Land Use, Recreation, and Aesthetics

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VALLEY LATERAL PROJECT
DRAFT RESOURCE REPORT 8
FERC Docket No. PF15-23-000
August 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
Page
LAND USE, RECREATION, AND AESTHETICS .................................................................... 8-1
LAND USE ................................................................................................................................... 8-1
8.1.1 Existing Land Use ............................................................................................................ 8-1
8.1.2 Land Use Affected During Project Construction and Operation ..................................... 8-2
8.1.2.1
Pipeline ........................................................................................................ 8-2
8.1.2.2
Aboveground Facilities ................................................................................ 8-3
8.1.2.3
Pipeyard ....................................................................................................... 8-4
8.1.2.4
Access Roads ................................................................................................ 8-4
8.1.3 Land Use Impacts and Mitigation .................................................................................... 8-4
8.1.3.1
Agricultural Land ......................................................................................... 8-5
8.1.3.2
Upland Forest .............................................................................................. 8-6
8.1.3.3
Open Land .................................................................................................... 8-7
8.1.3.4
Industrial/Commercial Land ........................................................................ 8-7
8.1.3.5
Wetlands ....................................................................................................... 8-9
8.1.3.6
Open Water .................................................................................................. 8-9
8.1.3.7
Residential Land ........................................................................................... 8-9
8.1.3.8
Special Land Uses ...................................................................................... 8-10
LAND OWNERSHIP ................................................................................................................. 8-10
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ............................................ 8-10
PUBLIC LAND, RECREATION, AND OTHER DESIGNATED AREAS .............................. 8-11
8.4.1 Federal Lands ................................................................................................................. 8-11
8.4.2 State Lands ..................................................................................................................... 8-11
8.4.3 County and Municipal ................................................................................................... 8-12
8.4.4 Conservation Easements ................................................................................................ 8-12
8.4.5 Coastal Zone Management Areas and Inland Waterways ............................................. 8-13
8.4.6 Other Areas of Potential Concern .................................................................................. 8-13
AESTHETIC RESOURCES ....................................................................................................... 8-14
8.5.1 Pipeline Facilities ........................................................................................................... 8-14
8.5.2 Aboveground Facilities .................................................................................................. 8-15
8.5.2.1
Launcher .................................................................................................... 8-15
8.5.2.2
Meter Station and Receiver ........................................................................ 8-15
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 8-15
Draft Resource Report 8
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Valley Lateral Project
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 8.1-1 Land Uses Crossed by the Valley Lateral ........................................................................... 8-2
LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX 8A
TABLE 8A-1
TABLE 8A-2
TABLE 8A-3
APPENDIX 8B
Supplemental Tables
Land Use Crossed by Milepost for the Valley Lateral
Land Use Acreage Affected by Construction and Operation of the Valley Lateral
Project
Environmental Sites within 0.25 Mile of the Valley Lateral Project
Figures
FIGURE 8B-1 Public Lands in the Vicinity of the Valley Lateral Project
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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ATFS
ATWS
CPV
CREP
CRP
EDR
ER
FERC or Commission
FERC Plan
FERC Procedures
FSA
HDD
Millennium
MP
NPS
NRCS
NYSDAM
NYSDEC
Project
SFI
U.S.
USDA
USGS
American Tree Farm System
Additional temporary workspace
CPV Valley, LLC
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Conservation Reserve Program
Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
Environmental Report
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FERC’s (2013) Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance
Plan
FERC’s (2013) Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation
Procedures
Farm Service Agency
Horizontal Directional Drill
Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
Milepost
National Park Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Geological Survey
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RESOURCE REPORT 8--LAND USE, RECREATION, AND AESTHETICS
Location in Environmental
Report
Filing Requirement

Describe the width and acreage requirements of all construction and permanent
rights-of-way and the acreage required for each proposed plant and operational
site, including injection or withdrawal wells. (§ 380.12 (j) (1))
Section 8.1 and
Resource Report 1, Tables
1.4-1, 1.4-2, 1A-2, 1A-3
(i) List, by milepost, locations where the proposed right-of-way would be
adjacent to existing rights-of-way of any kind. (§ 380.12 (j) (1))
Resource Report 1,
Table 1.3-1
(ii) Identify, preferably by diagrams, existing rights-of-way that would be
used for a portion of the construction or operational right-of-way, the
overlap and how much additional width would be required. (§ 380.12 (j)
(1))
Volume IIB
(iii) Identify the total amount of land to be purchased or leased for each
aboveground facility, the amount of land that would be disturbed for
construction and operation of the facility, and the use of the remaining land
not required for project operation. (§ 380.12 (j) (1))
Section 8.1.2.2 and
Table 8A-2 in Appendix 8A
(iv) Identify the size of typical staging areas and expanded work areas, such
as those at railroad, road, and waterbody crossings, and the size and location
of all pipe storage yards and access roads. (§ 380.12 (j) (1))
Section 8.1.2

Identify, by milepost, the existing use of lands crossed by the proposed
pipeline, or on or adjacent to each proposed plant and operational site.
(§ 380.12 (j) (2))
Table 8.1-1

Describe planned development on land crossed or within 0.25 mile of proposed
facilities, the time frame (if available) for such development, and proposed
coordination to minimize impacts on land use. Planned development means
development which is included in a master plan or is on file with the local
planning board or the county. (§ 380.12 (j) (3))
Section 8.3

Identify, by milepost and length of crossing, the area of direct effect of each
proposed facility and operational site on sugar maple stands, orchards and
nurseries, landfills, operating mines, hazardous waste sites, state wild and
scenic rivers, state or local designated trails, nature preserves, game
management areas, remnant prairie, old-growth forest, national or state forests,
parks, golf courses, designated natural, recreational or scenic areas, or
registered natural landmarks, Native American religious sites and traditional
cultural properties to the extent they are known to the public at large, and
reservations, lands identified under the Special Area Management Plan of the
Office of Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and lands owned or controlled by Federal or state agencies or
private preservation groups. Also identify if any of those areas are located
within 0.25 mile of any proposed facility. (§ 380.12 (j) (4))
Sections 8.1.3 and 8.4,
and Table 8A-3 in
Appendix 8A
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RESOURCE REPORT 8--LAND USE, RECREATION, AND AESTHETICS
Location in Environmental
Report
Filing Requirement

Identify, by milepost, all residences and buildings within 50 feet of the
proposed pipeline construction right-of-way and the distance of the residence
or building from the right-of-way. Provide survey drawings or alignment
sheets to illustrate the location of the facilities in relation to the buildings.
(§ 380.12 (j) (5))
Section 8.1.3.4

Describe any areas crossed by or within 0.25 mile of the proposed pipeline or
plant and operational sites which are included in, or are designated for study
for inclusion in: The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (16 U.S.C.
1271); The National Trails System (16 U.S.C. 1241); or a wilderness area
designated under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132). (§ 380.12 (j) (6))
Section 8.4.1

For facilities within a designated coastal zone management area, provide a
consistency determination or evidence that the applicant has requested a
consistency determination from the state's coastal zone management program.
(§ 380.12 (j) (7))
Section 8.4.5

Describe the impact the project will have on present uses of the affected area
as identified above, including commercial uses, mineral resources, recreational
areas, public health and safety, and the aesthetic value of the land and its
features. Describe any temporary or permanent restrictions on land use
resulting from the project. (§ 380.12 (j) (8))
Sections 8.1, 8.3, 8.4,
and 8.5

Describe mitigation measures intended for all special use areas identified under
paragraphs (j)(2) through (6) of this section. (§ 380.12 (j) (9))
Sections 8.1, 8.3, 8.4,
and 8.5

