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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985_09_19 Conservation Advisory Commission Minutes corrected .40444 TOWN OF MAMARONECK CONSERVATION ADVISORY COMMISSION AND WATER CONTROL COMMISSION JOINT MEETING A regular meeting of the Town of Mamaroneck Conservation Advisory Commission and the Water Control Commission was held on Thursday, September 19, 1985, at the Weaver Street Firehouse. The meeting commenced at 8:00 P.M. Members present: Dr. C. Alan Mason, Chairman Mary Anne Johnson, Emeritus Orlando Ciraco, WCC Elinor Fredston, CAC & WCC Gloria Allen, CAC Robert Hohberg, CAC & WCC Susan Amlicke, CAC Also present: Cliff Emanuelson, Conservation Consultant Irma Volk, EMC James Anderson, Village of Larchmont Trustee Thomas Amlicke, Town Councilman Administrative Matters: The minutes for the August 1st, 1985 meeting were tabled as there was not a quorum in attendance. The next scheduled meeting for the CAC and WCC is Thursday, October 24, 1985, at 8:00 P.M. Dr. Mason discussed the letter received from Ellen Muller; Ceasar Manfredi objected to Mr. Hohberg's proposed study of the Mamaroneck River. A meeting was held with the County and guidelines were established with the County. The budget was approved and sent on to the State. The State will be setting up overall watershed monitoring for PCB's in eels. Patrick Ferracane, Engineering Technician, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation requested copies of all Mr. Hohberg's past projects. The New Tree Law was discussed and Mr. Anderson requested a copy of the Page 2. c Town law which will be forwarded to him by Mr. Emanuelson. Environment: 41:1 Coastal Zone Legislation Conference: Bonnie Briar lower-golfcourse along the Sheldrake is a flood plain zone. Mr. Emanuelson will forward a natural resource map to Councilmen Bloom and Lerman. Development Projects in Works: Cherry Lawn: Mr. Emanuelson reported the retention basin in in place and will be appropriate for the job. Mr. Emanuelson recommended plugging the Dickerman's Pond pipe. Dr. Mason reported the Maloney plans are completed. The Hoffman Building is before the Town Planning Board tonight; oil traps are in place. There are no further developments with Auto-Spa. New Rochelle changes in zoning have not been changed; development not upgraded. Water courses and water bodies: Mamaroneck River Summer Project: Mr. Hohberg reported the Introduction, 111) field notes have been submitted for typing. Mr. Hohberg worked with the County staff to review the points of pollution of Mamaroneck River and East Creek. Mr. Hohberg's findings will be keyed into the county map which will be in his report. Oral report will be given to the Town Board before the report is released. The Reservoir Ice Cream Social is to be held on September 29, 1985, from 2 - 4 P.M. Solid Waste Disposal: Dr. Mason reported the Town/County contract for carting is on hold. The Recycling Plan was discussed and approved. A letter will be sent to Mr. DeLuca by Dr. Mason asking for the recycling figures. Page 3. Mr. Amlicke reproted on the Recycling Committee (see attached) . The question of grant funds to set up a mandatory program was discussed. Mandatory paper recycling was approved and will be recommended to the Town Board. Physical Plan for the Recycling Center was unanimously approved; a letter will be sent to the Town Board to permit Mr. Leddy to develop this plan with Town labor force. Proclamation for Ed Hall for his efforts in caring for the recycling program at the Town Yard was discussed. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. Dated: September 19, 1985 0 WATER WATCH Any water supply or individual who has a system totally independent of New York City water would fall under Phase I restrictions, (eg; North Castle and private wells) . PHASE I: 1 . Use of fire hydrants for any purpose other than fire protection is prohibited. 2 . Serving water to patrons in restaurants or eating establishments is prohibited unless specifically requested by the customer. 3 . All industrial and commercial businesses must formulate and implement water conservation plans to reduce water consumption by 15%. 4. Operation of car washes is prohibited unless recirculation equipments used. 5 . Ornamental or display use of water wheather or not such water is recyled is prohibited . 