ENB Region 3 Completed Applications 05/18/2005

The applicant proposes to treat approximately the Chelsea Cove Ponds, which total about 9 acres,  with the aquatic pesticides Aquathol-K (active ingredient: endothall), copper sulfate, and Aquashade.  The treatment site is located at the Chelsea Cove Apartments along the north side of Miller Road, approximately 0.5 mile west of the intersection with Sylvan Lake Road (Dutchess Co. Rte. 10).  The purpose of the treatments is to control nuisance aquatic vegetation (pondweeds and milfoil) and algae.  The treatment area is also a portion of State-designated Freshwater Wetland HJ-13 (Class II) and the Department's review of an previously submitted application for an Article 24, Freshwater Wetland permit is also pending (DEC No. 3-1322-00122/00001).

The applicant proposes to treat Upper Apple Lake (A.K.A. DeFlora Brother Lake) with aquatic herbicides to control the growth of non-native aquatic plants and algae.  Upper Apple Lake is an 11-acre, privately owned lake, which is also State-designated Freshwater Wetland No. HP-3 (Class II).  The site is located on the north side of Kipp Road, about 0.5 mile south of Primrose Hill Road.  The project involves the treatment of approximately half of the lake with Sonar AS herbicide (active ingredient:  fluridone, 41.7%) for the control of curlyleaf pondweed (Potamogeton crispus).  The project also involves the selective treatment of the lake shoreline with the herbicide Rodeo (active ingredient: glyphosate, 53.8%) for the control of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). The application of copper sulfate algicide is proposed within the lake to control algae blooms, as necessary.   A valid Article 24, Freshwater Wetland permit is currently in effect for the proposed activities.

The applicant proposes to upgrade an existing driveway, disturbing 0.3 acres of the 100-foot adjacent area of Freshwater Wetland HP-27 (Class: 1), in conversion to a new subdivision road. Also proposed is utilization of an old sand & gravel mine with the same wetland for road construction material, followed by restoration of the affected area with a 2.3 +/- acre wetland mitigation plan. The location of this subdivision of 52 acres into 20 lots (called "Bear Hollow") is on the south side of Haviland Road approximately 1/2 mile west of the intersection with Cream Street.

The applicant proposes to apply aquatic herbicides and copper sulfate to Lower Apple Lake, a 31-acre lake located on the north side of Kipp Road, about 0.5 mile north of the intersection with Cross Road.  Up to 15 acres of the lake would be treated with the herbicide Reward (active ingredient: diquat) for the control of curlyleaf pondweed (Potamogeton crispus) and coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum).  About 0.25 acres of shoreline will be treated with Rodeo (active ingredient: glyphosate) for the control of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria).  Copper sulfate would be applied, as needed, to control algae.  This propsal  is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and its Findings.

The applicant proposes to treat approximately 30 acres of Tomahawk Lake with the aquatic herbicide AquaKleen (active ingredient: 2,4-D) for the control of a water chestnut (Trapa natans) infestation.  The treatment area includes approximatey 9 acres in the south end of the lake which is part of State-designated Freshwater Wetland No. MB-49 (Class I).  The applicant holds a valid, Article 24, Freshwater Wetland permit for this project.  In addition, approximately 112 acres of the Lake are proposed to be treated with copper sulfate to control the growth of nuisance algae.

        Highview Properties DHF, Inc., has applied for a Water Supply permit (WSA# 10,765) for the installation of a complete new water supply and distribution system for the development of Wells #1 and #2 having installed pump capacities of 300 gpm and 70 gpm respectively and to serve approximately 85,000 gpd to the proposed Henry Farm Estates Subdivision.  That proposed subdivision consists of approximately 66 single family homes, 50 townhouses (for seniors only) and 15,000 sq. ft. of retail/office space on a 134-acre tract of land.  The wells would also replace the source of water for approximately 104 existing adjacent residences on Highview Road, School Road and Carol Drive (WSA No. 10,273) within the Town of Monroe Water District #12.  After completion of construction of the water supply system described above, the Town of Monroe anticipates applying for its transfer to the Town of Monroe Water District #5.

       The development would also involve the filling of 0.24 acres of federal wetland regulated by the US Army Corps of Engineers, thus requiring a 401-Water Quality Certification from this Department.

      The proposed subdivision is located on the east side of Lakes Road (CR #5), south of School Road and opposite Trout Brook Road, in the Town of Monroe, Orange County, NY.

The applicant proposes to construct a 3-tower AM radio antenna array and appurtenant structures within a portion of State-designated Freshwater Wetland No. NB-21 (Class I). The site is located about 400 feet east of Rock Cut Road, about 0.5 mile south of the intersection with NYS Route 52.  The project involves the clearing of approximately 0.66 acre of above-ground, woody wetland vegetation for antenna clearance and approximately 0.04 acre will be disturbed for the construction of antenna bases and underground utilities.  Approximately 0.04 acre of the 100-foot adjacent area will be impacted by the construction of a gravel driveway and antenna control building.

