ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 04/09/2003

Applicant proposes to install a 55 ft. by 4 ft. floating dock, a 10 ft. by 10 ft. seasonal wood boat ramp, and construct a 55 linear ft. vinyl sheet pile bulkhead at the waterfront property on Irondequoit Bay.  The property is located at 249 Inspiration Point Road in the Town of Webster.  The project involves work within NYS Freshwater Wetland RE-1(Class I) and the associated adjacent area.  The work is also within a designated Article 34 Natural Protective Feature Area.  Access to the waterfront portion of the property will continue to be by an existing footpath.  No vehicular access is proposed by the project.  

The applicant proposes to install additional drainpipe down to the toe of the bluff with a rock lined outfall and a permanent six foot wide gravel walkway at their property at 1748 Lake Rd. in the Town of Webster, Monroe County.   

The project will involve work within an area designated as a Natural Protective Feature Area under the Article 34, 6 NYCRR Part 505, Coastal Erosion Hazard Area regulations.

The drainage project is designed to correct an existing erosion problem and there will be no motorized vehicle use of the pathway following completion of the construction activites.

The application is available for review at the Region 8 office located at 6274 East Avon - Lima Rd., Avon.

The applicant proposes to expand an existing 65 acre surface sand and gravel mine to a total of 135.6 acres.  The project site is the applicant’s property located on Marks Road in the Town and Village of Cohocton.  The  mine operates as a traditional surface extraction of sand and gravel.  Mining in the expansion area is proposed for below the local water table.  Excavation will be done by mechanical equipment, standard for sand and gravel mining operations and for removal of material below the local water table. Material will be processed with portable dry processing equipment.  Final reclamation will restore the site to a +/- 33.6 acre open water surface within uniformly graded and revegetated open land and wildlife habitat.  Upland reclamation will include the replacement of stockpiled topsoil, and reseeding with an approved USDA SCS seed mixture.  The reviewed modified total life-of-mine area is 135.6 acres.  Application materials are available for public review and comment at the Regional Office of NYS DEC.

The applicant operates an industrial facility located on Perry Point Road where they produce inorganic material for surface finishing of glass and plastic, and ceramic materials.  This is the second notice of a request received to modify the wastewater discharge permit for the discharge to Seneca Lake.  In addition to previously noticed modifications, the discharge limitations for total aluminum, barium, fluoride and zinc are proposed to increase while the limitations for total suspended solids are proposed to decrease for outfall 001.  The discharge limitations for carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD₅) and total suspended solids are proposed to increase for outfall 002. The discharge will meet New York State Water Quality Standards with the proposed discharge limits.  Additionally, daily average discharge limitations have been added for each outfall.  The maximum temperature limitation has been modified to indicate that the water temperature at the surface of the lake will not be raised more than 3E above the ambient temperature of the surface, rather than setting the maximum temperature at 70EF. As a tentative determination, the Department seeks comments on the proposed regulated activity prior to making a final decision on permit issuance.  A draft permit is available for review.