Environmental Monitor May 8 2002

The Environmental Monitor

Volume 58
Issue 1

May 8, 2002

Notice of Matters before the Secretary of Environmental Affairs

This Environmental Monitor, the First 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 April 17, 2002 through April 30, 2002.

New Environmental Notification Forms

New Environmental Impact Reports

New Notices of Project Change

Request for Advisory Opinion

Previous Environmental Notification Forms

Previous Environmental Impact Reports

Previous Notices of Project Change

Decisions of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs

Miscellaneous Notices Received

Comments on New Environmental Notification Forms are due by: May 28, 2002

Comments on new Environmental Impact Reports are due by: June 7, 2002

Projects Under Review

New Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	MEPA Analyst
12774	Bridge Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Project	Barnstable	6/7/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12775	Bellingham Business Center	Bellingham	5/28/02	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
12776	Boston Water and Sewer Commission Materials Handling Facility	Boston	5/28/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12777	Gravel Packed Replacement Wells for Well No. 1	Danvers	5/28/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12778	Silver Lake Regional Middle School	Kingston	5/28/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12779	Lancaster Village Estates	Lancaster	5/28/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12780	Repairs and Improvements to Upper and Lower Root Reservoir Dams	Lenox	5/28/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12781	Milton Landing	Milton	5/28/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12782	Lincoln Park Community School	Somerville	5/28/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12783	The Preserve Residential Subdivision	Sturbridge	6/7/02	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
12784	Northwoods Crossing	Taunton	6/7/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12785	Wellfleet Harbor Public Access Facility Boat Ramp Improvements	Wellfleet	5/28/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025

New Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Docu-ment Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
6646	899-925 Commonwealth Ave. (BU Student Villages)	Boston	SEIR	6/7/02	Felipe Schwartz (617) 357-7044	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
11424	Turner Hill	Ipswich	FEIR	6/7/02	Sarah Ouadghiri (617) 923-7374	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
11455	Cortland Manor	Grafton	FEIR	6/7/02	Robert Murphy (508) 839-0310	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
11669	Dredged Material Management Plan	New Bedford and Fairhaven	DEIR	6/7/02	Terry Whalen (508) 543-1700	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
11928	MWRA Upper Neponset Valley Relief Sewer	Boston and Newton	DEIR	6/7/02	David Pottle (617) 305-5769	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
12441	Forest Street Office Park	Marlborough	Single EIR	6/7/02	Laura Rome (978) 897-7100	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
12465	Shining Rock Golf Community	Northbridge and Upton	DEIR	6/7/02	David Derrig (978) 371-4354	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12531	Bradford Glen	Billerica	DEIR	6/7/02	Norse Environ-mental Services (978) 649-9932	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12629	Village at Hospital Hill	Northampton	Phase I Report	6/7/02	Maureen Cavanaugh (978) 897-7100	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
12650	North Point	Cambridge, Boston and Somerville	DEIR	6/7/02	Will Donham (978) 897-7100	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12651	Charles E. Smith Residential	Cambridge	DEIR	6/7/02	Scott Thornton (978) 474-8800	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12654	Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan	Hopkinton	Phase I Needs Analy-sis	6/24/02	Thomas Parece (978) 371-4142	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026

New Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Description	Comments Due	For copies	MEPA Analyst
11011	Gardner Water Filtration Plant	Gardner	The project change involves adding a raw water pretreatment and a residuals handling process to the Crystal Lake Water Treatment Plant.	5/28/02	William Nunnery (978) 371-4000	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
11326	Mahoney Circle Grade Separation	Revere	The project change involves a lapse of time of more than three years between the filing of the ENF and the DEIR.	5/28/02	John Fallon (617) 973-7408	Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023
1423	Skyline Trail Roadway Rehabilitation Project	Chester, Hinsdale, Huntington, Middlefield, Peru	The project change involves quantification of BVW impacts; new intersection configurations and alignments; reconstruction of South Road Extension in Peru; culvert replacements; and an increase in the number of trees to be removed.	5/28/02	Lori DiDonato (617) 973-7764	Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023

Request for Advisory Opinion

The MEPA Office has received a request from Eastern Development asking for an Advisory Opinion concerning the redevelopment of the former Ann & Hope store in Seekonk, MA. Eastern Development intends to replace the 221,088 square foot Ann & Hope store with a 80,713 square foot Super Stop & Shop and a 135,857 square foot Home Depot store, and has asked for an Advisory Opinion whether the project would qualify as a “Replacement Project” under the MEPA regulations. Copies of the request can be obtained from Douglas Landry at (617) 924-1770. The Secretary of Environmental Affairs will accept public comments on the request until May 28, 2002.

