ENB Region 1 Completed Applications 03/24/2004

The applicant plans to operate a laundromat and proposes a discharge of 56,000 gallons per day of laundry wastewater to groundwater from an Aquarelle Generation II filtration water treatment system at the applicant’s facility located at 1472 Deer Park Ave, North Babylon, Babylon Town, Suffolk County.   The Department has made a tentative determination to issue a permit for a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation Law.  This tentative determination indicates that the discharge regulated under this statute is considered to satisfy regulatory standards for permit issuance, based on information available to the Department at this time.  As a tentative determination, the Department seeks comments on the proposed regulated activity prior to making a final decision on permit issuance. As such, this tentative determination does not signify department approval for, or endorsement of, the activity for which a permit is sought or for the overall proposed project.

Refer to this application by application number listed above and SPDES number,  NY 0266957.  The proposed discharge is located within an area designated as a sole source aquifer.  The following water purveyors have been identified as having service areas located within a 3mile radius of the applicant's facility: Suffolk County Water Authority, Dix Hills Water Authority.

The applicant proposes to demolish two existing dwellings and to construct a 7,950 sq. ft. building with retail on the first floor and a restaurant/bar on the second floor.  The construction of a 4,147 sq. ft. office and warehouse building, a 1,000 sq. ft. cold storage/ice plant building, and a 440 sq. ft. fuel tank is also proposed.  The applicant also proposes to construct 115 parking spaces, to install new septic and drainage systems, and to revegetate some areas of the site which are currently cleared/disturbed, reducing the total proportion of the site cleared to less than 50%.   The purpose of the project is to expand and increase the economic viability of the commercial fishing operation which currently exists at this site.  The project is located at 533 East Lake Drive in Montauk, Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, SCTM# 300-06-02-03.1.

The applicant proposes to construct a second story addition to a single family dwelling within 63 feet of the tidal wetland boundary and install a new septic system 100 feet from the tidal wetland boundary and within ground water.  The subject property is located on Noyack Creek, which is considered NYSDEC regulated tidal wetlands.  The project is located at:  39 Maple Lane, Noyack, Village of Sag Harbor, Town of Southampton. SCTM # 900-3-2-14.