ENB Region 2 Completed Applications 12/24/2003

The applicant proposes to repair a deteriorated bulkhead and foundation at the Snapple warehouse building located at 212 Wolcott Street in Brooklyn. The proposed work consists of encasing deteriorated foundation piles with concrete and/or fiberglass jackets, sealing the bulkhead with timber sheets and backfilling behind the bulkhead to replace fill lost through holes. Approximately 5,500 cubic yards of controlled low strength material low density fill will be pumped under the building in a slurry mixture to restore lost fill. A concrete cap will be cast in-place between the bulkhead and the top of the fill to seal off the foundation from wave scour.                      

The applicant proposed to install an in-ground swimming pool at the rear of an existing house. The proposed pool is located within the adjacent area of NYSDEC regulated Class II Freshwater Wetland AR-29 (Annadale North) approximately 25 feet from the wetland boundary. Buffer plantings will be established along the property lines around the pool and the pool will be drained to an existing drywell. The project site is located at 545 Sheldon Avenue, Staten Island, Block 6316 - Lot 59.  

The applicant is requesting a ten-year maintenance dredging permit for the Fort Wadsworth station with the intent of creating/maintaining navigable and safe access to the pier. Fort Wadsworth is located on the east shore of Staten Island in the Roseland section.

The initial proposed dredging event would be to a depth of 9 feet below Mean Low Water covering an area of approximately 6,098 square feet. Sediment test data indicated the presence of a petroleum sheen and odor in a small section of the proposed dredge area. The source of the contamination has yet to be determined. The Applicant is working closely with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to identify the source.

Special conditions will be placed on the dredging operation, including but not necessarily limited to:

The applicant proposes to reconstruct the historic stairs from Biddle House toward the beach including clearing of invasive vegetation, bioengineering to restore eroding gulley in the steep slope of the clay bluff, construct bird blind and boardwalk near the edge of NYSDEC regulated Class I Freshwater Wetland AR-15 (Tottenville), remove concrete debris from beach area at the Manhattan Street Overlook including construction of a seating area and establishment of native plantings within existing paved areas, remove concrete debris from beach area and construct an overlook within an existing concrete structure at Spraque Avenue including a new stone rip-rap revetment and wetland plantings, clear invasive vines and exotic understory near Page Avenue and expand an existing wood chip area with a gravel parking lot with a wood edge. The proposed work also includes construction of a new eight foot wide carriage path west of Brighton Street to Massachusetts Street and connecting to the Arthur Kill Overlook. The project is located within Conference House Park which is bounded by Raritan Bay, Satterlee Street and  Billop Avenue.

The applicant proposes to construct a two-story two-family house with parking pads, walkway and deck entirely within NYSDEC regulated Class II Freshwater Wetland AR-16 (Bloeser's Pond". A 67 foot by 50 foot deed restricted area of no-disturbance is proposed for the rear of the property. The project site is located on Sherwood Avenue between Sharrott and South Goff Avenues, Staten Island Block 6784 - Lot 70. This notice does not signify that NYSDEC will either approve or deny this permit application only that sufficient information has been provided by the permit applicant for NYSDEC to commence technical review.

The applicant proposes to construct a bikeway from Ft. Wadsworth through South Beach and Midland Beach Park to Miller Field. The bikeway will utilize mostly existing walks, boardwalk, parking areas, fire road and promenade located within parkland. The construction includes a paved walkway connecting North Carolina Road in Ft. Wadsworth to an existing walk behind the South Beach Boardwalk at the northern end of the project.