DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[29 Pa.B. 6268] 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 received for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge to State waters.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6942.
PA 0025542. Sewage. US Department of Agriculture--Kinzua Beach Recreation Area, 222 Liberty Street, P. O. Box 847, Warren, PA 16365.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Allegheny Reservoir in Mead Township, Warren 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 105 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of .034 mgd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5
(5-1 to 10-31)10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 20 40 TSS
(5-1 to 10-31)10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 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 0.5 1.2 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 6.0 mg/l at all times pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0210218. Industrial waste, SIC n/a. Beazer East, Inc., One Oxford Centre, Suite 3000, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1822.
This application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit, to discharge treated industrial waste to South Branch Bear Creek in Petrolia Borough, Lawrence County. This is an existing 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 PA American Water Company on the South Branch of Bear Creek located at East Brady, approximately 18 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed discharge limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.144 mgd, are:
Average Daily Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow (mgd) monitoring only CBOD5 17 43 Total Suspended Solids 40 100 Oil and Grease 15 30 Ammonia-Nitrogen
(5-1 to 10-31)3.1 7.8 (11-1 to 4-30) 9.3 23.3 Aluminum 0.54 1.4 Copper 0.04 0.1 Un-ionized Hydrogen Sulfide** 0.0035 0.009 Resorcinol 1.2 3.0 Phenol 0.04 0.08 pH 6.0 to 9.0 at all times ** See Special Condition 2 in Part C.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0025534. Sewage. US Department of Agriculture--Kiasutha Recreation Area, P. O. Box 847, Warren, PA 16365.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Allegheny Reservoir in Hamilton Township, McKean 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 105 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.011 mgd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5
(5-1 to 10-31)10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 20 40 TSS
(5-1 to 10-31)10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 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 0.5 1.2 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 6.0 mg/l at all times pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0025551. Sewage. US Department of Agriculture--Dewdrop Recreation Area, P. O. Box 847, Warren, PA 16365.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Allegheny Reservoir in Mead Township, Warren 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 105 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.010 mgd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5
(5-1 to 10-31)10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 20 40 TSS
(5-1 to 10-31)10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 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 0.5 1.2 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 6.0 mg/l at all times pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0221848. Sewage. USDA--Forest Service, Willow Bay Recreation Area, P. O. Box 847, 222 Liberty Street, Warren, PA 16365.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Allegheny Reservoir in Corydon Township, McKean County. This is an existing 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 Emlenton Water Company on the Allegheny River located at Emlenton, approximately 130 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of .015 mgd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5
(5-1 to 10-31)10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 20 40 TSS
(5-1 to 10-31)10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 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 .5 1.2 Dissolved Oxygen XX XX pH 6.0--9.0 at all times XX = Monitor and Report on Monthly DMR's.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0221147. Sewage. County Line Cafe, 3808 Perry Highway, Hadley, PA 16130.
This application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit, to discharge treated waste to Unnamed Tributary to Sandy Creek in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer County. This is an existing 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 Emlenton Water Company on Allegheny River located at river mile 90.0 and is located 42.0 miles, below point of discharge.
The proposed discharge limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.0008 mgd, 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 (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.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707.
PA 0026972, SIC: 4952, Sewage, Exeter Township Berks County Authority, 400 Hanover Street, Birdsboro, PA 19508-9181.
This application is for Amendment No. 3 of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage to the Schuylkill River, in Exeter Township, Berks County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishes, recreation and water supply. The existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was Pottstown Borough Water Supply located on the Schuylkill River. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The amendment is necessary to implement final TRC limits.
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
PA 0098272. Sewage, May Day, Inc., R. D. 1, Box 54, Vanderbilt, PA 15486.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from May Day II Personal Care Home STP in German Township, Fayette County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as North Branch Browns Run, 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 Carmichaels Municipal Water Authority on the Monongahela River.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.0125 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) 5.8 11.6 (11-1 to 4-30) 17.4 34.8 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 4,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine 0.7 1.7 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0098558. Sewage, Wilson Fox--Fox Den Acres Campground, Inc., R. D. 1, New Stanton, PA 15672.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Fox Den Acres Campground Sewage Treatment Lagoons in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as an unnamed tributary of Sewickley Creek, 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 McKeesport Municipal Water Authority.
Outfalls 001 and 002: existing discharges, total design flow of .064 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 50 Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia Nitrogen 7.0 14.0 Fecal Coliform 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine 1.4 3.3 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Other Conditions: The applicant is only permitted to discharge from January 1 to April 30 on an annual basis.
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.
Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.NPDES Facility Name County and Tributary New Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream Requirements PA 0036790 Paradise MHP
315 High Street
Duncannon, PA 17020Perry County
Wheatfield TownshipTributary of Dark Run TRC PA 0036269 Stewartstown Borough Authority
c/o Borough Office
6 N. Main Street
Stewartstown, PA 17363York County
Hopewell TownshipEbaugh's Creek TRC PA 0084026 Northwestern Lancaster County
Authority
97 North Penryn Road
Manheim, PA 17545Lancaster County
Penn TownshipChickies Creek TRC
DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER Applications under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law (Part II Permits)
Applications received for industrial waste and sewage applications under The Clean Stream Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707. Persons who wish to review any of these applications should contact Mary DiSanto at (717) 705-4732.
A. 3199402. Sewage, submitted by Mount Union Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 90, Mt. Union, PA 17066 in Mt. Union Township, Huntingdon County to expand their existing wastewater treatment plant was received in the Southcentral Region on November 19, 1999.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
A. 6399408. Sewerage, Stanley Beck Jr., 902 Main Street, Bentleyville, PA 15314. Application for the construction and operation of a small flow sewage treatment plant to serve the Beck Residence located in West Pike Run Township, Washington 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 discharged.
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 appealable 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 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, (570) 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 PAS10Q062-R. Stormwater. Ira Lehrich Construction, Inc., Ira Lehrich, P. O. Box 223, Emmaus, PA 18049-0223, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, to Little Lehigh Creek.
Monroe County Conservation District, District Manager, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, (570) 629-3060.
NPDES Permit PAS10S085. Stormwater. Lake Swiftwater Club, Inc., R. R. 1, Box 62, Henryville, PA 18332, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Paradise Township, Monroe County, to Swiftwater Creek.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
NPDES Permit PAS10A111. Stormwater. William R. Hofer, Inc., 100 O'Hara Woods Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in the Fox Chapel Borough and Indiana Township, Allegheny County to Squaw Run.
