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June 7, 2006
 Volume 66 Issue 3
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 May 15-31, 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 May 15-31, 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

DEP Makes Changes to Regional Boundaries

Please note that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has reassigned 21 municipalities from one regional office to another. These changes in the coverage areas for each MassDEP regional office can be found at:

http://mass.gov/dep/regionalboundarychanges.htm

When circulating copies of environmental review documents, please make sure that copies are being sent to the correct MassDEP regional office.


Projects Submitted May 15-31, 2006

      Environmental Notification Forms


EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
13808 Canal Place Townhouses Bourne 06-27-06 Stephen Kominski (978) 535-9624 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13809 Whitcomb Ridge Boxborough/Harvard 07-11-06 Seth Donohoe (978) 263-3666 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13810 Warner's Pond Dam Rehabilitation Project Concord 06-27-06 Randall Christensen (413) 584-4776 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13811 John Alden Farm Dartmouth 06-27-06 Alan Heureux (508) 636-5905 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13812 South Coast Offshore Wind Project Buzzards Bay 07-31-06 Robert Cummings (508) 763-8800 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13813 Silva Property Hamilton 06-27-06 Allison Jenkins (978) 468-5599 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13814 Proposed Dune Stabilization and Beach Nourishment Harwich 06-27-06 Beth Hays (508) 255-6511 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13815 Stewart's Creek Restoration Barnstable 07-07-06 Martha Craig Rheinhardt (508) 743-0390 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13816 Proposed Walmart Store Lancaster/Leominster 06-27-06 John Kucich (508) 480-9900 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13817 Mass. Dept. of Fire Services Firefighting Academy Stow 06-27-06 Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13818 Swansea Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Swansea 06-27-06 Susan Guswa (413) 562-1600 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13819 Westfield Pavilion Westfield 06-27-06 Laura Rome (978) 897-7100 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
3247 Boston-Logan International Airport Boston ESPR 07-21-06 Jacki Wilkins (617) 568-3558 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13479 The Village of Hanover Hanover FEIR 07-07-06

Robert Tombari, Jr. (781) 871-7000

Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13641 Neptune LNG Deepwater Port Massachusetts Bay DEIR 07-17-06 Roddy Bachman (202) 372-1451 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

     Notices of Project Change    

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
11839 Fitchburg/Westminster Solid Waste Management Facility Westminster 06-27-06 Samuel Chapin (508) 923-0879 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
12172 Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan Canton 06-27-06 Scott Turner (781) 659-7981 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12229 Alden Woods Holden 06-27-06 Christopher Lucas (781) 982-5400 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13098 UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Health Care System Campus Modernization Program Worcester 06-27-06 Robert Nagi (617) 924-1770 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13576 Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Water Treatment Facility Mattapoisett 06-27-06 Patrick O'Neale (508) 366-5760 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13755 Beacon @ 495 Center Marlborough 06-27-06 William Noll (617) 924-1770 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024

     


Other Projects Under Review

      Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
13775 Kohler Place Ayer 06-13-06 Susan Brackett (978) 772-6232 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13777 Storrow Drive Tunnel Reconstruction Project Boston 06-13-06 Katie Lesser (978) 461-6207 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13779 Gloucester Commons Gloucester 06-09-06 Amy Green (978) 266-0217 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13788 Mixed Use Development Palmer 06-27-06 Philip Cordeiro (508) 318-1700 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13790 365 Elm Street Bridgewater WITHDRAWN Michael J. Koska (508) 697-7400 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13795 Highland Commons Hudson and Berlin 06-09-06 Felipe Schwarz (617) 924-1770 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13796 Algonquin Cape Cod Project Sandwich and Bourne 06-27-06 John Zimmer (508) 888-3900 x226 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13797 Walgreens Pharmacy Saugus WITHDRAWN Gary McNaughton (617) 725-0099 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13802 Childs Bridge Farm II Bridgewater 06-23-06 Chris Gallagher (508) 880-3759 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13803 Avalon Cohasset Cohasset 06-13-06 David Kelly (781) 843-4333 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13804 Urgent Repairs to Byron Weston Mill Dam #1 Dalton 06-23-06 William Hover (781) 278-3700 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13805 Bearse Farm Kingston 06-13-06 Daniel Orwig (781) 934-6039 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13806

Gas Station/ Convenience Store

North Andover 06-13-06 Eric Eby (603) 891-2213 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13807 Sterling Department of Public Works Sterling 06-13-06 Bevlyn Quinn (978) 534-1234 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
12144 Forest Ridge Retail Center and Industrial Park Rowley FEIR (rollover of DEIR) 06-09-06 Ann Marton (781) 245-2500 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13262 Redevelopment of Danvers State Hospital Danvers FEIR 06-23-06 Felipe Schwarz (617) 924-1770 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13473/13474 Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge Deepwater Port Project/ Algonquin Gas Transmission Pipeline Lateral Massachusetts Bay DEIR 06-30-06 Roddy Bachman (202) 372-1451 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13587 Old English Square Holbrook FEIR 06-23-06 Fred Keylor (617) 357-8145 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13602 Shoppes at Page Pointe Stoughton Supplemental DEIR 06-09-06 Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13608 Brookmeadow Village Grafton DEIR 06-09-06 Normand Gamache (508) 234-6834 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13621 Recycle America Enterprises Recycling Facility Fitchburg DEIR 06-09-06 Arthur Bergeron (508) 481-0103 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13694 MVP Sports Store Woburn FEIR (rollover of DEIR) 06-09-06 Douglas Benoit (857) 588-5542 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035

      Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
10620 South Hadley Landfill South Hadley 06-23-06 Doris Atkinson (413) 572-3238 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
12037 Phase III - Patriot Place Mixed Use Development Foxborough 06-23-06 Daniel Krantz (508) 384-4330 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12172 Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan/Washington Commons Canton 06-23-06 Scott Turner (781) 659-7981 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12341 Residences at Flint Pond and Associated Shopping Center Shrewsbury 06-23-06 Roy Smith (508) 792-4500 William Gage (617) 626-1025
12348 Assabet River Consortium/Residences at Flint Pond and Associated Shopping Center Shrewsbury WITHDRAWN Roy Smith (508) 792-4500 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12348 Assabet River Consortium/Pinehaven Drive Area Northborough 06-23-06 Thomas Gibbons (781) 221-1000 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12362 Massachusetts General Hospital Boston 06-23-06 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13067 Filling of Existing Boat Slip New Bedford 06-23-06 Kevin McCune (781) 441-3808 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13083 New England Recycling, Inc. Taunton 06-23-06 Gregory Wirsen (508) 888-6034 William Gage (617) 626-1025
11859 Pembroke Business Park Pembroke 05-30-06 Steven Belanger (781) 335-6465 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12297 Office Building at 35 Shawmut Road Canton 05-30-06 John Glossa (508) 668-4401 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030

 


Secretary's Certificates May 15-31, 2006

   Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13659R Saw Mill Pond Easton Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13743 Parker Hill Acres Fitchburg Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06

13755/13756

Beacon at 495 Center/Proposed Retail Center Marlborough Requires an Environmental Impact Report 05-17-06
13768 The Fields at Chestnut East Longmeadow Requires an Environmental Impact Report 05-17-06
13771 Sippican Commerce Park Middleborough Requires an Environmental Impact Report 05-17-06
13778 Bridgewater Water Main Improvements Bridgewater Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13780 BJ's Wholesale Club Haverhill Requires an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13781 Waveland Marina Improvements Hull Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13782 Eel Pond Restoration and Improvements Mattapoisett Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13783 Car Dealership Milford Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13784 Route 115 Roadway Improvements Norfolk Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13785 Northbridge Estates Northbridge Requires an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13786 Smolak Farms Irrigation Pond North Andover Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13787 Mahendran Pier Orleans Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13789 Provincetown Municipal Airport Capital Improvements Plan Provincetown Requires an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06

Environmental Impact Reports  

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Document Type
Action
Date of Action
13074 Acushnet River Fish Passage Restoration Project: Phase II - Sawmill Dam Acushnet Single EIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 05-17-06
13258 Wal-Mart Store Raynham FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 05-17-06
13539 Proposed Lowe's Home Improvement Store Hadley DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 05-17-06
13586 Ridgecrest Residential Development Haverhill FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 05-17-06
13668 Granite Hills Marketplace Milford FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 05-17-06
13677 Legacy Place Dedham DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 05-17-06
13683 Taunton Street Marketplace Plainville Single EIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 05-17-06

 Notices of Project Change     
          

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
5026 Granby Landfill Granby Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
6646 Boston University Student Village Project - 899-925 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Project change is insignificant; does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
11971 Highlands at Overlook Ridge Revere and Malden Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
12172 Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan/Evelyn Estates Canton Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06
13541 Former Salem MGP Property Remediation Project at Collins Cove Salem Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 05-26-06

Records of Decision

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13768 The Fields at Chestnut East Longmeadow Secretary of Environmental Affairs proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver 05-17-06
12172 Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan/Evelyn Estates Canton Secretary of Environmental Affairs proposes to grant a Phase I Waiver 05-26-06

 

Public Notices

Agency
Notice Type Project/Location
CZM Notice of Federal Consistency Review Various
DAR Notice of Receipt of Yearly Operation Plan Town of Belmont
DAR Notice of Receipt of Yearly Operation Plan Town of Bolton
DCAM Section 61 Finding Boston State Hospital
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License Beverly
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License Beverly
DEP Notice of Availability for Public Review and Comment: Proposed Massachusetts Year 2006 Integrated List of Waters Statewide
DEP Notice of Finding of Fact in Support of Water Management Act Permit Methuen
DEP Notice of Initial Site Investigation and Tier I Permit Application Springfield
DEP Notice of Phase IV Remedy Implementation Plan Addendum Fall River
DEP Notice of Re-Issuance of Draft Operating Permit Haverhill
DEP Notice of Settlement Attleborough
DPH Notice of Drinking Water Supply Protection Grants Workshop Boston and Northampton
Muddy River Maintenance and Management Oversight Committee (MMOC) Notice of Meeting, re: Emerald Necklace Environmental Improvements Master Plan and Phase I Muddy River Flood Control, Water Quality, Habitat Enhancementand Historic Preservation Project Boston and Brookline

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Mitt Romney, Governor
Kerry Healey, Lt. Governor
Robert W. Golledge, Jr., Secretary
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