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Phase 3 Design Information

• Basis of Design for Phase 3 of the 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, December 2006 (PDF) (1 p., 20 KB)
  Text, table, figures and appendices are internally linked from the table of contents. Combined file size is 37.2 MB.
• Determination of Final Remediation Limits, Dawes Avenue Bridge to Confluence, 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, November 2006 (PDF) (119 pp., 14 MB)
• Supplemental Design Information for Phase 3 – Dawes Avenue to the Confluence - of the 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, February 2005 (PDF) (25 pp., 351 KB)
• Design Drawings – 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, Phase 3, Stations 543+50 to 575+33, January 27, 2005 (PDF) (45 pp., 23 MB)
• Specifications for Phase 3, Stations 543+50 to 575+33, 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, January 2005 (PDF) (322 pp., 5 MB)

Phase 2 Design Information

• Basis of Design for Phase 2 (Including the Phase 1/Phase 2 Transition Reach) of the 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, February 2005 (PDF) (758 pp., 60 MB)
  See list of repositories or contact info for alternatives if downloading is impractical.
• Supplemental Design Information for Phase 2 - Elm Street to Dawes Avenue - of the 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, March 2004 (PDF) (21 pp., 6.13 MB)
• Final Specifications for Phase 2 Stations 527+60 to 543+50, 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, February 2004 (PDF) (117 pp., 1.74 MB)
• Final Drawings for Phase 2 Stations 527+60 to 543+50, 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, February 2004 (PDF) (15 pp., 8.19 MB)
• Specifications for Phase 2, Stations 522+29 to 527+60, 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, October 2003 (PDF) (262 pp., 2.09 MB)
• Final Drawings for Phase 2, Stations 522+29 to 527+60, 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, Issued for Construction, November 2003 (PDF) (18 pp., 9.4 MB)
• Determination of Final Remediation Limits – Elm Street Bridge to Dawes Avenue Bridge – 1.5-Mile Removal Action, October 2003 (PDF) (118 pp., 14.16 MB)
• Pre-Design Summary, 1.5 Mile Removal Action - Phase 2, July 2002 (PDF) (468 pp., 17 MB)

Phase 1 / Phase 2 Transition Design Information

• Basis of Design for Phase 2 (Including the Phase 1/Phase 2 Transition Reach) of the 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, February 2005 (PDF) (758 pp., 60 MB)
  See list of repositories or contact info for alternatives if downloading is impractical.
• Supplemental Design Information for the Phase 1/ Phase 2 Transition Area of the 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, June 2003 (PDF) (37 pp., 10.27 MB)
• Final Specifications for the Phase 1/Phase 2 Transition Area of the 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, April 2003 (PDF) (310 pp., 3.2 MB)
• Final Design Drawings for Phase I/Phase II Transition Area, 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, April 2003 (PDF) (17 pp., 10.39 MB)
• Phase II PCB Data Evaluation for Limits of Excavation Upstream of the Elm Street Bridge, 1.5-Mile Removal Action, February 6, 2003 (PDF) (39 pp., 3.19 MB)

Phase 1 Design Information

• Final Basis of Design Document - Phase 1, May 2002
  • Part 1 (PDF) (394 pp., 17.46 MB)
  • Part 2 (PDF) (101 pp., 13.77 MB)
• Final Design Specifications, 1.5-Mile Removal Action, First Phase, November 2001 (PDF) (287 pp., 2.28 MB)
• Final Design Drawings for 1.5-Mile Removal Action, First Phase, November 2001 (PDF) (29 pp., 20.04 MB)
• Supplemental Sampling Report – Aggrading Bar and Additional Bank Samples, August 27, 2001 (PDF) (12 pp., 1.9 MB)
• Top of Bank Sampling Report, May 16, 2001 (PDF) (5 pp., 275 KB)
• Drainage Swale DS-1 Sampling Report, December 1, 2000 (PDF) (7 pp., 1.99 MB)

