Seven Springs, LLC, ('the Applicant') has proposed the development of an 18-hole championship golf course with associated amenities, including a clubhouse facility, on the 213 acre former Eugene Meyer estate located in the Towns of Bedford, New Castle and North Castle in Westchester County. BACKGROUND Project Description and Location Proposed issues which will not be adjudicated include (1) the controlled application of pesticides through weather forecasting, (2) the proposed effluent limits in the SPDES permit, (3) monitoring, (4) consequences of exceedances, (5) abatement or emergency backup system, (6) nutrient contamination of Byram Lake, (7) adequacy of special conditions in the draft permit as to Best Management Practices (BMPs) and low-pesticide or no-pesticide golf courses, (8) other stormwater management issues, (9) application for water quality certification under Clean Water Act Section 401, and (10) impacts on historic and archaeological resources. The issues identified for adjudication in the hearing are: (1) the lack of performance data as to the efficacy of the proposed Linear Adsorption System (LAS), (2) potential failure modes for the LAS, and (3) design limitations inherent in the LAS. The parties to the hearing are the Applicant, the Department Staff, the Village and Town of Mount Kisco and the Town of Bedford. This ruling identifies the parties and the issues for adjudication in the hearing on the application by Seven Springs, LLC, for a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Permit for the construction and operation of a Linear Adsorption System and for sanitary wastewater discharges to groundwater from a clubhouse facility as part of its proposed development of a golf course located in the Towns of Bedford, New Castle and North Castle, Westchester County, New York, pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) Article 17, Titles 7 and 8 and Parts 750 through 758 of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (6 NYCRR Parts 750 - 758), and for a Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and 6 NYCRR Part 608. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and Regulations of the State of New York (6 NYCRR Parts 750 -ħ58), and for a Water Quality Certification pursuant to Law (ECL) Article 17, Titles 7 and 8 and Parts 750 throughħ58 of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Of Bedford, New Castle and North Castle, WestchesterĬounty, New York, pursuant to Environmental Conservation Proposed development of a golf course located in the Towns To groundwater from a clubhouse facility as part of its Permit for the construction and operation of a LinearĪdsorption System and for sanitary wastewater discharges

In the Matter of the Application of SEVEN SPRINGS, LLC,įor a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) STATE OF NEW YORK : DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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