Events and Important Dates

Current Notice:

This Notice serves to provide the public notification that the DEC will hold public comment hearings on August 23 and 25, 2021 as described below.

Project Description

Danskammer Energy, LLC (Danskammer or Facility) is proposing to construct a new natural gas fired combined cycle power generation facility, the Danskammer Energy Center, in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County, New York, which will consist of an optimal 536 net megawatt (MW) facility located at the site of its existing Danskammer Generating Station. The proposed Facility (combustion turbine) will be primarily fueled by natural gas with ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) as a backup fuel for up to the full load equivalent of 720 hours per year.

Legislative Public Comment Hearings

Pursuant to 6 NYCRR 621.8, legislative public comment hearings for the receipt of public comments on the permit applications will be held on dates, times and at the location listed below.

Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings:

Virtual public comment hearing sessions will be conducted electronically before ALJ Caruso through the Webex Events electronic webinar platform. The virtual sessions will begin at 1:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. on August 23, 2021. Instructions for attending and providing oral statements at the virtual legislative public comment hearing sessions may be accessed at the DEC's website at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6061.html. Persons who wish to receive the instructions by mail or telephone may contact the NYSDEC Office of Hearings and Mediation Services by telephone at (518) 402-9003 or by email to ohms@dec.ny.gov. Please provide your first and last name, address, and telephone number and reference the Danskammer public comment hearing.

Legislative Public Comment Hearings and Written Comments

All persons, organizations, corporations, or government agencies which may be affected by the proposed project are invited to attend the public comment hearings and to submit oral or written comments. It is not necessary to speak at both the virtual and in-person hearings, as equal weight is given to statements made in each forum.

Lengthy statements should be in writing and summarized for oral presentation. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker to afford everyone an opportunity to be heard. Equal weight will be given to both oral and written statements. Interpreter services shall be made available to deaf persons, and translator services shall be made available to persons with limited English proficiency, at no charge for either service, upon written request to the ALJ at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Requests should be submitted to ALJ Caruso, NYSDEC, Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-1550 or by email to ohms@dec.ny.gov.

Written comments submitted to NYS DEC during this comment period and oral comments given at any of the legislative public comment hearings are considered part of the record. At the conclusion of the public comment period, NYS DEC staff will determine pursuant to 6 NYCRR 621.8 whether substantive or significant issues have been raised in the public comments or legislative hearing to warrant an adjudicatory hearing, or whether a final decision should be made on the applications without any further adjudication. If no issues are raised to warrant further adjudication, the NYS DEC will proceed to final decision. In case of a determination to issue the requested permits, the NYS DEC will develop a response to comments, provide public notice of the approval of the permits and issue the requested permits.

Individuals and parties may also file written comments to the NYS DEC representative listed
below. All written comments must be postmarked or submitted electronically by email no later than September 13, 2021 to the contact person listed above.

For additional information, a copy of the NYS DEC's permit hearing procedures is available on the NYS DEC web site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6234.html.

Join a naturalist at this afternoon program for children in grades K–5 and their caregivers. Be prepared to get wet as we explore the Vlomankill stream to look for and examine the critters that live in the water. Please bring closed-toed shoes, such as rainboots or old sneakers. Meet at the visitor center.

Space is limited. Please call 518-475-0291 by Friday, August 20 to register.

Postponed -- Climate Action Council Meeting

The next meeting of the Climate Action Council (Council) will be held on Monday, August 23rd at 2:00 p.m. The Council is a 22-member committee that will prepare a Scoping Plan to achieve the State’s bold clean energy and climate agenda.

WebEx Event Number: 145 169 9518

Call In: +1-415-655-0003

Access Code: 145 169 9518

The Climate Action Council meeting will include live captioning in multiple languages. To view live captioning during the meeting, attendees can join the presentation through PowerPoint Live using a computer or smartphone. A recording of the meeting will be posted on the Climate Act website within three days of the meeting, or as soon as practicable.
Please visit https://climate.ny.gov/Climate-Action-Council/Meetings-and-Materials for additional information and materials.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) has revised its Americans with Disabilities Act Grievance Policy (Commissioner's Policy 53). A draft of the revised policy is posted on the NYS DEC website for public comment until August 23, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Comments can be submitted to the contact listed above.

This policy establishes the NYS DEC grievance procedure providing for prompt and equitable resolution of nonemployment related complaints, alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in NYS DEC practices and policies, or the provisions of its programs, services, and activities.

The policy states that NYS DEC, in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations that include the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, does not discriminate on the basis of disability in NYS DEC practices and policies, or the provisions of its programs, services, and activities. In accordance with these laws, NYS DEC will make reasonable modifications to its practices and procedures to ensure that people with disabilities are afforded equitable access to its programs, services, and activities.

The policy can be found at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/78861.html

Current Notice:

This Notice serves to provide the public notification that the DEC will hold public comment hearings on August 23 and 25, 2021 as described below.

Project Description

Danskammer Energy, LLC (Danskammer or Facility) is proposing to construct a new natural gas fired combined cycle power generation facility, the Danskammer Energy Center, in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County, New York, which will consist of an optimal 536 net megawatt (MW) facility located at the site of its existing Danskammer Generating Station. The proposed Facility (combustion turbine) will be primarily fueled by natural gas with ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) as a backup fuel for up to the full load equivalent of 720 hours per year.

Legislative Public Comment Hearings

Pursuant to 6 NYCRR 621.8, legislative public comment hearings for the receipt of public comments on the permit applications will be held on dates, times and at the location listed below.

Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings:

Virtual public comment hearing sessions will be conducted electronically before ALJ Caruso through the Webex Events electronic webinar platform. The virtual sessions will begin at 1:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. on August 23, 2021. Instructions for attending and providing oral statements at the virtual legislative public comment hearing sessions may be accessed at the DEC's website at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6061.html. Persons who wish to receive the instructions by mail or telephone may contact the NYSDEC Office of Hearings and Mediation Services by telephone at (518) 402-9003 or by email to ohms@dec.ny.gov. Please provide your first and last name, address, and telephone number and reference the Danskammer public comment hearing.

