155.94
RESOLUTION OF TOWN BOARD TO BE
DESIGNATED AS LEAD AGENCY AND AUTHORIZING PREPARATION OF
PERMIT APPLICATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH
WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT
RESOLUTION NO. 155.94
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Nick Caimano WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mrs. Carol Pulver
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is presently
considering an expansion of the Water Treatment Plant servicing the
Queensbury Consolidated Water Districts and other water districts
located within the Town of Queensbury, as well as providing some
water to some outside communities and plans, at a future date, to
set a public hearing to commence the procedure to allow the
authorization for the project, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury directed the
preparation of and has received a Map, Plan and Report concerning
the Water Treatment Plant Expansion and a proposed completed Part I
of a Full Environmental Assessment Form relative to the proposed
Water Treatment Plant Expansion, and
WHEREAS, it would appear necessary to conduct an environmental
review of the proposed action, consisting of a Water Treatment
Plant Expansion, as well as certain other improvements to the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District, as more fully set forth in
the Map, Plan and Report previously described hereinabove, and
WHEREAS, it would also appear appropriate to commence the
process of filing applications for permits that will be required
from various involved agencies,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
describes the proposed action as follows:
The proposed action includes the expansion of
the Town of Queensbury Water Treatment Plant
to 15,000,000 gallons per day; the
construction of a 1,000,000 gallons pre-
stressed concrete water storage facility; and
the installation of a 16 inch ductile iron
water transmission main along 1,600 feet of
Gurney Lane Road, from West Mountain Road to a
point of connection with an existing main at
New York State Route 9. The existing intake
and raw water transmission pipeline were sized
for 15,000,000 gallons per day and will not be
effected by the proposed modification. A
zebra muscle control pipeline (one inch
diameter) will be constructed from the
existing intake location to the existing raw
water pumping station. (An expanded project
description is included as attachment 1 -
expanded project description and annexed to
the documents presented at this meeting.)
, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
finds that the Water Districts in the Town of Queensbury that will
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be effected by the Water Treatment Plant Expansion are as follows:
The Queensbury Consolidated Water District, Sherman Avenue
Extension Water District, Peggy Ann Road Water District, Easy
Street Water District and Hiland Park Water District, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
finds that the Village of Hudson Falls will be cooperating with the
Town and contributing toward the capital cost of the plant,
receiving an interest in the plant and thereafter being provided
water by the new Water Treatment Plant Facility, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
determines: (a) The proposed action is subject to SEQRA; (b)
A Federal Agency is involved - The Army Corps of Engineers; (c) In
addition to the Army Corps of Engineers, the action will involve
the following agencies: the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury,
on behalf of the Town and the water districts situated therein, New
York State DEC, New York State DOT, New York State DOH, and Village
Board of the Village of Hudson Falls; (d) The preliminary
classification of the action should be a Type I under the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation Regulations
implementing SEQRA, and
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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
indicates that it would desire to be lead agency in connection with
a coordinated review pursuant to the State Environmental Quality
Review Act, and hereby authorizes and directs the Town Attorney to
send a letter to all involved agencies which shall describe the
project as set forth in this Resolution, enclose a copy of the Map,
Plan and Report on the Water Treatment Plant Expansion, a copy of
Part I of the Full Environmental Assessment Form, a copy of this
Resolution, and indicate that the Town Board desires to be lead
agency and that a lead agency must be designated within 30 days,
and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
also authorizes the completion of the initial applications to New
York State DEC, DOH and DOT and other permitting agencies for
permits and hereby directs the Superintendent of Water to prepare
such applications with the assistance of O'Brien & Gere Engineers
and hereby further authorizes the Town Supervisor to execute the
same on behalf of the Town of Queensbury and place the seal of the
Town of Queensbury on the same if it should be necessary and
provide any other documentation or information that should be
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necessary or requested by the permitting agencies.
Duly adopted this 21st day of March, l994, by the following
vote:
AYES : Dr. Wiswall, Mr. Caimano, Mrs. Pulver, Mrs. Monahan,
Mr. Champagne
NOES : None
ABSENT : None
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