SEWAGE FACILITIES ACT PLAN APPROVAL
Applications received 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. 2199504. Public water supply, Lindenwood--Pressure Booster Station, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County. Responsible Official: Mike Gephart, Sr. Project Engineer, 4211 East Park Circle, P. O. Box 4151, Harrisburg, PA 17111-0151. Type of Facility: Booster pump station to serve the Lindenwood development. Consulting Engineer: Bony R. Dawood, PE, Dawood Engineering Inc., P. O. Box 246, Enola, PA 17025. Application received: November 9, 1999.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
0299505. Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, 441 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Interconnection between the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and the Pennsylvania American Water Company to serve the Warrior Hill area, Allegheny County.
Southeast Regional Office: Sanitarian Regional Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.
A. 2399501. Public water supply. Chester Water Authority, P. O. Box 467, Chester, PA 19016. This proposal involves the construction of Broadmeadows booster station in Thornbury Township, Delaware County. The proposed booster station will contain two 1000 gpm pumps and one 250 gpm pump.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE HAZARDOUS SITES CLEAN-UP Under the Act of October 18, 1988
Submission Deadline for Certified Host Municipality Inspector Reimbursement Applications under Section 1102 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101) and Section 304 of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (Act 108).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) hereby announces the submission deadline for 1999 Host Municipality Inspector Program Reimbursement Applications as March 31, 2000. Reimbursements are available to municipalities under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101) and the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (Act 108). Municipalities include cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships and home rule municipalities.
All reimbursements are allocated from the Recycling Fund authorized under Act 101 for municipal waste facilities or from the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund under Act 108 for hazardous waste facilities. Reimbursements are available to any municipality which has a municipal waste landfill, resource recovery, or commercial hazardous waste storage, treatment and disposal facilities located within its geographic borders. Upon application from any host municipality, the Department shall award reimbursements for authorized costs incurred for the salary and expenses of up to two certified Host Municipality Inspectors. The reimbursement shall not exceed 50% of the approved costs of salaries and expenses. Reimbursement is available only for Host Municipality Inspectors trained and certified by the Department.
The application for reimbursement contains tables for specifying the itemized expenses for certified inspectors and for calculating the total reimbursement request. Complete instructions are included with the application, which is being distributed to all municipalities that have participated in the program. If a municipality does not receive but requires an application, or for questions about this program, please contact the Program Development Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471, (717) 787-9870.
The deadline for submitting applications is 4 p.m. on March 31, 2000. Applications received by the Department after the deadline will not be considered.
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 (53 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, 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 or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, or a combination of 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 cleanup 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 site identified below 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 below. During this comment period the municipality may request that the person identified below, 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, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department of Environmental Protection 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 Notice of Intent to Remediate:
Northwest Regional Office: Craig Lobins, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6648.
CDR Pigments, 75 Front St., Ridgway, PA, County of Elk, Ridgway Borough, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil, groundwater and surface water. The site has been found to be contaminated with lead, heavy metals, solvents and BTEX. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Site Specific Standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Ridgway Record on November 8, 1999.
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. 100148. Waste Management Disposal Services of Pennsylvania, Inc., 1121 Bordentown Road, Morrisville, PA 19067. A permit modification was issued for an extension of the GROWS Landfill Eastern Expansion side slope liner system, located in Falls Township, Bucks County. This modification allows for the use of a soil wedge and extension of the previously approved side slope liner extension to account for settlement and to re-establish final permitted contours without increasing air space. Permit Modification was issued by the Southeast Regional Office on November 22, 1999.
Permit No. 400627. Southern Chester County Medical Center, 1015 West Baltimore Pike, West Grove, PA 19390. A permit for the continued operation of a solid waste incinerator was renewed for a 10 year term. Also included as part of this action was the reissuance of the permit to Southern Chester County Medical Center from Southern Chester County Health Services, as a result of a change in ownership structure. The permit was issued by the Southeast Regional Office on November 19, 1999.
Permits revoked under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, Suite 6010, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Permit No. 603343(15). Bio Gro, P. O. Box 266, Somerset, PA 15501. A permit for the land application of sewage sludge on the Balderston Family Trust Property located in West Caln Township, Chester County, was revoked by the Southeast Regional Office on November 22, 1999.
Permit No. 101582. Nutrecon, Inc., 336 Chestnut Lane, Ambler, PA 19002. This permit, for the septage processing facility located in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, has been revoked at the permittee's request based upon cessation of operations and final closure of the facility. This shall also serve as notice regarding a bond release request associated with the closure of the facility that will be initiated upon the permit revocation becoming final. This permit was revoked by the Southeast Regional Office on November 22, 1999.
AIR QUALITY OPERATING PERMITS Notice of Plan Approval and Operating Permit Applications Nonmajor Sources and Modifications The Pennsylvania 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.
Notice is hereby given that DEP 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. Any comments or protests filed with DEP 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 DEP 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.
Applications received and intent to issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.
39-312-031A: Mobil Oil Corp. (8 South Malin Road, Frazer, PA 19355) for operation of a bulk gasoline loading rack in Allentown, Lehigh County.
54-313-016B: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (P. O. Box 351, Tamaqua, PA 18252) for operation of a Fluorine Plant in Rush Township, Schuylkill County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-310-003A: Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034) for a non-metallic mineral crushing plant controlled by wet suppression in Maxatawny Township, Berks County. The source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
38-03010A: Pennsy Supply, Inc. (P. O. Box 3331, Harrisburg, PA 17105) for operation of a stone crushing plant controlled by a wet suppression system at the Prescott Quarry in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County. The source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
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-09-0090: Messer Griesheim Industries, Inc. (One Steel Road East, Morrisville, PA 19067) for modification of a residual cylinder gases in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
PA-46-0015A: Occidental Chemical Corp. (375 Armand Hammer Boulevard, Pottstown, PA 19464) for modification of a Process Line No. 6 in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County.
PA-15-0099: Heckett MultiServ (South First Avenue, Coatesville, PA 19320) for installation of a scrap cutting torch with baghouses in South Coatesville Borough, Chester County.
PA-46-0037C: Cabot Performance Materials (County Line Road, Boyertown, PA 19512) for modification of a tantalum scrap digestion in Douglass Township, Montgomery County.
PA-46-0197A: Hershey Foods Corp. (2452 Quakertown Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073) for installation of a starch dryer in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County.
PA-15-0101: Kendal-Crosslands Communities (4109 East Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square, PA 19348) for construction of a Diesel Generator in Kennett Township, Chester County.
PA-15-0100: Kendal-Crosslands Communities (1660 East Street Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348) for construction of a diesel generator in Pennsbury Township, Chester County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
01-05025A: Valley Quarries, Inc. (P. O. Box J, Chambersburg, PA 17201) for construction of a new asphalt drum mix plant in Cumberland Township, Adams County. The new drum mix plant replaces an existing batch asphalt plant. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities.
