APPENDIX A LOCATION MAPS AND FIGURES Figure A-1, Location Map Map shows site location. Figure A2, Quadrangle Map USGS Quadrangle Map Figure A3, Enlarged Quadrangle Map USGS Enlarged Quadrangle Map Figure A4, Topographic Map Map shows topography in site area. Figure A5, Tax Map (site) Tax map of area around site. Figure A6, Prattsville Draft Site Plan Drawing shows drafted site plan of unit placement. Figure A7, Site Photographs View of site looking west. Picture shows open site and western border. View of site looking north – existing trailer park. Picture shows open site and existing trailer park on the northern border. View of site looking northeast. Picture shows open site and neighboring structures on northeast border. View looking southeast. Picture shows open site and trees on southern border. APPENDIX B GEOLOGY, SOILS & SEISMICITY Soils Map Map shows soils in area. Soil Survey Legend Greene County, New York Ba—Barbour loam Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 250 to 1,500 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 36 to 44 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 50 degrees F • Frost-free period: 135 to 170 days Map Unit Composition • Barbour and similar soils: 70 percent Description of Barbour Setting • Landform: Flood plains • Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit • Landform position (three-dimensional): Rise • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Loamy over sandy and gravelly alluvium derived mainly from areas of acid, reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 0 to 3 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 36 to 72 inches • Frequency of flooding: Occasional • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Moderate (about 6.1 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 1 Typical profile • 0 to 9 inches: Loam • 9 to 28 inches: Fine sandy loam • 28 to 78 inches: Very gravelly coarse sand Fu—Fluvaquents-Udifluvents complex, frequently flooded Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 100 to 3,000 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 36 to 44 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 50 degrees F • Frost-free period: 135 to 170 days Map Unit Composition • Fluvaquents and similar soils: 45 percent • Udifluvents and similar soils: 30 percent Description of Fluvaquents Setting • Landform: Flood plains • Landform position (two-dimensional): Toeslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip • Down-slope shape: Concave • Across-slope shape: Concave • Parent material: Alluvium with highly variable texture Properties and qualities • Slope: 0 to 3 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Drainage class: Poorly drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.06 to 19.98 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches • Frequency of flooding: Frequent • Frequency of ponding: Frequent • Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent • Available water capacity: Moderate (about 6.1 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 5w Typical profile • 0 to 5 inches: Gravelly silt loam • 5 to 70 inches: Gravelly silt loam Description of Udifluvents Setting • Landform: Flood plains • Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit • Landform position (three-dimensional): Rise • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Alluvium with a wide range of texture Properties and qualities • Slope: 0 to 5 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to high (0.06 to 5.95 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 24 to 72 inches • Frequency of flooding: Frequent • Frequency of ponding: None • Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent • Available water capacity: Moderate (about 6.0 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 5w Typical profile • 0 to 4 inches: Gravelly loam • 4 to 70 inches: Gravelly sandy loam HlC—Halcott-Vly complex, rolling Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 1,800 to 2,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 52 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 45 degrees F • Frost-free period: 100 to 125 days Map Unit Composition • Halcott and similar soils: 45 percent • Vly and similar soils: 35 percent Description of Halcott Setting • Landform: Hills, mountains • Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder • Landform position (three-dimensional): Mountaintop, crest • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: A thin mantle of channery, loamy till derived from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 8 to 15 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 10 to 20 inches to lithic bedrock • Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 1.8 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 6e Typical profile • 0 to 1 inches: Slightly decomposed plant material • 1 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 14 inches: Extremely channery loam • 14 to 18 inches: Bedrock Description of Vly Setting • Landform: Hills, mountains • Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder • Landform position (three-dimensional): Mountaintop, crest • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Channery loamy till that is derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 8 to 15 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 20 to 40 inches to lithic bedrock • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.2 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e Typical profile • 0 to 2 inches: Channery silt loam • 2 to 28 inches: Very channery loam • 28 to 32 inches: Unweathered bedrock LeC—Lewbeach channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 1,750 to 2,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 52 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 45 degrees F • Frost-free period: 100 to 125 days Map Unit Composition • Lewbeach and similar soils: 