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CT River Valley Index:
- Wales – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate – posted 12/22/21
- Westfield – Westfield Target Supply Chain Facility – ENF – comments due 1/11/22
- Agawam – Agawam Distribution Facility – ENF – comments due 12/28/21
- Whately – Hannum Family Property – ENF – comments due 12/28/21
- Cummington – Bryant Cemetery Expansion – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 12/10/21
- Agawam – Tuckhoe Farm Dam Rehabilitation Project – ENF – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 11/22/21
- Westfield – James Hardie Building Products Manufacturing and Distribution Facility – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 11/08/21
- Hampden – 119 Chapin Rd – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 10/22/21
- West Springfield – Memorial Avenue (Route 147) Reconstruction – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 10/22/21
- Buckland – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project – posted 10/22/21
- Palmer – Roger Reed Fish Hatchery Upper Dam Repairs and Pipeline Replacement – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 10/8/21
- Charlemont – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project – Rice Brook habitat enhancement – click on link, then click on attachments at the top of the page – posted 8/25/21
- Westfield – West Parish Filters Clearwell and Backwash Pumping Station Project – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 8/23/21
- Ludlow – Stony Brook Solar Project – ENF Certificate – Does not require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 8/9/21
- Holyoke – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan – City of Holyoke Gas & Electric to use herbicides to control vegetation – posted 7/23/21
- Chicopee – Chicopee Abbey Brook Restoration Project – ENF Secretary’s DROD – EIR Waiver Granted – issued 7/30/21
- Ware – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Plant Management Program (pdf) – Beaver Lake using herbicides – posted 7/9/21
- Hadley – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – Reconstruction of Russell Street (Route 9) from Middle Street (Route 47) Intersection to North / South Maple Street Intersection – issued 6/23/21
- Hampden – Town of Hampden Landfill Solar – Secretary’s Certificate ENF – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 6/25/21
- Holyoke – Connect. Construct. Create: A Plan for the Revitalization of Center City Holyoke – Notice of Project Change – Secretary’s Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 6/25/21
- Westfield – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – City of Westfield to use herbicides on city streets’ rights of way – comments due 6/27/21
- Leyden (Deerfield) – Maintenance Dredging of Upper Leyden Glen Reservoir – Notice of Project Change (NPC) – Secretary’s Certificate – issued 5/24/21
- Multiple towns – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (CSX Transportation, Inc.) (pdf) – comments due 6/7/21
- Multiple towns – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (New England Central Railroad Co.) (pdf) – comments due 6/7/21
- Westfield, West Springfield, Holyoke – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (Pioneer Valley Railroad) (pdf) – comments due 6/7/21
- Holyoke – Whiting Street Reservoir Dam Improvements Project – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 5/7/21
- Multiple – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation – comments due 5/21/21
- Holyoke – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – Streets and Road by the Town of Holyoke – comments due 5/21/21
- Westfield, West Springfield, Holyoke – Notice of Public Hearing re: Proposed Vegetation Management Plan (pdf) – Pioneer Valley Railroad – comments due 5/7/21
- Northfield – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – MassDOT to improve safety and address deterioration of the existing bridge structure and therefore, reinstate access over the Connecticut River for pedestrians and bicyclists – posted 4/7/21
- Easthampton – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – stormwater system from Cherry Street outfalls into Brickyard Brook – posted 4/7/21
- Amherst, Belchertown, Erving, Leverett, Monson, Montague, Northfield, Palmer, Sunderland – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – New England Central Railroad Company – comments due 5/7/21
- Amherst – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – off Belchertown Rd (behind #44) create a floodplain along the southern bank of Fearing Brook – posted 2/24/2021
- Westhampton – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Plant Management Program (pdf) – at Pine Island Lake using multiple methods – posted 2/24/2021
- Springfield – DeBerry-Homer Elementary School – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 3/26/21
- Greenfield – Reconstruction of Wisdom Way – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 2/5/21
- Belchertown – Solar Photovoltaic Project – ENF – WITHDRAWN
- 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
- Western MA/Pioneer Valley – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan for Eversource Energy (pdf) – comments due 2/19/21
- Northampton – Northampton- Roundabout Construction at Intersection Routes 5/10 (North King Street) and Hatfield Street – WITHDRAWN
- Westfield – Access Improvements to Western Avenue – East Phase – Notice of Project Change – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – posted 1/22/21
- Westfield – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – to remove invasive plant species from the banks of three locations along the Westfield River and Little River – posted 1/6/21
- Hadley – Hadley – Route 9 Reconstruction – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 12/14/20
Westfield Target Supply Chain Facility – Westfield
EEA # 16505
Submitted December 22, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on link, then click on attachments)
Comments due January 11, 2022
For copies: Michael Karasik, (617) 607-2936, mkarasik@vhb.com
MEPA Analyst: Eva Murray eva.murray@mass.gov 617-626-1088
Agawam Distribution Facility – Agawam
EEA # 16492
Site Visit – December 8, 2021 – 11:30 am
REMOTE MEETING. Please RSVP to erin.flaherty@mass.gov at least one hour before the meeting for instructions on joining the video conference or calling in by phone.
