Full Environmental Assessment Form Part 1 - Village of Red Hook WWTP Upgrade and Expansion

Full Environmental Assessment Form Part 1 - Project and Setting

Instructions for Completing Part 1

Part 1 is to be completed by the applicant or project sponsor. Responses become part of the application for approval or funding, are subject to public review, and may be subject to further verification.

Complete Part 1 based on information currently available. If additional research or investigation would be needed to fully respond to any item, please answer as thoroughly as possible based on current information; indicate whether missing information does not exist, or is not reasonably available to the sponsor; and, when possible, generally describe work or studies which would be necessary to update or fully develop that information.

Applicants/sponsors must complete all items in Sections A & B. In Sections C, D & E, most items contain an initial question that must be answered either “Yes” or “No”. If the answer to the initial question is “Yes”, complete the sub-questions that follow. If the answer to the initial question is “No”, proceed to the next question. Section F allows the project sponsor to identify and attach any additional information. Section G requires the name and signature of the applicant�or�project sponsor to verify that the information contained in Part 1is accurate and complete.

A. Project and Applicant/Sponsor Information.

|Name of|Applicant/Sponsor:|Telephone:|Telephone:| 845-758-4715||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Village of Red Hook||E-Mail:| mayor@redhooknyvillage.org|||| |Address:| 7467 South Broadway, Mayor Smythe|||||| |City/PO:| Red Hook|State: NY|||Zip Code:| 12571| |Project Contact (if not same as sponsor; give name and title/role):||Telephone:|| 518-452-1290||| |Tracey Ledder, Delaware Engineering||E-Mail:| tledder@delawareengineering.com|||| |Address:||||||| |28 Madison Avenue Extension||||||| |City/PO:||State:|||Zip Code:|| |Albany||NY|||12203|| |Property|Owner (if not same as sponsor):|Telephone:||||| |||E-Mail:||||| |Address:||||||| |City/PO:||State:|||Zip Code:||

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B. Government Approvals

B. Government Approvals, Funding, or Sponsorship. (“Funding” includes grants, loans, tax relief, and any other forms of financial assistance.)

|C. Planning and Zoning||| |C.1. Planning and zoning actions.||| Will administrative or legislative adoption, or amendment of a plan, local law, ordinance, rule or regulation be the 9Yes9No only approval(s) which must be granted to enable the proposed action to proceed? • **If Yes,**complete sections C, F and G. • **If No,**proceed to question C.2 and complete all remaining sections and questions in Part 1

|C.2. Adopted land use plans.||| |a. Do any municipally- adopted (city, town, village or county) comprehensive land use plan(s) include the site 9Yes9No where the proposed action would be located? If Yes, does the comprehensive plan include specific recommendations for the site where the proposed action 9Yes9No would be located?||| b. Is the site of the proposed action within any local or regional special planning district (for example: Greenway; 9Yes9No Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA); designated State or Federal heritage area; watershed management plan; or other?) If Yes, identify the plan(s):

c. Is the proposed action located wholly or partially within an area listed in an adopted municipal open space plan, 9Yes9No or an adopted municipal farmland protection plan? If Yes, identify the plan(s):

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D. Project Details D.1. Proposed and Potential Development

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| f. Does the project include new residential | uses? | Three | Family | Multiple | Family | (four or | 9Yes9No | | If Yes, show numbers of units proposed. | Family | - | - | - | - | - | more) | | One Family | _______ | - | _______ | - | - | - | _____ | | Two | _______ | - | _______ | - | - | - | _____ | | Initial Phase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | ___________ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | ____ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | At completion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | of all phases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | ___________ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | ____ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||

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______|| g. Does the proposed action include new non-residential construction (including expansions)? 9Yes9No If Yes, i. Total number of structures ___________ _ii._Dimensions (in feet) of largest proposed structure: ________height; ________width; and _______ length _iii._Approximate extent of building space to be heated or cooled: ______________________ square feet 1 15 40 40 1600

h. Does the proposed action include construction or other activities that will result in the impoundment of any 9Yes9No liquids, such as creation of a water supply, reservoir, pond, lake, waste lagoon or other storage? If Yes, _i._Purpose of the impoundment: ________________________________________________________________________________ _ii._If a water impoundment, the principal source of the water: 9Ground water9Surface water streams9Other specify:

_iii._If other than water, identify the type of impounded/contained liquids and their source.

