DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[43 Pa.B. 538]
[Saturday, January 26, 2013]THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS This notice provides information about persons who have applied for a new, amended or renewed NPDES or WQM permit, a permit waiver for certain stormwater discharges or submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under a General Permit. The applications concern, but are not limited to, discharges regarding industrial, animal or sewage waste, discharges to groundwater, discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), stormwater associated with construction activities or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO). This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category Section I NPDES Renewals Section II NPDES New or Amendment Section III WQM Industrial, Sewage or Animal Waste; Discharge into Groundwater Section IV NPDES MS4 Individual Permit Section V NPDES MS4 Permit Waiver Section VI NPDES Individual Permit Stormwater Construction Section VII NPDES NOI for Coverage under NPDES General Permits For NPDES renewal applications in Section I, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to reissue these permits for 5 years subject to effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements in their current permits, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new and changed regulations and other requirements.
For applications for new NPDES permits and renewal applications with major changes in Section II, as well as applications for MS4 Individual Permits and Individual Stormwater Construction Permits in Sections IV and VI, the Department, based upon preliminary reviews, has made tentative determinations of proposed effluent limitations and other terms and conditions for the permit applications. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 92a.32(d), the proposed discharge of stormwater associated with construction activities will be managed in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102. These determinations are published as proposed actions for comments prior to taking final actions.
Unless indicated otherwise, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to proposed NPDES permit actions under the waiver provision in 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on NPDES applications are invited to submit statements to the contact office noted before the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Persons wishing to comment on WQM permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office noted before the application within 15 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the applications. A comment submittal should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests for public hearings on applications. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. The Department will postpone its final determination until after a public hearing is held.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users, or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
I. NPDES Renewal Applications
Northeast Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. Phone: 570-826-2511.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed No.)EPA Waived
Y/N?PA0070491
(Sewage)Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Wastewater Treatment Facility
397 Hemlock Drive
Lehighton, PA 18235Carbon County
Mahoning TownshipStewart Creek
(02B)Y PA0043915
(Sewage)River Road Utilities STP
3300 River Road
Mount Bethel, PA 18343-6122Northampton County
Upper Mount Bethel TownshipUnnamed Tributary to Delaware River
(1-F)Y PA0062154
(Sewage)Mountain View School WWTP
11748 State Route 106
Kingsley, PA 18826Susquehanna County
Harford TownshipMillard Creek
(04F)Y PA0060321
(Sewage)Village of Mountain Heights WWTP
139 Gardeners Lane
Dalton, PA 18414Wyoming County
Overfield TownshipUnnamed Tributary to South Branch Tunkhannock Creek
(04F)Y
Southcentral Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone: 717-705-4707.NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived
Y/N?PA0087041
(Sew—Transfer)Lake-in-Wood RV Resort
27777 Franklin Road Suite 200
Southfield, MI 48034Lancaster County
Brecknock TownshipUNT Black Creek /
7-JY PA0247464
(Sew—Transfer)East Hanover Township Municipal Authority
8848 Jonestown Road
Grantville, PA 17028-8650Dauphin County
East Hanover TownshipBow Creek /
7-DY
Northwest Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed#)EPA Waived
Y/N?PA0034380
(Sewage)Emlenton Service Plaza
I-80 Ext 43,
Emlenton, PA 16373
Venango County
Scrubgrass Township
Unnamed Tributary to the Allegheny River
(16-G0Y PA0222381
(Sewage)Dubois Region Airport
State Route 830
Reynoldsville, PA 15851Jefferson County
Washington TownshipKeys Run
(17-C)Y PA0025607
(Sewage)Barkeyville Sewage WWTP
Stevenson Road
Barkeyville, PA 16127Venango County
Barkeyville BoroughUnnamed tributary to North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Y
II. Applications for New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Non-Waived Permit Applications
Southeast Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
PA0058670, Industrial Storm Water, SIC Code 3273, Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc. d/b/a J.D.M. Materials Company, 851 County Line Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. Facility Name: JDM Norristown Batch Plant. This existing facility is located in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of stormwater from a ready mix concrete manufacturing facility.
The receiving stream(s), Diamond Run, is located in State Water Plan watershed 3-F and is classified for Warm Water Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 are based on a design flow of an average storm event.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Daily Instant. Annual Daily Instant. Parameters Monthly Maximum Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX 50 100 100 Oil and Grease XXX XXX XXX Report
Report
XXX In addition, the permit contains the following major special conditions:
• Necessary property rights
• Proper sludge disposal
• Change of ownership
• BAT reopener
• Dry stream discharge
• Laboratory certification
• Stormwater requirements
You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 484-250-5910.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
PA0244317, Storm Water, SIC Code 5015, 5093, Wilcox Auto Salvage, Inc., 241 Old Mill Road, Sellersville, PA 18960. Facility Name: Wilcox Auto Salvage Facility. This existing facility is located in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of stormwater runoff from an auto and scrap metal salvage yard. There are two stormwater outfalls, Outfall 001 discharges at the southwest corner of the site and Outfall 002 discharges at the northwest corner of the site.
The receiving stream(s), Threemile Run, is located in State Water Plan watershed 2-D and is classified for Trout Stocking and Migratory Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 and Outfall 002 are based on a design flow of an average storm event.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Daily Instant. Daily Daily Instant. Parameters Monthly Maximum Minimum Maximum Maximum Maximum pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX Oil and Grease XXX XXX XXX 15 XXX 30 Total Aluminum XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX Total Copper XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX Total Iron XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX Total Lead XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX Total Mercury XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX In addition, the permit contains the following major special conditions:
• Necessary property rights
• Proper sludge disposal
• Change of ownership
• Laboratory Certification
• Remedial measures if public nuisance
• Dry stream discharge
• Stormwater requirements
You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 484-250-5910.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
Northeast Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. Phone: 570-826-2511.PA0070394, Industrial Waste, SIC Code 4953, PA Department of Environmental Protection—NERO HSCA, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. Facility Name: Herceg Landfill HSCA Site. This existing facility is located in Bushkill Township, Northampton County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal and transfer of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial waste (treated leachate from a closed sanitary landfill).
The receiving stream, Unnamed Tributary of East Branch Monocacy Creek, is located in State Water Plan watershed 2-C and is classified for High Quality Waters—Cold Water Fishes, Migratory Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.052 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Daily Average Daily Instant. Parameters Monthly Maximum Monthly Maximum Maximum Flow (MGD) Report
Report
XXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0
MinXXX XXX 9.0 BOD5 Report
Report
37 140 XXX XXX Total Suspended Solids Report
Report
27 88 XXX XXX Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX 1,000 Ammonia-Nitrogen Report
Report
4.9 10 XXX 12 Total Iron (Interim) Report
Report
Report
Report
XXX XXX (Final) Report
Report
4.7 7.3 XXX 11.7 Total Zinc Report
Report
0.11 0.20 XXX 0.28 Phenol Report
Report
0.015 0.026 XXX 0.038 a-Terpineol Report
Report
0.016 0.033 XXX 0.040 Benzoic Acid Report
Report
0.071 0.12 XXX 0.18 p-Cresol Report
Report
0.014 0.025 XXX 0.035 You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 570-826-5472.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
PAS232214, Storm Water, SIC Code 5169, American Rock Salt Co. LLC, PO Box 190, Mt Morris, NY 14510. Facility Name: American Rock Salt Co. LLC. This proposed facility is located in Scranton City, Lackawanna County.
Description of Proposed Activity: The application is for a new NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated Storm Water from a rock salt storage and distribution stockpile.
The receiving stream(s), Lackawanna River, is located in State Water Plan watershed 5-A and is classified for Cold Water Fishes and Migratory Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.140 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Daily Average Daily Instant. Parameters Monthly Maximum Minimum Monthly Maximum Maximum FLOW MGD Report
Report
XXX Report
Report
XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX Report
Total Suspended Solids Report
Report
XXX Report
Report
XXX Total Dissolved Solids Report
Report
XXX Report
Report
XXX Chlorides Report
Report
XXX Report
Report
XXX Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) XXX XXX XXX Report
Report
XXX Oil and Grease XXX XXX XXX Report
Report
XXX Free Available Cyanide XXX XXX XXX Report
Report
XXX In addition, the permit contains the following major special conditions:
• Stormwater
• Discharge Flow
You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 570-826-5472.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
PA0065404, SIC Code 4952, Stair Fred C, 3536 Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017-9301. Facility Name: Lands of Fred Stair. This proposed facility is located in Moore Township, Northampton County.
Description of Proposed Activity: The application is for a new NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated sewage from a single family residence at 2059 Bushkill Center Road, Moore Township, PA 18042.
The receiving stream(s), is located in State Water Plan watershed and is classified for High Quality Waters—Cold Water Fishes and, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.0004 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Instant. Parameters Monthly Minimum Monthly Maximum Flow (MGD) Report
XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 CBOD5 XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX XXX In addition, the permit contains the following major special conditions:
• none
You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 570-826-5472.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
PA0062219, Sewage, SIC Code 4952, Frackville Area Municipal Authority Schuylkill County, 42 South Center Street, Frackville, PA 17931-1423. Facility Name: Frackville Area Municipal Authority. This existing facility is located in Butler Township, Schuylkill County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated Sewage.
The receiving stream(s), Little Mahanoy Creek, is located in State Water Plan watershed 6-B and is classified for Cold Water Fishes and Migratory Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 1.4 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Weekly Average Weekly Instant. Parameters Monthly Average Minimum Monthly Average Maximum Flow (MGD) Report
Report
Daily MaxXXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX
XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Dissolved Oxygen XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX XXX CBOD5 117 175 XXX 10.0 15.0 20.0 BOD5 Influent Report
Report
XXX Report
Report
XXX Total Suspended Solids Influent Report
Report
XXX Report
Report
XXX Total Suspended Solids 350 525 XXX 30.0 45.0 60.0 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) May 1 - Sep 30 XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX 1000 Oct 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 2000
Geo MeanXXX 10000 UV Transmittance (mjoules/cm2) XXX XXX Report
Report
XXX XXX Ammonia-Nitrogen May 1 - Oct 31 29.2 XXX XXX 2.5 XXX 5.0 Nov 1 - Apr 30 87.6 XXX XXX 7.5 XXX 15.0 Total Phosphorus 11.7 XXX XXX 1.0 XXX 2.0 Nitrate-Nitrite as N 128 XXX XXX 11.0 XXX 22.0 Total Aluminum Report
Avg QrtlyXXX XXX Report
Avg QrtlyXXX XXX Total Iron Report
Avg QrtlyXXX XXX Report
Avg QrtlyXXX XXX Total Magnesium Report
Avg QrtlyXXX XXX Report
Avg QrtlyXXX XXX The proposed monitoring requirements and, where appropriate, effluent limits for implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy are as follows for Outfall 001.
Mass (lbs) Concentration (mg/l) Monthly Parameters Monthly Annual Minimum Average Maximum Ammonia—N Report
Report
Report Kjeldahl—N Report
Report Nitrate-Nitrite as N Report
Report
Total Nitrogen Report
Report
Report Total Phosphorus Report
Report
Report
Net Total Nitrogen Report
25570 Net Total Phosphorus Report
3409 * This permit contains conditions which authorize the permittee to apply nutrient reduction credits to meet the Net Total Nitrogen and the Net Total Phosphorus effluent mass limits, under the Department's Trading of Nutrients and Sediment Reduction Credits Policy and Guidelines (Document #392-0900-001, December 30, 2006). The condition includes the requirement to report the application of these credits in Supplemental Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) submitted to the Department.
In addition, the permit contains the following major special conditions:
• Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing, Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Requirements
You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 570-826-5472.
The EPA Waiver is not in effect.
Southcentral Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110PA0084417, Sewage, SIC Code 4952, Brunner Robert L, PO Box 310, Shermans Dale, PA 17090-0310. Facility Name: Village Square STP. This existing facility is located in Carroll Township, Perry County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream(s), Unnamed Tributary to Sherman Creek, is located in State Water Plan watershed 7-A and is classified for Warm Water Fishes and Migratory Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.03 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Daily Average Instant. Parameters Monthly Maximum Minimum Monthly Maximum Flow (MGD) Report Report XXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Dissolved Oxygen XXX XXX 5.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Residual Chlorine XXX XXX XXX 0.5 XXX 1.6 CBOD5 XXX XXX XXX 25 XXX 50 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX 30 XXX 60 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) May 1 - Sep 30 XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX 1,000 Oct 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 2,000
Geo MeanXXX 10,000 Ammonia-Nitrogen May 1 - Oct 31 XXX XXX XXX 11 XXX 22 You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 717-705-4732.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
PA0248452, SIC Code 6514, Paul W. Gettel, 1107 Enola Road, Carlisle, PA 17013. Facility Name: Gettel Res. This existing facility is located in North Middleton Township, Cumberland County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream(s), unnamed tributary to Wertz Run, is located in State Water Plan watershed 7-B and is classified for Warm Water Fishes and Migratory Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.0005 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Instant. Parameters Monthly Minimum Monthly Maximum Flow (GPD) Report XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Total Residual Chlorine XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Report BOD5 XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX XXX You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 717-705-4732.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
Application No. PA0247146, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), Wanners Pride-N-Joy Farm, LLC (Wanners Pride-N-Joy Farms Home Farm), 5800 Wanner Road, Narvon, PA 17555-9646.
Wanners Pride-N-Joy Farm, LLC has submitted an application for an Individual NPDES permit for an existing CAFO known as Wanners Pride-N-Joy Farms Home Farm, located in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County.
The CAFO is situated near White Horse Run in Watershed 7-K, which is classified for Warm Water Fishes, Migratory Fishes and Warm Water Fishes. The CAFO is designed to maintain an animal population of approximately 1428.13 animal equivalent units (AEUs) consisting of 800 dairy cows and 615 heifers/calves. Manure is collected, treated in an anaerobic digester and stored in an HDPE-lined manure storage lagoon except for the calves which are on penpack. A release or discharge to waters of the Commonwealth under normal operating conditions is not expected. Normal operating conditions are defined as conditions below a 25-year, 24-hour storm event.
The Department has conducted administrative and technical reviews of the application. Based on the preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department has made a tentative determination to issue an NPDES permit for the operation subject to the terms and conditions and monitoring and reporting requirements specified in the permit.
You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 717.705.4732.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit waiver provision under 40 CFR 123.24(e) does not apply to this NPDES permit.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; 412-442-4000PA0219177, SIC Code 4952, Dana Mining Company of PA, LLC, 308 Dents Run Road, Morgantown, WV 26501. Facility Name: Titus Deep Mine STP. This existing facility is located in Dunkard Township, Greene County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream(s), UNT of Dunkard Creek, is located in State Water Plan watershed 19-G and is classified for Warm Water Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.001 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Instant. Parameters Monthly Minimum Monthly Maximum Flow (MGD) 0.001 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 CBOD5 XXX XXX XXX 25 XXX 50 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX 30 XXX 60 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) May 1 - Sep 30 XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX 1,000 Oct 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 2,000
Geo MeanXXX 10,000 Ammonia-Nitrogen May 1 - Oct 31 XXX XXX XXX 9.0 XXX 18.0 You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 412-442-4000.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
PA0219347, Patricia L. Iams, 4124 Finley—Elrama Road, Finleyville, PA 15332. Facility Name: Iams Property STP. This existing facility is located in Union Township, Washington County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sanitary sewage from Iams Property STP.
The receiving stream, Lobbs Run, is located in State Water Plan watershed 19-C and is classified for Warm Water Fishes. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.0008 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Instant. Parameters Monthly Minimum Monthly Maximum Flow (MGD) 0.0008 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Dissolved Oxygen XXX XXX 3.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Residual Chlorine Monitor and Report
CBOD5 XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX 20 XXX 40 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) May 1 - Sep 30 XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX 1,000 Oct 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 2,000
Geo MeanXXX 10,000 Ammonia-Nitrogen May 1 - Oct 31 XXX XXX XXX 3.0 XXX 6.0 Nov 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 9.0 XXX 18.0 The EPA Waiver is in effect.
