Co-applicants, NSTAR Electric Company d\/b\/a Eversource Energy (\u201cEversource\u201d) and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation (\u201cDCR\u201d), have filed an application for a Major Stormwater Management Permit for construction of the Sudbury-Hudson Transmission Reliability and Mass Central Rail Trail Project. The Project includes construction of a new 115-kV underground transmission line and a multi-use path within an existing inactive railroad right-of-way, which will require removal of the existing rails and ties; vegetation clearing; grading; installation of the underground transmission line, duct bank, and manholes; installing a 14-foot-wide gravel base; paving of the 10-foot-wide rail trail; installation of stormwater management features; and site restoration.<\/p>\n
Along the 4.3\u2011mile length in Sudbury, the Project will disturb approximately 643,985 square feet (14.8 acres), including 221,410 square feet on slopes greater than 10 percent, within an approximate 2,367,103 square feet (54.4 acres) Project Locus (the MBTA right-of-way). The increase in impervious surface associated with the Project for the paved multi-use path is approximately 226,556 square feet.<\/p>\n
In accordance with the provisions of Article V(F). Stormwater Management, Section 5.C, of the Town of Sudbury General Bylaw the Sudbury Planning Board held a public hearing on August 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM as a virtual meeting<\/strong><\/span>. More information may be found on the Planning Board Meeting page at sudbury.ma.us\/planning\/meetings\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n The application and associated materials are found below.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Planning Board Public Hearing Notice, August 12, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Stormwater Management Permit Application Package<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Eversource Project Plans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Mass Central Rail Trail Plans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Revised Cover Sheet for Stormwater Application<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Project C<\/strong>ontact Informati<\/strong>on<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Applicant\u2019s Response to Stormwater Comments from BETA Peer Review, July 30, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Planning Board Meeting Slides, August 12, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Horsley Witten Peer Review – Eversource Rail Trail, September 18, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Applicant\u2019s Response to Horsley Witten Peer Review \u2013 Eversource Rail Trail, October 21, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Attachment A \u2013 Plans Eversource<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Attachment A \u2013 Plans DCR Rail Trail<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Attachment B \u2013 Stormwater Report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Attachment C \u2013 Operation &Maintenance Plan (O & M) and Long Term Pollution Prevention Plan (LTPPP)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Attachment D \u2013 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n VHB Memo on Standards Compliance, November 10, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n VHB Memo – Response to Horsley Witten Peer Review, November 10, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n November 2, 2020 Conservation Commission Meeting Summary, Lori Capone, November 3, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Horsley Witten 2nd Peer Review – Eversource Rail Trail, November 23, 2020 <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n VHB Memo and Revised Plans \u2013 Response to Horsley Witten Peer Review, December 2, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Horsley Witten 3rd Peer Review – Eversource Rail Trail, December 4, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Revised DCR Stormwater Plans, January 13, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Revised Eversource Stormwater Plans, January 13, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n VHB Revised Stormwater Report, October 21, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Soil and Groundwater Analytical Memo, June 12, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Corridor Management Plan for Massachusetts Central Rail Trail and Sudbury-Hudson Transmission Reliability Project, August 7, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) Stormwater Management System Operation and Maintenance Plan (O&M) and Long Term Pollution Prevention Plan (LTPPP), June 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Stormwater Management Permit Draft Decision, January 27, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Stormwater Management Permit Final Decision, January 27, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Co-applicants, NSTAR Electric Company d\/b\/a Eversource Energy (\u201cEversource\u201d) and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation (\u201cDCR\u201d), have filed an application for a Major Stormwater Management Permit for construction of the Sudbury-Hudson Transmission Reliability and Mass Central … Read full article