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Grand Island panel tables Woods Creek East permit, backs hydrology study to support application
Summary
At its December meeting the Long Range Planning Committee allowed the Woods Creek East applicant to continue with a complete DEC/Army Corps application and voted to pursue grant funding for a watershed hydrology study covering Woods Creek from its headwaters to the Niagara River.
Chris, the applicant presenting the Woods Creek East project, told the Long Range Planning Committee that he submitted a joint permit application on July 28 and showed drone footage of January flooding that, he said, demonstrates severe siltation and blocked channels along the proposed reach. “This project is what we call Woods Creek East,” he said, outlining a roughly 3.7-mile effort to reestablish historical channel grades and restore conveyance where prior man-made channelization has silted and been overtaken by invasive vegetation.
The committee heard that the Army Corps of Engineers has been responsive in on‑site visits, while the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation…
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