ENB Region 9 Completed Applications 04/12/2006

The applicant proposes to install rock riprap with tiebacks, grade control structures, build a floodplain bench and plant vegetation along 400 linear feet of severely eroded Beaver Meadows Creek bank that is threatening County Rte. 32 (NYS Rte. 240).  The project site is located approximately 1,200 feet north of NYS Rte. 242.  

The applicant proposes construction of a "Class C", 31-foot high, earthen dam creating an approximate 12.6 acre reservoir that is expected to hold approximately 62 million gallons of water.   The spillway will consist of a reservoir drain system with a gate and a 12-inch diameter outlet pipe to a stone-lined plunge pool. The material to construct the dam will be obtained from within the reservoir area.  The purpose of the proposed reservoir is to store water that will be used to create snow for the facility’s existing ski slopes.  The project site is located in the Town of Mansfield, approximately 1.9 miles west of the intersection of NYS Route 219 and Holiday Valley Road.

Replacement of an existing 20 foot long timber bridge with a 30 foot long three span nail laminated timber deck structure supported by a series of timber pile bents and timber abutments.  The existing cart bridge traverses a low-lying area between the Sinking Pond (EA-7) Wetland and a small pond.  The bridge serves the12th hole of the East Aurora Country Club which is located at 300 Girdle Road.  The cart path approaches to the bridge will be elevated with fill to provide approximately 2 feet of freeboard over existing conditions.  In addition, a man-made pond located in front of the 18th hole green is proposed to be dredged.  The pond is located adjacent to the EA-7 Wetland, a class II wetland.