- Current Environmental Monitor on MEPA website
- Environmental Monitor Archives – Pioneer Valley – 2012, – 2010, 2009, 2008
- How to submit comments to MEPA
- Springfield – Connecticut River CSO Control Project – Notice of Project Change – comments due 1/20/2012
- Springfield – Allen Street and Bicentennial Highway Roadway Improvements – ENF – comments due 12/13/11
Previous 2011 listings:
- Easthampton – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification (pdf) for bridge replacement on Northampton St (Rt 10) over Manhan River – 11/23/11
- Westfield – Westfield Barnes Airport – Proposed Gulfstream Maintenance Facility Expansion – ENF – Secretary’s Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 11/03/11
- Northampton – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification (pdf) for bridge replacement on Kennedy Road over Roberts Meadow Brook – 9/9/11
- South Hadley – South Hadley Landfill – EIR Secretary’s Certificate – Does NOT adequately and properly comply with MEPA – 10/14/11
- West Springfield – West Springfield Water Transmission Main Project – ENF Secretary’s Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 10/7/11
- Holyoke – Mountain Road Firing Range Cleanup – ENF – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 9/23/11
- Belchertown – Fishing Area 1 Ramp Replacement and Shore Stabilization – ENF – Secretary’s Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 9/9/11
- Belchertown – Boat Launch Area I located at the end of Packardsville Road- Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification (pdf)– 9/21/11
- Longmeadow – Sediment Removal and Maintenance of Longmeadow Country Club Pond – Secretary’s Certificate ENF – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 8/5/2011
- Orange – Proposed Retail Development – FEIR – Secretary’s Certificate – 8/12/11 – Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
- Chicopee River Watershed – Notice of Application for a Water Management Act Permit (pdf) – posted 8/10/11
- Holyoke – City of Holyoke Gas & Electric Department and Mass. Green High Performance Computing Center, Inc. – Notice of Rights of Affected Third Parties (pdf) – posted 7/6/11
- West Springfield – Proposed Retail Addition to 895 Riverdale Street – Certificate FEIR – Adequately and properly complies with MEPA – 6/15/11
- Ludlow – Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – posted 6/22/11
- East Longmeadow and Monson – Tennessee Gas Pipeline – Notice of Submission of a 5-Year Vegetation Management Plan and a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – submitted 6/8/11
- Whately – Chang Farms – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 5/20/2011
- Orange – Proposed Retail Development – DEIR Certificate – Adequately and properly complies with MEPA – 5/27/2011
- Easthampton, Hampden, Holland, Holyoke, Wales, Westfield – Tennessee Gas Pipeline – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf)
- Pelham – Amethyst Brook Restoration Project/Barlett Rod Shop Company Dam Removal – Secretary’s Certificate – Secretary granted a Full EIR Waiver – 5/6/11
- Ashfield – Retaining Wall Repairs on Route 116 Along the South River – Secretary’s Certificate ENF – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 5/6/11
- Ashfield – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification (pdf) – Route 116 along the South River – 5/9/11
- Amherst – Commonwealth Honors College – Secretary’s Certificate ENF – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 4/8/11
- Pioneer Valley Railroad Company – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – 4/20/11
- Charlemont – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification (pdf)- Mohawk Trail (Route 2) over Oxbow Brook and Wilder Brook – 4/20/11
- Buckland – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification (pdf) – Fox Hill Rd over Clark Brook – 4/20/11
- Wendell – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification (pdf) – – 4/20/11
- City of Holyoke – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf)(vegetation management) – 4/20/11
- Ashfield – Retaining Wall Repairs on Route 116 Along the South River – ENF – comments due 04/26/11
- Springfield – Palmer Renewable Energy – Secretary has denied request for Fail-Safe Review -3/31/11
- Various Towns – New England Central Railroad Company – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – 4/6/11
- Longmeadow & Springfield – Amtrak National Passenger Railroad Corporation – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – 4/6/11
- Gill & Greenfield – Route 2 over Fall River – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification (pdf) – 4/6/11
- Connecticut River Watershed – Notice of Application for a Water Management Act Permit (pdf) by Chang Farms to withdraw 500,000 gallons per day (up from 150,000 gpd)
- Amherst – Commonwealth Honors College – Secretary’s Certificate ENF – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 4/8/11
- Pelham – Amethyst Brook Restoration Project/Barlett Rod Shop Company Dam Removal – ENF – Comments due 3/25/11
- West Springfield – Proposed Retail Addition to 895 Riverdale Street – Secretary’s Certificate DEIR – Adequately and properly complies with MEPA – 4/1/11