PA0218197, Michael P. Baycura, 131 Cardinal Drive, New Brighton, PA 15066. Facility Name: Steven's Trail STP. This existing facility is located in Daugherty Township, Beaver County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream(s), Drainage Swale tributary to an Unnamed Tributary of Blockhouse Run, is located in State Water Plan watershed 20-B and is classified for Warm Water Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.0015 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Instant. Parameters Monthly Minimum Monthly Maximum Flow (MGD) 0.0015 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Dissolved Oxygen XXX XXX 3.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Residual Chlorine XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX CBOD5 XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) May 1 - Sep 30 XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX 1,000 Oct 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 2,000
Geo MeanXXX 10,000 Ammonia-Nitrogen May 1 - Oct 31 XXX XXX XXX 3.0 XXX 6.0 Nov 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 9.0 XXX 18.0 The EPA Waiver is in effect.
PA0098957, Sewage, SIC Code 4952, Fayette County Housing Authority, 624 Pittsburgh Road, Uniontown, PA 15401-2214. Facility Name: Village of Outcrop STP. This existing facility is located in Springhill Township, Fayette County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated Sewage.
The receiving stream(s), Unnamed Tributary to Georges Creek, is located in State Water Plan watershed 19-G and is classified for Warm Water Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.0263 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Instant. Parameters Monthly Minimum Monthly Maximum Maximum Flow (MGD) 0.0263 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Dissolved Oxygen XXX XXX 4.0 XXX XXX XXX CBOD5 XXX XXX XXX 25 XXX 50 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX 30 XXX 60 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) May 1 - Sep 30 XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX 1,000 Oct 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 2,000
Geo MeanXXX 10,000 UV Transmittance (mjoules/cm2) XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Report
Total Nitrogen XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX Ammonia-Nitrogen May 1 - Oct 31 XXX XXX XXX 15 XXX 30 Nov 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX Report
Total Phosphorus XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 412-442-4000.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Telephone: 814.332.6942.PA0264016, SIC Code 4952, 8811, DJH Inc., 513 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023. Facility Name: Star Grill. This proposed facility is located in Winfield Township, Butler County.
Description of Proposed Activity: The application is for a new NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream is an unnamed tributary to Rough Run, located in State Water Plan watershed 18-F and classified for High Quality Waters—Trout Stocking, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.0012 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Instant. Parameters Monthly Minimum Monthly Maximum Flow (MGD) Report
XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 BOD5 XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX XXX UV Intensity (µw/cm2) XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX XXX You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 814-332-6340.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
PA0238741, Sewage, SIC Code 4952, 8811, Neff Don W, 111 Beach Road, Chicora, PA 16025-4101. Facility Name: Don W Neff SFTF. This proposed facility is located in Concord Township, Butler County.
Description of Proposed Activity: The application is for a new NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream is an unnamed tributary to Connoquenessing Creek, located in State Water Plan watershed 20-C and classified for High Quality Waters—Warm Water Fish, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.0004 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Instant. Parameters Monthly Minimum Monthly Maximum Flow (MGD) Report
XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Total Residual Chlorine XXX XXX XXX Report
XXX Report
BOD5 XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX 10 XXX 20 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX XXX You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 814-332-6340.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
III. WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Applications under The Clean Streams Law
Northeast Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. Phone: 570-826-2511.
WQM Permit No. WQG012227, SIC Code 4952, Stair Fred C, 3536 Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017-9301.
This proposed facility is located in Moore Township, Northampton County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: installation of a single family residence sewage treatment system to replace a malfunctioning on-lot system.
Southcentral Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone: 717-705-4707.
WQM Permit No. 6780406 13-1, Sewerage, DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna, DS-FSE, 3rd Street & S Avenue, Building 750-1, New Cumberland, PA 17070. This proposed facility is located in Fairview Township, York County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Plant upgrade to replace aged treatment unit and associated buildings of WWTP.
WQM Permit No. 0610202 13-1, Industrial Waste, Exide Technologies, Spring Valley Road and Nolan Street, PO Box 14294, Reading, PA 19612-4294.
This proposed facility is located in Muhlenberg Township and Laureldale Borough, Berks County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Proposed installation of a third stormwater storage and equalization tank.
Northwest Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481WQM Permit No. WQG01101301, Sewerage, Diane M. Spiece, 105 Lions Road, Butler, PA 16001.
This proposed facility is located in Center Township, Butler County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: A Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant.
WQM Permit No. WQG01251301, Sewerage, James A Wardrop, 6075 Old State Road, Edinboro, PA 16412.
This proposed facility is located in Franklin Township, Erie County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: A Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant.
IV. NPDES Applications for Stormwater Discharges from MS4
V. Applications for NPDES Waiver Stormwater Discharges from MS4
VI. NPDES Individual Permit Applications for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities
Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Lehigh County Conservation District: Lehigh Ag. Ctr., Ste. 102, 4184 Dorney Park Rd., Allentown, PA 18104, 610-391-9583.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI023912030 Rudy Amelio
Devonshire Properties, LLC
1348 Hamilton St.
Allentown, PA 18102Lehigh South Whitehall Twp. Cedar Creek,
HQ-CWF, MFNorthampton County Conservation District: 14 Gracedale Ave., Greystone Building, Nazareth, PA 18064, 610-746-1971.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI024812015 PHI d/b/a Presbyterian Senior Living
One Trinity Drive East
Suite 201
Dillsburg, PA 17019Northampton City of Easton Bushkill Creek,
HQ-CWF, MFSouthcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717.705.4802
Permit # Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI036706001R(1) Timothy E. Pasch
2645 Carnegie Road
York, PA 17402York Dover Township Fox Run (TSF) PAI034409001R Pennsylvania Electric Company
2800 Pottsville Pike
PO Box 16001
Reading, PA 19612Mifflin Oliver Township UNT to Musser Run
(HQ-CWF)
VII. List of NOIs for NPDES and/or Other General Permit Types
PAG-12 CAFOs STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION PROPOSED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS FOR CAFOs This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5 and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/directory/pa.phtml or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.
Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based. Comments should be sent to the SCC, Agriculture Building, Room 310, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN—PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAnimal Equivalent Units Animal
TypeSpecial Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Application Glenville Farms
2391 Glenville Road
Cochranville, PA 19330Chester 3,111.3 4,537.4 Dairy Cows,
Heifers,
BullsHQ Amendment Sexing Technologies Dairy LLC
1141 State Road
Lincoln University, PA 19352Chester 165.3 1,288 Dairy Cows,
Calves,
HeifersHQ New Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAnimal Equivalent Units Animal
TypeSpecial Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Renewal/
NewCurtis Lehman
514 Bricker Road
Bernville, PA 19506Berks 158.7 438.58 Poultry Broilers NA New
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[Continued from previous Web Page] PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Permit No. 6112504, Public Water Supply
Applicant Brandon Maintenance Repair, Inc. Township or Borough Rockland Township County Venango Responsible Official Brian Seger Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Jeffrey L. Kordes, P.E.
Deiss & Halmi Engineering, Inc.
105 Meadville Street
Edinboro, PA 16412Application Received Date December 17, 2012 Description of Action Addition of raw water storage tanks and treatment facilities. Permit No. 3712505, Public Water Supply
Applicant Brent Community Cooperative Water Association, Inc. Township or Borough Plain Grove Township County Lawrence Responsible Official Carl D. Casteel, Jr. Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Steven R. Halmi, P.E.
Deiss & Halmi Engineering, Inc.
105 Meadville Street
Edinboro, PA 16412Application Received Date November 30, 2012 Description of Action Modification of treatment to provide for removal of iron and manganese by manganese greensand filtration, addition of storage, and modification of disinfection to comply with Groundwater Rule. Permit No. 3712505, Public Water Supply
Applicant Barkeyville Municipal Authority Township or Borough Barkeyville Borough County Venango Responsible Official James Coursen Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Joseph P. Pacchoni, P.E.
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc.
3755 East State Street
Hermitage, PA 16148Application Received Date November 30, 2012 Description of Action Modifications to Well No. 2. Permit No. 4313501, Public Water Supply
Applicant Borough of Stoneboro Township or Borough Stoneboro Borough County Mercer Responsible Official Chris Ewing Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Olgierd K. Wodzianski, P.E.
Wodzianski Engineering, Inc.
1322 Elk Street
Franklin, PA 16323Application Received Date January 8, 2013 Description of Action Reconstruct existing pump station, rehabilitate existing 300,000 gal. reservoir, construct another reservoir identical to that existing, construct dome roof over existing and proposed reservoirs. MINOR AMENDMENT
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Northeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Application No. 2640050
Applicant Pocono Waterworks Company, Inc. [Township or Borough] Lake Township
Wayne CountyResponsible Official Joseph B. Bonamico, Sr., President
Pocono Waterworks Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 189
Hamlin, PA 18427
570-689-4017Type of Facility Community Water System Consulting Engineer NA Application Received Date December 20, 2012 Description of Action Application for transfer of the PWS operation permit for Ryan Hill Development from Hamlin Associated Water Companies, Inc. to Pocono Waterworks Company, Inc. Application No. 2450008
Applicant J & D Holdings, LLC
[Township or Borough] Ross Township
Monroe CountyResponsible Official Joseph S. Wiesmith
919 Main Street
Stroudsburg, PA 18360Type of Facility Community Water System Consulting Engineer NA Application Received Date January 10, 2013 Description of Action Application for transfer of the PWS operation permit for Birchwood Trailer Park from Howard E. Johnson to J & D Holdings, LLC Application No. 5812505, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Robert Weida
Dba Oakland Trailer Park
104 Dream Lake Road
New Milford, PA. 18834[Township or Borough] Oakland Township
Susquehanna CountyResponsible Official Mr. Robert Weida Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Mr. Michael P. Goodwin, PE.
Milnes Engineering, Inc.
12 Frear Hill Road
Tunkhannock, PA. 18657Application Received Date October 3, 2012 Description of Action This project provides for the construction of additional chlorine contact vessels to meet the requirements of the Ground Water Rule. Modification will also be made to the existing storage vessel to increase the baffling factor. LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION UNDER ACT 2, 1995 PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101—6026.907)
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P. S. §§ 6026.302—6026.305) require the Department to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. A person intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area shall file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of cleanup standards or receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the following site, proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified as follows. During this comment period, the municipality may request that the person identified as the remediator of the site develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office listed before the notice. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brown- field Development Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa 15222-4745
Former Packaging Specialists, LLC Facility, 1728 Route 30, Findley Township, Allegheny County. Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., 333 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 on behalf of ACF Properties, LP, 499 Nixon Road, Cheswick, PA 15204 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with chlorinated compounds. The intended future use of the property is non-residential warehousing.
AIR QUALITY PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office listed before the applications. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule appointments.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit shall indicate interests to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and shall file protests or comments on a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed documents to persons or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that hearings be held concerning a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit. A comment or protest filed with the Department regional office shall include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan Approval or Operating Permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—143, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
23-0066C: Pyropure Inc., d.b.a. Pyromet, Inc. (5 Commerce Drive, Aston, PA 19014) for installation of a silver recovery furnace with a baghouse as a control device, and a nitric acid digester with a scrubber as a control device. The company refines silver from medical x-ray films, photo finishes, and electronic scraps. The pollutant of concern is Particulate Matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). This is a minor facility and the emissions allowed in the proposed Plan Approval keeps the facility minor. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will include monitoring, record keeping & reporting requirements designed to address all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or William Weaver, Program Manager—Telephone: 717-705-4702.
06-05079F: United Corrstack, LLC (720 Laurel Street, Reading, PA 19602) to modify restrictions for their circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler at their facility in the City of Reading, Berks County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to the abovementioned company for the abovementioned project. This plan approval may be incorporated into the company's facility-wide permit via an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval 06-05079F is to revise conditions listed in Plan Approval No. 06-05079E, Source 104, for HCl, HF and opacity and to revise the definition of shutdown. The company's 482-mmBtu/hr boiler (Source ID 104) is subject to Subpart Db of the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. Boiler Source ID 104 must also meet Best Available Technology (BAT).
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Mr. Thomas Hanlon, Chief, Air Quality Permitting, may be contacted at 717-705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
Plan approvals issued to sources identified in 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(b)(1)—(4) or plan approvals issued to sources with limitations on the potential to emit may become part of the SIP, and will be submitted to EPA for review and approval.
05-05027A: CORLE Building Systems (114 Rosemont Lane, Imler, PA 16655) for the construction of a surface coating system for finishing metal building panels at their facility in King Township, Bedford County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to the abovementioned company for the abovementioned project.
Plan Approval No. 05-05027A will provide for the installation of four paint spray booths along with support facilities for paint mixing and handling. Facility hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions will be capped at 10 tons per year for individual HAP and 25 tons per year for total combined HAP. Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions will be capped at 50 tons per year. Actual emissions are expected to be well below those limits. Along with the emission limits, the plan approval will contain monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards to ensure the facility complies with all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
William R. Weaver, Regional Manager, may be contacted at 717-705-4702, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
Plan approvals issued to sources identified in 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(b)(1)—(4) or plan approvals issued to sources with limitations on the potential to emit may become part of the SIP, and will be submitted to EPA for review and approval.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426
AMS 12266: Lannett Co., Inc. (9000 State Road/9001 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136) for installation of five (5) air handling units in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. There will be a potential annual emission increase of less than 4.0 tons of Nitrogen Oxide. The plan approval will contain operating, testing, monitoring, and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
46-00236: Highway Materials, Inc. (1126 Crusher Road, Perkiomenville, PA 18074), for renewal of a State Only, Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County. Highway Materials operates a 360 tons per hour batch asphalt plant with a rotary dryer. A knockout box and baghouse dust collector is used for particulate matter emission controls. Through a Department approved exemption (eRFD No. 649), the facility was authorized to relocate the batch asphalt plant, in its entirety, to another location within its boundary. Also under eRFD No. 649, the facility was authorized to replace two existing horizontal 20,000 gallon oil-heated asphalt tanks to two vertical 20,000 gallon electrically heated tanks. No other changes were made to the asphalt plant equipment or structure. The permit includes monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements designed to address all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or William Weaver, Program Manager—Telephone: 717-705-4702.
06-03067: Beacon Container Corp. (700 West First Street, Birdsboro, PA 19508) for their corrugated paper products facility in Borough of Birdsboro, Berks County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to renew the Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
The subject facility has actual emissions of 1 tpy each of NOx and CO. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc and 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Mr. Thomas Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief, may be contacted at 717-705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
36-05108: International Paper Co. (801 Fountain Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17601-4352) for operation of its fiber container manufacturing plant in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. This is a renewal of their State-Only Operating Permit issued in 2008.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
The subject facility has past actual emissions around 0.49 tpy CO, 0.06 tpy NOx, 0.01 tpy PM10, and 2.12 tpy VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring and recordkeeping requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.77 and 129.52b, 40 CFR 63, Subpart KK—National Emission Standards for the Printing and Publishing Industry and 40 CFR 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Tom Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief, may be contacted at 717-705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648
41-00034: Cromaglass Corp. (PO Box 3215, Williamsport, PA 17701) for their facility in Williamsport, Lycoming County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue a renewal of an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility. The subject facility has the following potential emissions: 17.08 TPY of PM/PM10; 10.60 TPY of VOC and 10.60 TPY of total HAPs. The operating permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Northcentral Regional Office at 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
David M. Shimmel, P.E., Chief, New Source Review Section, may be contacted at 570-327-3568, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, Pa 17701, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
55-00022: Schreck's Custom Trim Finishing, Inc. (PO Box 6, Mount Pleasant Mills, PA 17853) for their facility in Perry Township, Snyder County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue a renewal of an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility. The subject facility has the following potential emissions: 0.08 TPY of NOx; 0.02 TPY of CO; 0.33 TPY of SOx; 5.6 TPY of VOC and 1.00 TPY of total HAPs. The operating permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Northcentral Regional Office at 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, Pa 17701
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Keith C. Allison, Chief, Facilities Permitting Section, may be contacted at 570-327-3640, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, Pa 17701, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6131
43-00259: Grove City Medical Center (631 N Broad Street Extension, Grove City, PA 16127-4603), for the renewal of a Natural Minor Permit to operate general medical and surgical hospitals facility in Pine Township, Mercer County. The facility's emitting sources included, 1) Boiler 1 & 2, 2) Hot Water 1, 2 & MOB (Medical office building), 3) Hot water heaters (2) and, 4) Emergency generator. This is a Natural Minor facility due to its potential to emit of pollutants which are less than the Title V threshold limits. The facility is not subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpar JJJJJJ and Subpart ZZZZ. The emission statement: NOx: 4.17 TPY (Tons per year), CO: 3.5 TPY, PM (Total): 0.31 TPY, SO2: 0.025TPY.
