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June 25, 2007
 Volume 68 Issue 4
The Environmental Monitor
a publication of the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Deval L. 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 June 1-15, 2007

Projects Submitted June 1-15, 2007

    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

New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Policy

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs announces a new policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions which requires that certain projects undergoing MEPA review quantify their greenhouse gas emissions and identify measures to avoid, minimize or mitigate these emissions.

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 June 1-15, 2007

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEEA No.
 Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
8161/14045 Boston Cargo Terminal Boston (South Boston) 07-25-07 Andrew Magee (978) 897-7100 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
14046 Washington Street Shopping Center Hanover 07-25-07 David Kelly (781) 843-4333 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
14047 Nature's Edge Proposed Development Kingston 07-16-07 Brad Holmes (617) 529-3792 William Gage (617) 626-1025
14048 North Pasture New Water Supply and Water Storage Facility Nantucket 07-16-07 John O'Brien (781) 890-3980 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
14049 Waterfront Complex at Pickering Wharf Salem 07-16-07 Susan St. Pierre (978) 465-1428 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
14050 Herring Brook Meadow Residential Community Scituate 07-16-07 Roderick Gaskell (781) 319-0100 William Gage (617) 626-1025
14051 Carusello Residence Truro 07-16-07 Katelyn Merrill (508) 255-7120 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
8074 Westminter Business Park Westminster Supplemental EIR 07-25-07 Charles Scott (508) 799-0300 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
12902 Route 24 Access Improvements/Fall River Executive Park Fall River and Freetown Supplemental DEIR 07-25-07 Howard Muise (617) 924-1770 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

     Notices of Project Change    

EOEEA No.
 Project Name Location
Comments Due
 For Copies MEPA Analyst
12376R Residences at Acorn Park (formerly Frontage Road Office Center) Belmont and Cambridge 07-16-07 Julie Vondrak (978) 897-7100 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13086 Shaft 7 to WASM3 Connecting Mains Project Waltham and Newton 07-16-07 Karl Honkonen (978) 977-0110 x2346 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13395 Tall Timbers Estates (formerly Fountain Knoll Estates) Kingston 07-16-07 Bradley McKenzie (781) 792-3900 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13921R Gates Road Princeton 07-16-07 Julian Votruba (508) 886-7888 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030

    

Other Projects Under Review

      Environmental Notification Forms

EOEEA No.
 Project Name Location
Comments Due
 For Copies MEPA Analyst
13169R Brush Hill Estates Walpole 07-02-07 David Crossman (978) 568-0135 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
14038 Rand-Whitney Packaging Corporation Boylston 07-11-07 Kenneth Strom (508) 869-6151 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
14039 Proposed Parking Structure Framingham and Southborough 07-02-07 David Pellegri (508) 903-2408 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
14040 East Street/Chapin Street Intersection Improvements Ludlow 07-02-07 Paul Dzubek (413) 583-5625 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
14041 720-770 Broadway Saugus 07-11-07 John Giovannini (781) 334-5500 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
14042 Woodbridge Crossing Stoughton 07-02-07 Robert Clarke (603) 627-5502 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
14043 National Standard Site Remediation Worcester 07-02-07 Marc Richards (508) 754-2201 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
14044 Westminster Estates Westminster 07-02-07 Anthony Cleaves (978) 537-5296 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
11085R Naval Air Station Development Project Abigton, Rockland and Weymouth FEIR 07-11-07 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
12229 Alden Woods Holden DEIR 07-11-07 Christopher Lucas (781) 792-5473 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13706 Prospect Ridge (formerly Carriage Hill) Merrimac SDEIR 07-11-07 Richard Doherty (978) 777-3050 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13789 Provincetown Municipal Airport Capital Improvements Plan Provincetown NPC/DEIR 07-11-07 Michael Garrity (617) 242-9222 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13889 Stony Brook Energy Center - Phase II Ludlow DEIR 07-11-07 Sharon LaMothe (413) 308-1288 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035

      Notices of Project Change

EOEEA No.
 Project Name Location
Comments Due
 For Copies MEPA Analyst
12348 Assabet Consortium Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan/Town of Hudson Hudson 07-11-07 George Gustafson (978) 407-0104 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12565 Circumferential Transit Improvements in the Urban Ring Corridor - Phase 2 Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Medford and Somerville 07-02-07 click on link to the left Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
12868 Colony Place (formerly Plymouth Gateway) Plymouth 07-02-07 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
12918 The Reserve at Spring Hill Rehoboth 07-02-07 Philip Fusco (401) 943-7051 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13763 Kettle Brook Lofts Worcester 07-02-07 Jeffrey Howland (508) 856-0321 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

