Worcester Feed Line Improvement

Location: Southborough and Westborough

1. Company: NSTAR Gas/Eversource
2. Agency: 
3. Docket Numbers: public info meetings at BOS only
4. Description
   1. 5 miles 16″ pipe (1.2 mi in Southborough and 2.8 mi in Westborough) 
   2. Cost $21.8 million 
   3. Construction expected to 2021-2022 March-November 
   4. Improve reliability of existing Worcester Feed Line between WIlson Street Station in Hopkinton and the Route 122 Regulator Station in Worcester 
   5. public info meetings at BOS only
5. Permits 
   1. NPDES Construction General Permit
   2. Approval of Petition/Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
   3. Environmental Notification Form – MEPA Certificate
   4.  Section 106 Consultation
   5. State Highway Access Permit
   6. Wetlands Protection Act – Order of Conditions
   7.  Grants of Location and Street Opening Permits
6. Links
   1. Eversource’s project description 
   2. Pamphlet 
   3. Westborough’s Gov Page on Project
   4. Presentation to Board of Selectmen 
   5. Presentation to Select Board July 2020 
   6. Information Request DPU-ES-33-15
7. News
   1. Westborough residents voice concern regarding Eversource project (Jan 2020) 
   2. Westborough Opposes Expansion of Gas Pipeline (Jan 2020)
      1. Select board unanimously voted to oppose expansion of Eversource’s Worcester Feed line Improvement Project 
      2. Town has committed to be an intervenor in EFSB process 
8. Opposition groups 
   1. Sustainable Westborough (John Metzger) 
   2. Town Manager Kristi Williams 
   3. Selectman Syed Hashmi 
   4. Sierra Club