Previous Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Comments Due	MEPA Analyst
12705	Mystic River Crossing Replacement J-1 System	Medford	5/14/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12746	Jefferson at Bellingham	Bellingham	5/10/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12748	Damde Meddowes Salt Marsh Restoration	Hingham	5/10/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12753	South River Channel Dredging	Scituate	7/8/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12756	Ashland High School	Ashland	5/14/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12757	Eliot and Pond Street Sewer District	Ashland	5/14/02	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
12758	The Dover Residences	Boston	5/14/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12759	Dartmouth Cowyard Salt Marsh Restoration Project	Dartmouth	5/14/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12760	Test Well Site 6-00	Dennis	5/14/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12761	Fall River State Pier Upgrade	Fall River	5/14/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12762	Maplevale Estates	Grafton	5/14/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12763	Reed Road Improvements and Intersection Upgrade Project	Hudson	5/14/02	Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023
12764	Maintenance Dredging	Marshfield	5/14/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12765	WSI Oxford Transfer Station	Oxford	5/24/02	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
12766	Solid Waste and Recycling Transfer Station	Oxford	5/14/02	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
12767	Fazerilo Realty Remediation	Revere	5/14/02	William Gage (617) 626-1025
12768	Reconstruction of Glendale Road	Southampton	5/14/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12769	Myles Standish Industrial Park Phase III Expansion Parcel 3	Taunton	5/14/02	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12770	Shaker Road Water Treatment Facility	Westfield	5/14/02	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12771	New Weymouth High School	Weymouth	5/14/02	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12772	Worcester Country Club Water Resources Improvements	Worcester	5/14/02	Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023
12773	South Worcester Industrial Park Conceptual Master Plan	Worcester	5/14/02	Janet Hutchins (617) 626-1023

Previous Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Document Type	Comments Due	For Copies	MEPA Analyst
12393	Nine Hole Golf Course Expansion at Miacomet Golf Course	Nantucket	FEIR	5/10/02	Kelly Durfee Cardoza (508) 880-2905	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
11656	Burlington Office Park I Phase 2	Burlington	FEIR	5/10/02	Richard Bourre (617) 924-1770	Arthur Pugsley (617) 626-1029
12555	Museum of Fine Arts	Boston	DEIR	5/28/02	Will Donham (978) 897-7100	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
12059	Revised Draft Long-Term CSO Control Plan	Lowell	DEIR	5/8/02	James Drake (603) 222-8300	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12475	Materials Recovery and Recycling Facility	Hopkinton	FEIR	5/24/02	Gerald T. Cushing (508) 923-0879	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
12673	H-160 Transmission Line	Southborough, Marlborough, Hudson	Single EIR	5/24/02	Paul Knapik (401) 272-8100	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
12680	Proposed Shopping Center	Brockton	Single EIR	5/24/02	Robert J. Mack (603) 226-4013	William Gage (617) 626-1025

Previous Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Description	Comments Due	For copies	MEPA Analyst
4411	Hopping Brook Park	Holliston	The project change involves the addition of a 85.4 acre adjacent parcel, revised internal roadway system, revised stormwater management system, and an on-site wastewater treatment plant.	5/14/02	George Mariani (508) 460-9900	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
6608	Taunton Depot	Taunton	The project change involves the addition of 15000 square feet to the originally reviewed 4400000 square foot shopping center.	5/14/02	Richard Bourre (617) 924-170	Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
9103	New England Automotive Gateway	Spencer and East Brookfield	The project change involves simplification of rail access to the site, and reduction of the development area, wetlands alterations, and intrusion into the buffer zone.	5/14/02	Robert McGillicud-dy (781) 953-8854	LeAndrea Dames (617) 626-1028
9118	King’s Estates	Raynham	The project change involves a lapse of time and a proposal to construct a sewer pump station that was part of EOEA #8179	5/14/02	James Pavlik (508) 946-9231	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
11638	Wachusett Mt. Down Road Reconstruction	Princeton	The project change involves a request to separate the Down Road reconstruction and summit repairs into two projects, and preparing an EIR for the Down Road reconstruction as part of the EOEA Historic Parkway Initiative.	5/14/02	Stuart Weinreb (617) 626-1350	Jay Wickersham (617) 626-1022
12359	Centerville River Dredging and Long Beach Nourishment	Barnstable	The project change involves the addtion of channel Reach 5 to Phase I of the project.Reuse of the dredged sediments within Dowses Beach parking lot and at an existing wood waste facility also are being added to the list of potential reuse sites.	5/14/02	Leslie Fields (508) 540-8080	Richard Foster (617) 626-1026
12496	139 Commercial Street	Province-town	The project change involves the elimination of a proposed 30 ft. x 40 ft. dwelling within a coastal dune and the combination of two existing 16 ft. x 20 ft. cottages into one structure.	5/14/02	Mario DiGregorio (508) 833-6600	William Gage (617) 626-1025

