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Community Involvement Plan
August 2003
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To Community Members & Other Stakeholders:
I appreciate the time so many community members and representatives of interested
organizations have taken to meet with EPA and to share your thoughts and concerns regarding
the cleanup of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site. We recognize the benefits that an
engaged public brings to this project and it is only through the insights and work of many
community members and stakeholders that community involvement is truly meaningful.
EPA is committed to carrying out the cleanup in a safe and protective manner. We are
equally committed to public participation at every phase through an open process that
encourages affected communities and interested organizations to provide input on the critical
issues related to the cleanup. In keeping with that commitment, we have developed a
Community Involvement Plan that encourages real dialogue. It was built on the work done by
the community during interviews, workshops and dialogue with EPA staff.
EPA has heard your views on how to move forward in a way that is representative of all
the communities and interests throughout the Hudson Valley. You have reaffirmed the need for
accurate, timely and understandable information about the issues that concern you and the
opportunity to provide input on them. It is clear that we all share a common goal - a healthy and
beneficial river - and that you want to be involved in the project in a constructive way.
Through the many resources described in this Community Involvement Plan, EPA will
enhance your understanding of the project. Just as important, we will ensure that there is
adequate time and opportunity for you to provide meaningful input and for us to consider that
input.
Again, I thank everyone who has contributed to this effort through interviews,
workshops, and information sessions, and in many other ways. I hope you will continue to be
involved. I know the Hudson River can one day be as healthy as it is beautiful. Let's work
together to make the most of this historic opportunity.
Jane M. Kenny
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This Community Involvement Plan serves as a guide for the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) in providing opportunities for public information and input regarding
implementation of EPA's February 2002 Record of Decision (ROD) for the Hudson River
PCBs Superfund Site. It is also designed to assist the communities along the nearly 200-mile
length of the Hudson River PCBs Site to become meaningfully involved in and informed about
the project.
This Community Involvement Plan was released to the public by EPA following review and
consideration of public comments and was finalized in August 2003. If you have any ques-
tions about this Community Involvement Plan, please contact:
Leo Rosales
Community Involvement Coordinator
U.S. EPA - Hudson River Field Office*
421 Lower Main Street
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
Phone: (518) 747-4389
Toll-Free: (866)615-6490
Fax: (518) 747-8149
Email: rosales.leo@epa.gov
David Kluesner
Community Involvement Coordinator
U.S. EPA - Region 2 Office
Public Affairs Division
290 Broadway, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 637-3653
Fax: (212) 637-4445
Email: kluesner.dave@epa.gov
For more information on the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site, visit www, epa. 2Qv/h udson
or request information by contacting the Community Involvement Coordinator.
* The Hudson River Field Office is located in Fort Edward, NY. The mailing address for the
Field Office, however, is Hudson Falls, NY 12839.
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of Contents
Section Page
Executive Summary 1
1 Overview 1-1
1.1 Working Together 1-1
1.2 Introduction 1-2
1.3 Moving Forward 1-5
2 Site Background 2-1
2.1 Site Description 2-1
2.2 Site History 2-3
2.3 Site Cleanup: The Selected Remedy 2-3
3 Community Background 3-1
3.1 Community Profile 3-1
3.2 History of Community Involvement 3-7
3.3 Key Community Concerns 3-10
3.3.1 Community Concerns about the Process 3-11
3.3.2 Community Concerns about the Remedy 3-12
3.3.3 Community Involvement Commitments from the 2002 ROD 3-13
3.4 EPA's Response to Community Concerns 3-15
4 EPA's Community Involvement Plan 4-1
4.1 Community Involvement Goals 4-1
4.2 Community Involvement Tools and Activities 4-1
4.3 The Plan 4-27
4.4 Summary of Community Involvement Activities 4-27
4.5 Updates to the Community Involvement Plan 4-27
5 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 5-1
6 Glossary 6-1
7 References 7-1
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Table of Contents (cont.)
Appendix Page
A EPA Regional Contacts A-1
B Federal Elected Officials B-1
C State Elected Officials C-1
D Federally Recognized Indian Nations/Tribes D-1
E Local Elected Officials E-1
F Stakeholder Groups F-1
G Other Contacts: Federal, State, and PRP G-1
H Media Contacts H-1
I Meeting Locations 1-1
J Information Sources J-1
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Jist of Tables
Table Page
2-1 Targeted Dredging Amounts 2-3
3-1 Upper Hudson River Demographic Profile 3-2
3-2 Mid-Hudson River Demographic Profile 3-3
3-3 Lower Hudson River Demographic Profile 3-4
4-1 CAG Membership 4-23
4-2 Community Involvement Issues and Tools 4-27
4-3 Summary Table of Community Involvement Activities and Status 4-32
4-4 Types of Changes to the Selected Remedy 4-34
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1-1 Site Location Map Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site, New York 1-3
2-1 Site Location and Project Area Map Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site, New
York 2-2
2-2 Site History 2-4
4-1 General Community Involvement Activities 4-4
4-2 General Community Involvement Activities 4-5
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Executive Summary
The Community Involvement Plan (CIP) is the foundation of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Superfund Com-
munity Involvement Program for the Hudson River PCBs Super-
fund Site. The CIP specifies the outreach activities that EPA will
use to address community concerns and expectations. It will assist
the Community Involvement Coordinators, who serve as liaisons
between community members and Hudson River site team mem-
bers and other agency officials, in finding effective and appropriate
ways to inform and engage the public. The CIP is a public docu-
ment that community members can use to make sure that EPA is
responsive to their needs and concerns. EPA is committed to pro-
moting active and meaningful public participation for the Hudson
River PCBs Superfund Site.
This Community Involvement Plan is the latest update in a series
of plans designed to provide citizens with information about the
Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site and to promote public partici-
pation. The first Community Involvement Plan for the site was
issued in July 1984. Updates followed in May 1989 (update to the
1984 document), December 1989 (Final CIP for In-Place Con-
tainment), and August 1992 (Final CIP for Reassessment).
The February 2002 Record of Decision (ROD) called for active
remediation of the site. EPA contracted with an independent con-
sultant, Marasco Newton Group, to conduct the community inter-
view process and develop recommendations for a community in-
volvement program. EPA and its project contractor, Ecology and
Environment, Inc., used these recommendations in developing this
Community Involvement Plan.
The CIP is divided into seven sections:
Section 1 discusses the purpose of the CIP and the framework un-
der which it will function.
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Executive Summary
Section 2 presents the history and nature of the contamination and
aspects of the selected remedy.
Section 3 identifies geographic and demographic characteristics of
the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site and discusses the history
of community involvement and the general and specific commu-
nity concerns that were documented by Marasco Newton Group.
Section 4 is the action plan. It lays out the principles for commu-
nity involvement and identifies tools that will be used by EPA to
promote greater public participation and awareness. These tools
are then combined with the concerns and issues identified in Sec-
tion 3. These include general and specific community concerns as
well as community involvement commitments identified in the
February 2002 ROD.
Section 5 contains the List of Acronyms and Abbreviations.
Section 6 contains the Glossary.
Section 7 contains the References.
The Appendices are designed to serve as a resource guide for both
EPA and the community. Specific sections include the EPA and
project team contacts, local government contacts, media contacts,
and directions on how to obtain additional Superfund and EPA in-
formation.
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1
EPA
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
CIP
Community Involvement
Plan
PCBs
Polychlorinated biphenyls
CAG
Community Advisory
Group
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1.1 Working Together
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed this
Community Involvement Plan (CIP) to facilitate two-way commu-
nication between the communities affected by and interested in the
Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site and EPA and to encourage
community involvement in site activities. In developing this plan,
EPA made an extensive effort to gather public input and drew
upon many information sources, including public input and nu-
merous and detailed community interviews, meetings, and site
files.
EPA received 27 written responses to the proposed Community
Involvement Plan, which was released to the public for a 30-day
comment period that began on April 24, 2003 and closed on May
28, 2003. Those responses contained 143 specific comments that
covered a range of topics. Approximately half of the comments
focused on the composition, mission, purpose, and authority of the
Community Advisory Group (CAG). Examples of issues on which
comments were received include:
¦ Nominations for seats on the CAG;
¦ Suggestions that the CAG be comprised solely of elected offi-
cials;
¦ Terms of membership in the CAG;
¦ Requests for representation by additional interests; and
¦ A call to revise the representation of upriver and downriver
interests.
Other comments focused on issues such as:
¦ Cultural and archaeological resources protection;
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b Comment periods and response to comments;
¦ Monitoring of project workers and wildlife;
¦ Ideas for community outreach;
¦ The need for a project roadmap;
¦ The need to keep information timely and available; and
¦ The need to evaluate project impacts.
EPA provided individual responses to each of the written com-
ments received and, in response to the comments, EPA has modi-
fied the proposed CIP by increasing the membership of the com-
munity advisory group from 17 to 25 (see Section 4.4). Additional
changes to the CIP include clarification of the role of the CAG,
details on outreach for cultural resources issues and interests,
modifications to the discussion of stakeholder interaction, and two-
week advance notice of public sessions.
EPA will use the community involvement activities outlined in this
plan to ensure that the public is kept informed throughout the
process and is provided with ample opportunities to be involved.
1.2 Introduction
The Site
The Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site encompasses a nearly
200-mile stretch of the Hudson River from Hudson Falls, New
York to the Battery in New York City and includes communities in
fourteen New York counties and two counties in New Jersey (see
Figure l-l). The site is divided into two major areas: the Upper
Hudson River, which runs from Hudson Falls to the Federal Dam
at Troy (a distance of approximately 40 miles), and the Lower
Hudson River, which runs from the Federal Dam at Troy to the
southern tip of Manhattan at the Battery in New York City.
ROD
Record of Decision
In February 2002, EPA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) that
calls for dredging PCB-contaminated sediments in the Upper Hud-
son River. EPA's selected remedy culminated a twelve-year reas-
sessment of a 1984 interim no-action decision with respect to the
contaminated sediments at the site. The Agency reviewed and
considered more than 70,000 public comments on its December
2000 Proposed Plan for the cleanup. As part of this decision, EPA
committed itself to conducting rigorous and meaningful public par-
ticipation.
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Figure 1-1 Site Location Map
Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site, New York
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The post-ROD community involvement program has and will con-
tinue to have two major elements: frequent and regular interaction
with communities, focused on specific issues of concern, and a no-
table EPA presence in the upriver community via the Hudson
HRFO River Field Office (HRFO). The current and future community
Hudson River Field Office involvement activities presented in this document are designed to
carry out this commitment.
The history of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site
and EPA's actions arc addressed in Section 2.0.
The Community
EPA recognizes that the vast size of the site and the scope of the
cleanup plan make this an unusual Superfund site. Communities
along the site vary greatly in their demographics and concerns
about how the dredging will affect them. Even within communi-
ties, members have disagreed over the decision to dredge, although
nearly all the affected parties share the common goal of a healthy
river that benefits the whole community.
Over the years, EPA involved the community and made significant
decisions based on public input. For example, the commitment in
the February 2002 ROD to move dredged materials by barge or rail
to disposal facilities outside the Hudson River valley was made in
response to widely expressed community concerns. EPA also de-
cided to phase the dredging and to develop performance standards,
an enhanced community involvement plan, and Community Health
and Safety Plans, all in response to community concerns.
Another example of EPA's commitment to significant and success-
ful community involvement is the establishment of the Hudson
River Field Office. Staffed by a Director and Community In-
volvement Coordinator, this office houses EPA field headquarters,
provides public information services, and is a center for project
data. It was created because EPA recognizes the communities'
need for easy access to information about Hudson River PCBs
Superfund Site activities and the desire for meaningful interaction
with EPA staff and management.
EPA's decision to locate the Hudson River Field Office in Fort
Edward also was a direct response to public input.
Hudson River communities and their concerns
—are described in Section 3.0.
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1.3 Moving Forward
The Plan
This Community Involvement Plan recognizes and addresses the
challenges presented by the diversity of the communities involved
in the project. Consistent with the goal of successful community
involvement, this plan focuses on broad-based opportunities for
disseminating project information and opportunities for interaction
between the public and EPA staff and management.
CERCLA
Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as
amended.
NCP
National Oil and
Hazardous Substances
Pollution Contingency Plan
Community members will continue to be given significant oppor-
tunities for both formal and informal input on a wide range of is-
sues. However, it is important to note that the Comprehensive En-
vironmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA), as amended, commonly known as Superfund, and the
regulations spelled out in the National Oil and Hazardous Sub-
stances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) govern EPA's response
actions under the Superfund program. The statute and regulations
do not allow the Agency to delegate authority to citizen groups or
other outside interests.
EPA's detailed Community Involvement Plan for
the site is presented in Section 4.0.
Resources
The CIP is a blueprint for public involvement in the cleanup of the
Hudson River. It is a companion to a number of site reports, plans,
decision documents, and other sources of information that are and
will be available for review. Because EPA does not yet have the
information necessary to identify the precise timing of all activities
and points for community involvement, this CIP will remain a liv-
ing document that will evolve as the project progresses.
Lists of reference documents and helpful sources of
information are at the end of this document.
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Site Background
2.1 Site Description
The February 2002 ROD for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund
Site divides the site into two major areas (see Figure 2-1):
RM
River Miles
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Thompson Island
1. The Upper Hudson River runs from the Fenimore Bridge in
Hudson Falls to the Federal Dam at Troy for a distance of
slightly more than 43 river miles (RM). This area is predomi-
nately rural and agricultural and is interspersed with towns and
cities.
The Upper Hudson River is also referred to as the Project
Area because the ROD calls for the dredging to occur in the
Upper Hudson portion of the site. The Project Area is subdi-
vided into three major sections:
¦ River Section 1 consists of the Thompson Island (TI) Pool,
a river section that extends 6.3 RM from the former Fort
Edward Dam to the TI Dam.
¦ River Section 2 extends 5.1 RM from the TI Dam to the
Northumberland Dam near Schuylerville.
¦ River Section 3 extends 29.5 RM from below the North-
umberland Dam to the Federal Dam at Troy.
2. The Lower Hudson River runs from the Federal Dam at Troy
to the southern tip of Manhattan at the Battery in New York
City. Land use ranges from forest and agriculture to intensive
residential, commercial, and industrial development. A subset
of the Lower Hudson that runs from the Federal Dam at Troy
to just south of Poughkeepsie is sometimes referred to as the
Mid-Hudson.
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Figure 2-1 Site Location and Project Area Map
Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site, New York
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2. Site Background
GE
General Electric Company
PCBs are a group of
synthetic (manmade)
chemicals consisting of
209 individual compounds
that have a similar
chemical structure. Before
commercial uses were
prohibited in 1977, PCBs
were widely used as a fire
preventive and insulator in
the manufacture of
transformers and
capacitors because of their
ability to withstand
exceptionally high
temperatures. In the
environment, PCBs
generally degrade slowly
and tend to accumulate in
fatty tissues, causing
increased concentrations
in higher levels of the food
chain.
2.2 Site History
From approximately 1947 to 1977, the General Electric Company
(GE) discharged as much as 1.3 million pounds of polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) from its capacitor manufacturing plants at the
Hudson Falls and Fort Edward facilities into the Hudson River. A
forty-mile stretch of the Upper Hudson is now the subject of the
environmental dredging cleanup action described in the February
2002 ROD. The selected cleanup plan is described below in Sec-
tion 2.3. A summary of actions that occurred before the February
2002 ROD is presented in Figure 2-2.
The primary health risk associated with the site is the accumulation
of PCBs in the human body through eating contaminated fish.
Since 1976, high levels of PCBs in fish have led New York State
to close various recreational and commercial fisheries and to issue
advisories restricting the consumption of fish caught in the Hudson
River. PCBs are considered probable human carcinogens and are
linked to other adverse health effects such as low birth weight, thy-
roid disease, and learning, memory, and immune system disorders.
PCBs in the river also negatively affect fish and wildlife.
Information about New York State Fishing Advisories
can be found in Appendix J.
The Record of Decision
can be viewed at the
Hudson River Field Office,
at the repositories
identified in Appendix J, or
online at
mviv. epa. gov/hudson
2.3 Site Cleanup: The Selected Remedy
The February 2002 ROD calls for targeted environmental dredging
of approximately 2.65 million cubic yards of PCB-contaminated
sediments from a 40-mile stretch of the Upper Hudson (see Table
2-1).
Table 2-1 Targeted Dredging Amounts
River Section 1
River Section 2
River Section 3
Approximately 1.56 million cubic yards
Approximately 0.58 million cubic yards
Approximately 0.51 million cubic yards
In the ROD, EPA selected a cleanup that addresses the risks to
people and the environment associated with PCBs in the sediments
of the Upper Hudson River. The actions in the Upper Hudson will
lower the risks to people, fish, and wildlife in both the Upper and
Lower Hudson River.
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Actions Prior to EPA's February 2002 ROD
1947-1977 GE uses PCBs al its Hudson Falls and Fort
Edward facilities PCB oils discharged directly and
indirecily mio the Hudson River include both non-
permilted and permuted discharges Estimates of the
total quantuy ot PCBs discharged directly into the
Hudson River from the two plants during this time are as
high as 1,330,000 pounds Discharged PCBs we re
transported throughout the river and adhered to
sediments at the bottom, including in larger aieas
behind the Fort Edward Dam.
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) prohibits the
manufacture and sale of PCBs GE ceases use of
PCBs but GE s Fort Edward and Hudson Falls plants
continue to contaminate the river primarily from PCB
releases via bediock fractures at the Hudson Falls plant
Passage of CERCLA
7770 1984 ROD contained tho following components:
• An interim No Acton decision with regard to PCBs in
the sediments of the Upper Hudson Rrver.
• In-place capping, conta/nmenf, and monitonng of
exposed Remnant Deposits from the former impound-
ment behind the Fort Edward Dam, stabilization of the
associated nver banks, and revegetabon of the areas.
GE implemented this part of the remedy under a 1990
Consent Decree with EPA.
• A detailed evaluation of the Waterford Water Works
treatment facilities, including sampling and analysis of
treatment operations to see if an upgrade or
alterations of the facilities were needed. The study
funded by EPA and released by NYSDEC in 1990
found that PCB concentrations were below analytical
detection limits after treatment and met standards
applicable to public water supplies.
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PCBs are detected in fish collected from the river
Fori Edward 0am is lemoved Removal of the dam arid
subsequent flooding moved much of the accumulated
PCB-contanunated sediments downstream Five areas of
PC8-contaminated sediments, referred to as Remnant
Deposits, are exposed
NYSDOH begins to issue health advisories to limit
consumption of fish from the river due to PCBs
Legal action brought against GE by NYSDEC results in a
$7 million program for the investigation of PCBs and the
development of methods to reduce ot remove the Ihreat
of contamination
NYSDEC bans all fishing in the Upper Hudson and bans
most commercial fishing in the Lower Hudson, including
striped bass fishing
GE and NYSDEC sign a Consent Order to address direct
PCB discharges from GE's Hudson Falls and Fori
Edward facilities
1976-1978 and 1984 NYSDEC surveys sediments of
the Upper Hudson River and identifies 40 "hot spots"
with average total PCB concentrations of 50 parts per
million (ppm)or gieater between Rogers Island (RM 194)
and Lock 2 (RM 163)
Highly contaminated sediments are placed in a secure
encapsulation site in Moreau Unstable rrverbanks of two
Remnant Deposits are reinforced and three remnant sites
are rewgetated to prevent public contact and to
minimize erosion-release of PCBs into the environment
NYS conducts navigational dredging in the Upper
Hudson River
EPA proposes listing the site on the National Priorities
List (NPL)
The Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site is formally listed
on the NPL EPA issues the 1984 ROD for the site EPA
recognizes that PCB contamination in the Upper Hudson
River needs to be addressed but selects an interim No
Action remedy for sediments because, in the Agency's
view, the reliability and effectiveness ol available remedial
technologies at that time is uncertain
Figure 2-2 Site History
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Actions Prior to EPA's February 2002 ROD
EPA announces Us decision lo initiate a detailed
Reassessment Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
{RI/FS) of the interim No Action decision for the Upper
Hudson River sediments This is prompted by the live-
year review required by CERCLA, technical advances in
sediment dredging and treatment/destruction
technologies, and by a request by NYSDEC for a re-
examination of the 1984 decision
GE removes approximately 45 tons of PCBs from ihe
Allen Mill tunnel under NYSDEC jurisdiction
NYSDEC replaces Upper Hudson River fishing ban with
catch-and-refease fishing restrictions NYSDOH
continues to recommend that people eat no fish from the
Upper Hudson River, that children under 15 and women
of child-bearing age eat no fish from the entire 200-mile
length of the Hudson Rivet PCBs Super lund Site, and
that the general population eat none ol most species of
fish caught between the Federal Dam at Troy and
Catskill Commercial fishing for striped bass and 8 other
species in the Lower Hudson River is still dosed
Historical use of Rogers Island for staging and disposal
of PCB-contaminated dredge spoils in the late 1970s
presented an environmental concern EPA evaluates
the extent of PCB-contaminated soils on Rogers Island
to determine if health concerns exist for island residents
Surface soils within the floodplajn of the Hudson River
on Rogers Island are found to be contaminated with
PCBs and lead
Peer reviews were held in 1998, 1999, and 2000 in
which panels of independent experts reviewed and
commented on EPA's Reassessment Rl/FS Reports
EPA issues a Proposed Ran for the Hudson River PCBs
Superfund Site
The Reassessment RI/FS was divided into three phases.
Phase 1, consisting pnmanty of a review of existing data,
was completed m August 1991. Phase 2, which
included the collection and analysis of new data,
modeling studies, human health and ecological risk
assessments, and peer reviews, began in December
1991 and concluded in November 2000. Phase 3, also
known as the FS. formally began in September 1998 with
release of the FS Scope of Work The FS was released
concurrently with the Proposed Plan in December 2000
GE detects an increase in PCB concentrations at the
Upper Hudson River water sampling stations and
attributes the higher levels to the collapse of a wooden
gate in a tunnel within the abandoned Allen Mill The mill
is located next to the river bank near the GE Hudson
Falls plant Oil-phase PCBs that had migrated to the
tunnel water via subsurface bedrock cracks had been
previously diverted from entering the river by the gate
GE documents the presence of PCB-contarrunated oils
in bedrock seeps at Baker Falls next to its Hudson Falls
plant
After finding that there are statistically significant losses of
PCBs from sediments to the water column, EPA conducts
an evaluation to determine if an early response action to
address contaminated sediments in the Thompson Island
Pool would be warranted prior to completion of the
Reassessment RI/FS EPA decides no feasible and
appropriate interim action is available
Due to direct-contact human health concerns, EPA
excavates 4,440 tons of contaminated soil {lead and
PCBs) from Rogers Island The soils are disposed of
off-site and clean backfill and erosion controls are
installed
NYSDEC issues a Record of Decision for Outfall 004 at the
Fort Edward plant. GE declines to implement the remedy
NYSDEC is currently conducting the remedial design for
that ROD
EPA issues a Feasibility Study for the Hudson River PCBs
Superfund Site
February 2002. EPA signs a Record of Decision to remove
PCB-contaminated sediments from the Upper Hudson
River using environmental dredging techniques
Figure 2-2 (Cont.) Site History
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Performance Standards
Engineering and Quality of
Life performance stan-
dards will be developed to
make sure the dredging is
done safely and is protec-
tive of people's health and
the environment. For ex-
ample, performance stan-
dards will be developed for
resuspension of PCBs dur-
ing dredging and for air
and noise.
Independent External
Peer Review
A panel of scientists and/or
engineers will provide an
independent review of the
engineering performance
standards.
Targeted environmental dredging will be conducted in two phases.
Phase 1 will be the first construction season of dredging. Informa-
tion and experience gained during the first phase will be evaluated,
including through the peer review process, to determine if adjust-
ments are needed to operations during the second phase or to the
performance standards.
Phase 2 will be the remainder of the dredging operation conducted
at full-scale. Operations will continue to be monitored, evaluated
against performance standards, and adjusted as necessary. Aspects
of both phases will be monitored extensively.
Community involvement opportunities and activities
associated with individual elements of the
selected remedy arc found in Table 4-2.
Other components of the Hudson River cleanup plan include:
¦ Dredging the navigational channel as necessary to implement
the remedy and avoid hindering canal traffic during the project
work;
Developing and applying engineering performance standards;
Developing and applying quality of life performance standards;
Independent external peer review of the engineering perform-
ance standards for dredging resuspension, PCB residuals, and
production rates during dredging and peer review of the report
prepared at the end of the first phase of dredging that will
evaluate the dredging with respect to the engineering perform-
ance standards;
Using dredging techniques that minimize and control resuspen-
sion of sediments during dredging;
Transporting dredged sediments via barge or pipeline to sedi-
ment processing/transfer facilities for dewatering and, as
needed, stabilization;
Transporting by rail and/or barge the dewatered, stabilized
sediments to an appropriate licensed off-site landfill(s) outside
the Hudson Valley for disposal. If a beneficial use of some
portion of the dredged material is arranged, then an appropriate
transportation method will be determined;
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Backfilling dredged areas with approximately 1 foot of clean
material to isolate residual PCB contamination and to expedite
habitat recovery, where appropriate;
Natural Attenuation
The natural process (i.e.,
unaided by human inter-
vention) by which a con-
taminant is reduced in
concentration over time
through absorption, ad-
sorption, degradation, dilu-
tion, and/or transformation.
