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November 22, 2006
 Volume 67 Issue 2
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 Secretary's Certificates November 1-16, 2006

Projects Submitted November 1-15, 2006

    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

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, 2006

Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
13913 Quabbin Resort Development Belchertown 12-22-06 Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13914 The Shoppes at Bellingham Bellingham 12-12-06 Edward Hutchinson (508) 903-2078 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13915 Betterwood Homes Dennis 12-12-06 Lynne Whiting Hamlyn (508) 896-5203 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13916 Taunton River Pilot Wetlands Mitigation Bank Hanson 01-02-06 Stephen Barrett (617) 265-0505 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13917 Summer Woods Harwich 12-12-06 J.Thaddeus Eldridge (508) 945-3965 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13918 Habitat Revitalization for Rod and Gun Club Uxbridge 12-12-06 Natural Resource Service (401) 568-7390 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13919 Westminster Draft Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Westminster 12-22-06 Michael Cunningham (617) 498-4773 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
12928 Chestnut Hill Square Newton FEIR WITHDRAWN John Cronin (617) 243-7042 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13294 Chelsea Commons Chelsea FEIR 12-22-06 BSC Group (508) 792-4500 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13822 Scotland Heights I & II Haverhill FEIR 12-22-06 Thad Berry (781) 481-9211 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023

     Notices of Project Change    

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
00047 Stoughton Technology Center Stoughton 12-12-06 Lori Shattuck (978) 474-8800 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
10846 Horseneck Beach State Reservation Site Improvements Westport 12-12-06 Raul Silva (617) 626-1392 William Gage (617) 626-1025

     


Other Projects Under Review

      Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
13886 Green Line Extension Cambridge, Somerville and Medford 11-24-06 Stephen Woelful (617) 973-7474 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13888 North Bedford Street Business Park East Bridgewater 11-24-06 David Kelly (781) 843-4333 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13895 Campanelli Business Park of Freetown Freetown 11-24-06 David Kelly (781) 843-4333 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13897 Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Taunton 11-28-06 Fred Cornaglia (508) 821-1434 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13898 Castle Hill Northbridge 11-24-06 Dave Derrig (978) 371-4400 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13900 Q-169 Transmission Line Refurbishment Project Saugus, Revere and Lynn 11-28-06 Paul Knapik William Gage (617) 626-1025
13901 Jackson Square Boston 12-08-06 Ron Morad (978) 897-7100 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13902 Suffolk University Residential Hall Boston 12-08-06 Dave Hewitt (978) 897-7100 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13903 W Boston Hotel and Residences Boston 12-08-06 Ron Morad (978) 897-7100 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13904 Washington Hills Holliston 11-28-06 Matt Leidner (781) 438-6121 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
13905 Berkshire Gateway at Lee Lee 12-08-06 Robert Fournier (413) 443-3537 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13906 Commercial Development Middleton 11-28-06 Shaun Kelly (978) 474-8800 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13907 Abuzahra Land Transfer Rowley 11-28-06 Evelyn Friedrich (617) 951-1123 Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
13908 Salem State College Central Campus Salem 11-28-06 Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13909 20 Salem Turnpike Saugus 11-28-06 Richard Jabba (617) 357-7044 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13910 111 South Street Somerville 11-28-06 Mitchell Fischman (781) 884-2553 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13911 Parker's River Marine Park Yarmouth 12-08-06 Edward Hutchinson (508) 903-2078 Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
13912 Construction of Concrete Median Barrier and Resurfacing Westborough and Hopkinton 11-28-06 Linda Smith (781) 431-5171 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024

      Environmental Impact Reports

EOEA No.
Project Name
Location
Document Type
Comments Due
For Copies
MEPA Analyst
06553 Area 5 Sewers/Wastewater Facilities Plan Barnstable NPC/DEIR 12-12-06
Jessica Paddock (508) 362-5680
Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
11085 Naval Air Station Redevelopment Project Weymouth, Rockland and Abington DEIR 12-08-06 Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
11202 Massachusetts Highway Department Snow and Ice Control Program Statewide GEIR 11-24-06 Henry Barbaro (617) 973-7419 William Gage (617) 626-1025
12396R EMC Southborough/ Westborough Campus Southborough and Westborough FEIR 12-08-06 Kathy Hervol (508) 366-0560 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13310 Bridle Path Subdivision Sutton FEIR 12-08-06 Jerome Carr (508) 651-7027 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13406 Mixed Use Development Shrewsbury DEIR 12-08-06 Akila Thamizharasan (508) 903-2019 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13415 Lovejoy Wharf Boston FEIR 11-24-06 Margaret Briggs (978) 897-7100 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13473 Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge Deepwater Port Project Massachusetts Bay FEIR 11-24-06 Roddy Bachman (202) 372-1451 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
13563 Restoration of the Saugus Iron Works Turning Basin and Dock Saugus DEIR 12-08-06 Marc Albert (781) 231-7339 William Gage (617) 626-1025
13641 Neptune LNG Deepwater Port Massachusetts Bay FEIR 12-08-06 Roddy Bachman (202) 372-1451 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13798 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Essex-Middlesex Project Saugus, Wakefield and Lynnfield DEIR 11-24-06 Kathleen Miller (207) 879-9496 x232 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13846 Bridgewater Place Shopping Center Bridgewater Single EIR 11-24-06 Robert Ingram (781) 982-5460 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035