Describe proposed typical mitigation measures for each residence that is within
50 feet of the edge of the pipeline construction right-of-way, as well as any
proposed residence-specific mitigation. Describe how residential property,
including for example, fences, driveways, stone walls, sidewalks, water supply,
and septic systems, would be restored. Describe compensation plans for
temporary and permanent rights-of-way and the eminent domain process for
the affected areas. (§ 380.12 (j) (10))
Section 8.1.3.4

Describe measures proposed to mitigate the aesthetic impact of the facilities
especially for aboveground facilities such as compressor or meter stations.
(§ 380.12 (j) (11))
Section 8.5

Demonstrate that applications for rights-of-way or other proposed land use
have been or soon will be filed with Federal land-management agencies with
jurisdiction over land that would be affected by the project. (§ 380.12 (j) (12))
Not Applicable
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8.0
LAND USE, RECREATION, AND AESTHETICS
Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (Millennium) is seeking authorization from the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act1 to
construct, install, own, operate, and maintain the Valley Lateral Project (Project). The Project will provide
firm transportation of natural gas to the new 650 megawatt gas-powered CPV Valley Energy Center being
constructed by CPV Valley, LLC (CPV) in the town of Wawayanda, New York. The Project, as proposed,
includes approximately 7.8 miles of new natural gas pipeline that will extend from Millennium’s existing
main line pipeline north to the CPV Valley Energy Center, as well as ancillary aboveground facilities. The
target in-service date for the Project is April 2017.
The Project consists of the following components and facilities:

approximately 7.8 miles of new 16-inch diameter pipeline in Orange County, New York;

one delivery meter station and associated piping at the CPV Valley Energy Center, approximate
milepost (MP) 7.8;

one launcher facility (MP 0.0); and

one receiver facility at the CPV Valley Energy Center (MP 7.8).
8.1
LAND USE
8.1.1
Existing Land Use
Land that will be affected by the Project has been classified into seven main land use categories as defined
below:
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
Agricultural Land – active hayfields, cultivated land, and specialty crops;

Upland Forest – forested area, not including forested wetlands;

Open Land – utility rights-of-way, open fields, vacant land, herbaceous and scrub-shrub uplands,
and non-forested lands;

Industrial/Commercial Land – manufacturing or industrial plants, paved areas, landfills, mines,
quarries, electric power or natural gas utility facilities, developed areas, roads, railroads and railroad
yards, and commercial or retail facilities;

Wetlands - palustrine emergent (PEM), scrub-shrub (PSS), and forested (PFO) wetlands;

Open Water – water crossings greater than 100 feet wide and streams visible on aerial photography
but less than 100 feet in width; and

