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policy talks about is,~meas ofb~ water, and we l~ow the areas of bad wat~, zmd ~ee
only have.:,700 hookaps, md ~ moratorium bas. b~ in ptace .for the lhst, how long?
~ar~, 1oas lust ~ sue&t ebnf~siom and ineonsisttmoy of who gets watex, and who
?,O. -~d,of~Town Board:..g. yes: !~ouaoilm~ Richter, Councilman Murpky; Cotmeaq'm m~ Moo~e,
secmaded by Justice Brain,
t~ ~ the prowi~ioff of noedod pnblie wa~r
County W~te~ Authority ha~e agreed H abide by a
public water maiu extension.~ subject
: Suffolk County Departme~ of Health Services
Dfis tcmiudon ~'as dui/ADOP'i
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'[ l:;s ~sotutioe,~.ts duly Al
:~E-~OI.:~?;D 'fl~t,:[thc i'ov, a Bt,am! of the Town of 8ou. thold hereby modif~ the CTOnet'al Fund
W!loldTown 2000 bueb~t a.~ :b!lowa:
~S;¢:500;200 ~, Conlractnal $1,883.00
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"~'~5,4.500~160 ~s~m, co~m~'aal $1,883.00
P~NING I~OARD i~/[EIVfBIERS
BENNETT ORLOWSKI, JR.
Chairman
'~VILLIA~ J. C~MERS
KENNETH L. EDWARDS
GEORGE RITCHIE LATHAM. JR.
[{ICI~IARD ~AGGIA-NO
Town Iiall~ 53095 Siate Route 25
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971-0959
Fax (631, 765-3136
Telephone (631) 765-1938
PLANNING;~ BOAR~D OFFICE
To'~r b~ SOUl. OLD
MEMORANDUM
-TO:
FROM:
RE:
DATE:
Je,an W. Cochran, Supervisor
Valede S¢0P~z, AiCP; Town P
Jb[nt'Meeii~g ~Sf the S~fbll~ Coa~,Water Authonty (SCWA); the
Suffolk Ceunty Department of H~I~ Services (scDHs) arid
To.wo. of ~uthold (YOS)
Jb{y
On.Wednesday, July 12tl~, a joint n~eeting took pla ~c~. among key representatives
of the above-noted a~nc es for the purpose of d ~cuss ng ssues perta n ng to
the map that was' adopted by the Town Boa{:d on ~lune 20th. Thi~ map, entitled
"Locations of Existing rWater Mains and Potenti~ Futi. ire Water Mains Re ative to
rotected LandsWith n Southold Town ~s the first act on related to the
implementati0n~of~he'V~/at~er Supply Management, ~. Watershed Protection
Strategy (WSM~WPS) th~ wa~ endorsed b~/the Town Boacd, aiso on June 20,
2000.
The adopted map~was reviewed by the Board of ,Directors Of the Suffolk County
Water Authority o~, Jdne ~7t~. HOWeVer the SUWA B0a?d Sdopted a'Slightly
d fferant version of the above-noted map, one Wh;ich indicates areas of highest~
priority as per the Suffolk County Department of Health Services. The Priority
Map is identical.to the,Town'S Map, except that i~ ; specific areas of
concern to th~a ~lealtfi De~artmen~ due to w~ ~. The
Priority Map advocated b~'tl~e SCDHS and '~
areas, some ~f which lie W, ithin the Proposed ~
defined tn the WSM&WPS. ~S ace the
the extension Of
that !ie outsi(
other ~
of,
It is
ction ,Zone, as
, is t0 focus
~ting development
of pUblio wate¢ or
[o be the subject
Two priorities have been agreed upon by the SCDHS and the SCWA. The first
priority is the area nod. h ~0 northeast of the landfllt. The seCOnd priority is New
Suffolk. A copy of the Pdodty Map and the SCWA's resolution of adoption are
attached for your information.
The second item of discussion at the July 12TM meeting was to review procedures
whereby the SCWA, the SCDHS and the TOS review applications for
subdivisions and permits to construct, tt was agreed that new and pending
subdivision applications, whether major or minor, would be required to undertake
an analysis of the quality of water within the proposed subdivision as part of the
environmental review process. Where poor water quality is found, an analysis of
the availability of public water must be undertaken as part of that environmental
review. This means that the TOS will have to coordinate its environmental
review with the SCWA and the SCDHS. This procedure must also be applied to
area variar~ce applications to the Zoning Board of Appeals to create non-
conforming Iqts.
