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November 26, 2007
 Volume 69 Issue 2
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 November 1-15, 2007

Projects Submitted November 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

2008 Environmental Monitor Publication Schedule Released

The 2008 Schedule for the publication of the Environmental Monitor, comment period deadlines, and decision dates is now available.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Policy and Protocol

EEA has released the final version of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Policy & Protocol, which can be viewed here. The Policy will apply to ENFs and EENFs submitted after the October 31, 2007 submission deadline if the Project is subject to the Policy.

EEA has also issued a Response to Comments document for public comments that were received on the Draft GHG Policy and Protocol. This document can be viewed here: Draft GHG Policy and Protocol Response to Comments.

Archived MEPA Files

Please note that, with some exceptions, the files for all projects that have undergone MEPA review with an EEA# less than 10140 are now housed in the State Archives Building. If you wish to view any of these files, a request must be made in writing or via e-mail to Josie Wixon, Administrative Assistant, of the MEPA Office. Josie's e-mail address is josephine.wixon@state.ma.us. Because deliveries are made only periodically, please allow up to one month in order to retrieve any requested files.

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 November 1-15, 2007

Environmental Notification Forms

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
14135 University of Massachusetts Recreation Building Amherst 12-17-07 Brad Saunders (617) 923-7211 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
14136 Hickory Hills Residential Subdivision Belchertown 12-17-07 Michael Liu (413) 582-7000 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
14137 Southwest Service Area Redevelopment Program at Boston-Logan International Airport Boston (East Boston) 01-28-08 Tom Ennis (617) 568-3546 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
14138 Sengekontacket Pond Dredging, Beach Nourishment and Dune Restoration Edgartown 12-17-07 Beth Hays (508) 495-6240 William Gage (617) 626-1025
14139 T Wharf Reconstruction Plymouth 12-17-07 Russell Titmuss (508) 528-8133 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024

      Environmental Impact Reports

EEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
5027 Massachusetts Best Management Practices and Guidance for Freshwater Mosquito Control Statewide GEIR Update 12-26-07 Click on link to the left Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
8074 Depot Business Park (formerly Westminster Business Park) Westminster Second Supplemental EIR 12-26-07 CFS Engineering (508) 799-0030 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13894 585 Commercial Street Boston (North End) DEIR 2-6-08 Jamie Fay (617) 357-7044 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044

     Notices of Project Change    

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
           

    


Other Projects Under Review

      Environmental Notification Forms

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
14115 Proposed Article 97 Land Swap Randolph 11-28-07 Andrea Guillot (781) 792-2258 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
14120 Cobb Brook Relocation Project Taunton 12-03-07 Fred Cornaglia (508) 821-1434 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
14122 Emergency Maintenance Dredging and Fender Repairs for the Morrissey Boulevard Bridge Channel Boston (Dorchester) 12-03-07 Ceasar Duarte, Jr. (508) 748-0937 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
14123 Boston East Boston (East Boston) 12-03-07 Richard Jabba (617) 357-7044 William Gage (617) 626-1025
14124 Parcel E Boston (South Boston) 12-03-07 Meena Jacob (617) 357-7044 x207 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
14125 Chicopee Crossing Chicopee 12-03-07 Jeff Squire (413) 582-7000 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
14126 1021 Kingston's Place Kingston 12-12-07 Doug Vigneau (617) 924-1770 x1869 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
14127 Stone Ridge Milford 12-03-07 Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
14128 YMCA Camp Hi-Rock Driveway Mount Washington 12-03-07 Karro Frost (413) 256-0202 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
14129 Chrysler Apartments Natick 12-03-07 David Kelly (781) 843-4333 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
14130 American Polymers Inc. Cooling Water Oxford WITHDRAWN Richard Lavengood (413) 538-5277 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
14131 Pittsfield Plaza Renovation Pittsfield 12-12-07 Phil Doyle (860) 651-4971 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
14132 Somerset Skating Marsh Restoration Project Somerset 12-03-07 Amy Ball (508) 833-6600 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
14133 Proposed Swansea Mall Expansion Swansea 12-03-07 John Kucich (508) 480-9900 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
14134 Redevelopment of 175 Wyman Street Waltham 12-03-07 Susan Mohn (617) 484-7109 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030

      Environmental Impact Reports

EEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
13876 Sutton Residential Open Space Development Sutton FEIR 12-12-07 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
14090 Commercial and Indoor Sports Facility Peabody DEIR 12-12-07 Kenneth Cram (978) 474-8800 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035

      Notices of Project Change

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
4895 Solid Waste Recycling and Transfer Facility Fall River 12-03-07 Michael Quatromoni (781) 319-0100 William Gage (617) 626-1025
11735 Hingham Shipyard Redevelopment Hingham 12-03-07 Gregory Sampson (617) 896-4300 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13541 Former Salem MGP Property Remediation Project at Collins Cove Salem 12-03-07 Kenneth Fields (617) 896-4342 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13568 Former L.E. Mason Facility Remediation Boston (Hyde Park) 12-03-07 Shaw Environmental, Inc (508) 497-6168 William Gage (617) 626-1025