Residential Land – existing developed residential areas. This may include large developments,
low, medium, and high-density residential neighborhoods, urban/suburban residential, multi-family
15 U.S.C. § 717f(c) (2012).
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residences, ethnic villages, residentially zoned areas that have been developed, or short segments
of the route at road crossings with homes near the route alignment.
Table 8.1-1 summarizes land use classifications that will be crossed by the pipeline. While these land use
classifications are determined by the primary use of the land, there may be rural residences located on
properties that are classified according to their non-residential use such as agricultural land, as described
more fully below in 8.1.3.7. Table 8A-1 in Appendix 8A provides the proposed pipeline crossings of each
of these land uses by milepost.
TABLE 8.1-1
Land Uses Crossed by the Valley Lateral
Land Use
Agricultural Land
Crossing Length
(miles)
3.9
Percent of Pipeline Total
50.3%
Upland Forest
2.6
33.3%
Open Land
0.7
9.3%
Industrial/Commercial Land
0.3
4.1%
Wetland
0.2
2.3%
Open Water
0.1
0.7%
Residentiala
0.0
0.0%
7.8
Total
a: One area was classified as residential land adjacent to the pipeline at approximate MP
7.3. The HDD construction method is proposed in this location; therefore, there is no
construction workspace within the residential land use.
8.1.2
Land Use Affected During Project Construction and Operation
The Project will result in the temporary disturbance of existing land use during construction and, to a lesser
degree, permanent modification of existing land use during operation of the Project. Land requirements for
the construction and operation of the Project facilities by land use classification are provided in Table 8A2 in Appendix 8A. A total of approximately 108.4 acres of land will be disturbed during construction of
the Project including construction work areas for installation of the pipeline and aboveground facilities,
access roads, and pipeyard. Following construction, a total of approximately 45.1 acres will be used for
operation of the Project including 41.1 acres for the permanent easement associated with the pipeline, 1.4
acres for the aboveground facilities, and 2.6 acres for permanent access roads. Land not required for Project
operation will be restored and returned to pre-existing land uses in accordance with landowner agreements.
8.1.2.1
Pipeline
The new pipeline lateral will be installed following a set of sequential operations as described in Resource
Report 1. The construction right-of-way will consist of a construction work area that includes the temporary
workspace, additional temporary workspace (ATWS), and permanent easement. The width of the
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construction right-of-way will range from 75 feet in upland areas to 135 feet in areas of active agriculture,
depending on site-specific conditions as described in Resource Report 1.
The size and configuration of each ATWS is unique and dependent upon the existing conditions at each
work location. ATWS will typically be located at road and smaller stream or wetland crossings. Larger
ATWS will be needed at pipe tie-ins, at horizontal directional drill (HDD) entry and exit points, at foreign
pipeline or other utility crossings, and for staging and fabrication of drag sections. The location, description,
and justification for ATWS along the proposed pipeline segments are provided in Table 1A-2 in Resource
Report 1.
Millennium has identified one pipeyard for use during Project construction. The pipeyard will be used for
stockpiling equipment and for other various uses, and will consist of land leased by Millennium that has
been previously disturbed for other industrial purposes or during construction of other projects. Information
on the pipeyard is provided in Table 1.4-2 in Resource Report 1 and the location is included on Project
mapping in Appendix 1C of Resource Report 1. The proposed site for the pipeyard is located to the north
of U.S. Route 6 where it intersects with Hoops Road in an area comprised mainly of existing
industrial/commercial land.
Other areas that will be disturbed by construction include temporary and permanent access roads that will
be used to access the construction work areas and the pipeyard. Table 1A-3 in Resource Report 1 lists
permanent and temporary access roads associated with the Project. Locations of proposed access roads are
also included on mapping in Appendix 1C.
To the extent practicable, the Project pipeline will be constructed adjacent to, but not within, other existing
pipelines or utility lines. Based on current design, approximately 1.82 miles (23 percent) of the total length
of the new pipeline will be adjacent to existing rights-of-way. Table 1.3-1 in Resource Report 1 lists the
locations where the Project pipeline will be installed adjacent to other existing railroad and power line
rights-of-way, and the width of the existing permanent rights-of-way where known.
The dominant land uses crossed by the construction of the pipeline, summarized in Table 8A-2, include
agriculture, primarily hay fields, and upland forest. Relatively small proportions of other land uses crossed
by the pipeline include open land, industrial/commercial land, wetland, and open water. Following
construction, construction work areas will be restored and revegetated. Millennium will retain a 50-footwide permanent easement for operation of the pipeline.
8.1.2.2
Aboveground Facilities
In addition to the pipeline, the Project includes a pig launcher that will be located at MP 0.0. A meter
station with associated piping and a pig receiver will be located on CPV’s property within the area already
approved and currently being used for construction of the CPV Valley Energy Center (MP 7.8). These
facilities are depicted on the full-size USGS Quadrangle maps and aerial-based alignment sheets provided
in Volume II, Attachment 1A. A plot plan for the meter station and a typical drawing for the
launcher/receiver facilities will be included in the final Environmental Report (ER).
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Land used for construction and operation of the pig launcher (MP 0.0) will be partially within the permanent
right-of-way for the pipeline in agricultural land. Additional information on the land rights to be acquired
for the launcher site will be included in the final ER.
The 1.4-acre meter station and pig receiver site is located on industrial/commercial land. A portion of the
underground piping for the meter station crosses palustrine scrub-shrub wetland, which will be restored
post-construction. Access to the site will be via U.S. Route 6. Millennium will acquire from CPV the
necessary land rights for construction, placement and operation of the meter station and receiver within the
CPV Valley Energy Center property.
8.1.2.3
Pipeyard
One pipeyard has been proposed for use during construction of the Project. Millennium proposes to lease
a 7.5 acre property for use during construction. Additional information on the proposed pipeyard is included
in Resource Report 1. The pipeyard will be sited in a previously disturbed area primarily comprised of
existing commercial/industrial land. In general, the pipeyard will require minimal improvements, primarily
in the form of a graded gravel base to stabilize the ground surface and allow for motor vehicle traffic,
delivery and storage of pipe and associated equipment and materials, and placement of storage trailers and
on-site office trailers. The location of proposed pipeyard is included on the USGS topographic maps in
Appendix 1C. After construction of the Project, the pipeyard will be restored and allowed to revert to preconstruction uses.
8.1.2.4
Access Roads
Millennium has identified seven temporary access roads for use during construction of the pipeline and two
permanent access roads for access to the pig launcher at MP 0.0 and meter station and pig receiver at MP
7.8, during operation of the pipeline. These access roads include three existing agricultural roads (including
one existing road to be used for permanent access to the pig launcher), five new gravel roads, and one new
paved road (for access to the meter station and pig receiver). Land use that will be affected by access roads
is primarily agricultural. Temporary access roads will be restored post-construction and allowed to revert
to prior land use or may be left in the improved state if requested by the landowner. Refer to Section 1.4.1.3
and Table 1A-3 in Resource Report 1 for additional information on access roads for the Project.
8.1.3
Land Use Impacts and Mitigation
Construction of the Project will require land disturbance during installation of the facilities. Following
construction, the construction work areas for the pipeline will be restored and revegetated. Temporary
construction rights-of-way and ATWS (including land used for temporary access roads and the pipeyard)
will be restored, re-seeded, and allowed to revert to previous use.
A 50-foot-wide permanent easement will be retained for operation of the pipeline. Long-term impacts
associated with pipeline operation include the conversion of land to industrial use for the aboveground
facilities, and restrictions on future land use associated with the permanent easement. These restrictions
prohibit certain types of uses from occurring within the permanent right-of-way including the construction
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of any permanent aboveground structures; however, many activities such as agriculture use are allowed to
continue within the easement.
Table 8A-1 in Appendix 8A provides proposed pipeline crossings of each land use by milepost. Table 8A2 in Appendix 8A provides the acres of various land uses that will be affected during construction and