Legislative Public Comment Hearings and Written Comments

All persons, organizations, corporations, or government agencies which may be affected by the proposed project are invited to attend the public comment hearings and to submit oral or written comments. It is not necessary to speak at both the virtual and in-person hearings, as equal weight is given to statements made in each forum.

Lengthy statements should be in writing and summarized for oral presentation. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker to afford everyone an opportunity to be heard. Equal weight will be given to both oral and written statements. Interpreter services shall be made available to deaf persons, and translator services shall be made available to persons with limited English proficiency, at no charge for either service, upon written request to the ALJ at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Requests should be submitted to ALJ Caruso, NYSDEC, Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-1550 or by email to ohms@dec.ny.gov.

Written comments submitted to NYS DEC during this comment period and oral comments given at any of the legislative public comment hearings are considered part of the record. At the conclusion of the public comment period, NYS DEC staff will determine pursuant to 6 NYCRR 621.8 whether substantive or significant issues have been raised in the public comments or legislative hearing to warrant an adjudicatory hearing, or whether a final decision should be made on the applications without any further adjudication. If no issues are raised to warrant further adjudication, the NYS DEC will proceed to final decision. In case of a determination to issue the requested permits, the NYS DEC will develop a response to comments, provide public notice of the approval of the permits and issue the requested permits.

Individuals and parties may also file written comments to the NYS DEC representative listed
below. All written comments must be postmarked or submitted electronically by email no later than September 13, 2021 to the contact person listed above.

For additional information, a copy of the NYS DEC's permit hearing procedures is available on the NYS DEC web site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6234.html.

Enjoy the light of the moon as we search for critters of the night.

We welcome those who have any type of physical challenge to all our programs. If you call ahead to let us know your needs, we will be happy to learn how we can serve you.

PLEASE NOTE

• Pre-registration is required for ALL programs; call 716-683-5959 to register for an in-person program. For virtual programs, please register online at www.reinsteinwoods.org/events.
• You must pre-register by phone; you will receive a call confirming your registration or waitlist status. PLEASE SPEAK CLEARLY when leaving your name and phone number as our system does not have caller ID. Unless you receive a callback, you are not registered. *Registration for popular programs is limited to 3 people per party.
• All participants are required to wear a mask; social distancing of 6 feet or more will be practiced whenever possible. 
• In case of poor weather, programs may be cancelled.
• We cannot accommodate organized youth/civic groups at these programs. Please call to make other arrangements.

This Notice serves to provide the public notification that the NYS DEC will hold public comment hearings on August 24 and 26, 2021 as described below.

Project Description:

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), as lead agency, has determined that the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS), and applications for draft Title IV and Title V air permits, draft Industrial SPDES permit modification and water withdrawal for the proposed Astoria Replacement Project (Replacement Project), are complete for the purposes of public review and comment. The existing Facility currently consists of 31 older, peaking-only gas and oil-fired CTs including 24 Pratt & Whitney (P&W) turbines and seven retired Westinghouse turbines, with a combined nameplate rating of 646 MWe (502 MWe not including the retired Westinghouse turbines). The proposed Replacement Project, as modified, will replace the nearly 50-year-old P&W and Westinghouse turbines at the Facility with a new state-of-the art simple cycle dual-fuel peaking CTG. The proposed Replacement Project will include a new CTG which will be a highly efficient, quick start, fast-ramping, General Electric (GE) H-Class 7HA.03 or equivalent unit that has a nominal generator output of approximately 437 MWe. The new CTG will fire natural gas as the primary fuel with limited ultra-low sulfur distillate (ULSD) liquid fuel for backup. The proposed Replacement Project will also include a ULSD-fired emergency generator, and two ULSD-fired emergency fire water pumps. All of the existing units, with the exception of one P&W Twin Pac (consisting of two combustion turbines and a single generator), will be permanently shut down once the proposed Replacement Project has completed its shakedown period. The two remaining P&W turbines will remain operational to make the site black-start capable until replaced by an approximately 24 MWe battery energy storage system. The P&W Twin Pac uses natural gas as its primary fuel with ultra-low sulfur kerosene (ULSK) as backup. Make up water will be sourced from existing connections to the New York City water supply. No water will be withdrawn from the East River. Construction will require dewatering of the project site. The dewatering will involve the withdrawal of approximately 0.7 MGD of groundwater. The groundwater will be treated and ultimately discharged via existing outfall 001.

Written Comments:

All written comments concerning the draft air permits must be submitted to the NYS DEC Contact Person listed below by September 13, 2021. Comments sent by regular mail must be postmarked no later than September 13, 2021. E-mail and Fax comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EDT), September 13, 2021. All written comments regarding the permit applications, proposed draft permits, fact sheets and SDEIS submitted by e-mail should be sent to: comment.nrgastoriagas@dec.ny.gov.

Public Comment Hearings:

Virtual Public Comment Hearings:

Virtual public comment hearing sessions will be conducted electronically before ALJ McBride through the Webex Events electronic webinar platform. The virtual sessions will begin at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on August 24, 2021. Instructions for attending and providing oral statements at the virtual public comment hearing sessions may be accessed at the NYS DEC's website at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6061.html. Persons who wish to receive the instructions by mail or telephone may contact the NYS DEC Office of Hearings and Mediation Services by telephone at (518) 402-9003 or by email to ohms@dec.ny.gov. Please provide your first and last name, address, and telephone number and reference the Astoria Gas Turbine Power Replacement Project public comment hearing.

All persons, organizations, corporations, or government agencies which may be affected by the proposed project are invited to attend the public comment hearings and to submit oral or written comments. It is not necessary to speak at both the virtual and in-person hearing sessions, as equal weight is given to statements made in each forum.

