The draft EIS has been given to the town. Any interested parties can ask to view it at the town hall or request a copy based on the Freedom of Information act. The town is allowed to charge a reasonable duplication fee.
Here is the official notice:
Date: Februaury 28, 2007
Lead Agency: Town Board of the Town of Wethersfield
Town of Wethersfield Town Hall, 4362 Route 78, Gainesville, NY 14066
This notice is issued pursuant to Part 617 of the Implementing Regulations pertaining to Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review Act) of the Environmental Conservation Law. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (*Draft EIS*) has been completed and accepted by the Lead Agency on February 28, 2007 for the proposed action described below. Comments on the Draft EIS are requested and will be accepted by the Lead Agency contact person until April 30, 2007 at 5 PM.
Name of Action: Noble Wethersfield Windpark
Description and Classification of Action: Construction, operation, and maintenance of a 127.5 MW wind energy facility consisting of 85 wind turbines (59 in the Town of Wethersfield and 26 in the Town of Eagle), along with associated access roads, electrical collection system and electrical substation. Each turbine will be approximately 400' tall when the blade is at highest point.
The action is classified as a SEQR Type I action.
Location: Portions of the Towns of Wethersfield and Eagle, Wyoming County, New York
Potential Environmental Impacts: Aesthetic and Visual impacts (due to the height of the turbine), on water resources (including wetlands), on cultural resources (including historic resources), from alteration of storm water run-off flow and patterns and drainage, wildlife (particularly birds and bats), on agricultural lands, from construction traffic, from noise, and to habitat.
Lead Agency Contact Person:
David M. DiMatteo, Esq.
Town of Wethersfield Attorney
116 North Main Street
P.O. Box 190
Warsaw, N.Y. 14569-0190
585-786-2110
Copies of the Draft EIS are available and may be obtained at the following locations:
Noble Environmental Power's Office
Heather Yates
Administrative Assistant
7294 Centerville Road
Bliss, N.Y. 14204
(585) 322-7675
Noble Environmental Power's website: www.noblepower.com
Town of Wethersfield Town Hall
Gail Vosburg
Town Clerk
4362 Route 78
Gainesville, NY 14066
(585) 322-0118
Eagle Free Library
Linda Lavery
Director
3412 School Street
Bliss, NY 14204 322-7701
Warsaw Library
Angela Gonzalez
Director
130 N. Main St.
Warsaw, NY 14569
585-786-5650
Gainesville Public Library
Mary Mann
Director
10 Church St.
Silver Springs, NY 14550
585-493-2970
Pike Library
Doris Flint
Director
65 West Main Street
Pike, NY 14130
585-493-5900
A copy of this notice must be sent to:
- Commissioner, Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-1750
- Appropriate Regional Office of The DEC
- Chief Executive Officer of the Town of Wethersfield
- All other involved agencies
- Any person requesting a copy
- The Project Sponsor
- The NYSDEC Environmental Notice Bulletin, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233
Copies of the Drafty EIS must be distributed as required by 6 NYCRR Section 617.12(b).(423)