ENB Region 3 Completed Applications 07/21/2004

    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 10,000 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to a Saw Kill tributary.

    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 014 1925

    Applicant proposes to develop a single family residence on a 3.4 acre lot located on the south side of Highview Road approximately 1400 feet west of its intersection with Chestnut Ridge Road.  The house, garage, and subsurface sanitary septic system will be constructed within the 100 foot adjacent area of Freshwater Wetland VB-9 (Class II) at the rear of the lot.  Driveway access from Highview Road will follow an existing property access through the wetland.  The majority of the lot is either wetland or regulated wetland adjacent area.

    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 25,000 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to the Blythea Lake.

    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 014 5190

      The Village of Goshen has applied for a Water Supply permit (WSA #10, 417) to develop and use three new wells in the Crystal Run Village wellfield off Sandy Ford Road, in the Town of Wallkill.  The 3 wells would be pumped at a combined rate of up to 600,000 gal. per day for use in the Village of Goshen's existing  water supply system. The water would replace or supplement water from the Village's inadequate reservoirs and several low-producing wells.

        The Village also applied for a Freshwater Wetlands permit and a 401-Water Quality Certification for the installation of approximately 3.4 mi. of 12-inch diameter water transmission main along Scotchtown Road through the Towns of Wallkill and Goshen from this wellfield to the edge of the Village boundary.   This waterline construction would result in a disturbance portions of the 100-foot wide adjacent area of state regulated Freshwater Wetlands GO-21 (Class II) and GO-25 (Class III) as well as the disturbance of 0.226 acres of federal jurisdiction wetlands at the wellfield.  The Village proposes to create 0.487 acres of new wetland as mitigation.

    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 groundwater and potential surface discharge of up to 1,000 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to the Jones Brook.

    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 014 8008

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 14,000 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to the Wallkill River.

    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 009 9953

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    The Department has prepared a Draft Permit pursuant to Article 19 (Air Pollution Control) of the NYS Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) of the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments and made a tentative determination to approve this application for a State facility permit.

    The facility is applying for a State facility permit to limit its Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) emissions to less than 22 tons per year. The facility operates two boilers rated at 14.7 mmBTU/hr firing natural gas and four (4) identical internal combustion engines.  Two of the engines will be fitted with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) control technology to control emissions of NOx and the other two will be run less than 500 hours per year for emergency and testing purposes only.  The facility will maintain usage logs and run clocks to determine compliance with the limit.  By acceptance of this limit, the facility will not be subject to the Title V permitting requirements of Part 201, or the control requirements of

Part 227-2.

    By acceptance of this permit, the permittee agrees that the permit is contingent upon strict compliance with the ECL, all applicable regulations, the General Conditions specified and any Special Conditions included as part of this permit.

    In accordance with 6NYCRR Parts 621.5(d)(9) and 201-6.4(c), the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)  has the authority to bar issuance of any facility permit if it is determined not to be in compliance with applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act or  6NYCRR Part 201.

    Persons wishing to inspect the subject, including the application with all relevant supporting materials, the draft permit, and all other materials available to the DEC (the "permitting authority") 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.  The DEC will endeavor to make the files available within two (2) business days of contact, during normal business hours (8:30 am through 4:45 pm), unless the requestor wishes to inspect the files at a later date.

    DEC will evaluate the application and the comments received on it to determine whether to hold a public hearing.  A public hearing may be legislative or adjudicatory.  A legislative public hearing is a proceeding which provides an additional opportunity for public comment.  DEC’s determination to hold a legislative public hearing will be based on whether a significant degree of public interest exists.   If a legislative public hearing is to be held, a Notice of Hearing will be published which will include the time and place of the hearing and submitting comments.  The applicant and all persons who  have filed comments on the permit will be notified by mail of the public hearing.  Comments and requests for a legislative public hearing should be in writing and addressed to the Department representative listed below.

    An adjudicatory public hearing is a trial type proceeding which provides the opportunity for adjudication on the basis of evidence, including direct testimony and cross examination.  An adjudicatory hearing is held only if substantive and significant issues relating to any findings or determinations the Department is required to make pursuant to the Environmental Conservation Law exist.  A copy of the Department’s permit hearing procedures is available upon request or on the Department web site at:  http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/ohms/gudph1.htm.