|
Topic
|
Agreed Change
|
| Odor |
 Design
features and Best Management Practices to prevent odor from potential
sources: old newspaper, sludge, gray water
Provision
to add additional odor control to covered waste water treatment
clarifier if needed
|
| Dust |
Post
remediation construction plan
Fugitive dust
control plan with engineering controls
Dust monitoring
with establishment of action levels and notification requirements.
Additional
mitigation during construction and operation if needed
|
| PM2.5 |
Use
of ultra low sulfur oil under certain conditions
Reduced oil-firing
in auxiliary boiler (45 days to 15 days), and turbines and duct burners
(45 days to 40 days)
Reduced vehicle
speeds (less dust)
Reduced truck
idling (less emissions) |
| Noise |
Minimized
nighttime construction activities
No "loud
noise" including back up beepers before 7 am during construction
Use of low-noise
equipment
Added noise
wall on north end of property
Relocated
truck bays away from Riverside Avenue
Best Management
Practices including no use of Trackmobile during nighttime hours
Best Management
Practices for on-site rail operations
Advance notice
to community of construction schedule and significant noise generating
events
Construction
and operation noise level compliance testing |
| Water |
Best
Management Practices for using treated water discharged from Albany
County Sewer District (treatment and maintenance)
Relocated
gray water line emergence from lagoon area to cogeneration facility
area
Reduced size
of and relocated storm water basin |
| Visual |
Reduced
footprint and re-oriented recycled newsprint manufacturing facility
layout for visual improvement
Selected more
advance cooling tower for additional reductions in cooling tower estimated
daytime hours of visible plume
Cogeneration
facility stack plume reduction measures
Use of task
lighting where appropriate
Shorter poles
for recycled newsprint manufacturing facility site perimeter lighting
fixtures
Relocated
truck bays away from Riverside Avenue
Provide screen
between truck bays and main railroad line
Relocated
recycled newsprint manufacturing facility stack away from corner of
site nearest Fort Crailo
Deleted a
135 foot stack at recycled newsprint manufacturing facility
Changed cogeneration
facility stack from one large stack to two thinner stacks
Reconfigured
cogeneration facility switchyard to a smaller footprint, saving trees
and reducing wetland impacts
Improved building
facades facing Riverside Avenue
Improved landscape
design including tree preservation
Improved facade
in re-use of BASF waterfront building |
| Traffic |
Improved
signal timing on Route 9/20
Traffic control
officer for Route 9/20 ramp South Street intersection during peak
construction employment
Prevention
of any project traffic through Fort Crailo neighborhood
Off site parking
for peak construction workers
Transportation
Demand Management program with on-site coordinator
Trucks will
avoid using route 9J where practicable.
Pursue truck
scheduling to avoid peak rush hours and increased use of rail and
barge
|
| Land Use |
Total
avoidance of existing BASF closed landfill
Provide bikeway
along Riverside Avenue
Provide riverfront
overlook park
Reduced wetlands
impacts |
| Emergency Services |
Work
with County and City to assure proper emergency response services
Provide detailed
Emergency Response Plans |
| Cultural Resources |
Reduced
potential impacts to Fort Crailo State Historic site and residents
- Visual improvements
- Relocated newsprint recycling facility stack
- Reduced noise, lighting and traffic potential impacts
Document and
publicly preserve information on three potentially historic BASF buildings
Incorporate
historic building features in building facades
Masonry wall
with murals / historic architectural features along recycled newsprint
manufacturing facility northwestern boundary
$200,000 Revolving
Loan Fund for City Historic Residential district
$25,000 donation
to Crailo State Historic Site
$25,000 donation
to Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
$10,000 donation
to Historic Cherry Hill |
Communication
And Enforcement
|
Establishment
of a Community Liaison Officer with authority to take corrective action
Formation
of a citizens' committee
City review
and approval of certain plans and procedures
Posting of
demolition and construction activities on website |
| Community Character |
Most
of the above changes, especially land use, visual, cultural, traffic,
and noise related, are beneficial to the local community character |
