[Continued from previous Web Page] 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.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
48-310-051GP3: Brubacher Excavating, Inc. (825 Reading Road, P. O. Box 528, Bowmansville, PA 17507) on December 21, 2004, to construct and operate a portable stone crushing plant and associated air cleaning device at their facility in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County.
40-302-150GP1: State Correctional Institution--Dallas (1000 Follies Road, Dallas, PA 18612) on December 21, 2004, to construct and operate a No. 2 oil fired boiler at their facility in Jackson Township, Luzerne County.
48-310-052GP3: Essroc Cement Corp. (Route 248 and Easton Road, Nazareth, PA 18064) on December 20, 2004, to construct and operate a portable stone screening operation and associated air cleaning device at their facility in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County.
Plan Approvals Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) 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.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
35-322-008: Environmental and Recycling Services, Inc. (1100 Union Street, Taylor, PA 18517) on December 10, 2004, to install an air cleaning device at their facility in Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, 814-332-6940.
ERC 61-00020: Honeywell International--Emlenton Plant (Route 446, Smethport, PA 16749) on November 22, 2004, for approved emission reduction credits in Emlenton Borough, Venango County.
Plan Approval Revisions Issued including Extensions, Minor Modifications and Transfers of Ownership under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.13, 127.13a and 127.32.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401; Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
23-0001S: Sunoco, Inc.--R and M (100 Green Street, P. O. Box 426, Marcus Hook, PA 19061) on December 22, 2004, to operate a boiler and heater in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County.
46-0005M: Merck and Co., Inc. (Sumneytown Pike, P. O. Box WP20, West Point, PA 19486) on December 22, 2004, to operate a natural gas-fired combustion turbin in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
65-302-071: Koppers Industries, Inc. (436 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219) on December 17, 2004, for two boilers at Monessen Coke Works in Monessen Borough, Westmoreland County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, 814-332-6940.
20-295A: Baillie Lumber Co. (45529 State Highway Route 27 East, Titusville, PA 16354) on December 16, 2004, to construct a wood-fired boiler to generate process steam for their facility in Oil Creek Township, Crawford County.
Title V Operating Permits Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401; Edward Jurdones Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-00045: PECO Energy Co. (300 Front Street, West Conshohocken, PA 19428) on December 22, 2004, to operate a facility Title V Operating Permit in West Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery County.
46-00198: Blommer Chocolate Co. (P. O. Box 45, 1101 Blommer Drive, East Greenville, PA 18041) on December 16, 2004, to modify the operation of a facility Title V Operating Permit in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County.
Operating Permits for Non-Title V Facilities Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401; Edward Jurdones Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-00202: Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. (3500 Horizon Drive, King of Prussia, PA 19406) on December 16, 2004, to operate a Natural Minor Operating Permit in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.
09-00010: TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (650 Cathill Road, Sellersville, PA 18960) on December 16, 2004, to operate a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Mark Wayner, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
65-00143: Hanson Aggregates PMA, Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425) on December 8, 2004, for their Torrance Sand and Gravel Plant in Derry Township, Westmoreland County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Eric Gustafson, Facilities Permitting Chief, 814-332-6940.
25-00979: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. (Follette Road, Corry, PA 16407) on November 22, 2004, to re-issue a Natural Minor Permit to perform natural gas transmission at the Carter Hill compressor station located in Wayne Township, Erie County.
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 (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--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 Water Quality Certification and the NPDES permit application. Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the application permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality 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).
Coal Permits Actions
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-7100.
10841302. NPDES Permit No. PA0002780, Pristine Resources, Inc., (3250 Interstate Drive, Richfield, OH 44286), to transfer the permit for the Fawn Mine No. 91 in Clinton Township, Butler County from BethEnergy Mines, Inc. No additional discharges. Permit issued December 20, 2004.
11890701. NPDES Permit No. PA0009890, RNS Services, Inc., (7 Riverside Plaza, P. O. Box 38, Blossburg, PA 16912), to renew the permit for the No. 20 Refuse Site in East Carroll Township, Cambria County and related NPDES Permit. No additional discharges. Permit issued December 22, 2004.