Lengthy statements should be in writing and summarized for oral presentation. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker to afford everyone an opportunity to be heard. Equal weight will be given to both oral and written statements. Interpreter services shall be made available to deaf persons, and translator services shall be made available to persons with limited English proficiency, at no charge for either service, upon written request to the ALJ at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Requests should be submitted to ALJ Molly T. McBride, NYS DEC - Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-1550 or by e-mail to ohms@dec.ny.gov.

Contact: Christopher Hogan, NYS DEC - Division of Environmental Permits, 625 Broadway, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-1750 , Phone: (518) 402-9167, Fax: (518) 402-9168, E-mail: comment.nrgastoriagas@dec.ny.gov

This Notice serves to provide the public notification that the NYS DEC will hold public comment hearings on August 24 and 26, 2021 as described below.

Project Description:

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), as lead agency, has determined that the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS), and applications for draft Title IV and Title V air permits, draft Industrial SPDES permit modification and water withdrawal for the proposed Astoria Replacement Project (Replacement Project), are complete for the purposes of public review and comment. The existing Facility currently consists of 31 older, peaking-only gas and oil-fired CTs including 24 Pratt & Whitney (P&W) turbines and seven retired Westinghouse turbines, with a combined nameplate rating of 646 MWe (502 MWe not including the retired Westinghouse turbines). The proposed Replacement Project, as modified, will replace the nearly 50-year-old P&W and Westinghouse turbines at the Facility with a new state-of-the art simple cycle dual-fuel peaking CTG. The proposed Replacement Project will include a new CTG which will be a highly efficient, quick start, fast-ramping, General Electric (GE) H-Class 7HA.03 or equivalent unit that has a nominal generator output of approximately 437 MWe. The new CTG will fire natural gas as the primary fuel with limited ultra-low sulfur distillate (ULSD) liquid fuel for backup. The proposed Replacement Project will also include a ULSD-fired emergency generator, and two ULSD-fired emergency fire water pumps. All of the existing units, with the exception of one P&W Twin Pac (consisting of two combustion turbines and a single generator), will be permanently shut down once the proposed Replacement Project has completed its shakedown period. The two remaining P&W turbines will remain operational to make the site black-start capable until replaced by an approximately 24 MWe battery energy storage system. The P&W Twin Pac uses natural gas as its primary fuel with ultra-low sulfur kerosene (ULSK) as backup. Make up water will be sourced from existing connections to the New York City water supply. No water will be withdrawn from the East River. Construction will require dewatering of the project site. The dewatering will involve the withdrawal of approximately 0.7 MGD of groundwater. The groundwater will be treated and ultimately discharged via existing outfall 001.

Written Comments:

All written comments concerning the draft air permits must be submitted to the NYS DEC Contact Person listed below by September 13, 2021. Comments sent by regular mail must be postmarked no later than September 13, 2021. E-mail and Fax comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EDT), September 13, 2021. All written comments regarding the permit applications, proposed draft permits, fact sheets and SDEIS submitted by e-mail should be sent to: comment.nrgastoriagas@dec.ny.gov.

Public Comment Hearings:

Virtual Public Comment Hearings:

Virtual public comment hearing sessions will be conducted electronically before ALJ McBride through the Webex Events electronic webinar platform. The virtual sessions will begin at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on August 24, 2021. Instructions for attending and providing oral statements at the virtual public comment hearing sessions may be accessed at the NYS DEC's website at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6061.html. Persons who wish to receive the instructions by mail or telephone may contact the NYS DEC Office of Hearings and Mediation Services by telephone at (518) 402-9003 or by email to ohms@dec.ny.gov. Please provide your first and last name, address, and telephone number and reference the Astoria Gas Turbine Power Replacement Project public comment hearing.

All persons, organizations, corporations, or government agencies which may be affected by the proposed project are invited to attend the public comment hearings and to submit oral or written comments. It is not necessary to speak at both the virtual and in-person hearing sessions, as equal weight is given to statements made in each forum.

Lengthy statements should be in writing and summarized for oral presentation. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker to afford everyone an opportunity to be heard. Equal weight will be given to both oral and written statements. Interpreter services shall be made available to deaf persons, and translator services shall be made available to persons with limited English proficiency, at no charge for either service, upon written request to the ALJ at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Requests should be submitted to ALJ Molly T. McBride, NYS DEC - Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-1550 or by e-mail to ohms@dec.ny.gov.

Interpretation will be available in the following languages:

Arabic: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 90717663

Bengali: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 90732369

Greek: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 90704084

Spanish: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 96509638

American Sign Language: Instructions for viewing the ASL interpreter will be given at the start of the hearing.

Contact: Christopher Hogan, NYS DEC - Division of Environmental Permits, 625 Broadway, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-1750 , Phone: (518) 402-9167, Fax: (518) 402-9168, E-mail: comment.nrgastoriagas@dec.ny.gov

Current Notice:

This Notice serves to provide the public notification that the DEC will hold public comment hearings on August 25, 2021 as described below.

Legislative Public Comment Hearings

Pursuant to 6 NYCRR 621.8, legislative public comment hearings for the receipt of public comments on the permit applications will be held on dates, times and at the location listed below.

Danskammer Energy Center
 
Virtual public comment hearing sessions to receive unsworn statements from the public on the applications and the draft permits will be held on August 23, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and; on August 25, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Any person wishing to provide a public statement must register in advance of the hearing no later than 10:00 a.m. August 20, 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. See below for additional details on each of these hearings.
 
Applicant

Danskammer Energy LLC
 994 RIVER RD
 Newburgh, NY 12550

Project Name and Location

Danskammer Energy Center
 Town of Newburgh, Orange County

DEC Application ID Nos.

Article 19 Air Title V Facility (3-3346-00011/00017)
 Article 19 Title IV (Phase II Acid Rain) (3-3346-00011/00027)
 Article 17 Titles 7 & 8 Industrial SPDES - Surface Discharge - (3-3346-00011/00002)

Project Description

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("Department" or "NYSDEC") has prepared a draft Title V Permit, a draft Title IV Permit and a draft State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Permit, subject to public comments or other information, for the Danskammer Energy Center, located in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County.