operation of the pipeline and aboveground facilities. Construction and restoration will be done in
accordance with the FERC’s (2013) Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan (FERC
Plan), and FERC’s (2013) Waterbody and Wetland Construction and Mitigation Procedures (FERC
Procedures) and other Project construction and mitigation plans included in Appendix 1B in Resource
Report 1. Proposed deviations to the FERC Plan and Procedures are included in Table 1A-4 in Resource
Report 1.
8.1.3.1
Agricultural Land
More than half of the construction workspace for the pipeline will occur in agricultural lands. In general,
impacts resulting from construction across agricultural lands will be limited to loss of use during the
growing season during which construction occurs. Consultation with the New York State Department of
Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM), indicated that agricultural land in the Project area is used
predominantly for pasture, hay, and corn production (Brower, 2015). Environmental field surveys
conducted in May and July 2015 identified active agricultural fields including hay, corn, and soybeans;
none of which are included on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) list of specialty crops
(USDA, 2015). Active cow pasture is also present along the proposed Project alignment.
Most land parcels within the proposed Project construction right-of-way and within 0.25 mile of the rightof-way and other work areas (pipeyard) are located within Orange County Agricultural District #2 (Orange
County Planning Department, 2015). The Orange County Agricultural Districts contain agricultural land
that has been recognized by the County and NYSDAM as containing viable farmland that has been
designated for protection from non-agricultural uses. Millennium will work with landowners to identify
and mitigate potential adverse impacts on farm operations. It is anticipated that the construction and
operation of the Project would comply with the purpose and intent of the agricultural district program, as
there would be no long-term impact to the functioning of farm operations. Where permanent conversion
of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses would occur (i.e., pig launcher), permanent loss of agricultural
land would be mitigated in accordance with landowner agreements.
Construction techniques for agricultural lands are described in Resource Report 1. In addition, Millennium
will incorporate measures from the NYSDAM pipeline construction guidance document “Pipeline Rightof-Way Construction Projects Agricultural Mitigation, through the Stages of Planning,
Construction/Restoration and Follow-up Monitoring” (NYSDAM, 2011) as applicable into the Project
Environmental Construction Standards for construction in agricultural land.
Following construction, cropland used for the temporary construction right-of-way and ATWS would be
restored to approximately its pre-construction conditions and allowed to revert to prior use, and agricultural
use will be permitted within the permanent easement, in accordance with applicable easement agreements.
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Landowners will be compensated for lost production and crop damages resulting from construction of the
pipeline also in accordance with easement agreements. Millennium will conduct post-construction
monitoring to evaluate the restoration within affected agricultural areas. Restoration would be considered
successful in agricultural areas if crop yields within the restored construction areas are similar to adjacent
undisturbed portions of the same field.
During the course of easement negotiations, Millennium will work with landowners to identify the specific
locations of existing agricultural drainage tiles. Site-specific plans will identify the locations of drain tile
systems with respect to the pipeline, and address repair and replacement of damaged tiles, restoration of
pre-construction hydrology, and post-construction monitoring. No drain tiles have been identified to date
for the Project areas.
8.1.3.2
Upland Forest
Upland forest/woodland includes upland deciduous forest, evergreen forest, and mixed (deciduous and
evergreen) forest; it does not include forested wetlands as those are classified as wetlands. Resource Report
3 provides a detailed discussion of the types of upland forests and woodlands crossed by the pipeline
facilities.
Millennium will restore and stabilize the approximate original grade of forested areas affected within the
construction right-of-way and other temporary workspaces and will allow these areas to revert to forest
through natural successional processes after construction. Within the permanent easements, Millennium
will maintain currently forested upland areas in an herbaceous vegetation state to facilitate inspection and
operation of the Project facilities. Resource Report 3, Sections 3.2.3 and 3.3.1 provide a detailed discussion
of impacts on upland forests including fragmentation.
No commercial silviculture (i.e., timber production) operations have been identified along the proposed
pipeline facilities. If any silvicultural lands are crossed by the Project, Millennium will negotiate with and
reimburse landowners for any damages or loss of timber that result from construction of the Project. The
reimbursement to these landowners/producers will be based on market prices at the time of easement
negotiations with each affected landowner.
Several forest certification programs are available in Orange County, including the Sustainable Forestry
Initiative (SFI) Certification Program and the American Tree Farm System. SFI Certified Program
Participants adhere to a set of principles that address how they operate on their own lands, and how they
conduct procurement practices across all ownerships. Collectively and individually, SFI Certified Program
Participants promote the practice of sustainable forestry on all lands by funding logger and forester
education and encouraging private landowners to manage their forests sustainably (SFI, 2015).
To date, no parcels that will be crossed by the Project have been identified as participating in either the SFI
or the New York Tree Farm forest certification programs. If land enrolled in the programs is identified,
Millennium will work with the landowner and the certifying agency to mitigate impacts and ensure
continued participation in forest and timber protection programs to the extent reasonably practicable.
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The Project pipeline will not cross any sugar maple stands, orchards or nurseries, or old growth forests. No
USDA certified organic operations were identified within 0.25 mile of the proposed Project alignment
(USDA, 2014).
8.1.3.3
Open Land
Open land is defined as non-forested lands, pasture, maintained utility rights-of-way, and herbaceous and
scrub-shrub uplands. Millennium will utilize standard overland construction techniques through open
lands. In general, impacts resulting from construction through open lands will be limited to the construction
period. Following construction, open lands affected by the Project will be restored to their previous use,
except for limited clearing of the permanent right-of-way for operation and maintenance of the pipeline.
8.1.3.4
Industrial/Commercial Land
Impact minimization measures used in industrial/commercial areas will include timing of construction to
avoid peak use periods, maintaining access to businesses at all times, and expediting construction through
these areas. Millennium will coordinate directly with affected industrial/commercial landowners on an
individual basis to further reduce potential adverse effects.
Roadways
Public roads that will be crossed by the Project pipeline include I-84, New York State Route 6, Orange
County roads, and private roads. Roads that will be crossed by the Project are listed in Table 1.6-2 in
Resource Report 1. The table includes the milepost at the crossing, the road name, surface, and the proposed
construction method. Most public roads are paved, although some county and local roads are maintained as
gravel roads. Potential temporary effects associated with roadway crossings include disruption of traffic
flows, disturbance of existing underground utilities, such as water and sewer lines, and hindrance of
emergency vehicle access. There are no anticipated permanent effects on existing use of the roadways that
will be crossed by the Project.
Public roads with a pavement surface will be crossed by conventional bore or HDD. Use of a bore or HDD
will allow for continued use of the roadways by the public and the passage of emergency vehicles. Private
roads with a gravel surface will be crossed using an open cut and then restored to approximate preconstruction conditions or better. If an open-cut crossing of a road requires extensive construction time,
steel plates will be used across the trench and/or provisions will be made for temporary detours or other
measures to maintain vehicular travel and safe traffic flow during the crossing.
Millennium will apply for necessary permits for work within road rights-of-way and will coordinate with
federal, state, and county transportation departments to identify any future road expansions or paving plans
within areas crossed by the Project. Crossings will be constructed in accordance with site conditions and
applicable road opening permit requirements, as well as the U.S. Department of Transportation
requirements regarding depth of cover. Also see discussion in Section 5.2.1.5 in Resource Report 5
regarding bonding and repair of roads if damaged during construction.
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The Project will cross an abandoned railroad bed at one location (MP 0.7). The railroad will be crossed by
