• Document 1 - Cover Letter to MEPA_10_24_08
• Document 2 - Freshwater BMP to MEPA_ Oct_24_2008
• Document 3 - Freshwater BMP_Response_To_Comments to MEPA_Oct_2
• Document 4 - MEPA Certificate_5027_February_15_2008
• Document 5 - MEPA Certificate_5027_October_25_1998
• Document 6 - RFR for Consultant_Oct_24_08
• Document 7 - 2008_MDPH_ArbovirusSRP_final
• Document 8 - BoardOperationalResponsePlan
• Document 9 - 2006 EEE AERIAL SPRAY FINAL SUMMARY FOR AUG 8TH A
• Document 10 - 2006 EEE AERIAL SPRAY FINAL SUMMARY FOR AUG 22ND
• Document 11 - Choice of Anvil 10+10 for Aerial Mosq Cont Memo
• Document 12 - 2006_EPA Final Report dated 3_6_07 on use of Anvil
• Document 13 - Board letter to MEPA Director dated 3_4_02
• Document 14 - 2007 Comment Letters

Filing - August 14, 2009

• Document 1 - Cover Letter to MEPA_08_14_09
• Document 2 - Update to the 1998 Mosquito Control Program Generic Environmental Impact Report (GEIR) EOEEA #5027 dated August 14, 2009
• Document 3 – Appendix 1, Secretary’s Certificate_#5027_January 16, 2009
• Document 4 – Appendix 2, Response to Comments and Comment Letters from 1st EIR Update October 24, 2008
• Document 5 – Appendix 3, MCP Data Files
• Document 6 – Appendix 4, MCP Product MSDS and Labels
• Document 7 – Appendix 5, Adulticide Efficacy Review
• Document 8 – Appendix 6, Education and Outreach Examples
  • Slide 1: Fight the Bite Door Hanger and Bookmark
  • Slide 2: Kids Coloring and Activity Book
• Document 9 – Appendix 7, Post Monitoring Addendum to Freshwater BMP
• Document 10 – Appendix 8, Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Document 11 – Appendix 9, Research by MCP’s
• Document 12 – Appendix 10, 2008 MCP’s Annual Reports and various documents such as Board policies, plans, management practices, MDAR-DFW MOU’s, Methoprene review, 10 Year OMWM review, Cranberry Sampling and Anvil 10+10 etc

  The Board now requires annual reports of the 9 mosquito control programs as a means of ensuring public transparency and educating taxpayers about their services and the costs of these services. The reports from all MCPs for 2007, 2008, and 2009 can be found at http://www.mass.gov/agr/mosquito/annualreports.htm.
  Document 12 contains various documents that update the original GEIR. The documents are titled and paged as listed below.
  
  • Board Administrative Policies (pages 1-21)
  • OMWM (pages 22-48)
  • Cranberry Sampling for Anvil 10+10 ULV in SE Massachusetts (pages 49-63)
  • MOU between Division of Fisheries and Wildlife & DOR (pages 64-67)
  • Freshwater Mosquito Control BMP Letter to Secretary dated October 24, 2008 (pages 68-72)
  • Letter regarding EEEv Aerial Spray Report for August 22-24, 2006 (pages 73-80)
  • Memo concerning Choice of Anvil 10+10 ULV for Aerial Mosquito Control dated July 28, 2006 (pages 81-86)
  • Final Report to EPA for use of Anvil 10+10 ULV (pages 87-91)
  • Letter dated March 4, 2002 to Director of MEPA regarding updates (pages 92-94)
  • Comment Letters from public regarding the Board’s Freshwater Mosquito Control BMP (pages 95-119)
  • The Board’s Freshwater Mosquito Control BMP document dated October 24, 2008 (pages 120-147)
  • The Board Responses to Public Comments to the Freshwater Mosquito Control BMP (pages 148-167)
  • The Secretary’s Certificate regarding GEIR #5027 updates dated February 15, 2008 (pages 168-171)
  • The original Secretary’s Certificate regarding GEIR #5027 dated October 25, 1998 (pages 172-180)
  • The Board’s RFR to secure contractor to update the original GEIR dated September 26, 2008 (pages 181-192)
  • The DPH ARBOVIRUS SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE PLAN (pages 193-213)
  • The Board’s OPERATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE IN MASSACHUSETTS (pages 214-287)
  • The Board’s EEE Aerial Spray Summary report for first round of spraying dated August 18, 2006 (pages 288-293)
  • The original Final Mosquito Control GEIR dated October 14, 1998 (pages 294-576)
  • The Methoprene Report for the MA Pesticide Board Subcommittee (pages 577-616)
  • A public health fact Sheet on Mosquitoes in Massachusetts (pages 617-618)
  • The Board’s Mosquito Misting System Policy (pages 619-620)
  • The Board’s Adult Mosquito Control Pesticide label Compliance Policy regarding protecting honey bees (pages 621-622)

• Document 13 – Appendix 11, Literature Review of Alternatives
• Document 14 – Appendix 12, Literature Cited
• Document 15- Appendix 13, Curriculum vitae of consultant

Additional Documents for comments (see new comment period) regarding Mosquito Control Program #5027 (MEPA Filing) part of August 14, 2009 2nd EIR Update.

Note: This information was posted on March 26, 2010, the close of the comment period and therefore a 30 day extension for mosquito control filing #5027 results in the following new dates:

Close of Comment Period - April 23rd, 2010 and the Secretary's Certificate = April 30, 2010

1. A document titled Update to the 1998 Mosquito Control Program Generic Environmental Impact Report (GEIR) EOEEA #5027 dated August 14, 2009, the same as document 2 listed above but with minor refinements.
   
2. A document titled Summary of the Update to the 1998 Mosquito Control Program #5027
   
3. A document (new policy voted on March 4, 2010) titled mosquito control Budget and Notification and Compliance Certification Policy

 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT UPDATE

The Secretary of Environmental Affairs has determine that this project Mosquito Control Program (EOEA Number 5027) determined that this project adequately and properly complies with the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act-MEPA ( G.L. c. 30, ss 61-62I) and with its implementing regulations ( 301 CMR 11.00). Further, no further MEPA review is required at this time.

• Document 1 - Secretary’s Certificate_#5027_May 14, 2010 [PDF]
• Document 2 - 21 Comment Letters found on page 8 of the Secretary’s Certificate [PDF]