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Students sitting in the parking lots at night to access internet for their homework. Senior citizens maintaining their health with fitness classes. Teenagers expressing themselves through musical jam sessions. New Americans improving their English through language classes. These are all the different ways public libraries serve their local communities. And the more rural or economically disadvantaged a community is, the more its public library is essential for it to thrive. Now, those libraries will have access to more state funding as they improve their facilities to serve their communities,

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The legislation, sponsored by Assemblymember Didi Barrett, D-106, will fund

up to 90 percent of certain public libraries’ construction, renovation or rehabilitation projects. Most of such projects in the targeted communities pertain to installing broadband or updating library buildings to be more ADA-compliant. “The current structure, which the most generous had been a 75% match, was still very challenging to a lot of libraries in rural area and even in urban areas where the community is economically distressed,” Barrett said. “Libraries continue to function as major hubs in these communities...even though physically they could be in quite challenging circumstances.” See AID A3

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Eyes toward the rapture Churchyard grave in Jamestown faces west PAGE A2

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Missing photos and profiles are the result of the candidates not responding to our requests. JEWETT — Here are the town council candidates who will Carol Muth appear on the ballot in Jewett in the 2019 election. Early voting in New York state begins Oct. 26. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Name: Michael B. McCrary Age: 83 Family: Single Place of residence: Jewett How long you’ve lived in the county:

20-plus years Previous residence: Hong Kong Occupation: Retired, Community Service Office being sought: Town Councilman Marvin Incumbent? Yes Party affiliation(s): Seligman Republican Endorsements received: Conservative, Independence Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): Greene County Representative on Coalition of Watershed Towns, six years (still serving) High school: 1954 College: University of California (BA

1959), University of Hong Kong (MA 1961) Military service? No What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address this issue if elected? Marianne 1) Creating a means Romito of keeping our youth on the Mountaintop, and getting them to participate n working more with grants and with Greene County Economic Development 2) Normalizing short-term rentals to minimize negative impact on rural community. n as I have been, working with the

Planning Board to adapt and strengthening our Zoning regulation 3) Increasing awareness of and implementing Cyber Security n working with our Michael B. provider, Digital Tow McCrary Path Cooperative on whose Board I serve. 4) Preparing for environmental impact of climate change n working with State agencies to obtain grants to facilitate preparedness. Name: Carol Muth Age: 74 See JEWETT A3

Growth, broadband key issues in Lexington

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Missing photos and profiles are the result of candidates not responding to our requests. LEXINGTON — Here are the town council candidates who will appear on the ballot in Lexington in the 2019 election. Early voting in New York state begins Oct. 26. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Council candidate William Pushman did not respond to our requests for a questionnaire. Name: Susan Jo Falke. Age: 49 Family: Husband Emmett

Turk, 46, son Jonathan Falke, 21, and stepson Dakota Turk, 8. Place of residence: 446 Falke Road, Town of Lexington. Before that I grew up at 429 Falke Road, Town of Lexington. Occupation: Head teller in Phoenicia where I have worked for the last five years. High School: Hunter-Tannersville. College: Associate degree in Office Technology/Work Processing from SUNY Cobleskill in 1992. Party affiliation:

Republican Party. Military service: None. What do you think is the top issue facing your Bennett Wine community? What would you do to address this issue if elected? There are several issues that need to be overcome for the town to prosper and grow. Fire and rescue squad volunteers. Most of the volunteers work off the

mountaintop during the day or night. We need to create jobs in order to have these vital services continue in a timely manner. At this time we depend on Ashland Ambulance to drive from Ashland to Lexington and treat our residents and take them to a hospital an hour or more away. Our volunteers attend training in house and in Cairo on their own time. We need to find some affordable housing for younger families to buy and live and raise their family in our community. Housing prices are so high

that young couples cannot afford to buy and live in Lexington. We need some kind of businesses in our community to bring people in and spend money. Create jobs, and make Lexington prosper. Name: Sharon Potter Age: 68 Family: Husband Charles, 4 children, 8 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren. Place of residence: Lexington How long you’ve lived in the county: 60 years See LEXINGTON A10

Transparency at stake in New Baltimore race EDITOR’S NOTE: Missing photos and profiles are the result of candidates not responding to our requests. NEW BALTIMORE — Four candidates are seeking two seats on the New Baltimore Town Council. Early voting in New York state begins Oct. 26. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Council candidates Charles Irving and William Boehlke did not respond to requests for questionnaires.

COUNCILMAN Name: Nancy Sanchez Faul Age: 69 Family: David D Faul, husband; 5 adult children, Rebecca

Lopez-Howes 38, Hector I. Sanchez 35, Daniel J. Sanchez, 34, Robyn A Sanchez, 34, stepdaughter, Eleanor A. Faul, 34. Place of residence: New Baltimore How long you’ve Nancy Faul lived in the county: One and a half years Previous residence: Brooklyn Occupation: Retired Community Organizer/Social Worker Incumbent? No Party affiliation(s): Independence Party Endorsements received: New Baltimore Democrats

Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): None High school: Ste. Chretienne Academy, Salem, Massachusetts College: Simmons Richard College, Boston, Guthrie Massachusetts Military service? No What do you think is the top issue facing your community? Lack of public discourse between council members and residents. Vision for economic growth and stability of the town. The primary job of the town is to provide adequate

municipal services at an affordable price to the taxpayers and that would certainly be my goal. However, improvements can and should be made in these areas. I would assist the town board at improving communication with the residents. I would suggest that the board create a YouTube channel where residents could watch archived board meetings. I would also suggest that the board collect email addresses from residents who would like to receive the town news letter electronically. This would save postage cost and establish a policy where the agenda is set and items cannot be added or deleted after See NEW BALTIMORE A10

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JAMESTOWN, Va. — It was tradition in 17th century Virginia to bury corpses with the heads pointed west and the feet to the east. This was done so that the eyes would face east, toward Jerusalem and the rapture. Almost a year ago, archaeologists in Jamestown found a grave — and perhaps the answer to a mystery — while studying the architecture and foundation of a church that was started in 1639. In this grave, the body was not just wrapped in a shroud, but actually buried in a hexagonal coffin, a symbol of high status. And the head was to the east, looking west. Both of these details hint at a person of some importance. “We have uncovered other burials facing west instead of east at the 1608 church and in the 1617 church,” said Sean Romo, senior staff architect at Historic Jamestowne. “The 1608 one was Reverend Hunt, the first minister out here. In the 1617 burial we believe it is (Gov.) George Yeardley, but we’re still working on proving it. “Both were facing west, and both had status in the community. Yeardley would have been facing his subjects. Another one we found facing the wrong direction was Captain Gabriel Archer — again, a man of position in the community.” In the intricately detailed world of archaeology, which

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Jamestown archaeologist Lesley Jennings has been digging along the foundation of the north side of the Jamestown Church that dates from 1639 Thursday October 17, 2019. Also discovered was a burial next to the church which is the lighter soil in the photo. Because of where this grave is located it’s suspected that this person may be clergy of a government official.

moves at a much slower pace than depicted in the “Indiana Jones” movies, the staff at Historic Jamestowne is still at the stage of speculating as to who this new discovery might be. They haven’t even seen the remains yet. The gravesite is identified by how layers of soil and clay are disturbed — a sign that they had been dug up in a specific pattern and then shoveled back into place. The shape of the casket is determined by the shape of the grave, and the position of the head and feet is clear because the top of a hexagonal coffin is wider than the bottom. There is likely little left of the body to submit to modern DNA testing, but head archaeologist David Givens said there

is much to learn. Among the first names that come to his mind at this point is Lord De La Warr, who had been tasked with governing the Virginia Colony from across the sea. He came to the colony in 1610 to help settle conflicts with native tribes, but he returned to England in 1611 for health reasons, leaving his deputy, Samuel Argall, in charge. In 1618, with the colonists tiring of Argall’s rule, Lord De La Warr set sail again for Virginia but died three weeks before arrival. It was long assumed that he was buried at sea, but more recent research led to the conclusion that he was brought to Jamestown for burial. But where? The 1639 church, where

the grave was discovered, had been built on the same ground where a previous church had been built in 1617. And Givens is intrigued by the fact that the grave is not in the churchyard but directly adjacent to the church itself. “The acting governor, Samuel Argall, hated Lord De La Warr,” Givens said. “If the decision was made to bury him outside the church rather than inside, that may have been something Argall decided.” There will be no definitive answer anytime soon. The discovery of the grave, while interesting, is less important to the archaeologists’ mission than other priorities on the site. Eventually geneology experts, such as renowned geneticist Turi King at University of Leicester in England, will have a say in identifying the remains. “We’re just dirt surgeons in a way,” Givens said. While they wait for further answers, they will continue to study what lies beneath the ground where the earliest settlers lived. “It’s the ongoing initiative of the Jamestown Rediscovery program,” Romo said. “We honor those from the past who lived and died at the beginning of our nation. We’re scientifically trying to figure out many of the different attributes of the early population. Everything we find could potentially be of some value toward that goal.”

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NEW YORK — With skating season kicking off at Central Park’s two rinks, those returning to the ice may notice a lot less of something that was conspicuous in the past: President Donald Trump’s name. Trump’s unpopularity among many New Yorkers has led to his name being stripped from some private properties in New York, including the Trump SoHo hotel, now the Dominick, and some former Trump Place condominiums in Manhattan. But the rinks — two of several public concessions that the Trump Organization, Trump’s main business vehicle, operates in the city — continued to flash the name prominently through last spring. In recent weeks, though, the company made a significant change, removing the Trump name quietly and without explanation. It is particularly noticeable at Wollman Rink, near the park’s southern edge. Trump’s name had long been splashed all over the site, which he has run since taking it on as a rescue mission in the 1980s: in big red letters on the dasher boards’ inner walls; on signs listing rules for skaters posted outside; and in big letters near the cashier and skate rental. But on Tuesday, the name’s presence was greatly diminished. It was gone entirely from the boards, replaced by logos saying “Wollman Rink NYC Central Park.” It was buried in small type at the bottom of a sign listing the rink’s hours and fees. And it was represented by a lone “T” over the skate rental counter. A representative of the

Trump Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday night. Executives have said in the past that public opinion of the president had not affected the company’s business. “There is no connection to politics and usership at our facilities here in NYC,” Ronald C. Lieberman, an executive vice president at the Trump Organization, told The New York Times last year. The changes at the rinks, first reported by The Washington Post, were not sought or required by City Hall, officials said. The Trump Organization, which runs Wollman and Lasker Rink, at the park’s north end, under a contract with the city, informed parks officials over the summer that it planned to alter the signage, without providing details or a rationale. “The Trump organization notified us in late August that they planned to change the on-rink branding,” said Crystal Howard, a Parks Department spokeswoman. Geoffrey Croft, the founder of NYC Park Advocates, a nonpartisan organization that supports city parks, said he was surprised at how far the Trump Organization had gone to play down its connection to Wollman Rink. Still, he had a theory for why it had done so: money. “They have finally gotten the message,” Croft said, that the president “would be better off not having his name on it.” Mark Levine, a Democratic city councilman who represents part of Manhattan, agreed. The contract under which the Trump Organization operates the rinks, Levine noted, is set to expire in early 2021. The move to obscure Mr. Trump’s ties to

two popular public amenities was meant to ease the path to renewing that contract, he said. “They don’t want the public to associate the Trump name with these properties,” he said. “They know that there would be too much public pressure against renewal.” Levine was among a number of officials who supported a move by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to examine whether the legal troubles of Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen would provide grounds for canceling the Trump Organization’s contracts with the city. Levine said on Tuesday that effort appeared to have stalled. There has been evidence that Trump’s business interests, which are now being overseen by his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, have been hurt since the onetime real estate magnate and reality-television star became president. This year, for example, the Trump Organization — already limited in some of the business opportunities it can pursue as a result of Trump’s position — abandoned indefinitely plans for two hotel chains it had hoped to start. The company’s rink operations in New York have also experienced a decline in revenue since Trump took office, according to the most recent financial figures from the Parks Department. In the operating year that

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ended on Sept. 30, 2015, the rinks generated about $8.9 million. The figure climbed to $9.3 million in the next operating year, which ended shortly before Trump became president. In the 12 months that ended on Sept. 30, 2018, annual revenue had dropped to about $8.7 million. The Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, a city-owned golf course in the Bronx that is among the other local concessions run by the Trump Organization, appears to be encountering some financial headwinds as well. A financial statement submitted to the city, a copy of which was obtained by The Times, shows that the golf course lost $122,000 on $6.7 million in revenue in the 12 months that ended on March 31 of this year. COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA The Register-Star/The Daily Mail are publishedTuesday through Saturday mornings by Columbia-Greene Media (USPS 253620), One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534, a subsidiary of Johnson Newspaper Corp. Periodicals postage paid at Hudson, N.Y., and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Register-Star, One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534. TO SUBSCRIBE To order a subscription, call our circulation department at (800) 724-1012 or logon to www.hudsonvalley360.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Digital Pass is included with print subscription Daily (Newsstand) $1.50 Saturday (Newsstand) $2.50 Carrier Delivery (3 Months) $71.50 Carrier Delivery (6 Months) $143.00 Carrier Delivery (1 Year) $286.00 EZ Pay Rates: 3 months $65.00 6 months $130.00 1 year $260.00 DIGITAL PASS ONLY RATES: Includes full access to HudsonValley360.com and the e-edition. 3 Months $30.00 6 Months $60.00 1 Year $120.00 Home Delivery & Billing Inquireries Call (800) 724-1012 and reach us, live reps are available Mon.-Fri. 6 a,m - 5 p.m., Sat. 6 a.m. - noon Sun. 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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CALENDAR Monday, Oct. 28 n Catskill Village Planning Board 7

p.m. Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

Wednesday, Oct. 30 n Catskill Town Budget Workshop

6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill

Monday, Nov. 4 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. Town

Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Durham Town Board workshop meeting 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill

Tuesday, Nov. 5 n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in

observance of General Election Day

Wednesday, Nov. 6 n Greene County Economic Development Corporation 4 p.m. Greene County Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Conference Room (Room 427), 411 Main St., Catskill.

Thursday, Nov. 7 n Ashland Planning Board 6 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Coxsackie Village workshop 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, Nov. 11 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observance of Veteran’s Day

Tuesday, Nov. 12 n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Wednesday, Nov. 13 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. Vil-

lage Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Central School District BOE 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Correction In the story “Four candidates seek two Athens council seats” in the Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 edition of The Daily Mail, Michael Ragaini is a Republican.

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Family: Husband, Donald; daughters Tamara and Michelle Place of residence: East Jewett How long you’ve lived in the county: 43 years Previous residence: Lake Katrine Occupation: Deputy Greene County Treasurer, retired; Hunter-Tannersville Central School District business official. retired. Incumbent? No. Party affiliation: Republican. Endorsements: Republican Party. Previous elected offices: Town supervisor, councilwoman and planning board; more than 26 years in public office. High School: North Tonawanda. College: SUNY Buffalo. Military service: None. What do you think is the top issue facing your town? What would you do to address this issue? Sustaining EMS services; keeping town taxes where fulltime residents can afford to

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Public libraries applying for the grant have to prove their eligibility by demonstrating the lower economic status within their community with data such as poverty rates, number of English language learners and high school graduation rates. Those looking for more than 75% funding have to prove their service area’s poverty rate is the same or more than the state average poverty rate. “Libraries are cornerstones of any community and great equalizers that provide resources and access to information to all New Yorkers, no matter who they are, where they come from, or how rich or poor they are,” Cuomo said in a

remain here. Name: Marianne Romito Age: 55 Family: 3 children and 2 granddaughters Place of residence: Colgate Road, East Jewett How long you’ve lived in the county: 33 years Previous residence: New Jersey Occupation: District Treasurer in the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District Office being sought: Town Council for the Town of Jewett Incumbent? No Party affiliation(s): Democrat Endorsements received: None Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): I have been a Town of Jewett Planning Board member for 10 years; Hunter-Tannersville School Board Military service? No What do you think is the top issue facing your community? The quality of life and safety for all of our residents and visitors. What would you do to address this issue if elected? Work with the Board to consistently enforce The Jewett Zoning & Town Laws, work toward increasing cell coverage press release. The North Country is one of the areas in the state that depend on public libraries. “They may not have a grocery store or gas station, but they still have a library,” said Susan Mitchell, director of the North County Library System. “You never go into two libraries and think they’re doing the same thing,” Mitchell said. “It really depends on what community they serve.” Creating children’s and teen spaces has been another focus for public libraries, especially as they try to reach out to emotionally vulnerable teenagers and give them with safe spaces. And as the 2020 Census rollout nears, and state and federal governments are hoping to get more accurate representation electronically, public libraries are being depended on to provide broadband access to

and broadband, develop a short-term rental approach that works within the framework of our current zoning and town laws. I am willing to work with a Mountain Top Coalition to lobby the Greene County Legislature for the mountaintop so we all receive our fair share of services such as another permanent fly car. Help to bring DEC into more of a partnership with the Town of Jewett regarding Colgate Lake and the problems that involve the quality and safety issues for our residents and visitors in East Jewett. Name: Marvin Seligman Age: 73 Family: Widower. Children: Seth and Lara Place of residence: Jewett How long you’ve lived in the county: I’ve been connected to the mountaintop since the 1950s, when my parents bought and operated a hotel in Tannersville. I went to the Hunter-Tannersville School. I live in Jewett Heights…finally home again. Previous residence: Teaneck and Fort Lee, New Jersey. Occupation: Business Owner and CEO of LOWEL, “World leader in Location Lighting for Film Video and Photography” those who do not have internet. Kinderhook’s library has recently wrapped up a major construction project, bringing in fiberoptics to improve internet speeds within the building, widening the rows between book stacks to create room for people with disabilites and constructing two handicapped-accessible bathrooms. “Our libraries are aging and have needs for updates and expansions,” said AnnaLee Giraldo, director of the Kinderhook Memorial Library. “Those kinds of things are really important when you’re the only community space in town.”

(for 40 years) …Now Retired. Office being sought: Jewett Town Board (Councilman) Party affiliation(s): Democrat Education: Fordham Law School (Admitted to the NY Bar), City College of NY, Bronx High School of Science What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address this issue if elected? I like Jewett the way it is and want to keep it that way. It is important that our town zoning and other laws are enforced, so Jewett keeps its rural

character and natural beauty. Our town’s current proposal to register short term rentals is a good start. Short-term rentals need to be held to at least the same safety and building standards as hotels. Consider a tax to compensate for additional burden on our community. We need to get our fair share from the county and get a paramedic fly car on the mountaintop. For this and other issues, we can seek to work with other mountaintop towns. With a strong coalition we can increase services to all our residents.

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A weekend of tragedy Wake-up calls come in a variety of guises. Last weekend’s spike in drug overdoses in Columbia County garnered a swift response from addiction recovery advocates and the police. More important, it put officials on notice. The war against the opioid epidemic is far from over. Seven overdoses, including one death, were reported as part of the spike that lasted from Friday to Saturday. It was a weekend of tragedy. But if anything good can be said to come from it, it’s that the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department and other police agencies got a chance to use a digital tool known as ODMap to track and map overdoses. Overdoses are logged into the map designed by the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the online database notifies police agencies when there is a spike in overdoses. With the data in hand, police agencies and their partners are deployed to areas where overdoses are likely to have occurred or will occur. This time, the focus was in and around the village of Chatham. Meanwhile, Greener Pathways, which offers addiction services in Columbia and Greene counties, and the Columbia County Department of Health deployed to Chatham to provide services to addicts. Overdose reversal kits and training and a peer advocate were on hand at the Chatham firehouse for anyone who wanted to talk about their

addictions. Alerts were put out on websites and social media by those agencies to make people aware of the spike in overdoses and what help is out there. “Nonprofit and the police departments and putting these announcements out really help to curb overdoses and does create awareness,” said Lori Antonson, acting president and vice president of Columbia County Pathways. “We basically encourage people in these upticks to seek help for their addiction in terms of treatment and/or through peer advocates, and that is what our helpline is for.” Even with the alerts and increased awareness, it can be difficult to predict when the next spike will occur or what will cause it. But there are the usual suspects. A spike is often traced back to opiates laced with fentantyl or carfentanil, which most or all of the time are not detectable by the user. Realistic, skillfully handled approaches such as those taken by addiction treatment services and police agencies are admirable and they are helping to destabilize the local opioid crisis. Yet the latest spike was dramatic enough to make police and counselors sit up and take notice. Much work must be done before a cure for this dangerous and deadly epidemic is found.

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The following editorial appears in Wednesday’s Washington Post: To many politicians, promoting a carbon tax sounds like political suicide. The question of carbon pricing brought down an Australian government in 2013 and roiled politics even in environmentally conscious Washington state, where two successive ballot initiatives failed. But the narrative of political suicide now has a Canada-sized hole in it. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pulled through in Monday’s federal election, as his Liberal Party won a plurality of 157 seats in the country’s 338-seat House of Commons. Though he will now have to govern with other, smaller parties, this was an unexpectedly strong result. Mr. Trudeau had to overcome serious embarrassments during his campaign: He admitted that he had worn blackface and brownface on several occasions, and Canada’s former attorney general accused him of unduly pressuring her to end a prosecution. In this challenging political environment, the prime minister made big promises on climate change. He had already imposed a carbon tax system on Canada’s provinces and, after Monday’s results, there is little doubt it will fully phase in early next year. He pledged to plant 2 billion trees and to adopt substantially more am-

bitious greenhouse emissions goals — to net-zero emissions by 2050, the direction scientists say the world must go. These initiatives won the prime minister few votes in oil-producing provinces such as Alberta. But, when one adds the votes for Mr. Trudeau’s Liberal Party and smaller parties such as the Greens and the New Democratic Party, a clear majority backed assertive climate action. Parties favoring policies at least as tough as Mr. Trudeau’s won 216 seats and 63 percent of the popular vote. Though the Liberals lost their outright majority, this was in part due to the resurgence of the Bloc Quebecois, which also promised to resist a carbon tax rollback. “You have asked us to show even more vision and ambition as we tackle the greatest challenge of this era, climate change,” Mr. Trudeau said Monday night, according to a translation in Canada’s National Post of his French-language remarks. “That is exactly what we will do.” To be sure, the election was not a referendum on a single policy. But the prime minister’s Conservative opponents relied on the conventional wisdom that carbon taxes are political poison, and they lost. As other states and countries impose carbon prices of various kinds, that conventional wisdom increasingly looks due for revision.

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The closed-door testimony by the United States’ senior diplomat in Ukraine significantly changes the discussion about whether President Donald Trump withheld military assistance to compel a foreign government to investigate one of his political rivals. It is no longer a question of whether this happened. It is now a question of how the president explains it and how lawmakers — especially Republicans — choose to respond to it. The lengthy prepared testimony by William Taylor Jr. to the House Intelligence Committee is painstakingly clear in its rendition of events. His account directly contradicts the president and asserts that military assistance was withheld for months as Trump was demanding an explicit statement from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky confirming that he would launch investigations the president wanted. Taylor’s prepared testimony documents with precision and clarity what he heard, saw, wrote and was asked to respond to over a period of weeks. In his telling, the squeeze on Ukraine, and Trump’s role in it, goes well beyond a single phone call July 25 between the U.S. president and Zelensky. Trump’s long-standing characterization that there was no quid pro quo runs smack into evidence to the contrary. Characterizations now count for less than explanations. How does he explain what Taylor outlines, which is that Trump was directly linking military assistance to demands that the Ukraine president announce publicly his intention to start investigations into the 2016 campaign and former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden? Republican lawmakers face a new calculus as they digest the contents of the Taylor testimony. They will have great difficulty denying that the suspension of the aid was being linked to an investigation of a political rival of the president. Will they conclude that what the president did was legitimate? Will they attempt to point in other directions? Will they argue that what Trump did wasn’t right but isn’t impeachable? There’s less room for equivocation about what happened today than there was before. Taylor, who was newly reassigned to the embassy in Kyiv, describes events that took place

assistance for help with a political campaign.” Days later, the hold on the military aid was lifted. If there is a contrary version of events, the president is now under pressure to present it. Taylor outlines phone calls, diplomatic cables, face-to-face meetings and text messages among a group of U.S. officials during the period when military aid had been suspended, though for no clear reason other than by order of the president. The first response from the White House to Taylor’s testimony came in a statement by press secretary Stephanie Grisham. She characterized Tuesday’s developments as part of “a coordinated smear campaign from far-left lawmakers and radical unelected bureaucrats waging war on the Constitution.” Ever since Trump released the rough transcript of the telephone call with Zelensky, the president’s position has been continuously weakened. There was the whistleblower’s complaint that offered background that buttressed the transcript of the telephone call. Other witnesses, including Marie Yovanovitch, who was summarily removed as ambassador to Ukraine, and Fiona Hill, who had been the National Security Council’s top expert on Russia, have presented damning testimony about the two-track diplomatic efforts, Giuliani’s role and what became an internal war inside the administration over who should control Ukraine policy. Taylor’s testimony adds significantly to the chronology of events, and with the kind of documentation that will be difficult to refute. Taylor will not be the last word in the investigation. Other witnesses will appear before the Intelligence Committee. The White House will have an opportunity to offer additional explanations or a counternarrative. The president’s allies will, too. But what was put into the record Tuesday, unless there is a powerful rebuttal that goes beyond simple denials, makes the debate of the words “quid pro quo” less relevant than the question of how lawmakers react to what happened. Dan Balz is chief correspondent at The Washington Post. He has served as the paper’s deputy national editor, political editor, White House correspondent and Southwest correspondent.

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over several months during the summer as he struggled to make sense of a dual-track diplomatic effort — one run through regular channels and another led by Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal attorney, whose efforts in Taylor’s view were detrimental to U.S. and Ukrainian interests. Trump has called the July 25 phone call “perfect.” In that conversation, he asked for “a favor” from Zelensky and specifically mentioned 2016 and the Bidens. He has pointed to the rough transcript of the phone call to suggest there was nothing explicit enough in the exchange to warrant an impeachment inquiry, which he has regularly denounced and which he likened Tuesday to “a lynching.” Taylor’s prepared testimony, however, dramatically undercuts the argument that there was no linkage. Taylor acknowledges that Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central figure in the Ukraine matter, explicitly told Taylor that Trump said there was no quid pro quo. But Taylor’s version of events makes it clear that denying there was no quid pro quo doesn’t square with the facts. At first, Taylor could not quite put the pieces together, but slowly they fell into place. Taylor, the senior diplomat in Ukraine and a former ambassador to that country, testified that until the president released the rough transcript of the July 25 telephone call with Zelensky, he had not been read into the contents of it. What he eventually realized, but not until much later, was that the official policy of the United States — a policy of strong support for Ukraine in the face of Russian hostility and military threat — was “undercut by the irregular efforts led by Mr. Giuliani.” Taylor says he was told by another official that Trump had told Sondland he wasn’t asking for a quid pro quo. “But President Trump did insist that President [Zelensky] go to a microphone and say he is opening investigations of Biden and 2016 election interference,” according to the prepared testimony. If that is how things played out, that is about as explicit as it can be. And it was shortly after that when Taylor told Sondland and Kurt Volker, who was special envoy for Ukraine, “I think it is crazy to withhold security

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Marion L. Merwin Hannah It is with great sadness we announce the tragic passing of Marion L. Merwin Hannah, 65, after being struck by a vehicle the night of October 19, 2019, on Route 9 in Castleton. She was born in NYC, a daughter of the late Adeline & George Merwin. Her sister Diane Merwin Franzman and her life partner of 16 years Robert Colby both died previously. Marion is survived by her beloved dog Bowie, daughter April Hannah, her brother Willard Merwin (wife Joan), her niece Kara Wager (husband Robert) nephews Andrew (wife Meredith), Daniel & Noah Merwin, Christopher & Joseph Braccia, Cayden & Chayce Wager, brother in law Stephen Franzman and many other extended family members. She was a graduate from Hunter-Tannersville and earned a Bachelor’s in Psychology from SUNY Albany. She lived on the mountain top for a majority of her life & used her psychology degree to help many people in the human services field. Later in life she volunteered at Animal Kind (an animal rescue shelter in Hudson.) Marion was a lover of nature and hiked many trails in the Catskill Mountains. She loved to travel and spoke often about her cross country trip with her sister

when she was in her 20’s. She believed strongly in synchronicity & Angels, loved to read her horoscope and always payed attention to the moon cycles. For those who knew Marion best, she was a free spirit, hippie loving, type of woman. Unfortunately, this brought her many battles with addiction but her true spirit shined bright during her periods of sobriety. She wore a ring up to the time of her death that said, “Shine on! The world needs your beautiful light.” While her death was sudden & tragic, the family finds solace to know she is no longer suffering from the throws of addiction. Celebration of life services will be held on Oct. 26th at 33 Park Lane from 10am-2pm. Her daughter will lead an end of life ritual from 12pm-1:30 leaving time for friends and family to share stories. Cemetery services will follow at Maplewood Cemetery, East Jewett at 3:30pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to Columbia Greene Humane Society, Animal Kind or to an addiction recovery center of your choice. Arrangements by Millspaugh Camerato Funeral Home, Catskill. Condolences may be sent to MillspaughCamerato.com.

