State Environmental Quality Review Notice of Completion of Final EIS Date:__February 8, 2012_____ This notice is issued pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review Act) of the Environmental Conservation Law. A Final Environmental Impact Statement has been completed and accepted by the Town of Wawayanda Planning Board, as lead agency, for the proposed action described below. Name of Action: CPV Valley Energy Center Description of Action: The CPV Valley Energy Center (Project or Facility) is proposed to consist of a combined cycle natural gas powered electric generating facility nominally rated at 630 megawatts (MW) and an interconnection substation. The proposed Facility would generate nominally 630 MW of electricity, fueled primarily by natural gas. The Facility would use ultra-low sulfur distillate oil for back-up for reliability purposes. The Project is proposed to utilize "combined cycle" generation technology, one of the most efficient technologies for producing electricity. The Project is proposed to consist of two combined-cycle units, each consisting of a combustion turbine generator, a Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) with supplemental duct firing, and a steam turbine generator. Auxiliary equipment would include a low nitrogen oxide (NOx) natural gas-fired auxiliary boiler, needed to keep the HRSGs warm during periods of turbine shutdown and to provide sealing steam during startups. The Project is proposed to be equipped with dry low NOx burners and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to control emissions of NOx, and an oxidation catalyst to control carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The Facility would be limited to operating on the back-up fuel for the equivalent of 720 hours per year, per turbine. Water use will be minimized by the use of air cooled condensers. Process water supply is proposed to be treated wastewater supplied from the City of Middletown's Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). Wastewater generated by the CPV facility would be returned to the City of Middletown STP. Location: Route 6, Wawayanda, Orange County, New York. The project site is located at the intersection of state Route 6 and 17M, and interstate Route 84. The project site is bounded to the north by Route 6, to the south by interstate Route 84 and to the east by Route 17M. 13797335.1 SEQR Notice of Completion of Final EIS Page 2 Potential Environmental Impacts: The Final EIS evaluates the environmental impacts identified in the DEIS Scope, and the comments provided in response to the DEIS. Impacts evaluated include impacts on land and land use, visual resources, air quality, noise, wetlands and water resources, socioeconomics, traffic, cultural resources, soils, geology, and seismology, and wildlife. A copy of the Final EIS may be obtained from: Contact Person: Barbara Parsons, Chair, Town of Wawayanda Planning Board Address: 80 Ridgebury Road, Slate Hill, New York 10973 Telephone Number: (845) 355-5712 A copy of this notice must be sent to: Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-1750 Chief Executive Officer of Municipality in which the project is located Any person who has requested a copy of the Draft / Final EIS Any other involved agencies Environmental Notice Bulletin, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-1 750 Copies of the Final EIS will be distributed according to 6NYCRR 617.12(b). Copies of the Final EIS are also available for public inspection at the following locations: Town of Wawayanda Town Hall Goshen Library and Historical Society 80 Ridgebury Hill Road 203 Main Street Slate Hill, New York 10973 Goshen, New York 10924 City of Middletown Middletown Thrall Library 16 James Street 11-19 Depot Street Middletown, New York 10940 Middletown, New York 10941 Wallkill Town Hall 99 Tower Drive, Building A and B Middletown, New York 10941 A copy of the FEIS and Appendices are also available for download at the following sites: www.cpvvalley.com www.townofWawayanda.com Final Environmental Impact Statement CPV Valley Energy Center February 2012 VOLUME I Submitted to: Prepared by: Town of Wawayanda Planning Board TRC 80 Ridgebury Hill Road Wannalancit Mills Slate Hill, New York 10973 650 Suffolk Street Lowell, Massachusetts 01854 Submitted by: CPV Valley, LLC 50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 300 ALPINE Braintree, MA 02184 P.O. Box 145 Montgomery, New York 12549 CPV Valley Energy Center Project 630 Megawatt, Natural Gas Fired Electrical Energy Generation Facility US Route 6 adjacent to Interstate-84, Wawayanda, Orange County, New York Lead SEQRA Agency: Town of Wawayanda Planning Board P.O. Box 296 Slate Hill, NY 10973 (845) 355-5712 DEIS (Rev. 1) Submittal to Lead Agency by Applicant: November 18, 2008 Planning Board Deems DEIS Incomplete: January 14, 2009 DEIS (Rev. 2) Submitted to Lead Agency by Applicant: February 19, 2009 Lead Agency Determination of Completeness: February 23, 2009 FEIS Submitted to Lead Agency by Applicant: November 30, 2011 FEIS Accepted and Issued by Lead Agency February 8, 2012 Lead Agency Issues Findings Statement: For Further Information: Contact Person: Barbara Parsons, Chairperson Address: Town of Wawayanda Planning Board Slate Hill, NY 10973 Telephone: (845) 355-5712 Firms involved in the preparation of the FEIS: Harvey N. Goldstein, Engineering Manager Scott Bonacic, Esquire Steven Remillard, Vice President Worley Parsons Bonacic, Krahulik & Associates, LLP Development 2675 Morgantown Road 90 Crystal Run Road, Suite 104 CPV Reading, PA 19607 Middletown, NY 10941 50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 300 (610) 855-2516 (845) 703-3101 Braintree, MA 02184 (781) 817-8970 Jim Ulrich Steven C. Sullivan, Managing Director Joel Kasper, Principal Alpine Environmental Consultants, Inc. Power Communications Aquagenics Inc. P.O. Box 145 8 Phila Street 215 Salem Street, Suite 3 Montgomery, NY 12549 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Woburn, MA 01801 (845) 457-8141 (518) 226-0260 (781) 935-7470 Richard Cogen, Esquire Glenn Harkness, Senior Vice President Taconic Design Engineering Nixon Peabody LLP TRC Environmental Corporation 3125 Route 9W 677 Broadway Wannalancit Mills New Windsor, NY 12553 10th Floor 650 Suffolk Street (845) 568-8400 Albany, NY 12207 Lowell, MA 01854 (518) 427-2665 (978) 656-3603 Mercurio, Norton, Tarolli, PC Ground Water Investigations PO Box 106 PO Box 1070 45 Main Street 65 Main Street Pine Bush, NY 12566 Pine Bush, NY 12566 (845) 744-3620 (845) 744-6191 Final Environmental Impact Statement CPV Valley Energy Center February 2012 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME I ACRONYMS LIST ..................................................................................................................................... v 1.0 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Proposed Action Overview ....................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Project SEQRA Milestones ...................................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Public Comments on the DEIS ................................................................................................. 1-5 1.4 FEIS Presentation ..................................................................................................................... 1-6 1.5 FEIS Distribution ...................................................................................................................... 1-7 2.0 PROJECT REFINEMENTS SINCE FILING THE DEIS ..................................................... 2-1 2.1 Summary of Project Refinements ............................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Main Power Facility ................................................................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Electrical Interconnection and Transmission Line ................................................................... 2-2 2.3.1 Electric Interconnection ..................................................................................................... 2-2 2.3.2 Electric Transmission Line ................................................................................................ 2-5 2.4 Process Water Supply/Return Routing ..................................................................................... 2-8 2.5 Facility Process Water Supply and Discharge ........................................................................ 2-12 2.6 Natural Gas Supply ................................................................................................................. 2-13 2.7 Host Community Agreement .................................................................................................. 2-13 3.0 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES CONDUCTED SINCE FILING DEIS .............................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 Spring and Summer Ecological Field Surveys ......................................................................... 3-1 3.2.1 Vernal Pool Survey ...........................................................................................................