43-00289: Spang and Co.—Spang Power Electronics Division (5241 Lake Street, Sandy Lake, PA 16145) to re-issue their Natural Minor Operating Permit for the facility's primary source of emissions is from surface coating operations in Sandy Lake Township, Mercer County. Potential emissions continue to be well below major source levels.
61-00149: FFH, Inc.—Seneca (392 Cottage Drive, Cranberry, PA 16319) to issue a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for the Tri-Fuel Boiler at 224 Main Street in Seneca in Cranberry Township, Venango County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The boiler rating is 6.4 mmbtu/hr, fires primarily coal or natural gas and is controlled by a Breslove fly ash collector. The boiler is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR 63, Subpart JJJJJJ—NESHAP for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers at Area Sources. The PM, SOx, NOx, CO, and VOC emissions are less than 2.2 TPY, 18.7 TPY, 2.3 TPY, 1.1 TPY, and 0.1 TPY, respectively. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1—1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301—3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51—30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1—1406.20a). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before each application. Notices of requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application notices, as noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application and request for Section 401 water quality certification application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, state or local government agency or authority to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121—77.123 and 86.31—86.34.
Written comments or objections regarding a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections, application number and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
A request for an informal conference or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 or § 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
When an NPDES number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided after the draft NPDES permit is prepared.
Coal Applications Received
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
03061301 and NPDES No. PA0235687. Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To renew the permit for the TJS No. 6 Deep Mine in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on January 9, 2013. Application received: May 29, 2012.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
32070108 and NPDES No. PA0262528. Amerikohl Mining, Inc., 202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16601, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Center Township, Indiana County, affecting 274.3 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to Tearing Run classified for the following use(s): cold water fishery (CWF). There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: October 15, 2012.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
37870102. Ambrosia Coal & Construction Co. (P. O. Box 422, Edinburg, PA 16116) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface and clay removal mine in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County affecting 46.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to the Beaver River, unnamed tributary to Edwards Run, both classified for the following uses: WWF. This renewal is for reclamation only. Application received: January 8, 2013.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
49-305-003GP12. Mallard Contracting Co., Inc., (122 Wilburton Road, Mt. Carmel, PA 17851), application to operate a coal preparation plant whose pollution control equipment is required to meet all applicable limitations, terms and conditions of General Permit, BAQ-GPA/GP-12 on Surface Mining Permit No. 49663009 in Mt. Carmel and Conyngham Townships, Northumberland and Columbia Counties. Application received: December 13, 2012.
Noncoal Applications Received
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
7876SM1C and NPDES Permit No. PA0595721. Eastern Industries, Inc., (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County affecting 89.3 acres, receiving stream: Coplay Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: December 12, 2012.
5273SM2C18 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594130. Hanson Aggregate Pennsylvania, LLC, (7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195), renewal of an existing quarry operation in Thornbury and Middletown Townships, Delaware County affecting 247.3 acres, receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Chester Creek and Chester Creek, classified for the following use: migratory fishes. Application received: December 18, 2012.
5278SM2C9 and NPDES Permit No. PA0595764. Hanson Aggregate Pennsylvania, LLC, (7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195), renewal of an existing quarry operation in Lake Township, Wayne County affecting 151.63 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Middle Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water fishes and migratory fishes. Application received: December 18, 2012.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed NPDES permits associated with mining activity (coal or noncoal) permits. The applications concern industrial waste (mining) discharges to surface water and discharges of stormwater associated with mining activities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has prepared a draft NPDES permit and made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the associated mining activity permit.
Effluent Limits for Coal Mining Activities
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that are the more stringent of technology-based (BAT) effluent limitations or Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (WQBEL).
The BAT limits for coal mining activities, as provided in 40 CFR Part 434 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 87—90 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* *The parameter is applicable at all times. In addition, the Department imposes a technology-based aluminum limit of 2.0 mg/l (30 day average) to protect stream uses.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The BAT limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 40 CFR Part 436 and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are as follows:
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
* The parameter is applicable at all times. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 362-0600-001, NPDES Program Implementation—Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation, and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92a.82(d). The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
NPDES No. PA0013790 (Mining Permit No. 30841312), Consolidation Coal Company, (1 Bridge Street, Monongah, WV 26554). A revision to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the Blacksville Mine No. 2 in Gilmore Township, Greene County to install the 13-West Airshaft site. One NPDES point will be added. Surface Acres Affected 57.1. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributary to Bloody Run, classified for the following use: WWF. Dunkard Creek TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete on February 23, 2012. Application received April 20 2011.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
Outfall 023 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary to Bloody Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 023 (Lat: 39° 46` 03" Long: 80° 22` 13") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - 0.0197 - Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.5 1.0 1.3 Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) - - REPORT
Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - REPORT Sulfates (mg/l) - - REPORT Chlorides (mg/l) - - REPORT NPDES No. PA0033677 (Mining Permit No. 56841328), Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). A renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for Mine 78 in Paint Township, Somerset County and Adams and Richland Townships, Cambria County. Surface Acres Affected 216.2, Underground Acres Affected 8,533.9. Receiving streams: Paint Creek and Unnamed Tributary to Paint Creek, both classified for the following use: CWF. Paint Creek Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete on July 26, 2012. Application received May 23, 2012.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary to Paint Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 40° 14` 13" Long: 78° 47` 55") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - 1.04 - Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.38 0.75 0.94 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) - - REPORT Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) 31 62 78 Chlorides (mg/l) - - REPORT Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - REPORT Outfall 002 discharges to: Paint Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (Lat: 40° 14` 3.8" Long: 78° 47` 37") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - 2.0 - Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.38 0.75 0.94 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) - - REPORT Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) - - REPORT Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - REPORT Outfall 003 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary to Paint Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 003 (Lat: 40° 14` 4" Long: 78° 47` 53.1") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - 1.3 - Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.38 0.75 0.94 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) - - REPORT Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) 31 62 78 Chlorides (mg/l) - - REPORT Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - REPORT Outfall 004 discharges to: Paint Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 004 (Lat: 40° 14` 6.9" Long: 78° 47` 48.4") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - 1.3 - Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.38 0.75 0.94 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) - - REPORT Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) 31 62 78 Chlorides (mg/l) - - REPORT Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - REPORT NPDES No. PA0110914 (Mining Permit No. 56841310), Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201-1504). A renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the Solar No. 7 Mine in Quemahoning Township, Somerset County. Surface Acres Affected 32.0, Underground Acres Affected 2,728.5. Receiving stream: Higgins Run, classified for the following use: CWF. Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watersheds TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete on May 9, 2007. Application received January 29, 2007.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Higgins Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 40° 08` 11" Long: 78° 58` 40") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - 1.728 - Iron (mg/l) 0.87 1.73 2.16 Manganese (mg/l) 0.58 1.16 1.45 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.44 0.87 1.09 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) 842 1684 2105 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) 421 842 1053 Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) 40 80 100 Chlorides (mg/l) - - REPORT NPDES No. PA0235369 (Mining Permit No. 32980701), RoxCOAL, Inc., (PO Box 149, Friedens, PA 15541). A renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the Rock Refuse Disposal Area (North Branch) in Green Township, Indiana County. Surface Acres Affected 24.0, Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributary to North Branch of Two Lick Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watersheds TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete on October 29, 2010. Application received August 5, 2010.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary to North Branch of Two Lick Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 40° 43` 06" Long: 78° 57` 33") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - 0.019 - Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.9 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) 50 100 125 Sulfates (mg/l) - - REPORT Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - REPORT Chlorides (mg/l) - - REPORT Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
NPDES No. PA0259349 (Permit No. 16120104). Ancient Sun, Inc. (P. O. Box 129, Shippenville, PA 16254) New NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Elk Township, Clarion County, affecting 93.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Deer Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF; and unnamed tributary to Canoe Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF. TMDL: Deer Creek. Application received: November 7, 2012.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to Deer Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) TA Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3 6 7 Manganese (mg/l) 2 4 5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.88 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) 50 1The parameter is applicable at all times. The outfall(s) listed below requires a non-discharge alternative and the implementation of BMP's for surface waters collected in response to precipitation from less than the 10 yr/24 hr storm event. The outfalls listed below may discharge to unnamed tributary to Canoe Creek in response to precipitation exceeding the 10 yr/24 hr storm event.
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) A Y B Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200
NPDES No. 0257915 (Mining Permit No. 17120102), Rob Holland Enterprises, 52 Holland Lane, Curwensville, PA 16833, new NPDES permit for bituminous coal surface mining in Penn Township, Clearfield County, affecting 42.5 acres. Receiving stream: Hiles Run to the West Branch Susquehanna River classified for the following use: Cold Water Fishes (West Branch Susquehanna River TMDL). Application received: July 13, 2012.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The outfalls listed below discharge to: Unnamed Tributaries to Hiles Run.
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) TF-B Y SP-A Y
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[Continued from previous Web Page] FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the Commonwealth to certify that the involved projects will not violate the sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA, the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment shall submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted before an application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on working days at the office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications Received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification under section 401(a) of the FWPCA.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
E51-256. Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, 1 Parkway, 10th Floor, 1515 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
To restore, and maintain approximately 400 linear feet of the unnamed tributary to Wissahickon Creek's stream bank by utilizing check dams and rock walls.
The site is located along Valley Creek Road within the Wissahickon Valley Park (Germantown, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 10.5 inches, W: 12.1 inches).
Northeast Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Telephone 570-826-2511.
E54-348. PA DCNR, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451, in South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a road crossing of a tributary to Bear Creek (CWF, MF) consisting of an open bottom structural plate arch having a 71.58-foot span with a 9-foot underclearance, concrete headwalls, concrete wing walls and R-6 riprap. The project is located on the south side of West Deer View Drive (T-661) approximately 1.8 miles south of its intersection with SR 0895 (Friedensburg, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40°33`46.9"; Longitude: -76°9`1.2"). Subbasin: 3A.
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636
F08-001. Athens Township, 45 Herrick Avenue, Sayre, PA 18840. Floodplain encroachment demolitions in Athens Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District (Sayre, PA and Litchfield, PA Quadrangles, Latitude: 41° 58` 39.44"; Longitude: 76° 30` 25.18").
Athens Township is seeking authorization to demolish existing floodplain encroachments (flood-damaged structures) and to re-grade the floodplain. The properties are located at: 416, 388, 340, 226, 582, and 622 Winding River Drive, Sayre, PA 18840; and 413 Tannery Road, Athens, PA 18810. All work will be conducted within the right floodplain of Susquehanna River.
F19-001. Hemlock Township, 26 Firehall Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Floodplain encroachment demolitions in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, ACOE Baltimore District (Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 0` 12.38"; Longitude: 76° 27` 53.83").
Hemlock Township is seeking authorization to demolish existing floodplain encroachments (flood-damaged structures) and to re-grade the floodplain. The properties are located at: 568, 548, 558, 528, 408, 268, 258, 248, 218, 189, 149, 118, 99, 97, 49, 29, and 19 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815; 22, 63, 73, 83, and 85 Walnut Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815; and 49 Bloom Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. All work will be conducted within the right floodplain of Fishing Creek.
F19-002. Hemlock Township, 26 Firehall Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Floodplain encroachment demolition in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, ACOE Baltimore District (Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 1` 31.53"; Longitude: 76° 28` 52.58").
Hemlock Township is seeking authorization to demolish an existing floodplain encroachment (flood-damaged structure) and to re-grade the floodplain. The property is located at: 166 Creek Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. All work will be conducted within the right floodplain of Little Fishing Creek.
F19-003. Benton Township, 236 Shickshinny Road, Benton, PA 17814. Floodplain encroachment demolition in Benton Township, Columbia County, ACOE Baltimore District (Benton, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 10` 22.25"; Longitude: 76° 23` 1.84").
Benton Township is seeking authorization to demolish an existing floodplain encroachment (flood-damaged house) located at 3945 Maple Grove Road, Stillwater, PA 17878. The house is located within the left floodplain of Fishing Creek.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Telephone: 717.705.4802
EA38-009: Lebanon Valley Conservancy, 752 Willow Street, Suite E, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17046, in Annville and South Annville Townships, ACOE Baltimore District
To construct and maintain a stream restoration project along 3,690.0 feet of Quittapahilla Creek and four unnamed tributaries to Quittapahilla Creek, including: 1) 1,088.0 feet of toe bench protection; 2) 683.0 feet of toe wood bank protection; 3) 314.0 feet of constructed riffles; 4) 405.0 feet of step pools; 5) six log boulder j-hook vanes; 6) one log vane; 7) two double throated cross vanes; 8) 168.0 feet of imbricated rock wall; and 9) 2,405.0 feet of bank grading. The project is located immediately upstream of South White Oak Street near its intersection with Quittapahilla Drive (Palmyra, PA Quadrangle; Latitude 40°19`37"N, Longitude: -76°30`24"W) in Annville and South Annville Townships, Lebanon County.
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105
EA30-001CO. Rhonda Crawford, 132 Plugged Road, New Freeport, PA 15352. Jackson Township, Greene County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. Project proposes to construct two (2) non-jurisdictional dams to impound water for an in-stream sediment pond and a downstream pond for livestock. The project is located across a tributary to Blockhouse Run (WWF) (New Freeport, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 39.79535; Longitude: -80.378675).
D37-039EA. James E. Kuntz, StoneMor Partners, LP, 2700 Mt. Royal Boulevard, Glenshaw, PA 15116. Neshannock Township, Lawrence County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. Project proposes to remove the Castle View Lower Dam for the purpose of eliminating a threat to public safety and restoring the stream to a free-flowing condition. The project is located across a tributary to the Shenango River (WWF) (New Castle North, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.043012; Longitude: -80.356149).
D06-446EA. Mr. Donald R. Schwartz, Womelsdorf-Robesonia Joint Authority, P. O. Box 94, Womelsdorf, PA 19567. Heidelberg Township, Berks County, ACOE Philadelphia District. Project proposes to breach Furnace Creek Dam for the purpose of eliminating a public safety hazard and restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The dam is located across Furnace Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Womelsdorf, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 40.3301, Longitude: -76.1476).