07-05033: Grannas Bros. Stone & Asphalt Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 488, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648) for the construction of a new drum mix asphalt plant in Catherine Township, Blair County. A fabric collector will control particulate emissions. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-25-028C: International Paper Co.--Erie Mill (1540 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16533) for minor modification of Air Quality Permit PA 25-028B Lime Silo Bag House. The minor modification will be changing the particulate matter emission limit from 0.02 grains/dry standard cubic feet to 0.04 grains/dry standard cubic feet in Erie, Erie County. International Paper Company is a Title V Facility.
25-306-010B: International Paper Co.--Erie Mill (1540 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16533) for minor modification of Air Quality Permit 25-306-010A coal and wood waste fired No. 21 in Erie, Erie County. Boiler Modification will be changing of CO emission limits based on altered EPA AP-42 Factors. International Paper is a Title V Facility.
PA-25-952B: Bush Industries of Pennsylvania, Inc. (2455 Robison Road West, Erie, PA 16509-4675) for installation of a baghouse (59,758 acfm) to control particulate matter emissions from particleboard processing in Summit Township, Erie County.
PA-25-971C: Erie Plating Co. (656 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16501) for operation of existing nitric acid/ammonium bifluoride pickle solution plating tanks with scrubber control in Erie, Erie County.
PA-25-971B: Erie Plating Co. (656 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16501) for operation of an existing decorative chrome plating operation with scrubber control in Erie, Erie County. This source is subject to Federal NESHAP Standard 40 CFR 63, Subpart N.
PA-25-971A: Erie Plating Co. (656 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16501) for operation of an existing chrome anodizing operation with meshpad mist eliminator control in Erie, Erie County. This source is subject to Federal NESHAP Standard 40 CFR 63, Subpart N.
PA-37-270A: International Specialty Alloys, Inc. (P. O. Box 428, Route 551, Edinburg, PA 16116) for operation of an existing aluminum-thermite process with baghouse control in Edinburg, Lawrence County.
Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Air Management Services, 321 University Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 685-7584.
99128, 99093: Sun Co. (3144 Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145) for addition of equipment to the alkylation unit in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
MINING APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); 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 below 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.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Coal Applications Received
Ben Hal Mining Company (389 Irishtown Road, Grove City, PA 16127). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Slippery Rock Borough, Butler County, affecting 5.7 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Wolf Creek to Slippery Rock Creek to Connoquenessing Creek to Beaver River. Application to include a landuse change from ''Unmanaged Natural Habitat'' to ''Commercial'' on the lands of Howard E. and Florence C. Meyer. Application received November 18, 1999.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
11890201. Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Greenley Energy Holdings of PA, Inc. (505 Point Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601) for continued restoration of a bituminous-coal refuse reprocessing-ash disposal strip mine in Scalp Level Borough, Cambria County, affecting 9.7 acres, receiving stream Little Paint Creek. Application received November 10, 1999.
56940107. Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Godin Brothers, Inc. (136 Godin Drive, Boswell, PA 15531), for continued restoration of bituminous strip mine in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 63.4 acres, receiving stream Quemahoning Creek. Application received November 15, 1999.
32950104. Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Big Mack Leasing Company, Inc. (R. D. 6, Box 231, Kittanning, PA 16201), for continued restoration of bituminous strip mine in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 62.6 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Whiskey Run to Whiskey Run to Blacklegs Creek. Application received November 10, 1999.
32980110. Permit Revision, Opal Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 980, Latrobe, PA 15650), to add 4.0 acres to the existing 293.0 acre permit for a haul road access, only, with surface drainage to an additional watershed area; this 297.0 acre bituminous surface mine is in Conemaugh Township, Indiana County, and the receiving streams are unnamed tributaries to/and Sulphur Run, unnamed tributaries to/and Blackleg's Creek, and unnamed tributaries to/and Kiskiminetas River. Application received November 5, 1999.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
26950102R. Bridgeview Coal Company (P. O. Box 257, 3735 National Pike, Farmington, PA 15437). Renewal application received for continued reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Wharton Township, Fayette County, affecting 221.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries 2, 3, 6 and 10, Stony Fork and unnamed tributary 1 Little Sandy Creek. Renewal application received: November 29, 1999.
65950101R. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Renewal application received for continued reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 60.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Miller Run to Loyalhanna Creek to Kiskiminetas River. Renewal application received: November 29, 1999.
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17990122. Johnson Bros. Coal Company (R. D. 1, Box 580, Mahaffey, PA 15757), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Brady and Bloom Townships, Clearfield County affecting 91 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Little Anderson Creek to Anderson Creek, unnamed tributary to Bell Run to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Application received November 17, 1999.
17900108. Al Hamilton Contracting Company (R. D. 1, Box 87, Woodland, PA 16881), renewal of an existing Bituminous Surface Mine permit in Penn and Brady Townships, Clearfield County affecting 798 acres. Receiving streams: Daily Run and unnamed tributaries of Daily Run to Daily Run, Daily Run to Curry Run, Curry Run to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received November 15, 1999.
17850143. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), revision to an existing Bituminous Surface Mine permit for a Change in Permit Acreage from 148.7 to 150.7 acres, located in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County. Receiving streams: unnamed streams and Wolf Run, tributaries to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received November 17, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Noncoal Applications Received
37990304. G. L. McKnight, Inc. (P. O. Box 773, Slippery Rock, PA 16057-8316). Commencement, operation and restoration of a gravel operation in Plain Grove Township, Lawrence County affecting 45.0 acres. Receiving streams: Jamison Run and unnamed tributaries to Jamison Run. Application to include a landuse change from pastureland to water impoundments with discharge to an unnamed tributary to Jamison Run on a portion of lands of George W. and Nancy J. Rodgers. Application received November 19, 1999.
302608-37990304-E-1. G. L. McKnight, Inc. (P. O. Box 773, Slippery Rock, PA 16057-8316). Application for a stream encroachment to install and maintain a temporary haul road crossing on unnamed tributary to Jamison Run in Plain Grove Township, Lawrence County affecting 45.0 acres. Receiving streams: Jamison Run and unnamed tributaries to Jamison Run. Application received November 19, 1999.