A request was made of the SCDHS to expedite their review of subdivision
applications that are part of a Conservation Subdivision (limited development),
particularly where the Town and/or the County are spending public funds for the
acquisition of development rights or land. The SCDHS's position is that they
receive many requests for expedited review for other worthy projects and that
they are not inclined to institute an expedited review procedure. Instead, they will
assign one person to review all applications from the Town.
With regard to the issuance of building permits on single and separate lots,
agreement was reached on the following coordination procedure. First, it was
agreed that key personnel should be designated as contacts on the issue of
building permits, health approvals and water hook-ups. These contacts are:
John Milazzo, attorney for the SCWA; Steve Costa, Chief, Department of
Wastewater Management at the SCDHS and Ed Forrester, Code Enforcement
Officer, at the Town of Southold. (A listing of their telephone numbers can be
found at the end of this memo. )
Second, as before, no building permits will be issued without the SCDHS's
"permission to construct" stamp. However, where the proposed construction lies
within 300 feet of an existing public water main, the applicant will be directed by
the SCDHS to the SCWA to obtain a "water availability~ letter. If water is
available, a "permission to construct" stamp will be issued. If water is not
available, the application will be examined further by the SCDHS, and a
determination made as to whether potable water can be obtained from a private
well on the site. Non-conforming lots with insufficient distance between the
proposed well and septicsystem or with poor water quality will most likely be
required to petition the SCDHS's Board of Review for permission to install a
pdvate well to be used until such time as public water is available.
Further, where non-conforming lots are involved, the TOS~ Zoning Board of
Appeals typically will be asked to grant other variances. It was agreed that there
would be coordination betwee, q the,~own and~tb~C{aunty dur ng these reviews
as well. Thus the SCDHS will cot~he To~i~ ~ll applications before their
Board of Review, and the Town wiil be respdh§~l~;for see ng to the r internal
distribution to all re evant offices ~i~ r~ the Town~ 'Fhe town a so is respons b e
for n0bfying the SCDHS of all pending subdN~9, apphcabons and requests for
area variances.
A separate meeting will be set UP between myse f and Paul Ponturo, Principal
Engineeq SCHDS, in the,r3ear [uture to' discuss recent, changes in federal
' a
legislation and regulations, as they pert in to satellite water and sewage
treatment;systems, I have met with developers-seeking, to bypass,the.SC,WA by
i~s~!]i~g SeParate water systems,and to ir~rease density by censtructing
pa~ge ~eat~ehf~syst~t ~Re~ei~ a~ t~det.~, regular ors are ~rcing
8r~i..dera~oaof this ~ at ~e~Ceunty fever. 'The :r~ific~ion~fo~ Southo d
~r~o,~t~Ct.early::U. nd~rstoo.~.~t~- rth.!~po~r~[, and-~ rCqu~e~rf:Utther d scuss on.
riew
a
Io~ts., The T. owr~;s,
keeping ir~ rhind the SCDI S'S ont~
have yet to,.betlegahy.su,b~vldeO w~l~ not.
V~/hEn..this ~iP, tern~l r~vie~,~,ii~icomp, lote. I r
by th, e Tov~i Bbard'in:a';ti/fi(~ly {ashion
3ts that
~ervice.
reviewed
~:'~f~O~ plBase do not hes,tate t~ c~nttact e,ther myself or
i~- Edward Forrester. Code Enfoccement Officer 765-1802
Subdivisions-¥alerie Scopaz, A~CP, Town Planner 765-1938
Environmental Review - Kimbedy Shaw, Office of Ecology, SCDHS,
852-2077
Permits to Co[~struct - Steven Costa, Director, Wastewater Management
Office. SCDHS, 852-1400
Water Availablity Letter - John Milazzo, Esquire, SCWA, 563-0308
Cc: Bennett Orlowski, Jr., Chairman
The undersigned, Chairman of the SUFFOLK COUNTY WATER
AUTHORITY, hereby certifies that at a meeting of the Members of said
public-benefit corporation, duly called and held at the AuthoritT's principal
office on Sunrise Highway at Pond Road, Oakdale, County of Suffolk,
New York, on June 27, 2000, the following resolution was adopted and
that same is in full force and effect:
WHEREAS the Suffolk Cou,'~ty Water Authority provided a grant to
the Towa of Southold to develop a water supplY plan for the entire
town; and
WHEREAS the Town of Southotd prepared and adopted the plan
and map in sccordanse with the grant provided; and
WHEREAS the Map indicates those locations that the town deems
acceptable for water service as well as those areas for preservation
where mains are prohibited; and
WHEREAS the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has
indicated other areas which shouEl be given consideration for public
water, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Suffolk CountyWaterAuthority hereby adopts
the mac and plan including areas identified by Suffolk County
Department of Health Services and will develop the water system in
· e Town of Southold in accordance with that p!an; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Suffolk County WaterAu~hority will
provide water to approved tots in a~cordanos with such map subject
to the capacity lirnitstions of its water system and the limitations of
the water resources of the equifer.