ACTIONS
THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN FOR NPDES PERMITS AND WQM PERMITS The Department has taken the following actions on previously received applications for new, amended and renewed NPDES and WQM permits, applications for permit waivers and NOIs for coverage under General Permits. This notice of final action is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.101) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category Section I NPDES Renewals Section II NPDES New or Amendment Section III WQM Industrial, Sewage or Animal Wastes; Discharges to Groundwater Section IV NPDES MS4 Individual Permit Section V NPDES MS4 Permit Waiver Section VI NPDES Individual Permit Stormwater Construction Section VII NPDES NOI for Coverage under NPDES General Permits Sections I—VI contain actions regarding industrial, animal or sewage wastes discharges, discharges to groundwater, and discharges associated with MS4, stormwater associated with construction activities and CAFOs. Section VII contains notices for parties who have submitted NOIs for Coverage under General NPDES Permits. The approval for coverage under these General NPDES Permits is subject to applicable effluent limitations, monitoring, reporting requirements and other conditions in each General Permit. The approval of coverage for land application of sewage sludge or residential septage under applicable general permit is subject to pollutant limitations, pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements, operational standards, general requirements, management practices and other conditions in the respective permit. The permits and related documents, effluent limitations, permitting requirements and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the contact office noted before the action.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal that action to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501—508 and 701—704 (relating to Administrative Agency Law). The appeal should be sent to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, PO Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create a right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, the appeal must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should contact a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
I. NPDES Renewal Permit Actions
Northeast Regional Office: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. Phone: 570.826.2511.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name (Watershed No.) EPA Waived Y/N? PA0061808 (Sewage) George and Barbara
Royle Single Residence
Sewage Treatment Plant
113 Salamander Hill
Henryville, PA 18332Monroe County Paradise Township Unnamed Tributary to Swiftwater Creek (01E) Y Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name (Watershed #) EPA Waived Y/N PA0046230 Sewage Carmichaels Cumberland
Joint Sewer Authority
PO Box 304
Carmichaels, PA 15320-0304Greene County Carmichaels Borough Muddy Creek Y Northwest Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name (Watershed #) EPA Waived Y/N ? PA0210471 Bessemer Municipal
Authority STP
300 Smalls Ferry Road, Bessemer, PA 16112Lawrence County
North Beaver TownshipHickory Run (20-B) Y
II. New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Nonwaived Permit Actions
Southeast Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Facility Location Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name & Address Receiving
Water / UseContact Office &
Phone No.Salford Township Montgomery County PA0058301 Maurer Richard
807 Ridge Road
Telford, PA 18969-1528Unnamed Tributary to Ridge Valley Creek—3-E DEP Southeast
Regional Office
Clean Water Program
2 E Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 484.250.5970East Rockhill Township
Bucks CountyPA0054704 Qtown Properties LLC 1620 Wrightstown Road Newtown, PA 18940 Unnamed Tributary of Tohickon Creek—2-D DEP Southeast
Regional Office
Clean Water Program
2 E Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 484.250.5970Northeast Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. Phone: 570-826-2511.
NPDES Permit No. PAS232213, Storm Water, SIC Code 2841, 2842, Royal Chemicals Co. Ltd, 1336 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
This proposed facility is located in Stroud Township, Monroe County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Issuance of an NPDES Permit for an existing discharge of treated Storm Water.
NPDES Permit No. PA0028568, Sewage, SIC Code 4952, Bangor Borough Authority, 54 Market Street, P. O. Box 51, Bangor, PA 18013.
This existing facility is located in Washington Township, Northampton County.
Description of Existing Action/Activity: Issuance of an NPDES Permit for an existing discharge of treated Sewage. The final permit does not include the conditional effluent limit for Whole Effluent Chronic Toxicity as published in the draft permit notice (PA Bulletin, Volume 42, No. 6, February 11, 2012), as a result of utilizing a revised Q7-10 low flow value for the receiving stream.
III. WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Actions under The Clean Streams Law
Southeast Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
WQM Permit No. WQG02091209, Sewage, Warrington Township, 852 Easton Road, Warrington, PA 18976-0636.
This proposed facility is located in Warrington Township, Bucks County.
Description of Action/Activity: Construction and operation of a sewage pump station and associated force main.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
WQM Permit No. WQG016194, Sewerage, Sterling Enterprises, LLC, 167 Camelot Road, Portersville, PA 16051
This proposed facility is located in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Permit issuance for the construction and operation of a single residence sewage treatment facility.
WQM Permit No. 5612403, Sewerage, Jenner Area Joint Sewer Authority, 102 Saylor Street, Jennerstown, PA 15547
This proposed facility is located in Boswell Borough, Somerset County
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Permit issuance for the construction and operation of a force main.
WQM Permit No. 3012401, Sewerage, Consol PA Coal Company, LLC, PO Box J, Claysville, PA 15323
This proposed facility is located in Morris Township, Greene County
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Permit issuance for the construction and operation of a sewage treatment facility.
Northwest Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
WQM Permit No. 1008201, Industrial Waste, Amendment No. 3, Seneca Landfill Inc., P. O. Box 1080, Mars, PA 16046-1080.
This existing facility is located in Jackson Township, Butler County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: This permit approves the modification/operation of industrial wastewater facilities by changing the use of two of four leachate storage tanks to treatment units.
IV. NPDES Stormwater Discharges from MS4 Permit Actions
V. NPDES Waiver Stormwater Discharges from MS4 Actions
VI. NPDES Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities Individual Permit Actions
Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI023912010 City of Allentown
3000 Parkway Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18104Lehigh City of Allentown Little Lehigh Creek, HQ-CWF, MF PAI023911006 Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation
Engineering District 5-0
1002 Hamilton St.
Allentown, PA 18101Lehigh Upper Macungie Twp. Breinig Run,
HQ-CWF, MFPAI023912009 Peter & Gayle Gaumer
P. O. Box 53
Macungie, Pa 18062Lehigh Macungie Borough Little Lehigh Creek, HQ-CWF, MF Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Telephone 717.705.4802.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI032806008R Frank Flohr
Country Lane Phase II
1350 Lincoln Way
East Chambersburg, PA 17201Franklin Guilford Township Falling Spring Branch (HQ-CWF) PAI033606002R Randall Martin
Randall L. Martin Builders, Inc. Seven Wentzel Road
Mohnton, PA 19540Lancaster Terre Hill Borough UNT to Black Creek (HQ-WWF, MF) PAI033612007 Mark Lewis
254 Little Britain Road Nottingham, PA 19362Lancaster Little Britain Township Reynolds Run (HQ-CWF) PAI034412001 Larry McCarl
Mifflin County Airport
547 Airport Road,
PO Box 461
Reedsville, PA 17084Mifflin Brown Township UNT to Tea Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) PAI034412002 William A. Capouillez McVeytown Community Local Mission Service Foundation 7630 Ferguson Valley Road McVeytown, PA 17051 Mifflin Oliver Township Musser Run
(HQ-CWF, MF)Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Centre County Conservation District: 414 Holmes Avenue, Suite 4, Bellefonte, PA 16823, (814) 355-6817
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI041411006 Edward Babcock
882 Greenbriar Dr
State College, PA 16801Centre Patton Township UNT to Buffalo Run HQ-CWF Southwest Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI056506004R James Rumbaugh
Bulltown Associates, LP
772 Pine Valley Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15239Westmoreland Murrysville Borough Haymakers Run Watershed (HQ-CWF)
VII. Approvals to Use NPDES and/or Other General Permits
The EPA Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.23(d).
List of NPDES and/or Other General Permit Types
PAG-1 General Permit for Discharges From Stripper Oil Well Facilities PAG-2 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated With Construction Activities PAG-3 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater From Industrial Activities PAG-4 General Permit for Discharges From Small Flow Treatment Facilities PAG-5 General Permit for Discharges From Gasoline Contaminated Ground Water Remediation Systems PAG-6 General Permit for Wet Weather Overflow Discharges From Combined Sewer Systems (CSO) PAG-7 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge by Land Application PAG-8 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Non-Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge by Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, a Public Contact Site or a Land Reclamation Site PAG-8 (SSN) Site Suitability Notice for Land Application Under Approved PAG-8 General Permit Coverage PAG-9 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Residential Septage by Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, or a Land Reclamation Site PAG-9 (SSN) Site Suitability Notice for Land Application Under Approved PAG-9 General Permit Coverage PAG-10 General Permit for Discharge Resulting from Hydrostatic Testing of Tanks and Pipelines PAG-11 (To Be Announced) PAG-12 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) PAG-13 Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) PAG-14 (To Be Announced) PAG-15 General Permit for Discharges From the Application of Pesticides General Permit Type—PAG-02
Facility Location: Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name & Address Receiving
Water/UseContact Office &
Phone No.Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County PAG02005808003R Endless Mountain Health Systems
Loren O. Stone
3 Grow Ave.
Montrose, PA
James T. O'Hara, Inc. James T. O'Hara
205 Old School
House Rd.
Covington Twp., PA 18444Snake Creek,
CWF, MF;
Meshoppen Creek,
CWF, MFSusquehanna Co.
Cons. Dist.
570-278-4600Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County PAG02005811003R Adam Diaz
7686 SR 167
Kingsley, Pa 18826
Rockford Corp.
Carsten Von Borstel 22845 New Bennett St. Suite 150
Hillsboro, OR 97124Meshoppen Creek,
CWF, MFSusquehanna Co.
Cons. Dist.
570-278-4600Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717.705.4802
Facility Location: Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name & Address Receiving
Water/UseContact Office &
Phone No.Mount Joy Township
Adams CountyPAG02000112020R Richard A. Klein
The Links at Gettysburg, LLC
601 Mason Dixon Road Gettysburg, PA 17325Rock Creek/WWF Adams Co.
Conservation District
670 Old Harrisburg Rd, Suite 201
Gettysburg, PA 17325 717.334.0636West Reading Borough
Berks CountyPAG02000612037 Clint Matthews Reading Hospital & Medical Center
PO Box 16052
Reading, PA 19610-6053Wyomissing Creek/CWF Berks County Conservation Dist.
1238 County Welfare Rd, Ste 200
Leesport, PA 19533-9710 610.372.4657, Ext. 142Blair Township Blair County PAG02000706005R S&A Homes
2121 Old Gatesburg Road
State College, PA 16803Blair Gap Run/TSF & Beaverdam Branch Juniata River/TSF Blair Co
Conservation District 1407 Blair St Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 814.696.0877Delaware Township Juniata County PAG02033412003 Roger Stutts Thompsontown Municipal Authority
PO Box 154 Thompsontown, PA 17904Delaware Creek/
TSF, MFJuniata Co. Conservations District 146 Stoney Creek Drive, Suite 4
Mifflintown, PA 17059 717.436.8953Hellam Township York County PAG02006708010R Corina Mann
Hellam Township
44 Walnut Springs Road Hellam, PA 17406Susquehanna River Basin/WWF York Co.
Conservation District
118 Pleasant Acres Rd York, PA 17402-8984 717.840.7430Lower Windsor Township
York CountyPAG02006711011R Eastern York
School District
PO Box 150 Wrightsville, PA 17368Canadochly Creek/WWF York Co.
Conservation District
118 Pleasant Acres Rd York, PA 17402-8984 717.840.7430Lower Windsor Township
York CountyPAG02006708036R Carl Dallmeyer
4775 N. Sherman Street Extd.
Mount Wolf, PA 17347UNT of Canadochly Creek/WWF York Co.
Conservation District
118 Pleasant Acres Rd York, PA 17402-8984 717.840.7430East Manchester Township
York CountyPAG02006709066R Manor Village Associates c/o The Manor Group 1377-C Spencer Avenue Lancaster, PA 17603 UNT to Conewago Creek/WWF York Co.
Conservation District
118 Pleasant Acres Rd York, PA 17402-8984 717.840.7430Springettsbury Township
York CountyPAG02006712060 Rockview, LLC-
KCH Holding, Inc.
227 Granite Run Drive, Suite 100
Lancaster, PA 17601Kreutz Creek/WWF York Co.
Conservation District
118 Pleasant Acres Rd York, PA 17402-8984 717.840.7430Penn Township York County PAG02006705094R2 Schindler Elevator Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
20 Whippany Road,
PO Box 1935 Morristown, NJ 07962-1935Codorus Creek/WWF York Co.
Conservation District
118 Pleasant Acres Rd York, PA 17402-8984 717.840.7430Conewago Township York County PAG02006711013R FT-LLLP Partnership 6259 Reynolds Mill Road Seven Valleys, PA 17360 Oak Run/TSF York Co.
Conservation District
118 Pleasant Acres Rd York, PA 17402-8984 717.840.7430Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 W Third Street, Williamsport, Pa 17701 570.327.3636
Facility Location: Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name & Address Receiving
Water/UseContact Office &
Phone No.Huston Township Clearfield County PAG02001710015R PA Dept of Transportation
District 2-0
1924-30 Daisy St Ext Clearfield PA 16830Bennett Branch
CWF, MFClearfield County Conservation District
511 Spruce St Ste 6 Clearfield PA 16830
(814) 765-2629Mansfield Borough Tioga County PAG 02005912011 Mansfield Auxiliary Corporation Box 119,
15 Pinecrest Dr Mansfield PA 16933Tioga River CWF Tioga County Conservation District
50 Plaza Ln
Wellsboro PA 16901
(570) 724-1801 ext. 5Southwest Region: Regional Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Facility Location: Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name and Address Receiving
Water/UseContact Office and
Phone No.Chippewa Township Beaver County PAG02000412016 Chippewa Township Sanitary Authority
2811 Darlington Road Beaver Falls, PA 15010Wallace Run (WWF) Beaver County CD
156 Cowpath Road Aliquippa, PA 15001 (724) 548-3435Patterson Township Beaver County PAG02000412019 CJ Betters
Betters Real Estate
100 BET Tech Drive Aliquippa, PA 15001Walnut Bottom (WWF) Beaver County CD
156 Cowpath Road Aliquippa, PA 15001 (724) 548-3435Green Township Indiana County PAG02003212010 Green Township Community Association PO Box 124
Commodore, PA 15729Pompey Run (CWF) Indiana County CD
625 Kolter Drive
Suite 8
Indiana, PA 15701
(724) 471-4751Green Township Indiana County PAG02003212013 Green Township Municipal Authority
77 Musser St Commodore, PA 15729North Branch of Two Lick Creek (CWF) Indiana County CD
625 Kolter Drive
Suite 8
Indiana, PA 15701
(724) 471-4751Cecil Township Chartiers Township Mt. Pleasant Township Washington County PAG02006311021-2 MarkWest Liberty Midstream &
Resources, LLC.
601 Technology Drive Suite 130
Canonsburg, PA 15317Millers Run (WWF) Washington County CD 2800 North Main Street Suite 105
Washington, PA 15301 (724) 705-7098Evans City Borough Butler County PAG02001012044 Norman Nelson
Evans City Water & Sewer Authority
294 South Jackson Street—Suite B
Evans City PA 16033Breakneck Creek WWF Butler County Conservation District 724-284-5270 Adams Township Butler County PAG02001005028R John R. Deklewa
1273 Washington Pike, Suite 201
Bridgeville PA 15017Unt Breakneck Creek WWF Butler County Conservation District 724-284-5270 Jackson Township Butler County PAG02001012033 Butler Transit Authority
130 Hollywood Drive— Ste. 101
Butler PA 16001Unt Glade Run WWF Butler County Conservation District 724-284-5270 Butler Township Butler County PAG02001012047 VA Butler Partners Company LLC
5301 Grant Avenue Cleveland OH 44125Unt Sawmill Run WWF Butler County Conservation District 724-284-5270 Butler Township Butler County PAG02001012039 Sheetz Inc
Attn: Dave Mastrostefano
817 Brookfield Drive Seven Fields PA 16046Thorn Creek CWF Butler County Conservation District 724-284-5270 Northwest Regional Office—Waterways and Wetlands, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville PA 16335
Facility Location: Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name & Address Receiving
Water/Water UseContact Office &
Phone No.Elk County,
Horton TownshipPAG2092413001 Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Cambria Office
286 Industrial Park Road
Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119Brandy Camp Creek/
CWFPA DEP
Cambria Office
286 Industrial Park Road Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119
814-472-1800General Permit Type—PAG-03
Facility Location: Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name & Address Receiving
Water / UseContact Office &
Phone No.New Garden Township
Chester CountyPAR140025 A-1 International Paper 1270 Old Baltimore Pike Toughkenamon, PA 19374 Unnamed Tributary of West Branch Red Clay Creek—3I Southeast Region
Clean Water Program 484.250.5970Philadelphia City Philadelphia County PAR120025 A-1 Mondelez Global LLC 12000 E Roosevelt Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19116Unnamed Tributary to Byberry Creek and Unnamed Tributary to Walton Run—3-J Southeast Region
Clean Water Program 484.250.5970Ontelaunee Township
Berks CountyPAR233525 Brenntag Northeast, Inc. 81 West Huller Lane Reading, PA 19605 Willow Creek / CWF DEP-SCRO
909 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200
717-705-4707Middlesex Township Cumberland County PAR803556 ABF Freight Systems, Inc.