80 percent Description of Lewbeach Setting • Landform: Hills • Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder • Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Loamy till derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 8 to 15 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 18 to 36 inches to fragipan • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.1 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e Typical profile • 0 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 18 inches: Channery loam • 18 to 50 inches: Channery loam • 50 to 60 inches: Channery loam LeD—Lewbeach channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 1,750 to 2,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 52 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 45 degrees F • Frost-free period: 100 to 125 days Map Unit Composition • Lewbeach and similar soils: 80 percent Description of Lewbeach Setting • Landform: Hills • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Loamy till derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 15 to 25 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 18 to 36 inches to fragipan • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.1 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 4e Typical profile • 0 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 18 inches: Channery loam • 18 to 50 inches: Channery loam • 50 to 60 inches: Channery loam LeE—Lewbeach channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 1,750 to 2,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 52 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 45 degrees F • Frost-free period: 100 to 125 days Map Unit Composition • Lewbeach and similar soils: 75 percent Description of Lewbeach Setting • Landform: Hills • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Loamy till derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 25 to 35 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 18 to 36 inches to fragipan • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.1 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 6e Typical profile • 0 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 18 inches: Channery loam • 18 to 50 inches: Channery loam • 50 to 60 inches: Channery loam LlD—Lewbeach and Willowemoc channery silt loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 1,750 to 2,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 52 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 45 degrees F • Frost-free period: 100 to 125 days Map Unit Composition • Lewbeach and similar soils: 55 percent • Willowemoc and similar soils: 20 percent Description of Lewbeach Setting • Landform: Hills • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Loamy till derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 15 to 35 percent • Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders: 1.6 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 18 to 36 inches to fragipan • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.1 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 7s Typical profile • 0 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 18 inches: Channery loam • 18 to 50 inches: Channery loam • 50 to 60 inches: Channery loam Description of Willowemoc Setting • Landform: Hills • Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit • Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope • Down-slope shape: Concave • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Loamy till derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 15 to 35 percent • Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders: 1.6 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 17 to 26 inches to fragipan • Drainage class: Moderately well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 16 to 24 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.9 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 7s Typical profile • 0 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 21 inches: Channery loam • 21 to 60 inches: Channery loam LmD—Lewbeach and Willowemoc channery silt loams, moderately steep, very bouldery Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 1,750 to 2,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 52 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 45 degrees F • Frost-free period: 100 to 125 days Map Unit Composition • Lewbeach and similar soils: 55 percent • Willowemoc and similar soils: 25 percent Description of Lewbeach Setting • Landform: Hills • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Loamy till derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 15 to 35 percent • Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders: 1.6 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 18 to 36 inches to fragipan • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.1 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 7s Typical profile • 0 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 18 inches: Channery loam • 18 to 50 inches: Channery loam • 50 to 60 inches: Channery loam Description of Willowemoc Setting • Landform: Hills • Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit • Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope • Down-slope shape: Concave • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Loamy till derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 15 to 35 percent • Surface area covered with cobbles, stones or boulders: 1.6 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 17 to 26 inches to fragipan • Drainage class: Moderately well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 16 to 24 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.9 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 7s Typical profile • 0 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 21 inches: Channery loam • 21 to 60 inches: Channery loam