Town of Sanford - Permit Modification Application for Axtell Quarry

Negative Declaration

Broome County - The New York State Department of Environment Conservation (NYS DEC), as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Permit Modification Application for Axtell Quarry will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves modifying the current Mined Land Reclamation Permit for the Axtell Quarry to expand the current Life-of-Mine (LOM) area from 3.0 acres to 17.42 acres, with a 6.58-acre Permit Term Area, on a 380.17-acre parcel of land owned by West Branch Enterprises, LLC. Mechanical extraction utilizing heavy machinery, rock saws and drilling, and blasting is proposed. No on-site processing with crushers or screeners is proposed. Topsoil and overburden will be stockpiled on site and used for site stabilization and revegetation once bluestone resources are exhausted. The final reclamation objective for the quarry is an open grasslands/meadow via revegetation, which will be used for private recreational activities. The mine site is located west of River Road, approximately 2.15 miles south of the Village of Deposit, in the Town of Sanford, New York.