2001 Harrisburg Pike Carlisle, PA 17011Hogestown Run /
CWF, MFDEP-SCRO
909 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200
717-705-4707Independence Township
Beaver CountyPAR606173 Independence Auto Salvage
New Bethlehem Church Road
Box 402-A
Aliquippa, PA 15001UNT of Raccoon Creek Southwest
Regional Office:
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
412-442-4000Rostraver Township Westmoreland County PAR806144 Westmoreland County Airport Authority
200 Pleasant Unity Road Suite 103
Latrobe, PA 15650UNT of Gillespie Run Southwest
Regional Office:
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
412-442-4000West Mifflin Borough
Allegheny CountyPAR236103 Liberty Polyglas, Inc. 1575 Lebanon School Road
West Mifflin, PA 15122-3433Monongahela River Southwest
Regional Office:
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
412-442-4000McKees Rocks Borough
Allegheny CountyPAR706119 The Lane Construction Corporation
2 Prestley Road Bridgeville, PA 15017Chartiers Creek Southwest
Regional Office:
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
412-442-4000Collier Township Allegheny County PAR706118 The Lane Construction Corporation
2 Prestley Road Bridgeville, PA 15017McLaughlin Run Southwest
Regional Office:
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
412-442-4000City of Pittsburgh Allegheny County PAR606139 Keystone Iron &
Metal, Inc.
4903 East Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222Streets Run Southwest
Regional Office:
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
412-442-4000Northwest Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Facility Location: Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name & Address Receiving
Water/UseContact Office &
Phone No.City of Meadville Crawford County PAR318303 Universal Well
Services Inc.
159 Northwood Drive Meadville, PA 16335Unnamed tributary of French Creek 16-D DEP NWRO
Water Management
230 Chestnut Street Meadville, PA 16335-3481 814/332-6942General Permit Type—PAG-4
Facility Location: Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name & Address Receiving
Water / UseContact Office &
Phone No.Doylestown Township
Bucks CountyPAG040185 Toll Bros Inc.
250 Gibraltar Road Horsham, PA 19044Unnamed Tributary to Pine Run—2-F DEP Southeast
Regional Office
Clean Water Program
2 E Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 484.250.5970New Sewickley Township
Beaver CountyPAG046438 Sterling Enterprises, LLC
167 Camelot Road Portersville, PA 16051UNT to Brush Creek Southwest
Regional Office:
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000General Permit Type—PAG-5
Facility Location: Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name & Address Receiving
Water / UseContact Office &
Phone No.Downingtown Borough
Chester CountyPAG050088 ExxonMobil Environmental
Service Co.
7715 Crittenden Street #309
Philadelphia, PA 19118-4421East Branch Brandywine Creek—3-H DEP Southeast
Regional Office
Clean Water Program
2 E Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 484.250.5970Northwest Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Facility Location: Municipality & County Permit No. Applicant Name & Address Receiving
Water/UseContact Office &
Phone No.Millcreek Township Erie County PAG058379 Shell Oil Products, U.S. 4417 13th Street,
PMB 311
St. Cloud, FL 34769Municipal Storm
Sewer to Marshall RunDEP NWRO
Clean Water Program 230 Chestnut Street Meadville, PA 16335-3481 814/332-6942Clarion Township Clarion County PAG058341 Frampton Oil
Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 1128
Oil City, PA 16301Trout Run DEP NWRO
Clean Water Program 230 Chestnut Street Meadville, PA 16335-3481 814/332-6942Bloomfield Township
Crawford CountyPAG058348 TNT Enterprises, Inc. 21779 State Highway 8 Centerville, PA 16404 Unnamed Tributary to Bloomfield Run DEP NWRO
Clean Water Program 230 Chestnut Street Meadville, PA 16335-3481 814/332-6942Brookville Borough Jefferson County PAG058386 CoGos Company
(CoGos 24)
638 Rostraver Road, Belle Vernon, PA 15012Unnamed Tributary to Clement Run DEP NWRO
Clean Water Program 230 Chestnut Street Meadville, PA 16335-3481 814/332-6942Eldred Borough McKean County PAG058313 Witter Gas & Oil Company, Inc.
(Todd Motor Sales)
35 Pine Ridge Trail, Arden, NC 28704Unnamed Tributary to the Barden Brook DEP NWRO
Clean Water Program 230 Chestnut Street Meadville, PA 16335-3481 814/332-6942
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS The Department has taken the following actions on applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1—721.17) for the construction, substantial modification or operation of a public water system.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal that action to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501—508 and 701—704. The appeal should be sent to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, PO Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create a right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, the appeal must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this document to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Actions taken under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Southeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Permit No. 1512516, Minor Amendment. Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
762 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010Township Schuylkill County Chester Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer CET Engineering Services
1240 Mountain Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112Permit to Construct Issued January 10, 2013 Southcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Operations Permit issued to: Borough of Tyrone, 4070021, Snyder Township, Blair County on 1/7/2013 for the operation of facilities approved under Construction Permit No. 0711505 MA.
Operations Permit issued to: Lyons Borough Municipal Authority, 3060096, Lyons Borough, Berks County on 1/2/2013 for the operation of facilities approved under Construction Permit No. 0611518 MA.
Operations Permit issued to: Shady Lane Estates, 3060058, Alsace Township, Berks County on 1/7/2013 for the operation of facilities submitted under Application No. 0612519 MA.
Operations Permit issued to: Sun Valley Mobile Home Park, 3060065, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County on 1/7/2013 for the operation of facilities submitted under Application No. 0612529 MA.
Northcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448
Permit No. 5909501—Operation Public Water Supply.
Applicant Mansfield University [Township or Borough] Mansfield Borough County Tioga Responsible Official Mr. Richard Nelson
Mansfield University
Brooks Maintenance Building
115 Sherwood Street
Mansfield, PA 16933Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Mr. Travis Long Gwin,
Dobson & Foreman, Inc.
3121 Fairway Drive
Altoona, PA 16602Permit Issued January 9, 2013 Description of Action Operation of a Pall Aria AP-4 continuous microfiltration plant, a 165,000 gallon finished water storage tank and upgraded Well Nos. 1 and 3. Permit No. 5511501—Operation Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. [Township or Borough] Monroe Township County Snyder Responsible Official Mr. Patrick R. Burke
Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
1 Aqua Way
White Haven, PA 18661Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Mr. Tate Hunsinger
Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
204 East Sunbury Street
Shamokin, PA 17872Permit Issued January 10, 2013 Description of Action Operation of Well No. 7 and related treatment facilities, including a sodium hypochlorite chemical feed system and 90 feet of 36-inch diameter detention piping. Permit No. 5912502—Construction Public Water Supply.
Applicant Wellsboro Municipal Authority [Township or Borough] Wellsboro Borough County Tioga Responsible Official Mr. Daniel K. Strausser
Wellsboro Municipal Authority
28 Crafton Street
Wellsboro, PA 16901Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer William S. Bray, P.E.
P. O. Box 535
Wellsboro, PA 16901Permit Issued January 11, 2013 Description of Action Construction of the Pall Corp. membrane facility to run in parallel with the slow sand plant. Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Permit No. 2412502 Public Water Supply
Applicant Jay Township Water Authority Township or Borough Jay Township County Elk Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Peter C. Buss Gibson-Thomas Engineering Company, Inc.
1004 Ligonier Street
P. O. Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650Permit to Construct Issued January 10, 2013 Operation Permit issued to JABEZ Properties, LTD d/b/a Country Gardens Mobile Home Park, PWSID #6250055, Girard Township, Erie County. Permit Number 2512504 issued January 11, 2013 for the operation of the chlorine contact line installed at the Country Gardens Mobile Home Park water treatmentplant located at the intersection of Nursery Road and Middle Road in Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. This permit is issued in response to receipt of the completed construction certificate, operation permit application, and acceptable bacteriological sample results.
SEWAGE FACILITIES ACT PLAN DISAPPROVAL
Plan Approvals Granted Under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P. S. § 750.5)
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Telephone: 717-705-4707.
Plan Location:
Borough or Township Borough or Township Address County Germany Township 136 Ulricktown Rd, Littlestown PA 17340 Adams Plan Description: The planning module for the Wynstone Subdivision, DEP Code No. A3-01916-200-2, APS Id 796743, consisting of an eleven lot residential subdivision to be served by individual on lot sewage disposal systems, plus a residue tract with an existing dwelling thereon. The proposed development is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Georgetown Road and Bittle Road and on the south side of Georgetown Road in Germany Township. This plan is disapproved because:
The planning module did not comply with 25 Pa. Code § 71.62(c)(3) due to the fact that critical required information was not submitted in the module package. The Preliminary Hydrogeologic Study failed to provide well logs detailing the construction, static water level, and water bearing zone depths of the three wells used to characterize background nitrate-nitrogen concentrations in the shallow groundwater at the site. The module instructions state that this information about test wells must be provided to document that the samples are obtained from the shallow aquifer. The groundwater recharge rate used in the Preliminary Hydrogeologic Study is not appropriate for this part of southeastern Adams County. SEO has indicated that the subdivision exhibits marginal site conditions for on lot sewage disposal. Site exhibits both suitable and unsuitable probes and suitable and unsuitable percolation tests. The municipality did not complete Section Q of Component 2. If replacement area testing is to be used to address the marginal conditions, insufficient testing was performed in that only one suitable percolation test was conducted on Lots 1-5, and 7-11. Discrepancies between the reported soil testing and what was shown on the plot plan were evidenced for Lots 5, 6, 10, and the residue tract. The well for Lot 6 appears to be located in the R-O-W. The well isolation distance to the proposed absorption area may not be maintained if this location is prohibited by other land development regulations. Nothing was reported regarding the existing on lot sewage system serving the existing dwelling on the residue tract. The SEO did not complete Section H.3. of Component 2. The Project Narrative states that there are two residue tracts but only one is shown on plot plan. The well was not plotted on adjacent property owned by Meyer, between Lots 9 & 10 and on adjacent property owned by Rinehart, next to Lot 11.
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[Continued from previous Web Page] LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION UNDER ACT 2, 1995 PREAMBLE 2
The following plans and reports were submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101—6026.907).
Provisions of Sections 301—308 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P. S. §§ 6026.301—6026.308) require the Department to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of submission of plans and reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the act's remediation standards. A final report provides a description of the site investigation to characterize the nature and extent of contaminants in environmental media, the basis for selecting the environmental media of concern, documentation supporting the selection of residential or nonresidential exposure factors, a description of the remediation performed and summaries of sampling analytical results which demonstrate that remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected. Submission of plans and reports, other than the final report, will also be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. These include the remedial investigation report, risk assessment report and cleanup plan for a site-specific standard remediation. A remedial investigation report includes conclusions from the site investigation; concentration of regulated substances in environmental media; benefits of reuse of the property; and, in some circumstances, a fate and transport analysis. If required, a risk assessment report describes potential adverse effects caused by the presence of regulated substances. If required, a cleanup plan evaluates the abilities of potential remedies to achieve remedy requirements.
For further information concerning plans or reports, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office under which the notice of receipt of plans or reports appears. If information concerning plans or reports is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following plans and reports:
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Rose Marie Allison Estate, 2070 Enfield Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011, Camp Hill Borough, Cumberland County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 130 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of William Allison, Executor, 2070 Enfield Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011, submitted a Remedial Investigation Report and Cleanup Plan for site soils and groundwater contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The site is being remediated to the Site Specific and Residential Statewide Health standards.
Patriot Federal Credit Union Residential Property, 233 Schoolhouse Road, Saint Thomas, PA 17252, Saint Thomas Township, Franklin County. Mountain Research, LLC, 825 25th Street, Altoona, PA 16601, on behalf of Patriot Federal Credit Union, PO Box 778, Chambersburg, PA 17201, submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soils contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Residential Statewide Health Standard.
Lester R. Summers—Fleet Fueling Facility, 566 North Reading Road, Ephrata, PA 17522, Ephrata Township, Lancaster County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 130 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of Lester R. Summers, Inc., 40 Garden Spot Road, Ephrata, PA 17522, submitted a Final Report concerting remediation of site soils contaminated with diesel fuel. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Nonresidential Statewide Health Standard.
Market Street Parking Lot, 405-421 North Market Street, Lancaster, PA 17603, City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. GCI Environmental Services, 1250 East King Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of Prince Street Associates, LP, PO Box 1806, Lancaster, PA 17601, and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Lancaster, 120 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, submitted a combined Remedial Investigation and Final Report for site soils and groundwater contaminated with gasoline released from non-regulated underground storage tanks. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Nonresidential Statewide Health and Site Specific standards.
Former F. L. Smithe Machine Company, Inc., Old Route 220, Duncansville, PA 16635, Allegheny Township and Duncansville Borough, Blair County. Mountain Research, LLC, 825 25th Street, Altoona, PA 16601, on behalf of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc., 8020 Forsyth Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63105, submitted a Final Report for groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Background Standard.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Verizon-Pennsylvania Inc.—Erie Work Center, City of Erie, Erie County. EnviroTrac, Ltd., 176 Thorn Hill Road, Warrendale, PA 15086 on behalf of Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., 7701 E. Telecom Drive, MC: FLTDSB1M, Temple Terrace, FL 33637-0914 has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with Pentachlorophenol and site groundwater contaminated with Pentachlorophenol, Arsenic, Lead, and Cobalt. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION UNDER ACT 2, 1995 PREAMBLE 3
The Department has taken action on the following plans and reports under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101—6026.907).
Section 250.8 of 25 Pa. Code and administration of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of its final actions on plans and reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the remediation standards of the act. A final report provides a description of the site investigation to characterize the nature and extent of contaminants in environmental media, the basis of selecting the environmental media of concern, documentation supporting the selection of residential or nonresidential exposure factors, a description of the remediation performed and summaries of sampling methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected. Plans and reports required by the act for compliance with selection of remediation to a site-specific standard, in addition to a final report, include a remedial investigation report, risk assessment report and cleanup plan. A remedial investigation report includes conclusions from the site investigation; concentration of regulated substances in environmental media; benefits of reuse of the property; and, in some circumstances, a fate and transport analysis. If required, a risk assessment report describes potential adverse effects caused by the presence of regulated substances. If required, a cleanup plan evaluates the abilities of potential remedies to achieve remedy requirements. A work plan for conducting a baseline remedial investigation is required by the act for compliance with selection of a special industrial area remediation. The baseline remedial investigation, based on the work plan, is compiled into the baseline environmental report to establish a reference point to show existing contamination, describe proposed remediation to be done and include a description of existing or potential public benefits of the use or reuse of the property. The Department may approve or disapprove plans and reports submitted. This notice provides the Department's decision and, if relevant, the basis for disapproval.
For further information concerning the plans and reports, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office under which the notice of the plan or report appears. If information concerning a final report is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following plans and reports:
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, North America, 325 North Bridge Street, Marietta, PA 17547, East Donegal Township, Lancaster County. IES Engineers, Inc., 1720 Walton Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422, on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, NA, 325 North Bridge Street, Marietta, PA 17547 and Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co., 4565 William Penn Highway, Murrysville, PA 15668, submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soils contaminated with diesel fuel. The Final Report demonstrated attainment of the Residential Statewide Health standard, and was approved by the Department on January 7, 2013.
Worley Industries / Worley Lumber, 6210 West Penn Avenue, Wernersville, PA 19567, South Heidelberg Township, Berks County. GCI Environmental Services, 1250 East King Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of Worley Industries, Inc., 410 Sheridan Road, Wernersville, PA 19567, and RLP Land Holdings, LLP, 6371 Penn Avenue, Wernersville, PA 19565, submitted a combined Remedial Investigation and Final Report for site soils and groundwater contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The combined report demonstrated attainment of the Site Specific standard and was approved by the Department on January 9, 2013.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Emkey Gathering LLC Union City Compressor Station, Union City, Erie County. Environmental Coordination Services & Recycling, 3237 U.S. Highway 19, Cochranton, PA 16314 and Moody & Associates, Inc., 11548 Cotton Road, Meadville, PA 16335 on behalf of Emkey Gathering, LLC., 2501 Palermo Drive, Suite B, Erie, PA 16506 has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soils contaminated with 2-Methylnaphthalene, Benzene, Toluene, Total Xylene, Naphthalene, n-Propylbenzene, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene, 4-Isopropyltoluene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, sec-Butylbenzene, and N-Butylbenzene. The site was remediated within 90 days of the release. The Final Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide Health Standard and was approved by the Department on January 10, 2013.
