WESTCHESTER COUNTY
PUBLIC NOTICE
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Notice of Complete Application
Date: 04/14/2026
Applicant : BENCHMARK BEDFORD VILLAGE LLC
6 E 39th St Ste 900
New York, NY 10016
Facility : BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE
633 OLD POST RD (ST RTE 22)
Bedford, NY 12506
Application ID : 3-5520-00252/00001
Permits(s) Applied for: 1 - Article 17 Titles 7 & 8 P/C/I SPDES - Surface Discharge
Project is located: in BEDFORD in WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Project Description:
The Department has prepared a draft permit and has made a tentative determination, subject to public comment or other information, to approve an existing discharge of 6,800 gallons per day of treated sanitary wastewater to a sub-tributary of the Mianus River, a class C waterbody from a tertiary treatment plant at the applicant’s facility address located at 633 Old Post Road, Bedford. The facility is a commercial and residential property. This
application is just to re-authorize the expired SPDES Permit. Another public comment period will be held for the new construction later.
The draft SPDES permit with fact sheet is available online at https://dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/draftpermits.
The draft permit files are contained within regional folders and named by the SPDES number contained in this notice. This is Region 3.
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. Refer to this application by the application number listed above and SPDES Number NY0102938.
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 via email to mike.grosso@dec.ny.gov
State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination
Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed.
SEQR Lead Agency None Designated
State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination
The proposed activity is not subject to review in accordance with SHPA. The application type is exempt and/or the project involves the continuation of an existing operational activity.
DEC Commissioner Policy 29, Environmental Justice and Permitting (CP-29)
It has been determined that the proposed action is not subject to CP-29.
Availability For Public Comment
Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than 05/22/2026 or 30 days after the publication date of this notice, whichever is later.
Contact Person
MICHAEL V GROSSO
NYSDEC
21 S Putt Corners Rd
New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 256-3165
mike.grosso@dec.ny.gov