NYSDEC
New York State
Department of
Environmental
Conservation
NYSDOH
New York State
Department of Health
NYSCC
New York State Canal
Corporation
USDOJ
United States Department
of Justice
USFWS
United States Fish and
Wildlife Service
NOAA
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric
Administration
USACE
United States Army Corps
of Engineers
¦ Using rail and/or barge to transport clean backfill materials
within the Upper Hudson River area;
¦ Monitored natural attenuation of PCB contamination that re-
mains in the river after dredging;
¦ Monitoring fish, water quality, and sediment to determine
when cleanup goals have been reached;
¦ Monitoring the restoration of aquatic vegetation; and
¦ Implementing or modifying appropriate institutional controls
such as fish consumption advisories and fishing restrictions by
the responsible authorities until the relevant cleanup goals are
met.
The dredging project will be designed and implemented based on
the requirements of the ROD. Consistent with Superfund regula-
tions and guidance, changes to the ROD would need to be properly
documented. Table 4-4 (see Section 4 below) defines the types of
changes that could be made to the selected remedy and indicates
the actions that must be taken if these changes occur.
The federal Superfund program takes place within a legal, regula-
tory, and financial framework that defines many of EPA's activi-
ties and affects the decision-making process. EPA has lead re-
sponsibility for the project and must maintain all decision-making
authority. EPA is supported in its decision-making and oversight
work by state and federal agencies. Other organizations that will
play a significant role in the cleanup of the Hudson River PCBs
Superfund Site are the New York State Department of Environ-
mental Conservation (NYSDEC), the New York State Department
of Health (NYSDOH), the New York State Canal Corporation
(NYSCC), the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ), the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the United
States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
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PRP
Potentially Responsible
Party
AOC
Administrative Order on
Consent
The USACE will assist EPA in preparing and reviewing design
work plans and cleanup plans and in overseeing work. To date.
GE, the potentially responsible party (PRP), has signed two Ad-
ministrative Orders on Consent (AOC) with EPA: the first, in July
2002, to fund and perform sediment sampling as the initial step in
the design, and the second, signed in August 2003, to fund and per-
form the remainder of the design work except for those tasks for
which EPA has direct responsibility. EPA and GE will soon begin
discussions regarding the company's performance of the dredging
work. The USACE will assist EPA in overseeing the work.
EPA will have direct responsibility for three major components of
the project, including the selection of the sediment processing/
transfer facility location(s), the development of engineering and
quality of life performance standards, and community outreach and
involvement. GE may also periodically assist EPA in developing
information or displays for community involvement efforts and
may assist with public availability sessions and other community
involvement activities.
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3.1 Community Profile
River Characteristics
The Hudson River originates in the Adirondack Mountains at Lake
Tear of the Clouds in Essex County, New York. From its headwa-
ters the river flows 300 miles through seven locks and over fifteen
dams and three waterfalls before reaching New York Bay.
The Hudson River, the Mohawk River, and the New York Barge
Canal system comprise the nation's only navigable passage
through the Appalachians and are important transportation links
between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. The Hudson
supports deep-draft traffic from the Battery all the way to the Port
of Albany and barge traffic north of Albany through a series of
dams and locks to Fort Edward. The entire river is used for recrea-
tional boating.
Population and Demographic Characteristics
The Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site can be divided into three
regions: the Upper, Mid-, and Lower Hudson. The sixteen coun-
ties within these regions have a total population of 7,322,874 and
important demographic and socioeconomic differences. The Up-
per Hudson River area encompasses Washington, Saratoga, Rens-
selaer, and Albany counties; the Mid-Hudson River encompasses
Columbia, Greene, Dutchess, and Ulster counties; and the Lower
Hudson River region includes Orange, Putnam, Westchester,
Rockland, Bronx, and New York counties in New York State, and
Bergen and Hudson counties in New Jersey.
These geographic distinctions are helpful in understanding how
community involvement needs and activities may vary along the
site.
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Studies show that residents in all three areas fish the river for rec-
reation, as a cultural practice, or for subsistence. Despite state fish
consumption advisories, they continue to eat the fish they catch
and bring them home to their families.
Upper Hudson River
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Mid-Hudson River (Columbia, Greene, Dutchess, Ulster)
The total population for the four-county Mid-Hudson River area is
574,015. In general, the population base is stable or growing. As
with the Upper Hudson area, this area has a higher percentage of
residents over the age of 65 than the New York State average.
Like the Upper Hudson River, this area also has a relatively low
number of minorities and non-English speakers. Approximately
60% of those who do not speak English at home speak a language
other than Spanish. The area's high school graduation rate is gen-
erally high, while the level of college degree attainment is gener-
ally lower than the New York State average.
With the exception of Dutchess County, the median household in-
come is slightly lower than the New York State average. How-
ever, the poverty rate is also lower for all counties. The rate of
employment for three of the four counties increased over the last
decade. The one exception is Dutchess County, which saw a 12%
loss in employment, in part due to cutbacks at IBM (see Table
3-2).
Table 3-2 Mid-Hudson River Demographic Profile
gColumbia^CGreeneJiS
Population
63,193
48,347
284,447
178,028
Population Change (2000-2001)
0.20%
0.30%
1.50%
0.20%
Population over 65
16.40%
15.70%
12.00%
13.30%
Minority Population
9.10%
11.50%
19.70%
14.50%
Non-English Speakers (4-county total: 56 236)
6.32%
7.97%
11.02%
9.57%
Spanish
31 43%
33 23°A
40 36%
44 54%
Indo-European
63 59%
60 44%
42 11%
45 89%
Asian-Pacific
2.93%
3 35%
II 57%
6 49%
High School Graduates
81.00%
78.60°/^
84.00%
81.70%
College Graduates
22.60%
16.40%
27.60%
25.00%
Median Household Income
$41,915
$36,493
$53,086
$42,551
Persons Below Poverty Level
9.00%
12.20%
7.50%
11.40%
Change in Employment (1990-1999)
6.40%
7.40%
-\2.20°/d
4.60%
Mid-Hudson River
Counties
Source: US Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census 2002 - State and County Quick Facts
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Lower Hudson River (Orange, Putnam, Westchester,
Rockland, Bronx, New York, Bergen (NJ), Hudson (NJ),)
The Lower Hudson River area is the largest in terms of geography
and population. While most of the project activities will occur in
the Upper and Mid-Hudson River area, the Superfund site covers
almost the entire length of the river.
The total population for the eight-county Lower Hudson River area
is 6,036.713. In general, the population base is stable or growing
slightly. The average number of residents over the age of 65 is
generally on a par with the New York and New Jersey averages.
In contrast to the Mid- and Upper Hudson River, more than half of
the residents of this area come from a minority community. The
total number of people who speak a language other than English at
home (about 37%) is higher than the New York and New Jersey
state averages of 28% and 25% respectively. Of those, 61% speak
Spanish. The area's high school graduation rate is higher than the
state averages—the exceptions are Bronx County, New York, and
Hudson County, New Jersey, which have lower rates. The same is
true with college attainment. Five of the eight counties have high
rates of college attainment. The three exceptions are Orange
County and Hudson County, New Jersey, and Bronx County,
which have lower rates of college attainment.
The median household income is high in six of the eight counties
of the Lower Hudson. However, Bronx County's median house-
hold income is lower than the New York State average, and New
York County's is slightly higher. Bronx, New York, and Hudson
counties have a high number of people living below the poverty
level. All counties except Westchester and New York experienced
significant job growth during the past decade, although none match
the national job growth rate of 18.4% (see Table 3-3).
Table 3-3 Lower Hudson River Demographic Profile
West-
Bergen
Hudson
New
Putnam
Orange
chester
Rockland
(NJ)
Bronx
(NJ)
York
Population
97,163
348,783
928,888
288,567
886,680
1,337,928
607,554
1,541,150
Population Change
1.50%:
2.20%
0.60%
0.60%
0.30%
0.40%
-0.20%
0.30%
(2000-2001)
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Population over 65
9.60%!
10.30%
14.00%
11.80%
15.20%
10.10%
11.40%
12.20%
Minority Population
10.20%
22.40%
35.90%
28.30%
27.70%
85.50%
64.70%
54.20%
Non-English Speakers
12.11%
16.49%
24.15%
27.49%
30.35%
48.29%
52.77%
39.74%
(8-county total- 1,042.85!)
Spanish
38 95%'
50 53%
55.10%
30 53%
29 71%
82 75%
67 04%
59 46%
Indo-European
52 25%
42 13%
3 7 75%
50 26%
38 40%
10 30%
19 30%
18.91%
Asian-Pacific
5 18%
4 77%
II 67%
13 04%
26 17%
3 02%
9 14%
17.64%
High School Graduates
90.20%
81.80%
83.60%
85.30%
86.60%
62.30%
70.50%
78.70%
College Graduates
33.90%
22.50%
40.90%
37.50%
38.20%
14.60%
25.30%
49.40%
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Table 3-3 Lower Hudson River Demographic Profile
Putnam Orange
West-
chester
Rockland
Bergen
(NJ)
Bronx
Hudson
(NJ)
New
York
Median Household
Income
$72,279
$52,058
$63,582
$67,971
$65,241
$27,611
$40,293
$47,030
Persons Below Poverty
Level
4.40%
10.50%
8.80%
9.50%
5.00%
30.70%
15.50%
20.00%
Change in Employment
(1990-1999)
9.70%
8.80%
-0.05%
13.60%
3.50%
2.70%
5.10%
-0.07%
Source' US Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census 2002 - State and County Quick Facts
Land Use
Land use along the site is diverse. The Upper Hudson River area
is largely agricultural and rural, with urbanized pockets centered
around the cities of Albany, Rensselaer, and Troy. The Mid-
Hudson River area is more suburbanized, while the Lower Hudson
River area is highly urbanized.
Industry
Upper Hudson
The Upper Hudson River area is well suited for agriculture and
dairy farming. Livestock and livestock products comprise a very
large percentage of the state's agricultural income. The industrial
base of the area ranges from basic manufacturing and agriculture
to high technology, research, and development-oriented busi-
nesses. The area supports petroleum refineries, granaries, and pa-
per mills.
Government has historically been the leading source of jobs in Al-
bany, the state's capital. Recently the service sector has overtaken
that role, boosted by the region's growth as a vacation destination
showcasing major attractions such as Lake George and Saratoga
Springs.
Mid-Hudson
The Mid-Hudson region has a highly diversified economy, with
concentrations in electronics and computing, biomedical indus-
tries, pharmaceuticals, business services, and distribution. Tour-
ism is also a significant element of the regional economy.
Services, retail trade, and manufacturing compose the region's
leading private employers. Known for high technology, the Mid-
Hudson region supports a strong concentration of scientists, engi-
neers, physicists, computer scientists, and chemists working at a
number of major industrial research laboratories.
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Apple-growing operations and wineries are features in several
counties, and dairy farms are scattered throughout the region.
Lower Hudson
New York City dominates the Lower Hudson River economy. The
economy of the city is led by the services industry, particularly fi-
nancial and health services. The city also leads the nation in insur-
ance, accounting, communications, and apparel manufacturing.
Virtually every industry is represented in New York City's econ-
omy. Foreign travel and tourism has a major impact on New York
City's economy and is its single largest export industry.
Public Infrastructure
The entire site has a well-developed transportation system. In ar-
eas not served by a public water system, domestic water supplies
and water for cattle and other farm animals are obtained almost
solely from wells. Several communities along the Hudson River
use the river for drinking water, including Waterford, Halfmoon
(under construction), Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, the Highland Wa-
ter District, and the Port of Ewen Water District. Additionally,
some residents and farmers along the Hudson River's banks use
the river for watering lawns and gardens and for irrigating crops.
Sports and Recreation
Upper Hudson
In addition to outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, boat-
ing, swimming, camping, skiing, and fishing, racing fans can find
the oldest thoroughbred track in the United States, the Saratoga
Race Course, in the City of Saratoga Springs. Saratoga is also the
summer home of the New York City Ballet and the Philadelphia
Orchestra.
All these offerings make the Upper Hudson Valley a haven for
tourists who, in addition to other activities, enjoy a variety of
county festivals and fairs such as the Washington County Straw-
berry Festival, the Washington County Fair, numerous Christmas
season festivities, and Revolutionary War re-enactments.
Mid-Hudson
The Mid-Hudson River area offers numerous recreational opportu-
nities, including Catskill Park and several large state parks. The
Catskill area boasts a number of large year-round resorts. Skiing,
hiking, golf, and water sports are popular. The region is also rich
in historic sites, art galleries, and museums and has become a des-
tination for visitors seeking antiques and country inns.
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Lower Hudson
The Hudson River forms the western boundary of the island of
Manhattan and is a dominant part of the landscape of New York
City. Because of its many cultural and entertainment offerings,
tourism is a major industry in the New York City area. From the
Bronx Zoo to the Statue of Liberty, New York City's shopping,
theater, music, sports, arts, special events, buildings, and other
landmarks are preeminent.
Summary
Nearly one-third of New York State residents live within an hour's
drive of the Hudson River. The entire Hudson River area benefits
from a diverse economic base and the numerous housing, educa-
tional, cultural, and recreational opportunities. Rich in history, the
region played a major role in the American Revolution, the popula-
tion migration westward after the Revolution, and the early trans-
portation systems centered on the Erie Canal and several early
turnpikes.
The Hudson River is an integral part of the lives and lifestyles of
area residents. The river is still a major industrial transport route.
Water-based recreational activities such as waterfowl hunting,
trapping, swimming, boating, and fishing abound, although various
bans and advisories on catching and eating fish from the river have
affected this sport.
3.2 History of Community Involvement
In 1989, EPA announced its decision to initiate a detailed Reas-
RI/FS sessment Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) of its
Remedial Investigation/ 1984 interim No Action decision for Upper Hudson River sedi-
Feasibility Study ments. EPA also initiated public participation activities in accor-
dance with CERCLA and NCP, the statute and regulations that de-
fine EPA's responsibilities and actions for Superfund sites.
To provide the maximum opportunity for all interested parties to
participate in the project, EPA employed both customary and ex-
panded approaches. First, EPA provided for extensive public par-
ticipation and kept citizens, government officials, environmental
groups, and private interest groups aware of and updated on each
step of the Reassessment RI/FS process through personal commu-
nications, the distribution of fact sheets and press releases, and
numerous public meetings.
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HROC
Hudson River PCB
Oversight Committee
STC
Scientific & Technical
Committee
TAG
Technical Assistance
Grant
NPL
National Priorities List
The Community Interaction Program, entirely unique to the Reas-
sessment RI/FS, began in early 1990 and consisted of a three-tiered
committee structure, starting with four community-level liaison
groups (Agricultural, Citizen. Environmental, and Governmental).
The Steering Committee, the Hudson River PCB Oversight Com-
mittee (HROC), and the Scientific & Technical Committee (STC)
also were established. The Steering Committee, HROC, and STC
included representatives from the following liaison groups:
NYSDEC; NYSDOH; EPA (including the site Project Managers,
the Community Involvement Coordinator, and the Deputy Director
of Region 2's Superfund Division); GE; and researchers and scien-
tists familiar with the site, PCBs. modeling toxicology, and other
relevant disciplines.
All Reassessment RI/FS reports were sent to these groups for re-
view and were made available to other members of the public in-
terested in the site. Comments received during the meetings and
from written submittals were considered in the deliberative process
that ultimately led to the Proposed Plan for the site, released by
EPA in December 2000.
The Superfund process provides for one Technical Assistance
Grant (TAG), awarded on a competitive basis, for each Superfund
site on the National Priorities List (NPL) of the most contaminated
sites. It also provides for funding by EPA for activities that help
communities to understand the technical details of a site investiga-
tion and cleanup plans and to participate in the decision-making
process. A TAG was awarded to the environmental group Scenic
Hudson, Inc. on September 29, 1995 and has been extended
through September 30, 2004.
See Section 4.2 for more
information on TAGs.
Information Repository
A place where current
information, technical
reports, and reference
documents are maintained.
See Appendix J for
locations of information
repositories.
In addition, EPA established and maintained sixteen information
repositories, located in public buildings from Glens Falls to New
York City. Many of the site reports are also available on the Inter-
net at EPA's Web site for the site (www.epa.gov/hudson). EPA
held more than 75 public meetings during the course of the Reas-
sessment RI/FS and responded to public comments on the Reas-
sessment RI/FS reports. In addition, peer reviews were held in
which panels of independent experts reviewed and commented on
EPA's Reassessment RJ/FS reports. The public was invited to at-
tend the peer review meetings and to provide comments. Re-
sponses to peer review comments were also developed. The Ad-
ministrative Record File, including the Reassessment RI/FS reports,
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the Responsiveness Summaries, the Feasibility Study, and the Pro-
posed Plan, was made available to the public at the Crandall Public
Library in Glens Falls, the Adriance Memorial Library in Pough-
keepsie, and the EPA Superfund Records Center in New York
City.
Proposed Plan
A plan for a site cleanup
that is available to the pub-
lic for comment.
EPA released the Proposed Plan for the Hudson River PCBs
Superfund Site for public comment on December 12, 2000. Due to
numerous requests by the public, the comment period was ex-
tended to April 17, 2001. During the comment period, eleven pub-
lic meetings were held to provide information on the preferred
remedy and to receive comments. Approximately 5,000 people
attended the public meetings. Meetings were held in Saratoga
Springs (December 2000), Poughkeepsie (December 2000 and
January 2001), New York City (January 2001), Albany (February
2001), Hudson Falls (February 2001), Haverstraw (February
2001), Newburgh (April 2001), Troy (April 2001), Queensbury
(April 2001), and Saddlebrook, New Jersey (March 2001). EPA
received more than 70,000 comments during the public comment
period. EPA also held a number of meetings with public officials
concerning the Proposed Plan.
In February 2002, when EPA announced its cleanup plan for the
Hudson River, the Agency committed itself to conducting rigorous
and meaningful public participation in the future. With the release
of the Record of Decision in February 2002, the Reassessment
Rl/FS Community Interaction Program ended and an enhanced
public participation program began. This enhanced program ran
concurrently with the development of this Community Involve-
ment Plan.
©
The Marasco Newton
Group Stage One and
Stage Two Reports are
available on-line at
ww iv. epa. gov/hudson
In March 2002, EPA contracted with Marasco Newton Group, an
independent consultant experienced in neutral facilitation, to assist
the Agency in developing a community involvement program that
would help ensure active public participation during the design and
implementation of the Hudson River PCBs dredging project.
Marasco Newton Group conducted an independent assessment and
developed recommendations in a two-stage process. The first
stage, which included community interviews with more than 140
stakeholders, was designed to get a better understanding of com-
munity concerns about the PCBs dredging project and to identify
important considerations for developing both effective public in-
formation materials and a successful community involvement pro-
gram.
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In the second stage, Marasco Newton Group engaged in follow-up
dialogue with many stakeholders and conducted two public work-
shops to identify preferred approaches to community involvement.
The result was the development of specific recommendations for
EPA's community involvement program and an outline of a draft
Community Involvement Plan. Their findings, identified in the
Hudson River PCBs Public Participation Project Stage 1 and
Stage 2 Reports, were published and released to the public in
2002. Many of the recommendations made by Marasco Newton
have been incorporated in this draft Community Involvement Plan
developed by EPA.
Additional community involvement activities
^ since the signing of the February 2002
— ROD can be found in Section 3.4.
3.3 Key Community Concerns
The Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site has long been the center
of controversy, largely centered on the proposal and ultimate deci-
sion to dredge the Upper Hudson River. Over the years, the pro-
posed dredging project has been met with both strong support and
strong opposition. Stakeholder interests in the Hudson River PCBs
Superfund Site comprise a broad range of individuals and groups,
including:
Community
An interacting population
of various types of indi-
viduals (or species) in a
common location; a
neighborhood or specific
1 area where people live.
¦ Activist groups;
¦ Elected officials;
¦ Government agencies;
¦ Business, labor, and agriculture groups;
¦ Industry groups; and
¦ Residents and landowners.
Some community members believe that the dredging project will
not achieve the goal of cleaning up the river. They assert that the
river's health is continuing to improve without dredging—that the
river is cleaning itself—and that the risks associated with dredging
do not outweigh the potential benefits. Others feel that dredging is
the key to the long-term health of the river and to reducing risks to
those who use its resources.
Geography has also influenced attitudes about the project. Down-
river communities have tended to be more supportive of the pro-
ject, citing long-term environmental benefits as a primary reason.
Upriver communities have expressed reservations about the pro-
ject, although there is support among some upriver residents.
Since the dredging will have a more direct impact on upriver
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communities, some uprivcr residents view the possible effects of
the project from a different perspective.
General concerns expressed by stakeholders center on the need for
an open and meaningful process of community involvement. Is-
sues include a need to provide input on a variety of issues in mul-
tiple ways, a desire for basic information, and the belief that out-
reach should be expanded to a broader range of stakeholders while
still retaining an upriver focus. Specific project concerns include
questions about the effects of project activities on community
health, agriculture, river health, the environment, river congestion,
boating, traffic, the local economy, tourism, recreation, archae-
ology, fishing, and jobs.
Despite past positions regarding dredging, most stakeholders are
ready to get involved in the project in a constructive way if oppor-
tunities for rigorous and meaningful public participation are pro-
vided.
General and specific community concerns were developed from
community interviews and workshops conducted by Marasco
Newton Group.
3.3.1 Community Concerns about the Process
The following is a summary of general concerns expressed by
community members during the development of this Community
Involvement Plan.
General community
concerns relate to the
process of community
involvement for the
Hudson River PCBs
Superfund Site.
The community wants a clear explanation of its role and re-
sponsibilities in EPA's decision-making process.
Clear guidelines on the aspects of the project in which community
members have influence must be provided.
The community wants a process that is transparent.
Transparency means that the public can easily obtain information
about EPA's decision-making on the project and that all aspects of
decision-making are understandable to stakeholders. Providing
adequate information alleviates perceptions that aspects of the pro-
ject are being concealed.
The community wants a process that is meaningful.
EPA's involvement must focus attention on tasks and issues in
which public input will have a tangible influence on future deci-
sions. EPA must follow through on commitments made.
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Community involvement must be adequately supported, espe-
cially with key information.
Participants need to be informed in a timely manner about issues,
meetings, and upcoming decisions so they can prepare for partici-
pation. Participants also need sufficient technical information
(written in plain language) that is provided early enough to be as-
similated and used in the community involvement process. In ad-
dition, time must be allowed for public input to be considered be-
fore final decisions are made.
The community involvement process must be responsive to the
needs of stakeholders.
Members of the public want assurance that EPA values their input.
The process must include feedback to stakeholders about how their
input was considered and how it influenced the decisions that EPA
made.
The community wants a process that is flexible.
The process should include a wide variety of approaches and
strategies for involvement. EPA should evaluate its participation
efforts throughout the project, revising its approaches as needed.
Community involvement must be inclusive.
The process must involve a broad and representative range of in-
terests. Broad participation increases the legitimacy of decisions
that are made.
Remedy-specific
community concerns
relate to the dredging of
the Upper Hudson River.
3.3.2 Community Concerns about the Remedy
Community members have expressed concerns about the short-
and long-term impacts of the remedy. The primary concerns focus
on a range of potential impacts:
Human Health
Possible resuspension and residuals of PCB-contaminated sedi-
ments that may affect human health.
Quality of Life
Dredging operations and facility lighting, noise, and odor.
Economic Impacts
Potential traffic-related issues, negative public perceptions, and
local jobs/hiring concerns.
Agricultural Operations
Irrigation, disturbances to animals, potential loss of farmland due
to the siting of sediment processing/transfer facilities, and the po-
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tential for a negative image of agricultural products to be created
among consumers.
Fish and Wildlife
Resuspension of contaminants, the loss and recovery of fish and
wildlife habitat, and the long-term impacts of the remedy on the
health of fish in the river.
Cultural and Archaeological Resources
Historic artifacts and archaeological sites, the recovery and display
of artifacts recovered, and the fear that historical and archeological
issues would be used to delay or stop the dredging.
River Navigation
River congestion and delays and fear that resuspended sediments
could make navigational dredging more difficult and expensive.
Over the years EPA
involved the community
and made significant
decisions based on public
input. See Section 1.2.
3.3.3 Community Involvement Commitments from the
2002 ROD
In the February 2002 ROD, EPA committed itself to involving the
public in activities relating to the implementation of the dredging
project. There are many aspects of the design and implementation
of the project that are of interest to the public, especially those ac-
tivities and decisions that have potential impacts on local commu-
nities. During project design, EPA will focus efforts on getting
public input and providing information on those decisions and ac-
tivities that have the greatest potential impact on the community
and on the big-picture issues that are most important to the public.
The project design includes:
Dredging Project Design
The design includes a two-year sediment sampling program that
was initiated in October 2002 to confirm the precise areas of the
Upper Hudson River between Fort Edward and the Troy Dam that
require dredging. Other design tasks include determining dredging
sequencing and timing; identifying the location of dredging opera-
tions; identifying the location of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 dredging
areas; developing dredging cut lines; identifying backfill sources;
evaluating beneficial uses for dredged sediment; and evaluating
and selecting dredge technology.
