DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[28 Pa.B. 1146] 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, Regional 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 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 accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the Community Relations Coordinator at (717) 657-4585. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge to State waters.
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6130.
PA 0057339. Sewage, Brian and Cheryl Davidson, 209 Poplar Road, Honey Brook, PA 17555.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from small flow sewage treatment plant in Honey Brook Township, Chester County. This is a new discharge to West Branch of Brandywine Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: high quality trout stocking fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 500 gpd are as follows:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 20 40 Suspended Solids 10 20 Ammonia (as N) (5-1 to 10-31) 1.5 3.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 4.5 9.0 (7-1 to 10-31) Total Residual Chlorine monitor/report monitor/report Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 6.0 mg/l at all times pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.PA 0051896. Industrial waste, SIC: 3079, 2656, Fort James Operating Company, 605 Kuebler Road, Easton, PA 18042.
This proposed action is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge noncontact cooling water and stormwater into an unnamed tributary to Bushkill Creek in Forks Township, Northampton County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: high quality, cold water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of .0035 mgd are:
Monthly Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Oil and Grease 15 30 pH 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.PA 0086428. Sewage, SIC: 4952, Mazza Vineyards, Inc., P. O. Box 685, Cornwall, PA 17016.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated sewage to Chickies Creek, in Rapho Township, Lancaster County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishery, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was Columbia Borough Water Company located in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.025 mgd are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.6 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH from .0--9.0 inclusive Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,700/100 ml as a geometric average The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0087734. Industrial waste, SIC: 4941, The Marietta Gravity Water Company, Route 441, Box 302, Marietta, PA 17547.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated industrial waste to Dugan Run, in Hellam Township, York County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishery, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the proposed downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was Columbia Water Company located in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.0025 mgd are:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Suspended Solids 30 60 Total Iron 2 4 Aluminum 4 8 Manganese 1 2 TRC 0.5 1.6 pH 6.0--9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0083305. Industrial waste, SIC: 30, Amp, Incorporated, P. O. Box 3608, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3608.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial waste to Krebs Valley Run, in Codorus Township, York County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishes, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was York Water Company located in Spring Garden Township, York County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.058 mgd are:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow monitor and report Tetrachloroethylene 0.002 0.004 0.005 1,1,2-Trichlorethane 0.002 0.004 0.005 Trichloroethylene 0.005 0.010 0.013 pH within limits of 6--9 (s.u.) at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0083089. Industrial waste, SIC: 30, Amp, Incorporated, P. O. Box 3608, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3608.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial waste to Larkin Pond/Seaks Run, in Springfield Township, York County.
The receiving stream is classified for high quality cold water fishes, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was York Water Company located in Spring Garden Township, York County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.086 mgd are:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow monitor and report 1,1-Dichloroethane 0.001 0.002 0.003 1,1,2-Trichlorethane 0.002 0.004 0.005 pH within limits of 6--9 (s.u.) at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 007862. Industrial waste, SIC: 4941, Pennsylvania-American Water Co., Yellow Breeches Filter Plant, 107 Meadowbrook, New Cumberland, PA 17070.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial waste to the Yellow Breeches Creek, in Fairview Township, York County.
The receiving stream is classified for cold water fishes, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was Wrightsville Borough Water Authority located in Wrightsville. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfalls 001 and 002 for a design flow of 0.2 and 0.034 mgd are:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) TSS 30 60 75 pH 6--9 s.u. at all times TRC 1.5 XXX 2.5 Total Aluminum 4.0 8.0 10.0 Total Manganese 1.0 2.0 2.5 Total Iron 2.0 4.0 5.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Program Manager, Water Management, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6510, (717) 327-3666.PA 0111538. SIC: 4952, Rodger Yordy (Pine Valley Park), P. O. Box 72, Vicksburg, PA 17883.
