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Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

• Public Presentations
• Annual Monitoring Reports
• Post-Removal Inspection Reports
• Post-Removal Sampling/Work Plans and Reports
• Final Completion Report and Associated Documentation
• Monthly Reports
• Phase 3 Design Information
• Phase 2 Design Information
• Phase 1 / Phase 2 Transition Design Information
• Phase 1 Design Information
• Action Memorandum and Pre-Action Memo Reports/Documentation

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Public Presentations

• Overview of Upper 2-Mile Reach - Housatonic River Restoration, September 2009 (PDF) (46 pp, 3.7MB)
• Overview of Upper 2-Mile Reach Restoration, June 9, 2009 (PDF) (33 pp, 2.6MB)

Annual Monitoring Reports

• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), March 28, 2012, Re: 2011 Annual Monitoring Report 1½ Mile Reach Removal Action GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (PDF) (3 pp, 44K)
• Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 30, 2012, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach 2011 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (144 pp, 10.6MB)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), March 14, 2011, Re: 2010 Annual Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 36K)
• Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney GE), to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 28, 2011, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach 2010 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (118 pp, 4.1MB)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), March 22, 2010, Re: 2009 Annual Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (3 pp, 44K)
• Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 28, 2010, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach 2009 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (126 pp, 4.1MB)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), June 29, 2009, Re: 2008 Annual Monitoring Report - Revised May 2009 (PDF) (2 pp, 91K)
• 2008 Annual Monitoring Report - Revised, May 2009 (PDF) (63 pp, 5.2MB)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), April 27, 2009, Re; 2008 Annual Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (5 pp, 38K)
• 2008 Annual Monitoring Report, January 30, 2009 (PDF) (58 pp, 23.9MB)
• 2007 Annual Inspection, Monitoring, and Maintenance Report, January 2008 (PDF) (128 pp, 13.8MB)
• 2006 Annual Restoration Monitoring Report: 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (120 pp, 15.4MB)
• 2005 Annual Restoration Monitoring Report: 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (161 pp, 9.5MB)
• 2004 Annual Restoration Monitoring Report: 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (74 pp, 6.8MB)