Titusville Wax Plant, City of Titusville, Crawford County. AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc., 800 North Bell Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15106 on behalf of Honeywell International, Inc., 101 Columbia Road, Morristown, NJ 07962 has submitted a Risk Assessment/Remedial Investigation Report concerning the remediation of site soil contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), metals and groundwater contaminated with VOCs. The Risk Assessment/Remedial Investigation Report was disapproved by the Department on January 10, 2013.
RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Permit(s) Rescinded Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste other than Coal Ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
General Permit Number WMGR128. On August 13, 2012, the Department issued General Permit Number WMGR128 authorizing the beneficial use of crystalized sodium chloride and liquid calcium chloride generated at distillation facilities operating under General Permit Number WMGR123. The beneficial uses of crystalized sodium chloride and liquid calcium chloride included use as a roadway deicer, use for roadway dust suppression, soil stabilization, as an ingredient in an industrial process to make a product, and as an effective substitute for a commercial product.
The Department has determined that the notice provided to the public on April 9, 2011, advising the public of the Department's receipt of the permit application and soliciting public comments, was not sufficiently detailed to provide the category of proposed beneficial use. General Permit Number WMGR128 was rescinded on January 8, 2013. The Department anticipates republishing notice of the application in the near future, and accepting public comments on the application thereafter.
Permit(s) Issued Under the Solid Waste Management Act; the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act; and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste other than Coal Ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
General Permit Application No. WMGR139. Roaring Spring Biofuel, a Division of Roaring Spring Blank Book Company, 231 Cove Lane Road, Suite 3, Roaring Spring, PA 16673. This permit is for processing post-industrial, pre-consumer waste into fuel cubes. The permit was issued by Central Office on January 3, 2013.
Persons interested in reviewing the general permit may contact Scott E. Walters, Chief, Permits Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Waste Management, P. O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170, 717-787-7381. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay service, (800) 654-5984.
MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Registration for General Permit issued under the Solid Waste Management Act; and Municipal Waste Regulations for a General Permit To Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities (25 Pa. Code § 271.811 relating to authorization for general permit).
South Central Regional Office: Waste Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200.
General Permit No. WMGM042-SC002. Mike Brubaker, Brubaker Farms Partnership, 493 Musser Road, Mt. Joy, PA 17552. The Department of Environmental Protection has issued a registration under General Permit WMGM042 to Brubaker Farms Partnership. This registration is for their location at 493 Musser Road, Mt. Joy, PA 17552 in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County. The registration was issued on January 14, 2013.
Persons interested in reviewing the general permit may contact John Oren, Facilities Manager, Waste Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4706. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay service, (800) 654-5984.
AIR QUALITY
General Plan Approval and Operating Permit Usage Authorized under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127 to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648
GP5-08-377: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (PO Box 18496, Oklahoma City, OK 73154-0496) on January 7, 2013, for the construction and operation of one (1) 215 bhp Caterpillar G3406 natural gas-fired rich-burn engine equipped with a 3-way catalyst at the Bustin Homestead Bra Well Pad located in Wysox Township, Bradford County. The site also contains two (2) 0.75 MMBtu/hr line heaters and two (2) 16,800 gallon produced water storage tanks.
GP5-08-378: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (PO Box 18496, Oklahoma City, OK 73154-0496) on January 7, 2013, for the construction and operation of one (1) 215 bhp Caterpillar G3406 natural gas-fired rich-burn engine equipped with a 3-way catalyst at the Flash Bra Well Pad located in Rome Township, Bradford County. The site also contains two (2) 0.75 MMBtu/hr line heaters and two (2) 16,800 gallon produced water storage tanks.
GP5-41-710: NFG Midstream Trout Run, LLC (6363 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221-5887) on January 8, 2013, authorize the construction and operation of a FLOCO model 500MD30F12N3PYS (Unit #1) and model FLOCO/1MMD42F18N3PYS (Unit #2) Tri-ethylene glycol dehydrators, 192.5 brake horsepower, Cummins model GM8.1L, natural gas-fired emergency generator, one (1) 65 brake horsepower Cummins model 35DSFAA/C1203188893 diesel-fired emergency generator and one (1) ETI line heater pursuant to the General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit for Natural Gas, Coal Bed Methane or Gob Gas Production or Recovery Facilities (BAQ-GPA/GP5) at the Liberty Drive Interconnect Station located in Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County.
GP3-08-337B: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (711 East College Avenue, Bellefonte, PA 16823) on January 10, 2013, to authorize the relocation of a 440 TPH Nordberg model LT1213 crushing unit to the Greens Landing facility pursuant to the General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit for Portable Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plant (BAQ-GPA/GP-3) in Athens Township, Bradford County.
GP11-08-337B: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (711 East College Avenue, Bellefonte, PA 16823) on January 10, 2013, to authorize relocation of a 425 bhp CAT model C-12 DITA diesel-fired engine to their Greens Landing facility pursuant to the General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit for Nonroad Engines (BAQ-GPA/GP-11) in Athens Township, Bradford County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Mark Gorog and Barb Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226
GP5-65-01011B: CNX Gas Company LLC (200 Evergreen Drive, Waynesburg, PA 15370) on January 9, 2013, to allow the installation and operation of three (3) additional natural gas-fired compressor engines, Caterpillar model G3516B rated at 1,380 brake horsepower, each controlled by an oxidation catalyst at the Mamont Compressor Station located in Washington Township, Westmoreland County. A total of five (5) compressor engines are authorized for installation and operation at Mamont.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6636
GP5-27-042A: A & S Production, Inc. (Kiffer Hill Road, Endeavor, PA 16322) on December 20, 2012), for operation of one (1) lean burn, 2 stroke natural gas engine, Ajax Model DPC-180 rates 180 bhp at 400 rpm, and one (1) Cenatco Natural Gas Dehydrator, Model (National Build) Number 5930 (BAQ-GPA/GP-5) in Hickory Township, Forest County.
Plan Approvals Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act and regulations in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B relating to construction, modification and reactivation of air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Mark Gorog and Barb Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226
63-00965A: M3 Appalachia Gathering, LLC (1099 Main Avenue, Suite 210, Durango, CO 81301) on January 08, 2013, to allow installation and operation of four (4) additional G3612LE Compressor Engines each rated at 3550 bhp at Twilight Compressor Station in West Pike Run Township, Washington County.
Plan Approval Revisions Issued including Extensions, Minor Modifications and Transfers of Ownership under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.13, 127.13a and 127.32.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
46-0049A: International Business Systems, Inc. (431 Yerkes Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406-3523) on January 8, 2013, for modification of two conditions in the Plan Approval for their existing facility in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. This facility is a synthetic minor facility for VOC emissions. The modification removed the requirement to test for PM, PM-10 and PM-2.5 emissions from the Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO). The main pollutant from the printing presses is VOCs, and using natural gas as the RTO fuel, the small PM emission does not require source testing. Also, this modification removes the requirement to install four natural gas meters and requires the installation of one gas meter for monitoring natural gas usage. The fuel combustion process in the press dryers and RTO contribute a very small amount of pollutant. Emissions can be calculated from the total fuel usage rate since the emission factor is the same for both the dryers and the RTO. There will be no emission increases at the facility from the above minor modifications to the Plan Approval. The Department is not authorizing any modification of any sources at this facility under this application. The Plan Approval still contains testing, monitoring and recordkeeping requirements and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or William Weaver, Program Manager—Telephone: 717-705-4702.
07-03055A: Advanced Metals Processing—PA LLC (129 South Sparks Street, Suite 1, State College, PA 16801-3913) on January 9, 2013, for a nonferrous metal delacquering oven at their facility in Hollidaysburg Borough, Blair County. The plan approval was extended.
31-05012A: PA Department of Corrections (1120 Pike Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652-1117) on January 9, 2013, to increase the coal usage restriction on three existing coal fired boilers, and to install a baghouse on the boilers and to install two 29.5 MMBtu/hr oil-fired backup boilers at their Smithfield State Correctional Institution in Smithfield Township, Huntingdon County. The plan approval was extended.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: M. Gorog & B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226
65-00629A: CBC Latrobe Acquisition, LLC (100 33rd Street, Latrobe, PA 15650-1474) on January 9, 2013, to modify the Responsible Official and Contact Person at the Latrobe Brewery in Latrobe Borough, Westmoreland County. This plan approval expires on July 9, 2013.
65-00986A: Tiger Door, Inc. (574 W. Otterman Street, Greensburg, PA 15601) on January 14, 2013, with an expiration date of July 14, 2013, to extend the period of temporary operation of sources and controls authorized under Plan Approval PA-65-00986A at the Tiger Door Manufacturing Plant in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County. The plan approval has been extended.
03-00027B: GenOn Northeast Management Company (121 Champion Way, Suite 200, Canonsburg, PA 15317) on January 10, 2013, to extend the period of temporary operation of the Units No. 1 and 2 flue gas desulfurization systems and emergency generator covered under plan approval 03-00027B, until July 13, 2013, at the Keystone Generating Station located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County. The plan approval has been extended.
30-00194: EQT Gathering, LLC (625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) on January 14, 2013, with an expiration date of July 14, 2013, to authorize continued temporary operation of air contamination sources and controls at the Callisto Compressor Station in Morris Township, Greene County. The plan approval has been extended.
26-00500A: Alpha Pa Coal Terminal (158 Portal Road Waynesburg, PA 15370) on January 22, 2013, to allow the company to change names of the responsible officials at their coal processing plant, in Luzerne Township, Fayette County. The plan approval has been extended.
Operating Permits for Non-Title V Facilities Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
39-00056: Lehigh County Wastewater Treatment Plant (7676 Industrial Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18106) on January 14, 2013, to operate odor control equipment in the Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County. This is a renewal State-Only Natural Minor operating permit. The State-Only operating permit includes emissions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
54-00038: Hart Metals, Inc. (1415 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252) on January 14, 2013, to operate a metal processing operation and associated air cleaning devices at their facility in Tamaqua Borough, Schuylkill County. This is a renewal State-Only Natural Minor operating permit. The State-Only operating permit includes emissions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or William Weaver, Program Manager—Telephone: 717-705-4702.
36-05023: F&M Hat Company, Inc. (103 Walnut Street, Denver, PA 17517-1605) on January 9, 2013, for their hat manufacturing facility in Denver Borough, Lancaster County. The State-only permit was renewed.
07-05032: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. (PO Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664-0077) on January 9, 2013, for their drum mix asphalt plant and recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) processing plant at the Roaring Spring quarry in Taylor Township, Blair County. The State-only permit was renewed.
36-05087: Morgan Truck Body LLC (111 Morgan Way, PO Box 588, Morgantown, PA 19543-8838) on January 8, 2013, for their truck body manufacturing facility in Ephrata Borough, Lancaster County. The State-only permit was renewed.
07-03036: Forsht Concrete Products (763 Forsht Lane, Altoona, PA 16601-7112) on January 9, 2013, for the human crematory at their facility in Logan Township, Blair County. The State-only permit was renewed.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4174
63-00878: Peoples Natural Gas Co. LLC (1201 Pitt Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15221) on January 14, 2013, for a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit renewal for their Gibson Compressor Station in Fallowfield Township, Washington County. Equipment at this facility includes one steam boiler, a 200 hp compressor engine, an emergency generator engine, a maintenance building heater, and a parts washer. All sources are natural gas-fired. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6636
20-00272: Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (121 Caldwell Street, Titusville, PA 16354) on January 8, 2013, for a Natural Minor Permit to operate a precision hot and cold rolling mill and ferrous and non-ferrous materials shaping facility in Titusville Municipality, Crawford County. The significant sources are, 1) Rolling Mill, 2) Annealing Furnaces, 3) Dip Tank Heater, 4) Vacuum Pumps, 5) Grinding Room (six grinders), 6) Mold Cleaning Unit, 7) Miscellaneous Natural Gas Usage and, 8) Degreaser Units (4). The emission of pollutants from the facility is less than the Title V threshold limits. Thus, the facility is natural minor. The potential emission statement: PM-10: 2.11 TPY (tons per year), PM-2.5: 2.11 TPY, CO: 4.25 TPY, NOx: 18.88 TPY, SO2: 0.10 TPY and, VOC: 3.28 TPY
33-00137: V L Greenhouses, LLC—Pennsylvania Division (Highway L.R. 33001, P. O. Box 192, Ringgold, PA 15770) on January 9, 2013, to re-issue a Natural Minor Operating Permit for this facility in Ringgold Township, Jefferson County. The facility's major sources of emissions are three (3) Auxiliary Boilers used to produce heat for a greenhouse. All emissions of criteria pollutants are well below major source thresholds.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426
N12-033: Septa Southern Bus Facility (20th & Johnson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145) on January 14, 2013, for operation of a bus repair and maintenance shop in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include Four (4) Boilers less than 10 MMBTU/hr firing natural gas or #2, One (1) 0.72 MMBTU/hr Pressure Washer firing natural gas, One (1) 6000 gallon gasoline storage tank with Stage 2 vapor recovery, Three (3) Cold cleaning degreasers, (1) Paint Booth with 2.3 MMBTU/hr natural gas burner.
S12-040: North Philadelphia Health System—St. Joseph's Hospital, (1601 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130) on January 14, 2013, for operation of a hospital in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission source includes three 200 Horsepower boilers, one 25 horsepower boiler, and one 565 kW emergency generator.
N12-038: Methodist Hospital—Thomas Jefferson Health System. (2301 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148) on January 14, 2013, to operate a hospital facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission source includes a two (2) #2 oil or natural gas fired 16.76 MMBTU/hr boilers, and two (2) #2 oil fired emergency generators.
ACTIONS ON COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1—1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301—3326); The Clean Streams Law; the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51—30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1—1406.20a). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the NPDES permit application and, if noted, the request for a Section 401 Water Quality Certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to applications will also address the application permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Pollution Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4014); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1002).
Coal Applications Returned
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
30940701 and NPDES No. PA0215465, Cobra Mining, LLC, (P. O. Box 40, 178 Chess Mine Road, Dilliner, PA 15327). To renew the permit for the Refuse Dump No. 4 in Monongahela Township, Greene County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on January 18, 2012. Application received: March 11, 2011. Application returned: January 9, 2013.
30940701 and NPDES No. PA0215465, Coresco, LLC, (308 Dents Run Road, Morgantown WV 26501). To transfer the permit and related NPDES permit for the Refuse Dump No. 4 in Monongahela Township, Greene County to Coresco, LLC from Cobra Mining, LLC. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on January 3, 2012. Application received: May 1, 2011. Application returned: January 9, 2013.
Coal Permits Actions
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
32991301. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC, (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). To revise the permit for the Nolo Deep Mine in Buffington Township, Indiana County to change the water handling plan for surface runoff from the adjacent Barrett Mine parking lot. Surface Acres Proposed 0.6. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on September 25, 2012. Application received: February 29, 2012. Permit issued: January 11, 2013.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500
03050105 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250821. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Renewal permit for reclamation only issued to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Madison Township, Armstrong County, affecting 305.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Mahoning Creek and Mahoning Creek Application received: May 7, 2012. Permit issued: January 7, 2013.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
10120102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0259306. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001) Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Parker & Perry Townships, Butler & Armstrong Counties affecting 70.3 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to South Branch Bear Creek. Application received: June 5, 2012. Permit Issued: January 9, 2013.
33070106. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine in Winslow Township, Jefferson County affecting 138.0 aces. Receiving streams: Eight unnamed tributaries to Panther Creek. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Application received: November 30, 2012. Permit Issued: January 9, 2013.