 

Secretary's Certificates June 1-15, 2007

   Environmental Notification Forms

EOEEA No.
 Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13998 Attleboro Intermodal Transportation Center Attleboro Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-15-07
14003 Cumberland Farms Convenience Store and Gas Station Shrewsbury Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-01-07
14008 Daniels Village Medway Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14011 Shops at Saugus Saugus Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-01-07
14012 Prospect Hill Preserve Taunton Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-15-07
14015 Residences at Canal Bluffs Bourne Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14016 Brockton Hospital Satellite Parking Brockton Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14017 Brockton Power Brockton Requires an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14018 Bunky's Marina Dredging Danvers Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14019 Danversport Yacht Club Marina Maintenance Dredging Danvers Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14020 Riverview Marina Maintenance Dredging Danvers Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14021 Victoria Marina Dredging Danvers Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14022 119 Washington Street Foxborough Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14023 Proposed Maintenance Dredging at the North End of the Annisquam River Gloucester Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14025 Plainville Commerce Park Plainville Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-15-07
14026 Turnpike Village Townsend Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14027 Baldwin Pond Water Treatment Facility Wayland Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
14028 Jefferson at Westford Westford Requires an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07

Environmental Impact Reports  

EOEEA No.
 Project Name Location
Document Type
Action
Date of Action
13717 BJ's Planned Unit Development Revere NPC/DEIR Does not adequately and properly comply with MEPA 06-01-07
13723 Farm Gate/Wheeler Village/Berube Farms Dracut DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 06-15-07
13776 Dana-Farber Center for Cancer Care Boston FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 06-01-07
13779 Gloucester Crossing Gloucester FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 06-15-07
13819 Westfield Pavilion Westfield DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 06-01-07

 Notices of Project Change     
          

EOEEA No.
 Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
5842 Raynham Woods Commerce Center Raynham Project change is insignificant; does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
12907 Plympton Business Park Plympton Project change is insignificant; does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-08-07
13067 Filling of Existing Boatslip New Bedford Project change is insignificant; does not require an Environmental Impact Report 06-15-07

Records of Decision

EOEEA No.
 Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
Comments Due
13726 Chadwick Lead Mill Remediation Project Salem and Marblehead Secretary has granted a Phase I Waiver 06-08-07 N/A
13989 Assembly Square Mixed Use Development Somerville Secretary has granted a Phase I Waiver 06-08-07 N/A
13997 Proposed Retail/Restaurant Development Attleboro Secretary has granted a Phase I Waiver 06-08-07 N/A
14002 True North Commerce Center Salisbury Secretary has granted a Phase I Waiver 06-08-07 N/A
14003 Cumberland Farms Convenience Store and Gas Station Shrewsbury Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver 06-01-07 06-25-07
14011 Shops at Saugus Saugus Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver 06-01-07 06-25-07
14025 Plainville Commerce Park Plainville Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver 06-15-07 07-09-07

Special Review Procedures

EOEEA No.
 Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
         

Advisory Opinions

EOEEA No.
 Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
         

 

Requests for Advisory Opinion

Project Name Location
Comments Due
MEPA Analyst
       

Public Notices

Agency
 Notice Type Project/Location
DAR Notice of Receipt of Yearly Operational Plan Masachusetts Highway Department
DAR Notice of Receipt of Yearly Operational Plan NSTAR Electric and Gas
DAR Notice of Receipt of Yearly Operational Plan Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Upton)
DAR Notice of Receipt of Yearly Operational Plan Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Stockbridge)
DCR Notice of Public Review and Comment Period for the Draft Quabbin Reservoir Watershed System Land Management Plan for 2007-2017 Quabbin Reservoir Watershed
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 Waterways License Nantucket
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 Waterways License Revere
DEP Notice of Issuance of Written Determination Pursuant to Chapter 91 Waterways License Application for Hodge Boiler Works (EOEA #13031) Boston (East Boston)
DEP Notice of Public Meeting, re: Nashua River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Phosphorus Nashua River Watershed
DEP Notice of Tentative Determination to Extend Variances for CSO Discharges to the Lower Charles River/Charles Basin and Alewife Brook/Upper Mystic River Boston, Cambridge and Somerville


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Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Deval L. Patrick, Governor
Timothy P. Murray, Lt. Governor
Ian A. Bowles, Secretary
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900, Boston MA 02114
(617) 626-1020
FAX (617) 626-1181