Opportunities for Input on Housatonic Rest of River Permit Submittals

• Submittals currently open to public input
• Submittals scheduled to be received in the future
• Submittals with closed input periods

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In accordance with the Consent Decree and the Final Permit, EPA has the approval authority over Housatonic Rest of River Permit submittals, after reasonable opportunity for review and comment by Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP). Although there is no formal public comment period on Rest of River Permit submittals, EPA has committed to making Permit submittals available to the public and other stakeholders prior to EPA formally responding to GE whenever practical.

EPA will not formally respond to GE prior to 30 days of the date of the documents. Therefore, if you have any suggestions or comments, please provide them to EPA at R1Housatonic@epa.gov by the date shown below. In addition, all Rest of River SOW Correspondence is available: https://semspub.epa.gov/src/collection/01/SC35333

Please note that EPA may make public all emails and input received and may publish such information on EPA’s website. By submitting input, be aware that any personal information (for example, name, home address, e-mail address, and phone number) may be publicly disclosed. If you wish to submit information that you would like to remain confidential, please contact EPA for alternative submission methods.

Submittals currently open to public input:

2024 Annual Report on Biota Consumption Advisory Outreach Activities for Housatonic Rest of River in Massachusetts (pdf) (8.2 MB)
Public input on this document should be sent to R1Housatonic@epa.gov by Friday, June 6, 2025.

2024 Annual Report on Biota Consumption Advisory Outreach Activities for Housatonic Rest of River in Connecticut (pdf) (16.2 MB)
Public input on this document should be sent to R1Housatonic@epa.gov by Friday, June 6, 2025.

Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan for Rail Transload Areas in Reaches 5 and 6 (pdf) (6 MB)
Public input on this document should be sent to R1Housatonic@epa.gov by Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Submittals scheduled to be received in the future:

Reach 5A Vernal Pools Final Revised Pilot Work Plan: Due from GE in July 2025.

Submittals with closed input periods:

2025 Submittals with closed input periods

Baseline Monitoring Program: Data Summary Report for 2023 (pdf) (33.2 MB)
Public input on this document ended on May 5, 2025.

• No public input received.

Baseline Restoration Assessment Report for Housatonic River Reaches 5B and 5C (pdf) (48.8 MB)
Public input on this document ended on April 21, 2025.

• Public input received will be available soon.

Phase 1B Cultural Resources Survey Report for Reach 5A (pdf) (102 MB)
Public input on this document ended on April 7, 2025.

• Public input on submittals (pdf) (1.5 MB)

2024 Submittals with closed input periods

Revised Operations, Monitoring, and Maintenance Plan for Woods Pond Dam (pdf) (27.1 MB)
Revised Operations, Monitoring, and Maintenance Plan for Rising Pond Dam (pdf) (20.9 MB)
Public input on these documents ended on April 11, 2025.

• Public input on submittals (pdf) (1.5 MB)

Phase IB Cultural Resources Survey Work Plan for Reach 6 (pdf) (3.4 MB)
Public input on this document ended on February 17, 2025.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.3 MB)

Revised Quality of Life Compliance Plan (pdf) (7.7 MB)
Public input on these documents ended on February 10, 2025.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (2.7 MB)

Revised Updated Project Operations Plan (pdf) (13.3 MB)
Public input on these documents ended on February 10, 2025.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.6 MB)

Revised UDF Final Design Plan (pdf) (90.4 MB)
Revised UDF Operation, Monitoring, and Maintenance Plan (pdf) (4.8 MB)
Proposed Dewatering and Water Treatment Systems for Upland Disposal Facility (UDF) Area: Addenda to the UDF Final Design Plan and UDF Revised Operations, Monitoring, and Maintenance Plan (Transmittal Letter Attached) (pdf) (7.7 MB)
Public input on these documents ended on February 10, 2025.

• Public input on submittals (pdf) (1.8 MB)

Conceptual Remedial Design/Remedial Action Work Plan for Reach 6 (pdf) (142 MB)
Pre-Design Investigation Report for Reach 6 (pdf) (53.4 MB)
Baseline Restoration Assessment Report for Reach 6 (pdf) (25.1 MB)
Public input on these documents ended on February 3, 2025.

