Planning reviewers say IWS DEIS answers many questions but flag runoff, leachate and off-site truck storage

Planning board reviewers told the town board they believe the Integrated Waste Services (IWS) second-round draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) largely responded to earlier information requests but left material questions about runoff, leachate disposal and off-site vehicle storage unresolved.

Reviewers said the DEIS shows geotechnical borings and laboratory analyses that the report says found no contamination above applicable cleanup objectives; the reviewers agreed that the sampling appears to have been performed and reported, but said the town should seek an independent technical review. They also noted the DEIS explains leachate collection and off-site disposal but does not clearly identify which licensed wastewater treatment facility will receive trucked leachate.

The DEIS describes stormwater and leachate flows from the IWS site that, according to the report and reviewers'analysis, route in part onto the neighboring property known as Amy's Kitchen. Reviewers warned that at least two flow paths were identified: sheet flow toward the northeast of the site and a 12-inch…