HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEQR Long Form Part 2- KendalPART 2 - PROJECT IMPACTS AND THEIR MAGNITUDE
Responsibility of Lead Agency
General Information (Read Carefully)
!In completing the form the reviewer should be guided by the question: Have my responses and determinations been
reasonable? The reviewer is not expected to be an expert environmental analyst.
!The Examples provided are to assist the reviewer by showing types of impacts and wherever possible the threshold of
magnitude that would trigger a response in column 2. The examples are generally applicable throughout the State and for
most situations. But, for any specific project or site other examples and/or lower thresholds may be appropriate for a
Potential Large Impact response, thus requiring evaluation in Part 3.
!The impacts of each project, on each site, in each locality, will vary. Therefore, the examples are illustrative and have been
offered as guidance. They do not constitute an exhaustive list of impacts and thresholds to answer each question.
!The number of examples per question does not indicate the importance of each question.
!In identifying impacts, consider long term, short term and cumulative effects.
Instructions (Read carefully)
a. Answer each of the 20 questions in PART 2. Answer Yes if there will be any impact.
b. Maybe answers should be considered as Yes answers.
c. If answering Yes to a question then check the appropriate box(column 1 or 2)to indicate the potential size of the impact. If
impact threshold equals or exceeds any example provided, check column 2. If impact will occur but threshold is lower than
example, check column 1.
d. Identifying that an Impact will be potentially large (column 2) does not mean that it is also necessarily significant . Any
large impact must be evaluated in PART 3 to determine significance. Identifying an impact in column 2 simply asks that it
be looked at further.
e. If reviewer has doubt about size of the impact then consider the impact as potentially large and proceed to PART 3.
f. If a potentially large impact checked in column 2 can be mitigated by change(s) in the project to a small to moderate
impact, also check the Yes box in column 3. A No response indicates that such a reduction is not possible. This must be
explained in Part 3.
Impact on Land
1. Will the Proposed Action result in a physical change to the project
site?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Any construction on slopes of 15% or greater, (15 foot
rise per 100 foot of length), or where the general slopes
in the project area exceed 10%.
• Construction on land where the depth to the water table
is less than 3 feet.
• Construction of paved parking area for 1,000 or more
vehicles.
• Construction on land where bedrock is exposed or
generally within 3 feet of existing ground surface.
• Construction that will continue for more than 1 year or
involve more than one phase or stage.
• Excavation for mining purposes that would remove
more than 1,000 tons of natural material (i.e., rock or
soil) per year.
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated by
Project Change
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
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• Construction or expansion of a santary landfill.
• Construction in a designated floodway.
• Other impacts:
2. Will there be an effect to any unique or unusual land forms found on
the site? (i.e., cliffs, dunes, geological formations, etc.)
NO YES
• Specific land forms:
Impact on Water
3. Will Proposed Action affect any water body designated as protected?
(Under Articles 15, 24, 25 of the Environmental Conservation Law,
ECL)
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Developable area of site contains a protected water body.
• Dredging more than 100 cubic yards of material from channel of
a protected stream.
• Extension of utility distribution facilities through a protected water
body.
• Construction in a designated freshwater or tidal wetland.
• Other impacts:
4. Will Proposed Action affect any non-protected existing or new body of
water?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• A 10% increase or decrease in the surface area of any body of
water or more than a 10 acre increase or decrease.
• Construction of a body of water that exceeds 10 acres of surface
area.
• Other impacts:
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated by
Project Change
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
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5. Will Proposed Action affect surface or groundwater quality or
quantity?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Proposed Action will require a discharge permit.
• Proposed Action requires use of a source of water that does not
have approval to serve proposed (project) action.
• Proposed Action requires water supply from wells with greater
than 45 gallons per minute pumping capacity.
• Construction or operation causing any contamination of a water
supply system.
• Proposed Action will adversely affect groundwater.
• Liquid effluent will be conveyed off the site to facilities which
presently do not exist or have inadequate capacity.
