- Environmental Monitor – Berkshires 2020
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Pioneer Valley Index:
- Northampton – Northampton- Roundabout Construction at Intersection Routes 5/10 (North King Street) and Hatfield Street – ENF – submitted 12/23/20
- Westfield – Access Improvements to Western Avenue – East Phase – Notice of Project Change – comments due 1/12/21
- Hadley – Hadley – Route 9 Reconstruction – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 12/14/20
- Leverett – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Plant Management Program (pdf) – Aquatic Weed Management Program at Leverett Pond – submitted 11/12/20
- Blandford – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – Culvert replacement at 132 North Blandford Road – posted 10/22/10
- Springfield – Resiliency Improvements at Watershops Pond Dam – EIR Certificate – Adequately and Properly Complies with MEPA – issued 10/16/20
- Amherst – University of Massachusetts Campus Pond Dredge Project – Notice of Project Change – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – record of decision 9/25/20
- Conway – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – posted 8/26/20
- Belchertown – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – construct an accessible sensory trail along the eastern and southern shores of Lake Wallace – posted 8/10/20
- Holyoke, Chicopee, South Hadley – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan (pdf) – City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department – posted 8/10/20
- Springfield – Resiliency Improvements at Watershops Pond Dam – ENF Certificate – Requires an Environmental Impact Report – issed 8/10/20
- Agawam – Notice of Issuance of a Section 61 Finding – EEA# 15879 – Tennessee Gas Pipeline 261 Upgrade Projects (pdf) – posted 7/8/20
- Southwick – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – Klaus Anderson Road/Johnson Brook Culvert Replacement – posted 7/8/20
- Amherst, Chicopee, Granby, Leverett, Montague, South Hadley, Sunderland – Montague to Fairmont Structure Replacement Project (MFRP) – Eversource Lines 1044/1632/1113/1134 (pdf) – Request for Advisory Opinion – comments due 7/14/20
- Springfield – Notice of Issuance of a Draft Operating Permit Renewal (pdf) – MASSPOWER, LLC – comments due 7/24/20
- Ashfield – Notice of Application and Issuance of a Draft Groundwater Discharge Permit (pdf) – Ashfield Wastewater Treatment Plant – posted 6/24/20
- Charlemont – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – Bridge Replacement of Tower Road over Chickley River – posted 6/24/20
- South Hadley – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – pond dredging at 40 Worthington Drive – posted 6/24/20
- Wendell – Bowen’s Pond Dam Removal and Osgood Brook Restoration – ENF Certificate – Requires an Environmental Impact Report – posted 6/24/20
- Northfield – Four Star Farm – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 6/19/20
- Charlemont – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – enhance up to one mile of in-stream woody habitat in Rice Brook – posted 6/10/20
- Northampton – Northampton Bridge Replacement – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 5/22/20
- Springfield – Berkshire Avenue at Cottage and Harvey Streets – ENF Certificate– Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 5/8/20
- South Hadley – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – algae & weed management at approximately 40 Worthington Drive – posted 5/6/20
- Holyoke, West Springfield, Westfield – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan – Pioneer Valley Railroad Company (pdf) – comments due 6/5/20
- Holyoke – Notice of Public Hearing re: Proposed Vegetation Management Plan (pdf) – City of Holyoke – comments due 6/5/20
- Worthington – West St. and Fox Den Wildlife Park – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 4/24/20
- Colrain – National Grid North River Bank Stabilization Project – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 4/24/20
- Chicopee – Notice of Issuance of a Draft Operating Permit Renewal (pdf) – Connecticut Valley Sanitary Waste Disposal, Inc., operators of the Chicopee Landfill – comments due 3/11/20
- Northampton – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – Mass Audubon’s Manhan Meadows Floodplain Forest Restoration Project in Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary – posted 3/11/20
- Southampton – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Plant Management Program (pdf) – Aquatic Management Program at Pequot Pond – posted 3/11/20
- Westfield – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Plant Management Program (pdf) – Aquatic Management Program at Pequot Pond – posted 3/11/20
- Westhampton – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – replacement of an existing bridge crossing the North Branch of the Manhan River on Kings Highway – posted 2/26/20
- Worthington – Notice of Public Hearing re: Proposed Disposition of Commonwealth Property (pdf) – 3.7 acres abutting the Fox Den Wildlife Management area – posted 2/10/20
- Northampton – Notice of Application for a 401 Water Quality Certificate (pdf) – replacement of bridges on I-91 over US 5 & BMRR and Hockanum Road – posted 2/10/20