Danskammer Energy, LLC ("Danskammer" or "Facility") is proposing to construct a new natural gas fired combined cycle power generation facility, the Danskammer Energy Center, in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County, New York, which will consist of an optimal 536 net megawatt (MW) facility located at the site of its existing Danskammer Generating Station. The proposed Facility (combustion turbine) will be primarily fueled by natural gas with ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) as a backup fuel for up to the full load equivalent of 720 hours per year.

For additional project information and details on providing comments, see the Amended Notice of Legislative Public Comment Hearing dated August 11, 2021.

Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings

All In-Person Public Comment Hearings have been cancelled due to changes in guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the New York State Department of Health, and the City of New York. The in-person public comment hearing sessions scheduled for August 25, 2021 have been changed to virtual hearing sessions at 1:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. to receive unsworn statements from the public on the draft Title V Permit, a draft Title IV Permit and a draft State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Permit. Virtual legislative public comment hearings pursuant to 6 NYCRR part 621 to hear and receive unsworn comments from the public will be held on August 23, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and August 25, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. The hearings will be conducted electronically through the Webex Events electronic webinar platform.

Instructions for Attending the Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings

August 25, 2021 Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings

To join the 1:00 p.m. virtual public comment hearing through the internet, visit www.webex.com and click "Join a meeting."

Event Number: 179 555 9225
 Password: Aug25-1PM

To join the 1:00 p.m. hearing by phone only:

Dial: 1-518-549-0500
 Access Code: 179 555 9225

To join the 6:00 p.m. virtual public comment hearing through the internet, visit www.webex.com and click "Join a meeting."

Event Number: 179 776 2049
 Password: Aug25-6PM

To join the 6:00 p.m. hearing by phone only:

Dial: 1-518-549-0500
 Access Code: 179 776 2049

Interpretation will be available in the following language:

Spanish: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 96509638

Persons who wish to receive the instructions by mail or telephone may contact the NYS DEC Office of Hearings and Mediation Services by email to ohms@dec.ny.gov, or by telephone at (518) 402-9003. Please provide your first and last name, address, telephone number and reference the Danskammer public comment hearing.

Persons wishing to comment on Danskammer Energy LLC's application and the draft permit will have the opportunity to make a statement at the public comment hearing webinar. Any person wishing to provide a public statement must register in advance of the hearing no later than 10:00 a.m. August 20, 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.

To register electronically: Persons who will login to the hearings electronically must register. To register, visit https://www.webex.com/, click "Join a meeting," input the event number listed above, click "Register," and fill in the requested information. 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. We request that speakers only register for one hearing session.

On the appropriate date and time of the hearings, participants should visit https://www.webex.com/, click "Join a meeting" at the top right-hand corner of the screen, and input the appropriate event number for the hearing. Participants will be asked to "select audio system." It is recommended that participants choose to have the system "call me" or "call using computer." The "call me" option will require participants to enter their phone numbers.

To register by telephone: Any person who is not able to login electronically may participate by telephone. Call-in participants must register to speak in advance by calling the Department at 518-402-9003 no later than 10:00 a.m. on August 20, 2021. Please provide your first and last name, address, email address if any, and telephone number and reference the Danskammer public comment hearing. We request that speakers only register for one hearing session. On the day and time of the hearings, use the phone access phone number, (518) 549-0500, and the appropriate access code listed above to join the hearings.

All participants will be muted upon entry into the hearings. The ALJ will call each person who has requested to provide a statement to speak. Speakers will be called in the order they registered, with elected official being called first. The ALJ will continue the hearings 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 as provided above. The hearing will be stenographically recorded for inclusion in the record.

Legislative Public Comment Hearings and Written Comments

All persons, organizations, corporations, or government agencies which may be affected by the proposed project are invited to attend the public comment hearings and to submit oral or written comments.

Lengthy statements should be in writing and summarized for oral presentation. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker to afford everyone an opportunity to be heard. Equal weight will be given to both oral and written statements. Interpreter services shall be made available to deaf persons, and translator services shall be made available to persons with limited English proficiency, at no charge for either service, upon written request to the ALJ at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Requests should be submitted to ALJ Caruso, NYSDEC, Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-1550 or by email to ohms@dec.ny.gov.

Written comments submitted to the Department during this comment period and oral comments given at any of the legislative public comment hearings are considered part of the record. At the conclusion of the public comment period, Department staff will determine pursuant to 6 NYCRR 621.8 whether substantive or significant issues have been raised in the public comments or legislative hearing to warrant an adjudicatory hearing, or whether a final decision should be made on the applications without any further adjudication. If no issues are raised to warrant further adjudication, the Department will proceed to final decision. In case of a determination to issue the requested permits, the Department will develop a response to comments, provide public notice of the approval of the permits and issue the requested permits.

Individuals and parties may also file written comments to the NYSDEC representative listed below. All written comments must be postmarked or submitted electronically by email no later than September 13, 2021.

Contact: Michael Higgins, Project Manager, NYSDEC - Division of Environmental Permits, Bureau of Energy Project Management, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-1750, Phone: (518 )402-9179, E-mail: DanskammerEnergy@dec.ny.gov.

For additional information, a copy of the NYS DEC's permit hearing procedures is available on the NYS DEC web site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6234.html.

Current Notice:

This Notice serves to provide the public notification that the DEC will hold public comment hearings on August 25, 2021 as described below.

Pursuant to 6 NYCRR 621.8, legislative public comment hearings for the receipt of public comments on the permit applications will be held on dates, times and at the location listed below.

Danskammer Energy Center
 
Virtual public comment hearing sessions to receive unsworn statements from the public on the applications and the draft permits will be held on August 25, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Any person wishing to provide a public statement must register in advance of the hearing no later than 10:00 a.m. August 20, 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. See below for additional details on each of these hearings.
 
Applicant

Danskammer Energy LLC
 994 RIVER RD
 Newburgh, NY 12550

Project Name and Location

Danskammer Energy Center
 Town of Newburgh, Orange County

DEC Application ID Nos.

