ENB Region 7 Completed Applications 10/27/2004

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve an application from the Onondaga County Department of Drainage and Sanitation for the Seneca River discharge from the Wetzel Road Wastewater Treatment Plant located in the Town of Clay, Onondaga County.  The aged plant is to be upgraded and the new facility will double in capacity from 3.5 MGD to 7.0 MGD with the ability to handle peak flows up to 12.5 MGD.  The upgrades include a new influent building with updated screen and grit removal equipment, primary settling, biological treatment for CBOD5 and ammonia removal using a two-stage biological aerated filter system, tertiary effluent filtration, UV disinfection and post-aeration.  The application and draft permit are available for review in the Syracuse Office.

The Town of Hastings proposes a 12 acre sand and gravel mine on a 16.45 acre parcel of land owned by the Town and located approx. 0.5 miles south-east of Hastings.  The majority of the proposed mine site has been affected previously by mining activity.  All mining will be performed outside the nearby state wetland and its 100 foot buffer.  The site shall be reclaimed as an open water pond.  The application is available for review in the Syracuse Office

The applicant proposes to surface mine unconsolidated sand and gravel within a 1.54 acre life-of-mine facility, on an 8.5 acre parcel of land owned by the applicant.  There will be no processing facilites on site.  The site will be reclaimed as a relatively flat lot which can be used for commercial or residential development.  This project is located along Route 434 in the Town of Owego, Tioga County approximately 1 mile east of the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave. and Route 434.