Quality of Life Performance Standards
Quality of Life performance standards are intended to minimize
the impacts of the dredging, dewatering, and support operations on
people, businesses, recreation, agriculture, and community activi-
ties in the Upper Hudson River project area. Potential impacts in-
clude noise, air quality exceedances, light, river traffic, and odor.
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The ROD includes performance standards for air emissions and
preliminary performance standards for noise emissions and re-
quires the development of additional quality of life standards by
EPA during design, with input from the public and in consultation
with the state and the federal Natural Resource Trustees.
Engineering Performance Standards
Engineering performance standards will be developed to make sure
the dredging is done safely and is protective of people's health and
the environment. Standards will be developed for resuspension
during dredging. PCB residuals, and production rates. A peer re-
view panel of experts will be assembled to provide an independent
review of the engineering performance standards before Phase 1
dredging. A second peer review will be held between Phase 1 and
Phase 2 dredging.
Sediment Processing/Transfer Facilities
Sediment processing/transfer facilities will be used to prepare
PCB-contaminated materials for off-site disposal. The remedy
calls for one or more facilities in the project area. During project
design, the public will be notified of potential facility locations
that satisfy the necessary criteria. EPA will then select the loca-
tions of these facilities after considering public input on the pro-
posed facility locations.
Habitat Replacement/Dredged Areas Backfilling
Following dredging of PCB-contaminated sediments, backfill ma-
terials (clean sand, gravel, and fine materials) will be placed,
where appropriate, over the dredged areas. A habitat replacement
program will be developed during design.
Community Health and Safety Plans
Community Health and Safety Plans (CHASPs) have been devel-
oped and additional plans will be developed during project design
and before construction of facilities and dredging. A sediment
sampling CHASP was developed and submitted for public input in
the fall of 2002. A revised CHASP has been developed that covers
the remainder of the project design field work. Later in the dredg-
ing project design, but before dredging, a Remedial Action
CHASP will be developed. This will cover the activities during
dredging. The purposes of the CHASPs are to ensure that the work
associated with the sampling, construction, and dredging opera-
tions is performed in a manner that is safe for the public and the
environment and, in the event of an accident, provides a prompt
and effective response.
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NHPA
National Historic
Preservation Act
SHPO
State Historic Preservation
Office
Cultural Resource
A term used to describe
buildings, landscapes,
archaeological sites,
ethnographic resources,
objects and documents,
structures and districts that
have significant meaning
and embody a rich
heritage of human
experiences and cultural
identities.
Cultural and Archaeological Resources
Historic properties, such as historical artifacts buried in river sedi-
ments, may be affected by the dredging project. EPA is required
to comply with substantive requirements in Section 106 of the Na-
tional Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The NHPA process is
carried out in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Of-
fice (SHPO) and calls for significant community involvement.
EPA has hosted several public sessions on cultural resources that
explained how the public will be informed and involved in the Sec-
tion 106 process. Under the Section 106 process, EPA has identi-
fied several consulting parties that represent municipalities, com-
munity organizations, and business owners. These consulting par-
ties work with EPA to ensure that local concerns about historical
artifacts remain an integral part of the design and implementation
of the dredging project.
See Appendix F for a listing of the Hudson River
PCBs Supcrfund Site Consulting Parties.
Public sessions, consulting party meetings, and public input oppor-
tunities will continue throughout the Section 106 process. EPA
encourages the public to attend sessions and review documents re-
lated to cultural resources and historical artifacts.
See Appendix G for SHPO contact information.
The Stage 1A Cultural
Resources Survey can
be found online at
www.epa.gov/hud-
son/Resp_Summ_Files/rs
bk3-03.pdf
In compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA, EPA prepared a
Phase 1 cultural resource assessment. EPA's assessment work is
contained in the Stage J A Cultural Resources Survey, which is in-
cluded as Appendix C of Book 3 of the Responsiveness Summary.
EPA identified a number of cultural resources, located within
2,000 feet of the banks of the Hudson River, that are either listed
or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
The information from the Stage 1A survey work will be used by
GE as a starting point for conducting additional cultural and ar-
chaeological resource assessments and an assessment of potential
adverse effects on identified historic properties. The sediment
sampling work and other design work, as well as consultation with
the public, will provide additional opportunities to collect informa-
tion to evaluate whether additional cultural and archaeological re-
sources are present within the Upper Hudson.
3.4 EPA's Response to Community Concerns
Since the 2002 ROD was signed, EPA has been proactive in im-
proving relationships with the community, in conducting commu-
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nity outreach, and in involving the community in decision-making.
EPA has already:
¦ Established a field office in Ft. Edward, in the heart of the
upriver community;
¦ Hosted numerous public availability sessions and public
forums on topics such as sediment sampling, draft engineering
performance standards, draft design work plans, facility siting,
and the proposed CIP;
¦ Attended stakeholder meetings, given presentations, received
regular public input, and coordinated with local officials and
agencies on project activities;
¦ Invited public comments on the engineering performance
standards and the proposed Community Involvement Plan and
invited input on the draft project design work plans;
¦ Invited the public to nominate members of the peer review
panel for the engineering performance standards;
¦ Distributed numerous project progress reports via Internet,
listscrv, fax, and postal service mailings;
¦ Issued fact sheets on project documents and design activities;
¦ Activated the EPA-Hudson listscrv, an electronic news dis-
tribution service that has more than 400 subscribers; and
¦ Established a toll-free number for the Hudson River Field
Office (1-866-615-6490).
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4.1 Community Involvement Goals
EPA is committed to involving the public in the cleanup of the
Hudson River in a substantial and significant manner and has es-
tablished the following goals for the overall community involve-
ment program. EPA will:
¦ Provide the public with accurate, timely, and understandable
information and/or access to the information needed to under-
stand the project as it moves forward;
¦ Provide the public with the opportunity to give informed and
meaningful input;
¦ Ensure adequate time and opportunity for the public to pro-
vide input and for that input to be considered;
¦ Respect and give full consideration to community input; and
¦ Assist the public in understanding the project decision-
making process during project design and cleanup and the
community's role in that process.
Community involvement goals and needs must be considered and
balanced with the project's technical and scientific requirements.
EPA will focus its community involvement efforts on getting pub-
lic input on the issues that are most important to community mem-
bers and organizations.
4.2 Community Involvement Tools and
Activities
EPA has identified and developed a wide variety of community
involvement tools and activities that will be used to implement this
program. The objectives of these tools and activities generally fall
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into one or more of four categories (illustrated in Figures 4-1 and
4-2):
¦ Input - How EPA receives information from the public.
¦ Output - How EPA shares information with the public.
a Outreach - How EPA promotes education and awareness
about the project.
¦ Involvement - How EPA encourages public participation in
the project.
Some tools and activities cross many categories. These include the
Hudson River Field Office. Public Availability Sessions, Public
Forums, and Public Meetings.
Hudson River Field Office (HRFO)
Description: The cleanup of the Hudson River falls under the ju-
risdiction of EPA's Region 2 office, located in New York City.
However, recognizing the strong upriver interest in the project, EPA
established a field office in the heart of the upriver community to
carry out many of the elements of the Community Involvement
Plan. Staffed by a Director and a Community Involvement Coordi-
nator and maintained by Ecology and Environment, Inc., the office
serves as a central point to receive information on the project, ask
questions of EPA officials, and meet to discuss current and future
project activities. Visitors to the field office can review many pro-
ject-related documents on a designated computer or in print. Be-
cause of the size of the site, a Community Involvement Coordinator
assigned to the project is also located in EPA's New York City of-
fice.
Goal: The HRFO will carry out many of the elements of the
Community Involvement Plan.
Method: The HRFO is open to the public Monday through Friday
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and evenings by appointment. The office
is closed on weekends and federal holidays. Specially scheduled
meetings and open houses will be held outside regular office hours
from time to time.
^ See Appendix A for Hudson River
Field Office Information.
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Public Availability Sessions
Description: Public availability sessions are effective, informal
sessions open to the general public. They feature posters, displays,
and interaction between EPA staff and the public. These sessions
present detailed information in understandable terms, allow indi-
viduals to inquire about issues that most concern them, and afford
each citizen a chance to speak freely to EPA personnel and contrac-
tors on a one-to-one basis. Public availability sessions do not re-
quire the use of court reporters and transcripts, although meeting
summaries may be issued through newsletters and progress reports.
Goal: The goal of these sessions is to educate the public on im-
portant project issues and to enable community members to ask
questions in a comfortable and informal setting. Public avail-
ability sessions also provide EPA with feedback from the com-
munity and can uncover issues not fully understood by the commu-
nity.
Method: The sessions will be conducted as needed and will be held
at convenient times and places. Whenever possible, public notice
will be given at least two weeks before scheduled public availability
sessions.
Public Forums
Description: Public forums are semi-formal public sessions that are
characterized by a presentation, a question-and-answer session, and
a less formal poster/display session. This format allows members of
the public to participate in both large and small group settings. Pub-
lic forums do not require the use of court reporters and transcripts,
although meeting summaries may be issued through newsletters and
progress reports.
Goal: Public forums are opportunities to update the community
on site developments and address community questions, con-
cerns, ideas, and comments.
Method: The sessions will be conducted as needed and will be held
at convenient times and places. Whenever possible, public notice
will be given at least two weeks before scheduled public forums.
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Public Meetings
Description: Public meetings are structured, formal meetings open
to the general public, featuring a presentation and interaction with
the public. Formal public meetings may involve the use of a court
reporter and the issuance of transcripts. Formal public meetings
are required only for a Proposed Plan and ROD amendments.
A "public briefing" is required upon completion of the remedial
design. For the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site, EPA will go
far beyond the minimum requirements by holding public meetings
on key project decisions or issues such as the proposed locations of
sediment processing/transfer facilities and engineering performance
standards.
Goal: Public meetings are opportunities to update the commu-
nity on site developments and address community questions,
concerns, ideas, and comments.
Method: EPA will schedule, prepare for, and attend all announced
meetings. Whenever possible, public notice will be given at least
two weeks before scheduled public meetings.
See Appendix I for suggested
— meeting locations.
Input Tools and Activities
"Ask EPA" Program
Description: The "Ask EPA" program is a way for individuals to
submit questions to EPA and for EPA to identify and answer com-
monly asked questions. This is not a formal comment/response
format. It is an alternative tool for two-way communication.
Goal: The goals of this program focus on obtaining input from
the community and on EPA sharing information with the com-
munity. The program gives EPA another method for receiving in-
put from the public and is a useful, direct source of information for
the community.
Method: EPA will expand on existing methods of answering fre-
quently asked questions (FAQs) by developing an easy-to-use for-
Frequently asked mat t0 co"ect questions. An example of a possible format would be
questions tear-off forms soliciting questions. EPA will respond by periodi-
cally releasing "FAQ Fact Sheets" and/or posting answers to FAQs
on EPA's Hudson River Web site.
FAQs
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Email
Description: Electronic mail can be used to contact EPA represen-
tatives for information or to ask questions about this site.
Goal: This provides another method to help citizens provide in-
put or request information.
Method: Email the Hudson River Field Office at
HRFO@canital.net or EPA's Community Involvement Coordina-
tors for the site at rosales.leo@CDa.gov or
kluesner.dave@ena.gov.
For full EPA contact information see Appendix A.
Mailing List Expansion
The Hudson River PCBs
Superfund Site public
mailing list is expressly
intended for distributing
project-related information.
The mailing list is NOT
public information and is
NOT available for public
viewing. While EPA may
identify recipients to other
agencies (e.g., NYSDEC)
for project information
distribution, EPA will NOT
release this list to outside
parties.
Description: EPA has an extensive mailing list of individuals and
organizations. Utilizing several methods, EPA will solicit addi-
tional mailing addresses from community members interested in re-
ceiving information about the project through the mail.
Goal: Mailings effectively communicate project information to a
wide and diverse audience and provide information to commu-
nity members who do not purchase newspapers, use computers,
or have access to the Internet.
Method: Methods for increasing the mailing list include direct so-
licitation via a community poster or postcard mailing ("Ask EPA"),
coordination with elected officials using constituent mailing lists,
sign-up sheets at public meetings and availability sessions, and by
contacting community-based organizations to invite their members
to sign up. The HRFO will maintain the mailing list to ensure accu-
racy. Community members on the mailing list should notify the
HRFO of any changes to their mailing address.
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Public Comment Period
EPA is not required nor
does it intend to prepare
responsiveness summa-
ries for each comment
submitted during design.
However, EPA will summa-
rize how comments were
used or considered in the
decision-making process.
Description: This is a formal opportunity for community members
to review and contribute comments on various EPA documents or
actions. Comment periods are legally required for, among other
things, Proposed Plans, Consent Decrees, and the addition or dele-
tion of a site to the NPL. For the Hudson River PCBs Superfund
Site, EPA is going well beyond these minimum requirements by
holding comment periods on key design issues.
Goal: Comment periods provide people with the opportunity for
meaningful input in the process and provide EPA with valuable
information for use in making decisions.
Method: EPA will announce each comment period with public ads
in local newspapers, listserv notification, and EPA fact sheets to en-
sure the public understands what is being presented, when com-
ments will be accepted, how long the comment period will be open,
and how to submit comments.
EPA Regional Public
Liaison
EPA Region 2 has desig-
nated a regional public
liaison as a point-of-
contact for community
concerns and questions
about the federal Super-
fund program in New York,
New Jersey, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Is-
lands. To support this ef-
fort, the EPA has estab-
lished a 24-hour, toll-free
number that the public can
call to request information,
express their concerns, or
register complaints about
Superfund. The regional
public liaison for EPA's
Region 2 office is: George
H. Zachos, U.S. EPA, Re-
gion 2, 2890 Woodbridge
Avenue MS-211, Edison,
New Jersey 08837, (732)
321-6621, Toll-free (888)
283-7626.
See Appendix H for a list of regional
newspapers.
Public Input
Description: Letters and informal discussions with EPA staff are
among the ways the public and EPA can communicate about the
project. EPA wants to understand the public's concerns so they can
be addressed.
Goal: Verbal comments and letters allow continued opportunity
for the public to give input and, consequently, allow EPA to
recognize trends in issues of public concern and identify areas
that require more information or clarification.
Method: Informal comments can be offered at any time, such as
during availability sessions, visits to the Hudson River Field Office,
open houses, community visits, and workshops. Written comments
may be submitted by mail or via email.
See Appendix A for EPA contact information.
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Stakeholder Group Interaction
Description: EPA will coordinate with and, upon request, attend
meetings of stakeholder groups.
Goal: Such interaction helps ensure that members of these or-
ganizations receive the information that they need and that EPA
receives their input and understands their concerns. Interaction
with stakeholder groups also can extend EPA's outreach by sharing
EPA notices of events, site updates, and other information with their
members and constituents.
Method: EPA will regularly coordinate with and, upon request, at-
tend meetings of stakeholder groups that have identified the Hudson
River PCBs dredging project as a focus of their organization. To
conserve limited time and resources, priority will be given to groups
focused specifically on the PCB dredging project (e.g., issue-
specific advocacy groups or dredging task forces/committees) and
will be based on EPA availability.
See Appendix F for a listing of Hudson River
Stakeholder Groups.
Surveys
Description: EPA will consider conducting print or telephone sur-
veys to solicit feedback.
Goal: Surveys allow EPA to continue to identify and update
community concerns and issues along the entire site.
Method: Random surveys may be used as necessary, particularly in
communities that have questions and concerns about the project but
that have not necessarily had much access to other community in-
volvement activities.
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EPA's Web Site
Description: Internet access to major technical reports, progress
reports, and updates on the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site is
available on EPA's Hudson River Web site: www.ena.nov/hudson.
EPA recently expanded its Hudson River Web site to accept public
comment on the May 2003 Draft Engineering Performance Stan-
dards and is considering its use to accept comments on other key
project decisions or documents that are submitted for formal public
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review and comment. Many other sources of information are avail-
able through the EPA homepage at www.epa.sov and through links
to the Web site.
Goal: EPA's Web site provides key resources for accessing both
general and specific information about the site and Superfund.
Access to EPA's Web site is available through home and public
computers at the Hudson River Field Office and libraries throughout
the site area.
Method: EPA will post updates, progress reports, and major tech-
nical reports, generally within two business days of their release.
Notice of all public meetings, forums, and availability sessions and
announcements related to the project will be posted. The Web site
will be updated and enhanced regularly so that users can easily
search for information. EPA will provide links to important project-
related information posted on other sites.
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Description: Fact sheets, sometimes called site or project updates,
are brief documents written in plain language, often containing user-
friendly graphics, to help residents understand highly technical re-
ports, concepts, and information.
Goal: Fact sheets provide site-related information in an casy-to-
understand format.
Method: Fact sheets will be produced throughout the project de-
sign and cleanup process to promote understanding of the individual
elements of the remedy. Fact sheets are distributed to individuals
and organizations on the mailing list, posted on the Web site, and
are available at the Hudson River Field Office and at public forums.
Infield Notification
Description: This type of information consists of advisories, re-
strictions, and explanatory signs posted to clearly mark project work
areas and river-access restrictions.
Goal: Advisories, restrictions, and explanatory signs are intended
to keep the public informed and maintain safety.
Method: All advisories, explanatory signs, and restrictions on river
access or to project work areas will be clearly posted, including on
locks and river buoys.
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Administrative Record
The body of documents
that "forms the basis" for
the selection of a particular
response at a site. For
example, the Administra-
tive Record for remedy
selection includes all
documents that were "con-
sidered or relied upon" to
select the remedy through
the Record of Decision.
An AR must be available at
or near every site to permit
interested individuals to
review the documents and
to allow meaningful public
participation in the remedy
selection process.
Information Repositories
Description: Information repositories are local public buildings
such as libraries, universities, or government offices where site-
related and supporting documents are available for review. There
will be a total of seven information repositories for the Hudson
River PCBs Superfund Site: Glens Falls, Ballston Spa, Fort Ed-
ward, Albany, Poughkeepsie, New York City, and Edgewater, NJ.
All repositories have printed copies of major documents. Informa-
tion repositories, as well as most public libraries throughout the site,
have public-use computers that provide access to additional infor-
mation. Three repositories will house the full Administrative Re-
cord.
Goal: Information repositories provide accessible public locations
where residents can read and copy official documents and other
pertinent information about the site, EPA activities, and the Super-
fund process.
Method: EPA will maintain seven information repositories from
Glens Falls to New York City and will continue to add documents
as they become available.
See Appendix J for a descriptive listing of all
information repositories.
Listserv
Description: The EPA-Hudson listserv is a free, subscription-based
electronic news distribution system used by EPA to distribute up-
dates, notifications, and progress reports via email and is the fastest
way to get the latest information. The listserv cannot be used to
transmit graphics and photos. All information conveyed via the
listserv will be text-only. EPA will make graphics-rich documents
available on the Agency's Hudson River Web site in .pdf format.
Goal: The goal of using listserv is to disseminate information as
quickly and effectively as possible to large numbers of interested
parties.
Method: Current recipients of mailed or faxed notifications are en-
couraged to switch to listserv distribution for earliest notification.
However, since many citizens and elected officials do not have ac-
cess to or do not use the Internet, EPA will continue to send print
copies to those who add their names to the Hudson River project
mailing list.
Sec Appendix J for listserv information.
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Maps, Visual Aids
Description: Maps and visual aids help people understand the ge-
ography of the site and the locations of activities and resources.
Goal: The objective of using visual aids is to communicate com-
plex issues effectively.
Method: EPA will regularly use maps, photographs, and other vis-
ual aids in documents and fact sheets, at public sessions, the Hudson
River Field Office, and on the Web site.
Media Distribution/Media Events
Description: EPA will provide updates and information to key lo-
cal newspapers and radio and television stations and encourage
them to further distribute this information on a regular basis.
Goal: News releases and other types of information distribution to
the media help EPA to reach a large audience quickly and to re-
inforce and distribute information further.
Method: EPA representatives will provide information and be ac-
cessible to the news media. Media briefings before public sessions
may be used by EPA to summarize the purpose and main points of
the event and to enhance accuracy of media coverage.
Sec Appendix H for a list of media contacts.
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Description: Progress reports are updates that are semi-technical in
nature that provide factual information about the project. They also
summarize the progress of activities since the last report, describe
upcoming events, and explain how to find more detailed informa-
tion on described activities. Newsletters are less technical, more
community-oriented publications that include articles, columns, per-
spectives, and photos.
Goal: Progress reports and newsletters keep the public informed
and up-to-date.
Method: Progress reports and newsletters will be distributed via
the HRFO and listserv and posted on the Hudson River Web site:
H'H'>f.end.sov/hurison. Progress reports will be published and dis-
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tribuled at least every quarter but may be issued more often to meet
community information needs. Newsletters will be published semi-
annually or annually.
Project Roadmap
Description: EPA will map the project schedule in a way that iden-
tifies and describes the interrelationship of major project elements,
their timing and sequence, and the opportunities for public input. A
version will be developed that identifies the overall process activi-
ties and key opportunities for community involvement and describes
how project decisions will be made.
Goal: Project roadmaps help the public see the big picture.
Method: A timeline using graphics to identify elements and their
relationships that can be displayed at the HRFO will be developed
and printed. The project roadmap may also be taken to meetings
and events.
Public Notices
Description: Public notices can be advertisements published in lo-
cal newspapers or mailings that announce public comment periods
for EPA decisions, public meetings, and major project milestones.
Goal: The goal of public notices is to communicate an important
announcement to as many people as possible in the community.
Method: EPA will use public notices to announce public comment
periods and public meetings. In certain cases, EPA may find it nec-
essary to supplement published notices with radio announcements.
IP*. See Appendix H for a list of regional newspapers
" "^) and other media oudets.
Public Service Announcements
Description: EPA may use radio public service announcements to
announce project information, meeting notices, and other relevant
announcements.
Goal: Radio is an effective means of distributing project infor-
mation to a broad audience. Information can also be distributed to
stations that service non-English speaking communities.
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Examples of Reports,
Concept Documents, and
Workplans:
Reports
Project design reports
Concept Document
Facility Siting Concept
Document, December
2002
Work Plans
Sediment Sampling Field
Sampling Plan, September
2002
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Method: EPA will research methods for producing public service
announcements and compile a listing of targeted radio stations.
Reports/Concept Documents/Work Plans
Description: These reports detail the investigations, studies, find-
ings, and decisions about the site and have been made available at
the repositories and, in most cases, on EPA's Hudson River Web
site for public access.
Goal: To allow the public access to detailed information on the
process and decision-making.
Method: EPA will continue to make these documents public.
However, the complexities of these reports can make them difficult
to understand for those without technical or scientific expertise.
EPA recognizes that these reports need to be supported with other
community involvement activities to give the public a clear under-
standing of the material presented in these documents. Therefore,
EPA will prepare a summary of major reports to accompany their
release of reports to the public. All reports will be available at the
Hudson River Field Office and site repositories.
Outreach Tools and Activities
Community Events
Description: EPA will attend community events such as fairs and
festivals to distribute information and provide answers to questions.
Goal: Community events provide EPA with the opportunity to
build and maintain good relationships with residents. Commu-
nity events also allow EPA to understand and appreciate the daily
lives of community members and the events and activities that are
important and enjoyed by them.
Method: EPA will supply and staff an information booth at appro-
priate events.
See also Environmental Justice
Activities.
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Community Poster
Description: EPA will consider developing a poster that can be
easily distributed and posted throughout the entire site. The poster
will tell the public about the project and how citizens can receive
more information.
Goal: Posters increase understanding and awareness of the pro-
ject in an easy to access and understandable format.
Method: EPA will create, produce, and distribute the poster to
stakeholder groups, municipalities, and community groups and cen-
ters along the entire 200-mile site. If requested, the poster may be
reproduced in languages other than English.
Environmental Justice Activities
EJ
Environmental Justice Description: Environmental Justice (EJ) activities encourage par-
ticipation from communities that may not have direct access to pro-
ject information due to language and cultural barriers. This is espe-
cially important because members of low-income and non-English
speaking communities along the site continue to catch and consume
fish from the Hudson River.
Goal: The primary goal is to increase awareness and information
about the project, especially in communities that may not know
how to access information or that may not have many opportu-
nities or methods to do so.
Method: Using the Community Profile (Section 3.1), EPA will
analyze current activities directed towards identified communities
and develop additional activities to increase awareness. Examples
of activities include printing notices in languages other than English
in targeted areas and seeking assistance from agencies that work
with immigrant, low-income, and non-English speaking communi-
ties in distributing materials that describe the project and explain the
New York State Department of Health fish consumption advisories.
In addition, representatives from the environmental justice commu-
nity (Arbor Hill Environmental Justice Corporation) have two seats
on the CAG. The seat to address the subsistence fishing interest
was added based on public comments received on the Community
Involvement Plan. EPA will coordinate with the CAG, environ-
mental interest groups, and New York State to evaluate outreach
needs, activities, and resources to develop and implement additional
EJ activities.
See Appendix A for EPA Environmental
^ Justice information and contacts.
See also Public Service Announcements.
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Project Site Visits/Tours
Description: Small groups will be given guided tours to view site
activities when such tours are feasible, appropriate, and safe.
Goal: Site visits give the public a better understanding of the
project work.
Method: EPA staff will lead tours of the sites and explain what is
occurring. Field demonstrations will be based on interest and safety
considerations.
