (rollover of DEIR) 08-31-06 Arthur Bergeron (508) 485-8506 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030

     Notices of Project Change    

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
12562 Wareham Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Wareham 08-15-06 William Madden (508) 296-6600 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13406 Proposed Mixed-Use Development Shrewsbury 08-15-06 Pamela Smith (508) 903-2385 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

     


Other Projects Under Review

      Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
13812 South Coast Offshore Wind Project Buzzards Bay 07-31-06 Robert Cummings (508) 763-8800 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13814 Proposed Dune Stabilization and Beach Nourishment Harwich 08-15-06 Beth Hays (508) 255-6511 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13815 Stewart's Creek Restoration Barnstable 08-09-06 Martha Craig Rheinhardt (508) 743-0390 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13826 Westwood Station Westwood 08-25-06 Carolyn Sweeney (508) 903-2378 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13828

Acton Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan (CWRMP)

Acton 8-15-06 Bob Rafferty (978) 557-8150 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13829 240 & 242 Elliot Street Beverly 7-31-06 Brian Timm (978) 299-0447 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13830 Thomas A. Watson Generating Station Braintree 7-31-06 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13831 Dun Fudgin Boat Ramp, Intertidal Habitat Restoration Gloucester 7-31-06 Nancy Ryder (978) 281-9781 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13832 Carpenter Estates Northbridge 7-31-06 Michael Dryden (508) 266-2066 ext. 109 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13833 Little Namskaket Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Project Orleans 7-31-06 William Hall, Jr., (508) 362-5680 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13834 Churchill Estates Residential Subdivision Pittsfield 7-31-06 Teresa Perry (413) 443-8011 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13835 Avalon Sharon Sharon 7-31-06 David Kelly (781) 843-4333 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13836 Stoneham Crossing Retail and Office Redevelopment Project Stoneham 8-09-06 Doug Vigneau (617)896-4519 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13837 High Rock Village Westwood 7-31-06 Evelyn Friedrich (617) 951-1123 William Gage (617) 626-1025

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
3247 Boston-Logan International Airport Boston ESPR 08-09-06 Jacki Wilkins (617) 568-3558 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13405 Broad Meadow March Restoration Quincy DEIR 08-09-06 Dre Desilets (978) 589-3000 ext. 3579 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13468 Sconset Beach Nourishment Project Nantucket DEIR 08-09-06 Lester Smith (978) 897-7100 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13602 Shoppes at Page Pointe Stoughton FEIR 08-09-06 Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13656 Westboro Village Westborough FEIR (rollover of DEIR) 08-09-06 Jeffrey Senterman (508) 366-6552 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13677 Legacy Place Dedham FEIR 08-09-06 Timothy Williams (781) 935-6889 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13708 Borgatti Property Northborough DEIR 08-09-06 Jeffrey Senterman (508) 366-6552 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13780 Proposed BJ's Wholesale Club Haverhill Single EIR 08-09-06 F. Giles Ham (978)474-8800 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

      Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
11519 The Pinehills Plymouth 7-31-06

John Judge (508) 209-9000

Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12423 Roche Brothers Supermarket Easton 7-31-06 Robert Carter (617) 357-8145 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13092 Fruit Street Master Plan - Well Site H-2 Hopkinton 7-31-06 Rosemary Blaquier (978) 371-4071 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13092 Fruit Street Master Plan - Wastewater Treatment Facility Hopkinton 7-31-06 Rosemary Blaquier (978) 371-4071 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13183 Swansea Desalination Plant Swansea 7-31-06 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13366 Spectacle Island Beach Nourishment Project Boston 7-31-06 Samuel Moffett (617) 542-4244 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

 


Secretary's Certificates July 1-15, 2006

   Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13796 Algonquin Cape Cod Project Sandwich and Bourne Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 07-14-06
13808 Canal Place Townhouses Bourne Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06
13810 Warner's Pond Dam Rehabilitation Project Concord Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06
13811 John Alden Farm Dartmouth Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06
13813 Silva Property Hamilton Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06
13816 Proposed Walmart Store Lancaster/Leominster Requires an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06
13817 Mass. Dept. of Fire Services Firefighting Academy Stow Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06
13819 Westfield Pavilion Westfield Requires an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06

Environmental Impact Reports  

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Document Type
Action
Date of Action
13473/13474 Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge Deepwater Port Project/ Algonquin Gas Transmission Pipeline Lateral Massachusetts Bay DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 07-07-06
13479 The Village of Hanover Hanover FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 07-14-06

 Notices of Project Change     
          

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
11839 Fitchburg/Westminster Solid Waste Management Facility Westminster Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06
12229 Alden Woods Holden Requires an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06
13098 UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Health Care System Campus Modernization Program Worcester Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06
13576 Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Water Treatment Facility Mattapoisett Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06
13755 Beacon @ 495 Center Marlborough Requires an Environmental Impact Report; Secretary proposes to grant a Phase I Waiver 07-14-06
13788 Mixed Use Development Palmer Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 07-07-06

Records of Decision

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13755 Beacon @ 495 Center Marlborough Secretary proposes to grant a Phase I Waiver 07-14-06

 

Public Notices

Agency
Notice Type Project/Location
DEP Issuance of Section 61 Finding Emerald Pines Country Club and Estates - Methuen (EOEA #13246)
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 Licence Acushnet
DEP Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate Townsend
DEP Notice Application for Provisional Use Approval of Innovative Technology Perc-Rite Subsurface Drip Wastewater Dispersal System
DEP Notice of Renewal of Draft Operating Permit Chicopee
DEP Notice of Renewal of Draft Operating Permit Stoneham
DEP Notice of Request for a Variance North Adams/Williamstown
DEP Notice of Request for a Variance Saugus
DEP Notice of Submission of Groundwater Treatment Pilot Study South Hadley Landfill (EOEA #10620)
MBTA Notice of Availability of 2006 Transit Commitments Project Update Statewide

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Robert W. Golledge, Jr., Secretary
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