 


Secretary's Certificates November 1-15, 2007

   Environmental Notification Forms

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
14101 Red Line/Blue Line Connector Boston Requires an Environmental Impact Report 11-15-07
14102 New Street Development Boston (East Boston) Requires an Environmental Impact Report 11-01-07
14108 Genzyme Corporation - Allston Landing Manufacturing Facility Expansion Boston (Allston) Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-08-07
14109 Boston Medical Center Ambulatory Care Building Boston (South End) Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-08-07
14110 Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Framingham Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-08-07
14112 61 Fordham Way Single Family Home Newbury Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-08-07
14113 Lawrence Municipal Airport Runway Safety Area Project North Andover Requires an Environmental Impact Report 11-08-07
14111 Spring Street Roadway Improvements and Lot Development Franklin Requires an Environmental Impact Report 11-15-07
14114 Saint Gobain Northborough Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-08-07
14116 King Philip Water Treatment Plant Raynham Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-08-07
14117 Atlas Box and Crating Site Development Sutton Requires an Environmental Impact Report 11-08-07

Environmental Impact Reports  

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Document Type
Action
Date of Action
3247 Logan International Airport Boston (East Boston) 2006 Environmental Data Report Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-01-07
10955 Southbridge Environmental Industrial Park Southbridge Supplemental EIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-15-07
12916 Hillside at 495 Center Northborough FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-15-07
13019 Brice-Lemon Estates Rutland FEIR Does not adequately and properly comply with MEPA 11-15-07
13723

Farm Gate/Wheeler Village/Berube Farms

Dracut FEIR Adequately and properly comply with MEPA 11-15-07
13826 Westwood Station Westwood FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-01-07
13844 Wayland Town Center Wayland FEIR WITHDRAWN N/A
13925 Billerica Power Project Billerica DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-01-07
13963 Laurel Ridge Estates Leicester FEIR (rollover of DEIR) Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-15-07
14017 Brockton Clean Energy Brockton DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-01-07
14030 Expansion of Carver Substation and New Carver to Tremont Line Carver, Middleborough, Rochester and Wareham FEIR (rollover of DEIR) Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-15-07

 Notices of Project Change     
          

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13334 Symmes Hospital Redevelopment Arlington Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-08-07

Records of Decision

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
Comments Due
13862 The Village at Lincoln Park Dartmouth Secretary has granted a Phase 1 Waiver 11-15-07 N/A
14102 New Street Development Boston (East Boston) Secretary proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver 11-01-07 11-26-07

Special Review Procedures

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
         

Advisory Opinions

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
         


Requests for Advisory Opinion

Project Name Location
Comments Due
MEPA Analyst
Norfolk Asphalt Company Norwood 12-10-07 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130

Fan Pier Development Proposed Addition of Bioresearch Laboratory Use (EEA #12083)

Boston (South Boston) 12-10-07 Deerin Babb-Brott (617) 626-1207


Public Notices

Agency
Notice Type Project/Location
CZM Notice of Boundary Adjustment of a Designated Port Area (DPA) East Boston DPA
CZM Notice of Extension of Consultation Session for Charlestown Navy Yard Munipal Harbor Plan Amendment Boston (Charlestown)
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 Waterways License Chatham
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 Waterways License Dighton
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 Waterways License Fairhaven
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 Waterways License Gloucester
DEP Notice of Application for a Water Management Act Permit Amendment Aquaria - Taunton River Basin
DEP Notice of Public Meeting, re: Massachusetts Estuaries Project - Three Bays Coastal Embayment Barnstable, Sandwich and Mashpee
EEA Notice of Establishment of a Citizens Advisory Committee Harvard University Allston Campus Master Plan (EEA #14069)
MMOC Notice of Annual Public Meeting of the Muddy River Restoration Project Maintenance and Management Oversight Committee Muddy River Restoration Project
NHESP

Notice of Availability of Draft Conservation and Management Permit for Public Review and Comment

Application, part 1

Application, part 2

Application, part 3

Application, part 4

Application, part 5

Application, part 6

Application, part 7

Application, part 8

Application, part 9

Application, part 10

Application, part 11

Application, part 12

Application, part 13

Application, part 14

Draft Permit

Attachment 1a

Attachment 1b

Attachment 2

Kline Residence - Truro (EEA #14067)
WRC Notice of Availability of Draft 2007 Index Streamflows for Massachusetts for Public Review and Comment Statewide
WRC Notice of Availability of Draft Policy for Developing Water Needs Forecasts for Water Suppliers and Methodology for Implementation for Public Review and Comment Statewide



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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