ENB Region 4 Completed Applications 01/26/2005

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received an application to re-issue/re-new  the following pre-existing EPA minor Private/Commercial/Institutional State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (P/C/I SPDES) permit.  DEC has made a tentative determination to re-issue/re-new 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 1,100 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste through a sub-surface sand filter to an unnamed tributary of the Mohawk 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.

        NY 008 0578

    The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received an application to re-issue/re-new  the following pre-existing EPA minor Private/Commercial/Institutional State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (P/C/I SPDES) permit.  DEC has made a tentative determination to re-issue/re-new 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 600 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to the Widow's Creek.

    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 019 1728

The applicant proposes to construct a new wastewater collection and treatment system for the Hamlet of Prattsville. The project includes: a 7,030 square foot wastewater treatment plant of 86,000 gallon per day capacity with associated gravel access road, parking, and stormwater treatment facilities; the installation of approximately 20,000 linear feet of 8 inch PVC gravity sewer, 5,000 linear feet of polyethylene force main, two submersible pump stations, and three grinder pump stations.

A Draft SPDES Permit has been prepared and is available from the contact person listed below.

The applicant proposes to construct a 26-lot residential subdivision, resulting in impacts to 0.32 acres of federal wetlands for  road construction, and wetland mitigation by creation/enhancement of 0.25 acres of wetlands, and deed restrictions on remaining wetland areas.  The project is located off Waters Road in the Towns of East Greenbush and Schodack, Rensselaer County.