W 1 T N E S S my hand and seal of the Authority this 17~ day of
July, 2000, at Oakdsfe, NeW Y, er-k.- ........
Michael A. LoGrande, Chairman:,
(SEAL)
TOTAL P. IZ~
VALERIE SCOPAZ
TOVFN PLANNER
Town Hall. 53095 Ma/n Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southotd, New York 11971
Fax (516) 765-3136
Telephone (516) 765-1938
OFFICE OF THE TOWN PLANNER
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
AGENDA
July 12, 2000 Joint Meeting of the:
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
Suffolk County Water Authority
Town of Southold
1. Review of Details of Town Board Resolution and SCWA Resolution
regarding the Water Supply Management & Watershed Protection Strategy
Map entitled "Locations of Existing Water Mains and Potential Future Water
Mains Relative to Protected hands W~thin Southold Town" dated June 2000
2. Review of Procedures as they pertain to:
Permits to construct (new)
Pre-existing lots
Conforming
Non-conforming
Subdivision approvals (new and pending)
> Majors
> Minors
> Conservation/Partnership
3. Designation of Key Contacts:
Town of Southold: Building Dept. and Planning Dept.
Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services
), Wastewater Permit Division and Drinking Water Division
> Suffolk County Water Authority
Review of List of Applications for hook-ups to public water
7/12, 11:30 a.m. Meetin.q
Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services:
Vito Minei, Director
Martin Trent, Principal Public Health Sanitarian
Peter Akras, Senior Engineer, Rvd. Wastewater Management Office
Sy Robbins, Hydrogeologist
Paul Ponturo, Principal Engineer
Suffolk CouR~ty Water Authority:
Michael LoGrande, Chairman
Town of Southold
Valerie Scopaz, Town Planner
Bennett Orlowski; Jr., Planning Board Chairman
Edward Forrester, Code Enforcement Officer
VA~LERII~ SCOPAZ
TOWN PLANNER
Town PIall. 53095 Main Road
P.O. Rox 1179
Southold; New York 11971
Fax (516) 765-3136
Telephone (516) 765-1938
OFFICE OF TttE TO~ PLANNER
TOWN OF SOUTI-IOLD
June 27, 2000
Mr. Vito Minei, Acting Director
Division of Environmenta/Quality
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
220 Rabro Ddve East
Hat~ppauge~ New York 11788
Dear Vito: ~¢
On June 20, 2000, the Southold Town B~ard voted to endorse the enclosed document,
Water Supply Management & Watershed Protection Strategy, June 200f~. As the first
step towards implementation of this Strategy, the Board also voted to adopt a map
showing the location of existing and fu~£e water mains relative to protected lands
within the Town. A copy of that map is bMng sent under separate cover. Also enclosed
are copies of the Town Board resolutions and the environmental determination.
In order to eliminate any confusion during the coming weeks and months about
changes in procedure and in priorities, as welt as how pending applications will be
reviewed, you and your staff are invited to meet with the Suffolk County Water
Authority and with Town Building, Planning and Zoning Staff. The meeting has been
tentatively slated for Wednesday, July 12th at 10:00 a.m. here in Southold Town Hall.
PIease inform my secretary, Carol, as to how many people from your office will be
attend~g. It woufd be helpful if a representative of the Wastewater Permit Division
could attend'as the Building D~13artment has some outstanding questions about certain
issues.
Thank you for your assistance in the completion of this Strategy. I look forward to
ongoing meetings with your office as we attempt to implement the Strategy.
Sincerely,
Valede Scopaz, AICP
Southold Town Planner
VS:ck
IEncls.
cc: Jean W. Cochran, Supervisor
Bennett Odowski, Jr., Planning Bd. Chairman