New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Notice of Complete Application
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Date: 02/13/2020
Applicant: BOP 101 Lincoln Ave LLC
c/o Brookfield Properties
250 Vesey St 15th Fl
New York, NY 10281
Facility: 101 LINCOLN AVE
101 LINCOLN AVE, B:2316, L:1
BRONX, NY 10454
Application ID: 2-6007-00570/00006
Permits(s) Applied for: 1 - Article 17 Titles 7 & 8 Industrial SPDES - Surface Discharge
1 - Article 15 Title 15 Water Withdrawal Non-public
Project is located: in BRONX COUNTY
Project Description:
The Department has made a tentative determination to approve this application for a new permit for a proposed
withdrawal and discharge of up to 576,000 gallons per day of treated groundwater into the Harlem River (Class
I) from a treatment system consisting of sedimentation, filtration and carbon adsorption at the applicant’s
project site located at 101 Lincoln Avenue in the Bronx. The applicant proposes to operate a temporary
construction dewatering and groundwater treatment system to facilitate the excavation of the foundation for the
construction of four, new multi-story residential buildings. Pumped and treated groundwater is to be directed to
an existing combined sewer overflow pipe located in Lincoln Avenue, which discharges to the Harlem River
via an existing NYCDEP outfall (WI-067).
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.
The draft permit and fact sheet may be viewed and printed from the Department website at:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6054.html. Refer to this application by the application number listed above and
SPDES Number NY0277045.
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.
This project is subject to the Department's Environmental Justice Policy and an enhanced public
participation plan has been prepared and accepted as a component of application completeness. As part of the
plan, a document repository has been established near the project area that contains application and project
related materials. Information on the repository location and other outreach components of the plan is available
from the identified DEC contact.
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
NYC Dept of City Planning
State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination
Cultural resource lists and maps have been checked. The proposed activity is not in an area of identified
archaeological sensitivity and no known registered, eligible or inventoried archaeological sites or historic
structures were identified or documented for the project location. No further review in accordance with SHPA
is required.
Coastal Management
This project is located in a Coastal Management area and is subject to the Waterfront
Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act.
DEC Commissioner Policy 29, Environmental Justice and Permitting (CP-29)
The proposed action is subject to CP-29. An enhanced public participation plan was submitted by the
applicant and has become part of the complete application.
Availability For Public Comment Contact Person
Comments on this project must be Caitlyn P Nichols
submitted in writing to the Contact NYSDEC
Person no later than 03/20/2020 47-40 21st St
or 30 days after the publication date Long Island City, NY 11101-5401
of this notice, whichever is later. (718) 482-4997
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