Monthly Reports

• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, December 2006 (PDF) (8 pp., 449 KB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, November 2006 (PDF) (9 pp., 595 KB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, October 2006 (PDF) (15 pp., 1.34 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, September 2006 (PDF) (17 pp., 1.41 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, August 2006 (PDF) (19 pp., 1.98 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, July 2006 (PDF) (19 pp., 1.73 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, June 2006 (PDF) (16 pp., 1.2 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, May 2006 (PDF) (29 pp., 1.95 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, April 2006 (PDF) (28 pp., 1.36 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, March 2006 (PDF) (35 pp., 1.83 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, February 2006 (PDF) (37 pp., 1.92 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, January 2006 (PDF) (31 pp., 1.72 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, December 2005 (PDF) (31 pp., 1.83 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, November 2005 (PDF) (37 pp., 2.06 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, October 2005 (PDF) (38 pp., 2.18 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, September 2005 (PDF) (32 pp., 1.9 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, August 2005 (PDF) (35 pp., 2.04 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, July 2005 (PDF) (38 pp., 1.98 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, June 2005 (PDF) (37 pp., 2.18 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, May 2005 (PDF) (32 pp., 1.46 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, April 2005 (PDF) (35 pp., 2.18 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, March 2005 (PDF) (24 pp., 1.42 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, February 2005 (PDF) (13 pp., 1.2 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, January 2005 (PDF) (16 pp., 1.25 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, December 2004 (PDF) (24 pp., 1.11 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, November 2004 (PDF) (36 pp., 2.14 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, October 2004 (PDF) (39 pp., 1.93 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, September 2004 (PDF) (32 pp., 1.98 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, August 2004 (PDF) (39 pp., 1.15 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, July 2004 (PDF) (43 pp., 1.42 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, June 2004 (PDF) (36 pp., 1.22 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, May 2004 (PDF) (38 pp., 1.26 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, April 2004 (PDF) (31 pp., 1.2 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, March 2004 (PDF) (8 pp., 84 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp., 588 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 306 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp., 946 KB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, February 2004 (PDF) (29 pp., 1.46 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, January 2004 (PDF) (7 pp., 58 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (11 pp., 41 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 270 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (3 pp., 1.02 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, December 2003 (PDF) (7 pp., 36 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp., 47 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 307 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (3 pp., 1.46 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, November 2003 (PDF) (25 pp., 2.27 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, October 2003 (PDF) (9 pp., 61 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp., 43 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 268 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp., 1.35 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, September 2003 (PDF) (34 pp., 1.57 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, August 2003 (PDF) (8 pp., 38 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (16 pp., 43 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 271 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (5 pp., 1.6 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, July 2003 (PDF) (9 pp., 41 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (18 pp., 50 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 271 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp., 1.37 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, June 2003 (PDF) (9 pp., 547 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (19 pp., 493 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1p., 285 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp., 265 KB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, May 2003 (PDF) (10 pp., 338 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (16 pp., 342 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 314 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (5 pp., 368 KB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, April 2003 (PDF) (10 pp., 45 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp., 34 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 266 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp., 204 KB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, March 2003 (PDF) (9 pp., 41 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp., 36 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 264 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp., 250 KB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, February 2003 (PDF) (8 pp., 41 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (16 pp., 34 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 263 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp., 1.9 MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, January 2003 (PDF) (8 pp., 34 KB)
• Tables (PDF) (16 pp., 31 KB)
• Maps (PDF) (1 p., 269 KB)
• Pictures (PDF) (3 pp., 184 KB)

• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, December 2002 (PDF) (7 pp., 68 KB)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp., 37 KB)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 p., 265 KB)
  • Pictures (PDF) (3 pp., 191 KB)

• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, November 2002 (PDF) (21 pp., 652 KB)
  • Map and Photos (PDF) (5 pp., 858 KB)

• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, October 2002 (PDF) (7 pp., 137 KB)
• Tables (PDF) (15 pp., 603 KB)
• Maps (PDF) (1 p., 343 KB)
• Pictures (PDF) (2 pp., 527 KB)

• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, September 2002 (PDF) (9 pp., 269 KB)
• Tables (PDF) (6 pp., 192 KB)
• Maps (PDF) (1 p., 293 KB)
• Pictures (PDF) (2 pp., 209 KB)

• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, August 2002 (PDF) (8 pp., 145 KB)
• Tables (PDF) (1 p., 42 KB)
• Maps (PDF) (1 p., 330 KB)
• Pictures (PDF) (2 pp., 237 KB)

• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, July 2002 (PDF) (6 pp., 24 KB)
• Tables (PDF) (2 pp., 6 KB)
• Maps (PDF) (1 p., 344 KB)
• Pictures (PDF) (2 pp., 74 KB)

• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, June 2002 (PDF) (5 pp., 21 KB)
• Letter (PDF) (1 p., 5 KB)
• Tables (PDF) (2 pp., 6 KB)
• Maps (PDF) (1 p., 276 KB)
• Pictures (PDF) (2 pp., 93 KB)

General

• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 29, 2008, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach Report on 2008 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures and Ancillary Items (PDF) (34 pp., 2.82 MB)
• Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 21, 2008, Re: Summer 2008 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (97 pp., 8.63 MB)
• Letter (with report) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), May 28, 2008, Re: Interim Post-Removal Site Control Plan 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (108 pp., 18.97 MB)
  • Appendix C - Construction As-Builts (In-River) - Phase 1 (PDF) (63 pp., 15.90 MB)
  • Appendix C - Construction As-Builts (In-River) - Phase 2 (PDF) (58 pp., 15.62 MB)
  • Appendix C - Construction As-Builts (In-River) - Phase 3 (PDF) (75 pp., 19.12 MB)
• Pre vs. Post Remediation HEC-RAS Modeling & Flood Storage Capacity Report 1.5 Mile Removal Reach General Electric Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, March 2008 (PDF) (42 pp., 718 KB)
• 2007 Annual Inspection, Monitoring, and Maintenance Report, January 2008 (PDF) (128 pp., 13.84 MB)
• 2007 Post-Remediation Aquatic Community Assessment Report, December 2007 (PDF) (28 pp., 360 KB)
• 2007 Summer Vegetation Monitoring Report (PDF) (46 pp., 7.43 MB)
• Monitoring of Aquatic Structures, Riprap, and Riverbank Soil (PDF) (9 pp., 708 KB)
• 2007 Spring Vegetation Monitoring Report (PDF) (41 pp., 6.15 MB)
• Post-Remediation Sediment Sampling Report, August 2007 (PDF) (32 pp., 4.57 MB)
• Work Plan for Aquatic Invertebrate and Fish Sampling, June 2007 (PDF) (12 pp., 270 KB)
• Post-Remediation Sediment Sampling Plan, May 18, 2007 (PDF) (4 pp., 167 KB)
• 2006 Annual Restoration Monitoring Report: 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (120 pp., 15.36 MB)
• 2005 Annual Restoration Monitoring Report: 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (161 pp., 9.5 MB)
• 2004 Annual Restoration Monitoring Report: 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (74 pp., 6.8 MB)
• Contractor Quality Control Plan, September 2001 (PDF) (123 pp., 1.46 MB)
  • Resumes of CQC Personnel (PDF) (70 pp., 4.5 MB)
  • Housatonic River (PDF) (1 p., 1.44 MB)
  • Remedial Action Areas (PDF) (1 p., 865 KB)
  • Example Table, Summary of Testing Procedures (PDF) (4 pp., 153 KB)
• April 28, 2005 Amended Action Memorandum--Ceiling Increase (PDF) (13 pp., 1.59 MB)
• Action Memo and Responsiveness Summary - November 21, 2000 (PDF) (173 pp., 17.64 MB)