TuB—Tunkhannock gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 700 to 2,000 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 36 to 44 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 50 degrees F • Frost-free period: 135 to 170 days Map Unit Composition • Tunkhannock and similar soils: 80 percent Description of Tunkhannock Setting • Landform: Valley trains, terraces • Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit • Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Gravelly loamy glaciofluvial deposits over sandy and gravelly glaciofluvial deposits, derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 3 to 8 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High (1.98 to 5.95 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Low (about 4.4 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 2s Typical profile • 0 to 7 inches: Gravelly loam • 7 to 25 inches: Very gravelly loam • 25 to 60 inches: Stratified extremely gravelly sand TuC—Tunkhannock gravelly loam, rolling Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 700 to 2,000 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 36 to 44 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 50 degrees F • Frost-free period: 135 to 170 days Map Unit Composition • Tunkhannock and similar soils: 80 percent Description of Tunkhannock Setting • Landform: Valley trains, terraces • Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder • Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Gravelly loamy glaciofluvial deposits over sandy and gravelly glaciofluvial deposits, derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 5 to 15 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High (1.98 to 5.95 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Low (about 4.4 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e Typical profile • 0 to 7 inches: Gravelly loam • 7 to 25 inches: Very gravelly loam • 25 to 60 inches: Stratified extremely gravelly sand TuD—Tunkhannock gravelly loam, hilly Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 700 to 2,000 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 36 to 44 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 50 degrees F • Frost-free period: 135 to 170 days Map Unit Composition • Tunkhannock and similar soils: 75 percent Description of Tunkhannock Setting • Landform: Valley trains, terraces • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Riser • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Gravelly loamy glaciofluvial deposits over sandy and gravelly glaciofluvial deposits, derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 15 to 25 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High (1.98 to 5.95 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Low (about 4.4 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 4e Typical profile • 0 to 7 inches: Gravelly loam • 7 to 25 inches: Very gravelly loam • 25 to 60 inches: Stratified extremely gravelly sand TvB—Tunkhannock gravelly loam, fan, 3 to 8 percent slopes Map Unit Setting • Mean annual precipitation: 36 to 44 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 50 degrees F • Frost-free period: 135 to 170 days Map Unit Composition • Tunkhannock and similar soils: 75 percent Description of Tunkhannock Setting • Landform: Valley trains, terraces • Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit • Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Gravelly loamy glaciofluvial deposits over sandy and gravelly glaciofluvial deposits, derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 3 to 8 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High (1.98 to 5.95 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 36 to 72 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Low (about 4.4 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 2s Typical profile • 0 to 7 inches: Gravelly loam • 7 to 25 inches: Very gravelly loam • 25 to 60 inches: Stratified extremely gravelly sand VhD—Vly-Halcott complex, moderately steep, very rocky Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 1,800 to 2,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 52 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 45 degrees F • Frost-free period: 100 to 125 days Map Unit Composition • Vly and similar soils: 40 percent • Halcott and similar soils: 30 percent Description of Vly Setting • Landform: Hills, mountains • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Mountainflank, side slope • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Channery loamy till that is derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 15 to 25 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 20 to 40 inches to lithic bedrock • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.2 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 6s Typical profile • 0 to 2 inches: Channery silt loam • 2 to 28 inches: Very channery loam • 28 to 32 inches: Unweathered bedrock Description of Halcott Setting • Landform: Hills, mountains • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Mountainflank, side slope • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: A thin mantle of channery, loamy till derived from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 15 to 25 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 10 to 20 inches to lithic bedrock • Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 1.8 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 6s Typical profile • 0 to 1 inches: Slightly decomposed plant material • 1 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 14 inches: Extremely channery loam • 14 to 18 inches: Bedrock VhF—Vly-Halcott complex, very steep, rocky Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 1,800 to 2,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 52 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 45 degrees F • Frost-free period: 100 to 125 days