6 . Use of hoses for street, driveway, sidewalk and/or automobile washing is prohibited. You may wash automobile with bucket . , 7 . Watering of lawns and gardens are restricted to the hours of 7: 00 A.M. to 9: 00 A.M. and 7: 00 P.M. to 9: 00 P.M. ODD/EVEN distribution is used. Odd days for odd number addresses even days for even numbered addresses ; no address number on odd days . 8 . No restrictions on hand held containers to water vegetables and fruits for human consumption. Nurseries and other commercial plant users or sellers have no restrictions on water use provided they submit water conservation plans for 15% reduction. 9 . Watering of golf course fairways is prohibited. Tees _and green watering subject to same__restriction__previously described-in- Item-7 . 10. Use of water to clean building exteriors is prohibited . 11 . Leaks in house waterconnections shall be repaired within 48 hours . 12 . Water meters must be installed on all water cooled air conditioning units. 13 . Swimming pools shall not be filled more than once per Q year; make up water as necessary. All swimming pools must be equipped with a recirculating filter. WATER WATCH Page 2 Any supply which attains any part or all of its supply from New York City System falls under PHASE III, which contains all of Phase I restrictions with the following modifications or additions : 1 . No private swimming pools shall be filled or spillage replenished. Municipal or public type pools fall under Phase I restriction'. 2 . Golf course tees and greens and all lawns, and gardens shall not be watered except that water which maybe used to irrigate, rom hand held container only, vegetables or fruits grown for human consumption. 3 . Water conservation plan to reduce water consumption by 25% by commercial or industrial businesses must be formulate and implemented with said plan available at all times during normal business hours for inspection upon request, by authorized County agents . 4. Installation of water restrictors in all shower heads . 5 . Air conditioning shall be shut-off for a two hour period either from 8: 00 A.M. - 10: 00 A.M. or 4: 00 P .M. - 6: 00 P .M. this should be posted in Lobby. The average room temperature shall not fall below 78 F. Air conditioning for computer areas and health related facilities are exempt from this restriction. If anyone has any specific questions that you cannot answer or if there us a request for variance, advise questioner to call (914) 285-2483 . 0 JULY, 1985 REPORT OF IRMA VOLK- Environmental Mgt. Council Water Resources Committee CMr. Sal Celona, Director, Westchester County Water Agency, spoke about future plans for drinking supplies: see handouts. Some answers are: permanent conservation, universal metering and transfer of supplies. There are four drought management disaster planning and preparedness groups; state, county and NYC are working on these problems. He said that though the drought continues, the water level is not dipping as fast as before, partly because of local precipitation which cuts consumption, but mostly due to conservation efforts. (It would be at 31% without restrictions) . The committee was very happy to hear that Bob Hohberg will be doing the stream classification work- they know he is thorough. Recycling Committee Recommendations: Improvements to recycling programs: 1. Need person to supervise and keep records- part-time 2. Switch supervision from Mr. Kellogg to Town Administrator 3. Consider mandatory recycling- Gloria Allen to see if Garden State can handle increased collection 4. Publicity- LIFE Center (Louise Calman) a. School calendar b. Town newsletter c. sign near Chatsworth bridge to be improved d. slide show e. water bill f. recognize Eddie Hall 5. Glass- Town has made new signs; ecology glass & curbside pickup 6. Tires- what to do? 7. Newspaper collection by Sanitation Department or Highway Department 8. Metals- what to do? REPORT OF MARY ANNE JOHNSON DATED 8/1/85 I talked this morning (8/1/85) with Russ Keller- DEC White Plains. Regarding the status of the Bulk Storage Law: the hearings ended in June, revisions are in process with final version expected in September. We should see some activity around here after October 1. The law requires registry of