Notice: Public info meeting, Nov 29, 2005

Clinton Sewer improvement project

Onondaga County is in the process of finalizing the Clinton Street CSO Abatement Project Facility Plan (Nov 2005) and Clinton CSO Abatement: Environmental Information Document (Nov 2005) (EID) for the abatement of combined sewer overflows that currently discharge into Onondaga Creek from eleven combined sewer overflow points located along the creek near the center area of the City of Syracuse between East Adams Street and West Fayette Street.

The plan calls for a regional treatment and storage facility and installation of conveyance pipelines to transport combined sewage flow to the treatment facility. The site identified for the treatment and storage facility is proposed for land bordered by the creek and the railroad overpass near Clinton Street that is currently owned by the City and used for parking.

The County is required to carry out the Clinton project under a federal court order.

A meeting has been scheduled where County representatives will describe the plan and EID to the public, receive comments, be available to answer questions and solicit suggestions for possible mitigation measures:

Tuesday, November 29
7:00 p.m.
Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) Conference Room
500 South Franklin Street
(Use side door entrance.)

The Clinton Street CSO Abatement Project Facility Plan (Nov 2005) has been under development for a number of years, and public participation activities have taken place beginning in 2000. Copies of an initial draft plan that included various possible sites for the treatment facility were distributed in the spring of 2002. Copies of the current Clinton Street CSO Abatement Project Facility Plan (Nov 2005) with recommended sites and the Clinton CSO Abatement: Environmental Information Document (Nov 2005) are now available for public review:

— Clinton Street CSO Abatement Project Facility Plan (Nov 2005)
— Clinton CSO Abatement: Environmental Information Document (Nov 2005).

The documents are also available at the following library:

Kinchen Central Library at the Galleries, 447 South Salina Street
Hours: M, Th, F, Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Tues and Wed 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m..

The public may also submit written comments at the meeting or mail to:
John Clare, Project Manager
Onondaga Co Dept of Water Environment Protection
650 Hiawatha Boulevard West
Syracuse, NY 13204

Written comments must be submitted by December 30, 2005.

Questions? Call John Clare at 435-2260 ext 371 or Sue Miller at ext 367.

Following a public hearing and finalization of the Facilities Plan, the County will proceed with design of the proposed facilities and develop a schedule and sequence for construction. Design of the facilities is scheduled to be completed by the spring of 2007. Following design, construction is estimated to take about 3 years. The public will be kept informed throughout the design and construction phases of the project.