EAST RIVER SLUDGE STORAGE TANK REMOVAL

March 27, 2013

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Expanding Waterfront Access

Brooklyn Waterfront Plan Includes: 2-Mile area along East River for residential and open space development Open space extension from Newtown Barge Park to Dupont Street Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning Re-establish publics connection to the waterfront

Newtown Barge Terminal Playground Expansion

Enlarge Newtown Barge Playground Improve public access to waterfront Demolish East River Sludge Storage Tank

East River Sludge Loading Facility

Sludge Storage Tank

Sludge Loading Dock

in a M e c or F ge d Slu

Newtown Creek WWTP

Before Demolition of Sludge Tank

New sludge loading dock must be built on the Whale Creek Canal. New sludge vessels (3) under construction now. Two vessels must be in reliable operation before existing sludge tank is abandoned. Perform Maintenance Dredging in portions of Newtown Creek and Whale Creek siltation has impacted the existing navigation channel. It needs to be restored to the intended channel depth for safe navigation by sludge vessels.

New Sludge Loading Dock

NEW SLUDGE LOADING DOCK

New Sludge Vessels

Maintenance Dredging Areas

Dredging Area

Maintenance Dredging Depths

Surface Water 0 FT MLW

Draft Loaded Vessel -14 FT MLW 2 FT Safety Clearance -16 FT MLW -16 to -18 FT MLW -16.5 to -18.5 FT MLW -18 to -19 FT MLW Clean Fill +0.5 FT -18.5 to -19.5 FT MLW

1-2 FT Siltation Allowance

Pre-Dredge Activities
NYSDEC SEDIMENT SAMPLING Characterize in-situ dredge spoils for disposal (~42,000 CY)
Are the spoils hazardous waste? Not according to a round of sediment sampling in 2009.

Provides data for the WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN to be developed prior to dredging operations Provides data for the AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN to be developed prior to dredging operations

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Coordination with EPA

EPA SEDIMENT SAMPLING PLAN Before dredging occurs, data from the dredge areas will be gathered in a manner consistent with the ongoing CERCLA RI/FS This sampling effort is separate from the pre-dredge sediment samples required by NYSDEC for characterizing the dredged material for disposal. Sediment sampling plan has been approved by EPA Same quality assurance plan Same parameters as assessed in the RI Same laboratories for most analysis

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Typical Dredging Operation

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Typical Dredging Operations

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Control Measures During Dredging

Item Dredge Type Description Environmental Closed bucket Not allowed; Bucket to be lowered to the level of gunwales before release; Fully loaded scows must have at least 18-inch freeboard Rinsing of Gunwales Cycle Time Silt Curtains Containment Booms Settling Prior to Decant Water Treatment TSS Monitoring Placement of Clean Material Parameter-specific water quality monitoring Odor (H2S) control Not allowed Hoist speed limited to approximately 2 feet per second Required Required Minimum of 24 hours but then treated (see below) Dewatering treatment system on the dredging barge Monitor for visual plume; TSS sampling inside and outside of the mixing zone No less than 0.5 feet thick in the dredge area TBD based on in-situ results Monitor for odors; utilize foam barrier if required

Barge Overflow

TSS= Total suspended solids; TBD= To be determined; H2S= hydrogen sulfide

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Construction Work Hours

New sludge loading dock on Whale Creek
Normal working hours: 7:00 3:30

Perform Maintenance Dredging of Newtown Creek and Whale Creek

Authorized to work 24 hrs/day USCG Notices to navigation:
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lnmDistrict&region=17

Demolition of East River Storage Tank

Normal working hours: 7:00 3:30

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Summary Schedule

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QUESTIONS?

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