Tommy “TD” Dalton Tommy “TD” Dalton, 64 of Copake, NY passed away on Monday October 21, 2019 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. Tom was born and raised in Eastchester, NY and was a member of Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local #21. He also served as a volunteer fireman in Eastchester for over 20 years. Tom retired to Copake in 2007. Tom loved fireworks and his guns which he will be loading into his 69 El Camino and shipping to heaven. He is survived by his loving wife Trude, his mother Anne Dalton along with his daughters Helena and Debra and grandchild

Sophia. He also leaves his siblings, Nancy, Richard and Robert along with three nieces and three nephews. Tom was pre deceased by his father Thomas Dalton in 1999. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday October 26, 2019 from 2:00 – 4:00 at the Peck and Peck Funeral Home, Route 22 in Copake, NY. In lieu of flowers kindly consider Heal Our Patriots, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607 or your local chapter of the American Heart Association. To send an online condolence please visit www. peckandpeck.net.

Joseph R. Davis Jr. Joseph R. Davis Jr., 61 of Ancram, NY passed away on Sunday October 20, 2019 in Sharon, CT. He was born on January 8, 1958 in Hudson, NY to the late Joseph R. and Cora L. (Hoyt) Davis. Joe was a graduate of Taconic Hills High School and received his degree in construction from Hudson Valley Community College. He was the owner and operator of Cornerstone Construction. Joe was a longtime member of the Columbia County Tuesday Night APA Pool League. He loved Sunday games days playing board games, croquet, ping pong and foosball. He also enjoyed orga-

nizing and hosting family picnics and Christmas eve gatherings. He is survived by his sister Emily Davis of Ashley Falls, MA and was the beloved JoJo to Adam and Nicole Wheeler. Joe also leaves several aunts, uncles and cousins. Along with his parents he was pre deceased by a sister Vera A. Davis. A Service of Remembrance will be held on Saturday October 26, 2019 at 11 AM at the Peck and Peck Funeral Home, Route 22 in Copake. The Rev. Andy Smith will officiate. Private interment will be in the West Taghkanic Cemetery. To send an online condolence please visit www.peckandpeck.net.

West Point cadet found dead on grounds of the military academy after being missing for four days By David Boroff New York Daily News (TNS)

NEW YORK — A West Point cadet missing since Friday has been found dead at the military academy. The body of Cadet Kade Kurita was discovered on the grounds of the New York campus just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, according to officials. “We are grieving this loss and our thoughts and prayers go out to Cadet Kurita’s family and friends,” Superintendent Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams said in a statement early Wednesday. Foul play is not suspected, but an investigation into the cadet’s death is ongoing.

Kurita, who was 20 and from Gardena, California, had been unaccounted for after failing to show up for a scheduled military skills competition before the weekend. Officials had previously said that he may be a “danger to himself.” An assault rifle was also missing, but officials said Kurita did not have ammunition with him when he disappeared. “I would like to thank the N.Y. State police and the 23rd MP Company along with partners,” said Lt. Gen. Williams. “They exhibited exceptional professionalism as demonstrated by their tremendous efforts in searching for Cadet Kurita.”

Patricia Anne Farrell McGinley Patricia Anne Farrell McGinley, a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, sister and aunt, passed away on October 21, 2019 in Coxsackie, New York surrounded by her family. She was eighty-three years old. Born on July 1, 1936, Pat spent the last eighty-three years of her life loving her family, cooking amazing meals, being “the life of every party” she attended and bringing tears to people’s eyes with her infectious laugh. A dedicated mother of six, Pat dealt with many

losses in her life, most notably slung over her shoulder as she that of her husband, John Mc- effortlessly whipped up some of Ginley at the young age the best home-cooked of 46, and her son John meals you’ve ever had. H. McGinley. Through To Pat, nothing was these tragedies, and more important than countless other milethe company and love stones, Pat remained of her family. She was a beacon of strength. happiest when everyAs the matriarch of her one was together, enfamily, she never failed veloped in love, laughs to ensure that her family and the melodic voice McGinley was fed, laughing and of Barry White playing having fun. In fact, most in the background. Pat of her family’s favorite memo- is survived by her son, Thomas, ries involve her sipping on a and daughter-in-law Susan, as Coke or Tito’s, with a dish towel well as her daughters Patricia

and son-in-law Mark McMurray, Kathleen and son-in-law Andrew Barrett, Elizabeth and sonin-law Paul Datollo, and Mary and son-in-law Brian Baggott. She also leaves behind four siblings, eleven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and countless nieces, nephews who will forever grieve her absence. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of The W. C. Brady’s Sons, Inc. Funeral Home, 97 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, New York, 12051. Condolences may be made at www. wcbradyssonsinc.net.

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg struggled to convince Congress that the company’s plans for a cryptocurrency are wise in light of all the other challenges the company has failed to solve. In the early part of Zuckerberg’s testimony to the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, lawmakers made it clear that they weren’t just asking about the digital currency known as Libra, but about whether the 35-year-old executive should be trusted with the tremendous power his company has amassed over 2.7 billion global users of Facebook products. Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters said Facebook should stop work on its cryptocurrency project until the company addresses a series of unrelated “deficiencies” in its social-media business. “You have opened up a serious discussion about whether Facebook should be broken up,” Waters, a California Democrat, told Zuckerberg. In the first hour, many of Washington’s grievances about Facebook were laid bare. There were heated questions about Facebook’s refusal to factcheck political ads; accusations of rampant child exploitation on the platform; Facebook’s move to encryption and the impact that would have on the ability to obscure criminals; the company’s preparation for the 2020 presidential election; and what it’s doing to prevent “deepfakes,” or manipulated videos. Zuckerberg vowed to try to address lawmakers’ concerns but also said he hoped to “address the risk of not innovating. I don’t know if Libra is going to

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Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on Oct. 23, 2019.

work, but I believe in trying new things.” He also acknowledged that it has been “a challenging few years for Facebook.” Zuckerberg is well aware of the skepticism the cryptocurrency plan faces, not least because of the missteps Facebook has made regarding protecting data privacy. He said some of Libra’s early partners abandoned the project probably because it was risky and because of the intense regulatory scrutiny. Waters has been one of Congress’s loudest critics of Facebook’s effort to create the digital token. When the socialmedia giant first announced its plans in June, she almost immediately demanded that the company halt development. Government officials and central bankers in Europe have also raised concerns about how the project would protect users’ privacy and prevent criminals from using it to launder money. Zuckerberg reiterated that he has no intention of launching the cryptocurrency without approval from regulators. Zuckerberg made the case that if the U.S. doesn’t lead in innovation, specifically in areas like cryptocurrency, then

China will leap ahead. “We can’t sit here and assume that because America is today the leader that it will always get to be the leader if we don’t innovate,” he said. While Zuckerberg has been leading a charm offensive in the capital recently, his appearance before lawmakers was a highly anticipated event and prompted the usual media circus. The hearing room opened at 9:30 a.m. in Washington but journalists were already lining up two hours earlier for very limited seating. A line for the public included “line holders,” saving spots for executives from Facebook and the Libra Association. Zuckerberg came prepared with lofty arguments about Libra’s purpose: It would help reduce income inequality by giving people — including 14 million in the U.S. without access to bank accounts — an easier, faster and cheaper way to send money around the world. At the same time, it would secure America’s international financial leadership, since Libra would be backed mostly by the U.S. dollar, especially if the cryptocurrency is allowed to launch prior to similar

House Republicans protest outside impeachment deposition Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Emily Cochrane The New York Times News Service

WASHINGTON — About two dozen House Republicans, chanting “Let us in! Let us in!” tried to storm the secure room where a Defense Department official arrived Wednesday morning to testify in the impeachment inquiry, refusing to leave even after they were turned back by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee that was leading the deposition. The lawmakers — most of whom do not sit on the committees conducting the inquiry and are therefore not entitled to attend its hearings — said they were protesting the closed-door nature of the proceedings, which have been open to members of both parties who sit on the committees. The private question-and-answer sessions have produced a stream of compelling testimony from government witnesses, much of it confirming and expanding on the intelligence whistleblower complaint that touched off the impeachment inquiry. The chaotic scene in the bowels of the Capitol unfolded as the panel was getting ready to hear from Laura Cooper,

deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, and halted the session. Schiff summoned the sergeant-at-arms to disperse the uninvited Republican guests, some of whom brought cellphones, which are forbidden in the secure suite. “Sit in, stand in, call it what you want,” Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif., said as he emerged, frustrated, from the room. Republicans are hammering Democrats for limiting attendance at the hearings to members of the Intelligence, Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees. It is common practice for sensitive congressional investigations to be conducted behind closed doors, at least in their preliminary stages. House Republicans did just that when they controlled the chamber and opened an inquiry into the 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya. Democrats have said they plan to hold open hearings after the committees finish deposing witnesses, and that they intend to make public complete transcripts of witness testimony after they have been reviewed to determine whether they contain any classified material. Democrats argue that, lacking any defense of the substance of Trump’s actions,

Republicans are attacking them over process. In a news conference before they tried to barge in, Republicans demanded access to the transcripts, denouncing the inquiry before news cameras in hyperbolic terms. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., called it a “Soviet-style impeachment process.” Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio and the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, said the demonstration was indicative of a broader frustration with the closed-door interviews. “It’s finally reached a point where members just said they’re so frustrated at the idea that they can’t be a part of this and see what’s going on,” he said. “So we’re at a standstill.” Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., accused protesting Republicans of trying to stymie the investigation. He said it was unclear if ethics violations would be filed against the members who brought phones into the secure room. “They violated House rules by trying to crash committees which they don’t sit on,” he said. “All this is an attack right on the investigation, and so when you don’t have law or the facts, you attack and disrupt the process.”

planned efforts in China. But it was clear from the beginning that Waters and others were prepared to be tough on Zuckerberg. For years he said his social network’s purpose was to “connect the world,” but that mission ended up as a grow-at-all-costs strategy pursued with blind spots around the harmful ways people were using the product. Zuckerberg last testified to congress in April 2018, answering 10 hours of questions about how Facebook allowed app developers to collect data on users, and how the platform was used by Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. Goals for the democratization of money aside, Facebook envisions Libra being incorporated into the company’s various messaging apps including WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. The company believes that the currency could help benefit its existing advertising business, or create opportunity for new revenue streams. The hearing is supposed to allow each of the committee’s 60 listed members 5 minutes to speak or ask questions on top of opening statements and breaks. Assuming most of them show up to take advantage of their allotted time, that means the hearing could last well over five hours.

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Bob Gurley chosen as Vet of the Year By Abby and Gabby For Columbia-Greene Media

PRATTSVILLE — Robert Frank Gurley, Sgt. U.S.Army, Korean War combat veteran (MASH), has been chosen by Greene County Honor a Veteran committee to be the living Greene County Veteran of the Year. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 2 at The Point in Catskill. This makes two veterans from Prattsville who have been designated as Greene County Veteran of the Year. Virgil E. Deyo had that honor for being MIA at the May Honor a Veteran ceremony in 2014. Mary O’Hara, still recovering from her recent health

scare, has decided to stay in Prattsville for the winter. There is the possibility that Mary will give up her apartment in Michigan in the spring and once again be a full time resident of Prattsville. We welcome a returning Prattsville hometown girl with open arms. The Greene County Women’s Guild for cancer patients held an Afternoon Tea at the Washington Irving Inn on Sunday the 20th. It was very well attended by ladies of our mountain top. Carrie Hermance, Marianne Krauss and Ginny Gurley represented the towns of Prattsville and Lexington and Unit 1327.

Representing Ashland was Samyrna Rion — she looked very chic. Carrie came home with a basket of cheer and a straw hat. Winner! Wanda Powell of Tannersville, member of The Guild, was serenaded with the Happy Birthday song, being the 20th was her birthday. Happy Birthday Wanda, you looked great in your red feather hat. Owner Stefania always goes beyond whatever is asked of her to do a special buffet for the ladies and their amazing cause. Thank you, Stefania. The Greene County American Legion held its monthly meeting in Prattsville at the Prattsville Hotel. Thank you Doris, you definitely support

our veterans. Legionnaires from out of town say they get the best food at Post 1327 meetings and this year was no different. Auxiliary members provided the home cooked buffet — mac and cheese, scalloped potatoes and ham, lasagna, chili and corn bread, meat trays, rolls & peasant bread, cupcakes, cheese cake, apple cake and chocolate cake. Those doing the cooking were Diana Jaeger, Linda Cross, Jen Traver, Carrie Hermance, Miranda Cross, Marianne Krauss, Shelly Brainard, Anita Creazzo. You know the food is good when the dining lasts longer than the meeting, along with the chit chat. One

auxiliary member forgot to go home. Oh, Oh! All three Eisel girls, Jordan, Sydney, Meaghan, were home from their respective colleges for a few days and now Jim and Geanine are suffering empty nest syndrome once again. Jim burst out laughing when asked if the girls did the cooking for the family while on break. Marianne and Johannes Krauss were on Long Island over the weekend to see grandson Ray’s marching band bring home first prize, once again. Next weekend the band will be in Syracuse to take part in another contest. Congratulations Ray, and good luck in Syracuse.

Happy Birthday to Jessica Lane Young and Evelyn Cammer on Oct. 26. Happy Birthday to Zachery Lane, nephew of Bob and Sandi Rion, on Oct. 26. On Oct. 31 we send a very special Happy Birthday to Stanley Sutton Jr., who is in Afghanistan serving our country. Thank you Stan. Happy Anniversary to Steve and Debbie Baker on Oct. 29. On Oct. 30 we send Happy Anniversary wishes to Brenda and Larry Briggs. Pat and Tony Bifolco are wished a great Happy Anniversary on Oct. 31. Want to share your news? Send to gurleyrv@gmail or call 518-2993219.

Historical Society holds a successful Archival Day By Christine Dwon For Columbia-Greene Media

The Lexington Historical Society held their annual Archival Day at the Historical Building on Oct. 19. What a wonderful attendance to hear porcupine expert Uldis Roze. His presentation was so interesting and informative. The bake sale was a success and the chili and rolls disappeared quickly. The exhibits are always a pleasure to check out — lots to see — photos, memorabilia, family histories. Town of Lexington Fire Company annual dinner was held Oct. 19 at The Captain’s Inn Point Lookout. Congratulations to all the award winners. Judy Visich presented Michael Falke with the “Visich Beyond the Call of Duty Award.” The “Visich Beyond the Call to Duty Award” is awarded to members of the Lexington Fire Company whose exemplary efforts and actions have been recognized by their peers as above and beyond the call of duty. All of you who volunteer your time, risk your lives, take classes, participate on calls and make yourselves available to serve others are heroes. You deserve the respect and admiration of all the residents of Lexington and its visitors. Liza Dwon and Lessia Clinton both received their “20 Years of Active Service Awards.” Another award given was “In Recognition of Commitment and Outstanding Dedication of Over 100 Hours to the Town of Lexington Fire Company — September 2018–September 2019.” Receiving this award were: Paul Dwon, Kevin Simmons, Ray Clinton, Liza Dwon, Sarah Jordan, Michael Falke, John Falke, Alfred Truesdell, Rosalie Randolph and Michael Collarone. Congratulations to all and thank you. There will be a “Celebrate Bonnie Day” at the Community Hall in West Kill, at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 with a luncheon. Steve Blader, daughters and families would like you to come and celebrate this much loved and respected member of our community. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Bonnie’s honor may be made to the West Kill/Lexington Community Improvement Association. Celebrating a birthday on Oct. 24 is Joe Concato. Happy birthday to Pastor Bob Nash on Oct. 25. Oct. 25 is Joan and Paul Mead’s wedding anniversary. A happy 62nd wedding anniversary to Dale and John Klein on Oct. 26. Oct. 26 is Bill Klein’s birthday. Thelma and Maurice Nelson will celebrate their 56th wedding anniversary on Oct. 26. Best wishes to all. The Halloween Brunch scheduled for Oct. 27 at the

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The Town of Lexington Fire Company held their annual dinner Oct. 19 at The Captain’s Inn Point Lookout. Receiving the “In Recognition of Commitment and Outstanding Dedication of Over 100 Hours to the Town of Lexington Fire Company-Sept. 2018-Sept. 2019” were front row from the left left, Rosalie Randolph, Liza Dwon, Sarah Jordan and John Falke. Back row from the left, Alfred Truesdell, Paul Dwon, Michael Collarone, Raymond Clinton, Michael Falke and Kevin Simmons. Michael Falke was chosen by his peers to receive the “Visich Beyond the Call of Duty Award” which was presented to him by Judy Visich. Liza Dwon and Lessia Clinton received their 20 Years of Active Service Awards.

has been canceled. Combined worship service at the Lexington/West Kill UMC starts at 10 a.m. Oct. 27. Greene County Senior Nutrition Program menu for the week of Oct. 28 – Nov. 1 is as follows: Monday—National Chocolate Day—Battered Fish, Rice Pilaf, oriental mixed vegetables, chocolate mousse; Tuesday—Baked ziti with meatballs, Italian mixed vegetables, pears; Wednesday—Fresh ham with gravy, scalloped potatoes, braised cabbage, applesauce and peaches; Thursday—Happy Halloween—Witches Stew (beef stew without potatoes), Mummy Remains (noodles), Little Heads (Brussels sprouts) and Little Eyes

Pudding (tapioca); Friday-Chicken pot pie, fresh salad, green beans, chocolate cake. All persons over 60 and spouses are invited to attend. Meals served at noon for a suggested donation of $4 per meal. Please call at least a day in advance to reserve your meal. Mountain Top Senior Nutrition site is located in the Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, 518-263-4392. Daylight Saving Time ends Nov. 3. Clocks go back one hour. Election Day Turkey Dinner and Oyster Stew 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Lexington/ West Kill UMC hall in Lexington. Dining room service and takeouts available. Mountain Top Ecumenical

meeting for November will be held Nov. 6 at the WindhamHensonville UMC in Windham starting at 11 a.m. with a speaker followed by a covered dish luncheon. Tai Chi class will begin 2-3 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Lexington Municipal Building with Nina Pfeffer as instructor. All welcome. There will be a Veterans Day Breakfast sponsored by the VFW Post 1545 and Windham Hose Company 1 8 a.m.1 p.m. Nov. 10 at the VFW Post 1545 in Windham. Good will offering. The Lexington Mission is inviting all Mountain Top Veterans to a “Serve the Vet – In Appreciation of Your Service” free dinner of Brunswick Stew at the VFW Post 1545 on

Sunday, Nov. 10 starting at 4 p.m. If anyone would like to come and help prepare, help serve or if you need more information, call or text 518947-0601. Lexington/West Kill UMC Administrative Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Lexington church hall.

Ladies Auxiliary of the Town of Lexington Fire Company will hold their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Firemen’s Room. We’ll be wrapping shoe boxes after the meeting for the Christmas fruit boxes. Until next week take care, be thankful, humble and kind.

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Shannon’s Law requires group insurers to cover medically necessary mammograms ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation further strengthening women’s health care protections in August. The bill (S.3852-A/A.5502A) requires large group insurers to cover medically necessary mammograms for women aged 35 to 39. The legislation, known as “Shannon’s Law,” is named for Shannon Saturno of Babylon, Long Island, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 28 years old and passed away at 31. “We know that with cancer diagnoses, early detection is the best possible treatment. This administration has taken and will continue to take aggressive action to break down any barriers to breast cancer screenings for women across the state,” said Governor Cuomo. “By signing this legislation, we are taking another step to break down barriers to breast cancer screening and improve access to health care for all women in New York.”

“We are continuing to double down on our efforts to expand access to potentially life-saving services,” said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. “We know mammograms and cancer screenings must be available for all New Yorkers, and this law will help to ensure coverage, early detection, and treatment. We are committed to promoting breast cancer screenings statewide and continuing to save lives.” Currently, many insurance companies are only required to cover annual mammogram screenings for women over the age of 40, but over 12,000 cases of breast cancer are detected annually are in women under the age of 40 and are oftentimes in later stages and more aggressive forms of cancer. Shannon’s Law will require large group insurance companies to cover annual mammogram screenings for women aged 35 to 39 when medically necessary.

State Senator Monica R. Martinez said, “I strongly believe in the importance of early detection, and it is imperative that individuals under 40 have access to annual mammograms when deemed medically necessary. With 1 in 8 women developing breast cancer in their lifetime, the enactment of this bill is critical to enabling early detection and saving lives.” Assembly Member Kimberly Jean-Pierre said, “Far too many young women have lost their lives to breast cancer because of a late diagnosis. This disease impacts women young and old, which is why expanding coverage for mammograms is so important. Lowering the age of covered annual mammogram screenings will ensure women can take action before it’s too late. Shannon’s Law is long overdue, and I’m grateful to Gov. Cuomo for his support.”

Donate blood to help those fighting breast cancer and all cancers ALBANY — During Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood or platelets to provide hope and healing to patients fighting cancer. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, and more than 268,000 women are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. In August 2016, Myel Bowers-Smith went to the doctor for what she thought was a breast infection for a mosquito bite after a vacation in Cancun. Instead, she received the devastating diagnosis — she had stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer, a very rare and aggressive breast carcinoma. Bowers-Smith, a U.S. Army veteran, committed to fighting for her life. “Once I began fighting, I knew I had to remain strong,” she said. Her aggressive care plan included five different chemotherapy treatments and steroids. Like many patients with cancer, Bower-Smith needed multiple blood product transfusions. Cancer patients undergoing surgery and chemotherapy may require red blood cell or platelet transfusions. In fact, more than half of all platelets collected by the

Red Cross are used by patients with cancer. After months of grueling treatments, in August 2017, Bowers-Smith celebrated the news that her cancer was in remission. Today, she enjoys sharing her story and encouraging others to be a blessing by donating blood or platelets. “Eligible donors, you have something good – which is your blood. A pint of blood can help save lives.” Donors of all blood types, especially platelet donors and those with type O blood, are needed to ensure a stable supply for cancer patients and others this fall. Appointments can be made by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. As a thank-you, those who come to give blood or platelets during October will automatically be entered for a chance to win one of five $500 gift cards redeemable at hundreds of merchants, courtesy of Tango Card. Terms apply; see rcblood.org/game.

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Men are not exempt from breast cancer Dear Warriors, By now I’m sure you all have heard of the singer Beyonce. As famous as she is, this column is about someone who is even more important to our readers. This person is Beyonce’s father, Matthew Knowles. Knowles went on Good Morning America and in an interview with Michael Strahan announced to the world he was diagnosed with stage 1a breast cancer. With all of Knowles’ success as a powerhouse in the musical industry, this did not stop cancer from invading his life. He courageously shared his story with the hopes that other men know they are not exempt from what use to be considered a “woman’s” disease. This is Knowles ‘story. “I noticed, because I wear white T-shirts, I had a dot of blood on my T-shirt. The first day I was like, ‘Oh, OK, and no big deal ... maybe it’s something that just got on my T-shirt.’ Second day I looked and the same thing and I was like, ‘Eh ... interesting.’ “Then on the third day I was like, ‘What is this? I wonder what this is.’ “A couple of days passed, and I didn’t have any type of discharge. Then on the fifth day, I saw another tiny drop

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WHITEHEAD-DICKENS of blood. I told my wife, I said, ‘Look at this,” And she says, ‘You know, when I cleaned the sheets the other day I saw a drop of blood on it, and I didn’t pay any attention to it — but this is kind of weird.’ I immediately went to my doctor. “When I had the blood on my T-shirt initially I didn’t think it was breast cancer. My mind went a lot of places. My mind went to what medication I was on, because different medications might have caused some sort of discharge ... and then I thought, just because of the risk factor, that it could be breast cancer and I would go get a mammogram. My mother’s sister died of breast cancer, my mother’s sister’s two and only daughters died of breast cancer and my sister-in-law

died in March of breast cancer with three kids — a 9-, 11- and a 15-year-old — and my mother-in-law had breast cancer. So breast cancer has been all around me. I go to my doctor and he suggested I get a mammogram, but first he said, ‘Let’s get a smear.’ “So they got a smear of the blood, and it was nonconclusive. Then we got a mammogram and that’s when we saw that, in fact, there was breast cancer there. At least they thought. The next step is to get an ultrasound and a needle biopsy. That’s when they determined it for sure — I had breast cancer. It was July and I had surgery immediately, and that’s when we got back the BRCA results, a genetic test used to determine a person’s chance of developing breast cancer. I’m still getting test results back.” Warriors, even though this is rare, it is still serious. Please read the full story. Go to https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/ culture/story/mathewknowles-reveals-battlingbreast-cancer-menspeak-65979408 Reach Inez Whitehead-Dickens at callherid8@aol.com.

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Tales from Hudson’s Crypts Tour with Kelley Drahushuk HUIDSON — The library’s annual Tales from Hudson’s Crypts: The Tour with Kelley Drahushuk, which highlights the graves of figures from Hudson’s history is coming soon! ****Participation is free and open to the public but registration is required. The tour will be limited to 30 participants so register as soon as possible by emailing programs@hudsonarealibrary.org, calling 518-8281792 x101, or visiting the main desk in the library Kelley Drahushuk’s talk at the library, Raising the Dead: Tales from Hudson’s Crypts, was so popular we began this tour and it has become an annual event. Kelley will return this year to act as our tour guide and will be adding new graves and new stories to her tour. Attendees will meet in the cemetery office parking lot promptly at 12pm. As this is a walking tour, wear appropriate footwear & dress for the weather & conditions. We may encounter uneven ground, semi-steep hills, and mud and will not

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always be sticking to the paved pathways. Long-touted as “a virtual treasure trove for historians and enthusiasts of American funerary art”, the Hudson Cemetery includes over 10,000 grave sites for a wide range of interesting and notable individuals, including the Proprietors and their ancestors, war heroes, famous artists, paragons of industry, disaster survivors and much

more. Learn about the history of the original cemetery, more recent history and discoveries as well as its current layout. All attendees will receive a free map of Cedar Park with highlighted sites discussed in this presentation—do your own walking tour and make new discoveries! The tour will finish with cider and Trixie’s Oven cookies. And don’t forget to then join the Hudson Trick or Treating

and Halloween Parade! Trick or treating begins at 2pm and the parade kicks off at Public Square (7th Street Park) at 4pm. Kelley Drahushuk is a longtime resident of Hudson, NY with family history in the city dating back to the 1800’s. She, along with her husband Alan, own The Spotty Dog Books and Ale, now in its 13th year of operation on Hudson’s Warren Street in the former CH Evans Hook & Ladder building. She has served on the board of the Hudson Area Library and continues as a member of the History Room Committee. She earned a BS from Rochester Institute of Technology in Industrial Engineering. Two adorable children, a very chill cat and two noisy guinea pigs keep her quite busy. Sunday, October 27, noon - 1:30 p.m., https:// www.facebook.com/ events/394971211187989/ Cedar Park Cemetery Office, 20 Columbia Tpke, Hudson, 518-828-0517

Upcoming Event At North Country ARTS presents Gregg Figura Exhibition GLEN FALLS — North Country ARTS is excited to announce their new Gregg Figura Exhibition, running through November 22nd at their 2nd Floor Gallery at City Hall location in Glens Falls, with a reception to be held on Friday, October 25th, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. (Light refreshments will be available). Gallery is open to the public Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.. weekly. And at their Main Gallery location (located inside The Shirt Factory building in Glens Falls, 71 Lawrence Street, suite #114), their Changes Exhibition is currently on display until November 2nd! Gallery is open Thursday - Saturday, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. weekly! About North Country ARTS Based in Glens Falls, North Country Arts is a non-profit cultural organization established in 1971 for artists, artisans and people interested in the arts.North Country Arts is a volunteer run membership arts organization whose mission is to provide opportunities, encourage and promote artists in the

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Hall-O-Weekend Festivities at Poughkeepsie Galleria POUGHKEEPSIE – Friday, October 25 visit Poughkeepsie Galleria for the start of their Hall-O-Weekend festivities beginning with Stranger Things Night, inspired by the hit Netflix show. From 4pm to 6pm in Center Court, families can enjoy a scavenger hunt, costume contest and dance party hosted by 96.1 Kiss FM’s

J Will and Illusionist Ryan Dutcher. Saturday, October 26, the annual Mall-O-Ween Trick or Treating takes place where families can Trick or Treat at your favorite stores from 12pm to 1pm. Immediately following, enjoy a family-friendly magic show by Zaritsky Magic in Center Court. Hosted by Q92’s Morning Mayor, Joe

Daily, the event is in partnership with Kirwan’s Game Store and brings music, children’s activities and fun for the entire family. IncrediCon, a familyfriendly comic and pop culture fest will be taking place Sunday, October 27 throughout Poughkeepsie Galleria’s lower level from 10am to 5pm. Visit incredible artists and

pop culture guests, writers, comics as well as have access to games, toys, raffles and more. This event is sponsored by iHeartMedia and in partnership with Alterniverse in Hyde Park and Kirwan’s Game Store, located on Poughkeepsie Galleria’s upper level. For information on Hall-OWeekend please visit Poughkeepsie Galleria’s website.

