Description of Proposed Action

Environmental Setting, Impact Analysis and Mitigation Measures

Cumulative and Growth Inducing Impacts

Irreversible and Irretrievable Committment of Resources

Effects on the Use and Conservation of Energy

Alternatives Analysis

List of Preparers

References

List of Tables

	Summary: Potential Impacts, Proposed Mitigation
	Permits, Approvals for the St. Lawrence Wind Farm
	Turbine Specifications
	Construction and Operations Impact Assumptions
	Decommissioning Costs Summary
	Permits and Approvals for the St. Lawrence Wind Energy Project
	General Description of Soil Series
	Approximate Area of Soil Disturbance
	Year 2000 Water Usage Statistics in Jefferson County
	NYSDEC Streams Crossed by the Project
	Field Delineated Stream Crossings
	Delineated Wetlands and Surface Waterbodies Potential Temporary and Permanent Impacts
	Summary of Mapped NYSDEC Wetlands
	Summary of Mapped Palustrine NWI Wetlands
	Delineated Wetlands Overhead Transmission Line
	Hawk Observations for the Braddock bay, Franklin Mountain and Derby Hill Bird Observatory: 2006
	Raptor Migration Data for Proposed Wind Sites in New York
	Number of Birds/Route Documented Along the USGS Breeding Bird Survey Watertown (61071), Ogdensburg (61096), and Philadelphia (61113) Routes in the Project Vicinity
	Avian Species Observed During Project Breeding Bird Surveys
	Birds Observed During Audubon Christmas Bird Counts for Watertown, NY (NYWA) for Count Years 105 and 106 (12/2004-1/2005 and 12/2005-1/2006)
	Raptor and Other Large Bird Species Observed During 2007 and 2008 Winter Waterfowl and Raptor Surveys at Project Area
	Summary of Listed Species Reported in the Natural Heritage Program (NHP) Database
	Potential Impacts to Threatened and Endangered Species from the Project
	Coastal Zone Significant Fish and Wildlife Habitats in Project Vicinity
	Existing Local Roads and Proposed Wind Turbine Facility
	Preferred Route Road Characteristics
	Delivery Vehicle Dimensions and Weights
	Consistency with New York State Coastal Policies
	Summary of Prime Farmland1 in the Project Area
	Historic Properties Evaluated Within the Five-Mile Area of Potential Effect
	Viewshed Coverage Summary
	Visual Resource Visibility Summary
	Visual Resources with Potential Views of the Project
	Construction Equipment Sound Levels by Phase
	Acciona AW 82/1500 Sound Power Level Spectrum at 6 m/s
	Typical Sound Levels
	Effect of Increases in Noise Levels on Receptors
	Potential Cumulative Noise Impacts
	2000 County and Municipality Housing Units
	Real Property Tax Levy per Taxing Jurisdiction
	County, Municipal, and School District Budgets, 2006
	Proposed Wind Projects - Jefferson County, New York and Frontenac County, Ontario
	Estimated Cumulative Avian Mortality from Wind Generation Facilities in Northern New York
	Estimated Cumulative Bat Mortality from Wind Generation Facilities in Northern New York
	Estimated Emissions Reductions Resulting from the Projects
	Potential Cumulative Noise Impacts
	Summary of Impacts
	Summary of Electrical Transmission Routing Impacts

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Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project Revised Project Layout and Boundary Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with Turbine Setback Constraints Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with Surficial Geological Data Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with Bedrock Geological Data Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with Aerial Photography Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with Soil Data Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with New York State DEC Wetlands and Streams Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with Floodplains Data Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with National Wetlands Inventory Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with Delineated Wetlands Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with National Land Cover Data Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project with Zoning Districts Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project Primary and Secondary Equipment Delivery Routes Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project Private Access Roads