33070103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0258334. Reichard Contracting, Inc. (212 Olean Trail, New Bethlehem, PA 16242) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface and auger mine in Ringgold & Redbank Townships, Jefferson & Armstrong Counties affecting 165.5 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Painter Run and Painter Run. Application received: April 17, 2012. Permit Issued: January 7, 2013.
Noncoal Applications Returned
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
58100301. Meshoppen Stone, Inc., (P. O. Box 127, Meshoppen, PA 18630), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County affecting 61.7 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Meshoppen Creek. Application received: September 14, 2010. Application withdrawn: January 8, 2013.
Noncoal Permits Actions
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
28010302 and NPDES Permit No. PA0224162, David H. Martin Excavating, Inc., 4961 Cumberland Highway, Chambersburg, PA 17202-9655, renewal of NPDES Permit, Antrim Township, Franklin County. Receiving stream(s): UT to Muddy Run classified for the following use(s): high quality—cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 4, 2012. Issued: January 4, 2013.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500
26122801. Fayette Coal & Coke, Inc. (195 Enterprise Lane, Connellsville, PA 15425). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a small noncoal surface mine, located in Bullskin Township, Fayette County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Mounts Creek. Application received: July 17, 2012. Permit issued: January 8, 2013.
26122801-GP-104. Fayette Coal & Coke, Inc. (195 Enterprise Lane, Connellsville, PA 15425). General NPDES permit for stormwater discharge associated with mining activities on small noncoal (Industrial Mineral) Permit No. 26122801, located in Bullskin Township, Fayette County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Mounts Creek. Application received: January 3, 2013. GP-104 permit issued: January 8, 2013.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
10010309. Annandale Sandstone (219 Goff Station Road, Boyers, PA 16020) Renewal of existing NPDES Permit No. PA0241938 in Venango Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Seaton Creek and Seaton Creek. Application received: December 16, 2011. Permit Issued: January 7, 2013.
61110304 and NPDES Permit No. PA0259217. Glenn O Hawbaker, Inc. (1952 Waddle Street, State College, PA 16803) Commencement, operation and restoration of a large industrial minerals and incidental coal removal mine in Barkeyville Borough, Venango County, affecting 144.0 acres. Receiving streams: Four unnamed tributaries to East Branch Wolf Creek and one unnamed tributary to North Branch Slippery Rock Creek. Application received: December 15, 2011. Permit Issued: January 7, 2013.
61110304. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (1952 Waddle Road, State College, PA 16803) Application for a wetlands encroachment to mine through 1.459 acres of wetlands and reconstruct 1.7 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands in Barkeyville Borough, Venango County. Receiving streams: Four unnamed tributaries to East Branch Wolf Creek and one unnamed tributary to North Branch Slippery Rock Creek. In conjunction with this approval, the Department is granting 401 Water Quality Certification certifying that the approved activities will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301—303, 306, and 307 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) and will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards. Application received: July 10, 2012. Permit Issued: January 7, 2013.
16050802. Lopa Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 621, Clarion, PA 16214). Final bond release for a small industrial minerals surface mine in Paint Township, Clarion County. Restoration of 5.0 acres completed. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Deer Creek. Application Received: December 17, 2012. Final bond release approved: January 10, 2013.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
54122801. Summit Anthracite, Inc., (196 Vista Road, Klingerstown, PA 17941), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Porter Township, Schuylkill County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream: Rausch Creek. Application received: March 20, 2012. Permit issued: January 9, 2013.
54122801GP104. Summit Anthracite, Inc., (196 Vista Road, Klingerstown, PA 17941), General NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges associated with mining activities on Surface Mining Permit No. 54122801 in Porter Township, Schuylkill County, receiving stream: Rausch Creek. Application received: March 20, 2012. Permit issued: January 9, 2013.
ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 and 25 Pa. Code § 211.124. Blasting activity performed as part of a coal or noncoal mining activity will be regulated by the mining permit for that coal or noncoal mining activity.
Blasting Permits Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
40134101. Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc., (P. O. Box 1140, Gardiner, ME 04345), construction blasting for East Mountain Corporate Center in Plains Township, Luzerne County with an expiration date of January 31, 2014. Permit issued: January 9, 2013.
45134101. ER Linde Construction Corp., (9 Collan Park, Honesdale, PA 18431), construction blasting for Route 209 By Pass in Middle Smithfield and Smithfield Townships, Monroe County with an expiration date of December 30, 2013. Permit issued: January 9, 2013.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The Department has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Except as otherwise noted, the Department has granted 401 Water Quality Certification certifying that the construction and operation described will comply with sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317) and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal that action to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501—508 and 701—704. The appeal should be sent to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, PO Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create a right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, the appeal must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
Actions on applications for the following activities filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and The Clean Streams Law and Notice of Final Action for Certification under section 401 of the FWPCA.
Permits, Environmental Assessments and 401 Water Quality Certifications Issued:
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
E23-501. Frank Bussey, United States Golf Association, 450 Ardmore Ave, Ardmore, PA 19003-1033, Haverford Township, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain two temporary 12 foot long, 24-foot-span pedestrian bridges across Cobbs Creek (Perennial, WWF-MF) associated with 2013 US Open within Merion Golf Club. The low chord of the proposed bridges will be approximately 18-inches above the 100-year water surface elevation. This work also includes the installation and maintenance of a tent and its support structures within the floodway.
The site is located approximately 1500 feet southwest of the intersection of Haverford Road and College Avenue (Norristown, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 00.88 inches; W: 8.86 inches).
E46-1077. Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 890 Winter Street, Suite 300, Waltham, MA 02451, Conshohocken, West Conshohocken Boroughs, Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To remove the two existing 8-inch dilapidated gas pipelines and to install and maintain approximately 700 linear feet of one 8-inch and one 12-inch diameter gas pipelines across the Schuylkill River (WWF, MF) and its floodplain. This work includes construction and maintenance of a cofferdam/causeway in the river. The site is located approximately 500 feet downstream of Mid County Expressway (I-476) crossing of the Schuylkill River. (Norristown, PA, USGS Quadrangle N: 20-inches; W: 12.75 inches).
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636
E12-186. David J. Gleixner, 121 Timberline Road, Saint Marys, PA 15857-3345. Gleixner Access Road Project, Elk Fork Creek, Shippen Township, Cameron County, ACOE Baltimore District (Wildwood Fire Tower, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 34` 12.47"; Longitude: 78° 2` 3547.61").
The applicant is seeking authorization to construct, operate and maintain a private access bridge across Elk Fork. The private bridge shall be constructed with a single span having a minimum width of 5-feet, underclearance of 4-feet and clear span of 37-feet. Construction of the in-stream bridge footing scour and stream bank stream protection shall be performed in dry work conditions by dam and pumping, diverting or fluming stream flow around the work areas. As proposed, construction poses 20-feet of permanent stream impact. The project is located along the northern right-of-way of SR 4004 approximately 1.2 miles north of the confluence of Elk Fork Creek and Driftwood Branch, Sinnemahoning Creek. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E41-630. Verizon Pennsylvania, LLC, 1 Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920. Verizon Pennsylvania Aerial Utility line Relocation Project Across Loyalsock Creek, Eldred and Upper Fairfield Townships, Lycoming County, ACOE Baltimore District (Montoursville, PA North Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 19` 23.5"; Longitude: 76° 54` 48.2").
The applicant proposes to relocate, operate and maintain a single aerial communication line crossing of Loyalsock Creek. The aerial communication line crossing shall be constructed with minimum pole to pole span of 372-feet resulting in aerial stream crossing of 245-feet. No permanent fill placement shall occur within the floodway so that flood storage capacity and water surface elevations are unaltered. The project is located along the western right-of-way of SR 0087 at the intersection of SR 0973 and SR 0087. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E41-641. Verizon North, LLC. Inc. 15 East Montgomery Place, #2, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5238. Verizon Pennsylvania Aerial Utility line Relocation Project Across Loyalsock Creek, Eldred and Upper Fairfield Townships, Lycoming County, ACOE Baltimore District (Montours- ville, PA North Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 19` 23.5"; Longitude: 76° 54` 48.2").
The applicant proposes to relocate, operate and maintain a single aerial communication line crossing of Loyalsock Creek. The aerial communication line crossing shall be constructed with minimum pole to pole span of 372-feet resulting in aerial stream crossing of 245-feet. No permanent fill placement shall occur within the floodway so that flood storage capacity and water surface elevations are unaltered. The project is located along the western right-of-way of SR 0087 at the intersection of SR 0973 and SR 0087. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
District Oil & Gas Operations: Eastern Oil & Gas District, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701
E5729-039: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 101 North Main Street, Athens, PA 18810, Cherry and Forks Townships, Sullivan County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines and a temporary access road using timber matting impacting 1,103 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent/forested (EV-PEM/PFO) wetland and 40 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Black Creek (EV) (Dushore, PA Quadrangle 41°32`56"N, 76°29`13"W);
2) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines and a temporary access road using timber matting impacting 15 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Black Creek (EV) (Dushore, PA Quadrangle 41°32`56"N, 76°29`12"W);
3) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines and a temporary access road using timber matting impacting 12 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Black Creek (EV) (Dushore, PA Quadrangle 41°32`52"N, 76°28`53"W);
4) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines and a temporary access road using timber matting impacting 1,451 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent/scrub shrub (EV-PEM/PSS) wetland (Dushore, PA Quadrangle 41°32`30"N, 76°28`54"W);
5) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines and a temporary access road using timber matting impacting 32 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Black Creek (EV) (Dushore, PA Quadrangle 41°32`29"N, 76°28`52"W);
6) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines and a temporary access road using timber matting impacting 23 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Black Creek (EV) (Dushore, PA Quadrangle 41°32`28"N, 76°28`51"W);
The project will result in 2,554 square feet (0.06 acre) of temporary wetland impacts and 122 linear feet of temporary stream impacts, all for the purpose of installing fresh waterlines for Marcellus well development in Cherry and Forks Townships, Sullivan County.
E0829-062: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 101 North Main Street, Athens, PA 18810, Wilmot Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain:
1. two 16 inch diameter temporary waterlines and a timber mat bridge impacting 21 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to North Branch Mehoopany Creek (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°33`40", Longitude: -76°19`31").
2. two 16 inch diameter temporary waterlines and a timber mat bridge impacting 692 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°33`45", Longitude: -76°19`35").
3. two 16 inch temporary waterlines and a timber mat bridge impacting 25 linear feet of North Branch Mehoopany Creek (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°33`45", Longitude: -76°19`37");
4. two 16 inch temporary waterlines and a timber mat bridge impacting 21 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to North Branch Mehoopany Creek (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°33`43", Longitude: -76°19`52");
5. two 16 inch diameter temporary waterlines and a timber mat bridge impacting 4,108 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent and Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°34`08", Longitude: -76°20`08").
6. two 16 inch diameter temporary waterlines and a timber mat bridge impacting 21 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to North Branch Mehoopany Creek (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°34`13", Longitude: -76°20`19").
7. two 16 inch diameter temporary waterlines and a timber mat bridge impacting 21 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to North Branch Mehoopany Creek (CWF, MF) and impacting 6,572 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Emergent and Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°34`14", Longitude: -76°20`20").
The project will result in 109 linear feet and 805 square feet of temporary stream impacts and 11,372 square feet (0.26 acre) of temporary PEM and PSS wetland impacts from temporary waterlines and timber mat bridge crossings all for the purpose of establishing a temporary water supply for Marcellus well development.
E0829-056: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 101 North Main Street, Athens, PA 18810, Overton Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain an access road with:
1. Three 24 inch by 54 foot long culverts and associated fill impacting 8276 square feet of an exceptional value Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Dushore, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41°34`23", Longitude: -76°29`36"),
The project will result in 2701 square feet (.06 acre) of permanent impacts and 5575 square feet (0.13 acre) of temporary impacts to a PEM wetland, all for the purpose of installing a permanent access road to a natural gas well pad.
E5729-041: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 101 North Main Street, Athens, PA 18810, Forks Township, Sullivan County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines impacting 4 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Lick Creek (EV) (Overton, PA Quadrangle 41°32`15"N, 76°33`09"W);
2) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines impacting 3 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Lick Creek (EV) (Overton, PA Quadrangle 41°32`22"N, 76°33`14"W);
3) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines and a temporary access road using timber matting impacting 908 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent/scrub shrub/forested (EV—PEM/PSS/PFO) wetland (Overton, PA Quadrangle 41°32`27"N, 76°33`08"W);
4) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines and a temporary access road using timber matting impacting 2,225 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent/scrub shrub/forested (EV—PEM/PSS/PFO) wetland (Overton, PA Quadrangle 41°32`27"N, 76°33`08"W);
5) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines and a temporary access road using timber matting impacting 25 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Streby Run (EV) (Overton, PA Quadrangle 41°33`03"N, 76°31`50"W);
6) two 16 inch diameter fresh waterlines impacting 4 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Streby Run (EV) (Overton, PA Quadrangle 41°32`50"N, 76°31`23"W).
The project will result in 3,133 square feet (0.07 acre) of temporary wetland impacts and 36 linear feet of temporary stream impacts, all for the purpose of installing fresh waterlines for Marcellus well development in Forks Township, Sullivan County.
Southwest Regional Oil and Gas Manager. 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
[Permit # 95-7-60915-18]. Range Resources—Appalachia LLC, 3000 Town Center Boulevard, Canonsburg, PA 15317. Project proposes to operate and maintain the Hibbits Impoundment Dam (42.61 ac-ft) as a centralized impoundment to collect and store flow-back water and fresh water, for the use and re-use of hydraulic fracturing water, from the Hercules, James Unit Well (# 2H, 5H, and 7H), and future wells in the area (PA Quadrangle; Canonsburg, Latitude: N 40° 09` 13.3", Longitude: W 80° 25` 17.66"), Donegal Township, Washington County. Pittsburgh ACOE District, State Water Plan Basin 20-E, Wheeling - Buffalo Creeks Watershed (HQ-WWF).
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL The following Erosion and Sediment Control permits have been issued.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal that action to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501—508 and 701—704. The appeal should be sent to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, PO Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create a right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, the appeal must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
Southwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa 15222-4745.
ESCGP-1 No. Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/Use6512801 Dominon Transmission, Inc.
445 West Main Street Clarksburg, WV 26301Westmoreland Penn Township
Salem TownshipUNT Beaver Run
(CWF)
UNT Brush Creek (CWF)
UNT Bushy Run (HQ-TSF)
Northwest Region: Oil and Gas Program Manager, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335
ESCGP-1 #ESX12-121-0013A—Allam 1H Pad
Applicant Halcon Operating Co., Inc.
Contact Jon C. Wright
Address 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6700
City Houston State TX Zip Code 77002
County Venango Township(s) Frenchcreek(s)
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) Little Sandy Creek/Ohio River Basin in PA—HQ/WWF
SPECIAL NOTICES
Submission Date for Recycling Program Development and Implementation Grants under Section 902 of Act 101 The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988 The Department of Environmental Protection announces the opening of a new Section 902 grant round to support the development of municipal recycling programs pursuant to section 902 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. § 4000.902) (Act). Municipalities eligible for recycling grants include counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships, home rule municipalities, councils of governments, consortiums, or similar entities established by two or more municipalities under 53 Pa.C.S. Chapter 23, Subchapter A.
Applicants must be in compliance with the provisions of Act 101 and the implementing regulations, the Department's Guidelines for Proper Management of Recyclable Materials, and any previous grant contract provisions to be eligible to receive grant funding. County applicants should be in compliance with planning and other county-related provisions of Act 101. Applicants who are not in compliance with Act 101 annual reporting requirements or the program requirements of Act 140 of 2006 will not be considered in this grant application round. Municipalities that were a grant recipient from the last 902 grant solicitation in 2012 will not be considered for funding this solicitation period. Programs operating in municipalities covered by land use plans and ordinances (as outlined under Acts 67 and 68 of 2000) or projects that are in compliance with their municipality's land use plan will receive priority over similar programs and projects absent such conditions.