• Public input on submittals (pdf) (11.9 MB)
• Public input received after the deadline on submittal (pdf) (1.6 MB)

Revised On-Site and Off-Site Transportation and Disposal Plan
Optimized Figures (pdf) (22.2 MB) | Higher Quality Figures (pdf) (38.2 MB)
Please note, the content in both of these URLs is identical. The only difference is the figure resolution.
Input on this document ended on January 15, 2025.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (531 MB)
• Public input received after the deadline on submittal (pdf) (1.1 MB)

2024 Annual Visual Inspection Report – Willow Mill Dam (pdf) (6.4 MB)
2024 Annual Visual Inspection Report – Columbia Mill Dam (pdf) (7.5 MB)
Input period on these documents ended on January 10, 2025.

• Public input on submittals (pdf) (858 KB)

Outreach Activities for Biota Consumption Advisory Activities in Massachusetts (pdf) (10.6 MB)
Input period on these documents ended on June 9, 2024.

• No public input received.

Outreach Activities for Biota Consumption Advisory Activities in Connecticut (pdf) (20.9 MB)
Input period on these documents ended on June 9, 2024.

• No public input received.

Revised Final Pre-Design Investigation Summary Report for Upland Disposal Facility (pdf) (166.4 MB)
Upland Disposal Facility Final Design Plan (pdf) (84.8 MB)
Upland Disposal Facility Operations, Monitoring, and Maintenance Plan (pdf) (4.7 MB)
Input period on these documents ended on May 20, 2024.

• Public input on submittals (pdf) (16.2 MB)

Phase I Inspection/Evaluation Report for Rising Pond Dam (pdf) (5.9 MB)
Input period ended on May 17, 2024.

• No public input received.

Phase I Inspection/Evaluation Report for Woods Pond Dam (pdf) (13.1 MB)
Input period ended on May 17, 2024.

• No public input received.

Updated Project Operations Plan (pdf) (13.6 MB)
Input period ended on April 30, 2024.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (4.9 MB)

2023 Annual Visual Inspection Report for Willow Mill Dam (pdf) (4.2 MB)
Input period ended on April 19, 2024.

• No public input received.

2023 Annual Visual Inspection Report for Columbia Mill Dam (pdf) (3.8 MB)
Input period ended on April 19, 2024.

• No public input received.

Quality of Life Compliance Plan (pdf) (4 MB)
Input period ended on March 29, 2024.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (4.9 MB)

Adaptive Management Plan (pdf) (2.1 MB)
Input period ended on March 1, 2024.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (2.1 MB)

Off-Site and On-Site Transportation and Disposal Plan (pdf) (25.8 MB)
Input period ended on February 1, 2024.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (24.5 MB)

Conceptual Remedial Design / Remedial Action Work Plan For Reach 5A (pdf) (183 MB)
Input period ended on January 22, 2024.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (3.3 MB)

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2023 Submittals with closed input periods

Phase 1B Cultural Resources Survey Work Plan for Reach 5A (pdf) (10.5 MB)
Input period ended on December 18, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (967 KB)

Pre-Design Investigation Summary Report for Reach 5A Sediment and Riverbanks (pdf) (101 MB)
Input period ended on December 18, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.7 MB)

Pre-Design Investigation Summary Report for Reach 5A Non-Residential Floodplains (pdf) (467 MB)
Input period ended on December 18, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.2 MB)

Restoration Performance Objectives and Evaluation Criteria Report (pdf) (4.6 MB)
Input period ended on November 27, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.4 MB)

Reach 5A Baseline Restoration Assessment Report (pdf) (113 MB)
Input period ended on November 27, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.5 MB)

Final Pre-Design Investigation Summary Report for Upland Disposal Facility Area (pdf) (221 MB)
Input period ended on October 9, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (7.6 MB)

Vernal Pool Pilot Study Work Plan (pdf) (22.5 MB)
Input period ended on August 13, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.6 MB)

2022 Annual Report on Biota Consumption Advisory Outreach Activities for Housatonic Rest of River in Massachusetts (pdf) (15.6 MB)
Input period ended on June 5, 2023.

• No public input received.

