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Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement

Volume 1

  Index

1   Executive Summary

2   Description of the Proposed Action

3   Environmental Setting

4   Potential Environmental Impacts

5   ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED ACTION

6   UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

7   IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENTS OF RESOURCES

8   DESCRIPTION OF MITIGATION MEASURES

9   GROWTH INDUCING IMPACTS

10 EFFECTS ON THE USE AND CONVERSATION OF ENERGY

Tables

• Table 2-1 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Parameters

• Table 2-2 Periodic Site Inspections During Post-Closure

• Table 2-3 Characteristics of Waste Deliveries to Seneca Meadows

• Table 2-4 Summary Annual Waste Deliveries to Seneca Meadows

• Table 2-5 Origin of Waste and BUD Material Deliveries to Seneca Meadows (2004)

• Table 2-6 Summary of Annual Waste Deliveries to MSW Landfills and WTEs in New York State

• Table 2-7 Waste Quantity Projections for New York State

• Table 2-8 Projection of Available Landfill Capacity

• Table 3-1 Black Brook Surface Waster Sampling Data for 2004 (1Q)

• Table 3-2 Leachate Quality Data (2004)

• Table 3-3 Stormwater Drainage Summary 2004 and Stormwater Quality Data 2004

• Table 3-4 Average Yearly Temperature, Total Yearly Precipitation and Total Yearly Snowfall

• Table 3-5 New York State and Federal Ambient Air Quality Standards

• Table 3-6 Existing Landfill Emissions (All Sources) (2004)

• Table 3-7 Ecotypic Communities

• Table 3-8 Annual Odor Reports (1996-2004)

• Table 3-9 Town of Seneca Falls Zoning Summary

• Table 3-10 Truck Traffic Volumes (2002-2004)

• Table 3-11 Hourly Truck Distribution (2002-2004)

• Table 3-12 Visitor and Employee Traffic (June 2004)

• Table 3-13 Hourly Traffic Generation for Trucks, Visitors and Employees

• Table 3-14 NYSDOT Average Annual Daily Traffic Counts

• Table 3-15 Traffic Counts for May 2005

• Table 3-16 Noise Survey Results 2004

• Table 3-17 Direct Economic Contribution by SMI (199-2004)

• Table 4-1 Landfill Gas Summary

• Table 4-2 Worst-Case emissions 2003 (All Sources)

• Table 4-3 Modeling of Maximum Emissions

• Table 4-4 Characteristics of Areas to be Impacted

• Table 4-4A Wetland Impacts Associated with Black Brook Alternatives 1 and 2

• Table 4-4B Impacts Associated with Utility Relocation

• Table 4-5 Modeled Equipment Source Noise Levels for Work Crews

• Table 4-6 Total Sound Levels for Noise Receptors

• Table 5-1 Alternative Site Layouts Without Wetland Taking

• Table 5-2 Alternative Site Layouts Without Brook Realignment

• Table 8-1 Wetland Mitigation Acreages

Figures

• Figure 1-1 Regional Location Map

• Figure 1-2 Site Location Map

• Figure 1-3 Existing Facility Site Plan

• Figure 1-4 Project Plan

• Figure 1-5 Aerial Photograph of Project Area

• Figure 2-1 Prior Waste Disposal Areas Map

• Figure 2-2 Black Brook Realignment

• Figure 2-3 Delineated Wetlands Map

• Figure 2-4 Proposed Utilities Relocation Map

• Figure 2-5 Baseliner Design

• Figure 2-6 SMI Incoming Waste Screening Program

• Figure 3-1 Major Physiographic Divisions of NYS

• Figure 3-2 Physiographic Map of Seneca County

• Figure 3-3 Surface Topography

• Figure 3-4 Structural Contour Map (Top of Bedrock)

• Figure 3-5 Western Oswego River Drainage Basin Map

• Figure 3-6 Unconsolidated Aquifers Map

• Figure 3-7 Groundwater Monitoring Well Locations

• Figure 3-8 Facility Site Generalized Groundwater Flow Map

• Figure 3-9 Facility Site Surface Water Features

• Figure 3-10 Facility Site Floodplain-Floodway Map

• Figure 3-11 Surface Water Monitoring Locations Map

• Figure 3-12 Natural Resources Study Parcels

• Figure 3-12A Wetland HGM Scores

• Figure 3-13 Ecotypic Communities

• Figure 3-13A Ecotypic Communities Map - Parcel H Detail

• Figure 3-13B Range of HGM Scores for Various Habitats

• Figure 3-14 Land Use - Zoning

• Figure 3-15 Area Roadways

• Figure 3-16 Noise Survey Locations for 2004

• Figure 4-0 Wetlands in Black Brook Watershed

• Figure 4-0A Before and After Wetlands Conditions - Black Brook Realignment Alternative 1

• Figure 4-0B Before and After Wetlands Conditions - Black Brook Realignment Alternative 2

• Figure 4-0C Cross Section of Alternative

• Figure 4-1 View of Existing Landfill Visual Reference Point 4

• Figure 4-2  View of Southeast Landfill

• Figure 5-1  On Site Alternatives with No Wetland Impact

• Figure 5-2  On Site Alternatives with Wetland Impact

• Figure 8-1  Schematic Cross Sections

APPENDIX A SCOPING DOCUMENTS

APPENDIX B EXISTING SOLID WASTE FACILITY PERMIT

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APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS

APPENDIX D AIR EMISSION ESTIMATES AND SCREENING MODEL RESULTS

APPENDIX E TRAFFIC INFORMATION

APPENDIX F 2004 NOISE IMPACT REPORT AND DGEIS NOISE CALCULATIONS

APPENDIX G CORRESPONDENCE