Methodology for Evaluating Technical Considerations in the Development of Engineering, Land Use and Environmental Modification Alternatives to the Nassau-Suffolk Comprehensive Development Plan

摘要

Concerns with air and water pollution are mandating changes in the Nassau - Suffolk Comprehensive Development Plan in New York State. This technical and statistical report described methodologies for identifying and selecting technical and land use alternatives to the plan. Charts and tables list rates of discharge for the significant pollutants associated with each land use and its support activities. The ability of various waste treatment technologies to remove these pollutants from the air or water is assessed, while other tables list the environmental impacts of various uses on different coastal landforms. The discussion also deals with the ability of the biota to tolerate diverse pollutants. Data on pollution susceptibility can be used as tools for evaluating environmental modifications and land uses. A model is developed to aggregate pollution loadings from both given and optimal land use configurations to study resultant pollutant concentrations in marine waters. Model runs for both the Great South Bay drainage basin and the entire coastal zone of Long Island are included. These runs are combined with pollution susceptibility methodology to analyze the Patchogue / Bellport region, a typical coastal zone. Technical alternatives for achieving the necessary reduction in pollutant concentrations are assessed. Each chapter has references appended. An appendix explains environmental mapping techniques.