302608-37990304-E-2. G. L. McKnight, Inc. (P. O. Box 773, Slippery Rock, PA 16057-8316). Application for a stream encroachment for a temporary haul road crossing on Jamison Run in Plain Grove Township, Lawrence County affecting 45.0 acres. Receiving streams: Jamison Run and unnamed tributaries to Jamison Run. Application received November 19, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Large Noncoal (Industrial Mineral) Applications Received
14990301. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (P. O. Box 135, 325 West Aaron Drive, State College, PA 16804), commencement, operation and restoration to a Large Industrial Mineral (Sandstone) permit in Rush Township, Centre County affecting 114.67 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary Moshannon Creek. Application received November 15, 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. 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 any 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 Encroachment 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.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1294. Encroachment. The Public Auditorium Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Regional Resource Center, Suite 1410, 425 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. To construct and maintain the North Shore Infrastructure Project located within the flood plain of the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers (WWF). The project consists of roadway improvements associated with access to PNC Park and the Steeler Stadium, along with the demolition of the existing Three River Stadium and access to the redevelopment. The project area is bounded by the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers to the south and west, and elevated S. R. 0065 expressway to the north and Federal Street to the east (Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 13.0 inches; W: 1.5 inches) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
E11-280. Encroachment. Cambria County Planning Commission, 401 Candlelight Drive, Suite 213, Ebensburg, PA 15931. To rehabilitate, operate and maintain the following Cambria County Bridges:
1. County Bridge No. 1, a single span bridge having a span of 85.6 feet and an underclearance of 9.0 feet across North Branch Blacklick Creek (CWF) located on T-459 (Strongstown, PA Quadrangle N: 2.8 inches; W: 4.0 inches) in Blacklick Township.
2. County Bridge No. 2, a single span bridge having a span of 79.8 feet and an underclearance of 9.0 feet across Blacklick Creek (CWF) located on T-498 (Clover, PA Quadrangle N: 11.1 inches; W: 15.1 inches) in Blacklick Township.
3. County Bridge No. 4, a single span bridge having a span of 18.5 feet and an underclearance of 12.8 feet across West Branch Susquehanna River located on T-548 (Barnesboro, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 4.9 inches) in Barr Township.
4. County Bridge No. 7, a single span bridge having a span of 35.8 feet and an underclearance of 6.3 feet across Chest Creek (HQ-CWF) located on T-517 (Carroltown, PA Quadrangle N: 19.4 inches; W: 3.2 inches) in East Carrol and Clearfield Townships.
5. County Bridge No. 10, a dual span bridge having two spans of 54.0 feet and an underclearance of 3.5 feet across Clearfield Creek (WWF) located on T-561 (Blandburg, PA Quadrangle N: 8.8 inches; W: 16.8 inches) in Reade and White Townships.
6. County Bridge No. 11, a single span bridge having a span of 100.0 feet and an underclearance of 12.0 feet across Clearfield Creek (WWF) located on T-521 (Ashville, PA Quadrangle N: 22.3 inches; W: 0.5 inch) in Clearfield and Dean Townships.
7. County Bridge No. 13, a single span bridge having a span of 24.0 feet and an underclearance of 6.1 feet across Beaver Dam Run (WWF) located on T-488 (Ashville, PA Quadrangle N: 9.8 inches; W: 8.3 inches) in Allegheny and Gallitzin Townships.
8. County Bridge No. 15, a single span bridge having a span of 31.8 feet and an underclearance of 3.6 feet across Clearfield Creek (WWF) located on T-452 (Ashville, PA Quadrangle N: 0.6 inch; W: 13.2 inches) in Allegheny Township.
9. County Bridge No. 17, a single span bridge having a span of 25.0 feet and an underclearance of 7.0 feet across Little Conemaugh River (CWF) located on T-436 (Cresson, PA Quadrangle N: 11.4 inches; W: 16.7 inches) in Washington Township.
10. County Bridge No. 20, a single span bridge having a span of 34.5 feet and an underclearance of 2.3 feet across Noels Creek (HQ-CWF) located on T-418 (Ebensburg, PA Quadrangle N: 7.1 inches; W: 4.8 inches) in Portage Township.
Environmental Assessment No. EA56-001SW. Department of the Army, Pittsburgh District--Corps of Engineers, William S. Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4186. To remove two existing boat ramps from the eastern shore, near the dam, of the Youghiogheny River Lake, and dredge approximately 24,000 cubic yards of material from the lake to construct and maintain a new boat ramp and to rehabilitate the existing beach and parking areas (Confluence, PA Quadrangle N: 8.5 inches; W: 15.3 inches) in Addison Township, Somerset County.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E35-319. Encroachment. Clarks Summit Borough, 304 South State Street, Clarks Summit, PA 18411-1543. To construct and maintain 914 feet of precast concrete u-channel, having a width of 6-feet and a depth of 3 feet in Tributary A1, locally known as Lansdowne Creek (CWF); to construct and maintain 1,006 feet of precast concrete u-channel, having a width of 10 feet and a depth of 3 feet in Tributary A, locally known as Lackawanna Trail Tributary (CWF); to construct and maintain a 6-foot by 3-foot concrete box culvert to be used as a pedestrian crossing of Tributary A1; to construct and maintain a concrete plunge pool at the confluence of Tributary A1 and Tributary A; to construct and maintain concrete headwalls at the Lansdowne Avenue culvert and Tributary A and the Fairview Avenue culvert and Tributary A; to construct and maintain various stormwater outfall structures associated with the construction of the concrete u-channels of both tributaries. The project purpose is to prevent further erosion and flooding damages in both tributaries. The project is located at a beginning point at the confluence of Tributaries A and A1, both extending upstream approximately 1,000 feet (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 20.7 inches; W: 9.5 inches), Clarks Summit Borough, Lackawanna County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E35-320. Encroachment. Spring Spectrum Crossroads Corporate Center, 1 International Boulevard, Suite 800, Mahwah, NJ 07495-0025. To construct and maintain a 50-foot by 50-foot fenced compound containing a 100-foot high cellular monopole along with seven equipment cabinets on an elevated platform within the 100-year floodplain along the Lackawanna River. The project is located south of the intersection of Nay Aug Avenue and Electric Street (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 10.9 inches; W: 4.3 inches), City of Scranton, Lackawanna County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E40-534. Encroachment. Pittston City Redevelopment Authority, 35 Broad Street, Pittston, PA 18640. To excavate, place and maintain fill along 800 linear feet of the left bank of the Susquehanna River (WWF) with work consisting of the extension of a 42-inch diameter CMP stormwater outfall, construction of concrete sidewalks, an open amphitheater area and various landscaping. The project, known as the Pittston Riverfront Park Project, is located immediately downstream of the Water Street Bridge over the Susquehanna River (Pittston, PA Quadrangle N: 13.2 inches; W: 5.9 inches), City of Pittston, Luzerne County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E45-379. Encroachment. Bestway Enterprises, Inc., 3877 Luken Road, Cortland, NY 13047. To construct and maintain a road-crossing through 0.23 acre of wetlands and across Cranberry Creek (HQ-CWF), to provide access to the proposed Bestway Lumber Treatment Center. The project is located southeast of S. R. 0191 and S. R. 1008, approximately 1 mile north of the intersection of S. R. 0390 and S. R. 0191 (Buckhill Falls, PA Quadrangle N: 5.0 inches; W: 4.4 inches), Barrett Township, Monroe County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E48-288. Encroachment. Dr. George and Jeanne Joseph, 1510 Bangor Road, Bangor, PA 18013-9434. To place fill in and along the 100-year floodway, to construct and maintain a concrete retaining wall, having a maximum height of approximately 12 feet and length of approximately 430 feet and to construct a channel change in a tributary to Shoeneck Creek. This work is associated with future commercial development of a site located on the north side of S. R. 0248, approximately 0.5 mile southeast of its intersection with S. R. 0033 (Nazareth, PA Quadrangle N: 15.8 inches; W: 4.5 inches), Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E15-630. Encroachment. Susan W. and Roger L. Groves, 505 Coventry Pointe Lane, Pottstown, PA 19465. To construct and maintain a driveway crossing for a single-family dwelling which crosses a small unnamed tributary to Rock Run and adjacent wetlands (EV). Project will impact a total of 0.03 acre of wetland (EV). The site is located at about 4,000 feet southwest of an intersection of Harmonyville Road and Chestnut Road (Pottstown, USGS Quadrangle N: 12.44 inches; W: 11.46 inches) in South Coventry Township, Chester County.