Public Television/Public Access Television Shows
Description: EPA will consider using community-oriented public
access and public television shows to disseminate project informa-
tion.
Goal: The goal of using television shows is similar to the use of
other media: to increase awareness and understanding of the
project and project issues.
Method: EPA will contact show producers about featuring the
Hudson River cleanup project.
School/Education Outreach Activities
Description: EPA will provide project information to interested
schools and will assist them in developing educational projects re-
lated to the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site.
Goal: Educational activities help expand awareness and under-
standing of the project and strengthen ties to the community.
Method: Educators and students can visit or call the HRFO for in-
formation, arrange a field trip to the HRFO for a presentation, re-
quest a visit to their school from an EPA representative, or visit any
of these pages on the EPA Web site: www,epa. nov/hnelson,
www.epa.sov/A/V/.v, www.epa.gov/students, or
K>n>>t>. epa.no v/teacliers.
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Toll-free Hotline
Hudson River Field
Office Toll-Free Number:
1-866-615-6490
Description: EPA has established toll-free service at the Hudson
River Field Office to improve access to project information.
Goal: The Hudson River Field Office is located at the northern end
of the 200-mile site, in the heart of the upriver community. How-
ever, interest in the project runs the length of the site. Extending
toll-free access to community members along the entire site will im-
prove the flow of information between EPA and the community.
Method: EPA will broadcast the toll-free number through an-
nouncements, events, and publications.
Video Productions
Description: EPA will consider producing videotape recordings
representative of some project activities such as sediment sampling
and testing, dredging operations, and sediment processing and trans-
fer activities.
Goal: These videos will allow members of the community to view
examples of project activities. Videos also can be used as a tool to
explain how activities are occurring.
Method: EPA will research and determine the most effective
means for producing project-related videotapes.
Workshops/Seminars
Description: Workshops and seminars are classroom-style sessions
used to provide more detailed technical information for interested
citizens. Workshops can be used to explore project-specific topics
such as how dredging operations occur or more general scientific
topics such as how statistics are used in the project.
Goal: Workshops can be used to educate small groups of citizens
on the chosen topics and address issues identified in the Commu-
nity Involvement Plan.
Method: If there is sufficient interest, EPA will conduct targeted
workshops to educate the public on the basics of dredging opera-
tions and related project topics. Workshops and seminars will occur
before the start of construction and operations.
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Involvement Tools and Activities
Coordination with Local Government and Agencies
Description: EPA will coordinate with local governments and
agencies to keep them informed and to get feedback on their con-
cerns. EPA will communicate with these representatives and agen-
cies through all the phases of the project.
Goal: EPA:s goal is to ensure that local government officials and
agencies are informed of project activities that may occur in their
jurisdiction and to help minimize the impacts of project activities.
Method: EPA will continue to foster relationships with local repre-
sentatives and agencies through meeting and dialogue.
tag Technical Assistance Grant (TAG)
Technical Assistance
Grant
Description: Technical Assistance Grants are grants of up to
$50,000 issued by EPA to a qualified group of people who live near
and are affected by an NPL site. The TAG can be used to hire a
technical advisor, an expert who can explain technical information
and help articulate the community's concerns about it. An addi-
tional $50,000 may be made available to the TAG recipient, if re-
quested, at complex sites.
Goal: Grants enable a representative group of the community to
understand technical aspects of cleanup projects.
Method: Only one TAG is awarded per NPL site. The availability
of the TAG for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site was an-
nounced in 1990 and was issued to the environmental group, Scenic
Hudson, Inc., on September 29, 1995. Scenic Hudson, Inc. has ap-
plied for and has been granted an extension of its TAG funding pe-
riod through September 30, 2004. EPA will continue to monitor the
TAG work and will seek to identify ways in which a broader cross-
section of communities throughout the site can benefit from the as-
sistance provided under the TAG.
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TOSC
Technical Outreach
Services for Communities
HSRCs
Hazardous Substance
Research Centers. The
EPA Region 2 HSRC
Center is located at the
New Jersey Institute of
Technology located in
Newark, NJ
CAG
Community Advisory
Group
Technical Outreach Services for Communities (TOSC)
Description: EPA has acquired additional technical assistance for
Hudson River communities through the TOSC program. TOSC is a
university-based outreach program that provides technical assistance
to communities that are affected by hazardous substances but that
are not eligible for the TAG program. Services are provided
through cooperative agreements with a national network of univer-
sity staff and students coordinated by the five Hazardous Substance
Research Centers (HSRCs). Each HSRC serves one to three EPA
regions.
Goal: TOSC gives eligible communities an independent under-
standing of technical, scientific, and hazardous substance con-
tamination issues so they may participate effectively in the deci-
sion-making process.
Method: EPA has acquired TOSC support, which will be available
to site communities.
Community Advisory Group (CAG)
Purpose
The purpose of the CAG is to provide a way for members of com-
munities and stakeholders along the entire Hudson River site to pre-
sent and discuss their needs and concerns related to the site design
and cleanup decision-making process. It offers EPA an opportunity
to hear and consider community input on the design and impacts of
the selected remedy.
While not a required community involvement activity, the presence
of a CAG at a Superfund site can greatly enhance the community in-
volvement process. Not only does it serve as a forum for the regular
exchange of information between members of the community and
EPA, an active CAG can help improve communication between
community members.
CAGs can promote greater public participation in cleanup projects
and help citizens and EPA make better-informed decisions. At a few
Superfund sites, CAGs have remained functional beyond the life of
the project and now work to promote public involvement in a variety
of environmental issues.
It is important to note that a CAG adds value to but does not replace
the broad spectrum of community involvement activities outlined
elsewhere in this Community Involvement Plan. Every member of
the community has the opportunity to express an opinion about the
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project and its elements at any time and does not have to rely on the
CAG to convey that message.
A CAG is intended to provide a forum through which a broad and
diverse sample of community needs and interests are represented. A
CAG does not serve as a decision-making body. It is not a voting
entity and does not set policy or make decisions regarding project
design and implementation.
The CAG for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site is designed to:
¦ Promote broad, balanced representation of communities and
stakeholders along the entire site;
¦ Encourage more routine and consistent communications and co-
ordination between EPA and the community;
¦ Solicit ongoing recommendations about ways to enhance com-
munity involvement;
¦ Provide an avenue for the community to voice its needs and con-
cerns; and
¦ Provide for a consistent source of feedback for EPA to gauge
interests and needs.
CAG meetings will also allow members to provide comments 011
project-related issues such as:
¦ Community health and safety plans;
¦ Quality of life issues (e.g., noise, odor, lights);
¦ Community impacts;
¦ Community resources and events;
¦ Environmental justice;
¦ Cultural resources;
¦ Habitat plans and reports;
¦ Project education; and
¦ Evaluation of community outreach and involvement.
Framework
As a general rule, CAGs are autonomous entities that rely on EPA
for organizational and informational support. EPA's role in the for-
mation of the CAG is to initiate its development and offer organiza-
tional and financial support through the hiring of an independent,
neutral facilitator.
Membership
IAG The development of the Hudson River CAG began with the conven-
Interim Advisory Group ing of an Interim Advisory Group (IAG) shortly after release of the
proposed C1P in April 2003. This allowed for immediate interaction
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and flow of communication between EPA and the interests that will
be represented on the CAG.
EPA reached out to elected officials, agencies, and community lead-
ers from a variety of areas and interests to serve as nominating or-
ganizations for CAG membership. CAG members should be chosen
because they represent an interest group that is likely to be affected
by the remedy. In this way, viewpoints from communities along the
entire site will be represented, allowing a broad range of interests to
be heard and considered. In addition, the following criteria for selec-
tion will be used:
¦ Each member should have some knowledge of the goals, objec-
tives, and impacts of the project.
¦ Each member should in some way be affected by or have a cen-
tral interest in the decision to dredge the Upper Hudson River.
¦ Each member should be willing to assume the responsibility for
attending meetings and communicating information back to the
community.
Individual members should be made aware of the following expecta-
tions before they agree to participate:
¦ Willingness to accept that the CAG will not revisit the decision
to dredge the river;
¦ Willingness to work in a collaborative environment and refrain
from personal challenges to other members;
¦ Ability to attend general and sub-committee meetings of the
CAG, other related events, and to read all preparatory materials
(6-10 hours per month);
¦ Willingness to work with an independent facilitator in a collabo-
rative process;
¦ Willingness to convey information from the CAG to their re-
spective constituencies in a constructive and timely fashion.
The size of a CAG depends on the needs of the affected community.
The CAG should include enough members to adequately reflect the
diversity of community interests but should be small enough to func-
tion effectively. Typically, CAGs have approximately 15-20 mem-
bers. The proposed Hudson River CAG will have approximately 25
members.
Nominations
To the extent possible, membership in the CAG should reflect the
composition of the community near the site and the diversity of in-
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terests in the community. CAG members should be drawn from
among residents and owners of residential, agricultural, commercial,
and industrial properties near the site; others who may be directly af-
fected by site releases; minority and low-income groups; local
environmental or community groups; local government units; local
labor representatives; and local businesses. EPA encourages
information sharing between the CAG and Scenic Hudson, Inc., the
recipient of the TAG for the site, and between the CAG and
recipients of TOSC technical assistance, as applicable. A
representative of the TAG recipient is a member of the CAG.
EPA has identified several nominating organizations that represent
the majority of interests along the Hudson River PCBs Site (see Ta-
ble 4-1, CAG Membership). The process of nominating citizens for
CAG membership is not designed to encourage any particular out-
come. Therefore, the following principles should be applied when
making nominations:
¦ Members chosen based on their proximity to the site should be
active members of the community with an interest in fairly rep-
resenting the broad range of interests in their community.
Consideration should be given to individuals who can view
issues with an open mind.
¦ Members selected based on their particular interest in an issue
should fairly represent the broad range of issues and concerns
held by that interest group and be willing to serve with an open
mind and collaborative spirit. Once appointed, membership will
be individual and not assigned to specific organizations. While
it is important that the overall membership of the CAG be repre-
sentative of the diverse interests and viewpoints of community
members concerned about the Hudson River project, individual
members should be free to participate in an open-minded and
collaborative atmosphere. Nominating agencies are encouraged
to seek qualified candidates within their area of interest, not just
specifically within their own organization.
¦ Membership will be focused on residents, members of interest
groups, and government officials. For example, EPA has identi-
fied Upper Hudson county governments to nominate members to
the CAG, which may include elected officials, community lead-
ers, or other interested residents.
¦ For each seat on the committee, a member and an alternate
should be identified. Alternates will be responsible for staying
informed regarding the CAG's work, attending meetings when
the member cannot attend, and for joining the group should the
member not be able to fulfill his or her term.
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Terms of membership should be one or two years and should
be renewable. The process for identifying and appointing re-
placement members of the CAG should be the responsibility
of the nominating organizations and CAG chair/co-chairs.
EPA is not a member of the CAG but will attend CAG meet-
ings on a regular basis. Representatives from NYSDEC, the
USACE, NYSDOH, the NYSCC, and GE are encouraged to ac-
tively participate but are not CAG members.
The EPA Region 2 Administrator is committed to
jneeting twice yearly with the Hudson River CAG.
Kof^SeatSK
Fishing
Hudson River Fishermen's Association
1
Environmental Justice
Arbor Hill Environmental Justice Corporation
1
Subsistence Fishing
Arbor Hill Environmental Justice Corporation
1
Agriculture
New York Farm Bureau
1
Economic Development, Tourism,
Recreation
Adirondack Chamber of Commerce
1
Economic Development, Tourism,
Recreation
Albany Chamber of Commerce
1
Economic Development, Tourism,
Recreation
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce
1
Economic Development, Tourism,
Recreation
Rensselaer Chamber of Commerce
1
Labor
New York State Building & Construction Trade
Council
1
Community Group - Upper Hudson
Citizen Environmentalists Against Sludge
Encapsulation
1
Community Group - Upper Hudson
Hudson River C.A.R.E.
1
Environmental Group - Upper Hudson
Friends of a Clean Hudson (FOCH)
1
Environmental Group - Mid-Hudson
Friends of a Clean Hudson (FOCH)
1
Environmental Group - Lower Hudson
Friends of a Clean Hudson (FOCH)
1
Dewatering Facility Host Community
Representative
TBD
2-3
County Government
Saratoga County Chair
3
County Government
Washington County Chair
3
County Government
Albany County Executive
1
County Government
Rensselaer County Executive
1
TAG Recipient
Scenic Hudson, Inc.
1
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Recent Changes to the CAG
During the 30-day public comment period on the proposed Community
Involvement Plan, EPA received approximately 27 written comments.
This input from the public resulted in a decision to increase the members
of the CAG from I 7 to 25. Changes in the membership and the reasons
for the changes are described below:
Saratoga and Washington Counties
ADD 4 SEATS
Based on the comments received from Upper Hudson stakeholders, EPA
has added two CAG seats for each county. Commenters expressed the
need to have more representation on the CAG from communities in
which most of the dredging will take place.
Towns that Host Dcwatering Facilities
ADD 2-3 SEATS
Some commenters stressed the need for representation of Upper Hudson
communities on quality of life issues related to the sediment process-
ing/transfer facilities. As a result, EPA will reserve two or three seats—
one for each Hudson River town that hosts a dewatering facility.
Subsistence Fishing
ADD 1 SEAT
Commenters requested that EPA recognize the need to hear from subsis-
tence fishing communities and to find ways to educate these communi-
ties on the risk of eating contaminated fish. In response, EPA has identi-
fied the Arbor Hill Environmental Justice Corporation as the interest
group that will nominate a representative of Lower Hudson communities
with subsistence fishing issues.
Upper Hudson Environmental Interest
ADD 1 SEAT
EPA received comments on the need to have an Upper Hudson environ-
mental group on the CAG. EPA has identified Friends of a Clean Hudson
POCH (FOCH) to nominate one representative in this newly established interest
Friends of a Clean Hudson group.
AWWA American Water Works Association (A WW A)
American Water Works Remove 1 seat
Association
EPA received several comments regarding the inclusion of AWWA on
the original CAG list of members. Commenters stated that the AWWA
did not appropriately represent communities with water quality concerns
in the Hudson Valley. With the addition of new members from Upper
Hudson communities, concerns about water quality will be adequately
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addressed. As a result of these comments, EPA has removed AWWA
from the CAG.
Clarification of TAG Representative on the CAG
Commentcrs alerted EPA that the proposed Community Involvement
Plan stated that the TAG recipient should be a member of the CAG but
was not included in the CAG list of members (Table 4-1). EPA has
made the change in the CAG member list.
Convening the CAG
Once the nominated members have agreed to serve on the CAG, the Di-
rector of the Hudson River Field Office will convene the first meeting of
the CAG. EPA envisions twelve CAG meetings a year. EPA will assist
the CAG by hiring an independent neutral facilitator, preferably from the
region, in consultation with the CAG and by providing meeting space,
upon request, at EPA's Hudson River Field Office. There are many ad-
vantages to using a meeting facilitator:
¦ An independent facilitator allows the chair or co-chairs to participate
freely in the discussion and prevents one interest or group from
dominating the discussion.
¦ A facilitator can enforce the meeting guidelines and structure more
easily than a group member and can keep the meeting focused and on
track.
¦ The facilitator can serve as CAG recorder and can prepare meeting
report and summaries and coordinate formal CAG comments with
EPA.
¦ The facilitator is an expert in engaging people to generate options,
build consensus, and create plans for implementation and follow-
through.
¦ The facilitator will be a subcontractor who does not directly report to
EPA.
Working with the facilitator, the CAG should initially address the fol-
lowing issues:
¦ Understanding Its Role. The goal of the CAG is to serve as a fo-
rum for conveying community preferences about the design and
mitigation of the impacts of the selected remedy. Members of the
CAG will be offered the same opportunity to review and comment
on EPA documents and plans as members of the general public, and
any information available to the CAG will also be available to the
general public. The CAG will not receive information in advance of
the general public unless EPA determines that it is appropriate.
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More importantly, the CAG will not receive additional review time
beyond that allowed to the public.
The CAG may wish to take on additional roles, such as helping EPA
to expand its outreach and helping to promote educational activities
in schools and within the community.
¦ Leadership and Operating Procedures. The members of the CAG
should think about how they want to discuss issues and interact with
each other (e.g., full group sessions, subcommittees, etc.). The CAG
should also consider the election of chairs or co-chairs. Given the
sometimes contentious history of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund
Site, the use of rotating co-chairs is highly recommended. The co-
chairs will work with an independent facilitator and EPA to develop
meeting agendas, coordinate logistics, and conduct meetings to en-
sure that all interests are fairly represented and all goals are met.
¦ Sharing information. Members of the CAG are encouraged to ex-
change information and ideas regularly. It is important that CAG
members be aware of the actions of other groups in the community.
The CAG should explore opportunities to share information or work
together with other groups toward common objectives and to limit
duplication of effort.
Members of the CAG will, as appropriate, receive copies of EPA-
issued project documents as soon as they are released to the public.
In addition, EPA will mail out meeting notices and minutes and re-
port summaries and provide additional informational and organiza-
tional support as needed.
Time Frame
EPA:s goal is to have a CAG in place and functioning within four
months following the release of the final Community Involvement Plan.
In the interim, EPA will continue to keep key constituents informed and
involved by implementing the activities outlined in this CIP and through
coordination with the interim advisory group.
Meeting Schedule
CAG members will determine the schedule and meeting locations that
best suit their needs.
The CAG may decide to convene working groups or subcommittees in
between meeting dates. If in the future it determines that the frequency
of meetings should change (more or less), EPA will work with available
resources to accommodate the CAG.
All general meetings of the CAG will be open to the public and CAG
meeting notices will be publicized in advance.
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4.3 The Plan
The action plan (Table 4-2) matches the community concerns iden-
tified in Section 3 with the community involvement tools and ac-
tivities identified in Section 4.1. EPA recognizes the public's need
for better two-way communication about decisions being made
regarding the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site and the public's
opportunities to be involved in that process. EPA is currently ad-
dressing these issues and will continue to do so throughout the pro-
ject.
4.4 Summary of Community Involvement
Activities
See Table 4-3.
4.5 Updates to the Community Involvement
Plan
As additions, changes, and improvements to the CIP are identified,
EPA will update it, notify the public of changes via the listserv and
other communication tools, and post the revised version of the
document on the Web site.
Before revising the CIP, EPA will determine whether additional
community interviews are necessary, such as those performed in
2002 as part of the process for developing this CIP.
Table 4-2 Community Involvement Issues and Tools
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Concerns about the Process
The community wants a clear explanation of its role
and responsibilities in EPA's decision-making proc-
ess.
Community Advisory Group
Project Roadmap
The community wants a process that is transparent.
Community Advisory Group
Fact Sheets
Hudson River Field Office (HRFO)
Progress Reports/ Newsletters
Project Roadmap
Public Availability Sessions
Public Forums
Reports/Concept Documents/Work Plans
The community wants a process that is meaningful.
Community Advisory Group
Fact Sheets
Hudson River Field Office (HRFO)
Project Roadmap
Public Availability Sessions
Public Forums
Public comment or input on some documents
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Table 4-2 Community Involvement Issues and
Community involvement must be adequately sup-
ported. especially with key information.
T ools
EPA's Web site
Fact Sheets
Hudson River Field Office (IHRFO)
Infield Notification
Information Repositories
Listserv
Maps. Visual Aids, Displays, and Events Out-
reach Materials
Media Distribution / Media Events
Progress Reports/ Newsletters
Project Roadmap
Project Site Visits/Tours
Public Availability Sessions
Public Forums
Public Meetings
Public Notices
Public Television/Public Access Television
Shows
Public Service Announcements
Reports/Concept Documents/Work Plans
School / Education Outreach Activities
Toll-free hotline
Video Productions
Workshops/Seminars
The community involvement process must be re-
sponsive to the needs of stakeholders.
Community Advisory Group
Progress Reports/ Newsletters
The community wants a process that is flexible.
There are almost 40 separate community in-
volvement activities identified in the Commu-
nity Involvement Plan. Together they serve as
a toolkit for EPA's public participation pro-
gram at the site and provide the public with
myriad opportunities for involvement and par-
ticipation in the project.
Community involvement must be broad-based and
representative.
Community Advisory Group
Community Events
Community Poster
Environmental Justice Activities
Mailing List Expansion
Public Availability Sessions
Public Forums
School / Education Outreach Activities
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Table 4-2 Community Involvement Issues and Tools
Concerns about the Remedy
Effects on Human Health
Community Advisory Group
Fact Sheets
Information Repositories
Public Availability Sessions
Public Input
Public Forums
Technical Assistance Grant
Technical Outreach Services for Communities
Effects on Quality of Life
Community Advisory Group
Fact Sheets
Information Repositories
Public Availability Sessions
Public Input
Public Forums
Technical Assistance Grant
Technical Outreach Services for Communities
Economic Effects
Coordination with Local Government and
Agencies
Infield Notification
Information Repositories
Public Input
Stakeholder Group Meetings
Effects on Agricultural Operations
Coordination with Local Government and
Agencies
Fact Sheets
Information Repositories
Public Input
Stakeholder Group Meetings
Effects on Fish and Wildlife
Coordination with Local Government and
Agencies
Fact Sheets
Information Repositories
Public Availability Sessions
Public Input
Public Forums
Technical Assistance Grant
Technical Outreach Services for Communities
Effects on Cultural and Archaeological Resources
Fact Sheets
Information Repositories
Public Availability Sessions
Public Input
Public Forums
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Table 4-2 Community Involvement Issues and Tools
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Effects on River Navigation
¦ Coordination with Local Government and
Agencies
¦ Infield Notification
¦ Information Repositories
¦ Public Input
¦ Public Service Announcements
2002 Record of Decision Community Involvement Commitments
Quality of Life Performance Standards
¦ Community Advisory Group
¦ Coordination with Local Government and
Agencies
¦ Fact Sheets
¦ Progress Reports/ Newsletters
¦ Public Availability Sessions
¦ Public Input
¦ Public Forums
¦ Technical Assistance Grant
¦ Technical Outreach Services for Communities
¦ Workshops/Seminars
Engineering Performance Standards
• Community Advisory Group
¦ Coordination with Local Government and
Agencies
¦ Fact Sheets
¦ Progress Reports/ Newsletters
• Public Availability Sessions
¦ Public Input
¦ Public Forums
¦ Public Meetings
¦ Technical Assistance Grant
¦ Technical Outreach Services for Communities
¦ Workshops/Seminars
Sediment Processing/Transfer Facilities
¦ Community Advisory Group
¦ Coordination with Local Government and
Agencies
¦ Fact Sheets
¦ Public Availability Sessions
¦ Public Comment Period
¦ Public Input
¦ Public Forums
¦ Public Meeting
¦ Reports/Concept Documents/Work Plans
¦ Technical Assistance Grant
¦ Technical Outreach Services for Communities
¦ Workshops/Seminars
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Table 4-2 Community Involvement Issues and Tools
Habitat Replacement/Dredged Areas Backfilling
¦ Community Advisory Group
¦ Coordination with Local Government and
Agencies
¦ Fact Sheets
¦ Progress Reports/ Newsletters
¦ Public Availability Sessions
¦ Public Input
¦ Public Forums
Community Health and Safety Plans
¦ Community Advisory Group
¦ Coordination with Local Government and
Agencies
¦ Fact Sheets
¦ Progress Reports/ Newsletters
¦ Public Availability Sessions
¦ Technical Outreach Services for Communities
¦ Public Availability Sessions
¦ Public Input
¦ Public Forums
¦ Technical Assistance Grant
* Technical Outreach Services for Communities
¦ Workshops/Seminars
Cultural and Archaeological Resources
¦ Community Advisory Group
¦ Coordination with Local Government and
Agencies
¦ Fact Sheets
¦ Progress Reports/ Newsletters
¦ Public Availability Sessions
¦ Public Input
¦ Public Forums
¦ Technical Assistance Grant
¦ Technical Outreach Services for Communities
¦ Workshops/Seminars
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Table 4-3 Summary Table of Community Involvement Activities and Status
(Not all activities occur every year)
Addresses
Activity
Addresses
General
Community
' Concerns
Remedy-
Specific
Community
Concerns
Status
2002
Status 2003
(As of
September 2003)
Status
2004
Status
2005
Status
2006
Status
2007
"Ask EPA" Program
X
n/a
Community Advisory
Group (CAG)
X
X
n/a
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Community Events
X
n/a
Community Poster
X
n/a
Coordination with Local
Government and
X
X
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Agencies
E-mail
X
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Environmental Justice
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n/a
Activities
A
EPA's Web site
X
X
s
Fact Sheets
X
X
~
s
Hudson River Field
V
Y
S
•/
Office (HRFO)
A
A
Infield Notification
X
X
n/a
Information Repositories
X
X
•/
s
EPA-Hudson Listserv
X
S
s
Mailing list expansion
X
S
s
Maps/Visual Aids
X
X
s
s
Media distribution/
V
V
s
media events
A
Progress Reports/
Newsletter
X
X
s
s
Project Roadmap
X
n/a
Project Site Visits/Tours
X
X
n/a
s
Public Availability
Sessions
X
X
S
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X
X
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2002
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2004
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2005
Status
2006
Status
2007
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X
X
n/a
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Public Meetings
X
n/a
Public Notices
X
n/a
Public Television/
Public Access
X
X
n/a
Television Shows
Public Service
v
n/a
Announcements
A
Reports/Concept
Documents/Work Plans
X
X
n/a
~
School / Education
X
n/a
Outreach Activities
Stakeholder Group
Meetings
X
X
n/a
•/
Surveys
X
n/a
Technical Assistance
V
Y
•/
•/
Grant (TAG)
A
A
Technical Outreach
Services for
X
X
n/a
•/
Communities (TOSC)
Toll-free hotline
X
n/a
Video Productions
X
X
n/a
Visual Aids, Displays,
and Events Outreach
X
X
•/
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X
X
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Table 4-4 Types of Changes to the Selected Remedy
Type of
Modification
Definition
Required Action
1. Nonsignificant
¦ Minor changes
¦ Fall within the scope of the ROD
¦ Documented in the Site File but are not
a cause to reopen the administrative
record
¦ Public comment period NOT
required
¦ A fact sheet or written statement
may be released to the public
2. Significant
¦ Incremental changes
¦ Do not fundamentally alter the overall
approach set forth in the ROD
¦ Must be documented in an Ex-
planation of Significant Differ-
ence (ESD) document
¦ Public notice with a brief sum-
mar}' of the ESD must be pub-
lished in a major local newspa-
per
¦ Public comment period NOT
required but may be opened by
EPA if deemed appropriate
¦ A fact sheet may be released
3. Fundamental
¦ Changes that alter the ROD in such a
way that the proposed action no longer
reflects the scope, performance, meth-
odology, or costs of the selected rem-
edy
¦ Must issue revised proposed plan
and amended ROD
¦ All requirements for documenta-
tion of the remedy selection in
the original ROD apply to the
amended ROD
¦ Public comment period required
¦ A fact sheet may be released and
a public session may occur
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5. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
AOC Administrative Order on Consent
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
CAG Community Advisory Group
C.A.R.E. (Hudson River) Citizens Along the River's Edge
CEASE Citizen Environmentalists Against Sludge Encapsulation
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
(SARA) of 1986
CHASP Community Health and Safety Plan
CIC Community Involvement Coordinator
CIP Community Involvement Plan
EPA (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency
ESD Explanation of Significant Difference
FAIR Farmers Against Irresponsible Remediation
FOCH Friends of a Clean Hudson
FS Feasibility Study
GE General Electric Company
GIS Geographic Information System
HRFO Hudson River Field Office
HSRC Hazardous Substance Research Center
IAG Interim Advisory Group
NHPA National Historic Preservation Act
NCP National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
NPL National Priorities List
NRDA Natural Resource Damage Assessment
NYSCC New York State Canal Corporation
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NYSDEC
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
NYSDOH
New York State Department of Health
OPA
Oil Pollution Act
PCBs
polychlorinated biphenyls
PRP
Potentially Responsible Party
QA/QC
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
RA
Remedial Action
RD
Remedial Design
RJ/FS
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
RM
River Mile
ROD
Record of Decision
SHPO
State Historic Preservation Office
TAG
Technical Assistance Grant
TOSC
Technical Outreach Services for Communities
TSCA
Toxic Substances Control Act
USACE
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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Administrative Order On
Consent
A legal agreement signed by EPA and an individual, business,
or other entity through which the entity agrees to take an
action, refrain from an activity, or pay certain costs. It
describes the actions to be taken, applies to civil actions, and
can be enforced in court. In limited instances it may be
subject to a public comment period.
