ENB Region 8 Completed Applications 03/07/2007

The Department has made a tentative determination to modify the SPDES permit for the Seneca Foods Leicester facility which discharges treated vegetable process waste water effluent on to two onsite spray fields.  The permit modification includes the elimination of outfall 001 and three monitoring points that were associated with the east spray field because it is no longer used; the elimination of the outfall for the sanitary effluent to groundwater from the permit because it is being sent to sewers;  and the elimination of the chlorides limit from the monitoring wells due to naturally occurring high chloride levels in the groundwater (Note: these wells will continue to be monitored for chlorides). Finally, the monitoring locations page has been revised to reflect these changes.  As a tentative determination, the Department seeks comments prior to making a final decision. The draft permit is available for review and comment at NYSDEC Region 8.  

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 received an Air State Facility permit application from Kraft Foods North America, Inc. for manufacture of various cheeses (Italian, Mozzarella, Ricotta) and produces whey powder through a drying process.  The facility does also mixing, pasteurization, and homogenization.  Kraft treats process wastes in an on-site wastewater treatment facility (WWTF).  The facility proposes to add six new anaerobic reactors and an 8-inch waste gas flare.  The biogas generated by the reactors will be treated by one of 5 boilers or flared.  The boilers can also burn biogas/natural gas mix, natural gas (NG), and No. 6 fuel oil.  The facility also operates exempt sources including NG fired whey dryers and WWTF boilers.

As part of this application, the applicant has proposed to restrict facility potentials to cap emissions of sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide  to below the applicability thresholds in 6 NYCRR Part 201-6 (Title V) by limiting No. 6 Fuel oil use to 675,000 gallons per any consecutive 12 months and by limiting the fuels sulfur content to 1.5% by weight. To verify compliance, a cap tracking system will be implemented where records of fuel use consumed will be tracked, calculated, and recorded.  This facility was previously able to cap by rule pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 201-7.3, due to emissions less than 50 percent of Part 201-6 (Title V) thresholds.  

The application and draft permit are available for review at the Region 8 NYSDEC office. The Draft Air State Facility Permit may be viewed or downloaded as a .pdf file at: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dardata/boss/afs/draft_asf.html.

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 modification to an existing SPDES permit held by the RE Ginna Nuclear Power Plant for an existing discharge of circulating cooling water, service water from pumps, and boiler blowdown of 520 million gallons per day discharged to Lake Ontario.  The modification includes a revision to the Schedule for Compliance for Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) including a delay in the submittal of the TRC workplan to allow the facility to evaluate the use of non-chlorinated chemicals.  The modification also includes elimination of limits which are obsolete (limits for operation prior to the implementation of the extended power uprate) and other administrative changes.  As a tentative determination, the Department seeks comments on the proposed activity prior to making a final decision.  The file is available for review and comment at NYSDEC Region 8 office in Avon.  

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.