December 21, 2016
- Environmental Monitor – Berkshires
- Environmental Monitor – Pioneer Valley
- Environmental Monitor – Statewide
- Environmental Monitor – Archives
- How to submit comments to MEPA
- Environmental Monitor – On MEPA Website
Pioneer Valley Index:
- Agawam – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification (pdf) – Memorial Avenue Route 147 Bridge over the Westfield River – posted 12/21/16
- Chicopee – Chicopee Hotel Redevelopment – ENF – comments due 1/20/17
- Amherst – North Square at the Mill District – ENF – comments due 12/27/16
- Notice of Receipt of (YOP) Yearly Operational Plan for Eversource Energy (pdf) – comments due 1/23/17
- South Deerfield – Two Family Senior Residential Development – ENF Certificate – issued 12/9/16 – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Previous projects in 2016:
- Gill – Northfield Mount Hermon Boathouse Redevelopment Project – ENF Certificate – Does not require EIR – issued 10/7/16
- Granby – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – posted 8/24/16
- Amherst, Belchertown, Bernardston, Hadley, Northampton, Southampton and Turners Falls – Notice of Preparation of Water Needs Forecasts for Connecticut River Basin (pdf) – posted 8/10/16
- Holyoke, S.Hadley and Chicopee – Holyoke Gas Tar Remediation Project – ENF Certificate – Does not require Environmental Impact Report – posted 9/9/16
- Belchertown – Belchertown State School Redevelopment Project – Final EIR Certificate – issued 8/12/16 – Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
- Westfield River Basin – Notice of Application for Water Management Act Permit Renewal (pdf) – MICO Holdings LLC (Formerly Texon USA) – posted 7/20/16
- Heath – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certification (pdf) –
Superstructure Replacement Bridge – posted 7/20/16
- Springfield – Roosevelt Avenue/Island Pond Intersection Improvements – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 7/8/16
- Holyoke, West Springfield and Westfield – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – Pioneer Valley Railroad Company vegetation mgt plan – comments due 7/8/16
- Chicopee River Basin – Notice of Application for a Water Management Act Permit Renewal (pdf) – posted 6/22/16
- Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – Eversource Right-of-Way structure replacement for WESTERN Mass – posted 6/8/16
- Erving – Erving Riverfront Park at Usher Mill – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 6/24/16
- Springfield & Londmeadow – Amtrak – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – comments due 6/24/16
- Buckland – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – Ashfield Rd over Clesson Brook – posted 5/25/16
- Greenfield – Greenfield Olive Street Municipal Garage – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 4/22/16
- Northfield – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Management Program for Vender Salm Pond (pdf) – 5/11/16
- Millers River Basin – Notice of Application for Water Management Act Permit Renewal (pdf) – submitted 5/11/16
- Rowe and Florida –Notice of Public Hearing for Vegetation Management Plan (pdf) – Brookfield Renewables Bear Swamp Project – comments due 5/6/16
- Rowe – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – Brookfield Renewables Bear Swamp Project – comments due 5/20/16
- Central and Western Mass. – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan – CSX Transportation Inc. – comments due 5/20/16
- Attleboro, Foxbough,Mansfield,Longmeadow,Dedham,Canton,Boston,Sharon,Springfield and Westwood – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) -AMTRAK – comments due 5/20/16
- Amherst, Belchertown, Erving, Leverett, Monson, Montague, Northfield, Palmer and Sunderland – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – New England Central Railroad Company – – comments due 5/6/16
- Ashfield – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Management/Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – public hearing 4/27/16
- Easthampton – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Management Program (pdf) – anticipated hearing date 3/28/16
- Granville – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – anticipated hearing date 3/21/16
- Palmer – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Management Program (pdf) – in Monitor 3/9/16
- Holyoke – Revitalization Plan for Center City Holyoke – ENF Certificate issued 4/8/16 – Does not require an EIR
- Springfield, Holyoke, and Longmeadow – Former Springfield Gas Works Connecticut River Remediation Pilot Cap Project – Notice of Project Change – Does not require an EIR – 3/25/16
- Northampton – Northampton Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 2/19/16
- West Springfield – Notice of Rights of Affected Third Parties (pdf) – Site of former Standard Plating Co. Inc. at 964 Main Street – request by 3/17/16
- Holyoke – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – comments due 3/4/16
- Granville – Winchell Reservoir Dam Removal Project – ENF Certificate issued 1/15/16 – Does not require an EIR – Secretary proposes to grant full EIR Waiver – comments due 2/3/16
- Westfield – Westpark – Notice of Project Change – posted 1/6/16 – this project is from 2006-2007
- Belchertown – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Management Project (pdf) – posted 1/6/16 (not shown in 1/20/16 monitor)
- Granby – Definitive Subdivision/K-Pine Estates Phase 2 – ENF Certificate -Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 12/23/15
- Belchertown – Belchertown State School Redevelopment Project – Draft EIR Certificate – issued 12/30/15 – Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
