ENB Region 5 Completed Applications 11/03/2004

    The applicant proposes discharge of approximately 30 gallons per day of treated floor drain wastewater to groundwaters (Class GA) from an oil/water separator treatment system at the applicant's proposed facility located at Jones Pond Road near its intersection with NY Route 86.   The new discharge is for the replacement Town of Brighton Highway Garage.

    The Department has made a tentative determination to issue a permit for a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation law.  This tentative determination indicates that the discharge regulated under this statute is considered to satisfy regulatory standards for permit issuance, based on information available to the Department at this time.  As a tentative determination, the Department seeks comments on the proposed regulated activity prior to making a final decision on permit issuance.  As such, this tentative determination does not signify department approval for or endorsement of the activity for which a permit is sought or for the overall proposed project.  

    Refer to this application by application number listed above and SPDES No. NY-0256153.

Proposed impact to 0.13 acre of Freshwater Wetland T-12 (class II) and 0.96 acre of wetland adjacent area, associated with roadway and utility construction for the new 69 lot Farmview Residential Subdivision.  As mitigation, 0.70 acre of on-site wetland will be created.  Work includes a stream culvert extension in a tributary of the Hudson River (Class C(TS)).  The project is located to the east of Harris Road, one mile south of Lower Newtown Road, Town of Halfmoon.