Map Unit Composition • Vly and similar soils: 48 percent • Halcott and similar soils: 25 percent Description of Vly Setting • Landform: Hills, mountains • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Mountainflank, side slope • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Channery loamy till that is derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 35 to 55 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 20 to 40 inches to lithic bedrock • Drainage class: Well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.2 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 7e Typical profile • 0 to 2 inches: Channery silt loam • 2 to 28 inches: Very channery loam • 28 to 32 inches: Unweathered bedrock Description of Halcott Setting • Landform: Hills, mountains • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Mountainflank, side slope • Down-slope shape: Convex • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: A thin mantle of channery, loamy till derived from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 35 to 55 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 10 to 20 inches to lithic bedrock • Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 1.8 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 7e Typical profile • 0 to 1 inches: Slightly decomposed plant material • 1 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 14 inches: Extremely channery loam • 14 to 18 inches: Bedrock W—Water Map Unit Setting • Mean annual precipitation: 36 to 44 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 45 to 50 degrees F • Frost-free period: 135 to 170 days Map Unit Composition • Water: 100 percent WmB—Willowemoc channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 1,800 to 2,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 52 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 45 degrees F • Frost-free period: 100 to 125 days Map Unit Composition • Willowemoc and similar soils: 85 percent Description of Willowemoc Setting • Landform: Hills • Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit • Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest • Down-slope shape: Concave • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Loamy till derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 3 to 8 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 17 to 26 inches to fragipan • Drainage class: Moderately well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 16 to 24 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.9 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 2w Typical profile • 0 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 21 inches: Channery loam • 21 to 60 inches: Channery loam WmC—Willowemoc channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes Map Unit Setting • Elevation: 1,800 to 2,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 52 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 41 to 45 degrees F • Frost-free period: 100 to 125 days Map Unit Composition • Willowemoc and similar soils: 85 percent Description of Willowemoc Setting • Landform: Hills • Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit • Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest • Down-slope shape: Concave • Across-slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Loamy till derived mainly from reddish sandstone, siltstone, and shale Properties and qualities • Slope: 8 to 15 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 17 to 26 inches to fragipan • Drainage class: Moderately well drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 16 to 24 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.9 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e Typical profile • 0 to 6 inches: Channery silt loam • 6 to 21 inches: Channery loam • 21 to 60 inches: Channery loam Seismic Hazard Evaluation Map USGS Seismic Hazard Map of area APPENDIX C FARMLAND PROTECTION POLICY ACT NRCS Correspondence From: Unser, Jim - NRCS, Ghent, NY [jim.unser@ny.usda.gov] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 3:41 PM To: Sherwood, Brad NAN02 Cc: Simmons, Machelle - NRCS, Walton, NY; Wright, Peter - NRCS, Syracuse, NY; Davis, Deron - NRCS, Highland, NY Subject: RE: Evaluation of Site in Prattsville for FEMA Attachments: USDA Form1.pdf; FarmlandDescription.pdf; Prattsville.pdf; PrattsvilleWSS1.pdf; Prime_and_other_Important_Farmlands.pdf; SoilDAtaMArt.pdf Hi Brad, After we spoke I made some calls and consulted our Web Soil Survey Website and local GIS data. Based on the soil type TuB Part II of the Farmland Conversion Impact Rating was checked yes because it is technically a prime farmland soil. That being said the soil is not highly erodible nor an active farm field in any way. As you stated the landowner has already given his blessing to move the trailers there so there is no permission issue. There is no impact as it relates to the farmland soil as the area is not being farmed in any way, it’s just an extension to his existing trailer park area. I have included materials obtained from web soil survey. We (NRCS) is not a regulatory agency and I have consulted as many of my collogues and supervisors as possible as I have never had any experience with this form. A consensus was there is no impact as the acreage is so small, privately owned, currently in the same land use (trailers) and not active farmland, so I completed the form to the best of my ability. As you stressed time is extremely important I did not want to hold up people from moving into homes and see the environmental impact on the proposed acreage as insignificant to the overall goals here. I hope this helps, any questions please contact me, Jim Jim Unser, RC USDA-NRCS Ghent F/O 518-828-4385 From: Sherwood, Brad NAN02 [mailto:Brad.Sherwood@usace.army.mil] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 12:00 PM To: Unser, Jim - NRCS, Ghent, NY Subject: Evaluation of Site in