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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 2 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 3 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 4 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 5