ENB Region 4 Completed Applications 01/22/2003

The applicant proposes to construct approximately 364,000 square feet of commercial building, including a large super-center retail store, a large home improvement store, a restaurant, a fast food restaurant, a bank and associated parking.The proposed 75.78 acre site is located on the west side of US Route 9W between Bender Lane and Route 32, in the Town of Bethlehem, As a result of the proposed project 1.99 acres of federally regulated wetlands and 2,785 feet of federally regulated stream channel would be impacted. As mitigation, the applicant proposes to construct 2.94 acres of wetland mitigation and 456 linear feet of drainage channel. A stormwater management report has been prepared and the applicant will be required to obtain a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (SPDES) for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities.

The applicant proposes the construction of a 51 lot subdivision on a 35.64 acre parcel located at 113, 115 and a portion of 129 Fonda Road, in the Town of Colonie. As a result of the proposed project, there will be permanent impacts to 0.48 acres of federally regulated freshwater wetland and to 195 linear feet of defined tributary. Additionally, there will be temporary disturbance of  99 linear feet of tributary and 0.05 acres of wetland associated with the installation of potable water and drainage for the subdivision.The applicant will be required to meet the requirements of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities.

The Department has proposed an Air State Facility Permit for the application that was received for the HansonQuarry & Asphalt Plants facility located on 7904 State Highway Route 5, Town of St. Johnsville, County of Montgomery, owned by Hanson Aggregates New York, Inc., 4800 Jamesville Road, Jamesville, New York.  The facility is involved with the mining and processing of dolomite rock as well as the production of hot mix asphalt.  The facility includes generators, equipment used to mine and process dolomite rock (including crushers, screens, bins, and conveyors), and hot mix asphalt plants.  The proposed Air State Facility Permit will combine the company's two currently existing Air State Facility Permits (4273800004/00012 and 4273800004/00015) into a single permit and will also restructure the existing emissions caps.  In order to continue to remain below the applicability threshold for Title V permitting, the applicant has proposed restricting the potential to emit through enforceable permit conditions which will limit or cap emissions at a level which is less than 100 tons per year for each Oxides of Nitrogen and Carbon Monoxide.  The applicant has agreed to permit conditions which will limit Oxides of Nitrogen and Carbon Monoxide by restricting the hours of operation of the generators and the production of hot mix asphalt.  The facility will be required to maintain records and report this data to verify compliance with permit conditions and limits.

Persons wishing to inspect the subject Air State Facility files, including the application with all relevant supporting materials, the draft permit, and all other materials available to the DEC (the "permitting authority") that are relevant to this permitting decision should contact the DEC representative identified in this Notice.  It is recommended that an appointment be made to confirm the availability of the subject files.  The DEC will endeavor to make the files available within two business days of contact, during normal business hours (8:30 AM through 4:45 PM), unless the requester wishes to inspect the files at a later date.