ENB Region 2 Completed Applications 05/05/2004

The Department has prepared a draft permit and has made a tentative determination to approve this application for an existing Title V facility that is planning to shutdown and remove two 49 MM Btu/hr each Babcock & Wilcox boilers and install one new 137.8 MM Btu/hr Nebraska boiler; the facility is complying with 6 NYCRR Part 201-5. The facility has also submitted a Part 231 Netting Analysis report; the facility is not subject to Part 231, PSD or NSR. Persons wishing to inspect the subject files, including the application with all relevant supporting materials, the draft permit and all other materials available to the DEC that are relevant to this permitting decision should contact the DEC representative listed below. It is recommended that an appointment be made to confirm the availability of the subject files. A public hearing under 6 NYCRR 621.7(c) may be held if a significant degree of public interest exists.

Applicant proposes to operate 2 separate temporary dewatering systems (Phases II(a) and II(b)) for the reconstruction of sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems with a maximum discharge of 1,300,000 gallons per day.  Construction will take place in the Springfield Gardens area of Queens.  The pumped groundwater discharge is to be directed into a settling tank and then to a 48 inch combined sewer located at the intersection of 147^th Avenue and Guy M. Brewer Boulevard, which leads to the Jamaica WPCP.  A portion of the proposed work is submitted under LI Well application number 2-6307-01207/00005 and included in this notice.

The applicant proposes to construct a 109 unit (two-family) residential development. Approximately 13 of the proposed units are located within the adjacent area of NYSDEC regulated Class I Freshwater Wetland AR-1 (Staten Island Industrial Park). The project site was subject of NYSDEC Freshwater Wetland Permit 20-87-0178 issued on September 17, 1987 for construction of a 135 unit residential development including pond creation and wetland restoration. The mitigation was accepted by NYSDEC on July 23, 1993. The current application proposes a 40 foot wide deed restricted planted buffer area between the development and the wetlands. On July 31, 2003 a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment was conducted at the project site to identify recognized environmental conditions associated with current and historical property use. The site assessment confirmed the presence of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and metals above TAGM cleanup objectives in non-native materials in areas of the site where solid waste was placed in October 1991 and February 1992. This area was the subject of NYSDEC Order on Consent R23-4062-92-02. No SOVCs or metals were detected above TAGM levels in samples collected from native soils beneath the solid waste. The current permit application proposes covering the site with impermeable surfaces including parking areas, building foundations and roadways. Areas remaining exposed after construction will be capped by removal of surface materials and replacement with two feet of clean fill to limit residential exposure. The project site is located on Lamberts Lane between Graham Avenue and Elson Street, Staten Island, Block 1605 - Lot 1 and Block 1600 - Lot 105.  

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve this application for a modification of the existing SPDES permit for a discharge of treated wastewater into the Arthur Kill (Class SD) from a chemical and physical treatment plant at the applicant’s facility located at 310 West Service Road (NY 440) Staten Island, New York 10312, where the plant treats leachate collected from Sections 1/9, 6/7, 2/8, and 3/4 of the landfill.  The modifications include the addition of new wastewater (from treatment of gas condensate), the addition of new limitations for the following categorical parameters: BOD, TSS, Alpha Terpineol, Benzoic Acid, p-Cresol, Phenols and Zinc, and the removal (due to completion) of monitoring requirements for 40CFR 445 parameters and stormwater management plan from the Schedule of Compliance. A draft permit is available for inspection and comment at the regional office.

The applicant proposes hand application of the larvicide VectoBac CG, 0.2% Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (EPA Reg. No. 73049-19) to control Culex pipens mosquito larvae, as directed by the New York City Department of health. The larvicide will be applied to catch basins, culverts, manholes etc. located on the right-of-way of the Staten island Railroad that may drain into, or adjacent to, freshwater wetlands.

To control Culex spp. and other mosquito larvae, the applicant proposes to apply the larvicide  VectoBac CG, 0.2% Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (EPA Reg. No. 73049-19) to various freshwater wetlands and other water bodies throughout New York City. Larviciding will be conducted only after confirmation of need as verified by mosquito surveillance and field assessments. larviciding will assist in the prevention and control of West Nile virus outbreaks in New York City.