Submitted December 8, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on link, then click on attachments)
Comments due December 28, 2021
For copies: Jeff Bord, (508) 480-9900, jbord@bohlereng.net
MEPA Analyst: Erin Flaherty erin.flaherty@mass.gov 617-626-1128
Hannum Family Property – Whately
EEA # 16488
Site Visit – December 16, 2021 – 10:00 am
Remote Meeting. Please RSVP to christina.lyons@mass.gov at least one hour before the meeting for instructions on joining the video conference or calling in by phone.
Submitted December 8, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on link, then click on attachments)
Comments due December 28, 2021
For copies: Anthony Wonseski Jr., (802) 257-0576, twonseski@sveassoc.comm
MEPA Analyst: Christina Lyons, Christina.Lyons@mass.gov
Bryant Cemetery Expansion – Cummington
EEA # 16471
Issued December 10, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (click on link, then click on attachments)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted November 10, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on link, then click on attachments)
Comments due November 30, 2021
For copies: Joy Johns, (413) 200-5010, jjohns@cummington-ma.gov
MEPA Analyst: Christina Lyons, Christina.Lyons@mass.gov
Tuckhoe Farm Dam Rehabilitation Project – Agawam
EEA # 16463
Issued November 22, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (click on link, then click on attachments)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted October 22, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on link, then click on attachments)
Comments due November 12, 2021
For copies: Andrea Kendall (508) 753-3077 akendall@lecenvironmental.com
MEPA Analyst: Alexander Strysky 617-626-1025 alexander.strysky@mass.gov
James Hardie Building Products Manufacturing and Distribution Facility– Westfield
EEA # 16451
Issued November 8, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (click on link, then click on attachments)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit: October 25,2021, 6:00 pm
REMOTE MEETING. Please RSVP to alexander.strysky@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 (click on link, then click on attachments)
Comments due October 28, 2021
For copies: David Hewett (978) 897-7100 dhewet@epsilonassociates.com
MEPA Analyst: Alexander Strysky 617-626-1025 alexander.strysky@mass.gov
Memorial Avenue (Route 147) Reconstruction – West Springfield
EEA # 16446
Issued October 22, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (click on link, then click on attachments)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted September 22, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on link, then click on attachments)
Comments due October 12, 2021
For copies: Bryan Cordeiro bryan.cordeiro@state.ma.us
MEPA Analyst: Eva Murray eva.murray@mass.gov 617-626-1088
119 Chapin Rd – Hampden
EEA # 16446
Issued October 22, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (click on link, then click on attachments)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit: October 10, 2021 at 2:00 pm
REMOTE MEETING. Please RSVP to erin.flaherty@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 link, then click on attachments)
Comments due October 12, 2021
For copies: Robin Casioppo (413) 726-2141 robin.casioppo@gza.com
MEPA Analyst: Erin Flaherty erin.flaherty@mass.gov 617-626-1128
Roger Reed Fish Hatchery Upper Dam Repairs and Pipeline Replacement – Palmer
EEA # 16436
Issued October 8, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (click on link, then click on attachments)
Does not require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit September 20, 2021 at 8:30 am
Roger Reed Fish Hatchery, 693 Ware Street, Palmer
Submitted September 8, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on link, then click on attachments)
Comments due September 28, 2021
For copies: Daniel Buttrick, (413) 572-3225 DRButtrick@tighebond.com
MEPA Analyst: Alexander Strysky 617-626-1025 alexander.strysky@mass.gov
West Parish Filters Clearwell and Backwash Pumping Station Project – Westfield
EEA # 16411
Issued August 23, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (click on link, then click on attachments)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted July 23, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (click on link, then click on attachments)
Comments due August 12, 2021
For copies: Melissa Coady, MPCoady@tighebond.com, (413)572-3224
MEPA Analyst: Erin Flaherty erin.flaherty@mass.gov (617) 874-0589
Stony Brook Solar Project – Ludlow
EEA # 16405
Issued September 9, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (click on link, then click on attachments)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Site visit: July 21, 2021 at 3 pm
REMOTE MEETING. Please RSVP to page.czepiga@mass.gov at least one hour before the meeting for instructions on joining the video conference or calling in by phone.
