ASTORIA GENERATING COMPANY, L.P. May 2019 GOWANUS GENERATING STATION GOWANUS REPOWERING PROJECT PRELIMINARY SCOPING STATEMENT Astoria Generating Company, L.P. Brooklyn, Kings County, New York New York State Siting Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment Case Number – 18-F-0758 Preliminary Scoping Statement Case No. 18-F-0758 Prepared By: Astoria Generating Company, L.P. Gowanus Generating Station 420 2nd Avenue P.O. Box 658 Brooklyn, New York 11232 Tel: 1-833-617-9547 Email: [email protected] Submitted to: New York State Department of Public Service Empire State Plaza Agency Building 3 Albany, NY 12223 and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 2 4740 21st Street Long Island City, NY 11101 Preliminary Scoping Statement Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. vii 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1‐1 1.1 Organization of the PSS ................................................................................................... 1‐1 2. Project Description ............................................................................................................... 2‐1 2.1 Description of the Applicant & Applicant Information .................................................... 2‐1 2.1.1 Website ............................................................................................................... 2‐1 2.1.2 Principal Officer and Project Contact Person ..................................................... 2‐1 2.2 Proposed Project .............................................................................................................. 2‐2 2.2.1 Current Facilities ................................................................................................. 2‐2 2.2.2 Proposed Repowering Project ............................................................................ 2‐3 2.3 Benefits and Need for Project .......................................................................................... 2‐7 2.4 Project Study Area ........................................................................................................... 2‐9 3. Environmental Setting .......................................................................................................... 3‐1 3.1 Visual Resources .............................................................................................................. 3‐1 3.2 Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................... 3‐3 3.3 Geology, Seismology, and Soils ........................................................................................ 3‐3 3.4 Wildlife ............................................................................................................................. 3‐4 3.5 Wetlands .......................................................................................................................... 3‐5 3.6 Noise and Vibration ......................................................................................................... 3‐5 3.7 Water Resources .............................................................................................................. 3‐6 3.8 Air Resources ................................................................................................................... 3‐7 3.9 Transportation ................................................................................................................. 3‐8 3.10 Demographic and Economic Attributes of the Community ............................................. 3‐9 3.11 Land Use ........................................................................................................................... 3‐9 4. Environmental Analysis ........................................................................................................ 4‐1 4.1 General Requirements – Exhibit 1 ................................................................................... 4‐1 4.2 Project Overview and Summary of Public Involvement – Exhibit 2 ................................ 4‐1 4.2.1 Description of the Proposed Facility ................................................................... 4‐1 4.2.2 Summary of Public Involvement ......................................................................... 4‐1 4.2.3 Brief Analytical Analysis of Siting Criteria ........................................................... 4‐3 4.3 Location of Facilities – Exhibit 3 ....................................................................................... 4‐5 4.3.1 Explanation and Overview of Maps .................................................................... 4‐5 4.4 Land Use – Exhibit 4 ......................................................................................................... 4‐6 4.4.1 Overview of Study Area and Maps ..................................................................... 4‐6 4.4.2 Zoning Analysis ................................................................................................... 4‐6 4.4.3 Consistency with Locally Adopted Land Use Plans ............................................. 4‐8 4.4.4 Potentially Impacted Community Facilities ...................................................... 4‐10 4.4.5 Potential Environmental Impacts on Residential and Community Uses .......... 4‐12 Case No. 18-F-0758 i Preliminary Scoping Statement 4.4.6 Qualitative Analysis of Compatibility of Proposed Facility and Interconnection . 4‐ 12 4.4.7 Current Aerial Photographs .............................................................................. 4‐12 4.4.8 Proposed Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures ....................... 4‐13 4.5 Electric System Effects – Exhibit 5 ................................................................................. 4‐13 4.5.1 Existing Facility .................................................................................................. 4‐13 4.5.2 Proposed Content of Article 10 Application ..................................................... 4‐14 4.6 Wind Power Facilities – Exhibit 6 ................................................................................... 4‐17 4.7 Natural Gas Power Facilities – Exhibit 7 ........................................................................ 4‐17 4.7.1 Existing Facility .................................................................................................. 4‐17 4.7.2 Proposed Content of Article 10 Application ..................................................... 4‐18 4.8 Electric System Production Modeling – Exhibit 8 .......................................................... 4‐19 4.8.1 Proposed Content of Article 10 Application ..................................................... 4‐19 4.9 Alternatives – Exhibit 9 .................................................................................................. 4‐20 4.9.1 Project Alternatives .......................................................................................... 4‐20 4.9.2 Proposed Content of Article 10 Application ..................................................... 4‐21 4.10 Consistency with Energy Planning Objectives – Exhibit 10 ............................................ 4‐23 4.10.1 State Energy Planning ....................................................................................... 4‐23 4.10.2 Proposed Content of Article 10 Application ..................................................... 4‐25 4.11 Preliminary Design Drawings – Exhibit 11 ..................................................................... 4‐26 4.11.1 Proposed Design ............................................................................................... 4‐26 4.11.2 Proposed Content of Article 10 Application ..................................................... 4‐26 4.12 Construction – Exhibit 12 ............................................................................................... 4‐28 4.12.1 Potential Construction Impacts ........................................................................ 4‐28 4.12.2 Proposed Content of Article 10 Application ..................................................... 4‐28 4.13 Real Property – Exhibit 13 .............................................................................................. 4‐29 4.13.1 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................ 4‐29 4.13.2 Proposed Content of Article 10 Application ..................................................... 4‐29 4.14 Cost of Facilities – Exhibit 14 ......................................................................................... 4‐30 4.14.1 Proposed Content of Article 10 Application ..................................................... 4‐30 4.15 Public Health and Safety – Exhibit 15 ............................................................................ 4‐30 4.15.1 Existing Facilities ............................................................................................... 4‐30 4.15.2 Potential Impacts .............................................................................................. 4‐31 4.15.3 Proposed Content of Article 10 Application ..................................................... 4‐31 4.16 Pollution Control Facilities – Exhibit 16 ........................................................................