Muddy River Restoration Project

Chronology

Year	Date	Document Title	Authors
2008	1/17/08	Notice of Project Change – Daylighting parkland at Landmark Center, removal of jughandle road	City of Boston, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
2007	6/7/07	Memorandum of Agreement between the Sponsors, the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, and MMOC which defines the roles and responsibilities related to maintenance and management	Department of Conservation and Recreation, City of Boston, Town of Brookline, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, and MMOC
2006	5/1/06	First Annual Report [as required by Secretary’s Certificates]	City of Boston, Town of Brookline
2005	4/1/05	Certificate of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs on the SFEIR Among other things approves the performance-based Maintenance and Management Plan included in the SFEIR	EOEA, Secretary Ellen Roy Herzfelder
2005	2/23/05	Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Report (SFEIR) submitted to MEPA. Includes Maintenance and Management Plan – The Muddy River Parks of the Emerald Necklace for the Muddy River Restoration Project	City of Boston, Town of Brookline
2003	5/1/03	Certificate of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs on the FEIR	EOEA, Secretary Ellen Roy Herzfelder
2003	2/1/03	Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) submitted to MEPA	City of Boston, Town of Brookline
2002	7/29/02	Phase One Waiver, Final Record of Decision	EOEA, Secretary Bob Durand
2002	4/16/02	Certificate of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs on the Draft Environmental Impact Report	EOEA, Secretary Bob Durand
2002	4/16/02	Phase One Waiver, Draft Record of Decision. Permitting the work in Charlesgate to proceed	EOEA, Secretary Bob Durand
2002	10/3/02	Permits: Phase 1 Muddy River Flood Control, Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement, and Historic Preservation Project	City of Boston, Town of Brookline
2001	4/1/01	The Emerald Necklace Parks Master Plan: Back Bay Fens, The Riverway, Olmsted Park, Jamaica Pond	Mass DCR, Prepared by Walmsey, Pressley Joint Venture (1989); Pressley Associates (2001)
2001	12/31/01	Draft Environmental Impact Report: Phase 1 Muddy River Flood Control, Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement, and Historic Preservation Project.	City of Boston, Town of Brookline, Prepared by Camp Dresser & McKee in association with Jason M. Cortell & Associates, Pressley Associates, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin
1999	Early 1999	Environmental Notification Form (ENF) for the Emerald Necklace Environmental Improvement Master Plan and Phase 1 Muddy River Flood Control, Water Quality, Habitat Enhancement and Historic Preservation Project submitted for MEPA review EOEA File No. 11865	Proponents: City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and Town of Brookline Department of Public Works (Parks & Recreation Division)
1999	6/8/99	Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Boston and the Town of Brookline relating to project: Boston Parks and Recreation Department (BRPD) to act as lead agency in management & implementation of project	Parties to the Agreement
1999	4/29/99	Certificate of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs on the ENF Requires an EIR and that EIR include a maintenance and management plan	EOEA, Secretary Bob Durand
1999	4/29/99	Certificate of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs Establishing a Special Review Procedure	EOEA, Secretary Bob Durand
1999	11/4/99	Memorandum of Understanding between City of Boston, Town of Brookline, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA), Department of Environmental Management (DEM now part of DCR), Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) regarding funding and administering of the Project. Proponents commit to long term maintenance of project area pursuant to a maintenance and management plan to be approved by the Secretary of Environmental Afffairs.	Parties to the Agreement