§ 164. Application for a certificate. 1. An applicant for a\ncertificate shall file with the board an application, in such form as\nthe board may prescribe containing the following information and\nmaterials:\n (a) A description of the site and a description of the facility to be\nbuilt thereon; including available site information, maps and\ndescriptions, present and proposed development, source and volume of\nwater required for plant operation and cooling, anticipated emissions to\nair, including but not limited to federal criteria pollutants and\nmercury, anticipated discharges to water and groundwater, pollution\ncontrol equipment, and, as appropriate, geological, visual or other\naesthetic, ecological, tsunami, seismic, biological, water supply,\npopulation and load center data;\n (b) An evaluation of the expected environmental and health impacts and\nsafety implications of the facility, both during its construction and\nits operation, including any studies, identifying the author and date\nthereof, used in the evaluation, which identifies (i) the anticipated\ngaseous, liquid and solid wastes to be produced at the facility\nincluding their source, anticipated volumes, composition and\ntemperature, and such other attributes as the board may specify and the\nprobable level of noise during construction and operation of the\nfacility; (ii) the treatment processes to reduce wastes to be released\nto the environment, the manner of disposal for wastes retained and\nmeasures for noise abatement; (iii) the anticipated volumes of wastes to\nbe released to the environment under any operating condition of the\nfacility, including such meteorological, hydrological and other\ninformation needed to support such estimates; (iv) conceptual\narchitectural and engineering plans indicating compatibility of the\nfacility with the environment; (v) how the construction and operation of\nthe facility, including transportation and disposal of wastes would\ncomply with environmental health and safety standards, requirements,\nregulations and rules under state and municipal laws, and a statement\nwhy any variances or exceptions should be granted; (vi) water\nwithdrawals from and discharges to the watershed; (vii) a description of\nthe fuel interconnection and supply for the project; and (viii) an\nelectric interconnection study, consisting generally of a design study\nand a system reliability impact study;\n (c) Such evidence as will enable the board and the commissioner of\nenvironmental conservation to evaluate the facility's pollution control\nsystems and to reach a determination to issue therefor, subject to\nappropriate conditions and limitations, permits pursuant to federal\nrecognition of state authority in accordance with the federal Clean\nWater Act, the federal Clean Air Act and the federal Resource\nConservation and Recovery Act, and permits pursuant to section 15-1503\nand article nineteen of the environmental conservation law;\n (d) Where the proposed facility intends to use petroleum or other\nback-up fuel for generating electricity, evidence and an evaluation on\nthe adequacy of the facility's on-site back-up fuel storage and supply;\n (e) A plan for security of the proposed facility during construction\nand operation of such facility and the measures to be taken to ensure\nthe safety and security of the local community, including contingency,\nemergency response and evacuation control, to be reviewed by the board\nin consultation with the New York state division of homeland security\nand emergency services and in cities with a population over one million,\nsuch plan shall also be reviewed by the local office of emergency\nmanagement;\n (f) In accordance with rules and regulations that shall be promulgated\nby the department of environmental conservation for the analysis of\nenvironmental justice issues, including the requirements of paragraphs\n(g) and (h) of subdivision one of this section, an evaluation of\nsignificant and a
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