E15-632. Encroachment. PA DOT, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087-5178. To construct, improve, modify and maintain U. S. Route 202 (S. R. 0202), Section 400, (Phase 5 and 6, Section 404). The limit of this work will begin east of West Valley Road, (Valley Forge, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 13.65 inches; W: 6.1 inches) and will end at the Montgomery/Chester County border (Valley Forge, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 14.4 inches; W: 4.5 inches) in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.
Work will consist of widening Ramp E which connects U. S. Route 422 eastbound with U. S. Route 202 southbound, (Valley Forge, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 14.6 inches; W: 4.7 inches). The proposed work will include the following:
1. Extend 175 linear feet of existing 12-foot by 6-foot box stream enclosure by adding approximately 50 linear feet of 12-foot by 6-foot concrete box conduit at the downstream end at station 33+80 of the Ramp E, in and along an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek.
2. Regrade and reconstruct approximately 400 linear feet of an existing concrete swale and associated retaining wall located along Ramp E situated westward from station 125+50 of eastbound Route 422 and located immediately downstream from aforementioned culvert.
E23-392. Encroachment. Brinton Land Development Assoc., 33 Rock Hill Road, Suite 200, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-2054. To place fill within 0.17 acre of wetlands (PFO) for the proposed Brinton Lake Corporate Center and the Shoppes at Brinton Lake located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Brinton Lake Road and Baltimore Pike (S. R. 0001) (West Chester, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 1.8 inches; W: 4.9 inches) in Concord Township, Delaware County.
E46-856. Encroachment. PA DOT, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087-5178. To construct, improve, modify and maintain U. S. Route 202, (S. R. 0202), Section 400, (Phase 5 and 6, Section 404). The limit of this work will begin at the Montgomery/Chester County boundary (Valley Forge, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 14.4 inches; W: 4.5 inches) and will end just east of Gulph Road (Valley Forge, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 15.6 inches; W: 1.8 inches) in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. Work will consist of improvements to the U. S. Route 202 and the North Gulph Road Intersection (Valley Forge, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 15.6 inches; W: 2.0 inches). The proposed work will include the following: To remove a series of existing structures under U. S. Route 202 and North Gulph Road including two concrete bridges with a 25-foot clear span and one 25-foot by 8-foot box culvert in and along Crow Creek (a.k.a. Abrams Run). All these structures will be replaced with a 196 linear-foot stream enclosure consisting of a span of 25 feet and a rise of 8 feet. This structure will consist of both cast-in-place and pre-cast segments.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 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. 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 any 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.
Requests for Environmental Assessment approval under section 105.15 of Title 25 Pa. Code 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.
EA59-011CO. Environmental Assessment. Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation, District 3-0 (715 Jordan Avenue, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754). To construct 13 nonjurisdictional and one jurisdictional dams adjacent to and across a tributary to Crooked Creek (WWF) for the proposed Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, advanced wetland compensation site. Construction activities at the site will directly and indirectly impact 3.25 acres of wetland (PEM, PSS) resulting in the creation of approximately 25.35 acres of wetland. The site is located immediately north of the intersection of Ferris Cor Road (T456) and Bates Hill Road (T611) (Knoxville, PA Quadrangle N: 1.8 inches; W: 2.9 inches) in Chatham Township, Tioga 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 permit applications 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 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).
Permits Issued
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
Permit No. 1399406. Mahoning Township Municipal Authority, 2685 Mahoning Drive East, Lehighton, PA 18235. Permit to construct and operate a sanitary sewer collection system, located in Mahoning Township, Carbon County.
Permit No. 4099404. Sewerage. Hanover Township, 1267 Sans Souci Parkway, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. Permit for sewer line relocation project in Hanover Township, Luzerne County.
Permit No. 4899403. Sewerage. Bethlehem Township Municipal Authority, 4225 Easton Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18020. Permit to construction and operation of two pumping stations in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0055255. Sewerage. Charles F. Beck, c/o Linda B. Craft, 224 Rose Valley Road, Pottsville, PA 19464 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0011134. Industrial waste. Lucent Technologies, Inc., 555 Union Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0063916. Sewerage. John Betz, 805 South Front Street, Allentown, PA is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0042170. Sewerage. Deer Lake Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 30, Auburn, PA 17922 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0063304. Industrial waste. Municipal Authority of the Township of Blythe, 375 Valley Street, New Philadelphia, PA 17959 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Cass Township, Schuylkill County.
NPDES Permit No. PA0001988. Industrial waste. INDSPEC Chemical Corporation, 133 Main Street, P. O. Box 307, Petrolia, PA 16050 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Petrolia Borough, Butler County to the South Branch Bear Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0029378. Sewage. Redbank Valley School District, 920 Broad Street, New Bethlehem, PA 16242-1117 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Hawthorn Borough, Clarion County to an unnamed tributary to Redbank Creek.
WQM Permit No. 3399402. Sewage. Albert R. Shouey, R. R. 1, Box 113B, Worthington, PA 16262. This project is for the construction and operation for a wastewater treatment facility in Barnett Township, Jefferson County.
