Meg Miller Ruley v. Department of Environmental Protection (SPR 20242429)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 5, 2024 SPR24/2429 Kathleen Delaplain, Esq. Office of General Counsel Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1 Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Delaplain: I have received the petition of Meg Miller Ruley appealing the response of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 4, 2024, Ms. Ruley requested, “all of the private well data for PFAS that UMASS has collected on Nantucket - between 2019 and present.” Additionally, on June 6, Ms. Ruley requested “the address associated with the well number for the Town of Nantucket.” The Department provided a response on August 22, 2024, redacting responsive records. Unsatisfied with the response, Ms. Ruley petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2429, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided a further response on September 4, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s August 22, 2024 response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Ruley may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s September 4th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Meg Miller Ruley One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us