ENB Region 5 Completed Applications 04/09/2003

The applicant proposes a new 17.79 acre sand and gravel mine.   The site, located on the north side of Peaseleville Road, at the Denton Road intersection, is part of an 83.95 acre parcel owned by Douglas Rushford.  During the first 5-year permit term, 4.90 acres will be mined.  Concurrent reclamation will occur as mining reaches the limits of the life of mine area, and final reclamation of all areas will occur within two years of completion of mining.  Reclamation includes establishment of grass cover, and subsequent natural establishment of woody vegetation.  A permit is also required from the Adirondack Park Agency (APA # 2002-288).

The applicant is proposing to construct a private school campus that will involve the development of 7.9 acres of a 59.4 acre parcel. There will be 0.092 acres of DEC jurisdictional wetland and approximately 3 acres of adjacent area impacted by the project as proposed. This is a substantial reduction in adjacent area impacts from the projet as proposed at the initial pre application meeting

The permittee is proposing a modification to the existing mining permit to allow for the extraction of bedrock from an 18.4 acre section of the previously permitted 453 acre life of mine. The method of extraction proposed will include standard drilling and and blasting to create properly sized material that can then be transported to the existing processing plant. This material will then be crushed and screened to create aggregate for use at the existing Pompa facility in Milton.