2022 Annual Report on Biota Consumption Advisory Outreach Activities for Housatonic Rest of River in Connecticut (pdf) (17.1 MB)
Input period ended on June 5, 2023.

• No public input received.

Plan for Implementing Future Projects or Work (pdf) (979 KB)
Input period ended on February 22, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (4.7 MB)

Upland Disposal Facility Conceptual Design Plan (pdf) (7.6 MB)
Interim Pre-Design Investigation Data Summary Report for Upland Disposal Facility Area (pdf) (155 MB)
Input period on these documents ended on February 13, 2023.

• Public input on both submittals (pdf) (3.8 MB)

Monitoring and Maintenance Plan for Columbia Mill Dam (pdf) (6.1 MB)
Input period ended on February 7, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.9 MB)

Vernal Pool Pilot Study Selection Proposal (pdf) (9.1 MB)
Input period ended on January 31, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (794 KB)

Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan for Reach 6/Woods Pond (pdf) (6.1 MB)
Input period ended on January 20, 2023.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.2 MB)

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2022 Submittals with closed input periods

Sustainability and Climate Adaptation Plan (pdf) (2.2 MB)
Input period ended on December 20, 2022.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.6 MB)

Water Withdrawal and Uses Plan (pdf) (2 MB)
Input period ended on December 20, 2022.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.2 MB)

Willow Mill Dam Operations, Maintenance and Monitoring Plan (pdf) (7.7 MB)
Input period ended on December 20, 2022.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.1 MB)

Supplemental Phase IA Cultural Resources Assessment Report for the Housatonic Rest of River - Public Release Version (pdf) (55.2 MB)
Input period ended on December 8, 2022.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.6 MB)

Revised Baseline Monitoring Plan (pdf) (11.1 MB)
Input Period Ended on August 22, 2022.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.7 MB)

Phase IA Cultural Resources Assessment Report for Upland Disposal Facility Area (pdf) (773 KB)
Input Period Ended on August 10, 2022.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.1 MB)

2021 Annual Report on Biota Consumption Advisory Outreach Activities – Connecticut (pdf) (11.3 MB)
Input Period Ended on April 22, 2022.

• No public input received.

2021 Annual Report on Biota Consumption Advisory Outreach Activities – Massachusetts (pdf) (7.8 MB)
Input Period Ended on April 22, 2022.

• No public input received.

Rising Pond Dam Phase I Inspection/Evaluation Report (pdf) (11.9 MB)
Input Period Ended on April 22, 2022.

• No public input received.

Woods Pond Dam Phase I Inspection/Evaluation Report (pdf) (8.9 MB)
Input Period Ended on April 22, 2022.

• No public input received.

Overall Strategy and Schedule for Implementation of the Corrective Measures: Submitted by GE January 31, 2022 (pdf) (2.9 MB)
Input period ended on March 21, 2022.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.5 MB)

Supplemental Phase 1A Cultural Resources Survey Work Plan: Submitted by GE January 17, 2022 (pdf) (1.1 MB)
Input period ended on March 28, 2022.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.4 MB)

Baseline Restoration Assessment Work Plan: Submitted by GE December 22, 2021 (pdf) (5.8 MB)
Input period ended on February 18, 2022.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (2 MB)

Upland Disposal Facility Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan: Submitted by GE November 24, 2021 (pdf) (7 MB)
Input period ended on January 21, 2022.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1 MB)

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2021 Submittals with closed input periods

Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan, Reach 5A Riverbanks, Sediment and Backwaters: Received from GE on September 27, 2021 (pdf) (14.5 MB)
Input period ended on November 18, 2021.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.7 MB)

Revised Biota Consumption Advisory Outreach Plan for Housatonic Rest of River - Connecticut: Received from GE on August 9, 2021 (pdf) (5.1 MB)
Input period ended on November 18, 2021.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (690 KB)

Revised Statement of Work: Received from GE July 12, 2021 (pdf) (13.8 MB)
Input period ended on August 31, 2021.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (900 KB)

Revised Floodplain Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan (including Vernal Pools), Reach 5A: Received from GE June 25, 2021 (pdf) (17 MB)
Input period ended on August 16, 2021.

• Public input on submittal (pdf) (1.1 MB)