ENB Region 1 Completed Applications 09/08/2004

Nassau County
Applicant:	Port Washington Wpcd 70 Harbor Rd PO Box 790 Port Washington, NY 11050 -0790
Facility:	Port Washington STP 70 Harbor Rd Port Washington, NY 11050 -0790
Application ID:	1-2822-00286/00001
Permit(s) Applied for:	Article 17 Titles 7 & 8 Municipal SPDES
Project is Located:	North Hempstead, Nassau County
Project Description:
The State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit for the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) has been modified in accordance with New York State’s Environmental Benefit Permit Strategy (EBPS). The WWTP lies on the north shore of Long Island and discharges into Long Island Sound (LIS). This fact sheet describes the modifications made to the current permit, including the major initiatives, such as the Long Island Sound Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL), that were implemented in this modification of the permit. The permit was modified in the following ways: Permit pages - Updated permit pages are used, based on current Department guidance, format and nomenclature. These include a page of definitions. Permit pages are renumbered and reordered. The address for the Bureau of Water Compliance on the Recording, Reporting and Monitoring page has been changed. The Interstate Sanitation Commission has changed its name to the Interstate Environmental Commission and is referenced thus in the permit. A continuation of the Discharge Notification Act requirements was added. Nitrogen - Long Island Sound Nitrogen Limits - The Long Island Sound Total Maximum Daily Limits (TMDL) analysis has been completed for nitrogen and approved by USEPA. Therefore, the requirements of the TMDL, which require point sources discharging to Long Island Sound to reduce the discharge of nitrogen over a period of 15 years, are included in the draft permits as phased limits. These limits are consistent with the 5, 10, and 15 year waste load allocations (WLAs) that are specified in the Zone 10 Nitrogen Load Management Plans. The current nitrogen requirements, found on the page entitled, “Nitrogen Control Requirements for Discharges to Long Island Sound”, have been replaced with updated requirements necessary for implementation of the TMDL. The LIS Zone 10 includes the following permittees: LIS Management Zone 10, Nassau County - Belgrave, Village of Great Neck, Great Neck District, Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, and Port Washington. A compliance schedule is included in the permit for Nitrogen, requiring the permittee to identify the methods, operations, and/or facilities necessary to achieve compliance with the incremental limits and the water quality based effluent limit for total nitrogen. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) - The current permit has a technology based daily action level of 2.0 mg/l for TRC. A new water quality based effluent limit of 0.65 mg/l has been calculated for TRC that considers dilution, decay, and immediate free available chlorine demand/uptake. Since the treatment plant cannot currently meet the new water quality limit without additional treatment or controls, an interim limit of 2.0 mg/l is in effect until the permittee’s construct facilities necessary to achieve the water quality limits. A compliance schedule requiring engineering design and an implementation schedule is included in the permit. Coliform - The permit has a total coliform limit as a monthly median, 700 #/100 ml, due to shellfishing on the north shore. A footnote details the requirements of this sampling. The permit requires that the analysis of extra fecal and total coliform sampling each April and August be submitted to DEC due to shellfishing on the north shore. This sampling requirement is detailed in a footnote. Metals - A compliance schedule has been included in the permit, requiring the permittee to perform three months of sampling for copper and zinc. These metals were found in the sampling that was done for the permit application but more data needs to be generated before a determination can be made to include a limit or action level in the permit. Miscellaneous - Influent sampling of settleable solids is removed from the permit. Influent sampling for 7-day average CBOD and TSS is removed from the permit as they are not needed for calculation of % removals. The temperature limit is now in degrees Fahrenheit for consistency with the water quality standard. BOD₅ limits have been replaced with CBOD₅ limits. Mass limits for CBOD₅ and TSS are rounded to two significant figures in accordance with DEC’s Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) manual. The permit includes phosphorus and ortho-phosphorus monitoring, influent and effluent, 1/quarter, in accordance with DEC guidance. This application may be refered to by the application number listed above and by SPDES number NY0026778.
State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination:
Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed.
SEQR Lead Agency:
None Designated
State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination:
The proposed activity is not subject to review in accordance with SHPA. The permit type is exempt or the activity is being reviewed in accordance with federal historic preservation regulations.
Coastal Management:
This project is located in a Coastal Management area and is subject to the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act.
Opportunity for Public Comment:
Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than Oct 22 2004.
Contact:	Andrea L Sheeran NYSDEC Headquarters 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233 (518)402-9167 depprmt@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Suffolk County
Applicant:	Suffolk County Water Authority Mr. Pokorny PO Box 38 Oakdale, NY 11769 -1003
Facility:	Suffolk Water Authority District Entire Water District Wide Suffolk, NY
Application ID:	1-4700-00010/00618
Permit(s) Applied for:	Article 15 Title 15 Water Supply
Project is Located:	, Suffolk County
Project Description:
The applicant proposes to install one (1) new 20" x 10" diameter well ( no. 3) which will pump up to 1,300 gpm. The proposed well will be approximately 55 feet deep and located at the Moffitt Boulevard well field, in East Islip, Town of Islip.
State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination:
Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed.
SEQR Lead Agency:
None Designated
State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination:
The proposed activity is not subject to review in accordance with SHPA. The permit type is exempt or the activity is being reviewed in accordance with federal historic preservation regulations.
Coastal Management:
This project is not located in a Coastal Management area and is not subject to the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act.
Opportunity for Public Comment:
Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than Sep 24 2004.
Contact:	Susan Ackerman NYSDEC Region 1 Headquarters SUNY @ Stony Brook Building 40 Stony Brook, NY 11790 (631)444-0365 r1dep@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Nassau County

Applicant:

Port Washington Wpcd
70 Harbor Rd PO Box 790
Port Washington, NY 11050 -0790

Facility:

Port Washington STP
70 Harbor Rd
Port Washington, NY 11050 -0790

Application ID:

1-2822-00286/00001

Permit(s) Applied for:

Article 17 Titles 7 & 8 Municipal SPDES

Project is Located:

North Hempstead, Nassau County

Project Description:

The State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit for the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) has been modified in accordance with New York State’s Environmental Benefit Permit Strategy (EBPS). The WWTP lies on the north shore of Long Island and discharges into Long Island Sound (LIS).

