ENB Region 3 Completed Applications 04/28/2004

    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 term maintaining current effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements.  This permit involves the surface discharge of up to 37,650 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to the Sheldrake Stream for two months annually.

    Additional information on this permit may be requested from or inspected at the NYSDEC Central Office in Albany.  Substantive comments must be submitted in writing to the contact person.

    SPDES #:  NY 010 0960

The applicant proposes to continue to mine sand and gravel from a 7 acre area and also mine material from an additional 7 acres of a 14 acre total life-of-mine on a 22.5 acre parcel. This proposed permit renewal will increase the area to be mined from 7 acres to a maximum area of 14 acres. A total of approximately 300,000 cubic yards of material is proposed to be removed from the site. No reclamation is proposed during the current permit term of 5 years. Processing of material on site is limited is limited to crushing and screening. The project is located on the south side of Rochester Center Road 1,000 feet east of Cross Road in the Town of Rochester.

The applicant proposes to build a 100 foot long by 5 foot high wooden bulkhead along the Esopus Creek, Class B to prevent erosion of existing lawn.  The bulkhead will tie into existing bulkhead on each side of the property which is located on the south side of Esopus Drive, east of the intersection with Oak Ledge Drive.

    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 term maintaining current effluent limitations and moni12,000 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to the west branch of the Little Beer Kill Creek.

    Additional information on this permit may be requested from or inspected at the NYSDEC Central Office in Albany.  Substantive comments must be submitted in writing to the contact person.

    SPDES #:  NY 010 0072

The applicant proposes to modify a portion of the 100 foot adjacent area of Freshewater Wetland K-2 (Class II) in order to realign a common driveway to serve three residential lots, including future construction of two additonal single-family residences on a 12+ acre site which was subdivided into three lots in 1987. Activities proposed within the adjacent area of the Freshwater Wetland include construction of approximately 270 linear feet of 16 feet wide paved driveway, relocation of an existing fence and construction of new fence, and construction of various drainage improvements. No disturbance to Freshwater wetland K-2 is proposed; the total area of disturbance to the adjacent area is 0.32 acre. The project is located on the north side of Bedford center Road, 2000 feet west of Buxton road in the Town of Bedford, Westechester County.