conventional bore. Additional detail on road and railroad crossing construction methods is provided in
Section 1.6.1.4 of Resource Report 1.
Hazardous Materials
Millennium conducted database research to identify, to the extent feasible, properties within 0.25 mile of
the Project facilities previously impacted with oil and/or hazardous materials. A search completed by
Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR) identified various types of potential and actual sources of
contamination to nearby groundwater resources along the proposed Project facilities. Information from
EDR is a compilation of a variety of available federal, state, and local government databases. A list of
identified sites within 0.25-mile is presented in Table 8A-3 in Appendix 8A. None of the sources identified
were located in a hydrogeologically up-gradient orientation, and therefore are not expected to impact
Project facilities.
Millennium conducted a review for the proposed pipeyard property which included an environmental
database search, USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps, aerial photographs, property tax map report, and an
environmental lien and activity and use limitation search. The pipeyard property was not listed on any of
the EDR Databases. Aerial photographs reviewed (dated 1940, 1968, 1975, 1984, 1991, 1994, 2006, 2009
and 2011) depict the pipeyard property to have been developed as agricultural and residential property since
at least 1940 until sometime before 1984, when the property appeared as cleared, with the exception of a
remaining building structure on the southeast portion. The property appears as a storage yard (potentially
for gravel and stone/sand with storage trailers) from at least 2009 to the present. According to the EDR
Lien Search Report, no environmental liens or activity and use limitations are associated with the pipeyard
property.
One adjoining property (E. Tetz and Sons) to the southeast of the proposed pipeyard property was listed in
the EDR report on multiple databases [New York Above-Ground Storage Tank, Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act Small Quantity Generator, United States Mines and MANIFEST]. No releases have
been reported from this facility. Multiple violations were reported on the US MINES database between
2002 and 2014, and included undefined penalty citation fines. The identified violation statuses were
reported as closed. This property is located topographically cross/down-gradient of the pipeyard property
and is not expected to have any impact on the site.
Millennium does not anticipate any potential concerns associated with hazardous materials during
construction and operation of the Project facilities. If any hazardous materials are encountered during
pipeline construction, Millennium will dispose of and/or implement mitigation measures for the hazardous
materials in accordance with applicable regulations.
Other industrial land uses that occur within 0.25 mile of the proposed Project alignment include an active
sand and gravel quarry. The site is addressed in Resource Report 6.
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8.1.3.5
Wetlands
Wetlands account for 2.7 percent of land use types that will be crossed by the pipeline. There will be no
impact on wetlands from the construction and operation of aboveground facilities. Section 2.3 of Resource
Report 2 provides a description of the wetland types and their typical vegetative species composition, and
Table 2.3-1 of Resource Report 2 summarizes the amount of each wetland type that will be affected by the
Project. Construction procedures to minimize impacts on wetlands are summarized in Section 1.6.1.2 of
Resource Report 1.
8.1.3.6
Open Water
Open water includes waterbody crossings visible on aerial photography but less than 100 feet in width. No
waterbodies greater than 100 feet wide will be crossed by the Project. Proposed waterbody crossing
methods are identified in Resource Report 2, Appendix 2A, Table 2A-1. Millennium will follow its
Environmental Construction Standards to limit water quality and aquatic resource impacts during and
following construction. Millennium will use the open-cut crossing method for the majority of the
waterbody crossings. Dry-ditch waterbody crossing methods (i.e., dam and pump and flume) will be used
where discernable flow is present at the time of construction. Millennium proposes to cross four
waterbodies using HDD (see Resource Report 2 for additional discussion of waterbody crossings).
8.1.3.7
Residential Land
Millennium has minimized impacts on residential properties by proposing to locate the pipeline and
aboveground facilities in areas removed from residential uses, to the extent practicable. The proposed
facilities will be located in rural areas on land currently used for agriculture, upland forest, open space, and
other non-residential land uses; however, rural residences are located on some of the properties that are
directly impacted and throughout the general area, primarily in the vicinity of agricultural land uses. No
residences are located within 50 feet of the edge of the proposed pipeline construction right-of-way, ATWS,
or new aboveground facility boundaries. No residences will directly be affected by Millennium’s facility
construction or operation activities; therefore, no site-specific construction plans for residences have been
developed for this Project.
Millennium’s land agents and contractors will coordinate with property owners before and throughout the
construction process to minimize impact on landowners. Landowners will be contacted individually to
notify them of the approximate time that construction will take place on their property and to keep them
informed about any construction activities that may be of interest to them.
Landowners can use the right-of-way, provided this does not interfere with operation and maintenance of
the pipeline. No trees will be permitted on the permanent right-of-way in upland areas or within 15 feet of
the pipeline in wetlands, as they may impair access to the pipeline and roots can damage the pipeline
coating. No permanent structures, including houses, tool sheds, garages, poles, guy wires, catch basins,
swimming pools, trailers, leaching fields, septic tanks, or any other objects not easily removed are permitted
within the permanent right-of-way.
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Millennium is currently working with landowners to identify the exact locations of any septic systems and
their associated drainage fields that will be crossed by the construction workspace. Where impacts on these
structures are unavoidable, Millennium will work with the landowner to repair or relocate the system, as
necessary.
8.1.3.8
Special Land Uses
Special land uses include areas such as land associated with schools, parks, places of worship, cemeteries,
sport facilities, campgrounds, golf courses, ball fields, etc. A municipal park and a cemetery were identified
within 0.25 mile of the proposed Project alignment, and are addressed in Section 8.4. Special land uses
that include recreation uses on public and private lands within 0.25 mile of the proposed Project are also
addressed in Section 8.4.
8.2
LAND OWNERSHIP
The Project will primarily cross properties held by private landowners. One Orange County property
(abandoned railroad) is crossed by the pipeline near MP 0.7. Property owned by the Town of Wawayanda
is crossed near MP 4.3, MP 5.3 and MP 5.6. Millennium has contacted the Town of Wawayanda regarding
the crossings and is assessing route variations in these locations (see Resource Report 10). Any revised
route alignments will be provided in the final ER. No other government agency owned land would be
crossed or affected by the Project.
Millennium will acquire permanent easements on privately-held lands that will give Millennium the right
to construct, operate, and maintain the pipeline and associated facilities. The easement negotiations
between Millennium and the landowner will include compensation for the fair market value of any property
acquired for aboveground facilities, compensation for loss of use during construction of the pipeline, loss
of nonrenewable or other resources, damage done to property during construction; and will establish
allowable uses of the permanent right-of-way after construction, in accordance with applicable laws.
Millennium has contacted and will continue communications with landowners crossed or affected by the
Project facilities. To date, landowner communications have also included abutting landowners.
8.3
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Planned residential or business/commercial development is defined as any development that is included in
a master plan or is on file with the local planning board or county. As part of development of the proposed
route for the pipeline, Millennium consulted with landowners regarding current and future planned use of
their property.
Orange County Planning has identified “Priority Growth Areas” as areas where municipalities are
encouraged to direct development activity, based partly on the presence of infrastructure. The northeastern
portion of the Project and the meter station will be located within the Priority Growth Area that surrounds
the City of Middletown. Other areas that are expected to see the greatest growth and development are
located in close proximity to major highways (Orange County, 2010).
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Millennium contacted county and town planning agencies in the vicinity of the Project in May 2015 to
request information regarding proposed future development that would be crossed by or within a 0.25-mile
radius of the proposed Project alignment, and reviewed permit applications on file with federal and state
