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Town of Windham, Greene County, New York

   

FINAL GEIS - Download Page for Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement

DRAFT - Generic Environmental Impact Statement
On the Developmental Capacities of the Town of Windham
(May 5, 2009 - Supplemented October 1, 2009)
STERLING Project #27054

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COVER SHEET | TABLE OF CONTENTS | ABBREVIATIONS i 175 kb
0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 76 kb
1. INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA 7 106 kb
2. EVALUATION OF IMPACTS 18 60 kb
3. EVALUATION OF CRITICAL AND SENSITIVE LOCATIONS 21 74 kb
4. MITIGATION MEASURES AND PRACTICES FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT - PROJECT LEVEL 26 65 kb
5. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND ISSUES 29 204 kb
6. CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS AND ISSUES 50 164 kb
7. CURRENT SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND ISSUES 66 322 kb
8. RECOMMENDED MUNICIPAL STRATEGIES AND POLICIES 104 132 kb
9. CUMULATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS 118 46 kb
10. ALTERNATIVES 119 46 kb
11. UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS 120 40 kb
12. IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENT OF RESOURCES 120 46 kb
13. PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS 121 170 kb
14. REFERENCES 129 29 kb
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Appendix A State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Flowchart and Short/Long Environmental Assessment Forms (EAFs)
Appendix B NYSDOH Source Water Assessment Reports (SWARS) for Town Community and Non-Community Public Water Supply Systems
Appendix C Reports Prepared by Delaware Engineering, P.C.
 
  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Evaluation Dated 1/2/2007 and Revised 4/2007
  • Engineering Report dated 12/3/2007
  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Flow Analysis dated September 22, 2008
Appendix D Wellhead Protection Law of the Town of Windham
Appendix E Workshop Meeting Minutes
Appendix F Public Comments
Table 1 Potential Project Mitigation Techniques by Land Use Activity 27
Table 2 Town Water District No. 1 Wells: Summary of Well Information 36
Table 3 Greene County Farm Statistics 48
Table 4 Number of Farms by Size in Acres 48
Table 5 Number of Farms by Value of Sales 49
Table 6 Number of Farms by Type (2002) 49
Table 7 Soils Maps Estimation of Soils Potential Use for Septic Tank Absorption Field 58
Table 8 Windham WWTP Effluent Limits 60
Table 9 Household Incomes for Windham 67
Table 10 Town of Windham Land Use Law/Regulations 75
Table 11 Property Classes and Land Use Characteristics for the Town 77
Table 12 School District Comparison 85
Table 13 Population 87
Table 14 Change in Age (1990-2000) 88
Table 15 Comparison with County and State Change Between 1990 and 2000 88
Table 16 Percent of Population within Each Age Group 89
Table 17 Number of Households 89
Table 18 Household Sizes 90
Table 19 Median Household Income 90
Table 20 Housing Units 1990-2000 90
Table 21 Vacant Units Only 1990-2000 (Excludes Seasonal, Recreational or Occasionally Used Units) 91
Table 22 Seasonal, Recreational or Occasionally Occupied Units (1990-2000) 91
Table 23 Number of Businesses and Jobs by Year in Greene County 95
Table 24 Average Weekly Wages for Greene County by NAICS (2006) 98
Table 25 Service Sector Industries for Greene County 100
Table 26 Economic Impact of Tourism in Greene County 100
Table 27 Loss of Jobs in Greene County: December to April from 2000 to 2006 101
Table 28 Greene County Tax Data 102
Table 29 Description of Permits that May be Needed for Future Development 110
Chart 1 Percent of Jobs by North American Industry Classification System 96
Chart 2 Percent of Wages by North American Industry Classification System 97
Chart 3 Greene County Unemployment Rates (1995-2000) 101
Graph 1 Percent Change in Jobs 2000-2006 for Selected Sectors 98

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FINAL GEIS - Download Page for Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement

   
 

STERLING Project #27054

   
  Town of Windham, Greene County, New York – 5/5/09 - DRAFT
Generic Environmental Impact Statement on the Development Capacities of the Town of Windham #27054
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