ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 11/30/2005

The applicant proposes to relocate built up gravel along approximately 150 lineal feet of Stony Brook Creek to restore 75 lineal feet of eroded streambank next to his house located at 10240 Hornell Rd. in the town of North Dansville, Livingston County.  The project will restore functioning floodplain to help relive flooding hazards.

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 construct a retail shopping center near the intersection of Poags Hole Road and Route 36.  This construction will impact approximately 1.05 acres of federal wetlands.  To compensate for this impact, 2.46 acres of mixed scrub-shrub/emergent wetland will be created on site.  Additionally, there will also be 2 acres of mitigation completed off site.  The Department has made a tentative determination to issue the water quality certification and as such is seeking public comments before making a final decision on issuance.  Project documents are available for review at this office.

The Department has received an application to extend the water supply and distribution system of the District into its Rausler Road extension and to take for use therein a supply of water estimated to average 12,000 gallons per day from the City of Canandaigua's Canandaigua Lake source via the Canandaigua-Farmington Water District.  This project includes the installation of 2,800 linear feet of 8 inch water main and appurtenances.  A portion of the water main is proposed to be installed in the regulated 100 foot adjacent area of NYS regulated freshwater wetland MA-31.  The Department has made a tentative determination to approve to this application.  As a tentative determination, the Department is seeking public comments prior to making a final decision on permit issuance.  

The applicant proposes to reopen a 5 acre sand and gravel mine on property owned by K. Barber, Sr. on Lake Street in Hector, NY.  The mine will operate as a traditional surface excavation of sand and gravel using mechanical equipment, standard for this type of mining operation.  Materials will be not be mined from below the water table.  On-site processing will include screening at a rate not to exceed 150 tons per hour.  The area has been previously used for mining by Schuyler County.  The reclamation objective for this property is agricultural use.  Application materials are available for public review and comment at the Regional Office of NYS DEC