West side Quarry Hills Golf Course, Milton  3/00

The MA Dept. of Environmental Protection has approved Quarry Hills Associates' request to be released from its obligation to cover the Big Dig excavate it piled on the former Milton landfill with 8" of loam or topsoil.  DEP now says QHA must add some "amendments" every year, and that the the result will be reviewed after five years.    DEP has also conceded that QHA may use a blend of paper mill pulp and sewage sludge in place of the required topsoil throughout the golf course project.  Instead of having to pay for topsoil, QHA will be paid to spread the pulp/sludge mix.