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Floodplains Investigation As part of the cleanup, the floodplains of the are also being evaluated for the presence of PCBs. Since 2002, EPA and GE have collected approximately 5,000 soil samples from the floodplain areas of the Hudson. The results of the sampling will be used to supplement a comprehensive study Cleaning Up to determine if interim cleanup measures are needed. Hudson River For More Information: PCBs

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Floodplain EPA Contact: Larisa Romanowski, Community Involvement Coordinator Aerial photo of the Hudson River and its floodplain Hudson River Field Office 421 Lower Main Street Hudson Falls, NY 12839 (518) 747-4389 or (866) 615-6490 Toll-Free [email protected]

The Field Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with evening hours by appointment.

To ask questions or voice concerns about the project, call General Electric's 24-hour dredging information phone line: (518) 792-4087, or, toll-free (888) 596-3655

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Dredging the Hudson River Dredging the Hudson River Dredging Project Area Map

Glen Falls The cleanup of the Hudson River will occur in two phases. Phase 1 (the first year of the Project) was Hudson Falls Champlain WARREN Canal conducted by General Electric Co (GE) with oversight by EPA from May to November 2009. During COUNTY Rogers Island Dewatering Facility this phase, approximately 283,000 cubic yards was removed from a six-mile stretch of the Upper Fernwood Fort Edward Hudson River near Fort Edward, . After an extensive evaluation by an independent panel of Former Fort scientists and input from a broad range of stakeholders, EPA developed plans for the second part of Edward Dam Lock 7 Upper the cleanup. Phase 2 will be conducted at full production to remove the remainder of the Hudson River contaminated river sediments; Phase 2 targets the removal of approximately 350,000 cubic yards of sediment per year. Gansevoort Hudson River PCBs Thompson Island Dam Thompson Island It is estimated that the second phase of the project will take five to seven Superfund Site Map (far-field station) Fort Miller Dam Hudson Lock 6 years to complete. Extensive monitoring will be done during both phases to Falls UpperUpper ensure that the dredging operations are safe and that public health is Northumberland Dam HudsonHudson River River Lock 5 protected at all times. Saratoga Schuylerville Springs Schuylerville (far-field station) Greenwich Sediment Removal, Fast Facts Merchanicville Saratoga Springs Fish Creek Scotia Cohoes Processing, and Disposal Schenectady • Dredge areas were identified Watervliet Troy Mechanical dredges are being used to remove using the results of a multi- Albany Rensselaer SARATOGA PCB-contaminated sediment from the river bottom. year sediment sampling Castleton-on- COUNTY WASHINGTON program conducted by GE Hudson COUNTY Dredges mounted on deck barges use clamshell Hudson River that began in 2002 and buckets to place dredged sediment into barges. generated more than 50,000 Lower Tugboats then push the filled barges to a Hudson River sediment samples taken from Hudson dewatering and sediment-processing facility located the bottom of the Upper on the in Fort Edward, NY. Once Hudson River. Some there, debris is removed and sediment is additional sediment sampling Lock 4 Stillwater Stillwater Stillwater mechanically dewatered. The water is treated on- will occur as the project Kingston Dam

Hudson River site before being returned to the Champlain Canal. continues. Lock 3 The dewatered sediment and debris are loaded • Dredging occurs 24 hours a Valley Falls onto railcars for transport to a secure, PCB- day, six days a week, when Poughkeepsie Lock 2 approved landfill. the Champlain Canal is open Walden Clifton Park RENSSELAER 40 River (May to November). Beacon Miles Newburgh COUNTY Lock 1 This is what dredge • In total, about 490 acres of Halfmoon operators see and what Monroe Mohawk the Upper Hudson River will Peekskill allows them to identify River be dredged. Haverstraw Phase 1 Dredging Area where to dig. The depth Waterford Waterford Phase 2 Dredging Area and locations are The Hudson River PCBs Site (far-field Water Monitoring station) determined by satellites. encompasses a nearly 200-mile Cohoes Location The computer software stretch of the Hudson River in To Albany and Poughkeepsie Federal Dam and being used is specific to eastern NY from Hudson Falls, New York (far-field station) Troy Lock the Hudson River NY to the Battery in NYC. City dredging project. Dredging will occur in the upper 40-mile section of the Superfund Site, from Fort Edward, NY, south to the Federal Dam in Troy.

Performance Standards Standards Engineering Performance Standards In-River Water Monitoring Project Safety Strict Engineering An extensive water quality The Phase 2 Remedial Action Community Health Performance monitoring program is in and Safety Plan (CHASP) addresses potential Standards have place at upstream, near- health and safety issues for the public associated been developed field, mid-field, and far- with the dredging project. to minimize field stations. Components of the Plan: resuspension of Near-field monitoring: PCBs during • Identifies potential hazards to the community 300 meters downstream of dredging. dredging. The during work in-river, on-shore, and at the processing facility resuspension Mid-field monitoring: approximately 1 to 2 miles standard created downstream of dredging. • Discusses the control of potential hazards for the project was specifically designed to: Far-field monitoring: greater than 2 miles • Outlines the measures that are being taken downstream of dredging. (See map for far-field to protect drinking water supplies • Protect drinking water intakes downriver of the dredging operations, and monitoring locations) • Includes emergency response plans for spills/releases/accidents • Limit the downriver transport of PCB- Water Quality Protection • Discusses the community notification process contaminated dredged material. EPA is committed to making sure that the project is • Identifies project safety personnel & The Resuspension Standard completed in a way that is protective of human emergency contacts health and the environment. • Outlines the complaint-resolution process The performance standard for dredging sets a • EPA has provided an alternate water supply to For the CHASP and other project-related resuspension level of 500 parts per trillion (ppt) total the towns who draw their water from the river. PCBs- the EPA drinking water standard under the documents go to: www.epa.gov/hudson or • If certain criteria for the water quality standard for www.hudsondredgingdata.com Safe Drinking Water Act. PCBs is exceeded, dredging operations will be evaluated and adjusted.

Quality of Life Performance Standards EPA wants to minimize the impacts of the Hudson River cleanup on local communities. In response to public concerns, Quality of Life Performance Standards have been developed for: • Air quality • Odor • Navigation • Noise • Lighting

For more information about the performance standards and to view monitoring data during dredging go to www.hudsondredgingdata.com

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