30921601. NPDES Permit No. PA0214060, River Processing Corporation, (P. O. Box 1020, 158 Portal Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370), to transfer the permit for the Monongahela Resource Tipple in Jefferson Township, Greene County and related NPDES permit from RAG River Processing Corporation. No additional discharges. Permit issued December 22, 2004.
Greensburg District Mining Office: R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
65810113 and NPDES Permit No. PA0615668. M. B. Energy, Inc. (P. O. Box 1319, Indiana, PA 15701). NPDES renewal issued for continued treatment of discharges at a bituminous surface mining site located in Cook and Donegal Townships, Westmoreland County, affecting 103.8 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Four Mile Run to Loyalhanna Creek. Application received: October 21, 2004. NPDES Renewal issued: December 22, 2004.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232, 814-797-1191.
33030108. Falls Creek Energy Co., Inc. (R. D. 6, Box 231, Kittanning, PA 16201) Revision to an existing bituminous strip and auger operation to add 5.5 acres in Beaver Township, Jefferson County. Total SMP acreage is now 97.8 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Sandy Lick Creek. Application received: August 15, 2004. Permit Issued: December 15, 2004.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Phillipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
17-04-03--Whitetail Contracting (P. O. Box 220, Woodland, PA 16881). The Moshannon District Office for the Department of Environmental Protection awarded a Government Financed Construction Contract to Whitetail Contracting on October 28, 2004, that will result in incidental coal removal necessary to accomplish reclamation of an abandoned mine land site affecting 6.3 acres. The site is located in Karthaus Township, Clinton County. Under the terms of the contract no reprocessing of the coal refuse may take place and no coal refuse materials may be returned to the site once removed. The contract requires total reclamation and revegetation of the project area. This project was made possible under a program developed by the Department which allows for expedited removal and reclamation of old coal refuse piles which are generally eyesores as well as major sources of siltation and pollution to the streams of the Commonwealth. Application received: July 6, 2004. Permit issued: October 28, 2004.
Noncoal Permits Actions
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232, (814) 797-1191.
10990302. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (202 Neville Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15225) Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0241598 in Marion Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: UNT to North Branch Slippery Rock Creek and unnamed tributary to Blacks Creek. Application received: October 26, 2004. Permit Issued: December 16, 2004.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 W. Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
58040844. Matthew Shadduck (R. R. 1 Box 1545, Lawton, PA 18828), commencement, operation and restoration Bluestone Quarry operation in Rush Township, Susquehanna County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream: North Branch of Wyalusing Creek. Application received July 13, 2004. Permit issued December 21, 2004.
6276SM6C3 and NPDES Permit No. PA0595365. Donegal Rock Products, LLC, (P. O. Box 10, Rheems, PA 17570), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, receiving stream: UNT to Donegal Creek. Application received October 7, 2004. Renewal issued December 23, 2004.
6172SM6C6 and NPDES Permit No. PA0223484. Bear Gap Stone, Inc., (R. R. 1 Box 138, Elysburg, PA 17824), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from quarry operation in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County, receiving stream: UNT to South Branch Roaring Creek. Application received November 5, 2004. Renewal issued December 23, 2004.
8073SM1C7 and NPDES Permit No. PA0614602. Highway Materials, Inc., (1750 Walton Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, receiving stream: Unami Creek. Application received November 5, 2004. Renewal issued December 23, 2004.
ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 (43 P. S. §§ 151--161) 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
Greensburg District Mining Office: R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
02044009. Wampum Hardware Company (636 Paden Road, New Galilee, PA 16141). Blasting activity permit for construction at Kelly Run Landfill, located in Forward Township, Allegheny County, with an expected duration of 120 days. Blasting permit issued: December 22, 2004.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Phillipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
08044003. Great Lakes Geophysical, Inc. (P. O. Box 127, Williamsburg, MI 49690), for construction blasting, located in Wells Township, Bradford County, with an expected duration of 5 days beginning in January, 2004. Permit issued: Decembe 20, 2005.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 W. Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
36044126. Keystone Blasting Services, (381 Reifsnyder Road, Lititz, PA 17543), construction blasting for a house in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of December 30, 2004. Permit issued December 17, 2004.
28044104. Hall Explosives, Inc., (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting for Thornwood Village & Estates in Southampton Township, Franklin County with an expiration date of December 30, 2005. Permit issued December 20, 2004.
