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Project Southwest Sewer District No 3 Extension COUNTY OF SUFFOLK STEVEN BELLONE COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING DIVISION OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TOM GULBRANSEN CHAIRPERSON CEQ MEMORANDUM TO: Interested Parties/Involved Agencies FROM: John Corral, Environmental Projects Coordinator JC DATE: October 15, 2020 RE: Proposed Suffolk County Southwest Sewer District No. 3 Extension Project – Central Islip, Town of Islip ___________________________________________________________________________________ Suffolk County has begun the environmental review process for the Proposed Construction of the Suffolk County Southwest Sewer District No. 3 Extension – Central Islip, Town of Islip. In accordance with Title 6 NYCRR Part 617.6(a) and (b) the County of Suffolk has preliminarily reviewed this project and determined that it constitutes an Unlisted Action. As an Involved/Interested Agency, you are hereby notified that Suffolk County intends to assume Lead Agency status and comply with all necessary SEQRA requirements. Any objections to the County’s position should be received within thirty days of the date of this mailing. Enclosed is an Environmental Assessment Form for the above referenced County project which has been submitted to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for review. Pursuant to Title 6 NYCRR Part 617 and Chapter 450 of the Suffolk County Code, the CEQ must recommend a SEQRA classification for the action and determine whether it may have a significant adverse impact on the environment which would require the preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The Council would like to know any comments you may have regarding this proposal and whether you think a DEIS or a determination of non-significance is warranted. This project will be discussed at the October 15, 2020 CEQ meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting to present your views, please forward any comments you may have to this office prior to the date of the meeting. JC/cd Enc. cc: Ken Zegel, Chief – Office of Ecology, Principal Public Health Engineer Suffolk County Department of Health Services Andrew P. Freleng, Chief Planner Department of Economic Development and Planning H. LEE DENNISON BUILDING 11TH FLOOR ▪ 100 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY., HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788 ▪ P: (631) 853-5191 ▪ Construction of the Suffolk County Southwest Sewer District No. 3 Extension - Central Islip State Environmental Quality Review Hamlet of Central Islip Full Environmental Assessment Form Town of Islip and Supplemental Report Suffolk County, New York Carleton Avenue facing south from Second Avenue, Image source: Central Islip DRI Plan, Opacity; Town of Islip October 14, 2020 Central Islip Extension of SCSD #3 October 14, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Proposed Action and Project Description .................................................................................. 1 1.2 Project Location ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Project Purpose and Need ............................................................................................................. 7 1.4 SEQR Full Environmental Assessment Form ............................................................................. 7 Attachment A - Bergen Point Sewage Treatment Plant -Available Capacity .................................... 21 Attachment B - Traffic Safety and Road Rehabilitation ......................................................................... 23 Attachment C - Water and Wastewater ................................................................................................... 25 Attachment D - Town & Regional Plans .................................................................................................... 26 Attachment E - Historic & Cultural Resources ......................................................................................... 27 Attachment F - Groundwater Model Simulation ..................................................................................... 29 Attachment G - MacKenzie Site Remediation ......................................................................................... 30 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Regional Location Map .................................................................................................................. 2 Figure 2: Sewer Main Location Map ............................................................................................................ 3 Figure 3: Project Location Aerial Map ......................................................................................................... 4 Figure 4: Land Use Map .................................................................................................................................. 5 Figure 5: Zoning Map ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 6: SCSD #3 Flow Rate Data ........................................................................................................... 21 Figure 7: Archaeologically Sensitive Areas ............................................................................................... 28 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 – Central Islip Downtown Sewer Extension Area Build-out Parameters............................. 22 Table 2 – Central Islip Downtown Revitalization Incentive Study Estimated Wastewater Flow .. 22 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A: CDM Groundwater Modeling Report Appendix B: Central Islip DRI Plan Appendix C: State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Findings Cameron Engineering & Associates, LLP i Central Islip Extension of SCSD #3 October 14, 2020 1 INTRODUCTION This State Environmental Quality Review Full Environmental Assessment Form (FEAF) is issued pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), codified at Article 8 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law, and its implementing regulations, promulgated at Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (N.Y.C.R.R.), which collectively contain the requirements for the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) process. 1.1 Proposed Action and Project Description 1.1.1 Proposed Action The Proposed Action is the approval of funding by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (NYS EFC), as facilitated through the NYS Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). 1.1.2 Proposed Project The Proposed Project involves providing sewer service to Central Islip’s central business district along Carleton Avenue. This would be accomplished by extending the sewer service area of Suffolk County Sewer District #3 (SCSD #3) from its current northern boundary at Smith Street to a new boundary less than a mile north at East/West Suffolk Avenue. Specifically, the Proposed Project involves the installation of a new 24-inch diameter gravity sewer main on Carleton Avenue for approximately one mile, from Suffolk Avenue to the existing 15-inch diameter gravity main located 500 feet south of the Sunburst Boulevard/Bishop McGann Drive intersection, which is within the existing boundary of SCSD #3 (Figure 2). 1.2 Project Location The Hamlet of Central Islip is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County (Figure 1). The proposed extension of SCSD #3 (Project Site) is generally bounded by the properties fronting Carleton Avenue between East/West Suffolk Avenue to the north and Smith Street to the south (Figure 3). The Project Site is a roughly 2/3-mile corridor, comprised of a mix of land uses including commercial, institutional, industrial, and residential. Uses along the adjacent side streets of the corridor are primarily single-family residential homes (Figure 4). The Project Site is mapped with the following zoning districts: Residential - Residence A (A), Residence B (B); Commercial - Business District (BD), Business 1 (BUS1), Business 3 (BUS3); and Industrial: Industrial 1 (IND1). The business districts are generally mapped along Carleton Avenue; the industrial district is generally mapped in the northwest corner of the Project Site (Figure 5). Cameron Engineering & Associates, LLP 1 CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY SOUTHWEST FIGURE 1 SEWER DISTRICT NO. 3 EXTENSION - CENTRAL ISLIP REGIONAL LOCATION MAP Project Site Central Islip Data Source: Long Island Index Map, http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/ CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY SOUTHWEST FIGURE 2 SEWER DISTRICT NO. 3 EXTENSION - CENTRAL ISLIP SEWER MAIN LOCATION MAP BISHOP cGA M NN DR. SUNBURST BLVD 0 500 1000 1500 Ft. 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