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5.4.2.7 Video of Stack Lighting.........................................................................................5-22 5.4.2.8 Visual Impacts Associated with Visible Plumes....................................................5-23 5.5 DESIGN, APPEARANCE, AND MITIGATION..................................................................5-24 5.5.1 Siting, Layout, and Relocation ........................................................................................5-24 5.5.2 Alternative Technologies.................................................................................................5-25 5.5.3 Low Profile and Downsizing...........................................................................................5-25 5.5.4 Screening and Landscaping .............................................................................................5-25 5.5.5 Color, Texture, and Camouflage .....................................................................................5-26 5.5.6 Maintenance.....................................................................................................................5-26 5.5.7 Lighting Plan ...................................................................................................................5-26 5.6 CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................................................5-27 6.0 COMMUNITY FACILITIES ....................................................................................................6-1 6.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................6-1 6.2 LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS............................................................................................6-1 6.2.1 Local Service Providers Servicing Site .............................................................................6-1 6.2.1.1 Police Services .........................................................................................................6-1 6.2.1.2 Fire and Emergency Medical Services.....................................................................6-1 6.2.2 Potential Impacts to Service Providers ..............................................................................6-2 6.2.2.1 Police........................................................................................................................6-2 6.2.2.2 Fire and EMS ...........................................................................................................6-3 6.3 COMMUNITY FACILITIES...................................................................................................6-5 6.3.1 Existing Community Facilities ..........................................................................................6-5 6.3.1.1 Schools.....................................................................................................................6-5 6.3.1.2 Hospitals ..................................................................................................................6-5 6.3.1.3 Houses of Worship...................................................................................................6-6 6.3.2 Potential Impacts ...............................................................................................................6-6 6.4 ADJACENT HIGHWAYS AND ACCESS.............................................................................6-7 6.4.1 During Construction Activities..........................................................................................6-7 6.4.1.1 Maintenance and Protection of Traffic ....................................................................6-7 6.4.1.2 Access to Adjacent Land Uses.................................................................................6-8 6.4.1.3 Pedestrian Safety......................................................................................................6-8 6.4.2 Operational Conditions......................................................................................................6-8 6.4.3 Mitigation of Impacts ........................................................................................................6-8 6.5 REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................6-9 7.0 SOCIOECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE................................................7-1 7.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................7-1 7.2 APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES....................................................7-1 7.3 EXISTING CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................7-1 7.3.1 Population..........................................................................................................................7-2 7.3.2 Economy and Employment................................................................................................7-2 7.3.3 Housing..............................................................................................................................7-3 7.3.4 Numbers and Composition of the Workforce....................................................................7-3 7.3.5 Public Services ..................................................................................................................7-3 7.3.5.1 Cost of Public Services ............................................................................................7-3 7.3.5.2 Town Revenues for Public Services ........................................................................7-7 7.4 SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT.................................................................................................7-9 7.4.1 Economic Effects of Project Construction.........................................................................7-9 7.4.1.1 Construction Jobs by Discipline ..............................................................................7-9 7.4.1.2 Construction Expenditures.....................................................................................7-10 iv Table of Contents