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Turbine Dimensions Nacelle Main Components Electrical and Central Control System Typical Turbine Foundation PLC Trencher Typical Underground Interconnect Installation Typical Overhead Line Pole Bottomless Culvert Potential Migration Locations Significant Habitats Conceptual Wetland Replacement Cross-section Fire Districts Jurisdictional Boundaries Boom Crane Telehandler Historic Properties Evaluated Within the Five-Mile Area of Potential Effect Topography Only Viewshed Map Topography and Vegetation Viewshed Map Inventoried Visual Resources Viewshed Map Approved FAA Lighting Plan Air Monitoring Stations in the Project Vicinity Non-Residence Receptors within 1-mile of the Project Example Showing Relationship between Leq and L90 Statistical Sound Levels (Hessler, 2008) L90 Regression Analysis Results -Winter Conditions (Hessler, 2008) Leq Regression Analysis Results -Winter Conditions (Hessler, 2008) Predicted Sound Levels at 1000 ft. using ISO 9613 for ground coefficients of 0, 0.5 and 1 -Compared to Measured Levels (Hessler, 2008) Noise Modeling Results for All Turbines Noise Modeling Results for Western Turbines Noise Modeling Results to 38 dBA for All Turbines Noise Modeling Results to 38 dBA for Western Turbines Expected Mean Sound Level Contours with St. Lawrence Windpower Project and Cape Vincent Wind Power Project Operating Together Project Construction Schedules as Proposed Alternative 1 – Above Ground Placement within the Abandoned Railroad ROW Alternative 2 – Above Ground Placement Adjacent the Abandoned Railroad ROW Alternative 3– Underground Placement of the 115 kV line in Sensitive Resources

