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UMass - Amherst
Submitted October 22, 2008
Notice of Draft Operating Permit renewal (pdf) - comments due 11/22/08
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Agri-Mark, Inc. - West Springfield
Submitted October 8, 2008
Notice of Issuance Draft Operating Permit Renewal- comments due 11/07/08
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Eastern Etching &
Manufacturing - Chicopee
Submitted September 24, 2008
Notice of Draft Operating Permit Renewal - comments due 10/24/08
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Westinghouse Redevelopment - Springfield
EEA# 14271
Issued October 17, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) - Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted September 10, 2008
Single Environmental Impact Report (no pdf available)
For copies: Lauren DeVoe (617) 924-1770
MEPA analyst:
Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
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Electrical Utility Expansion - South Hadley
EEA# 14236
Issued October 24, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) - Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted September 10, 2008
Notice of Project Change (pdf of first 4 pages)
ENF filed April 23, 2008 - EIR Required
For copies: Frank Postma (401) 738-3887
MEPA Analyst: Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
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Notice of Solid Waste Facility Review - Springfield/Agawam - 9/10/08
Notice of Solid Waste Facility Review (pdf)
21 day comment period
Type of Facility: The proposed facility will accept residual ash generated by combustion of solid waste
at the Pioneer Valley Resource Recovery Facility, the Pittsfield Resource Recovery Facility, and other
municipal waste combustion facilities, as well as contaminated soils as approved by the MassDEP.
Size of Facility: The proposed facility will accept a maximum of 500 tons per day and an average of
290 tons per day. The average annual disposal rate will be 105,850 tons per year. The area to be
site assigned is 30 acres.
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Erving Paper Mills - Erving 8/27/08
Notice of Draft Operating Permit Renewal (pdf)
Comments due 10/10/2008
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Mill Village Road - Deerfield River Bank Restoration - Deerfield
EEA# 14307
Issued October 8, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf)- Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted August 27, 2008
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
For copies: Valerie Miller (413) 256-0202
MEPA Analyst: Nicholas Zavolas
(617) 626-1030
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Pioneer Valley Energy Center - Westfield
EEA #14151
Issued October 17, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) - Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Issued September 11, 2008
Water Resource Commission Decision (pdf) -
On September 11,2008, the WRC, in a seven to one (7 - 1) vote, determined that the
Pioneer Valley Energy Center proposal to transfer two million gallons per day (2.0 mgd)
from the Holyoke water supply system was not subject to the Interbasin Transfer Act (ITA), given the conditions outlined in the Staff Recommendation dated September I 1, 2008 (as amended).
Submitted August 27, 2008
Draft Environmental Impact Report (no link found)
For copies: Dammon Frekker (781) 489-1146
MEPA Analyst: Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
Submitted July 23, 2008
Notice of Request for a Determination of Applicability Under the Interbasin Transfer Act
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Connecticut River Bank Stabilization Projects - Gill
EEA# 14286
Issued September 26, 2008
Secretary's Certificate - Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted July 23, 2008
Environmental Notification Form (pdf of first 4 pages)
For copies: Karro Frost (413) 256-0202
MEPA Analyst: Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
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Aquatic Habitat Restoration of Nashawanuck Pond - Easthampton
EEA# 13959
Issued September 17, 2008
Secretary granted a Full EIR Waiver (pdf)
Issued August 15, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) - Does not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Record of Decision (pdf) - Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver
Submitted July 9, 2008
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
For copies: Anja Ryan (413) 525-3822
MEPA Analyst: Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
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Lower Riverside Park - South Hadley
EEA #14298
Issued September 5, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) - Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted August 6, 2008
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Project consists of "construction of a recreational park on an 8.4-acre site along the Connecticut River just below
the Holyoke Dam in South Hadley. The project is being designed to enhance public access to the
riverfront area, highlight important historical features, and provide views of the Connecticut
River, Holyoke Dam, and native flora of the area's woodlands and meadows."
For copies: Michael Gagnon (413) 452-0445
MEPA Analyst: Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
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Greater Springfield Reliability Project - Springfield, West Springfield, Agawam, Chicopee and Ludlow
EEA# 14271
Issued August 1, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted June 25, 2008
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due July 25, 2008
For copies: Jerry Fan (203) 284-8590
MEPA Analyst: Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
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Village Hill - Northampton
EEA# 12629
Issued July 9, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) - Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted June 11, 2008
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
"The project change involves. . .
Modification of Memorial Campus Master Plan and sale of 11 acres to Kollmorgen Corporation for
construction of an R&D/manufacturingfacility and creation of new jobs. Change of Project Name." It also apparently involves demolition of historic structures.
