ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 01/11/2006

Under the supervision of the Chemung County Soil and Water Conservation District, the applicant proposes to remove approximately 700 cubic yards of gravel deposition from hurricane Ivan within a tributary to Post Creek.  A portion of the work will be done within Freshwater Wetland BD-2 (Class II) and its 100-foot adjacent area.  There is an existing railroad right of way that will be used for equipment access. All the excavated material be trucked offsite to an upland location outside the wetland and its 100-foot adjacent area.  The project site is located approximately 1500 feet north of Campground Road adjacent to the New York Central Railroad tracks in the Town of Catlin, Steuben County.

The Department has made a tentative determination to renew and modify an existing SPDES permit to discharge non-contact cooling water to Tributary 12-2 of Honeoye Creek located within the Southco Inc. property limits.  The facility manufactures fasteners.  The modification, triggered by environmental improvements resulting in flow reductions, includes reduced sampling frequency, a temperature limit and a chlorine residual limit. The Department seeks comments on the proposed regulated activity prior to making a final decision.  The file is available for review at NYSDEC Region 8 in Avon, NY.

The City of Canandaigua proposes to install stone riprap and rock vanes in Sucker Brook at four locations within the City of Canandaigua.  Approximately 500 linear feet of stream bank will be disturbed.  The project will reduce stream bank erosion and sediment transport to Canandaigua Lake while also providing protection to structures and driveways adjacent to the channel. The work in Sucker Brook will be situated within densely developed areas near Parrish Street, Bristol Street, Chapin Street and West Avenue.

The Department has received an application for re-issuance and modification of a previously issued Freshwater Wetland Permit which allowed the construction of  two stormwater management facilities within the 100 foot wide adjacent area of NYS Freshwater Wetland FA-6 (Class 3 ). The stormwater management facilities are associated with  the development of the Falcon’s Nest Subdivision, a 19-lot subdivision located on westside of Victor Egypt Road, approximately 1200  feet south of intersection of Spring Creek Drive, which is approximately at the Monroe - Ontario County Boundary.  Under the previous permit approval the permittee was to construct a spilt rail fence at the upland boundary of the wetland adjacent area, where this boundary occurred on Building Lots 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, and 19. The fence alignment also coincides with the boundary of a Conservation Easement, where the Town of Victor and the  developer had agreed that the developmental restrictions provided by the conservation easement would prevent any disturbance to the natural condition of the freshwater wetland and wetland adjacent areas located on the building lot properties.

Subsequent to building of the home on Lot 15 (aka 6742 Falcon’s Point), according to approved plans,  the permittee has requested a modification to the placement of the fence and a revision of the conservation easement on this property. Citing minimal space for development of a backyard on this property due to the position of the fence and the conservation easement and the resulting hardship at marketing the home that has been constructed, the permittee has requested that the fence location and conservation easement boundary be changed to coincide with the edge of an existing treeline  to the rear of the house. The portion of the adjacent area which would be allowed to be lawn is a portion of a previous crop field and the lawn development will not result in removal of mature trees or disturbances to the wetland itself. The realignment of the fence location to the edge of the treeline on Lot 15 will also require minor modification to the fence alignment on Lot 14. The resulting modification would allow lawn areas to extend into the adjacent area for an average distance of approximately 45 feet, which would represent approximately 9100  square feet ( 0.22 acre ) of wetland adjacent area which would be converted to lawn and be maintained by property owners. There are no additional changes to the original fence alignment or additional disturbances to the wetland adjacent area on other building lots within the subdivision.

The applicant proposes to prevent additional bank erosion within Shequaga Creek at Mill Hill Road in the Town of Dix, Schuyler County.  They propose to install 125 feet of rip rap on the south side of the stream, and approximately 35 feet of rip rap on the north side of the stream extending from the northwest abutment.  Approximately 193 cubic yards of gravel bar material will be removed and used as back fill. The stream will be diverted during construction and disturbed areas will be seeded and mulched at the completion of the project.