This proposed action is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage to North Branch Buffalo Creek in West Buffalo Township, Union County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: high quality cold water fish and aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is City of Sunbury Municipal Authority located on the Susquehanna River 30 miles downstream.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 0.03 mgd are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 5 10 (11-1 to 4-30) 15 30 Total Residual Chlorine* monitor and report* monitor and report* Fecal Coliforms 200/100 ml as a geometric average pH 6.0--9.0 at all times *provide effective dechlorination within 3 years of permit issuance date
Other Conditions: none
The EPA waiver is in effect.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.PA 0091391. Industrial waste, SIC: 3087, Polycom Huntsman, Inc., 90 West Chestnut Street, Washington, PA 15301.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge cooling water and stormwater from Plant No. 1 in Donora Borough, Washington County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, Monongahela River, classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) is PA-American Water Company-Aldrich Station, located at 410 Cooke Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15234, 12.6 miles below the discharge point.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.41 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report Temperature (°F) 110 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 101: existing discharge, average flow of 0.061 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report BOD5 13 report 26 Oil and Grease 15 report 29 Suspended Solids 10 report 19 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 201: existing discharge, average flow of 0.051 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report BOD5 11 report 26 Oil and Grease 12 report 29 Suspended Solids 8 report 19 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 301: existing discharge, average flow of 0.013 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report BOD5 3 report 26 Oil and Grease 3 report 29 Suspended Solids 2 report 19 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 002: new discharge.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum This outfall is permitted to discharge uncontaminated stormwater runoff from areas in and around the facility. There are at this time no specific effluent limitations on this outfall. The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0021822. Sewage, Borough of Berlin, 700 North Street, P. O. Box 115, Berlin, PA 15530-0115.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge to the receiving waters, known as Buffalo Creek, which are classified as a cold 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 Ohiopyle Borough Water Works.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.8 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 15 22.5 30 (11-1 to 4-30) 25 37.5 60 Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 3.0 4.5 6.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 7.5 11.3 15.0 Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine (1st month--36th month) monitor and report (37th month--expiration) 0.1 0.3 Dissolved Oxygen not less than 6 mg/l pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0217808. Sewage, David A. Harchuck, 122 Kerr Road, New Kensington, PA 15068.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Harchuck Office Building in Washington Township, Westmoreland County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Tributary of Beaver Run, which are classified as a trout stock 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 Buffalo Township Municipal Authority--Freeport.
Outfall 001: new discharge, design flow of .00196 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 50 Suspended Solids 45 60 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 3.5 7.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 10.5 21 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine monitor and report Dissolved Oxygen not less than 3 mg/l pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Oil and Gas Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6860.PA 0105279. Industrial waste, SIC: 1389, 4953. Danco Industries, Inc., P. O. Box 941, Oil City, PA 16301.
This application is for renewal/modification of an NPDES permit to discharge treated industrial waste to the Allegheny River in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County. This is a modification of 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, and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Emlenton Municipal Water Authority intake on the Allegheny River located at Emlenton, approximately 35 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 0.060 mgd are:
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Daily Average Daily Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Maximum Monthly Maximum Maximum Flow monitor and report Cadmium 0.19 0.38 0.38 0.76 0.95 Lead 1.55 3.11 3.1 6.2 7.75 Silver monitor and report Chloride monitor and report Zinc monitor and report The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 101 are:
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Daily Average Daily Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Maximum Monthly Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) 0.040 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 Oil and Grease 15 30 Total Iron 3.5 7.0 Acidity less than alkalinity Alkalinity monitor and report pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 201 are:
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Daily Average Daily Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Maximum Monthly Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) 0.020 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 75 Oil and Grease 15 30 Dissolved Iron 7.0 Benzene 0.001 0.0025 Total BETX 0.1 0.25 MBTE monitor and report Napthalene monitor and report pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 are: This discharge shall consist of uncontaminated stormwater runoff only.
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 wastewater 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). Any 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 Offices 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 Managers 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.
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.NPDES Facility County and Tributary New Permit No. Name and Address Municipality Stream Requirements PA 0040487 Dr. P. C. Chadaga
d/b/a Maple Lane Estates
c/o Property Management, Inc.
P. O. Box 622
Lemoyne, PA 17043-0622Luzerne
Foster TownshipPond Creek Total Residual
Chlorine
Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.NPDES Facility County and Tributary New Permit No. Name and Address Municipality Stream Requirements PA 0084123 Penn Twp. Mun. Authority
Kinkora Nursing Home
100 Munic. Bldg. Rd.
Duncannon, PA 17020Perry
Penn TownshipCove Creek TRC
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[Continued from previous Web Page] DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER Applications under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law (Part II Permits) The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).
Persons objecting on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval of an application or submitted plan may file a written protest with the Department at the address indicated above each permit application or plan. Each written protest should contain the following: name, address and telephone number; identification of the plan or application to which the protest is addressed; and a concise statement in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the protest and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to any given protests. Each commentator will be notified in writing of the time and place if a hearing or conference concerning the plan or action or application to which the protest relates is held. To insure consideration by the Department prior to final action on permit applications and proposed plans, initial protests and additions or amendments to protests already filed should be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A copy of each permit application and proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the 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 industrial waste and sewage applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.
A. 2298401. Sewage, submitted by Marlin and Kathy Martz, Jr., 1127 Manada Bottom Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112-8825 in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County to construct a small flow sewage treatment system to serve their residence was received in the Southcentral Region on January 29, 1997.
A. 6798402. Sewage, submitted by Conewago Township Sewer Authority, 490 Coppenhaffer Road, York, PA 17404 in Conewago Township, York County to construct the Susquehanna Business Park pump station and sewer extension was received in the Southcentral Region on January 30, 1998.
A. 6798403. Sewage, submitted by Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors, 1501 Mt. Zion Road, York, PA 17402 in Springettsbury Township, York County to upgrade the Erlen Drive Sewers was received in the Southcentral Region on February 2, 1998.
A. 0198401. Sewage, submitted by Reading Township Municipal Authority, 50 Church Road, East Berlin, PA 17316 in Reading Township, Adams County to upgrade their wastewater treatment facility was received in the Southcentral Region on February 2, 1998.
A. 2298401. Sewage, submitted by Franklin R. Norris, 252 White Birch Lane, Harrisburg, PA 17112 in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County to construct a small flow sewage treatment system to serve their resi-dence was received in the Southcentral Region on February 6, 1998.
A. 2198401. Sewage, submitted by East Pennsboro Township, 98 South Enola Drive, Enola, PA 17025 in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County to construct the Grandview Acres Area Sewer Extension was received in the Southcentral Region on February 9, 1998.
A. 0697202. Industrial, submitted by New Morgan Landfill Company, Inc., Mineview Drive East Extension, P. O. Box 128, Morgantown, PA 19534 in New Morgan Borough, Berks County to install and operate an industrial waste treatment plant was received in the Southcentral Region on November 25, 1997.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
A. 0298402. Sewerage. West Elizabeth Sanitary Authority, 125 Lower First Street, West Elizabeth, PA 15088-0503. Application for the construction of sanitary sewers, storm sewer outfalls with endwalls, modification to the plant outfall and sliplining of the interceptor located in the Borough of West Elizabeth, Allegheny County.
0298403. Sewerage. Frank E. Buck, 7520 Noblestown Rd., McDonald, PA 15057. Application for the construction and operation of a sewage treatment plant located in the Township of North Fayette, Allegheny County to serve the Buck residence.
A. 3098401. Sewerage. Cyprus Cumberland Resources Corp., 145 Elm Drive, P. O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370. Application for the construction and operation of a sewage treatment plant located in the Township of Whiteley, Greene County to serve the Cumberland Mine Bathhouse.
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
WQM Permit No. 4298401. Sewage. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, McKean County Maintenance Facility, P. O. Box 124, Cyclone, PA 16726. This project is to remove the existing sewage treatment facility and to install a new small flow sewage treatment facility including a septic tank, dosing tank, subsurface sand filter and chlorine contact tank in Lafayette Township, McKean County.
WQM Permit No. 4398406. Sewage, Seth and Evelyn Johnson, SRSTP, 110 Tanner Rd., Greenville, PA 16125. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in West Salem Township, Mercer County.
WQM Permit No. 1698402. Sewage, John R. and Linda S. Gatesman, SRSTP, Box 122, Sunset Dr., Lucinda, PA 16235. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Knox Township, Clarion County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS (PAS) 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 office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day permit 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 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 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.
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.
NPDES Permit PAS10-G303. Stormwater. Belle Capital Corporation, Ltd., 301 Lindenwood Drive, Suite 1, Malvern, PA 19355, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in West Bradford Township, Chester County, to unnamed tributary to Valley Run (north and unnamed tributary to Broad Run (south).
NPDES Permit PAS10-G304. Stormwater. The Hankin Group, 717 Constitution Drive, P. O. Box 562, Exton, PA 19341, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Uwchlan and Upper Uwchlan Townships, Chester County, to Pickering Creek.
NPDES Permit PAS10-G305. Stormwater. George Strawbridge, Jr., 3801 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Franklin Township, Chester County, to unnamed tributary to Big Elk Creek.
NPDES Permit PAS10-G306. Stormwater. TPT Partners, LP, P. O. Box 866, Kimberton, PA 19442, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in North Conventry Township, Chester County, to unnamed tributary to Schuylkill River.
Northeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
Lehigh County Conservation District, District Manager, Lehigh Ag. Ctr., Ste. 102, 4184 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, PA 18104, (610) 391-9583.
NPDES Permit PAS10Q150. Stormwater. Bruce MacGregor, 45 Schuler Lane, Easton, PA 18042 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, (717) 629-3060.
NPDES Permit No. PAS10S058. Stormwater. Pocono Mountains Industrial Park Authority, 556 Main Street, Stoudsburg, PA 18360 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County to Red Run and Pocono Summit Lake.
NPDES Permit No. PAS10S059. Stormwater. Mountain Manor Inn, Inc., P. O. Box 1067, Marshalls Creek, PA 18335 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Smithfield Township, Monroe County to Marshalls Creek.
Northampton County Conservation District, District Manager, R. R. 4, Greystone Building, Nazareth, PA 18064-9211, (610) 746-1971.
NPDES Permit PAS10U086. Stormwater. Kravco Company, 234 Mall Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Palmer Township, Northampton County to Bushkill Creek.
Southwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
NPDES Permit PAS10A108. Stormwater. Fox Chapel Area School Authority, 611 Field Club Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Fox Chapel Borough, Allegheny County to Squaw Run.
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.
