March 9, 2012 Marie Levesque Caduto, Watershed Coordinator VT ANR I Dept. of Environmental Conservation 100 Mineral Street, Suite 303 Springfield, VT 05156-3168  CRWC comments on the Final Draft Basin 10 Water Quality Management Plan As the primary citizen watchdog and steward of the Connecticut River from source to sea, the Connecticut River Watershed Council [...]

Paul S. Ducheney Superintendent – Electric Production Holyoke Gas & Electric 99 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA 01040 February 7, 2013 Paul, I have reviewed the Application for Authoriziation of Non-Project Use on behalf of the Connecticut River Watershed Council.  The Holyoke Canal system seems well-suited as a demonstration area for the testing of innovative small [...]

January 29, 2013 Secretary Richard K. Sullivan, Jr. EOEEA, Attn: MEPA Office Richard Bourre 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA  02114 Subject: Request for Advisory Opinion Barnhardt Dam Repair – Colrain, Massachusetts Dear Secretary Sullivan, I am submitting comments on the Request for MEPA Advisory Opinion on dam repairs at the Barnhardt Manufacturing Company dam [...]

January 28, 2013 Jason M. Coite University of Connecticut – Office of Environmental Policy 31 LeDoyt Road, U-3055 Storrs, Connecticut 06269 Regarding: UCONN EIE for Potential Sources of Water Supply Dear Mr. Coite, I am submitting comments on the EIE for additional sources of water supply on behalf of the Connecticut River Watershed Council. The [...]

January 16, 2013 Paul Ducheney Superintendent – Hydro Holyoke Gas and Electric Department 99 Suffolk Street Holyoke, MA 01040-5082 Re: Monitoring Report:  Upstream Fish Passage at HG&E’s Holyoke Dam Fishway, Spring and Fall, 2012 Dear Paul, I have reviewed the agency review draft of Monitoring Report:Upstream Fish Passage at HG&E’s Holyoke Dam Fishway, Spring and Fall [...]

August 23, 2012 Secretary Richard K. Sullivan, Jr. EOEEA, Attn: MEPA Office Holly Johnson, EOEA No. 14089 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA  02114 Subject:    Draft Environmental Impact Report for EOEA# 14594 Proposed (redundant) Well 9A – Westfield, Massachusetts Dear Secretary Sullivan, I am submitting comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for [...]

August 2, 2012 Paul Ducheney Superintendent – Hydro Holyoke Gas and Electric Department 99 Suffolk Street Holyoke, MA 01040-5082 Dear Paul, The Connecticut River Watershed Council, Inc. (CRWC) is writing in response to HG&E’s July 2, 2012 draft “Application for Non-Capacity Amendment of License.”  CRWC is a member of the Cooperative Consultation Team (CCT), and [...]

July 9, 2012 Shauna Little USEPA Region 1 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OEP06-1) Boston MA 02109-3912   Subject: West Parish Filters Water Treatment Plant NPDES Permit Permit Number: MA0040482, Public Notice MA-014-12   Dear Ms. Little, I am submitting comments on the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the West [...]

April 30, 2012 Arthur S. Johnson Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Division of Watershed Management 627 Main Street, Second Floor Worcester, MA 01608 Subject:           Proposed Massachusetts Year 2012 Integrated List of Waters Dear Mr. Johnson, I am submitting comments on the proposed Massachusetts Year 2012 Integrated List of Waters on behalf of the Connecticut River [...]

April 20, 2012 Secretary Richard K. Sullivan, Jr. EOEEA, Attn: MEPA Office Holly Johnson, EOEA No. 14089 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA  02114 Subject:           Final Environmental Impact Report for EOEA# 14089 Palmer Motorsports Park –Palmer, Massachusetts Dear Secretary Sullivan, I am submitting comments on the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Palmer [...]

April 5, 2012 Paul Ducheney Superintendent – Hydro Holyoke Gas and Electric Department 99 Suffolk Street Holyoke, MA 01040-5082 Dear Paul, The Connecticut River Watershed Council, Inc. (CRWC) agrees that the work proposed by HG&E as discussed on the March 8, 2012 conference call is aimed at meeting the Settlement goal for downstream shortnose sturgeon [...]

April 5, 2012 Secretary Richard K. Sullivan, Jr. EOEA, Attn: MEPA Office William Gage, EOEA No. 11202 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA  02114 Subject:  Environmental Status and Planning Report for EOEA# 11202 – MassDOT Snow and Ice Control Program Dear Secretary Sullivan, I am submitting comments on the Environmental Status and Planning Report [...]

March 29, 2012 Testimony of Ron Rhodes, River Steward, Connecticut River Watershed Council before the Vermont House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources. Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on S. 202 – an act relating to regulation of flood hazard areas, river corridors, and stream alteration. As [...]

March 28, 2012 Michele Cobban Barden USEPA Region 1 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OEP06-1) Boston MA 02109-3912 Subject:    South Hadley Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit Permit Number: MA0100455, Public Notice MA-009-12 Dear Ms. Barden, I am submitting comments on the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the South Hadley Wastewater [...]

March 14, 2012 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 Re:    COMMENTS Application for a Preliminary Permit, FERC #13273-001 Proposed Canton Hydroelectric Project Farmington River, Hartford County, CT Dear Secretary Bose, This responds to your public notice, dated January 19, 2012, regarding the application for preliminary permit [...]

March 9, 2012 Marie Levesque Caduto, Watershed Coordinator VT ANR I Dept. of Environmental Conservation 100 Mineral Street, Suite 303 Springfield, VT 05156-3168  CRWC comments on the Final Draft Basin 10 Water Quality Management Plan As the primary citizen watchdog and steward of the Connecticut River from source to sea, the Connecticut River Watershed Council [...]

March 7, 2012 Mayor Daniel T. Drew City Hall 245 deKoven Drive Middletown, CT 06457 Re: Thank you from the Connecticut River Watershed Council Dear Mayor Drew, On behalf of the Connecticut River Watershed Council I want to thank you for your participation in New England Public Radio’s “Root for Your Radio” Campaign, which has [...]

March 2, 2012 George Hicks Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Re: CRWC Comments on the Clean Water Fund Draft Priority List Dear Mr. Hicks, Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony. On behalf of the Connecticut River Watershed Council [...]

February 14, 2012 Andrea Langhauser Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1 Winter Street Boston MA 02108 Re:      Potential Eligibility Criteria/Design Standards for Small Docks/Piers General Licenses January 25, 2012 draft submitted by CZM and Steve Mague of Durand & Anastas Inc. Dear Ms. Langhauser, The Connecticut River Watershed Council (CRWC) is the principal nonprofit [...]

Feb. 8, 2012 Comments of Ron Rhodes, River Steward, Connecticut River Watershed Council before the joint House and Senate hearing regarding post-Irene flood response. Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for the opportunity to speak here today.  As you may know, the Connecticut River Watershed Council is a membership based non-profit that advocates for the [...]