Housatonic River Natural Resource Restoration
 
 
  
 




USFWS


Mass EOEEA
 

 

 
Stantec Consulting
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Natural resources of the Housatonic River Basin have been injured by the release of chemical wastes, primarily polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs"), from the General Electric facility in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.  The contamination has affected aquatic organisms and their habitats, as well as water-related natural resources such as waterfowl and predators that consume contaminated aquatic organisms.  In addition to the harm done to natural resources, natural resource services have been impaired.  Natural resource services are functions provided by natural resources for the benefit of humans or other natural resources, such as recreational fishing for humans or nesting habitats for birds.

Restoration is managed by a group of federal, state, and local stakeholders. A group of Trustees as well as Connecticut and Massachusetts SubCouncils have been convened to guide the restoration process and to solicit input from the public.

The MA SubCouncil has retained the assistance of Stantec Consulting (Stantec)1 through a contract with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate restoration activities. 

 

Latest News

  • Draft Round 3 Habitat Restoration Plan and Supplemental Environmental Assessment Released (08/02/2012): On August 2, 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs released the Draft Round 3 Restoration Plan And Supplemental Environmental Assessment (RP/SEA) for Land Protection and Habitat Conservation.  Click here to view the Draft Round 3 RP/SEA and click here to view the Press Release. The Draft RP/SEA will be subject to a 47-day public comment period beginning on August 2, 2012, and ending on September 17, 2012, at 5 PM. A public meeting will be held to present the Draft Round 3 RP/SEA on August 23, 2012, at the Lenox Town Hall. Following the 47-day public comment period, the Final RP/SEA will be developed.

    Public Meeting to Present Round 3 Draft RP/SEA
     August 23, 2012
    Lenox Town Hall
    5:30 – 7:30 PM
    6 Walker Street, Lenox, Massachusetts 01240

     Written public comments can be sent to:
     Housatonic Draft RP/SEA
    Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
    30 Park Drive
    Topsham, ME 04086
     

  • Round 2 Habitat Restoration Update: Final Round 2 Restoration Plan and Supplemental Environmental Assessment Approved (08/9/11) - On June 14, 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs approved the Final Round 2 Restoration Plan And Supplemental Environmental Assessment (RP/SEA). The Final Round 2 RP/SEA may be found here:
    Final Round 2 Restoration Plan and Supplemental Environmental Assessment
     
   

 

 

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   1Field work and subsequent report filings performed prior to October 1, 2007, were done so as Woodlot Alternatives, Inc.  On October 1, 2007, Woodlot Alternatives, Inc. was acquired by Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.  
     
 
  

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