an update by the NYSDEC on the plan for Spring Creek under federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

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Spring Creek South HMGP Project
Update
Presentation to Jamaica Bay Task Force
April 17, 2018

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Location: NPS Gateway Jamaica Bay Unit –
Spring Creek

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Recent Activity
Phase I: Engineering & Design
o Selected proposed alternative
o Completed detailed designs
o Updated H&H and Geotech studies
o Calculated cost report
o Drafted EA
 SHPO and §106 consultations
 Coordinating agency consultations

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Recent activity: Proposed alternative

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Recent activity: Proposed alternative

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Recent activity: Proposed alternative

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Recent activity: Proposed alternative

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NPS CERCLA Process
o Site History
o NPS Response Action under CERCLA
o Limited radiological survey
o Coordination with technical experts
o Alignment with HMGP project
o Spring Creek is open
o Ongoing community engagement

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Challenges & Responses
Fiscal Realities
o Budget escalation: $65MM to $89MM-$118MM
o Size of site: 237 acres
o Excavation & disposal: $1MM to $20MM to $134MM
 Berm up to 19′ NAVD88
 Demarcation layer
o Phragmites root mat removal: $20MM
 Compost; pelletize; multi-year herbicide

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Challenges & Responses
Fiscal Realities (cont.)
o Purchase of 688,000 cy clean material: $50MM
 Potential clean sand options
 JFK site(s); NYC Clean Soil Bank; USACE
dredging FY20
 Community coordination

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Challenges & Responses − Stockpile
o Trucks enter /exit near
165th & CBB (92nd St.)
o Travel on NPS access
roads
o No radiation in selected
area
o Geotextile layer
o Erosion controls in place
o CLF for security
o 6-week project

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Challenges & Responses
Timeline
o FEMA approves EA prior to public release
o Public comment period rescheduled to summer
2018
o FONSI expected fall 2018
o 6-month extension request
 Tentative Phase 1 due date: Dec. 31, 2018

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Contacts
Lisa Baron
Project Manager, USACE
Lisa.a.baron@usace.army.mil
917-790-8306
Joanna Field
Project POC, DEC Region 2
joanna.field@dec.ny.gov
718-482-4057
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