Municipalities are eligible for 90% funding of approved recycling program costs. Municipalities considered financially distressed by the Department of Community and Economic Development under the Financially Distressed Communities Act are eligible for 100% of approved costs. No application requesting more than $250,000 in grant funding will be accepted.
All applicants are required to complete the Sustainability Plan portion of the application that includes definitive actions and strategies for optimizing program self-sufficiency. The plan shall include, at a minimum, strategies for reducing costs and generating revenues, provisions for establishing incentives associated with waste reduction and recycling, mechanisms for public outreach and stakeholder input, and tracking mechanisms to document progress toward sustainability milestones until optimum sustainability is realized. The Department's technical report on Building Financially Sustainable Recycling Programs can provide assistance in developing such methods and strategies. The technical report can be found on the Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/document/fin_sust_rec.pdf. Applicants that fail to complete the Sustainability Plan portion of the application will not be considered for funding.
The following will receive priority for funding:
• Newly mandated municipalities based on the 2010 decennial census by the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
• Applicants proposing incentive-based pricing and collection programs designed to increase the quantities and types of recyclable materials and reduce the quantity of waste collected.
• Applicants proposing multi-municipal collection, processing and/or materials marketing program where capital costs are reduced and/or recycling marketability is enhanced due to intergovernmental cooperation.
• Applicants proposing new or expanded collection, education and outreach for commercial and institutional establishments, including school recycling programs.
In addition, communities whose existing recycling programs contain the following components will receive additional consideration:
• Municipally operated or municipal-contracted waste and recycling services that provide consistency and uniformity of the waste and recycling programs.
• The collection of six (6) or more of the following materials: newsprint, office paper, corrugated paper, other marketable grades of paper, aluminum cans, steel or bimetallic cans, colored glass containers, clear glass containers and plastics.
Only those projects involving municipalities that have a mandatory trash collection program or projects seeking support for a residential recycling program that have a corresponding commercial recycling program will be considered for funding. Applicants seeking funds to replace curbside collection containers and/or collection vehicles will need to demonstrate that the new equipment will increase collection efficiencies and tonnage of materials.
Eligible recycling program development costs include: recycling program design costs, recycling market investigations, development of recycling market commitments, development of recycling program ordinances, development of recycling public education programs, and the costs of developing contracts for procuring equipment or services necessary for the operation of the recycling program.
Eligible recycling program implementation costs include: purchasing or leasing vehicles used to collect recyclables (including automated and single-stream collection vehicles), transporting recyclables to processing facilities or markets, and vehicles used in the operation of a materials recovery facility; reusable containers for the collection or storage of recyclable materials; acquiring and/or renovating buildings for the processing or storage of recovered materials; equipment used to process or manufacture recyclable materials into usable products; improvements to land needed to operate a recycling facility or yard waste composting facility authorized under 25 Pa. Code § 271.103(h); and the costs associated with educating the public on recycling program requirements. Under this grant solicitation, promotional items, glass crushing equipment (unless specific marketing ar-rangements have been identified), vehicles equipped with compaction units (except for the sole collection of yard waste, paper fiber and/or single-stream collection where a facility equipped to process such material has been identified), backyard composting units and public recycling containers for parks and streetscapes will not be considered eligible for funding. Other eligible and non-eligible costs are listed in the grant application packet. Composting projects and programs will be considered to be recycling projects or programs accordingly.
A municipality must retain sole ownership of equipment or facilities funded by the grant. Funding for equipment or facilities purchased for the recycling program used for recycling and other purposes will be pro-rated according to its recycling use (no equipment used for recycling less than 50% of the time will be eligible for funding). Funding for certain leaf and yard waste collection equipment may be limited according to its seasonal use. Funding for wood chipping equipment will be approved only when the equipment is part of an approved yard waste composting facility operating under the Department's guidelines and where the material is collected curbside from residents. Funding of street sweepers for the purpose of leaf collection will not be considered.
Funding may be restricted in situations where equipment or services requested through a grant application may be available from the public or private sector within the county of the applicant. Public notices may be required before the grant application may be submitted depending upon the nature of the funding request. When the municipality submits the recycling grant application to the Department, it must include proof of compliance with the notification requirements, a description of any responses received to the notice, and an explanation of why the municipality has concluded the mechanical processing equipment is not available to the program from the private sector.
Potential applicants must contact the appropriate Department regional planning and recycling coordinator to schedule a preapplication conference to discuss application requirements and program particulars. Applications will be returned to municipalities that fail to schedule preapplication conferences. Grant application forms are available from the Department's regional offices and the Department's website, www.depweb.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword ''Recycling Grants'').
Grant applications must be received or postmarked by May 31, 2013. Applications received by the Department after that date will not be considered during the current round of solicitation. Applications must be on forms provided by the Department, with two copies submitted to the Department Central Office (Rachel Carson State Office Building, Harrisburg) and one copy submitted to the appropriate county recycling coordinator. Grant awards will be predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by Sections 701 and 702 of Act 101 and the availability of moneys in the Recycling Fund.
Inquiries concerning this notice should be directed to Mark Vottero, Recycling Grants Coordinator, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Bureau of Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472, mvottrro@state.pa.us.
Regional Planning & Recycling Coordinators SOUTHEAST REGION
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery & Philadelphia CountiesDEP, Waste Management Program
Mr. Calvin Ligons
2 East Main Street
Ms. Ann Ryan
Norristown, PA 19401
Mary Alice Reisse
(484) 250-5900Email: cligons@pa.gov
aryan@pa.gov
mreisse@pa.govNORTHEAST REGION
Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming CountiesDEP, Waste Management Program
Mr. Berit Case
2 Public Square
(570) 826-2108
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790Email: bcase@pa.gov
SOUTHCENTRAL REGION
Adams, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry & York CountiesDEP, Waste Management Program
Mr. John
909 Elmerton Avenue
Lunsted
Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200
(717) 705-4927Email: jlundsted@pa.gov
NORTHCENTRAL REGION
Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga & Union CountiesDEP, Waste Management Program
Mr. Joseph
208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101
Delgrippo
Williamsport, PA 17701
(570) 321-6533Email: jdelgrippo@pa.gov
SOUTHWEST REGION
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland CountiesDEP, Waste Management
Ms. Sharon Svitek
400 Waterfront Drive
Mr. Stephen Sales
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Mr. Bradley Cunningham
(412) 442-4000Email: ssvitek@pa.gov
ssales@pa.gov
bcunningham@pa.govNORTHWEST REGION
Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango, & Warren CountiesDEP, Pollution Prevention and
Compliance Assistance
Mr. Guy McUmber
230 Chestnut Street
(814) 332-6848
Meadville, PA 16335-3481Email: gmcumber@pa.gov
The Clean Streams Law Public Notice of Proposed Consent Order
and AgreementSt. Michael Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Facility Adams Township, Cambria County California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) (CSL) and other environmental statutes, has entered into a Consent Order and Agreement (COA) with Rosebud Mining Company (Rosebud) and St. Michael Land Company, Inc. (SMLC) to finance and construct a wastewater treatment facility to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) discharges from the abandoned Berwind underground coal mine into the South Fork of the Little Conemaugh River.
The Little Conemaugh River is approximately 29 miles long and drains 188 square miles of the Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River watershed. All major sections of the Little Conemaugh River have been degraded by discharges of AMD from abandoned coal mines. There is a regional, large underground mine pool known as the Berwind Mine Pool in a complex of abandoned deep mines in the southern portion of the syncline of the Wilmore Basin in northern Somerset and southern Cambria counties. Extensive deep mining and surface mining of the Lower Kittanning coal seam occurred in the southern end of the Wilmore Basin dating back to the late 19th century and continuing through much of the 20th century. This mining contributed acid mine water to the Berwind Mine Pool. The largest former but now abandoned underground mines (known locally as the Berwind Mines) that are contributing mine water to the Berwind Mine Pool are the Maryland Mine No. 1 and Eureka Mines Nos. 35, 36, 37, 40 and 42. Other smaller abandoned underground mines also contribute water to the Berwind Mine Pool.
The largest single discharge from the Berwind Mine Pool is from an abandoned former elevator shaft known as the St. Michael Shaft, which is located near the town of St. Michael, Pennsylvania. The discharge from the St. Michael Shaft flows into Topper Run, which is a tributary to the South Fork of the Little Conemaugh River. The St. Michael Shaft discharge is the largest of seven significant regional abandoned mine discharges that are contributing to the degradation of the Little Conemaugh River. The discharge from the St. Michael Shaft alone contributes almost 30% of the total AMD load to the Little Conemaugh River. There are three abandoned discharges or seeps within approximately 400 feet of the St. Michael Shaft. Neither Rosebud nor SMLC at any time owned or operated any of the Berwind Mines or any other abandoned mine in this area. There is no existing person or entity responsible for treating the St. Michael Discharge or the Berwind Mine Pool, which the Department considers to be an abandoned discharge of AMD.
Rosebud and SMLC are Pennsylvania corporations with a business address of 301 Market Street, Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Rosebud mines the Upper Kittanning underground coal seam and operates an associated coal preparation plant known as Mine 78 located in Paint Township, Somerset County pursuant to Bituminous Coal Mining Activity Permit No. 56841328 (CMAP). The CMAP prohibited mining the Upper Kittanning coal seam below an elevation of 1604 MSL in the vicinity of the Berwind Mine Pool. A water treatment facility to pump and treat mine water from the Berwind Mine Pool, in addition to treating the AMD discharges, will allow coal reserves in the Upper Kittanning seam at Mine 78 to be mined. On December 7, 2012, the Department issued a revised CMAP, which allows Rosebud to mine below elevation 1604 MSL, and accompanying NPDES Permit No. PA0033677, which authorized the discharge of treated water from the Berwind Mine Pool through new Outfall 005.
Under the terms of the CO&A, Rosebud has agreed to construct a treatment facility to treat the St. Michael Shaft Discharge and the AML Discharges (as defined in the COA) and to test the facility after construction. The Department has estimated that treating the discharge from the treatment facility will reduce the current iron load from the St. Michael Shaft Discharge and the AML Discharges by 98.6% (a reduction of 2,807,209 (lbs/yr), the current manganese load by 74.4% (a reduction of 76,611 lbs/yr) and the current aluminum load by 74.1% (a reduction of 75,385 lbs/yr). Rosebud has also agreed that if it commences Active Mining Operations (defined as extracting coal from an elevation below 1604 MSL), it will (i) pay the cost to operate and maintain the treatment facility during Active Mining Operations and (ii) pay a total of $15 million dollars into a trust to provide financial resources to the Department toward the operation and maintenance of the treatment facility after Rosebud ends Active Mining Operations. The first payment of $1 million dollars will be due within ten business days after Active Mining Operations commence. Rosebud will convey the treatment facility to the Department or its designee after Active Mining Operations end. In return, the Department has agreed to limit Rosebud's and SMLC's potential liability for treating or being responsible for, in any way, the St. Michael Discharge, the AML Discharges and the Berwind Mine Pool. The St. Michael treatment facility will accomplish an overall improvement in the water quality of the Little Conemaugh River watershed, which together with projects and funds from third parties at other AMD sites will significantly and permanently reduce AMD discharges from abandoned mines in the Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watershed. The successful implementation of the CO&A will yield a cleaner environment in the Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watershed, allow access to coal reserves and expand mining and other employment in the area.
The Department is publishing notice of the COA and will provide a 30-day period for public comment on the COA beginning with the date of this publication. Copies of the COA may be reviewed or obtained by contacting William S. Plassio, District Mining Manager, California District Office, 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, Pa. 15423, Phone: (724) 769-1100, Fax: (724) 769-1102, email: wplassio@Pa.Gov. Persons may submit comments on the proposed CO&A during the 30-day public comment period only. Comments may be sent to Mr. Plassio at the address noted or may be delivered to him in person at the Department's California District Mining Office.
The Clean Streams Law Public Notice of Proposed Consent Order
and AgreementHughes Borehole Abandoned Mine Drainage Site Portage Township, Cambria County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) (CSL) and other environmental statutes, has entered into a proposed Consent Order and Agreement (CO&A) with AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (AMFIRE) to secure funding to reduce acid mine drainage (AMD) discharges from abandoned underground coal mines in the Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River watershed, including the Hughes Borehole. In the CO&A, AMFIRE agrees to help mitigate AMD not caused by AMFIRE. The Little Conemaugh River is 29.2 miles long and drains 188 square miles of the Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River watershed. All major sections of the Little Conemaugh River have been degraded by discharges of AMD from abandoned coal mines. One of the largest of these discharges is an artesian discharge known as the Hughes Borehole located near the village of Jamestown, Pennsylvania. The Hughes Borehole is a major contributor of AMD to the upper main stem of the Little Conemaugh River. The Hughes Borehole drains approximately 7300 acres of abandoned Lower Kittanning deep mine workings, most of which are flooded. These deep mine workings include the Hughes No. 2 mine, which was operated by the C.A. Hughes Coal Company from approximately 1923 through 1953. AMFIRE did not at any time own or operate the Hughes No. 2 mine or any other abandoned mine in this area. There is no existing person or entity responsible for treating the Hughes Borehole, which the Department considers an abandoned discharge of AMD.
AMFIRE is a Delaware limited liability company with a business address of One Energy Place, Latrobe, Pennsylvania. AMFIRE is in the business of mining coal in Pennsylvania by surface and underground mining methods. In 2005, AMFIRE filed a permit application with the Department to mine certain acreage of the Upper Freeport coal seam in Cambria County, Pennsylvania known as the Cresson Mine. In the vicinity of the Cresson Mine, the Upper Freeport coal seam is located at an elevation approximately 240 feet above the Lower Kittanning coal seam. At the Department's request, AMFIRE deleted from its original permit application for the Cresson Mine approximately 1000 acres of the Upper Freeport coal seam located directly above the Hughes No. 2 mine. At that time, the Department felt that the potential existed for a post-mining hydrologic connection between the proposed area of the Cresson Mine and the Hughes No.2 Mine. In December of 2006, the Department issued a mining permit authorizing AMFIRE to conduct room and pillar mining in approximately 2929 acres of the Upper Freeport coal seam.
Under the terms of the proposed CO&A, AMFIRE has agreed to contribute $5,666,164.31 for the treatment of the discharge from the Hughes Borehole and/or other discharges of AMD impacting the Little Conemaugh River. In return, the Department has agreed to limit AMFIRE's potential liability for additional acreage in the Upper Freeport coal seam located above the Hughes No. 2 mine (Additional Acreage), that is conditioned upon the contribution of funds to the Department expected to be used to accomplish an overall improvement in the water quality of the Little Conemaugh River watershed. A trust fund will be established in accordance with a payment schedule set forth in the CO&A. AMFIRE will commence payments within one (1) year of initiating underground coal production within the Additional Acreage. The Department intends to use these funds along with financial contributions from other third parties to significantly and permanently reduce AMD discharges from abandoned mines in the Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watershed in accordance with the 2010 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for that watershed. In summary, the prospect of the successful implementation of the CO&A is a cleaner environment in the Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watershed.
The Department is publishing notice of the proposed CO&A and will provide a 30-day period for public comment on the CO&A beginning with the date of this publication. Notice will be published at the same time that the Department provides public notice of the permit issuance for the Additional Acreage. Copies of the CO&A can be reviewed or obtained by contacting William S. Plassio, District Mining Manager, California District Office, 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, Pa. 15423. Phone: 724.769.1100, Fax: 724.769.1102; wplassio@Pa.Gov. Persons may submit comments on the proposed CO&A during the 30-day public comment period only. Comments can be sent to Mr. Plassio at the address noted or may be delivered to him in person at the Department's California District Mining Office.
The Department has reserved the right to withdraw its consent to the CO&A if comments submitted during the 30-day public comment period disclose facts or considerations which indicate, in the Department's judgment, that the CO&A is impracticable or not in the public interest. AMFIRE has also reserved the right to withdraw its consent to this CO&A in response to public comments.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-138. Filed for public inspection January 25, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]
