The applicant, Mr. Roderick Nichols, proposes to operate a sand and gravel mining operation within a 5.0 acre life of mine boundary. He will be affecting 5.0 acres during a five year permit term on a 14.5 acre parcel under his ownership. Processing on-site will include crushing and screening. The project is located approximately 2500 feet off Shedd Road, and 200 feet west of State Route 29 in the Town of Salisbury, Herkimer County.

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve a modification of the existing SPDES permit to include an effluent limitation for iron and to revise the upper pH limit.

The applicant proposes to add 8.5 acres to a 9.15 acre life of mine sand and gravel operation on a 62 acre parcel controlled by the applicant, with mineral rights belonging to Ms. Jane McKee, 314 Larimer Avenue, Aliquippa, PA 15001. The site is located approximately 27 miles west of Brasher Center on the south side of CR 38, 7/10 mile east of the intersection of CR 38 and NYS Route 420.

Alcoa, Inc., located in Massena, New York, St. Lawrence County, is proposing to accept permit conditions which limit emissions of Particulate Matter (PM) from all existing aluminum melting and holding furnaces and all in-line fluxing units at its Massena Operations. The proposed PM limits will meet the requirements of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Secondary Aluminum Production Facilities contained in 40 CFR Part 63 subpart RRR. Alcoa will be meeting the proposed limits, in advance of the regulatory compliance date of March 24, 2003, in lieu of meeting the State PM emission limits contained in 6 NYCRR Part 212. The permit conditions will require Alcoa to test for emission levels of PM from the subject sources, monitor production and process parameters, and maintain records to demonstrate compliance with the PM emission limits contained in the permit. A draft permit for this project is available for inspection at the DEC Region 6 office located at 317 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601.