5689502-A1. Windber Area Authority, 1700 Stockholm Avenue, Windber, PA 15963. Construction of a second 260,000 gallon water storage tank serving Ogle Township, Somerset County.
6598501. Easy Living Estates of Ligonier, R. D. 4, Box 107, Ligonier, PA 15658-8807. Addition to an existing personal care home serving Cook Township, Westmoreland County.
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6899.
A. 6198501. Public water supply. Rouseville Municipal Waterworks, 8 Main Street, Rouseville, PA 16344. This proposal involves the development of a new well (known as Well #5) to supplement the existing water system in Cornplanter Township, Venango County.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION Under Act 2, 1995 Preamble 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 302 and 303 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 Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate identifies 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 or Statewide health standard to remediate a site must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department must provide a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known 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 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 and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Northeast Regional Field Office, Joseph Brogna, Regional Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PP&L)--Distribution pole #63603S46245, City of Allentown, Lehigh County. PP&L, Environmental Management Division, 2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate concerning the remediation of site soils found to be contaminated with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide human health standard.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION Under Act 2, 1995 Preamble 2
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 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 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 a site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site in 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 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 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 and 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 determined to be located in Special Industrial Areas. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area by the person conducting remediation. For the sites identified, a municipality may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period a municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of a site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of a site. For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Regional Office, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.
James Armour Site, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Jacenty Serwik, P. G., C.P.G., Urban Engineers, Inc., 530 Walnut St., 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3685, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with lead, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet site-specific standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Philadelphia Daily News on February 2, 1998.
AIR POLLUTION OPERATING PERMITS
Operating permit applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4587.
21-320-010A: Fry Communications, Inc. (800 West Church Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055) for the operation of three heatset lithographic printing presses controlled by a catalytic oxidizer in Building No. 3 in Mechanicsburg Borough, Cumberland County.
22-322-001: Dauphin Meadows, Inc. (Route 209, Millersburg, PA 17061) for the operation of a landfill gas extraction system controlled by an enclosed ground flare located in Upper Paxton and Washington Township, Dauphin County. This source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart WWW, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
67-320-022B: Fry Communications, Inc. (800 West Church Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055) for the operation of two heatset lithographic printing presses, each controlled by their own respective catalytic oxidizer and one non-heatset lithographic press in Building No. 5 in Manchester Township, York County.
Northcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 200 Pine Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
59-399-011A: Metalkraft Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 606, Wellsboro, PA 16901) for the operation of a powdered metal parts sintering furnace (S-6) in Charleston Township, Tioga County.
Southwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
OP-26-00371: Coolspring Stone Supply, Inc. (P. O. Box 1328, Uniontown, PA 15401) for the operation of asphalt manufacturing at the Coolspring Plant No. 2 in North Union Township, Fayette County.
OP-32-00207: Sprankle Mills Tipple (P. O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767) for the operation of coal processing at the Valier Coal Yard in North Mahoning Township, Indiana County.
OP-04-00439: Tajon Warehousing Corp. (2701 Midland-Beaver Road, Industry, PA 15052) for the operation ferroalloy warehouse at the Arrow Terminals in Industry Borough, Beaver County.
OP-65-00888: United Parcel Service (521 North Center Avenue, New Stanton, PA 15672) for the operation of package handling facility at the New Stanton Facility in New Stanton, Westmoreland County.
OP-65-00361: R. L. Smeltz Oil Company (P. O. Box 100, Greensburg, PA 15601) for the operation of petroleum in Greensburg, Westmoreland County.
OP-26-00045: Coolspring Stone Supply, Inc. (P. O. Box 1328, Uniontown, PA 15401) for the operation of limestone production at Marsolino Coolspring Quarry in North Union Township, Fayette County.
OP-63-00893: Master Woodcraft, Inc. (100 Stationvue, Washington, PA 15301) for the operation of wood furniture manufacturing at the Washington Plant in Chartiers Township, Washington County.
OP-65-00661: Derry Construction Co., Inc. (R. D. 5, Box 34, Latrobe, PA 15650) for the operation of asphalt paving mixture manufacturing at the Delmont Asphalt Facility in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.
OP-32-00113: North Cambria Fuel Co. (250 Airport Road, P. O. Box 1319, Indiana, PA 15701) for the operation of coal processing at Route 22 Tipple (Blairsville), in Burrell Township, Indiana County.
Notice of Intent to Issue
Operating Permit No. 22-2007A Harrisburg Materials, Energy, Recycling and Recovery Facility
1670 South 19th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104Dauphin County Under section 111(d)/129 of the Clean Air Act, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated emission guidelines (EG) to control emissions from existing large municipal waste combustors (MWCs). The guidelines are codified at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Cb and apply to existing MWCs capable of combusting more than 250 tons per day of municipal solid waste.
In accordance with the State section 111(d)/129 plan for MWCs, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will implement the emission guidelines by incorporating the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Cb into Federally-enforceable State operating permit (FESOP) No. 22-2007A. The FESOP will serve as the legally enforceable mechanism for implementation of the Subpart Cb requirements.
