Site Specs and Studies

• Seismic Zone: ICBO¹ rating of 1 on a scale of 0 to 4.²
• Bedrock:
  • Approximate depths to bedrock >5 ft.
  • “Utica Shale”.
• Composition:
  • Predominately gravelly silt loam & silt loam.
• Soil Series:
  • Fredon, Halsey, Castile, Kendaia, Lyons, Alton, Conesus.
• Drainage:
  • Generally, moderately well drained to well drained characteristics.

1. International Conference of Building Officials
2. 1=minor seismic probability

Surface Water, Air and Climate

• Surface Water:
  • Storm water runoff drains into the Mohawk River, approximately 1.25 miles south of the site.
• Air Quality:
  • Air quality in Central New York meets all NYSDEC criteria.
• Climate:
  • Average relative humidity of approximately 60%.
  • Average annual temperature is 47° F.
  • Average annual precipitation of 42”.
  • Prevailing wind is west to northwest.

Habitat and Species/Freshwater Wetlands

• No endangered or threatened species identified.
• No state regulated freshwater wetlands located on site.
• Federal wetland delineation identifies approximately 33 acres of low quality wetlands.
  • Potential encroachment on federal wetlands is estimated at 9.64 acres based on M+W Zander conceptual site plan.
  • Currently working with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation on acceptable mitigation plan.
• Wetland Mitigation measures:
  • Combination of wetland replacement, enhancement,  and/or protection.
  • Currently working with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Electromagnetic, Radio, Vibration and Noise Interference

• EMI
  • Site capable of supporting buildings in an area with less than 0.10 mG background interference.
• RF
  • All recorded field strengths characterized as “excellent” and less than SEMI E33-94 thresholds.
• Vibration
  • Ambient amplitudes are “excellent” and meet the most stringent criteria of NIST-A (2.5 – 100 Hz).
• Noise
  • Ambient noise will impose no constraints on building structures or processes within them.

Topography

• Site slopes 3 to 5 percent from north to south, toward Mohawk River.
• Site elevation:
  • Southern: USGS elevation of 500’.
  • Northern: USGS elevation of 600’.