ENB Region 4 Completed Applications 01/10/2007

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Operations,

is applying for a Water Quality Certificate for the replacement of the Colgate Lake Dam to meet New York State Dam Safety criteria for spillway capacity and stability. Temporary construction access will require the installation of a temporary stabilized stream crossing.

The existing earthen and concrete dam will be removed following completion of the new dam and the spoils from it  will be spread/buried on site  at an upland location northwest of the proposed emergency spillway. The  project site is located on the East Kill in the Town of  Jewett, Greene County.  

Filed application documents, and Department draft permits where applicable, are available for inspection under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law during normal business hours at the address of the contact person.

The Department has made a tentative determination to issue a permit for a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit under Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation Law.  The proposed permit is for 1200 gpd of treated sanitary wastewater from an existing facility, discharging to Brown Brook.   The facility is Carmody West (formerly Emmetts Restaurant, on State Route 7 & County Route 100, in the town of Hoosick.  This tentative determination indicates that the discharge regulated under this statute 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.  A draft permit is available for inspection and comment at the Region 4 office.   SPDES # NY-0268763

Filed application documents, and Department draft permits where applicable, are available for inspection under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law during normal business hours at the address of the contact person.

The applicant proposes to construct 13 new residential townhouse structures, each three to five units in size, for a total of 48 units, on approximately 10.8 acres of a 12.6 acre parcel. Development will also include the installation of roadways, utilities and stormwater management structures.  As proposed, the project will cause a permanant loss of approximately 0.27 acres of Federal wetlands and approximately 185 linear feet of stream channel disturbance.  To mitigate for wetland losses, the applicant proposes to protect approximately 1.58 acres of remaining wetlands and 1.34 acres of adjacent upland on the site via a permanent deed restriction.  The applicant has also proposed to enhance/create approximately 0.75 acres of forested wetland on the site.  The project is located on Maple Avenue just north of the Alplaus Avenue intersection.

Filed application documents, and Department draft permits where applicable, are available for inspection under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law during normal business hours at the address of the contact person.