ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 04/05/2006

The applicant proposes to renew and modify the permit and Mined Land Use Plan for the existing Seven Springs sand and gravel mine.  The modification would add 2.2 acres of aggregate reserves to the currently permitted 36.4 acre life-of-mine area.  Mining in the additional acreage will continue as a surface excavation of the Palmyra series of gravelly loam which is the predominate soil type on the site.  Mining and processing will be done utilizing the mechanical and hydraulic equipment currently in use on the site, and will be a continuation of activities previously reviewed and approved for this mine.  No changes to the rate of mining, processing of excavated material, hours of operation, truck traffic or other aspects of the operation are proposed by this modification.  Final reclamation in the expansion area will return the site to graded, re-vegetated open space.

The applicant proposes to modify an existing 27.4 acre surface sand and gravel mine by the addition of 43.4 acres to the life of mine for the facility.  The existing mine is a traditional surface extraction of sand and gravel, material is screened and crushed on site; no significant changes are proposed to the mine's operation.  Mining is not proposed below the water table and final reclamation will restore the site to agricultural use.  The mine is located on Sand Hill Road in the Town of Mt. Morris.   

The applicant proposes to construct a Wal-Greens Pharmacy and Crosstown Center south of New York State Route 404 (Ridge Road) and west of Jackson Road.  The project includes permanent impact to 0.12 acre or 237 lineal feet of intermittent stream/Federal wetland and a temporary impact of 0.06 acre of Federal Wetland.  The applicant also proposes off-site mitigation at the Hipp Brook Preserve in the Town of Penfield.