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4.0 RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON THE DEIS ....................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Summary of Response to Comments on DEIS ......................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Project Need ....................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.2 Natural Gas Supply ............................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1.3 Project Electric Transmission Lines................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.4 Land Use and Community Character ................................................................................. 4-2 4.1.5 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................. 4-2 4.1.6 Visual ................................................................................................................................. 4-2 4.1.7 Community Resources ....................................................................................................... 4-3 4.1.8 Socioeconomics ................................................................................................................. 4-3 4.1.9 Traffic ................................................................................................................................ 4-3 4.1.10 Air Quality ......................................................................................................................... 4-4 4.1.11 Noise .................................................................................................................................. 4-5 4.1.12 Soils, Geology, Seismology ............................................................................................... 4-5 4.1.13 Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................... 4-5 4.1.14 Wetlands and Water Resources .......................................................................................... 4-6 4.1.15 Ecology .............................................................................................................................. 4-7 4.1.16 Environmental Justice ........................................................................................................ 4-7 4.1.17 Decommissioning............................................................................................................... 4-8 4.2 Response to Comments on the DEIS ........................................................................................ 4-8 Response to Comments on Section 1.0 – Executive Summary ........................................................... 4-11 Response to Comments on Section 2.0 – Project Description ............................................................. 4-58 Response to Comments on Section 3.0 – Land Use ............................................................................ 4-59 Response to Comments on Section 4.0 – Cultural Resources ............................................................. 4-94 Response to Comments on Section 5.0 – Visual ................................................................................. 4-96 Response to Comments on Section 6.0 – Community Facilities ....................................................... 4-106 Response to Comments on Section 7.0 – Socioeconomics ............................................................... 4-112 Response to Comments on Section 8.0 – Traffic .............................................................................. 4-142 Response to Comments on Section 9.0 – Air Quality ....................................................................... 4-146 Response to Comments on Section 10.0 – Noise .............................................................................. 4-210 Response to Comments on Section 11.0 – Soil, Geology, and Seismology ...................................... 4-215 Response to Comments on Section 12.0 – Infrastructure .................................................................. 4-218 Response to Comments on Section 13.0 – Water Resources ............................................................ 4-231 Response to Comments on Section 14.0 – Ecology .......................................................................... 4-249 Response to Comments on Section 15.0 – Construction Impacts ..................................................... 4-291 Response to Comments on Section 16.0 – Community Character .................................................... 4-292 Response to Comments on Section 17.0 – Cumulative Impacts ....................................................... 4-301 Response to Comments on Section 18.0 – Other Environmental Impacts ........................................ 4-305 Response to Comments on Section 19.0 – Alternatives .................................................................... 4-310 5.0 RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED ON THE ADDITIONAL STUDIES DOCUMENT .................................................................................. 5-1 Response to Comments on the Additional Studies Document: ............................................................. 5-2 Final Environmental Impact Statement ii Table of Contents CPV Valley <strong>Energy</strong> Center February 2012
TABLES Table 1-1 SEQRA Milestones .......................................................................................................... 1-2 Table 1-2 SEQRA DEIS Review Distribution ................................................................................. 1-3 Table 1-3 List of DEIS Review Comments ...................................................................................... 1-5 Table 1-4 FEIS Distribution List ...................................................................................................... 1-7 Table 3-1 Summary of Zoning Law Compliance (2009 as amended in 2010) .............................. 3-14 FIGURES FEIS Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Location of GIS Building and Process Water Line Alternatives Interconnect General Arrangement Electrical GIS Building Plan Location of GIS Building with Wetlands Underground Electric Transmission Line on Project Site Location of Process Water Supply/Return Lines with Wetlands DEIS Figures (Revised Figures in Response to Comments on the DEIS) Figure 2-3 Existing Conditions Figure 2-7A Site Plan – 100 Scale Figure 2-7B Site Plan – 50 Scale Figure 3-2 Zoning Map of Project Site and One-Mile Radius Figure 3-5B Viewpoint 13B: With Project, Interstate 84 Figure 3-7A Undeveloped Parcel Map with Zoning Figure 3-7B Undeveloped Parcel Map with Theoretical Viewshed Figure 7-6 Maximum Project Impacts – 1-Hour Average CO Concentrations (µg/m 3 ) Figure 7-7 Maximum Project Impacts – 8-Hour Average CO Concentrations (µg/m 3 ) Figure 7-8 Maximum Project Impacts – 3-Hour Average SO 2 Concentrations (µg/m 3 ) Figure 7-9 Maximum Project Impacts – 24-Hour Average SO 2 Concentrations (µg/m 3 ) Figure 7-10 Maximum Project Impacts – Annual Average SO 2 Concentrations (µg/m 3 ) Figure 7-11 Maximum Project Impacts – 24-Hour Average PM Concentrations (µg/m 3 ) Figure 7-12 Maximum Project Impacts – Annual Average PM Concentrations (µg/m 3 ) Figure 7-13 Maximum Project Impacts – Annual Average NO 2 Concentrations (µg/m 3 ) Figure 14-1 Ecological Communities Map Final Environmental Impact Statement iii Table of Contents CPV Valley <strong>Energy</strong> Center February 2012
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THE CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER
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Table of Contents 5.4 Potential Dec
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CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER B. REQUIRE
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CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER substation
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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
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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
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Page 41 and 42: 9.2.5.3 Availability and Certificat
Page 43 and 44: 11.3.5.3 Water/Wastewater Interconn
Page 45 and 46: 12.6.7 Oil and Chemical Use during
Page 47 and 48: 16.0 COMMUNITY CHARACTER ..........
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Page 61: FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMEN
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
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