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

• Letter from Mooney (GE) to Mitchell (Pittsfield Conservation Commission), December 28, 2011, Re: Notice Relating to the Registry of Properties Adjacent to East Branch of Housatonic River and Subject to Consent Decree for GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (3 pp, 576K)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (GE) and Gorski (MDEP), December 14, 2011, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2011 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (15 pp, 231K)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (GE) and Gorski (MDEP), December 14, 2011, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2011 Annual ERE Inspection Activities (PDF) (12 pp, 215K)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), November 8, 2011, Re: September 13, 2011 Post-Storm Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, and Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures Report; 1½ Mile Reach Removal Action, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (PDF) (2 pp, 19K)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), October 21, 2011, Re: Summer 2011 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (3 pp, 38K)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 13, 2011, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach September 13, 2011 Post-Storm Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, and Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures (PDF) (20 pp, 3.1MB)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), October 12, 2011, Re: 2011 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures, and Critical Ancillary Items Report & Supplemental Inspection of Critical Ancillary Items and Certain Associated Items Report; 1½ Mile Reach Removal Action GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (PDF) (3 pp, 26K)
• Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 31, 2011, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach Supplemental Inspections of Critical Ancillary Items and Certain Associated Items (PDF) (21 pp, 2MB)
• Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (GE), August 24, 2011, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach Summer 2011 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report (PDF) (95 pp, 5.7MB)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), August 8, 2011, Re: Spring 2011 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 24K)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 28, 2011, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach June 1, 2011 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures, and Critical Ancillary Items (PDF) (23 pp, 4.7MB)
• Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 9, 2011, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach Spring 2011 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report (PDF) (65 pp, 6.1MB)
• Letter from Mooney (GE) to Mitchell (Pittsfield Conservation Commission), December 22, 2010, Re: Notice Relating to the Registry of Properties Adjacent to East Branch of Housatonic River and Subject to Consent Decree for GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (3 pp, 558K)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 14, 2010, Re; 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2010 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (15 pp, 217K)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 14, 2010, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2010 Annual ERE Inspection Activities (PDF) (13 pp, 203K)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), September 20, 2010, Re: Summer 2010 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2-Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (3 pp, 31K)
• Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 26, 2010, Re: Summer 2010 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (94 pp, 13.5MB)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), August 9, 2010, Re: 2010 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures, and Critical Ancillary Items Report & Supplemental Inspection of Articulated Concrete Block Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 25K)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), July 19, 2010, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach Supplemental Inspection of Articulated Concrete Block (PDF) (7 pp, 872K)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), July 12, 2010, Re: Spring 2010 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (3 pp, 44K)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 17, 2010, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach 2010 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures, and Critical Ancillay Items (PDF) (23 pp, 3.7MB)
• Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 4, 2010, Re: Spring 2010 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (57 pp, 5MB)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 15, 2009, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2009 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (15 pp, 170K)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (GE), December 15, 2009, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for Parcel I7-21-1 (PDF) (4 pp, 121K)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), October 13, 2009, Re: 2009 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures, and Critical Ancillary Items Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 25K)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), September 17, 2009, Re: Summer 2009 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 26K)
  • Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 27, 2009, Re: Summer 2009 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (82 pp, 8.7MB)
• Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 16, 2009, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach 2009 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures, and Critical Ancillary Items (PDF) (27 pp, 3MB)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), July 13, 2009, Re; Spring 2009 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report (PDF) (4 pp, 40K)
• Spring 2009 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action, June 10, 2009 (PDF) (43 pp, 7.3MB)
• Letter (with attachments) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), October 8, 2008, Re: 2008 Summer Inspection Reports,1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (5 pp, 467K)
• 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, 2.82MB)
• 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, 10.6MB)
• Spring 2008 Inspection of Vegetation Restoration, July 3, 2008 (PDF) (44 pp, 12MB)
• 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, 19MB)
  • Appendix C - Construction As-Builts (In-River) - Phase 1 (PDF) (63 pp, 15.9MB)
  • Appendix C - Construction As-Builts (In-River) - Phase 2 (PDF) (58 pp, 15.6MB)
  • Appendix C - Construction As-Builts (In-River) - Phase 3 (PDF) (75 pp, 19.1MB)
• 2007 Summer Vegetation Monitoring Report (PDF) (46 pp, 7.4MB)
• Monitoring of Aquatic Structures, Riprap, and Riverbank Soil (PDF) (9 pp, 708K)
• 2007 Spring Vegetation Monitoring Report (PDF) (41 pp, 6.2MB)

Post-Removal Sampling/Work Plans and Reports

• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), May 22, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 2012 Sediment Sampling Plan 1½-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River (PDF) (2 pp, 28K)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), May 22, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 2012 Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sampling Plan 1½-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River (PDF) (2 pp, 37K)
• Letter (with enclosures) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), March 23, 2012, Re: General Electric Company Pittsfield, Massachusetts 2012 Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sampling Plan, 1½-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River, March 2012 (PDF) (142 pp, 3MB)
• Letter (with enclosures) from Mooney (USEPA) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), March 23, 2012, Re: General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA., 2012 Sediment Sampling Plan 1½-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River. March 2012 (PDF) (12 pp, 2.2MB)
• 2007 Post-Remediation Aquatic Community Assessment Report, December 2007 (PDF) (28 pp, 343K)
• Post-Remediation Sediment Sampling Report, August 2007 (PDF) (32 pp, 4.6MB)
• Work Plan for Aquatic Invertebrate and Fish Sampling, June 2007 (PDF) (12 pp, 270K)
• Post-Remediation Sediment Sampling Plan, May 18, 2007 (PDF) (4 pp, 167K)

