The Environmental Monitor

Volume 58
Issue 10

September 25, 2002

Notice of Matters before the Secretary of Environmental Affairs

This Environmental Monitor, the Tenth 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 September 4, 2002 through September 16, 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: October 15, 2002

Comments on new Environmental Impact Reports are due by: October 25, 2002

Projects Under Review

New Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	MEPA Analyst
12877	Silk Mill Dam Removal Project	Becket	10/15/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12878	West Dennis Yacht Club Proposed Maintenance Dredging and Float Addition	Dennis	10/15/02	Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023
12879	Eastern Point Salt Marsh Restoration	Gloucester	10/15/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12880	Boston Road Marketplace	Groton	10/25/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12881	Timber Ridge Estates Residential Subdivision	Ludlow	10/15/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12882	Cook Pond Estates Residential Subdivision	Templeton	10/15/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12883	Andreas Well – New Source	West Newbury	10/15/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029

New Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Docu-ment Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
5026	Granby Sanitary Landfill Vertical Expansion and Disposal Rate Increase	Granby	SSEIR	10/25/02	Thomas Yerarsian (508) 339-3074	William Gage (617) 626-1025
8162	Turners Falls Pool – Connecticut River	Gill, Northfield, Montague	SEIR	10/25/02	Karro Frost (413) 256-0202	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12447	Apple Orchard Estates Cluster Subdivision	Shirley	DEIR	10/25/02	David E. Ross Assoc. (978) 772-6232	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12490	New Bedford Harbor Tern Restoration Project at Bird Island	Marion	DEIR	10/25/02	Marc Garrett (508) 747-3553	Jay Wickersham (617) 626-1022
12514	Admission to the MWRA Waterworks System	Reading	DEIR	10/25/02	Ginger Hartman (617) 452-6361	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12529	Powhattan Estates	Taunton	SDEIR	10/25/02	Tami Pike (781) 245-2500	William Gage (617) 626-1025

New Notices of Project Change

There are no new Notices of Project Change.

Previous Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	MEPA Analyst
12863	The Villages at Danforth Farm	Framingham	9/30/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12869	Meadowbrook Estates Venture – a Residential Condominium Project	Amesbury	9/30/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12870	143-153 Border Street	Boston	9/30/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12871	I-95/I-93/University Avenue and Dedham Street Interchanges Project	Canton, Dedham, Westwood	10/15/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12872	Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility	Douglas	9/30/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12873	Quissett Harbor Preservation Trust Revetment Reconstruction	Falmouth	9/30/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12874	The Meadows	North Andover	10/10/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12875	Sewer Collection Extension and Improvement Project	Stockbridge	9/30/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12876	Sewer Extension Project	West Stockbridge	9/30/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029

Previous Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
5484/ 8696	2000 L.G. Hanscom Field ESPR	Bedford	ESPR	11/15/02	Thomas Ennis (617) 568-3546	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12623	Portside at Pier One and Boston Harbor Shipyard/Marina	Boston	DEIR	10/15/02	Susan St. Pierre (617) 357-7044	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
2383	Harborview Point	Boston (Charlestown)	SEIR	11/8/02	Kathleen Cosgrove (617) 357-7044	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12745	Butter Brook Crossing	Westford	DEIR	10/10/02	Jeffrey Brem (978) 772-9196	William Gage (617) 626-1025
6607	Holbrook Sewer Project	Holbrook	Single EIR	10/25/02 (adminis-tratively withdrawn & resubmit-ted to extend comment period)	Jane Wheeler (617) 452-6562	Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023
12636	Joslin Diabetes Center Expansion	Boston	DEIR	10/31/02	Michaels Latka (781) 849-7070	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12029	Multi-Use Development	Oxford	FEIR	10/10/02	Allen & Major Associates (781) 935-6889	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12438	Academy Hill	Groton and Pepperell	DEIR	10/10/02	Cynthia O’Connell (617) 742-3554	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12719	Proposed Retail Development Providence Highway	Norwood	DEIR	10/10/02	Shaun Kelly (978) 474-8800	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12818	Charter Realty & Development Corp. Proposed Retail Development	Medway	Single EIR	10/10/02	Daylor Consulting Group (781) 849-7070	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028

Previous Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Description	Comments Due	For copies	MEPA Analyst
5512	Town of Scituate Wastewater Management	Scituate	The project change involves the re-examination of priority districts to take into account the revised Title 5 regulations; District 33 has been added as a result.	9/30/02	Steven Pedersen (978) 532-1900	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12292	Myles Standish Industrial Park Expansion Phase III	Taunton	The project change involves the addition of three buildable lots and 1200 linear feet of roadway.	9/30/02	Peter Wolski (508) 758-2749	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12354	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Maintenance Dredging	Scituate	The project change involves dredging an additional 3740 cubic yards of material from the Scituate Harbor Marina.	9/30/02	Peter Williams (781) 749-2530	William Gage (617) 626-1025

