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CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER much of the wetlands, approximately 0.33 acres of wetlands will be impacted. During the review of the Joint Wetlands Application, CPV, NYDEC and ACOE developed an appropriate mitigation plan that includes the creation of a wetland replacement area of 0.8 acres. Approximately 0.46 acres of forested wetlands will be converted to non-forested along the electrical interconnection corridor. Conversion of forested wetlands to non-forested wetlands within this corridor will be compensated by creating a permanent forested buffer in another location on the Project site. These wetland replication areas will also provide enhanced wildlife habitat functions for the site. The Final EIS and Joint Wetlands Application are available on the CPV Valley website. 9.4 Environmental Impacts of Construction and Operation Despite the positive environmental effects anticipated as a result of the Project, its construction and operation will result in certain impacts. However, the majority of these impacts will be temporary, and will result from construction activities. Site preparation (e.g., clearing, grading), and construction of the facility (including the electrical interconnection and water and sewer connections) will have short-term and localized impacts on the soil, water, agricultural, and ecological resources of the site. This construction will also have short-term impacts on the local transportation system, air quality, and noise levels. These impacts will largely result from the movement and operation of construction equipment and vehicles, which will occur during the construction of the Project. The level of impact and associated mitigation to each of these resources has been described in the Final EIS available on the CPV Valley website. These impacts will generally be localized and/or of short duration. 9.5 Proposed Mitigation The impacts and proposed mitigation for any impacts associated with CPV Valley were evaluated through the SEQRA approval process. The various impacts associate with operation of the Project include aesthetics, wetlands and emissions. There were several mitigation measures that were implemented such as, locating the electric interconnection lines underground to avoid the visual impacts, enclosing the equipment in building to mitigate visual impacts associated with the equipment, location of the facility on the property to minimize impacts to wetlands, creation of wetland replication areas to offset any wetland impacts, the purchase of emission reduction credits at a ratio greater than 1 to 1 so as to achieve an overall net reduction of emissions in the region, etc. The mitigation of impacts were developed throughout the SEQRA approval process and contained in the Final EIS available on the CPV Valley website. The Project has worked very closely with local, county and state representatives to ensure the least intrusive design possible. Although the Project will create some impacts, CPV Valley has incorporated numerous mitigation measures to further ensure preservation of the community and the environmental attributes. 10.0 Project Contract/RFP Status CPV’s Valley Energy Center has not participated in or made application to any other New York State agency or authority in response to a Request for Proposals. 11.0 Public Outreach 11.1 Overview / Approach: CPV has a proven track record of implementing successful public outreach programs around more than a dozen major energy infrastructure projects across the United States and Canada. CPV partners with communities by building strong working relationships with residents, civic groups, labor and local elected officials to be a responsible neighbor sensitive to community values. CPV invests time in developing public education and outreach campaigns to help local communities understand electricity technology, the market backdrop, energy policy and the development process from start to finish. This process includes meeting with interested parties and stakeholders in both formal and informal New York Energy Highway 19 | P age
CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER settings. CPV’s objective is to build long-term relationships with the community and maintains its public outreach program throughout the development process, construction and operation. CPV’s successful public outreach program was demonstrated by the significant support demonstrated by the local community for CPV Valley. Please refer to Appendix E – Community Support, which contains copies of various support letters regarding the CPV Valley Energy Center. 11.2 Anticipated stakeholder groups and affected individuals The CPV Valley outreach team conducted more than fifty (50) meetings to brief stakeholders on the project including: Minisink Valley School District; Middletown NAACP; Environmental Advocates of NY; Natural Resources Defense Council; Goshen Environmental Committee; more than a dozen neighbors proximate to the project; Wawayanda Senior Center; area Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs; New Hampton and Slate Hill fire companies; elected officials including Gov. Spitzer's, Gov. Paterson's and Gov. Cuomo's energy staff; Sen. Bonacic; Sen. Maziarz; Assemblywoman Gunther; Assemblyman Cahill, Sen. Maziarz; Orange County Executive Diana; Orange County Legislature; Hudson Valley Building Trades Council Local 17; IBEW LU 363; Orange County Partnership; Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.; and Patterns for Progress. In addition, CPV provided regular update briefings to area media to generate news stories to keep the general public apprised of project progress and participated in more than a dozen local conferences and events. 11.3 Potential issues to be addressed Throughout the development to CPV Valley, CPV has actively engaged the community to address concerns and issues. This was an integral part of CPV Valley’s SEQRA approval process. CPV will maintain its positive public outreach program to keep the community informed about the construction, commissioning and operations activities. 11.4 Public Outreach Plan CPV began its public outreach program for the CPV Valley Energy Center in early 2008 prior to the project being publicly announced with creation of a dedicated project website (www.cpvvalley.com), public information phone line and email address. When the Project was publicly announced in the Spring of 2008, CPV notified the community through direct mail and media stories and began a series of ongoing briefing meetings with various community groups. CPV held two informational open houses (one targeted toward and located within an identified EJ area) and hired Spanish language translators for both. CPV also hired former Harvard School of Public Health expert Dr. Peter Valberg (Gradient Corp.) to meet with the community to help the community better understand the environmental elements of the Project. The result of this intensive, four-year public outreach effort is that the CPV Valley Energy Center is first and only utility-scale power project to successfully proceed through SEQR with a truly local board acting as lead agent within recent years. New York Energy Highway 20 | P age
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