ENB Region 6 Completed Applications 05/10/2006

The applicant proposes to develop and operate a 25.1 acre limestone mine on a 97.5 acre parcel owned by Steven J. Hall, 3128 NY-12E, Cape Vincent, New York 13618.  The site is located approximately 300' north of NYS Route 12E, 175' west of County Route 4, and 3.25 miles east of the Village of Cape Vincent.  Blasting will take place two to three times a year to facilitate excavation.  The material will be used for local highway projects and the life of mine is anticipated to be for a period of approximately six years.

The applicant proposes to expand an existing 62.9 acre life of mine sand and gravel operation to include an additional 26.35 acres and to modify the current mine processing to include the mining of limestone.  This will result in a new life of mine of 89.35 acres. The site is located on a 130.8 parcel owned by the applicant, and located 2,000' east of CR 47, 4,700' south of Pennock Road, and 1.9 miles south of of Great Bend.  It is expected that blasting will take place two to three times a year to facilitate excavation. On-site processing is proposed, with crushing and screening equipment.  Final reclamation plans include an 89 acre lake and upland open space.

The applicant proposes to construct an access across regulated freshwater wetland RF-7, a 5404 acre Class I wetland.  The site is located near the southern end of the wetland on Barter Creek, approximately 0.5 miles northeast of the hamlet of Dekalb.  A 36' long x 6' wide wooden bridge would be used to cross Barter Creek and the remaining wetland crossing of approximately 130' would consist of a 6' wide trail on a geotextile base with gravel fill and logs along the edge to contain the trail material.  The trail would allow access to a large portion of the applicants property, currently isolated.

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve this application for a modification to an existing SPDES permit. The modification includes the addition of an outfall (002) for storm water runoff. Also the inclusion of a temperature limit and an increase in the effluent flow limit from the main treated process and non-contact cooling water outfall (001). The two outfalls discharge to the Deer River. Coolbrands Dairy Inc. operates a dairy in North Lawrence, St. Lawrence County.

The applicant proposes to add three acres to a permitted six acre sand and gravel mine, located on a 130 acre parcel owned by Henry W. Basham, P.O. BOx 112, Hannawa Falls, New York 13647.  The site is further located approximately one half mile east of Hannawa Falls, 3800' south of the intersection of Pumpkin Hill Road and Benson Road, on the west side of Benson Road.