Article 19 Air Title V Facility (3-3346-00011/00017)
 Article 19 Title IV (Phase II Acid Rain) (3-3346-00011/00027)
 Article 17 Titles 7 & 8 Industrial SPDES - Surface Discharge - (3-3346-00011/00002)

Project Description

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("Department" or "NYSDEC") has prepared a draft Title V Permit, a draft Title IV Permit and a draft State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Permit, subject to public comments or other information, for the Danskammer Energy Center, located in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County.

Danskammer Energy, LLC ("Danskammer" or "Facility") is proposing to construct a new natural gas fired combined cycle power generation facility, the Danskammer Energy Center, in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County, New York, which will consist of an optimal 536 net megawatt (MW) facility located at the site of its existing Danskammer Generating Station. The proposed Facility (combustion turbine) will be primarily fueled by natural gas with ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) as a backup fuel for up to the full load equivalent of 720 hours per year.

For additional project information and details on providing comments, see the Amended Notice of Legislative Public Comment Hearing dated August 11, 2021.

Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings

All In-Person Public Comment Hearings have been cancelled due to changes in guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the New York State Department of Health, and the City of New York. The in-person public comment hearing sessions scheduled for August 25, 2021 have been changed to virtual hearing sessions at 1:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. to receive unsworn statements from the public on the draft Title V Permit, a draft Title IV Permit and a draft State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Permit. Virtual legislative public comment hearings pursuant to 6 NYCRR part 621 to hear and receive unsworn comments from the public will be held on August 23, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and August 25, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. The hearings will be conducted electronically through the Webex Events electronic webinar platform.

Instructions for Attending the Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings

August 25, 2021 Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings

To join the 1:00 p.m. virtual public comment hearing through the internet, visit www.webex.com and click "Join a meeting."

Event Number: 179 555 9225
 Password: Aug25-1PM

To join the 1:00 p.m. hearing by phone only:

Dial: 1-518-549-0500
 Access Code: 179 555 9225

To join the 6:00 p.m. virtual public comment hearing through the internet, visit www.webex.com and click "Join a meeting."

Event Number: 179 776 2049
 Password: Aug25-6PM

To join the 6:00 p.m. hearing by phone only:

Dial: 1-518-549-0500
 Access Code: 179 776 2049

Interpretation will be available in the following language:

Spanish: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 96509638

Persons who wish to receive the instructions by mail or telephone may contact the NYS DEC Office of Hearings and Mediation Services by email to ohms@dec.ny.gov, or by telephone at (518) 402-9003. Please provide your first and last name, address, telephone number and reference the Danskammer public comment hearing.

Persons wishing to comment on Danskammer Energy LLC's application and the draft permit will have the opportunity to make a statement at the public comment hearing webinar. Any person wishing to provide a public statement must register in advance of the hearing no later than 10:00 a.m. August 20, 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.

To register electronically: Persons who will login to the hearings electronically must register. To register, visit https://www.webex.com/, click "Join a meeting," input the event number listed above, click "Register," and fill in the requested information. 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. We request that speakers only register for one hearing session.

On the appropriate date and time of the hearings, participants should visit https://www.webex.com/, click "Join a meeting" at the top right-hand corner of the screen, and input the appropriate event number for the hearing. Participants will be asked to "select audio system." It is recommended that participants choose to have the system "call me" or "call using computer." The "call me" option will require participants to enter their phone numbers.

To register by telephone: Any person who is not able to login electronically may participate by telephone. Call-in participants must register to speak in advance by calling the Department at 518-402-9003 no later than 10:00 a.m. on August 20, 2021. Please provide your first and last name, address, email address if any, and telephone number and reference the Danskammer public comment hearing. We request that speakers only register for one hearing session. On the day and time of the hearings, use the phone access phone number, (518) 549-0500, and the appropriate access code listed above to join the hearings.

All participants will be muted upon entry into the hearings. The ALJ will call each person who has requested to provide a statement to speak. Speakers will be called in the order they registered, with elected official being called first. The ALJ will continue the hearings 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 as provided above. The hearing will be stenographically recorded for inclusion in the record.

Legislative Public Comment Hearings and Written Comments

All persons, organizations, corporations, or government agencies which may be affected by the proposed project are invited to attend the public comment hearings and to submit oral or written comments.

Lengthy statements should be in writing and summarized for oral presentation. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker to afford everyone an opportunity to be heard. Equal weight will be given to both oral and written statements. Interpreter services shall be made available to deaf persons, and translator services shall be made available to persons with limited English proficiency, at no charge for either service, upon written request to the ALJ at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Requests should be submitted to ALJ Caruso, NYSDEC, Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-1550 or by email to ohms@dec.ny.gov.

Written comments submitted to the Department during this comment period and oral comments given at any of the legislative public comment hearings are considered part of the record. At the conclusion of the public comment period, Department staff will determine pursuant to 6 NYCRR 621.8 whether substantive or significant issues have been raised in the public comments or legislative hearing to warrant an adjudicatory hearing, or whether a final decision should be made on the applications without any further adjudication. If no issues are raised to warrant further adjudication, the Department will proceed to final decision. In case of a determination to issue the requested permits, the Department will develop a response to comments, provide public notice of the approval of the permits and issue the requested permits.

Individuals and parties may also file written comments to the NYSDEC representative listed below. All written comments must be postmarked or submitted electronically by email no later than September 13, 2021.

Contact: Michael Higgins, Project Manager, NYSDEC - Division of Environmental Permits, Bureau of Energy Project Management, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-1750, Phone: (518 )402-9179, E-mail: DanskammerEnergy@dec.ny.gov.

For additional information, a copy of the NYS DEC's permit hearing procedures is available on the NYS DEC web site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6234.html.