_iv._Approximate size of the proposed impoundment. Volume: ____________ million gallons; surface area: ____________ acres _v._Dimensions of the proposed dam or impounding structure: ________ height; _______ length _vi._Construction method/materials for the proposed dam or impounding structure (e.g., earth fill, rock, wood, concrete):

|D.2. Project Operations|||||||| a. Does the proposed action include any excavation, mining, or dredging, during construction, operations, or both? 9Yes9No (Not including general site preparation, grading or installation of utilities or foundations where all excavated materials will remain onsite) If Yes: _i ._What is the purpose of the excavation or dredging? _______________________________________________________________ _ii._How much material (including rock, earth, sediments, etc.) is proposed to be removed from the site? • Volume (specify tons or cubic yards): ____________________________________________ • Over what duration of time? ____________________________________________________ _iii._Describe nature and characteristics of materials to be excavated or dredged, and plans to use, manage or dispose of them.

i_v._Will there be onsite dewatering or processing of excavated materials? 9Yes9No If yes, describe. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

_v._What is the total area to be dredged or excavated? _____________________________________acres _vi._What is the maximum area to be worked at any one time? _______________________________ acres _vii._What would be the maximum depth of excavation or dredging? __________________________ feet _viii._Will the excavation require blasting? 9Yes9No _ix._Summarize site reclamation goals and plan: _____________________________________________________________________

Excavation to replace outfall pipeline 167 cubic yards approx. less than one week Pipeline trench will be opened approx. 6 ft deep, top soil separately stored, new pipeline installed, excavated soils replaced, topsoils replaced last. Trench area will be seeded and mulched to reestablish grass coverage

b. Would the proposed action cause or result in alteration of, increase or decrease in size of, or encroachment 9Yes9No into any existing wetland, waterbody, shoreline, beach or adjacent area? If Yes: _i._Identify the wetland or waterbody which would be affected (by name, water index number, wetland map number or geographic description): ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Outfall pipeline from WWTP within wetland 100ft adjacent, DEC KE-3, to location of existing outfall.

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h. Will the proposed action generate or emit methane (including, but not limited to, sewage treatment plants, 9 Yes 9 No landfills, composting facilities)? If Yes:

• i. Estimate methane generation in tons/year (metric): ________________________________________________________________ minor due to size of WWTP at 300,000 gallons per day

• ii . Describe any methane capture, control or elimination measures included in project design (e.g., combustion to generate heat or electricity, flaring): ________________________________________________________________________________________

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|i. Will the proposed action result in the release of air pollutants from open-air operations or processes, such as

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m. Will the proposed action produce noise that will exceed existing ambient noise levels during construction, 9 Yes 9 No operation, or both? If yes:

|operation, or both?

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s. Does the proposed action include construction or modification of a solid waste management facility? 9 Yes 9 No If Yes:

• i. Type of management or handling of waste proposed for the site (e.g., recycling or transfer station, composting, landfill, or other disposal activities): ___________________________________________________________________________________

• ii. Anticipated rate of disposal/processing:

• ________ Tons/month, if transfer or other non-combustion/thermal treatment, or

• • ________ Tons/hour, if combustion or thermal treatment

• iii. If landfill, anticipated site life: ________________________________ years

• t. Will the�proposed action at the site involve the commercial generation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous 9 Yes 9 No waste?

• If Yes:

• i. Name(s) of all hazardous wastes or constituents to be generated, handled or managed at facility: ___________________________

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• ii. Generally describe processes or activities involving hazardous wastes or constituents: ___________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• iii . Specify amount to be handled or generated _____ tons/month

• iv. Describe any proposals for on-site minimization, recycling or reuse of hazardous constituents: ____________________________

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• v. Will any hazardous wastes be disposed at an existing offsite hazardous waste facility? 9 Yes 9 No

• If Yes: provide name and location of facility: _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• If No: describe proposed management of any hazardous wastes which will not be sent to a hazardous waste facility: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E. Site and Setting of Proposed Action

E.1. Land uses on and surrounding the project site

• a. Existing land uses.

  • i. Check all uses that occur on, adjoining and near the project site.

