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ENB - Region 3 Notices 1/18/2012 - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
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Combined Notice of Complete Application and Notice of Acceptance of Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS), Public hearing and Public Comment Period
Applicant: United Water New York Inc.360 West Nyack Road
Application Numbers: DEC # 3-3922-00221/00001 - Part 601 Water Supply
DEC# 3-3922-00221/00002 - Part 608 Protection of Water
DEC # 3-3922-00221/00003 - Section 401 Water Quality Certification
DEC # 3-3922- 00221/00004 - Part 750 State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Description: The Applicant's services and rates to customers are regulated by the New York State Public Service Commission. An Order issued by the Public Service Commission on December 14, 2006, and an Order issued by the Public Service Commission on July 20, 2010 that continued the obligations of the previous Order, require the Applicant to increase the average water supply for Rockland County by a total of 1.5 MGD, and to increase the peak supply by a total of 7.1 MGD by the end of 2015. The Orders also require that United Water New York Inc. (United Water) build and operate a long-term major water supply project that will provide additional water to meet the needs of Rockland County beyond 2015. The proposed project, the Haverstraw Water Supply Project, is Applicant's proposed alternative to meeting the requirements of the 2006 and 2010 Orders to build and operate a long-term water supply project.
The proposed project will withdraw a maximum of 10 million gallons per day (MGD) of water from the Hudson River for the purpose of providing a maximum of 7.5 MGD of potable water to the United Water water supply distribution system serving Rockland County. The project will be developed in three phases, based on growth in water demand in Rockland County, with each phase capable of producing 2.5 MGD. The first phase would be operational at the end of 2015 in accordance with the 2006 and 2010 Orders.
Location: The project, consisting of the three primary components, will be located in the Town of Haverstraw, Rockland County. The water intake structure will be located in Haverstraw Bay on the Hudson River. The intake structure will be submerged underwater and located adjacent to U.S. Gypsum's dock and conveyor structure. The Applicant originally proposed that the intake structure would be located approximately 1200 - 1500 feet into the Hudson River, east of the pumping station located off of Beach Road. After further review, the Applicant has proposed an alternate intake location which is approximately 900 feet into the Hudson River and lies adjacent to U.S. Gypsum's dock and conveyor structure. This location, which is within a previously disturbed area of Haverstraw Bay, is the Applicant's proposed location for the intake structure.
The onshore pump station will be located off of Beach Road on property currently owned by U.S. Gypsum. The water treatment plant will be located adjacent to the now-closed Haverstraw landfill and the Haverstraw Joint Regional Sewage Treatment Plant.
Intake Structure and Raw Water Intake System
The water will be withdrawn from the Hudson River through an intake structure located in Haverstraw Bay. The intake structure will consist of five wedgewire screens with a slot width of 0.5 mm with an approach velocity of 0.25 feet per second and a through-slot velocity of 0. 50 feet per second or less. The intake structure would be supported by a concrete base installed below the river bottom, with piles that will be placed into bedrock approximately 180 to 200 feet below the river bottom. The construction of the intake structure will require the placement of steel sheeting into the river bottom to serve as a cofferdam in order to create a dry work zone, approximately 2,500 square feet in size, for installation of the intake structure and piping. Silt/turbidity curtains will be used to control sediments during in water construction.
An approximately 900-foot-long intake tunnel for the raw water intake piping will be installed under the bed of the Hudson River via micro boring technique between the intake structure and onshore intake pumping station.
The installation of the intake structure and tunnel will require excavation of sediment from the Hudson River.
Pumping Station and Water Treatment Plant
A 3,000-square-foot onshore intake pumping station and raw water transmission main will be constructed to pump the water withdrawn from the Hudson River to the water treatment plant. The water treatment plant will consist of an integrated series of interconnected buildings to accommodate the equipment necessary for a multi-step water treatment process. The water treatment facilities will include pretreatment for solids removal, filtration, reverse osmosis, and finished water storage. From the water treatment plant, new water main connections would allow distribution of the finished water to United Water's water system.
The installation of the water intake line from the pumping station to the water treatment plant will require the disturbance of less than 0.10 acres of federal wetlands. In addition, the construction of the water treatment plant will require the disturbance of 1.8 acres of areas that may be determined to be federal wetlands.
Discharges from the Water Treatment Process
The residual liquid wastes from the filtration, reverse osmosis, and filter press processes will be neutralized to meet industrial pretreatment permit requirements and ultimately discharged to the headworks of the Haverstraw Joint Regional Sewage Treatment Plant for treatment as part of the waste stream treated at the Plant. After treatment, wastewater would be discharged to the Hudson River pursuant to the Haverstraw Joint Regional Sewage Treatment Plant's SPDES Permit. The total volume of flow from the process to the Haverstraw Joint Regional Sewage Treatment Plant would be up to approximately 92,000 gallons per day.
The reverse osmosis process will also generate a concentrated brine solution, the Reverse Osmosis Concentrate. The Reverse Osmosis Concentrate will be combined with the Haverstraw Joint Regional Sewage Treatment Plant treated effluent and discharged to the Hudson River through the Haverstraw Joint Regional Sewage Treatment Plant's outfall. The Applicant will be required to comply with Department SPDES permit effluent requirements.
