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September 26, 2006
 Volume 66 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 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 September 1-15, 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 September 2-26, 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

Notices of Project Change

Please note that, starting with this edition of the Environmental Monitor, scanned versions of Notices of Project Change (NPCs) will be provided 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.

 

Projects Submitted September 1-15, 2006

      Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
13878 Assabet Well No. 3 and Water Treatment Plant Acton 10-16-06 David Harwood (978) 692-1913 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13879 Eagle Point Amesbury 10-16-06 Michael Seekamp (603) 642-8300 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13880 Replacement Parking at University of Massachusetts at Boston Boston (Dorchester) 10-16-06 John O'Donnell (617) 727-4030 x207 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13881 Johnson's Pond Land Sale Boxford 10-16-06 Robert Ward (978) 374-2382 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13882 Municipal Supply Well at Test Well Site 27-03 Brewster 10-16-06 Maura Callahan (978) 394-4245 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13883 Little Pond Landing Falmouth 10-16-06 Michael McGrath (508) 548-3564 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13884 Bullard Estates Holden 10-16-06 Michael Andrade (508) 856-0321 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13886 Franklin Street Affordable Housing West Boylston 10-16-06 Mark Beaudry (508) 871-7030 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
12982 Quincy High School Quincy FEIR 10-26-06 Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13779 Gloucester Commons Gloucester DEIR 10-26-06 Amy Green (978) 266-0217 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13795 Highland Commons Berlin and Hudson Single EIR 10-26-06 William Noll (617) 924-1770 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

     Notices of Project Change    

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
01982 Fly Ash Landfill Redevelopment Freetown 10-16-06 Lawrence Silva (508) 697-3100 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
05834 Massachusetts National Guard Properties at the Massachusetts Military Reservation Bourne, Sandwich, Mashpee and Falmouth 10-30-06 Samuel Moffett (617) 542-4244 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
12348 44 Oakland Avenue Sewer Extension Shrewsbury 10-16-06 Charles Jetzer (508) 753-7999 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12747 Weed It Now 2002 Egremont 10-16-06 Jason Krzanowski (413) 684-0925 x 146 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
12776 Relocation of Materials Handling Facility from Columbia Point to Alford Street Boston (Charlestown) 10-16-06 Whit Davis (617) 452-6602 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12887 The Residences at Lower Mills Milton 10-16-06 Edward Corcoran (617) 770-2710 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13182 IKEA Stoughton and Avon 10-16-06 Jennifer Kochmer (7810 792-2249 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044

     


Other Projects Under Review

      Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
13857 Perkins Development Trust Parcel/Berg Parcel Tewksbury 10-02-06 Daniel Vasconcelos (603) 382-3435 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13863 Beaver Pond Commons Milford WITHDRAWN Robert Poxon (508) 473-6630 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13865 Osborne Hills Salem 10-02-06 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13869 Bass River Pier Beverly 10-26-06 Thomas Keough (978) 777-3050 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13870 Jacob Wirth's Boston 11-14-06 Doug Kelleher (978) 897-7100 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13871 Septage Receiving Facility Canton 10-02-06

Daniel Donahue (781) 821-5063

Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13872 Project Central Cohasset Wastewater System Phase IV Cohasset 10-11-06 Daniel Coughlin (781) 832-1002 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13873 Maplewood Country Day Camp Easton WITHDRAWN Lee Lyman (508) 765-0101 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13874 Stony Brook Estates Holden 10-30-06 Christopher Lucas (781) 982-5473 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13875 Witherell Estates Plainville 10-02-06 Daniel Campbell (508) 695-2221 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13876 Sutton Residential Open Space Development Sutton 10-02-06 Mouli Dondegowda (781) 237-4111 ext. 31 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13877 New Great Pond Water Treatment Plant Weymouth 10-02-06 Stephen Olson (617) 657-0200 William Gage (617) 626-1025

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
11202 Massachusetts Highway Department Snow and Ice Control Program Statewide GEIR 10-11-06 Henry Barbaro (617) 973-7419 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13594 Hanscom Field Runway 5/23 Safety Area Improvements Bedford DEIR 10-11-06 Thomas Ennis (617) 568-3546 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13539 Lowe's of Hadley Hadley FEIR 10-11-06 Mark Darnold (413) 582-7000 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13766 The Reserve at Barton Hill Charlton DEIR 10-11-06 Doug Vigneau (508) 792-4500 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13822 Scotland Heights Haverhill DEIR 10-11-06 Bryan McDonald (781) 481-9211 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

      Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
11525 Long-Term CSO Control Plan Springfield 10-02-06 Joseph Superneau (413) 787-6256 William Gage (617) 626-1025
12843 Mount Greylock Historic Parkway Rehabilitation Adams, North Adams, Cheshire, Lanesborough, New Ashford and Williamstown 10-02-06 Stephen Brown (617) 626-1360 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13037 High Point Acres Grafton 10-02-06 Joseph Freeman (781) 884-2550 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13198 Brightview Danvers Danvers 10-02-06 Thomas Keough (978) 777-3050 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030

 


Secretary's Certificates September 2-26, 2006

   Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13845 Agawam Rotary Interchange Project Agawam Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-07-06
13846 Bridgewater Place Shopping Center Bridgewater Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-14-06
13848 Site Restoration Chelsea Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-07-06
13850 Route 28 at Finlay Road and Pond Road Intersection Improvement Project Orleans Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-07-06
13851 Route 128 Mainline Ramp Interchange Safety Improvements Peabody and Danvers Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-07-06
13853 State Street Reconstruction Springfield Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-07-06
13855 Somerset Avenue Roadway Improvements Project Taunton Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-07-06
13856 T.G.I. Friday's Taunton Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-07-06
13858 I-95 Resurfacing and Median Reconstruction Wellesley, Newton and Weston Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-07-06
13859 Westfield-Southwick Recreational Trail Project Westfield and Southwick Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06
13860 Proposed Retail Center Wilbraham Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-14-06
13861 Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06
13862 The Village at Lincoln Park Dartmouth Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06
13864 Wildcat Hill Definitive Subdivision Norwell Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06
13866 Airport Vegetation Management GEIR Update Statewide Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06
13867 Afra Terrace West Boylston Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06
13868 Green River Sediment Remediation Project Greenfield Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06

Environmental Impact Reports  

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Document Type
Action
Date of Action
12021 Bio-Square Phase II Boston (South End) FEIR (following remand) Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-05-06
12612 Proposed Supermarket Barnstable (Hyannis) NPC/DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 09-14-06
13126 Sterling Marine Terminal and CAD Cells Boston (East Boston) DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 09-14-06
13651 Westpark Westfield DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 09-14-06
13706 Prospect Hill (formerly known as Carriage Hill) Merrimac DEIR Does not adequately and properly comply with MEPA 09-14-06
13731 Proposed Redevelopment Project Wilmington DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 09-14-06

 Notices of Project Change     
          

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
8173 North Attleborough Square, Phase II North Attleborough Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-07-06
8550 Sam's Club Expansion Seekonk Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06
8907 Genzyme Manufacturing Facility Boston (Allston) Project change is insignificant; does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-14-06
11835 Pleasant Street Wellfield Hanson Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06
12514 Admission to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Waterworks System Reading Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-14-06
12703 Westport Lakes Westport Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06
13650 Northgate Meadows Sterling and Leominster Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-22-06

Records of Decision

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
12514 Admission to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Waterworks System Reading Secretary proposes to grant a Phase I Waiver 09-14-06
13468 Sconset Beach Nourishment Project Nantucket Secretary has granted a Phase I Waiver 09-14-06
13650 Northgate Meadows Sterling and Leominster Secretary proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver 09-22-06
13842 The Residences at Martins Brook and Edgewood Office Park North Reading and Wilmington Secretary has granted a Phase 1 Waiver 09-26-06
13847 Congress Street Hotel Boston (South Boston) Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver 09-22-06
13859 Westfield-Southwick Recreational Trail Project Westfield and Southwick Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver 09-22-06

Requests for Advisory Opinion

Project Name Location
Comments Due
MEPA Analyst
National Grid Q169 Reconductoring Project Revere and Saugus 10-16-06 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130

Public Notices

Agency
Notice Type Project/Location
DEP Notice of Application for Chapter 91 License Scituate
DEP Notice of Application for 401 Water Quality Certification Saugus
DEP Notice of Issuance of Draft Operating Permit Hopkinton
DEP Notice of Issuance of Draft Operating Permit Renewal Marblehead
DEP Notice of Issuance of Draft Operating Permit Renewal Marblehead
NOAA Notice of Approval and Availability of Final Revised Management Plan Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
OAG Notice of Rights of Affected Third Parties Astro Logistics, Springfield



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Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Mitt Romney, Governor
Kerry Healey, Lt. Governor
Robert W. Golledge, Jr., Secretary
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(617) 626-1020
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