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General News: KJ to Build Well in Mountainville
February 22, 2013
See also, article from 2009: FEDERAL FUNDS FOR KJ PIPELINE UNLIKELY
Public Notice:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Environmental Permits
NYSDEC REGION 3 HEADQUARTERS
21 SOUTH PUTT CORNERS RD
NEW PALTZ, NY 12561-1620
(845) 256-3054
February 14,2013
Applicant:
VILLAGE OF KIRYAS JOEL
POBOX 566
MONROE, NY 10950-0566
Application ID: 3-3340-00284/00001
MOUNTAINVILLE PUMP STATION
Dear Applicant:
Please be advised ihat your application for a DEC permit(s) is complete and a technical review has commenced. Notice and the opportunity for public comment is required for this application. Enclosed is a Notice of Complete Application for your project. Please have the Notice published in the newspaper identified below once during the week 0[2/18/2013 on any day Monday through Friday.
The official newspaper of the Town (City) ofMONROE.
Contact the Town (City) Clerk's office to confinn the official newspaper.
On the Notice of Complete Application, that infonnation presented between the horizontal lines, on the enclosed page(s) should be published. Do not print this letter or the infonnation contained below the second horizontal line. Please request the newspaper publisher to provide you with a Proof of Publication for the Notice. Upon receipt of the Proof ofPublication promptly forward it to this office. You must provide the Proof ofPublication before a fmal decision can be rendered on your application. You are responsible for paying the cost ofpublishing the Notice in the newspaper.
Notification of this complete application is also being provided by this Department in the NYSDEC Enviromnental Notice Bulletin.
This notification does not signify approval of your application for pennit. Additional infonnation may be requested from you at a future date, if deemed necessary to reach a decision on your application.
Your project is classified major under the Unifonn Procedures Act. Accordingly, a decision is due within 90 days of the date ofthis notice unless a public hearing is held, which may extend this time frame. If a public hearing is necessary, you will be notified.
If you have any questions please contact me at the above address or phone number above.
THIS IS NOT A PERMIT
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Notice of Complete Application
Date: 0211412013
Applicant: VILLAGE OF KlRYAS JOEL
PO BOX 566
MONROE, NY 10950-0566
Facility: MOUNTAINVILLE PUMP STATION
W SIDE OF RTE 32 - N OFMARANTHA DR
MOUNTAINVILLE, NY
Application ID: 3-3340~00284/0000 1
Permits(s) Appliedfor: I ~ Article 15 Title 15 Water Supply
Project is located: in MONROE in ORANGE COUNTY
Project Description: .
The applicant proposes to construct a new water supply well (Mountainville Well No.1) with 425 gallon per minute (612,000 gpd) capacity to supplement the Village of Kiryas Joel potable water supply system. The project includes construction of approximately 620 linear feet of new 8" diameter HDPE water main, 1500 gallon storage tank, pump house, and associated system components. When completed, the proposed new well will be connected (via 8" main) to a new water transmission main (Phase 1) to be constructed along a portion of Route 32 allowing the Village to connect its existing water supply infrastructure to the NYC Catskill Aqueduct at a point located in the Town of Newburgh. [The Village's proposed pipeline connection to the Catskill Aqueduct is a separate action for a new 13+ mile long water main to be constructed along existing roadway corridors.] The Mountainville Well No., 1 proposal will also consolidate all prior Water Supply permit approvals
issued to the Village into one comprehensive permit, and will increase approved water taking from these (3) existing Village wells: Well No.6 - increase to 250 gpm; Well No. SA - increase to 160 gpm; and Well No. 13A - increase to 106 gpm. The total amount of proposed taking for all wells in the Village water supply system is 1,928,800 gpd (approximately 1.93 mIllion gallons per day); the Village also proposes to temporarily take up to 2.54 MGD (until March 31, 2015). The new well is located on the 9.7 acre Village-owned Mountainville Pump Station Parcel on NYS Route 32 in the Town ofCoffiwall, Orange County.