Copies of the proposed permit and other relevant information are available for public inspection at the Southcentral Regional Office, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110. An appointment to review the documents may be scheduled by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 540-5018 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Kanubhai L. Patel, Chief, Title V Facilities Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110 within 30 days of this notice. Written comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the persons submitting the comments along with a reference to the proposed permit.
The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the comment period. The Department will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.
Notice of Intent to Issue
Operating Permit No. 67-2006A York County Resource Recovery Facility
2651 Blackbridge Road, York, PA 17402York County Under section 111(d)/129 of the Clean Air Act, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated emission guidelines (EG) to control emissions from existing large municipal waste combustors (MWCs). The guidelines are codified at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Cb and apply to existing MWCs capable of combusting more than 250 tons per day of municipal solid waste.
In accordance with the State section 111(d)/129 plan for MWCs, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will implement the emission guidelines by incorporating the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Cb into Federally-enforceable State operating permit (FESOP) No. 67-2006A. The FESOP will serve as the legally enforceable mechanism for implementation of the Subpart Cb requirements.
Copies of the proposed permit and other relevant information are available for public inspection at the Southcentral Regional Office, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110. An appointment to review the documents may be scheduled by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 540-5018 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Kanubhai L. Patel, Chief, Title V Facilities Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110 within 30 days of this notice. Written comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the persons submitting the comments along with a reference to the proposed permit.
The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the comment period. The Department will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Northcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 200 Pine Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
59-304-002J: Ward Manufacturing, Inc. (P. O. Box 9, Blossburg, PA 16912) for the installation of air cleaning devices (three fabric collectors) on various pieces of foundry castings shakeout, sand handling, and like equipment at Plant 1 in Blossburg Borough, Tioga County.
Southwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
PA-65-884A: IA Construction Corporation (P. O. Box 290, Homer City, PA 15628) for the construction of bituminous concrete plant at their Donegal Plant in Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
PA-65-137B: Allegheny Ludlum Corporation (100 River Road, Brackenridge, PA 15014) for the construction of No. 91 Anneal and Pickle Line at their Vandergrift Plant in Vandergrift Borough, Westmoreland County.
PA-26-488A: Laurel Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 23, Gans, PA 15439) for the construction of Limestone Hauling and Crushing at their Wymps Gap Quarry in Springhill Township, Fayette County.
PA-65-844A: Sterling Lebanon Packaging Corp. (P. O. Box 768, Thomas Avenue and Lafferty Street, Jeannette, PA 15644) for the construction of offset printing presses in Jeannette, Westmoreland County.
PA-04-059B: Koppel Plant (P. O. Box 750, Beaver Falls, PA 15010) for construction of melt shop no. 4 at Koppel Plant in Koppel Borough, Beaver County.
Notice of Action To Be Taken
Plan Approval Application No. PA-15-0002A Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to Quebecor Printing Atglen, Inc. (Quebecor), P. O. Box 465, Atglen, PA, to construct a publication rotogravure at the Quebecor printing facility, located in West Sadsbury Township, Chester County. The rotogravure press with carbon adsorption system are described in the Quebecor plan approval application of March 5, 1997, and subsequent submissions.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, this operation will emit 150 tons per year of volatile organic compounds (VOC). The VOC emissions increase will be offset at a ratio of 1:1.3 resulting in no net increase of VOC to atmosphere. Offsets are available from internal emission reduction credits generated within the printing facility.
Copies of the application, technical review by the Department, and other supporting documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the address shown.
In order to assure compliance with the applicable standards, the Department has placed the following conditions in the Plan Approval:
Operating and Monitoring Requirements
A. Rotogravure press No. 7 shall be constructed within a permanent total enclosure. The captured emissions from the source shall be directed to the Dedert solvent recovery system SRS2 with a minimum of 98% overall control efficiency. In order to insure the 98% overall control efficiency is maintained, the company shall calculate the overall control efficiency based on Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) of solvent vapor concentrations on the inlet side of solvent recovery verses the solvent concentration on the outlet side of solvent recovery system.
B. The total combined airflow to SRS2 shall not exceed 225,000 SCFM at any time.
C. The press shall be equipped with a flow meter to measure and record the airflow from the source. The airflow from the source shall be recorded on a daily basis and shall be reported in SCFM to demonstrate compliance with conditions 4.A.
D. QPA shall operate rotogravure press No. 7 under the following conditions:
1. The total VOC throughput for press 7, including ink VOC, solvent VOC and cleaning solvent shall not exceed 15,000,000 pounds of VOC per year.
2. The total potential VOC emissions to be captured from the source and directed to the solvent recovery system shall not exceed 7,500 tons per year.
3. Rotogravure press No. 7 covered under this Plan Approval shall be operated and maintained in a manner consistent with good operating and maintenance (O&M) practices.
