The Town of Duane proposes to continue the use of and expand a sand and gravel mine that has been in use since 1960. Presently, 4 acres have been affected by mining activities at the site located on the south side of County Route 26, east of State Route 30 and adjacent to the Town Highway Garage. A total of 4.5 acres are proposed to be disturbed by mining during the requested 5 year permit term within an identified 7.8 acre life of mine area. Mined material will continue to be screened and stockpiled on site for use as winter road sand. In addition, the mine will now serve as a source of material for closure of the Town landfill, also adjacent to this site. At the conclusion of mining activities, the site will be reclaimed by grading to stable slopes followed by the spreading of topsoil or a mixture of approved compost and sand. The area will then be seeded with a grass mixture to achieve a vegetative cover.

The applicant proposes to place Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) dunks in DEC regulated freshwater wetlands N-8 (class-I) and N-9 (class-I) for mosquito control.

The applicant proposes to construct a 24' x 34' residential structure within the buffer of the DEC regulated freshwater wetland M-71 (Class 1).

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received an

application to re-issue the following EPA minor Private/Commercial/In-

stitutional State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (P/C/I SPDES)

permit. DEC has made a tentative determination to re-issue this permit

for a five-year period, maintaining the current effluent limitations and

monitoring and reporting requirements. This permit involves the surface

discharge of 36,750 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to the Mohawk River.

Additional information including the current permit, renewal

applications, and supporting documentation may be obtained from or

inspected at the NYSDEC central office in Albany. Substantive comments

on the permit or requests for hearing or both must be submitted in

writing to the contact person.

SPDES Number: NY 009 0441

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The applicant proposes to armor 85 feet of the bank of the Mettawee River with 220 cubic yards of large (70% larger than 6"x 36"x 29") stone.