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<h2 style="margin: 0pt;"><font color="#000000">MEPA 101: A Primer on
the MA Environmental Policy Act</font></h2>
<p class="MsoHeading8" style="margin: 0pt;"><b><em><font color="#000000">A
free presentation brought to you by the South Coastal Watershed Network<o:p></o:p></font></em></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt;"><font color="#000000"><strong>With
Cindy Delpapa of the Massachusetts Riverways Program <o:p></o:p></strong></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt;"><font color="#000000"><strong>(MA
Dept. of Fish and Game)<o:p></o:p></strong></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt;"><font color="#000000"><strong>March
10, 2005</strong></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt;"><font color="#000000"><strong>9:00
to 11:30 am</strong></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt;"><font color="#000000"><strong>South
Shore Natural Science Center in Norwell</strong></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt;"><span style=""><font
color="#000000">The charge of the Massachusetts Environmental Policy
Act (MEPA) is to review and evaluate proposed projects for their
potential to impact the natural environmental. The MEPA process can
appear daunting, confusing, and the copious abbreviations an alphabet
soup more likely to illicit groans than interest. This presentation
hopes to show the value of the MEPA as a useful tool, providing
information on a project in its entirety. Come learn the basics-- what
projects require a filing with MEPA, what are the different steps
within the review, how someone can participate and comment on a
project, and maybe a few suggestions on reading a MEPA filing.<span
style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt -5.4pt 0pt 0pt;"><font
color="#000000"><b>Registration<span class="580170121-11022005">
Required</span>:</b> There is no charge to attend this presentation,
but space is limited. To register (or for more information), please
contact Wendy Garpow at 781-659-8168 or </font><a
href="mailto:wendy@nsrwa.org"><b>wendy@nsrwa.org</b></a></p>
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color="#000000"><b>Directions<span class="580170121-11022005"> to the
South Shore Natural Science Center</span>:<span style=""> </span></b>From
Route 3 -- Take exit 13 (Hanover Mall/Norwell).<span style=""> </span>At
end of exit ramp, turn NORTH onto Route 53. At first traffic light,
turn right on Route 123 (Main Street).<span style=""> </span>Take
first left onto Jacobs Lane (just past the pond).<span style=""> </span>The
Science Center is about 1/4 mile on your right.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt -5.4pt 0pt 0pt;"><font
color="#000000"><b>This presentation is part of the 2005 Green
Communities Speaker Series, which is brought to you by the South
Coastal Watershed Network.</b><span style=""> </span>We are an
informal group of citizens, local officials, nonprofit organizations,
and government agencies that work together to protect our region’s
water resources.<span style=""> </span>The SCWNetwork is coordinated
by the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program, the North &
South Rivers Watershed Association, and the MA Office of Coastal Zone
Management, who have also sponsored the series.</font></p>
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color="#000000"> <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt;"><font color="#000000"><b>To
join our e-mail list</b> and learn about upcoming programs, send a
blank email to </font><a
href="mailto:greencommunities-subscribe@lists.nsrwa.org">greencommunities-subscribe@lists.nsrwa.org</a><font
color="#000000">.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>For
more info about the list, visit </font><a
href="http://www.nsrwa.org/programs/green_communities_speaker_series.asp">http://www.nsrwa.org/programs/green_communities_speaker_series.asp</a><font
color="#000000">.</font></p>
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<font size="2">_____________________________________<br>
<br>
Wendy Garpow<br>
Director of Community Programs<br>
North & South Rivers Watershed Association<br>
Phone: 781-659-8168 </font><a href="http://www.nsrwa.org/"
target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" size="2">http://www.nsrwa.org</font></a><br>
<font size="2">P.O. Box 43, Norwell MA 02061<br>
<br>
South Shore Regional Coordinator<br>
Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program<br>
</font><a href="http://www.massbays.org/" target="_blank"><font size="2">http://www.massbays.org</font></a>
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