- Wilbraham – Minnechaug Regional School – ENF – Certificate Issued 3/25/11 – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
- South Hadley – South Hadley Landfill – NPC – Certificate Issued 3/25/11 – Requires an Environmental Impact Report
- Orange – Proposed Retail Development – ENF Certificate – Requires an Environmental Impact Report – 2/25/11
- Northfield and Deerfield – Nourse Farms Inc. Irrigation Water Withdrawal – ENF – comments due 2/15/11
- Northfield and Deerfield – Nourse Farms Inc. Notice of Application for a Water Management Act Permit – comments due 2/25/11
- Easthampton – South Street Roadway Reconstruction Project – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 2/25/11
- Holyoke – Holyoke Community College South Campus Access Road – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 2/4/11
- Springfield, West Springfield, Agawam, Chicopee and Ludlow – Greater Springfield Reliability Project (EEA #14271) – Notice of Issuance of Draft Section 61 Finding and Chapter 91 License (pdf) – 2/9/2011 – Last in the Environmental Monitor in 2010
- Holyoke – City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – 2/9/2011
- Orange – Proposed Retail Development – ENF – comments due 2/15/11
- Northfield and Deerfield – Nourse Farms Inc. Irrigation Water Withdrawal – ENF – comments due 2/15/11
- Northfield and Deerfield – Nourse Farms Inc. Notice of Application for a Water Management Act Permit – comments due 2/25/11
- Easthampton – South Street Roadway Reconstruction Project – ENF – comments due 2/15/11
- Northampton – Coca-Cola Expansion/Bradford Street Pump Station Replacement – NPC – BEAT never saw this listed before the Secretary Certificate: Project change is insignificant; does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 1/7/11
- Holyoke – Holyoke Community College South Campus Access Road – ENF – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 2/4/11
- Notice of Public Hearing, re: Vegetation Management Plan (pdf) – Pioneer Valley Railroad Company – filed 1/5/11
- Sunderland – Klemyk Property – ENF Certificate – even though Rare Species Habitat affected – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 1/14/11
- Southwick – Northampton Expansion Project (Tennessee Gas Pipeline) – ENF – comments due 1/11/11
- Palmer, Monson, Hampden – Hampden County Reliability Project – DEIR Certificate – Adequately and properly complies with MEPA – 1/28/11
- Shutesbury – Nurse Brook Culvert Installation – Request for Advisory Opinion – comments due 1/11/11
- Leverett and Montague – Utility Structure Replacement within Beaver Pond – Request for Advisory Opinion – comments due 1/11/11
- Holyoke – Rehabilitation of Pleasant Street – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – 1/7/11
- Chicopee – Roberts Pond/Irene Street Sewer and Stormwater Improvements Project – Secretary granted a Full EIR Waiver – 1/21/11
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Long-Term Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan – Springfield – 1/9/09
EEA# 11525
Submitted December 21, 2011
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
Comments due January 20, 2012
For copies: Katherine Pederson (413) 787-6256
MEPA analyst: William Gage (617) 626-1035
Issued January 9, 2009
Record of Decision (pdf) – Secretary has granted a Phase 1 Waiver
Draft Record of Decision (pdf) – Secretary proposes to grant a Phase 1 Waiver
Comments due January 7, 2009
Issued December 24, 2008
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf) – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
Comments due December 15, 2008
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Allen Street and Bicentennial Highway Roadway Improvements
– Springfield
EEA # 14823
Submitted November 23, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due December 13, 2011
For copies: Michael Trepanier (617) 973-8250
MEPA Analyst: Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
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Westfield Barnes Airport – Proposed Gulfstream Maintenance Facility Expansion – Westfield
EEA # 14806
Issued November 3, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted October 4, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due October 24, 2011
For copies: Ed Zimmerman (978) 983-2037
MEPA Analyst: Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
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West Springfield Water Transmission Main Project – West Springfield
EEA #14794
Issued October 7, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted September 7, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due September 27, 2011
For copies: David Goncalves (413) 572-3237
MEPA Analyst: Aisling O’Shea (617) 626-1024
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Mountain Road Firing Range Cleanup – Holyoke
EEA #
14783
Issued September 23, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted August 24, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due September 13, 2011
For copies: Karen Mendrala (413) 322-5575
MEPA Analyst:Purvi Patel (617) 626-1029
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Fishing Area 1 Ramp Replacement and Shore Stabilization – Belchertown
EEA # 14773
Issued September 9, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted August 10, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due August 30, 2011
For copies: Scott Campbell (413) 323-69210
MEPA Analyst: Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
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Sediment Removal and Maintenance of Longmeadow Country Club Pond – Longmeadow
EEA #
14766
Issued August 5, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted July 6, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due July 26, 2011
For copies: Lee Lyman (508) 751-0660
MEPA Analyst: Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
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Chang Farms – Whately
EEA # 14738
Issued May 20, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit April 27 at the Project Site – 301 River Road, Whately – 12:30 pm
Submitted April 20, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (PDF)
Comments due May 10, 2011
Connecticut River Watershed – Notice of Application for a Water Management Act Permit (pdf) by Chang Farms to withdraw 500,000 gallons per day (up from 150,000 gpd)
For copies: Lyons Witten (413) 256-0202
MEPA Analyst: Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
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Palmer Renewable Energy – Springfield
EEA #14243
Issued March 31, 2011
Secretary’s Advisory Opinion (pdf)
Secretary has denied request for Fail-Safe Review
Issued November 19, 2010
Advisory Opinion (pdf)
Secretary has determined that no further MEPA review is required
Issued November 19, 2010
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted October 6, 2010
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
Comments now due November 9, 2010 (were due 10/26)
Issued June 6, 2008
Secretary’s Certificate
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted May 7, 2008
Environmental Notification Form (PDF)
For copies Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100
MEPA Analyst: Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
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Retaining Wall Repairs on Route 116 Along the South River – Ashfield
EEA# 14728
Issued May 6, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted April 6, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due April 26, 2011
For copies: Jessie Wilson (617) 973-8281
MEPA Analyst: Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
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Commonwealth Honors College – Amherst
EEA# 14714
Issued April 8, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted March 9, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due March 29, 2011
For copies: Jeff Thomas (617) 523-8103
MEPA Analyst: Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
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Amethyst Brook Restoration Project/Barlett Rod Shop Company Dam Removal – Pelham
EEA# 14710
Issued May 6, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Secretary has granted a Full EIR Waiver
Issued April 20, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (pdf)
Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver
comments due May 4, 2011
Site Visit
March 7, 2011
3:00 pm
HRD Press – 22 Amherst Road, Pelham
Submitted February 23, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due March 25, 2011
For copies: Alex Hackman (617) 626-1548
MEPA Analyst:
William Gage (617) 626-1025
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Minnechaug Regional School – Wilbraham
EEA# 14711
Issued March 25, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site Visit
March 7, 2011
11:00 am
Minnechaug Regional School – 621 Main Street, Wilbraham
Submitted February 23, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due March 15, 2011
For copies: Ben Gary (781) 245-7699
MEPA Analyst: William Gage (617) 626-1025
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Proposed Retail Addition to 895 Riverdale Street – West Springfield
EEA # 14650
Issued June 15, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted May 9, 2011
Final Environmental Impact Report
Comments due June 8, 2011
Issued April 1, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate DEIR (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted February 23, 2011
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Comments due March 25, 2011
Issued October 29, 2010
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted September 22, 2010
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due October 22, 2010
Site visit:
October 6, 2010 at 2:00 pm
895 Riverdale St, West Springfield
For copies: Stephen DeCoursey (508) 480-9900
MEPA Analyst:Purvi Patel (617) 626-1029
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South Hadley Landfill – South Hadley
EEA# 10620
Issued October 14, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does NOT adequately and properly comply with MEPA – requires a 2nd Supplemental EIR.