agencies. To date, no planned residential or business/commercial developments have been identified as
being crossed by the Project.
If planned developments that will not be crossed by the Project are identified in the future, Millennium will
address concerns regarding site access, safety, and restoration, as well as any future development plans as
part of easement negotiations. Potential conflicts with these projects would be limited to temporary
increases in traffic and construction vehicles on shared existing roadways used for Project access.
8.4
8.4.1
PUBLIC LAND, RECREATION, AND OTHER DESIGNATED AREAS
Federal Lands
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps, aerial photographs, internet searches, contacts with
federal, state and local agencies, and field reconnaissance were used to identify lands owned or managed
by federal, state and local government agencies. There are no federal lands, or lands owned or managed by
the State of New York crossed by or located within 0.25 mile of the proposed Project facilities.
Recreational, or other designated areas that are crossed or within 0.25 mile of the proposed construction
work areas are addressed below.
Based on review of public records and databases, no known landfills, national forests, remnant prairie, or
registered natural landmarks will be crossed by the Project.
Millennium reviewed publicly available information on websites of the National Park Service (NPS) “Find
a Park” tool, National Register of Historic Places listings, Land and Water Conservation Fund grant sites,
and protected NPS affiliated sites. This review determined that no National Parks, National Natural
Landmarks, National Park Service Wilderness Areas, Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Areas, or
National Wild and Scenic Rivers are crossed or located within 0.25 mile of the proposed Project facilities
(Bureau of Land Management, 2015; NPS, 2009, 2015a, 2015b, 2015c, 2015d; University of Montana,
2015, USFS, 2013; USGS, 2015).
8.4.2
State Lands
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) State Lands Interactive
Mapper was reviewed to identify NYSDEC land, State Parks, conservation easements, trails, forest
preserves, wildlife management areas, and other special management areas in the vicinity of the Project.
The New York State Scenic Byways program was reviewed to identify roadways designated as state and
national scenic byways and parkways in the vicinity of the Project. The Project will not cross and will not
be within 0.25 mile of any river that is protected by New York’s Wild, Scenic and Recreation Rivers Permit
Program. The review determined that no state owned or managed areas, public uses, and byways will be
crossed or within 0.25 mile of the Project (NYSDEC 2015a, NYSDEC 2015b, NYDOT 2015).
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8.4.3
County and Municipal
Shannen Park is located 0.14 mile (740 feet) from the proposed Project between MPs 4.1 and 4.3 (see Figure
8B-1). The 52-acre park was donated to the Town of Wawayanda to be preserved as a park and wildlife
area. Recreation facilities include picnic facilities, a playground, two ball fields, and about one mile of
paved roads used by joggers and walkers (Town of Wawayanda, 2015). There will be no direct impacts on
the park, as there will be no disturbance of existing park facilities from Project construction activities.
Existing land cover between the park and the proposed Project consists of dense tree stands, which will
effectively screen temporary disruption to public uses of the existing park facilities from the movement of
equipment, and from the dust and noise of construction activity.
The Town of Wawayanda owns parcels crossed by the Project and contiguous with the Shannen Park parcel
near MP 4.3. As stated above, Millennium is currently consulting with the Town of Wawayanda regarding
the crossing of the Town land adjacent to the park. Results of that consultation will be included in the final
ER. There are no other lands owned or managed by state and local governments that will be crossed or
within 0.25 mile of the Project.
8.4.4
Conservation Easements
Conservation easements are voluntary legal agreements between landowners and government agencies or
qualified conservation organizations that restrict the type and amount of development that may take place
on a property in the future. Easements can be donated or sold and land use restrictions are tailored to meet
specific conservation goals in accordance with the needs of the landowner.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers
easement programs to landowners who want to voluntarily maintain or enhance their land in a way
beneficial to agriculture and/or the environment. Review of the NRCS easement data layer did not identify
any NRCS easement properties, including Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, Grassland Reserve
Program, or Wetland Reserve Program/Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership lands that will be
crossed by or within 0.25 mile of the Project (NRCS, 2014).
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a land conservation program administered by the Farm
Service Agency (FSA), and is the country’s largest private-land conservation program. The FSA also
administers the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), an offshoot of the CRP. Both
programs seek to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production, and to plant species
that will improve water quality, prevent soil erosion, and reduce loss of wildlife habitat. The CRP program
is directed towards landowners, while the CREP targets high-priority conservation issues identified by
local, state, or tribal governments or non-governmental organizations (FSA, 2015). The FSA does not
disclose the locations of land enrolled in the CRP or CREP programs, as these lands are protected under
Section 1619 of the Farm Bill. However, Millennium has consulted, and is continuing to consult, with
landowners and the local farm bureaus to obtain information on land enrolled in these programs. No
conservation easements have been identified to date within 0.25 mile of the proposed Project.
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The Orange County Land Trust website was reviewed to identify protected lands in the county. The site
includes easements and protected lands on private properties that are enrolled in local and state conservation
easement programs that may not be part of the NRCS easement program. No preserves, conservation
easements, or other protected lands were identified within 0.25 mile of the proposed Project (Orange County
Land Trust, 2015).
8.4.5
Coastal Zone Management Areas and Inland Waterways
The New York Department of State serves as the lead agency for the New York Coastal Management
Program. The New York State Coastal Zone Boundary Map was reviewed to the landward coastal boundary
of the Hudson River. No Project facilities will be located within or near coastal zone management
boundaries as defined for New York Coastal Management Program (NYDOS, 2015b).
The New York Department of Development Designated Inland Waterways list was reviewed to identify
waters in the Project area that are managed to preserve, enhance, and protect waterways under the
Waterfront Revitalization of Coastal Areas and Inland Waterways Act. None of the designated inland
waterways will be crossed by or located within 0.25 mile of the Project (NYDOS, 2014).
8.4.6
Other Areas of Potential Concern
The Green Ridge Golf Club is a private facility located in close proximity to the north side of the proposed
pipeline. The pipeline would be within 0.25 mile of the southeast boundary of the club between MPs 0.9
and 1.5 for a distance of 0.45 mile. At its closest point, the pipeline would be 0.03 mile (140 feet) south of
the club boundary. The golf club is open year round, and provides 18 holes in a setting of rolling green
hills. The existing, cleared abandoned railroad and electric transmission line rights-of-way are located
between the golf club and the proposed Project. Existing trees along the club boundary provide a buffer
between the golf club and the existing right-of-ways, and would also provide a buffer between the golf club
and the proposed Project activities (Green Ridge Golf Club, 2015).
The Project will be located within 0.25 mile of one roadway that is part of the New York State Bicycle
Program, which includes an extensive network of on- and off-road bicycle facilities. Bicycle Route 17 is a
signed, on-road bicycle route that extends 442 miles through the state, and crosses through the Town of
Wawayanda on U.S. Route 6. The proposed pipeline will not cross Route 6 / Bicycle Route 17; however,
the permanent access road (PAR-002) for the meter station and receiver is located off Route 6 in
Wawayanda. Temporary impacts on the Bicycle Route may include the movement of construction
equipment and materials, and the daily commuting of workers to and from the meter and pig receiver site
during construction. Project-related construction traffic will typically occur during the early morning hours
and evening hours when construction workers commute to the construction work areas. Increases in traffic
related to construction of the Project would be temporary and would not prohibit or limit use of the Bicycle
Route (NYDOT, 2015). Additionally, Millennium and its contractors will adhere to safe driving practices
along roadways.
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The Ridgebury Cemetery is located 0.09 mile (458 feet) south of MP 5.5. A dense buffer of tree stands
screens the cemetery from the pipeline right-of-way. There would be no Project-related disturbance of
cemetery grounds, and no disturbance to activities at the cemetery from the construction and operation of
the pipeline.
8.5
AESTHETIC RESOURCES
