ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 10/12/2005

Applicant proposes to install a stormwater pond outlet pipe within the 100 ft. adjacent area of NYS Freshwater Wetland SW-27 (II) as part of  "The Woods at Sable Ridge Development".  In addition a stone energy dissipation structure will be installed at the wetland/adjacent area boundary.  The project is a 3 phase cluster subdivision consisting in total of 256 single family residences on a 138 acre site located between Redman and Lake Roads in the Town of Sweden, Monroe County.    The outlet pipe installation will result in the disturbance of 0.06 acres of adjacent area and 0.001 acres of wetland SW-27.  

The applicant proposes to construct a 14' x 22' garage and breezeway, totaling approximately 400 square feet, within the Article 34 Coastal Erosion Hazard Area boundary.

As part of the Fishers Landing Plaza Expansion on Route 96 in the Town of Victor, the applicant proposes to expand, and reconstruct an existing storm water facility within the previously disturbed  wetland adjacent area of Freshwater Wetland FA-2. Additional work within the adjacent area includes parking and road construction, landscaping and utility installation. Although never completed, most of the proposed work was permitted under expired DEC Permit 8-3248-00034/00002.  The applicant also proposes to remove fill and debris,  from past unauthorized filling activities, for appropriate disposal.  The total area of wetland adjacent area impact will be 2.18 acres.

The applicant proposes to move the existing access road for Lehigh Crossing Park and add a designated parking area, within the regulated 100-foot adjacent area of freshwater wetland VT-2.  The current access road is located on adjacent property not owned by the Town of Victor.  The road will be relocated approximately 30 feet to the west so that it will be entirely on Town property.  The project area is located just northeast of the intersection of Victor-Mendon Road and NYS Route 251 in the Town of Victor.

The Department has received an application from the Bath Office of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for a new 2.25 acre sand and gravel mine on a 3446 acre property in the Town of Bradford known as the Birdseye Hollow State Forest.  The mine site is located on the west side of Aulls Road, approximately 800 feet north of NYS Route 226, and is a former mine site, affected by mining operations prior to 1975.  Excavation by mechanical equipment is proposed to remove approximately 156,000 tons of sand and gravel over a 15 year operational life.  Material will be processed on site by dry screening and stockpiled for loading onto trucks.  The DEC Bath Office has estimated truck traffic from hauling operations to vary from zero to a peak of 40 truck trips per day.

Mining operations are proposed that will excavate below the local water table, and will enlarge a small existing pond on the site.  Plans show grades that will retain storm water runoff within the mined area and allow infiltration into the soil.  No off site discharges are proposed.  There are no NY State regulated streams or freshwater wetlands within the mine area, although it borders the 100 foot wide adjacent area of Class 4 Freshwater Wetland SV-4.

Hours of operation proposed are weekdays from 7 AM until 5 PM, with no operations on Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays unless material is needed for a flood emergency.  Final reclamation to a fishing pond with public access is proposed, and will include the replacement of stockpiled topsoil around the enlarged pond, and seeding with an approved mixture.

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 Bradford.