Dianne R Phillips is a attorney in Holland &
Knight's
Boston office
On May 23, 2018, the Designation Decision for the South Boston
Designated Port Area (DPA) was published in the Environmental Monitor. It marks one
step, but not the end of the journey, for the owner and developer
of the former Boston Edison Power Plant (BECO Plant) which was
decommissioned in 2007, who sought in June of 2017 to have its
property, previously located within the South Boston DPA, reviewed
under applicable Massachusetts regulations, 301 CMR 25.00, to
determine if it continued to meet applicable
criteria. Massachusetts designated port areas or DPAs were
established in 1978 to protect industrial water dependent port uses
with the dual policy goals of promoting water dependent industries
important to the state's economy and preventing loss of areas
particularly well suited to such industries.