- Springfield – MGM Springfield – Notice of Issuance of a Section 61 Finding – posted 1/6/16
- Springfield – MGM Springfield – Notice of Issuance of a Memorandum of Agreement – posted 1/6/16
- Chicopee River Basin – Notice of Issuance of Schedule for Preparation of Water Needs Forecasts for Public Water Suppliers with Water Management Act Permits (pdf) – posted 1/6/16
- Westfield River Basin – Notice of Application for a Water Management Act Permit Renewal (pdf) – 5 renewal applications – posted 12/23/15
- Northampton – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – lining of a culvert carrying Pine Brook under Route 5, Interstate 91 and the Knowledge Corridor Rail Tracks – posted 12/23/15
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Chicopee Hotel Redevelopment – Chicopee
EEA # 15625
Site Visit January 9, 2017 at 1:00 pm
Meet at VHB Springfield Office – 1 Federal Street, Building 103-3N, Springfield
Submitted December 21, 2016
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due January 20, 2017
For copies: Stephanie Krul (617) 607-2972
MEPA Analyst: Erin Flaherty (617) 626-1128
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North Square at the Mill District – Amherst
EEA # 15616
Submitted December 7, 2016
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due December 27, 2016
For copies: Ann Marton (781) 245-2500
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel (617) 626-1029
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Two Family Senior Residential Development – South Deerfield
EEA # 15607
Issued December 9, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site Visit – November 21, 2016 – 9:00 am
Meet at the site, 67 Sugarloaf Street, South Deerfield
Submitted November 9, 2016
Expanded Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due November 29, 2016
For copies: Anthony Wonseski (802) 257-0561
MEPA Analyst: Alex Strysky (617) 626-1025
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Holyoke Community College Campus Center Renovation – Holyoke
EEA # 15600
Issued November 23, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted October 24, 2016
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due November 14, 2016
For copies: Rebecca Sherer (413) 562-1600
MEPA Analyst: Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
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Northfield Mount Hermon Boathouse Redevelopment Project – Gill
EEA # 15573
Issued October 7, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted September 7, 2016
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due September 27, 2016
For copies: Jessica Roberts (413) 562-1600
MEPA Analyst: Anne Canaday (617) 626-1035
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Holyoke Gas Tar Remediation Project – Holyoke, S.Hadley and Chicopee
EEA # 15552
Issued September 9, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit August 22, 2016 at 10 am
Chicopee City Council, 274 Front Street 4th flr., Chicopee
Submitted August 10, 2016
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due August 30, 2016
For copies: Simon Hildt (413) 387-4506
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel (617) 626-1029
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Roosevelt Avenue/Island Pond Intersection Improvements – Springfield
EEA # 15526
Issued July 8, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted June 8, 2016
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due June 28, 2016
For copies: Stephen Savaria (413) 452-0445
MEPA Analyst: Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
Erving Riverfront Park at Usher Mill – Erving
EEA # 15516
Issued June 24, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted May 25, 2016
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due June 14, 2016
For copies: Michael Gagnon (413) 241-6920
MEPA Analyst: Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
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Greenfield Olive Street Municipal Garage – Greenfield
EEA # 15488
Issued April 22, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit
April 7, 2016 – 2:30 pm
Meet at Department of Planning and Development Office – 114 Main Street, Greenfield
Submitted March 23, 2016
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due April 12, 2016
For copies: Eric Twarog (413) 772-1549
MEPA Analyst:Page Czepiga (617) 626-1021
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Revitalization Plan for Center City Holyoke – Holyoke
EEA # 15483
Issued April 8, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit
March 23, 2016 – 10:00 am
City of Holyoke Economic Development Department – 20 Korean Veteran’s Plaza, Suite 406
Submitted March 9, 2016
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due March 29, 2016
For copies: Mary Ellen Radovanic (617) 896-4506
MEPA Analyst: Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
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Former Springfield Gas Works Connecticut River Remediation Pilot Cap Project – Springfield, Holyoke and Longmeadow
EEA # 15384
Issued March 25, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate on the Notice of Project Change (pdf)
Does not require an EIR
Submitted February 24, 2016
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
Comments due March 15, 2016
For copies: Pamela Chan (978) 392-5309
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel (617) 626-1029
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Northampton Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) – Northampton
EEA # 15471
Issued February 19, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an EIR
This listing did not show in the Environmental Monitor at all in February.
