New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Notice of Complete Application

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Notice of Complete Application Date: 07/03/2026 Applicant: NYS OFFICE OF PARKS RECREATION & HISTORIC PRESERVATION 625 BROADWAY ALBANY, NY 12238 Facility: Lake Welch WWTP 800 Kanawauke Rd Stony Point, NY 10980 Application ID: 3-3928-00040/00005 Permits(s) Applied for: 1 - Article 17 Titles 7 & 8 P/C/I SPDES - Surface Discharge 1 - Section 401 - Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification Project is located: in STONY POINT in ROCKLAND COUNTY Project Description: The Department has prepared a draft permit, subject to public comment or other information, to approve a proposed discharge of 0.15 million gallons per day (MGD) of treated sanitary wastewater to a tributary of Lake Tiroati Brook, a Class B waterbody, from a secondary treatment plant at the applicant's facility address located at Lake Welch Beach, 7 Lakes Drive, Bear Mountain, NY. The facility currently discharges to Lake Welch (Outfall 001) via a lagoon. The applicant plans to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant, install a new outfall (Outfall 002) with a discharge to a tributary of Lake Tiorati Brook, and Outfall 001 (the discharge to Lake Welch), will be capped and abandoned once the upgraded facility is operational. The draft SPDES permit with fact sheet are available 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 legislative hearing (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 lsited above and SPDES Number NY0145238. 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 NYS Office of Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination Evaluation using a Structural-Archaeological Assessment Form or other information has concluded that the proposed activity will not impact registered, eligible or inventoried archaeological sites or historic structures. DEC Commissioner Policy 29, Environmental Justice and Permitting (CP-29) The proposed action is subject to CP-29. Availability For Public Comment Contact Person Comments on this project must be KATHERINE T COFFIN submitted in writing to the Contact NYSDEC Person no later than 08/07/2026 21 S Putt Corners Rd or 30 days after the publication date New Paltz, NY 12561 of this notice, whichever is later. (845) 256-3158 July 16 2026 LNYS0555212