• 9 Urban 9 Industrial 9 Commercial 9 Residential (suburban) 9 Rural (non-farm) 9 Forest 9 Agriculture 9 Aquatic 9 wetland and stream ii. If mix of uses, generally describe:

To the north of the project parcel is an operating industrial site, to the east is apartments, south and west is residential, the western and southern portion __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ of the parcel itself contain wetlands/stream

wetland and stream To the north of the project parcel is an operating industrial site, to the east is apartments, south and west is residential, the western and southern portion of the parcel itself contain wetlands/stream

|b. Land uses and covertypes on the project site.|||| |Land use or Covertype|Current Acreage|Acreage After Project Completion|Change (Acres +/-)| |• Roads, buildings, and other paved or impervious surfaces|0.69|0.73|+0.04| |• Forested includingwetland|9.2|9.2|0| |• Meadows, grasslands or brushlands (non- agricultural,includingabandoned agricultural)|||| |• Agricultural (includes active orchards,field, greenhouse etc.)|||| |• Surface water features (lakes, ponds,streams,rivers,etc.)|||| |• Wetlands(freshwater or tidal)|||| |• Non-vegetated (bare rock, earth or fill)|0.4|0.36|-0.04| |• Other Describe: _______________________________ ________________________________________||||

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c. Is the project site presently used by members of the community for public recreation? 9 Yes 9 No i. If Yes: explain: __________________________________________________________________________________________ d. Are there any facilities serving children, the elderly, people with disabilities (e.g., schools, hospitals, licensed 9 Yes 9 No day care centers, or group homes) within 1500 feet of the project site? If Yes, i. Identify Facilities: Red Hook Commons senior housing development________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e. Does the project site contain an existing dam? 9 Yes 9 No If Yes: i. Dimensions of the dam and impoundment: • Dam height: _________________________________ feet • Dam length: _________________________________ feet • Surface area: _________________________________ acres • Volume impounded: _______________________________ gallons OR acre-feet ii. Dam�s existing hazard classification: _________________________________________________________________________ iii. Provide date and summarize results of last inspection:

f. Has the project site ever been used as a municipal, commercial or industrial solid waste management facility, 9 Yes 9 No or does the project site adjoin property which is now, or was at one time, used as a solid waste management facility? If Yes: i. Has the facility been formally closed? 9 Yes 9 No • If yes, cite sources/documentation: _______________________________________________________________________ ii. Describe the location of the project site relative to the boundaries of the solid waste management facility:

iii. Describe any development constraints due to the prior solid waste activities: __________________________________________

g. Have hazardous wastes been generated, treated and/or disposed of at the site, or does the project site adjoin 9 Yes 9 No property which is now or was at one time used to commercially treat, store and/or dispose of hazardous waste? If Yes: i. Describe waste(s) handled and waste management activities, including approximate time when activities occurred:

h. Potential contamination history. Has there been a reported spill at the proposed project site, or have any 9 Yes 9 No remedial actions been conducted at or adjacent to the proposed site? If Yes: i. Is any portion of the site listed on the NYSDEC Spills Incidents database or Environmental Site 9 Yes 9 No Remediation database? Check all that apply: 9 Yes – Spills Incidents database Provide DEC ID number(s): ________________________________ 9 Yes – Environmental Site Remediation database Provide DEC ID number(s): ________________________________ B00177 9 Neither database ii. If site has been subject of RCRA corrective activities, describe control measures:_______________________________________

iii. Is the project within 2000 feet of any site in the NYSDEC Environmental Site Remediation database? 9 Yes 9 No If yes, provide DEC ID number(s): ______________________________________________________________________________ B00177; Environmental Remediation Program letter of Completion (2006) iv. If yes to (i), (ii) or (iii) above, describe current status of site(s): Project Property was the site of an apple processing facility 1949 to 1955, then food processing and packaging until 1980s. Buildings, transformers and _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ petroleum tanks were removed. On-site contaminated soils were removed to residential clean up standards. Portion of parcel in wetlands expected to contain some remnants of arsenic higher than residential levels from orchard pesticide treatment is under institutional controls, cleared for basic recreation _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ----- End of picture text -----