Emission Limitations and New Source Review Requirements
A. The total VOC emissions from the press shall not exceed:
1. Maximum Peak Hourly Rate of 43 pounds per hour.
2. Annual rate of 150 tons per year as a 12 month rolling sum calculated monthly.
B. The facility net emission increase of 73.7 tons VOC per year, calculated as follows, shall be offset at a ratio of 1:1.3.
Five year net VOC emission increase, as it pertains to 25 Pa. Code § 127.203(c)Source/Activity Plan Approval # Date Net Emission Increase (tons/yr) Presses 21 and 22 installed PA-15-0002B 08/15/97 + 21.0 Press 7 installed PA-15-0002A Upon issuance + 150.0 Press 6 removed 02/1998 -97.3 Total Net Increase from Contemporaneous Modifications 73.7
In order to offset the facility net emission, QPA shall use the emission reduction credits (ERC) generated from the overcontrol of fugitive emissions in the facility press room.
C. Prior to start-up of Press 7, the company shall provide an appropriate ERC credit from the Department's ERC Registry.
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
A. The company shall maintain a VOC emission tracking system to document compliance with the total VOC throughput and emission limitation requirements of this Plan Approval. The system shall quantify emissions from the source by accounting for the amount, in pounds, of all VOC materials used for each job.
B. The company shall record the following information for the source to demonstrate compliance with the total VOC throughput and emission limitation requirements of the Plan Approval:
1. Daily ink usage in gallons and pounds of material as applied per job.
2. The materials composition:
* Percent solids by volume
* Percent organic solvent by volume
* Percent water by volume
* Pounds of VOC per gallon minus water
* Pounds of VOC per pound of material
* Density of solvents
3. Hours of operation:
* Number of production runs per day (runs/day)
* Duration of each run (time/run)
C. The company shall generate a summary of the actual VOC emissions. Emissions shall be calculated monthly based upon time and run averages.
D. Records required under this Plan Approval shall be kept for a period of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
NSPS Requirements
Rotogravure press No. 7 is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart QQ--Standards of Performance for the Graphic Arts Industry and shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Subpart. Under 40 CFR 60.4, the company shall submit copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications to both the EPA and the Department.
Special Permit Requirements
A. The facility's net emission increase of 73.7 tons VOC per year exceeds the emission threshold specified in § 127.203 and shall be offset at a ratio of 1:1.3, as required by 25 Pa. Code § 127.210.
B. In order to offset the 73.7 tpy increase QPA shall use the ERC generated by the overcontrol of fugitive emissions from Presses No. 1,2,3,4 and 4A.
Required VOC Emission ReductionNet VOC Emission Increase Offset Ratio Reduction Required Tons/Yr Tons/Yr 73.7 1.3:1 95.8 ERC Available: 260.0 tpy Reduction Required: 95.8 tpy ERC Available after Transaction 164.2 tpy C. In order for the 260 ton ERCs to be certified under 25 Pa. Code § 127.207, the company shall reduce the potential to emit (PTE) of presses 1-4A. The new PTE of the presses 1-4A shall be equal or less than 1410 tons VOC per year as a 12 month rolling sum.
D. In order to make the ERC permanent and Federally enforceable, the company shall comply with the following conditions:
Permit Source Control System Allowable Emissions, tpy 15-320-007C Presses 1,2,3,4, and 4A Solvent Recovery System (SRS) 1 828 PA-15-0002B Presses 21 and 22 Thermal Oxidizer 21.0 PA-15-0002A Press 7 SRS2 150.0
1. The VOC emissions from presses 1-4A shall be controlled by SRS1 at a minimum of 85% of capture/control efficiency. The facility, as a whole, shall maintain an overall control efficiency of 91% or higher.
2. The company shall not operate presses 1-4A whenever the SRS2 is out of service.
3. Press 6 shall be permanently shut down prior to start-up of press 7.
Testing Requirements
A. The company shall perform a VOC emission stack test on the source covered by this Plan Approval in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 139 of the rules and regulations. The stack test shall be performed while the source is operating at the maximum rated capacity as stated on the application. The test shall be conducted at the inlet and outlet of the solvent recovery to demonstrate compliance with the VOC control requirement and VOC emission limitations of the Plan Approval.
B. At least 60 days prior to the test, the company shall submit to the Department for approval the procedures for the test and a sketch with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure collection of representative samples. A test protocol shall be approved by the Source Testing Section of the Department prior to testing.
C. The test shall be performed within 60 days from protocol approval. At least 30 days prior to the test, the Regional Air Pollution Control Engineer shall be informed of the date and time of the test.
D. Within 30 days after the source test, two copies of the complete test report, including all operating conditions, shall be submitted to the Regional Air Quality Manager for approval.
