ENB Region 7 Completed Applications 03/23/2005

The permittee proposes a change in the hours of operation at this existing 14.5 acre mine on a 33 acre parcel of land.  The permittee has proposed to increase the hours of operation from Monday through Friday (7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) with no work on weekends or holidays to Monday to Friday (7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or sunrise to 6:00 p.m., whichever is more restrictive) and Saturdays (8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.).  No work on Sundays, or major holidays, which includes New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

The applicant proposes the expansion of an existing bluestone mining operation from 4.8 acres to 22 acres on a 108 acre parcel of land, including processing equipment.  The applicant also proposes a change in hours of operation from daylight hours, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. between the months of April to December, weather permitting to 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.  Mining on Sunday would be prohibited.  The mine is located on the south side of Loomis Hill Road, one half mile east of the Loomis Hill-North Sanford Road intersection, Town of Sanford, Broome County.

The applicant proposes the operation of a 5 acre bluestone quarry on a 40 acre parcel of land to be known as the Cascade Valley Quarry.  Two acres are currently disturbed.  The project is located approximately 2000' west of Cascade Valley Road, approximately 4500' south of Mud Pond, Town of Windsor, Broome County.