Life-Cycle Project Management: EIS and Permit Integration Water for the Future: Repair and Bypass of the Rondout-West Branch Tunnel Jennifer Farmwald, DEP September 18, 2013

2 Agenda Water for the Future (WFF) Program Overview Coordination: o Scope o Schedule o Contract Specifications o Construction Lessons Learned/Takeaways

3 WFF Program Overview The Rondout-West Branch Tunnel (RWBT) is part of DEP’s Delaware Water Supply System The RWBT will be taken out of service for up to 10 months to connect the Delaware Aqueduct to a bypass tunnel (currently under construction) During the shutdown, DEP will be unable to convey or divert water from the Delaware System Additional water supply is therefore needed to augment the Catskill and Croton system: o Reactivation of Queens Groundwater o Upper Catskill Aqueduct Rehabilitation o Demand Management Two Environmental Impact Statements Permits

4 WFF Program Overview

5 Bypass Tunnel – under construction Repairs in Wawarsing – in design Effects of the connection: o Increased drawdowns o Cessation of leaks in Roseton Cessation of leaks in Roseton o Additional releases from Rondout Reservoir Rondout Creek Cannonsville Reservoir. Lower photo shows same view as upper except at 6.5% capacity (Dec 20, 2001)

6 WFF Program Overview Queens Groundwater Reactivation Upper Catskill Aqueduct Rehabilitation o Cleaning o Leak repair o Chemical addition Demand Management o Municipal, Residential, non- Residential o System Optimization Watercourse resulting from Catskill Aqueduct Leak

7 EIS 1 - Completed Detailed assessment of shaft and bypass tunnel construction impacts. High-level, generic assessment of augmentation and temporary affects of the shutdown Impacts: o Noise o Transportation o Neighborhood Character Permits: o USACE Individual Permit o DEC Permits o Site Plan Approvals o NYSDOT Aerial View of RWBT Bypass Construction – Newburgh, NY

8 EIS 2 - Pending Update on shaft and bypass tunnel construction Detailed assessment of augmentation and temporary affects of the shutdown o Queens Groundwater Rehabilitation o Upper Catskill Aqueduct Optimization o Additional releases from Rondout Reservoir o Increased drawdowns in Catskill and Croton Systems o Cessation of leaks in Roseton Permits o Federal: USACE JDs, Nationwide o State: DEC, DOH o Local: 10+ Site Plan Applications, DEP, NYCDOHMH, NYC Design Commission

9 Design and Construction Coordination One contract to handle EIS and permits EA/Permitting review for all project designs (7 so far) Review all program contracts for consistency/scope Environmental Assessment and Permits Bypass Design Bypass Construction Catskill Design Catskill Construction Groundwater Design Groundwater Construction

10 Program Schedule Single, integrated program schedule Perform data needs assessment for contracts Red-flag items with long lead times Identify schedule constraints for risk management

11 Contract Specifications and Construction Integrated EIS commitments into contract specifications for first EIS: Conceptual Noise Mitigation Plan included as appendix Traffic mitigation letter agreement included as appendix; ensured allotment for purchase of adaptive traffic signals Negotiated GHG reduction measures: o From the EIS o From the contract specifications

12 Lessons Learned/Takeaways Integrate EA/permitting needs into design and construction contracts Coordinate closely to develop schedule milestones Identify risks and mitigation strategies early Meet with regulators early and often Work closely with the design and project management team Adapt for smaller projects