WQM Permit No. 4399422. Sewage. West Salem Township Municipal Sewage Authority, 610 Vernon Road, Greenville, PA 16125. This project is for the construction of a sanitary sewer collection system in West Salem Township, Mercer County.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
NPDES Permit No. PA0032263. Sewage. Bureau of State Parks, Yellow Creek State Park, 170 Route 259 Highway, Penn Run, PA 15765 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Yellow Creek State Park Sewage Treatment Plant and Yellow Creek State Park Water Treatment Plant, Cherryhill Township, Indiana County to receiving waters named Yellow Creek Lake.
NPDES Permit No. PA0039489, Amendment No. 1. Sewage. Garrett Borough Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 218, 307 Municipal Road, Garrett, PA 15542 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Garrett Borough STP, Garrett Borough, Somerset County to receiving waters named the Casselman River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0094617. Sewage. Robbie Rose, R. D. 2, University Drive, Dunbar, PA 15431 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Robbie Mobile Home Park Watewater Treatment Plant, Georges Township, Fayette County to receiving waters named Tributary of York Run.
Permit No. 2699402. Sewerage. Dunbar Borough/Dunbar Township Sanitary Authority, 47 Connellsville Street, Dunbar, PA 15431. Construction of Sanitary Collection System, Pump Station, Grinder Pumps, Force Main, and Sewage Treatment Plant located in Dunbar Borough/Dunbar Township, Fayette County to serve Dunbar Sewage Treatment Plant and Dunaway Field Pump Station.
Permit No. 6599411. Sewage. Donald Gathers, 405 Spiering Road, Lower Burrell, PA 15068. Construction of Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant located in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County to serve Gathers Single Family Dwelling.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS (PAR) ACTIONS APPROVALS TO USE NPDES AND/OR OTHER GENERAL PERMITS The following parties have submitted (1) Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under General NPDES Permits to discharge wastewater into the surface waters of this Commonwealth; (2) NOIs for coverage under General Permits 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 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 arrangements made for copying at the contact office noted.
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 PAG-10 General Permit for Discharges Resulting From Hydrostatic Testing of Tanks and Pipelines 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. Butler County
Venango TownshipPAR10E121 DE Sale Restoration Area
Amerikohl Mining Inc.
202 Sunset Drive
Butler, PA 16001Slippery Rock Creek Butler Conservation District
122 McCune Drive
Butler, PA 16001-65001
(724) 284-5270Butler County
Brady TownshipPAR10E122 DEP File Number
BF 441-101.1
Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Rachel Carson State Office Bldg.
P. O. Box 8476
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8476Slippery Rock Creek Butler Conservation District
122 McCune Drive
Butler, PA 16001-65001
(724) 284-5270Jefferson County
Rose TownshipPAR103331 Miller Welding & Machine Co.
P. O. Box G
Railroad and 2nd St.
Brookville, PA 15825Clement Run Jefferson Conservation District
180 Main Street
Brookville, PA 15825
(814) 849-7463Lehigh County
N. Whitehall TownshipPAR10Q130 Jerry Mekolichick, et al.
10th and Linden St.
Allentown, PA 18102Coplay Creek Lehigh CD
(610) 391-9583General 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. Lancaster County
East Lampeter TownshipPAR233537 Johnson & Johnson Merck
1838 Colonial Village Lane
Lancaster, PA 17601Stauffer Run DEP--Southcentral Region
909 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 705-4707Berks County
Muhlenberg TownshipPAR703501 Koch Materials Company
3847 Pottsville Pike
Reading, PA 19605-1723Laurel Run Creek to Schuylkill River DEP--Southcentral Region
909 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 705-4707General 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. Bedford County
Broad Top TownshipPAG043627 Broad Top Township
187 Municipal Road
P. O. Box 87
Defiance, PA 16633-0057Sandy Run DEP--Southcentral Region
909 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 705-4707Westmoreland County
City of Lower BurrellPAG046193 Donald Gathers
405 Spiering Road
Lower Burrell, PA 15068UNT to Chartiers Run Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000General Permit Type--PAG-9
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. Greene County
Washington TownshipPAG096103 Robert L. Shipman
Shipman Sanitary Service Inc.
R. R. 2, Box 92
Prosperity, PA 15329Southwest 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).
Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, Southcentral Region, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Location: Logan Township, Blair County, 800 39th St., Altoona, PA 16602-1799. The approved plan examines and updates flow figures and alternatives from the approved 1994 Township plan that proposed to expand and upgrade the Greenwood sewage treatment plant, taking into consideration the results of I/I investigations completed since 1994. The Department's review of the sewage facilities update revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal. Any required NPDES Permits or WQM Permits must be obtained in the name of the municipality or authority as appropriate.
Location: West Manheim Township, York County, 31 Fairview Dr., Hanover, PA 17331. The plan was disapproved because the proposal failed to address the plan deficiencies originally identified in our letter dated August 10, 1999. The Plan deficiencies are (1) The sewage disposal needs identification is inadequate, (2) The sewage disposal alternatives identification is inadequate, (3) The sewage disposal alternatives analysis is inadequate as it applies to sewage collection technologies, onlot disposal problems and nitrate-nitrogen groundwater contamination, (4) The 7-year-old well test results, completed for a previous plan have not been adequately re-validated, (6) Maps provided with this plan are unusable due to improper scale, content selection, and inadequate documentation and (7) The concerns expressed by the York County Planning Commission in their April 9, 1999 comment letter have not been addressed.
Location: Londonderry Township, Bedford County, P. O. Box 215, Hyndman, PA 15545. The approved plan provides for enforcement of an OLDS Maintenance District Ordinance in the 12 subsections previously identified in the Phase I Plan. In situations where OLDS repairs are not possible, holding tanks will be used as a last resort. In such cases, the Municipal Authority will install, own and maintain holding tanks. The Department's review of the sewage facilities update revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Action taken under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (34 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Permits Issued
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA, (814) 332-6899.
Permit No. 6299502. Public water supply. North Warren Municipal Authority, 4 Hasbrough Drive, North Warren, PA 16365 has been issued a Public Water Supply Permit for the modification of existing well No. 1A, construction of an ion exchange water softening plant with corrosion control and disinfection and to include extension of existing water lines in North Warren, Warren County. Type of Facility: Community Water Supply. Consulting Engineer: Rusty VanEpps, Northwest Engineering, P. O. Box Q, Tidioute, PA 16351. Permit to Construct Issued: November 22, 1999.
