Cowls/AMP Energy Solar Project ANRADs

NO PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW.

In 2020, 2021, and 2022, the Commission issued five Orders of Resource Area Delineation (ORADs) for parcels owned by W.D. Cowls, Inc., potentially slated for solar development. See below for ORAD documents and timelines.

What's an ANRAD/ORAD?  The Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation (ANRAD) application is used by landowners when they wish the Commission to review and approve the jurisdictional wetland boundaries on a given parcel of land. Landowners sometimes seek out these reviews for advance guidance about wetland boundaries to assist in planning.

The Commission’s role in the ANRAD process is to confirm the accuracy of the mapped wetland boundaries and the associated buffer zones, such as the 100-foot Adjacent Upland Resource Area or the 200-foot Riverfront Area. ANRADs review the boundaries of all jurisdictional Resource Areas protected by the state Wetlands Protection Act (WPA) and the Shutesbury General Wetlands Protection Bylaw. ORADs or Orders of Resource Area Delineation are approvals of delineations. ORADs are issued for three years. 

ORADs have been issued for the following parcels: Montague/Carver, Pratt Corner East, Pratt Corner West, Leverett West, and Pratt Corner South.  These Orders were issued after a lengthy public hearing process during which the Commission hired a Third Party Reviewer to inspect and confirm the Resource Area boundaries.

If you have questions about the ANRAD/ORAD process that are not answered here, please get in touch with the Commission.

Pratt Corner Road East Parcel (ZG-2), DEP File Number 286-0276

• Public Hearing opened on 1/9/20
• Public Hearing closed on 11/12/20
• Order of Resource Area Delineation, 12/3/2020
• ORAD expires 12/3/2023
• Request for Extension, 11/01/2023
• Conservation Commission Consultant Report, 11/7/23
• Meeting Discussion: Thursday, November 9, 2023
• Extension Request denied November 10, 2023

Leverett West Parcel (ZF-15), DEP File Number 286-0282

• Public Hearing opened 11/12/20
• Continued Public Hearing dates: 2/11/21, 4/22/21
• Public Hearing closed 4/22/21
• Order of Resource Area Delineation, 4/23/2021
• ORAD expires 4/23/2024
• Request for Extension, 11/01/2023
• Conservation Commission Consultant Report, 11/7/23
• Meeting Discussion: Thursday, November 9, 2023
• Extension Request denied November 10, 2023

ZD-37 (Montague/Carver), DEP File # 286-0285 - with expanded project area

• Public Hearing opened 1/9/20
• Continued Public Hearing dates: 3/12/20, 4/23/20, 5/14/20, 6/10/20, 7/9/20, 8/13/20, 10/22,20, 4/8/21, 9/9/21
• Previous ANRAD withdrawn in October 2021
• New ANRAD submitted October 2021         
• Public Hearing opened, 10/14/21
• Continued Public Hearing dates: 12/9/21, 1/13/22, 3/10/22, 5/12/22, 
• Public Hearing closed 6/23/22
• Order of Resource Area Delineation (ORAD) issued June 24, 2022
• ORAD expires 6/24/2025

Pratt Corner South Parcel (ZU-2), DEP File Number 286-0283

• Public Hearing opened 11/12/20
• Continued Public Hearing dates: 3/11/21, 5/13/21, 6/24/21, 7/22/21, 8/12/21, 9/9/21, 9/23/21, 10/14/21
• Public Hearing closed 10/14/21
• ORAD issued 10/19/2021
• ORAD expires 10/19/2024

Pratt Corner West Parcel (ZW-6), DEP File Number 286-0287

• Public Hearing opened 1/9/20
• Continued Public Hearing dates: 3/26/20, 6/25/20, 7/23/20, 10/22/20, 1/14/21
• ORAD issued 1/14/21 (withdrawn due to quorum issue)
• ANRAD resubmitted in March 2022
• New Public Hearing opened/closed: 3/24/22
• ORAD issued 4/5/2022
• ORAD expires 4/5/2025

Links to Cowls ANRAD and peer review comments are posted below

Montague-Carver Road

• Montague/Carver
• Montague/Carver REVISED 7/23/21 - withdrawn
• NEW Montague/Carver with the expanded area
• Montague/Carver Revised Map 11/11/21
• Montague/Carver Peer Review Report  for expanded ANRAD 11/19/21

• Montague/Carver Revised Map 12/09/21

• Isolated Land Subject to Flooding Calculations 12/09/21

• TRC Comments on 11/19/21 Stockman Associates Peer Review Report

• Montague/Carver Peer Review Report for expanded ANRAD 12/22/21

• Montague/Carver Revised Map 4/14/22

• Montague/Carver Revised Map 6/09/22

• Isolated Land Subject to Flooding Calculations 6/09/22

• Wetland Data Determination Forms 6/09/22

• Montague/Carver Revised Map Set 6/22/22

• Montague/Carver Peer Review Report-Stockman & Associates, 6/15/22

• Supplementary Data Forms and ILSF Calculations, 6/09/22

Baker Road

• Baker
• Baker REVISED
• Baker REVISED 2/25/21
• Baker Peer-Review Comments 6/25/20

Pratt Corner Road East

• Pratt Corner East
• Pratt Corner East  REVISED
• Pratt Corner East Peer Review Report 6/25/20

Pratt Corner Road West

• Pratt Corner West
• Pratt Corner West REVISED
• Pratt Corner West REVISED 12/20/20
• Pratt Corner West Peer Review Report 4/22/20
• Pratt Corner West Resubmitted ANRAD, 3/09/22

Pratt Corner Road South

• Pratt Corner South
• Pratt Corner South Maps REVISED May 2021
• Pratt Corner South Maps REVISED September 2021
• Pratt Corner South Peer Review Report, 9/2/21

Leverett Road West

• Leverett West
• Leverett West REVISED 4/08/21
• Leverett West REVISED 4/22/21
• Leverett West Peer Review Report 3/29/21
• Leverett West Peer Review Report 4/21/21

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