ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 12/10/2003

The applicant proposes grading and construction of new aggregate stone bins,

storage area and a material handling ramp in the adjacent area of NYS FWW HH-5

at the Hanson Aggregates NY, Inc. Ready-Mix Concrete facility in Horseheads.  

The project site is the Hanson  RMC plant north of Franklin St., between

North Main St. and Ridge Road at 101 Sixth St., Horseheads, NY.  Grading and

other regulated activities will disturb approximately 25,000 sq. ft. of the adjacent area.  

Erosion and sediment controls will be maintained during construction to prevent runoff

to the wetland.  A +/- .5 ac. wetland open water pond will be constructed on adjoining

lands of the Chemung Co. Federation of Sportsmen as mitigation for the conversion

and commercial use of the adjacent area.

The applicant proposes to add 38 acres of sand and gravel reserves to an existing 22 acre surface, unconsolidated sand and gravel mine.  The mine is located on the Raymond Stein property, north of Oatka Trail Rd., east of Hebbard Road.  The mine will continue to operate as a traditional surface extraction of local Palmyra gravel which is the predominate soil type within the life-of-mine area.  Mining will be done by mechanical / hydraulic equipment standard for surface mining operations. Processing will be on-site using a dry screen and portable crusher.  There will be no wash plant operation or mining below the local water table.  There are no other  changes proposed to any aspect of mining operations at this site.  Reclamation will be to stabilized re-vegetated open land suitable for agricultural use.

The applicants propose a continuation of freshwater wetland enhancements at the Savannah Dhu outdoor recreation club, on their lands in the towns of Galen and Savannah in Wayne Co. NY.  Activities proposed include the construction of two water control weirs on the North Blackcreek Marsh and the South Blackcreek Marsh outlets to provide stabilization of water levels in these emergent marsh areas, continued level ditching and pothole development in the two marshes, and construction of a deep, spring fed, cold water pond which would be stocked with Brook Trout.  The project site is on the Black Creek corridor in NYS regulated wetland  SA-13, north of State Rt. 31 between Merrigan Road and C.R. 270.