ENB Region 4 Completed Applications 11/05/2003

NYS Correctional Services, Greene Correctional Facility has applied to the department for a modification to their existing Air State Facility Permit. The permit modification application includes proposed conditions for three existing boilers and two diesel powered electric generators. The boilers are subject to US Code of Federal Regulations, New Source Performance Standards. The Department has prepared a Draft Permit and has made a tentative determination to approve this application to permit emergency power generation units located at this facility so the permittee can participate in the Coordinated Demand Reduction Program (CDRP) and provide power to the electrical grid system to meet power shortages during periods of peak demand.

The Greene Correctional Facility fires either natural gas or distillate oil in it’s boilers and distillate  fuel oil in it’s generators.  The facility will be capping  NOx, CO and SO2 emissions with a 78 ton per year limit for each of these contaminates thereby avoiding the thresholds for both the Title V and New Source Review Programs.

Project Location:  The existing facility is located in the Town of Coxsackie, Green County New York 12051.

Public Notice: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) hereby notices a complete application and proposed Air State Facility permit conditions for the Greene Correctional Facility.

Document Availability/Public Comments: A copy of the final draft permit can be obtained from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation offices, Region 4 Headquarters at 1150 North Westcott Road, Schenectady, NY 12306, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday or by calling Wendy DuBois, Project Manager at (518) 357-2459.

Comments will be received for 30 days from the date of this notice.  If comments are received which raise significant issues or provide additional relevant information, the Department may modify the draft Air State Facility Permit.

The applicant proposes the installation of two culverts and associated fill to facilitate the improvement of a logging access road on the applicant's property. The 24" culverts will be 16 feet in length and involve the filling of approximately 2,000 square feet (0.046 acres) of New York State Freshwater Wetland (GR-113).

The applicant proposes a 13.0 acre surface sand and gravel mine within a 38.9 acre parcel east of West Edmeston. The project site is located on the west side fo County Route 18, 800 feet north of the intersection of Coontown Road. The mine is intended to operate as traditional surface extraction of the Howard series of gravelly silt loam which predominate on the site. Mining will not occur below the water table. Excavation will be done by mechanical equipment, standard for sand and gravel mining operations. Mining is proposed to remove approximately 240 truck loads of materials per year during the upcoming five year permit term. Material will be stockpiled as unprocessed “run of bank” or processed with portable screens. Maximum processing rate will not exceed 150 tons per hour. Final reclamation will restore the land to agricultural production. Approximately 6.5 acres is proposed to be affected during the first 5 year permit term.