Decisions of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs

April 17, 2002 through April 30, 2002

Environmental Notification Forms

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

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Date of Action
12698	Winding River Estates	Taunton	4/22/02
12727	Proposed Handicapped Accessible Recreational Deck at Dowses Beach	Barnstable	4/22/02
12728	91 Ocean Drive Septic System Upgrade	Barnstable	4/29/02 (revision of 4/22 certificate)
12729	Beverly Municipal Airport Safety Improvements	Beverly, Danvers and Wenham	4/22/02
12731	Wings Neck Road Marsh Restoration	Bourne	4/29/02
12732	Former Canton Airport Fence and Decontamination Pad	Canton	4/22/02
12733	Proposed Honey Farms Retail Motor Fuel Outlet	Charlton	4/22/02
12735	No. 20 Annette Road Warehouse	Foxborough	4/22/02
12736	Grove Street Business Center	Franklin	4/22/02
12738	Nichols Village Elderly Housing Facility	Groveland	4/22/02
12739	Holliston Transfer Station Daily Tonnage Increase	Holliston	4/22/02
12740	Simrah Gardens	Hudson	4/22/02
12742	Home Construction	Newbury	4/22/02

The following projects require preparation of an Environmental Impact Report:

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Date of Action
12643	Cape Wind Project	Barnstable, Yarmouth and Nantucket Sound	4/22/02
12730	Vitale Fly Ash Consolidation and Habitat Restoration Project	Beverly and Wenham	4/29/02
12741	Glover Estates Assisted Living Facility	Marblehead	4/29/02
12745	Butter Brook Crossing	Westford	4/22/02
12737	Hilltop Farms	Grafton	4/22/02

Environmental Impact Reports

April 17, 2002 through April 30, 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
12198	Spinnaker Island Breakwater	Hull	DEIR	4/29/02
12492	New Bedford Oceanarium	New Bedford	FEIR	4/29/02
12631	East Taunton Industrial Park	Taunton	DEIR	4/29/02
10347	Route 2 Crosby’s Corner Project	Concord and Lincoln	FEIR	4/29/02

Notices of Project Change

April 17, 2002 through April 30, 2002.

The following decisions were made on Notices of Project Change:

EOEA No.	Project Name	Location	Decision	Date of Action
12395	Warehouse Lane Land Swap	Rowley	Scope for EIR rescinded	4/22/02
4163	Seaport Point at Marina Bay	Quincy	No further MEPA review required	4/22/02
12553	MVRTA Transportation Center	Lawrence	No further MEPA review required	4/22/02

Miscellaneous Notices Received

Agency	Notice Type	Project/Location
MCZM	Federal Consistency Review	Deep-Sea Read Crab Fishery Mgmt. Plan; Secretarial Amendment to NE Multispecies Fishery Mgmt. Plan; Sprague Enery NPDES Renewal, Quincy
DEP	Waterways License Application	Battistelli, Rockport Fiore and Correia, Hull 109 Commercial Street, Provincetown 205-209 Commercial Street, Provincetown
DEP	401 Water Quality Certification Application	Seven C’s Realty Trust, Pepperell
DEP	Application for a Tier IB Permit Extension	Sunoco Service Station, Acton
DEP	Remedy Implementation Plan	Mass Turnpike Service Area 5E, Charlton
DEP	Remedial Action Plan	Former Mobil Service Station, Westborough
DEP	Public Comment Period	Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program
DEP	Draft Operating Permit	Merrimac Paper Co., Lawrence Hollingsworth & Vose, Groton Hood Coating, Georgetown
DEP	Draft Hazardous Waste Management Facility License	Solutia, Inc., Springfield
DEP	Final Determination for Extension to Variance	MWRA CSO Control Plan, Alewife Brook/Upper Mystic River Basin
DFA	Yearly Operational Plan	Town of Framingham City of Waltham MBTA, Multiple communities Bay Colony Railroad, Multiple communities Mass. Central Railroad, Multiple communities Housatonic Railroad, Multiple communities
Water Resources Commission	Request for Determination of Insignificance under the Interbasin Transfer Act	Town of Oxford Sewer Project
Water Resources Commission	Receipt of a Request for Determination of Insignificance under the Interbasin Transfer Act	Town of Charlton
DCAM	Public Hearing	Reuse Restrictions and Lease Conditions for Temporarily Surplus Lands, Route 25 and Route 3, Plymouth

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Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Deval L. Patrick, Governor
Timothy P. Murray, Lt. Governor
Ian A. Bowles, Secretary
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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