Final Completion Report and Associated Documentation

• Letter (with enclosures) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Ruffer (Director, Department of Community Development) and Mitchell (Agent, Conservation Commission), May 11, 2012, Re: Registry of Properties Subject to the GE-Pittsfield Consent Decree-Updated May 2012 (PDF) (28 pp, 6.5MB)
• Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), March 30, 2011, Re: Final Completion Report 1 1/2-Mile Reach Removal Action General Electric, March 2011 (PDF) (2 pp, 32K)
  • Final Completion report, 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action (March 2011) (PDF) (237 pp, 3.1MB)
    • Appendices (PDF) (8,578 pp, 448.2MB)
• Letter (with enclosures) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mitchell (City of Pittsfield Conservation Commission), December 16, 2010, Re: Registry of Properties Located within the 100-year Floodplain adjacent to the East Branch of Housatonic River Subject to the GE-Pittsfield Consent Decree—Updated, December 2010 GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (20 pp, 3.4MB)
• 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, 19MB)
  • Appendix C - Construction As-Builts (In-River) - Phase 1 (PDF) (63 pp, 15.9MB)
  • Appendix C - Construction As-Builts (In-River) - Phase 2 (PDF) (58 pp, 15.6MB)
  • Appendix C - Construction As-Builts (In-River) - Phase 3 (PDF) (75 pp, 19.1MB)
• 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, 718K)

Monthly Reports

• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, December 2006 (PDF) (8 pp, 449K)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, November 2006 (PDF) (9 pp, 595K)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, October 2006 (PDF) (15 pp, 1.3MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, September 2006 (PDF) (17 pp, 1.4MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, August 2006 (PDF) (19 pp, 2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, July 2006 (PDF) (19 pp, 1.7MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, June 2006 (PDF) (16 pp, 1.2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, May 2006 (PDF) (29 pp, 2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, April 2006 (PDF) (28 pp, 1.4MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, March 2006 (PDF) (35 pp, 1.8MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, February 2006 (PDF) (37 pp, 1.9MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, January 2006 (PDF) (31 pp, 1.7MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, December 2005 (PDF) (31 pp, 1.8MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, November 2005 (PDF) (37 pp, 2.1MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, October 2005 (PDF) (38 pp, 2.2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, September 2005 (PDF) (32 pp, 1.9MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, August 2005 (PDF) (35 pp, 2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, July 2005 (PDF) (38 pp, 2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, June 2005 (PDF) (37 pp, 2.2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, May 2005 (PDF) (32 pp, 1.5MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, April 2005 (PDF) (35 pp, 2.5MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, March 2005 (PDF) (24 pp, 1.4MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, February 2005 (PDF) (13 pp, 1.2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, January 2005 (PDF) (16 pp, 1.3MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, December 2004 (PDF) (24 pp, 1.1MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, November 2004 (PDF) (36 pp, 2.1MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, October 2004 (PDF) (39 pp, 1.9MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, September 2004 (PDF) (32 pp, 2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, August 2004 (PDF) (39 pp, 1.2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, July 2004 (PDF) (43 pp, 1.4MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, June 2004 (PDF) (36 pp, 1.2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, May 2004 (PDF) (38 pp, 1.3MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, April 2004 (PDF) (31 pp, 1.2MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, March 2004 (PDF) (8 pp, 84K)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp, 588K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 306K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp, 946K)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, February 2004 (PDF) (29 pp, 1.5MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, January 2004 (PDF) (7 pp, 58K)
  • Tables (PDF) (11 pp, 41K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 270K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (3 pp, 15MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, December 2003 (PDF) (7 pp, 36K)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp, 47K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 307K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (3 pp, 1.5MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, November 2003 (PDF) (25 pp, 2.27MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, October 2003 (PDF) (9 pp, 61K)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp, 43K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 268K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp, 1.4MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, September 2003 (PDF) (34 pp, 1.6MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, August 2003 (PDF) (8 pp, 38K)
  • Tables (PDF) (16 pp, 43K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 271K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (5 pp, 1.6MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, July 2003 (PDF) (9 pp, 41K)
  • Tables (PDF) (18 pp, 50K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 271K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp, 1.37MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, June 2003 (PDF) (9 pp, 547K)
  • Tables (PDF) (19 pp, 493K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 285K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp, 265K)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, May 2003 (PDF) (10 pp, 338K)
  • Tables (PDF) (16 pp, 342K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 314K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (5 pp, 368K)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, April 2003 (PDF) (10 pp, 45K)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp, 34K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 266K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp, 204K)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, March 2003 (PDF) (9 pp, 41K)
  • Tables (PDF) (17 pp, 36K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 264K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp, 250K)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, February 2003 (PDF) (8 pp, 41K)
  • Tables (PDF) (16 pp, 34K)
  • Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 263K)
  • Pictures (PDF) (4 pp, 1.9MB)
• 1.5 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River Removal Action Monthly Report, January 2003 (PDF) (8 pp, 34K)
• Tables (PDF) (16 pp, 31K)
• Maps (PDF) (1 pg, 269K)
• Pictures (PDF) (3 pp, 184K)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Phase 3 Design Information