Aesthetic resources include visual or scenic resources. Potential adverse effects on visual resources occur
from any noticeable change to the visual quality of a landscape setting, and more noticeable in sensitive
areas such as recreation areas, natural areas, or parks. One of the primary concerns of pipeline crossings
and the siting of aboveground facilities, is the alteration of the visual landscape through removal of existing
vegetation and disturbance of soils. Construction also generates dust and noise, which could be an
annoyance to recreational users, and could affect wildlife movement. However, these effects are temporary
and occur only for the duration of construction activities in any one area.
Long-term effects on visual resources from operation of the proposed pipeline and aboveground facilities
include the permanent removal of trees in the operating rights-of-way and permanent alteration of
vegetation patterns at the aboveground facility sites. Visual effects also can occur where vegetation
removal occurs in designated scenic areas, sites, or corridors if proposed activities cannot be mitigated to
meet the regulatory objectives of the associated management plans. The Federal Highway Administration
America’s Byways program and the New York State Scenic Byways program were reviewed to identify
any designated scenic sites, vistas, roads and corridors potentially affected by the Project. The Project will
not be located in the viewshed of any designated scenic area, site, or road; and there would be no impact
on these areas from the construction and operation of the Project.
8.5.1
Pipeline Facilities
In open areas, visual effects are typically short-term until restoration and revegetation of the construction
work areas are completed. Long-term impacts occur in forested areas where reforestation of the temporary
work areas will take years, and where the permanent right-of-way will be maintained clear of trees. These
effects are typically most noticeable where the pipeline crosses roads or cuts through wood lots, or where
vegetation is removed between the right-of-way and residences.
The majority of the land that will be crossed by the pipeline is classified as agricultural and open land where
the maintained pipeline right-of-way will not significantly alter the visual characteristics of the area
following revegetation and reversion of the land to pre-construction cover types. Each paved roadway will
be crossed by HDD or bore, limiting direct impacts on these roadways to any adjacent workspaces where
clearing may be required. To the extent possible, the pipeline has been routed around isolated woodlots.
In areas where the pipeline is located in forested areas, the maintained right-of-way will be visible from
certain viewpoints on roadways and at nearby residences.
Shannen Park is located 0.14 mile (740 feet) from the proposed pipeline between MPs 4.1 and 4.3.
Construction activities and the permanent cleared pipeline easement will be screened by existing tree stands
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from any viewpoint in the park. There would be no change to the visual quality of the existing characteristic
landscape setting of the park.
8.5.2
8.5.2.1
Launcher
The launcher will be installed at MP 0.0, and will consist of a valve extending several feet aboveground
and an aboveground pipe for the launcher. The pig launcher will be located partially within the permanent
right-of-way for the pipeline and will be fenced. The site is screened by tree stands, and isolated from any
public viewpoint, and is generally small and unobtrusive in the landscape. No significant effect to visual
resources is anticipated from the construction and operation of the facility.
8.5.2.2
Meter Station and Receiver
The proposed new delivery meter station and pig receiver will be installed at the proposed CPV Valley
Energy Center (MP 7.8). Equipment to be installed at the meter station includes gas piping, ultrasonic
meter, pressure and flow control regulation, valving, gas chromatograph, gas quality equipment,
filter/separation plus tank and containment, gas heaters, a data acquisition system, building(s), electrical
power, above ground piping, and fencing facilities. Electrical power will be provided for building cooling,
lighting, ventilation, and control equipment without requiring the construction of any additional facilities
other than those already approved for the CPV Valley Energy Center. A small satellite dish may be installed
for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). Voice communications and SCADA backup will
be provided utilizing telephone service, which also will not require the construction of any additional
facilities other than those already approved for the CPV Valley Energy Center. The pig receiver will consist
of a valve extending several feet aboveground and a barrel to catch the pig and allow for its removal from
the line. The facilities will be small in scale relative to adjacent CPV Valley Energy Center facilities, and
will generally be unobtrusive with no anticipated significant effect to visual resources, and no change to
the visual quality of the industrial landscape of the approved energy center facilities.
8.6
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DRAFT APPENDIX 8A
Supplemental Tables
TABLE 8A-1
TABLE 8A-2
TABLE 8A-3
Land Use Crossed by Milepost for the Valley Lateral.................................................. 8A-1
Land Use Acreage Affected by Construction and Operation of the Valley Lateral
Project ........................................................................................................................... 8A-5
Environmental Sites within 0.25 Mile of the Project .................................................... 8A-6
8A-i
TABLE 8A-1
Land Use
Agricultural Land
Wetland
Open Water
Agricultural Land
Wetland
Agricultural Land
Industrial/Commercial
Land
Agricultural Land
Wetland
Agricultural Land
Wetland
Agricultural Land
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Upland Forest
Open Land
Wetland
Open Land
Wetland
Open Land
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Open Water
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Upland Forest
Wetland
Upland Forest
Wetland
Open Land
Open Water
Upland Forest
Open Land
Upland Forest
Open Water
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Land
Agricultural Land
Entry
MP
0.00
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.37
0.38
Exit
MP
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.37
0.38
0.46
0.46
0.46
30
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.53
0.54
0.71
0.73
0.83
0.84
0.87
0.89
1.00
1.00
1.04
1.08
1.15
1.16
1.36
1.38
1.39
1.39
1.51
1.52
1.53
1.53
1.56
1.56
1.65
1.77
1.80
1.80
1.81
0.46
0.46
0.53
0.54
0.71
0.73
0.83
0.84
0.87
0.89
1.00
1.00
1.04
1.08
1.15
1.16
1.36
1.38
1.39
1.39
1.51
1.52
1.53
1.53
1.56
1.56
1.65
1.77
1.80
1.80
1.81
2.10
7
9
368
12
919
90
523
67
142
106
612
10
162
262
369
37
1,056
95
46
16
630
74
36
11
137
2
473
642
135
42
34
1,536
2.10
2.11
34
2.11
2.39
1,510
8A-1
Length (feet)
841
11
1
1,123
29
403
TABLE 8A-1
Land Use
Land
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Wetland
Agricultural Land
Open Water
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Upland Forest
Open Water
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Land
Open Land
Wetland
Open Land
Upland Forest
Open Land
Upland Forest
Open Land
Wetland
Open Land
Wetland
Open Land
Agricultural Land
Open Water
Agricultural Land
Open Land
Agricultural Land
Wetland
Agricultural Land
Open Water
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Open Water
Upland Forest
Wetland
Upland Forest
Wetland
Upland Forest
Open Land
Entry
MP
Exit
MP
Length (feet)
2.39
2.40
39
2.40
2.44
2.49
2.49
2.62
2.64
2.64
2.76
2.77
2.77
2.77
2.44
2.49
2.49
2.62
2.64
2.64
2.76
2.77
2.77
2.77
2.98
227
248
12
675
73
43
631
17
26
11
1,103
2.98
2.99
34
2.99
3.02
3.02
3.09
3.19
3.23
3.40
3.48
3.48
3.51
3.52
3.53
3.63
3.63
3.63
3.64
3.70
3.70
3.86
3.87
3.88
4.04
4.04
4.07
4.07
4.08
4.11
4.13
3.02
3.02
3.09
3.19
3.23
3.40
3.48
3.48
3.51
3.52
3.53
3.63
3.63
3.63
3.64
3.70
3.70
3.86
3.87
3.88
4.04
4.04
4.07
4.07
4.08
4.11
4.13
4.19
149
40
365
525
220
897
374
44
157
25
37
553
2
13
28
308
22
864
10
47
874
19
141
18
12
201
66
337
8A-2
TABLE 8A-1
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Upland Forest
Entry
MP
4.19
4.21
4.34
Exit
MP
4.21
4.34
4.35
Agricultural Land
4.35
4.44
508
Upland Forest
Wetland
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Upland Forest
Wetland
Upland Forest
Wetland
Land
Upland Forest
Open Water
Upland Forest
Land
Upland Forest
Land
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Wetland
Agricultural Land
Land
Wetland
Agricultural Land
Upland Forest
Agricultural Land
Wetland
Agricultural Land
Wetland
Agricultural Land
Land
Upland Forest
Open Water
Upland Forest
Wetland
4.44
4.46
4.48
4.78
4.91
4.93
4.98
5.18
5.19
5.53
4.46
4.48
4.78
4.91
4.93
4.98
5.18
5.19
5.53
5.53
109
102
1,554
677
111
252
1,067
93
1,760
25
5.53
5.72
970
5.72
5.73
5.73
5.73
5.73
5.75
58
9
92
5.75
5.75
28
5.75
5.85
513
5.85
5.88
142
5.88
6.37
6.61
6.61
6.37
6.61
6.61
6.61
2,593
1,269
15
14
6.61
6.62
31
6.62
6.62
6.73
6.74
7.00
7.00
7.04
7.05
6.62
6.73
6.74
7.00
7.00
7.04
7.05
7.27
14
548
54
1,388
33
203
42
1,132
7.27
7.29
112
7.29
7.46
7.46
7.54
7.46
7.46
7.54
7.55
938
2
380
60
Land Use
8A-3
Length (feet)
75
700
52
TABLE 8A-1
Land Use
Upland Forest
Open Land
Land
Open Land
Land
Open Land
Wetland
Open Land
Upland Forest
Land
Total
Entry
MP
7.55
7.60
Exit
MP
7.60
7.62
7.62
7.63
44
7.63
7.65
133
7.65
7.66
44
7.66
7.69
7.70
7.70
7.69
7.70
7.70
7.74
137
94
5
180
7.74
7.77
157
Length (feet)
262
103
41,013
8A-4
TABLE 8A-2
Land Use Acreage Affected by Construction and Operation of the Valley Lateral Project
Operation
Construction
Operation
Construction
