Reviewing MEPA Files

MEPA files are public records, and are available for public review. File reviews must be done at the MEPA Office, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment. We are located at 100 Cambridge Street, 9th floor, in Boston. Questions about file reviews should be directed to Barbara Kehoe at (617) 626-1021.

Files for projects that were first submitted after 1990 (EOEA No. 8600 onward) are located at the MEPA Office in Boston. Older files generally are kept in archives at the State Records Center. We can retrieve these older files upon written request - it takes approximately 30 days for a file to be delivered to the MEPA office. Do not contact the State Records Center directly - retrieval requests must come from this office. Contact Josie Wixon at (617) 626-1031 for further information about archive retrievals.

A photocopier is available at 10 cents per page (we accept cash or personal checks for copies.) Large documents can be borrowed for up to 4 hours (same day only) for copying (borrower identification must be provided.) Other documents cannot be taken from the MEPA Office.

Each project reviewed by the MEPA Office has a unique identifier called the "EOEA Number." An EOEA number is assigned when a project's Environmental Notification Form (ENF) begins review. The numbers are assigned in chronological order - Number 00001 was the first project reviewed by MEPA (in 1973), and current EOEA numbers are in the 12000 to 13000 range. In order to request a MEPA file for review, you must have the EOEA number. This can be obtained by accessing the on-line MEPA database.