Administrative Record
The body of documents that "forms the basis" for the
selection of a particular response at a site. For example, the
Administrative Record for remedy selection includes all
documents that were "considered or relied upon" to select the
remedy through the record of decision.
Advisory
State-generated health warning regarding the consumption of
contaminated animals (e.g., fish, waterfowl). These
advisories include advice on how to reduce exposures to
chemical contaminants in fish and game by avoiding or
reducing consumption and by the use of filleting/trimming
and cooking techniques to further reduce contaminant levels.
In New York State, these advisories are issued by the New
York State Department of Health (See Appendix J.)
Air Quality Standards
The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not
to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area.
Carcinogen
Cleanup
Any substance that can cause or aggravate cancer.
Actions taken to deal with a release or threat of release of a
hazardous substance that could affect humans and/or the
environment. The term "cleanup" is sometimes used
interchangeably with the terms "remedial action,"
"remediation," "removal action," "response action," or
"corrective action."
Community
An interacting population of various types of individuals (or
species) in a common location; a neighborhood or specific
area where people live.
Community Advisory Group
(CAG)
A Community Advisory Group (CAG) is a committee, task
force, or board made up of residents affected by a Superfund
or other hazardous waste site. A CAG provides a way for
representatives of diverse community interests to present and
discuss their needs and concerns related to the site and the site
cleanup process. CAGs are a community initiative and
responsibility. They function independently of EPA.
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Community Involvement
The term used by EPA to identify its process for engaging in
dialogue and collaboration with communities affected by
Superfund sites. EPA community involvement is founded in
the belief that people have a right to know what the Agency is
doing in their community and to have a say in it. Its purpose is
to give people the opportunity to become involved in the
Agency's activities and to help shape the decisions that are
made.
Community Involvement
Coordinator (CIC)
The EPA official whose lead responsibility is to involve and
inform the public about the Superfund process and response
actions in accordance with the interactive community
involvement requirements set forth in the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP).
Community Involvement Plan
(CIP)
A management and planning tool outlining the specific
community involvement activities to be undertaken during the
course of a site investigation and cleanup. It is designed to 1)
provide for two-way communication between the affected
community and EPA, and 2) ensure public input into the
decision-making process related to the affected communities.
Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as
amended by the Superfund
Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986
Commonly known as Superfund, CERCLA is intended to
protect human health and the environment by investigating
and cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste
sites. Under the program, EPA either can pay for a site
cleanup when parties responsible for the contamination
cannot be located or are unwilling or unable to perform the
work, or take legal action to force parties responsible for site
contamination to clean up the site or repay the federal
government for the cleanup cost.
Consent Decree
A legal document, approved by a judge, that formalizes an
agreement reached between EPA and potentially responsible
parties (PRPs) through which PRPs will conduct all or part of
a cleanup action at a Superfund site; cease or correct actions
or processes that are polluting the environment; or otherwise
comply with EPA-initiated regulatory enforcement actions to
resolve the contamination at the Superfund site involved. The
consent decree describes the actions PRPs will take, is subject
to a public comment period prior to its approval by a judge,
and is enforceable as a final judgment by a court.
Contaminant
Any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance
or matter that has an adverse effect on air, water, or soil.
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Contamination
Introduction into water, air, and soil of microorganisms,
chemicals, toxic substances, wastes, or wastewater in a
concentration that makes the medium unfit for its next
intended use. Also applies to surfaces of objects, buildings,
and various household use products.
Cultural Resource
A term used to describe buildings, landscapes, archaeological
sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, struc-
tures and districts that have significant meaning and embody a
rich heritage of human experiences and cultural identities.
Damage Assessment Plan
A plan created by state and federal agencies and reviewed by
the public that serves as a means of evaluating whether the
approach used for assessing damages is likely to be cost-
effective and meets the definition of reasonable costs;
includes a description of the natural resources and
geographical areas involved, the methodologies proposed for
injury assessment, and a statement of trusteeship.
Damages
The amount of money sought by the Natural Resources
Trustees as compensation for injury, destruction, or loss of
natural resources as set forth in section 107(a) or 111(b) of
CERCLA.
Drinking Water Supply
Any raw or unfinished water source that is or may be used by
a public water system, as defined by the Safe Drinking Water
Act, or as drinking water by one or more individuals.
Ecosystem
The complex of a community and its environment functioning
as an ecological unit in nature.
Emission
Pollution discharged into the atmosphere from smokestacks,
other vents, and surface areas of commercial or industrial
facilities, from residential chimneys, and from motor vehicle,
locomotive, or aircraft exhausts.
Endangered Species
Any native species in imminent danger of extinction.
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Engineering Performance
Standards
Engineering performance standards are technical requirements
to help ensure that the cleanup meets the objectives for pro-
tecting people's health and the environment as set forth in the
ROD. They have been developed to make sure the dredging
is done safely and stays on schedule. The ROD requires the
development of dredging-rclated resuspension, dredging
residuals, and dredging productivity engineering performance
standards.
Environment
The sum of all external conditions affecting the life,
development, and survival of an organism.
Environmental/Ecological
Risk
The potential for adverse effects on living organisms
associated with pollution of the environment by effluents,
emissions, wastes, or accidental chemical releases; by energy
use; or by the depletion of natural resources.
Environmental Justice
Explanation of Significant
Differences (ESD)
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people
regardless of race, color, national origin, culture, education, or
income with respect to the development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
Implies that no population of people should be forced to
shoulder a disproportionate share of negative environmental
impacts of pollution or environmental hazard due to a lack of
political or economic strength levels.
A document regarding a significant change to the Record of
Decision when new information is discovered about a site or
difficulties are encountered during the remedial
design/remedial action phase of cleanup. An ESD is included
in the Administrative Record to inform the public of any
significant changes that are being made to the selected
remedy.
Feasibility' Study (FS)
Analysis of the practicality of a proposal; e.g., a description
and analysis of potential cleanup alternatives for a site such as
one on the National Priorities List. The feasibility study
usually recommends selection of a cost-effective alternative.
It usually starts as soon as the remedial investigation (RI) is
under way; together, they are commonly referred to as the
"RI/FS."
Floodplain
Low-lying lands near rivers that are submerged when the river
overflows its banks.
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Focus Groups Focus groups are facilitated discussions about the site and the
community's concerns voiced by small groups of
stakeholders. Focus groups are a useful tool for
understanding stakeholders' opinions on site activities, why
they feel as they do, and their needs and expectations. By
holding separate focus group sessions with different groups,
the Site Team can find out how the community will react to
different proposals being considered in negotiations.
Geographic Information A computer-based tool for analyzing and mapping things that
System (GIS) exist and events that happen on Earth. G1S technology inte-
grates common database operations such as query and statisti-
cal analysis with the unique visualization and geographic
analysis benefits offered by maps.
Habitat A place where a plant or animal species naturally exists.
Hazardous Substance 1. Any material that poses a threat to human health and/or the
environment. Typical hazardous substances are toxic,
corrosive, ignitable, explosive, or chemically reactive.
2. Any substance designated by EPA to be reported if a
designated quantity of the substance is spilled in the waters
of the United States or is otherwise released into the
environment.
Hazardous Waste By-products that can pose a substantial or potential hazard to
human health or the environment when improperly managed.
Possesses at least one of four characteristics (ignitability,
corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity) or appears on special EPA
lists.
Hazardous Waste Landfill An excavated or engineered site where hazardous waste is
deposited and covered.
Health Assessment An evaluation of available data on existing or potential risks
to human health posed by a Superfund site. The Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) of the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required
to perform such an assessment at every site on the National
Priorities List.
Information Repository A file containing current information, technical reports, and
reference documents regarding a site. The information
repository usually is located in a public building convenient
for local residents such as a public school, town hall, or
library.
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Lead Agency
An agency such as the EPA or other federal agencies and state
agencies that plan and implement response actions under the
NCP (e.g., the agency that has the primary responsibility for
coordinating a CERCLA response action).
Listserv
The EPA-Hudson listserv is a free, subscription-based
electronic news distribution system used by EPA to distribute
updates, notifications, and progress reports via email and is
the fastest way to get the latest information. The listserv
cannot be used to transmit graphics and photos. All
information conveyed via the listserv will be text-only. EPA
will make graphics-rich documents available on the Agency's
Hudson River Web site in .pdf format
Lower Hudson River
The stretch of the Hudson River between the Federal Dam at
Troy (River Mile 153.9) and the Battery in Manhattan (River
MileO).
Mid-Hudson River
A geographic subset of the Lower Hudson River that runs
from the Federal Dam at Troy (River Mile 153.9) to the City
of Bacon (River Mile 60) in Dutchess County. This definition
is used primarily for demographic purposes.
Mitigation
Measures taken to reduce adverse impacts on the
environment.
Monitoring
Periodic or continuous surveillance or testing to determine the
level of compliance with statutory requirements and/or
pollutant levels in various media or in humans, plants, and
animals.
National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP)
The federal regulations that guide the Superfund program.
The purpose of the NCP is to provide the organizational
structure and procedures for preparing for and responding to
discharges of oil and releases of hazardous substances,
pollutants, and contaminants.
National Priorities List (NPL)
EPA's list of serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous
waste sites identified for possible long-term cleanup under
Superfund. The list is based primarily on the score a site
receives from the Hazard Ranking System. EPA is required
to update the NPL at least once a year.
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Natural Attenuation
The natural process (i.e., unaided by human intervention) by
which a contaminant is reduced in concentration over time
through absorption, adsorption, degradation, dilution, and/or
transformation.
Natural Resources
Land, fish, wildlife, air, water, groundwater, drinking water
supplies, and other such resources belonging to, managed by,
or controlled by the United States, a state or local
government, any foreign government, any Indian tribe, or any
member of an Indian tribe.
Natural Resource Trustee
CERCLA and the OPA (Oil Pollution Act) authorize the
United States, states, and Indian Tribes to act on behalf of the
public as Natural Resource Trustees for natural resources
under their respective trusteeship. Injuries to natural
resources may occur at sites as a result of releases of
hazardous substances or oil. Trustees use NRDAs (see
below) to assess injury to natural resources held in the public
trust. This is an initial step toward restoring injured resources
and services and toward compensating the public for their
loss.
National Resource Damage
Assessment (NRDA)
Performance Standards
Pollutant
Polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs)
The process of collecting, compiling, and analyzing
information, statistics, or data to determine damages for
injuries to natural resources.
Specific levels of performance that site activities must
achieve; often incorporated by reference into the Record of
Decision. The inclusion of such performance standards
enables the Agency to assure measurable levels of cleanup
that provide the protection desired.
Generally, any substance introduced into the environment that
adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of
humans, animals, or ecosystems.
A group of chemicals composed of 209 congeners, consisting
of a biphenyl ring with between 1 and 10 chlorine atoms
attached, known to be persistent in the environment and to
cause adverse effects in organisms.
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6. Glossary
Potentially Responsible Party
(PRP)
An individual, company, or other entity (such as owners,
operators, transporters, or generators of hazardous waste)
potentially responsible for, or contributing to, the
contamination problems at a Superfund site. When possible,
EPA requires a PRP, through administrative and legal actions,
to clean up hazardous waste sites that it has contaminated.
Proposed Plan
A plan for a site cleanup that is available to the public for
comment.
Productivity Performance
Standards
The productivity standard is designed to keep the dredging
work on track to meet the goal of completing the project
within a six-year period. The productivity standard defines the
total project sediment volumes to be dredged by the end of
each project phase and dredging season, based on the current
estimate of 2.65 million cubic yards of sediment to be
removed.
Public
The community or people in general or a part or section of the
community grouped because of a common interest or activity.
Public Availability Session
Informal public sessions that often use poster displays and
fact sheets and that include EPA personnel and contractors
who are available to discuss issues and answer questions.
Public availability sessions offer the public the opportunity to
learn about project-related issues and to interact with EPA on
a one-to-one basis. Public availability sessions do not require
the use of court reporters and transcripts, although meeting
summaries may be issued through newsletters and progress
reports.
Public Comment Period
A formal opportunity for community members to review and
contribute written comments on various EPA documents or
actions.
Public Forum
Semi-formal public sessions that are characterized by a
presentation, question-and-answer session, and a less formal
poster/display session. This format allows members of the
public to participate in both large and small group settings.
Public forums do not require the use of court reporters and
transcripts, although meeting summaries may be issued
through newsletters and progress reports.
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6. Glossary
Public Meeting Formal public sessions that are characterized by a
presentation to the public followed by a question-and-answer
session. Formal public meetings may involve the use of a
court reporter and the issuance of transcripts. Formal public
meetings are required only for the Proposed Plan and ROD
amendments.
Quality Assurance/Quality A system of procedures, checks, audits, and corrective actions
Control (QA/QC) to ensure that all EPA research design and performance,
environmental monitoring and sampling, and other technical
and reporting activities are of the highest achievable quality.
Quality of Life Performance Quality of life performance standards are intended to help
Standards limit the impacts of the dredging, dewatering, and support
operations on people, businesses, recreation, livestock, and
community activities in the Upper Hudson project area. The
Record of Decision for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund
Site includes preliminary performance standards for air and
noise emissions and requires the development of additional
quality of life standards that address potential impacts such as
lighting, navigation, and odor.
Record of Decision (ROD) A public document that explains the cleanup method that will
be used at a Superfund site based on EPA studies, public
comments, and community concerns.
Regional Public Liaison A high-level EPA employee who serves as a point of contact
for members of the public who have concerns about
Superfund activities. The ombudsman has the ability to look
independently into problems and facilitate the communication
that can lead to a solution. The regional public liaison does
not have the authority to change Agency decisions but does
have direct access to top management and can recommend
actions to resolve legitimate complaints.
Remedial Action (RA) The actual construction or implementation phase that follows
the remedial design. Also referred to as site clean-up.
Remedial Design (RD) The phase that follows the remedial investigation/feasibility
study (RJ/FS) and includes development of engineering
drawings and specifications for a site cleanup.
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Remedial Investigation (RI)
An in-depth study designed to gather data needed to
determine the nature and extent of contamination at a
Superfund site, establish site cleanup criteria, identify
preliminary alternatives for remedial action, and support
technical and cost analyses of alternatives. The remedial
investigation is usually concurrent with the feasibility study.
Together they are usually referred to as the "RI/FS."
Remedial Project Manager
(RPM)
The EPA official responsible for coordinating, monitoring,
and/or directing site investigations and cleanups at National
Priority List sites.
Remediation
Cleanup or other methods used to remove or contain a toxic
spill or hazardous materials from a Superfund site.
Residuals Performance
Standard
The residuals standard is designed to detect and manage small
amounts of contaminated sediments that may remain on the
river bottom after dredging in the Upper Hudson River. These
"residuals" may consist of contaminated sediments that were
disturbed but escaped capture by the dredge, resuspended
sediments that were redeposited or that settled, and/or
contaminated sediments remaining below the dredging cut
lines because they were not detected by the sediment
sampling program.
Responsiveness Summary
A summary of oral and/or written public comments received
by EPA during a comment period on key EPA documents,
and EPA's response to those comments.
Restoration
Actions undertaken to return an injured resource to its
baseline condition, as measured in terms of the injured
resource's physical, chemical, or biological properties, or the
services it previously provided, when such actions are in
addition to response actions completed or anticipated, and
when such actions exceed the level of response actions
determined appropriate to the site pursuant to the NCP.
Resuspension Performance
Standards
The resuspension standard is designed to protect water intakes
down river of the dredging operations and to limit the down
river transport of PCB-contaminated dredged material. This
will promote the recovery of the river ecosystem after
dredging.
Reuse
Using a product or component in its original form more than
once.
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Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA)
Siting
Sludge
Stabilization
The law that ensures that water that comes from the tap in the
United States is fit to drink (according to EPA national
drinking water standards); this law also addresses the
contamination of groundwater.
The process of choosing a location for a facility.
A semi-solid residue from any of a number of air or water
treatment processes; can be hazardous waste.
Conversion of the active organic matter in sludge into inert,
harmless material.
Stakeholder
Standards
Superfund
Any organization, governmental entity, or individual that has
a stake in or may be affected by the Superfund program.
Norms that impose limits on the amount of pollutants or
emissions produced. EPA establishes minimum standards,
but states are allowed to promulgate more stringent standards.
The program operated under the legislative authority of
CERCLA that funds and carries out EPA solid waste
emergency and long-term removal and remedial activities.
These activities include establishing the National Priorities
List, investigating sites for inclusion on the list, determining
their priority, and conducting and/or supervising cleanup and
other remedial actions.
Technical Assistance Grant
(TAG)
Technical Outreach Services
for Communities (TOSC)
A Technical Assistance Grant provides money for activities
that help communities participate in decision-making at eligi-
ble Superfund sites. An initial grant up to $50,000 is avail-
able for any Superfund site that is on the EPA's National Pri-
orities List or proposed for listing on the NPL and where a
response action has begun. An additional $50,000 may be
provided by EPA at complex sites.
The Technical Outreach Services for Communities program
helps citizens better understand the hazardous contamination
issues in or near their communities by providing free, inde-
pendent, non-advocate, and technical assistance about con-
taminated sites. TOSC is part of the Hazardous Substance
Research Centers (HSRCs), university consortiums that con-
duct research on hazardous contamination issues. As part of
the HSRCs, TOSC can tap into the technical expertise of the
university environmental researchers that will best meet the
community's needs.
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6. Glossary
Toxic Substance Control Act
(TSCA)
First enacted in 1976. TSCA gives EPA broad authority to
regulate the manufacture, use. distribution in commerce, and
disposal of chemical substances. TSCA is a federally
managed law and is not delegated to states. The law is
overseen by the EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (OPPT).
Treatment
(1) Any method, technique, or process designed to remove
solids and/or pollutants from solid waste, waste-streams,
effluents, and air emissions. (2) Methods used to change the
biological character or composition of any regulated medical
waste so as to substantially reduce or eliminate its potential
for causing disease.
Upper Hudson River
The stretch of the Hudson River between the river's origin in
Lake Tear of the Clouds and the Federal Dam at Troy (River
Mile 153.9).
Volatilization
The conversion of a chemical substance from a liquid or solid
state to a gaseous vapor state.
Water Quality Standards
State-adopted and EPA-approved ambient standards for water
bodies. The standards prescribe the use of the water body and
establish the water quality criteria that must be met to protect
designated uses.
Wetlands
An area that is saturated by surface or groundwater with
vegetation adapted for life under those soil conditions, as
swamps, bogs, fens, marshes, and estuaries.
Work Plan
Defines both data needs and the methods needed for the
analysis phase. It includes project objectives, data
requirements, assessment and measurement endpoints,
sampling and analysis procedures, quality assurance
objectives and procedures, and a work schedule.
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, December 1995, Guidance for Community Advisory
Groups at Super fund Sites, EPA 540-K.-96-001, OSWER
Directive 9230.0-28, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response.
, May 1996, Superfund Today - Focus on the Community
Advisory Group Program, EPA 540-K-96-005, Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
, August 1996, Community Advisory Groups (CAGs) at
Superfund Sites: Quick Reference Fact Sheet, EPA 540-F-
96-016 (English), EPA 540-F-97-031 (Spanish-Mexican),
EPA 540-F-98-056), September 1998, (Spanish-Puerto Ri-
can), Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
, Winter 1996, Community Advisory Groups: Partners in
Decisions at Hazardous Waste Sites, Case Studies, EPA
540-R-96-04, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Re-
sponse.
, September 1998a, The Community Advisory Group
Toolkit: For the Community, EPA 540-R-97-037, Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
, September 1998b, About the Community Advisory
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, December 2000a, Peer Review Handbook, Office of
Science Policy, Office of Research and Development.
, June 2001, Comprehensive Five-Year Review Guid-
ance, OSWER Directive 9355.7-03B-P, Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response.
, April 2002, Superfund Community Involvement Hand-
book, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
, January 2003, Superfund Community Involvement Tool-
kit, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
, January 29, 2003, What is a CAG? - Superfund Com-
munity Involvement. Accessed February 14,2003
[http://www.epa.gov/superfund/tools/cag/whatis.htm]
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, January 27, 2003, Community Advisory Group Quick
Reference Fact Sheet - Superfund Community Involvement.
Accessed February 14, 2003.
[http://wvvvv.epa.gov/superfund/tools/cag/resource/quicken
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ners in Decisions at Hazardous Waste Sites Case Studies -
Superfund Community Involvement. Accessed February
14, 2003.
[http://vvww.epa.gov/superfund/tools/cag/resource/casestdy
.htm].
United States Environmental Agency, Region 1. July 2000,
Evaluation Report on the Pine Street Barge Canal Coordi-
nating Council, Burlington, VT: Lessons Learned from this
Region 1 Community Advisory Group.
United States Environmental Agency, Region 2, October 6, 1995,
Assistance Agreement 1992373-95-2: Hudson River PCBs
Site Technical Assistance Grant, Amendment No. 2, Feb-
ruary 21, 2002.
, December 2000, Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site,
New York, Superfund Proposed Plan.
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of Engineers, Kansas City District.
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EPA Regional Contacts
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Community Involvement Coordinators (CICs)
David W. Kluesner
kluesner.dave@eDa.eov
USEPA - Region 2
Public Affairs Division
290 Broadway, 26,h Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-3653
(212) 637-4445
Leo Rosales
rosales.leo@eDa.eov
USEPA - Region 2
Public Affairs Division
Hudson River Field Office
421 Lower Main Street
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
(518) 747-4389
Toil-Free
(866) 615-6490
(518) 747-8149
Hudson River Field Office
Mule' Ecology and Environment, Inc. maintains the Hudson River Field Office under contract with the United Slates Army Corps of Engineers - Kansas City.
