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DEC has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan for a site known as Copyrite Plastic Sheets, site ID C203151. This site is located in the Borough of Bronx within the County of Bronx, and is located at 261 Grand Concourse. Public comments about the application and draft work plan must be submitted by November 19, 2021.

Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the site and how to comment.

Project documents can be reviewed online at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203151/

And at:

New York Public Library - Woodstock Branch
761 East 160th Street
Bronx, NY 10456

Bronx Community Board 1
3024 Third Avenue
Bronx, NY 10455

Project Description:

The Department has determined that the applications to renew the Title V (Air) and Title IV (Acid Rain) permits for the Greenidge Generating Station (Facility) are complete for the purposes of public review and comment. The Department has prepared draft Title V and Title IV permits, subject to public comment or other information, for the Facility, located in the Town of Dresden, Yates County. The Facility is a primarily natural gas-fired electric generating plant, with a generating capacity of approximately 107 megawatts (MW) with a maximum heat input which is limited to 1,117 million BTUs per hour. While the Department is making a draft Title V and Title IV permit available for public review and comment, the Department has not made a tentative or final determination to issue any final permit for the Facility.

Document Availability:

The renewal application and draft permits can be viewed on the Department's Permit Documentation for Notable Projects at https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6061.html .

Written Comments:

Comments on these draft permits must be submitted in writing to the Department by no later than November 19, 2021.

Electronic submission of comments must be submitted to NYS DEC at: Comment.GreenidgeGenerating2021@dec.ny.gov

Comments may also be submitted via USPS mail to: Chris Hogan, NYS DEC - Division of Environmental Permits, Bureau of Energy Project Management, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-1750.

DEC invites the public to comment about a draft plan to investigate contamination related to the River North, site ID #C243045 (Staten Island, Richmond County) within New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program. Public comments about the draft plan will be accepted through November 19, 2021.

Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the draft plan and how to comment.

Project documents can be reviewed online at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C243045/

And at:

Great Kills Library
56 Giffords Lane
Staten Island, NY 10308
(718) 984-6670

Staten Island Community Board 1
1 Edgewater Plaza, Suite 217
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 981-6900

The full moon falls on or near a Friday each month this fall. During these guided programs, we’ll explore Five Rivers by moonlight. We’ll follow a different trail each evening, watching and listening for creatures of the night. Distance covered will be one to two miles.

Space is limited. Call 518-475-0291 by the Tuesday before each Ramble to register.

In the event of severe weather, these programs will be canceled.