For more than 15 years, data collected at Five Rivers has been contributed to this continent-wide citizen science project conducted through the University of Minnesota. You can join volunteers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico in conserving monarchs and advancing understanding of butterfly ecology and migration in general. Wear long pants and bring a sun hat and water. We will meet at the visitor center. Go to www.mlmp.org to learn about the project.

Space is limited and registration is required. Call 518-475-0291 by the Saturday prior to register. 

For the safety of our visitors, staff and volunteers, and in compliance with guidance from New York State, the New York State Department of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), social distancing practices must be followed. Masks must be worn throughout guided programs, while at a roving program, and on the trails whenever a 6-foot distance cannot be maintained between individuals or households.  

This Notice serves to provide the public notification that the NYS DEC will hold public comment hearings on August 26, 2021 as described below.

Project Description:

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), as lead agency, has determined that the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS), and applications for draft Title IV and Title V air permits, draft Industrial SPDES permit modification and water withdrawal for the proposed Astoria Replacement Project (Replacement Project), are complete for the purposes of public review and comment. The existing Facility currently consists of 31 older, peaking-only gas and oil-fired CTs including 24 Pratt & Whitney (P&W) turbines and seven retired Westinghouse turbines, with a combined nameplate rating of 646 MWe (502 MWe not including the retired Westinghouse turbines). The proposed Replacement Project, as modified, will replace the nearly 50-year-old P&W and Westinghouse turbines at the Facility with a new state-of-the art simple cycle dual-fuel peaking CTG. The proposed Replacement Project will include a new CTG which will be a highly efficient, quick start, fast-ramping, General Electric (GE) H-Class 7HA.03 or equivalent unit that has a nominal generator output of approximately 437 MWe. The new CTG will fire natural gas as the primary fuel with limited ultra-low sulfur distillate (ULSD) liquid fuel for backup. The proposed Replacement Project will also include a ULSD-fired emergency generator, and two ULSD-fired emergency fire water pumps. All of the existing units, with the exception of one P&W Twin Pac (consisting of two combustion turbines and a single generator), will be permanently shut down once the proposed Replacement Project has completed its shakedown period. The two remaining P&W turbines will remain operational to make the site black-start capable until replaced by an approximately 24 MWe battery energy storage system. The P&W Twin Pac uses natural gas as its primary fuel with ultra-low sulfur kerosene (ULSK) as backup. Make up water will be sourced from existing connections to the New York City water supply. No water will be withdrawn from the East River. Construction will require dewatering of the project site. The dewatering will involve the withdrawal of approximately 0.7 MGD of groundwater. The groundwater will be treated and ultimately discharged via existing outfall 001.

Written Comments:

All written comments concerning the draft air permits must be submitted to the NYS DEC Contact Person listed below by September 13, 2021. Comments sent by regular mail must be postmarked no later than September 13, 2021. E-mail and Fax comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EDT), September 13, 2021. All written comments regarding the permit applications, proposed draft permits, fact sheets and SDEIS submitted by e-mail should be sent to: comment.nrgastoriagas@dec.ny.gov.

Astoria Gas Turbine Power Replacement Project
 
Virtual public comment hearing sessions to receive unsworn statements from the public on the applications and the draft permits will be held on August 24, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and; on August 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Any person wishing to provide a public statement must register in advance of the hearing no later than 10:00 a.m. August 23, 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. See below for additional details on each of these hearings.
 
Applicant

Astoria Gas Turbine Power LLC
 31-01 20th Ave
 Astoria, NY 11105

Facility

Astoria Gas Turbine Power Replacement Project
 31-01 20th Ave
 Astoria, NY 11105

For additional project information and details on providing comments, see the Amended Notice of Legislative Public Comment Hearing dated August 11, 2021.

Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearing

Only virtual legislative public comment hearings will be held given the COVID-19 status. The in-person sessions scheduled for August 26, 2021 have been converted to virtual legislative public comment hearings.

Virtual legislative public comment hearings pursuant to 6 NYCRR part 621 to hear and receive unsworn comments from the public will be held on August 24, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., and on August 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. All hearing sessions will be conducted electronically through the Webex Events electronic webinar platform.

Instructions for Attending the Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings

August 26, 2021 Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearing

To join the 1:00 p.m. virtual public comment hearing through the internet, visit www.webex.com and click "Join a meeting."

Event Number: 179 230 7019
 Password: Aug26-1PM

To join the 1:00 p.m. hearing by phone only:

Dial: 1-518-549-0500
 Access Code: 179 230 7019

To join the 6:00 p.m. virtual public comment hearing through the internet, visit www.webex.com and click "Join a meeting."

Event Number: 179 945 4449
 Password: Aug26-6PM

To join the 6:00 p.m. hearing by phone only:

Dial: 1-518-549-0500
 Access Code: 179 945 4449

Interpretation will be available in the following languages:

Arabic: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 90717663

Bengali: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 90732369

Greek: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 90704084

Spanish: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 96509638

American Sign Language: Instructions for viewing the ASL interpreter will be given at the start of the hearing.

Persons wishing to comment on Astoria Gas Turbine Power LLC's application and the draft permits will have the opportunity to make a statement at the public comment hearing webinar. Any person wishing to provide a public statement must register in advance of the hearing no later than 10:00 a.m. August 23, 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.

To register electronically: Persons who will login to the hearings electronically must register. To register, visit https://www.webex.com, click "Join a meeting," input the event number listed above, click "Register," and fill in the requested information. 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. We request that speakers only register for one hearing session.

On the appropriate date and time of the hearings, participants should visit https://www.webex.com, click "Join a meeting" at the top right-hand corner of the screen, and input the appropriate event number for the hearing. Participants will be asked to "select audio system." It is recommended that participants choose to have the system "call me" or "call using computer." The "call me" option will require participants to enter their phone numbers.

To register by telephone: Any person who is not able to login electronically may participate by telephone. Call-in participants must register to speak in advance by calling the Department at 518-402-9003 no later than 10:00 a.m. on August 23, 2021. Please provide your first and last name, address, email address if any, and telephone number and reference the Astoria Gas Turbine Power Replacement Project public comment hearing. We request that speakers only register for one hearing session.

