Happenings
Horseneck Beach Campground
BSC Group was selected to provide planning and design services for improvements at the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Horseneck Beach Campground in Westport. The campground, which is among one of the most popular of DCR’s facilities, was in need of site-wide improvements to provide a more efficient, sustainable, resilient and enjoyable camping experience.…Read More
Permitting for Solar Arrays
BSC has provided integrated planning, engineering, permitting, and land surveying to support the development of corporate solar systems in New England. Specifically, in the communities of Spencer, East Brookfield and North Brookfield, MA, BSC conducted feasibility assessments for siting of solar arrays, relative to stormwater management, site plan review, setbacks, grading, glare and visual impacts.…Read More
Ecological Support for Transmission Line and Structure Replacements
BSC Group serves as an on-call consultant to Vermont Transco, LLC (Velco) performing as needed engineering and environmental services for various improvements and upgrades to their high-voltage electric transmission systems. Under this contract BSC is providing natural resource area delineations, permitting, mapping, and general project support for the replacement of the three separate structures in…Read More
Transmission Storm Hardening Program
Under a contract with Eversource Energy, BSC is identifying and mapping environmental constraints, determining suitable structure access, evaluating permitting requirements, preparing and filing any required permit applications, and overseeing construction in sensitive areas. Collectively, siting and permitting projects have involved wetland delineation and GPS survey for over 100 miles of ROW, GIS mapping of wetlands…Read More
Southwest Connecticut Reliability Project
BSC Group assisted Eversource Energy in preparing the Connecticut Siting Council (CSC) Application, which included collecting supporting environmental data and environmental permitting associated with a proposed 115-kV transmission line project. The new 115-kV transmission line will be approximately 3.4 miles long and will run from Plumtree substation in Bethel north to Brookfield Junction in Brookfield,…Read More
Mount Support Substation Expansion
BSC provided ecological, licensing and permitting services to National Grid and Liberty Utilities for the Mount Support Substation expansion and new 115kV tap line project. The purpose of this project is to upgrade existing electric transmission facilities in Lebanon, NH by removing an existing cross-country 13.8kV distribution line from the Wilder Switching Junction to the…Read More
Environmental Permitting Services for MassDOT Bridge Replacements
BSC has been providing environmental permitting services for a variety of MassDOT bridge rehabilitation and replacement projects. These projects involve preparation of environmental documentation in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Representative tasks have included: conducting desktop/database hazardous waste release review; NEPA – Categorical Exclusion (CE) Checklists; wetland resource area delineation; USACE Section 404…Read More
On-Call Siting and Permitting for Eversource Energy
BSC is providing on-call environmental siting and permitting services to Eversource, in Connecticut and Massachusetts, under an on-call Master Services Agreement (MSA). Under this on-call, BSC provides a range of environmental siting and permitting services to Eversource and its individual operating units to allow them to build and maintain their energy infrastructure and keep the…Read More
Interstate Reliability Project
BSC Group was retained by National Grid to provide support for New England East-West Solution (NEEWS), a suite of projects design to address threats to the reliability of the region’s transmission system. The IRP portion of the NEEWS suite includes the construction of a 345-kV transmission line from Millbury, MA to West Farnum, a 15.4-mile…Read MorePages: