DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[29 Pa.B. 5527] APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT [National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)] DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER (Part I Permits) The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative.
Where indicated the EPA, Region III, Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses 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 if the responsible office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the office indicated above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceeding should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge to State waters.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
PA 0028401. Sewage, Borough of Dravosburg, 226 Maple Avenue, Dravosburg, PA 15034.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Dravosburg Borough Sewage Treatment Plant in Dravosburg Borough, Allegheny County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as the Monongahela River, which are classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the PA American Water Company, Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.48 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 37.5 50 Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine (1st month--36th month) monitor and report (37th month--expiration) 1.0 3.3 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 002, which discharges to the receiving waters known as the Monongahela River, serves as a combined sewer overflow necessitated by stormwater entering the sewer system and exceeding the hydraulic capacity of the sewers and/or the treatment plant. This combined sewer overflow is permitted to discharge only for this reason. There are at this time no specific effluent limitations on the outfall. The discharge shall be monitored for cause, frequency, duration and quantity of flow.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0203955. Sewage, 84 Lumber Company, P. O. Box 584, Eighty-Four, PA 15384.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the 84 Lumber Company Sewage Treatment Plant in North Strabane Township, Washington County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Little Chartiers Creek, which are classified as a high quality warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Western Pennsylvania Water Company on Little Chartiers Creek.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.025 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 50 Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 3 6 (11-1 to 4-30) 9 18 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine 1.4 3.3 Dissolved Oxygen not less than 6.0 mg/l pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6942.PA 0101664. Sewage. Orchard Park Plan of Lots, R. D. 2, Box 161, Bredinsburg Road, Franklin, PA 16323.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Unnamed Tributary to Lower Twomile Run in Cranberry Township, Venango County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Emlenton Water Company on the Allegheny River located at Emlenton, approximately 31 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.018 mgd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 20 40 TSS 20 40 Fecal Coliform
(5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric average Total Residual Chlorine 1.4 3.3 pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0222976. Sewage, Albert R. Shouey, Rt. 26, Sigel, PA 15860.
This application is for a new NPDES permit, to discharge treated waste to Unnamed Tributary of Cathers Run in Barnett Township, Jefferson County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: high-quality-cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. Downstream potable water evaluation is not necessary for TDS, NO3-NO3, fluoride and phenolics.
The proposed discharge limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 400 gpd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 10 20 TSS 20 40 Fecal Coliform
(5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average Total Residual Chlorine 1.4 3.3 pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is not in effect.
PA 0104272. Sewage, North East Access Area, Fish and Boat Commission, 450 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA 16823.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sanitary sewage to an unnamed tributary to Lake Erie in North East Township, Erie County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for cold water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, there is no potable water supply considered during the evaluation until it reaches Lake Erie.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average design flow of 0.005 mgd, are:
Effluent Concentration (mg/l) Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Maximum CBOD5 10 20 Total Suspended Solids 10 20 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 3.0 6.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 9.0 12.0 Phosphorus as P 1.0 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 3.0 mg/l at all times Total Residual Chlorine 0.50 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean pH 6.0 to 9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0103811, Amendment No. 3. Industrial waste, SIC: 4953 and 4959, Northwest Sanitary Landfill, 1436 West Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061.
This is for a redraft of an NPDES permit, to discharge treated industrial waste and stormwater to Findlay Run in Cherry Township, Butler County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is Salvation Army Camp on Slippery Rock Creek located at Slippery Rock, approximately 30 miles below point of discharge.
This amends the notice contained in the February 13, 1999 Pennsylvania Bulletin. During the comment period, the Department decided that a modification to Special Condition C was appropriate. Special Condition C previously required the permittee to collect and submit quarterly influent samples and results of the leachate. This redraft modifies that condition to require annual effluent samples and analysis. The results must be submitted to the Department on an annual basis. This analysis is in addition to that required on Pages 2 and 2a of the permit.
PA 0221759. Sewage, Robert L. Shuttleworth, Jerry Road, Rasselas, PA 15870.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit, to discharge treated waste to Unnamed Tributary to Swamp Creek in Jones Township, Elk County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: high-quality-cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. Downstream potable water evaluation for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics is not necessary.
The proposed discharge limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 400 gpd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 10 20 TSS 20 40 Fecal Coliform
(5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average Total Residual Chlorine 1.4 3.3 pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is not in effect.
PA 0029378. Sewage. Redbank Valley School District, Hawthorn Elementary School, 920 Broad Street, New Bethlehem, PA 16242-1117.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Unnamed Tributary to Redbank Creek in Hawthorn Borough, Clarion County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Hawthorn Area Water Authority intake on Redbank Creek located at Hawthorn Borough, approximately 0.7 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.0067 mgd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 TSS 30 60 Fecal Coliform
(5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric average Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.2 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 3 mg/l at all times pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0222852. Sewage. West Fallowfield Township WWTP, West Fallowfield Township Supervisors, 6993 Westford Road, Hartstown, PA 16131.
This application is for a new NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to Patton Run in West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County. This is a new discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: trout stocking fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Greenville Municipal Authority on the Shenango River located at Greenville, approximately 13 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.05 mgd, are:
Monthly Weekly Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Ammonia-Nitrogen
(5-1 to 10-31)3.5 7 (11-1 to 4-30) 17 34 Fecal Coliform
(5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 8,800/100 ml as a geometric average Phosphorus as P 1 2 Total Residual Chlorine 0.7 1.5 pH within limits of 6.0 to 9.0 standard units at all times. The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0222968. Sewage. Humane Society of Mercer County, Inc., P. O. Box 331, Sharpsville, PA 16150.
This application is for a new NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Unnamed Tributary to Daley Run in Jefferson Township, Mercer County. This is a new discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: warm water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Sharpsville Municipal Water Authority intake on the Shenango River located at Sharpsville, approximately 14 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.0012 mgd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 TSS 30 60 Ammonia-Nitrogen
(5-1 to 10-31)9.5 19 (11-1 to 4-30) 28 56 Fecal Coliform
(5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 11,700/100 ml as a geometric average Total Residual Chlorine 1.5 3.5 pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0004251. Industrial waste, SIC: 3321, Advanced Cast Products, Inc., P. O. Box 417, Mill Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit, to discharge noncontact cooling water and stormwater runoff to French Creek in Vernon Township, Crawford County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: WWF, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the City of Franklin on French Creek located at Franklin, approximately 28.2 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed discharge limits for Outfall No. 002, based on a design flow of 0.16344 mgd, are:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow Oil and Grease 15 30 pH 6.0 to 9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
Proposed NPDES Permit Renewal Actions for Minor Sewage Discharges
The following parties have applied to renew their current NPDES permits to allow the continued discharge of controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to renew these permits and proposes to issue them, subject to their current permit effluent limitations, and monitoring and reporting requirements, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new or changed regulations and other requirements. The updates may include, but will not be limited to, applicable permit conditions and/or requirements addressing combined sewer overflows (CSOs), municipal sewage sludge management and total residual chlorine control (TRC). Major changes to or deviations from the terms of the existing permit will be documented and published with the final Department actions.
The EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to these proposed permit actions under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permits are invited to submit a statement to the Field Office indicated as the office responsible, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding these applications and proposed permit actions. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a brief statement to inform the Field Office of the basis of the comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Field Office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit action. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit renewal application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on the Department's file. The documents may be inspected at, or a copy requested from, the Field Office that has been indicated above the application notice.
Southeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19448, (610) 832-6130.NPDES Facility County and Tributary New Permit No. Name and Address Municipality Stream Requirements PA0053121 Elizabeth D. Nover
970 Almshouse Road
Warrington, PA 18976-1102Doylestown Township
Bucks CountyUNT to Neshaminy Creek PA0052191 Frank H. Duke
1085 Wood Lane
West ChesterWesttown Township
Chester CountyGoose Creek TRC PA0053236 Raymond E. Woodward
2086 Strasburg Road
Coatesville, PA 19320Newlin Township
Chester CountyUNT to West Branch
of BrandywineTRC PA0011231 Tosco Refining L. P. and
Buckeye PipeLine Co. L. P.
P. O. Box 368
Emmaus, PA 18049-0368Upper Chichester Township
Delaware CountyBoozers Run TRC PA0056375 Carol C. Curcio
P. O. Box 312
Dublin, PA 18917Hilltown Township
Bucks CountyUNT Deep Run Creek TRC DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER Applications under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law (Part II Permits) The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).
Persons objecting on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval of an application or submitted plan may file a written protest with the Department at the address indicated above each permit application or plan. Each written protest should contain the following: name, address and telephone number; identification of the plan or application to which the protest is addressed; and a concise statement in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the protest and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to any given protest. Each commentator will be notified in writing of the time and place if a hearing or conference concerning the plan, action or application to which the protest relates is held. To insure consideration by the Department prior to final action on permit applications and proposed plans, initial protests and additions or amendments to protests already filed should be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A copy of each permit application and proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection.
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 Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Industrial waste and sewerage applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
A. 2699201. Industrial waste. The Municipal Authority of the Township of Washington, 1390 Fayette Avenue, Belle Vernon, PA 15012. Application for the construction and operation of a water treatment plant located in Fayette City Borough, Fayette County.
A. 6374406, Amendment No. 3. Sewerage. The Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority, 68 East Pike Street, Canonsburg, PA 15317. Application for the construction and operation of approximately 12,900 l. f. of interceptor sewer parallel to the existing interceptor sewer and the expansion and operation of the raw sewage pump station located in North Strabane Township and Canonsburg Borough, Washington County.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
WQM Permit No. 2099411. Sewage. West Fallowfield Township, 6993 Westford Road, Hartstown, PA 16131-0157. This project is for the construction and operation of a sewage treatment facility to serve the Hartstown-Adamsville area in West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County.
WQM Permit No. 4399423. Sewage, Wilbur J. Taylor, SRSTP, 7 Bell Road, Grove City, PA 16127. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Pine Township, Mercer County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS (PAS)
Stormwater Individual
The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharge.
Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Regional Office or County Conservation District Office indicated as the responsible office, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. A copy of the written comments should be sent to the County Conservation District Office. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Regional Office of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Regional Office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the County Conservation District Office or the Department's Regional Office indicated above 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.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
Lehigh County Conservation District, District Manager, Lehigh Ag. Ctr., Ste. 102, 4184 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, PA 18104, (610) 391-9583.
NPDES Permit PAS10Q184. Stormwater. Walter Frisch, Anthony Danner, 5664 Railroad Road, Germansville, PA 18053, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, to an UNT to Jordan Creek.
NPDES Permit PAS10Q185. Stormwater. Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network, Carol Anne Bury, P. O. Box 689, Allentown, PA 18105-1556, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in the City of Bethlehem, Lehigh County, to Monocacy Creek.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications received for a Construction Permit issued under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Regional Office: Northcentral Field Operations, Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Application No. Minor Amendment. The Department has received a permit application from Pike Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 27, Hixon Road, Curwensville, PA 16833, Pike Township, Clearfield County. The project involves the construction of 150,000 gallon bolted steel, glass fused to steel or painted steel finished water storage tank, approximately 270 linear feet of 8-inch water transmission line and appurtenances.
Application No. Minor Amendment. The Department has received a permit application from Hamilton Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 236, Morris Run, PA 16939, Hamilton Township, Tioga County, to replace the filter media and support gravel in the existing microfloc package filtration plant at the Morris Run Water Treatment Facility.
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--6026.908).
Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any 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. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must 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 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 the cleanup standards, or who 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 any 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 sites identified as 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. 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's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. 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:
Southeast Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.
Amtrak 2.5 Acre Site--Richmond Station, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Robert A. LaRosa, P.E., Senior Environmental Compliance Engineer, National Railroad Passenger Corp., 30th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with lead, heavy metals, BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and groundwater contaminated with BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on August 30, 1999.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE CAPACITY The following notices are placed through the Department of Environmental Protection as required by section 502(d) of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904).
Request for Proposal In accordance with the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act and section 272 of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Rules and Regulations (as amended), the County of Indiana is seeking waste disposal capacity for municipal solid waste (MSW) for the next 10 years. Indiana County is hereby soliciting responses to qualify facilities to provide processing/disposal capacity for County-generated MSW beginning on or after February 1, 2000.
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[Continued from previous Web Page] Copies of Indiana County's Facility Qualification Request (FQR) may be obtained from the Indiana County Solid Waste Authority, 1715 Route 119 South, Homer City, PA 15748, (724) 479-0444. All responses must be made on the Submittal Form and in accordance with the Instructions to Respondents provided in the FQR. Respondents must submit the original and three copies to the address listed above, attention Timothy T. Long. Responses must be received by the Indiana County Solid Waste Authority on or before November 22, 1999.
Indiana County reserves the right to reject any or all responses and to waive any informalities in the solicitation process.
AIR QUALITY Notice of Plan Approval and Operating Permit Applications Nonmajor Sources and Modifications The Department of Environmental Protection (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 all the 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 has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities. Although the sources covered by these applications may be located at a major facility, the sources being installed or modified do not trigger major new source review or prevention of significant deterioration requirements.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Offices identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to file protests or comments on the proposed plan approval and/or operating permits must submit the protest or comment within 30 days from the date of this notice. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department's Regional Offices must 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 to the date of the hearing.
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 and regulations adopted under the act.
OPERATING PERMITS
Applications received and intent to issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-319-099E: General Battery Corp. (P. O. Box 13995, Reading, PA 19612-3995), for a lead/acid battery manufacturing facility controlled by various collectors in Laureldale/Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. The sources are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KK, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
07-03019: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664), for operation of a stone crushing plant controlled by wet suppression in Greenfield Township, Blair County.
28-05004A: Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc. (1000 Potato Roll Lane, Chambersburg, PA 17201), for operation of the Chambersburg Bakery in Guilford Township, Franklin County.
44-304-009: DONSCO, Inc. (P. O. Box 2001, Wrightsville, PA 17368), for operation of a cold-box core machine at the Belleville foundry in Union Township, Mifflin County.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
41-310-001F: Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania, Inc. (P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18044-0231), for operation of stone crushing and screening equipment and associated air cleaning device (a fabric collector) at the Pine Creek Quarry in Limestone Township, Lycoming County.
19-310-002C: Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania, Inc. (P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18044-0231), for operation of a vertical shaft impact crusher and associated air cleaning device (a fabric collector) at the Bloomsburg Quarry in Hemlock Township, Lycoming County. This crusher is subject to Subpart OOO of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
08-303-006B: Dalrymple Gravel and Contracting Co., Inc. (2105 South Broadway, Pine City, NY 14871), for operation of a drum mix asphalt concrete plant and associated air cleaning device (a fabric collector) in Athens Township, Bradford County. This plant is subject to Subpart I of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits
Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, notice is given that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to the following facilities. These facilities are major facilities subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F and G (relating to operating permit requirements; and Title V operating permits).
Appointments to review copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information must be made by contacting Records Management at the regional office telephone number noted. For additional information, contact the regional office noted.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V permit to the regional office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, along with the reference number of the proposed permit. The commentator should also include a concise statement of objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, Attn: Edward Brown, (610) 832-6242.
46-00062. Jefferson Smurfit/Container Corp. (500 Church Road, North Wales, PA 19454), in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. The facility's major emission points include: two boilers, three rotogravure presses, solvent cleaning unit, Renzmznn Washing Unit, and a thermal oxidizer which emit major levels of VOCs.
09-00012: Klearfold (364 Valley Road, Warrington, PA 18976), in Warrington Township, Bucks County. The facility's major emission points include: three silk screen presses, four sheet fed, nonheatset, offset lithographic presses, a finishing section with gluers, a storage and mixing section which emit major levels of VOC.
23-00045: Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) Twin Oaks Terminal (4041 Market Street, Aston, PA 19014), in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County. The facility's major emission points include: four storage tanks, gasoline/distillate loading rack, carbon absorber and a flash absorber system, two additive tanks, heating oil tank, two oil and water separators and furnace which emit major levels of VOCs and HAPs.
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, Attn: Michael Safko, (570) 826-2531.
35-00004: Plainwell Tissue, Inc. (Main Street, Ransom, PA 18653), in Ransom Township, Lackawanna County. The facility's major source of emissions include the paper mill area which primarily emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Attn: Mark Wayner, (412) 442-4161.
TVOP-04-00059: Koppel Steel Corp., Koppel Plant (P. O. Box 750, Beaver Falls, PA 15010), in Beaver Falls, Beaver County. The facility is a steel melting operation and subsequent production of hot rolled bars in both carbon and alloy grades. The melt shop features an electric arc furnace, a ladle refining station and a continuous caster. Other sources at this major facility include a rotary hearth furnace and other natural gas sources that support the steel making operations. The facility has the potential to emit greater than 100 tons of the following pollutants oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide, oxides of sulfur and volatile organic compounds respectively.
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Allowance Program Proposed Revisions to Operating Permit No. OP-24-0009 for Willamette Industries, Inc. for Boilers 81 and 82 to remove Conditions Relating to the NOx Allowance Requirements in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.101--123.120.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a revised Operating Permit to remove the requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.101--123.120 (relating to NOx allowance requirements) for Willamette Industries, Inc. Willamette shall operate Boilers Nos. 81 and 82 so that the heat input value for each boiler is less than 250 MMBtu as measured on an hourly basis. This measurement shall be performed in accordance with a Department approved protocol.
If Willamette operates either Boiler 81 or 82 at a maximum heat input value of 250 MMBtu, or greater, on an hourly basis, the boilers shall be subject to the nitrogen oxide allowance requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.101--123.120 and shall be treated as a new affected source under § 123.117; and Willamette shall not be entitled to any allowances through the opt-in provisions of § 123.116.
Persons wishing to file protests or comments on the proposed Operating Permit must submit the protest or comment within 30 days from the date of this notice. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed permit. Any comments or protests filed at the previous address must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the 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 and a newspaper of general circulation, where the facility is located, at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.
Copies of the proposed permit and other relevant information are available for review at the Bureau of Air Quality, Division of Permits, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, (717) 787-4325.
PLAN APPROVALS
Applications received and intent to issue Plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
PA-46-0084: Wampler Foods, Inc. (Route 113 and Allentown Road, Franconia, PA 18924), for installation of a wet scrubber in Franconia Township, Montgomery County.
PA-46-0197: Hershey Foods Corp. (2452 Quakertown Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073), for installation of a starch deduster (fabric filter) in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County.
PA-23-0001L: Sunoco, Inc. (Delaware Avenue and Green Street, Marcus Hook, PA 19061), for construction of two racing fuel storage tanks in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County.
PA-46-0025G: Lonza, Inc. (900 River Road, Conshohocken, PA 19428), for modification of two prescrubbers in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.
PA-23-0001M: Sunoco, Inc. (Delaware Avenue and Green Street, Marcus Hook, PA 19061), for construction of a CO boiler in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County.
PA-46-0150: Montgomery County SPCA (1059 Sweifford Road, Perkiomenville, PA 18074), for construction of an animal crematory in Upper Frederick Township, Montgomery County.
PA-23-0001N: Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) (Delaware Avenue and Green Street, Marcus Hook, PA 19061), for modification of boiler no. 9 in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County.
PA-09-0063A: New Hope Crushed Stone Company (6970 Phillips Mill Road, New Hope, PA 18938), for construction of a stone crushing plant in Solebury Township, Bucks County.
PA-46-0123: Wesco Industrial Products, Inc. (1250 Welsh Road, Lansdale, PA 19446), for modification of spray paint booths in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County.
PA-46-0198: Blommer Chocolate Co. (1101 Blommer Drive, East Greenville, PA 18041), for construction of an alkalization reactor in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County.
PA-46-0198A: Blommer Chocolate Co. (1101 Blommer Drive, East Greenville, PA 18041), for construction of a cocoa bean deshelling operation in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County.
PA-09-0087A: Solkatronic Chemicals (351 Philadelphia Avenue, Morrisville, PA 19067), for construction of an ammonia scrubber in Falls Township, Bucks County.
PA-09-0125: Naceville Materials (5031 Pt. Pleasant Pike, Doylestown, PA 18901), for modification of a crushing plant in Plumstead Township, Bucks County.
09-312-025GP: Fres-co System USA, Inc. (3005 State Road, Telford, PA 18969), for construction of aboveground storage tanks in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
09-312-024GP: Fres-co System USA, Inc. (3005 State Road, Telford, PA 18969), for construction of aboveground storage tanks in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
31-05011A: U. S. Silica Co. (P. O. Box 187, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411-0187), for construction of a low iron sand project for a facility in Brady Township, Huntingdon County. This source is subject to 40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
31-309-029B: Advanced Glassfiber Yarns, LLC (1200 Susquehanna Avenue, Huntingdon, PA 16652), for modification of the South Forming, glass batch mixing, blending and delivery system controlled by fabric collectors in Huntingdon Borough, Huntingdon County.
67-320-022D: Fry Communications, Inc. (800 West Church Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055), for installation of a heatset printing press with control at Building No. 5 (Plant No. 3) in Manchester Township, York County.
PA-67-03075: Central PA Veterinary Emergency Group, PC (3256 Susquehanna Trail North, York, PA 17402), for installation of a small pet crematorium in Manchester Township, York County.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
17-329-002: Petroleum Development Corp. (103 East Main Street, P. O. Box 26, Bridgeport, WV 26330-1706), for construction of a 115 horsepower natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion compressor engine and a natural gas dehydrator at the Tate Compressor Site in Greenwood Township, Clearfield County.
17-329-003: Petroleum Development Corp. (103 East Main Street, P. O. Box 26, Bridgeport, WV 26330-1706), for construction of a 180 horsepower natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion compressor engine and a natural gas dehydrator at the Passmore Compressor Site in Bell Township, Clearfield County.
Notice of Intent to Approve Plan Approval PA-63-014B Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(a)(4), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to Duquesne Light for the installation of low NOx burners at the Elrama Power Station, as described in its application received on March 19, 1999.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and on the Department's analysis of that information, these installations will result in a potential NOx reduction of 734 tons/yr.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
In order for the Department to assure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following conditions on the Plan Approval:
Special Conditions for Plan Approval PA-63-014B
3. This Plan Approval is for the installation of DDI low NOx burning systems and associated modifications on Unit 4 of the Duquesne Light Co. Elrama Power Station located at Route 837 in Union Township, Washington County.
4. NOx emissions from this facility shall be limited to .54 lb/mmBtu based on a 30-day rolling average.
5. For periods when Unit 4 is out of service for longer than 30 days, the NOx emissions from this facility shall be limited to .57 lbs/mmBtu based on a 30-day rolling average.
6. NOx emissions from this facility shall be limited to 13,170 tons in any period of 12 consecutive months.
7. The Department may revise the NOx (as NO2) emission limits in this Plan Approval based on a minimum of two quarters of actual emission data from the continuous emission monitor.
8. This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met.
a) The Department must receive written notice from the owner/operator of the completion of construction and the operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice should state when construction will be completed and when the operator expects to commence operation.
b) Operation is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shake-down of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit or to permit the evaluation of the sources for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.
c) This condition authorizes temporary operation of the sources for a period of 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the owner/operator under subpart (a), above.
d) The owner/operator may request an extension if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance, and the reasons compliance has not been established.
e) The notice submitted by the owner/operator under subpart (a), above, prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall modify the plan approval expiration date. The new plan approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of the written notice.
Persons wishing to provide the Department with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to the Department at the following address. A 30-day comment period, from the date of this publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Each written comment must contain the following:
* Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
* Identification of the proposed Plan Approval (specify the Plan Approval number).
* Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in this newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines the notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to: Joseph Pezze, Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
For additional information persons may contact the following at the same address: Thomas J. Joseph, Air Pollution Control Engineer III, Air Quality Control.
REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (RACT) Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Oxides of Nitrogen and Volatile Organic Compounds and Public Hearing Approval of an amendment of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plan for PP&L, Inc. in Derry Township, Montour County.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a preliminary determination to approve an amendment of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plan and an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for an electric generating facility (Montour Steam Electric Station) owned and operated by PP&L, Inc. in Derry Township, Montour County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amendment of the RACT approval for the facility which are intended to comply with existing regulations.
The preliminary RACT determination, if finally approved, will result in the revision of Operating Permit OP-47-0001A issued on September 18, 1997, and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
The following is a summary of the preliminary RACT determination which the Department proposes to incorporate into Operating Permit OP-47-0001A, as a revision to the permit, for three emergency diesel generators:
NOx (Nitrogen Oxides) RACT Determination
* Under the presumptive RACT requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.93(c), each of the three respective emergency diesel generators shall be maintained and operated in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and good air pollution control practices. Additionally, none of the respective three generators shall be operated 500 or more hours in any 12 consecutive month period.
VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) RACT Determination
* Under the RACT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95, the total combined potential to emit volatile organic compounds from the respective three emergency diesel generators shall not exceed 3 pounds per hour or 2.7 tons per year (as determined by the Department). The respective three generators shall additionally comply with the presumptive RACT requirements specified elsewhere in the permit.
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed operating permit revision and the proposed SIP revision. The hearing will be held on December 2, 1999, at 1 p.m. at the Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA. The public is invited to comment on the proposal. Persons interested in commenting are invited to appear at the public hearing.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Daniel Spadoni at (570) 327-3659 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Daniel Spadoni at (570) 327-3659 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing, but wishing to comment, should provide written comments to David W. Aldenderfer, Air Quality Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania DEP, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448. Comments must be received by the Department by no later than December 17, 1999.
All pertinent documents are available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling (570) 327-3693.
MINING APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES 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); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to the 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 of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District mining office indicated above each application. Where a 401 water quality certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for informal conferences on applications, 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 same address 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 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment and informal conferences).
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume, or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections 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. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; 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.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Received
32910105. Permit Revision, GLR Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 105, Clymer, PA 15728), for a land use change from pastureland to unmanaged natural habitat on the lands of David G. Mock Estate and Elmer V. and Laura Mae Willard in Canoe Township, Indiana County, affecting 52.8 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Brewer Run. Application received September 30, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
37990103. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Washington Township, Lawrence County affecting 108.6 acres. Receiving streams: Potter Run; Unnamed tributary thereto. Application received October 6, 1999.
16793005. Terry Coal Sales, Inc. (P. O. Box 58, Distant, PA 16223). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Redbank Township, Clarion County, affecting 624.1 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Middle Run; an unnamed tributary to Leisure Run. Application for reclamation only. Application received October 7, 1999.
16693007. Terry Coal Sales, Inc. (P. O. Box 58, Distant, PA 16223). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip, auger and tipple refuse disposal operation in Redbank Township, Clarion County, affecting 618.5 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Town Run; Town Run; Unnamed tributary to Middle Run; Middle Run; all to Redbank Creek. Application for reclamation only. Application received October 7, 1999.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
63940102. Mulligan Mining, Inc. (5945 Pudding Stone Lane, Bethel Park, PA 15102). Application to transfer permit currently issued to Bologna Coal Company for a bituminous surface mine site located in Smith Township, Washington County, affecting 108.5 acres. Receiving streams: ephemeral drainage to Burgetts Fork to Raccoon Creek to Ohio River. Application received: August 26, 1999.
03910101. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Application received to revise the permit to include changes to the erosion and sedimentation plan, a 100 foot road variance and a 100 foot stream variance and construction of a stream crossing at a bituminous surface/auger mining site located in Boggs Township, Armstrong County, affecting 208.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to North Fork of Pine Creek to Pine Creek to the Allegheny River. Application received: October 4, 1999.
65990105. V. P. Smith Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 242, Ligonier, PA 15658). Application received for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, proposed to affect 138.1 acres. A social and economic justification is included with this application. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries of Beaver Run and Thorn Run to Beaver Run Reservoir to Kiskiminetas River to Allegheny River. Application received: October 1, 1999.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
33971301. Laurel Energy, L. P. (One Energy Place, Suite 7500, Latrobe, PA 15650), to transfer the permit for the Dora No. 8 Mine in Perry Township, Jefferson County from Doverspike Bros. Coal Co., no additional discharges. Application received August 24, 1999.
30743701. LTV Steel Co., Inc. (200 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114-2308), to renew the permit for the Nemacolin Coal Refuse Disposal Area in Cumberland Township, Greene County, renewal, no additional discharges. Application received September 15, 1999.
30841317. Consol PA Coal Co. (P. O. Box 174, Graysville, PA 15337), to revise the permit for the Enlow Fork Mine in Richhill Township, Greene County, to change water handling from C2 borehole to Bailey Slurry Pond, no additional discharges. Application received September 21, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54840207C4. CLS Coal Company (P. O. Box 81, Port Carbon, PA 17965), correction to an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Branch and Reilly Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 90.0 acres, receiving stream--Muddy Branch Creek. Application received September 22, 1999.
54900105C. Tuscarora Mines & Minerals Corporation (Box 116, Tuscarora, PA 17982), correction to an existing anthracite surface mine operation for a stream variance, in Schuylkill Township, Schuylkill County affecting 40.0 acres, receiving stream--intermittent creek to Schuylkill River. Application received September 22, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Noncoal Applications Received
10990302. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Commencement, operation and restoration of a limestone and Lower Kittanning operation in Marion Township, Butler County, affecting 127.5 acres. Receiving streams: Three unnamed tributaries to North Branch of Slippery Rock Creek; North Branch of Slippery Rock Creek to Slippery Rock Creek; one unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek; Slippery Rock Creek to Connoquenessing Creek to Beaver River. Application to include a land use change from Forestland to Unmanaged Natural Habitat on the lands of John C. Kay, Jr., William A. Bovard, David L. Bovard, Jackson W. Gray, Quality Aggregates, Inc. and Patsy V. Martino. Application received September 30, 1999.
302831-10990302-E-1. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Application for a stream encroachment to encroach to within 25 feet of and construct a temporary stream crossing over an unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek located on the Jackson W. Gray property in Marion Township, Butler County, affecting 127.5 acres. Receiving streams: Three unnamed tributaries to North Branch of Slippery Rock Creek; North Branch of Slippery Rock Creek to Slippery Rock Creek; one unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek; Slippery Rock Creek to Connoquenessing Creek to Beaver River. Application received September 30, 1999.
302831-10990302-E-2. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Application for a stream encroachment to encroach to within 25 feet of an unnamed tributary to North Branch Slippery Rock Creek located on the David L. Bovard property in Marion Township, Butler County, affecting 127.5 acres. Receiving streams: Three unnamed tributaries to North Branch of Slippery Rock Creek; North Branch of Slippery Rock Creek to Slippery Rock Creek; one unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek; Slippery Rock Creek to Connoquenessing Creek to Beaver River. Application received September 30, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
8073SM4A2C4. Reading Materials, Inc. (394 Sanatoga Road, Pottstown, PA 19464), correction to an existing quarry operation for a depth correction and update to NPDES Permit No. PA0594849 in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County affecting 52.93 acres, receiving stream--Sanatoga Creek. Application received September 20, 1999.
6478NC4C. David H. Martin Excavating, Inc. (4961 Cumberland Highway, Chambersburg, PA 17201), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0121606 in Antrim Township, Franklin County, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Muddy Run. Application received September 23, 1999.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT ENCROACHMENTS The following Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311 -- 1313, 1316 and 1317, as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 certification will be published concurrently with the permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Safety or Encroachment Permit or the approval of Environmental Assessments must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted above 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 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E64-207. Encroachment. Robert and Gerald Bunting, R. R. 2, Box 1100, Honesdale, PA 18431. To dredge a 100` × 50` section of Lake Cadjaw shoreline. The area will give access to the lake's water resources for farmland irrigation. The project is located on the north side of the intersection S. R. 3036 and S. R. 3031. (Honesdale, PA Quadrangle N: 5.25 inches; W: 3.25 inches), Cherry Ridge Township, Wayne County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Northcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E08-350. Encroachment. Paul E. Heise, Dist. Engineer, PA Dept. of Transportation, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754. To remove sediment deposits from under the SR 14 bridge. The work includes 250 feet upstream of the structure, under the structure, and 200 feet downstream of the structure (Troy, PA Quadrangle N: 4.76 inches; W: 5.69 inches) in Troy Borough, Bradford County. This project proposes to impact 500 linear feet of Fall Brook Creek, which is designated as a trout stocked fishery and does not propose to impact any wetlands.
E14-360. Encroachment. Jeff and Angel Woodward, P. O. Box 540, Port Matilda, PA 16870-0540. To maintain a single span bridge with a span of 34 feet and an unclear of 5 feet. This is a post-construction permit application (Port Matilda, PA Quadrangle N: 15.9 inches; W: 9.1 inches) in Worth Township, Centre County. This project impacted 20 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Bald Eagle Creek which is designated as cold water fishery and does not propose to impact any wetland.
E18-277. Encroachment. James W. Miller, P.E., PA DOT, Engineering District 2-0, 1924-30 Daisy Street, P. O. Box 342, Clearfield, PA 16830. To maintain approximately 14,000 tons of rock and fill in the floodway of Young Woman's Creek approximately 400 feet east of the center of Gleasonton (Renovo-East, PA Quadrangle N: 19.0 inches; W: 7.5 inches) in Chapman Township, Clinton County. The project will not impact on wetlands or the stream. Young Woman's Creek is a high quality-cold water fisheries stream.
E49-231. Encroachment. Charles Hopta, County Engineer, Northumberland County Commissioners, Court House, 201 Market Street, Sunbury, PA 17801. To remove the existing stone masonry abutment and to construct and maintain a new reinforced concrete abutment located 0.65 mile east on LR 3010 from Red Cross then north on T-412 to the site (Pillow, PA Quadrangle N: 16.5 inches; W: 4.1 inches) in Washington Township, Northumberland County. This project proposes to impact 40 linear feet of Schwaben Creek, which is designated as a trout stocked fishery and does not propose to impact any wetlands.
E53-335. Encroachment. Gary Lamphier, Harrison Township, P. O. Box 92, Harrison Valley, PA 16927. To maintain a 6 foot corrugated metal pipe on Marsh Creek located 0.1 mile north of SR 1010 (Harrison Valley, PA Quadrangle N: 17.8 inches; W: 13.9 inches) in Harrison Township, Potter County. This project proposes to impact 30 linear feet of Marsh Creek, which is designated as a warm water fishery and does not propose to impact any wetlands.
E59-389. Encroachment. Delmar Township, RR 5, Box 70A, Wellsboro, PA 16901. To (1) remove existing structures; (2) construct, operate and maintain two minor road crossings of Pine Island Run--Exceptional Value; (3) construct and maintain rock stream deflectors in and along Pine Island Run--Exceptional Value; and (4) place and maintain roadway fill and wearing surfaces in the floodway of the same waterway for dirt and gravel roadway improvements. The dirt and gravel road project covers 1.3 miles of Delmar Township Road Number 355 (T-355). The upstream most minor road crossing shall be constructed with a corrugated metal arch culvert pipe that has a minimum span of 6.92 feet, a rise of 4.75 feet and a length of 36.0 feet. The downstream most minor road crossing shall be constructed with a corrugated metal culvert that has a minimum diameter of 6.0 feet and a length of 50.0 feet. The rock stream deflectors shall be constructed with a minimum of R-8 riprap. The project will not impact wetlands while impacting a maximum of 120.0 feet. The project is located along the western right-of-way of S. R. 0414 approximately 1.3 miles east of Clay Mine Road and T-355 (Tiadaghton, PA Quadrangle N: 3.3 inches; W: 5.5 inches) in Delmar Township, Tioga County. This permit does not authorize any temporary or permanent wetland impacts.
E59-390. Encroachment. Erick Coolidge, LE-MA-RE Farms, R. R. 7, Box 106, Wellsboro, PA 16901. To periodically remove gravel and sediment for a period of 5 years on an as-needed basis for a distance of 1,800 feet and to construct and maintain an agricultural crossing and stream bank fencing. The project is located in and adjacent to an unnamed tributary to Wilson Creek in Collidge Hollow beginning at the intersection of T-403 and Route 287 (Antrim, PA Quadrangle N: 12.2 inches; W: 5.3 inches) in Delmar Township, Tioga County.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E32-409. Encroachment. Indiana Borough, 80 North Eighth Street, Indiana, PA 15701. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain two 253.5.-foot long, 71-inch × 47-inch corrugated metal pipe culverts in an unnamed tributary to Marsh Run (CWF) as part of the Water Street Park Expansion Project located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Water Street and Second Street (Indiana, PA Quadrangle N: 22.5 inches; W: 2.3 inches) in the Borough of Indiana, Indiana County.
E63-476. Encroachment. Washington County Commissioners, Courthouse Square, 100 West Beau Street, Washington, PA 15301. To rehabilitate and maintain the existing Longdon Bridge (Wheeling Bridge No. 19) having two spans of 40.0 feet each with a minimum underclearance of 6.0 feet across Templeton Fork Wheeling Creek (TSF) located on Township Road 414 (Wind Ridge, PA Quadrangle N: 18.8 inches; W: 10.0 inches) in West Finley Township, Washington County.
E02-1290. Encroachment. The McCandless Township Sanitary Authority, 9600 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. To construct and maintain a stream enclosure consisting of a pipe arch culvert having a span of 9.6 feet with an underclearance of 6.5 feet in an unnamed tributary to Pine Creek (CWF) and to place and maintain fill in approximately 0.28 acre of wetlands (PEM/PSS) for the purpose of constructing a management and maintenance facility located approximately 1,600 feet northwest from the intersection of McKnight Road and Arcadia Drive (Emsworth, PA Quadrangle N: 14.4 inches; W: 4.3 inches) in McCandless Township, Allegheny County.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
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[Continued from previous Web Page] E10-307. Encroachment. Victory Christian Church, 216 Mystic Pine Trail, Cranberry Township, PA 16066. To include the following activities as part of the expansion of the Victory Christian Church: 1. To place and maintain two 70-foot-long by 103-inch-wide by 71-inch-high pipe arch culverts and associated fill in a tributary to Brush Creek (WWF) for access to parking areas; 2. To relocate and maintain an existing sanitary sewer across and under a de minimis wetland area (0.011 acre); 3. To place fill in a de minimis wetland area (0.029 acre) of wetland (PEM/PSS) to expand existing parking area and to relocate 140 linear feet of a tributary to Brush Creek (WWF); 4. To expand an existing stormwater detention basin by placing an earthen embankment within the 100-year floodway of a tributary to Brush Creek (WWF).
The project is located at the Victory Christian Church at 216 Mystic Pine Trail approximately 2 miles west of the intersection of SR 19 and SR 228 (Baden, PA Quadrangle N: 10.4 inches; W: 1.5 inches) located in Cranberry Township, Butler County.
E16-112. Encroachment. Redbank Township, P. O. Box 47, Fairmount City, PA 16224. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete arch culvert having a clear span of 12.315 meters and an underclearance of 2.855 meters on a 63 degree skew across Pine Creek (CWF) on T-510. This project will also include placement of fill in 0.0467 hectare of a wetland and the construction of a 0.0552 hectare replacement wetland. The project is located on T-510 across Pine Creek approximately 600 feet northwest of the intersection of T-510 and SR 28 (New Bethlehem, PA Quadrangle N: 10.1 inches; W: 0.2 inch) located in Redbank Township, Clarion County.
E62-353. Encroachment. John R. and Judith A. Morley, 210 River Road, Warren, PA 16365. To maintain a personal boat landing constructed without a permit consisting of a backfilled 30-foot-long by 4-foot-high retaining wall built of railroad ties and an access stairway within the 100-year floodway and along the Allegheny River (WWF, Nominated 1-A). The project is located along the Allegheny River (north side) approximately 1,500 feet southwest of the intersection of SR 6 and Preston Road (Warren, PA Quadrangle N: 15.8 inches; W: 10.0 inches) located in Conewango Township, Warren County.
E62-354. Encroachment. PA Dept. of Transportation, Engineering District 1-0, 255 Elm Street, P. O. Box 398, Oil City, PA 16301. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a reinforced concrete box culvert having a waterway opening with a span of 12 feet and a rise of 8 feet across a tributary to Stillwater Creek (CWF) locally known as Stauffer Run on SR 957. This project will include placement of the box culvert invert approximately 1 foot 4 inches below the existing streambed elevation to allow for unobstructed access for aquatic organisms. This project is located on SR 957 across a tributary to Stillwater Creek approximately 150 feet east of the intersection of SR 957 and Stillwater Road (Sugar Grove, PA Quadrangle N: 19.1 inches; W: 13.7 inches) located in Borough of Sugar Grove, Warren County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Requests for Environmental Assessment approval under 25 Pa. Code § 105.15 and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 3rd Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
EA06-006CO. Environmental Assessment. Galen Hall Corporation (815 Lancaster Avenue, Reading, PA 19607). To construct and maintain two nonjurisdictional dams across a tributary to Cacoosing Creek (WWF) to control stormwater at the proposed Galen Hall (Phase I) subdivision impacting 0.11 acre of wetlands (PFO) and approximately 400 linear feet of stream channel. The proposed subdivision is located approximately 2,000 feet northwest of the intersection of Galen Hall Road and Cushion Peak Road (Sinking Spring, PA Quadrangle N: 8.9 inches; W: 12.5 inches) in South Heidelberg Township, Berks County.
EA28-001CO. Environmental Assessment. J. Gary Rine (45 Jumper Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257-9723). To construct and maintain a nonjurisdictional dam across a tributary to Conodoguinet Creek (HQ-CWF) for recreation located approximately 7,100 feet southwest of the intersection of Upper Horse Valley Road and Keefer Road (Fannettsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 6.3 inches; W: 9.0 inches) in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County.
ACTIONS
FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT [National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)] DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER (Part I Permits) The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received and requests for plan approval and has issued the following significant orders.
Persons aggrieved by this 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 may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of the written notice of this action 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 any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
Permit No. 6499401. Honesdale Borough Council, 958 Main Street, Honesdale, PA 18431. Permit to construct and operate a sewage pumping station, located in Honesdale Borough, Wayne County.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6942.
NPDES Permit No. PA0039225. Sewage. Blaine E. Rhodes Sewer Company, P. O. Box 397, Reno, PA 16343-0397, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Sugar Creek Borough, Venango County to the Allegheny River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0103446. Industrial waste. Superior Greentree Landfill, 635 Toby Road, Kersey, PA 15846, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Fox Township, Elk County to an unnamed tributary to Bear Run and Little Toby Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0004898. Industrial waste. Loranger Manufacturing Corporation, Clark Street, P. O. Box 948, Warren, PA 16365, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in the City of Warren, Warren County to the Allegheny River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0221571. Industrial waste. Loranger Manufacturing Corporation, Starbrick, P. O. Box 948, Warren, PA 16365, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in the City of Warren, Warren County to an unnamed tributary to Morse Run.
WQM Permit No. 2099410. Sewerage, David S. Graham SRSTP, 400 Ash Street, Kane, PA 16735. Construction of David S. Graham SRSTP located in North Shenango Township, Crawford County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS (PAS) The following NPDES Individual Permits for discharges of stormwater from construction activities have been issued.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream PAS10Q174 Richard Birdoff
R. D. Management
810 7th Ave., 28th Floor
New York, NY 10019Lehigh County
City of AllentownTrout Creek PAS10Q028-R Byron B. Ashbrook
Brook Haven
Development Corp.
2910 Lindberg Ave.
Allentown, PALehigh County
Lower Macungie
TownshipLittle Lehigh PAS10S020-R Keystone Hollow Corp.
P. O. Box 1158
Marshalls Creek, PA 18335Monroe County
Middle Smithfield
TownshipTributaries to
Sand Hill Creek
and Pond CreekNorthcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream PAS10F078 Eastern States Exploration
P. O. Box 178
Snow Shoe, PA 16874Centre County
Snow Shoe TownshipBeech Creek,
Rock Runk,
Unt. Sandy
RunNorthwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream PAS102305 Paul Agnew
9905 Harmonsburg Rd.
Linesville, PA 16424Crawford County
Sadsbury TownshipConneaut Lake
Unnamed TributaryINDIVIDUAL PERMITS (PAR)
Approvals to Use NPDES and Other General Permits
The following parties have submitted (1) Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under General NPDES Permit(s) to discharge wastewater into the surface waters of this Commonwealth; (2) NOIs for coverage under General Permit(s) for Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge or Residential Septage by Land Application in Pennsylvania; or (3) Notifications for First Land Application of Sewage Sludge.
The approval of coverage under these General Permits may be subject to one or more of the following: pollutant or effluent discharge limitations, monitoring and reporting, pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements, operational standards, general requirements, management practices and other conditions set forth in the respective general permit. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has reviewed the NOIs and determined that they comply with administrative requirements of the respective permit application. Also, the Department has evaluated the First Land Application of Sewage Sludge for the sites applying for coverage under PAG-7, PAG-8 and PAG-9 and determined that the sites are suitable for land application of sewage sludge.
The EPA Region III Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this permit action under the waiver provision: 40 CFR 123.24.
The application and related documents, effluent limitations, permitting requirements and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangement made for copying at the contact office noted.
The Department has acted on the following requests for coverage under the specified General Permit as follows:
List of General Permit Type PAG-1 General Permit for Discharges From Stripper Oil Well Facilities PAG-2 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater From Construction Activities PAG-3 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater From Industrial Activities PAG-4 General Permit for Discharges From Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant 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 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-9 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Residential Septage By Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest or a Land Reclamation Site General Permit Type--PAG-2
Receiving Stream, Facility Location Body of Water County and Applicant Name or Site Name Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address and Address Telephone No. Schuylkill County
West Mahanoy TownshipPAR105792 Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.
PP&L Service Center
P. O. Box 236
Morea Industrial Rd.
Frackville, PA 17931Stoney Cr. Schuylkill CD
(570) 622-3742Luzerne County
Hanover TownshipPAR10R184 Mericle Properties
(Han. Ind.--Lot 10)
600 Baltimore Dr.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702Unnamed Trib.
to Warrior Cr.Luzerne CD
(570) 674-7991Luzerne County
Dupont BoroughPAR10R183 William S. Gilchrist
(Petro Stopping Center)
98 Grove St.
Dupont, PA 18641Mill Creek Luzerne CD
(570) 674-7991Butler County
Jackson TownshipPAR10E117 Freight Transfer Service
Station & Maintenance Shop
A. Duie Pyle, Inc.
650 Whites Town Road
West Chester, PA 19381Breakneck Creek Butler Conservation Dist.
122 McCune Drive
Butler, PA 16001-65001
(724) 284-5270Union County
Kelly TownshipPAR106836 Kelly Commons
P. O. Box 46
Lewisburg, PA 17837Unt. Susquehanna River Union County CD
60 Bull Run Crossing
Lewisburg, PA 17837
(570) 523-8782Washington Township
Franklin CountyPAR-10-M183 Waynesboro Market
Place Associates L. P.
1398 Logan Circle
Marietta, GA 30062Red Run Franklin County CD
550 Cleveland Avenue
Chambersburg, PA 17201
(717) 264-8074Springettsbury Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y412 St. Onge Company Lot 1A
St. Onge Company
1407 Williams Road
York, PA 17402Unt. to Mill Creek York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Chanceford Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y407 Rutter's Farm Store No. 24
CHR Corporation
2100 North George Street
York, PA 17404Toms Run York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Spring Garden Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y416 Spring Garden Apartments
York College of PA
439 Country Club Road
York, PA 17405Unt. to Codorus Creek York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Stoney Run
York CountyPAR-10-Y400 Rosado & Hare Properties
Carlos Rosado
126 North Fileys Road
Dillsburg, PA 17019Monaghan York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Penn Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y410 Park Hills Elementary School
South Western School District
225 Bowman Road
Hanover, PA 17331-4297Plum Creek York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Warrington Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y362 Deer Run
Robert Muller
P. O. Box 75
Dillsburg, PA 17019Unt. to Conewago
CreekYork County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430General Permit Type--PAG-3
Receiving Stream, Facility Location Body of Water County and Applicant Name or Site Name Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address and Address Telephone No. Schuylkill County
West Mahanoy TownshipPAG052207 Jack Rich, Inc.
617 Altamont Boulevard
Frackville, PA 17931Tributary to Mud Run Northeast Office
2 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18711-0790
(570) 826-2511Allegheny County
Neville TownshipPAR206125 AMG Resources Corporation
4100 Grand Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15225Ohio River Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000General Permit Type--PAG-4
Receiving Stream, Facility Location Body of Water County and Applicant Name or Site Name Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address and Address Telephone No. Knox Township
Clarion CountyPAG048618 Timothy S. and Rise L. Graham
R. R. 1, Box 779
Lucinda, PA 16235Step Creek Northwest Region
Water Management
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA
16335-3481
(814) 332-6942West Salem Township
Mercer CountyPAG048628 Fred W. and Mary J. White Unnamed
Tributary to Big
RunNorthwest Region
Water Management
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA
16335-3481
(814) 332-6942North Shenango Township
Crawford CountyPAG048625 David S. Graham
400 Ash Street
Kane, PA 16735Tributary Bennett
RunNorthwest Region
Water Management
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA
16335-3481
(814) 332-6942General Permit Type--PAG-5
Receiving Stream, Facility Location Body of Water County and Applicant Name or Site Name Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address and Address Telephone No. Somerset County
Somerset BoroughPAG056135 Somerset Fuel Co.
P. O. Box 430 S. Kimberly Ave.
Somerset, PA 15501Coxes Creek Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000Washington County
Peters TownshipPAG056136 Guttman Oil Company
200 Speers Street
Belle Vernon, PA 15012UNT of Brush
RunSouthwest Regional Office:
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000
SEWAGE FACILITIES ACT PLAN APPROVAL
Plan approval granted under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P. S. §§ 750.1--750.20).
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County
West Fallowfield Township, 6993 Westford Road, Hartstown, PA 16131-0157.
The purpose of this update is to change the location of the proposed sewage treatment facility to a site approximately 4,000 feet south of the formerly approved site near the Village of Hartstown. The proposed receiving stream is Patton Run.
The Department's review of the sewage facilities update revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Actions taken under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Southcentral Regional Office: Sanitarian Regional Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4708.
Permit No. 3899503. Public water supply, Richland Borough, Mill Creek Township, Lebanon County. Responsible Official: Dwight Belleman, Water Superintendent. Type of Facility: Construction and use of Well No. 6 as a source of supply. Water is to be disinfected using existing treatment facilities. Consulting Engineer: Jeffrey A. Warmkessel, Motley Engineering Co., Inc., 1300 New Holland Rd., Kenhorst, PA 19607. Permit to Construct issued: October 14, 1999.
Regional Office: Northcentral Field Operations, Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Permit No. Minor Amendment. The Department issued a construction permit to Beech Creek Borough Authority, P. O. Box 216, Beech Creek, PA 16822, Beech Creek Borough, Clinton County, to replace the pump in Well No. 2, construct a new salt storage room at the treatment building, and construct a new system booster pump station at the treatment building.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
Permit No. 5699505-E. Public water supply. Somerset Borough Municipal Authority, 340 West Union Street, Somerset, PA 15501. Type of Facility: Emergency use of Walker Farm Wells. Permit for Operation issued: September 27, 1999.
Permit No. 3292501-A1. Public water supply. Indiana County Municipal Services Authority, P. O. Box 351, Indiana, PA 15701. Type of Facility: Hood School Road water storage tank and distribution lines. Permit for Construction issued: October 4, 1999.
Permit No. 2699501. Public water supply. Pennsylvania American Water Company, P. O. Box 1290, 300 Galley Road, McMurray, PA 15317. Type of Facility: Route 40 Chemical Feed Station. Permit for Operation issued: September 28, 1999.
Permit No. 2699502. Public water supply. Indian Creek Valley Water Authority, P. O. Box 486, Indian Head, PA 15446. Type of Facility: Law's Hill pump station and water storage tank. Permit for Construction issued: September 27, 1999.
Permit No. 0299506. Public water supply. Harrison Township Municipal Authority, 1705 Rear Freeport Road, Natrona Heights, PA 15065. Type of Facility: Liquid chemical feed system (Aqua-Mag). Permit for Operation issued: October 6, 1999.
Permit No. 0284505-A2. Public water supply. Borough of Sewickley Water Authority, P. O. Box 190, Sewickley, PA 15143. Type of Facility: Sewickley Reservoir No. 4 Cover. Permit for Construction issued: October 6, 1999.
HAZARDOUS SITES CLEANUP Under the Act of October 18, 1988 Notice of Prompt Interim Response under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Bottle House Site Allentown, Lehigh County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305) (HSCA), has initiated a prompt interim response at the Bottle House Site (site). This response has been undertaken under section 505(b) of HSCA. The site is located at 451 Front Street in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, PA.
The site consists of a large three story brick building that was formerly the bottling house for the Neuweiler Brewery. The site is an industrial property that is located in a residential area. The site had been used by a tenant for the production and packaging of pesticides, herbicide, plasticizers and cleaning compounds from approximately 1989 to 1998. Currently stored in the abandoned building are approximately 2,000 55-gallon drums; numerous small (1 pint to 5 gallons) containers; five laboratories containing unidentified chemicals; various process mixing vats; numerous bags of chemicals; and 1-cubic yard containers containing plastic-like flakes and pellets.
To date, the Department has identified the following hazardous substances and/or contaminants at the site: ammonium hydroxide; hydrogen peroxide; liquid caustic soda; isocyanuric acid; organotin compounds; sulfonic acid (a.k.a. chlorosulfuric acid); sulfamic acid; piperonyl butoxide; sodium hypochlorites; chlorene tablets; hydrogen peroxide; hydrochloric acid; ethyl ether; various pesticides, herbicides and algecides; and various organic solvents, corrosives and oxidizers.
The objective of this prompt interim response action is to eliminate the immediate threat to human health and safety and the environment posed by the hazardous waste, hazardous substances and/or contaminants present on the site.
Given the specific circumstances at this site, the Department has determined that removal of hazardous substances to an approved offsite treatment/storage/disposal/recycling facility is the only viable alternative to implement at this site. This response action is needed in a prompt manner to protect human health and the environment.
On September 27, 1999, the Department mobilized an Interim Response Services contractor to the site to conduct preliminary activities necessary to identify and characterize site materials. Removal of site wastes may be initiated prior to publication of this notice.
This notice is being provided under sections 505(b) and 506(b) of HSCA. The administrative record, which contains the information that forms the basis and documents the selection of this response action, is available for public review and comment. The administrative record is located at the DEP Bethlehem District Office at 4530 Bath Pike (Route 512) in Hanover Township, Northampton County and is available for review Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The administrative record will be open for comment from October 23, 1999, until January 24, 2000. Persons may submit written comments into the record during this time only, by sending them to Joseph Iannuzzo, DEP Project Officer, at the DEP Bethlehem Office at 4530 Bath Pike (Route 512) in Hanover Township, Northampton County or by delivering them to that office in person.
In addition, persons may present oral comments on the remedy selection for inclusion in the administrative record, at a public hearing. The Department has scheduled the hearing on December 7, 1999, at 1 p.m. at the Department's Bethlehem District Office at 4530 Bath Pike (Route 512) in Hanover Township, Northampton County. Persons wishing to present comments must register with Joseph Iannuzzo before November 30, 1999, (570) 826-2589 or in writing at the Department's Bethlehem District Office.
If no person registers to present oral comments by November 30, 1999, the hearing will not be held. Persons interested in finding out if anyone has registered, and if the hearing will be held, should contact Joseph Iannuzzo.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings, should contact Joseph Iannuzzo, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Public Notice of Proposed Consent Order and Agreement Swissvale Auto Surplus Parts Site Swissvale, Allegheny County Under section 1113 of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. § 6020.1113) the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has entered into a Consent Order and Agreement (CO&A) with Consolidation Coal Company, Dravo Corporation, Duquesne Light, USX Corporation and CBS Corporation f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Consenting Parties) concerning the Swissvale Auto Surplus Parts site (site). The site is located in Swissvale, Allegheny County, PA. The site was utilized from the 1940s until 1984 as a scrap reclaiming facility and was last operated by a now defunct business called Swissvale Auto Surplus Parts.
During site operations, operators dismantled polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)--containing transformers at the site. Site operators recycled the transformers' copper windings and burned the PCBs-containing oils in an onsite incinerator. Those actions resulted in PCBs- and dioxin-contamination. From 1984 through 1987, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted an emergency removal action at the site to remove drummed PCBs-waste and contaminated soils. The EPA's action was incomplete inasmuch as remaining onsite were a building, metal scrap and soils found to be contaminated with PCBs. In May and June of 1999, in a prompt interim response under section 505(b) of HSCA (35 P. S. § 6020.505(b)), the Department removed all remaining contaminated materials and, in doing so, incurred approximately $500,000 in costs.
In comparison to other hazardous substances contributed to the site by known and financially viable persons, the amounts of the hazardous substances the Department has determined are associated with the Consenting Parties, as well as the toxic or other hazardous effects of those substances, are minimal. The Department has therefore determined that the Consenting Parties are de minimis settlors. The Department has agreed to enter into a de minimis financial settlement with the Consenting Parties providing for an in-kind contribution by USX Corporation and a collective payment of $118,750 by the other Consenting Parties to the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund. The specifics of the settlement are set forth in the CO&A.
The Department will receive and consider comments relating to the CO&A for 60 days from the date of this public notice. The Department may withdraw its consent to the settlement with the Consenting Parties if the comments concerning the CO&A disclose facts or issues which indicate that the settlement is impracticable or not in the public interest. After the public comment period, the Department's settlement with the Consenting Parties shall become final upon the Department's filing of a response to any significant comments made to the CO&A.
Copies of the Consent Order and Agreement are available for review and comment at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, located at 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA. Comments may be submitted in writing to Gary Mechtly, Project Officer, Department of Environmental Protection, Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. A copy of the Consent Order and Agreement or further information may be obtained by contacting Gary Mechtly at (412) 442-4201. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service at (800) 645-5984.
Public Notice of Proposed Consent Order and Agreement Fair Oaks Dump Site Leet Township, Allegheny County Under section 1113 of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. § 6020.1113), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) entered into a Consent Order and Agreement (CO&A) with Robertson CECO Corporation (RCC) concerning the Fair Oaks Dump site (site). The site is located in Leet Township, Allegheny County, PA.
During the late 1940s and through the early 1950s, waste was trucked to the top of a ravine located at the site and tail-end dumped over the hillside. The Department investigated site conditions and determined that waste at the site should be removed and disposed of properly to protect the public and the environment.
After extensive negotiation between the Department and RCC, the parties agreed that RCC shall conduct a site investigation and shall conduct a cleanup of site waste in the form of proper disposal at Department-approved disposal facilities. In turn, given the possibility of some portion of site waste being orphan (that is, of unknown origin), the Department agreed to subsidize a portion of the site's investigation and cleanup costs.
The Department will receive and consider comments relating to the CO&A for 60 days from the date of this public notice. The Department may withdraw its consent to the settlement with RCC if the comments concerning the CO&A disclose facts or issues which indicate that the settlement is impracticable or not in the public interest. After the public comment period, the Department's settlement with RCC shall become final upon the Department's filing of a response to any significant comments made to the CO&A.
Copies of the CO&A are available for review and comment at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, located at 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA. Comments may be submitted in writing to Jeffrey J. Jones, Project Officer, Department of Environmental Protection, Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. A copy of the Consent Order and Agreement or further information may be obtained by contacting Jeffrey Jones at (412) 442-4142. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service at (800) 645-5984.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION Under Act 2, 1995 Preamble 2
The following final reports were submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Provisions of Chapter 3 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of submission of final 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 methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected.
For further information concerning the final report, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department's Regional Office under which the notice of receipt of a final report appears. If information concerning a final report is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following final reports:
Southeast Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.
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[Continued from previous Web Page] Ashbourne Cleaners Site, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. Gregory S. Van Hook, Millennium Environmental Group, 6205 Easton Road, Pipersville, PA 18947, has submitted a Remedial Investigation/Final Report concerning remediation of site groundwater contaminated with solvents. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet site-specific standards.
Former Service Station--102 Bala Avenue, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. Christopher Orzechowski, RT Environmental Services, Inc., 215 W. Church Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with lead, solvents and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. 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--6026.908) and Chapter 250 Administration of Land Recycling Program.
Provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 250.8 Administration of Land Recycling Program requires the Department of Environmental Protection (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 Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act). Plans and reports required by provisions of Act 2 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. A cleanup plan evaluates the abilities of potential remedies to achieve remedy requirements. 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 methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected. 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 report, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program in the Department's Regional Office under which the notice of the plan or report appears. If information concerning a plan or report is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has acted upon the following plans and reports:
Southeast Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.
U. S. Plywood Corp. Facility (Former), City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Eugene A. Belli, ENSR, 2005 Cabot Blvd., West Langhorne, PA 19047, has submitted a Baseline Remedial Investigation Work Plan concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, pesticides, solvents, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and groundwater contaminated with lead, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The Work Plan was approved by the Department on May 27, 1999.
Devitts Hardware Store (Former), City of Coatesville, Chester County. Ana Maria Caram, Senior Environmental Engineer, Bethlehem Steel Corp., 1170 Eighth Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18016-7699, has submitted a Baseline Remedial Investigation Work Plan concerning remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The Work Plan was approved by the Department on August 10, 1999.
Cimeo Tract, Sadsbury Township, Chester County. Steven L. Tanen, P.G., HydroScience, Inc., Center City Executive Centre, 607 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with heavy metals. The Final Report demonstrated attainment of Statewide health and site-specific standards and was approved by the Department on September 3, 1999.
Elf Atochem North America, Inc.--Technical Center, Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. Mark Piazza, Elf Atochem North America, Inc., 2000 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, pesticides, solvents, BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The Final Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on September 10, 1999.
Van Waters and Rogers, Inc., City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Anthony J. Pirelli, Van Waters and Rogers, Inc., W205 N6849 Woodward Court, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051, has submitted a Remedial Investigation/Final Report concerning remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with solvents and BTEX. The Report demonstrated attainment of Statewide health and site-specific standards and was approved by the Department on September 15, 1999.
Unisys Downingtown Facility (Former), Downingtown Borough, Chester County. Randy L. Shuler, Environmental Resources Management, Princeton Crossroads, 250 Phillips Blvd., Suite 280, Ewing, NJ 08618, has submitted a Remedial Investigation Report, Risk Assessment Report and Cleanup Plan concerning remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and solvents. The Reports and the Cleanup Plan were approved by the Department on September 23, 1999.
Clinton Garage, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. David Stockar, P.G., Versar, Inc., 1900 Frost Road, Suite 110, Bristol, PA 19007, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with lead, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on September 24, 1999.
Mad Platter, West Chester Borough, Chester County. Mark Fortna, DelVal Soil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., 4050 Skyron Drive, Suite A1, Doylestown, PA 18901, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on September 27, 1999.
Northeast Regional Field Office: Joseph Brogna, Regional Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
Easton Roundhouse Site, City of Easton, Northampton County. As part of the Department of Environmental Protection's Key Sites Initiative program, a Baseline Environmental Report was submitted on behalf of the City of Easton, One South Third Street, Easton, PA 18042, concerning the characterization of site soils and groundwater found to have been contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, solvents, metals, pesticides and BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes) compounds. The Baseline Environmental Report demonstrated attainment of the Special Industrial Area standard and was approved on October 6, 1999.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Permits issued 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 regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Permit No. 101069. Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority, P. O. Box 221, Kennett Square, PA 19348, was issued a 10-year renewal permit for their municipal waste landfill located in London Grove Township, Chester County. Permit was renewed by the Southeast Regional Office on October 5, 1999.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4706.
Permit No. 300620. Williamsburg Generating Station, Sithe Pennsylvania Holding LLC, (450 Lexington Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10017). Application for permit reissuance of a residual waste landfill for a site in Catherine Township, Blair County. Permit issued in the Regional Office September 30, 1999.
Closure plan approved under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations for closure of a solid waste disposal area or site.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511
Permit I. D. No. 300693. Hercules Cement Company Landfill, Hercules Cement Company, 501 Center Street, P. O. Box 69, Stockertown, PA 18083. A Closure Plan Approval for this CKD Residual Waste Landfill, located in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County. The Closure Plan Approval was granted in the Regional Office on September 15, 1999.
AIR QUALITY OPERATING PERMITS
General Plan Approval and Operating Permit issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
GP3-31-03002: New Enterprise Stone and Lime C., Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664), for operation of a portable nonmetallic mineral processing plant in Spruce Creek Township, Huntingdon County.
Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
01-310-052: Carmeuse Pennsylvania, Inc. (875 Oxford Road, Hanover, PA 17331), on October 4, 1999, for operation of a silo and truck loadout controlled by a fabric filter in Oxford Township, Adams County.
05-310-016: New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664), on October 1, 1999, for operation of a portable limestone crushing plant-wash plant controlled by wet suppression at the Ashcom Quarry in Snake Spring Valley Township, Bedford County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
06-05037: McConway and Torley Corp. (230 Railroad Street, Kutztown, PA 19530), on October 1, 1999, for operation of nine fabric collectors at the Kutztown Foundry in Kutztown Borough, Berks County.
06-301-090A: Bridgeview, Inc. (P. O. Box 364, R. D. 1, Morgantown, PA 19543), on October 6, 1999, for operation of an incinerator at the Morgantown Plant in Robeson Township, Berks County.
06-301-091: Bridgeview, Inc. (P. O. Box 364, R. D. 1, Morgantown, PA 19543), on October 6, 1999, for operation of an incinerator at the Morgantown Plant in Robeson Township, Berks County.
06-301-093A: Bridgeview, Inc. (P. O. Box 364, R. D. 1, Morgantown, PA 19543), on October 6, 1999, for operation of an incinerator with secondary chamber at the Morgantown Plant in Robeson Township, Berks County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
AR-03-023: West Penn Power, Armstrong Station (800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601), reopened on October 1, 1999, in accordance with 40 CFR 72.85, to include NOx allowances (Acid Rain) for two coal-fired boilers in Washington Township, Armstrong County.
AR-03-027: Keystone Owners Group, Keystone Station (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907), reopened on October 1, 1999, in accordance with 40 CFR 72.85, to include NOx allowances (Acid Rain) for two coal fired boilers in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County.
AR-04-235, Pennsylvania Power, Bruce Mansfield Station (P. O. Box 128, Shippingport, PA 15077), reopened on October 1, 1999, in accordance with 40 CFR 72.85, to include NOx allowances (Acid Rain) for three coal-fired boilers in Shippingport Borough, Beaver County.
AR-04-044: Zinc Corp. of America, G. F. Wheaton Station (300 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061), reopened on October 1, 1999, in accordance with 40 CFR 72.85, to include NOx allowances (Acid Rain) for two coal-fired boilers in Potter Township, Beaver County.
AR-30-099: West Penn Power, Hatfield's Ferry Station (800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601), reopened on October 1, 1999, in accordance with 40 CFR 72.85, to include NOx allowances (Acid Rain) for three coal-fired boilers in Monongahela Township, Greene County.
AR-32-040: Sithe Pennsylvania Holdings, LLC, Seward Station (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907), reopened on October 1, 1999, in accordance with 40 CFR 72.85, to include NOx allowances (Acid Rain) for three coal-fired boilers in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.
AR-32-055: Edison Mission Energy, Homer City Station (18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92715), reopened on October 1, 1999, in accordance with 40 CFR 72.85, to include NOx allowances (Acid Rain) for three coal-fired boilers in Center Township, Indiana County.
AR-32-059: Conemaugh Owners Group, Conemaugh Station (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907), reopened on October 1, 1999, in accordance with 40 CFR 72.85, to include NOx allowances (Acid Rain) for two coal-fired boilers in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.
AR-63-014: Duquesne Light, Elrama Station (411 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15230), reopened on October 1, 1999, in accordance with 40 CFR 72.85, to include NOx allowances (Acid Rain), for four coal-fired boilers in Union Township, Washington County.
AR-63-016: West Penn Power, Mitchell Station (800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601), reopened on October 1, 1999, in accordance with 40 CFR 72.85, to include NOx allowances (Acid Rain) for four coal-fired boilers in Union Township, Washington County.
Administrative Amendment of Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
OP-15-0017: Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. (Station 200 60 Bacton Hill Road, Frazer, PA 19355), on October 5, 1999, for Facility VOCs/NOx RACT in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
PA-46-0155C: Sermatech International, Inc. (155 South Limerick Road, Limerick, PA 19468), on September 27, 1999, for operation of a binder mix tank in Limerick Township, Montgomery County.
PA-46-0155B: Sermatech International, Inc. (155 South Limerick Road, Limerick, PA 19468), on September 27, 1999, for operation of a thermal spray unit in Limerick Township, Montgomery County.
PA-46-0169A: H & N Packaging, Inc. (92 County Line Road, Colmar, PA 18915), on October 5, 1999, for operation of an ink room in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County.
PA-09-0117: Heucotech LTD (99 Newbold Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030), on October 5, 1999, for operation of additional process equipment in Falls Township, Bucks County.
PA-15-0013A: Graphic Packaging Corp. (2400 Continental Boulevard, Malvern, PA 19355), on October 6, 1999, for operation of a flexographic/gravure press in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.
PA-23-0016: PQ Corp. (1201 West Front Street, Chester, PA 19013), on October 8, 1999, for operation of an alternative opacity limit/furnace in City of Chester, Delaware County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
01-318-009D: Aristokraft, Inc. (P. O. Box 5, Littlestown, PA 17340), on October 1, 1999, for construction of two sealer booths at 80 Keystone Street in Littlestown Borough, Adams County.
28-05022: RJC Industries, Inc. (5171 Innovation Way, Chambersburg, PA 17201), on October 6, 1999, for construction of two spray paint booths controlled by dry panel filters located at the Letterkenny Industrial Park, Building 7 in Greene Township, Franklin County.
67-05026B: DONSCO, Inc. (P. O. Box 2001, Wrightsville, PA 17368-0040), on October 4, 1999, for installation of a blast-cleaning machine controlled by a fabric filter at the Wrightsville Foundry in Wrightsville Borough, York County.
PA-36-05086B: DONSCO, Inc. (P. O. Box 2001, Wrightsville, PA 17368-0040), on October 8, 1999, for installation of a cold-box core machine at the Mount Joy Foundry in Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County.
Minor Modification of Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
08-316-013A: Masonite Corp. (P. O. Box 311, Towanda, PA 18848), on October 4, 1999, to authorize use of an alternate zinc borate addition system in Wysox Township, Bradford County.
Plan Approvals extensions issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
09-302-065A: Rohm & Haas Co. (Rte 413 & Old Route 13, Bristol, PA 19007), on October 5, 1999, for operation of two boilers to amend waste in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
36-05067A: C & D Technologies, Inc. (82 East Main Street, Leola, PA 17540), on October 1, 1999, to authorize temporary operation of a lead-acid battery manufacturing plant, covered under this Plan Approval until January 29, 2000, on Route 23 in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. This source is subject to 40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart KK--Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
MINING APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES 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 Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); 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. Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4401--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).
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Issued
56980105. Permit revision. Dunamis Resources, Inc. (One Energy Place, Suite 4000, Latrobe, PA 15650), to conduct auger mining activities on this bituminous strip mine in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, affecting 93.0 acres, receiving stream UNTs to North Branch of Quemahoning Creek and unnamed tributaries to Horner Run, application received August 9, 1999, issued October 5, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
33813020. John R. Yenzi, Jr. (P. O. Box 287, Anita, PA 15711). Revision to an existing bituminous strip operation to add Coal Ash Placement in Winslow Township, Jefferson County affecting 270 acres. Receiving streams: two unnamed tributaries to Front Run, Unnamed tributary to Trout Run. Application received: February 26, 1999. Permit issued: September 30, 1999.
33803012. Starr Coal Company (P. O. Box 245, Brockport, PA 15823) Renewal of an existing bituminous strip and auger operation in Washington Township, Jefferson County affecting 94.3 acres. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Rattlesnake Run. Application received: July 23, 1999. Permit issued: August 23, 1999.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
03990104. Reichard Contracting, Inc. (R. D. 3, New Bethlehem, PA 16242). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine/coal preparation-processing facility located in Wayne Township, Armstrong County, affecting 11.1 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Glade Run to Glade Run to Mahoning Creek to Allegheny River. Application received: June 18, 1999. Permit issued: October 4, 1999.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317
30960701. Cyprus Emerald Resources, Inc. (145 Elm Dr., Waynesburg, PA 15370), to operate the Emerald No. 1/CRDA No. 2 in Franklin Township, Greene County, unnamed tributary to Smith Creek. Permit issued September 29, 1999.
30841314. Eberhart Coal Co. (R. R. 2, Box 114, Smithfield, PA 15478), to renew the permit for the Titus Mine in Dunkard Township, Greene County, no additional discharges. Permit issued October 1, 1999.
03921602. Glacial Sand & Gravel Co. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201-5022), to renew the permit for the Glacial Coal Tipple in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, no additional discharges. Permit issued October 1, 1999.
30841317. Consol PA Coal Co. (P. O. Box 174, Graysville, PA 15337), to revise the permit for the Enlow Fork Mine in East Finley Township, Washington County, to install air shaft and future portal site (3 North No. 2 Airshaft), Rocky Run. Permit issued October 1, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
Noncoal Permits Issued
40960304T. Pacton Corporation (46 Public Square, Suite 600, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701), transfer of an existing quarry operation in Plains Township, Luzerne County affecting 72.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Transfer issued October 6, 1999.
Small Noncoal (Industrial Mineral) Permits Issued
58990818. Larry A. Lee (R. R. 2, Box 2642, Nicholson, PA 18446), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream--none. Permit issued October 7, 1999.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT ENCROACHMENTS 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 (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Persons aggrieved by this 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 Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. 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 Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rule 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 any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions on applications 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 sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402); and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description.)
Southeast Regional Office, Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E09-771. Encroachment. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks, 400 Rachel Carson State Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451. To construct and maintain two picnic areas (Virginia Forrest and Teddy Roosevelt Day-Use Areas) in and along the 100-year floodplain of the Delaware River and adjacent to the Pennsylvania Canal (AKA Delaware Canal). A de minimis amount of wetland (0.03 acre) will be affected by the proposed activities. The proposed work for each picnic area will include: 1. The construction of 100 linear feet of access road at both areas. 2. The construction of a paved parking area. 3. The construction of a well and water supply system. 4. The construction of a wastewater treatment system and associated comfort facilities. 5. The construction of river access trails.
The Virginia Forrest Day-Use Area is located 5,600 feet west of the intersection of Cuttalussa Road and SR 32 (Lumberville, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 5.75 inches; W: 0.55 inch) in Solebury Township, Bucks County.
The Teddy Roosevelt Day-Use Area is located along the Delaware Canal approximately 3,000 feet south of the intersection of Hellertown Road and Route 611 (Easton, NJ-PA Quadrangle N: 0.4 inch; W: 9.2 inches) in Williams Township, Northampton County.
E23-386. Encroachment. City of Philadelphia, Division of Aviation Terminal E, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA 19153. To place fill in 1.88 acres of wetland (PEM) associated with the construction of a new international terminal one in the 100-year floodplain of the Delaware River, located at the Philadelphia International Airport (Bridgeport, PA-NJ USGS Quadrangle N: 22.5 inches; W: 0.2 inch) in Tinicum Township, Delaware County This application proposes 2.36 acres of replacement wetlands.
E46-843. Encroachment. Klein Company, 1700 Market Street, Suite 2600, Philadelphia, PA 19103. To replace and maintain 640 linear feet (noncontinuous) of existing gabion mats with cable concrete mats and to perform associated grading work in and along Indian Creek, located approximately 2,000 feet northeast of the intersection of Egypt Road and Trooper Road (PA Route 363) at the Willowbrook Apartment site (Collegeville, PA Quadrangle N: 1.4 inches; W: 2.85 inches) in West Norriton Township, Montgomery County. This permit was issued under § 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E46-845. Encroachment. Abington Township, 1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001.
To perform the following activities associated with the Baeder Run Flood Control Project:
1. To install and maintain 455 linear feet of 9-foot by 4-foot reinforced concrete box stream enclosure along Baeder Run (WWF). This structure will be installed adjacent to an existing 5.5-foot diameter reinforced concrete enclosure to increase the hydraulic conveyance capacity.
2. To widen and maintain a 1,100 linear foot section of Baeder Run. The total width of the proposed channel will be about 18 feet between the downstream terminus of the aforementioned culvert and Wanamaker Road (average width increase is 7 feet).
3. To construct and maintain a reinforced modular block retaining wall along the streambank where the widening will occur.
The project is located (Germantown, PA Quadrangle N: 19.9 inches; W: 0.9 inch) in Abington Township, Montgomery County.
Northeast Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E35-313. Encroachment. Karl J. Kincel, III, 1431 Thomas Drive, Dunmore, PA 18512. To construct and maintain a single span, steel I-beam bridge, having a span of 25-feet and an underclearance of 6-feet across a Tributary to Gardner Creek. The project will provide access to a single residential dwelling and is located on the south side of T-383, approximately 0.2 mile east of the intersection of T-382 and T-383 (Ransom, PA Quadrangle N: 14.6 inches; W: 1.9 inches) in Newton Township, Lackawanna County.
Northcentral Region, Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E14-350. Encroachment. Richard Wamsher, 23 Eagle Lane, Reading, PA 19607. To construct, operate and maintain a water intake structure in the channel of an unnamed tributary to Big Poe Creek for the supply of water to an earthen embankment pond. The water intake shall be constructed with a 4-inch diameter pipe. The project is located along the northern right-of-way of SR 0322 approximately 400 feet east of Millheim Pike and Big Poe Valley Road intersection (Spring Mills, PA Quadrangle N: 10.9 inches; W: 1.9 inches) in Penn Township, Centre County. The water intake structure shall be constructed in the dry by installing sandbags; plastic dams and/or pipes to convey stream flow around the work area. This permit was issued under § 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E17-328. Encroachment. Huston Township Supervisors, P. O. Box 38, Penfield, PA 15849. To rehabilitate and stabilize approximately 400 feet of stream bank along Bennett Branch, Sinnemahoning Creek located next to Diamond Road about 2,000 feet from SR 255 (Pennfield, PA Quadrangle N: 12.2 inches; W: 14.0 inches) in Huston Township, Clearfield County. This permit was issued under § 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also include 401 Water Quality Certification.
E41-450. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span concrete box beam bridge with a normal span of 35 feet and an underclearance of 3.9 feet across an unnamed tributary to Blockhouse Creek on SR 1009, Section 003 about 700 feet south of SR 1011 (Liberty, PA Quadrangle N: 2.75 inches; W: 16.56 inches) in Jackson Township, Lycoming County.
E49-226. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. To: 1) reconstruct and maintain the existing structure; and 2) construct and maintain, next to the existing structure, a dual ten span continuous composite steel multigirder bridge with nine 1.83-meter wide sharp-nosed piers, normal span to abutments measuring 39.32-meters, 2 @ 47.28-meters, 48.18-meters, 2 @ 47.28-meters, 48.18-meters, 2 @ 47.28-meters, 38.72-meters and a minimum underclearance of 15.11-meters across the West Branch of the Susquehanna River; 3) to construct and maintain, for a period of 3 years from the date of permit issuance, one of the two alternative causeways Alternative No. 1--a 15.25 meters (50 foot) wide clean stone causeway that extends across the West Branch Susquehanna River just upstream of the westbound bridge's piers with ''fingers'' extending downstream from the causeway, a top elevation of 135.03 meters (443 feet) and four temporary 16.15 meters (53 feet) long bridge spans; Causeway Alternative No. 2--a 15.25 meters (50 foot) wide clean stone causeway that extends across the West Branch Susquehanna River between the eastbound and westbound spans with ''fingers'' extending downstream and upstream from the causeway, a top elevation of 135.03 meters (443 feet) and four temporary 16.15 meters (53 feet) long bridge spans. The piers for both the westbound and eastbound spans will be accessed by ''fingers'' extending both upstream and downstream from the causeway; both of which are to be located 3,900 feet east of Exits 30 (Milton, PA Quadrangle, N: 9.10 inches; W: 15.44 inches) in Turbot Township, Northumberland County and White Deer Township, Union County; 4) to construct and maintain a dual four span concrete prestressed I-beam bridge with three 0.91-meter wide flat-nosed piers, normal span to abutments measuring 12.57-meters, 17.98-meters, 17.98-meters, 12.57-meters and a minimum underclearance of 8.10-meters across Muddy Run; plus to construct and maintain, for a period of 1 year from the date of permit issuance, six 1.83 meters (6 foot) diameter corrugated metal pipes with associated clean cover fill across Muddy Run; both of which are located 9,100 feet east of Exits 31 (Milton, PA Quadrangle N: 6.07 inches; W: 8.58 inches) in Turbot Township, Northumberland County.
