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October 25, 2006
Volume 66 Issue 12 |
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.
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General Announcements | Secretary's Certificates October 1-25, 2006 |
Other Projects Under Review | Requests for Advisory Opinion |
Public Notices | |
Submitting Public Notices | |
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 October 1-16, 2006
Environmental Notification Forms
EOEA No.
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Project Name | Location |
Comments Due
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For Copies
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MEPA Analyst
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13893 | Veridian Village at Hampshire College | Amherst | 11-14-06 | Ann Marton (781) 245-2500 | Briony Angus (617) 626-1029 |
13894 | 585 Commercial Street | Boston | 11-14-06 | Kathleen Fay (617) 357-7044 | Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044 |
13895 | Campanelli Business Park of Freetown | Freetown | 11-24-06 | David Kelly (781) 843-4333 | Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023 |
13896 | Tri-Town Landing | Lunenburg | 11-14-06 | Nathaniel Mahonen (978) 534-1234 | Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030 |
13897 | Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan | Taunton | 11-28-06 | Fred Cornaglia (508) 821-1434 | Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023 |
13898 | Castle Hill | Northbridge | 11-14-06 | Dave derrig (978) 371-4400 | Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024 |
13899 | Telecommunications Facility at Revere VFW Hall | Revere | 11-14-06 | Ryan Hale (617) 821-7769 | William Gage (617) 626-1025 |
13900 | Q-169 Transmission Line Refurbishment Project | Saugus, Revere and Lynn | 11-14-06 | Paul Knapik | William Gage (617) 626-1025 |
EOEA No.
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Project Name
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Location
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Document Type
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Comments Due
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For Copies
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MEPA Analyst
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06553 | Area 5 Sewers/Wastewater Facilities Plan | Barnstable | NPC/DEIR | 11-24-06 |
Jessica Paddock (508) 362-5680
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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 |
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 |
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 |
EOEA No.
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Project Name | Location |
Comments Due
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For Copies | MEPA Analyst |
03143 | Expansion of 4400 Computer Drive | Westborough | 12-08-06 | Patrick Healey (508) 869-6151 | William Gage (617) 626-1025 |
04396 | Westborough Office Park | Westborough | 12-08-06 | Patrick Healey (508) 869-6151 | Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044 |
11602 | Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan/Depot Court Sewer Extension Project | Bellingham | 11-14-06 | Michael Carter (978) 657-9714 | Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044 |
12348/13656 | Assabet River Consortium/Westboro Village | Westborough | 11-14-06 | Jeffrey Senterman (508) 366-6552 | Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030 |
13493 | Ames Run Cluster Subdivision/The Lodge at Ames Pond | Tewksbury | 11-14-06 | Joseph Freeman (781) 849-7070 | Briony Angus (617) 626-1029 |
Environmental Notification Forms
EOEA No.
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Project Name | Location |
Comments Due
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For Copies | MEPA Analyst |
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 |
13874 | Stony Brook Estates | Holden | 10-30-06 | Christopher Lucas (781) 982-5473 | Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024 |
13883 | Little Pond Landing | Falmouth | 11-14-06 | Michael McGrath (508) 548-3564 | Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023 |
13886 | Green Line Extension | Cambridge, Somerville and Medford | 11-24-06 | Stephen Woelful (617) 973-7474 | Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044 |
13887 | Deerfield River Emergency Watershed Protection | Deerfield | 10-30-06 | Valerie Miller (413) 256-0202 | Briony Angus (617) 626-1029 |
13888 | North Bedford Street Business Park | East Bridgewater | 11-24-06 | David Kelly (781) 843-4333 | Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024 |
13889 | Stony Brook Energy Center - Phase II | Ludlow | 10-30-06 | Sharon LaMothe (413) 589-0141 x288 | Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035 |
13890 | 325 East Chop Drive - Beach and Dune Nourishment | Oak Bluffs | 10-30-06 | Tricia Brennan (508) 759-0050 | Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023 |
13891 | Residential Remediation Project | Pittsfield | 10-30-06 | Brian Phelps (413) 684-0925 | Briony Angus (617) 626-1029 |
13892 | Culvert Replacement and Wetland Restoration | Yarmouth | 10-30-06 | Jeffrey Oakes (508) 748-0937 | Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023 |
EOEA No.
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Project Name
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Location
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Document Type
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Comments Due
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For Copies
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MEPA Analyst
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11202 | Massachusetts Highway Department Snow and Ice Control Program | Statewide | GEIR | 11-24-06 | Henry Barbaro (617) 973-7419 | William Gage (617) 626-1025 |
12396 | EMC Southborough/ Westborough Campus | Southborough and Westborough | FEIR | WITHDRAWN | Kathy Hervol (508) 366-0560 | William Gage (617) 626-1025 |
12982 | Quincy High School | Quincy | FEIR | 10-26-06 | Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100 | Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024 |
13019 | Brice-Lemon Estates | Rutland | NPC/DEIR | 11-09-06 | Christopher Lucas (781) 982-5473 | Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030 |
13708 | Borgatti Property | Northborough | SDEIR | 11-09-06 | Jeffrey Senterman (508) 366-6552 | Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044 |
13731 | Proposed Redevelopment Project | Wilmington | FEIR | 11-09-06 | Charles Katuska (508) 631-6789 | Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044 |
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 |
EOEA No.
