The Environmental Monitor provides information on projects under review by the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office, recent MEPA decisions of the Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs, and public notices from environmental agencies. In July 2021, the state made their site very difficult to use, but these are the LARGE, potentially ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGING projects. Please, take a look at ones in your town/city.
- Environmental Monitor – Berkshires
- Environmental Monitor – CT River Valley
- Environmental Monitor – Statewide
- Environmental Monitor – Archives
- How to submit comments to MEPA
- Environmental Monitor – On MEPA Website
Berkshire Index:
- Lenox – Lenox Valley Waste Transfer Facility – ENF – submitted 12/22/21
- Becket – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate – culvert under Rts 20 & 8 over a tributary to Shaw Pond – submitted 11/10/21
- Windsor – Windsor State Forest Dam Repairs & Nature-like Fishway – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 11/08/21
- New Marlborough – Harnett Pond – ENF Certificate – Requires a Single Environmental Impact Report – issued 10/29/21
- Adams – Hoosic River Bank Stabilization and Erosion Control Project –Notice of Project Change – comments due 10/12/21
- Windsor – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project – Eugene Moran Wildlife Management Area – posted 10/8/21
- Egremont – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate – culvert replacement under Rts 23/41 and grouting of rip rap at Mill Pond Dam – posted 10/8/21
- Pittsfield – NOI Ecological Restoration Aquatic Plant Management Pittsfield at Morewood Lake – posted 10/8/21
- Savoy – FHMS Broadband Antenna Array on Borden Mountain – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 9/24/21
- Sheffield – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (go to the link then click on attachments) – use of drawdown for control of invasive species and flood control in Mill Pond – posted 7/23/21
- Mount Washington – Becker Pond Dam Removal – SEIR Certificate – Adequately and properly complies with MEPA – issued 7/2/21
- Otis – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – Tannery Road over the West Branch Farmington River – posted 6/23/21 & 7/9/21
- Pittsfield – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – Mill Street over the West Branch of the Housatonic River – posted 6/23/21
- Williamstown – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Plant Management Program Pdf) – posted 6/9/21
- Savoy – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – CenterRoad over Center Brook – posted 5/26/21
- Lee – Eagle Mill Redevelopment – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 5/7/21
- Multiple towns – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (CSX Transportation, Inc.) (pdf) – comments due 6/7/21
- Great Barrington, Lenox, Sheffield, Lee, Pittsfield, Stockbridge – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – Housatonic Railroad Company, Inc. – comments due 5/21/21
- Becket – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Plant Management Program (pdf) – multiple technique aquatic management at Crystal Pond – poster 3/24/21
- Sheffield – Notice of Application and Issuance of a Draft Groundwater Discharge Permit (pdf) – Berkshire School Wastewater Treatment Plant – posted 3/24/21
- Adams – Notice of Application for a Site Assignment (pdf) – Specialty Minerals for a quarry landfill – posted 2/24/2021
- New Marlborough – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – posted 2/24/2021
- Pittsfield – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Plant Management Program (pdf) – ParkerPond, 669 Churchill Street – hydro raking and herbicides – posted 2/24/2021
- Sheffield – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – The Nature Conservancy and others – several vegetation management techniques in the wetlands within the Schenob Brook Watershed – posted 2/24/2021
- Hinsdale – FFD Enterprises – Bullards Crossing – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 2/22/21
- Williamstown – Updated Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – Ecological restoration limited project on a 1.5-acre pond located entirely on property owned by William R. and Margot S. Moomaw at 870 Henderson Road – re-posted 2/24/21
- Florida & Rowe – Notice of Public Hearings re: Vegetation Management Plan (pdf) – Brookfield Renewable herbicide treatment – public hearing 2/18/21, 11:30am-12pm – comments due 2/19/21
- Lee & Lenox – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – fill placement in Codding Brook and Willow Creek associated with Housatonic Railroad bridge replacement by MassDOT Rail & Transit Division – posted 1/22/21
- Richmond – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Plant Management Program (pdf) – nuisance algae species management in a pond at 178 Perry’s Peak Rd – posted 1/22/21
- Lanesborough & Hancock – Notice of Public Hearings re: Vegetation Management Plan (pdf) for the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric (MMWEC) – public hearing 2/4/21 & comments due 2/5/21
- Pittsfield – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – replacement of an existing bridge crossing the Sackett Brook on New East Lenox Road – posted 12/9/20
- Adams – Hoosic River Bank Stabilization and Erosion Control Project – ENF Certificate – Requires an Environmental Impact Report – issued 10/30/20
- Mount Washington – Becker Pond Dam Removal – ENF Certificate – Requires an Environmental Impact Report – issued 7/31/20
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Lenox Valley Waste Transfer Station – Lenox
EEA # 16498
Submitted December 22, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachments)
Comments due January 11, 2022
For copies contact: Brett Kamienski, (413) 443-3537, bkamienski@sk-dg.com
MEPA Analyst: Alexander Strysky 617-626-1025 alexander.strysky@mass.gov
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Windsor State Forest Dam Repairs & Nature-like Fishway – Windsor
EEA # 16458
Issued November 8, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf) (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachments)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Site Visit: October 22, 2021, 10:00 am
REMOTE MEETING. Please RSVP to Eva.Murray@mass.gov at least one hour before the meeting for instructions on joining the video conference or calling in by phone.