On the day and time of the hearings, use the phone access phone number, (518) 549-0500, and the appropriate access code listed above to join the hearings.

All participants will be muted upon entry into the hearings. The ALJ will call each person who has requested to provide a statement to speak. Speakers will be called in the order they registered, with elected official being called first. The ALJ will continue the hearings 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 as provided above. The hearing will be stenographically recorded for inclusion in the record.

Contact: Christopher Hogan, NYS DEC - Division of Environmental Permits, 625 Broadway, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-1750 , Phone: (518) 402-9167, Fax: (518) 402-9168, E-mail: comment.nrgastoriagas@dec.ny.gov

Climate Justice Working Group

The Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) will hold an informational meeting on Thursday, August 26 at 2:00 p.m. The CJWG is comprised of representatives from Environmental Justice communities statewide, including three members from New York City communities, three members from rural communities, and three members from urban communities in upstate New York, as well as representatives from the State Departments of Environmental Conservation, Health, Labor, and NYSERDA. The CJWG is tasked with establishing criteria for identifying disadvantaged communities for the purposes of co-pollutant reductions, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, regulatory impact statements, and the allocation of investments pursuant to the CLCPA.

This informational meeting will not take any official action but include presentations on mapping analysis and will be conducted by teleconference. Members of the public are welcome to listen to the meeting via webcast.

When: Thursday, August 26, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
Where: https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0f070e8a9cf11868a276fd170fc0a521
Audio: Dial 1-518-549-0500; Access code: 161 537 6360#

This meeting will also be recorded and posted on the Climate Act website within three days, or as soon as practicable.

This Notice serves to provide the public notification that the NYS DEC will hold public comment hearings on August 26, 2021 as described below.

Project Description:

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), as lead agency, has determined that the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS), and applications for draft Title IV and Title V air permits, draft Industrial SPDES permit modification and water withdrawal for the proposed Astoria Replacement Project (Replacement Project), are complete for the purposes of public review and comment. The existing Facility currently consists of 31 older, peaking-only gas and oil-fired CTs including 24 Pratt & Whitney (P&W) turbines and seven retired Westinghouse turbines, with a combined nameplate rating of 646 MWe (502 MWe not including the retired Westinghouse turbines). The proposed Replacement Project, as modified, will replace the nearly 50-year-old P&W and Westinghouse turbines at the Facility with a new state-of-the art simple cycle dual-fuel peaking CTG. The proposed Replacement Project will include a new CTG which will be a highly efficient, quick start, fast-ramping, General Electric (GE) H-Class 7HA.03 or equivalent unit that has a nominal generator output of approximately 437 MWe. The new CTG will fire natural gas as the primary fuel with limited ultra-low sulfur distillate (ULSD) liquid fuel for backup. The proposed Replacement Project will also include a ULSD-fired emergency generator, and two ULSD-fired emergency fire water pumps. All of the existing units, with the exception of one P&W Twin Pac (consisting of two combustion turbines and a single generator), will be permanently shut down once the proposed Replacement Project has completed its shakedown period. The two remaining P&W turbines will remain operational to make the site black-start capable until replaced by an approximately 24 MWe battery energy storage system. The P&W Twin Pac uses natural gas as its primary fuel with ultra-low sulfur kerosene (ULSK) as backup. Make up water will be sourced from existing connections to the New York City water supply. No water will be withdrawn from the East River. Construction will require dewatering of the project site. The dewatering will involve the withdrawal of approximately 0.7 MGD of groundwater. The groundwater will be treated and ultimately discharged via existing outfall 001.

Written Comments:

All written comments concerning the draft air permits must be submitted to the NYS DEC Contact Person listed below by September 13, 2021. Comments sent by regular mail must be postmarked no later than September 13, 2021. E-mail and Fax comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EDT), September 13, 2021. All written comments regarding the permit applications, proposed draft permits, fact sheets and SDEIS submitted by e-mail should be sent to: comment.nrgastoriagas@dec.ny.gov.

Astoria Gas Turbine Power Replacement Project
 
Virtual public comment hearing sessions to receive unsworn statements from the public on the applications and the draft permits will be held on August 24, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and; on August 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Any person wishing to provide a public statement must register in advance of the hearing no later than 10:00 a.m. August 23, 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. See below for additional details on each of these hearings.
 
Applicant

Astoria Gas Turbine Power LLC
 31-01 20th Ave
 Astoria, NY 11105

Facility

Astoria Gas Turbine Power Replacement Project
 31-01 20th Ave
 Astoria, NY 11105

For additional project information and details on providing comments, see the Amended Notice of Legislative Public Comment Hearing dated August 11, 2021.

Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearing

Only virtual legislative public comment hearings will be held given the COVID-19 status. The in-person sessions scheduled for August 26, 2021 have been converted to virtual legislative public comment hearings.

Virtual legislative public comment hearings pursuant to 6 NYCRR part 621 to hear and receive unsworn comments from the public will be held on August 24, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., and on August 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. All hearing sessions will be conducted electronically through the Webex Events electronic webinar platform.

Instructions for Attending the Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings

August 26, 2021 Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearing

To join the 1:00 p.m. virtual public comment hearing through the internet, visit www.webex.com and click "Join a meeting."

Event Number: 179 230 7019
 Password: Aug26-1PM

To join the 1:00 p.m. hearing by phone only:

Dial: 1-518-549-0500
 Access Code: 179 230 7019

To join the 6:00 p.m. virtual public comment hearing through the internet, visit www.webex.com and click "Join a meeting."

Event Number: 179 945 4449
 Password: Aug26-6PM

To join the 6:00 p.m. hearing by phone only:

Dial: 1-518-549-0500
 Access Code: 179 945 4449

Interpretation will be available in the following languages:

Arabic: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 90717663

Bengali: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 90732369

Greek: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 90704084

Spanish: Call 518-549-0500 and use access code 96509638

American Sign Language: Instructions for viewing the ASL interpreter will be given at the start of the hearing.