NG Kaul, Director
kaul.nii@epa.uov
USEPA - Region 2
Hudson River Field Office
421 Lower Main Street
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
(518) 747-4389
Toll-Free
(866)615-6490
(518) 747-8149
Project Managers, Hudson River PCBs Site
Alison A. Hess, C.P.G.
hess.alison@eDa.aov
USEPA - Region 2
Superfund Division
290 Broadway, 19,h Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-3959
(212) 637-4439
Douglas J. Tomchuk
tomchuk.doue@eDa.eov
USEPA - Region 2
Superfund Division
290 Broadway, 19lh Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-3956
(212) 637-4439
Dean Maraldo
maraldo.dean@epa.eov
USEPA - Region 2
Superfund Division
290 Broadway, I9,h Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-3467
(212) 637-4439
| Regional Management Contacts |
Doug Garbarini
Team Leader, Hudson River
PCBs Site Team
earbarini.doue@eDa.eov
USEPA - Region 2
Superfund Division
290 Broadway, 19lh Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-3952
(212) 637-4439
William McCabe
Deputy Director, Emergency and
Remedial Response Division
mccabe.bi 1 l@eDa.eov
USEPA - Region 2
290 Broadway, 19lh Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-4405
(212) 637-4439
George Pavlou
Director, Emergency and Reme-
dial Response Division
Davlou.eeoree@eDa.eov
USEPA - Region 2
290 Broadway, 19,h Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-4390
(212) 637-4439
Jane M. Kenny
Regional Administrator
kennv.iane@eDa.eov
USEPA - Region 2
290 Broadway, 26,h Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212)637-5000
(212) 637-5024
| Technical Assistance Grant Coordinator |
Carol Hemington
Senior Grants Management Spe-
cialist
hemineton.carol@eDa.eov
USEPA - Region 2
Office of Policy & Management
290 Broadway, 27lh Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-3420
(212) 637-3518
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Cultural and Archaeological Resources
John F. Vettcr
National EPA Expert on Cultural
and Archaeological Resources
velter.iohn®eDa.!iov
USEPA - Region 2
Division of Environmental Plan-
ning & Protection
290 Broadway. 25lh Floor
New York. NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-3739
(212) 637-3771
Christine Yost
Regional Indian Program Coordi-
nator
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USEPA - Region 2
Division of Environmental Plan-
ning & Protection
290 Broadway, 25lh Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-3564
(212) 637-3772
Environmental Justice Coordinator for EPA, Region 2 |
Terry M. Wesley
Environmental Justice Coordina-
tor
weslcv.terrvfSfeoa.izov
USEPA - Region 2
Office of the Regional Adminis-
trator
290 Broadway, Room 2637
New York, NY 10007
(212) 637-5027
(212) 637-4943
EPA Regional Public Liaison for EPA, Region 2 |
George H. Zachos
Regional Public Liaison
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USEPA - Region 2
Superfund Division
2890 Woodbridge Avenue
MS-2II
Edison, NJ 08837-3679
Toll Free
l-888-BUDSMAN
(888-283-7626)
(732) 906-6182
EPA Regional Public Liaison Mission Statement
EPA Region 2 has designated a regional public liaison as a point-of-contact for community concerns and
questions about the federal Superfund program in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U S. Virgin
Islands. To support this effort, the EPA has established a 24-hour, toll-free number that the public can call
to request information, express their concerns, or register complaints about Superfund. The regional public
liaison for EPA's Region 2 office is: George H. Zachos, U.S. EPA, Region 2, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue MS-
211, Edison, New Jersey 08837, (732) 321-6621, Toll-free (888) 283-7626.
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Federal Elected Officials
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United States Senate - New York
Senator Hillary Clinton
476 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510
(202) 224-4451
District Office:
Albany/Capital District Office
Leo W. O'Brien Federal Office Building
1 Clinton Square
Room 821
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 431-0120
Senator Charles Schumer
313 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510
(202) 224-6542
District Office:
Albany/Capital District Office
Leo O'Brien Building, Room 420
Albany, NY 12207
(518)431-4070
United States Congress - New York - Washington County I
New York 20lh District
Representative John Sweeney
416 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202)225-5614
District Office:
21 Bay Street
Glens Falls. NY 12801
(518) 792-3031
United States Congress - New York - Saratoga County I
New York 20,h District
Representative John Sweeney
416 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-5614
District Office:
939 Route 146
Suite 430
Clifton Park, NY 12065
(518) 371-8839
New York 21st District
Representative Mike McNulty
2161 Rayburn Building
Washington, DC 20515-3221
(202) 225-5076
| United States Congress - New York - Rensselaer County I
New York 20 District
Representative John Sweeney
416 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202)225-5614
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Federal Elected Officials
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United States Congress - New York - Albany County
New York 21s' District
Representative Mike McNuIty
2161 Raybum Building
Washington, DC 20515-3221
(202) 225-5076
District Office
O'Brien Federal Building, Room #827
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 465-0700
United States Congress - New York - Columbia County I
New York 20lh District
Representative John Sweeney
416 Cannon House Office Building
Washington. D.C. 20515
(202) 225-5614
District Office
560 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 828-0181
United States Congress - New York - Greene County I
New York 20lh District
Representative John Sweeney
416 Cannon House Office Building
Washington. D.C. 20515
(202) 225-5614
United States Congress - New York - Dutchess County
New York 20th District
Representative John Sweeney
416 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D C. 20515
(202) 225-5614
New York 22nd District
Representative Maurice Hinchey
Office of Rep. Hinchey
2431 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-6335
New York I9'h District
Representative Sue Kelly
1 127 Longworth House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515-3219
(202) 225-5441
District Office
21 Old Main Street, Suite 107
Fishkill, NY 12524
(845) 897-5200
United States Congress - New York - Ulster County
New York 22"d District
Representative Maurice Hinchey
Office of Rep. Hinchey
2431 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-6335
District Office
Office of Rep. Hinchey
291 Wall Street
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 331-4466
| United States Congress - New York - Putnam County
New York 19th District
Representative Sue Kelly
1127 Longworth House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515-3219
(202) 225-5441
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Federal Elected Officials
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United States Congress - New York - Orange County
New York 22nd District
Representative Maurice Hinchey
(202) 225-6335
Office of Rep. Hinchey
2431 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
New York 19th District
Representative Sue Kelly
(202) 225-5441
1127 Longworth House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515-3219
United States Congress - New York - Westchester County I
New York 19th District
Representative Sue Kelly
(202) 225-5441
1127 Longworth House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515-3219
District Office
(914) 241-6340
116 Radio Circle Drive, Suite 301
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
New York 17,h District
Representative Eliot Engel
(202) 225-2464
2303 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
District Offices
(914) 699-4100
250 S. 6th Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
30 South Broadway Second Floor
(914) 423-0700
Yonkers, NY 10701
New York 18th District
Representative Nita M. Lowey
(202) 225-6506
2329 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
District Office
(914) 428-1707
222 Mamaroneck Avenue
Suite 310
White Plains, NY 10605
United States Congress - New York - Rockland County I
New York 17th District
Representative Eliot Engel
(202) 225-2464
2303 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
New York 18th District
Representative Nita M. Lowey
(202) 225-6506
2329 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
District Office
(845) 639-3485
15 Third St. Suite 2
New City, NY 10956
New York 19,h District
Representative Sue Kelly
(202) 225-5441
1127 Longworth House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515-3219
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United States Congress - New York - Bronx Borough
New York 17th District
Representative Eliot Engel
2303 Raybum HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2464
District Offices
3655 Johnson Avenue
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 796-9700
177 Dreiser Loop
Room 3
Bronx, NY 10475
(718) 320-2314
655 East 233rd Street
Bronx, NY 10466
(718)652-0400
United States Congress - New York - New York Borough
New York 15lh District
Representative Charles B. Rangel
2354 Raybum House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-4365
District Office
163 West 125th Street, Suite #737
New York, NY 10027
(212) 663-3900
New York 8lh District
Representative Jerrold Nadler
2334 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5635
District Office
201 Varick Street, Suite 669
New York, NY 10014
(212) 367-7350
United States Senate - New Jersey 1
Senator Jon Corzine
502 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
District Office
One Gateway Center
11 Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
District Office
208 White Horse Pike
Suite 18
Barrington, NJ 08007
(973) 645-3030
(856) 757-5353
Senator Frank Lautenberg
825-A Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3224
District Office
One Gateway Center
23rd Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 639-8700
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United States Congress - New Jersey - Bergen County
New Jersey 5th District
Representative Scott Garrett
1641 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-4465
District Office:
93 Main Street
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 300-0470
New Jersey 9lh District
Representative Steven R. Rothman
1607 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5061
District Office:
130 Central Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 798-1366
District Office:
25 Main St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201)646-0808
United States Congress - New Jersey - Hudson County
New Jersey 9th District
Representative Steven R. Rothman
1607 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5061
District Office:
130 Central Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 798-1366
District Office:
25 Main St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201)646-0808
New Jersey 10th District
Representative Donald M. Payne
2209 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3436
District Office:
50 Walnut Street, Room 1016
Newark, New Jersey 07102
(973)645-3213
District Office
333 North Broad Street
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07208
(908) 629-0222
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Federal Elected Officials
New Jersey I3'h District
Representative Robert Menendez
2238 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202)225-7919
District Office:
911 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 222-2828
District Office:
263 Hobart St
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732)324-6212
District Office:
3109 Bergenline Ave
211(1 Floor
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 558-0800
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Washington County
45lh Senate District
Elizabeth O'C. Little
903 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
District Office
21 Bay Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518)455-2811
(518) 743-0968
112,h Assembly District
Roy McDonald
531 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
District Office
Washington County Municipal Bldg
383 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
(518)455-5404
(518) 747-7098
Saratoga County
43rd Senate District
Joseph L. Bruno
909 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
District Office
368 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 455-3191
(518)583-1001
44th Senate District
Hugh T. Farley
412 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-2181
113"' Assembly District
Teresa R. Say ward
633 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
District Office
21 Bay Street
Suite 206
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518)455-5565
(518) 792-4546
112,h Assembly District
Roy McDonald
531 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
District Office
Washington County Municipal Bldg
383 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
(518)455-5404
(518) 747-7098
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110'h Assembly District
James Tedisco
402 Legislative Office Building
Albany" NY 12248
(518) 455-5811
District Office
12 Jay Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
(518) 370-2812
I09'h Assembly District
Robert G. Prentiss
523 Legislative Office Building
Albany" NY 12248
(518) 455-5931
District Office
315 Ushers Road
Ballston Lake, NY 12019
(518) 877-7113
I06lh Assembly District
Ron Canestrari
548 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518) 455-4474
Rensselaer County
43rd Senate District
Joseph L. Bruno
909 Legislative Office Building
Albany" NY 12247
(518) 455-3191
District Office
368 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 583-1001
112'h Assembly District
Roy McDonald
531 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518) 455-5404
District Office
Washington County Municipal Bldg
383 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
(518) 747-7098
I08'h Assembly District
Pat M. Casale
320 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5777
District Office
234 So. Central Ave.
Mechanicville, NY 12118
(518) 664-1043
I06lh Assembly District
Ron Canestrari
548 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-4474
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Albany County I
46lh Senate District
Neil D. Breslin
414 State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-2225
I09'1' Assembly District
Robert G. Prentiss
523 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5931
District Office
315 Ushers Road
Ballston Lake, NY 12019
(518) 877-7113
108lh Assembly District
Pat M. Casale
320 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518) 455-5777
District Office
234 So. Central Ave.
Mechanicville, NY 12118
(518) 664-1043
I04lh Assembly District
John J. McEneny
648 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-4178
I06'h Assembly District
Ron Canestrari
548 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-4474
Columbia County |
41s' Senate District
Stephen M. Saland
609 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-2411
District Office
3 Neptune Road, Suite A19B
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 463-0840
I08,h Assembly District
Pat M. Casale
320 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5777
District Office
234 So. Central Ave.
Mechanicville, NY 12118
(518) 664-1043
103rd Assembly District
Pat Manning
402 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5177
District Office
444 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 822-8904
127th Assembly District
Daniel L. Hooker
937 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5363
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Greene County |
51s' Senate District
James L. Seward
917 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518)455-3131
I27'h Assembly District
Daniel L. Hooker
937 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5363
District Office
45 Five Mile Woods Rd., Ste. 2
Catskill, NY 12414
(518) 943-1371
Dutchess County |
41s' Senate District
Stephen M. Saland
609 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518)455-2411
District Office
3 Neptune Road, Suite AI9B
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845)463-0840
40lh Senate District
Vincent L. Leibell, III
802 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518)455-3111
District Office
1441 Route 22, Suite 205
Brewster, NY 10509
(845)279-3773
103rd Assembly District
Pat Manning
402 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5177
District Office
444 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 822-8904
101s' Assembly District
Kevin A. Cahill
557 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-4436
District Office
Governor Clinton Bldg. Suite G-4
1 Albany Ave
Kingston, NY 12401
(845)338-9610
102nd Assembly District
Joel M. Miller
772 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5725
District Office
3 Neptune Road
Suite AI9E
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845)463-1635
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I00lh Assembly District
Tom Kirwan
633 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5762
District Office
190 South Plank Road
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 562-0888
Ulster County I
42nd Senate District
John J. Bonacic
815 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518)455-3181
District Office
279 Main Street, Suite 202
New Paltz, NY 12561
(845)255-9656
39lh Senate District
William J. Larkin, Jr.
612 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-2770
District Office
1093 Little Britain Road
New Windsor, NY 12553
(845) 567-1270
127th Assembly District
Daniel L. Hooker
937 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518) 455-5363
101s' Assembly District
Kevin A. Cahill
557 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-4436
District Office
Governor Clinton Bldg. Suite G-4
1 Albany Ave
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 338-9610
100lh Assembly District
Tom Kirwan
633 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518) 455-5762
District Office
190 South Plank Road
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 562-0888
I Putnam County |
40' Senate District
Vincent L. Leibell, 111
802 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518)455-3111
District Office
1441 Route 22, Suite 205
Brewster, NY 10509
(845) 279-3773
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90lh Assembly District
Sandy Galef
540 Legislative Office Building
Albany. NY 12248
(518) 455-5348
District Office
2 Church Street
Ossining, NY 10562
(914) 941-1111
Orange County |
42nd Senate District
John J. Bonacic
815 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-3181
District Office
279 Main Street, Suite 202
New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 255-9656
39lh Senate District
William J. Larkin, Jr.
612 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-2770
District Office
1093 Little Britain Road
New Windsor, NY 12553
(845) 567-1270
38lh Senate District
Thomas P. Morahan
848 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-3261
District Office
158 Airport Executive Park
Nanuct, NY 10954
(845) 425-1818
I00'h Assembly District
Tom Kirwan
633 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518) 455-5762
District Office
190 South Plank Road
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 562-0888
96lh Assembly District
Nancy Calhoun
525 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5441
District Office
1002 World Tradeway
Stewart Internationa! Airport
New Windsor, NY 12553
(845) 564-1330
Westchester County
40th Senate District
Vincent L. Leibell, III
802 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518)455-3111
District Office
1441 Route 22, Suite 205
Brewster, NY 10509
(845) 279-3773
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37lh Senate District
Suzi Oppenheimer
515 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
District Office
222 Grace Church Street, 3rd Floor
Port Chester, NY 10573
(518) 455-2031
(914) 934-5250
35,h Senate District
Nicholas A. Spano
509 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
District Office
1 Executive Blvd.
Yonkers, NY 10701
(518)455-2231
(914) 969-5194
92nd Assembly District
Richard L. Brodsky
625 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
District Office
5 West Main Street
Suite 205
Elmsford, NY 10523
(518)455-5753
(914) 345-0432
90th Assembly District
Sandy Galef
540 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
District Office
2 Church Street
Ossining, NY 10562
(518) 455-5348
(914) 941-1111
92"d Assembly District
Richard L. Brodsky
625 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
District Office
5 West Main Street
Suite 205
Elmsford, NY 10523
(518)455-5753
(914)345-0432
93rd Assembly District
Michael J. Spano
458 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
District Office
35 East Grassy Sprain Rd.
Yonkers, NY 10710
(518)455-3662
(914) 779-8805
Rockland County
38' Senate District
Thomas P. Morahan
848 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
District Office
158 Airport Executive Park
Nanuet, NY 10954
(518) 455-3261
(845) 425-1818
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96lh Assembly District
Nancy Calhoun
525 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5441
District Office
1002 World Tradeway
Stewart International Airport
New Windsor. NY 12553
(845)564-1330
94lh Assembly District
Alexander J. Gromack
845 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5735
District Office
67 North Main Street
New City, NY 10956
(845)634-9791
95lh Assembly District
Ryan Scott Karben
939 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5118
District Office
1 Blue Hill Plaza. Suite 11 16
POB 1549
Pearl River, NY 10965
(845)624-4601
Bronx Borough
3 Is1 Senate District
Eric T. Schneiderman
3 13 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518)455-2041
District Office
1841 Broadway, Room 608
New York, NY 10023
(212)397-5913
81s' Assembly District
Jeffrey Dinowitz
639 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5965
District Office
3107 Kingsbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 796-5345
New York Borough
29,h Senate District
Thomas K. Duane
415 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518)455-2451
District Office
494 Eighth Avenue, Suite 503
New York, NY 10001
(212)268-1049
25lh Senate District
Martin Commor
408 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518)455-2625
District Office
250 Broadway, Suite 201 1
New York. NY 10007-2356
(212) 298-5565
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72nd Assembly District
Adriano Espaillat
652 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5807
District Office
210 Sherman Avenue
Suite A
New York, NY 10034
(212) 544-2278
71s' Assembly District
Herman D. Farrell, Jr.
923 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5491
District Office
250 Broadway
22nd Floor
New York, NY 10007
(212)312-1441
District Office
2541-55 Adam Clayton
Powell Jr. Blvd.
New York, NY 10039
(212) 234-1430
69lh Assembly District
Daniel J. O'Donnell
717 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5603
District Office
245 West 104th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 866-3970
67th Assembly District
Scott Stringer
536 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-5802
District Office
230 West 72nd Street
Suite 2F
New York, NY 10023
(212) 873-6368
75th Assembly District
Richard N. Gottfried
822 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518)455-4941
District Office
242 West 27th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 807-7900
66lh Assembly District
Deborah J. Glick
844 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518) 455-4841
District Office
853 Broadway
Suite 2120
New York, NY 10003
(212)674-5153
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64lh Assembly District
Sheldon Silver
932 Legislative Office Building
Albany. NY 12248
District Office
250 Broadway
Suite 2307
New York, NY 10007
(518) 455-3791
(212)312-1420
New Jersey State Elected Officials
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Bergen & Hudson Counties
39"' Legislative District
Senator Gerald Cardinale. DDS
350 Madison Ave
Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 567-2324
Assemblyman John E. Rooney
436 Old Hook Rd
Emerson, NJ 07630
(201)967-8910
Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk
Suite E
22o Kinderkamack Rd
Westwood, NJ 07675
(201)666-0881
37lh Legislative District
Senator Byron M. Bayer
125 State St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 343-3333
Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg
545 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201)928-0100
Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson
1 Engle St
2nd Floor
Englewood, NJ 07631
(201) 541-1118
38lh Legislative District
Senator Joseph Coniglio
205 Robin Rd
Suite 216
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 576-9199
Assemblywoman Rose Marie Heck
2 Mercer St
Suite 5A
Lodi, NJ 07644-1654
973-777-6344
Assemblyman Matt Ahearn
305 Rte 17 S
Unit 3-205
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201)261-8228
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Senator Nicholas J. Sacco
9060 Palisade Ave
North Bergen NJ 07047
(201)295-0200
Assemblywoman Joan M. Quigley
The Hamilton Park Foundry
242 10,h St
Suite 101
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201)217-4614
Assemblyman Anthony Impreveduto
400 Plaza Dr
Secaucus, NJ 07094
(201) 864-3232
33rd Legislative District
Senator Bernard F. Kenney
235 Hudson St
Suite 1
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201)653-1466
Assemblyman Albio Sires
303 W 58lh St
West new York, NJ 07093
(201) 854-0900
Assemblyman Rafael J. Fraguela
4808 Bergenline Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
(201)863-3355
31st Legislative District
Senator Joseph Charles
PO Box E
151 Martin Luther King Dr
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201)432-1400
Assemblyman Joseph V. Doria
595 Broadway
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201)437-5150
Assemblywoman Elba Perez-Cinciarelli
1738 Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)209-9499
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Federally Recognized Indian
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Cayuga Nation
Ms. Sharon LeRoy
PO Box 11
Versailles, NY 14168
(716) 532-4847
Oneida Indian Nation
Mr. Art Pierce
Environmental Management Unit
579 Main St
Oneida, NY 13421
(315) 829-8300
Onondaga Nation
Mr. James W. Ransom, Executive Director
Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force
PO Box 366
Rooseveltown, NY 13683
(518) 358-3381
Seneca Nation of Indians
Ms. Lisa Maybee, Director
Environmental Protection Department
1508 Route 438
Irving, NY 14081
(716) 532-0024/4900 x5471
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
Mr. Ken Jock, Director
Environment Division
412 State Route 37
Akwesasne, NY 13655
(518) 358-5937
Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mo-
hicans*
Greg Bunker
Environmental Offices
W13817 County Road A
Bowler, Wl 54416
(715) 793-4363
Tonawanda Band of Senecas
Ms. Mardell Sundown
7027 Meadville Road
Basom, NY 14013
(716) 542-4244
Tuscarora Nation
Mr. Neil Patterson, Director
Tuscarora Environmental Program
2045 Upper Mountain Rd
Sanborn, NY 14132
(716) 297-5553
"Based in Region 5, but having a land interest in Region 2.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
Washington County
Board of Supervisors, Chair
Donald Cummings
383 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
(518) 746-2210
Towns (Washington County) j
Argyle
Supervisor Andrew J. Williamson Munici-
pal Building
41 Main St.
Argyle, NY 12809
(518) 638-8681
Cambridge
Supervisor JoAnn Trinkle
505 County Route 59
Buskirk, NY 12028
(518) 677-5532
Dresden
Supervisor Robert S. Banks
218 Blue Goose Rd
Whitehall, NY 12887
(518) 499-1237
Easton
Supervisor Daniel B. Shaw
Windy Hill Rd
Greenwich, NY 12834
(518) 695-4677
Fort Ann
Supervisor John D. Aspland
10544 State Rte 149
Fort Ann, NY 12827
(518) 746-9212
Fort Edward
Supervisor Merrilyn Pulver
Town of Fort Edward
118 Broadway
PO Box 127
Fort Edward, NY 12828
(518) 747-6563
Granville
Supervisor John R. Cosey
Main St
Granville, NY 12832
(518) 642-9243
Greenwich
Supervisor Donald B. Wilbur
2 Academy St
Greenwich, NY 12834
(518) 692-7137
Hampton
Supervisor Leonard C. Reed
35 Queens Way
Whitehall, NY 12887
(518)282-9816
Hartford
Supervisor Henry Gallinari
POBox 214
Hartford, NY 12838
(518) 632-9151
Hebron
Supervisor Ken Talkington
County Rte. 30
Salem, NY 12865
(518) 854-3146
Jackson
Supervisor Alan R. Brown
28 Main St
Greenwich, NY 12834
(518) 692-2066
Kingsbury
Supervisor Terry B. Gould
210 Main St
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
(518) 747-1118 x3007
Putnam
Supervisor John Lapointe
Lower Rd
Putnam Station, NY 12861
(518) 547-8317
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Salem
Supervisor Bruce A. Ferguson
PO Box 575
214 Main St
Salem, NY 12865
(518) 854-3277
While Creek
Supervisor Donald A. Cummings
3A Pine Lane
Cambridge, NY 12816
(518) 677-8584
Whitehall
Supervisor Vernon Scribner
55 Becker Rd
Whitehall, NY 12887
(518) 499-1535
Villages (Washington County) I
Fort Edward
Mayor Ed Ryan
Village of Fort Edward
118 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
(518) 747-4023
Hudson Falls
Mayor C. Michael Cronin
Village of Hudson Falls
220 Main St
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
(518) 747-5426
SARATOGA COUNTY
Board of Supervisors, Chair
Robert Stokes
40 McMaster Street
Ballston Spa NY 12020
(518) 885-2240
Cities (Saratoga County)
Mechanicville
Mayor Thomas Higgins
City of Mechanicville
36 N Main St
Mechanicville, NY 121 18
(518) 664-8331
Saratoga Springs
Mayor Kenneth Klotz
Saratoga Springs City Hall
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 587-3550
Saratoga Springs
Supervisor Phillip Klein
29 Walker Drive
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 587-7145
Supervisor Anthony Scirocco
27 Pinewood Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 584-3468
Towns (Saratoga County)
Ballston
Supervisor Ray Callanan
Town Hall
323 Charlton Road
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-8502
Charlton
Supervisor Fred Acunto
784 Charlton Road
Charlton, NY 12019
(518) 384-0152
Clifton Park
Supervisor Philip C. Barrett
One Town Hall Plaza
Clifton Park, NY 12065
(518) 371-6651
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Corinth
Supervisor Richard Lucia
600 Palmer Avenue
Corinth, NY 12822
(518) 654-9232
Day
Supervisor Mary Ann Johnson
1650 North Shore Road
Iladley, NY 12835
(518) 696-3789
Edinburgh
Supervisor Jean Raymond
47 Military Road
Edinburgh, NY 12134
(518) 863-2034
Galway
Supervisor Richard E. Weber, Jr.
