ENB Region 6 Completed Applications 04/25/2007

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve an application for the modification of an existing State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit for Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Utica Terminal facility on Wurz Avenue in The City of Utica, County of Oneida, under Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation Law. The applicant is proposing onsite activated carbon treatment of stormwater from their loading rack area. The treated flow would then pass through an oil and water seporator and ultimately be discharged at existing outfall 001 to the Mohawk River. The Mohawk River at this location has a water quality classification and standard of "C" . Currently the loading rack stormwater is run through and oil and water seporator and then stored in a 12,000 gallon tank untill it is hauled to an approved treatment facility.

A draft permit is availible for inspection and comment at the Region 6 Suboffice in Utica. Refer to this application by application number listed above and SPDES number NY0098248.

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 a 19 lot subdivision of which 15 lots will be partially within the boundary of Freshwater Wetland  PR-15 or it's regulated adjacent area. PR-15 is a class II, 659 acre wetland. There will be a .05 acre impact to the wetland from access road development. Deeds to lots containing portions of the freshwater wetland or the 100 foot adjacent area shall contain a notice of the wetland's presence and regulatory requirements.

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.

This Department has received a request to issue a permit and has drafted an Article 19

(Air Pollution Control) of the Environmental Conservation Law, an Air State Facility Permit, at the facility located at Curran Renewable Energy, LLC, 16 & 20 Commerce Dr, Massena, NY,   13622.

The Department has made a tentative determination to approve the application of the Curran Renewable Energy, LLC facility, a wood pellet manufacturing facility.  The State Facility Permit allows the operation of Emission unit 1-0000, which includes an 55 mmbtu/hr wood fired rotary drum dryer, wood chippers, wood pelletizers, pellet coolers, screens and exempt and trivial sources. The facility has capped out of Title V. Permitting requirements by tracking and restricting its facility emissions of total VOCs below 45 tons per year, emissions of Carbon Monoxide and PM-10 below 90 tons per year.

The draft permit with conditions is available for review in the Region 6 NYS DEC office in Watertown, New York.

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.