09044044. AMROC, (7531 Chestnut Street, Zionsville, PA 18092), construction blasting at Richland Township Water Tank in Richland Township, Bucks County with an expiration date of April 10, 2005. Permit issued December 21, 2004.
21044072. Fitz & Smith, Inc., (483 East Locust Street, Dallastown, PA 17313), construction blasting at United Rentals in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County with an expiration date of December 31, 2005. Permit issued December 21, 2004.
66044101. Hayduk Enterprises, (P. O. Box 554, Dalton, PA 18414), construction blasting for Hayduk Enterprises in Lemon Township, Wyoming County with an expiration date of December 31, 2005. Permit issued December 22, 2004.
28044105. R & M Excavating, (403 Hilltop Road, Newburg, PA 17240), construction blasting for Park Place South in Shippensburg Borough, Franklin County with an expiration date of March 18, 2005. Permit issued December 22, 2004.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The Department of Environmental Protection (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 the applicable provisions of 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, 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 the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users should contact the Environmental Hearing Board (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 of the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals 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 free 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 (35 §§ 691.1--691.702) and Notice of Final Action for Certification under section 401 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Permits, Environmental Assessments and 401 Water Quality Certifications Issued
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E08-417. Smithfield Township Supervisors, P. O. Box 27, East Smithfield, PA 18817. Culvert replacement in Smithfield Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District (Ulster, PA Quadrangle N: 18.3 inches; W: 10.9 inches).
To: 1) remove the existing arch corrugated steel arch pipe which has a span of 8 feet 2 inches and a rise of 5 feet 9 inches; 2) construct and maintain a 40 foot long, 8 foot 7 inch by 5 foot 11 inch ACMP culvert with a waterway opening of 40 square feet in an unnamed tributary to Sugar Creek on T-623 about 0.8 mile south of the intersection of T-623 with Riggs Road; and 3) place R-5 riprap 24 inches deep 6 feet by 10 feet long by 10 feet wide at the outlet end of the pipe. The project will not impact wetlands while impacting about 60 feet of waterway. Sugar Creek is a WWF stream.
This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E12-153. Delvin Cole, 27 Beyers Street, Clearfield, PA 16830. Floodway fill in Lumber Township, Cameron County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain: 1) 18` by 12` by 10` pressure treated lumber pavilion with a metal roof; 2) 10` by 10` by 10` pressure treated lumber storage shed; 3) A roof over existing 31` by 8` camper; 4) To fill a 30` by 100` long trapezoidal shaped depression with gravel, covered with topsoil and stabilized with grass seed; 5) Install and maintain a 1,000 gallon water storage tank.
The previously listed facilities are in the 100 year floodplain while about 1/2 of the depression is within the 50` floodway of Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. The project is located 7.5 miles east of Emporium on the west side of SR 120 across from the Country Club (Cameron, PA Quadrangle N: 11.25 inches; W: 8.3 inches) in Lumber Township, Cameron County.
The project will not impact waterways or wetlands while impacting about 3,500 square feet of earth. Driftwood Branch is a trout stocked fisheries. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E49-277. Milton Regional Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 433, Milton, PA 17847. Milton Wastewater Collection Expansion, in West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County, ACOE Baltimore District, located at centroid (Northumberland, PA Quadrangle N: 19.55 inches; W: 14.92 inches).
To construct, operate and maintain one pump station within the floodway and one pump station within the floodplain and approximately 50,000 linear feet of 8-inch force mains and approximately 42,496 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sanitary sewer line within the Susquehanna River watershed (WWF) for the treatment of municipal wastewater. Construction of the sanitary sewer lines will require one stream and three wetland crossings that are as follows:
Service area Wetland
impacts (ft2)Stream
impacts (ft)East Lewisburg 2,016 22 Sodom Road 16,000 Milton Center East 24,480 Total 42,496 22 All sewer line crossings shall be constructed with a minimum of 3 feet of cover with concrete encasement beneath the waterways. Trench plugs or clay dikes shall be used at every sewer line crossing a waterway or wetland to ensure the hydrology of the streams or wetland is not altered. The project will temporarily impact 1 acre of jurisdictional wetlands and 22 feet of waterway. The project is located within Milton Borough and West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County. The project does not propose to permanently impact any jurisdictional wetlands.