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• v. Is the project site subject to an institutional control limiting property uses? 9 Yes 9 No • If yes, DEC site ID number: ____________________________________________________________________________ B00177 • Describe the type of institutional control (e.g., deed restriction or easement): ____________________________________ environmental easement • Describe any use limitations: ___________________________________________________________________________ remnant aresenic contamination possible in wetlands, requires testing of soils removed or brought in • Describe any engineering controls: _______________________________________________________________________ none • Will the project affect the institutional or engineering controls in place? 9 Yes 9 No • Explain: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

• The area of the conservation easement will not be disturbed___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

E.2. Natural Resources On or Near Project Site

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a. What is the average depth to bedrock on the project site? ________________ feet 20 b. Are there bedrock outcroppings on the project site? 9 Yes 9 No If Yes, what proportion of the site is comprised of bedrock outcroppings? __________________% c. Predominant soil type(s) present on project site: ___________________________ Haven Urban land complex __________% 40 ___________________________ Canandaiqua silt loam __________% 60 ____________________________ __________% d. What is the average depth to the water table on the project site? Average: _________ feet >6 In Project area e. Drainage status of project site soils: 9 Well Drained: _____% of 40 site 9 Moderately Well Drained: _____% of site 9 Poorly Drained _____% of 60 site f. Approximate proportion of proposed action site with slopes: 9 0-10%: _____% of site 100 9 10-15%: _____% of site 9 15% or greater: _____% of site g. Are there any unique geologic features on the project site? 9 Yes 9 No If Yes, describe: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

h. Surface water features. i. Does any portion of the project site contain wetlands or other waterbodies (including streams, rivers, 9 Yes 9 No ponds or lakes)? ii. Do any wetlands or other waterbodies adjoin the project site? 9 Yes 9 No If Yes to either i or ii , continue. If No, skip to E.2.i. iii. Are any of the wetlands or waterbodies within or adjoining the project site regulated by any federal, 9 Yes 9 No state or local agency? iv. For each identified regulated�wetland and waterbody on the project site, provide the following information: • Streams: Name ____________________________________________ Classification _______________________Tributary to Saw Kill C(T) • Lakes or Ponds: Name ____________________________________________ Classification _______________________ Wetlands: Name ____________________________________________ Approximate Size ___________________ NYS Wetland/Federal wetland 3.2 on-site • Wetland No. (if regulated by DEC) _____________________________ KE-3 Class 2 v. Are any of the above water bodies listed in the most recent compilation of NYS water quality-impaired 9 Yes 9 No waterbodies? If yes, name of impaired water body/bodies and basis for listing as impaired: _____________________________________________

i. Is the project site in a designated Floodway? 9 Yes 9 No j. Is the project site in the 100-year Floodplain? 9 Yes 9 No k. Is the project site in the 500-year Floodplain? 9 Yes 9 No l. Is the project site located over, or immediately adjoining, a primary, principal or sole source aquifer? 9 Yes 9 No If Yes: i. Name of aquifer: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Principal Aquifer ----- End of picture text -----

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m. Identify the predominant wildlife species that occupy or use the project site:______________________________ Typical of suburban forested area _______________________________ Site may be utilized by Bald eagle and ______________________________ ______________________________ Deer, small mammals bats ______________________________ _______________________________ ______________________________ n. Does the project site contain a designated significant natural community? 9 Yes 9 No If Yes:

• i. Describe the habitat/community (composition, function, and basis for designation): _____________________________________

• ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Source(s) of description or evaluation: ________________________________________________________________________

• ii. Source(s) of description or evaluation: ________________________________________________________________________

• iii. Extent of community/habitat:

• Currently: ______________________ acres • Following completion of project as proposed: _____________________ acres • Gain or loss (indicate + or -): ______________________ acres

• o. Does project site contain any species of plant or animal that is listed by the federal government or NYS as 9 Yes 9 No endangered or threatened, or does it contain any areas identified as habitat for an endangered or threatened species?

• If�Yes:

i. Species�and�listing�(endangered�or�threatened):_______________________________________________________________________

Bald Eagle

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ p. Does the project site contain any species of plant or animal that is listed by NYS as rare, or as a species of 9 Yes 9 No special concern?

