Ball Hill Wind Energy Project

The Ball Hill Wind Energy project is an approximately 100MW wind farm proposed in the Towns of Villenova and Hanover in Chautauqua County New York.

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Project Info

The Ball Hill Wind Energy project is an approximately 100MW wind farm proposed in the Towns of Villenova and Hanover in Chautauqua County New York.

Villenova – Ball Hill SEQRA Findings

Villenova – Resolution of Town Board Adopting Local Law No. 2 of 2019

Villenova – Resolution of Town Board Adopting Local Law No. 3 of 2019

Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement 10-4-19

Supplemental DEIS 8-13-19 (9.2MB)

Appendix A FEAF Final

Appendix B Visual Resource Assessment – Saratoga Ball Hill Technical Memorandum June 2018

Appendix C Noise Assessment – Layout 092617 Sound Study Memo

Appendix D FAA Determinations

Appendix E Communications Signals Correspondence

Appendix F Cultural Resource Correspondence – Bonafide Letter 7.23.18

Appendix F Cultural Resource Correspondence – Herter Achaeo No Effects letter

Appendix G Property Values Correspondence – 2018 – IREM Letter – Ball Hill Wind Energy Project

Appendix H.1 Wetland Del. Report Compiled_May2017

Appendix H.2 Wetland Del. Report Compiled_May2017

Appendix H.3 Wetland Del. Report Compiled_May2017

Appendix H.4 Wetland Del. Report Compiled_May2017

Appendix H.5 Wetland Del. Report Compiled_May2017

Appendix H.6 Wetland Del. Report Compiled_May2017

Appendix H-Wet Del Supplement Report-20180604

Appendix I Wetlands Mitigation Plan – FINAL 21.0056858 Ball Hill Wind Mitigation Plan 101818

Appendix J Decommissioning Study – Ball Hill Wind Farm Decommissioning Plan 2019-06-12

Appendix K – Ball Hill Wind Energy Net Conservation Benefit Plan

Appendix L Ball Hill Eagle Surveys 2016-2017

Appendix M – Cultural Resources Mitigation Plan

Appendix N – Ball_Hill_Wind_BBCS-2019

Appendix O – Public Comment and Response Log

Response to Comment dated 10/20/19

Final Executed MOA June 2019

Chautauqua County Planning Board: Responses to Questions at July 11, 2018 Meeting (1004 KB)

June 26, 2018 Villenova Public Hearing – Responses to Questions and Comments (151 KB)

Comparative Visual Simulation of 2016 and 2018 Turbines (18 MB)

Ball Hill Wind Energy Project Impacts Summary (20 KB)

2018 Hanover Application (60 MB)

2018 Villenova Application (57 MB)

Final Environmental Impact Statement

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ball Hill Wind Project full documents:

These files are very large and may take a long period of time to download. If the process times out please utilize the separated files below. In addition, the full document is available for public review at the Town of Hanover Town Clerk Office (68 Hanover Road, Silver Creek NY 14136) and the Town of Villenova Town Clerk Office (1094 Butcher Road, South Dayton, NY 14138).

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ball Hill Wind Project split documents:

In order to make this large document easier to download on private computers, the following Final Environmental Impact Statement files have been split up into text of the FEIS and each appendix. The full document is available for public review at the Town of Hanover Town Clerk Office (68 Hanover Road, Silver Creek NY 14136) and the Town of Villenova Town Clerk Office (1094 Butcher Road, South Dayton, NY 14138).

Ball Hill ENB Notice FEIS 11-22-16 (21 KB)
Ball Hill FEIS Text and Figures (2.4 MB)
Appendix A – Updated Tables and Figures (3.7 MB)
Appendix B – Turbine Specifications (1.2 MB)
Appendix C – Project Drawings (22.1 MB)
Appendix D – Material Safety Data Sheets (12.4 MB)
Appendix E – Water Quality and Wetlands, Part 1 (38.5 MB)
Appendix E – Water Quality and Wetlands, Part 2 (15.3 MB)
Appendix F – Conceptual Wetland Mitigation Plan (787 KB)
Appendix G – Agency Correspondence (6.0 MB)
Appendix H – Bird and Bat Resources (1.5 MB)
Appendix I – Visual Resource Assessment (8.4 MB)
Appendix J – Sound Level Assessment Report (1.4 MB)
Appendix K – Communication Surveys (500 KB)
Appendix L – Complaint Resolution Plan (287 KB)
Appendix M – Transportation (1.2 MB)
Appendix N – Cultural Resources Surveys (1.6 MB)
Appendix O – Architectural Resources Mitigation (198 KB)
Appendix P – Health and Safety Plans (2.3 MB)
Appendix Q – Property Valuation Study (1.4 MB)
Appendix R – Decommissioning Plan (240 KB)
Appendix S – Environmental Monitoring Plan (301 KB)
Appendix T – Public Participation (6.9 MB)

Town of Villenova

This file is very large and may take a long period of time to download. If the process times out please utilize the separated files below. In addition, the full document is available for public review at the Town of Hanover Town Clerk Office (68 Hanover Road, Silver Creek NY 14136) and the Town of Villenova Town Clerk Office (1094 Butcher Road, South Dayton, NY 14138).

Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC Amended Application for Special Use Permit and Wind Overlay District – Town of Villenova 9-28-16 (full document, 363 MB)

Amended Application for Special Use Permit and Wind Overlay District – Town of Villenova 9-28-16 split documents:

In order to make this large document easier to download on private computers, the following Amended Application files have been split up into text of the application and each appendix. The full document is available for public review at the Town of Hanover Town Clerk Office (68 Hanover Road, Silver Creek NY 14136) and the Town of Villenova Town Clerk Office (1094 Butcher Road, South Dayton, NY 14138).

Town of Hanover

Hanover Amended Application 10-6-16 (full document, 365 MB)

Hanover Amended Application 10-6-16 split documents:

Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Ball Hill SDEIS (29.4 MB)
Appendix A – Noble Ball Hill DEIS – Volume I (314.5 MB)
Appendix A – Noble Ball Hill DEIS – Volume II (423.6 MB)
Appendix A – Noble Ball Hill DEIS – Volume III (170.1 MB)
Appendix B – Project Layout (9.3 MB)
Appendix C – Draft Progress Wetland Delineation Report (151.3 MB)
Appendix D – Preliminary Transportation Site Survey (1.1 MB)
Appendix E – Stormwater Pollution Measures (102 KB)
Appendix F – Draft EMP and ISMP (101 KB)
Appendix G – Health and Safety (493 KB)
Appendix I – Drain Repair (53 KB)
Appendix J – Conceptual Wetland Mitigation Measures (138 KB)
Appendix K – Bird Surveys (3.7 MB)
Appendix L – Bat Surveys (107.5 MB)
Appendix M – Visual Resource Assessment (189.5 MB)
Appendix N – Decommissioning Plan (22 KB)
Appendix O – Sound Level Assessment Report (8.2 MB)
Appendix P – Communication Surveys (3.5 MB)
Appendix Q – Agency Correspondence (4.9 MB)
Appendix R – Obstruction Evaluation Analysis Report (4.9 MB)
Appendix S – Cultural Resource Surveys (72.2 MB)

Please submit any comments to the Town of Villenova Town Clerk at VillenovaTownHall@hughes.net