• Basis of Design for Phase 3 of the 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, December 2006 (PDF) (1 pg, 20K)
  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, 14MB)
• Supplemental Design Information for Phase 3 – Dawes Avenue to the Confluence - of the 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, February 2005 (PDF) (25 pp, 351K)
• Design Drawings – 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, Phase 3, Stations 543+50 to 575+33, January 27, 2005 (PDF) (45 pp, 23MB)
• Specifications for Phase 3, Stations 543+50 to 575+33, 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action, January 2005 (PDF) (322 pp, 5MB)

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, 60MB)
  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, 6.1MB)
• Final Specifications for Phase 2 Stations 527+60 to 543+50, 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, February 2004 (PDF) (117 pp, 1.7MB)
• Final Drawings for Phase 2 Stations 527+60 to 543+50, 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, February 2004 (PDF) (15 pp, 8.2MB)
• Specifications for Phase 2, Stations 522+29 to 527+60, 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, October 2003 (PDF) (262 pp, 2.1MB)
• 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, 9.4MB)
• Determination of Final Remediation Limits – Elm Street Bridge to Dawes Avenue Bridge – 1.5-Mile Removal Action, October 2003 (PDF) (118 pp, 14.2MB)
• Pre-Design Summary, 1.5 Mile Removal Action - Phase 2, July 2002 (PDF) (468 pp, 17MB)

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, 60MB)
  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, 10.3MB)
• Final Specifications for the Phase 1/Phase 2 Transition Area of the 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, April 2003 (PDF) (310 pp, 3.2MB)
• Final Design Drawings for Phase I/Phase II Transition Area, 1.5-Mile Reach Removal Action, April 2003 (PDF) (17 pp, 10.4MB)
• 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, 3.2MB)

Phase 1 Design Information

• Final Basis of Design Document - Phase 1, May 2002
  • Part 1 (PDF) (394 pp, 17.5MB)
  • Part 2 (PDF) (101 pp, 13.8MB)
• Final Design Specifications, 1.5-Mile Removal Action, First Phase, November 2001 (PDF) (287 pp, 2.3MB)
• Final Design Drawings for 1.5-Mile Removal Action, First Phase, November 2001 (PDF) (29 pp, 20MB)
• Supplemental Sampling Report – Aggrading Bar and Additional Bank Samples, August 27, 2001 (PDF) (12 pp, 1.9MB)
• Top of Bank Sampling Report, May 16, 2001 (PDF) (5 pp, 275K)
• Drainage Swale DS-1 Sampling Report, December 1, 2000 (PDF) (7 pp, 2MB)

