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Home My WebLink AboutWater Supply Map: Browns HIlls Sub OFFICE LOCATION: Town Hall Annex 54375 State Route 25 (cor. Main Rd. & Youngs Ave.) Southold, NY 11971 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1179 Southold, NY 11971 Telephone: 631 765-1938 Fax: 631 765-3136 LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM TOWN OF SOUTHOLD MEMORANDUM To: Supervisor Scott Russell Town of Southold Town Board From: Mark Terry, Principal Planner LWRP Coordinator Date: April 19, 2010 Re: "A Local Law to Amend the Town of Southold Water Supply Plan Map Extendin~l a Water Transmission Main to the Browns Hills Subdivision in Orient ". This Local Law proposes to amend the Town of Southold Water Supply Plan Map to include the extension of a water transmission main to the Browns Hills Subdivision. Historically, the Water Supply Plan Map reflects the physical changes in the water supply network since 2000. The Suffolk County Water Authority and Suffolk County Department of Health Services have represented to the Town that the groundwater quality of existing wells supplying the Browns Hills area are inadequate and pose a significant concern that requires the extension of public water to the area. The extension of the transmission main is intended to supply existin.q development only and is not intended to result in additional development pressure in the area. The proposed local law has been reviewed to Chapter 268, Waterfront Consistency Review of the Town of Southold Town Code and the Loca! Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) Policy Standards. Based upon the information provided to this department as well as the records available to me, it is my recommendation that the proposed action is CONSISTENT with the below listed LWRP Policy Standards and therefore is CONSISTENT with the LWRP. Policy 1 Foster a pattern of development in the Town of Southold that enhances community character, preserves open space, makes efficient use of infrastructure, makes beneficial use of a coastal location, and minimizes adverse effects of development. The longstanding planning goals of the Town of Southold "reflect the interest in preserving and enhancing the natural and built environment and providing opportunities for a level of growth and expansion of the economic base that is compatible with the existing scale of development, availability of water, existing sensitive environment of the Town and its historic he#tage" (Town of Southold Planning Board, 1985, p3). The future pattern of land use proposed in the "Master Plan Update" encouraged residential development to locate in and around existing hamlets "in order to preserve and enhance the historic and cultural centers of the community, to support existing commercial centers, to provide locations for moderately priced housing and to encourage efficient and effective provision of community facilities and services" (Town of Southold Planning Board, 1985, p6) and for commercial development to locate in hamlet centers. The proposed action will not result in new development. Policy 5 Protect and improve water quality and supply in the Town of Southold. The purpose of this policy is to protect the quality and quantity of water in the Town of $outhold. Quality considerations include both point source and non-point source pollution management so that existing and potential sources of groundwater contamination are either removed or reduced significantly. The primary quantity consideration is the maintenance of an adequate supply of potable water in the Town to supply the projected demand from residential and agricultural uses. The Town of Southold's Water Supply Management & Watershed Protection Strategy. was endorsed by the Town Board in June of 2000, and its goals and objectives are incorporated by reference into Southold's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. The Goals and Objectives are listed below: Goals 1) To protect and preserve a healthful drinking water supply sufficient to serve the existing future residents of the Town, while maintaining and enhancing the natural resources and quality of life in the town. 2) To provide public drinkin,q water to existin.q residents and businesses in neeH without precipitatin,q uncontrolled ,qrowth. 3) To manage future growth to ensure a sustainable drinking water supply from the Southold Township sole source aquifer. 4) To preserve the town's farming blocks in order to protect farming operations, limit the need for additional drinking water in these areas, and provide, through agricultural best management practices, a continual improvement to the groundwater quality in the area. 5) To conserve drinking water supplies by reducing wasteful water use. 6) To integrate land conservation, agricultural activities, and development control to preserve a sustainable balance between water recharge and drinking water use. 7) To constructively protect the Town's sole source aquifer from contamination by inappropriate land use practices. Obiectives 1) Develop land management and zoning strategies: · To prevent inappropriate land uses or practices from occurring within designated groundwater protection areas; · To guild development in order to minimize its impact on the groundwater aquifer; · To scale development to a level which respects the limitations of water supply. 2) Develop strategies to mitigate or remove existing threats to designated groundwater protection areas, or mitigate possible deterioration to ddnking water quality, especially in private wells. 3) Promote and guild compact, ordedy growth into areas where sustainable ddnking water supplies exist. 4) Preserve and protect groundwater recharge areas in and around existing and planned drinking water supply well-heads. 