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Amy Lash
From: Johnson, Holly (EEA) [Holly.S.Johnson@state.ma.us]
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:01 AM
To: Baker, Nancy (DEP); Black, Kristen (FWE); Boeri, Robert (EEA); Engler, Lisa Berry (DCR); Frawley,
Joseph (MHD); Glenn, Kathryn (EEA); Kehoe, Barbara (EEA); Kelly, Paul (MHD); Larson, Richard
(DEP); Lehan, Richard (FWE); Lucien, Lionel (EOT); Malkoski, Vincent (FWE); Marold, Misty-Anne
(FWE); Mastone, Victor(EEA); Raphael, Connie (MHD); Rawding, Steven (MAC); Regosin,
Jonathan (FWE); Reiner, Ed; Schluter, Eve (FWE); Simon, Brona (SEC); Sorenson, Elizabeth
(DCR); Tipton, Nathaniel (DCR); Veinotte, Amanda; Yeo, Jonathan (DCR); Evans, Tay (FWE);
Feeney, Eileen (FWE); mpillsbury@mapc.org; Joanne Scott; Carey Duques; Amy Lash; Jason
Silva; Mayor; Michael Sosnowski
Cc: sst.pierre@vineassociates.net
Subject: Notice of MEPA site consultation session - Salem Port Expansion - EEA No. 14234 -SALEM
Notice of MEPA Site Consultation Session
To: Distribution
From: Holly Johnson, MEPA Unit
Subject: Salem Port Expansion —SALEM
EEA#: 14234
An Environmental Notification Form (ENF) has been submitted to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act
(MEPA) office for this project. The project consists of the redevelopment of 10 Blaney Street into a multi-use port
facility by the City of Salem. It is anticipated that this multi use water transportation facility could service a variety
of vessels including the existing Salem Ferry Nathaniel Bowditch, excursion boats, water taxis, an LNG offshore
supply boat, commercial fishing boats, visiting ships and small cruise ships. Land improvements include traffic
changes on Derby Street, landscaping, and pedestrian amenities including a continuous harborwalk and a
fishing/viewing pier. Water improvements include the construction of a fixed pile supported pier and floating
dock/barge system. Dredging will also be required to achieve water depths necessary for the proposed uses.
The project will include 317,000 sf of temporary impact to Land Under Ocean, 362,000 sf of temporary impact to
Designated Port Areas, 45,000 sf of permanent impact to Coastal Beaches, 850 linear feet of permanent impact
to Coastal Bank, and 88,900 sf of impact to Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage. The project will require a
Chapter 91 license and Section 401 Water Quality Certificate from MassDEP, an Order of Conditions from the
Salem Conservation Commission, and a Section 10/Section 404 Permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers.
The project anticipates receiving Seaport Bond Bill Funding for construction of this project, therefore MEPA
jurisdiction is broad.
A consultation session will be held to receive advice and comments from agencies, officials, and citizens
regarding which environmental issues, if any, are significant for this project. Opinions as to the extent and
significance of possible environmental impact will be welcome.
The meeting is scheduled as follows:
Date: Thursday, May 151, 2008
Time: 1:00pm
Location: 10 Blaney Street, Salem.
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Comments on the project will be welcome in writing prior to May 13, 2008. A Certificate on the ENF will be issued
on May 23, 2008.
Project Contact: Susan St. Pierre, Vine Associates, Inc., 978-465-1428
Pursuant to the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act, this Meeting Notice is available in alternative
formats upon request. Questions on the meeting may be answered by contacting Holly Johnson, MEPA Analyst at
(617) 626-1023.
Holly Johnson
Environmental Analyst, MEPA Office
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02114
(617)626-1023
(617)626-1181 (FAX)
holly.s Johnson@state.ma.us
4/28/2008