For copies Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100
MEPA Analyst William Gage (617) 626-1025
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Chicopee Crossing - Chicopee
EEA# 14125
Issued July 18, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) - Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted June 11, 2008
Final Environmental Impact Report
Issued May 16, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) - Supplemental DEIR adequately and properly complies with MEPA
For copies Bridget Mitchell (413) 582-7000
MEPA analyst Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
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Valley Medical Group Building - Easthampton
EEA #14244
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) issued 6/20/08 -
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted May 21, 2008
Environmental Notification Form (pdf of 1st 7 pages)
Comments due June 10, 2008
For copies Donald Frydryk (413) 283-6210
MEPA analyst Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
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Palmer Renewable Energy - Springfield
EEA #14243
Submitted May 7, 2008
Environmental Notification Form (PDF)
For copies Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100
MEPA analyst Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
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Electrical Utility Expansion - South Hadley
EEA # 14236
Issued May 30, 2008
Secretary's Certificate (pdf) - Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted May 7, 2008
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
For copies Frank Postma (401) 738-3887
MEPA analyst
Briony Angus (617) 626-1029
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Notice of Site Assignment to accept C&D Waste - Holyoke
The proposed modification to the site assignment (pdf) is to allow the establishment of a
solid waste transfer station facility to accept and transfer solid waste at a maximum
tonnage rate of 750 tonslday of municipal solid waste and construction & demolition
waste. The proponent and proposed operator is:
United Waste Management, Inc.
94 Fox Run Road
Bolton, MA 01740
Copies of the Site Assignment Modification Application may be reviewed at the
offices of the Holyoke Board of Health at the Holyoke City Hall Annex, 20 Korean
Veterans Plaza, Room 306: Holyoke between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm
Monday through Friday. The Department of Environmental Protection (the
Department) shall receive comments on the proposed facility site for twenty-one (21)
days from the date of the publication of this public notice. All comments regarding
the assignment of this site should reference the DEP Report # 137-005A, and be
mailed to: Solid Waste Section Chief, Department of Environmental Protection, 436
Dwight Street, Springfield, MA 01103.
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Snow and Ice Control Program - Statewide
EEA #11202
ESPR Work Plan
For copies Henry Barbaro (617) 973-7419
MEPA analyst William Gage (617) 626-1025
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Public Notice of Extension of Comment Period Ground Water Discharge Permit Program
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection gives notice of its extension of the public
comment period for its proposed revisions to the following regulations: 314 CMR 2.00, Permit
Procedures; 314 CMR 5.00, Ground Water Discharge Permit Program; and 314 CMR 12.00, Operation
and Maintenance and Pretreatment Standards For Wastewater Treatment Works and Indirect
Dischargers; rescind 314 CMR 6.00, Ground Water Quality Standards; and adopt new regulations, 314
CMR 20.00, Reclaimed Water Permit Program and Standards. MassDEP takes this action pursuant to
the Massachusetts Clean Waters Act, M.G.L. c.21, 5526 through 53.
The proposed revisions are available on the Department's website. Public
notice of hearings and the initial comment period on the proposed revisions, which was to close on
May l2, 2008, was published in the Environmental Monitor of April 9, 2008. The Department now
extends the comment period and will accept written comments on the proposed revisions until 5.00
p.m. on June 11, 2008. Written comments should be submitted to Glenn Haas at Mass Department of
Environmental Protection, One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108.
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Notice of Public Hearings re: Proposed Amendments to Air Quality Regulations at 310 cMR 7.00 - statewide
A new section to the Air Pollution Control Regulations, 3 10 CMR 7.26(50) through (54) is proposed to
address outdoor hydronic heaters, also known as outdoor wood boilers, installed after the effective date of
these proposed regulations and to address the operation of outdoor hydronic heaters installed before the
effective date. The proposed regulations have requirements for manufacturers, sellers and owners of
outdoor hydronic heaters.
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Notice of Public Comment for Integrated MEPA/Permitting Review - statewide
Notice of Public Comment for Integrated MEPA/Permitting Review (pdf)
submitted January 23, 2008
Comments due February 22, 2008 extended to 2/29
In 2008, and after receiving public comment, the MEPA office within the
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall commence a new pilot
program in which certain projects are subject to an integrated MEPAI permitting review For purposes of the pilot program, integrated review will be reserved for projects that have characteristics deemed consistent with stated public policy goals or projects for
which integrated review would seem to offer particular public policy benefits.
"Integrated review" means using MEPA as the principal decision-making tool for land use permitting at the state level. Integrated review is intended to make MEPA an integral part of permitting, rather
than a separate process that precedes permitting.
BEAT's initial comment is that this appears to radically change the MEPA process from a process to make all environmentally relevant information available for the regular decision making process, to a new decision making process that circumvents early public participation. In fact, if we are reading this correctly, the public would not get word of a project until AFTER the scope of the Draft Environmental Impact Report was ALREADY DETERMINED!
Comments should be sent to:
Ian A. Bowles, Secretary of Environment and Energy
Attn: MEPA Office,Deerin Babb-Brott
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston MA 02114
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How to Submit Comments to MEPA:
The Secretary of Environmental Affairs accepts written comments on projects currently under MEPA review. Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, via FAX, or by hand delivery. Please note that comments submitted on MEPA documents are public records.
Be sure to include the EOEA number on all comments!
The mailing address for comments is:
Ian A. Bowles, Secretary of Environment and Energy
Attn: MEPA Office
[Analyst Name], EOEA No. ____
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston MA 02114
Be sure to include the EOEA number on all comments!
state email addresses are: first name.last name @state.ma.us
for example: Briony.Angus@state.ma.us
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