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:
Reservoir |
Towns (County) |
Rondout |
Neversink (Sullivan), Wawarsing (Ulster) |
Ashokan |
Hurley, Marbletown, Olive (Ulster) |
West Branch |
Carmel, Kent (Putnam) |
Croton Falls |
Carmel, Southeast (Putnam), Somers (Westchester) |
Cross River |
Bedford, Lewisboro, Pound Ridge (Westchester) |
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)
Waterfowl
Management Program Final Environmental Impact Statement Repositories |
NYCDEP
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NYCDEP
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Valhalla, NY 10595
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NYCDEP
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Daniel Pierce Library
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Grahamsville, NY 12740-0268
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Olive Free Library Association
4033 Route 28A
West Shokan, NY 12494
Contact: Ruth Ann Muller, Director
(845) 657-2482 |
Katonah Village Library
26 Bedford Road
Katonah, NY 10536
Contact: Van Kozelka, Reference
(914) 232-3508 |
Reed Memorial Library
1733 Route 6
Carmel, NY 10512
Contact: Joy G. Wofse, Director
(845) 225-2439 |
Kent Public Library
264 Route 52
Carmel, NY 10512
Contact: Karen LaRocca-Fels, Asst Director
(845) 225-8585 |
Bedford Town Hall
321 Bedford Road
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
(914) 666-4534
Town Clerk: Lisbeth Fumagalli |
Carmel Town Hall
60 McAlpin Avenue
Mahopac, NY 10541
(845) 628-1500
Town Clerk: Connie Munday |
Hurley Town Hall
10 Wamsley Place, P.O. Box 569
Hurley, NY 12443
(845) 331-7474
Town Clerk: Karin Horner |
Kent Town Hall
531 Route 52
Carmel, NY 10512
(845) 225-2067
Town Clerk: Edith M. Schanil |
Lewisboro Town Hall
11 Main St.,P.O. Box 500
South Salem, NY 10590
(914) 763-3511
Town Clerk: Kathleen G. Cory |
Marbletown Town Hall
P.O. Box 217
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
(845) 687-7601
Town Clerk: Katherine Davis |
Neversink Town Hall
273 Main Street, P.O. Box 307
Grahamsville, NY 12740
(845) 985-2262
Town Clerk: Loretta Ackerly |
Olive Town Hall
45 Watson Hollow Road, P.O. Box 96
West Shokan, NY 12494
(845) 657-2320
Town Clerk: Sylvia Rozzelle |
Pound Ridge Town Hall
179 Westchester Avenue
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
(914) 764-5511
Town Clerk: Suzanne Beatty |
Southeast Town Hall
1 Main Street
Brewster, NY 10509
(845) 279-2196
Town Clerk: Ruth A. Mazzei |
Wawarsing Town Hall
108 Canal Street, P.O. Box 671
Ellenville, NY 12428
(845) 647-6560
Town Clerk: Jane Eck |