ENB Region 6 Completed Applications 01/08/2003

The applicant has purchased an existing permitted sand and gravel mine located approximately 3 miles north of the Village of LaFargeville on the south side of East Line Road.  The site is further located approximately 2200' west of DeLafarge Corners.  The 18 acre mine is located on a 97 acre parcel purchased by the applicant.  It is proposed to add an additional 25 acres for a new life of mine of 43 acres.

The applicant proposes to operate a sand and gravel mine on his 275 acre parcel within the towns of Sangerfield and Marshall in Oneida county. The life of mine boundary will be 53.8 acres, with 5.0 acres of land to be affected during the coming 5 year permit.

Surface mining of unconsolidated sand and gravel will be performed by backhoe and front end loader. Topsoil and overburden will be stripped and stockpiled for re-use in the reclamation operation. There will be no on-site processing (crushing, screening, etc) of mining products.

The project is located north of Sangerhill Road and 2700 feet west of it's intersection with NYS Route 12.

A copy of the mining application is available for review at the DEC office in Utica, and the Town offices of Sangerfield and Marshall. The application can also be viewed at the Village Office in Waterville.

This Department has received a request to issue a permit and has drafted an Article 19 (Air Pollution Control) of the Environmental Conservation Law, an Air State Facility Permit, at the facility located at APC Paper Company in Norfolk, New York.

APC manufactures paper made from 100% recycled fibers.  APC makes mainly kraft grades in basis weights for 17# to 80#, but also produces some bleached and colored paper.  All papers produced are FDA approved and used in a variety of applications.

The facility has two 37 mmbtu/hr boilers that burn natural gas and No. 6 fuel oil as a backup fuel.  The plant also contains 20 paper dryers that are capable of producing up to 100 tons of product per day.  The boilers supply heat to dry paper and provide building heat.  This application and permit contain federally enforceable conditions limiting emissions from the boilers below the applicable threshold level set forth in 6 NYCRR Part 201-7.  Nitrogen Oxide and Sulfur Dioxide emissions are limited to 99 tons per year. Determining compliance with these limits will be calculated through fuel use records and will be subject to NYSDEC approval.  The facility's emissions are below Title V thresholds and minor for all pollutants.  The draft permit with conditions is available for review in the Region 6 NYS DEC office in Watertown, New York.