ENB Region 3 Completed Applications 02/28/2007

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received an application to renew State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) # NY 010 2806, for Tuxedo Heights Condominiums in the town of Southfields.  This is a pre-existing Private/Commercial/Institutional SPDES permit.  DEC has made a tentative determination to renew this permit and set a standard five year term maintaining current effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements.  This permit involves the surface discharge of up to 18,900 gallons per day of treated sanitary waste into Ramapo River, a class C(T) water.

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 construction portions of an outdoor, recreational complex within State-designated Freshwater Wetland J-3 (Class II) and its 100-foot adjacent area. The project site is located on the southeast side of Oakland Avenue, south of the intersection with Osborn Road.  The project involves the re-development of a brownfield remediation site by constructing one baseball field, one mult-purpose athletic field, and associated parking.  The project will involve the filling and grading within approximately 0.39 acre of the wetland and 1.7 acres of the wetland 100-foot adjacent area.  To mitigate wetland impacts, the applicant has already undertaken a brownfield remediation project on the site and provided 1 acre of enhanced 100-foot adjacent area.  Further maintenance of the remaining wetland and adjacent area will also be undertaken to manage invasive Phragmites australis and other invasive plants. This will be accomplished by the proposed treatment of identified areas of infestation, which will not to exceed 9 acres, with the herbicide glyphosate and replanting with native species as needed.

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.