‘Monos’ a horrific fable of savagery By Raymond Pignone Columbia-Greene Media

There haven’t been many recent stories on the screen more exciting than the one told by director Alejandro Landes in his new movie “Monos.” This extraordinarily disturbing fable about a small co-ed army of children stationed in the mountains of Ecuador, where, on their own and without much adult guidance, keep watch over a hostage. When the mission dissolves into chaos, they abandon their fragile social system and revert to savagery. The movie is loaded with suggestions of the inner ferocity of the human animal as well as many riveting and touching dramatic moments. It is as gripping and shocking a plot as any that has unfolded in a movie this year, but where the first half is a brilliant, tightly constructed essay on pent-up adolescent violence and physical authenticity, the second half, set in a jungle, is a strangely derivative take on William Golding’s

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novel “Lord of the Flies,” which was filmed in 1963 and 1990. The acting, by a cast of spirited nonprofessionals, is vivid and convincing, indicative of the daring way Landes chose to make the picture. He gathered an ensemble of lively teens and children who have never acted before but who have the physical characteristics and personalities of youngsters who would be aimless, lost and ripe for conscription into what they see as a big, improvised game of war. A fairly consistent authority

is Julianne Nicholson as the hostage, an abducted American doctor the children’s leaders want to swap for concessions. Landes’ strategy works, and he gets a movie that looks natural, spontaneous and unrehearsed. Even when the plot twists and turns and the climaxes pile up, Landes maintains control. The children all look realistic and the atmosphere of the mountains and the jungle is unmistakably genuine. The camera work is exquisite; shots are carefully composed with

actors and objects unobtrusively arranged within the frame and the vistas of peaks and sky are breathtaking. As a result, the strong drama of conflict among the youngsters as they battle one another over maintenance of order and preventing the hostage from escaping is enhanced by the mood and visual style. “Monos” runs into trouble when the teens start painting themselves and turning into brutes. These scenes, lifted from “Lord of the Flies,” are both vaguely defined and underdeveloped. When the drama reaches its apex of savage pleasures and ritual violence from throwing a large group of hormonal youngsters into a leaderless, rawnerved ordeal, the horror and significance of ‘Monos” snaps into clarity. The terror of turning on their friends is palpable. For a brief time, barbarism reigns. Then there is a brief moment of salvation, and the movie ends with its most frightening image.

CALENDAR LISTINGS TSL Movies October 24 October 31 n Celebration — Yves Saint Laurent, one of the greatest Parisian haute couture designers, draws the sketches for his final collection. Behind the scenes, Pierre Bergé manages a series of events to celebrate the fashion icon. Immersed inside the couture house from 1998 to 2001, during YSL’s final years there, documentary filmmaker Olivier Meyrou’s camera films the YSLBergé duo. In French with subtitles. 2018. 1h13m. n The Woman Who Loves Giraffes — Written, directed, produced by award-winning director Alison Reid. In 1956, four years before Jane Goodall ventured into the world of chimpanzees and seven years before Dian Fossey left to work with mountain gorillas, 23-year-old biologist Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. In this film, Anne (now 85) retraces her steps, and with letters and stunning, original 16mm film footage, offers an intimate window into her life as a young woman, juxtaposed with a first hand look at the reality that giraffes are facing today, their triumphs as well as their setbacks. 2019. 1h23m. n Give Me Liberty — Medical transport driver Vic is late, but it’s not his fault. Roads are closed for a protest, and no one else can shuttle his Russian grandfather and émigré friends to a funeral. The new route uproots his scheduled clients, particularly Tracy (Lauren “Lolo” Spencer in a breakout performance), a vibrant young woman with ALS. As the day goes from hectic to off-therails, their collective ride becomes a hilarious, compassionate, and intersectional portrait of American dreams and disenchantment. In English and Russian with subtitles. 2019. 1h51m. n The Load — Premiering to rapturous reviews at Cannes, Ognjen Glavonić’s narrative feature debut is a taut suspense thriller recalling The Wages of Fear and Sorcerer. During NATO’s bombing of Serbia in 1999, Vlada, a truck driver, is hired to undertake a treacherous path across his war-torn country and deliver mysterious cargo. On a journey where friend and foe prove indistinguishable, Vlada comes to realize the horrifying ramifications of his mission. Brilliantly photographed and intoxicatingly intimate, The Load signals the arrival of a major talent. In Serbian with subtitles. 2018. 1h38m. n Downtown 81 (1981) — In 1981, writer and Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, Swiss photographer Edo Bertoglio, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, a graffiti innovator and noise music artist who’d just begun to exhibit his paintings, hit the streets of lower Manhattan to make a movie about the bombed-out bohemia, with a script by O’Brien, Bertoglio directing, and Basquiat, a naturally compelling presence, starring. Featuring John Lurie, Fab Five Freddy, and Debbie Harry, with musical performances by DNA, James White and the Blacks, and Kid Creole and the Coconuts – and Manhattan in all its mangy glory. 1981. 1h12m. n Official Secrets — The gripping, true story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist. In 2003, Gun receives a memo from the NSA with a shocking directive: the US is enlisting Britain’s help in collecting compromising information on UN Security Council members in order to blackmail them into voting in favor of an invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into an illegal war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press. So begins an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm. 2019. 1h51m. n Say Amen, Somebody (1982) — New restoration. One of the most acclaimed music documentaries of all time. A joyous, funny, deeply emotional celebration of African American culture, featuring the father of Gospel, Thomas A. Dorsey (“Precious Lord, Take My Hand”); its matron, Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith; and earth-shaking performances by the Barrett Sisters and the O’Neal Twins. When it was first released in the early 1980s, the film received an overwhelming critical response, garnering rave reviews around the world. 1982. 1h41m. TIME & SPACE LIMITED 434 COLUMBIA STREET, HUDSON, NY | (518) 822-8100 | FYI@TIMEANDSPACE. ORG

OCTOBER 24 Pumpkin Painting Thursday, October 24, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Join us for a spooktacular night of pumpkin painting right in time for Halloween! All ages are welcome. Space is limited, so make sure to sign up at Roe Jan Library to reserve your spot. Thursday, October 24,

5 p.m. - 7 p.m., https:// www.facebook.com/ events/2500142780067934/ Roeliff Jansen Community Library, 9091 NY-22, Hillsdale, 518-3254101 www.roejanlibrary.org Otto Hauser, Luke Temple and friends Thursday, October 24, 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Live music Thursday, October 24, 8 p.m. - 11 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/534843697084303/ The Half Moon, 44 S. Front Street, Hudson, 518-828-1562 www.thehalfmoonhudson.com

OCTOBER 25 Legends by Candlelight Ghost Tours Friday, October 25, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. The highlight of Clermont’s fall season! Guests will find themselves traveling back in time, as the house is filled with ghosts from throughout the mansion’s 250-year history. Tours followed by roasted marshmallows. Each year features dozens of hand-carved, flickering jack-olanterns. Evening Tour times: 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9 p.m. Reservations Required. Please call (518) 537-4240 $5 – $12, Friday, October 25, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., https://www.friendsofclermont.org/events Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, Germantown, 518-537-4240 www.FriendsofClermont.org The Cemetery Club Friday, October 25, 8 p.m. The lives of three Jewish widows, who meet monthly for tea before visiting their husbands’ graves, are suddenly turned upside down when they meet Sam, the local butcher and recent widower. Funny, sweet-tempered and moving. Think “Jewish Golden Girls.” Written by Ivan Menchell Directed by John Trainor $10 – $22, Friday, October 25, 8 p.m., https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4322183 The Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, 800-838-3006 www.ghentplayhouse.org Eclectic Rock Showcase 3 Friday, October 25, 8 p.m. An eclectic rock showcase featuring Bunnybrains, VEMilO, William Lawrence and The Wild Weeeds. Ecelectic Rock Showcase 3 is NOT a Halloween party but it will have all the weirdness and excitement of Halloween. Eclectic Rock Showcase 3 features variety and fun with the legendary Bunnybrains and local soul star VEMilO, as well as the top-flight musicianship of William Lawrence of Felice Brothers. Also appearing are Copake garage rock heroes The Wild Weeeds who have blossomed into regional stars with recent shows in Troy, Saratoga and Northampton. Ecelectic Rock Showcase 3 will be a super-fun night of new musical entertainment at a reasonable cost, at a world-class club $10, Friday, October 25, 8 p.m., https://helsinkihudson.ticketfly. com/e/eclectic-rock-showcase--75667239751/ Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street, Hudson, 518-828-4800 www.helsinkihudson.com the haunt Friday, October 25, 8:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. One of Upstate NY Scariest Trails! Walk through the dark, winding, creepy forest and experience projections, fog, special effects, live actors, infected zone, experimental room, escape trailer, blood and more! Free parking on site Payment on site. Be prepared to Scream!! 30- 45 minute outdoor haunted trail. Suggested 12 and up……. enter at your own risk!!! www.llllthehauntllll.com $20, Friday, October 25, 8:30 p.m. - 11 p.m., https://www.facebook. com/events/794296617631907/ The Haunt, 860 State Route 20, New Lebanon, 802-498-7512 https://llllthehauntllll.com/

OCTOBER 26 Hawk Migration Walk Saturday, October 26, 10 a.m. noon Join us as we look for hawks migrating south for the fall. We will have a spotting scope available to get a better view, but please bring binoculars. Free, Saturday, October 26, 10 a.m. - noon, https://clctrust.org/event/ hawk-migration-hike/ Overmountain Conservation Area, 138 Catalano Road, Ancram, 518392-5252 https://clctrust.org/public-conservation-areas/overmountainconservation-area/

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Fall always brings mixed Haines Falls, an bag of weather amazing description Did you survive last weekend’s Nor’Easter? The rain was brutal. Judy and John went to Fishkill on Thursday, and down there it was beautiful. When they reached Saugerties it turned misty, by the time they got to the top of Palenville Mountain, it was pouring. I went to the food pantry and got soaked. I was so cold I had to sit in front of a roaring fire to get my feet thawed out. It’s one time that I’m glad we had a dry September, the ground soaked up without flooding. Haven’t heard anything about flooded basements which is a good thing. Rose Hudecek had a very pleasant surprise Sunday. Her niece from Ohio had a wedding to attend in Roxbury, so she made a detour to Jewett. Marty, Joan and Janet came down from Albany to spend the day with cousin, Kristi Hudecek. Kristi is the daughter of Martin’s (Rose’s husband) brother. What a wonderful visit they had! The family from the former Clara Thompson house made a visit to the Hudecek home last weekend. They are originally from Slovakia, then Lodi, New Jersey. Rose was excited, she has someone to refresh her knowledge of the Czech language with. We welcome Joe and Milka to the Mountain Top. Louise McRoberts had a lot of company lately. First, her daughter, Cheryl came to visit, then her nephew. Not to be undone, her other nephew will be visiting soon. Oct. n 20 was Laity Sunday for the Methodist Church. Was it coincidental, but attendance was up in both Windham and Ashland. It seems everyone came out to support us. Thank you.n The Ashland Methodist Church held a Soup For Lunch event on Oct. 16. We are hoping to make this a monthly event. n It’s a time to sit and eat for free, and then you are encouraged to take soup to shut ins. Thanks to Opal who visited many of our neighbors withn hot soup to warm their tummies. With the rain that n we had, I’m sure it was greatly appreciated. We will be holding it again next month. Don’t forget the Rummage Salen at Jewett Presbyterian Church this Friday and Saturday, October 25 and 26. Jack is putting out “new” items everyday. Doors open at 4 on Friday and at 9 on Saturday. n On Nov. 2, the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption located at 4752 Route 23 in Windham, will be holding “Ya Ya’s Fall Bazaar.” There willnbe more than 15 vendors featuring crafts, jewelry, honey, candles, maple syrup and so much more. Large variety of lunch items will be served. Large n Chinese Auction, door prizes and raffles. The hours are from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For information, and to volunteer n n

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ANDERSON your help, call Debra Maynard at 518-610-3439. Benefit Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid. Remember to change your clocks for the end of Daylight Savings Time. The big “Fall Back” day is Nov. 3. On Wednesday 11/6 at 11 a.m., Windham Hensonville United Methodist Church will be sponsoring this month’s Ecumenical. The subject this month is Hope House Children’s Home in Thailand. The presentation will be given by Mission Trip participants. Please join us and bring a friend. Covered dish fellowship to follow. On Nov. 16, the Ashland Historical Association will be hosting an All You Can Eat Breakfast from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Adults, $9; children, $5. Menu features eggs to order, biscuits, bacon, sausage gravy, sausage, pancakes potatoes, toast and beverages. Locally made maple syrup. Join in at the Ashland Town Hall, 12094 Route 23. To those who made a map of the area for the paper for Autumn Affair Weekend, it was a great idea. Note: Windham ends at the Christman’s Windham House, and that’s where Ashland starts. Yes, there is a town between Windham and Prattsville, although we are often overlooked. BrandyWine is in Ashland, as are many businesses. Please put us back on the map. Opal is taking reservations for the WAJPL Golden Age Club’s annual Holiday Luncheon being held at Captain’s Inn Point Lookout on Dec. 5. Please call her with your meal choice. Opal has all information for you, along with flyers being passed out at our meetings. Opal can be reached at 518-750-8380.

CARES AND PRAYERS Healing prayers are being sent to Ann Donovan, Wanda Partridge, Anna Mae Decker Skakel, Betty Young and Marie Smith.

COMING EVENTS Oct. 25 Senior Angels Bake Sale Greene County Office Building donations requested. Oct. 25 Jewett Presbyterian Church Rummage Sale 4-7 p.m. Oct. 26 Jewett Rummage Sale bag sale 9 a.m.-noon. Nov. 1 Thanksgiving Dinner at Hope Restoration 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Ya Ya’s Fall Bazaar Greek Orthodox Church of the

Assumption 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Nov. 3 Chili Fest East Jewett FD 2- 6 p.m. $10 Nov. 4 Interfaith Panel Discussion 7-8 p.m. Greenville Public Library 11177 SR 32 Nov. 5 Election Day Chicken and Biscuits at Ashland Church takeouts 4:30 and 5 p.m. seating Please help me advertise your activity by emailing me at lmgeand@yahoo.com or calling 518-734-5360.

AS I REMEMBER IT Fall Fall, Wonderful Fall! It’s hard to keep up with the weather change. We’ve had our killing frost, now it’s time to harvest the cold crop vegetables. Anything in the cabbage family has to be put away for the long, cold winter. Do you have all of your canning and freezing done? Are your shelves filled with a bountiful harvest? Years ago, every family had a root cellar, a stone laid up room to store all those root vegetables you have to dig and store: potatoes went in a burlap sack to keep the light off them so they wouldn’t turn green, yet wouldn’t mold. Carrots would be dug and stored in sand to keep them fresh. It’s time to rake the leaves, bag them, and pile them against your foundation for insulation. Put the rest on your gardens to mulch them for the winter months. Leaves are the best fertilizer with a sprinkling of wood ash. Cabbages have to be cut and shredded to be put into crocks with salt and a rock to hold it submerged and thus sauerkraut is made and ready for use. Put that in the cellar with the other crocks holding your pickles. Hang your Sprouts so the air circulates around them. Winter squash goes on racks, winter apples go in the root cellar for use during the cold months. Are your shelves full yet? My mother would have hundreds of canned fruits and vegetables lining the cellar walls. It seems as the days get shorter, the work days get longer, just preparing for the snow days. The men are in the barns, culling the animals that need to be butchered for the winter. More work for the women. Storm windows would have to be washed, screens down, windows up and sealed. Check the sills, does anything have to be caulked? Were the chimneys cleaned in the spring. It’s time to start the fires. Wood is brought under cover, those with coal furnaces have their bins filled. We no longer prepare as we once did. Even during a big snowstorm, we can leave the house and go shopping, although we still have that “stock up” mentality. Now, however, it’s bottled water and bread that seem to be hoarded.

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HAINES FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – ORGANIZED IN 1933 This next article shares an amazing description of the area that we call home! It was written by local historian Eric Posselt, author of The Rip Van Winkle Trail, a Guide to the Catskills, written in 1952. “THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS are a part of the Alleghany Plateau which, in turn, is a part of the Appalachian System stretching from Newfoundland south to Alabama. They cover a total area of about 16,000 square miles, but have no universally accepted borderline, even though the Catskill Forest Reserve with its 576,120 acres (in 2019 it is 705,500 acres) sprawling over parts of Ulster, Greene, Sullivan and Delaware counties takes in most of them. Of this territory, 186,123 acres are state owned.” (Today New York State owns 287,500 acres or 41 percent of the total acres.) Posselt went on to say, “the Catskill Mountains, their picturesque summits and valleys, their gorges and cliffs and their salubrious climate had been discovered as the ideal vacation land. Thus, they became what they are today: the playground of New York.” Another reminder of its beauty was stated in 1950 by Jewett resident Karl D. Hesley, “In our mountains and our gorgeous scenery we have God-given assets that exceed by far those that form the background of other localities.” Eric Posselt went on to say, “Haines Falls is located at the top of Kaaterskill Clove at an elevation varying between 2,000 and 2,400 feet, and singularly blessed by a plethora

of scenic surprises in its immediate vicinity. The Village of Haines Falls is not only the highest summer resort in the Catskills; it is, indeed, by many considered the loveliest of them all.” Posselt’s description of Haines Falls explains the reason for this next article. It was on June 17, 1933 that the Haines Falls Chamber of Commerce was organized. How progressive the residents in this small hamlet were almost 85 years ago. A large group of businessmen (including two businesswomen) met at the Haines Falls Community Building at 52 North Lake Road with the purpose of organizing a Chamber of Commerce. Many residents of Haines Falls will still find these names familiar. George Schutt, The Laurel House, at the top of the Kaaterskill Falls, was built in the early 1840s and owned for many years by the Schutt family. Schutt was elected president and presided as chairman. Sam Schwartz, owner of the Fenmore Hotel, was elected first vice president. Wilfred McGibbons, owner of Pine Tree Lodge (near 5296 23A) was elected as treasurer, and W. Whitney Smith as secretary. The following members also served on the board of

directors. Henry J. Myer, owner of The Loxhurst at 5132 Route 23A, property today owned by the Mountaintop Historical Society. Herb O’Hara, owner of The Shady Grove at 54 O’Hara Road, today’s Peace Village. Sam Schwartz, owner of The Fenmore at 5278 23A. W. I. Hallenbeck, owner of Renner’s Inn near 5270 23A. Alfred H, Legg owner of The Bellevue Hotel near 5333 23A, across from the Bike Inn. Fred Carnright, Variety Store at 5201 23A, the building just west of the Haines Falls Post Office. Mrs. Thomas Corr, owner of The Maple Terrace 5132 23A, today’s well-kept B & B, The Bike Inn. Also: Edward Haines, Charles B. Layman, Mrs. Gross, Mr. Ferraro, Able R. Legg, Ralph Karamy, Howard Matthews, and W. Smith. Wilfred McGibbons was chair of the publicity committee with Herbert O’Hara and W. Smith on the subscription committee. Many local people found employment at these hotels years ago, and the names are still familiar. Posselt included the type and number of different businesses in Haines Falls in 1952. There were: 30 hotels; 19 cottages and rooms; four churches; two taxis; two bus stops; three souvenir stores; one drugstore; Lowerre’s service station; Traveler’s Rest Restaurant; and Rip’s Lookout Point. Thanks to Eric Posselt for his little glimpse into the past. Until Next week, take care and be kind. You never know how your act of kindness may change someone’s life. Any comments, questions, or concerns please contact: hunterhistorian@gmail.com , of call 518589-4130.

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publication on line. If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving your town/city? I am looking forward to working with the town board members to assist in developing more transparency with the workings of the board. Residents of New Baltimore need to be informed

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Previous residence: None Occupation: Retired Incumbent? No Party affiliation(s): Democrat Endorsements received: Independence Party Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): None High school: Hunter-Tannersville High School College: Some Military service? No What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address this issue if elected? I would like to see a grocery store, gas station and arts and crafts in the town. If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving your town/city? More than anything I want to continue to meet

and encouraged to participate with the town board on important decisions affecting their lives and environment now and in the future. Local government functions fully with diverse and open representation. Name: Richard Guthrie Age: 77 Family: Kids are grown, successful in chosen careers, and living elsewhere. Place of residence: New Baltimore. How long you’ve lived in the county: More than 40 years Previous residence: Syracuse; Todendorf, Germany Occupation: Retired from

state Department of Environmental Conservation; currently on call for response to emergencies with state Homeland Security and Emergency Services. Incumbent? No Party affiliation(s): Democratic Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): Town Councilman. High school: St. John’s Prep College: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse University. Military service? None What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do

to address this issue if elected? There are several top issued facing our community: Communication, Complacency and Cooperation. The current make-up of the Town Board is one of subtle secrecies, “Yes, Sir-isms” and divisiveness. If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving your town/city? I will bring the board back to the people and the people back to the Board by being more open with deliberations, consulting with affected citizens to get their

perspective, questioning proposals where warranted, and sharing the results of board and committee actions taken. We used to have a quarterly newsletter that kept our neighbors informed. I will bring that back (not just the one-shot attempt by the current board after learning that this was an issue). The town website contains woefully outdated or missing information, letters to the board are not read at public board meetings as intended, and public comments at board meetings are suppressed by intimidating procedures and discouraging protocols. Most of the town business is routine and

non-controversial. In my past experience, I served on a board consisting of members of both parties. We got along fine and conducted town business effectively. Not to be contentious, but there are times when tough questions have to be asked and answered in public. The current board has fallen out of touch with the community. The board has fallen into an uncomfortable comfort zone. It’s nice to have agreement but sometimes it’s necessary to ask tough questions before we have consensus, to agree amicably or to disagree amicably.

and become friends with the people of Lexington. I’ve been appointed to the Town Ethics board. I’ve volunteered my time to design the Lexington Brick Project. I was appointed to redesign the grounds of the municipal building. I’m the founder of the Lexington Hiking Club, and most importantly, I was the co-chair of the Lexington Broadband Initiative for two years, which successfully brought broadband to our town and to Jewett. Through all of these activities I was privileged to be able to get a chance to start to know and understand the people of our town. I’m hoping that if I get elected, I’ll be able to do that on a wider basis. Name: Bennett Wine Age: 64 Family: Daughter Rebecca Wine Jensen; son Kaleb Thorning Wine; wife Dr. Helle Thorning Place of residence: Lexington How long you’ve lived in the county: 11 years Previous residence: New York City Occupation: Designer/

Artist Office being sought: Town Council Incumbent? No Party affiliation(s): Democrat Endorsements received: Democrat, Independence Party Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): None High school: Mamaroneck High School, Mamaroneck College: BA, Antioch College; MFA, Columbia University Military service? No What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address this issue if elected? Beyond using common sense to ensure that our town is fiscally sound, and that laws are enacted to protect our residents and the quality of life in our town, the most important issue is being able to look to the future. Our town, which has been getting older and smaller for many years, now has to grow to sustain itself and survive. I worked to bring

our town broadband, which was a necessary step to start to promote growth. We need to attract younger families to feed our growing businesses and our school system. At the same time, we want to grow in a way that will reflect the values of our town. Together with Lynn Byrne, I organized monthly open non-partisan meetings to make sure that the town was growing in directions that mirrored the residents needs and wishes. If I were to be elected, I would continue to make sure these forums will be available so that our residents will have a way of providing ideas and feedback to keep our town growing the way we want it to. Our board has to begin to explore various methods to achieve this growth. I will be a presence on the board that will push to continue that the town goes in a positive direction, and look to gather ideas that will keep it on the right trajectory in the future. If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving

your town/city? More than anything I want to continue to meet and become friends with the people of Lexington. I’ve been appointed to the Town Ethics board. I’ve volunteered my time to design the Lexington Brick Project. I was appointed to redesign the grounds of the municipal building. I’m the founder of the Lexington Hiking Club,

and most importantly, I was the co-chair of the Lexington Broadband Initiative for two years, which successfully brought broadband to our town and to Jewett. Through all of these activities I was privileged to be able to get a chance to start to know and understand the people of our town. I’m hoping that if I get elected, I’ll be able to do that on a wider basis.

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Taconic Hills falls to Rondout Columbia-Greene Media

KYSERIKE — Rondout posted a 1-0 victory over Taconic Hills in the Mid-Hudson Athletic League field hockey tournament on Tuesday. “Our defense played exceptionally well, Taconic Hills coach Angela Webster said. “Ava Skabowski, Annika Johanson, Madison Rowe and goalie Sydney Kiernan played tough and did a great job stopping Rondout’s attack.” Rondout outshot Taconic Hills, 22-2, and had two penalty corners to the Titans’ one. Kiernan had 17 saves for Taconic Hills. Azure Jones stopped two shots in recoridng the shutout for the Ganders. Taconic Hills will host the Section IX playoffs that begin next week. On Monday, the Class C semfinals will have No. 1 Taconic Hills facing No. 4 Ellenville at 4 p.m. and No. 2 Pine Plains/Rhinebeck taking on No. 3 Onteora at 6 p.m. The Class C championship match will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The Class A championship

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Knicks’ spotlight is on David Fizdale this season Steve Bondy New York Daily News

NEW YORK — The Knicks learned the hard way that winning matters. They tried to sell last season that stinking and perception are mutually exclusive, that they can be attractive to free agents simply because they disassociated themselves from Phil Jackson. But being the worst team in the NBA had its consequences, and the comeuppance was June 30 when Kevin Durant chose the other team in New York. “The Knicks players, they’re good young players but they still need more experience to match where I was in my career,” Durant explained on a Bleacher Report program with former teammate Serge Ibaka. “It was nothing major against the Knicks. I just think Brooklyn is further along in the process of being a contender.” Hopefully June 30

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Taconic Hills’ Annika Johnason (11), shown here in a recent game against Ellenville, turned in a strong defensive performance during Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to Rondout in the Mid-Hudson Athletic League Tournament.

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prompted a come-toJesus moment for the Knicks, who shouldn’t be happy with another year in the draft lottery. Job performance matters. Records matter. Six straight years without a playoff game matters. It’s unrealistic for Steve Mills to feel any pressure at the Garden where he’s resided, and survived, for so many years of slop as James Dolan’s trusted executive. But coach David Fizdale has to show something. It’s just the way MSG operates. The last coach to survive past his second full season was Mike D’Antoni, and that was before Mike Woodson, Derek Fisher, Kurt Rambis and Jeff Hornacek. Mills is on his fifth coach as GM or team president. “I just feel that as a coach you always put the ultimate pressure on yourself anyway,” Fizdale See KNICKS B8

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Mets or not? Girardi expects to know his job status soon Tim Healey Newsday

Although the Mets don’t appear to be close to deciding on a new manager, Joe Girardi expects a resolution for his personal employment status soon. Girardi, the former Marlins and Yankees manager, interviewed again with the Mets on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. That came a day after his second interview with the Phillies and as he emerged as the reported favorite for that job. On WFAN Tuesday evening, Girardi said he expects to learn “pretty soon,” perhaps during the World Series, about his fate. He added that he still expects to manage somewhere in 2020 — his sentiment much of this month — and said he is “not quite” done interviewing

with teams. “I have not heard anything from anyone, so I will say there’s still three teams,” said Girardi, whose contract was not renewed by the Yankees after the 2017 season. “I feel really good about the interviews that I’ve had. As I told my son, it’s not how I feel. It’s how they feel. “To me, the big thing is the relationship and comfortability of everyone working (together) factor. ... They’re all good jobs. They’re all great markets. They all have passionate fans that want to win. They have ownership groups that want to win.” Girardi spent Monday with Phillies owner John Middleton and other members of the front office. The Phillies could announce a decision as soon as Thursday, an off day

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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi before game seven of the 2017 ALCS against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

for the World Series. They also brought back veteran managers Buck Showalter and Dusty Baker for second interviews.

