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October 9, 2007
 Volume 68 Issue 11
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 September 16 - 30, 2007

Projects Submitted September 18 - October 1, 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

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 September 18 - October 1, 2007

Environmental Notification Forms

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
14108 Genzyme Corporation - Allston Landing Manufacturing Facility Expansion Boston (Allston) 10-29-07 Edward Hutchinson (508) 903-2078 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
14109 Boston Medical Center Ambulatory Care Building Boston (South End) 10-29-07 Katherine Fuller (978) 897-7100 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
14110 Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Framingham 10-29-07 Kate Goyette (508) 370-8256 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
14111 Spring Street Roadway Improvements and Lot Development Franklin 11-08-07 Donald Neilsen (508) 528-3221 William Gage (617) 626-1025
14112 61 Fordham Way Single Family Home Newbury 10-29-07 Mary Rimmer (978) 463-9226 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
14113 Lawrence Municipal Airport Runway Safety Area Project North Andover 10-29-07 Randall Christensen (413) 584-4776 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
14114 Saint Gobain Northborough 10-29-07 Anthony Donato (617) 338-0063 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
14115 Proposed Article 97 Land Swap Randolph 10-29-07 Andrea Guillot (781) 792-2258 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
14116 King Philip Water Treatment Plant Raynham 10-29-07 Nicole Sanford (413) 584-4776 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
14117 Atlas Box and Crating Site Development Sutton 10-29-07 Brian Millisci (978) 537-5296 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

      Environmental Impact Reports

EEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
10955 Southbridge Environmental Industrial Park Southbridge Supplemental EIR 11-08-07 Richard Spieler (508) 207-6478 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
12916 Hillside at 495 Center Northborough FEIR 11-08-07 Doug Vigneau (617) 924-1770 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13019 Brice-Lemon Estates Rutland FEIR 11-08-07 Christopher Lucas (781) 982-5473 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13723 Farm Gate/Wheeler Village/Berube Farms Dracut FEIR 11-08-07 Mark O'Hara (617) 312-4629 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13844 Wayland Town Center Wayland FEIR 11-08-07 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13963 Laurel Ridge Estates Leicester FEIR (rollover of DEIR) 11-08-07 Scott Morrison (508) 752-9666 x27 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
14030 Expansion of Carver Substation and New Carver to Tremont Line Carver, Middleborough, Rochester and Wareham FEIR (rollover of DEIR) 11-08-07 Colin Duncan (978) 656-3615 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024

     Notices of Project Change    

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
13334 Symmes Hospital Redevelopment Arlington 10-31-07 Mary McCrann (508) 366-4391 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130

    


Other Projects Under Review

      Environmental Notification Forms

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
14060 Black Cow Restaurant Beverly 10-15-07 William Bergeron (781) 246-2800 William Gage (617) 626-1025
14095 Town of Ashland Source Management Project Ashland WITHDRAWN Robert Sims (401) 334-4100 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
14096 Meadow Walk at Lynnfield Lynnfield and Wakefield 10-10-07 Felipe Schwarz (617) 924-1770 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
14098 I-93/I-95 Interchange Transportation Improvements Project Reading, Woburn, Stoneham and Wakefield 10-10-07 Bob Frey (617) 973-7449 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
14100 Municipal Supply Well at Test Site 1-86 Kingston 10-15-07 Maura Callahan (978) 394-4245 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
14101 Red Line/Blue Line Connector Boston 11-08-07 Stephen Woelful (617) 973-7474 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
14102 New Street Development Boston (East Boston) 10-25-07 Richard Jabba (617) 357-7044 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
14103 Reconstruction of River Road Florida 10-15-07 Grace Arthur (617) 973-8251 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
14104 Daniels Recycling Company Orleans 10-15-07 Larry Hine line (508) 888-6034 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
14105 Manitook Estates Rehoboth 10-15-07 Ralph Maloon (508) 339-3731 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
14106 Sutton Wellfield Water Treatment Plant Sutton 10-15-07 James Petras (781) 224-6012 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
14107 Cathodic Protection System Uxbridge 10-15-07 John Zimmer (508) 888-3900 x226 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029