This fact sheet describes the modifications made to the current permit, including the major initiatives, such as the Long Island Sound Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL), that were implemented in this modification of the permit. The permit was modified in the following ways:

Permit pages -

Updated permit pages are used, based on current Department guidance, format and nomenclature. These include a page of definitions.
Permit pages are renumbered and reordered.
The address for the Bureau of Water Compliance on the Recording, Reporting and Monitoring page has been changed.
The Interstate Sanitation Commission has changed its name to the Interstate Environmental Commission and is referenced thus in the permit.
A continuation of the Discharge Notification Act requirements was added.

Nitrogen -

Long Island Sound Nitrogen Limits - The Long Island Sound Total Maximum Daily Limits (TMDL) analysis has been completed for nitrogen and approved by USEPA. Therefore, the requirements of the TMDL, which require point sources discharging to Long Island Sound to reduce the discharge of nitrogen over a period of 15 years, are included in the draft permits as phased limits. These limits are consistent with the 5, 10, and 15 year waste load allocations (WLAs) that are specified in the Zone 10 Nitrogen Load Management Plans. The current nitrogen requirements, found on the page entitled, “Nitrogen Control Requirements for Discharges to Long Island Sound”, have been replaced with updated requirements necessary for implementation of the TMDL.

The LIS Zone 10 includes the following permittees:

LIS Management Zone 10, Nassau County - Belgrave, Village of Great Neck, Great Neck District, Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, and Port Washington.

A compliance schedule is included in the permit for Nitrogen, requiring the permittee to identify the methods, operations, and/or facilities necessary to achieve compliance with the incremental limits and the water quality based effluent limit for total nitrogen.

Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) - The current permit has a technology based daily action level of 2.0 mg/l for TRC. A new water quality based effluent limit of 0.65 mg/l has been calculated for TRC that considers dilution, decay, and immediate free available chlorine demand/uptake. Since the treatment plant cannot currently meet the new water quality limit without additional treatment or controls, an interim limit of 2.0 mg/l is in effect until the permittee’s construct facilities necessary to achieve the water quality limits. A compliance schedule requiring engineering design and an implementation schedule is included in the permit.

Coliform -

The permit has a total coliform limit as a monthly median, 700 #/100 ml, due to shellfishing on the north shore. A footnote details the requirements of this sampling.

The permit requires that the analysis of extra fecal and total coliform sampling each April and August be submitted to DEC due to shellfishing on the north shore. This sampling requirement is detailed in a footnote.

Metals - A compliance schedule has been included in the permit, requiring the permittee to perform three months of sampling for copper and zinc. These metals were found in the sampling that was done for the permit application but more data needs to be generated before a determination can be made to include a limit or action level in the permit.

Miscellaneous -

Influent sampling of settleable solids is removed from the permit. Influent sampling for 7-day average CBOD and TSS is removed from the permit as they are not needed for calculation of % removals.

The temperature limit is now in degrees Fahrenheit for consistency with the water quality standard.

BOD₅ limits have been replaced with CBOD₅ limits.

Mass limits for CBOD₅ and TSS are rounded to two significant figures in accordance with DEC’s Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) manual.

The permit includes phosphorus and ortho-phosphorus monitoring, influent and effluent, 1/quarter, in accordance with DEC guidance.

This application may be refered to by the application number listed above and by SPDES number NY0026778.

State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination:

Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed.

SEQR Lead Agency:

None Designated

State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination:

The proposed activity is not subject to review in accordance with SHPA. The permit type is exempt or the activity is being reviewed in accordance with federal historic preservation regulations.

Coastal Management:

This project is located in a Coastal Management area and is subject to the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act.

Opportunity for Public Comment:

Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than Oct 22 2004.

Contact:

Andrea L Sheeran
NYSDEC Headquarters
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233
(518)402-9167
depprmt@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Suffolk County

Applicant:

Suffolk County Water Authority
Mr. Pokorny
PO Box 38
Oakdale, NY 11769 -1003

Facility:

Suffolk Water Authority District
Entire Water District Wide
Suffolk, NY

Application ID:

1-4700-00010/00618

Permit(s) Applied for:

Article 15 Title 15 Water Supply

Project is Located:

, Suffolk County

Project Description:

The applicant proposes to install one (1) new 20" x 10" diameter well ( no. 3) which will pump up to 1,300 gpm. The proposed well will be approximately 55 feet deep and located at the Moffitt Boulevard well field, in East Islip, Town of Islip.

State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination:

Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed.

SEQR Lead Agency:

None Designated

State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination:

The proposed activity is not subject to review in accordance with SHPA. The permit type is exempt or the activity is being reviewed in accordance with federal historic preservation regulations.

Coastal Management:

This project is not located in a Coastal Management area and is not subject to the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act.

Opportunity for Public Comment:

Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than Sep 24 2004.

Contact:

Susan Ackerman
NYSDEC Region 1 Headquarters
SUNY @ Stony Brook Building 40
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631)444-0365
r1dep@gw.dec.state.ny.us