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Postconstruction Study:
To view the Annual Report for the Maple Ridge Wind Farm -
Post Construction Bird and Bat Fatality Study - 2006,
please click here.
Preconstruction Studies:
Environmental
Design & Research, P.C., of Syracuse,
New York,
under contract to FRWP, has prepared a Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Maple Ridge Wind Farm. The FEIS incorporates
public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS), which was circulated for public review from
December 3, 2003,
to January 15, 2004.
Written comments were received during the pubic comment
period in addition to verbal comments conveyed at a
public hearing held on January
5, 2004, in the Town
of Martinsburg,
New York.
The
DEIS and the FEIS examine the project purpose, need,
and benefits and the potential environmental and socioeconomic
impacts of the project, providing proposed measures
to avoid, minimize, or mitigate potential impacts. Environmental
studies undertaken for the document examine land use,
vegetative communities, wildlife, hydrology (including
floodplains and wetlands), geology, and visual and cultural
(historical and archaeological) resources within a study
area encompassing the proposed facilities. These studies
examine all generating facility components, including
proposed turbine locations, electrical interconnects,
access roads, and substation facilities.
The
studies conducted for the proposed facility conclude
that both beneficial and adverse impacts will result
from either the construction or operation of the proposed
generating project. These impacts will be both temporary
and permanent in certain cases. The Town of Martinsburg,
acting as Lead Agency under the New York State Environmental
Quality Review Act, has determined that the project
may have a significant impact on the environment and
has issued a Positive Declaration.
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