For the Mets, Girardi is just one of at least a half-dozen candidates still under consideration to replace Mickey

Callaway, fired by the team almost three weeks ago. Mets quality-control coach Luis Rojas and Twins bench coach Derek Shelton also are receiving call-back interviews, according to multiple reports Tuesday. They join the quartet previously said to be getting second in-person interviews: Girardi, Yankees special adviser Carlos Beltran, ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez and Nationals infield/first-base coach Tim Bogar. Rojas, 38, has been busy lately with his duties as manager of the Dominican Republic team competing in next month’s Premier12 tournament, an Olympic qualifier. Among the boxes he checks: minor-league managerial experience (eight seasons in the Mets’ farm system) and an extensive familiarity with the

organization and the Mets’ homegrown players (after more than a decade with the Mets overall). Rojas also is comfortable working with analytics, having served in 2019 as the quality-control, a game-planning and preparation conduit between the front office and clubhouse. Shelton, 49, has bounced around major-league coaching staffs for 15 years, spending time with the Indians, Rays, Blue Jays and Twins as a hitting, quality-control and bench coach. This past season, Shelton coached alongside Rocco Baldelli, the Twins’ rookie manager who led the team to 101 wins and an AL Central title. MLB.com first reported Rojas’ inclusion in the latest round of interviews. The New York Post was first on Shelton.

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NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Buffalo 10 8 1 1 0 17 Boston 9 6 1 1 1 14 Toronto 11 5 4 1 1 12 Florida 9 4 2 1 2 11 Montreal 9 4 3 1 1 10 Tampa Bay 8 4 3 1 0 9 Detroit 9 3 6 0 0 6 Ottawa 8 1 6 0 1 3 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 11 7 2 2 0 16 Carolina 9 6 3 0 0 12 Pittsburgh 10 6 4 0 0 12 NY Islanders 8 5 3 0 0 10 Columbus 9 4 3 2 0 10 Philadelphia 7 3 3 0 1 7 New Jersey 8 2 4 0 2 6 NY Rangers 7 2 4 1 0 5 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 9 7 1 1 0 15 Nashville 9 5 3 0 1 11 St. Louis 9 4 2 2 1 11 Winnipeg 11 5 6 0 0 10 Dallas 11 3 7 0 1 7 Chicago 7 2 3 1 1 6 Minnesota 9 3 6 0 0 6 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Edmonton 10 7 2 0 1 15 Vegas 11 7 4 0 0 14 Vancouver 9 6 3 0 0 12 Anaheim 10 6 4 0 0 12 Arizona 8 5 2 1 0 11 Calgary 11 5 5 1 0 11 Los Angeles 9 4 5 0 0 8 San Jose 9 3 5 1 0 7 Monday’s games Columbus 4, Toronto 3, OT Philadelphia 6, Vegas 2 St. Louis 3, Colorado 1 Dallas 2, Ottawa 1 Tuesday’s games Boston 4, Toronto 2 Buffalo 4, San Jose 3, OT Florida 4, Pittsburgh 2 Arizona 3, NY Rangers 2, OT Vancouver 5, Detroit 2 Nashville 6, Anaheim 1 Minnesota 3, Edmonton 0 Los Angeles 3, Winnipeg 2 Vegas 2, Chicago 1, SO Washington 5, Calgary 3 Today’s games Detroit at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. Thursday’s games San Jose at Montreal, 7 p.m. Arizona at NY Islanders, 7 p.m. Buffalo at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Florida at Calgary, 9 p.m. Washington at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

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Dave Sheinin The Washington Post

HOUSTON — In their videoheavy scouting reports and their pitchers’ meetings ahead of their World Series matchup with the Washington Nationals, the Houston Astros were preoccupied with one Nationals hitter: left fielder Juan Jose Soto. The Nationals’ precocious, 20-year-old slugger was That Guy, the batter the Astros were determined not to let beat them over the course of the best-of-seven series. “I feel like in the last 24 hours,” Astros catcher Martin Maldonado said following his team’s 5-4 loss to the Nationals in Game 1 on Tuesday night, “I’ve seen Soto more than my wife.” That is unlikely to change anytime soon, now that the Astros have seen Soto in person - and watched him go 3 for 4 with a homer, a double and a stolen base in a historic World Series debut. If anything, it will be even more difficult for the Astros to escape Soto’s image, because he is certain to be a nightly fixture in their dreams a nightmare of a hitter, blasting screaming drives to all parts of Minute Maid Park. “He was the key guy we couldn’t control tonight,” Astros Manager A.J. Hinch said. “His bat-speed is electric. . . . He’s calm in the moment. Clearly, this is not too big a stage for him. He was the difference in the game. He’s got that ‘it’ factor. He’s got fast hands. He’s got no fear.” They are facing another week of this nightmare, give or take a few days, and the outlook for the Astros, who don’t even have a lefty to face him late in games, is less than brilliant. If Soto could destroy the consensus best pitcher on the planet at this moment, Astros ace Gerrit Cole, the way he did Tuesday night, what is he going to do to the rest of their pitchers? “I mean, he’s really talented,” Cole said after allowing a titanic homer to Soto in the fourth and a two-out, two-run double in the fifth that accounted for the winning margin in the Nationals’ victory. The Astros, among the most data- and video-driven organizations in the sport, thought they had a solid game plan for pitching to Soto - getting a measure of confirmation in the first inning, when Cole struck him out on a 99-mph fourseam fastball, his hardest of the night, at the upper edge of the strike zone. But in the fourth, Cole went back upstairs with a 1-0 fastball, and Soto crushed it. The

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Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (6) ( left) and the Washington Nationals dugout congratulates Washington Nationals left fielder Juan Soto (22) after a home run in the sixth inning during Game 1 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday.

drive sailed atop the train tracks high above the facade of the stadium in left-center, Soto’s opposite field, an estimated 417 feet away. A “tipyour-cap situation,” as Cole put it, and because Soto is just the fourth player to hit a home run in the World Series before turning 21, that ball is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Understand: Cole’s fourseamer was literally the best pitch in baseball in 2019, at least as measured by FanGraphs’ pitch-values metric, which values that pitch as having saved 36.2 runs above average this season. (The second most valuable pitch was teammate Justin Verlander’s slider at 33.4.) According to Statcast data, Cole got 253 swings-andmisses with his four-seamer this season; no other pitcher in the majors got more than 200 with that pitch. “Gerrit Cole throwing a high fastball up and away - that’s not easy to [hit],” Hinch said. Asked whether he had ever seen a left-handed hitter hit a ball to that part of Minute Maid Park, Maldonado thought he probably had once or twice. But had anyone done it against Cole? “No,” he said, “I don’t think nobody’s ever done that.” The next time Cole faced Soto, with runners on first and third in the fifth inning and the Nationals leading 3-2, the atbat evolved, over the course of six tension-building pitches, into an epic confrontation with an equally epic result. Having been burned on his fastball by Soto’s massive homer the inning before, Cole

conspicuously stayed away from it this time - and also stayed away from the strike zone, throwing three straight breaking balls, a slider and two curves, for balls. Twice, Soto performed his patented “Soto Shuffle,” sweeping his spikes through the dirt of his batter’s box with theatrical force and glaring out at Cole. On the fourth pitch, Cole threw another slider that Soto, who appeared to be taking all the way on 3-0, took for a strike, and on the fifth, he unveiled for the first time his change-up. Soto swung through it, then nodded slowly toward the mound. By this point, Cole had shown Soto every pitch in his repertoire, and when he went back to the slider, throwing it on the lower third of the plate, Soto lashed it into left for a two-run double. “The wrong location to the wrong guy,” Maldonado said. “That was pretty much the game. . . . The only pitch that bothered me, that wasn’t that good, was the slider. That was

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the at-bat of the game. We were trying to get a strikeout. That guy’s good. He’s really good. He’s been amazing, what he’s done for a young guy like that.” The Astros also dropped the first game of the American League Championship Series at home to the New York Yankees, but this feels more damaging, and the situation more desperate. For one thing, the Yankees beat Zack Greinke in that Game 1, the Astros’ No. 3 starter, and not the great Cole - who pitched (and won) Game 3, and who would have started Game 7 had it been necessary. And for another thing, the Yankees simply didn’t have a hitter who worried them the same way Soto does. For the most part, the Yankees’ hitters could all be pitched to, at least to a certain degree - from dangerous but strikeout-prone sluggers such as Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez to brilliant young second baseman Gleyber Torres, who paced the Yankees offense but didn’t dominate the series. Those Yankees hitters have

something else in common: They are all right-handed. The Yankees’ lineup was heavily weighted to the right side - with few left-handed threats - which made it relatively easy for the Astros to deploy a roster consisting of only right-handed pitchers. It might have made sense for the Astros to add a lefty to their roster for the World Series specifically for the purpose of facing Soto late in games - as the Los Angeles Dodgers did with specialist Adam Kolarek and the St. Louis Cardinals did with Andrew Miller, with varying degrees of success. But the Astros didn’t really have similar options. The lefty relievers who finished the regular season with them, Framber Valdez and Cionel Perez, were not seen as legitimate candidates for the postseason roster and were sent home after the regular season ended. Wade Miley, a veteran left-handed starter, was given some consideration - but he struggled down the stretch and wasn’t seen as possessing the skill set necessary to serve as a lefty specialist to face Soto. “We have our roster, and I love our roster,” Hinch said before the game. “And I love the fact that we have some righties who do very, very well against lefties. . . . When you look at Soto as an example, he handles left-handed pitching and he handles right-handed pitching. Giving him different looks at critical moments in the game is a challenge in its own right. The fact that we don’t have a lefty to give them one of those looks is just a reality that we’ve dealt with for a long time.” But one can only wonder what the Astros are thinking now - now that they have faced Soto, and now that he has cost them a World Series game, and now that he has moved from the fronts of their brains, where he lives in video images and data-backed game plans, to the back, where he will live in their dreams for the next week or so.

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Is Jets coach Adam Gase the right man for the job? Bob Glauber Newsday

This is not a question that ordinarily comes up in the first year of an NFL coach’s tenure, even in today’s world of instant analysis and intense and incessant scrutiny. A coach almost always gets at least a year — and then some — to see if he’s got the makings of a potentially successful run. But with Adam Gase’s erratic performance in a 1-5 start, punctuated by his team’s woeful showing in a humiliating 330 loss to the defending champion Patriots on Monday night at MetLife Stadium, the Jets’ firstyear coach is certainly pushing the limits of whether it is appropriate to wonder if he’s the right man for the job. There are no indications anyone in a position of power within the Jets’ organization is ready to push the eject button on Gase in the immediate term. Frustration, yes. But enough to act on it? No. At least not yet.

Gase is almost certain to get the rest of the year to show he can stabilize this team and deliver on the promise he showed CEO Christopher Johnson and erstwhile general manager Mike Maccagnan, whose own tenure was cut short in a power struggle with the coach. Fortunately for Gase, he doesn’t face the Patriots again, and the schedule will begin to soften as the second half of the season approaches. But the coach will have to do more to engender confidence, not only in the people who hired him (as well as recently named GM Joe Douglas), but more important, in the fans who deserve better than what they’re getting. It has not been easy for those fans, who have suffered any assortment of indignities over the years — the decades, really — since the team’s greatest moment on Jan. 12, 1969, in Super Bowl III. There have been nearmisses, such as the runs to AFC Championship Game in 1982,

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New York Jets head coach Adam Gase reacts during the fourth quarter of Monday’s game against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium.

1998, 2009 and 2010. And there have been complete debacles — oh so many of them. Lou Holtz lasting just 13 games in 1976. Bruce Coslet’s ill-fated fouryear run. Todd Bowles’ failure in his recently completed four-year disappointment.

And, of course, rock bottom: the Rich Kotite years. Gase has been tasked with resurrecting the franchise after the Bowles era, and he was selected from a candidate list that included former Packers coach Mike McCarthy, Baylor’s Matt Rhule, who was held in high regard but bristled over concerns

about being able to freely hire his own coaching staff, former Bucs offensive coordinator Todd Monken and Kliff Kingsbury, who was hired as the Cardinals’ coach. Gase had an unremarkable three-year run in Miami before being hired by the Jets. He got to the playoffs in 2016 in what turned out to be his only full season with Ryan Tannehill at quarterback. He was a combined 13-19 in his final two seasons before being ousted along with general manager Mike Tannenbaum, the former Jets GM. Fate has been somewhat unkind in Gase’s early run with the Jets, as he lost Sam Darnold for three games because of mononucleosis. Darnold did a splendid job in a 24-22 win over the Cowboys to give the Jets their first win, offering some hope going into Monday night’s game against the Patriots. But as Bill Belichick has done so often to the team he spurned

after Bill Parcells appointed him head coach in 2000, he eviscerated the Jets and had Darnold so confused that the quarterback said he was “seeing ghosts.” Darnold finished with a pitiable rating of just 3.6, narrowly escaping a “Blutarsky” of 0.0. Darnold must now move on after one of the most humiliating moments for a franchise that has experienced more than its share of such occurrences. But it’s also on Gase to shepherd Darnold through an emotional minefield and come out the other side a better player. If that happens, then Gase will have bought himself more time to prove he deserves to be the coach moving forward. But if the downward spiral continues, and the Jets can’t regain some semblance of respect in the coming weeks, then it’s fair to wonder whether Gase is the answer and if the Jets need to find someone else to fix what’s wrong with this team.

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA New York City Department of Environmental Protection Notice of Adoption of Rules

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the authority vested in the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) by section 1100 of the New York State Public Health Law and section 24-302 of the New York City Administrative Code, and in accordance with the requirements of section 1043(a) of the New York City Charter, that the DEP hereby amends sections 18-12, 18-15 through 18-17, 18-23, 18-26 through 18-29, 18-34 through 18-39, 18-41, 18-61, 18-82 and Appendices 18-A through 18-C and repealing in their entirety sections 18-83 through 18-84 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York, the DEP Rules and Regulations for the Protection from Contamination, Degradation and Pollution of the New York City Water Supply and its Sources (“Watershed Regulations”). The proposed amendments have been approved by the New York State Department of Health pursuant to section 1100 of the New York State Public Health Law and are being published in conformance with such law. The proposed rules were published in the City Record on September 28, 2018. Notably, over several years prior to the public hearings listed below, DEP engaged in extensive discussions with stakeholders, including but not limited to: residents who live in the City’s water supply watershed, the New York State Department of Health, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”), and environmental organizations. These discussions were productive and the resulting amendments to the Watershed Regulations will resolve several issues raised by residents while continuing to protect the City’s water supply. The Department held public hearings as follows: 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. This hearing was held at Belleayre Ski Center, Longhouse Lodge, 181 Galli Curci Road, Highmount, New York; 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, 2018. This hearing was held at State University of New York, Evenden Tower, Room 104, Delhi, New York; 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. This hearing was held at the Putnam County Emergency Operations Center, 112 Old Route 6, Carmel, New York; and 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2018. This hearing was held at the offices of the Department of Environmental Protections, 11th floor conference room, 59-17 Junction Boulevard, Flushing, New York. No additional comments were provided at the public hearings. Written comments were a correction to an inadvertent omission and typographical errors, submitted by the Coalition of Watershed Towns, and a short submission by NYSDEC addressing a specific technical formula and manual error, and are the only changes to the Watershed Regulations after the public hearings. In addition, a written complaint of general over regulation, without reference to any specific section of the Watershed Regulations, was submitted after the hearings. The Department now adopts the following Rules. Statement of Basis and Purpose of Rules The purpose of the Watershed Regulations is to protect public health by preventing contamination to and degradation of the City’s surface water supply. The amendments incorporate changes in federal and state law and address issues that have arisen during administration and enforcement of the Watershed Regulations. The amendments to the Watershed Regulations include revisions to replace the existing approach for evaluating alterations and modifications of subsurface sewage treatment systems (“SSTS”) – and for determining whether systems that have been discontinued for five years or more years can be brought back into service – with an approach that focuses primarily on how well the SSTS will serve the proposed use, consistent with public health and water quality concerns. These amendments also provide that where certain ancillary, non-residential use of a residence does not change the nature or rate of flow of sewage to its SSTS, the use is not subject to DEP’s review and approval, allowing for example, a home office use or certain transient guest overnight accommodations. These amendments also include various revisions which relate to the incorporation of the NYSDEC 2015 State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“SPDES”) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity. Additionally, the revisions establish a category of small, limited impact projects for which stormwater pollution prevention plans can be simpler, similar to the existing framework for individual residential stormwater permits. The amendments also eliminate the description of the phosphorus offset pilot program, which had a limited term and was completed. These amendments revise the definition of “new” and “existing” regulated activities. As defined in prior versions of the Watershed Regulations, the term “new” applied to all regulated activities undertaken, constructed, installed, or implemented after May 1, 1997, and the term “existing” applied to those activities prior to May 1, 1997. The amended definition preserves the meaning of the terms “new” and “existing” as they are used in the current regulations with regard to certain non-complying regulated activities — i.e., storage of hazardous substances, storage of petroleum products, and the siting of junkyards and solid waste management facilities which, if discontinued for two or more years, must comply with the Watershed Regulations or permanently desist. For other regulated activities, the word “existing” is used in its more conventional sense to refer to activities that exist or are in operation at the time they are being considered under the amended regulations. These revisions incorporate standards for holding tanks and portable toilets. DEP will not review and approve holding tanks or portable toilets; rather, these revisions establish standards consistent with applicable State guidance. The amendments remove the term “service connection” and clarify the definition of a “sewer connection” relieving past confusion in administering the existing regulations and expanding its definition to include the conveyance all sewage, industrial and other wastes and update the design standards used for sewer connections. In addition, these amendments eliminate the “hardship” criterion necessary for obtaining a variance from the Watershed Regulations, which has not proven to further water quality goals. These amendments improve due process provisions for applicants when DEP seeks to modify, suspend or revoke an approval. This includes new procedures on how to seek a hearing, and how to appeal a DEP determination, before the City’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (“OATH”). These amendments include re-issued watershed maps included in Appendix 18-A, based upon updated information from DEP’s LiDAR survey of the watershed. In addition, Appendices 18-B and 18-C are combined and certain revisions are incorporated to clarify the standards used for analysis of water quality samples. The amendments include technical corrections such as substituting more recent versions of publications cited in the Watershed Regulations, updating certain technical terminology, and modifying or changing the order of certain text to improve clarity and intelligibility. Some of the plain language and clarification revisions were identified as part of the retrospective rules review conducted by the Mayor’s Office of Operations. In addition to these amendments, DEP intends to work closely with NYSDEC as it updates its SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity, the current version of which will expire in January 2020, and NYSDEC’s related Stormwater Management Design Manual. DEP intends to further amend these rules to incorporate NYSDEC’s 2020 Construction General Permit, and potentially to include other related changes at that time to ensure appropriate stormwater controls based on sound scientific information. New material is underlined. [Deleted material is in brackets.] “Shall” and “must” denote mandatory requirements and may be used interchangeably in the rules of this department, unless otherwise specified or unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The text of the Rule follows. Section 1. Subdivision (f) of section 18-12 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York is amended as follows: § 18-12 Purpose and Findings. (f) The City reserves the right to re-examine these rules and regulations periodically to insure that they continue to further the goal and intent referred to in paragraph (d) of this subdivision and the purposes referred to in paragraph (e) of this subdivision. [Without limiting the foregoing, and without limiting the City’s rights to continue, modify, amend, suspend, waive or revoke any or all of these rules and regulations at any time in accordance with applicable law, the City intends to re-examine these rules and regulations ten (10) years after the effective date hereof to ascertain whether, and to what extent, these rules and regulations should be modified or amended so that they continue to serve their intended purposes. § 2. Subdivisions (b) and (d) of Section 18-12 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: § 18-15 Local Representatives. (a) Information about these rules and regulations and application and other forms required by these rules and regulations may be obtained from the following offices of the Department or on the Department's website at www.nyc.gov/dep. Applications for Department approval of a regulatory activity must be submitted to one of these offices or online in accordance with instructions that may be provided on the Department’s website. Petitions appealing from a determination issued by the Department or requesting a hearing on a cease and desist order issued by the Department must be submitted to the offices listed in subdivision (b) or online in accordance with instructions that may be provided on the Department’s website. (b) Petitions for a hearing on a determination by the Department to revoke, suspend, or modify a determination or variance in accordance with § 18-26, petitions for appeal of a determination issued by the Department in accordance with § 18-28, and petitions for a hearing on a cease and desist order issued by the Department in accordance with § 18-29 must be submitted to the address listed in paragraph (1), with a copy to the address listed in paragraph (2). (1) New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings [40 Rector Street] 100 Church Street, 12th floor New York, New York [10006-1705] 10007 Telephone: [(212) 442-4900] (844) 628-4692 (d) Addresses and phone numbers contained [herein] in this section are informational and persons subject to these rules and regulations [shall] must utilize addresses and phone numbers specified herein, or successor addresses and phone numbers where appropriate. § 3. Paragraphs (2), (3), (19), (29), and (32) through (145) of subdivision (a) of Section 18-16 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: § 18-16 Definitions. (2) Absorption field means the area to which sewage is distributed for infiltration to the soil by means of a network of pipes. A gravelless absorption system is a type of absorption field. (3) Access road means an impervious private or public road, other than a driveway, which connects a parcel to an existing public or private road and which is necessary in order to enable the parcel to be developed. [Access road does not include an internal road within a subdivision or within an area of common development involving two (2) or more parcels.] (19) Construction or construction activity means any building, demolition, renovation, replacement, restoration, rehabilitation or alteration of any [new or existing] structure or road, or land clearing, land grading, excavation, filling or stockpiling activities that result in soil disturbance. (29) Designated Main Street Area means a defined area of limited size located within the East of Hudson Watershed which is an existing center of commercial, industrial, residential, or mixed use [and which has been.] Designated Main Street Areas were proposed [defined and designated] by [a local government] local governments in the East of Hudson Watershed in 1997 and approved by the Department pursuant to these rules and regulations. (32) Discontinuation means an interruption in the use of a regulated activity including a noncomplying regulated activity. The period of discontinuation shall commence on the date when regular or seasonal use ceases. Incidental or illegal use of an unoccupied structure shall not be sufficient to interrupt a period of discontinuation. [(32)](33) Disturbed area means the portion of a site for which the imperviousness of the ground has changed from pre-construction conditions as a result of any land clearing, land grading or construction activity. Disturbed areas may include lawns and landscaped areas. [(33)](34) Drainage Area means all land and water area from which runoff may run to a common design point. [(34)](35) Drainage basin means the land area which contributes surface water to a reservoir or controlled lake. [(35)](36) Driveway means a route accessible by a motor vehicle between [a residential building] an individual residence and a public or private road to provide ingress and egress from the [residential building] individual residence. [(36)](37) East of Hudson Watershed means West Branch, Boyd’s Corner, Bog Brook, East Branch, Croton Falls, Diverting, Titicus, Amawalk, Muscoot, New Croton, Cross River, Middle Branch and Kensico Reservoirs, Kirk Lake, Lake Gleneida and Lake Gilead, and their respective drainage basins. [(37)](38) Effective Date means May 1, 1997. [(38)](39) Effluent means water or wastewater that flows out from a wastewater treatment plant or other treatment process. (40) Enhanced subsurface sewage treatment system means a subsurface sewage treatment system that provides enhanced treatment of wastewater to reduce the amount of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS) of wastewater effluent prior to distribution to an absorption field. Enhanced subsurface sewage treatment systems include, but are not limited to, aerobic treatment units, peat filters, and textile filters. [(39)](41) Epilimnion means the uppermost, warmest, well-mixed layer of a lake during thermal stratification. [(40)](42) Erosion means the wearing away or the movement of soil by such physical agents as wind or water, that is exacerbated by such practices as the disturbance of ground cover by stripping or removing vegetation, construction activity, or tilling. [(41)](43) Exfiltration means wastewater that leaks out of a sewer system into the surrounding environment, through faulty joints, defective pipes, cracks in pipes, connections, or at manholes. (44) Existing, where used to describe storage of hazardous substances, storage of petroleum products, or the siting of junkyards and solid waste management facilities, means physically constructed, functioning and operational prior to [the effective date of these rules and regulations] May 1, 1997. [(43)](45) Expansion means an increase in the permitted flow limit for a wastewater treatment plant as specified in the SPDES permit and/or an increase in the design capacity of a wastewater treatment plant. [(44)](46) Facility means a structure, room or other physical feature designed to perform a particular function and that makes possible some activity. [(45)](47) Fertilizer means any commercially produced mixture, generally containing phosphorus, nitrogen and/or potassium, except compost, that is applied to the ground to increase the supply of nutrients to plants. [(46)](48) Galley System means any subsurface system for treating sewage that employs structural chambers in a horizontal or vertical arrangement for the storage of effluent until it can be absorbed into the soil, that is utilized following a septic tank as an alternative to a standard absorption field, and that did not have all discretionary approvals necessary for construction and operation before June 30, 2002. [(47)](49) Gasoline station means an establishment at which gasoline is sold or offered for sale to the public for use in motor vehicles. (50) Gravelless absorption system means an absorption field using a wastewater distribution system designed to be installed without gravel or stone aggregate. Gravelless absorption systems may involve the use of geotextile, sand, or other media.