HAZARDOUS SITES CLEAN-UP Under the Act of October 18, 1988
Settlement under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1304) (HSCA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 9601 et seq. (CERCLA), has entered into a settlement with Park Ten, Inc. for reimbursement of certain response costs incurred to remediate hazardous substances disposed at the Sellersville Inactive Landfill (site). This site is located at the corner of Main and Twelfth Streets, in the Borough of Sellersville, Bucks County, PA.
Between the 1940's and the 1970's, the site was used as an unpermitted dump for municipal, residual and hazardous wastes. Radioactive and non-radioactive hazardous substances were released on a 2-acre portion of the site. Under its authority under, among other things, section 501(a) of HSCA (35 P. S. § 6020.501(a)), the Department conducted a response action to remediate hazardous substances disposed on the site. The Department incurred $6,106,720.50 in response costs to abate the release and threat of release of hazardous substances at the site. The Department has determined that it is in the public interest to resolve its claim against Park Ten, Inc. Therefore, Park Ten, Inc. shall reimburse the Department for certain response costs in the amount of $62,000.
This notice is provided under section 1113 of HSCA, (35 P. S. § 6020.1113), which provides that ''settlement shall become final upon the filing of the Department's response to the significant written comments.'' The Consent Order and Agreement, which contains the specific terms of the settlement is available for public review and comment. The agreement can be examined from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Department's Southeast Regional Office, located in Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428, by contacting either Timothy Cherry, at (610) 832-6204 or Gina M. Thomas, at (610) 832-6300, who may also be contacted electronically at cherry.timothy@dep. state.pa.us and thomas.gina@dep.state.pa.us, respectively. A public comment period on the Consent Order and Agreement will extend for 60 days from today's date. Persons may submit written comments regarding the agreement within 60 days from today's date, by submitting them to Timothy Cherry at the above address.
AIR QUALITY OPERATING PERMITS
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-46-0035: SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (709 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406) on November 10, 1999, for Facility VOCs/Nox RACT in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.
OP-09-0022: Cleveland Steel Container Corp. (350 Mill Street, Quakertown, PA 18951) on November 17, 1999, for Facility VOCs RACT and Press No. 1 in Quakertown Borough, Bucks 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.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
46-303-021: Glasgow, Inc. (550 East Church Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406) on November 22, 1999, for operation of a Batch Asphalt Plant in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
67-03055: Vulcan Materials Co. (322 North Baker Road, York, PA 17404) on November 22, 1999, for operation of a stone crushing plant in West Manchester Township, York County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
TVOP-53-00001: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., Station 313 Coudersport (P. O. Box 2511, 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77252-2511) on November 17, 1999, for a natural gas compressor station that includes 12 natural gas fired engines, small combustion sources, backup generator and several storage tanks in Hebron Township, Potter County.
PLAN APPROVALS
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.
59-304-008D: ACP Mfg., LLC (P. O. Box 9, Blossburg, PA 16912-0068) on November 18, 1999, to lower a packed bed scrubber differential pressure requirement from 2 inches w.g. to 1 inch w.g. for a foundry core making machine in Lawrence Township, Tioga County.
Plan Approval 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.
09-320-047: FiberMark, Inc. (45 North Fourth Street, Quakertown, PA 18951) on November 18, 1999, for operation of a Graphic Art Line No. 2 in Quakertown Borough, Bucks County.
09-320-046: FiberMark, Inc. (45 North Fourth Street, Quakertown, PA 18951) on November 18, 1999, for operation of a Graphic Art Line No. 1 in Quakertown Borough, Bucks County.
46-399-104: MM SKB Energy LLC (709 Swedeland Road, Upper Merion, PA 19406) on November 18, 1999, for operation of a five I. C. Diesel Engines in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.
23-313-024C: Degussa Corp. (1200 West Front Street, Chester, PA 19013) on November 22, 1999, for operation of a Silica Manufacturing Process in City of Chester, Delaware County.
23-313-024D: Degussa Corp. (1200 West Front Street, Chester, PA 19013) on November 24, 1999, for operation of a fabric collector in City of Chester, Delaware County.
23-313-046: Norquay Technology, Inc. (800 West Front Street, Chester, PA 19016) on November 24, 1999, for operation of a specialty chemical process in City of Chester, Delaware County.
PA-09-0046A: RJM Mfg., Inc. (250 Canal Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030) on November 24, 1999, for operation of a Surface Coater, Line No. 3 in Falls Township, Bucks County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
36-05093: Martin Limestone, Inc. (P. O. Box 550, Blue Ball, PA 17506-0550) on November 16, 1999, to authorize temporary operation of a drum mix asphalt plant controlled by an Astec fabric collector, covered under this Plan Approval until March 15, 2000, in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities.
36-310-023D: Compass Quarries, Inc. (46 McIlvaine Road, Paradise, PA 17562) on November 12, 1999, to authorize temporary operation of two Link Belt screens and a Griffin fabric filter, covered under this Plan Approval until March 10, 2000, in Paradise Township, Lancaster County. These sources are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
36-317-070F: Tyson Foods, Inc. (P. O. Box 1156, New Holland, PA 17557-0901) on September 24, 1999, to authorize temporary operation of a deep fat food fryer, covered under this Plan Approval until January 21, 2000, at 403 South Custer Avenue in New Holland Borough, Lancaster County.
67-02004: P. H. Glatfelter Co. (228 South Main Street, Spring Grove, PA 17362) on November 18, 1999, to authorize temporary operation of three power boilers controlled by an electrostatic precipitator, a lime calciner controlled by a venturi scrubber and a softwood fiber line and causticizing area, covered under this Plan Approval until March 17, 2000, in Spring Grove Borough, York County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-37-234B: Praxair Surface Technologies (3225 Honeybee Lane, New Castle, PA 16105) on October 31, 1999, for a coating deposition cubicle in Wilmington Township, Lawrence County.
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-46-0194: Freedom Alloys, Inc. (155 Railroad Plaza, Royersford, PA 19468) on November 22, 1999, for operation of an inductotherm furnace in Royersford Borough, Montgomery County.
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.
39-313-043: GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (2409 North Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, PA 18104-9733) on November 15, 1999, for operation of a DMPA Process at South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
67-03075: Central PA Veterinary Emergency Group PC (3256 Susquehanna Trail North, York, PA 17403) on November 22, 1999, for installation of an IE and E cremator controlled by an afterburner in Manchester Township, York County.
MINING APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES MINING ACTIVITY ACTIONS Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. 30.51--30.66); 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. §§ 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).