Persons wishing to comment on Astoria Gas Turbine Power LLC's application and the draft permits will have the opportunity to make a statement at the public comment hearing webinar. Any person wishing to provide a public statement must register in advance of the hearing no later than 10:00 a.m. August 23, 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.

To register electronically: Persons who will login to the hearings electronically must register. To register, visit https://www.webex.com, click "Join a meeting," input the event number listed above, click "Register," and fill in the requested information. 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. We request that speakers only register for one hearing session.

On the appropriate date and time of the hearings, participants should visit https://www.webex.com, click "Join a meeting" at the top right-hand corner of the screen, and input the appropriate event number for the hearing. Participants will be asked to "select audio system." It is recommended that participants choose to have the system "call me" or "call using computer." The "call me" option will require participants to enter their phone numbers.

To register by telephone: Any person who is not able to login electronically may participate by telephone. Call-in participants must register to speak in advance by calling the Department at 518-402-9003 no later than 10:00 a.m. on August 23, 2021. Please provide your first and last name, address, email address if any, and telephone number and reference the Astoria Gas Turbine Power Replacement Project public comment hearing. We request that speakers only register for one hearing session.

On the day and time of the hearings, use the phone access phone number, (518) 549-0500, and the appropriate access code listed above to join the hearings.

All participants will be muted upon entry into the hearings. The ALJ will call each person who has requested to provide a statement to speak. Speakers will be called in the order they registered, with elected official being called first. The ALJ will continue the hearings 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 as provided above. The hearing will be stenographically recorded for inclusion in the record.

Contact: Christopher Hogan, NYS DEC - Division of Environmental Permits, 625 Broadway, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-1750 , Phone: (518) 402-9167, Fax: (518) 402-9168, E-mail: comment.nrgastoriagas@dec.ny.gov

DEC has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan for a site known as Queensboro Lanes Site, site ID #C241257. This site is located in Long Island City within the County of Queens, and is located at 25-01 Queens Plaza North and an adjacent unaddressed lot fronting Crescent Street. Public comments about the application and draft work plan must be submitted by August 27, 2021.

Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the site and how to comment.

Project documents can be reviewed online at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C241257/

And at:

Queens Public Library at Long Island City
3744 21st Street, 1st Floor
Long Island City, NY 11101

Queens Community Board 1
45-02 Ditmars Boulevard
Astoria, NY 11105

DEC has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan/Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan for a site known as the Steiner Sequel, site ID #C224330. This site is located in the Borough of Brooklyn within the County of Kings, and is located at 5000 1st Avenue. Public comments about the application and draft work plan must be submitted by August 27, 2021.

Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the site and how to comment.

Project documents can be reviewed online at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224330/

And at:

Brooklyn Public Library-Sunset Park Branch
4201 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11232

Brooklyn Community Board District 7
4201 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11232

DEC invites the public to comment about a draft plan to investigate contamination related to the White Plains Chrysler Car Dealership, site ID #C360209 (White Plains, Westchester County) within New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program. Public comments about the draft plan will be accepted through August 27, 2021.

Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the draft plan and how to comment.

Project documents can be reviewed online at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C360209/

And at:

White Plains Public Library
100 Marine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 422-1400

DEC invites the public to comment about a proposal to address contamination related to the Former Tiffen Manufacturing, site ID #C130239 (Roslyn Heights, Nassau County) within New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program. Public comments about the proposal will be accepted through August 27, 2021.

Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the proposal and how to comment.

Project documents can be reviewed online at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C130239/

And, once reopened, at:

Bryant Library
2 Paper Mille Road
Roslyn, NY 11576
Phone: (516) 621-2240

This night walk will center around the bats of New York. Learn more about these mysterious creatures of the night. We will look for bats and other evening creatures on a leisurely walk out to our very own bat barn. Once we arrive, we will all participate in a citizen science project to count bats. This project has been going on at Five Rivers for over 10 years, and once a year, we open it to everyone. Come watch the bats fly.

Space is limited. Please call 518-475-0291 by Tuesday, August 24 to register.

DEC invites the public to comment about a proposal to address contamination related to the Lambert Houses Parcel 5, site ID #C203136 (Bronx, Bronx County) within New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program. Public comments about the proposal will be accepted through August 28, 2021.

Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the proposal and how to comment.

Project documents can be reviewed online at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203136/

And at:

NY Public Library – West Farms Library Branch
2085 Honeywell Avenue
Bronx, NY 10406
718-367-5376

Bronx Community Board 6
1932 Arthur Avenue, Room 403-A
Bronx, NY 10457
718-579-6990

Listen carefully as we walk along the Bird Watchers Path and Old Field Trail. We will use our "deer ears" to hear all manner of sounds, from wind and rain to frogs, insects, and birds. What is making that racket?

Space is limited. Please call 518-475-0291 by Wednesday, August 25 to register.

Search for caterpillars and their favorite foods on this guided walk.

We welcome those who have any type of physical challenge to all our programs. If you call ahead to let us know your needs, we will be happy to learn how we can serve you.

PLEASE NOTE

• Pre-registration is required for ALL programs; call 716-683-5959 to register for an in-person program. For virtual programs, please register online at www.reinsteinwoods.org/events.
• You must pre-register by phone; you will receive a call confirming your registration or waitlist status. PLEASE SPEAK CLEARLY when leaving your name and phone number as our system does not have caller ID. Unless you receive a callback, you are not registered. *Registration for popular programs is limited to 3 people per party.
• All participants are required to wear a mask; social distancing of 6 feet or more will be practiced whenever possible. 
• In case of poor weather, programs may be cancelled.
• We cannot accommodate organized youth/civic groups at these programs. Please call to make other arrangements.

Look carefully as we walk around the Five Rivers Visitor’s Center. There are lots of exciting things to learn about trees, including which trees provide the best tool handles, pancake syrup, cardboard, doors and floors, and many other things around your home.

 Space is limited. Please call 518-475-0291 by Wednesday, August 25 to register.