Environmental Conservation Law and Implementing Regulations
State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) §§17-0801 - 17-0831, the Applicant has filed an application with Department for a permit to discharge the Reverse Osmosis Concentrate to the Hudson River through the Haverstraw Joint Regional Sewage Treatment Plant's outfall. Department Staff concludes that the applications for these permits are complete within the meaning of 6 NYCRR §621.2(f) and has tentatively determined to issue a permit. Consequently, Department Staff has prepared a draft permit. Department Staff has determined that the conditions in the draft permit authorize the proposed activities and assure conformance of the facility with the standards for permit issuance set forth in 6 NYCRR § 750.
The Applicant also intends to seek coverage under the SPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Activities (GP-0-10-001) for construction of the facilities, including the intake pumping station, raw water transmission main, and the water treatment plant.
Protection of Water/ Water Quality Certification Pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) §§ 15-0501 - 15-0516 Protection of Water and the Clean Water Act Part 401 Water Quality Certification, the Applicant has filed an application with the Department for a permit for the excavation and placement of fill in a navigable waterbody and a water quality certification for activities related to the waterbody and additional activities on the site under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Department Staff has concluded that the applications for these permits are complete within the meaning of 6 NYCRR §621.2(f) and has tentatively determined to issue a permit. Consequently, Department Staff has prepared a draft permit. Department Staff has determined that the conditions in the draft permit authorize the proposed activities and assure conformance of the facility with the standards for permit issuance set forth in 6 NYCRR §608.8.
Water SupplyPursuant to Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) § 15-1501 Water Supply, the Applicant has filed an application with the Department for a permit for the development of potable water for distribution purposes. Department Staff has concluded that the applications for these permits are complete within the meaning of 6 NYCRR §621.2(f) and has tentatively determined to issue a permit. Consequently, Department Staff has prepared a draft permit. Department Staff has determined that the conditions in the draft permit authorize the proposed activities and assure conformance of the facility with the standards for permit issuance set forth in 6 NYCRR § 601.6.
Environmental Conservation Law and Implementing Regulations: In addition to the specific statutes and regulations cited above, the subject SPDES and water supply permit applications and the water quality certification are being processed by the Department pursuant to ECL Article 3, Title 3 (General Functions), ECL Article 17 (Water Pollution Control), ECL Article 15 (Protection of Water) and 6 NYCRR Part 621 (Uniform Procedures), Parts 750-758 (State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System), Part 601 (Water Supply), Part 608 (Protection of Water) and the Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification.
State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Status: The Department Staff has determined that the proposed project is a Type I action as designated by 6 NYCRR § 617.4(b)(6)(ii). A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) has been prepared and NYS DEC, as lead agency, has determined the Draft EIS is adequate for public review. Pursuant to 6 NYCRR §617.9(a) (4) NYS DEC has made the determination to hold a public hearing, the details of which are provided below in the legislative hearing section of this notice.
State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Status: An evaluation of the proposed project's potential impacts to cultural resources has been completed. Based on the information provided in the evaluation, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) determined that the pilot plant for the project, which affected the same sites as the proposed project's pumping station and raw water main route, will have "No Effect" on register eligible historic structures. The NYS OPRHP also determined that the proposed project's water treatment plant, intake pumping station, and the proposed raw water main route will have no effect on register eligible archaeological resources; and that four other potential raw water main routes and one potable water main route will require further evaluation for potential effects to archaeological resources.
Coastal Zone Management: This project is located in a Coastal Zone. The Town of Haverstraw does not have a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, and therefore, the Applicant must file a consistency certification with the New York State Department of State with respect to the Coastal Management Program policies.
Tentative NYS DEC Staff Position and Document Availability: Department Staff has reviewed the Applicant's application materials and supporting documentation and has determined that they meet the completeness requirements of 6 NYCRR Part 621. A tentative determination has been made to approve this application and prepare draft permits. It has been determined that all SPDES program statutory and regulatory criteria can be met through the imposition of effluent limitations and special permit conditions. For the SPDES permit, Department staff has incorporated effluent limits based on an analysis of the receiving water.
The Draft EIS, application materials, fact sheets, the draft SPDES permit, draft Water Supply and draft Excavation and Fill permit/Water Quality Certification are available for review at the following locations during normal business hours between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday:
Contact: Christopher Hogan (518) 402-9151
Contact: Daniel Whitehead (845) 256-3041.
The Draft EIS, application materials, fact sheets, the draft SPDES permit, draft Water Supply and the draft Excavation and Fill permit/Water Quality Certification are also available for review at the following locations during normal business hours:
Town of Haverstraw Office of Town Clerk
One Rosman Road
Haverstraw King's Daughters Library
Phone: (845) 429-3445
United Water New York Office
360 West Nyack Road
Phone: (845) 623-1500
NYS DEC website at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/58678.html.