Operation
Construction
Operation
Construction
Operation
Totalh
Construction
Residentialg
Operation
Open Waterf
Construction
Wetlandse
Operation
Industrial/
Commerciald
Construction
Open Landc
Operationj
Upland Forestb
Constructioni
Agriculturala
Pipeline Right-of-Way
Additional Temporary
Workspace
Launcher (MP 0.0)
Receiver (MP 7.8)
Meter Station (MP 7.8)
34.80
23.61
18.49
12.27
4.28
2.91
2.47
1.75
1.67
0.38
0.24
0.16
0.00
0.00
61.95
41.08
19.47
0.00
3.88
0.00
2.88
0.00
1.14
0.00
1.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
28.41
0.00
0.17
0.00
0.00
0.17
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.34
0.89
0.00
0.34
0.89
0.00
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.17
0.34
1.04
0.17
0.34
0.89
Access Roads
6.63
2.16
1.20
0.15
0.65
0.00
0.34
0.26
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.15
0.00
8.99
2.57
Pipeyard
0.00
0.00
1.19
0.00
0.14
0.00
6.16
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7.50
0.00
61.08
25.93
24.77
12.43
7.95
2.92
11.34
3.24
2.86
0.38
0.25
0.16
0.15
0.00
108.40
45.05
Workspace Type/
Facility
Project Total:
Notes: *Sums may not equal addends due to rounding.
a: Agricultural Land – active hayfields, cultivated land, and specialty crops.
b: Upland forest – forested area, not including forested wetlands.
c: Open Land – utility rights-of-way, open fields, vacant land, herbaceous and scrub-shrub uplands, and non-forested lands.
d: Industrial/Commercial Land – manufacturing or industrial plants, paved areas, landfills, mines, quarries, electric power or natural gas utility facilities, developed areas,
roads, railroads and railroad yards, and commercial or retail facilities.
e: Wetlands - Palustrine emergent (PEM), scrub-shrub (PSS), and forested (PFO) wetlands.
f: Open Water –Streams visible on aerial photography but less than 100 feet in width.
g: Residential Land – existing developed residential areas. This may include large developments, low, medium, and high-density residential neighborhoods,
urban/suburban residential, multi-family residences, ethnic villages, residentially zoned areas that have been developed, or short segments of the route at road
crossings with homes near the route alignment.
h: Construction and operation acres excluding area between HDD entry and exit points which will be limited to hand clearing only for a maximum 10 foot wide footpath.
i: Includes land to be used for construction, including any land that would be retained for operation of the new facilities.
j: Includes only land acquired and maintained for operation of the pipeline (e.g., permanent pipeline ROW), except for the permanent ROW in wetlands as detailed in
the Resource Report 2. Includes land required for operation of the pig launcher and receiver, meter station, and permanent access roads.
Draft Resource Report 8 – Land Use, Recreation and Aesthetics
8A-5
August 2015
TABLE 8A-3
MP
Distance
(feet) /
Direction from
Project
Distance from
Project
(miles)
1,110 / NW
0.21
Site Name
Site Address
Databases
Site Summary
Regulatory
Status
Pipeline
0
Millennium– Westtown
Measuring Station
917 Route 284,
Westtown, NY
FINDS,
RCRA-SQG,
MANIFEST
No violations. No release
reported.
N/A
UST
PBS Id. No. 3-601271 - Two
1,000-gallon Gasoline USTs
removed 1/7/1999; No release
reported.
Status listed as
unregulated/clos
ed
2
639 / S
0.12
Country Store
51 County Route 22,
Johnson, New York
2.1
469 / NW
0.09
Grand Prix Auto Body
6 County Route 22,
Johnson, New York
EDR HIST
GAS
STATIONS
No release reported.
N/A
NYSDOT BIN 1044500
Route 284 over
Rutger’s Creek,
Minisink, New York
RCRA-NLR,
MANIFEST
RCRA Non-Gen; Historical
generator, no violations reported.
NY Manifest for lead waste, no
releases or violations reported.
RCRA Nongen/N/A
N/A
N/A
2.6
661 / SSE
0.13
5.6
443 / ESE
0.08
Town of Wawayanda
Ridgebury Hill Road,
Slate Hill, New York
AST; UST;
FINDS
Town of Wawayanda: PBS Id.
No. 3-011684 - Listed as active
facility, two gasoline USTs
reported as closed. ASTs- active:
one 6,000-gallon diesel; one
1,000-gallon gasoline; one 200gallon motor oil; and one 500gallon waste/used oil.
5.6
562 / ESE
0.11
Robin Meadows SD
Ridgebury Hill Road,
SPDES
SPDES Permit
8A-6
August 2015
TABLE 8A-3
MP
Distance
(feet) /
Direction from
Project
Distance from
Project
(miles)
5.9
1022 / NNW
0.19
EBS Associates, L.L.C. DBA
3141 Route 6, Slate
Hill, New York
AST
PBS Id. No. 3-601119 - active
facility; No release reported.
N/A
5.9
1159 / WNW
0.22
Padmount 46891/50703
50 KVA
55 Hesselton Drive,
SPILLS
Spill No. 1109177 - non-PCB
release from transformer. Spill
closed 10/20/2011.
Spill status
closed.
SPILLS
#2 fuel oil release from AST
11/9/2007, Spill No. 0708677;
less than 2 gallons. Spill closed
on 11/19/2007.
Spill status
closed.
RCRA-LQG,
MANIFEST
LQG - no violations
N/A
Spill No.0907069 - equipment
failure- piping leak from gasoline
UST reported 9/23/2009; crossgradient of pipeline.
Status was not
reported as
closed; soil and
groundwater
investigation to
be conducted as
on 9/24/2009.
Site Name
Site Address
6.5
509 / SSE
0.10
Tarvin
174 Seward Road,
New Hampton, New
York
7.7
585 / E
0.11
NYSDOT - Route 6/I-84 BINS 1052480 and
1052490
Route 6, Slate Hill,
New York
7.7
639 / ENE
0.12
NYSDOT
3235 Route 6,
Middletown, New
York
8A-7
Databases
SPILLS
Site Summary
Regulatory
Status
August 2015
TABLE 8A-3
MP
Distance
(feet) /
Direction from
Project
Distance from
Project
(miles)
Site Name
Site Address
Site Summary
Regulatory
Status
AST; RCRA
SQG; US
MINES;
MANIFEST
PBS FACILITY ID. 3-602164:
One 1,000-gallon diesel AST,
installed 4/2008, temporarily out
of service; three 275-gallon lube
oil ASTs, installed 1/1980, all
listed as temporarily out of
service; one 275-gallon
used/waste oil AST, installed
1/1980, temporarily out of
service. RCRA SQG: Listed as
corrosive waste; no violations
reported. US MINES: listed as
Mongaup Valley Quarry, active,
non-coal mining. Cross-gradient
orientation to Pipeyard.
No releases
reported from
ASTs. US
MINES database
reported
numerous
violations
between 2002
and 2014; all
reported as
"closed" status.
SWF/LF
Active vehicle dismantling facility.
Hydrogeologically cross-gradient
orientation to Pipeyard. No
violations, No releases reported.
N/A
UST; HIST
US; NY
SPILLS
PBS FACILITY ID. 3-466182:
Active facility; 6 Two releases
reported: 1/14/2010 - petroleum
release due to equipment failure
and closed 1/28/2011. 1/11/2010
- petroleum release discovered
during removal of former USTs;
closed on 1/28/2011. Downgradient from Site.
Both releases
reported as
closed.
Databases
Pipeyard
N/A
N/A
N/A
174 / SE
193 / E
464 / SSW
0.03
E. Tetz & Sons, Inc. and
Slate Hill Sand & Gravel
3080 Route 6, Slate
Hill, New York
0.04
Martine’s Service Center,
Inc.
3418 Route 6,
Middletown, New
York
0.09
Route 6 Food, Inc.
3032 Route 6, Slate
Hill, New York
8A-8
August 2015
TABLE 8A-3
MP
N/A
Distance
(feet) /
Direction from
Project
572 / SSW
Distance from
Project
(miles)
0.12
Site Name
Getty Gas
Site Address
3028 Route 6, Slate
Hill, New York
Databases
NY SPILLS
Regulatory
Status
Site Summary
Gasoline spill of 5 gallons to
pavement surface and storm
drain reported on 3/25/2004; spill
closed on 3/30/2004.
Release
reported as
closed.
Acronyms :
2020 COR ACTION – RCRA program that required a wide variety of sites to be or have been cleaned up;
AST – Above-ground Storage Tank;
EDR – Environmental Data Resources, Inc.;
EDR US Historic Auto Stations - EDR exclusive Historical gas stations;
ERNS – The Emergency Response Notification System records and stores information on releases of oil and hazardous substances;
FINDS - Facility Index System;
HWS – Hazardous Waste Facilities;
LUST – Leaking Underground Storage Tank;
LQG – Large Quantity Generator
MP – Mile Post
NA – Not Applicable
NPDES/SPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System / State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System;
NR - Not Reported;
NPDES – Wastewater Facility Regulation Database;
NY – New York
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act information system;
RCRA NonGen - RCRA sites not generating hazardous waste;
RCRA LQG - RCRA Large Quantity Generators (over 1,000 kilograms of hazardous waste, or over 1 kilogram of acutely hazardous waste per month);
RCRA SQG - RCRA Small Quantity Generators (less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste, or less than 1 kilogram of acutely hazardous waste per month);
RCRA NonGen/NLR – RCRA database of sites, non-generators do not presently generate hazardous waste;
RCRA TSDF - The database includes selective information on sites which generate, transport, store, treat and/or dispose of hazardous waste as defined by RCRA;
SHWS – State Hazardous Waste Facilities;
SPILLS - Database containing records of spill incidents;
SWF / LF – Solid Waste Facility / Landfill;
SQG – Small Quantity Generator
UST - Underground Storage Tank database containing registered Underground Storage Tanks;
US MINES – Mines Master Index File.
8A-9
August 2015
DRAFT APPENDIX 8B
Figures
FIGURE 8B-1 Public Lands in the Vicinity of the Valley Lateral Project
Land Use, Recreation and Aesthetics
8B-i
August 2015
CPV Valley
Energy
Center
Binnewater
Park
!
.MP 7.5
!
!
!
!
MP 6.5
MP 7
!
!
!
!
Shannen
Park
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
MP 3.5
MP 5
MP 6
MP 5.5
MP 4.5
MP 4
!
!
!
!
MP 2
!
!
MP 3
MP 2.5
!
!
!
!
MP 1.5
!
!
!
!
MP 0.5
V:\PROJECTS\AUGUSTA\MilleniumCPV\MXD\Figures\Figure8B_1_PublicLand_8x11P.mxd
MP 0 !!
K
0
0.25
0.5
1
Miles
Legend
!
!
Route Milepost (0.5 mi)
Proposed Valley Lateral
Existing Millennium Pipeline
Potential Access Road
Pipeyard
County Boundary
Town Boundary
Public Lands in the Vicinity
of the Valley Lateral Project
Public Land
Data sources: ESRI, TRC, Millennium Pipeline, and NY GIS
Created:
8/24/2015
Figure 8B-1
14 Gabriel Drive
Augusta, ME 04330

Land Use, Recreation, and Aesthetics

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