Cultural and Archaeological Resources

Historic properties, such as historical artifacts buried in river sediments, may be affected by the dredging project. EPA is required to comply with substantive requirements in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

. The NHPA process is carried out in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)/Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) and calls for significant community involvement.

In compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA, EPA prepared a Stage 1A Cultural Resources Survey, which is included as Appendix C to the Responsiveness Summary. From this survey, EPA identified a number of cultural resources, located within 2,000 feet of the banks of the Hudson River, that are either listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The sediment sampling work conducted as part of the design of the dredging project, as well as other design work and consultation with the public, will provide additional opportunities to collect information to evaluate whether additional cultural and archeological resources are present within the Upper Hudson.

The “Cultural and Archaeological Resources Assessment Work Plan,” which is one of the project design work plans, addresses the need to evaluate, prior to dredging, the potential effects of dredging on cultural and archeological resources in the Upper Hudson River and along shoreline areas so that cultural and archaeological resources of significance are adequately protected. Information about the historic properties in and near areas to be dredged will be identified and potential impacts will be assessed.

Cultural and Archaeological Resources

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