United Water Haverstraw Water Supply Project website at: http://haverstrawwatersupplyproject.com/
Public Comments and Hearings
All written comments concerning the Draft EIS, draft SPDES permit, draft Water Supply permit or draft Excavation and Fill/Water Quality Certification must be submitted to the Department Contact Person listed below by March 19, 2012. Comments sent by regular mail must be postmarked no later than March 19, 2012. Email and Fax comments must be received by 5 p.m. (EDT), March 19, 2012. All public comments on these permits will be reviewed by Department Staff to determine whether they raise substantive and significant issues that warrant further review through adjudication. Specific comments must be supported by full documentation and references should be limited to readily available information.
Legislative Public Hearing: Legislative hearing sessions to receive unsworn statements from the public on the Draft EIS, applications and the draft permits, described above, will be held before Administrative Law Judge Helene Goldberger.
Times: 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Location: Town of Haverstraw Town Hall
All persons, organizations, corporations, or government agencies which may be affected by the proposed project are invited to attend the public hearing and to submit oral or written comments. It is not necessary to file in advance to speak at the legislative hearing. Lengthy statements should be in writing and summarized for oral presentation. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker to afford everyone an opportunity to be heard. Equal weight will be given to both oral and written statements. The hearing location is fully accessible to persons with mobility impairment. Interpreter services shall be made available to deaf persons at no charge upon written request to the Administrative Law Judge at least 10 days prior to the hearing, pursuant to the State Administrative Procedures Act.
Contact: Christopher Hogan, NYS DEC - Division of Environmental Permits, 625 Broadway, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-1750, Phone: (518) 402-9167, Fax: (518) 402-9168, E-mail: deppermitting@dec.ny.gov.
Orange County - The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP), as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Decommissioning of Eagle Lake Dam, Sterling Forest State Park will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves the decommissioning of a dam on Eagle Lake, a 7.8 acre lake within Sterling Forest State Park, by breaching it. The lake has an earthen dam which often overtops and floods the road that runs along the top of the dam due to outlet problems. Instead of repairing the outlet, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) - Region 3 Dam Safety Unit suggested breaching the dam instead. This is a highly cost effective alternative to repairing the dam and will resolve the current flooding issues. Following the breach the majority of the lake area will be returned to a wetland. It is estimated that perhaps about a third of the existing lake bed will remain as shallow standing water. Project plans include the use of native plants for restoration of the lake bed, including those preferred by species of special concern. The project is located on Eagle Valley Road, Sterling Forest State Park, Town of Tuxedo, New York.
Contact: Edwina Belding, NYS OPRHP, Agency Building 1, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12238, Phone: (518) 474 0409.
Westchester County - The Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Eastview Holdings, LLC Rezoning Request may have a significant adverse impact on the environment and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement must be prepared. A public scoping session will be held on January 25, 2012 at 8:45 p.m. at the Town of Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY. The action involves amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the Town of Greenburgh creating a new DS-50 (Designed Shopping District containing 50 acres or more) Zone and to rezone an approximately 100 ± acre site to the proposed new zone, in order to allow for the development of commercial buildings on the site.
The site consists of three (3) zoning districts; approximately 10 acres of the premises fronting on Route 100C is Zoned M-10 (Multi-Family), 61.68 acres on the south and east of the interior loop road is zoned M-6 (Multi-Family), and the balance of the premises is zoned OB (Office Business), which is a mixed use district which permits residential use (one-family dwellings at the density of the R-10 zoning district). The proposed project consists rezoning the property to the proposed new DS-50 zoning district to permit flexibility in the design and development of a planned commercial center containing diverse commercial uses that are intended to promote the economic and efficient use of land.
The Applicant has submitted a petition to rezone the Site, in accordance with the provisions of Section 285-64Aof the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Greenburgh, and requests an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the Town of Greenburgh.
The project is located at 777 Old Saw Mill River Road in Tarrytown, Town of Greenburgh, New York.
Contact: Thomas Madden, Town of Greenburgh, 177 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY 10607, Phone: (914) 993-1505, E-mail: tmadden@greenburghny.com.
Westchester County - The Irvington Planning Board, as lead agency, has accepted a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed Mercy College Faculty Buildings and Related Improvements. A public hearing on the Draft EIS will be held on February 1, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. at the Village of Irvington Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Irvington, NY. The Draft EIS is available from the Irvington Village Building Department; the Irvington Public Library, 12 South Astor Street, Irvington and on line at: www.turnermillergroup.com.
The action involves the construction of three separate buildings of various sizes, totaling approximately 18,000 square feet, to be utilized for faculty office space, a 2,000 square foot addition to an existing building to be used for meeting space on the existing Mercy College Campus in the 1F-80 Zoning District with associated parking areas and drives. The proposed Action also includes the conversion of approximately 5,000 square feet of existing office space in the existing Mercy Hall to dormitory beds. The project proposes to be connected to public water and sewer. The project is located at 555 Broadway in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
Contact: Robert Mackie, Village of Irvington, 85 Main Street, Irvington, NY 10533, Phone: (914) 591-8335.