Submitted January 20, 2016
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due February 9, 2016
For copies: David Peterson (617) 498-4755
MEPA Analyst: Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
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Definitive Subdivision/K-Pine Estates Phase 2 – Granby
EEA # 15440
Issued December 23, 2015
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted November 23, 2015
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due December 14, 2015
For copies: Alan Kotowicz (413) 530-9292
MEPA Analyst: Page Czepiga (617) 626-1021
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Westpark – Westfield
EEA # 13651
This project is from 2006-2007
Submitted January 6, 2016
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
Comments due December 14, 2015
For copies: Stephanie Kruel (617) 607-2972
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel (617) 626-1029
Winchell Reservoir Dam Removal Project – Granville
EEA # 15448
Submitted January 15, 2016
Draft Record of Decision (pdf)
Secretary proposes to grant a Full EIR Waiver
Issued January 15, 2016
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an EIR
Submitted December 8, 2015
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due January 8, 2016
For copies: Daniel Buttrick (413) 572-3225
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel (617) 626-1029
Connecticut Expansion Project – Sandisfield, Tyringham, Agawam
EEA # 15205
Submitted May 6, 2015
Notice of Project Change
Connecticut Expansion Project – Revised Draft Section 61 Findings and Proposed Article 97 Legislation*
Comments due May 26, 2015*
* BEAT has received a revised version dated May 8 of the Revised Draft Section 61 Findings and Proposed Article 97 Legislation
Issued April 17, 2015
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA – BEAT is very disappointed. We do not feel that the proponent adequately provided all the relevant environmental information needed for the agencies to base their decisions on.
Submitted March 11, 2015
Final Environmental Impact Report (BEAT has a copy)
Comments due April 10, 2015
Issued November 14, 2014
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted October 8, 2014
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Comments due November 7, 2014
(BEAT has a copy of the 3 volume Report – contact Jane if you would like to view it)
Filed for Expedited Review July 31, 2014
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Issued July 11, 2014
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
View BEAT’s comments on the ENF (pdf)
Submitted May 28, 2014
Expanded Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due June 20, 2014
For copies: Mark Gardella (401) 854-2807
MEPA Analyst: Alex Strysky (617) 626-1025
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Cabot Taps Separation Project – Greenfield, Montague
EEA # 15212
Issued July 18, 2014
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted June 11, 2014
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due July 11, 2014
For copies: Paul Knapik (508) 792-4534
MEPA Analyst: Alex Strysky (617) 626-1025
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Belchertown State School Redevelopment Project – Belchertown
EEA # 15198
Issued August 12, 2016
FEIR Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted July 6, 2016
Final Environmental Impact Report
Comments due August 5, 2016
Issued December 30, 2015
DEIR Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted November 23, 2015
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Comments due December 23, 2015
Record of Decision
Secretary has granted a Phase 1 Waiver (pdf)
Issued July 11, 2014
Issued June 13, 2014
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted May 7, 2014
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due June 6, 2014
For copies: Corrine Snowdon (978) 897-7100
MEPA Analyst: Alex Strysky (617) 626-1025
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MGM Springfield – Springfield
EEA # 15033
Issued January 6, 2016
Notice of Issuance of a Section 61 Finding (pdf)
Notice of Issuance of a Memorandum of Agreement (pdf)
Issued November 25, 2015
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted November 9, 2015
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
Comments due November 18, 2015
Issued December 31, 2014
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted November 24, 2014
Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) (no link provided, call for a copy)
Comments due December 24, 2014
Issued February 7, 2014
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted December 18, 2013
Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (no link provided, call for a copy)
Comments now due January 31, 2014
Issued May 24, 2013
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted March 20, 2013
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due April 9, 2013
For copies: Corinne Snowden (978) 897-7100
MEPA Analyst: Holly Johnson (617) 626-1023
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