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Subject: Notice of MEPA In Person Site Visit and Remote Consultation Session - EEA 16618
Salem Wind Port, Salem
Attachments: EJ Screening Form8-16-2022-Rev1 Spanish.pdf, Salem Wind Port.docx
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NOTICE OF MEPA SITE VISIT AND CONSULTATION SESSION
EEA 16618 Salem Wind Port, Salem
Project Description: An Expanded Environmental Notification '- (please note: this is a
link to only a small portion of the EENF; see below to obtain a full copy) has been filed with the
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs by Crowley Wind Services, Inc, to construct an
offshore wind marshalling terminal where barges, freighters and other vessels will deliver wind turbine
generator components and transfer partially-assembled components to offshore wind farms. The
project includes reconstruction of the existing 685-ft long loadout wharf, construction of a new 660-ft
long delivery pier, dredging 80,170 cubic yards (cy) of sediment from a 21.3-acre area in the existing
turning basin, dredging of the berth at the existing 685-ft long wharf and ground improvements to
make the areas suitable for storage and transport of wind turbine generator components. The 42.3
acre project site will include two laydown areas totaling 32.5 acres, a 3 acre transition yard, a parking
lot for 195 vehicles and a trailer o be used as an office, a 3,000-square foot (sf) shed and an office
trailer near the loadout wharf. The project will add 3.77 acres of impervious area, generate 343
average daily trips, alter 21.3 acres of Land Under Ocean (LUO), 3,341 linear feet of Coastal Bank
and 3.7 acres of Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF), occupy filled tidelands and
construct a total of 132,029 sf of new pile-supported piers. The project is located within one mile of
Environmental Justice (EJ) populations.
The project meets the thresholds for a mandatory EIR at 301 CMR 11.03(3)(a)(1)(b), alteration of 10
or more acres of any wetlands (Land Under Ocean). The project requires a Chapter 91 License and a
401 Water Quality Certificate from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
(MassDEP) and will seek Financial Assistance from state funding programs. The Proponent has filed.
an Expanded Environmental Notification Form with a request for a Single EIR.
The MEPA Office will conduct both an in-person site visit and a remote consultation session.
The public is welcome to participate in either or both of the meetings.
In-person site visit: 2:00 PM on Monday November 7, 2022. We will meet at 24 Fort Avenue,
Salem at the north end of the parking lot (see diagram below). Please wear suitable footwear
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and bring a hard hat and safety vest if you have them (they will be provided if you don't have
your own).
Remote"consultation session: The public consultation session will take place at 6:00 PM on
Monday November 14, 2022. See below for a meeting link and call-in phone number.
Spanish .interpretation services are available for the public consultation session by contacting
Richard Jabba, -iahba _fpa-inc.com, (617)279-4386 by November 11, 2022.
MEPA comments due on or before: November 23, 2022
Certificate due: November 30, 2022
Contact for Project Information: Richard Jabba, riabbaC�fpa-inc.com, (617)279-4386
MEPA Contact: Alex Strysky, (857) 408-6957, alexander.strysky[a7mass.g
Comments may be submitted my email to aiexander.stryskyQ)mass.gov or via the MEPA Public
comments Portal.
REMOTE MEETING INFORMATION:
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Please be informed that the MEPA Office has proposed amended regulations for public
comment. Written comments will be accepted until November 14, 2022.
Please consult the MEPA website for more details.
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