ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 09/28/2005

The applicant proposes to create 13 acres of new wooded/shrub wetlands within the adjacent area of the state regulated freshwater wetland, CI-13, located in the northern portion of the Black Creek County Park and utilize the excavated material along the southern border of the same park to construct 14 acres of new playing fields with associated gravel parking lot.  The park is located on Union St., north of Morgan Rd. in the Town of Chili, Monroe County.  The water level of the newly created wetland will be maintained by installing a weir type water control structure within the Class C unnamed trib of Black Creek downstream of the proposed site.

The application and file are available for review at the Region 8 office located at 6274 East Avon - Lima Rd., Avon.

The applicant proposes to create 13 acres of new wooded/shrub wetlands within the adjcaent area of the state regulated freshwater wetland, CI-13, located in the northern portion of the Black Creek County Park and utilize the excavated material along the southern border of the same park to construct 14 acres of new playing fields with associated gravel parking lot.  The park is located on Union St., north of Morgan Rd. in the Town of Chili, Monroe County.  The water level of the newly created wetland will be maintained by installing a weir type water control structure within the Class C unnamed trib of Black Creek downstream of the proposed site.

The application and file are available for review at the Region 8 office located at 6274 East Avon - Lima Rd., Avon.

The Department has received a Mined Land Reclamation application from Arliss Sand and Gravel for expansion of the Arliss Sand and Gravel - Brown Road Pit.  The applicant proposes to add 5 acres to the existing 28 acre life of mine (LOM) area.  A total of 5 acres will be affected by mining operations during the next 5 year permit term.  13 acres of the LOM area have been approved as reclaimed by the Department.  Excavation will be below the local water table in the 5 acre expansion area, and will create a pond for final site reclamation.  The project site is located on the Roger and Larry Arliss property on both sides of Brown Road, approximately 900 feet south of Lockpit Road, in the Town of Galen.  The 5 acre expansion area borders the east side of Brown Road, and is west of the 100 foot wide adjacent area around Class 2 Freshwater Wetland SA-27.

Operations in the expansion area will continue surface extraction of sand and gravel. Excavation will be by bulldozer and tracked excavator, with a drag line for excavation below water.  Operations will remove approximately 163,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel from the 5 acre expansion area.  Material will be processed on site as permitted previously.  Maximum truck traffic estimated by the applicant will be 40 round trips per hour for brief periods during the construction season, with the average traffic being 4 round trips per hour.  Final reclamation will create a pond on most of the expansion area, with stockpiled topsoil replaced and seeded on the remainder of the site around the pond.  Hours of operation will remain Monday through Saturday from 7 AM until 5 PM, as needed, with no operations on Sundays.

The application is available for review at the Region 8 NYSDEC office, and a copy of the application materials has been sent to the Town of Galen.