Public Comment Period for Southcoast Renewables Project Open Through Aug. 24

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) offered a Public Comment Period for the site suitability application for South Coast Renewables, LLC (formerly known as Parallel Products of New England), located at 100 Duchaine Boulevard in New Bedford.

Translated versions of the department’s announcement – in Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish – are here: 

SPANISH.SouthCoastRenewables.071223

PORTUGUESE.SouthCoastRenewables.071223

Cape Verdean Creole -SouthCoastRenewables.071223

MassDEP fact sheets about the proposed facility and application process also are available in Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese and Spanish, and can be found here. 

The Public Comment Period ended Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.

Typically, the public comment period is 21 days, however, MassDEP and South Coast Renewables agreed to extend this public comment period to 42 days.

MassDEP seeks input from the public – including individuals, communities, and groups – before it issues certain types of solid waste management permits or approvals, and MassDEP would like to hear from you. You are encouraged to share this notice with friends and neighbors.

How do I comment?

Public Comments can be submitted to MassDEP in one of three ways:

1. U.S. MAIL to:

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

20 Riverside Drive

Lakeville, MA 02347

Attn: Mark Dakers

2. EMAIL: to sero.solidwaste@mass.gov

3. ONLINE: at https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/PublicApp/ **instructions below

MassDEP intends to make all comments available to the public to view online at: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/PublicApp/

If you would like to remain anonymous, please state this in your comment and MassDEP will redact all personal information.

** HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ONLINE:

  1. Scroll down on the first screen and click on the orange button that says “Search and/or Comment”
  2. Under Records, select site name “SOUTH COAST RENEWABLES”
  3. Submit your comments by filling out the required fields.