Submitted July 9, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due June 29, 2021
For copies: Jason Viadero jviadero@mmwec.org
MEPA Analyst: Page Czepiga (857) 408-7049
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Chicopee Abbey Brook Restoration Project – Chicopee
EEA # 16375
Issued July 30, 2021
EIR Waiver Granted (pdf)
Issued July 2, 2021
Secretary’s Draft Record of Decision – Secretary Proposes to Grant an EIR Waiver
Comments due July 23, 2021
Issued July 2, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted May 26, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due June 25, 2021
For copies: Emily Tully ETully@TigheBond.com
MEPA Analyst: Anne Canaday anne.canaday@mass.gov (857) 408-6958
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Town of Hampden Landfill Solar – Hampden
EEA # 16381
Issued June 25, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted May 26, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due May 15, 2021
For copies: Mickey Marcus mmarcus@swca.com
MEPA Analyst: Alex Strysky (857) 408-6957
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Connect. Construct. Create: A Plan for the Revitalization of Center City Holyoke
EEA # 15483
Issued June 25, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted May 26, 2021
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
Comments due June 15, 2021
For copies: John Dyjach dyjachj@holyoke.org
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel purvi.patel@mass.gov (617) 874-0668
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Maintenance Dredging of Upper Leyden Glen Reservoir – Leyden (previously listed as Deerfield)
EEA # 15780
May 24, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted April 23, 2021
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
Comments due May 13, 2021
For copies: Alan Twarog alan.twarog@greenfield-ma.gov
MEPA Analyst: Erin Flaherty erin.flaherty@mass.gov (617) 874-0589
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Whiting Street Reservoir Dam Improvements Project – Holyoke
EEA # 16352
Issued May 7, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted April 7, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due April 27, 2021
For copies: Melissa Coady MPCoady@tighebond.com
MEPA Analyst: Anne Canaday anne.canaday@mass.gov (857) 408-6958
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DeBerry-Homer Elementary School – Springfield
EEA # 16334
Issued March 26, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted February 24, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due March 16, 2021
For copies: Janet Bernardo jbernardo@horsleywitten.com
MEPA Analyst: Eva Murray eva.murray@mass.gov (857) 408-6381
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Reconstruction of Wisdom Way – Greenfield
EEA # 16308
Issued February 5, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted January 6, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due January 26, 2021
For copies: Bryan Cordeiro bryan.cordeiro@state.ma.us
MEPA Analyst: Eva Murray eva.murray@mass.gov (857) 408-6381
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Solar Photovoltaic Project – Belchertown
EEA # 61313
WITHDRAWN
January 14, 2021 at noon
REMOTE MEETING. Please RSVP to Anne.Canaday@mass.gov at least one hour before the meeting for instructions on joining the video conference calling in by phone
Submitted January 6, 2021
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due January 26, 2021
For copies: Andrea Kendall akendall@lecenvironmental.com
MEPA Analyst: Anne Canaday anne.canaday@mass.gov (857) 408-6958
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Northampton- Roundabout Construction at Intersection Routes 5/10 (North King Street) and Hatfield Street – Northampton
EEA # 16301
WITHDRAWN
Submitted December 23, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due January 12, 2021
For copies: Bryan Cordeiro bryan.cordeiro@state.ma.us
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel purvi.patel@mass.gov (617) 874-0668
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Access Improvements to Western Avenue – East Phase (previous filing said Central Phase) – Westfield
EEA # 15835
Issued January 22, 2021
Secretary’s Certificate NPC (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted December 23, 2020
Notice of Project Change (pdf)
Comments due January 12, 2021
Issued April 27, 2018
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (pdf)
Does not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted March 21, 2018
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments now due April 17, 2018
For copies: Michael Gagnon mgagnon@mminc.com
MEPA Analyst: Alex Strysky (857) 408-6957
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Hadley – Route 9 Reconstruction – Hadley
EEA # 16295
Issued December 14, 2020
ENF Certificate (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted November 12, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due December 2, 2020
For copies: Muazzez G. Reardon muazzez.reardon@state.ma.us
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel purvi.patel@mass.gov (617) 874-0668
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