ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 09/24/2003

The applicant proposes to continue to operate a 5.0 acre surface sand and gravel mine within a 17.4 acre parcel.  The project site is the Keeler property located on Brookville Road in the Town of Alexander.  The mine will continue to operate as a traditional surface extraction of glacial deposits of sand and gravel.  Mining is not proposed for below the local water table.  Excavation will continue to be done by mechanical equipment, standard for sand and gravel mining operations.  Mining is proposed to remove approximately 20,000 cubic yards of aggregate sand and gravel over the remaining operational life of the mine.  Material will be stockpiled as unprocessed “run-of-bank”, or processed with a portable screen.  Maximum processing rates for the screening operation will not exceed 150 tons-per-hour (TPH).  Final reclamation will restore the site to uniformly graded and revegetated open land.  Upland reclamation will include the replacement of stockpiled topsoil, and reseeding with an approved USDA SCS seed mixture.  The reviewed life-of-mine area is 5 (LOM) acres.  Application materials are available for public review and comment at the Regional Office of NYS DEC.

The applicant proposes to renew and modify an existing Mined Land Reclamation permit for the 17.9 acre gravel mine within a +/- 200 acre parcel located east of CR 17, 1500 feet north of the Livingston/Allegany County line in the Town of Ossian. The applicant proposes to add 8.29 acres to the Life of Mine. Operation of the mine will continue as a traditional surface extraction of sand and gravel, with no mining proposed for below the local water table. Excavation will be by mechanical equipment. A portable crusher will be used to process the gravel. Final reclamation will restore the site to agricultural use, and will include the replacement of stockpiled topsoil and reseeding. Application materials are available for public review and comment at the Regional Office of the NYS DEC.

The Town of Canandaigua has applied to extend the Canandaigua Farmington Consolidated Water District take a supply of water estimated to average 6,125 Gallons Per Day (GPD).  The project includes the installation of approximately 18,100 LF of 8-inch water mains along Emerson, Allen, Townline, Sandhill, and School House Roads.  In addition, the project includes service to residents, outside of the Canandaigua-Farmington Consolidated District, along Johnson Road and Townline Road in the Town of Hopewell.  The file is available for review and comment at NYSDEC Region 8.

RG&E submitted a 401 Water Quality Certification Application to the Department in October 2002 in association with the federal relicensing of the Ginna Nuclear Power Plant by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a twenty-year period.  The Department has made a tentative determination to issue the 401 Water Quality Certification for the proposed additional twenty-year term.  The Department will reevaluate the facility on a five-year basis for renewal of the SPDES permit.  The file is available for review and comment at the NYSDEC Region 8 Office.