Draft Supplemental GEIS Information Page
GEIS, Finkle, Hague and Indian Brook Delta Dredging Plans

Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DSGEIS) Information:
The Final Scope for the DSGEIS was released on August 25th, 2011. The primary goal of the scoping document is to focus the DGEIS on potentially significant impacts and to eliminate consideration of those impacts that are irrelevant or not significant.

The scope of the proposed action is to examine alternative methods of dredging and any potential environmental impacts, not previously discussed. Particularly, mechanical dredging from access pads, in-water mechanical dredging, suction-dredging, and establishing a minimum criteria and potential environmental impact thresholds for sediment removal generally.

The scope is not to design or create a plan for dredging the deltas, but rather the analysis of the environmental impact(s) that the outlined methods may or may not have.

We have listed several documents (in PDF format) that you may find helpful. The 2001 original conceptual plans as well as the 2009 dredging plans that were developed by Warren County Soil & Water are listed. Just click on the PDF image next to the name of the document. It will open in a new window.

 

Original DGEIS and FGEIS

DGEIS:

SEQR Findings Statement on FGEIS:

Final DGEIS Scope:

Final GEIS:

Appendix A Final Scope:

Appendix B Correspondence:

Comments:

 

Conceptual Delta Management Plans (CDMP)

Finkle/Indian CDMP June - 2001:

Finkle Conceptual Parameters - 2001:

Finkle Brook Delta Dredging Plan- 2009:

 

Hague CDMP June - 2001:

Hague Conceptual Parameters - 2001:

Hague Brook Delta Dredging Plan- 2009:

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PROJECT SUPPORT: Helen V. Froehlich Foundation, NYS Dept. of State (Environmental Protection Agency Funds), Lake George Watershed Coalition, Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District, Fitzgerald Morris Baker Firth LLC.