E53-406. Nicolo Tamburo, Two Monaco Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. Construct, operate and maintain a private bridge across a contributory flood channel associated to First Fork-Sinnemahoning Creek in Wharton Township, Potter County, ACOE Baltimore District (Wharton, PA Quadrangle N: 8.2 inches; W: 3.3 inches).
To remove an existing structure and construct, operate and maintain a private single span bridge across a contributory flood channel associated to First Fork-Sinnemahoning Creek. The private single span bridge shall be constructed with a minimum clear span of 38-feet, width of 12-feet and underclearance of 6-feet. Bridge construction and maintenance shall be completed during stream low flow. Since First Fork-Sinnemahoning Creek is a stocked trout fishery, no construction or future repair work shall be done in or along the stream channel between March 1 and June 15 without prior written approval of the Fish and Boat Commission. The bridge construction project is located along the western right-of- way of SR 0872 approximately 1.2-miles north of SR 3001 and SR 0872 intersection. This permit does not authorize any temporary or permanent impacts to wetlands that are associated to the flood channel; as such the permittee shall take all precautions necessary to prevent any impact to wetlands. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E03-427. Manor Housing Limited Partnership IV, 4415 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. To fill wetland in Manor Township, Armstrong County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Kittanning, PA Quadrangle N: 6.7 inches; W: 2.4 inches and Latitude: 40° 47` 13"--Longitude: 79° 31` 32"). To place and maintain fill in a de minimus area of wetland equal to 0.046 acre as part of developing a 20 unit senior housing apartment community. The project is located off of Valley Drive.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E62-400, Eldred Township, R. D. 2, Box 123A, Pittsfield, PA 16340. Eldred Township Wastewater Treatment Plant and Conveyance System, in Eldred Township, Warren County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Grand Valley, PA Quadrangle N: 17.2 inches; W: 5.9 inches).
The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a wastewater treatment system and conveyance systems within Eldred Township, Warren County having a total of approximately 20,000 lineal feet of 8-inch PVC plastic gravity line, 3-inch pressure line, 2-inch pressure line and 1.5-inch pressure line involving 1) to construct and maintain an 8-inch diameter PVC plastic sewage treatment plant effluent outfall pipe discharging to Caldwell Creek, 2) to cross approximately 4,137 lineal feet of PSS and PFO wetland with 16 crossings by sewer lines using directional bore, and 3) to cross Caldwell Creek (HQ-CWF), unnamed tributaries to Caldwell Creek (HQ-CWF), and Dunderdale Creek (HQ-CWF) with 10 crossings by sewer lines using directional bore.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
EA67-009: Raymond Melato, York College: West Campus Project, 439 Country Club Road, York, PA 17405-7199, Spring Garden Township, York County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove an existing stream enclosure and construct and maintain a 5-foot by 5-foot concrete box culvert, with a 6-inch depression below the streambed, measuring 74 linear feet and restore 180 linear feet of open channel of an unnamed tributary to Codorus Creek (WWF) on the York College West Campus (York, PA Quadrangle N: 12.41 inches; W: 15.84 inches) in Spring Garden Township, York County.
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457.
D11-075EA. Highland Sewer and Water Authority, 120 Tank Drive, Johnstown, PA 15904, Portage Township, Cambria County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
Project proposes to breach and remove Bens Creek Intake Dam across Bens Creek (EV) to eliminate a threat to public safety and to restore the stream to a free flowing condition. The dam is located approximately 1 mile Southeast of the town of Bens Creek. (Cresson, PA Quadrangle N: 3.4 inches; W: 16.0 inches).
D11-019EA. Highland Sewer and Water Authority, 120 Tank Drive, Johnstown, PA 15904. Adams and Summerhill Townships, Cambria County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
Project proposes to breach and remove Lloydell Intake Dam across South Fork Little Conemaugh River (HQ-CWF) to eliminate a threat to public safety and to restore the stream to a free flowing condition. The dam is located approximately 3/4 of a mile Southeast of the town of Lloydell. (Beaverdale, PA Quadrangle N: 10.10 inches; W: 8.15 inches).
EA15-026CO. Natural Lands Trust, Binky Lee Preserve, 1445 Pikeland Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425. West Pikeland Township, Chester County. ACOE Philadelphia District.