- Chicopee – Chicopee-Reconstruction & Related Work on Fuller Rd, from Memorial Dr. (RTE 33) to Shawinigan Dr. (0.2 Miles) – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 1/23/20
- Montague – Montague City Road Roadway Flooding Protection Project – ENF Certificate – Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report – issued 12/23/19
- Amherst – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project (pdf) – dredge sediment from the Campus Pond located at the UMass Amherst Campus – posted 12/23/19
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Northampton- Roundabout Construction at Intersection Routes 5/10 (North King Street) and Hatfield Street – Northampton
EEA # 16301
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
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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University of Massachusetts Campus Pond Dredge Project – Amherst
EEA # 15069
Issued September 25, 2020
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted August 26, 2020
Notice of Project Change
Comments due September 15, 2020
For copies: Valerie Miller vmiller@swca.com
MEPA Analyst: Page Czepiga page.czepiga@mass.gov
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Resiliency Improvements at Watershops Pond Dam – Springfield
EEA # 16234
Issued October 16, 2020
EIR Certificate
Adequately and Properly Complies with MEPA
Submitted September 9, 2020
Environmental Impact Report
Comments due October 9, 2020
Issued July 31, 2020
ENF Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
July 9, 2020 at 1:00 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 June 24, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due July 24, 2020
For copies: Tom Jenkins thomas.jenkins@gza.com
MEPA Analyst: Alex Strysky alexander.strysky@mass.gov
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Bowen’s Pond Dam Removal and Osgood Brook Restoration – Wendell
EEA # 16209
Issued June 26, 2020
ENF Certificate (pdf)
Requires an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted May 20, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due June 19, 2020
For copies: Nick Wildman nick.wildman@mass.gov
MEPA Analyst: Eva Murray eva.murray@mass.gov
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Four Star Farm – Northfield
EEA # 16212
Issued June 19, 2020
ENF Certificate (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted May 20, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due June 9, 2020
For copies: Rich Riccio rriccio@fieldengrg.com
MEPA Analyst: Eva Murray eva.murray@mass.gov
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Northampton Bridge Replacement – Northampton
EEA # 16192
Issued May 22, 2020
ENF Certificate (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
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May 5, 2020 at 1:30 pm
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Submitted April 22, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due May 12, 2020
For copies: Bryan Cordeiro bryan.cordeiro@state.ma.us
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel purvi.patel@mass.gov
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Berkshire Avenue at Cottage and Harvey Streets – Springfield
EEA # 16182
Issued May 8, 2020
ENF Certificate (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted April 8, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due April 28, 2020
For copies: Bryan Cordeiro bryan.cordeiro@state.ma.us
MEPA Analyst: Purvi Patel purvi.patel@mass.gov
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West St. and Fox Den Wildlife Park – Worthington
EEA # 16175
Issued April 24, 2020
ENF Certificate (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted March 25, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due April 14, 2020
For copies: Leonard Jekanowski len@jeklegal.com
MEPA Analyst: Page Czepiga 617-626-1021
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North River Bank Stabilization Project – Colrain
EEA # 16163
Issued April 24, 2020
ENF Certificate (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted March 11, 2020
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments now due April 14, 2020
For copies: Dan Herzlinger (207) 274-2655
MEPA Analyst: Alex Strysky (617) 626-1025
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Chicopee-Reconstruction & Related Work on Fuller Rd, from Memorial Dr. (RTE 33) to Shawinigan Dr. (0.2 Miles) – Chicopee
EEA # 16135
Issued January 23, 2020
ENF Certificate (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted December 23, 2019
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due January 13, 2020
For copies: Eric Woodward 857 368-8818
MEPA Analyst: Eva Murray (617) 626-1088
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Montague City Road Roadway Flooding Protection Project – Montague
EEA # 16120
Issued December 23, 2019
Secretary’s Certificate ENF (pdf)
Does Not Require an Environmental Impact Report
Submitted November 22, 2019
Environmental Notification Form (pdf)
Comments due December 12, 2019
For copies: Valerie Miller 413-658-2062
MEPA Analyst: Page Czepiga 617-626-1021
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How to Submit 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.
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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
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