On July 11, 2013, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued its long awaited Findings Statement, officially concluding the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) process. Findings statements are issued by the lead agency, in this case the DEC, as well as other involved agencies and are a summary of the Draft and Final Environmental Impact Statements. The Findings Statement comes on the heels of the DEC acceptance of the Williams Lake Project’s Final Environmental Impact Statement on May 15, 2013. The Williams Lake Project initiated the SEQR review in November of 2007.
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