Submitted September 7, 2011
Supplemental Environmetnal Impact Report
Comments due October 7, 2011
Issued March 25, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted February 23, 2011
Notice of Project Change (pdf) **Increase in the capacity of the landfill – expansion of the footprint in rare species habitat**
Comments due March 15, 2011
From July 22, 2009 – Notice of Solid Waste Facility Review (pdf)
For copies: Corinne Snowdon (978) 897-7100
MEPA Analyst: Aisling O’Shea (617) 626-1024
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Proposed Retail Development – Orange
EEA # 14964
Issued August 12, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted July 6, 2011
Final Environmental Impact Report
Comments due August
5, 2011
Issued May 27, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted April 20, 2011
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Comments due May 20, 2011
Issued February 25, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit: February 10 at 11 am at the Project Site – 112 New Athol Road (Route 2A), Orange
Submitted January 26, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due February 15, 2011
Site visit:
Date/Time: February 2 at 10:00 am.
Meeting location: Project Site – 112 New Athol Road (Route 2A), Orange
For copies: Stephen DeCoursey (508) 480-9900
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel (617) 626-1029
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Nourse Farms Inc. Irrigation Water Withdrawal – Northfield and Deerfield
EEA # 14693
Issued February 25, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit February 9 at 1pm – Deerfield Town Office Meeting Room (8 Conway Street, Deerfield)
Submitted January 26, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf) – all 3 water withdrawal locations are in rare species habitat
Comments due February 15, 2011
Submitted January 26, 2011
Notice of Application for a Water Management Act Permit (pdf) – all 3 water withdrawal locations are in rare species habitat
Comments due February 25, 2011
For copies: Charles Dauchy (413) 548-8005
MEPA Analyst: Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
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South Street Roadway Reconstruction Project – Easthampton
EEA # 14691
Issued February 25, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit February 9 at 10:30 am Meeting at Easthampton Municipal Offices (50 Payson Avenue) to be followed by site visit
Submitted January 26, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due February 15, 2011
For copies: James Gracia (413) 529-1423
MEPA Analyst: Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
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Coca-Cola Expansion/Bradford Street Pump Station Replacement – Northampton
EEA# 14658
Issued January 7, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf) for a Notice of Project Change that does not seem to have been mentioned in the Environmental Monitor.
Project change is insignificant; does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Issued November 5, 2010
Secretary’s Certificate
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted October 6, 2010
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due October 26, 2010
For copies: Jose Lovell (603) 623-4400
MEPA Analyst: Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
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Holyoke Community College South Campus Access Road – Holyoke
EEA # 14685
Issued February 4, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted January 5, 2011
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due January 25, 2011
Site visit:
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 19 at 2:00 pm. A meeting at HCC will be followed by the site visit.
Meeting location: Holyoke Community College – Robert Barrett Room in the Frost Building (303 Homestead Avenue, Holyoke)
Contact for Project Information/Copies of ENF: David Loring, Tighe & Bond (413) 562-1600 dlloring@tighebond.com
Project Description: The project consists of the construction of an access road from Westfield Road (Route 202) to the Holyoke Community College South Campus. and the development of approximately 108,000 square feet (sf) of additional building space. The building is proposed at the northern edge of the site in the location of an existing daycare center (Kids Place) .The project will include the widening of Westfield Road to accommodate turning lanes for the access road. The proposed roadway layout consists of two ten-foot travel lanes with two-foot shoulders and one-foot wide cape cod berms on both sides for the entire 2,200 linear feet (lf) of the roadway. A gravity retaining wall is also provided on the both sides of the roadway for approximately 650 feet, starting approximately 500 feet from its intersection with Route 202. A bridge is proposed approximately 800 feet from the intersection with Route 202 to span and avoid impacts to an upland drainage channel and to maintain passage for wildlife.
The 588-acre site is bounded by the HCC campus to the north, undeveloped land to the west, Westfield Road to the south and Homestead Avenue to the east. Residential neighborhoods are located to the east and southeast. The site is located within Estimated/Priority Habitat of State-listed rare species and includes wetland resource areas. The ENF indicates that the Proponent has consulted with state agencies and the Holyoke Conservation Commission regarding the development of alternatives to avoid, minimize and mitigate environmental impacts.
