ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 04/19/2006

The applicant proposes re-issuance of a maintenance dredging schedule to allow for seasonal operation of the Riverview Yacht Basin.  Dredging will be done by a barge mounted excavator and placed directly into a dump scow for disposal at the U.S. Army Corp. Open Lake Disposal Site in Lake Ontario.  Approximately 5,000 c.y. of material will be removed in each year dredging is required.  The project site is 118 Petten Street, on the west side of the Genesee River.  

 

The applicant proposes the construction of five (5) single family residential lots on an approximately 8.6 acre site. The proposed project includes approximately 0.15 acres of permanent impact to the NYS Freshwater Wetland RU-9 adjacent area and 0.4 acres of temporary disturbance to the wetland adjacent area.

The applicant operates an instrumented calibration and testing facility from an anchored barge on Seneca Lake related to underwater acoustic testing near the Village of Dresden. The Department has received an application to modify the referenced wastewater discharge permit.  This permit covers the discharge of non contact cooling water from a heat pump to Seneca Lake.  The proposed modification will change the discharge water temperature requirement.  The requirement to maintain a temperature difference not to exceed 3 degrees Fahrenheit between input and output is proposed to be replaced by a maximum discharge temperature to be equal or less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit.  This discharge will meet New York State Water Quality Standards with the proposed modification.

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve this modification.  As a tentative determination, the Department seeks comments on the proposed regulated activity prior to making a final decision on permit issuance.  A draft permit is available for review.