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<strong>Whittier</strong> <strong>Bridge</strong>/I-<strong>95</strong> Improvement Project FEIR<br />
Table of Contents<br />
Table of Contents<br />
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT CERTIFICATE<br />
1.0 CHANGES SINCE THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND<br />
RESOLUTION OF ADDITIONAL ISSUES .................................................................................... 1-1<br />
1.1 Project Information ..................................................................................................................... 1-1<br />
1.2 Permits and Approvals Required ............................................................................................... 1-1<br />
1.3 Changes to the Project Since the EA/DEIR ............................................................................... 1-3<br />
1.4 Resolution of Additional Issues .................................................................................................. 1-5<br />
1.4.1 Project Phasing .................................................................................................................. 1-5<br />
1.4.2 Updated Wetlands Permitting Status ................................................................................. 1-5<br />
1.4.3 Wetlands Protection Measures During Construction ....................................................... 1-13<br />
1.4.4 Riverfront Area Mitgation and Restoration ....................................................................... 1-14<br />
1.4.5 Wetland Mitigation ............................................................................................................ 1-24<br />
1.4.6 Hydraulic Analysis and Floodplain Issues ........................................................................ 1-38<br />
1.4.7 Dredging ........................................................................................................................... 1-42<br />
1.4.8 Flooding Events During Construction............................................................................... 1-43<br />
1.4.9 Cofferdam Dewatering Protocol ....................................................................................... 1-45<br />
1.4.10 Chapter 91 Compliance ................................................................................................... 1-45<br />
1.4.11 Navigation Survey Results ............................................................................................... 1-56<br />
1.4.12 Public Benefit Determination ............................................................................................ 1-56<br />
1.4.13 Stormwater Management ................................................................................................. 1-59<br />
2.0 RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASESSMENT/DRAFT<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ......................................................................................... 2-1<br />
2.1 Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and <strong>Environmental</strong> Affairs – MEPA DEIR<br />
Certificate ................................................................................................................................... 2-1<br />
2.2 Federal Agencies ..................................................................................................................... 2-10<br />
2.2.1 United States Coast Guard .............................................................................................. 2-10<br />
2.2.2 US <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection Agency Region 1 .............................................................. 2-11<br />
2.2.3 Essex National Heritage Commission .............................................................................. 2-12<br />
2.3 State Agencies ......................................................................................................................... 2-13<br />
2.3.1 Massachusetts Department of <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection ................................................ 2-13<br />
2.3.2 Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program ............................. 2-31<br />
2.3.3 Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries .................................................................... 2-32<br />
2.3.4 Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management ..................................................................... 2-32<br />
2.3.5 Merrimack Valley Planning Commission .......................................................................... 2-34<br />
2.4 Municipalities ............................................................................................................................ 2-35<br />
2.4.1 City of Newburyport .......................................................................................................... 2-35<br />
2.4.2 City of Amesbury .............................................................................................................. 2-38<br />
2.4.3 Town of Salisbury ............................................................................................................. 2-43<br />
2.4.4 Jack Bailey, Amesbury Harbormaster .............................................................................. 2-47<br />
2.5 Non-Profit Organizations .......................................................................................................... 2-48<br />
2.5.1 Coastal Trails Coalition .................................................................................................... 2-48<br />
2.5.2 Foundation for Resilient Societies .................................................................................... 2-49<br />
2.5.3 WalkBoston ...................................................................................................................... 2-52<br />
2.6 Citizen Comments .................................................................................................................... 2-55<br />
2.6.1 Alphonse Sevigny............................................................................................................. 2-55<br />
2.6.2 Dallas Haines ................................................................................................................... 2-56<br />
2.6.3 Leonard Johnson.............................................................................................................. 2-57<br />
2.6.4 Jay Harris ......................................................................................................................... 2-58<br />
2.6.5 Anne Federici, <strong>Whittier</strong> Point Condominium Association ................................................. 2-61<br />
2.6.6 Nancy Boyd Webb............................................................................................................ 2-62<br />
2.6.7 Kathy Marshall .................................................................................................................. 2-63<br />
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