Availability of Application Documents:
Filed application documents, and Department draft permits where applicable, are available for inspection during normal business hours at the address of the contact person. To ensure timely service at the time of inspection, it is recommended that an appointment be made with the contact person.
State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination
Project is a Type I action and will not have a significant effect on the environment. A coordinated review with other involved agencies was performed and a Negative Declaration is on file.
SEQR Lead Agency Kiryas Joel Village Board
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State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination
A cultural resources survey has been completed. Based on information provided in the survey report, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) has determined that the proposed activity will have no impact on registered or eligible archaeological sites or historic structures. No further review in accordance with SHPA is required.
DEC Commissioner Policy 29, Environmental Justice and Permitting (CP-29)
It has been determined that the proposed action is not subject to CP-29.
Availability For Public Comment
Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than 03/08/2013
or 16 days after the publication date of this notice, whichever is later.
CC List for Complete Notice
Contact Person f2.. 5 13
R SCOTT BALLARD
NYSDEC
21 SOUTH PUTT CORNERS RD
NEW PALTZ, NY 12561-1620
845-256-2250
G. Szegedin, Village Administrator
M. Sterthous, Esq.
D. Nichol, Esq.
Supervisor, Town of Cornwall
P. Hammond, Deputy Commissioner - OCQPW
OCHD
B. Rogers, PE - NYSDOH
S. Karimipour, DEC Regional Water Engineer (ecc)
P. FerracanelN. Browne - Division ofWater (ecc)
A. Roy - Division of Water (ecc)
J. Garry/E. Schmitt - Division of Water (ecc)
L. Masi - Fish Wildlife & Marine resources (ecc)
T. Cusack, CPG - Leggette Brashears & Graham, Inc.
G. Stuart, PE - CDM Smith
T. Murphy - NYCDEP (Valhalla)
A. Wieder, Mayor - Village ofKiryas Joel
Planning Board, Town of Cornwall
C. Krebs, Esq. - Office of General Counsel (ecc)
ENB
Comments:
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Does anyone really believe our tax dollars won't pay for this? KJ couldn't survive without pandering politicians giving them our money.Who else would have been approved to tap the Aqueduct? It's all about votes, folks.Disgusting!
posted by Bob Reid on 02/22/13 at 6:13 PM
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This looks like a nothing request, but it is HUGE HUGE HUGE. I'm not sure why this well allows them to then try to hook into the Catskill Aquaduct system that feeds NYC that other communities have NOT been allowed to hook into (being told that the supply is for NYC only). The communities that the water comes from are not even allowed to use the water in times of drought. KJ has been looking for a water source to allow their village to continue to grow at a ridiculous rate for a suburban community (have you driven through KJ lately!?!?). I really hope that this doesn't happen. KJ has not been a particularly good neighbor to Monroe or Woodbury, and if they continue their normal practices, they will not be a good neighbor of Mountainville or Cornwall. Feel free to look up the public turnouts to fight KJ. The people in Monroe and Woodbury--of which I am one--have nothing against the religion of the people living in KJ; what we find objectionable is the total disregard for the zoning law in a town. KJ puts properties into the correct position to then say "we want this property annexed into KJ;" when that happens, the zoning laws suddenly become the zoning laws of KJ and not the original town/village. Again, I ask: have you driven through KJ lately? If not, I strongly suggest that you do before allowing any KJ water or property request to be approved.
posted by Rhonda Growney on 02/22/13 at 9:11 PM
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Everyone who has a well anywhere near this site should be very concerned. I find it odd that the DEC would find no environmental impact to pumping over 600,000 gallons of water a day. My common sense tells me that people will start to see their wells run dry or at the very least a change in their flow rate. This amount of water a day will impact the aquifers all along Route 32, into Mountainville and possibly surrounding areas up Angola Road and beyond. Maybe the DEC will guarantee that our wells will still be the same? We should be very concerned and very vocal about the true impact this absurd project will have.
posted by Nancy Bryan on 02/26/13 at 7:08 PM
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