ENB Region 9 Completed Applications 05/10/2006

Application of the aquatic herbicide Dipotassium salt of endothall (active ingredient in Aquathol K) to nine selected areas, totaling approximately 30 acres, of Lime Lake to control Eurasian milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) and various species of pondweeds. Lime Lake is an approximately 159 acre lake located east of NYS Route 16 between Zoulke Road and Hazelmere Avenue.

The Department has drafted an Air State Facility (ASF) Permit pursuant to Article 19 (Air Pollution Control) of the NYS Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) and Federal Clean Air Act Amendments and made a tentative determination to approve this application for Nestle Purina PetCare Company's pet food manufacturing facility located at 3800 Middle Road to allow for greater flexibility in terms of fuel usage at the facility. The facility is currently operating under an Air Facility Registration (AFR).  Under the AFR, the facility was capped by rule in order to avoid Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements and major facility, Title V permitting.  Natural gas has been the facility's main source of fuel.  The firm now desires greater flexibility by burning both No. 6 oil and natural gas.  This will require a higher emission cap than is allowed by the AFR cap-by-rule limitation.  To accomplish this higher cap limit, the firm submitted an application for an ASF Permit.  The draft ASF Permit includes a Federally enforceable emission cap limiting Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) emissions based on fuel usage.  NOx emissions are also limited below the major source and NOx RACT applicability threshold.  The facility will remain minor for New Source Review for both NOx and SO2.  

As part of Phase IV of the River Meadows Subdivision, it is proposed to construct a 1.004 acre detention pond of which approximately 0.75 acre will be within the regulated 100 foot wide adjacent area of the Grand Island Boulevard (TW-9) Wetland, a class I wetland.  The detention pond is needed to comply with the new Stormwater Phase II permit criteria.  The River Meadows Subdivision is located west of Baseline Road just south of Woods Creek.