If�Yes:�

i. Species�and�listing:____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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e. Does the project site contain, or is it substantially contiguous to, a building, archaeological site, or district 9 Yes 9 No which is listed on the�National�or�State�Register�of Historic Places,�or�that�has�been determined�by the�Commissioner�of�the�NYS Office�of�Parks,�Recreation�and�Historic�Preservation�to�be�eligible�for�listing�on�the�State�Register of Historic Places? If Yes:

i. Nature of historic/archaeological resource: 9 Archaeological Site 9 Historic Building or District ii. Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ iii._ Brief description of attributes on which listing is based:

| - | - | - | - | - | | which is listed ontheNationalorStateRegisterof Historic Places,orthathasbeen determinedby theCommissioneroftheNYS | which is listed ontheNationalorStateRegisterof Historic Places,orthathasbeen determinedby theCommissioneroftheNYS | which is listed ontheNationalorStateRegisterof Historic Places,orthathasbeen determinedby theCommissioneroftheNYS | which is listed ontheNationalorStateRegisterof Historic Places,orthathasbeen determinedby theCommissioneroftheNYS | which is listed ontheNationalorStateRegisterof Historic Places,orthathasbeen determinedby theCommissioneroftheNYS | | OfficeofParks,RecreationandHistoricPreservationtobeeligibleforlistingontheStateRegisterof Historic Places? | OfficeofParks,RecreationandHistoricPreservationtobeeligibleforlistingontheStateRegisterof Historic Places? | OfficeofParks,RecreationandHistoricPreservationtobeeligibleforlistingontheStateRegisterof Historic Places? | OfficeofParks,RecreationandHistoricPreservationtobeeligibleforlistingontheStateRegisterof Historic Places? | OfficeofParks,RecreationandHistoricPreservationtobeeligibleforlistingontheStateRegisterof Historic Places? | | If Yes: | If Yes: | If Yes: | If Yes: | If Yes: | | _i._Nature of historic/archaeological resource:9Archaeological Site | _i._Nature of historic/archaeological resource:9Archaeological Site | _i._Nature of historic/archaeological resource:9Archaeological Site | _i._Nature of historic/archaeological resource:9Archaeological Site | _i._Nature of historic/archaeological resource:9Archaeological Site | | 9Historic Building or District | 9Historic Building or District | 9Historic Building or District | 9Historic Building or District | 9Historic Building or District | | _ii._Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ | _ii._Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ | _ii._Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ | _ii._Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ | _ii._Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | _iii._Brief description of attributes on which listing is based: | _iii._Brief description of attributes on which listing is based: | _iii._Brief description of attributes on which listing is based: | _iii._Brief description of attributes on which listing is based: | iii.Brief description of attributes on which listing is based: | |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________||||| |f. Is the project site, or any portion of it, located in or adjacent to an area designated as sensitive for|9|Yes|9|No| |archaeological sites on the NY State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) archaeological site inventory?||||| |g. Have additional archaeological or historic site(s) or resources been identified on the project site?|9|Yes|9|No| |If Yes:||||| |i. Describe possible resource(s): _______________________________________________________________________________||||| |_ii._Basis for identification: ___________________________________________________________________________________||||| |h.Isthe project sitewithinfivesmilesofany officially designated and publicly accessible federal, state, or local|9|Yes|9|No| |scenic or aesthetic resource?||||| |If Yes:||||| |_i._Identify resource: _________________________________________________________________________________________||||| |_ii._Nature of, or basis for, designation (e.g., established highway overlook, state or local park, state historic trail or scenic byway,||||| |etc.): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________||||| |_iii._Distance between project and resource: _____________________ miles.||||| |i. Is the project site located within a designated river corridor under the Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers|9|Yes|9|No| |Program 6 NYCRR 666?||||| |If Yes:||||| |_i._Identify the name of the river and its designation: ________________________________________________________________||||| |_ii._Is the activity consistent with development restrictions contained in 6NYCRR Part 666?|9|Yes|9|No|

F. Additional Information

Attach any additional information which may be needed to clarify your project.

If you have identified any adverse impacts which could be associated with your proposal, please describe those impacts plus any measures which you propose to avoid or minimize them.

G. Verification

I certify that the information provided is true to the best of my knowledge.

Applicant/Sponsor Name ___________________________________ Date_______________________________________

Signature________________________________________________ Title_______________________________________

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