ENB Region 3 Completed Applications 06/08/2005

The applicant proposes to treat a 1.75 acre pond with the following aquatic herbicides: Triangle brand copper sulfate (99% copper sulfate penthydrate) for control of algal growth; and, Aquathol-K (40.3% Dipotassium salt of endothall) for control of curly leaf pondweed.  The pond is identified as the Duck Pond at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetary, Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County.

Orange and Rockland Utilities requests application of aquatic pesticide, Reward, to 1 acre of Monroe Lake to eliminate Potamogeton and Myriophyllum species of plants. Application will be made using a handsprayer from a boat.  

The applicant proposes to apply either the liquid aquatic herbicide Aquathol K (active ingredient: dipotassium salt of endothall - 40.3%) or Reward (Diquat Bromide- 37.3%) to 8.5 acres of Garrison Pond.  These  treatments are proposed for the control of nuisance aquatic vegetation such as  Curly Leaf Pondweed and Coontail.  The applicant has also applied for the renewal of their permit to treat the lake with the algaecide Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate (active ingredient: copper sulfate) to control nuisance algae.

This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements on the Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and their Findings dated 01 May 1981 and 25 Jan 1995. Garrison Pond is 11.4 acres total.  Enforcing water usage restrictions, as prescribed in product labelling, is the responsibility of the applicant.   The application materials area available for public review and comment at the NYS DEC Central Office in Albany.

The applicant proposes to apply the herbicide Avast (active ingredient: fluridone) and the algaecide copper sulfate to Lake Nirvana, situated within State-designated Freshwater Wetland UN-13 (Class III).  The lake is a total of 14 acres in size and is located on the northeast side of County Route 1, just east of the intersection with NYS Route 284.  The herbicide applications would be made to approximately seven acres of the lake to control nuisance growth of coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum), pondweeds (Potamogeton crispus, P. foliosous), duckweed (Lemna minor), and algae.  The lake has been treated since 1991 under permits from the Department.  A valid Article 24, Freshwater Wetland permit is currently in effect for this proposal.

The applicant proposes to treat a 7.3 acre pond with the following aquatic herbicides: Copper sulfate for control of algal growth; Aquathol-K (40.3% Dipotassium salt of endothall) for control of curly leaf pondweed; and, AVAST (41.7% Fluridone) for control of duckweed, watermeal and curly leaf pondweed.  The pond is identified as Walden Community Park Pond and is located in the James W. Olley Park at the end of Sherman Avenue, Town of Walden, Orange County.

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The Town of Wallkill requests to apply the aquatic pesticide, Aquathol-K (dipotassium salt of endothall) to the entire of Lake Henneside.   Application will be made from a boat, using a handsprayer.

Town of Carmel requests to apply aquatic pesticide, Sonar, to Lake Casse, in Putnam County.

Application would be made to entire lake, to control Potamogeton crispus, using subsurface injection and surface spray.  

This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements on the Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and their Findings dated 01 May 1981 and 25 Jan 1995.   Upper Teakettle Lake is wholly owned by the Town of Carmel and enforcing water usage restrictions, as prescribed in product labelling, is the responsibility of the applicant.   The application materials area available for public review and comment at the NYS DEC Central Office in Albany.

This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements on the Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and their Findings dated 01 May 1981 and 25 Jan 1995.   Lower Teakettle Lake is wholly owned by the Town of Carmel and enforcing water usage restrictions, as prescribed in product labelling, is the responsibility of the applicant.   The application materials area available for public review and comment at the NYS DEC Central Office in Albany.

The applicant proposes to apply the liquid aquatic herbicide Aquathol K (active ingredient: dipotassium salt of endothall - 40.3%) to Westminster Lake.  These treatments are proposed for the control of nuisance aquatic vegetation Curly Leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton.)  

This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements on the

Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and their Findings dated 01 May 1981 and 25 Jan 1995. Westminster lake is 12 acres total.  Westminster Lake is wholly owned by the Presbetyrian Conference Center and enforcing water usage restrictions, as prescribed in product labelling, is the responsibility of the applicant.   The application materials area available for public review and comment at the NYS DEC Central Office in Albany.

The applicant proposes to apply the liquid aquatic herbicides Aquathol K (active ingredient: dipotassium salt of endothall - 40.3%) and Reward (Active ingredient:  Diquat Bromide- 36.4%)

to Lost Lake.  These  treatments are proposed for the control of nuisance aquatic vegetation such as  Curly Leaf Pondweed and Coontail.  The applicant has also applied for the renewal of their permit to treat the lake with the algaecide Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate (active ingredient: copper sulfate) to control nuisance algae.

This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements on the Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and their Findings dated 01 May 1981 and 25 Jan 1995. Lost Lake is 35.9 acres total.  Lost Lake, Inc., as the applicant,  is responsible for enforcing water usage restrictions, as prescribed in product labelling.   The application materials area available for public review and comment at the NYS DEC Central Office in Albany.

Application of aquatic pesticide, Sonar, (active ingredient Fluridone), to entire Swartwout Lake, for control of Potamogeton crispus and Ceratophyllum demersum.   Swartwout Lake is 37 acres and  located in Congers, NY.   A licensed applicator will apply the pesticide from a boat, using a handsprayer.  

This is a Department-initiated modification, undertaken pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 720-1.18(a)(3), (6) & (7). The following changes have been made to the permit:

Updated permit pages - All mention of the General Conditions have been removed from the permit pages, as these conditions have been replaced by regulations at 6NYCRR Part 750. The capacity assessment requirement was removed as it has already been done.