5) Accommodate growth and change within the Town which: respects the geographical and geological limitations to the drinking water supply; does not damage the groundwater aquifer; does not, by cumulative impact, destroy the fundamental economic base, environmental character and unique way of life which make up the quality of life in the Township of Southold. (Source: Town of Southold Water Supply Management & Watershed Protection Strategy. Charles J. Voorhis, Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, LLC and Valede Scopaz, Town of Southold Planning Board/Department, June 2000, p.3, Section 1.4) The proposed action will improve water quality and supply in the Town of Southold (Orient) to existing residences and businesses. Pursuant to Chapter 268, the Town Board shall consider this recommendation in preparing its wdtten determination regarding the consistency of the proposed action. Cc: Martin Finnegan, Town Attomey Jennifer Andaloro, Assistant Town Attomey Town of Southold LWRP CONSISTENCY ASSESSMENT FORM A. INSTRUCTIONS All applicants for permits* including Town of Southold agencies, shall complete this CCAF for proposed actions that are subject to the Town of Southold Wat~,fiont Consistency Review Law. This assessment is intended to supplement other information used by a Town of Southold agency in making a determination of consistency. *Except minor exempt actions including Building Permits and other ministerial permits not located within the Coastal Erosion Hazard Area. Before answering the questions in Section C, the preparer of this form should review the exempt minor action list, policies and explanations of each policy contained in the Town of Southold Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. A proposed action will be evaluated as to its significant beneficial and adverse effects upon the coastal area (which includes all of Southold Town). Il'any question in Section C on this form is answered "yes", then the proposed action may affect the achievement of the LWRP policy standards and conditions contained in the consistency review hw. Thus, the action should be analyzed in more detail and, if necessary, modified prior to making a detwmination that it is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the LWRP policy standards and conditions. If an action cannot be certified as consistent with the LWRP policy standards and conditions, it shall not be undertaken. A copy of the LWRP is available in the following places: online at the Town of Southold's website (southoldtown.northfork.net), the Board of Trustees Office, the Planning Department, all local libraries and the Town Clerk's office. B. DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND PROPOSED ACTION SCTM# The Applicafion~b,~en s~bmitted to (check appropriate response): TownBoard I'1 PlannmgBoard~ BuildingOept. ~-~ Board of Trustees ['"] Category of Town of Southold agency action (check appropriate response): (a) Action undertaken directly by Town agency (e.g. capital construction, planning activity, agency regulation, land transaction) (b) Financial assistance (e.g. grant, loan, subsidy) (c) Permit, approval, license, certification: Nature and extent of action: Location of action: Site acreage: ~X) ~ Present zoning classification: If an application for the proposed action has been filed with the Town of Southold agency, the following information shall be provided: (a) Name of applicant: -TB,-O Co) Mailing address: h-~ (c) Telephone number: Area Code ( ) (oR\ - ~_S - \ ~5 0(5 (d) Application number, if any:. Will the action be directly undertaken, require funding, or approval by a state or federal agency? Yes [~No ~] I.f. yes, which state or federal agency?, lx.M 'x ~.'.~r__//l R ~ ~.1 (lo? ,{? C. DEVELOPED COAST POLICY Policy 1. Foster a pattern of development in the Town of Southoid that enhances community character, preserves open space, makes efficient use of infrastructure, makes beneficial use of a coastal location, and minimi~r~s adverse effects of development. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Page 2 for evaluation criteria. ~Yes ~ No [-~ Not Applicable Attach additional sheets if necessary Policy 2. Protect and preserve historic and archaeological resources of the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies Pages 3 through 6 for evaluation criteria [] Yes ~ No [~Not Applicable At~ach additional sheets if necessary Policy 3. Enhance visual quality and protect scenic resources throughout the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies Pages 6 through 7 for evaluation criteria ~] Yes ~ ]No [~ot Applicable Attach additional sheets if necessary NATURAL COAST POLICIES Policy 4. Minimize loss of life, structures, and natural resources from flooding and erosion. See LWRP Section III - Policies Pages 8 through 16 for evaluation criteria ~ Yes ~ No ~Not Apphcable-- Attach additional sheets if necessary Policy 5. Protect and improve water quality and supply in the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies Pages 16 through 21 for evaluation criteria Yes [] No ~ Not Applicable Attach additional sheets if necessary Policy 6. Protect and restore the quality and function of the Town of Southold ecosystems including Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats and wetlands. See LWRP Section IH - Policies; Pages 22 through 32 for evaluation criteria. Yes ~-] No [--~ Not Applicable Attach additional sheets if necessary Policy ?. Protect and improve air quality in the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies Pages 32 through 34 for evaluation criteria. ~ Yes ~] No [--'~Not Applicable Attach additional sheets if necessary Policy 8. Minimize environmental degradation in Town of Southold from solid waste and hazardous substances and waste~ See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 34 through 38 for evaluation criteria. N Yes ~ No~l I Not Applicable-- PUBLIC COAST POLICIES Policy 9. Provide for public access to, and recreational use of, coastal waters, public lands, and public resources of the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section HI - Policies; Pages 38 through 46 for evaluation criteria. ~ Yes [] No [--~Not Applicable Atlach additional sheets if necessary WORKING COAST POLICIES Policy 10. Protect Southold's water-dependent uses and promote siting of new water-dependent uses in suitable locations. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 47 through 56 for evaluation criteria. [-] Yes ~ No ~r~ot APplicable Altach additional shee~s if necessal~ Policy 11. Promote sustainable use of living marine resources in Long Island Sound, the Peconic Estuary and Town waters. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 5'/through 62 for evaluation criteria. [] Yes ['-] No [~NOt Applicable Attach additional sheets if necessary Policy 12. Protect agricultural lands in the Town' of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 62 through 65 for evaluation criteria. Yes E No Not Applicable Atlach additional sheets if necessary Policy 13. Promote appropriate use and development of energy and mineral resources. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 65 through 68 for evaluation criteria. ~ Yes ~ No ~Not Applicable Created on 5/25/05 11:20 AM