• Final Addendum to the Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis for the Upper Reach of the Housatonic River, Oct 2000
  • Cover Letter, Cover Page, Table of Contents, Sections 1 through 4 (PDF) (36 pp., 243 KB)
  • Tables for all Sections (PDF) (20 pp., 92KB)
  • Figures for all Sections (PDF) (8 pp., 2.28 MB)
  • Appendix A - Boring Logs (Introduction): Borehole Logbook, Soil Boring Summary, and Analytical Sample Summary (PDF) (17 pp., 86 KB)
  • Appendix A, Part 1 - Borehole Logs 104 through 132 (PDF) (132 pp., 5.07 MB)
  • Appendix A, Part 2 - Borehole Logs 133 through 163 (PDF) (128 pp., 4.95 MB)
  • Appendix A, Part 3 - Borehole Logs 163A through 198 (PDF) (129 pp., 5.5 MB)
  • Appendix B - Analytical Data (PDF) (200 pp., 4.48 MB)
  • Appendix C - Geotechnical Data (PDF) (72 pp., 1.92 MB)
  • Appendix D - Cost Analysis: Alternatives 1, 2, and 3 (PDF) (156 pp., 4.18 MB)
  • Appendix E - Recommended Alternative (PDF) (149 pp., 3.78 MB)
• Aquatic Habitat Assessment, 1.5-Mile Reach, September 2000 (includes Sept. 2001 updates) (PDF) (70 pp., 5.76 MB)
• Recommended Alternative
  • EE/CA Fact Sheet on Recommended Alternative, July 2000 (PDF) (6 pp., 232 MB)
  • Section 6 Recommended Alternative, July 2000 (PDF) (212 pp., 8.57 MB)
  • Appendix R, Response to the National Remedy Review Board Comments, July 2000 (PDF) (4 pp., 268 KB)
• Summary of Draft EE/CA for the Upper Reach of the Housatonic River
  • Presentation to the Citizens Coordination Council, Pittsfield, MA. 1 March, 2000 (PDF) (48 pp., 6.1 MB)
• EE/CA For the Upper Reach - Feb 2000
  • Table of Contents for Volume I (PDF) (10 pp., 45 KB)
  • Table of Contents for Volume II (PDF) (1p., 2 MB)
  • Table of Contents for volume III (PDF) (1 p., 9 KB)
  • Table of Contents for Volume IV (PDF) (1 p., 9 KB)
  • Table of Contents for Volume V (PDF) (1 p., 10 KB)
  • Volume I Sections 1.1 - Introduction through 9 - References (PDF) (375 pp., 8.86 MB)
  • Volume I Section 6 (updated July 2000) - Recommended Alternative (PDF) (212 pp., 8.75 MB)
  • Volume II Appendices A - Combined Action and EE/CA Approval Memorandum through C - ARARs Tables (PDF) (390 pp., 8.1 MB)
  • Volume III Appendices D - Historic Site Information through G - Sediment Data (PDF) (389 pp., 5.88 MB)
  • Volume IV Appendices H - River Bank Soil Data and I - Specialty Sample Analytical Data (PDF) (403 pp., 1.13 MB)
  • Volume V Appendix L - Restoration Design Scenarios (PDF) (21 pp., 715 KB)
  • Volume V Appendix N - Bank Stability Evaluation (PDF) (57 pp., 2.46 MB)
  • Volume V Appendix J - Analytical Data-RiverBank and Sediment through Q - Miscellaneous Information (PDF) (2 pp., 880 KB)
  • Volume V Appendix K-1 - Housatonic River and Riparian Community Characterization: Lyman Street to the Confluence (PDF) (40 pp., 13.25 MB)
  • Volume V Appendix K-2 - Natural Community Data Forms (PDF) (118 pp., 6.79 MB)
  • Volume V Appendix M - Cap Design and Construction Evaluation (PDF) (31 pp., 2.37 MB)
  • Volume V Appendix O - Estimate of Excavation and Backfill Quantities (PDF) (29 pp., 266 KB)
  • Volume V Appendix P - Restoration Monitoring Plan Outline (PDF) (8 pp., 25 KB)
  • Volume V Appendix Q - Miscellaneous Information (PDF) (48 pp., 1.59 MB)
  • Volume V Appendix R - Response to National Remedy Review Board Comments (PDF) (4 pp., 268 KB)

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