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Village HallJune 24, 2002

Village of Freeport, New YorkFreeport Electric

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Description of the Project Two separately owned and operated natural gas

fueled 44 MW combustion turbines with ancillary equipment to be constructed adjacent to existing power plant

Noise wall construction reduces noise levels Construction of near GEP stacks and Selective

Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to mitigate air impacts, in compliance with LAER, Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate

State of the Art technology to reduce existing air and noise impacts

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Construction of:

2 Natural Gas fueled Power Plants, clean – state of the art – technology, one owned by the Village to serve native load and one merchant facility

Cooling Tower replacement for Village of Freeport Gas supply line from KeySpan to two power plants Electric Interconnection from 2 power plants to New

Switching Station Switching Station to connect Village of Freeport

and PPL to LIPA and the rest of LI

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Existing Power Plant Viewed from Creek

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Computer Enhanced View from Creek

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Computer enhanced Image of Switching Station

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Village of Freeport Plant and Merchant Plant

independent/separate facilities Natural Gas-fueled Combustion turbines Air Pollution Control Equipment Ammonia scrubbing equipment Low Sulfur Fuel for back-up use

shared facilities Secondary containment system (with existing tanks) Noise Wall Natural Gas pipeline and Electric Transmission

line, however will meter separately

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SEQRA – Unlisted Action vs. Type 1 Action

“Determination of Significance” Positive Declaration or Negative Declaration?

Unlisted doesn’t require Coordinated Review

Type 1 require Coordinated Review

The Village as Lead Agency is performing a Coordinated Review

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Purpose of SEQRA

To incorporate the consideration of environmental factors into the local agency’s

decision-making process at the earliest possible time

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Decision is primarily based on the Environmental Assessment

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What is an EA?

An EA is an evaluation of the known or potential environmental consequences of a proposed action

EAs help involved and interested agencies identify their concerns about the action and provide guidance to the lead agency in making its determination of significance

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The EA for the Freeport Electric Plant No. 2 Generating Project

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Social Issues

Land Use and Zoning Community Facilities Cultural Resources Visual Resources Socioeconomic and Environmental Justice Public Health and Safety

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Existing and Proposed Viewsfrom Norman Levy Preserve

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Technical Issues

Traffic and Transportation – no change from existing

Air Quality – better than in full compliance, LAER and SCR

Noise – in full compliance Infrastructure – no impacts Contaminated Materials – no impacts Soils, Geology, and Seismology – no impacts

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Existing and Proposed View looking East from East First St.

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Environmental Issues

Natural Resources, including wetlands, restored to better than existing conditions

Water Resources – no impact Storm Water Management – no impact Coastal Zone Management/Coastal Storms

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Construction Impacts – Temporary

Warehousing, Noise Abatement and Traffic Abatement Procedures Implemented

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Determination of SignificanceImpact or No Impact ?

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Determination of Significance

The project conforms to standards designed to protect the environment and appropriate design parameters have been imposed to

ensure standards are enforced

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Negative Declaration

No significant impact is expected to occurto: air, land resources, visual resources, groundwater resources, surface water,

cultural resources, open space and recreation, transportation, energy and public

health. Furthermore, no significant noise and odor impacts are expected