• Proposed Action would use water in excess of 20,000 gallons
per day.
• Proposed Action will likely cause siltation or other discharge into
an existing body of water to the extent that there will be an
obvious visual contrast to natural conditions.
• Proposed Action will require the storage of petroleum or
chemical products greater than 1,100 gallons.
• Proposed Action will allow residential uses in areas without
water and/or sewer services.
• Proposed Action locates commercial and/or industrial uses
which may require new or expansion of existing waste treatment
and/or storage facilities.
• Other impacts:
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated by
Project Change
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Surface water patterns may be changed. However, potential changes will be mitigated through the Storm Water Pollution
Protection Plan (SWPPP).
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6. Will Proposed Action alter drainage flow or patterns, or surface water
runoff?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Proposed Action would change flood water flows
• Proposed Action may cause substantial erosion.
• Proposed Action is incompatible with existing drainage patterns.
• Proposed Action will allow development in a designated
floodway.
• Other impacts:
IMPACT ON AIR
7. Will Proposed Action affect air quality?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Proposed Action will induce 1,000 or more vehicle trips in any
given hour.
• Proposed Action will result in the incineration of more than 1 ton
of refuse per hour.
• Emission rate of total contaminants will exceed 5 lbs. per hour
or a heat source producing more than 10 million BTU’s per
hour.
• Proposed Action will allow an increase in the amount of land
committed to industrial use.
• Proposed Action will allow an increase in the density of
industrial development within existing industrial areas.
• Other impacts:
IMPACT ON PLANTS AND ANIMALS
8. Will Proposed Action affect any threatened or endangered species?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Reduction of one or more species listed on the New York or
Federal list, using the site, over or near
the site, or found on the site.
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated by
Project Change
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Drainage patterns will be affected. However, no significant negative impact will occur. The project will satisfy local and
state design standards.
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• Removal of any portion of a critical or significant wildlife habitat.
• Application of pesticide or herbicide more than twice a year,
other than for agricultural purposes.
• Other impacts:
9. Will Proposed Action substantially affect non-threatened or non-
endangered species?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Proposed Action would substantially interfere with any resident
or migratory fish, shellfish or wildlife species.
• Proposed Action requires the removal of more than 10 acres of
mature forest (over 100 years of age) or other locally important
vegetation.
• Other impacts:
IMPACT ON AGRICULTURAL LAND RESOURCES
10. Will Proposed Action affect agricultural land resources?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• The Proposed Action would sever, cross or limit access to
agricultural land (includes cropland, hayfields, pasture, vineyard,
orchard, etc.)
• Construction activity would excavate or compact the soil profile of
agricultural land.
• The Proposed Action would irreversibly convert more than 10
acres of agricultural land or, if located in an Agricultural District,
more than 2.5 acres of agricultural land.
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated by
Project Change
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
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• The Proposed Action would disrupt or prevent installation of
agricultural land management systems (e.g., subsurface drain
lines, outlet ditches, strip cropping); or create a need for such
measures (e.g. cause a farm field to drain poorly due to
increased runoff).
• Other impacts:
IMPACT ON AESTHETIC RESOURCES
11. Will Proposed Action affect aesthetic resources? (If necessary, use
the Visual EAF Addendum in Section 617.20, Appendix B.)
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Proposed land uses, or project components obviously different
from or in sharp contrast to current surrounding land use
patterns, whether man-made or natural.
• Proposed land uses, or project components visible to users of
aesthetic resources which will eliminate or significantly reduce
their enjoyment of the aesthetic qualities of that resource.
• Project components that will result in the elimination or
significant screening of scenic views known to be important to
the area.
• Other impacts:
IMPACT ON HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
12. Will Proposed Action impact any site or structure of historic,
prehistoric or paleontological importance?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Proposed Action occurring wholly or partially within or
substantially contiguous to any facility or site listed on the State
or National Register of historic places.
• Any impact to an archaeological site or fossil bed located within
the project site.
