Environmental Monitor – Statewide – 2012

April 25, 2012

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Previous 2012 listings:

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Department of Conservation and Recreation Land Stewardship Zoning GuidelinesDRAFT UPDATE TO LAND STEWARDSHIP ZONING GUIDELINES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEWAs a result of DCR’s recent statewide Landscape Designations process and efforts to align and
integrate new and existing planning systems, DCR has updated its Land Stewardship Zoning
Guidelines. Recently, DCR undertook a public process to designate all of the facilities within
the State Parks System as Reserves, Parklands, or Woodlands. The current update to the
existing Land Stewardship Zoning guidelines includes modifications that reflect and ensure
consistency with DCR’s Landscape Designations process.DCR’s Land Stewardship Zoning Guidelines are an integral component of the Resource
Management Planning process, which is part of the agency’s statutory responsibility to prepare
such plans pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 21, Section 2F.

The three Land Stewardship Zones and associated management guidelines provide a general
continuum to categorize resources (relative to potential degradation from human activities),
from undisturbed sites with highly sensitive resources, through stable / hardy resources, to sites
that have been developed and consistently used for intensive recreation or park administration
purposes.

The draft Land Stewardship Zoning Guidelines are available for public review on the DCR
website: http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/rmp/lszguidelines.htm

DCR will invite written comments on the draft Land Stewardship Zoning Guidelines for a
period of 30 days commencing with publication of this notice in the March 21, 2012
Environmental Monitor. As such, written comments will be accepted through 5:00 PM (EST)
on Friday, April 20, 2012. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to
DCR.Updates@state.ma.us (please put ‘Land Stewardship Zoning’ in the subject line) or by
U.S. Mail to Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Public Outreach, 251

Causeway Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114.

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MassDOT Snow and Ice Control Program
EEA# 11202Submitted March 7, 2012Rolled over April 25, 2012
Final Environmental Status and Planning Report
Comments due May 25, 2012Issued April 13, 2012
Secretary’s Certificate (pdf)
Adequately and properly complies with MEPA

Draft Environmental Status and Planning Report (available on CD)
Comments due April 6, 2012

For copies: Laurene Poland (617) 973-8498
MEPA Analyst: William Gage (617) 626-1035

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2012 Draft Intended Use Plans (IUPs) (pdf)

for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) – posted 1/25/12

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Mass DEP), Division of Municipal Services, has released the 2012 Draft Intended Use Plans (IUPs) for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The purpose of the CWSRF is to assist communities implementing the requirements of the Federal and State Clean Water Act. The purpose of the DWSRF program is to assist Public Water Suppliers to implement the requirements of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
The IUPs lists by priority ranking those projects that MassDEP will recommend to be financed through the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (the Trust) in 2012. The IUP lists those projects determined to be the most significant in terms of public and environmental health.

MassDEP will conduct public hearings on these draft IUPs as follows:

Clean Water State Revolving Fund IUP
Thursday February 16, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
MassDEP Boston Office
One Winter Street, 2nd Floor (Room 2212C) Boston, MA 02108

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund IUP
Thursday February 16, 2012 at 1:30 p.m.
MassDEP Boston Office
One Winter Street, 2nd Floor (Room 2212C) Boston, MA 02108

Oral and written testimony will be received relative to the Department’s recommended use of SRF funds. Those wishing to provide written testimony must deliver copies to MassDEP no later than close of business on Friday, February 17, 2012.

Both the Clean Water and Drinking Water Draft 2012 Intended Use Plans can be found on the MassDEP SRF web page.

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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 02114

Be 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.us

How to Submit Comments to MEPA (links to MEPA Site)

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