On April 27, 2016, EPA released a proposed rule for the designation of a dredged material disposal site in eastern Long Island Sound (81 FR 24748) and a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Designation of Dredged Material Disposal Site(s) in Eastern Long Island Sound, Connecticut and New York (ELIS DSEIS). The comment period for the proposed rule and ELIS DSEIS ended on July 18, 2016. For more information, please visit Dredged Material Management in Long Island Sound.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Designation of Dredged Material Disposal Site(s) in Eastern Long Island Sound, Connecticut and New York (ELIS DSEIS) (PDF)(442 pp, 22 MB, April 2016)
- ELIS DSEIS Appendix A: Public Involvement (PDF)(609 pp, 58 MB, November 2015)
- ELIS DSEIS Appendix B: Analysis of Alternative Open-Water Dredged Material Disposal Sites (PDF)(79 pp, 7 MB, April 2015)
- ELIS DSEIS Appendix C: Physical Oceanography of Eastern Long Island Sound Region (PDF)(956 pp, 115 MB, December 2015)
- ELIS DSEIS Appendix D: Side-Scan Sonar Data Processing and Mosaicking: Eastern Long Island Sound (PDF)(215 pp, 82 MB, February 2014)
- ELIS DSEIS Appendix E: Biological Characterization of the Eastern Long Island Sound Dredged Material Disposal Sites (PDF)(266 pp, 24 MB, May 2014)
- ELIS DSEIS Appendix F: Disposal Area Monitoring System (DAMOS): Data Summary Report of the New London Disposal Site and Vicinity Sediment Profile and Plan-View Imaging Survey (PDF)(55 pp, 4 MB, March 2015)
- ELIS DSEIS Appendix G: Physical and Chemical Properties of Sediments in Eastern Long Island Sound (PDF)(527 pp, 8 MB, December 2015)
- ELIS DSEIS Appendix H: Essential Fish Habitat Assessment (PDF)(27 pp, 1 MB, December 2015)
- ELIS DSEIS Appendix I: Draft Site Management and Monitoring Plan (SMMP) for Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site (PDF)(45 pp, 906 K)