The Waterfowl Management Program Final Environmental Impact Statement

DEP is pleased to announce the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Waterfowl Management Program.

The FEIS Notice of Completion and Executive Summary are available for viewing below. The FEIS will be available for inspection by the public at repositories located within Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties and in the City of New York.

Project Description

DEP is proposing to expand its Waterfowl Management Program beyond the current program at Kensico Reservoir to five additional City reservoirs: Rondout, Ashokan, West Branch, Croton Falls, and Cross River. The objective of the program is to minimize fecal coliform bacteria (FCB) loads to the reservoirs that result from waterbirds roosting on the reservoirs during the migratory and winter seasons. The program would include avian (bird) population monitoring, avian deterrence measures, targeted avian dispersion activities, reproductive management methods, and, on rare occasions, removal methods.

The five reservoirs included in the proposed expansion are located in the following Towns and Counties:

The management program at these reservoirs would be similar, but more limited in scope and duration, to the Kensico Reservoir program.

The Waterfowl Management Program Final Environmental Impact Statement

Notice of Completion (PDF)

Executive Summary (PDF)

Figure 1 - New York City Water Supply System (PDF)

Figure 2 - Potential Avian Dispersion Usage Level – Rondout Reservoir (PDF)

Figure 3 - Potential Avian Dispersion Usage Level – Ashokan Reservoir (PDF)

Figure 4 - Potential Avian Dispersion Usage Level – West Branch Reservoir (PDF)

Figure 5 - Potential Avian Dispersion Usage Level – Croton Falls Reservoir (PDF)

Figure 6 - Potential Avian Dispersion Usage Level – Cross River Reservoir (PDF)

Figure 7 - Waterbird Population on Kensico Reservoir and Percentage of Catskill and Delaware Effluent Keypoint Sample for FCB Containing Less than 20 CFU/100mL in Previous Six Months (PDF)

Figure 8 - Average Monthly Waterbird Counts for Kensico Reservoir: Pre- and Post-Program Impletmentation (PDF)

Figure 9 - Rondout Reservoir Case Study – 12/20/00-1/16/01 (PDF)

Figure 10 - Rondout Reservoir Case Study – 12/30/02-1/14/03 (PDF)

Figure 11 - Croton Falls Reservoir Case Study – 1/12/02-1/28/02 (PDF)

Figure 12 - Rondout Reservoir Noise Impact Area Ice Conditions (PDF)

Figure 13 - Rondout Reservoir Noise Impact Area Non-Ice Conditions (PDF)

Figure 14 - Ashokan Reservoir Noise Impact Area Ice Conditions (PDF)

Figure 15 - Ashokan Reservoir Noise Impact Area Non-Ice Conditions (PDF)

Figure 16 - West Branch Reservoir Noise Impact Area Ice Conditions (PDF)

Figure 17 - West Branch Reservoir Noise Impact Area Non-Ice Conditions (PDF)

Figure 18 - Croton Falls Reservoir Noise Impact Area Ice Conditions (PDF)

Figure 19 - Croton Falls Reservoir Noise Impact Area Non-Ice Conditions (PDF)

Figure 20 - Cross River Reservoir Noise Impact Area Ice Conditions (PDF)

Figure 21 - Cross River Reservoir Noise Impact Area Non-Ice Conditions (PDF)