Project proposes to breach and remove Binky Lee Preserve Dam across a tributary to Pickering Creek (HQ-TSF) for the purpose of restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The dam is located approximately 1,400 feet southeast of the intersection of SR 0113 and Pikeland Road (T488) (Malvern, PA Quadrangle N: 17.85 inches; W: 14.80 inches).
SPECIAL NOTICES
Categorical Exclusion Southwest Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15222-4745.
Location: Village of Colver, Cambria Township Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 247, Revloc, PA 15948.
Description: The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Authority) which administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. The Authority proposes to renovate and increase the peak capacity of the Colver Sewage Treatment Plant and replace portions of the associated sewer system. The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the project and the information received has not identified any significant adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby categorically excludes this project from the State Environmental Review Process.
BUREAU OF DEEP MINE SAFETY Request for Variance The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Bureau of Deep Mine Safety (Bureau), has received a request for variance from RoxCoal, Inc. The following notification contains a summary of this request. A complete copy of the variance request may be obtained from Allison Gaida at (724) 439-7469 or from the Bureau's website at www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/dms/dms.htm. The Department is publishing a summary of the request in order to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to Joseph A. Sbaffoni, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.
Section 702 of the Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Mine Act (act) (53 P.S. §701-702) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.
Section 242(c) of the act (53 P.S. §701-242(c)) states that where belt conveyors are installed, main stoppings and regulators shall be so arranged as to reduce the quantity of air traveling in the belt conveyor entry to a minimum for effective ventilation and to provide an intake air split as an escapeway from the face area to the main air current.
Summary of the Request: RoxCoal, Inc. requests a variance to use point carbon monoxide early warning fire detection system and entries in common with the belt conveyor entry at the Roytown Mine.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Developed for Aylesworth Creek, Lackawanna County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are holding a public meeting on January 25, 2005, at 7 p.m. at the Dickson City Borough Hall, Dickson City, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL developed for Aylesworth Creek in Lackawanna County. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, several stream segments in the watershed have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals and low pH as a result of acid mine drainage.
The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings for iron, manganese, aluminum and acidity in the Aylesworth Creek in order for the stream to meet water quality standards. The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. All of the allocations made in the TMDL are load allocations made to nonpoint sources of pollution. The basis of information used in establishment of the TMDL is field data collected from 1993 to 2003.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website, www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl. To request a copy of this TMDL, contact Chuck Yingling, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2958.
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of a Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Developed for Bear Run in Clearfield, Indiana and Jefferson Counties The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are holding a public meeting on February 7, 2005, at 7 p.m. at the Banks Township Municipal Building, Rossiter, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL developed for Bear Run in Clearfield, Indiana and Jefferson Counties. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, several stream segments in the watershed have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals and low pH as a result of acid mine drainage.
The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings for iron, manganese, aluminum and acidity in Bear Run for the stream to meet water quality standards. These loading rates are determined for specified points in the watershed. Most of the allocations made in the TMDL are to nonpoint sources of pollution; however, there are several allocations made to permitted mining operations and one future mining operation. The basis of information used in establishment of the proposed TMDL is field data collected from 1998 to 2003.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website, www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl. To request a copy of this proposed TMDL, contact Chuck Yingling, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2958.
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of a Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Developed for the Bens Creek Watershed in Cambria County. Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is holding a public meeting on January 18, 2005, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Portage Municipal Water Authority Building, Portage, PA to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL. The proposed TMDL was established in accordance with the requirements of the 1996 section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. One stream segment in the Bens Creek Watershed has been identified as impaired on the Commonwealth's 1996, 1998 and 2002 section 303(d) lists due to high concentrations of metals and siltation. The listed segment and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code Stream Name Miles Degraded 46908 (Segment 20010917-1000-ALF) Bens Creek 0.7 The proposed plan provides calculations of the stream's total capacity to accept metals (aluminum, iron, and manganese) and pH and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The applicable water quality criteria are as follows:
Parameter Criterion value (mg/l) Total Recoverable/ Dissolved Aluminum 0.75 Total Recoverable Iron 1.5 Total Recoverable Manganese 1.00 Total Recoverable pH 6.0-9.0
NA The primary pollutant source for the watershed is abandoned mine workings. This watershed was heavily mined for coal in the 20th century. The effects of this are still present. The TMDL consists of load allocations, which are made to nonpoint sources of pollution.
