ENB Region 3 Completed Applications 02/09/2005

The applicant proposes to construct a commercial building and parking area in proximity to DEC regulated freshwater wetland PL-15 with 2 stormwater basins to be located within the 100 foot wetland adjacent area.

    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 pre-existing permit for a five year term maintaining current effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements.  This permit involves the surface discharge through a septic tank and sand filter of up to 3,300 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to a tributary of the Hudson 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 8051        

          Bradley Cook, LLC,  has applied for Freshwater Wetland and SPDES permits to construct the New England Equine Practice facility, which includes a proposed 27,120 square foot horse veterinarian building, on a 31-acre parcel of land at 2933 Rt 22, in the Town of Patterson, across from the Big Birch Ski Area. As part of this construction, the applicant would create a 1.1 acre stormwater detention pond within the 100-foot wide adjacent area of state regulated Freshwater Wetland #DP-22, a Class 1 wetland, and various other features such as driveways and parking areas.  Mitigation for construction in the wetland adjacent area includes restoration of about 0.14 acres of previously filled wetland on this property.  Disturbance of the wetland itself  would be prohibited.

      The applicant also applied for a SPDES General Permit for a Subsurface Discharge of up to 1,400 gallons per day of treated sanitary wastes through an on-site septic tank and leachfield.  The Department has reviewed and accepted a Stormwater SPDES Pollution Prevention Plan (PPP) to control stormwater on this site during and after construction.

The applicant proposes to construct an Equestrian Center with, a 50 horse capacity, main barn, indoor arena, outdoor riding ring, pastures, paddocks, run-in sheds and an apartment on 28 acres.  The proposed access road for this facility will be approximately 3,000 feet long by 25 feet wide of this, approximately 1,300 linear feet are proposed within the 100 foot Adjacent Area of Freshwater Wetland BR-28, Class III.  An existing turn-around area will be removed and a 40 by 100 foot area for a new turn-around is proposed within the Adjacent Area.  The applicant has also applied for coverage under the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit (GP-95-01) for a subsurface discharge of 1,350 gallons per day.  The project is located on the south side of Ridgebury Road approximately 500 feet east of Dingle Ridge Road.                                 

Tha applicant proposes to construct a 4 ft x 400 ft catwalk with a 4 ft x 12 ft deck as an access to Highland Lake.  The project is adjacent to and within Freshwater Wetland HL-50 (Class II) on the west side of Highland Lake, east of Hartung Road.

    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 pre-existing permit for a five year term maintaining current effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements.  This permit involves the surface discharge through a sand filter of up to 13,000 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to the Hudson 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.  To be called substantive, 6 NYCRR Part 621.7 requires public comments "explain the basis of opposition and explain specific grounds..." for opposition.

    SPDES #:  NY 014 8873