February 19, 2021

This virtual public hearing will be held on March 3, 2021 from 4–6pm.

Persons wishing to comment on the application and the Draft EIS will have the opportunity to make a statement at this hearing. Any person wishing to provide a public statement must register no later than 10am on Monday, March 1, 2021. Any person who wishes only to observe the webinar online must also register. Any person may listen to the hearing by phone without pre-registration.

Register Online

All persons who will login to the hearing online must register. To register, visit www.webex.com, click “Join a meeting” and input the event number, then click “Register,” and fill in the requested information.

• Event Number: 179 555 3174
• Registration Password: March3-4pm

During the registration process, you will be asked whether you wish to make a public statement or not. After registration is complete, you will receive a confirmation by email with information about how to join the hearing.

Join by Telephone

Any person who is not able to login online may participate by telephone:

• Dial: 1-518-549-0500
• Access Code: 179 555 3174

Call-in participants must register to speak in advance by calling the Department at 518-402-9003 by no later than 10am on Monday March 1, 2021. Please provide your first and last name, address, email address, and telephone number and reference the NYCDEP Catalum SPDES Permit public comment hearing.

Hearing Procedures

All participants will be muted upon entry into the hearing. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) will call each person who has requested to provide a statement to speak. The ALJ will continue the hearing until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements have been made to include their comments in the record. The ALJ may limit the time available for oral comments to three (3) minutes per person, as necessary to afford all participants an opportunity to be heard. We also recommend that lengthy comments be summarized for oral presentation and submitted in writing. The hearing will be recorded for inclusion in the record.

For more information about the topic of this hearing, please visit Catskill Influent Chamber—Modification of Catalum SPDES PERMIT.