E59-385 Denied. Encroachment. Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA 16933-1607. To construct and maintain a stormwater pipe arch outfall 44 inches by 72 inches by 50 feet in length to Corey Creek. The project is located approximately 150 feet north of Rt. 6 and 600 feet east of the Eastern Mansfield Borough boundary line (Mansfield, PA Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 9.1 inches) in Richmond Township, Tioga County.
EA53-001NC Issued. Encroachment. U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 315 South Allen St., State College, PA 16801. To construct cross vanes, single rock vanes, J-Hook rock vanes and natural material bank revetments on two reaches of Kettle Creek (EV) for the purpose of improving streambank stability, streambed stability and fish habitat. The stream reaches are approximately 2,660 feet and 900 feet in length and are located approximately 5 miles north of the village of Cross Fork and approximately 750 feet upstream from the SR 144 bridge near the village of Oleona (Short Run, PA Quadrangle N: 2.5 inches; W: 0.5 inches, and Oleona, PA Quadrangle N: 10.0 inches; W: 9.9 inches) in Stewardson Township, Potter County.
Northwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E10-218. Encroachment. Philip Litwak, 100 Denniston Street No. 7, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. To provide after-the-fact authorization for excavation of approximately 1.03 acres of a wetland for the construction of the impoundment area of a nonjurisdictional dam at 1140 Branchton Road approximately 3,000 feet southeast of the intersection of S. R. 4010, Atwell Road and Harrisville Road (West Sunbury, PA Quadrangle N: 15.6 inches; W: 4.7 inches) located in Cherry Township, Butler County. Project includes restoration of 0.05 acre of impacted wetland and construction of 2.2 acres of replacement wetlands.
E10-305. Encroachment. Penreco, 138 Petrolia Street, Karns City, PA 16041-9299. To install two 2-inch-diameter aerial oil pipelines and to modify and maintain existing aerial pipelines and support structure across South Branch Bear Creek at the Bender Unit Area within the existing Karns City Penreco refinery (Chicora, PA Quadrangle N: 22.3 inches; W: 13.8 inches) located in Karns City Borough, Butler County.
E25-578. Encroachment. James P. Lay, 558 West 6th Street, Erie, PA 16507-1129. To extend and widen an existing concrete groin from 40 feet long by 4 feet wide to 70 feet long by 10 feet wide along the shore of Lake Erie approximately 1 mile west of the Presque Isle Peninsula in front of 3827 Lakefront Drive (Swanville, PA Quadrangle N: 18.4 inches; W: 6.6 inches) located in Millcreek Township, Erie County.
E25-582. Encroachment. National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, 1100 State Street, Erie, PA 16501. To replace the 20-inch-diameter and 12-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline across French Creek approximately 1 mile upstream of the confluence of West Branch French Creek and to operate and maintain the 20-inch-diameter and 12-inch-diameter natural gas pipelines across French Creek (Wattsburg, PA-NY Quadrangle N: 0.65 inch; W: 6.0 inches) and across West Branch French Creek approximately 1 mile upstream of its mouth (Wattsburg, PA-NY Quadrangle N: 1.9 inches; W: 8.45 inches) located in Venango Township, Erie County.
E25-592. Encroachment. Franklin Township, 10411 Route 98, Edinboro, PA 16412. To remove the existing Falls Road Bridge No. 2 and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a clear span of 28.5 feet and an underclearance of 14 feet across Falk Run on T-424 (Falls Road) at Howard Falls approximately 0.5 mile northwest of S. R. 98 (Edinboro North, PA Quadrangle N: 14.6 inches; W: 14.3 inches) located in Franklin Township, Erie County.
E37-125. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 11-0, 45 Thoms Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017-2853. To remove the existing Seipel Avenue Bridge and to construct and maintain a composite multigirder steel bridge having a clear, normal span of 195 feet and an underclearance of 36.5 feet across Connoquenessing Creek on S. R. 0488, Section L02 between Ellport and Wurtemburg (Beaver Falls, PA Quadrangle N: 19.6 inches; W: 1.1 inches) located in Ellport Borough, Wayne and Perry Townships, Lawrence County.
E37-126. Encroachment. Kirk O'Neill, R. R. 1, Box 232A, Enon Valley, PA 16120. To remove a temporary bridge constructed without a permit and to construct and maintain a three span steel beam bridge having concrete block abutments and timber decking with a clear center span of 54 feet and an underclearance of 14 feet across North Fork Little Beaver Creek on a private driveway extending north from Old Enon Unity Road approximately 0.75 mile west of S. R. 351 (New Galilee, PA Quadrangle N: 20.3 inches; W: 14.4 inches) located in Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County.
E42-264. Encroachment. Smethport Borough Authority, P. O. Box 152, Smethport, PA 16749. To construct and maintain the following improvements at the existing Smethport Borough Water Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant within the 100-year floodplain and floodway of Potato Creek along S. R. 46 approximately 2,000 feet north of S. R. 6 (Smethport, PA Quadrangle N: 11.8 inches; W: 7.4 inches) located in Smethport Borough, McKean County: 1. Expand the existing headworks and influent wetwell on the southwest side of the existing control building. 2. Construct a return sludge pump station, two final clarifiers and chlorine contact tank with associated fill northwest of the existing aeration tanks. 3. Construct a sludge storage tank and sludge de-watering building northwest of the existing control building. 4. Resurface existing service road, construct new paved driveways and concrete walkways.
E61-224. Encroachment. Polk Borough, P. O. Box 1037, Polk, PA 16342. To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a composite prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a clear, normal span of 27 meters and an underclearance of 2.662 meters across Sandy Creek on Church Street approximately 150 meters south of S. R. 62 (Polk, PA Quadrangle N: 21.0 inches; W: 7.4 inches) located in Polk Borough, Venango County.
E61-225. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 1140 Liberty Street, Franklin, PA 16323-1289. To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a precast reinforced concrete box culvert having a 14-foot-wide by 4.25-foot-high waterway opening in Lick Run on S. R. 4006, Segment 0010, Offset 2270 approximately 2,500 feet east of S. R. 322 (Utica, PA Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 0.1 inch) located in Sugar Creek Borough, Venango County.
DAM SAFETY
Actions on applications 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 sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 3rd Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
D30-046. Dam. Cyprus Emerald Resources Corporation (145 Elm Drive, Waynesburg, PA 15370). To construct, operate and maintain the Emerald Mine Area No. 2 Coal Refuse Dam located across a tributary to Smith Creek in Franklin Township, Greene County.
D30-047. Dam. Cyprus Emerald Resources Corporation (145 Elm Drive, Waynesburg, PA 15370). To construct, operate and maintain Sedimentation Pond No. 1 Dam located across a tributary to Smith Creek in Franklin Township, Greene County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Northcentral Region, Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
EA18-001NC. Environmental Assessment. Clinton County Commissioners, Dan Vilello, Chairperson, Clinton County Courthouse, Lock Haven, PA 17745. To remove a three span concrete encased I-beam bridge with stone masonry piers and abutments. The demolition is necessary due to deterioration and will consist of removal of the superstructure and piers down to the streambed. The project is located on Township Road 551 over Young Womans Creek (HQ-CWF) approximately 0.2 mile from the intersection with SR 0120 (Renovo East PA Quadrangle N: 18 inches; W: 10.1 inches) in Chapman Township, Clinton County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers). Approval of an Environmental Assessment is requested in conjunction with § 105.12(a)(11), Dam Safety and Waterway Management regarding restoration activities.
Northwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
EA16-002NW. Environmental Assessment. Hedin Environmental, 195 Castle Shannon Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15228. To construct and maintain a passive wetland treatment system to restore water quality from an acid mine seep discharge to Little Hefren Run (CWF). This system will include a 400-ton Anoxic Limestone Drain, a 4,000-square-foot settling pond, a 10,000-square-foot wetland, and a rock lined discharge channel to Little Hefren Run approximately 180 feet upstream of the confluence of Little Hefren Run and Toms Run. This project will also utilize a temporary road crossing of Toms Run (EV, stocked trout, wildtrout) with a bridge having a single span of 60 feet (bank to bank). The project is located approximately 500 feet northwest of the confluence of Little Hefren Run and Toms Run in Cooks Forest State Park (Cooksburg, PA Quadrangle N: 20.9 inches; W: 15.7 inches) located in Farmington Township, Clarion County.
EA61-002NW/WL6199601. Environmental Assessment. Cornplanter Township, R. R. 1, Box 98A, Oil City, PA 16301-9717. To request authorization under waiver of permit requirements in § 105.12(a)(11) to remove the superstructure of the abandoned old Rynd Farm Bridge across Cherrytree Run near its confluence with Oil Creek west of S. R. 8 (Oil City, PA Quadrangle N: 19.5 inches; W: 9.9 inches) located in Cornplanter Township, Venango County.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Actions taken on applications filed under the act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (32 P. S. §§ 631--641) relating to the acquisition of rights to divert waters of this Commonwealth.
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6899.
Permits Issued
Permit No. WA20-1000. Water Allocation. Cambridge Township Municipal Authority, 22530 Electric Drive, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403, grants the right to purchase 42,100 gpd based on a 30-day average from Cambridge Springs Borough. This permit request is to ensure an adequate water supply to customers in a section of Cambridge Township, Crawford County. Type of Facility: Township Municipal Authority, Bruce Patterson, Authority Engineer, Northwest Engineering, Inc., P. O. Box Q, Tidioute, PA 16351. Permit Issue Date: October 8, 1999.
SPECIAL NOTICES
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has scheduled a public hearing to receive testimony and comments on the proposed 102 Individual NPDES permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities for Carlisle Evangelical Free Church in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County. Construction of the proposed project will result in a stormwater discharge to the Letort Spring Run. The Letort Spring Run is an EV (exceptional value) watershed. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 1999, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Conservation District, 43 Brookwood Avenue, Suite 4, Carlisle, PA 17013.
Persons intending to testify at the hearing should register by Friday, November 12, 1999, by calling Karen Sitler, (717) 705-4904. If no person registers to present oral comments by November 12, the hearing will not be held. Finally, persons interested in finding out if any one has registered, and if the hearing will be held, should also contact Ms. Sitler at the same number.
All testimony should be to the point. Each individual will have up to 10 minutes for presentation. To ensure that all speakers have a fair and equal opportunity to present their testimony, relinquishing of time will be prohibited. Further details relating to the procedures to be followed at the hearing will be outlined at the beginning of the proceedings.
An appointment may be scheduled to review the permit application at the Southcentral Regional Office in Harrisburg by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 705-4732 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Persons with disability who wish to attend the hearing but require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings should contact the Department for assistance. TDD users may use the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-1801. Filed for public inspection October 22, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
