ENB Region 3 Completed Applications 05/17/2006

The applicant proposes to construct a driveway with culvert pipe within State-designated Wetland PQ-45 (Class II) and the 100 foot adjacent area to access a new single family residence. The driveway will impact approximately 0.08 acres of wetland and 0.63 acres of wetland buffer.   The project site is located on the north side of Route 52 before Nicholson Road, Town of East Fishkill.

The applicant proposes to treat Spring Lake (AKA Little Buck Mountain Pond) with the aquatic herbicides Sonar (active ingredient: fluridone) and Rodeo (active ingredient: glyphosate) for the control of nuisance aquatic growth.  The project site is located generally west of the intersection of Farmers Mills Road and Gipsy Trail Road.  A portion of State-designated Freshwater Wetland LC-4 is located within Spring Lake. Approximately 9 acres of the 19-acre lake would be treated with Sonar for the control of largeleaf pondweed and watershield, and approximately 1 acre of lake would be treate with Rodeo for the control of Phragmites australis.

The applicant proposes demolition and landscaping activities within the 100-foot adjacent area of State-designated Freshwater Wetland NA-4 (Class I).  The project site is located between Pine View Road and the Hackensack River, on the east side of Western Highway (County Route 15).  The proposal involves the demolition of an existing concrete pad of approximately 900 square feet, removal of an existing metal shed of approximately 200 square feet and removal of an existing gravel driveway.  The disturbed portions of the 100-foot adjacent area will be landscaped with native plant species and allowed to revert to a natural condition.  Additional site improvements will be constructed outside the regulated wetland and 100-foot adjacent area, which include new commercial storage, office and operation buildings.