The Catskill Heritage Alliance is making selected sections of the Belleayre Resort's draft environmental impact study (DEIS) available to the public. Some sections are text-searchable. The entire DEIS is available on the Town of Shandaken's web site:
Complete DEIS on the Town of Shandaken's web site
Final Scoping Document
More information on the resort project
Executive Summary (text-searchable PDF: 25 pages, 5.33 MB)
3.1 Geologic and Topographic Resources (PDF: 10 pages, 1.25 MB)
3.2 Surface Water Resources (PDF: 50 pages, 7.02 MB)
3.3 Groundwater Resources (text-searchable PDF: 18 pages, 4.38 MB)
3.4 Climate and Air Quality (PDF: 6 pages, 0.69 MB)
3.5 Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology (PDF: 30 pages, 3.59 MB)
3.6 Soils (PDF: 7 pages, 0.88 MB)
3.7 Traffic Patterns (text-searchable PDF: 17 pages, 4.11 MB)
3.8 Land Use and Community Character (text-searchable PDF: 44 pages, 10.39 MB)
3.9 Community Services (text-searchable PDF: 10 pages, 2.28 MB)
3.10 Socio-Economic Setting (text-searchable PDF: 34 pages, 8.90 MB)
3.11 Cultural Resources (PDF: 4 pages, 0.37 MB)