webster village presentation on its well field , april 2012

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April26,2012


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1905:VillageofWebsterformed,inpart,tosupplywatertoitsresidents

1908:$300allocatedforstudyofwater;specialelectionheld

and

voters

approve

(94

25)

to

establish

water

systematacostof$32,000;votersapprovebonds

19091910:VillageconstructsstandpipeonSouthAve

1935:

Village

purchases

and

begins

to

develop

well

fields 1950s:Villageexpandswaterproductionandis

supplyingwatertoentireTownofWebster.By1969,12wellsareoperating.

1980s:

Village

retracts

area

receiving

Village

water

as

theTownexpands;somewellsdiscontinuewaterproduction

2000:MosttowncustomerswitchfromVillagewater

History

FirstWellatWellFields

Sourceofinformationto1980s:WebsterThroughtheYears,EstherDunn


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Diagram of Wells

DepthofWells:about350

WellsdrawwaterfromtheIrondogenesee Aquifer


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Well Inventory

FromWaterCommitteeNotes July2010


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Irondogenesee Aquifer

FromGroundWaterAtlasoftheUnitedStates

The Irondogenesee aquifer consists of two

thick, productive sand and gravel layers and

lenses that are separated in most places byless permeable glacial-lake beds.

Wells in the Dewitt Road field reportedly

produce water from only the lower

permeable zone.

The lower permeable zone of the aquifer is

from 60 to 85 feet thick and might extend as

far west as the center of the Irondogenesee

Valley; the zone extends northward under

Lake Ontario.


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Irondogenesee Aquifer

FromGroundWaterAtlasoftheUnitedStates

In the southern part of the area, the

aquifer consists only of the lower

permeable zone (sections E-E', F-F', fig.

46). Here, the lower permeable zone

consists of sand and gravel, which is

about 80 feet thick (section F-F', fig. 46)

and extends laterally at least 3 miles.

Well fields that supply East Rochester

and Pittsford obtain water from this zone.

The northern extent of this sand and

gravel is unknown, but it may connect

with the lower permeable zone of the

aquifer at the Dewitt Road well field.


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Biological Study of Irondequoit Bay

2002,101

page

studyofIrondequoitBay

VillageWell

fieldpartofthestudy


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Elevations/Contours along Bay


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Erosion Potential

Wellfieldsareinacoastalerosionhazardareawithahigherosionpotential


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Plant Species

Predominateplantspeciesinclude

blackcherry,

black

oak,

cherry,

hickory

andnorway maple


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TheWebsterwatertowerandwellfieldsareanimportantuplandhabitat,mentionedbyCooperandalso

by

the

NYNHP

and

others.

Theyareamixofmatureandsuccessionalecologicalcommunitiesthatofferadiversityofhabitatstouplandbirdandmammalspecies.

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Irondequoit Bay Harbor Management Plan: 2003


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TheMonroeCountyEnvironmentalManagementCouncil(EMC)considerstheIrondequoit

Bay

Ecosystem

to

be

oneofthetopenvironmentallysensitiveareasinMonroeCounty,andspecificallynamesthenortheastshoreline,theWebster

wellfield,

Devils

Cove/Helds Cove,

thesoutheastslopesinPenfield,theEmpireBlvd.MudFlats,thesouthwestslopesinIrondequoit,andtheIrondequoitCreekarea

in

Brighton

and

Penfield

as

environmentallysensitivesites.

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IrondequoitBayhasbeendesignatedaClassIwetland,thehighestvalue.TheweighingstandardforClassIwetlandsstatesthatareductioninthebenefitsprovidedis

acceptable

only

in

the

most

unusual

circumstances.Further,Apermitwillbeissuedonlyifitisdeterminedthattheproposedactivitysatisfiedacompellingeconomicorsocialneedthatclearlyandsubstantiallyoutweighsthelossofordetrimenttothe

benefits(s)of

the

Class

Iwetland.

In

discussing

thespecificstandards,itisstatedthatthevastmajorityofactivitiesthatcouldnotavoidreducingabenefitprovidedbyaClassIwetlandwouldnotbeapproved.Further,thedefinitionofcompellingeconomicorsocial

need

is

that

the

proposed

activity

carries

morethanasenseofdesirabilityorurgency,butofactualnecessity;thattheproposedactivitymustbedone;thatitisunavoidable.

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Town of Webster Comprehensive Plan: 2008

Pg 36&39


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Town of Webster Comprehensive Plan: 2008

Pg 36&39


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Town of Webster Comprehensive Plan


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Well Field Parcels

=

Private=MonroeCounty =VillageofWebster =RG&E

WXXIDishandAntenna

DeepGully

MainBuildings

MCWATank


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Town of Webster Local Waterfront Revitalization Program


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However,

because

the

site

has

been

subdividedintoseveralsmallparcelsandbecauseownershipoftheseparcelsisinthehandsofmanydifferentindividuals,aswellastheTownandtheCountygovernments,

acquisition

and

assembly

of

the

site

for

developmentwillbeverydifficultandtimeconsuming.

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ThesectionsoftheBaydesignatedassignificantwetlandhabitatsarescatteredeastsidecovesalongtheBayfrontage:He1dsCove;

StonyPoint

and

south

shoreline;

northeast

embayment;and,thesiteoftheWebsterVillageWellfield.TheseBayareasareparticularlyuniquebecausetheyareareaswithanoverlapofwetland,uplandandopenwatercovertypeswhichprovideimportanthabitatforfishandwildlifepopulations.Anactioninandaroundwetlandscanoccuronlywhenithasbeenestablishedthatsuchanactionistheonlyreasonablealternativeto

accomplishthe

applicant's

objectives;

minimizesdegradationto,orlossof,anypartofthewetland;iscompatiblewiththepublichealthandwelfare;andsatisfiesacompellingeconomicorsocialneed.

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Pg II37


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Town Zoning is R-3


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Town Zoning is R-3

TownR3hasthegreatestdensityofanysinglefamilyresidential

zone


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Well Field Parcels Overlay


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Well Field Parcels - Overlay


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$1.7million

Estimated Value of Well Field Land

ValueisfromPresentationbySuperintendentSwingly toVillageBoard


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BUT MAYBE

NOT


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Summary

One More Im por t an t c onsidera t ion

Thelocation

of

the

well

fields

is

inahighlysignificantenvironmentalzoneincludingadesignatedwetlandarea,ahigherosionareaandasensitiveecological

area.

TheVillageownedpropertyisoneofthelastopenspaceareasnorthofthe104expressway.

TheareaisspecificallymentionedasagreenprintpropertyintheTownComprehensivePlan.

Thesestudies

indicate

the

complexityofdevelopingtheVillagewellfields.


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Village Comprehensive Plan: 2011

TheVillage

Comprehensive

Plan

specificallycallsforinstallingawatertreatmentsystematthe

Villagewaterplantto

lower

hardness

levels. Providesobjectivesto

marketanduseVillagewatersuchasdirectcooling,food

preparation,and

breweries


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Quick Photo Tour: Early April hike, 2012


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Quest ions orComments?

When the well's dry,we know the worth of water

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webster village presentation on its well field , april 2012

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