• Proposed Action will occur in an area designated as sensitive
for archaeological sites on the NYS Site Inventory.
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated by
Project Change
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
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• Other impacts:
IMPACT ON OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION
13. Will proposed Action affect the quantity or quality of existing or future
open spaces or recreational opportunities?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• The permanent foreclosure of a future recreational opportunity.
• A major reduction of an open space important to the community.
• Other impacts:
IMPACT ON CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS
14. Will Proposed Action impact the exceptional or unique
characteristics of a critical environmental area (CEA) established
pursuant to subdivision 6NYCRR 617.14(g)?
NO YES
List the environmental characteristics that caused the designation of
the CEA.
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Proposed Action to locate within the CEA?
• Proposed Action will result in a reduction in the quantity of the
resource?
• Proposed Action will result in a reduction in the quality of the
resource?
• Proposed Action will impact the use, function or enjoyment of the
resource?
• Other impacts:
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated by
Project Change
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
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IMPACT ON TRANSPORTATION
15. Will there be an effect to existing transportation systems?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Alteration of present patterns of movement of people and/or
goods.
• Proposed Action will result in major traffic problems.
• Other impacts:
IMPACT ON ENERGY
16. Will Proposed Action affect the community’s sources of fuel or
energy supply?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Proposed Action will cause a greater than 5% increase in the
use of any form of energy in the municipality.
• Proposed Action will require the creation or extension of an
energy transmission or supply system to serve more than 50
single or two family residences or to serve a major commercial
or industrial use.
• Other impacts:
NOISE AND ODOR IMPACT
17. Will there be objectionable odors, noise, or vibration as a result of
the Proposed Action?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• Blasting within 1,500 feet of a hospital, school or other sensitive
facility.
• Odors will occur routinely (more than one hour per day).
• Proposed Action will produce operating noise exceeding the
local ambient noise levels for noise outside of structures.
• Proposed Action will remove natural barriers that would act as a
noise screen.
• Other impacts:
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated by
Project Change
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
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IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH
18. Will Proposed Action affect public health and safety?
NO YES
• Proposed Action may cause a risk of explosion or release of
hazardous substances (i.e. oil, pesticides, chemicals, radiation,
etc.) in the event of accident or upset conditions, or there may be
a chronic low level discharge or emission.
• Proposed Action may result in the burial of “hazardous wastes”
in any form (i.e. toxic, poisonous, highly reactive, radioactive,
irritating, infectious, etc.)
• Storage facilities for one million or more gallons of liquefied
natural gas or other flammable liquids.
• Proposed Action may result in the excavation or other
disturbance within 2,000 feet of a site used for the disposal of
solid or hazardous waste.
• Other impacts:
IMPACT ON GROWTH AND CHARACTER
OF COMMUNITY OR NEIGHBORHOOD
19. Will Proposed Action affect the character of the existing community?
NO YES
Examples that would apply to column 2
• The permanent population of the city, town or village in which the
project is located is likely to grow by more than 5%.
• The municipal budget for capital expenditures or operating
services will increase by more than 5% per year as a result of
this project.
• Proposed Action will conflict with officially adopted plans or
goals.
• Proposed Action will cause a change in the density of land use.
• Proposed Action will replace or eliminate existing facilities,
structures or areas of historic importance to the community.
• Development will create a demand for additional community
services (e.g. schools, police and fire, etc.)
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated by
Project Change
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
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• Proposed Action will set an important precedent for future
projects.
• Proposed Action will create or eliminate employment.
• Other impacts:
20. Is there, or is there likely to be, public controversy related to potential
adverse environment impacts?
NO YES
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated by
Project Change
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
If Any Action in Part 2 Is Identified as a Potential Large Impact or If you Cannot Determine the Magnitude of
Impact, Proceed to Part 3
Project may result in a small increase in need for community services. However,the increase would easily be absorbed by
existing services. There will be a small increase in employment.
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