Decisions of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs

September 4, 2002 through September 16, 2002

Environmental Notification Forms

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

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Date of Action
12843	Mount Greylock Historic Parkway Repair and Rehabilitation	Multiple Commun- ities	9/16/02
12846	Repair and Stabilization of a Coastal Bank	Chatham	9/9/02
12847	207 Meadow Neck Road Beach Restoration	Falmouth	9/9/02
12848	Transfer of State Owned Land at Sportsman’s Marina	Hadley	9/9/02
12850	Assabet River Rail Trail	Marlborough and Hudson	9/9/02
12851	Belcher Well	Mashpee	9/9/02
12852	Hither Creek (Madaket Marine) Boat Yard Dredging	Nantucket	9/9/02
12854	Traffic and Safety Improvements on Route 20 at West Main Street and at Davis Street	Northborough	9/9/02
12855	Westaway Estates	Norton	9/9/02
12856	The Village at Wildflower Green/Elmwood Estates	Raynham	9/9/02
12858	Route 18 Intersection Improvements – 4 Locations	Weymouth	9/16/02
12860	Worcester Padadise Point Continuing Care Retirement Community	Worcester	9/16/02

The following projects require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report:

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Date of Action
12821	Russia Wharf Redevelopment	Boston	9/9/02
12845	Midway	Boston	9/9/02
12853	Holbrook Crossing	Norfolk	9/9/02
12859	The Village at Winning Farm and Murray Hills Subdivision	Woburn and Lexington	9/16/02

Draft Records of Decision

September 4, 2002 through September 16, 2002

A Draft Record of Decision proposing to grant a waiver from the requirement to prepare an Environmental Impact Report was issued on the following projects:

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	Date of DROD
12845	Midway Project (Phase I waiver)	Boston	10/8/02	9/9/02
12849	Mill Pond Dam Breaching	Hanover/Norwell	10/8/02	9/9/02

EOEA

No.

Project Name

Location

Comments

Due

Date of

DROD

12845

Midway Project (Phase I waiver)

Boston

10/8/02

9/9/02

12849

Mill Pond Dam Breaching

Hanover/Norwell

10/8/02

9/9/02

Final Record of Decision

September 4, 2002 through September 16, 2002

A Final Record of Decision granting a waiver from the requirement to prepare an Environmental Impact Report was issued on the following project:

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Date of FROD
12814	SIW Realty Trust Steel Coating Facility Project	Westfield	9/6/02

EOEA

No.

Project Name

Location

Date of

FROD

12814

SIW Realty Trust Steel Coating Facility Project

Westfield

9/6/02

Environmental Impact Reports

September 4, 2002 through September 16, 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
10113	Quincy Shore Reservation Wollaston Beach Restoration Project	Quincy	Interim Assessment	9/16/02
10864	Combined Sewer Separation Program	Fitchburg	DEIR	9/16/02
11602	Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan	Bellingham	Phase IV Report/FEIR	9/16/02

Notices of Project Change

September 4, 2002 through September 16, 2002.

The following decisions were made on Notices of Project Change:

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Decision	Date of Action
11876	Solid Waste Recycling and Transfer Station	New Bedford	No further MEPA review required	9/9/02
12348	Assabet River Consortium – Park Grove Farm Subdivision	Shrewsbury	No further MEPA review required	9/12/02
12348	Assabet River Consortium – Route 9 Sewer Extension Project	Shrewsbury	No further MEPA review required	9/12/02
12638	Wetland Driveway Crossing	Freetown	No further MEPA review required	9/12/02

Miscellaneous Notices Received

Agency	Notice Type	Project/Location
MCZM	Federal Consistency Review	Marine Industrial Park, Boston Citgo Bulk Storage NPDES, Braintree
DEP	Extension of Public Comment Period	Old Colony Railroad Greenbush Variance Request
DEP	Water Quality Certification and Variance Request	George Kury Residence
DEP	Initial Site Investigation and Waste Site Cleanup Permit Application	79 Concord St., Ashland; 66 School St., Granby; 97 Turnpike Rd., Westborough; 22 Crane’s Court, Woburn
DEP	Extension of a Waste Site Cleanup Permit	CFI/Gulf Facility #2437, Sudbury; Former Rohm Tech Facility, Malden
DEP	Water Management Act Permit Application	Forges Field, Plymouth
DEP	Waterways License Application	Hither Creek Boat Yard, Nantucket; Dredging and Beach Nourishment, Sesuit Harbor, Dennis
DEP	Public Hearing	Amendments to 314 CMR 3.00, Surface Water Discharge Permit Program
DFA	Public Hearings	Vegetation Management Plan, Scituate
Water Resource Commission	Decision on Request for Determination of Insignificance	Sager Electronics and J.M. Perrone Co., Hingham
DCAM	Public Hearing	Reuse Restrictions and Land Conveyance, Wellesley
MBTA	Notice of Availability	North Shore Transit Improvements Scoping Report
MBTA	Request for Public Comments	Updated Status Report for Alternative Bus Program

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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
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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