ENB Region 1 Completed Applications 08/30/2006

The Department has prepared a Draft Permit and has made a tentative determination to approve this application for an Air State Facility permit pursuant to Article 19 (Air Pollution Control) of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL).  The facility operates internal an combustion engine fueled by landfill gases to generate electricity.  The facility's potential to emit (PTE) oxides of nitrogen (NOx) no longer exceeds the major facility threshold of 25 tons per year (tpy).  The proposed State Facility Permit caps NOx emissions at the facility to less than 22.5 tpy. The facility has agreed to accept permit conditions that will limit facility wide emissions of oxides of nitrogen at 22.5 tons per year.  The decrease in emissions is due directly to the decrease in landfill gases generated by the landfill.  By accepting these state and federally enforceable limits the facility will not be subject to the provisions of the Title V operating permit program.  The application and the draft permit are available for review at the Region 1 office in Stony Brook.  The facility is located at the Oceanside Landfill, Long Beach Rd. and Mott Ave. in the Hamlet of Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County

The applicant proposes to install an irrigation well to be drilled to a depth of 250feet and having a capacity of 50 gallons per minute.  The site is located at  Coachman Court, Old Westbury, Town of North Hempstead.

The applicant proposes to create an area of intertidal and high marsh from an upland area in an existing cove.  Five hundred thirty-two cu. yds. of material will be excavated from the approximately 45' x 60' area.  The area will then be lined with geotextiles and planted with native wetland species to stabilize the slopes.  An 8' x 107' pier with an irregular 24' x 36' observation platform will be constructed across the newly created tidal marsh. Upland improvements including an asphalt parking lot, concrete paths, crushed oyster shell paths, and a pavilion are also proposed.  The purpose of the project is to create tidal marsh habitat, provide facilities for a marine education program, and make aesthetic improvements to an area to be used for passive community recreation.  The project is located on the north side of West End Avenue at its terminus at Oyster Bay Harbor in Oyster Bay Hamlet in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, NCTM# 27-A-5, 33,222 & 223.  The Department has made a tentative determination to issue a Tidal Wetlands permit for the proposed project under Article 25 of the Environmental Conservation Law and has prepared a draft permit.  This tentative determination indicates that the project is considered to satisfy regulatory standards for permit issuance, based on information available to the Department at this time.  As a tentative determination, the Department seeks comments on the proposed regulated activity prior to making a final decision on permit issuance.  As such, this tentative determination does not signify Department approval for, or endorsement of, the activity for which a permit is sought or for the overall proposed project.  

Applicant proposes to construct one 25" x 14" diameter public supply  well with the capacity to pump 1300 gpm.  The well will be approximately 360' deep and will be located at the Circle Drive well field, Wyandanch, Town of Babylon

The applicant proposes to treat 53.5 acres of Phragmites australis adjacent to the Carman's River with a ground based application of Aquamaster Herbicide, EPA Registration # 524-343, common name glyphosate. Afterwards, the dead canes will be mowed, prescribe burned and/or allowed to decay naturally.  The project is located at the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, 360 Smith Road, Shirley, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposes to treat 166 acres of Phagmites australis adjacent to the Carman's River.  The method of treatment will be an aerial based application of Aquamaster Herbicide, EPA Registration #524-343.  The dead canes will later be mowed, prescribe burned and/or allowed to decay naturally.  The project is located at the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, 360 Smith Road, Shirley, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County.

Applicant proposes to chemically control filamentous algae by applying algaecide Cutrine Plus to lake surface. Project is located at Heckscher Town Park Lake, Huntington.