Submitted October 8, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)(click on the link, then at the top, click on attachments)
Comments due October 28, 2021
For copies contact: Andrea Judge (401) 861-3070 AJudge@fando.com
MEPA Analyst: Eva Murray (857) 408-6381 eva.murray@mass.gov
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Harnett Pond – New Marlborough
EEA # 16444
Issued October 29, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf) (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachments)
Requires a Single Environmental Impact Report
Site visit: October 12, 2021 at 2:00 pm
REMOTE MEETING. Please RSVP to purvi.patel@mass.gov at least one hour before the meeting for instructions on joining the video conference or calling in by phone
Submitted September 22, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachments)
Proposal to hydraulically dredge the pond
Comments due October 22, 2021
For copies contact: Shannon Boomsma (413) 443-8011 sboomsma@whiteeng.com
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel 617-626-1029 purvi.patel@mass.gov
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FHMS Broadband Antenna Array on Borden Mountain – Savoy
EEA # 16426
Issued September 24, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf) (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachments)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted August 25, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachments)
Comments due September 14, 2021
For copies contact: Lars Carlson LCarlson@VHB.com (781)424-5081
MEPA Analyst: Alexander Strysky 617-626-1025 alexander.strysky@mass.gov
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Eagle Mill Redevelopment – Lee
EEA # 16357
Issued May 7, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted April 7, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due April 27, 2021
For copies contact: Robert Fournier RFournier@sk-dg.com
MEPA Analyst: Eva Murray (857) 408-6381 eva.murray@mass.gov
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FFD Enterprises – Bullards Crossing – Hinsdale
EEA # 16315
Issued February 22, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted January 22, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due February 11, 2021
For copies contact: Chris Chamberland chrisc@berkshiredesign.com
MEPA Analyst: Eva Murray (857) 408-6381 eva.murray@mass.gov
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Hoosic River Bank Stabilization and Erosion Control Project – Adams
EEA # 16273
Submitted September 22, 2021
Notice of Project Change (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachments)
Comments due October 12, 2021
Issued October 30, 2020
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted September 23, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due October 23, 2020
For copies contact: Katherine Wilkins klwilkins@tighebond.com
MEPA Analyst: Tori Kim 617-626-1044 tori.kim@mas.gov
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Becker Pond Dam Removal – Mount Washington
EEA # 16226
Issued July 2, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate SEIR
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA
Submitted June 9, 2021
Single Environmental Impact Report
Comments due June 25, 2021
Issued July 31, 2020
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit: June 22, 2020 – 9:30 am
REMOTE MEETING. Join Zoom Meeting https://interfluve.zoom.us/j/7615249472 Join by Phone: 1-929-205-6099 Meeting ID: 761 524 9472
Submitted June 10, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments now due July 24, 2020
For copies contact: Sarah Barnum SBarnum@bscgroup.com
MEPA Analyst: Anne Canaday (857) 408-6958 anne.canaday@mass.gov
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Comments to MEPA:
The Secretary of Environmental Affairs accepts written comments on projects currently under MEPA review.
Please note that comments submitted on MEPA documents are public records.
Be sure to include the EOEA number on all comments!
MEPA Public Comment Portal
The most efficient way to submit comments on MEPA projects is through the Public Comment Portal. You may register and create an account or submit comments anonymously.
Submit Comments by e-mail
All comments received by the deadline will be provided to the Secretary for review and included in the public record for the project. Comments can be e-mailed directly to the Environmental Analyst reviewing the project. Please reference the project name and EEA# in the subject line of the e-mail. The EEA# and Environmental Analyst assigned to the project can be found in the Environmental Monitor.
MEPA Staff Contact Information
Submit Comments by Mail or Hand Delivery
Electronic comments are preferred; however, written comments may be mailed or hand-delivered to the MEPA office. Office hours are 9 AM – 5 PM.
The mailing address for comments is:
Secretary Kathleen A. Theoharides
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)
Attn: MEPA Office [Analyst Name], EEA No. _____
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston MA 02114
Be sure to include the EOEA number on all comments!
How to Submit Comments to MEPA (this link takes you to the MEPA Site)