Prattsville for FEMA Jim, I attached our quick site review for the project site, as well as a form that has been used in the past for other FEMA mission assigned projects. There are portions of this form that should be filled out by NRCS. However, if the site contains no prime, unique, statewide or local important farmland, that involves just checking a box. Any help you can provide me regarding this is great. I appreciate your help and quick turn around on it, Brad Brad Sherwood, Project Manager NY District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Upstate Regulatory Field Office Bldg 10, 3rd Floor 1 Buffington St. Watervliet, NY 12189-4000 518-266-6355 - office 518-487-0382 - mobile Completed Farmland Conversion Impact Rating Form U.S. Department of Agriculture FARMLAND CONVERSION IMPACT RATING Form AD-1006 (10-83) APPENDIX D WATER RESOURCE MAPPING Streams and Tributaries Map Map showing streams and tributaries in the area. Watershed Breakdown Map Map showing watershed breakdown. APPENDIX E WETLAND MAPPING National Wetlands Inventory Map NYSDEC Wetlands Map APPENDIX F FLOODPLAIN 8-STEP PROCESS AND INSURANCE RATE MAP PRATTSVILLE TEMPORARY HOUSING SITE Executive Order 11988 – Floodplain Management Eight-Step Decision Making Process Executive Order 11988 (Floodplain Management) requires federalagencies “to avoid to the extent possible the long and short term adverse impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of the floodplain and to avoid direct or indirect support of floodplain development wherever there is a practicable alternative.” FEMA’s implementing regulations are at 24 CFR Part 9, which includes an eight step decision making process for compliance with this part. This eight step process is applied to the proposed Prattsville Temporary Housing Site (PTHS). The entire Project area is within the 100- and 500-year floodplain of Schoharie Creek. The steps in the decision making process are as follows: Step 1 Determine if the proposed action is located in the Base Floodplain. The PTHS involves the construction and installation of twenty (20) temporary housing units adjacent to an existing mobile home park. A large portion of the PTHS, including multiple temporary housing units,portions of the access driveway, and the utilities, will be located within the 100-year floodplain (according to FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Panel 158 of 531, of Map Number 36039C0158F, dated May 16, 2008). The remaining portions of the project are located in the 500-year floodplain, as depicted in the drawing referenced above. The floodplains in relation to the community and the PTHS are depicted in Appendix F of the Environmental Report. Step 2 Early public notice (Preliminary Notice) A public notice concerning the PTHS was published on October 15, 2011, in the Binghamton Press and Sun Bull, the Elmira Star Gazette,the Kingston Daily Freedom, and the Schenectady Gazette. The Schenectady Gazette is the regional newspaper for the Greene County area, including the floodplain area of Schoharie Creek. Step 3 Identify and evaluate alternatives to locating in the base floodplain. A large number of individuals and families who lost their homes and are currently living at alternative locations, lived within the 100- and 500-year floodplain of the Town of Prattsville. The majority of the surrounding area, in and around the affected area within the Town of Prattsville, is located within the floodplain. An alternative site was examined, but rejected. This alternative site was rejected because it was also located within the floodplain, and would have cost a substantial amount of money to build out an entirely new site. Finding a site that was not in the floodplain, but remaining close to the community to minimize the amount of time displaced individuals and families spend at alternative locations, and thus limit further economic and personal hardships for affected residents, disrupt school attendance and the school system, and further strain the Village’s social and economic infrastructure, proved difficult and not practical. The entire site will be filled to an elevation of at least 1154 feet above mean sea level. In addition, each temporary housing unit will be supported by piers located on a gravel pad. This installation method will result in the bottom of each temporary housing unit being at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation (BFE). Step 4 Identify impacts of proposed action associated with occupancy or modification of the floodplain. Impact on natural function of the floodplain The Proposed Action would have an impact on the local 100-year floodplain based on the necessity to bring in fill material to raise the site above the elevation of 1154 feet above mean sea level. This would raise approximately 2 acres of the site above the base flood elevation. Placement of fill,however, and turning the site into impervious surface would result in adverse effects to floodplain natural and beneficial functions and values such as those associated with natural flood and erosion control and water quality maintenance. However, the majority of the area that would be increased in elevation, removing it from the 100-year floodplain, is within the higher elevations of the floodplain, where flooding is predicted to be minimal. Therefore it has been determined that, based on the proposed site location within the 100-year floodplain and on the minimal size of the area being filled, the adverse effects on the floodplain associated with the project would be minimized and would not be significant. Impact of the flood water on the proposed facilities Step 5 Design or modify the proposed action to minimize threats to life and property and preserve its natural and beneficial floodplain values. Each temporary housing unit will be supported by piers located on a gravel pad. This installation method will result in the bottom of each temporary