Flow - The draft permit contains a year-round flow limitation of 120 mgd, modifying the current design flow of the treatment plant from its original 92 mgd. This limit is set as a twelve-month rolling average in accordance with Division of Water Technical & Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) 1.3.3, which allows a twelve-month rolling average for wastewater treatment plants receiving flow from combined sewer systems. The permittee has agreed to continue to meet the mass-based biological oxygen demand and total suspended solids limits using the 92 mgd as the basis of conversion from concentration to mass.  The modification of the flow limit was based on a demonstrated capacity analysis of the wastewater treatment plant. The permittee was able to demonstrate that the original design flow of 92 mgd was conservative and that the treatment plant was able to handle a hydraulic capacity of 120 mgd while meeting permit limits.  The current permit contains seasonal flow limits: 120 mgd during the period May through November and 145 mgd during the period December through April. These limits are interim limits, set pursuant to a consent order, in effect while the permittee completed an infiltration and inflow (I&I) study. The permittee was also required to complete a study of their combined sewer system, which resulted in the construction of two swirl concentrators at the North and South pump stations, and to submit a capacity assessment evaluation of the Yonkers Joint treatment plant. The current permit contained a reopener clause, allowing the Department to reopen the permit to revise the interim flow limitations and set a final flow limit after completion of the I&I study.  The I&I Report was submitted December 29,2003 and approved by the Department on May 13, 2004. The implementation of the  I&I program resulted in decreased flow to the treatment plant;

the Report estimated that infiltration in the Yonkers sewer system was reduced by 14.4 to 20 mgd in Yonkers.

I&I Compliance Schedule - The language in the schedule of compliance has been updated. The permittee had concluded the I&I program required in their consent order and now agrees to monitor I&I and submit an annual summary report.

CSO BMP Revision - CSO BMP # 11 was revised to include more site specific requirements concerning the Hawthorne Septage Receiving Station so that septage and hauled waste are not discharged to the receiving water during wet weather. The requirement to submit annual CSO reports to Central Office (as well as the RWE) was also added.

CBOD₅ - The permittee requested that they have a Carbonaceous Biological Oxygen Demand limit (which is 5 mg/l less than the Biological Oxygen Demand limit) all year long, rather than just in the summer. This is acceptable to the Department and the limits have therefore been  revised.

The applicant proposes to treat a 15 acre waterbody with the following aquatic herbicides: REWARD (37.3% diquat dibromide) for control of elodea, Najas and Potamogeton sp.; and, Glypro (53.8% glyphosate) to control Nuphar, Nymphaea and Brasenia.  The waterbody is identified as Swallow Lake and is located between Pine Brook Road to the west and Old Corner Road to the east, Town of Bedford, Westchester County.

The applicant proposes to treat a private, 1.25 acre pond, with the algaecide Cutrine Plus (active ingredient:  elemental copper) for the control of nuisance algae.  The pond is within State-designated Freshwater Wetland No. D-36 (Class II) and is located on the east side of NYS Route 123, approximately 0.23 mile north of the intersection with Elmwood Road.  This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and its Statement of Findings.

The applicant proposes to treat a private, 2 acre pond, with the algaecide Cutrine Plus (active ingredient:  elemental copper) for the control of nuisance algae.  The pond is within State-designated Freshwater Wetland No. D-5 (Class II) and is located on the north side of Kitchawan Road, approximately 0.2 mile east of the intersection with Mill River Road.  This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and its Statement of Findings.

The applicant proposes to treat a private, one-acre pond, with the algaecide Cutrine Plus (active ingredient:  elemental copper).  The pond is within State-designated Freshwater Wetland No. D-32 (Class II) and is located on the east side of NYS Route 123, approximately 0.32 mile north of the intersection with Elmwood Road.  This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and its Statement of Findings.

The applicant proposes to treat a private, 1/3-acre pond, with the algaecide Cutrine Plus (active ingredient:  elemental copper) for the control of nuisance algae.  The pond is within State-designated Freshwater Wetland No. O-39 (Class II) and is located generally south of NYS Route 133 and east of the Taconic State Parkway.  This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and its Statement of Findings.

Sole owner of Shackleford Pond requests to apply the aquatic pesticide, Eagre (glyphosate) to the entire pond to floating aquatic vegetation.   Treatment would be applied by a licensed applicator, made using a sprayer from a boat.  

The applicant proposes to treat a private, 2 acre pond, with the algaecide Cutrine Plus (active ingredient:  elemental copper) for the control of nuisance algae.  The pond is within State-designated Freshwater Wetland No. D-60 (Class II) and is located on the north side of East Woods Road, approximately 0.28 mile east of the intersection with Old Church Lane.  This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and its Statement of Findings.

The applicant proposes to treat a private, one-acre pond, with the algaecide Cutrine Plus (active ingredient:  elemental copper) for the control of nuisance algae.  The pond is within State-designated Freshwater Wetland No. D-16 (Class I) and is located on the northeast side of Beford Road, approximately 0.22 mile north of the intersection with Shad Road.  This proposal is consistent with the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Aquatic Vegetation Control Program of the Department of Environmental Conservation and its Statement of Findings.

Owners of Philip Morris Pond request to apply aquatic herbicide, Avast, to the entire pond to control watermeal plants.   Application would be made using a sprayer from a boat.