ENB Region 6 Completed Applications 11/23/2005

This Department has received a request for a State Facility Permit operate air pollution sources and has drafted pursuant to Article 19 (Air Pollution Control) of the Environmental Conservation Law, a State Facility Permit, for the facility entitled "Granny's Kitchens LTD", Village of Frankfort in Herkimer County in New York State.

Granny's Kitchens is a commercial bakery that specializes in doughnut production. This firm utilizes:

1) Four fryers that use the "straight dough process" that leavens the dough with yeast, these are permitted under 6 NYCRR 201-5. This process yields ethanol, a VOC, @ a rate of 0.5 # of ethanol per 1000 # of dough fried.

2) Three fryers that raise dough without yeast "cake process", these fryers are trivial via 6 NYCRR 201-3.3(c)(17).

3) Two flour silos that are exempt via 6 NYCRR 201-3.2(c)(10). Each  silo exhausts to its own baghouse. These baghouses (FS1 & FS2) require a routine operation and maintenance plan and a sanitation plan.

4) A 120,000 BTU/hr gas-fired space heater, exempt via 6 NYCRR 201-3.2(c)(1).

5) A 5.23 MMBTU/hr Johnston Boiler, exempt via 6 NYCRR 201-3.2(c)(1).

6) A Remote Reservoir Degreasing Unit in their maintenance shop.  Safety-Kleen maintains this unit and makes a "waste evaporation report" available. Opening size is 18"x36", drain size is 8" circular, uses <3 gal/day of solvent, reservoir capacity is 25 gals. This unit is exempt via 6 NYCRR 201-3.2(c)(39)(i).

The draft permit with conditions is available for review in the Region 6 NYS DEC offices in Utica and Watertown, New York.

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve this application for a modification to an existing SPDES permit. The modification will allow the facility to discharge an increased volume of treated process wastewater and cooling water from an onsite treatment plant into the Deer River. The increase discharge is due to a production expansion at the facility. Coolbrands Dairy Inc operates a dairy in North Lawrence, St. Lawrence County.

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve this application for a SPDES permit to discharge approximately 3000 GPD of treated filter backwash water to the St. Lawrence River. The discharge is to a stormwater ditch leading to the river from an expanded existing water treatment plant located in the Town of Louisville. The expansion at the water treatment plant is to supply potable water to Louisville Water District 2.

The Department has also made a tentative determination to approve a water supply permit application for the increase taking of 90,000 GPD from the St. Lawrence River and increase the water treatment plant capacity from 120,000 GPD to 210,000 GPD of potable water to supply Louisville Water District 2.

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve a water supply permit application for Louisville Water District 2 in the Town of Louisville, St. Lawrence County. They propose to take 90,000 GPD from Louisville Water District 1, install 29,000 LF of 8" and 17,000 LF of 10" DIP distribution piping and a water standpipe. Included is a permit application for excavation and fill in navigable waters for the drilling under a portion of the St. Lawrence River, parallel to Wilson Hill Road, to install a 10" water main.