7.4.1.3 Secondary Economic Impact Due to Project Construction....................................7-10 7.4.1.4 Secondary Revenue Impacts during Construction .................................................7-11 7.4.1.5 Secondary Job Impacts During Construction.........................................................7-11 7.4.1.6 Secondary Labor Income Impacts During Construction........................................7-13 7.4.2 Economic Effects of Project Operation ...........................................................................7-14 7.4.2.1 Secondary Revenues During Facility Operation....................................................7-14 7.4.2.2 Secondary Jobs during Operation ..........................................................................7-14 7.4.2.3 Secondary Labor Income during Facility Operations ............................................7-15 7.4.2.4 Impacts of Potential Revenue for Minisink Valley School District.......................7-15 7.4.3 Projected Taxes................................................................................................................7-16 7.4.4 Project Financing and PILOT Agreement .......................................................................7-16 7.4.5 Sales Tax..........................................................................................................................7-19 7.4.6 Assessed Value and Special Districts ..............................................................................7-20 7.4.7 Impacts on Insurability ....................................................................................................7-20 7.4.8 Incremental Costs to the Public .......................................................................................7-21 7.4.8.1 Incremental Costs Related to Project’s Workforce................................................7-21 7.4.8.2 Incremental Cost to Police Services.......................................................................7-21 7.4.8.3 Incremental Cost to Fire/Emergency Services.......................................................7-22 7.4.8.4 Incremental Cost to School Districts......................................................................7-23 7.4.8.5 Incremental Cost to Water Services.......................................................................7-23 7.4.8.6 Incremental Cost to Solid Waste Services .............................................................7-24 7.4.8.7 Incremental Cost of Potential Externalities............................................................7-24 7.4.9 Funding for Decommissioning ........................................................................................7-30 7.5 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.............................................................................................7-30 7.5.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................7-30 7.5.2 Determination of Environmental Justice Communities...................................................7-31 7.5.3 Enhanced Public Participation Plan.................................................................................7-34 7.5.4 Environmental Justice Area Impact Assessment .............................................................7-34 7.5.4.1 Air Quality .............................................................................................................7-34 7.5.4.2 Traffic and Transportation .....................................................................................7-35 7.5.4.3 Noise ......................................................................................................................7-36 7.5.4.4 Visual .....................................................................................................................7-36 7.5.4.5 Water......................................................................................................................7-36 7.5.5 Conclusion with Respect to Environmental Justice.........................................................7-36 7.6 REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................7-37 8.0 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................8-1 8.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................8-1 8.2 APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES....................................................8-1 8.3 STUDY METHODOLOGY.....................................................................................................8-1 8.4 EXISTING CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................8-2 8.4.1 Description of Key Roadways...........................................................................................8-3 8.4.2 Study Locations .................................................................................................................8-4 8.4.3 Existing Traffic Volumes ..................................................................................................8-6 8.4.4 Weekday vs. Saturday Peak Hour Comparison .................................................................8-7 8.4.5 Existing Level of Service...................................................................................................8-8 8.5 ACCIDENT HISTORY..........................................................................................................8-12 8.6 FUTURE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROJECT........................................8-14 8.6.1 Traffic Growth.................................................................................................................8-14 8.6.2 Other Planned Projects ....................................................................................................8-15 8.7 TRAFFIC IMPACTS DURING CONSTRUCTION .............................................................8-18 v Table of Contents
Page 1 and 2: THE CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents 5.4 Potential Dec
Page 5 and 6: CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER B. REQUIRE
Page 7 and 8: CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER substation
Page 9 and 10: CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER The ratepa
Page 11 and 12: CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER Generation
Page 13 and 14: 2011 Facilities Study, the Project
Page 15 and 16: CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER Marcy Sout
Page 17 and 18: CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER report pre
Page 19 and 20: CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER The Final
Page 21 and 22: CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER Financial
Page 23 and 24: CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER settings.
Page 25 and 26: Appendix A Project Description The
Page 27 and 28: Appendix B CPV Valley Energy Center
Page 29 and 30: Appendix B CPV Valley - NYISO Zone
Page 31 and 32: ID Task Name 1 CPV Valley Energy Ce
Page 33 and 34: Appendix E Point of Electrical Inte
Page 35 and 36: TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS 1.0 EXEC
Page 37: 4.0 CULTURAL RESOURCES.............
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Page 51 and 52: Table 7-17 Environmental Justice Da
Page 53 and 54: Table 12-5E Estimated Average Chang
Page 55 and 56: List of Figures Figure 1-1 Figure 1
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Page 59 and 60: 10.0 NOISE 10-A CPV Valley Energy C
Page 61 and 62: FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMEN
Page 63 and 64: TABLES Table 1-1 SEQRA Milestones .
Page 65: Appendix G Letters of Support New Y
Page 73: WHEREAS, the Project has adhered to
Page 77 and 78: Board of Directors Resolution #0512
Page 81 and 82: New York State Laborers'-Employers'
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