[(48)](51) Groundwater means any water beneath the land surface in the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where water fills all available pore spaces. [(49)](52) Hamlet means a population center designated as a hamlet by a Town Board in the West of Hudson watershed and described as a hamlet in a Water Supply Permit duly issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation or in any written agreement among the affected parties to the 1997 New York City Watershed Memorandum of Agreement, including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. [(50)](53) Hazardous substance means any substance defined or listed in 6 NYCRR Part 597 except that hazardous substance does not mean any petroleum product, including those listed in 6 NYCRR § 597.2, Table 1, and also does not mean any hazardous waste. [(51)](54) Hazardous waste means any solid waste, defined or listed as a hazardous waste in 6 NYCRR Part 371. [(52)](55) Holding tank means a tank or vault, with no outlet, used for holding sewage before it is pumped out and transported elsewhere for treatment or disposal. (56) Hot spot runoff means runoff from an area where land use or activities generate highly contaminated runoff, with concentrations of pollutants in excess of those typically found in stormwater, such as vehicle service and maintenance facilities, fleet storage areas, industrial sites, marinas, and facilities that generate or store hazardous materials. Runoff from residential, institutional, and office development, non-industrial rooftops, roads, and pervious surfaces is not generally hot spot runoff. (57) Hydrologic soil group means the designation of soils based on the National Engineering Handbook, Part 630, Chapter 7, Hydrologic Soil Groups, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service, 2009 in which soils are categorized into four runoff potential groups, ranging from A soils, with high permeability and little runoff production, to D soils, which have low permeability rates and produce much more runoff. [(53)](58) Hypolimnion means the lower, cooler layer of a lake during thermal stratification. [(54)](59) Impervious surface means an area which is either impervious to water or which substantially prevents the infiltration of water into the soil at that location. Impervious surfaces include, but are not limited to, paving, concrete, asphalt, rooftops, and other hard surfacing materials, and do not include dirt, crushed stone, or gravel surfaces, or other surfacing materials determined by the Department to be pervious for their intended purpose. [(55)](60) Individual residence means a building consisting of one or two residential [unit] units. [(56)](61) Individual sewage treatment system means an on-site subsurface sewage treatment system serving one or two family residential properties and receiving sewage without the admixture of industrial wastes or other wastes, as defined in the Environmental Conservation Law § 17-0701. [(57)](62) Industrial waste means any liquid, gaseous, solid or waste substance or a combination thereof resulting from any process of industry, manufacturing, trade or business, or from the development or recovery of any natural resources, which may cause or might reasonably be expected to cause contamination to or degradation of the water supply. [(58)](63) Infiltration means water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewer system, including sewer service connections, from the ground through such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manholes. Infiltration does not include, and is distinguished from, inflow and from treatment of runoff by stormwater infiltration practices. [(59)](64) Inflow means water other than wastewater that enters a sewer system, including sewer service connections, from sources such as, but not limited to, roof leaders, cellar drains, yard drains, area drains, foundation drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections between storm sewers and sanitary sewers, catch basins, cooling towers, storm waters, surface runoff, street wash waters, or drainage. Inflow does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration. [(60)](65) In situ soil means naturally occurring glacial soil; it does not include fill or stabilized fill. [(61)](66) Intake means the points in the New York City water supply located prior to the point of disinfection where the water is no longer subject to surface runoff. [(62)](67) Intermediate sized sewage treatment system means an on-site subsurface sewage treatment system serving an industrial, institutional, municipal, commercial, or multi-family residential facility, and receiving sewage without the admixture of industrial wastes or other wastes, as defined in the Environmental Conservation Law § 17-0701. [(63)](68) Intermittent stream means a watercourse that during certain times of the year goes dry or whose lowest annual mean discharge during seven consecutive days with a recurrence interval of ten years (MA7CD/10) is less than 0.1 cubic foot per second and which periodically receives groundwater inflow. A drainage ditch, swale or surface feature that contains water only during and immediately after a rainstorm or a snow melt shall not be considered to be an intermittent stream. [(64)](69) Junkyard means any place of storage or deposit, whether in connection with another business or not, where four or more unregistered, old, or second hand motor vehicles, no longer intended or in condition for legal use on the public highways, are held, whether for the purpose of resale of used parts, for the purpose of reclaiming for use some or all of the materials such as metal, glass, or fabric for the purpose of disposing of the same, or for any other purpose. [(65)](70) Land clearing means the exposure of soil by devegetation or the exposure of soil to the forces of erosion. [(66)](71) Land grading means the removal, addition or alteration of surface or subsurface conditions of land by excavation or filling. [(67)](72) Limiting distance means the shortest horizontal distance from the nearest point of a structure or object to the edge, margin or steep bank forming the ordinary high water mark of a watercourse, wetland, reservoir, reservoir stem or controlled lake or to the contour line coinciding with the reservoir spillway elevation. (73) Mapped stream means a protected stream as defined in 6 NYCRR § 608.1. [(68)](74) Metalimnion means an intermediate zone between the epilimnion and hypolimnion where the water temperature drops rapidly with increasing depth. [(69)](75) Microfiltration means a process in which treated effluent passes through a membrane filter having a nominal pore diameter of 0.2 microns or less. [(70)](76) Multi-family residence means a building containing three (3) or more residential units. [(71)](77) Municipal solid waste landfill means a landfill, as defined in 6 NYCRR § [360-1.2] 360.2, which is owned or operated by a municipality. [(72)](78) New, where used to describe storage of hazardous substances, storage of petroleum products, and the siting of junkyards and solid waste management facilities, means [any regulated activity] undertaken, constructed, installed, or implemented after May 1, 1997. [(73)](79) Noncomplying regulated activity means any regulated activity or existing activity which does not conform to the standards set forth in these rules and regulations, but has obtained all discretionary approvals necessary for construction and operation, prior to the effective date of these rules and regulations and/or prior to the effective date of an amendment to these rules and regulations that made the activity noncomplying. [(74)](80) Nonpoint source pollution means pollution sources which are diffuse and do not have a single point of origin or are not introduced into a receiving stream from a point source. [(75)](81) NYCRR means the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York. [(76)](82) Offset means a reduction in the discharge of phosphorus into a drainage basin which is surplus, quantifiable, permanent, and enforceable, as defined herein: (83) One hundred-year, twenty-four hour storm means the storm, with a twenty-four hour duration, that statistically has a one percent chance of occurring in any given year, as set forth in the “New York State Stormwater Design Manual,” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (2015). [(77)](84) One-year, twenty-four hour storm means the storm, with a twenty-four hour duration, that statistically has a 100 percent chance of occurring in any given year, [as specified in the most recent Watershed Water Quality Annual Report] as set forth in the “New York State Stormwater Design Manual,” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (2015). [(78)](85) Operator means any person who leases, operates, controls or supervises a facility. [(79)](86) Owner means any person who has legal or equitable title to a facility. [(80)](87) Pathogenic means capable of causing disease from organisms, including but not limited to: bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa (such as Giardia and Crypto- sporidium). [(81)](88) Person means any individual, public or private corporation, political entity, agency, municipality, industry, co-partnership, association, firm, trust, estate or any other legal entity whatsoever, except that person shall not mean the State of New York or any State department, agency, board, public benefit corporation, public authority or commission. [(82)](89) Perennial stream means a watercourse that flows throughout the year from source to mouth. [(83)](90) Pesticide means (i) any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any insects, rodents, fungi, weeds, or other forms of plant or animal life or viruses, except viruses on or in living humans, or other animals, which the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation shall declare to be a pest or (ii) any substance or mixture of substances intended as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant. [(84)](91) Petroleum product means oil or petroleum of any kind and in any form including, but not limited to, oil, petroleum, fuel oil, oil sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with other wastes and crude oils, gasoline and kerosene. [(85)](92) Phosphorus restricted basin means (i) the drainage basin of a source water reservoir in which the phosphorus load to the reservoir results in the phosphorus concentration in the reservoir exceeding 15 micrograms per liter, or (ii) the drainage basin of a reservoir other than a source water reservoir or of a controlled lake in which the phosphorus load to the reservoir or controlled lake results in the phosphorus concentration in the reservoir or controlled lake exceeding 20 micrograms per liter in both instances as determined by the Department pursuant to its annual review conducted under § 1848(e) of Subchapter D. [(86)](93) Photic zone means the region of a lake that receives light, where photosynthesis takes place. The photic zone extends down to a depth where photosynthetic activity and respiration are balanced due to the available light, or to one percent surface illumination. [(87)](94) Point source means any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, or vessel or other floating craft, or landfill leachate collection system, from which pollutants are or may be discharged. [(88)](95) Pollutant means unpermitted dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, effluent, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical waste, biological material, radioactive material, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, and industrial and municipal waste discharged into water. (96) Portable toilet means a non-waterborne sewage system with offsite residual disposal, as identified in 10 NYCRR Appendix 75-A. [(89)](97) Principal means an agency or person that owns 10 percent or more of the voting stock or has the ability to control a corporation, partnership or other entity. (98) Qualifying municipal sewer use law means a local law or ordinance that includes provisions substantially similar to Articles 1-3, 5- 7, 11-14 and the Appendix of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Model Sewer Use Law, dated 1994, or which the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has otherwise accepted pursuant to the SPDES permit for the wastewater treatment plant served by a municipal sewer system. [(90)](99) Radioactive material means any material in any form that emits radiation spontaneously. [(91)](100) Redevelopment [project] means the reconstruction or modification of any previously developed land such as residential, commercial, industrial, or road/highway, which involves soil disturbance. Redevelopment is distinguished from new development in that new development refers to [construction] soil disturbance on land which has not been developed. The term “redevelopment [project]” specifically applies to areas previously developed with impervious surfaces. [(92)](101) Regulated activity means any activity to which these rules and regulations apply, as described in subdivisions (a)-(d) of § 18-14 of Subchapter A of these rules and regulations. [(93)](102) Remediation means the repair or replacement, other than routine repair or maintenance as described in § 18-38[(a)(9)](b)(5)(iii) of Subchapter C, of a subsurface sewage treatment system [that is failing]. Remediation does not include alteration or modification as defined in these rules and regulations. (103) Reserve absorption field means an area identified in the design for a subsurface sewage treatment system as suitable for infiltration of sewage to the soil by means of a network of pipes. [(94)](104) Reservoir means any natural or artificial impoundment of water owned or controlled by the City which is tributary to the City Water supply system. [(95)](105) Reservoir stem means any watercourse segment which is tributary to a reservoir and lies within 500 feet or less of the reservoir. [(96)](106) Residential lot(s) means any parcel of land of five acres or less, any point on the boundary line of which is less than one-half mile from any point on the boundary line of another such lot in the same tract, unless any such lot may not legally be used for residential purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “residential” shall include temporary, seasonal and permanent residential use. [(97)](107) Sediment means organic or mineral solids or colloids that are transported by the process of hydrologic, hydraulic, or atmospheric transport, including but not limited to erosion. [(98)](108) Sewage means the water-carried human or animal wastes from residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together with such groundwater infiltration and surface water as may be present. The admixture of sewage with industrial waste or any other waste as herein defined, shall also be considered “sewage” within the meaning of these rules and regulations. [(99)](109) Sewer connection [or lateral] means the connection between a building, residence, or other structure and a sewer system except that any connection designed and intended to convey 2,500 gallons per day or more of [residential] sewage, industrial waste or other wastes shall be considered a sewer extension. Sewer connections designed to facilitate additional sewer connections, which are proposed on or after November 29, 2019, shall be considered sewer extensions. [(100)](110) Sewer extension means newly constructed sewer pipe lines or conduits, and pumping stations and other constructions appurtenant thereto, designed to serve one or more sewer connections and to convey sewage, industrial waste or other wastes to a sewer system. [(101)](111) Sewer system means pipe lines or conduits, pumping stations, and force mains, and all other constructions, devices, and appliances appurtenant thereto, including sewer extensions, used for conducting sewage, industrial waste or other wastes to a treatment facility. [(102)](112) Silvicultural activity means the removal of selected trees within a specified boundary designated by the owner of the property so that adequate numbers of trees are left to provide seed and partial shade for the development of new tree seedlings, and when such activity is in accordance with Federal, State and local laws. [(103)](113) Small quantity generator has the meaning set forth in 6 NYCRR § 370.2. [(104)](114) Solid waste means all putrescible and non-putrescible materials or substances that are discarded, abandoned, or rejected as being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection, including but not limited to garbage, refuse, industrial and commercial waste, sludges from air or water treatment facilities, rubbish, tires, ashes, contained gaseous material, incinerator residue, construction and demolition debris, discarded automobiles and offal, except where exempt from compliance with 6 NYCRR Part 360 as described in 6 NYCRR § [360-1.2(a)(4)] 360.2(a)(3).

[(105)](115) Solid waste management facility means any facility employed beyond the initial solid waste collection process and managing solid waste, [including but not limited to: storage areas or facilities; transfer stations; rail-haul or barge-haul facilities; landfills; construction and demolition processing facilities; disposal facilities; solid waste incinerators; refuse-derived fuel processing facilities, pyrolysis facilities; C&D debris processing facilities; land application landspreading facilities; composting facilities; surface impoundments; waste used oil storage, reprocessing and rerefining facilities; recyclables handling and recovery facilities; and waste tire storage facilities; and regulated medical waste treatment facilities,] as defined in 6 NYCRR § [360-1.2] 360.2. [(106)](116) Source water reservoir means Ashokan, Cross River, Croton Falls, Kensico, New Croton, Rondout, and West Branch Reservoirs. [(107)](117) SPDES flow parameter violation means two or more violations of a permitted State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) flow parameter limit during a consecutive six month period. A facility that operates less than 6 months per year will be deemed to have a SPDES flow parameter violation if the permitted SPDES flow parameter limit is violated one or more times during any consecutive four month period. [(108)](118) State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit means a permit issued pursuant to Titles 7 and 8 of Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation Law. [(109)](119) Stormwater means that portion of precipitation that is in excess of the evaporative or infiltrative capacity of soils, or the retentive capacity of surface features, that flows off the land by surface runoff or by subsurface interflow to watercourses, wetlands, reservoirs, reservoir stems and controlled lakes, i.e., that portion of the water supplied to surface drainage that is not groundwater or base flow. (120) Stormwater bioretention practice means a stormwater management practice that uses landscaping and soils to treat stormwater runoff by collecting it in shallow depressions, before filtering through a fabricated planting soil media. [(110)](121) Stormwater conveyance measure means a swale, drainage ditch, pipe, spillway, or other structure located outside a stormwater management practice that is used solely to transport water between stormwater management practices or to a watercourse or wetland. A stormwater conveyance measure constructed to convey stormwater, on a temporary basis, during active construction, which will not be used as a stormwater conveyance measure after construction is complete, is not considered a watercourse under this Chapter. A stormwater conveyance measure that contains water only during and immediately after a rainstorm or a snowmelt is not considered a watercourse. [(111)](122) Stormwater infiltration practice means a stormwater management practice designed to collect and temporarily store runoff and to distribute that runoff to the underlying soil for treatment. [(112)](123) Stormwater management practice means a stormwater pond, stormwater wetland (also known as a constructed wetland), infiltration system, filter practice, or open channel used primarily for managing and/or treating stormwater, including a Department approved alternative stormwater management practice. [(113)](124) Stormwater Project Review Committee (“Committee”) means a Committee formed in each Town or Village in the watershed to assist the Department in implementing subdivisions 18-39(b) and (c) of Subchapter C, and consisting of the following four Committee members: a representative of the Department, who shall act as chairperson; a representative of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation from the region in which the activity requiring a stormwater pollution prevention plan is proposed to be located; a representative of the Town or Village in which the activity requiring a stormwater pollution prevention plan is proposed to be located or if no one is designated by the Town, or if the activity is proposed for a village, the Village, a representative of the appropriate County Planning Department, provided, however, that a Town, or if the activity is proposed for a village, the Village, may at any time designate a representative to replace the one designated by the County Planning Department; and a representative of the County Department of Health from the County in which the activity requiring a stormwater pollution prevention plan is proposed to be located, or in a County without a County Department of Health, a representative of the County Soil and Water Conservation Service. [(114)](125) Stormwater retrofit means any construction of a structural stormwater management practice in a previously developed area, the modification of a structural stormwater management practice, or the implementation of a nonstructural practice to improve stormwater management and/or stormwater treatment over current conditions. [(115)](126) Stratification means the physical condition caused primarily by temperature-created differences in water density, which results in the formation of a warm, surface layer (epilimnion), a zone of transition (metalimnion), and a cooler, deep layer of water (hypolimnion). [(116)](127) Subdivision means any tract of land which is divided into five or more parcels of five acres or less, along an existing or proposed street, highway, easement or right-of-way, for sale or for rent as residential lots. A tract of land shall constitute a subdivision upon the sale, rental or offer for sale or lease of the fifth residential lot therefrom within any consecutive three year period. [(117)](128) Subsurface discharge means discharge to an absorption area, i.e., a process designed to allow filtered, treated sewage effluent to be discharged into the ground as a means of ultimate disposal. [(118)](129) Subsurface sewage treatment system means any underground system used for collecting, treating, and disposing of sewage into the ground including, but not limited to, individual and intermediate sized sewage treatment systems, as defined in these rules and regulations. (130) Superintendent, where used in connection with a municipality with a qualifying municipal sewer use law, means “superintendent” as defined in that law. [(119)](131) Ten-year, twenty-four hour storm means the storm, with a twenty-four hour duration, that statistically has a ten percent chance of occurring in any given year, [as specified in the most recent Watershed Water Quality Annual Report] as set forth in the “New York State Stormwater Design Manual,” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (2015). [(120)](132) Terminal reservoir means Kensico, West Branch, New Croton, Ashokan and Rondout Reservoirs. [(121)](133) Two-year, twenty-four hour storm means the storm, with a twenty-four hour duration, that statistically has a fifty percent chance of occurring in any given year, as set forth in the “New York State Stormwater Design Manual,” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (2015). [(122)](134) Ulster County Fill System means a subsurface sewage treatment system used in Ulster County which has been approved by the New York State Department of Health for use in Ulster County and which is built upon two (2) feet of in situ soil that has a percolation rate between 3 to 60 minutes/inch, and which uses at least four (4) feet of fill material, including at least three (3) feet between the bottom of the trench and the in situ soil, that has a percolation rate between 3 and 10 minutes/inch. Ulster County Fill Systems may be used on individual lots or in subdivisions in Ulster County and may also be used in a county other than Ulster if the New York State Department of Health has approved the system for use in such other county. [(123)](135) Village means a territory which has been incorporated as a village pursuant to Article 2 of the New York State Village Law. [(124)](136) Village extension means an area immediately adjoining a main road extending outside an existing village which has been designated as a village extension by a Town Board in the West of Hudson watershed and described in a Water Supply Permit duly issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation or in any written agreement among the affected parties to the 1997 New York City Watershed Memorandum of Agreement, including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. [(125)](137) Wastewater treatment plant means any facility which treats sewage or discharges treated effluent not intended to receive further treatment in the watershed, and which requires a permit under Titles 7 or 8 of Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation Law. A wastewater treatment plant is installed for the purpose of treating, neutralizing, stabilizing or disposing of sewage by removal of contaminants accomplished by unit operations or processes or by a combination of such operations and processes as may be applicable to a given design for a wastewater treatment plant. Wastewater treatment plants shall not include intermediate sized sewage treatment systems as defined in these rules and regulations. [(126)](138) Water Quality Volume (WQv) means the storage needed to capture and treat 90% of the average annual stormwater runoff volume. WQv is calculated as follows: WQv = (P)(Rv)(A) 12 where: WQv = water quality volume (in acre-feet) P = 90% Rain Event Number [(A map of the 90% Rainfall in New York State appears in the most recent Watershed Water Quality Annual Report.)] as set forth in the “New York State Stormwater Design Manual,” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (2015). Rv = 0.05 + 0.009(I), where I is percent impervious cover A = site area in acres [A minimum WQv of 0.2 inches per acre shall be met at residential sites that have less than 17% impervious cover.] [(127)](139) Water supply means the New York City public water supply system, and includes all watercourses, wetlands, reservoirs, reservoir stems and controlled lakes tributary thereto. [(128)](140) Watercourse means a visible path through which surface water travels on a regular basis, including an intermittent stream, which is tributary to the water supply. A drainage ditch, swale or surface feature that contains water only during and immediately after a rainstorm or a snowmelt shall not be considered to be a watercourse. [(129)](141) Watershed means the land area contributing surface water to the New York City water supply. [(130)](142) Watershed Agricultural Council means the Watershed Agricultural Council for the New York City Watershed, Inc., a not-for-profit organization with its principal place of business at 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, New York 13856. [(131) Watershed Water Quality Annual Report means the report prepared annually by the Department in accordance with § 18-48 of these Rules and Regulations. The Watershed Water Quality Annual Report includes the results of its annual review of its reservoirs and controlled lakes as described in § 18-48 of these Rules and Regulations as well as the current New York State rainfall values for the one- and tenyear, twenty-four hour storms and a map of the 90% rainfall in New York State.] [(132)](143) West of Hudson watershed means the Ashokan, Cannonsville, Pepacton, Neversink, Rondout, and Schoharie Reservoirs and their drainage basins. [(133)](144) Wetland means any area mapped as a wetland by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to the Environmental Conservation Law, which is at least 12.4 acres in size or has been designated as a wetland of unusual local importance. [(134)](145) Winter highway maintenance materials means the solid compounds or the solutions that are commonly used for traction on, or for the abatement of, winter road ice, including, but not limited to, chloride compounds, and mixtures of sand and chloride compounds [, sand and coal combustion bottom ash and ash from solid waste incinerators that meet the requirements of 6 NYCRR § 360-3.5(h)]. § 4. Subdivisions (9) through (15) of Section 18-17 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are repealed and Subdivisions (3) through (8) of Section 18-17 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: §18-17 References. (3) National Engineering Handbook, Part 630, Chapter 7, Hydrologic Soil Groups, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service, 2009, U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., Washington, D.C. 20250. [Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 12th edition, 1965, Table 18, “Qualitative Description of Odors,” page 306, American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Pollution Control Federation, 2626 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. (4) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Environment Federation, 2626 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. (5) Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, 1979, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. (6) State Environmental Quality Review Act, New York State Environmental Conservation Law, Article 8 (ECL §8-0101 et seq.), Department of State, 162 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12231. (7) Public Water Supplies; Sewerage and Sewage Control, New York State Public Health Law, Article 11 (PHL §1100 et seq.), Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany, New York 12231. (8) Classifications and Standards of Quality and Purity, 6 NYCRR Parts 701 and 703, Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany, New York 12231. (9) Standards for Individual Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Systems, 10 NYCRR Part 75 and Appendix 75-A, Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany, New York 12231.] [(10)](4) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Technical and Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) 1.1.1, Ambient Water Quality Standards and Guidance Values and Groundwater Effluent Limitations (October 22, 1993, Reissue Date June 1998, as modified and supplemented by the January 1999 Errata Sheet and the April 2000 and June 2004 Addenda), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233. [(11)](5) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Technical and Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) 1.3.1, Total Maximum Daily Loads and Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (July 8, 1996, Revised February 1998), including Amendments A through E (July 8, 1996), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233. [(12)](6) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Technical and Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) 1.3.1B, Total Maximum Daily Loads and Water Quality-Based Effluent Limits, AmendmentsLow and Intermittent Stream Standards (July 8, 1996), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233. [(13)](7) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation SPDES General Permit for [Storm Water] Stormwater Discharges from Construction [Activities] Activity, Permit No. [GP-0-10-001] GP-015-002, [Dated] Effective January 29, [2010] 2015, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233 [(14)](8) New York State Design Standards for [Wastewater Treatment Works,] Intermediate Sized [Sewerage Facilities] Wastewater Treatment Systems, [1988] 2014, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233. (9) New York State Stormwater Design Manual, 2015, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233. (10) Model Sewer Use Law, 1994, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233. [(15)](11) Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities, Great Lakes—Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers, [2004] 2014, Health Education Services, Health Education Services Division, P.O. Box 7126, Albany, New York 12224. § 5. Paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 18-23 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: §18-23 Application Procedures and Requirements. (c) An application shall contain the following information: (4) An application for review and approval of any regulated activity shall include the name, address, telephone number, email address, and fax number of the applicant or the applicant’s authorized representative, and of the design professional(s), if any, involved in preparing the application.

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New York City Department of Environmental Protection Notice of Adoption of Rules (continued) § 6. Subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subdivision (d), and subdivisions (e) through (h) of Section 18-26 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: § 18-26 Modification, Suspension or Revocation of Approvals and Variances. (a) An approval or variance issued by the Department pursuant to these rules and regulations may be modified, suspended or revoked at any time upon the Department’s initiative, on any of the grounds set forth in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subdivision. [The grounds for modification, suspension or revocation include:] (b) The Department shall send a notice of intent to modify, suspend or revoke an approval or variance to the person named in the approval or variance by certified mail, return receipt requested or by personal service. The notice shall [state the alleged facts or conduct which appear to warrant the intended action] specify the ground or grounds on which the modification, suspension, or revocation is sought, as well as the alleged facts on which the modification, suspension, or revocation is based. (c) Within fifteen calendar days of receipt of a notice of intent, the person named in the approval or variance may submit a written statement to the Department, giving reasons why the approval or variance should not be modified, suspended or revoked[, or requesting a hearing, or both]. Failure by such person to timely submit a statement shall result in the Department’s action becoming effective on the date specified in the notice of intent. (d) Within fifteen calendar days of receipt of such person’s statement, the Department shall either: (1) [If a statement without a request for a hearing is submitted, rescind or confirm] Rescind the notice of intent based on a review of the information provided by such person; [or] (2) [If a statement with a request for a hearing is submitted, notify such person of a date and place for a hearing, to be commenced not later than sixty calendar days from this notification] Confirm the Department’s intent to modify, suspend, or revoke the approval or variance as stated in the notice of intent; or (3) Amend the Department’s notice of intent, specifying the Department’s revised intent to modify, suspend, or revoke the approval or variance. (e) [In the event such a hearing is held, the Commissioner shall, within thirty calendar days of receipt of the complete record, issue a written decision, stating the findings and reasons therefor, to the person named in the approval or variance. The decision shall: (1) Continue the approval or variance in effect as originally issued; (2) Modify the approval or variance or suspend it for a stated period of time or upon stated conditions; or (3) Revoke the approval or variance, including, where ordered by the Commissioner, removal or modification of all or any portion of a project, whether completed or not.] If the Department confirms or amends its intent to modify, suspend, or revoke the approval or variance, the person named in the approval or variance may request a hearing on the Department’s determination by submitting a petition in writing to the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (“OATH”), and sending a copy of the petition to the Commissioner, within thirty (30) days of receipt of confirmation of the Department’s intent, in accordance with the following: (1) Form and content of petition. The petition must state the name, address, and email address of the petitioner and must include a short and plain statement of the matters to be heard by OATH. The following documents must be included with the petition: the Department’s notice of intent to modify, suspend, or revoke the approval or variance; the petitioner’s statement giving reasons why the approval or variance should not be modified, suspended or revoked; the Department’s confirmation or amendment of its intent; and a completed OATH intake sheet. Blank intake sheets are available from the Department. (2) Department response. Within twenty (20) days of receipt of the petition, the Commissioner may respond to the petition. If the Commissioner responds, the Commissioner must include the record on which the determination was based. A copy of any response shall be sent to the petitioner. (3) Proceedings before the OATH Trials Division. Upon receipt of the petition for a hearing, OATH shall promptly schedule a hearing at a time and date which shall not be less than thirty (30) days, nor exceed one hundred twenty (120) days, from the date of receipt by OATH of the petition for a hearing unless the parties and the ALJ agree to another date. The hearing may be held in the district of the Department where the activity that is the subject of the order is located, except that hearings may be held at the Department’s offices in Kingston, New York for petitions relating to regulated activities in the East of Hudson watershed and at the Department’s offices in Kingston, New York for petitions relating to regulated activities in the West of Hudson watershed. The hearing may also be held by video conferencing or other electronic means, or as otherwise agreed to by the parties and the ALJ. Notice of such hearing shall be provided in writing to the petitioner and to the Department. (4) Burden of proof. The Department shall have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, facts supporting the modification, suspension or revocation. (5) The hearing shall be held before an OATH ALJ. The ALJ shall cause a record of the hearing to be made, and shall make a recommendation to the Commissioner within thirty (30) days of the close of the hearing record, setting forth the appearances, the relevant facts and arguments presented at the hearing, findings of fact and conclusions of law, and a recommendation as to whether approval or variance should be modified, suspended, or revoked and the reasons therefor. A transcript of the record of the hearing shall be made available at the petitioner’s request and expense. (f) Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the recommendation of the ALJ, the Commissioner shall issue a final decision approving, rejecting, or modifying the ALJ’s recommendation and shall serve that decision on the parties to the proceeding. If the Commissioner does not act within that time, the ALJ’s recommendation shall be deemed adopted by the Commissioner. (g) Where the Department proposes to modify, suspend, or revoke an approval or variance, and the person named in the approval or variance requests a hearing on the proposed modification, suspension, or revocation, the original conditions of the approval or variance shall remain in effect until a decision has been issued by the Commissioner pursuant to subdivision ([e]f) of this section. At such time the modified conditions shall take effect. [(g)](h) Nothing in this section shall preclude or affect the [Commissioner’s] Department’s authority to use the remedy of summary abatement or to issue a cease and desist order under these rules and regulations, or any other law or regulation or to seek injunctive relief to enforce these rules and regulations, or any other law or regulation, in a court of competent jurisdiction. § 7. Paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6) of subdivision (a), and subdivision (b) are amended and a new subdivision (c) is added to Section 18-27 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York as follows: §18-27 Noncomplying Regulated Activities. (a) General requirements. [(3) Except where otherwise provided in these rules and regulations, no noncomplying regulated activity shall be substantially altered or modified without the prior review and approval of the Department. The Department shall review and approve such an alteration or modification in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in Subchapter F (variances). However, a noncomplying regulated activity may be reduced in size or extent without such review and approval provided that such reduction does not cause any increase in any existing discharge or any increase in the potential for contamination to or degradation of the water supply. An application for a regulated activity, which does not involve a substantial alteration or modification of a noncomplying regulated activity, shall be review in accordance with the standards for that regulated activity.] [(4) In the event that any noncomplying regulated activity is discontinued for a period of one year or more, it shall permanently desist. However, a noncomplying regulated activities shall not be deemed discontinued in the following situations: (i) Seasonal use of a residence or business; (ii) Destruction of 75 percent or more of the market value of a noncomplying regulated activity and its related property, by flood, fire, or other natural disaster, provided that any replacement of a noncomplying regulated activity shall be identical in capacity, intensity, volume and type to the former noncomplying regulated activity and provided that such replacement shall take place within two years of such destruction, and provided further that such replacement shall comply with these rules and regulations, where possible; (iii) Transfer, sale, or lease of a residence or business provided further that the noncomplying regulated activity is not changed to a different noncomplying regulated activity, unless approved by the Department, and provided that such transfer, sale or lease occurs within three years of the offering for sale or lease of the residence or business.] ([5]4) Should any noncomplying regulated activity cause contamination to or degradation of the water supply, such that the activity is a threat to the life, health, or safety of water supply users, the Commissioner may order that such noncomplying regulated activity conform either in whole or in part to the requirements of these rules and regulations, immediately or within a limited period of time at the Commissioner’s discretion, or be discontinued immediately. Any person who receives such an order may request a hearing on such order in the manner provided in § 18-29. ([6]5) Any owner or operator of a noncomplying regulated activity [who was not required by these rules and regulations to notify the Department pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of this section,] may request, in writing, a determination from the Department that such property or activity is a noncomplying regulated activity. The written request shall include [all of the information required in such paragraph] a description of the property or activity and its location, and the name, telephone number, and email address of a contact person. The Department shall determine, based upon the submission, whether the property or activity is a noncomplying regulated activity, and shall notify the owner or operator of such determination in writing. [(b) Commercial, industrial, institutional or governmental noncomplying regulated activities. (1) Commercial, industrial, institutional or governmental owners or operators of a noncomplying regulated activity shall notify the Department, in writing, of the existence of the noncomplying regulated activity within one (1) year of the effective date of these rules and regulations. The notification shall include a description of the noncomplying regulated activity and its location, and the name and telephone number of a contact person. (2) The Department shall publish a directory of all commercial, industrial, institutional or governmental noncomplying regulated activities located in the watershed based upon the information submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subdivision, and any additional information available to the Department. (3) The directory shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation for two consecutive weekdays in each of two consecutive weeks. (4) Within sixty days of the last date of such publication, any commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental owner or operator of a noncomplying regulated activity shall notify the Department in writing of any objection to the information set forth in the directory. Furthermore, any owner or operator of a noncomplying regulated activity shall notify the Department in writing of the omission from the directory of his or her noncomplying regulated activity. (5) Within 120 days of the last date of publication of the directory, the Department shall publish a revised directory, in accordance with the procedures provided for in paragraph (3) of this subdivision. (6) If, within five years of the effective date of these rules and regulations, a commercial, industrial, institutional or governmental owner or operator of a noncomplying regulated activity discovers that his or her property should have been included in the final directory and was not included, such owner or operator shall write to the Department and request that the property be added to the directory. The request shall include all of the facts surrounding the omission from the listing and the reason why the property should be designated a noncomplying regulated activity, as well as all supporting documentary evidence, such as title searches, deeds, etc. Based upon the submission, the Department shall determine whether to add the property to the directory and shall notify the petitioner in writing of its decision. (7) Upon written notification by the Department, a commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental owner or operator of a noncomplying regulated activity may be required to submit any results of local, state or federally mandated or conducted tests or environmental audits. In addition, such owner or operator may be required to provide to the Department copies of any reports or applications submitted to local, state and federal agencies relating to the noncomplying regulated activity. (8) Upon written notification by the Department, a commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental owner or operator of a noncomplying regulated activity may be required to submit, within ninety days of receipt of mailing, for review and approval by the Department, a plan to protect the water supply from the potential for contamination or degradation posed by such activity. Such plan may include, but shall not be limited to, restriction or management of activities, use of best management practices, drainage control, development of procedures to address the potential contamination or degradation (including disposal procedures) and training of employees. (i) The decisions whether to require submission of a plan and whether to approve a plan shall be based upon the risk of potential for contamination to or degradation of the water supply based upon such factors as: location, intensity of use, record of adequate maintenance and operation of any existing structure or facility, compliance with existing local, state, and federal laws and rules and regulations, and the burden upon the noncomplying regulated activity.] (b) Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems. The regulations applicable to discontinuation, and the standards for alteration or modification, of noncomplying regulated activities that are subsurface sewage treatment systems are set forth in Section 18-38(b). (c) Storage of hazardous substances, storage of petroleum products, and the siting of junkyards and solid waste management facilities. (1) No noncomplying regulated activity involving storage of hazardous substances, storage of petroleum products, or the siting of junkyards and solid waste management facilities shall be substantially altered or modified without the prior review and approval of the Department. The Department shall review and approve such an alteration or modification in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in Subchapter F (variances). (i) Such a noncomplying regulated activity may be reduced in size or extent, or replaced with a regulated activity that complies with the provisions of these rules and regulations, without such review and approval provided that such reduction does not cause any increase in any existing discharge or any increase in the potential for contamination to or degradation of the water supply. (2) In the case of storage of hazardous substances, storage of petroleum products, and the siting of junkyards and solid waste management facilities, a noncomplying regulated activity must come into compliance with these rules and regulations if, for any reason, there is discontinuation for a period of two consecutive years. If it cannot come into compliance, it must permanently desist. A period of discontinuation shall commence on the date when regular or seasonal use ceases. Incidental or illegal use of an unoccupied structure shall not be sufficient to interrupt a period of discontinuation, and intent to resume a noncomplying regulated activity shall not confer the right to do so. The burden of proof for showing that a noncomplying regulated activity has not been substantially discontinued shall be on the owner or operator. § 8. Subdivisions (a), (b) and (d), paragraph (2)(i) of subdivision (f), and subdivision (g) of Section 1828 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: § 18-28 Appeals. (a) An applicant may appeal a final determination issued by the Department under these rules and regulations by filing a petition in writing with the Department and with the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Trials Division (“OATH”) within thirty (30) days of the date the determination was mailed. The petition shall state the name, address, and email address of the petitioner and shall include a short and plain statement of the matters to be adjudicated, identifying the approval or variance sought by the petitioner with citation to the applicable provisions of these rules and regulations, the regulated activity for which the Department issued the determination, the proposed location of the activity, and the date of the Department’s determination. The petition should also indicate whether the petitioner is requesting a hearing. A copy of the determination being appealed shall be attached to the