	Appendix A – New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Guidelines for Agricultural Mitigation of Windpower Projects
	Appendix B – Emergency Response Plan
	Appendix C – Wetland Delineation Report, St. Lawrence Windpower, LLC, St. Lawrence Wind Farm, Towns of Cape Vincent & Lyme, Jefferson County, New York
	Appendix D – Invasive Species Management Plan
	Appendix E – Wildlife Studies
		Avian and Bat Studies for the Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project, Jefferson County, New York, Final Report, April 2006 – May 2007
		Post Construction Monitoring Plan
		Bat Study 1 Report on Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) Sampling at Six Sites on the Proposed Location of the Saint Lawrence Wind Farm, Jefferson County, New York, July & August, 2007
		Report on Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) Sampling at Eleven Sites on the Proposed Location of the Saint Lawrence Wind Farm, Jefferson County, New York, June, 2008
		Report on Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) Night Time Radio Telemetry on Bats Captured Outside of Cape Vincent, New York, Jefferson County, New York, July & August, 2007
		Report on Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) Roost Trees and Emergence Counts on bats captured outside of Cape Vincent, New York Jefferson County, New York, July & August, 2007
		Investigation and Evaluation of Potential Blanding’s Turtle Habitat at the St. Lawrence Windpower Project, Final Report, December 2007
	Appendix F – Agency Correspondence
		USFWS Comments on Draft BA Table of Contents, October 24, 2008
		Letter from William Gordon, Region 6, to Supervisor Rienbeck and Clerk Ingerson, Jan. 27, 2009
		USFWS Comments on Draft BA Outline, December 19, 2008
		NYSDEC Natural Heritage Program, 2006
		USFWS October, 2007
		USFWS  December, 2008
		Town of Cape Vincent Planning Board Project Guidance, July, 2007
		Letter from Nancy Herter, SHPO, to Blayne Gunderman, Acciona Energy, October 30, 2008
		Letter from Nancy Herter, SHPO, to Blayne Gunderman, Acciona Energy, July 16, 2008
		Letter from John A. Bonafide, SHPO, to Andrew C. Davis, New York State Department of Public Service, May 28, 2008
		Letter from John A. Bonafide, SHPO, to Andrew C. Davis, NYS Department of Public Service, May 28, 2008
		FAA Determinations of No Hazard to Air Navigation
	Appendix G
		Local Roads and Intersections associated with Primary and Secondary Delivery Routes
		Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP Preliminary Traffic Evaluation
	Appendix H – Cultural Resources Reports
		Results of Phase IB Archaeological Resource Survey, Proposed St. Lawrence Windpower Project, Cape Vincent and Lyme, Jefferson County, New York
		Historical Architectural Survey for the St. Lawrence Wind Project, Jefferson County, New York
	Appendix I – Turbine Photo Simulations
		Broadway Historic District
			Existing Condition
			Proposed Condition – Original Project
			Proposed Condition – Current Project
		Village of Cape Vincent Boat Launch
			Existing Condition
			Proposed Condition – Original Project
			Proposed Condition – Current Project
		Claude Vautrin House
			Existing Condition
			Proposed Condition – Original Project
			Proposed Condition – Current Project
		NY Rte. 12E – Seaway Trail Near Millen Bay
			Existing Condition
			Proposed Condition – Original Project
			Proposed Condition – Current Project
		NY Rte. 12E – Seaway Trail near Poplar Tree Bay
			Existing Condition (Panoramic)
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 5b
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 5c
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 5d
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 5e
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 5f
		NY Rte. 12E – Seaway Trail near CR 8
			Existing Condition (Panoramic)
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 6b
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 6c
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 6d
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 6e
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 6f
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 6g
		Thousand Islands High School - CR 9
			Existing Condition (Panoramic)
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 7b
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 7c
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 7d
		Lake Ontario ¾ Mile Off Tibbetts Point
			Existing Condition
			Proposed Condition – Current Project
		Lake Ontario 2 Miles Off Tibbetts Point
			Existing Condition
			Proposed Condition – Current Project
		Lake Ontario ¾ Mile Off Wilsons Point
			Existing Condition
			Proposed Condition – Current Project
		St. Lawrence River Off Wolfe Island
			Existing Condition
			Proposed Condition – Current Project
		St. Lawrence River off Cape Vincent
			Existing Condition (Panoramic)
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 12b
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 12c
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 12d
		St. Lawrence River Off Burnham Point
			Existing Condition
			Proposed Condition – Current Project
		St. Lawrence River Off Millen Bay
			Existing Condition
			Proposed Condition – Current Project
		St. Lawrence River off Cedar Point
			Existing Condition (Panoramic)
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 15b
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 15c
			Proposed Condition – Current Project – Figure 15d
	Appendix J – Supplemental Shadow Flicker Analysis
	Appendix K – Transmission Infrastructure Visibility Study
	Appendix L – Noise Studies
		Environmental Sound Level Survey Results – Summer and Wintertime Conditions
		Noise Impact Assessment, St. Lawrence Wind Farm Project
	Appendix M – Complaint Resolution Program
	Appendix N – Comsearch Analyses
		Licensed Microwave Search & Worst Case Fresnel Zone Analysis
		Off-Air TV Reception Analysis at the St. Lawrence Wind Farm Project Area in Jefferson County, New York

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resubmittal: November 2009

	Cover Letter and Tables: November 2009
	Figure 1: Project Location Map: November 2009
	Figure 2: Wetland Delineation Location Map: November 2009
	Figure 2: Wetland Delineation Mapping: November 2009
	Figure 2: Wetland Impact Detail Sheet: November 2009
	Figure 3: Wetland Impact Detail, Proposed Transmission Interconnect Row: November 2009
	Figure 3: Wetland Delineation Mapping, Proposed Transmission Interconnect Row: November 2009
	NYS DEC Wetland Impact Detail Sheet: November 2009

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The public comment period for the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the proposed St. Lawrence Windpower project closed on May 30th, 2009.
	May 16th, 2009 Public Hearing
	Comment Letters (1 of 5)
	Comment Letters (2 of 5)
	Comment Letters (3 of 5)
	Comment Letters (4 of 5)
	Comment Letters (5 of 5)
	Background Sound Measurements and Analysis in the Vicinity of Cape Vincent, New York - Schomer and Associates, Inc. – 5/11/09
	Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece, P.C. Letter - 5/22/09
	Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece, P.C. Letter - 5/27/09