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Coal Permits Issued
65940104R. M. B. Energy, Inc. (250 Airport Road, P. O. Box 1319, Indiana, PA 15701-1319). Renewal issued for continued reclamation only of a bituminous surface mining site located in Donegal and Mt. Pleasant Townships, Westmoreland County, affecting 98.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Four Mile Run. Application received: July 29, 1999. Renewal issued: November 29, 1999.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
56930114. Permit Renewal. Fieg Brothers (3070 Stoystown Road, Stoystown, PA 15563-8164), for continued operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 28.8 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Buffalo Creek and Buffalo Creek, application received September 24, 1999, issued November 22, 1999.
56940106. Permit Renewal. Fieg Brothers (3070 Stoystown Road, Stoystown, PA 15563-8164), for continued operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 77.4 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to/and Buffalo Creek, application received September 24, 1999, issued November 22, 1999.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received Dam Safety and Encroachment 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 the Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, 400 Market Street, Floor 2, 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 proves a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from 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) and 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.)
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permits Issued
E02-1257. Encroachment. Frey/Schweiger Partnership, 4399 Gibsonia Road, Gibsonia, PA 15044. To construct and maintain an aerial sanitary sewer line crossing across the channel of an unnamed tributary to Little Deer Creek (TSF), to construct and maintain four outfall structures in unnamed tributaries to Little Deer Creek and associated wetlands, and to place and maintain fill in approximately 0.21 acre of wetlands (PEM) for the purpose of constructing the Stone Crest Plan of Lots located just southwest from the intersection of Saxonburg Boulevard and McKrell Road (Curtisville, PA Quadrangle N: 0.9 inch; W: 15.0 inches) in West Deer Township, Allegheny County. The permittee has met wetland replacement obligations by contributing to the ''Wetland Replacement Fund.''
E02-1276. Encroachment. Bill Gleason, 4572 Lakewood Road, Gibsonia, PA 15044. To remove the existing structure, to place and maintain fill in 0.06 acre of wetlands (PEM) and to construct and maintain a 72" CMP culvert depressed 1' and 2-48" plastic culverts across Breakneck Creek (WWF) to provide access to undeveloped lots. The project is located on the north side of Valencia Road approximately 1 mile west of its intersection with Bakerstown Road (Valencia, PA Quadrangle N: 8.1 inches; W: 15.0 inches) in Richland Township, Allegheny County. The applicant has met the wetland replacement requirements by contributing to the Wetland Replacement Fund.
E02-1277. Encroachment. Port Authority of Allegheny County, 2235 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233-1080. To construct and maintain a new Oak Viaduct Bridge having three spans of approximately 22.0 m, 29.0 m and 53.0 m with a minimum underclearance of approximately 6.3 m across the channel of Saw Mill Run, to repair and maintain the existing gabion wall and to construct and maintain a new gabion wall in the channel of and along the banks of said stream from STA 107 + 390 to STA 108 + 210, to construct and maintain the South Bank Station on the left bank of said stream at STA 107 + 61, to relocate the existing 36-inch diameter ALCOSAN sanitary sewer line under the bed and across the channel of said stream, to regrade and maintain the banks of said stream from STA 108 + 210 to STA 206 + 800, and to construct and maintain 11 outfall structures along the banks of said stream for the purpose of reconstructing the Overbrook Trolley Line from Denise Street to Glenbury Street (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N: 2.7 inches; W: 17.1 inches) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
E02-1278. Encroachment. Heidelberg Metals, Inc. (Neville Metals), 3100 Grand Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15225. To expand, operate and maintain the existing barge mooring facility approximately 850.0 feet in length and 130.0 feet wide (as measured from the normal pool elevation) along the left bank and in the channel of the Ohio River (WWF) located at River Mile 7.14 (Emsworth, PA Quadrangle N: 1.5 inches; W: 14.9 inches) in Neville Township, Allegheny County. Perpetual maintenance dredging is authorized.
E63-475. Encroachment. Missionary Partners, LTD, 859 Missionary Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15236. To place and maintain fill in approximately 0.08 acre of wetlands (PEM) adjacent to an unnamed tributary to Peters Creek (TSF) for the purpose of constructing an access to a business building located approximately 600 feet southwest from the intersection of Route 88, Finley Avenue and Boyka Drive (Hackett, PA Quadrangle N: 21.5 inches; W: 0.5 inch) in Union Township, Washington County. The permittee has met wetland replacement obligations by contributing to the Wetland Replacement Fund.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E54-268. Encroachment. James L. McAndrew, 100 Centre Street, Ashland, PA 17921. To construct and maintain a single-span bridge, having a clear span of approximately 16 feet and an underclearance of approximately 5 feet, across Little Mahanoy Creek, for the purpose of providing access to a portion of an 89.47-acre tract. The project is located approximately 1,000 feet north of the intersection of T-962 and T-964 (Ashland, PA Quadrangle N: 2.4 inches; W: 8.1 inches), in Butler Township, Schuylkill County.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E16-110. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit. Toby Township, R. R. 3, Box 316, Rimersburg, PA 16248. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete plank beam bridge having a clear, normal span of 10 meters and a minimum underclearance of 1.71 meters across Cherry Run and a de minimis wetland fill (0.02 hectare) on T-374 approximately 60 meters south of S. R. 2009 (Rimersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 13.5 inches; W: 4.1 inches) located in Toby Township, Clarion County.
E20-485. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Bureau of Engineering and Development, 450 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA 16823. To construct and maintain an earth fill public fishing pier with rock riprap armor extending a distance of approximately 200 feet from the edge of water with a top width of approximately 30 feet occupying 0.23 acre of the lake bed and having a total volume of 2,300 cubic yards of earth fill to be obtained by excavating approximately 2 acres of the bed of Tamarack Lake in the immediate vicinity of the proposed pier. To install 20 piles of rock riprap in 5-ton piles on the lake bed for fish habitat structures. This project is located at an existing public access area along Tamarack Road on the southwestern side of the lake approximately 0.75 mile northwest of Freyermuth Road (Cochranton, PA Quadrangle N: 15.1 inches; W: 11.4 inches) located in East Mead Township, Crawford County.
E61-227. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit. Rocky Grove Presbyterian Church, 321 Rocky Grove Avenue, Franklin, PA 16323. To construct and maintain approximately 300 feet of 5-foot-diameter corrugated metal pipe stream enclosure in a tributary to French Creek (Monkey Run) adjacent to the Rocky Grove Avenue Presbyterian Church in the village of Rocky Grove along S. R. 417 approximately 2,600 feet northeast of S. R. 322 (Franklin, PA Quadrangle N: 6.4 inches; W: 10.5 inches) located in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-2091. Filed for public inspection December 10, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
