ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 06/11/2003

The applicant has proposed a 6 kilometer reconstruction of NYS Route 5 through the Town and City of Batavia which includes city drainage improvements. Four existing drainage culverts which flow to Tonowanda Creek (Class C, Navigable, Flood Control Project) as part of the storm sewer system, are to be replaced with larger culverts.  One ~100 meter section of Tonowanda Creek is to be filled on the outside bank and cut on the inside in order to flatten, and therefore stabilize, the outside bank slope. The application is available for public review and comment at the NYS DEC Regional Office.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has reviewed the Corrective Measures Study for ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc. and has made a tentative selection of a final remedy to address site contamination at the ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc.(ATOFINA) facility.  The Statement of Basis for the tentatively selected remedy is available for public review and comment until July 28, 2003.  The NYSDEC will hold a public availability session on June 17, 2003 at the York Town Hall from 7:00 pm.- 9:00 p.m., to provide the public with additional information about this action.    

The ATOFINA Geneseo Facility is located in the Town of York, Livingston County, New York.  ATOFINA is located within the flood plain of the Genesee River, which forms the site’s northern boundary.  Agricultural and undeveloped land form the east and west boundary and a residential area is located to the southwest.  The ATOFINA property consists of approximately 300 acres of land located off NYS Route 63.  Approximately 75 acres of the 300 acre property are used for material processing. The facility began operations in 1953.  Primary products manufactured at the facility are organic peroxides which serve as feed materials for the plastics industry.  Since 1988, ATOFINA has conducted many investigations of the facility to locate and characterize potential impacts related to their operations.  In 2002, ATOFINA completed a corrective measures study (CMS) evaluating remedial alternatives for the site.  In addition to evaluating possible corrective measures for individual Solid Waste Management Units, the CMS included an evaluation of site-wide soils, groundwater and surface water.  The CMS also contains an “Ecological Assessment/Fish and Wildlife Impact analysis” and a “Human Health Risk Assessment”.

Based on the results of the CMS, the Department has tentatively selected the remedy described below:

    Selective Waste Removal at the East Landfill Area

    Containment/Closure/Stabilization with soil cover system for the Building 35 Surface Impoundment.

    Closure with selective removal of fill material for the former Container storage area

Pursuant to Part 617 of the New York State regulations for Article 8 [the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR)], NYSDEC has determined that the proposed action, described above, is an unlisted action and will not have a significant effect on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file for this action.

Copies of the Statement of Basis and selected supporting documents (site investigation and corrective measures study reports for the ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc, Geneseo facility) are available for inspection at the:

New York State                New York State

Dept. of Environmental Conservation    Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Region 8                    Bureau of Solid Waste

6274 East Avon-Lima Road                               and Corrective Action

Avon, New York  14414            625 Broadway - 8^th Floor

Contact Person: Lisa Porter            Albany, New York  12233-7252

Telephone: 585/226-5402            Contact Person: Kent Johnson

                        Telephone:  518/402-8594

A copy of the Statement of Basis, which summarizes the remedy selection process for ATOFINA Chemicals Inc., may be obtained by contacting the aforementioned Department staff located in Albany and Avon.

All comments will be considered in making the final decision concerning selection of the remedy.  A response to any comments submitted will be issued which will identify any changes to the proposed remedy and will describe and respond to the issues raised in writing or at the availability session.  A notice of the decision will be sent to each person who submits written comments or who requests such notice.  Written comments about this action must be sent to the above-listed contact person at the NYSDEC Region 8 Office. A public hearing will be scheduled if warranted based on comments received.

All comments must be submitted in writing no later than July 28, 2003.

The overall project involves the reconstruction of approximately 5 miles of Jefferson Road (NYS Route 252),within the Towns of Chili, Henrietta, Brighton in Monroe County,  from 1300  feet west of the Genesee River to 300 feet east of Edgewood Avenue. In addition to total reconstruction of the roadway, the project will include construction of bike space, new  sidewalks, additional turning lanes, additional through travel lanes, and the replacement of the Jefferson Road Bridge over the Genesee River with a new wider bridge. To increase maneuvering area for vehicles at major intersections near the Genesee River Bridge, portions of Scottsville Road (NYS Route 383) and East River Road will be reconstructed with new alignments and the NYS Route 383 bridge over Black Creek will be removed and replaced. The project will result in unavoidable loss or alteration of 1.78 acres of combined Federal and State Wetlands, of which 0.94 acres are State Wetlands, and 19.2 acres of State Wetland adjacent area. To compensate for the wetland losses, that could not be avoided or further minimized, DOT has proposed the following mitigation within the project corridor: (1) In Phase I of the project, 1.5 acres of emergent marsh and wet meadow will be created adjacent to the Genesee River and (2) in Phase II of the project, 0.3 acres of stream restoration will be undertaken.

The applicant proposes to construct a replacement sub-surface absorption field in the Adjacent Area of regulated NYS DEC Freshwater Wetland SP-3 (Class I), as part of an on-site wastewater system for the existing building at the Finger Lakes Community College's Muller Conservation Field Station. The site is located on Route 36 approximately 3 miles north of its intersection with East Lake Road. Application materials are available for public review and comment at the NYS DEC Regional Headquarters.

The applicant, with the technical assistance of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, proposes to install 400 lineal feet of 48" smooth culvert in man-made tributary to Freshour Creek for the purposes of siting a new farm structure and preventing untreated barnyard runoff from entering the stream. The site is located on CR 47, ~1.15 miles north of SRs 5 & 20. Application materials are available for public review and comment at the NYS DEC Regional Headquarters.

The Villages of East Rochester and Spencerport drinking water service classifications are changing from wholesale to retail.  The Monroe County Water Authority has entered 40 year lease management agreements with the Villages of East Rochester and Spencerport and will directly serve all customers.  The Authority will operate and maintain the water systems in accordance with the executed agreements.