Persons wishing to provide the Department with written comments prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the comments to the address shown within 30 days of this publication. Each written comment shall include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
2. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval, No. PA-15-0002A.
3. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
Requests for a public fact finding conference or hearing may also be made by writing the Department at the address shown. Persons who have submitted comments or have requested a conference will be notified of the decision to hold a conference by publication in this newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines notification by telephone is sufficient.
Written remarks should be sent to: Francine Carlini, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
Comments from the public will be addressed by the Department during the review process before a final action is taken on the proposals. A summary report addressing the concerns raised by the public will be released should the Department decide to issue the Plan Approval and permit.
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[Continued from previous Web Page] REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (RACT)
Reasonably Available Control Technology and Emission Reduction Credits: Public Hearing
Allegheny Ludlum Corp., Washington Plant The Department reviewed the RACT plans and ERC application and made a preliminary determination to approve these plans and amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the above listed facilities.
The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT approval for these facilities to comply with current regulations.
The preliminary RACT determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits for the facilities and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as revisions to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
Allegheny Ludlum Corporation (AL) chose a case-by-case approach to meeting the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.92 for the electric arc furnaces, two annealing furnaces and the batch pickling operation. AL proposed no additional controls as they were determined to be not cost effective through a top-down analysis. AL proposes to meet the presumptive RACT requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.93 for all other sources at this facility.
AL has applied for ERCs for the reduction of 7.78 tons/year of NOx and 8.7 tons/year of VOC emissions generated through the shutdown of three electric arc furnaces at the Washington Facility as provided for in 25 Pa. Code § 127.207(5)(I).
A public hearing will be held to receive comments on the RACT plan and ERC approval. The hearing date is March 18 for Allegheny Ludlum at the Department of Environmental Protection Waterfront Conference Room, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. Deadline to register to speak is March 11.
A 30-day comment period from the date of publication will exist for the submission of written comments.
Public Hearing; Preliminary Determination to Approve Air Quality Applications to Modify Power Boiler No. 5 (PB #5) and Recovery Boiler No. 3 (RB #3) Permits, Approve a Revised Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plan which relies on the New Source Review (NSR) Exclusion Policy and Propose a Revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a preliminary determination to approve a modification plan, no. 67-306-006B, submitted as part of the regulatory requirements for Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) review, for the PSD repermitting of PB #5 at P. H. Glatfelter Company (Glatfelter) located in Spring Grove Borough, York County. The modification involves lowering SO2 and PM10 emission limits on PB #5, rerouting of low volume, high concentration Non-Condensable Gases (NCGs) to PB #5 for incineration and removal of PB #3 stand-by status emission credit.
The plan approval would be subjected to the following additional condition:
1. The allowable emission rate for the CFB boiler is established as follows:
a. Particulate Matter Emissions--0.03 lb/mmBTU of heat input.
b. Sulfur Dioxide (SO2--0.37 lb/mmBTU of heat input (30-day running average), 0.40 lb/mmBTU of heat input (daily average not to be exceeded more than 2 days in any running 30-day period), 0.48 lb/mmBTU of heat input (daily average maximum not to be exceeded at any time) and 90% emission reduction (30-day rolling average).
Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's analysis of it, the following is a prediction of emissions based on a 545 mmBTU/hr maximum capacity rating for Power Boiler No. 5:
Pollutant Emissions in lbs.hr Emissions in tpy PM10 16.4 71.6 SO2 261.6 883.2 NOx 212.6 930.97 VOC 4.4 19.4 CO 41.4 181.3 Lead 0.05017 0.21976 Beryllium 0.000032 0.03051 Fluoride 0.34 1.5 Furthermore, the boiler will consume 16.7% of the available 3-hour PSD increment, 19.2% of the available 24-hour PSD increment and 6.5% of the annual increment for SO2 emissions.
The Department has made a preliminary determination to approve a modification plan, no. 67-315-008, for the repermitting of RB #3. The modification involves lowering emission limits on RB #3 and removal of PB #3 stand-by status emission credit.
The operating permit would be subjected to the following additional condition:
1. Sulfur Dioxide (SO2--shall not exceed 145 ppmv (at 8% O2, dry basis) and 221 lbs/hr on a daily average as measured by a certified continuous emissions monitor.
The Department has made a preliminary determination to approve a revised RACT Plan no. 67-2004A and proposes to revise the SIP for the pulp and paper mill. The modification involves a revised pulp mill VOC RACT plan utilizing PB #3 as the control device for high volume, low concentration NCGs, PB #3 Low NOx burner installation and the removal of annual heat input restrictions on PB #3.