The applicant has requested a permit for an existing surface discharge of 86,400 gallons per day (gpd) containing residual chlorine from an existing bathing beach known as Central Valley Pond.  This discharge is to an unnamed ditch that flows to an unnamed tributary of Woodbury Creek, Index # H-89-7-13, Class C, during 3 months of the year. At this time, no modifications to the existing site plan are proposed.

The Department has made a tentative determination to issue a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) 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.  The application and draft permit, containing N.Y.S. DEC proposed effluent limits and monitoring requirements, are available for public inspection at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Region 3, New Paltz office.  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.

Please refer to this application by the application number listed above and SPDES number: NY0268208.

        The Town of Carmel has applied for a Water Supply permit (WSA #10,759) for the Town  of Carmel Water District #13 (a.k.a. Rolling Greens) to take up to 25,000 gal. per day from the Town's Water District #8 and to serve it to Water District #13's approximately 51 existing homes and approximately 18 lots in two proposed subdivisions known as Baldwin Woods and Baldwin Estates.  The water would be transmitted from Water District #8 through the 3existing water transmissions mains of the Town’s Water District #10 and through  a proposed 8" diameter, by 3,300 ft. long, water transmission main from Ellen Avenue to Muscoot Road West.

       The construction of the trench for the proposed 3,300 ft. long water transmission main would result in a disturbance of less then 10 yd.³ of material in a federally designated wetland area along the pipeline route, thus requiring a 401-Water Quality Certification from this Department.  The Carmel Water District #13 is generally located between US Route 6 and Baldwin Place Road, in the Town of Carmel, Putnam County, New York.

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve this application for a new SPDES permit to allow a subsurface discharge (Outfall 001) of 14,400 gallons per day (gpd) of sanitary wastewater in conjunction with the construction of a 28-lot residential subdivision on a 106+ acre parcel.  The project also includes construction of stormwater management facilities and various drainage improvements.  The project is located on the north side of Kennicut Road, approximately 1000 feet east of the intersection with Teakettle Spout Road in the Town of Carmel. A draft permit is available for inspection and comment at the regional office.

       The IWS Transfer Systems of New York, has applied for a modification of their existing Part 360 permit to operate the Chestnut Ridge Transfer Station.  The proposed modification would allow an increase in the average daily tonnage from 400 tons per day to 500 tons per day which would result in an increase in the maximum weekly throughput from 2,200 tons per week to 2,750 tons per week.  This represents a 25% increase in tonnage, however the applicant indicates that it will not require any physical changes to the facility to achieve this increase.  

       They also applied to modify the hours of receipt and delivery of waste by extending the current Monday-through-Friday limit of 6:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. by two hours to 5:00 P.M., and to extend the current Saturday limited of 6:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. by one hour to 1:00 P.M.   No other changes are requested in the hours of operation.  

       The Chestnut Ridge Transfer Station is located adjacent to the New York State Thruway, at 560 Chestnut Ridge Road in the Village of Chestnut Ridge, Rockland County, New York.

The applicant proposes to bring under permit an existing discharge of 750 gpd of treated pool water to an unnamed tributary of the Mahwah River, a class B waterbody.

The Department has made a tentative determination to issue a permit for the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit under Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL).  This tentative determination indicates that the regulated discharge is considered to satisfy regulatory standards for permit issuance, based on information available to DEC at this time.  As a tentative determination, DEC seeks comments on the proposed activity  prior to making a final decision on this permit application.  As such, this tentative determination does not signify department approval for or endorsement of the activity.  A draft permit is available for review.

When making comments, please refer to this application by  3-3926-00577/00001 and SPDES Number NY-02701161.

Use herbicide Reward and copper sulfate, as directed, to control aquatic plants for swimming uses at Lake Bullowa.

The applicant proposes to restore an 11 +/- acre impoundment on a tributary of Toronto Reservoir by installing  a vinyl sheet piling weir structure. The purpose is to recreate a wildlife marsh by restoring open water within portions of Freshwater Wetland HL-2 (Class: 2). The location is on the East side of NYS Route 55 on the south side of the Reservoir.

The applicant has applied for a permit to rehabilitate and expand an existing wastewater treatment facility to allow an increase of 10,800 gallons per day (gpd) from a prior discharge of 10,000 gpd.  The treated sanitary wastewater is discharged to an unnamed Tributary of the Little Beaverkill, a Class B(t) waterbody, from the applicant's summer-camp facility located at 297 Revonah Hill Road.  The facility was previously operated by the State as Camp Catskill.  The proposed expansion includes 18 new buildings (additional bunk houses, 2 basketball/roller-hockey/handball courts and a gym) and will be known as Camp Tashbar.

The Department has made a tentative determination to issue a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) 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.  The application and draft permit, containing NYS Department of Environmental Conservation proposed effluent limits and monitoring requirements, are available for public inspection at the NYS DEC, Region 3, New Paltz office.  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.