all tanks over 1100 gallons, includes testing the age of tanks. This includes apartment buildings (multi-family locations) . Rockland County experience was that it took a year just to complete registry, beginning with gas stations, then industries, then apartments. Cooperation from the municipalities is of prime importance. On the spills from the Fountainhead Restaurant and Getty Oil at North Avenue and Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle, three years ago there was good cooperation. Now the Deputy Commissioner (Bailey) who knew where everything was and how to get things done is retired and DEC has to deal with a newcomer. (Federal legislation,effective in 1984, covers all chemicals as well as oil - LUST= Leaking Underground Storage Tanks: N.Y. State law, which took 3 years to develop, only covers oil. State now has to reconcile with the new Federal legislation. On other pollutants in the waterways, Neil Schoenfeld of Scarsdale Audubon called to report that, except for Camatone in Mamaroneck which received a $100 fine, the other problems are still there. He says the state is putting pressure on the communities. He would like to see more help from state DEC, asked how to stir up the Department, perhaps by a letter-writing campaign? He reported: Sewage coming from a Frank Nask pipe, from dumping from a trap on weekends. Staropoli (Northrup) : cleaning trucks with a steam cleaner with no drain next to them. Suburban Carting material dripping into the river. In New Rochelle: oil still coming out of Stephenson drain. (Russ Keller will investigate again. He would be glad to attend CAC again or help in any other way appropriate. On Indian Cove, Mamaroneck: a workman he knows from the project claimed plywood was used in interiors that had been banned for interior use because of formaldehyde. Poor materials used at the base will not hold up in a storm and may allow leakage into the harbor and should be checked. Indian Rock Shelter- MALFA still working. Would like to get deeper, below a rock fall where they are sure there must be artifacts not now accessible without heavy equipment. Their last day for the present will probably be Sunday, August 11. MALFA will report to Village of Larchmont. On the Benson property (Village of Mamaroneck) adjacent to Beaver Swamp Brook on environmental and historical questions: I attended both July 6 and July 18 ZBA meetings. Spoke on June 6, wrote to Chairman Philip Messina and later to former CAC member now attorney for ZBA Joe deSalvo, and also spoke several times to Laura Tessier and Steve Peterson of the Soil and Water Board, Kathy Clarke, Mildred Warnecke, Marge and Bill Richards. Ellie has copies of Soil and Water Board report and correspondence. ZBA is studying Soil and Water Board recommendations and will consider at August 15 meeting. Mary Anne Johnson • . • Part IV C (Cont'd) AVERAGE ts AVERAGE AVERAGE CHLORDANE HEPTACHLOR HEPTACHLOR MERCURY MERCURY RANGE CHLORDANE RANGE EPDXIDE EPDXIDE RANGE LOCATION SPECIES (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) Great Sacandaga Lake Smallmouth bass 0.46 - <0.01 - <0.01 - -Cranberry Cr. Rock bass 0.99 - <0.01 - < 0.01 - Walleye 0.95 0.90-0.96 <0.01 <0.01-<0.01 <0.01 <0.01-<0.01 Rondout Cr. Smallmouth bass 0.77 0.76-0.78 0.03 0.03-0.03 <0.01 <0.01-<0.01 -above Eddyville Dam Redbreast sunfish 0.28 - 0.03 - <0.01 - Sawmill River American eel 0.28 0.26-0.30 0.52 0.47-0.56 0.02 0.02-0.03 -Farragut Ave. Redbreast sunfish 0.24 - 0.10 - <0.01 - Common carp 0.16 - 0.20 - 0.01 - Sheldrake River American eel 0.30 0.24-0.31 2.06 1.83-2.12 0.28 0.26-0.35 -Pinebrook Heights Goldfish 0.17 - 0.41 - 0.03 - Esopus Creek @ Rainbow trout 0.12 0.11-0.14 0.01 0.01-0.01 <0.01 < 0.01-40.01 Peck Hollow Creek Brown trout 0.19 0.18-0.20 0.01 0.01-0.02 <0.01 <0.01-<0.01 Wallkill River Largemouth bass 0.38 - 0.03 - <0.01 - -Montgomery Smallmouth bass 0.44 0.38-0.46 0.05 0.05-0.06 <0.01 <0.01-<0.01 Black crappie 0.37 0.26-0.60 0.06 0.04-0.08 <0.01 < 0.01-40.01 Delaware River -Knights Eddy Smallmouth bass 0:12 - 0.02 - <0.01 - American eel 0.32 - 0.05 - <0.01 - -Neversink River Chain pickerel 0.26 0.26-0.30 <0.01 <0.01-40.01 <0.01 <0.01-<0.01 Meadow L.-NYC White perch .c0.10 - 0.09 - <0.01 - -Fairgrounds Common carp <0.10 <0.10-<0.10 0.09 0.07-0.10 < 0.01 <0.01-40.01 • • L