The TMDL was developed using Monte Carlo Simulation to determine long-term average concentrations that each stream segment could accept and still meet water quality criteria 99% of the time. Monte Carlo Simulation allows for the expansion of a dataset based on its statistical makeup. Since there was no critical flow condition where criteria were exceeded, the Department used the average flow to express the loading values in the TMDL.
The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals, sediment and acidity at specified points in the watershed. The basis of information used in the establishment of this TMDL is field data collected throughout 2001.
The data and all supporting information used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and an information sheet, contact Tom Pongrac at (814) 472-1900 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, at Cambria District Mining Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931. E-mail will be received at tpongrac@state.pa.us. Directions to the meeting place can also be obtained through this contact.
The TMDL can be viewed and printed by accessing the Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us (PA Keyword: TMDL).
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. Persons who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting should notify the Department no later than 3 p.m. Friday, January 14th. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Developed for Curleys Run, Grimes Run and Sandy Creek in Clearfield County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are holding a public meeting on February 2, 2005, at 7 p.m. at the Karthaus Fire Hall, Karthaus, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDLs developed for Curleys Run, Grimes Run and Sandy Creek in Clearfield County. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, stream segments in the Curleys Run and Grimes Run watersheds have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals and siltation as a result of acid mine drainage. Several stream segments in Sandy Creek have been determined to be impaired by high levels of metals and low pH as a result of acid mine drainage.
The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings for iron, manganese, aluminum and acidity in Curleys Run, Grimes Run and Sandy Creek in order for the streams to meet water quality standards. The TMDLs set allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watersheds. All of the allocations made in the TMDLs are load allocations made to nonpoint sources of pollution. The basis of information used in establishment of the TMDLs is field data collected from 1994 to 2004 for Curleys Run TMDL; from 1996 to 2004 for the Grimes Run TMDL; and from 2001 to 2002 for the Sandy Creek TMDL.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDLs are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on Department's website, www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/. To request a copy of any of the TMDLs, contact Chuck Yingling, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2958.
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of a Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Developed for Dents Run in Elk and Cameron Counties The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are holding a public meeting as part of the Bennett Branch Watershed Association meeting on February 3, 2005, at 7 p.m. at the Benezette Community Building, Benezette, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL developed for Dents Run in Elk and Cameron Counties. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act several stream segments in the watershed have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals and low pH as a result of acid mine drainage.
The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings for iron, manganese, aluminum and acidity in Dents Run in order for the stream to meet water quality standards. These loading rates are determined for specified points in the watershed. Most of the allocations made in the TMDL are load allocations that are made to nonpoint sources of pollution; however, there is one waste-load allocation to a permitted mining operation. The basis of information used in establishment of the proposed TMDL is field data collected from 1998 to 2003.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website (www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/). To request a copy of this proposed TMDL, contact: Chuck Yingling, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2958.
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Developed for Grassy Island Creek, Lackawanna County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are holding a public meeting on January 25, 2005, at 7 p.m. at the Dickson City Borough Hall, Dickson City, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL developed for Grassy Island Creek in Lackawanna County. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, several stream segments in the watershed have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals and low pH as a result of acid mine drainage.
The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings for iron, manganese, aluminum and acidity in the Grassy Island Creek in order for the stream to meet water quality standards. The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. All of the allocations made in the TMDL are load allocations made to nonpoint sources of pollution. The basis of information used in establishment of the TMDL is field data collected during 2002.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website, www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/. To request a copy of this TMDL, contact Chuck Yingling, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2958.
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Developed for the Lackawanna River in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna and Wayne Counties The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are holding a public meeting on January 25, 2005, at 7 p.m. at the Dickson City Borough Hall, Dickson City, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL developed for the Lackawanna River and several tributaries in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna and Wayne Counties. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, several stream segments in the watershed have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals and low pH as a result of acid mine drainage.
The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings for iron, manganese, aluminum and acidity in the Lackawanna River and selected tributaries in order for the stream to meet water quality standards. The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. All of the allocations made in the TMDL are load allocations made to nonpoint sources of pollution. The basis of information used in establishment of the TMDL is field data collected from 1983 to 2002.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website, www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/. To request a copy of this TMDL, contact Chuck Yingling, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2958.