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Project Name | Location |
Comments Due
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For Copies | MEPA Analyst |
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 |
06826/11707 |
MBTA Silver Line Phase III | Boston | 10-30-06 |
Andrew Brennan (617) 222-3126 |
William Gage (617) 626-1025 |
12348/13429 | Assabet River Consortium/Adams Farm II | Shrewsbury | WITHDRAWN | James Tetreault (508) 869-6151 | Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030 |
12404 | National Fish Hatchery | North Attleborough | 10-30-06 | Larry Lofton (508) 695-5002 | Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035 |
13198 | Brightview Danvers | Danvers | 10-30-06 | Thomas Keough (978) 777-3050 | Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030 |
13408 | Maraspin Creek Maintenance Dredging | Barnstable | 10-30-06 | Martha Craig Reinhardt (508) 743-0390 | Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030 |
Secretary's Certificates October 1-25, 2006
Environmental Notification Forms
EOEA No.
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Project Name | Location |
Action
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Date of Action
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13865 | Osborne Hills | Salem | Requires an Environmental Impact Report | 10-11-06 |
13871 | Septage Receiving Facility | Canton | Does not require an Environmental Impact Report | 10-11-06 |
13872 | Central Cohasset Wastewater System Phase IV | Cohasset | Requires an Environmental Impact Report | 10-18-06 |
13875 | Witherell Estates | Plainville | Does not require an Environmental Impact Report | 10-11-06 |
13876 | Sutton Residential Open Space Development | Sutton | Requires an Environmental Impact Report | 10-11-06 |
13877 | New Great Pond Water Treatment Plant | Weymouth | Does not require an Environmental Impact Report | 10-11-06 |
EOEA No.
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Project Name | Location |
Document Type
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Action
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Date of Action
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13594 | Hanscom Field Runway 5/23 Safety Area Improvements | Bedford | DEIR | Adequately and properly complies with MEPA | 10-18-06 |
13539 | Lowe's of Hadley | Hadley | FEIR | Does not adequately and properly comply with MEPA | 10-18-06 |
13766 | The Reserve at Barton Hill | Charlton | DEIR | Adequately and properly complies with MEPA | 10-18-06 |
13822 | Scotland Heights | Haverhill | DEIR | Adequately and properly complies with MEPA | 10-18-06 |
EOEA No.
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Project Name | Location |
Action
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Date of Action
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12843 | Mount Greylock Historic Parkway Rehabilitation | Adams, North Adams, Cheshire, Lanesborough, New Ashford and Williamstown | Does not require an Environmental Impact Report | 10-11-06 |
13037 | High Point Acres | Grafton | Does not require an Environmental Impact Report | 10-11-06 |
EOEA No.
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Project Name | Location |
Action
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Comments Due
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Date of Action
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11525 | Long-Term CSO Control Plan | Springfield | Requires an Environmental Impact Report; Secretary proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver |
11-08-06
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10-11-06
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12514 | Admission to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Waterworks System | Reading | Secretary has granted a Phase 1 Waiver |
N/A
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10-11-06
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13650 | Northgate Meadows | Sterling and Leominster | Secretary has granted a Phase 1 Waiver |
N/A
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10-18-06 |
13847 | Congress Street Hotel | Boston (South Boston) | Secretary has granted a Full EIR Waiver |
N/A
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10-18-06 |
13859 | Westfield-Southwick Recreational Trail Project | Westfield and Southwick | Secretary has granted a Full EIR Waiver |
N/A
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10-11-06
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13865 | Osborne Hills | Salem | Secretary proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver |
11-08-06
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10-11-06
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13880 | Replacement Parking at University of Massachusetts at Boston | Boston (Dorchester) | Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver |
11-08-06
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10-25-06
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Project Name | Location |
Comments Due
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MEPA Analyst
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Crane and Porter Rivers Maintenance Dredging | Danvers | 10-30-06 | Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130 |
Raw Water Pump Station and Intake Replacement | Taunton | 10-30-06 | Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130 |
Maintenance Dredging and Beach Nourishment - Popponesset Bay and Waquoit Bay | Mashpee | 11-08-06 | Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130 |
Somerset Station Maintenance Dredging | Somerset | 11-08-06 | Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130 |
Agency
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Notice Type | Project/Location |
DEP | Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate | Maraspan Creek Maintenance Dredging - Barnstable (EOEA # |
DEP | Notice of Application for Chapter 91 License | Savin Hill Cove Channel Dredging - Boston (EOEA #13732) |
DEP | Notice of Request for Site Examination | Wareham Road Mixed Use Development Project - Plymouth (EOEA #13580) |
EOEA | Decision on the City of Boston Request for Approval of the Lovejoy Wharf Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment | Lovejoy Wharf - Boston (EOEA #13415) |
EOT | Bi-Annual Progress Report for Urban Ring Phase II (EOEA #12565) | Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everettt, Medford and Somerville |
EPA | Notice of Public Hearing for Proposal to Approve Revisions to Prevention of Significant Deterioration Air Quality Construction Permit | Fore River Station - Weymouth (EOEA #11726) |
OAG | Notice of Rights of Affected Third Parties | 20-30 South Avenue - Natick |