housing unit being at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation (BFE),preventing any future flood event from impacting the temporary housing units. Step 5 Design or modify the proposed action to minimize threats to life and property and preserve its natural and beneficial floodplain values. The PTHS is designed to minimize floodplain impacts. Each temporary housing unit will be supported by piers located on a gravel pad. This installation method will result in the bottom of each temporary housing unit being at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation (BFE), preventing any future flood event from impacting the temporary housing units. In addition, no impervious material will be used, which would create stormwater runoff issues. Step 6 Re-evaluate the proposed action. The project will not expose any segment of the population to any additional flood hazards. The project will not aggravate the current flood hazard because the temporary housing site does not impede or redirect flood flows. It has been determined that the project will have minimal effects on floodplain values because of its location in the outer boundaries of the floodplains. Therefore, it is still practicable to construct the proposed project within the floodplain. Alternatives consisting of locating the project outside the floodplain or taking “no action” are not practicable. Step 7 Findings and Public Explanation (Final Notification) After evaluating alternatives, including impacts and mitigation opportunities it has been determined that the proposed project is the most practical alternative. It is our determination that there is no practicable alternative to locating the project in the 100- and 500-year floodplains of Schoharie Creek because: 1. The majority of the surrounding area, in and around the affected area within the Town of Prattsville, is located within the floodplain; and 2. Finding a site that was not in the floodplain, but remaining close to the community to minimize the amount of time displaced individuals and families spend at alternative locations, and thus limit further economic and personal hardships for affected residents, disrupt school attendance and the school system, and further strain the Village’s social and economic infrastructure, proved difficult and not practical. Step 8 Implement the action The proposed PTHS will be constructed in accordance with applicable floodplain development requirements. National Flood Insurance Program Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) APPENDIX G FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT PERTINENT CORRESPONDENCE MEMO dated 11-3-2011 from USFWS – no effect to Endangered Species. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Letter to US Army Corps of Engineers regarding Natural Heritage Data dated 11-3-2011. APPENDIX H CULTURAL RESOURCES FEMA Consultation with SHPO FEMA Section 106 Letter to New York State Historic Preservation Office (NYSHPO) dated 11-3-2011 Historic Preservation Field Services Bureau Peebles Island, PO Box 189, Waterford, New York 12188-0189 518-237-8643 www.nysparks.com November 3, 2011 Brad Sherwood Army Corps of Engineers Albany Field Office 1 Buffington Street, Bld 10, 3rd Floor Watervliet, New York 12189-4000 (via e-mail only) Re: CORPS Emergency Shelter/Baker Site/Irene-Lee Recovery Efforts 14672 Route 23/PRATTSVILLE, Greene County 11PR07128 Dear Mr. Sherwood: Thank you for requesting the comments of the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). We have reviewed the project in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. These comments are those of the SHPO and relate only to Historic/Cultural resources. Please be aware that we do note a large archaeological area identified by Arthur Parker in 1922 north of your project location. Based upon this review, it is the SHPO’s opinion that your project will have No Effect upon cultural resources in or eligible for inclusion in the National Registers of Historic Places with the following conditions/construction options: -Each unit will be placed using one of the following methods 1) Place unit on gravel over geo textile. 2) Place unit on existing grade. 3) Placed unit on poured concrete piers 2 x 2 feet or less, x 10 piers or less (less than 40 sq feet of disturbance). -Utilities will be excavated using a trencher with the minimum disturbance practical, i.e. 14 inches or less in width. If I can be of any further assistance do not hesitate to contact me at (518) 237-8643, ext. 3263. Sincerely, John A. Bonafide Historic Preservation Services Coordinator SHPO Response to Applicant Regarding Proposed Site From: Bonafide, John (PEB) [John.Bonafide@parks.ny.gov] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 9:10 AM To: Sherwood, Brad NAN02 Subject: Prattsville Bard, As we just discussed, our office can approve the raising of the section of the property that will receive mobile housing. We suggest that geo-textile be laid down over the existing grade before fill is brought in. As for the new road, we would recommend that some level of archeological monitoring be introduced during this cut. If you have any questions please let me know. John A. Bonafide Historic Preservation Services Coordinator Division for Historic Preservation Peebles Island State Park P.O. Box 189 Waterford, NY 12188-0189 *:518-237-8643, ext.3263| 7:518-233-9049| *:john.bonafide@nysparks.ny.gov Web Site: http://nysparks.state.ny.us/shpo ________________________________ Our email address has changed. The new address is "@parks.ny.gov". Please update your contact lists. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation APPENDIX I ZONING INFORMATION Letter from Code Enforcement Officer regarding new construction permit fees dated 11-18-2011. Letter from Code Enforcement Officer regarding a variance for the necessary fill and construction associated with the installation of the temporary housing units.