P.O. Box 219
5910 Sacandaga Rd
Galway, NY 12074
(518) 882-6070
Greenfield
Supervisor Robert A. Stokes
P.O. Box 10
Greenfield Center, NY 12833
(518) 893-7432
Hadley
Supervisor Thomas Mason
4 Stony Creek Road
Hadley, NY 12835
(518) 696-4797
Halfmoon
Supervisor Kenneth DeCerce
111 Route 236
Halfmoon, NY 12065
(518) 371-7410
Malta
Supervisor David Meager
2540 Rt 9
Malta, NY 12020
(518) 899-3434
Milton
Supervisor Louis Gnip
503 Geyser Road
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 884-2766
Moreau
Supervisor Harry Gutheil, Jr.
62 Hudson St
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
(518) 792-1802
Northumberland
Supervisor Edgar King
PO Box 128
Catherine St
Gansevoort, NY 12831
(518) 792-9179
Providence
Supervisor Richard C. Hunter
7187 Barkersville Rd
Middle Grove, NY 12850
(518) 882-9733
Saratoga
Supervisor Robert F. Hall
30 Ferry Street
P.O. Box 38
Schuylerville, NY 12871
(518)695-3644 Ext. 13
(518) 695-6782 Fax
Stillwater
Supervisor Paul "Butch" Lilac
Town Hall
PO Box 700
66 East St
Mechanicville, NY 12118
(518) 664-6148
Waterford
Supervisor John E. Lawler
65 Broad Street
Waterford, NY 12188
(518) 235-8184
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Wilton
Supervisor Arthur J. Johnson
22 Traver Road
Wilton, NY 12831
(518) 587-1939
Villages (Saratoga County) |
Ballston Spa
Mayor John P. Romano
66 Front St., Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-5711
Corinth
Mayor Ed Von Seggcm
260 Main St
Corinth, NY 12822
(518) 654-7332
Galway
Mayor William Hyde
PO Box 216
Galway, NY 12074
(518) 882-6070
Round Lake
Mayor Dixie Sacks
49 Burlington Ave
PO Box 85
Round Lake, NY 12151
(518) 899-2800
Schuylerville
Mayor John Sherman
P.O. Box 56
35 Spring St
Schuylerville, NY 12871
(518) 695-3881
South Glens Falls
Mayor Robert Phinney
46 Saratoga Ave
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
(518) 793-1455
Stillwater
Mayor Ernest W. Martin, Sr.
P.O. Box 507
1 School St
Stillwater, NY 12170
(518) 664-3298
Waterford
(518) 235-7737
Victor.'
Mayor George Sullivan
P.O. Box 305
Victory Mills, NY 12884
(518) 695-3808
RENSSELAER COUNTY
County Executive
Kathleen M. Jimino
(518) 270-2900
5th Floor, Ned Pattison Government Center
Troy, NY 12180
Cities (Rensselaer County)
City of Rensselaer
Mayor Mark G. Pratt
Rensselaer City Hall
505 Broadway
Rensselaer, NY 12144
(518) 462-9511
City of Troy
Mayor Mark Pattison
Troy City Hall
1 Monument Square
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 270-4401
Towns (Rensselaer County)
Town of Berlin
Supervisor
P.O. Box 307
Berlin, NY 12022
(518) 658-9344
Town of Brunswick
Supervisor Phillip Herrington
308 Town Office Rd
Troy, NY 12180
(518)279-3461 Ext. 100
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v.wnwn
Town of East Greenbush
Supervisor Robert A. Angelini
Town Hall
225 Columbia Tpke
Rensselaer, NY 12144
(518) 477-4775
Town of Grafton
Supervisor Tyler Sawyer
Grafton Town Hall
PO Box G
Grafton, NY 12082
(518) 279-3565
Town of Hoosick
Supervisor
Hoosick Town Clerk's Office
80 Church St
Hoosick Falls, NY 12090
(518)686-4571
Town of Nassau
Supervisor Carol Sanford
29 Church St
Nassau, NY 12123
(518) 766-3559
Town of North Greenbush
Supervisor Paul Tazbir, Jr.
Town Office
2 Douglas St
Wynantskill, NY 12198
(518) 283-5313
Town of Petersburgh
Supervisor James Hubbard
P.O. Box 52
Petersburgh, NY 12138
(518) 658-3777
Town of Pittstown
Supervisor Tom Salisbury
P.O. Box 93
Church Hill Rd
Johnsonville, NY 12094
(518) 753-4222
Town of PoestenkiII
Supervisor Tom Sladin
Town Hall
38 Davis Drive
PO Box 210
Poestenkill, NY 12140
(518) 283-5100
Town of Sand Lake
Supervisor Steve Robelotto
Town Hall
PO Box 273
8428 NY 66
Sand Lake, NY 12153
(518) 674-2344
Town of Schaghticoke
Supervisor Jean Carlson
Town Hall
290 Northline Dr
Melrose, NY 12121
(518) 753-6915
Town of Schodack
Supervisor Eileen Natoli
Town Hall
1777 Columbia Tpke
Castleton, NY 12033
(518) 477-7918
Town of Stephentown
Supervisor Michael Angley
1127 NY 43
Stephentown, NY 12168
(518) 733-6178
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Villages (Rensselaer County)
Village of Castleton-On-Hudson
Mayor Robert Sancomb
Village Office
P.O. Box 126
85 S Main St
Castleton-on-Hudson. NY 12033
(518) 732-2211
Village of East Nassau
Mayor
Village Office
P.O. Box 268
East Nassau, NY 12062
(518) 794-0289
Village of Hoosick Falls
Mayor Laura Reynolds
Village Office
24 Main St
Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090
(518) 686-7072
Village of Nassau
Mayor Robert Severance
Village Hall
40 Maiden St.
P.O. Box 452
Nassau, NY 12123
(518) 766-3044
Village of Scliaghticoke
Mayor H. Charles Wanko
Village Office
Municipal Building
163 Main St
PO Box 187
Schaghticoke, NY 12154
(518) 753-6100
Village of Valley Falls
Mayor Richard Andrew
Village Office
11 Charles St
Valley Falls, NY 12185
(518) 753-6230
ALBANY COUNTY I
County Executive
Michael G. Breslin
Albany County Hall
112 State Street, Room 200
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 447-7040
Cities (Albany County)
Albany
Mayor Gerald D. Jennings
City Hall, Room 103
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 434-5100
Cohoes
Mayor John T. McDonald HI
Cohoes City Hall
97 Mohawk Street
Cohoes, New York 12047
(518) 233-2119
Watervliet
Mayor Robert D. Carlson
2 15th Street
Room 3, City Hall
Watervliet. New York 12189
(518) 270-3815
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Towns (Albany County)
Berne
Supervisor
32 West Shore Drive
Town Hall, East Berne NY, 12059
(518) 872-1332
Guilderland
Supervisor Kenneth Runion
Guilderland Town Hall
P.O. Box 339
Guilderland, NY 12084
(518) 356-1980
Bethlehem
Supervisor Sheila Fuller
Bethlehem Town Hall
445 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
(518) 439-4955
Knox
Supervisor Michael Hammond
Town Offices
P.O. Box 116
Knox, NY 12107
(518) 872-2551
Coeymans
Supervisor Joe Scalzo
18 Russell Avenue
Ravena, NY 12143
(518) 756-6006
New Scotland
Supervisor Ed Clark
New Scotland Town Hall
2029 New Scotland Road
Slingerlands, NY. 12159
(518)439-4889
Colonie
Supervisor Mary Brizzell
Memorial Town Hall
PO Box 508
Newtonville, New York 12128
(518) 783-2728
Rensselaerville
Supervisor Robert Lansing
Rensselaerville Town Hall
87 Barger Road
Medusa, NY 12120
(518) 797-3798
Green Island
Supervisor Rachel Perfetti
Green Island Town Offices
69 Hudson Ave
Green Island. NY 12183
(518)273-0661
Westerlo
Supervisor Richard Rapp
Town of Westerlo
PO Box 148
Westerlo, NY 12193
(518) 797-3111
Villages (Albany County)
Altamont
Mayor Paul DeSarbo
Altamont Village Offices
115 Main St
Altamont, NY 12009
(518) 861-8554
Colonie
Mayor Frank Leak
Colonie Village Hall
2 Thunder Rd
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 869-7562
Green Island
Mayor Ellen McNulty-Ryan
Green Island Village Offices
20 Clinton St
Green Island, NY 12183
(518) 273-2201
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Menands
Mayor John Bishop
Menands Village Offices
250 Broadway
Albany, NY 12204
(518) 434-2922
Ravcna
Mayor John Bruno
Ravcna Village Offices
15 Mountain Rd
Ravena, NY 12143
(518) 756-8233
Voorheesville
Mayor John J. Stevens, Jr.
Voorheesville Village Office
PO Box 367
Voorheesville. NY 12186
(518) 765-2692
Cities, Towns, and Villages of the Mid- and Lower Hudson River
(Limited to localities bordering the Hudson River)
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COLUMBIA COUNTY
Board of Supervisors
Chairman: Gerald Simons
401 State St
Hudson NY 12534
(518) 828-1527
Cities (Columbia County)
Hudson
Mayor Richard Scalera
Hudson City Hall
520 Warren Street
Hudson NY 12534
(518) 828-7217
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Clermont
Supervisor Bernard Broast
Clermont Town Hall
1795 Route 9
Clermont NY 12526
(518) 537-6868
Gerniantown
Supervisor George Sharpe
Gerniantown Town Hall
50 Palatine Park Road
Germantown, NY 12526
(518) 537-6687
Grecnport
Supervisor Allan Miller
Greenport Town Hall
Town Hall Drive
Hudson NY 12534
(518) 828-4656
Stockport
Supervisor Leo Pulcher
Stockport Town Hall
2787 Atlantic Avenue
Hudson NY 12534
(518) 828-9389
Stuyvesant
Supervisor Todd Grenci
5 Sunset Drive
Stuyvesant NY 12173
Supervisor / Mayor 799-6801
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DUTCHESS COUNTY
County Executive
William R. Steinhaus
22 Market St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 486-2000
Cities (Dutchess County)
Beacon
Mayor Clara Gould
One Municipal Plaza
Suite One
Beacon, NY 12508
(845) 838-5000
Poughkeepsie
Mayor Colette LaFuente
PO Box 300
Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
(845)451-4055
Towns (Dutchess County)
Fishkill
Supervisor Joan Pagones
807 Route 52
Fishkill, NY 12524
(845) 831-7800
Hyde Park
Supervisor Pompey DeLafield
4383 Albany Post Rd
Hyde Park, NY 12538
(845) 229-2103
Poughkeepsie
Supervisor Joe Davis
One Overocker Rd
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 485-3603
Red Hook
Supervisor Gil Feather
7340 South Broadway
Red Hook, NY 12571
(845) 758-4606
Rhinebeck
Supervisor Dennis McGuire
80 East Market St
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-3409
Wappinger
Supervisor Joseph Ruggerio
20 Middlebush Rd
Wappinger Falls, NY 12590
(845) 297-5771
Villages (Dutchess County) |
Fishkill
Mayor James Miccio
1095 Main St
Fishkill, NY 12524
(845) 897-4430
Red Hook
Mayor David Cohen
7467 South Broadway
Red Hook, NY 12571
(845) 758-1081
Rhinebeck
Mayor John Costa
76 East Market St
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-7015
Wappinger Falls
Mayor Mary A. Ross
2628 South Ave
Wappinger Falls, NY 12590
(845) 297-8773
I GREENE COUNTY I
County Administrator
Douglas J. Brewer
288-292 Main Street
P.O. Box 467
Catskill, NY 12414
(518) 943-3080
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Towns (Greene County) |
Athens
Supervisor Albert Salvino
Athens Town Clerk Office
2 1st St# 1
Athens. NY 12015
(518) 945-1052
Catskill
Supervisor Joseph Izzo
Catskill Town Offices
439 Main St
Catskill, NY 12414
(518) 943-2141
Coxsackic
Supervisor John Flach
16 Reed St
Coxsackie. NY 12051
(518) 731-2727
New Baltimore
Supervisor David Louis
Town Offices
Route 51
Hannacroix, NY 12087
(518)756-6671
Villages (Greene County) |
Athens
Mayor David Riley
Athens Village Clerk
2 1st St
Athens, NY 12015
(518) 945-1551
Catskill
President Patricia Delanoy
422 Main St
Catskill, NY 12414
(518) 943-3830
Coxsackie
Mayor Henry Rasch
119 Mansion St
Coxsackie, NY 12051
(518) 731-2718
ULSTER COUNTY
County Administrator
William Darwak
County Office Building. 6th Floor
PO Box 1800
Kingston. NY 12402
(845) 340-3800
Cities (Ulster County)
Kingston
Mayor James Sottioe
420 Broadway
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 331-0080
Towns (Ulster County)
Saugerties
Supervisor Greg Helsmoortel
4 High St
Saugerties, NY 12477
(845) 246-2809
Ulster
Supervisor Fred J. Wadola
1 Town Hall Dr
Lake Katrine, NY 12449
(845) 382-2765
Kingston
Supervisor Dennis Weissl
906 Sawkill Rd
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 336-8853
Esopus
Supervisor Ray Rice
174 Broadway
PO Box 700
Port Ewen, NY 12466
(845) 331-3709
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Lloyd
Supervisor Robert Shepard
12 Church St
Highland, NY 12528
(845) 691-8011
Marlborough
Supervisor Thomas Coupart
PO Box 305
Milton, NY 12547
(845) 795-5100
Villages (Ulster County) |
Saugerties
Mayor Robert Yerick
43 Partition St
Saugerties, NY 12477
(845) 246-2321
PUTNAM COUNTY I
Robert J. Bondi
County Executive
Putnam County Office Building
40 Gleneida Avenue, 3rd Floor
Carmel, New York 10512
(845) 225-3641, ext. 200
Towns (Putnam County) |
Putnam Valley
Supervisor Carmelo J. Santos
Putnam Valley Town Clerk
265 Oscawana Lake Rd, Putnam Valley,
NY 10579
(845) 526-3280
Philipstown
Supervisor William Mazzuca
238 Main St
Cold Spring, NY 10516
(845) 265-5200
Villages (Putnam County) I
Nelsonville
Mayor William Merando
Village Of Nelsonville
258 Main St
Cold Spring, NY 10516
(845) 265-2500
Cold Spring
Mayor Anthony Phillips
Cold Spring Mayor's Office
85 Main St
Cold Spring, NY 10516
(845) 265-3611
ORANGE COUNTY
County Executive
Edward Diana
Orange County Government Center
255 Main Street
Goshen, New York 10924
(845) 291-2700
Cities (Orange County) |
Newburgh
Mayor Andrew Marino
83 Broadway
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845)569-7301
| Towns (Orange County) |
Newburgh
Supervisor Wayne Booth
1496 Route 300
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 564-4552
Cornwall
Supervisor James Sallami
183 Main St
Cornwall, NY 12518
(845) 534-9100
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Highlands
Supervisor Thomas Murphy
254 Main St
Highland Falls, NY 10928
(845) 446-3398
Woodbury
Woodbury Supervisor
Route 32
Highland Mills, NY 10930
Villages (Orange County)
Cornwall-On-Hudson
Mayor Ed Moulton
325 Hudson St
Cornwall On Hudson, NY 12520
(845) 534-4200
Highland Falls
Mayor Joe D'Onofrio
303 Main St
Highland Falls, NY 10928
(845) 446-3400
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Andrew J. Spano
County Executive
Michaelian Office Building White Plains,
NY 10601
914-995-8353
Cities (Westchester County)
Peekskill
Peekskill City Office
820 Lindbergh PI
Peekskill, NY 10566
(914) 737-6985
Yonkers
Mayor John Spencer
40 S Broadway # 2
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 377-6300
Towns (Westchester County)
Cortlandt
Supervisor Linda Puglisi
1 Heady St
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
(914)734-1086
Ossining
Supervisor John Chervokas
16 Croton Ave
Ossining, NY 10562
(914) 762-6000
Dobbs Ferry
Administrator Mary Alice Bamett
112 Main St
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 693-2203
Villages (Westchester County
Croton-on-Hudson
Mayor Robert Elliott
1 Van Wyck St
Croton On Hudson, NY 10520
(914)271-4781
Ossining
Mayor John Perillo
16 Croton Ave
Ossining, NY 10562
(914) 941-3554
Tarry town
Mayor Paul James
21 Wildey St
Tarry town, NY 10591
(914)631-1652
Irvington
Mayor Dennis Flood
85 Main St
Irvington, NY 10533
(914) 591-7070
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ROCKLAND COUNTY
County Executive
C. Scott Vanderlioef
Office of the County Executive
) 1 New Hempstead Rd.
New City, NY 10956
(845) 638-5122
Towns (Rockland County)
Clarkstown
Supervisor Charles Holbrook
10 Maple Ave
New City, NY 10956
(845) 639-2050
Orangetown
Thorn Kliencr
26 Orangeburg Rd
Orangebtown, NY 10962
(845) 359-5100
Villages (Rockland County)
West Haverstraw
Mayor Ed Zugibe
130 Samsondale Ave
West Haverstraw, NY 10993
(845) 947-2800
Nyack
Mayor John Shields
9 N Broadway
Nyack, NY 10960
(845) 358-0229
Piermont
Mayor Ed Traynor
478 Piermont Ave
Piermont, NY 10968
(845) 359-1717
NEW YORK CITY
Bronx Borough
Adolfo Carrion, Jr.
Bronx Borough President
851 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 590-3500
Manhattan Borough
C. Virginia Fields
Manhattan Borough President
1 Centre St
New York, NY 10007
(212) 669-8300
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ
William Schuber
County Executive
One Bergen County Plaza
County Administration Building
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076
(201) 336-7296
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ
Bernard Hartnett, Jr.
County Executive
583 Newark Avenue
Justice Brennan Courthouse
Jersey City, NJ 07306-2301
(201) 795-6224
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Stakeholder Groups
Organization
Contact
Telephone
Number
Adirondack School of Northeastern NY
5158 County Route 113
Greenwich, NY 12834
Ms. Marlene Bissell, Director
(518) 695-5294
Adirondack Regional Chamber of Com-
merce
5 Warren St
PO Box 158
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Ms. Barbara Sweet, Government Af-
fairs and Special Projects Manager
(518) 798-1761 x225
Albany Central Federation of Labor
890 Third Street
Albany, New York 12206
Mr. Jeff Stark, President
(518)489-5791
Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of
Commerce
107 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12210
Ms. Lyn Taylor
(518)431-1400
American Heritage River Initiative
USDA/NRCS
652 Rte 299, Suite 202
Times Square Office Park
Highland, NY 12528
Mr. George A. Sisco, Acting Navigator
(845) 833-7162
American Waterworks Association
New York Section Office
PO Box 9
Syracuse, NY 13211 -0009
Ms. Marian Potter-Orr, Executive Di-
rector
Toll Free
(866)-NYS-AWWA
Appalachian Mountain Club
Mohawk Hudson Chapter
68 Carson Road
Delmar, NY 12054
Mr. Joe Gardner, Conservation
Committee Chair
(518)439-1074
Arbor Hill Environmental Justice
596 Manning Boulevard
Albany, NY 12210
Mr. Aaron Mair, Board President
Mr. Rodney Davis, Executive Director
(518) 463-9760
Beacon Sloop Club
P.O. Box 527
Beacon, NY 12508
Ms. Phyllis Newham
info(S)beaconslooDclub.ore
Citizen Environmentalists Against Sludge
Encapsulation (CEASE)
PO Box 388
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
Mr. Tim Havens, Sr., President
Ms. Judy Schmidt-Dean, Vice President
Mr. Ennio Ruggi, Secretary
Mrs. Jane Havens, Treasurer
(518) 747-4837
Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Capital Region/North Country
170 Washington Ave., 3rd Floor
Albany, N.Y. 12210
Mr. Erik Du Mont
(518)434-8171
Environmental Advocates of New York
353 Hamilton Street
Albany, NY 12210
Mr. David Higby
Mr. Jeff Jones
(800) SAVE-NYSor (518)
462-5526
Fanners Against Irresponsible Remedia-
tion (FAIR)
Mr. Charles Hanehan, President, Hane-
han Family Dairy
Mr. Bill Peck, Welcome Stock Farm
(518) 587-5754
(518) 695-6308
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F. Stakeholder Groups
Stakeholder Groups
Organization
Contact
Telephone
Number
Friends of a Clean Hudson (FOCH)
Ms. Janet MacGillivray.
(718)768-7131
Appalachian Mountain Club Arbor Hill
Environmental Justice Corporation.
Coast Alliance. Environmental Advocates,
Chairperson
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. Natural
Resources Defense Council i\'ew York
Public Interest Research Group. New
York Rivers United. Riverkeeper Scenic
Hudson Sierra Club
Glens Falls Building & Construction
Mr. Phil Tucker. President
(518) 761-0034
Trades Council
PO Box 1238
S. Glens Falls, NY 12803
Glens Falls Central Labor Council
Mr. Tom Capone. President
(518) 781-1900x228
28 Thomson Avenue
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc.
Mr. Bill Sheehan
(201)968-0808
231 Main Street
Hackensack. NJ 07601-7304
Hudson River Citizens Along the River's
Mr. Richard Fuller
(518) 747-2002
Edge (Hudson River C.A.R.E.)
1 19 Main St
Fort Edward. NY 12828
Hudson River Fishermen's Association
Mr. Gil Hawkins, Environmental Issues
(201) 944-5799
PO Box 421
Project Chairman
Cresskill, NJ 07626
Mr. Chas Stamm, Environmental Issues
www.hrfani.ors;
Project Chairman
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Mr Andy Mele, Executive Director
(845) 454-7673
112 Little Market St.
Ms. Manna Jo Greene. Director. Envi-
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
ronmental Action Department
Mr. Tim Sweeney, Environmental Ac-
tion Associate
Local Jobs for Local People
Mr. Phil Tucker
(518) 761-0034
Glens Falls Building Trades Council
P.O Box 1238
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
Natural Resources Defense Council
(212) 727-2700
40 West 20lh Street
New York, NY 10011
New York Farm Bureau
Mr. Jeff Williams, Associate Director &
(518)436-8495
Route 9W
Legislative Coordinator
P.O. Box 992
Glenmont, NY 12077-0992
New York Public Interest Research Group
Ms. Laura Haight
(518) 436-0876 x258
(NYPIRG)
107 Washington Avenue
2nd Floor
Albany, New York 12210
NY Rivers United
Mr. Bruce Carpenter
(315) 339-2097
PO Box 1460
Rome, NY 13442
NY/NJ Bay keeper
Mr. Andy Willner
(732) 291-0176
Building 18, Sandy Hook
Highlands, NJ 07732
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Stakeholder Groups
.SEQuasi
IK!
