382.2021 Authorizing Access and Confidentiality Agreements and Issuance of Well Survey
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCESS AND CONFIDENTIALITY
AGREEMENTS AND ISSUANCE OF WELL SURVEY
RESOLUTION NO.: 382, 2021
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury wishes to grant certain rights of access and use of the
Landfill site located at 1396 Ridge Road to the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) so that DEC may undertake its Site Characterization – Remedial
Investigation/Feasibility Study authorized by Town Board Resolution No.: 198, 2021, and
WHEREAS, DEC has advised that its Site Characterization activities will include the
following:
Sampling of surface water and sediment of Mud Pond;
Sampling of surface soil down gradient of the Landfill and north of Mud Pond;
Gauging of depth to water and depth to bottom of all existing Landfill monitoring wells;
Sampling of select existing Landfill monitoring wells;
Sampling of leachate, seeps, and/or surface water runoff from the Landfill (where found);
Sampling of select non-potable wells;
Survey all Landfill monitoring wells to tie everything to one common datum; and
WHEREAS, DEC anticipates that these activities will require light foot traffic through
the property, but it does not expect to materially alter the property in any way, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury wishes to gain access to certain information from
DEC relating to the site and DEC wishes for such information to remain confidential, and
WHEREAS, the Town Queensbury also wishes to collect construction details of certain
residential wells in the vicinity of the Site by way of a voluntary well survey to be sent to and
completed by certain property owners,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the
Supervisor to sign Access and Confidentiality Agreements between the Town of Queensbury and
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation relating to the Queensbury
Landfill Site in form acceptable to the Town Supervisor and/or Town Counsel, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs that a voluntary
residential well survey be sent to certain property owners in the vicinity of the Landfill site in
form acceptable to the Town Supervisor and/or Town Counsel, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor
and/or Town Counsel to take any further actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this
Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 15 day of November, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone
NOES : None
ABSENT: None