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Final Environmental Impact Study

Section PDF Final Environmental Impact Study (FEIS) Wynn Hospital, Utica, NY, or return to MVHS SEQR Indecx


View the Wynn Hospital FEIS Cover Pages, or scroll to page 1002 to see their "Example Emergency Operations Plan" in Appendix E. A plan that offers ZERO detail- it is simply a "Table of Contents," and presumably lifted from someone elses plan!

Table Of Contents

FEIS Table Of Contents

List of Tables ii
List of Figures ii
List of Appendices iii

FEIS Introduction

FEIS Introduction

Corrections & Revisions To DEIS

FEIS Revisions To DEIS

Responsiveness Summary

Responsiveness Summary Comments 1 to 29

Responsiveness Summary Comments 29 to 39

Responsiveness Summary Comments 39 to 54

Responsiveness Summary Comments 54 to 69

Responsiveness Summary Comments 69 to 95

Responsiveness Summary Comments 96 to 121

Responsiveness Summary Comments 122 to 151

Responsiveness Summary Comments 151 to 205

Responsiveness Summary Comments 206 to 242

Responsiveness Summary Comments 243 to 265

Appendix

Appendix A - Notice of Completion of the DEIS/Notice of Public Hearing (3 pages)

Appendix B - Public & Agency Comments & Public Hearing Transcript (274 pages), or only the NYSDOT comments (9 pages)

Appendix C - Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), Letter of Resolution (LOR) with DASNY (12 pages)

Appendix D - Traffic Impact Study Addendum (557 pages)

Appendix E - Example Emergency Operations Plan

FEIS Back Cover Page


1. Introduction 1

1.1 Project Description 1

1.1.1 Project Purpose (Public Need and Benefit) 1

1.1.2 Background and History 2

1.1.3 Project Location 3

1.1.4 Project Elements 3

1.1.5 Construction Activities 16

1.1.6 Operation and Maintenance Requirements 16

1.1.7 Project Schedule (Including Phasing) 17

1.2 Document Purpose 17

1.2.1 Coordinated Review 17

1.2.2 Lead Agency Coordination 17

1.2.3 Notice of Determination of Significance/Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS 17

1.2.4 Scoping 18

1.2.5 Draft Environmental Impact Statement 18

1.2.6 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)/Findings 19

1.3 Permits and Approvals 20

2. Corrections and Revisions to DEIS 23

3. Responsiveness Summary 25

3.1 Project Description 25

3.2 Regulatory Review and Approvals 35

3.3 Alternatives Considered 35

3.4 Land 57

3.5 Surface Water 58

3.6 Groundwater 61

3.7 Air 62

3.8 Aesthetic Resources 63

3.9 Historic and Archaeological Resources 67

3.10 Transportation 73

3.11 Energy 88

3.12 Utilities 92

3.13 Noise and Odor 95

3.14 Human Health 95

3.15 Community Character 100

3.16 Solid Waste Management 111

3.17 Effects on the Use and Conservation of Energy 111

3.18 Cumulative Impacts 111

3.19 Unavoidable Adverse Environmental Impacts 117

3.20 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources 117

3.21 Growth Inducing Aspects 118

3.22 Miscellaneous Comments 124

3.15 Community Character 100

3.16 Solid Waste Management 111

3.17 Effects on the Use and Conservation of Energy 111

3.18 Cumulative Impacts 111

3.19 Unavoidable Adverse Environmental Impacts 117

3.20 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources 117

3.21 Growth Inducing Aspects 118

3.22 Miscellaneous Comments 124

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. MVHS Campus Locations 1

Table 2. Potential Permits and Approvals 20

Table 3. Estimated Revenues 120

Table 4. Estimated Revenues 140

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Existing MVHS Campuses 2

Figure 2. Proposed IHC Boundary 3

Figure 3. Integrated Health Campus (IHC) 4

Figure 4. Existing Conditions: Oriskany Street Looking Northwest 6

Figure 5. Proposed Conditions: Oriskany Street Looking Northwest 6

Figure 6. 335 Columbia Street Facing Southeast 7

Figure 7. 336 Columbia Street Facing South 8

Figure 8. Haberer Building Looking Northwest (336 Columbia Street) 8

Figure 9. 338 – 358 Columbia Street Looking Northwest 9

Figure 10. 406 Columbia Street Looking East-Northeast 9

Figure 11. 317 Lafayette Looking Northwest 9

Figure 12. 418 Lafayette Street Facing North 10

Figure 13. 510 – 512 Lafayette Street Looking Northwest 10

Figure 14. 529 Oriskany Street Looking Northeast 10

Figure 15. 336 Columbia Street Facing South 54

Figure 16. 335 Columbia Street Facing Southeast 54

Figure 17. Haberer Building Looking Northwest (336 Columbia Street) 55

Figure 18. 338 – 358 Columbia Street Looking Northwest 55

Figure 19. 406 Columbia Street Looking East-Northeast 56

Figure 20. 317 Lafayette Looking Northwest 56

Figure 21. 418 Lafayette Street Facing North 56

Figure 22. 510 – 512 Lafayette Street Looking Northwest 57

Figure 23. 529 Oriskany Street Looking Northeast 57

Figure 24. View of Proposed IHC From the Northeast 65

Figure 25. Utica AUD 65

Figure 26. NEXUS 65

Figure 27. View Along Lafayette Street 66

Figure 28. Five Minute Walking Radius 78

Figure 29. Existing Conditions: Oriskany Street from the Northwest 79

Figure 30. Proposed Conditions: View of the Proposed IHC from the Northwest 79

Figure 31. Proposed Traffic Mitigation 82

Figure 32. Hospital-Related Economics “Ripple” Effects 108

LIST OF APPENDICES

A. Notice of Completion of the DEIS/Notice of Public Hearing

B. Public and Agency Comments and Public Hearing Transcript

C. OPRHP Letter of Resolution (LOR)

D. Traffic Impact Study Addendum

E. Example Emergency Operations Plan (Table of Contents)


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