ENB Region 6 Completed Applications 03/24/2004

The applicant proposes to construct an 18,558 square foot distribution facility with access drive and sewer, water and electrical utilities, as Phase I of an anticipated expansion plan. The site is located off Rail Drive in the City of Watertown City Center Industrial Park. As part of the Phase I development, part of the access driveand a portion of a stormwater detention basin would be located in the buffer area of regulated freshwater wetland S-4, an 1146 acre Class II wetland.  Future Phase development would include a 40 truck parking area, also within the wetland buffer area.  

The applicant proposes to renew an expired mining permit to mine sand and gravel from an 11 acre life of mine on a 19.5 acre parcel owned by Berry Ramsey, 17649 CR 76, Adams, New York 13605.  No change from the previously approved permit is proposed. 4.5 acres would be affected over a five year permit term.  The site is located 1,000 North of Green Settlement Road (CR 76), 1600' West of Interstate Route 81.

The Town of Verona has applied for an additional source of water supply (Water Supply Application # 10,562 2nd Application) to meet the future needs of the existing Route365 Water District by obtaining water from the Mohawk Valley Water Authority (MVWA).

The project consists of the placement of approximately 16.5 miles of 24 inch water line mostly within or along existing roadway right-of-way. It also includes constructing a 2-million gallon concrete water storage tank, which will be constructed in the Town of Westmoreland as well as an above ground metering and rechlorination station and 5 underground regulating stations.

Water will be transmitted from a connection to the MVWA water system in the vicinity of the intersection of River Road and Chaminade Road in the Town of Marcy to the Westmoreland / Verona Town line at Town Line Road then to the Beacon Light Road / Sarenski Road intersection where it will connect to the existing Route 365 Water District.

    The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received an application to re-issue the following EPA minor Private/Commercial/Institutional State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (P/C/I SPDES) permit.  DEC has made a tentative determination to re-issue this permit for a five-year period, maintaining the current effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements.  This permit involves the surface discharge of  3,600 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to the Sub-tributary SL-25-72.

    Additional information including the current permit, renewal applications, and supporting documentation may be obtained from or inspected at the NYSDEC central office in Albany.  Substantive comments on the permit or requests for hearing or both must be submitted in writing to the contact person.

    SPDES Number:  NY 009 1936

The applicant proposes to construct a filter fabric and 6" gravel access road 726' long x 10' wide across regulated freshwater wetland LV-10, a 77 acre Class II mixed wet meadow and decidous wetland, located seven miles east of the Village of Waddington. The site is further located approximately 1.25 miles west of the intersecion of NYS Route 37 and Mein Road and south of NYS Route 37.  The purpose of the project is to secure access to isolated upland woodlands.