TOWN OF HAMILTON - HAMILTON - V WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

Notice of Complete Application

Applicant:

VILLAGE OF HAMILTON
3 BROAD ST
PO BOX 119
HAMILTON, NY 13346

Facility:

HAMILTON - V WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
81 COLLEGE ST
HAMILTON, NY 13346

Application ID:

7-2532-00006/00001

Permit(s) Applied for:

Article 17 Titles 7 & 8 Municipal SPDES - Surface Discharge

Project is Located:

HAMILTON, MADISON COUNTY

Project Description:

The Department has prepared a draft permit and has made a tentative determination, subject to public comment or other information, to approve an existing discharge of 0.85 million gallons per day (MGD) of treated sanitary wastewater to Payne Brook (NYS Water Index#: SR-44-78), a Class C stream, from the Village of Hamilton Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) located at 81 College Street, in the Town of Hamilton, Madison County, NY.

The Village of Hamilton WPCP is a publicly owned water treatment facility that receives flow from domestic users. Current treatment consists of preliminary, primary, secondary, tertiary, disinfection and post aeration. Sludge is digested and disposed of at landfill. The applicant proposes tomodify the permit to decrease the monitoring requirements for mercury in line with the Type II Mercury Minimization Program (MMP). There is no project associated with this modification, and no work is being performed on the plant.

The draft SPDES permit with fact sheet are available online at https://dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/draftpermits. The draft permit files are contained within regional folders and named by the SPDES number contained in this notice.

Requests for a legislative (public statement) hearing must be sent in writing to the DEC contact person below by the comment deadline. The Department assesses such requests pursuant to 6 NYCRR Section 621.8. Refer to this application by the application number listed above and SPDES Number NY0020672.

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 an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed.

SEQR Lead Agency: None Designated

State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination:

The proposed activity is not subject to review in accordance with SHPA. The application type is exempt and/or the project involves the continuation of an existing operational activity.

Coastal Management:

This project is not located in a Coastal Management area and is not subject to the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act.

DEC Commissioner Policy 29, Environmental Justice and Permitting (CP-29)

It has been determined that the proposed action is not subject to CP-29.

Opportunity for Public Comment:

Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than Mar 22, 2024.

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