Action Memorandum and Pre-Action Memo Reports/Documentation

• April 28, 2005 Amended Action Memorandum--Ceiling Increase (PDF) (13 pp, 1.6MB)
• Letter from John P. Lortie (Woodlot Alternatives, Inc.) to Joel Lindsay (Manchester, NH), October 19, 2001, Re: Absence of Threatened and Endangered Species in the 1 1/2 Mile Reach (PDF) (1 pg, 297K)
• Action Memo and Responsiveness Summary - November 21, 2000 (PDF) (173 pp, 17.6MB)
• 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, 185K)
  • Tables for all Sections (PDF) (20 pp, 76K)
  • Figures for all Sections (PDF) (8 pp, 2.2MB)
  • Appendix A - Boring Logs (Introduction): Borehole Logbook, Soil Boring Summary, and Analytical Sample Summary (PDF) (17 pp, 65K)
  • Appendix A, Part 1 - Borehole Logs 104 through 132 (PDF) (132 pp, 3.8MB)
  • Appendix A, Part 2 - Borehole Logs 133 through 163 (PDF) (128 pp, 3.8MB)
  • Appendix A, Part 3 - Borehole Logs 163A through 198 (PDF) (129 pp, 4.2MB)
  • Appendix B - Analytical Data (PDF) (200 pp, 413K)
  • Appendix C - Geotechnical Data (PDF) (72 pp, 175K)
  • Appendix D - Cost Analysis: Alternatives 1, 2, and 3 (PDF) (156 pp, 3.2MB)
  • Appendix E - Recommended Alternative (PDF) (149 pp, 2.9MB)
• Aquatic Habitat Assessment, 1.5-Mile Reach, September 2000 (includes Sept. 2001 updates) (PDF) (70 pp, 5.8MB)
• Recommended Alternative
  • EE/CA Fact Sheet on Recommended Alternative, July 2000 (PDF) (6 pp, 205K)
  • Section 6 Recommended Alternative, July 2000 (PDF) (212 pp, 8MB)
  • Appendix R, Response to the National Remedy Review Board Comments, July 2000 (PDF) (4 pp, 226K)
• 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, 6.1MB)
• EE/CA For the Upper Reach - Feb 2000
  • Table of Contents for Volume I (PDF) (10 pp, 74K)
  • Table of Contents for Volume II (PDF) (1 pg, 11K)
  • Table of Contents for Volume III (PDF) (1 pg, 12K)
  • Table of Contents for Volume IV (PDF) (1 pg, 11K)
  • Table of Contents for Volume V (PDF) (1 pg, 12K)
  • Volume I Sections 1.1 - Introduction through 9 - References (PDF) (375 pp, 7.7MB)
  • Volume I Section 6 (updated July 2000) - Recommended Alternative (PDF) (212 pp, 7.7MB)
  • Volume II Appendices A - Combined Action and EE/CA Approval Memorandum through C - ARARs Tables (PDF) (390 pp, 7.8MB)
  • Volume III Appendices D - Historic Site Information through G - Sediment Data (PDF) (389 pp, 5.1MB)
  • Volume IV Appendices H - River Bank Soil Data and I - Specialty Sample Analytical Data (PDF) (403 pp, 1.1MB)
  • Volume V Appendix L - Restoration Design Scenarios (PDF) (21 pp, 589K)
  • Volume V Appendix N - Bank Stability Evaluation (PDF) (57 pp, 2.2MB)
  • Volume V Appendix J - Analytical Data-RiverBank and Sediment through Q - Miscellaneous Information (PDF) (2 pp, 755K)
  • Volume V Appendix K-1 - Housatonic River and Riparian Community Characterization: Lyman Street to the Confluence (PDF) (40 pp, 10.5MB)
  • Volume V Appendix K-2 - Natural Community Data Forms (PDF) (118 pp, 6.4MB)
  • Volume V Appendix M - Cap Design and Construction Evaluation (PDF) (31 pp, 2.3MB)
  • Volume V Appendix O - Estimate of Excavation and Backfill Quantities (PDF) (29 pp, 181K)
  • Volume V Appendix P - Restoration Monitoring Plan Outline (PDF) (8 pp, 32K)
  • Volume V Appendix Q - Miscellaneous Information (PDF) (48 pp, 1.4MB)
  • Volume V Appendix R - Response to National Remedy Review Board Comments (PDF) (4 pp, 228K)

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