The project is undergoing MEPA review and requires preparation of an Environmental Notification Form (ENF) pursuant to 301 CMR 11.03 (2)(b)(2), 11.03 (6)(b)(1)(a) and (6)(b)(14) because it requires a state permit and will result in greater than two acres of disturbance of designated priority habitat that results in a take of a state-listed species; involves construction of a new roadway greater than ¼ miles in length and involves generation of 1,000 or more new average daily vehicle trips (adt) on roadways providing access to a single location and construction of 150 or more new parking spaces at a single location.
The project requires a Conservation and Management Permit from the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species (NHESP) Program. In addition, it requires an Order of Conditions from the Holyoke Conservation Commission, which was issued in September 2010, and a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Construction General Permit from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In addition, the first four pages of the ENF are posted in the Environmental Monitor: http://www.env.state.ma.us/mepa/mepadocs/2011/010511em/nps/enf/14685.pdf
Pursuant to the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act, this Meeting Notice is available in alternative formats upon request.
For copies: David Loring (413) 562-1600
MEPA Analyst: Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
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Klemyk Property – Sunderland
EEA# 14682
Issued January 21, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted December 22, 2010
Environmental Notification Form (pdf) – Rare Species Habitat affected
Comments due January 11, 2011
For copies: Steve Johnson (413) 323-5748
MEPA Analyst: Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
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Northampton Expansion Project – Southwick
EEA# 14680
Submitted December 22, 2010
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due January 11, 2011
A MEPA site visit for EEA #14680, the Northampton Expansion Project, is scheduled for Thursday, January 6 at 10:00 am. A more detailed notice will be distributed prior to the meeting. The project consists of the construction of a compressor station by the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company at 248 Feeding Hills Road. The first four pages of the ENF can be viewed here: http://www.env.state.ma.us/mepa/mepadocs/2010/122210em/nps/enf/14680.pdf
For copies: Jamie Durand (401) 274-5685 x14
MEPA Analyst: Deirdre Buckley (617) 626-1044
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Nurse Brook Culvert Installation – Shutesbury
Request for an Advisory Opinion (pdf)
Comments due January 11, 2011
BEAT Note: The engineer is claiming that this is “maintenance” even though it is installation of an entirely new culvert with major wetland impacts and requiring many different permits. BEAT feels strongly that the Secretary should not view this project as “maintenance”.
MEPA Analyst: Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
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Utility Structure Replacement within Beaver Pond– Leverett and Montague
Request for an Advisory Opinion (pdf)
Comments due January 11, 2011
MEPA Analyst: Rick Bourré (617) 626-1130
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Rehabilitation of Pleasant Street – Holyoke
EEA #14676
Issued January 7, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted December 8, 2010
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due December 28, 2010
Site visit: December 28, 2010, 10:30 am at the Department of Public Works – 63 Canal Street, Holyoke
For copies: David Loring (413) 562-1600
MEPA Analyst: Nicholas Zavolas (617) 626-1030
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Roberts Pond/Irene Street Sewer and Stormwater Improvements Project – Chicopee
EEA #14666
Issued January 21, 2011
Record of Decision (pdf)
Grants a full EIR waiver
Issued December 29, 2010
Record of Decision (pdf)
Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver
Comments due January 19, 2011
Issued December 29, 2010
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit:
November 17, 2010
11:00 am
Chicopee Department of Public Works (Conference Room) – 115 Baskin Drive, Chicopee
Submitted November 8, 2010
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due December 8, 2010
For copies: Todd Brown (413) 572-3264
MEPA Analyst: William Gage (617) 626-1025
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Hampden County Reliability Project – Palmer, Monson, Hampden
EEA# 14643
Issued January 28, 2011
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted December 22, 2010
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Comments due January 21, 2011
Issued October 8, 2010
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit – September 13, 2010 at 10:00 am – 239 Allen St, Hampden
Submitted September 8, 2010
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due September 28, 2010
For copies: Colin Duncan (978) 656-3615
MEPA Analyst: Aisling Eglington (617) 626-1024
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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:
Secretary Richard K. Sullivan, Jr.
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)
Attn: MEPA Office
[Analyst Name], EEA No. _____
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston MA 02114Be sure to include the EOEA number on all comments!
state email addresses are usually: first name.last name @state.ma.us
for example: Aisling.Eglington@state.ma.usHow to Submit Comments to MEPA (this link takes you to the MEPA Site)