Please refer to this application by the application number listed above and SPDES number: NY0102849.

The applicant proposes to treat approximately 15 acres of Bedford Lake with the aquatic herbicide Aquathol-K (active ingredient:  dipotassium salt of endothall) to control the growth of pondweeds (Potamogeton foliosus, P. crispus) and Najas flexilis.   In addition, the lake would be treated with copper sulfate for the control of nuisance algae.  The lake is a 25 acre lake located generally south of NYS Route 172 between Linden Lane and Old Wagon Road.  This proposal is consisten with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and its Findings.

      Please turn to the related combined Notice of Complete Applications for both this SPDES permit modification and for a proposed Air Title V permit modification (DEC ID# 3-5522-00087-00019) elsewhere in this Bulletin.

       The Department has made a tentative determination to approve the following two (2) Draft Permits for Lafarge North America to modernize and increase capacity at its existing Buchanan Gypsum Wallboard Plant in Buchanan, NY:

Draft Air Title V Modification:       

       The Department has prepared a Draft Title V Air Pollution Control permit modification and has made a tentative determination to approve this proposed modification requested by Lafarge North America for its plans to modernize its Buchanan, New York Gypsum Wallboard Plant. The modernization comprises the installation of newer and more efficient processing equipment that will increase the facility production rate of wallboard to approximately 650 million square feet per year (mmSF/yr). Lafarge will be replacing a significant portion of the existing equipment in the plant including all significant combustion sources.

       The project will involve the shutdown of the existing Raymond Mill No. 1 (Emission Unit 16, process 16a), the four calcimine kettles (Emission Unit 16, process 16b; and emission units 18 through 21), and the existing board dryer (emission unit 24). This equipment will be replaced with a new calcimine mill (Emission Unit 30), a new stucco cooling system (Emission Unit 31) , and a new board dryer (Emission Unit 38).  

      The new combustion equipment will employ improved NOx controls and will only fire natural gas.  The existing Raymond Mill No. 2 (Emission Unit 17) will operate exclusively on natural gas.  Existing fugitive emission unit 000F1,  will be modified to process up to 1,850 tons per hour (up from 1,200 tons per hour currently) of gypsum unloaded from water borne vessels and it thereby will be subject  40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO.

       All other existing fugitive emission units identified in the current Title V permit will remain unchanged.  Current equipment will continue to operate during the construction phase of this project.

  

       The Department has prepared a Draft SPDES discharge permit modification and has made a tentative determination to approve this proposed permit modification requested by Lafarge North America as part of its plans to modernize its Buchanan, New York Gypsum Wallboard Plant.

       The modification to Lafarge's current SPDES permit would  add Outfall #007 for the discharge of stormwater on the west side of the facility, which is the Hudson River side. The effluent requirements for this outfall  will be the same as for the existing, already approved,  Outfalls #004 and #005 which also discharge stormwater.  With this proposed modification the facility would have a total of four outfalls; #002 for sanitary wastes and #004, #005 & #007 for stormwater.  Outfalls # 001 (for cooling water) & #003 (for washwater) were previously deleted.

       As a tentative determination, the Department seeks public comments on the proposed modifications prior to making a final decision on permit issuance.  The Department is required under federal law to make these tentative determinations and prepare draft permits for Title V Air permits and for SPDES discharge permits.  As such, this tentative determination does not signify Department approval of, or endorsement of, the activity for which the permits are sought or for the overall proposed project.   The purpose of the draft permits issimply to present to the applicant and the public the possible permit conditions and restrictions that could appear in the final issued permit.

Facility Location:   

       The Lafarge North America Gypsum Wallboard Plant is located at 415 Broadway, in the Village of Buchanan, Town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, NY.

       Copies of both draft permits are available for review from the Contact Person listed at the end of this Notice.  

The applicant proposes to treat up to 60 acres of Truesdale Lake with the aquatic herbicide Aquathol-K (active ingredient: dipotassium salt of endothall 40.3%) for the control of various pondweed species (Potamogeton spp.).  In addition, the lake will be treated, as needed, with copper sulfate for the control of algae.  Truesdale Lake is an approximately 83 acre lake located near the hamlet of South Salem in the Town of Lewisboro.  This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and its Findings.  

The applicant proposes to construct a new ten inch (10") diameter sanitary sewer main through a portion of Freshwater Wetland A-47 (Class I) and the 100 foot adjacent area in order to provide  sanitary sewer service to 62 existing residences within the expanded Osceola Sewer District No. 28.  Activities proposed within the regulated areas of the wetland include excavation of a trench and construction of the sewer main. The total area of disturbance to the wetland is approximately 0.02 acre; the total area of disturbance to the adjacent area of the wetland is approximately 0.2-acre. The project is located on the north side of NYS Route 6 west of the Taconic State Parkway in the Town of Yorktown, Westchester County.