petition. In addition, a completed OATH intake sheet shall be included with the petition. Blank intake sheets are available from the Department. (b) The following determinations of the Department are appealable: (d) The following issues are [adjudicable] reviewable on appeal: (4) Except where the Department has acted as lead agency, the ALJ shall not [adjudicate] review any issues related to compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). (f)(1) Appeals from determinations relating to individual sewage treatment systems or variances shall be decided on the record before the Department in its review of the application and any other written submissions allowed by the ALJ. (2) A petitioner may request [an adjudicatory] a hearing on appeals from all other determinations issued by the Department. If a petitioner does not request a hearing, the petition shall be decided on the record before the Department in its review of the application and any other written submissions allowed by the ALJ. (i) [Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties and the ALJ, the] The hearing [shall] may be held in the district of the Department in which the regulated activity was proposed to be located, except that hearings may be held at the Department’s offices in Valhalla, New York for appeals relating to regulated activities in the East of Hudson watershed and at the Department’s offices in Kingston, New York for appeals relating to regulated activities in the West of Hudson watershed. The hearing may also be held by video conferencing or other electronic means, or as otherwise agreed to by the parties and the ALJ. (g) The ALJ shall submit a report to the Commissioner within 60 days after the record on appeal is closed with a recommendation as to whether the determination appealed from should be approved, modified or rejected. The Commissioner shall issue a final decision approving, rejecting, or modifying the ALJ’s recommendation within 30 days of receipt of the ALJ’s report. If the Commissioner does not act within that time, the ALJ’s recommendation shall be deemed approved by the Commissioner. (h) This section shall not apply to determinations made by local governments administering provisions of these rules and regulations pursuant to Subchapter G. (i) An applicant shall have the option whether to file an [administrative] appeal under this section and nothing in this section shall preclude an applicant from challenging [a] the final determination issued by the Department in a court of competent jurisdiction, including instituting a proceeding under Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, without first filing a petition for appeal pursuant to this section. § 9. Subdivisions (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of Section 18-29 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: §18-29 Hearings on Cease and Desist Orders (a) Any person who receives a cease and desist order may request a hearing on the order by submitting a petition in writing to the Commissioner and to the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Trials Division (“OATH”) within seven (7) days of receipt of the cease and desist order. The petition for a hearing shall state the name, address, and email address of the petitioner and shall include a short and plain statement of the matters to be adjudicated, identifying the activity that is the subject of the order, the location of the activity, and the date of the cease and desist order. A copy of the order shall be attached to the petition. In addition, a completed OATH intake sheet shall be included with the petition. Blank intake sheets are available from the Department. (b) Upon receipt of the petition for a hearing, OATH shall schedule a hearing promptly in the district of the Department where the activity that is the subject of the order allegedly occurred, and at a time and date which shall not exceed fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt by OATH of the petition for a hearing unless the parties and the ALJ agree to another location and date, except that hearings may be held at the Department’s offices in Valhalla, New York for petitions relating to regulated activities in the East of Hudson watershed and at the Department’s offices in Kingston, New York for petitions relating to regulated activities in the West of Hudson watershed. The hearing may also be held by video conferencing or other electronic means. Notice of such hearing shall be provided in writing to the petitioner and to the Department. (c) A petition for a hearing shall not stay compliance with the cease and desist order, and it shall continue to be the duty of the petitioner to discontinue the activity pursuant to the terms of the order. Failure to do so shall be a violation of the order and these rules and regulations. (d) At the hearing, the [petitioner] Department shall have the burden of proving [that the activity that is the subject of the order does not come within the provisions of §18-21(a)(5) and §18-27(a)[(5)](3) of these rules and regulations] by a preponderance of the evidence, facts supporting the cease and desist order. (e) The failure of the petitioner to appear at the time, date and place set forth in the notice of hearing shall constitute a [default] waiver of the right to a hearing on the cease and desist order and the matter will be dismissed. [The Department shall provide a notice of default in writing to the petitioner within five (5) days of the petitioner’s failure to appear.] (f) The hearing shall be held before an OATH ALJ. The ALJ shall cause a record of the hearing to be made, and shall make a report to the Commissioner within ten (10) days of the close of the hearing record, setting forth the appearances, the relevant facts and arguments presented at the hearing, findings of fact and conclusions of law, and a recommendation as to whether the order should be continued, modified or vacated and the reasons therefor. [Transcripts] A transcript of the record of the hearing shall be made available at the petitioner’s request and expense. (g) Within ten (10) days of receipt of the recommendation of the ALJ, the Commissioner may continue, vacate, or modify the order. If the Commissioner does not act within that time, the ALJ’s recommendation shall be deemed adopted by the Commissioner. (h) The results of the hearing on the cease and desist order [shall be without prejudice to] do not affect the right of a person to apply for an approval or variance for a regulated activity under these regulations [and shall also be without prejudice to the authority of the Department or any other person to]. In reviewing an application in connection with a regulated activity that has been the subject of a cease and desist order, however, the Department may take action on account of any violation of law, rule, regulation or order arising out of the events, situations or circumstances which led to the issuance of the order. § 10. Subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of section 18-34 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: §18-34 Petroleum Products. (b) New aboveground and underground petroleum storage facilities, which require registration under 6 NYCRR Part [612] 613, or new tanks which expand the capacity of existing facilities which require registration under 6 NYCRR Part [612] 613, are prohibited within the limiting distance of 100 feet of a watercourse or wetland, or within the limiting distance of 500 feet of a reservoir, reservoir stem, or controlled lake. [Notwithstanding this prohibition, the expansion of an existing aboveground or underground petroleum storage facility shall be allowed within the aforesaid limiting distances provided that] If, however, the owner or operator of such facility demonstrates to the Department that the application of the limiting distances would preclude the continuation of an existing business, the facility may be expanded within the limiting distances set forth in this paragraph. (c) New home heating oil tanks not requiring registration under 6 NYCRR Part [612] 613, within the limiting distance of 100 feet of a watercourse or wetland, or within the limiting distance of 500 feet of a reservoir, reservoir stem, or controlled lake, are prohibited from being installed underground and shall be located either aboveground or contained in a basement with a concrete or other impervious floor. (d) New aboveground and underground petroleum storage tanks of 185 gallons or more, which are neither home heating oil tanks regulated under subdivision (c) of this section nor located at facilities requiring registration under 6 NYCRR Part [612] 613, are prohibited within the limiting distance of 25 feet of a watercourse or wetland, or within the limiting distance of 300 feet of a reservoir, reservoir stem, or controlled lake[, except that such new tanks may be allowed within the aforesaid limiting distances provided that]. If, however, the applicant demonstrates to the Department that application of the limiting distances would preclude the continuation of an existing business or the continued identical use of the existing facility, the facility may be expanded within the limiting distances set forth in this paragraph. § 11. Subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of section 18-35 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are added as follows: §18-35 Human Excreta, [and] Holding Tanks, and Portable Toilets. (c) All new holding tanks and non-waterborne systems designed for sewage in quantities of less than 1,000 gallons per day from residential properties that are either permitted or not prohibited under 10 NYCRR Appendix 75-A may be used in the watershed provided that they are constructed and operated in accordance with the following standards: (1) Such holding tanks must have a capacity equal to at least five (5) days’ design flow, with a minimum capacity of 1,000 gallons. (2) Such holding tanks must be equipped with an alarm (audible and visible) located in a conspicuous place to indicate when pump-out is necessary. (3) Such holding tanks must be designed, installed and maintained in a manner to promote ease of access for pumping and cleanup. (4) If such holding tanks will be used in the winter, the tanks must be protected from freezing. (d) New holding tanks designed for sewage in quantities of 1,000 gallons per day or more, or from non-residential properties, that are either permitted or not prohibited under state law, may be used in the watershed provided that they are constructed and operated in accordance with the following standards: (1) The owner of such a holding tank must have and maintain an agreement with a professional hauler for disposal of waste at a facility that is permitted to accept septage, as defined in 6 NYCRR Part 364. (2) Such holding tanks must have a capacity equal to at least twice the volume of waste to be generated between anticipated removal dates, with a minimum capacity of 1,000 gallons. (3) Such holding tanks must have a high-level alarm positioned to allow storage of at least three days’ volume of waste after activation. (4) If such holding tanks will be used in the winter, the tanks must be protected from freezing. (e) Portable toilets shall not be located within the limiting distance of 50 feet of a mapped stream, wetland, reservoir, reservoir stem, or controlled lake and, to the extent practicable, are not located within the limiting distance of 50 feet from a watercourse other than a mapped stream. § 12. Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of subdivision (a), paragraph (2)(iii) of subdivision (d), paragraph (2)(iii) of subdivision (e), paragraphs (1), (2)(iv), 2(v), (5)(ii), and (5)(iv) of subdivision (f), and paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 18-36 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: §18-36 Wastewater Treatment Plants. (a) Minimum Requirements (1) Unless otherwise permitted by these rules and regulations, the design, construction, or operation of a wastewater treatment plant is prohibited where such design, construction, or operation causes a discharge, or storage which is reasonably likely to lead to a discharge, of sewage or sewage effluent into the environment (including into groundwater), and which is reasonably likely to cause degradation of surface water quality or of the water supply. It shall be an affirmative defense under this subsection that such discharge, or storage likely to lead to a discharge, is either permitted or not prohibited under federal law, and is either permitted or not prohibited under state law. (2) The design of new wastewater treatment plants, and the plans and specifications resulting from that design, require the review and approval of the Department. [The construction of a new] New wastewater treatment plants [shall] must be constructed in [conformance] accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Department. (3) The design for an expansion or an alteration or modification of [new and existing] wastewater treatment plants, and the plans and specifications resulting from that design, require the review and approval of the Department. [The construction of the] Any expansion or alteration or modification [shall] of a wastewater treatment plant must be constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Department. (4) The owner or operator of a [new or existing] wastewater treatment plant shall operate and maintain the wastewater treatment plant in accordance with the operations and maintenance manual for the plant. Such manual shall be prepared by the owner and approved by the Department. Such manual shall be prepared or revised, and submitted to the Department for approval, within ninety (90) days after construction, expansion, alteration or modification of a wastewater treatment plant is completed (5) No new wastewater treatment plants with a surface discharge, or expansion or alteration or modification of [new and existing] wastewater treatment plants, shall cause a contravention of the water quality standards set forth in Subchapter D of these rules and regulations or the phosphorus water quality values set forth in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Technical and Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) 1.1.1, Ambient Water Quality Standards and Guidance Values and Groundwater Effluent Limitations (October 22, 1993, Reissue Date June 1998, as modified and supplemented by the January 1999 Errata Sheet and the April 2000 and June 2004 Addenda) (d) Treatment requirements for wastewater treatment plants located within the 60 day travel time to intake (1) The map indicating the demarcation line for the watershed areas that are located within the 60 day travel time to intake appears in Appendix 18-A. Large detailed maps of such areas are available to be reviewed by the public during business hours at the regional offices listed in § 18-15 of Subchapter A. (2) Within the 60 day travel time to the intake the following requirements are applicable: (iii) [New and existing wastewater] Wastewater treatment plants with subsurface discharges may commence or continue to operate provided that the wastewater treatment plant provides sand filtration or a Department-approved alternative technology to sand filtration and phosphorus removal, and for SPDES permitted discharges greater than 30,000 gallons per day (gpd), disinfection, as required by these rules and regulations. (e) Treatment requirements for wastewater treatment plants located in the watershed and beyond the 60 day travel time to intake (1) The map indicating the demarcation line for the watershed areas that are located beyond the 60 day travel time to intake appears in Appendix 18-A. Large detailed maps of such areas are available to be reviewed by the public during business hours at the regional offices listed in § 18-15 of Subchapter A. (2) Beyond the 60 day travel time to the intake the following requirements are applicable: (iii) [New and existing wastewater] Wastewater treatment plants with subsurface discharges may commence or continue to operate, provided that the wastewater treatment plant provides sand filtration or a Department-approved alternative technology to sand filtration and phosphorus removal, and for SPDES permitted discharges greater than 30,000 gallons per day (gpd), disinfection, as required by these rules and regulations. (f) Design, Operation and Maintenance Requirements (1) This subdivision (f) shall apply to [new and existing] wastewater treatment plants. (2) The criteria used by the Department to approve the design for any new wastewater treatment plant or the portion of any [new or existing] wastewater treatment plant which is being expanded or altered or modified shall be all applicable requirements of law, including the standards set forth in the following documents: (i) “New York State Design Standards for [Wastewater Treatment Works,] Intermediate Sized [Sewerage Facilities] Wastewater Treatment Systems” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ([1988]2014); and (ii) “Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities,” Great Lakes—Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers ([2004]2014).

(5) All wastewater treatment plants shall meet the following requirements to insure uninterrupted reliable operation: (i) All wastewater treatment plants shall provide standby power units sufficient to run the entire plant in order to ensure uninterrupted reliable operation in the event of utility power failure and these units shall be equipped with an alarm and automatic start-up capability[;]. (ii) All vital plant structures, mechanical and electrical equipment of [new or existing] wastewater treatment plants located or designed within the 100-year flood plain shall be protected from damage from a 100-year flood that may affect or disrupt its function or general performance. Such structures and equipment shall remain fully operational in a 25-year flood. (iv) Sand filtration or a Department-approved alternative technology to sand filtration shall be implemented in units of sufficient number and size to ensure that the flow they are designed to accommodate, consistent with the “New York State Design Standards for [Wastewater Treatment Works,] Intermediate Sized [Sewerage Facilities] Wastewater Treatment Systems,” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ([1988]2014) and/or the “Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities,” Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers ([2004 ]2014), can be processed in the event that the largest such unit is off line; (g) Application Requirements (2) An application for review and approval of an expansion or of an alteration or modification of a [new or existing] wastewater treatment plant shall include all of the information required in subdivision (g)(1) of this section where applicable, and shall either: § 13. Subdivisions (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), paragraph (3) of subdivision (g), and subdivisions (h), (j), (k), and (l) of Section 18-37 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: §18-37 Sewer Systems, [Service] Sewer Connections and Discharges to Sewer Systems. (b) A new [service] sewer connection or sewer extension to a sewer system is prohibited where the wastewater treatment plant to which the sewer system has been connected and which discharges within the watershed has had a SPDES flow parameter violation in the prior twelve months, or where the additional flow from the new [service] sewer connection or sewer extension will cause or can be expected to cause such wastewater treatment plant to have a SPDES flow parameter violation as defined herein. [(c) All new service connections shall be tested in accordance with the standards set forth in “Design Standards for Wastewater Treatment Works, Intermediate Sized Sewerage Facilities,” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (1988), and the standards in “Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities,” Great Lakes—Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers, §§33.92-33.95 ([2004]2014). A copy of the results of the tests shall be forwarded to the Department as soon as they are available. (d) Except for the owner of an individual or two family residence, the owner of any property which will be served by a new sewer connection to a sewer system, or by any alteration or modification of a sewer connection to a sewer system, shall submit all plans or designs for such sewer connection or such alteration or modification to the Department prior to or simultaneously with the delivery of the notice to the Department required under paragraph (d)(1) below. The owner of an individual or two family residence to be served by a new sewer connection to a sewer system, or by an alteration or modification of a sewer connection to a sewer system, shall not be required to submit the plans or designs for such sewer connection or such alteration or modification to the Department, unless specifically requested by the Department. If so requested, such owner shall submit such plans or designs to the Department prior to or simultaneously with the delivery of the notice to the Department required under paragraph (d)(1) below or, if the request is made by the Department after such notice has been given, within ten (10) days after such request has been made.] [(1)](c) Sewer Connections. (1) The owner of any [property which] individual residence that will be served by a new sewer connection [to a sewer system], or by an alteration or modification of a sewer connection [to a sewer system], shall notify the Department 48 hours prior to the installation of such sewer connection or of such alteration or modification, and provide an opportunity to the Department to observe the work. If [required or requested pursuant to subsection 18-37(d)] specifically requested by the Department, the owner shall submit to the Department all plans or designs for such sewer connection or for such alteration or modification [prior to or simultaneously with the delivery of such notice to the Department]. (2) The owner of a structure other than an individual residence that will be served by a new sewer connection, or by an alteration or modification of a sewer connection, to a sewer system that is subject to a qualifying municipal sewer use law shall: (i) provide to the Department, at least 48 hours prior to the installation of such sewer connection or of such alteration or modification, a written permit from the superintendent of the sewer system authorizing such connection; and (ii) notify the Department 48 hours prior to the installation of such sewer connection or of such alteration or modification, and provide an opportunity to the Department to observe the work. (3) The plans for a new sewer connection, or for an alteration or modification of a sewer connection, to a sewer system for a treatment facility with a SPDES permit, which is not subject to a qualifying municipal sewer use law, from a structure other than an individual residence, require review and approval of the Department. As a condition of approval, the Department will require the applicant to notify the Department 48 hours prior to the installation of such sewer connection or of such alteration or modification, and provide an opportunity to the Department to observe the work. An application for review and approval of such a new sewer connection or alteration or modification of a sewer connection must include: (i) A written statement from the owner or operator of the treatment facility certifying that the new sewer connection or alteration or modification of a sewer connection will not require a modification of the treatment facility’s SPDES permit, and (ii) Plans and specifications for the sewer connection. (4) New sewer connections, or alterations or modifications of sewer connections, to treatment facilities that do not have SPDES permits shall be reviewed in accordance with § 18-37 of these rules and regulations. [(e)](d) The design, construction and plans for a new sewer system or sewer extension shall require the review and approval of the Department. Any proposed alteration or modification of a sewer system[, including a sewer system that is a noncomplying regulated activity,] shall require the review and approval of the Department. [(1) The Department may require an engineering report, construction plans and specifications, and any environmental assessments and determinations in compliance with Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law when reviewing any application pursuant to this subdivision for a new sewer system or sewer extension or a proposed alteration or modification of a sewer system.] [(2)](e) Any approval of a new or an alteration or modification of an existing sewer system, [or] sewer extension, or sewer connection subject to Department approval pursuant to subdivision 18-37(c)(3), issued by the Department [shall expire] expires and [thereafter be] is null and void unless construction is [commenced] completed within five (5) years of the date of issuance. Following expiration of the approval, the plans for the sewer system may be resubmitted to the Department for consideration for a new approval. (f) The criteria used by the Department to approve any new sewer system, [or] sewer extension, or sewer connection subject to Department approval pursuant to subdivision 18-37(c)(3) or the portion of any sewer system or such sewer connection which is being altered or modified, shall be all applicable requirements of law, including the standards set forth in the following documents: (1) “New York State Design Standards for [Wastewater Treatment Works,] Intermediate Sized [Sewerage Facilities] Wastewater Treatment Systems,” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ([1988]2014); (2) “Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities,” Great Lakes—Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers ([2004]2014); (3) 19 NYCRR Part 1222 (Plumbing Code of New York State). (g) All sewer systems and sewer extensions connected to a wastewater treatment plant which discharges within the watershed shall be designed, operated and maintained in such manner as to prevent inflow or infiltration which causes [either] one or more of the following: (1) The SPDES authorized flow limit of the wastewater treatment plans to be exceeded; [or] (2) The strength of the sewage influent to the wastewater treatment plant to be diluted to a level that adversely affects the efficacy of the SPDES permitted and Department approved treatment process; or (3) A bypass of any portion of a treatment facility that would be prohibited pursuant to 6 NYCRR Subpart 750-2. (h) All sewer systems and sewer extensions shall be designed, operated and maintained to prevent exfiltration from such systems. (i) The owner or operator of a facility which disposes of wastes regulated pursuant to the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards, 40 C.F.R. Part 403, shall submit three copies of the engineering report, plans and specifications, prepared by a licensed design professional, in compliance with 40 C.F.R. Parts 403, 406-471 and any applicable local regulations, to the Department for its review and approval. (j) Application Requirements for Sewer Systems and Sewer Extensions. An application for review and approval of any sewer system or sewer extension shall include the following information: (1) Tax map number and, where available, building permit number, for each property to be served by the proposed sewer system or sewer extension; (2) [Copy of the applicable municipal Sewer Use Ordinance, if any; (3) ] Letter of flow acceptance from the owner of the receiving wastewater treatment plant, when available; [(4)](3) An engineering report presenting the proposed flow and supporting design calculations; and [(5)](4) Four (4) sets of plans showing: (iv) design details and specifications of system components including pipe sizes and pump capacities; (v) where applicable, a copy of the application for modification of the SPDES permit for the receiving wastewater treatment plant and, if available, any draft revisions to such SPDES permit; and (vi) construction phasing. (5) An application for review and approval of a sewer system must include an operation and maintenance plan for the sewer system, which may be a component of the operation and maintenance plan for the treatment facility served by the sewer system; and (6) An Environmental Assessment form and State Environmental Quality Review Act determination, if applicable. (k) All approvals for sewer systems and extensions are conditioned on the applicant’s submission of as-built drawings, prepared by a design professional, once construction is complete. (l) As a condition of approval the Department may require evidence of financial security prior to construction, from any owner or operator of a new sewer system or sewer extension or a substantial alteration or modification to an existing sewer system. Such financial security shall consist of a bond, or an equivalent guaranty, to be deposited with the Department, covering the full cost of the construction of such facility and an additional bond or an equivalent guaranty for the payment of labor and material furnished in the course of such construction. Upon completion of construction and payment of labor and materials, such bonds or other guaranties shall be released. Additionally, a bond or equivalent guaranty may be required for the maintenance and operation of the facility for a period of five years postconstruction. No bond or guaranty is required where the owner or operator of such a facility is a village, town, county or city. § 14. Paragraphs (3), (6), (7), (8) and (9) of subdivision (a), and subdivisions (b) and (c) are amended and new subdivisions (d) and (e) are added to Section 18-38 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York as follows: § 18-38 Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems. (a) Minimum Requirements for new subsurface sewage treatment systems (3) All new intermediate sized sewage treatment systems shall comply with the requirements set forth in New York State Design Standards for Intermediate Sized Wastewater Treatment [Works, Intermediate Sized Sewerage Facilities] Systems, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ([1988]2014), except where a local government or agency has enacted, or these rules and regulations specify, more stringent standards, in which case, the more stringent standards shall apply. (6) Where a watershed county has adopted a subdivision code that allows a raised system, as described in 10 NYCRR Part 75 and Appendix 75-A, [or where any system that has been modified from the Standards outlined in Appendix 75-A has been approved by the New York State Department of Health as an alternative system,] or where the New York State Department of Health approved such raised [or modified alternative] systems for use in subdivisions located in the watershed, such raised [or alternative] systems are allowed in subdivisions that are approved subsequent to the effective date of these rules and regulations, provided that no part of such systems shall be located within 250 feet of a watercourse or wetland or 500 feet of a reservoir, reservoir stem or controlled lake. [(7) Any proposed alteration or modification of any subsurface sewage treatment system, including a noncomplying regulated activity, requires the review and approval of the Department. (i) Any proposed alteration or modification of any individual sewage treatment system that is an existing or a noncomplying regulated activity shall be performed in accordance with the requirements applicable to new subsurface sewage treatment systems under this section. Alterations or modifications of such individual sewage treatment systems that cannot meet these requirements, due to site constraints, shall be performed in accordance with these requirements to the extent possible. In addition, unless such an alteration or modification is limited to a replacement in kind, reduces the potential for contamination to or degradation of the water supply from an existing subsurface sewage treatment system, or reduces flow to an existing subsurface sewage treatment system, the applicant shall demonstrate adequate mitigation measures to avoid contamination to, or degradation of, the water supply which are at least as protective of the water supply as the requirements that cannot be met. (ii) Any proposed alteration or modification of any new individual sewage treatment system (i.e., any individual sewage treatment system constructed after May 1, 1997) shall be performed in accordance with the requirements applicable to new subsurface sewage treatment systems under this section. If such an alteration or modification reduces the potential for contamination to or degradation of the water supply from a new subsurface sewage treatment system, or reduces flow to a new subsurface sewage treatment system, and such alteration or modification cannot meet these requirements due to site constraints, it shall be performed in accordance with these requirements to the extent possible. (iii) Any proposed alteration or modification of any intermediate sized subsurface sewage treatment system is prohibited unless such alteration or modification complies with the requirements of this section.] [(8) All existing subsurface sewage treatment systems, which are operating in accordance with their Federal, State, and local approvals on the effective date of these rules and regulations, but which do not comply with the additional requirements set forth in this section, shall be allowed to continue to operate and shall be considered noncomplying regulated activities.] [(9) If at any time after the effective date of these rules and regulations a subsurface sewage treatment system fails or needs remediation, the owner or operator of the subsurface sewage treatment system shall comply with the following:

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(i) Any proposed remediation of any part of a subsurface sewage treatment system shall require the prior review and approval of the Department, and if approved, shall be completed as soon as possible in accordance with a schedule approved by the Department; (ii) Any proposed remediation of any part of a subsurface sewage treatment system shall be implemented, to the extent possible, in accordance with the design standards set forth in this section, and shall require the prior review and approval of the Department. However, if the Department determines, based upon the application submitted by the owner or operator of the subsurface sewage treatment system, that such system cannot comply with this section, the owner or operator of the subsurface sewage treatment system shall cooperate with the Department to determine the most suitable location and design for the system on the specific site. The Department may require the owner to agree to a regular schedule for the pump out of the septic tank or other remedial action, including the use of holding tanks, before the proposed remediation is approved by the Department and implemented; and (iii) The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the routine repair and maintenance of a subsurface sewage treatment system, including, but not limited to, the pump out of a septic tank, the replacement of a septic tank, whether in kind or with a larger tank of an appropriate size for the subsurface sewage treatment system, the repair of a broken lateral, the leveling of a distribution box, or the removal of a blockage.] ([10]7) Any approval of a subsurface sewage treatment system issued by the Department [shall expire] expires and [thereafter be] is null and void unless construction is substantially completed [commenced] such that the system is functioning as designed within five (5) years of the date of issuance for systems located within approved subdivisions, or within two (2) years of the date of issuance for all other subsurface sewage treatment systems. Following expiration of the approval, the plans for the subsurface sewage treatment system may be resubmitted to the Department for consideration for a new approval. (b) Minimum requirements for alteration and modification, repair and remediation, and discontinuation of subsurface sewage treatment systems (1) All subsurface sewage treatment systems, which are operating in accordance with their Federal, State, and local approvals, but which do not comply with the requirements for new subsurface sewage treatment systems set forth in this section, shall be allowed to continue to operate. (2) If the use of a subsurface sewage treatment system is, for any reason, subject to discontinuation for a period of five consecutive years or more, operation may resume if it comes into compliance with the standards for alterations or modifications of subsurface sewage treatment systems in accordance with § 18-38(b)(4) below. If, however, the system cannot come into compliance with these standards, the use must permanently desist. The owner or operator bears the burden of proof for showing that there has been no discontinuation in the use of a subsurface sewage treatment system. (3) Any proposed alteration or modification of any subsurface sewage treatment system requires the review and approval of the Department, except as provided in subparagraphs (i) through (iii) below. (i) The volume, character, or strength of the flow to a subsurface sewage treatment system may be reduced without review and approval provided that such reduction does not cause any increase in the existing discharge or any increase in the potential for contamination to or degradation of the water supply from that discharge. If the reduction in the volume, character, or strength results from an alteration or modification of a system component, or the addition of a new system component (such as installation of a peat filter or aerobic treatment unit), then such alteration, modification, or addition requires review and approval of the Department, except that: a. Any such review and approval shall be limited to the affected system component; and b. No such review and approval is required where the alteration, modification, or addition of the system component is otherwise exempt from review under this section (such as the replacement of a septic tank with a larger tank of an appropriate size for the subsurface sewage treatment system). (ii) Except as set forth in this subdivision, for an intermediate sized subsurface sewage treatment system that has a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit, review and approval is not required for any proposed alteration or modification that does not deviate from the engineering design and site plan approved by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. a. Review and approval by the Department is required if the alteration or modification requires a modification of the SPDES permit for the SSTS for any reason including, but not limited to: i. the alteration or modification involves physical alteration or modification of the SSTS, or ii. the alteration or modification results in the system receiving sewage that either exceeds the treatment system design flow, or has a strength or characteristic beyond the design capability of the treatment system. b. If the Department has previously issued an approval for an intermediate sized subsurface sewage treatment system, review and approval by the Department is required for any alteration or modification that results in the system receiving sewage that either exceeds the design flow of the system as approved by the Department, or has a strength or characteristic beyond the design capability of the system as approved by the Department. (iii) In the following circumstances, where an ancillary, non-residential use of a residence served by an individual subsurface sewage treatment system does not result in an increase in or change in the nature of the flow of sewage, the subsurface sewage treatment system shall not be considered an intermediate-sized sewage treatment system, nor shall such use require review and approval by the Department: a. Where the residence is used to provide accommodations for transient lodgers and no food service is provided other than to overnight guests, unless such use requires a temporary residence permit pursuant to 10 NYCRR Subpart 7-1. b. Where the individual residence is used for a home office or home business, provided that: i. The individual who operates the home office or home business occupies the home as his or her primary or secondary residence; ii. The home office or home business is of a type that is estimated to generate 50 gallons per day of water or less based on Table B-3 of the New York State Design Standards for Intermediate Sized Wastewater Treatment Systems, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (2014); and iii. The conversion does not involve an increase in the individual residence’s number of bedrooms. (4) Standards for Alterations or Modifications of Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (i) Any proposed alteration or modification of any subsurface sewage treatment system must be performed in accordance with the requirements applicable to new subsurface sewage treatment systems under this section. (ii) Alterations or modifications of subsurface sewage treatment systems that cannot meet these requirements, due to site constraints, must be performed in accordance with the requirements applicable to new subsurface sewage treatment systems to the extent possible. Applications for proposed alterations or modifications of such subsurface sewage treatment systems must include the information described in subdivision 18-38(d)(4). (iii) Standard of review. The department will authorize use of a subsurface sewage treatment system that has been subject to a period of discontinuation for five consecutive years or more, or a proposed alteration or modification of a subsurface sewage treatment system, if the applicant demonstrates that such use, alteration, or modification does not present a threat to public health or water quality as determined by the Department. (5) If a subsurface sewage treatment system fails or needs remediation, the owner or operator of the subsurface sewage treatment system must comply with the following: (i) Any proposed remediation of any part of a subsurface sewage treatment system shall require the prior review and approval of the Department, and if approved, shall be completed as soon as possible in accordance with a schedule approved by the Department; (ii) Any proposed remediation of any part of a subsurface sewage treatment system shall be implemented, to the extent possible, in accordance with the design standards set forth in this section, and shall require the prior review and approval of the Department. However, if the Department determines, based upon the application submitted by the owner or operator of the subsurface sewage treatment system, that such system cannot comply with this section, the owner or operator of the subsurface sewage treatment system shall cooperate with the Department to determine the most suitable location and design for the system on the specific site. The Department may require the owner to agree to a regular schedule for the pump out of the septic tank or other remedial action, including the use of holding tanks, before the proposed remediation is approved by the Department and implemented; and (iii) The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the routine repair and maintenance of a subsurface sewage treatment system, including, but not limited to, the pump out of a septic tank, the replacement of a septic tank, whether in kind or with a larger tank of an appropriate size for the subsurface sewage treatment system, the repair of a broken lateral, the leveling of a distribution box, or the removal of a blockage. (6) Any approval issued by the Department to use a subsurface sewage treatment system following a discontinuation expires and is null and void unless any required enhancements are implemented and such use is commenced within one (1) year of the date of issuance or such longer period as the Department may authorize in writing. Following expiration of the approval, the plans for the subsurface sewage treatment system may be resubmitted to the Department for consideration for a new approval. (7) Any approval of an alteration or modification of a subsurface sewage treatment system issued by the Department expires and is null and void unless any required enhancements are implemented within two (2) years of the date of issuance. Following expiration of the approval, the plans for the subsurface sewage treatment system may be resubmitted to the Department for consideration for a new approval. (8) Any property owner may request that the Department review and approve a proposed use of a subsurface sewage treatment system by demonstrating that it is capable of treating a specified volume and type of wastewater flow. The proposal may include proposed enhancements to the system. A determination by the Department that the subsurface sewage treatment system complies with the standards applicable to new subsurface sewage treatment systems or, if it cannot come into compliance the standards applicable to alterations or modifications of subsurface sewage treatment systems to the extent possible pursuant to § 18-38(b)(4), for the proposed use and volume, shall be binding upon the Department for five years following the date of the determination. ([b]c) Design, Operation, Treatment, and Maintenance Requirements (2) Limitations on certain systems in the watershed. (i) Mound systems, galley systems, seepage pits, evaporation-transpiration (ET) and evaporationtranspiration absorption (ETA) systems are prohibited from use for subsurface sewage treatment systems installed in the watershed on or after June 30, 2002. [Sand filters are prohibited from use for individual sewage treatment systems in the watershed.] (ii) Drip and low profile dispersal systems, as described in New York State Design Standards for Intermediate Sized Wastewater Treatment Systems, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (2014) are prohibited from use for subsurface sewage treatment systems installed in the watershed on or after September 25, 2019. (iii) Sand filters are prohibited from use for individual sewage treatment systems in the watershed. (iv) For new subsurface sewage treatment systems within the 60-day travel time, and for new subsurface sewage treatment systems that require State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permits, trench length reductions will not be offered for use of any enhanced subsurface sewage treatment systems. (v) No trench length reductions shall be granted for use of any open-bottom gravelless absorption system, as described in 10 NYCRR Appendix 75-A.8(c)(3)(i). One linear foot of a gravelless absorption system is equivalent to one linear foot of conventional (24” wide) absorption trench. (5) At least one percolation test and at least one deep hole test [shall] must be performed in the primary absorption field. At least one percolation test and at least one deep hole test [shall] must be performed in the reserve absorption field [area]. An applicant [shall] must notify the Department in writing at least seven (7) days prior to performance of such tests, and specify the location and the time of the tests. Such soils testing must be performed during normal business hours on weekdays other than legal holidays. At the option of the Department, a Department representative may witness such tests. (8) A reserve absorption field is intended to be left undisturbed to be used in the event that the primary absorption field fails in the future. If the reserve absorption field is used because the primary absorption field has failed, the owner should, but is not required to, identify a new reserve absorption field. If the reserve absorption field is used for purposes of expanding the subsurface sewage treatment system, a new reserve absorption field or Department-approved alternative must be identified. ([c]d) Application Requirements (1) An application for review and approval of any subsurface sewage treatment system shall include the following information: (i) Soil investigation report including: b. deep hole test pit results or boring analysis indicating the depth of useable soil; (ii) Building permit number and tax map number where available. (iii) Four (4) sets of plans prepared by a design professional showing: a. site location, including distances to wells, watercourses, rock outcroppings, wetlands, controlled lakes and reservoirs, and any property boundaries within 10 feet of any subsurface sewage treatment system component; b. site/system plans, drawn to scale, with topography showing two-foot contour[s] intervals; e. a report containing: i. a description of the project characteristics; and ii. a detailing of the design process. (3) All approvals for new subsurface sewage treatment systems are conditioned on the applicant’s submission of as-built drawings, prepared by a design professional, once construction is complete. (4) An application for review and approval of an alteration or modification of a subsurface sewage treatment system, or of the resumption of use of a subsurface sewage treatment following discontinuation, that cannot satisfy the requirements applicable to new subsurface sewage treatment system must include all of the information in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of this section, except that the Department may, at its option, waive the requirement to submit a soil investigation report. For an intermediate sized sewage treatment system, the application must include the information in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of this section. An application must also contain: (i) Plans or other design information, consisting of: a. If available, design plans for the subsurface sewage treatment plans, indicating all known regulatory approvals for such plans; b. If design plans are not available, a description of the components of the system prepared by a licensed professional engineer; (ii) A proposal for enhancements to the system to meet the standards in § 18-38 applicable to a new subsurface sewage treatment system to the extent possible, including the information required under § 18-38(c); and (iii) Any additional information demonstrating any or all of the following:

a. A reduction in the potential for contamination to or degradation of the water supply from the subsurface sewage treatment system, b. A reduction in flow to the subsurface sewage treatment system, or c. Mitigation measures to avoid contamination to, or degradation of, the water supply. (e) Construction Requirements (1) The applicant must notify the Department at least two business days before the start of construction of a subsurface sewage treatment system. The locations of the absorption field corners, septic tanks, pump or dosing chambers, and other treatment components must be staked out before the start of construction, so that the Department can, at its option, verify compliance with separation distance to wells, watercourses, and property lines. The ends of absorption trenches and the corners of absorption beds must be staked out before the start of construction. Stakes must be marked with applicable line and grade information and may not be disturbed during construction. (2) If construction of a subsurface sewage treatment system ceases for more than seven days, the applicant must make best efforts to notify the Department at least two business days before restarting construction. (3) The applicant must notify the Department at least one day before burying any component of a subsurface sewage treatment system. (4) All notifications to the Department pursuant to this subsection (d) must be made via the email address and/or telephone number listed on the approval. § 15. Paragraphs (6)(ii), (10), and (11)(ii) of subdivision (a), paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (b), paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (c), and paragraph (1)(ii) of subdivision (d) of Section 18-39 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: §18-39 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans and Impervious Surfaces. (a) Impervious Surfaces (6) The following requirements are applicable to construction of an impervious surface for a new road or the widening of an existing road: (i) Construction of an impervious surface for a new road within the limiting distance of 300 feet of a reservoir, reservoir stem or controlled lake is prohibited, except paving an existing dirt or gravel road is permitted. Construction of a new impervious surface by paving an existing dirt or gravel road requires a stormwater pollution prevention plan which complies with subdivisions (b), (c) and (d) of this section. (ii) Construction of an impervious surface for a new road within the limiting distance of 50 feet of an intermittent stream or wetland, or within the limiting distance of 100 feet of a perennial stream, is prohibited, except for paving an existing dirt or gravel road or where necessary to provide an access road [to two or more parcels or to a subdivision]. Construction of an impervious surface for paving such existing dirt or gravel road or for such a new access road requires a stormwater pollution prevention plan which complies with the requirements of subdivisions (b), (c) and (d) of this section for the entire impervious surface. [Any] An access road constructed pursuant to this paragraph shall be constructed as far as practicable from all watercourses and wetlands, as determined by the Department. (10) Maintenance of an existing impervious surface [that is a noncomplying regulated activity] shall not require the review and approval of the Department. (11) The following requirements are applicable to creation of an impervious surface in the East of Hudson watershed within a Designated Main Street Area: (ii) [Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of these rules and regulations, a local government may define by metes and bounds, tax maps or other geographic boundaries a proposed Designated Main Street Area within its boundaries, and apply to the Department for approval of such proposal. Within thirty (30) days of such application the Department may approve, disapprove, or approve with modifications, such Designated Main Street Area. If the Department disapproves the application, the local government shall have an additional thirty (30) days in which to submit a revised application for approval of the proposed Designated Main Street Area, and the Department shall approve or disapprove the application within thirty (30) days of receipt of such revised application. The Department will approve only a limited number of Designated Main Street Areas and local governments may not designate all areas of population concentrations in the East of Hudson watershed as Designated Main Street Areas.] The approved boundary [description] descriptions of [a] all Designated Main Street [Area] Areas shall be made available by the Department for public inspection at its field offices in the East of Hudson watershed. (b) Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (3) Stormwater pollution prevention plans shall be prepared for the activities listed in [this paragraph] subparagraph (4) of this subdivision. Such plans shall also be subject to the prior review and approval of the Department. Such plans shall be prepared and implemented in accordance with the requirements of Part III of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation SPDES General Permit No. [GP-0-10-001] GP-0-15-002 that are applicable to construction activities identified in Table 2 of Appendix B, and in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (c) of this section, except [for] that: (i) plans for redevelopment [projects and stormwater retrofits, which] shall be prepared and implemented in accordance with subdivision (b)([7]8), (ii) plans for construction activities identified in Table 1 of Appendix B must be prepared and implemented in accordance with the requirements of Part III of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation SPDES General Permit No. GP-0-15-002 that are applicable to construction activities identified in Table 1 of Appendix B. A construction activity will be deemed to “alter hydrology from pre to post development conditions,” for purposes of Table 1 of Appendix B, if the post-development peak rate of flow for the activity has increased by more than 5% of the pre-developed condition for the one-year, twenty-four hour storm, the ten-year, twenty-four hour storm, or the one hundred-year, twenty-four hour storm as defined herein. A construction activity that is excluded from coverage under Table 1 of Appendix B because it alters hydrology from pre to post development conditions must comply with the requirements of subdivision (b)(3) above, (iii) plans for construction activities requiring Department review and approval of a stormwater pollution prevention plan under this section that involve disturbance of less than one (1) acre of total land area, other than construction of gasoline stations and construction, alteration, or modification of solid waste management facilities, and which will not result in hot spot runoff, must be prepared and implemented in accordance with subdivision (b)(9), and (iv) [No] no activity shall be exempt from any such requirements as a result of the size or nature of the watercourse(s) to which stormwater from such activity discharges, except with prior written approval from the Department. Such plans shall also be subject to the prior review and approval of the Department. (4) The activities for which a stormwater pollution prevention plan must be prepared under [this paragraph] subparagraph (3) of this subdivision are: (i) Plans for development or sale of land that will result in the disturbance of five (5) or more acres of total land area as described in the definition of larger common plan of development or sale in Appendix A of SPDES General Permit No. [GP-0-10-001] GP-0-15-002; (vii) Construction of an impervious surface for a new road, for an access road, or for an existing dirt or gravel road, as required by paragraph (a)(6) of this section; (ix) Up to a 25 percent expansion of an existing impervious surface at an existing commercial, institutional, municipal, [or] industrial, or multi-family residential facility which is within the limiting distance of 100 feet of a watercourse or wetland, as required in subdivision (a)(4)(iii) of this section; or [(4)](5) If there is a significant change in design, construction, operation, or maintenance of an activity which is subject to a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan pursuant to subdivision (b)(3) which may have a significant effect on the potential for the discharge of pollutants to surface waters and which has not otherwise been addressed in the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, or if the Stormwater Pollution Plan proves to be ineffective in eliminating or significantly minimizing erosion and sedimentation or the discharge of pollutants associated with construction activity, the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan must be amended. Such amended stormwater pollution prevention plan shall be submitted to the Department for prior review and approval and shall comply with the requirements of this section. [(5)](6) Any approval of a stormwater pollution prevention plan issued by the Department [shall expire] expires and [thereafter be] is null and void unless construction is completed within five (5) years of the date of issuance or within any extended period of time approved by the Department upon good cause shown. Following expiration of the approval, the application for the stormwater pollution prevention plan may be resubmitted to the Department for consideration for a new approval. [(6)](7) As a condition of approval the Department may require evidence of financial security prior to construction from any owner or operator of a stormwater management system pursuant to a stormwater pollution prevention plan. Such financial security shall consist of a bond, or an equivalent guaranty, to be deposited with the Department, covering the full cost of the construction of such facility and an additional bond or an equivalent guaranty for the payment of labor and material furnished in the course of such construction. Upon completion of construction and payment of labor and materials, such bonds or other guaranties shall be released. Additionally, a bond or equivalent guaranty may be required for the maintenance and operation of the facility for a period of five years post-construction. No bond or guaranty is required where the owner or operator of such a facility is a village, town, county or city. [(7)](8) Where portions of an activity that [requires] require a stormwater pollution prevention plan pursuant to subdivision (b)(3) [is a] constitute redevelopment [project or a stormwater retrofit] as defined herein, those portions of such plan shall: (i) be prepared and implemented, to the extent possible, in accordance with the requirements of Part III of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation SPDES General Permit No. [GP-0-10-001] GP-0-15-002 that are applicable to the construction activities identified in Table 2 of Appendix B; (9) Where an activity requiring Department review and approval of a stormwater pollution prevention plan under this section that involves disturbance of less than one (1) acre of total land area, other than construction of a gasoline station or construction, alteration, or modification of a solid waste management facility, and which will not result in hot spot runoff, requires a stormwater pollution prevention plan pursuant to subdivision (b)(3) above, the application must consist of: (i) A plan of the proposed activity, identifying the area of disturbance, the location of any existing or proposed impervious surfaces, and the location of any watercourses, wetlands, reservoirs, reservoir stems or controlled lakes on or adjacent to the property; (ii) A description and depiction of proposed erosion controls sufficient to prevent sedimentation of the receiving watercourse, wetland, reservoir, reservoir stem or controlled lake on or adjacent to the property during construction. Erosion controls typically consist of sediment barriers, such as hay bales and silt fencing, temporary sediment traps and temporary stormwater flow diversions; (iii) A schedule for construction, including grading and site stabilization; and (iv) A description and depiction of proposed permanent stormwater management practices designed to filter, detain, or infiltrate runoff from impervious surfaces, thereby minimizing the postconstruction increase in pollutant loading to the receiving watercourse, wetland, reservoir, reservoir stem or controlled lake. (c) Additional Requirements for Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans. (3) Stormwater Treatment Volume. All stormwater pollution prevention plans prepared pursuant to this section shall include measures to capture and treat the greater of the volume of runoff generated by the 1-year, 24-hour storm or the Water Quality Volume (WQv), except that a stormwater management practice may be designed to capture and treat the lesser of those volumes if it is a stormwater infiltration practice or it is a bioretention practice in hydrologic soil group A or B. Stormwater management practices which provide treatment shall be designed to accommodate the quantity of runoff flowing to the stormwater management practice, including runoff from off-site areas. (4) Where a stormwater pollution prevention plan prepared pursuant to this section includes a stormwater infiltration practice, to the maximum extent practicable, no portion of such stormwater infiltration practice shall be located within 100 feet of any portion of the absorption [area] field of a subsurface sewage treatment system. (7) For purposes of the design criteria incorporated by reference in New York State Department of Environmental Conservation SPDES General Permit [GP-0-10-001] No. GP-0-15-002, “detention time” shall mean the time runoff is detained in a stormwater management practice. It can be computed using either the center of mass method or the plug flow method. (d) Application requirements and procedures. (1) An application for approval of a stormwater pollution prevention plan shall include: (ii) The information required in a Notice of Intent under New York State Department of Environmental Conservation SPDES General Permit No. [GP-0-10-001] GP-0-15-002. § 16. Subdivision (b) of Section 18-41 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York is amended as follows: §18-41 Solid Waste (b) Discharge of solid waste directly into any watercourse, wetland, reservoir, reservoir stem or controlled lake is prohibited. For purposes of this subdivision, solid waste includes materials that are otherwise exempt from compliance with 6 NYCRR Part 360, as described in 6 NYCRR [360-1.2(a)(4)] § 360.2(a)(3), unless those materials are irrigation return flows, materials that are used for artificial reefs in compliance with applicable State requirements, or authorized to be discharged to waters of the state pursuant to a valid permit issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law article 15, 17, 24, 25, or 34 or a water quality certification issued under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. This subdivision shall not apply to discharge of treated leachate in accordance with the requirements of these rules and regulations and a valid SPDES permit. § 17. Paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) and paragraph (3)(iv) of subdivision (e) of Section 18-61 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: §18-61 Variances. (1) An application for a variance for a regulated activity or for an alteration or modification of a noncomplying regulated activity shall: (i) Identify the specific provision of the rules and regulations from which the variance is sought or identify the nature and extent of the alteration or modification of the noncomplying regulated activity; (ii) Demonstrate that the variance requested is the minimum necessary to afford relief; and (iii) Demonstrate that the activity as proposed includes adequate mitigation measures to avoid contamination to or degradation of the water supply which are at least as protective of the water supply as the standards for regulated activities set forth in these rules and regulations.[; and (iv) Demonstrate that for the proposed use or activity for which the variance is requested, compliance with the identified provision of the rules and regulations would create a substantial hardship due to site conditions or limitations.] (e) Variances Within the 60 Day Travel Time to Intake in the Croton System. (3) A new or expanded wastewater treatment plant authorized pursuant to a variance under this subdivision, and its sewer system, shall meet the following conditions: (iv) All wastewater pumping stations in the sewer system serving the new or expanded wastewater

treatment plant [both new and existing,] shall meet the alarm systems and emergency operation requirements applicable to new wastewater pumping stations as set forth in “Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities,” Great Lakes – Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers ([2004]2014); and § 18. Paragraph (4) of subdivision (e) and subdivisions (g) and (h) of Section 18-82 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are amended as follows: §18-82 Watershed Planning in the Croton System. (e) The Croton Plan may allow for the siting of a new wastewater treatment plant with a surface discharge or the expansion of an existing wastewater treatment plant with a surface discharge in the Croton system within a phosphorus restricted basin or a basin located within the 60 day travel time, but not within a coliform restricted basin, pursuant to the following conditions: (4) The discharge from the new wastewater treatment plant or the expansion of an existing wastewater treatment plant complies with one of the following conditions: (i) The total volume (or flow) of surface discharge from such new wastewater treatment plant or expansion of an existing wastewater treatment plant, together with the total volume of surface discharges from all other new wastewater treatment plants and expansions of wastewater treatment plants which have been permitted in the subject County pursuant to this subparagraph (i), shall not, in the aggregate, exceed 10 percent of the total volume (or flow) of surface discharge from wastewater treatment plants located in the Croton system, within the subject County, which previously discharged into the Croton system but have been permanently diverted, since the effective date of these rules and regulations, to a discharge point outside of the Watershed. The Department may approve applications to construct new wastewater treatment plants with surface discharges pursuant to this subdivision prior to the permanent diversion of wastewater, and allow construction to begin on such new wastewater treatment plants, provided that the wastewater treatment plant may not commence operation until the diversion for which the credit is received has actually occurred[; or]. [(ii) In phosphorus restricted basins located outside of the sixty day travel time, provided that the Department has determined pursuant to §18-84, based upon the results of the pilot programs set forth in §§18-82(g) and 18-83(a), or of other studies conducted within the watershed, that the phosphorus offsets sought by the pilot programs have been achieved, the Department may require that for each one (1) kilogram of projected increase in the phosphorus load resulting from the proposed new wastewater treatment plant, together with any accompanying non-point source runoff, is actually offset by at least three (3) kilograms of reductions in phosphorus loading within the basin within which the proposed project is located, including reductions from measures identified in and implemented in accordance with the Croton Plan pursuant to paragraph (c)(8) above, and otherwise eligible for an offset hereunder, whether the source of the offsets is in the same basin or within an upstream, hydrologically connected phosphorus restricted basin.] (g) [In Putnam County, provided that Putnam County has committed in writing to participate in the development of the Croton Plan pursuant to subdivision (d) above, the Department shall allow for a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of phosphorus offsets as a potential basis for allowing construction of new wastewater treatment plants within phosphorus restricted basins in the Croton system. Such pilot program shall be limited to a term of five (5) years, commencing on the effective date of these rules and regulations and expiring on the fifth anniversary thereof. During the term of the pilot program, the Department may approve within a Putnam County municipality which has committed in writing to participate in development of the Croton Plan, the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant with a surface discharge within a phosphorus restricted basin in the Croton system provided that the following conditions are met: (1) The applicant proposing a new wastewater treatment plant demonstrates that the County or municipality agrees to the plant’s inclusion in the pilot program; (2) The applicant demonstrates, and commits to take action to insure, that for every one (1) kilogram of projected increase in the phosphorus load resulting from the new wastewater treatment plant and accompanying non-point source runoff, there will be an offset which achieves at least three (3) kilograms of reduction in phosphorus within the basin in which the new wastewater treatment plant is located, whether the source of the offset is in the same basin or within an upstream hydrologically connected phosphorus restricted basin; (3) All new wastewater treatment plants proposed to be constructed pursuant to this pilot program shall be reviewed and approved by the Department in accordance with §18-36 of these rules and regulations; (4) No more than three (3) wastewater treatment plants with surface discharges may be located in the Croton system in Putnam County pursuant to this pilot program. The total capacity, as constructed, for the three (3) proposed wastewater treatment plants shall not exceed a maximum of 150,000 gpd aggregate surface discharge; and (5) Any wastewater treatment plant constructed pursuant to this pilot program shall be designed and operated to meet a total phosphorus effluent limit of .2 mg/l. (h) ]Nothing in this Subpart is intended to constrain, limit or preclude an applicant from seeking, or the Department from issuing, approval of or a variance for a proposed regulated activity under any other applicable provision of these rules and regulations. [(i)](h) Nothing in this section or in the Croton Plan is intended to constrain or limit the authority of local governments under State law to make local land use and zoning decisions, and nothing in this section or the Croton Plan should be construed to have the effect of transferring such local land use and zoning authority from the participating local governments to the Department or any other entity. § 18. Section 18-83 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York, relating to Watershed Planning in the West of Hudson Watershed is repealed in its entirety. § 19. Section 18-84 of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York, relating to the Permanent Phosphorus Offset Program is repealed in its entirety. § 20. Appendix 18-A of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York is amended as follows: APPENDIX 18-A WATERSHED MAPS (a) The watershed area for the New York City water supply lies in the parts of the following counties and towns that are delineated on Map 18-A.1: § 21. Appendix 18-B and Appendix 18-C of title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York are now combined into Appendix 18-B and are amended as follows: APPENDIX 18-B SYSTEM SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND APPLICABLE MONITORING CRITERIA (a) The system specific water quality characteristics of the reservoirs and reservoir stems, as of September 1990, are set forth in Tables 1 and 2 of this Appendix. It is the intention of the Department that the system specific characteristics be maintained at the stated levels by implementation and enforcement of these rules and regulations. TABLE 1 System Specific Characteristics: Reservoir Standards (mg/L) Croton System Annual Mean Alkalinity (mg CaCo(3)/L) Ammonia Nitrogen Chloride Nitrite + Nitrite N Organic Nitrogen Sodium Sulfate Total Diss. Solids Total Organic Carbon Total Susp. Solids Chlorophyll a

