ENB Region 3 Completed Applications 07/05/2006

The applicant proposes to lay a stone wall with large stone (boulders) along the foot of the eroding and sliding embankment of the Dry Brook (Index Number D-70-80-2; Class C(TS)) for a length of approximately 375 feet.  The project site is located one half mile south on Dry Brook Road from the intersection with Todd Mountain Road.  

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received an

application to re-issue the following EPA minor Private/Commercial/In-

stitutional State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (P/C/I SPDES)

permit.  DEC has made a tentative determination to re-issue this permit

for a five-year period, maintaining the current effluent limitations and

monitoring and reporting requirements.  This permit involves the surface

discharge of 2,000 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste to an

unnamed trib of Rondout Creek.

Additional information including the current permit, renewal

applications, and supporting documentation may be obtained from or

inspected at the NYSDEC central office in Albany.  Substantive comments

on the permit or requests for hearing or both must be submitted in

writing to the contact person.

SPDES Number:  NY 0166065

The applicant proposes to restore stream flow through approximately 1300 linear feet of eroded and blocked stream channel by constructing a variety of flow modification measures and stream embankment improvements within the Sawkill Creek, Class B(t), including construction of boulder barriers to redirect stream flow into the original obstructed stream channel, construction of  new rip-rap and stone and wooden revetments to repair eroded areas of embankment, excavation of gravel and cobble deposits, removal of debris, and regrading of the stream channel.  The project is being undertaken to correct existing erosion and to prevent further erosion of stream embankments, control deposition of sediments, and prevent flooding.  The project is located on the Sawkill Creek east of the intersection of Yerry Hill Road and Dixon Avenue  in the Town of Woodstock, Ulster County.