NYS AFL-CIO
Albany Office
100 South Swan St
Albany, NY 12210-1939
Mr. Denis Hughes, President
(518) 436-8516
New York City
48 East 2151 - 12,h Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 777-6040
NYS AFL-CIO
Troy Area Labor Council
43 Madonna Lake Road
Cropseyville, NY 12052
Mr. Mike Keenan, President
(518) 402-8376
NYS Building and Construction trades
Council
71 W. 23rd St
Suite 501-03
New York, NY 10010
Mr. Edward Malloy, President, Greater
NYC Building Trades Council
(212) 647-0700
Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of
Commerce
31 Second St.
Troy, NY 12180
Ms. Linda Hillman, President
(518)274-7020
Riverkeeper
P.O. Box 130
Garrison, NY 10524
Mr. Alex Matthiessen
Ms. Janet Macgillivray, Senior Project
Attorney
(845) 424-4149
(800) 21-RIVER
Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
28 Clinton St., 2ni Floor
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Mr. Joseph W. Dalton, Jr., President
Ms. Cindy Allen, VP of Community
Affairs
(518) 584-3255
Saratoga County Environmental Manage-
ment Council (EMC)
50 West High St
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Mr. Dave Adams
Mr. George Hodgson
(518) 884-4778
Saratoga County Labor Council, AFL-
CIO
36 Briarhurst Drive
Gansevoort, NY 12831
Mr. Cliff Brosnan, President
(518) 581-3568
Scenic Hudson (TAG Recipient)
One Civic Center Plaza
Suite 200
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Mr. Ned Sullivan, President
Mr. Rich Schiafo, Environmental Pro-
jects Manager
(845) 473-4440
Sierra Club, Atlantic Chapter
85 Washington St
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Mr. Chris Ballantyne, Senior Regional
Representative
(518) 587-9166
Trieste & Associates
324 Lake Ave
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Ms. Marion Trieste
(518) 584-7817
Washington County Farm Bureau
Mr. Tom Borden
Mr. John Lincoln
(518) 753-4341
(518) 436-8495
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Community Task Forces/ Committees
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mr. Arthur Sanderson
(518) 276-4837
Mr. Arthur Sanderson
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
Mr. Arthur Lerner-Lam
(845) 365-8356
Mr. John Mutter
Columbia University
NYS Department of Health
Mr. Ron Tramontano
(518) 402-7500
Dr. Antonia Novella
NYS DOH
NYS Ag & Markets
Ms. Ruth Moore
(518) 457-2771
Mr. Nathan Rudgers
NYS Dept. of Agriculture
Friends of a Clean Hudson
Mr. Chris Ballantyne
(518) 587-9166
Mr. Ned Sullvian
Sierra Club, Atlantic Chapter
NYS AFL-CIO
Mr. Denis Hughes
Ms. Suzy Ballantyne
NYS AFL-CIO
(518) 436-8516
NY Farm Bureau
Mr. Jeff Williams
(518) 431-5373
Mr. John Lincoln
NY Farm Bureau
Adirondack Regional Chamber of Com-
Ms. Barbara Sweet
(518) 798-1761
merce - Mr. James Berg
ARCC
Washington County Board of Supervisors-
Mr. Donald Sullivan
Ms. Merrilyn Pulver
Town of Fort Edward
(518) 747-6563
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors -
Mr. Robert Hall
Mr. Paul Lilac
Town of Stillwater
(518) 664-6148
NYS Senate
Mr. Darren Suarez
(518) 455-3413
Senator Joseph Bruno
Senator Bruno's Office
US Congress
Mr. Nick Caimano
(518) 587-9800
Congressman John Sweeney
Congressman Sweeney's Office
NYS Assembly
Assemblyman Sheldon Silver
Assemblyman Sheldon Silver
Speaker
(518) 455-3791
NYS Department of Environmental Con-
Ms. Erin Crotty
(518) 402-8532
servation - Ms. Erin Crotty
Comissioner, NYS DEC
NYS Department of Environmental Con-
Ms. Susan Taluto
(518) 402-8559
servation - Ms. Susan Taluto
Special Assistant to the Commissioner
NYS Department of Environmental Con-
Mr. Bill Daigle
(518)402-9768
servation - Mr. Bill Daigle
NYS DEC
ISaratoaaiCountviRCBfDreaainaCommittee^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H
Town of Stillwater
Mr. Paul Lilac - Chairman
Town Hall
PO Box 700
66 East St
Mechanicville, NY 121 18
(518) 664-6148
Town of Waterford
Mr. John Lawler
65 Broad Street
Waterford, NY 12188
(518) 235-8184
Town of Northumberland
Mr. Edgar King
PO Box 128
Catherine St
Gansevoort, NY 12831
(518) 792-9179
Town of Saratoga
Mr. Robert Hall
40 McMaster St
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-2240
Town of Corinth
Mr. Richard Lucia
600 Palmer Ave
Corinth, NY 12822
(518)654-9232
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F. Stakeholder Groups
Community Task Forces/ Committees
Saratoga County PCB Dredging Committee
City of Mechanicville
Mr. Christopher Sgambati
36 N. Main St
Mechanicville. NY 12118
(518) 664-8331
Town of South Glens Falls
Mr. Harry Gutheil, Jr.
62 Hudson St
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
(518) 792-1802
Town of Halfmoon
Mr. Kenneth DeCerce
111 Route 26
Halfmoon, NY 12065
(518) 371-7410
Washington County PCB Dredging Committee
Town of Fort Edward
Ms. Merrilyn Pulver
118 Broadway
PO Box 127
Fort Edward, NY 12828
(518) 747-6563
Town of Easton
Mr. Dan Shaw
Windy Hill Rd
Greenwich, NY 12834
(518) 695-4677
Town of Greenwich
Mr. Don Wilbur
2 Academy St
Greenwich, NY 12834
(518) 692-7137
Town of Kingsbury
Ms. Terry Gould
210 Main St
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
(518) 747-1118 x3007
Congressman Sweeney's Local Stakeholder Advisory Committee
Town of Fort Edward
Ms. Sharon Ruggi, Chairperson
Fort Edward Town Council
(518) 747-7384
Business Representative
Ms. Judy Schmidt-Dean
Schuyler Yacht Basin
(518) 695-3193
Business Representative
Mr. Brian Rozell
Rozell Industries
(518) 793-2634
Farmers Against Irresponsible Remediation
(FAIR)
Mr. Charlie Hanehan
Hanehan Family Dairy
Mr. Bill Peck
Welcome Stock Farm
(518) 587-5754
(518) 695-6308
Citizen Environmentalists Against Sludge
Encapsulation (CEASE)
Mr. Tim Havens, Sr.
President
(518) 747-4837
Washington County Farm Bureau
Mr. Tom Borden
(518) 753-4341
Saratoga County Farm Bureau
Mr. Wayne Arnold
(518) 793-5263
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Donald Cummings
Supervisor, Town of White Creek
(518) 746-2101
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Robert Hall
Supervisor, Town of Saratoga
(518) 695-3644
Washington County PCB Ad Hoc Commit-
tee
Ms. Merrilyn Pulver
Supervisor, Town of Fort Ed-
ward/Committee Chair
(518) 747-6563
Saratoga County PCB Ad Hoc Committee
Mr. Paul Lilac
Supervisor, Town of Stillwater/Committee
Chair
(518) 664-6148
Saratoga County EMC
Mr. George Hogdson
Director
(518) 884-4778
American Farmland Trust
Ms. Teri Ptacek
(518)581-0078 x204
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Community Task Forces/ Committees
lNationaLHistoriCiBr.eservation;Acr(Sei
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Town of Fort Edward
118 Broadway
PO Box 127
Fort Edward, NY 12828
Ms. Merrilyn Pulver, Supervisor
(518) 747-6563
Saratoga County
Town of Stillwater
PO Box 700
Stillwater, NY 12170
Paul Lilac, Supervisor
(518) 664-6148
Schuyler Yacht Basin
1 Ferry Street
Schuylervilie, NY 12871
Ms. Judy Schmidt-Dean
(518) 695-3193
Hudson River Citizens Along the River's
Edge (Hudson River C.A.R.E.)
119 Main St
PO Box 49
Fort Edward, NY 12828
Ms. JoAnne Fuller
(518) 747-2002
Scenic Hudson (TAG Recipient)
One Civic Center Plaza
Suite 200
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Mr. Rich Schiafo, Environmental Project
Manager
(845) 473-4440
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State, and PRP
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Other Contacts: Federal and State
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Federal Trustees:
State of New York (NYS),
represented by the New York
State Department of Environ-
mental Conservation
(NYSDEC)
Mr. Steven Jay Sanford
Chief, Bureau of Habitat
Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources
New York State Department of Environmental Con-
servation (NYSDEC)
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7010
sxsanfor@ew.dec.state.nv. us
(518)402-8996
U.S. Department of Com-
merce, represented by the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration
(NOAA)
Mr. Tom Brosnan
Damage Assessment Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1305 East-West Highway SSMC4, Room 10219
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tom.BrosnanOnoaa.uov
(301) 713-3038 x186
U.S. Department of the Inte-
rior, represented by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS)
Mr. Fred Caslick
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
3817 Luker Road
Cortland, NY 13045
fred caslick(fl)fws.eov
(607) 753-9334 x156
Other Federal Contacts:
United States Department of
Justice (USDOJ)
Mr. Brian Donohue
Senior Attorney
Environment and Natural Resource Division,
1425 New York Avenue, Room 13073
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 514-5413
Mr. Peter Kautsky
Attorney
Environment and Natural Resource Division
1425 New York Avenue
Room 13073
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 514-3907
Other New York State Contacts:
New York State Canal Corpo-
ration (NYSCC)
Mr. John Dergosits, P.E.
Director, Environmental Management and Historic
Preservation Bureau
200 Southern Blvd.
Albany, NY 12201-0189
(518)471-5011
New York State Department
of Environmental Conserva-
tion (NYSDEC)
Mr. William Ports
New York State Department of Environmental Con-
servation
Division of Environmental Remediation
625 Broadway, 12th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-7010
(518) 402-9774
New York State Department
of Health (NYSDOH)
Ms. Krista M. Anders
Bureau of Environmental Exposure Investigation
New York State Department of Health
547 River Street
Troy, NY 12180
(800)458-1158
Ext. 27880
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Other Contacts: Federal and State
Agency
Representative
Telephone
New York Slate Historic Pres-
Ms. Bemadette Castro
(518)474-0456
ervation Office (NYSI IPO)
Commissioner
NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic
Preservation
20th Floor
Agency Building ft 1
Empire State Plaza
Albany. NY 12238
New York State Office of the
Mr. John Davis
(212)416-8482
Attorney General (NYSOAG)
Environmental Chemist
i
Environmental Protection Bureau
1
120 Broadway
New York. NY 10007
New York State Office of the
Mr. Eugene Martin-Leff
(212)416-8465
Attorney General (NYSOAG)
Assistant Attorney General
Department of Law
120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271
Other Contacts: Potentially Responsible Party (PRP)
Corporate Contact
Location
Phone
Mr. Gary Scheffer
Manager, Public Affairs
General Electric Company
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06431
(203) 373-3476
Project Contact
Location
Phone
Mr. John Haggard
Manager, Hudson River Pro-
General Electric Company
320 Great Oaks Office Park, Suite 323
(518) 862-2739
gram
Albany, New York 12203
Mr. Mark Behan
Behan Communications
(518) 792-3856
Press Contact/GE Spokesper-
13 Locust Street
son
Glens Falls, NY 12080
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Media Contacts - Newspapers
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Albany Times Union
News Plaza
PO Box 15000
Albany.. NY 12212
Mr. Kenneth Crowe, 11
Mr. Fred LeBrun
Ms. Erin Duggan
(518)581-7652 x228
(518) 454-5091
(518)454-5628
Associated Press
P.O. Box 11010
645 Albany Shaker Road
Albany, NY 12211
Ms. Mary Esch
Mr. Mike Hill
(518) 458-7821
(800) 424-4500
(518) 438-5891
(202) 776-9573
The Bergen Record
1 Garret Mountain Plaza
PO Box 471
West Paterson, NJ 07424-0471
Mr. Alex Nussbaum
Frank Scandale, Editor
(201)646-4100
(201)646-4135
Bloomberg News
LCA Press Room, Third Floor
State Capital
Albany, NY 12224
Mr. Matthew Cox
Mr. Alex Carizarez
(518)426-9921
(518) 426-9972
(917) 369-5354
The Buffalo News
One News Plaza
PO Box 100
Buffalo. NY 14240
Ms. Diane Hughes
(716) 298-4095
(716) 856-5150
The Business Review (Albany)
40 British American Blvd.
Latham, NY 12210
Mr. Mike Hendricks, Editor
Mr. Neil Springer, Managing
Editor
(518) 640-6809
(518) 640-6817
(518) 640-6801
The Chronicle
15 Ridge Rd
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Mr. Mark Frost, Editor
Mr. David Cedarstrom
(518) 792-1126
(518) 793-1587
The Daily Gazette
376 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Mr. Lee Coleman
(518) 587-1780
(518)587-4700
The Daily Freeman
79 Hurley Ave
Kingston, NY 12401
Ms. Patricia Doxsey
(845) 876-2083
(845) 876-2096
The Daily Mail
414 Main Street
PO Box 484
Catskill, NY, 12414
Mr. Raymond Pignone, Editor
(518) 943-2100
(800) 836-4069
(518) 943-2063
Engineering News Record
Mr. Bill Angelo
(781)937-9265
(781)937-9241
Glens Falls Business Journal
PO Box 396
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Mr. James Roderick
(518) 581-9400
(518) 581-7321
The Independent
Mr. Parry Trusdale, Editor
Mr. David Reilly
(518) 325-4440
(518) 325-4497
The Journal News
1 Gannett Dr
White Plains, NY 10604
Mr. Roger Witherspoon
(914) 696-8566
(914) 694-3535
Mid-Hudson News Network
Mr. Hank Gross
(914)213-8500
(845) 692-2921
The New York Times
229 West 43rd St
New York, NY 10036
Mr. Kirk Johnson
(212) 556-3747 or
(908) 654-1232
(509) 472-9716
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Media Contacts - Newspapers
Newspapers
Contacts
Phone
Fax
On Earth Magazine
255 Maple PI
Suite 1
Keyport, NJ 07735-1 145
Mr. Michael Rivlin, Senior
Correspondent
(732) 264-7744
(732) 264-2894
The Post-Star
Lawrence & Cooper Sts
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Ms. Gretta Nemcek
Mr. Thorn Randall
(518) 792-3131
(518) 761-1255
The Poughkeepsie Journal
85 Civic Center Plaza
PO Box 1231
Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
Mr. Dan Shapley
(845) 437-4814
(845)437-4921
The Register Star
364 Warren St.
Hudson, NY 12534
Mr. John Mason
(518) 828-1616
(518)828-3870
Saratoga Business Journal
PO Box 396
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Mr. James Roderick
(518) 581-9400
(518) 581-7321
The Saratogian
20 Lake Ave
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Mr. Jim Kinney
(518) 584-4242 x216
(518) 587-7750
Spotlight Newspapers
125 Adams St
Delmar, NY 12054
Mr. Joe Phillips
(518) 439-4949
(518)439-0609
Suburbanite News of Bergen
County
(201)692-0085
The Times Herald Record
831 Littlebritain
New Windsor, NY 12553
Mr. Wayne Hall
(800) 295-2181
(845) 561-8976
The Troy Record
501 Broadway
Troy, NY 12180
Mr. Nick Cantiello, City Editor
(518)270-1277
(518)270-1202
Woodstock Times
45 Jenkenstown Rd
New Paltz, NY 12561
Mr. Jim Gordon
(845)255-8285
(845) 255-7005
Yonkers Tribune
Mr. Hezi Aris, Publisher/Editor
(718) 581-2680
Same
Media Contacts - Television Stations
Television Stations
Contacts
Phone
Fax
Capital News 9
104 Watervliet Avenue Extension
Albany, NY 12206
Mr. Chris Brunner, News Di-
rector
Ms. Mary Rozak, Assistant
News Director
Mr. Chris Hamilton
(518)459-9999
(518) 859-4298
(518) 798-7025
(518) 641-7023
TV-8
Northern Broadcasting Co
TV8 Mark Plaza
63 Quaker Road
Queensbury, NY 12804
Mr. Kevin McCullough
Mr. David Storey, Producer
(518) 798-8000
(518) 798-0735
WNYT (NBC affiliate)
PO Box 4035
Albany, NY 12204
Ms. Vicki Morehead, Assign-
ment Editor
(518) 436-8477
(518) 434-0659
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Media Contacts - Television Stations
Television Stations
Contacts
Phone
Fax
WRGB (CBS affiliate)
1400 Balltown Rd
Niskayuna, NY 12309
Mr. Peter Brancato, Assign-
ment Editor
(518)381-4988
(518) 346-6249
WTEN (ABC affiliate)
341 Northern Blvd
Albany, NY 12204
Mr. Terry Cavanaugh, Assign-
ment Editor
(518)436-0771
(518) 426-4792
WXXA (FOX affiliate)
28 Corporate Circle
Albany, NY 12203
Mr. Jeb Rowledge, Assignment
Editor
(518) 862-0995
(518) 862-0930
RNN Kingston Studio
721 Broadway
Kingston, NY 12401
Ms. Diane Lee
Mr. Eric Deabill
(845) 339-6200, x250
(914) 720-1726 cell
(914) 204-9274 cell
(845) 339-6210
Media Contacts - Radio Stations
Radio Stations
Contacts
Phone
Fax
WAMC
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio
P.O. Box 66600
Albany, NY 12206
Mr. Joe Donahue, News Direc-
tor
(800) 323-9262 x110
(518) 432-6974
WCKM/WWSC/WCQL
128 Glen Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Mr. Jim Scott, News Director
(518) 761-9890
(518) 761-9893
WDST
293 Tinker St
PO Box 367
Woodstock, NY 12498
Mr. Franz Kaisik
(845) 679-7266, x23
(845) 679-5395
WGY
One Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12205
Mr. Reed Sheppard
Mr. Chuck Custer
(518)452-4848
(518) 452-4859
WHUD
P.O. Box 188
Peekski 11, NY 10566
Mr. Rich Flaherty
(845) 838-6000
(845)-838-2109
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Meeting Locations
Organization
Capac-
ity/Fees/Notes
Key Contact
Telephone.
Albany 1
Marriott Hotel
189 Wolfe Rd
Albany, NY 12205
50/S300-S350
Mr. Dan Wagner
(518)458-8444
SUNY Albany
1400 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12222
100/varies
750/$50-$400
95/$ 100-S200
500/$ 100-S200
490/S60 -$225
500/$25-$340
Residential Life
Alumni House
Campus Center
Classrooms
Lecture Center
Page Hall
Performing Arts Center
(518) 442-3300
(518) 442-3080
(518) 442-5566
(518) 442-5875
(518)442-5875
(518) 442-3995
(518) 442-3995
Colonie Library
629 Albany-Shaker Rd
Loudonville, NY 12211
120/No fee/Must be
open to public
Mr. Greg Rucinski
(518)458-9274
Sage College of Albany
Kahl Center
140 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY 12208
120/$50 per hour
Mr. Will Limer
(518) 292-1785
Fort Edward
Fort Edward Fire House
116 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
342/$ 125
Mr. "Fitzy" Fitzsimmons
Mr. Mike Tripp
(518) 747-5928
(518) 747-0513
Fort Edward School
220 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
300/No fee/Avail M-F
3-1 Ip
Mr. John Godfrey
(518) 747-4872
Washington County Mu-
nicipal Center
Board of Supervisor's
Chambers
383 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
100/No fee/4-6 weeks
advance booking re-
quired
Clerk to the Board of Su-
pervisors
(518) 747-7791
USEPA Hudson River
Field Office
421 Lower Main St
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
120/No fee/limited seat-
ing
Ms. Danielle Adams
(518) 747-4389
I Glens Falls |
Crandall Public Library
City Park
Glens Falls, NY 12801
120/No fee/Avail M-W
only
Ms. Pam Frazier
(518) 792-6508
Queensbury Hotel
88 Ridge St
Glens Falls, NY 12801
300/Varies
Mr. Michael Spilman
Mr. Kyle Kammerer
(518) 792-1121
| Poughkeepsie |
Marist College
3399 North Rd
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
330/Varies/Theater;
tables in hallway
Mr. Bob Lynch
(845) 575-3279
City of Poughkeepsie
Council Chambers,
3rd Fl, Municipal Building
62 Civic Center Plaza
30/No fee/must give
notice and send a fol-
low up letter
Ms. Felicia Santos
Ms. Wendy Williams
(845)451-4200
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Meeting Locations
Organization
Capac-
ity/Fees/Notes
Key Contact
Telephone
Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
Best Western Inn & Con-
ference Center
2170 South Road, Rte 9
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
250/S650
Ms Dcloris DiGangi
Ms. Sherry Lucas
(845) 462-4600
Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel
40 Civic Center Plaza
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
400/$ 150-S800
Ms. Angela Johnston
845-485-5300
Saratoga Springs |
Prime Hotel & Conference
Center
534 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY
12866
I000+/Varies
Ms. Shelly Lindsey
(518) 693-1006
Hilton Garden Inn
125 South Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY
12866
100/Varies
Ms. Nancy Langford
(518) 587-1500
Schuylerville
Schuylerville Center
School
14 Spring St
Schuylerville, NY 12871
1000/No fee/Must fill
out building use form
and submit for ap-
proval. M-F until 11pm
Mr. Thomas Martin
(518) 695-3255 x232
i South Glens Falls !
Moreau Community Center
Main Hall, 114 Main St
South Glens Falls, NY
12803
I20/No fee
Ms. Judy Rose
(518) 792-6007
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Information Sources - Information Repositories
Holdings/Location
Contact
Telephone
Hours
Full Administrative Record* |
Crandall Public Library
251 Glen St
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Reference Desk
Ms. Andrea Herman
(518) 792-3360
MON-THUR: 9AM-9PM
FRI: 9AM - 6PM
SAT: 9AM-5PM
SUN: 1PM-5PM
Adriance Memorial Library
93 Market St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Reference Desk Librar-
ian
(845)485-3445
MOM-THUR: 9AM-9PM
FRI-SAT: 9AM-5PM
SUN: 1PM-5PM
Superfund Records Center
USEPA Region 2
290 Broadway, I8'h Fl
New York, NY 10007
Mr. Robert Keating
(212) 637-4308
MON-FRI: 9AM-5PM
SAT-SUN: Closed
Major Documents (Print Copy and CI
3-ROM) |
Saratoga County EMC
50 West High St
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Mr. John Hamilton
(518) 885-6900
MON-FRI: 7:30AM-5PM
SAT-SUN: Closed
USEPA Hudson River Field
Office
421 Lower Main St
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
Ms. Danielle Adams
(518) 747-4389
MON-FRI: 8AM-4:30PM
SAT-SUN: Closed
Major Documents (Print Copy only) |
Edgewater Public Library
49 Hudson Avenue
Edgewater, NJ 07020
Reference Desk Librar-
ian
(201)224-6144
MON-WED: 10am-8pm
THUR-FRI: 10am-6pm
SAT: 10am-4:30pm
Closed Saurdays June - Labor Day
NY State Library
CEC Empire State Plaza
Albany NY 12230
Federal Documents
Ms. Cynthia Conway
(518)474-3854
MON-FRI: 9AM-5PM
SAT-SUN: Closed
* The body of documents that "forms the basis" for the selection of a particular response at a site. For example, the Adminis-
trative Record for remedy selection includes all documents that were "considered or relied upon" to select the remedy
through the record of decision. An A R must be available at or near every site to permit interested individuals to review the
documents and to allow meaningful public participation in the remedy selection process.
Additional Information Sources
What
Online Information about the
Hudson River PCBs Superfund
Site
Details
EPA Region 2 Hudson River PCBs website: www.eDa.gov/hudson. Examples of topics
or information available at this website include:
¦ Site Background, Frequently Asked Questions, and Comprehensive Glossary of
Terms
¦ Public Participation Information and Documents (e.g., Community Involvement
Plan)
¦ Project Design Progress Reports, Work Plans
¦ Facility Siting Updates and Reports
¦ Performance Standards Updates and Reports Site Maps, Photos, and Videos
¦ Site Documents such as Settlements, Record of Decision, RI/FS Reassessment
Reports
Calendar of Events, Subscribing to the EPA Hudson Listserv and Other Ways to Stay
Informed About Site Activities
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Hudson River Listscrv Instruc-
tions
EPA's Hudson River Listserv can automatically send news releases, notices of public
meetings, and other timely information to your e-mail account. j
Subscribe by going to EPA's Hudson River project Web site at www.epa.gov/hudson
Click on the "Hudson River Listserv" link in the "Stay Informed" box on the top page of
the Web site and follow the instructions.
If you experience difficulty subscribing through the Web site, you may also use the fol-
lowing method to subscribe to the EPA-Hudson Listserv:
Send an e-mail to the following address:
lvris(S)lists.cDa.eov
The subject line should be left blank.
The body of the message should contain:
subscribe epa-hudson yourfirstname yourlastname
General Information about the
Superfund Program
EPA Superfund Web site: www.eDa.uov/suDcrfund
EPA's Superfund Information
Hotline
Superfund Information Hotline: (800) 424-9346 or TDD (800) 553-7672
Monday - Friday; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Closed Federal Holidays)
epacal lcenter@bah.com
Maintains up-to-date information on the availability and distribution of publications and
other resources.
Superfund Document Center
To request a copy of a Superfund (non site-specific) document, fax your request to the 1
Superfund Document Center at (703)603-9240. 1
Documents may also be ordered from the National Center for Environmental Publica-
tions and Information and National Technical Information Service: (800) 553-
NTIS or (703) 605-6000).
Other Superfund Information
For Kids: wvvw.eoa eov/suDcrfund/kids/index.htm
For Students and Teachers: www.eDa.20v/suDerfund/students/index.htm
For State, Local, and Tribal Information:
www.eDa.eov/suDerfund/resources/audience/states.htm
Technical Assistance for Com-
munities
Technical Assistance Grants TTAG) website: www.eDa.eov/suDerfund/tools/taa
Technical Outreach for Communities (TOSC): www.toscDroeram.ore. TOSC infor-
mation line: 410-516-6224 (general information) or 410-516-7091 (to request specific
site assistance) j
Environmental Justice
www.eDa.eov/coniDliance/environmentaliustice/index.html
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; "Fish Consumption and Environ-
mental Justice," November 2002. Available at:
www.eDa.eov/comDliance/environmentaliustice/neiac/index.html.
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Additional Information Sources
mm
New York State Department of
Health
www.health.stale.nv.us/nvsdoh/environ/fish.htm
For more information on health effects from eating contaminated fish from the Hudson
River, contact the New York State Department of Health at 1-800-458-1158, extension
27815 (toll-free). Calls are taken from 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
After hours, leave a voice mail message. The full fish advisories are also available on the
Internet at www.health.state.nv.us/nvsdoh/environ/fish.htm or bv e-mail:
BTS A(fl)health.state.nv. us.
New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation
Fishing Advisory
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) routinely
monitors contaminant levels in fish and wildlife. The New York State Department of
Health (NYSDOH) issues an advisory on eating sportfish and wildlife taken in New
York State because some of these foods contain potentially harmful levels of chemical
contaminants. The health advisories are: (1) general advice on sportfish taken from wa-
ters in New York State; (2) advice on sportfish from specific waterbodies; and (3) advice
on wildlife. The advisory is developed and updated annually. For information on con-
taminant levels in fish and shellfish and wildlife contact:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Bureau of Habitat
625 Broadway - 5th Floor
Albany, New York 12233-4756
518-402-8996
518-402-8925 (Fax)
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