ENB Region 9 Completed Applications 05/28/2003

    The applicant proposes a modification of its existing SPDES Permit No. NY-0126519 and the Department has prepared a modified Draft Permit.  In addition to the school’s existing discharge from four outfalls of 16,500 gallons per day (GPD) of treated sanitary wastewater discharge to groundwaters, the draft permit would include Outfall 005, a proposed 960 GPD treated floor drain discharge at the school bus garage to the Class C (T) Tributary #1 (Gallup Stream) of Brokenstraw Creek at the applicant's facility located on the north side of Main Street (NY Rt. 474) at Mohawk Street.

    The Department has made a tentative determination to issue a permit for a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation law.  This tentative determination indicates that the discharge regulated under this statute is considered to satisfy regulatory standards for permit issuance, based on information available to the Department at this time.  As a tentative determination, the Department seeks comments on the proposed regulated activity prior to making a final decision on permit issuance.  As such, this tentative determination does not signify department approval for or endorsement of the activity for which a permit is sought or for the overall proposed project.

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve a modification to the existing Air State Facility Permit and has prepared a draft permit for the plant on Wasson Street which is a commercial packaging printing facility that prints on plastic film for products such as bread bags. The modification request is for the removal of three existing presses and the installation of two new presses and a catalytic oxidizer. The company is subject to 6NYCRR Part 201-5 due to the proposed modification of an existing emission source. Printing operations are subject to 6NYCRR Part 231-2 and to Reasonably Available Control Technology provisions in 6NYCRR Part 234. The annual Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emission rate will not be increased from the initial permit which established a federally enforceable 15 ton per year VOC emission limit. The application, draft permit, relevant supporting materials and regulations are available for review at the Department's Region 9 Office, Buffalo, during normal working hours.  

The applicant proposes a streambank protection project located on Tonawanda Creek at Tonawanda Creek Road North near Minnick Road in the Town of Lockport. The project consists of the removal and subsequent reconstruction of 120 foot of the road, installation of a 4 foot diameter drainage culvert pipe and construction of a 230 foot long steel sheet pile retaining wall, with associated granular fill of 400 tons of crushed stone and a rock riprap revetment toe consisting of 800 tons of 18-inch stone to protect the streambank from erosion.

The applicant proposes to install year round public water and sanitary sewers on Sunset Island. The watermain and sewer forcemain will be installed by directional drilling under Tuscarora Bay and will be connected to the existing systems. The 6-inch diameter water supply line will be installed under the bay in the vicinity of the Crow's Nest Restaurant and the 4-inch diameter low pressure sewer will be connected to the Village of Wilson Waste Water Treatment Plant by a connection  to be drilled under the bay at the harbor entrance.