ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 04/23/2003

The applicant proposes to construct a retention pond with a normal storage volume of approximately 8.5 acre-feet by excavation and the construction of an approximately 13' high earthen dam. Safety features include a cut-off trench, a concrete junction block surrounding the sides of the riser and base plate, three anti-seep collars on the outlet pipe, and a stone-lined plunge pool.  Technical design assistance has been provided by the Chemung County Soil & Water Conservation District and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The site is located approximately 0.33 miles south of Dutch Hill Road, just east of Clark Hollow Road. Application materials are available for public review and comment at the NYS DEC Regional Office.

The applicant proposes to construct a single family dwelling with on-site sanitary system and public water on their property located on the east side of Lake Rd. East Fork in the town of Hamlin, Monroe County.  The project will involve grading a swale with a rip rapped outfall to control runoff to Sandy Creek, a state regulated Freshwater Wetland, HM-1.

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

The Town of Penfield proposes to construct Extension 22 to the Consolidated Sewer District which consists of the construction of approximately 1,200 lineal feet (LF) of 10-inch gravity sanitary sewers, 9,080 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sewers, 1,525 LF of force main, one duplex grinder lift station, and laterals and appurtenant structures to serve approximately 110 existing residences in several areas of the Town of Penfield,  including Jackson Road, Alpine Drive, Sawmill Drive, State Road, Cobbles Drive, and the Hipp Brook Preserve area.  The project includes crossing the adjacent area of Thousand Acre Swamp with sewer line and the installation of access roads, including board walks, through the Hipp Brook Preserve.  The file is available for review at NYSDEC Region 8.

The Department has made a tentative determination to issue a permit modification to the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit conditions regulating outfall 013 which discharges non-contact cooling, contact cooling, boiler blowdown, treated process wastewater and stormwater to the Seneca River and Barge Canal from the Hampshire Chemical Corporation, a manufacturer of sulfur-based chemicals.  The proposed modification includes eliminating the water quality based effluent limit for total suspended solids (TDS) and replacing it with a monitoring requirement for TDS and water quality based effluent limits for chloride and sulfate.  Toxicity testing will be increased from quarterly to monthly to assure toxicity to fish species will not increase.  In addition, chlorine effluent limits will be removed from the permit because the facility no longer uses chlorine.  This tentative determination indicates that the discharge regulated under this statute is considered to satisfy the regulatory requirements for permit issuance. As a tentative determination, the Department seeks comments on the proposed regulated activity prior to making a final decision.  The file is available for review and comment at the NYSDEC Region 8 office.  

Project Number:  DEC 8-4630-00080/00001        Date: 16 April 2003

                   MLR 8093-30-0796     

This notice is issued pursuant to 6 NYCRR Parts 617 and 621 of the implementing regulations pertaining to Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review Act) and Article 70 (Uniform Procedures) of the Environmental Conservation Law.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has determined that this application is complete and has accepted a draft Environmental Impact Statement (dEIS) for the action described below.  A hearing will be conducted pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617 to receive additional comment on this application and dEIS. The hearing will be held at 7:00 P.M. on 14 May 2003 at the Campbell Town Hall on Main Street, Campbell, New York.  

 

Name of Action:  Smith Farm Gravel Mine, Curtis Hollow Road.

Applicant:  Dalrymple Gravel and Contracting Company, Inc., 2105 South Broadway, Pine City, New York 14871

SEQR Status:  Type I       

Description of Action: The applicant, Dalrymple Gravel and Contracting Company, Inc., proposes to develop a 134.5 acre sand and gravel mine on a 244.6 acre parcel in the Town of Campbell, Steuben County.  The mine will operate as a traditional surface excavation of sand and gravel by mechanical equipment standard for this type of mine, including mining  below the water table utilizing a dragline. The excavated material will be washed, screened and crushed.  Wash water will be directed to settling ponds and recirculated for reuse: no surface water discharges are proposed.  Final reclamation will restore the site to open water recreational ponds.  Upland reclamation will include replacement of stockpiled topsoil and reseeding with an approved USDA SCS seed mixture to stabilize banks.  Unaffected land will remain agriculture or forested.              

Location:   The proposed mining site is bounded on the south by Curtis Hollow Road, on the east and north by the Cohocton River, and on the west by I-86.  The site is located in the Town of Campbell, Steuben County.

Project Review:  Pursuant to SEQR, the Region 8 Department Staff, as Lead Agency, issued a Positive Declaration for this Type I action on 13 March 2002.  A public scoping meeting was held on 4 April 2002, and final scope was provided to the applicant on 15 May 2002.

Written comments on the dEIS will be accepted until 27 May 2003.  No filing is required to speak at the hearing.  The hearing location is reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.  Interpreter services may be available to deaf persons at no charge.  Requests for an interpreter must be made to the contact person at least 10 business days before the hearing.                     

The dEIS and other project information are available for your review at the Regional Office of NYS DEC on 6274 East Avon-Lima Road in Avon, NY.  A copy of the application and dEIS is also available at the Campbell Town Hall.  

The application was filed and is being reviewed pursuant to ECL Article 3, Title 3 (General Functions), Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review), Article 19 (Air Pollution Control), 6 NYCRR Parts 200 (General Provisions) and 201 (Permits and Registrations), Article 23 (Minerals Resources), 6 NYCRR Part 420 (Mined Land Reclamation), Article 70 (Uniform Procedures Act), and Part 621 (Uniform Procedures).

Department’s Contact Person: David L. Bimber

Address: NYSDEC, 6274 East Avon-Lima Road, Avon, New York 14414

Telephone Number: 585-226-5401

    E-Mail Address: dlbimber@gw.dec.state.ny.us    

Applicant’s Contact Person:  Robert H. Dalrymple

Address:    Dalrymple Gravel and Contracting Co., Inc., 2105 South Broadway,

Pine City, New York, 14871