S/S/M*

>40.00 0.05 30.00

0.10 40.00

0.30 0.50 15.00 15.00 150.00 6.00 5.00 0.01

0.50 0.70 20.00 25.00 175.00 7.00 8.00 0.015

Catskill/Delaware System (including Kensico) Annual Mean >10.00 0.05 8.00 0.30 0.50 3.00 10.00 40.00 3.00 5.00 0.007

S/S/M*

0.10 12.00 0.50 0.70 16.00 15.00 50.00 4.00 8.00 0.012

*S/S/M means Single Sample Maximum TABLE 2 System specific characteristics: Reservoir Stem Standards (mg/L) Croton System Annual Mean Alkalinity (mg CaCO3/L) Ammonia Nitrogen Chloride Nitrite + Nitrate - N Organic Nitrogen Sodium Sulfate Total Diss. Solids Total Organic Carbon Total Susp. Solids

S/S/M*

Catskill/Delaware System (including Kensico) Annual Mean

S/S/M*

>40.00 0.10 35.00

0.2 100.00

>10.00 0.05 10.00

0.25 50.00

0.35 0.50 15.00 15.00 150.00 9.00 5.00

1.50 1.50 20.00 25.00 175.00 25.00 8.0

0.40 0.50 5.00 10.00 40.00 9.00 5.00

1.50 1.50 10.00 15.00 50.00 25.00 8.00

*S/S/M means Single Sample Maximum [APPENDIX 18-C TESTS FOR ANALYTICAL DETERMINATION OF CONCENTRATIONS OF ELEMENTS] (b) The following [tests and] monitoring methods are used by the Department in assessing the impacts of a regulated activity on a reservoir, reservoir stem or controlled lake. An applicant may conduct sampling in waters owned by the City as set forth herein with prior authorization by the Department. [(a)](c) Collection of Samples and Assessment of Impacts (1) In conducting tests or making analytical determinations to ascertain conformity or nonconformity with the standards set forth in Subchapter D, samples should be collected from locations which are representative of the general quality of water in the watercourse, reservoir, reservoir stem or controlled lake. (2) In assessing the impact of a proposed regulated activity on a watercourse, reservoir, reservoir stem, or controlled lake, or in determining compliance with the standards set forth in Subchapter D, the Department will examine the impacts of the proposed activity throughout the year and the impacts on the photic, metalimnion and hypolimnion zones of the reservoir, reservoir stem or controlled lake. (3) Impacts on reservoirs will be determined on the basis of samples taken on a schedule which is sufficient to reflect temporal variability and to meet regulatory requirements. (4) Sampling locations in reservoirs will include: dams, intakes, mid-pool stations, and main [tributaries] tributary arms into each reservoir. At every station, [an integrated] a sample of the photic zone shall be taken. At deeper stations, samples will be collected from the metalimnion and hypolimnion. (5) Reservoir stem samples should be collected in the section of the reservoir stem that is free-flowing and unimpeded by the reservoir when the impoundment is at full pool elevation. [(b)](d) Tests and Analytical Determinations. [Tests or analytical determinations to determine compliance or noncompliance with the water quality standards in Subpart 128-4 should be made in accordance with: (1) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 12th edition, l965, Table 18, Qualitative Description of Odors, page 306. American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Pollution Control Federation, 2626 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. (2) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Environment Federation, 2626 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. (3) Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, 1979, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402; and (4) By other methods approved by the Commissioner as giving results equal or superior to methods listed in any of the above documents. (c) All materials referenced in this Appendix are available for inspection and copying at the Department of Environmental Protection, 465 Columbus Avenue, Valhalla, New York 10595.] In determining compliance or noncompliance with the water quality standards in Subchapter D, the Department will only consider tests or analytical determinations made by laboratories certified by the New York State Department of Health.

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Please Recycle This Newspaper ATTENTION HAMLET OF NEW BALTIMORE RESIDENTS As in past years, the Highway Department will pick up LEAVES this fall. PLEASE NOTE: Leaves must be BAGGED in biodegradable bags and LEFT AT CURBSIDE. Bags will be picked up MONDAYS, October 21- November 25. Do not rake or deposit leaves into drainage ditches or culverts. We appreciate your cooperation regarding this matter. Alan VanWormer, Highway Superintendent, Town of New Baltimore Jackpot Security, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 9/19/19. Off. in Columbia co. SSNY desig. As agt. Of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 100, Claverack, NY 12513 Purpose: any lawful activity.

NAME: 422 Warren Street LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on OCTOBER 4, 2019. Office location: COLUMBIA County SSNY has been designated as agent of 422 Warren Street LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Thomas Halbach, 1442A Walnut Street, #244 Berkeley, CA 94709. For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE of formation Grandview Terrace, LLC for any lawful purpose. Articles of Org. filed w/ NY Sec’y of State (NS) 8/15/19. NS designated as agent upon whom process served & shall mail service of process to principal business location 35 S Franklin St Ath- NOTICE OF FORMAOF LIMITED ens Greene County NY TION LIABILITY COMPANY 12015. Dog’s Country, LLC, Notice of Formation of Articles of OrganizaCSSCSC LLC, Art. of tion filed with SSNY on Org. filed w/Sec. of 8/8/18. Business locaState of NY (SSNY) tion: Greene County. 10/01/ 2019. Office lo- Address for process: cation: Greene Co., The LLC, 275 Flats NY.; SSNY designated Road, Athens, NY as agent of LLC upon 12015. Purpose: Any whom process against lawful purpose. it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process c/o Graff PLANNING BOARD Law LLC, 78 Main St., TOWN OF STUYVEPO Box 4148, King- SANT NEW ston, NY 12402. Pur- STUYVESANT, pose: any lawful ac- YORK 12173 NOTICE OF MEETING tivity CANCELLATION Notice of Formation of The Town of StuyveLimited Liability Com- sant Planning Board pany (LLC). Name: has cancelled its 40-42 Van Buren, LLC monthly meeting - Articles of Organiza- scheduled for Monday, tion filed with Secre- October 28, 2019. tary of State of New The next scheduled York (SSNY) on Sep- meeting is set for Montember 16, 2019. Of- day, November 25, fice location: Greene 2019. County. SSNY Desig- Doreen Danforth nated as agent of LLC Secretary to the Planupon whom process ning Board against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process ZCorp LLC Filed with to: The LLC, 2792 SSNY on 10/9/19. OfCounty Route 51, Han- fice: Columbia County. nacroix, New York SSNY designated as 12087. Purpose: any agent for process and shall mail to: 160 Fairlawful purpose. view Ave, Suite 812Hudson, NY NOTICE OF FORMA- 195, TION OF LIMITED LI- 12534. Purpose: any lawful. ABILITY COMPANY

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is TIGER LILY HOLDINGS, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on September 30, 2019. THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia. FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 20 West 72nd Street, #1401, New York, NY 10023. FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose. Dated: September 30, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is TIGER LILY FARM, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on September 30, 2019. THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia. FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 20 West 72nd Street, #1401, New York, NY 10023. FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose. Dated: September 30, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN AMENDMENT TO APPROVED PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECT

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Notice is hereby given that the Planning Board of the Town of Cairo, Greene County, will meet at the Town Hall, 512 Main Street, Cairo, New York 12413, on the 7th day of November, 2019, at 7:00 PM, prevailing time, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing upon an amendment to an approved site plan proposal by CEC Development, LLC. The amended site plan for a Community Solar Project includes a parcel that is located on County Route 20 Tax ID #83.03-3-1.12 upon which they seek to relocate the access road from a parcel designated as TAX ID #83.00-5-31. The Planning Board will hear all persons interested in the subject. By Order of the Planning Board of the Town of Cairo, New York Diane M. Newkirk Planning Board Clerk of Cairo

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Robert J. Van Valkenburg, Greene County Highway and Solid Waste Superintendent, pursuant to Section 103 of the General Municipal Law will receive sealed bids for the following item. (1) 2019 OR NEWER ONE TON FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CAB AND CHASSIS WITH UTILITY BODY Specifications may be obtained at the offices of the Greene County Highway and Solid Waste Department, 240 West Main Street, Catskill, New York between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Sealed bids should be clearly marked with the item bid. Bids will be received until 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019, at which time they will be opened and publicly read. Greene County reserves the right to reject any and all bids ROUND TOP CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/19/2019. Office loc: Greene County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 52 Alpine Drive, Round Top, NY 12473. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT Index No.: 18-1084ARLIN YASAMARY NAVARRO-HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff, -againstDUGLAS JAVIER MEMBRENO, Defendant NOTICE: ACTION FOR NOTICE TO BIDDERS DIVORCE The Town SuperintenESTADO DE NUEVA dent of Highways of the Town of Durham, YORK SUPREME COURT Greene County, NY, CONDADO DE pursuant to the provisions of the Highway GREENE Law requests bids for CITACION Y QUEJA Numero de Indice: 18- a 2019/2020 ¾ Ton 4-Wheel Pickup Truck. 1084 ARLIN YASAMARY Details and complete are NAVARRO-HERNAN- specifications available at the Town DEZ, Highway Garage on Demandante, Route 81 in Oak Hill -contraDUGLAS JAVIER during normal hours of operation. MEMBRENO, Any questions should Acusado. NOTICIA: ACCION be directed to the Superintendent of HighPOR DIVORCIO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Title 5, Chapter 3, Subchapter 3 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, a public hearing will be held at 22 Reade Street, Spector Hall, Borough of Manhattan on Wednesday November 13, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. on the following: REAL PROPERTY PUBLIC HEARING in the matter of the acquisition by the City of New York of fee simple interests through the Streamside Acquisition Program (SAP), on the following real estate in the County of Greene for the purposes of providing for the continued supply of water, and for preserving and preventing the contamination or pollution of the New York City water supply system: NYC ID Town Tax Lot ID Acres (+/-) 9283 Jewett p/o 111.00-1-61 & p/o 111.00-1-63 8.30 9283 Jewett 111.00-2-52 & 53 10.00 9318 Windham 60.00-3-5.2 3.10 A copy of the Mayor’s Preliminary Certificates of Adoption and maps of the real estate to be acquired are available for public inspection upon request. Please call (845) 340-7810. Note: This location is accessible to individuals using wheelchairs or other mobility devices. For further information on accessibility or to make a request for accommodations, such as sign language interpretation services, please contact the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS) via e-mail at DisabilityAffairs@mocs.nyc.gov or via phone at (212) 788-0010. Any person requiring reasonable accommodation for the public hearing should contact MOCS at least three (3) business days in advance of the hearing to ensure availability. Vincent Sapienza Commissioner

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TOWN OF ASHLAND GREENE COUNTY NEW YORK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXTENSION OF WATER DISTRICT #1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Ashland, Greene County, New York at Town Hall, Main Street, Ashland, New York on November 11,2019 at 7:30 o'clock PM in the evening for the purpose of establishing an extension of the water district known as "Water District #1" in and for the Town of Ashland. Copies of the engineering report and maps of the proposed amended water district are available for review at the Town Clerk's Office at the Town Hall. ALL persons interested in the matters will be heard at such time and place specified. Dawn Thorp, Town Clerk Town of Ashland October 22, 2019

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said. “Our job is a very volatile job. And so, last year, I put the some amount of weight on myself regardless of who was playing for us or what was expected of us.” So what are Fizdale’s own expectations? “I don’t have a gauge or a number but I do think this team will be a lot better,” he said. Part of Fizdale’s allure as a coach was his positive relationship with stars — specifically LeBron James and Dwyane Wade — and a belief that reputation would manifest in a homerun free agency. It didn’t work out. Not only did Durant, Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard sign elsewhere, the All-Star on the Knicks roster — Kristaps Porzingis — asked for a trade. Porzingis’ discontent wasn’t on Fizdale, and it’s tough to pin the 65 losses on the coach, as well. But now Fizdale has to coach — and win more often — instead

of just talking up culture change. As Fizdale enters Year 2 in New York, there’s a mandate of progress and that should start with consistency and the installation of an identity. Last season Fizdale’s lineups, rotations and game plans were all over the map. This season he’s hyping up the free agency acquisitions as a stabilizing force. “We brought in veteran guys who pick up stuff really quickly,” Fizdale said. “And they already have a defensive mindset so that kind of helps with your defense getting fast tracked a little bit. ... So I do feel like we are a step ahead of where we were last year.” Most of Fizdale’s success arrived as an assistant with the Miami Heat. As a head coach, he won 43 games his first season with the Grizzlies and was fired 19 games into his second. Fizdale has won just 17 times in his last 90 games as a head coach. In other words, there’s a lot for Fizdale to prove and that starts with Wednesday’s opener in San Antonio.

There is no better way to prepare for the NBA’s 74th season than firing off eight (almost) fearless predictions to get you in the mood. Let’s hoop! 1. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George will play in fewer than 60 regular-season games together. I wanted to lead off with something really bold. And there would have been nothing bolder than trumpeting that Zion Williamson would still win the Rookie of the Year Award despite news that he’ll miss at least six weeks after undergoing surgery Monday to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee. I just couldn’t talk myself into it. As much as I’d like to try to speak a robust comeback into existence for the young man, especially after an October that has been so downbeat for the league, Williamson’s career has simply started in too-ominous fashion to climb onto that limb. So I turn my focus to the Los Angeles Clippers and their new dynamic duo. In all my time covering the league, I don’t think I’ve ever had a tougher time picking a championship favorite heading into opening night. No matter which team you nominate — Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Houston, Utah, Denver and the two Los Angeles teams — I can pinpoint something (multiple things, actually) that give me great pause. With the Clippers it’s health, in addition to the fact that we have so much to learn about them as a cohesive group. Can they count on Leonard and George physically for the next six months? This team will indeed emerge as the favorite if they can — but that remains an “if.” 2. The Coach of the Year Award will actually go to the coach whose team finishes third in the East. I know, I know. I already picked Houston’s Mike D’Antoni to win coach of the year Monday. Here’s the thing: I believe D’Antoni absolutely can and should win the COY trophy if the Rockets — after taking the Russell Westbrook gamble and given all the additional turmoil of the past few months — win 50-plus games and repeat as Southwest Division champions. If anything holds the Rockets together amid the chaos, it is bound to be D’Antoni’s offensive system, which empowers players with the freedom and confidence that makes it dangerous to write off the Harden/Westbrook partnership, no matter how dubious the fit appears on paper. But I’m also a realist. Houston will be looking for a fall guy if things don’t go well. In the final year of his contract after extension talks collapsed, D’Antoni is the most

likely scapegoat. Doing that math in my head convinced me that it’s probably smarter to go with whichever coach winds up claiming the East’s ripe-for-the-plucking No. 3 seed. Boston’s Brad Stevens? Miami’s Erik Spoelstra? Orlando’s Steve Clifford? Indiana’s Nate McMillan? Brooklyn’s Kenny Atkinson? They’ve all got a shot. 3. Andre Iguodala will retire a Golden State Warrior — next season. It’s still too early to say how the Iguodala saga will play out this season. The Memphis Grizzlies are determined to get something back for Iguodala in a trade, and they have until the Feb. 6 trade deadline to find a deal that makes sense. The Grizzlies are doing the absolute right thing to take their time and hold out hope that a contender, no longer willing to wait for the prospect of Iguodala getting a buyout and becoming a free agent, comes forward with a good trade offer. If no trade materializes for Memphis and the 2015 NBA finals most valuable player becomes available at midseason, Iguodala will have his choice of contenders. Bidders will include the Lakers, Clippers, Rockets, Sixers, you name it. So let’s skip ahead to the summer, when Iguodala will be a free agent again. Consider him a virtual lock to return to the Warriors to finish his career with the team that propelled him to the hallowed Robert Horry stratosphere for elite, ring-laden role players. 4. Toronto will trade at least two-thirds of its Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka trio. A sentimental sap like me would keep the Raptors as intact as possible after losing Leonard to let them enjoy an 82-game ride as reigning NBA champions. Masai Ujiri, the president of the Raptors, is no sentimental sap. Lowry is likely to be in huge demand at the trade deadline after signing a oneyear, $31 million extension that interested teams (Minnesota? Miami?) are sure to find palatable. Gasol and Ibaka are on expiring deals and will undoubtedly appeal to size-challenged contenders. Trading all three between now and February may be too ambitious. But count on Ujiri to explore every possibility. 5. Miami will not trade for Chris Paul. You will inevitably hear more speculation, at some point soon, that the Heat are exploring a trade with Oklahoma City for Paul. Dismiss it. The Heat just emerged from an uncharacteristically self-inflicted bout of salarycap purgatory. They overcame a total lack of flexibility to swing a sign-and-trade for a new franchise player to build around in Jimmy Butler and have four players they

really like (Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Derrick Jones Jr. and Justise Winslow) who are 23 years old or younger. I can’t see them breaking up that group to take on the approximately $125 million owed to Paul this season and the following two. 6. Ben Simmons will finish the season with three made 3-pointers. He couldn’t have looked smoother when he finally splashed home a 3-pointer — from the right wing just before halftime of a recent exhibition game against China’s Guangzhou Loong-Lions. Yet it can’t be overlooked that Simmons let it fly with Philadelphia leading by nearly 40 points and the first-half clock winding down. It was the only 3-pointer he attempted in the preseason. Simmons, officially 0 for 17 from deep in his first two pro seasons, clearly still doesn’t want to shoot them. Three 3s, then, is a safe over/under. 7. The Warriors will miss the playoffs — and it will be great for them. Golden State would never say this out loud, but this is a reset season after five consecutive trips to the NBA finals. The Warriors, after all, didn’t just lose Kevin Durant. Iguodala and his fellow veteran sage Shaun Livingston are also gone, while Klay Thompson remains out after knee surgery, possibly for the entire season. With seven new players 23 years old or younger, in a Western Conference with as many as 13 viable playoff contenders, Golden State’s margin for error is virtually nil — even with Stephen Curry capable of MVP-worthy production. The most sensible course for the Warriors is to let Curry and the new Chase Center serve as this season’s stars, bring Thompson back s-l-o-wl-y (he turns 30 in February) and welcome a lottery pick into the fold for next season. 8. We are going to be talking about the China crisis all season. And likely beyond. This is not the sort of headline that just “goes away.” The NBA is too invested in China as a market, 40 years removed from its first preseason game there, to simply walk away, especially when so many American businesses remain entrenched there. But Commissioner Adam Silver and the various NBA stars who make millions there have considerably larger public profiles than the typical decision-making individuals from all those other American companies trying to reap profits from communist China’s population of nearly 1.4 billion. Intense scrutiny of the NBA’s China dealings, in other words, is here to stay. This is a topic that, like it or not, we will be discussing all season as an unavoidable companion to the most wide-open title race in memory.

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Matchmaker friend now tries to drive couple apart Dear Abby, I recently started a romantic relationship with “Doug,” a guy I have been chasing for a while. My friend “Cassie” helped to set us up, and I am grateful. Doug and I talk every night and are very close. DEAR ABBY Cassie has a reputation for being a flirt, but I didn’t think much of it. As the months have progressed, I notice her talking to my boyfriend more often. I’m OK with her being friendly, but when she hugs him or tries to always sit next to him, it makes me uncomfortable. I’m scared she’s trying to come between us. Recently she told me that she thinks he’s cute. She’s always telling me I’m too good for him or I need someone who understands me better. Doug tells me that Cassie is giving me strange looks and telling him that I’m too good for him. I am flattered that she thinks this, but I am scared about her true motivations. Nervous In North Carolina

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Stop feeling flattered. Cassie’s motivation may be she’s sorry she fixed you up with Doug because he has begun looking more and more appealing to her. It appears she is trying to manipulate you and Doug into breaking up, and that’s not friendship. Tell her you and Doug are happy together, you’re NOT “too good” for him and you understand each other very well. Tell her to back off and stop flirting with your boyfriend, and if she doesn’t, recognize it’s time to distance yourself.

Dear Abby, I have three grown sons we don’t see often. They’re married or live with a girlfriend, and they work a lot. I understand they have their own lives, but it seems their partners’ families take priority over us. I feel bad about it, but I understand that this is just how it is. We feel unimportant in their lives. When our anniversary comes around, they don’t bother to acknowledge it. (They do acknowledge our birthdays.) I always make sure I don’t miss an occasion by calling or sending a card. When the one couple needs something (like money), they always call. I feel if we disappeared, they wouldn’t notice. Our anniversary is the tip of the iceberg. All the rest I can let go of. How can I tell them how much it hurts without sounding like a whiner? I’m not asking for much more than an unsolicited “Happy Anniversary.” Our “golden” one is coming up soon. Some people’s kids give them parties for such a special occasion. I’m actually embarrassed. We do have a life. We travel. But a little acknowledgment from our kids would be a big morale-booster. Advice? Let Down In The West

DR. KEITH ROACH

A risk calculator takes important characteristics about a person and estimates the possibility that an event — i.e., heart attack or stroke — will happen. In the column you mention, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology looked at data from tens of thousands of people and used a person’s age, gender, race, total and HDL cholesterol, blood pressure (and whether it is treated), presence or absence of diabetes, and smoking history to estimate the likelihood of that person having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years. It is not appropriate for a person with a known history of heart disease or stroke. The person who wrote to me had a fairly low value, and this calculator is used to provide information that helps the person and their doctor decide what treatments are appropriate. The calculator isn’t perfect. It does not take into account many other important risk factors, such as family history, quality of diet, how much a person exercises, and other risk

factors like rheumatoid arthritis. It ignores the higher heart disease risk among people from South Asia. Nonetheless, it’s a good place to start a conversation. In order to calculate a number needed to treat, you need to know how the risk would be affected by that treatment. For example, a person with a 10% risk might decrease their risk to about 8% by taking a statin drug. Although drug companies advertise this as a 20% reduction in risk, I think a person gets more information by stating that it’s a 2% absolute reduction. The number needed to treat is just 100% divided by the absolute risk reduction. In this case, 50 people would need to be treated with the statin for 10 years to prevent one person from having a heart attack or stroke. The higher the absolute risk and the better the intervention, the larger the absolute benefit and the fewer people needed to be treated. Some calculators will give the estimated absolute risk reduction from treatment. For a person who really wants to know whether a treatment is worth it, understanding the benefit meaningfully is critical. An upcoming column will discuss possible bias in this calculator.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may think you have time only to start something, but the fact is you may well get it completed — if you stick with it and focus! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Things are likely to fall into place quite nicely for you today, without much planning or effort. This won’t continue for long, however!

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you are for the most part quite even-tempered, and you deal with all manner of individuals as if they were friends of yours who have known you for years. Your general comfort with other people is perhaps unmatched — at least among others born under your sign. You are quite tolerant and less critical of others than almost anyone else you know. Indeed, you are far more likely to give someone the benefit of the doubt than you are to call him or her out for some perceived wrong. Though you may be considered rather conservative by some in dress and manner, you can be quite adventurous — especially when you are with those who know you well or you are exploring a new professional endeavor. When it comes to your work, you can be quite daring, and you’re never afraid of trying that which others say cannot be done. Also born on this date are: Kevin Kline, actor; F. Murray Abraham, actor; Moss Hart, playwright; Eric Hosmer, baseball player; Shenae Grimes, actress. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25

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Your adult children are not mind readers. They appear to be very much centered on themselves and their own lives. TELL them how hurt you are when they overlook your anniversaries. If nothing changes, the next time you are hit up for money, say no. If you do, it may lessen their sense of entitlement, which would be doing them a bigger favor than dispensing dough like an ATM machine.

The magic of math in assessing risk In a recent column, you reported using “the standard risk calculator” to determine that a person has a risk of heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years of “6.8%.” What exactly does this mean? How was the risk TO YOUR determined? How does such GOOD HEALTH a risk calculation compare with “number needed to treat,” the number of persons who must be treated to benefit one person in the group?

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You must keep distractions at bay today, or you’re sure to fall short of the mark in several key areas. Your readiness is clear. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — A situation you are eager to resolve may get out of hand for a time today — but as they say, it’s always darkest before the dawn. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Once you get started today, you’re not likely to stop — that’s how energized you are likely to be. A friend gets in touch from afar. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may be wondering how long you will be torn between that which is good for you and that which is not. Why not settle this now — today? TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — The time has come for you to answer the questions you are being asked and to stop feigning ignorance. That ruse has ceased being useful. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — The key to a problem you’ve long been trying to solve is likely to be right in front of you today. The sooner you try to use it, the better. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You may not agree with the way someone else is doing this or that, but you can’t fault the energy. You could use a little more yourself! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You may have to put up with several interruptions today, but you can keep the engine running even when the wheels have stopped turning. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You can get more done today than you might have expected — but only if you know just what must be done and why. You may have to explain yourself. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Now is no time to try to fool anyone into thinking you can do something you can’t, for you’ll surely be found out. Be honest — and realistic. COPYRIGHT 2019 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.

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(e.g., It has 88 keys. Answer: Piano.) Freshman level 1. It is a political symbol of Ireland. 2. This woodwind instrument is spelled with a double “s” and a double “o.” 3. The largest brass instrument. Graduate level 4. Pete Seeger and Steve Martin were inducted into the ____ Hall of Fame. 5. The name of this woodwind instrument sounds like a word that is a synonym for “tramp.” 6. Its name is derived from the Italian word for “big trumpet.” PH.D. level 7. Musician Gheorghe Zamfir is known as “The Master of the _____.” 8. Indian musician Ravi Shankar is associated with this instrument. 9. The instrument of Benny Goodman, the “King of Swing.”

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Harp. 2. Bassoon. 3. Tuba. 4. Banjo. 5. Oboe (hobo). 6. Trombone. 7. Pan flute. 8. Sitar. 9. Clarinet. 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Twirl 5 iPad maker 10 Take a __ at; attempt 14 Wild feline 15 Fleeting 16 Freddie the Freeloader, e.g. 17 Military force 18 Vehicle for the adventuresome 20 Oolong or pekoe 21 Cast a ballot 22 Ascended 23 “Be __ or be square” 25 Current calendar page: abbr. 26 Ted Danson sitcom 28 Shakespeare’s “Julius __” 31 Name for a Stooge 32 Screwballs 34 Police officer 36 Zealous 37 Water sources 38 Skin mark 39 __ flip-flop; change one’s opinion 40 Great Plains Indian’s abode 41 Twenty 42 Red wine 44 Bumbling 45 Get __ of; discard 46 Vise 47 21st-century U.S. president 50 Injure 51 __ the ball; bowl clumsily 54 Enfeeble 57 Urgent 58 Valley 59 Claw 60 __ a test; passed easily 61 Seeks damages from 62 Exhausted 63 Ryan & Tilly DOWN 1 Quarrel 2 Unsullied

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3 Irrelevant 4 Certain vote 5 Hates 6 Babble 7 Yearn 8 Piece of chicken 9 File drawer, perhaps 10 Articles of clothing 11 __ list; paper full of chores 12 Lincoln & others 13 Monotonous speaker 19 Shoestrings 21 Part of VIP 24 Group of cattle 25 Tall trees 26 Not naked 27 Chaos 28 Composer __ Porter 29 Co-conspirator 30 Lion’s cries 32 Held on to 33 Vaudevillian Olsen 35 Hunted animal 37 Dandelion, for one

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Wednesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

38 Bathtub ring 40 Courtroom event 41 Close noisily 43 Fighting forces 44 Customer 46 “__ a Hot Tin Roof” 47 Likelihood 48 Boyfriend

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49 Isn’t __ to; can’t 50 Guy 52 Neighbor of Calif. 53 Cots & cribs 55 “Don’t judge a book by __ cover” 56 Touch lightly 57 Water barrier

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