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Developed for Lick Run in Clearfield County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are holding a public meeting on January 27, at 7 p.m. at the Clearfield County Conservation District, 650 Leonard Street, Clearfield, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL developed for Lick Run in Clearfield County. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, several stream segments in the watershed have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals and low pH as a result of acid mine drainage.
The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings for iron, manganese, aluminum and acidity in Lick Run in order for the stream to meet water quality standards. The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. All of the allocations made in the TMDL are load allocations made to nonpoint sources of pollution. The basis of information used in establishment of the TMDL is field data collected from 1991 to 2003.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website, www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/. To request a copy of this TMDL, contact Chuck Yingling, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2958.
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Developed for Powderly Creek, Lackawanna County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are holding a public meeting on January 25, 2005, at 7 p.m. at the Dickson City Borough Hall, Dickson City, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL developed for Powderly Creek in Lackawanna County. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, several stream segments in the watershed have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals as a result of acid mine drainage.
The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings for iron, manganese and aluminum in the Powderly Creek in order for the stream to meet water quality standards. The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals at specified points in the watershed. All of the allocations made in the TMDL are load allocations made to nonpoint sources of pollution. The basis of information used in establishment of the TMDL is field data collected from 2001 to 2002.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website, www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/. To request a copy of this TMDL, contact Chuck Yingling, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2958.
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Developed for the Spring Run Watershed in Cambria County Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is holding a public meeting on January 18, 2005, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Portage Municipal Water Authority Building, Portage, PA to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL. The proposed TMDL was established in accordance with the requirements of the 1996 section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. One stream segment in the Spring Run Watershed has been identified as impaired on the 1996, 1998 and 2002 section 303(d) lists due to depressed pH and high concentrations of metals. The listed segment and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code Stream Name Miles Degraded 46070 (Segment 20010918-1530-ALF) Spring Run 3.1 The proposed plan provides calculations of the stream's total capacity to accept metals (aluminum, iron and manganese) and pH, and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The applicable water quality criteria are as follows:
Parameter Criterion value (mg/l) Total Recoverable/ Dissolved Aluminum 0.75 Total Recoverable Iron 1.5 Total Recoverable Manganese 1.00 Total Recoverable PH 6.0-9.0
NA The primary pollutant source for the watershed is abandoned mine workings. This watershed was heavily mined for coal in the 20th century. The effects of this are still present. The TMDL consists of load allocations, which are made to nonpoint sources of pollution and waste load allocations, which are made to permitted point sources.
The TMDL was developed using Monte Carlo Simulation to determine long-term average concentrations that each stream segment could accept and still meet water quality criteria 99% of the time. Monte Carlo Simulation allows for the expansion of a dataset based on its statistical makeup. Since there was no critical flow condition where criteria were exceeded, the Department used the average flow to express the loading values in the TMDL.
The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals, sediment and acidity at specified points in the watershed. The basis of information used in the establishment of this TMDL is field data collected throughout 2001.
The data and all supporting information used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and an information sheet, contact Miles Baird at (814) 472-1900 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, at Cambria District Mining Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931. E-mail will be received at mbaird@state.pa.us. Directions to the meeting place can also be obtained through this contact.
The TMDL can be viewed and printed by accessing the Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us (PA Keyword: TMDL).
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. Persons who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting should notify the Department no later than 3 p.m. Friday, January 14. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Developed for Wilson Creek, Lackawanna County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are holding a public meeting on January 25, 2005, at 7 p.m. at the Dickson City Borough Hall, Dickson City, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL developed for Wilson Creek in Lackawanna County. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, several stream segments in the watershed have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals and low pH as a result of acid mine drainage.
The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings for iron, manganese, aluminum, and acidity in Wilson Creek in order for the stream to meet water quality standards. The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. All of the allocations made in the TMDL are load allocations made to nonpoint sources of pollution. The basis of information used in establishment of the TMDL is field data collected from 1991 to 2003.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website, www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/. To request a copy of this TMDL, contact Chuck Yingling, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2958.
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 9, 2005. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-61. Filed for public inspection January 7, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