      Environmental Impact Reports

EEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
3247 Logan International Airport Boston (East Boston) 2006 Environmental Data Report 10-25-07 Jacki Wilkins (617) 568-3558 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13826 Westwood Station Westwood FEIR 10-25-07 Carolyn Sweeney (508) 903-2378 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13925 Billerica Power Project Billerica DEIR 10-25-07 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13975 Connett Woods (formerly Cotuit Woods) Rochester Single EIR 10-10-07 Richard Tabaczynski (508) 888-9282 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
14000 Northwest Park Redevelopment Burlington DEIR 10-10-07 Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770 William Gage (617) 626-1025
14017 Brockton Clean Energy Brockton DEIR 10-25-07 Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
14041 720-770 Broadway Saugus DEIR 10-10-07 James Winn (603) 891-2213 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

      Notices of Project Change

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
13862 The Village at Lincoln Park Dartmouth 10-10-07 Bradley McKenzie (781) 792-3900 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

 


Secretary's Certificates September 16 - 30, 2007

   Environmental Notification Forms

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
14062 Proposed Route 79 Relocation Lakeville Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14066 Proposed Commercial Building North Andover Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14081 Sharon Commons Lifestyle Center Sharon Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-28-07
14082 The Village at Whitney Park Ashburnham Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14083 Birch Street Elevated Water Storage Tank and Mayflower Street Water Main Duxbury Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14084 Cranberry View Estates Freetown Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14085 United Waste Management Transfer Station Holyoke Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14086 Proposed Retail Development Hudson Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-28-07
14087 Lexington Technology Park Lexington Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14088 Plantation Products Norton Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14089 Palmer Motorsports Park Palmer Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14090 Commercial and Indoor Sports Facility Peabody Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-28-07
14091 Site Remediation for Dalton Avenue Pittsfield Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14092 Proposed Maintenance and Improvement Dredging and Marine Park Improvements Scituate Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
14093 Route 20 and Cherry Street Shrewsbury Requires an Environmental Impact Report 09-28-07
14094 Natural Gas Pipeline Maintenance Cathodic Ground Bed Protection System Westport Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07

Environmental Impact Reports  

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Document Type
Action
Date of Action
13745 Rehabilitation of New Bedford State Fish Pier New Bedford DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 09-28-07
13836 Stoneham Crossing Stoneham DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 09-28-07
13963 Laurel Ridge Estates Leicester DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA; DEIR to be reviewed as FEIR 09-28-07
14030 Expansion of Carver Substation and New Carver to Tremont Line Carver, Middleborough, Rochester and Wareham DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA; DEIR to be reviewed as FEIR 09-28-07

 Notices of Project Change     
          

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
9636 Norumbega Reservoir Project Weston Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
12037 New Patriots Stadium and Related Infrastructure Project Foxborough Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
12699 ABC&D Recycling, Inc. Ware Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
12843 Mount Greylock Historic Parkway Rehabilitation Adams, North Adams, Cheshire, New Ashford, Williamstown and Lanesborough Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07
13621 Recycle America Enterprises Fitchburg Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 09-21-07

Records of Decision

EEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
Comments Due
14066 Proposed Commercial Building North Andover Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver 09-28-07 10-24-07
14086 Proposed Retail Development Hudson Secretary proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver 09-28-07 10-23-07
14093 Route 20 and Cherry Street Shrewsbury Secretary proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver 09-28-07 10-23-07

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
       


Public Notices

Agency
Notice Type Project/Location
City of Boston Notice of Quarterly Meeting of City/State Groundwater Working Group Boston
CZM Notice of Federal Consistency Review Sawnsea
CZM Notice of Extension of Consultation Session for Proposed Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment Charlestown Navy Yard - Boston
DCR Notice of Public Hearing, re: Proposed Amendments to Squannassit and Petapawag Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) Groton
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 Waterways License Salem
DEP Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification Rehoboth
DEP Notice of Innovative Technology Application Statewide
DEP Notice of Request for Site Exam Ayer
DEP Notice of Request for Site Exam Wareham (Onset)
MMOC Notice of Public Meeting Muddy River Restoration Project - Boston and Brookline
OAG Notice of Rights of Affected Third Parties Holliston



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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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