      Notices of Project Change

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Comments Due
For Copies MEPA Analyst
03143 Expansion of 4400 Computer Drive Westborough 12-08-06 Patrick Healey (508) 869-6151 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
04396 Westborough Office Park Westborough 12-08-06 Patrick Healey (508) 869-6151 Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
12172 Comprehensiver Water Resources Management Plan/36 Chapman Street Canton 11-28-06 Zoltan Juhasz (781) 773-1701 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12348/13429 Assabet River Consortium/ Adams Farm I & II Shrewsbury 11-28-06 James Tetreault (508) 869-6151 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
12668 Nantasket Beach Coastal Storm Damage Protection Project Hull 12-08-06 Mike Galvin (617) 626-1442 Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
13198 Ambulatory Care Center and Medical Office Building Danvers 12-08-06 Lauren Gallagher (617) 924-1770 Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
13493 Ames Run Cluster Subdivision/The Lodge at Ames Pond Tewksbury 11-28-06 Joseph Freeman (781) 849-7070 Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
13543 KeySpan Sagamore Line Reinforcement Project Sandwich, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis and Harwich 11-28-06 Katie Lesser (978) 461-6207 Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024

 


Secretary's Certificates November 1-16, 2006

   Environmental Notification Forms

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
13869 Bass River Pier Beverly Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-02-06
13874 Stony Brook Estates Holden Requires an Environmental Impact Report 11-09-06
13887 Deerfield River Emergency Watershed Protection Deerfield Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-09-06
13889 Stony Brook Energy Center - Phase II Ludlow Requires an Environmental Impact Report 11-09-06
13890 325 East Chop Drive - Beach and Dune Nourishment Oak Bluffs Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-09-06
13891 Residential Remediation Project Pittsfield Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-09-06
13892 Culvert Replacement and Wetland Restoration Yarmouth Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-09-06

Environmental Impact Reports  

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Document Type
Action
Date of Action
12982 Quincy High School Quincy FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-02-06
13019 Brice-Lemon Estates Rutland NPC/DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-16-06
13708 Borgatti Property Northborough SDEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-16-06
13731 Proposed Redevelopment Project Wilmington FEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-16-06
13779 Gloucester Commons Gloucester DEIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-02-06
13795 Highland Commons Berlin and Hudson Single EIR Adequately and properly complies with MEPA 11-02-06

 Notices of Project Change     
          

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
05834 Massachusetts National Guard Properties at the Massachusetts Military Reservation Bourne, Sandwich, Mashpee and Falmouth Requires an Environmental Impact Report 11-09-06

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MBTA Silver Line Phase III Boston Requires an Environmental Impact Report 11-16-06
12404 National Fish Hatchery North Attleborough Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-09-06
13198 Brightview Danvers (formerly reviewed as 100 Endicott Street Parking Improvements Project) Danvers Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-09-06
13408 Maraspin Creek Maintenance Dredging Barnstable Does not require an Environmental Impact Report 11-09-06

Records of Decision

EOEA No.
Project Name Location
Action
Date of Action
Comments Due
11525 Long-Term CSO Control Plan Springfield Secretary has granted a Phase 1 Waiver N/A 11-09-06
13865 Osborne Hills Salem Secretary has granted a Phase 1 Waiver N/A 11-09-06
13880 Replacement Parking at University of Massachusetts at Boston Boston (Dorchester) Secretary has granted a Full EIR Waiver N/A 11-09-06

 


Requests for Advisory Opinion

Project Name Location
Comments Due
MEPA Analyst
       

 


Public Notices

Agency
Notice Type Project/Location
DAR Notice of Receipt of a Yearly Operational Plan National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.
DAR Notice of Receipt of a Yearly Operational Plan Town of Southbridge
DEP Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification Ashby
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License Boston (South Boston)
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License Weaver's Cove Energy LNG Terminal (EOEA #13061) - Fall River
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License Hull
DEP Notice of Application for a Chapter 91 License Provincetown
DEP Notice of Application for a Water Management Act Permit Sutton
DEP Notice of Issuance of Draft Operating Permit Renewal Charlton
State Reclamation Board Notice of Public Meeting Plymouth County and Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project



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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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