Use of PB #3 as a VOC control device will create potential annual SO2 emissions above the PSD defined significant emission rate level. In order to exclude PB #3 from NSR, the EPA's interim guidance on pollution control projects has been applied to this case. Following this guidance, the proposed project satisfies the two criteria necessary to qualify for exemption under the EPA's NSR exclusion policy. First, the project is ''environmentally beneficial'' as defined by the EPA's interim guidance. Second, the project does not cause or contribute to a violation of a National ambient air quality standard, PSD increment, or adversely affect visibility or other air quality related value.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in RACT Plan approval 67-2004A for the existing pulp and paper mill operations to comply with current regulations. The preliminary RACT determination, when finally approved, will be incorporated into a Plan Approval/Operating Permit for the facility and will be submitted to the EPA as a revision to Pennsylvania's SIP.
The following is a summary of the preliminary oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) RACT determination for this facility:
NOx Source Control Method No. 1 Power Boiler Low NOx burners with Separate Overfire Air No. 3 Power Boiler Low NOx burners with Separate Overfire Air No. 4 Power Boiler Low NOx burners with Separate Overfire Air No. 5 Power Boiler Combustion Control No. 3 Recovery Boiler Combustion Control Lime Calciner Combustion Control VOC Source Control Method Kamyr Blow Tank Incineration in Power Boiler No. 3 No. 1 and No. 2 Pine Brown Stock Washers No. 1 and No. 2 Pine Filtrate Tanks Kamyr Chip Bin Presteaming Vent Kamyr Low Pressure Feeder Oxygen Delignification Area Vent East and West Weak Black Liquor Tank Softwood Bleach Plant None Hardwood Bleach Plant None Hardwood Fiber Line None Causticizing Area None Wastewater Treatment Plant None Kamyr Digester Incineration in No. 5 Power Boiler with Power Boiler No. 1 and 4 as backup
VOC RACT for the boilers and calciner is operation and maintenance in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
An appointment to review the PSD and RACT applications, draft plan approvals and other pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Mary Disanto at (717) 540-5018 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposal. The hearing will be held on April 2, 1998, at North Codorus Fire Hall, R. D. 1, Fire Hall Road, Spring Grove, PA 17362 from 7 p.m. until all scheduled comments on the proposal are received.
The public is invited to comment on the proposed plan and SIP revision. Persons interested in commenting are invited to appear at the public hearing; and they should contact Mary Ann Fischer at (717) 541-7969 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Commentators are requested to provide two written copies of their remarks at the time of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual. Organizations are requested to designate an individual to present testimony on behalf of the organization. Written comments may be submitted to Michelle Rudisill, Air Pollution Control Engineer, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110 on or before April 2, 1998.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact Mary Ann Fischer at (717) 541-7969 or through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Corrected Notice
Notice of Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC); Notice of Public Hearing
Approval of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plans for:
Johnson Matthey, Inc. (Tredyffrin Township, Chester County)
Centennial Printing Corporation (Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County)
H&N Packaging, Inc (prev. Paramount Packaging, Inc.) (Chalfont Borough, Bucks County)
Endura Products (Quakertown Borough, Bucks County)
Rohm and Haas Company (Bristol Township, Bucks County)
Lukens Steel Company (Plymouth Township, Montgomery County)
The Department has made a preliminary determination to approve RACT plans as amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the above facilities. The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for these facilities to comply with current regulations.
These preliminary determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits for the facilities and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as revisions to Pennsylvania's SIP.
The following is a summary of the preliminary RACT determinations for these facilities:
Johnson Matthey, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-15-0027)Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Four Coating Lines 32 VOC 3 lb of VOC per Gallon Coating Implemented Drying Ovens 23 NOx Natural Gas/Electrical Implemented Generators 27 NOx Presumptive Implemented Centennial Printing Corporation (Operating Permit OP-46-0068)
VOC Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Five Offset Presses & Cleanup Operations 55 Low VOC Ink & Solvent Implemented This facility is not a major NOx emitter. H & N Packaging, Inc. (previously Paramount Packaging, Inc.) (Operating Permit OP-09-0038)
VOC Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Ink Storage & Mixing Area 2.7 Manufacturer Specifications & Good Operating Procedures Implemented Wash Room 1 & 2--Parts Washing Areas 5.4 Manufacturer Specifications & Good Operating Procedures Implemented Press Cleanup N/A Good Operating Procedures Implemented The facility is not a major NOx emitter. Endura Products (Operating Permit OP-09-0028)
VOC Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Cleanup, Strip-Coat, Splice Glue & Maintenance Processes 27.3 Work Practice Plan Implemented The facility's NOx sources will meet the presumptive requirements of Section 129.93. Rohm and Haas Company (Operating Permit OP-09-0015)
Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule CRU & CRU-X Processes 2.26 VOC Scrubber Implemented PM-1 & PM-2 Production Lines 7.59 VOC Packed Scrubber Implemented PM-1 Die Exhaust 2.22 VOC Good Operating Procedures Implemented PM-2 Die Exhaust 4.01 VOC Vortex Scrubber Implemented PM-1 Fugitive Emissions 4.29 VOC Visual LDAR Implemented Building 39 Fugitive Emissions 4.27 VOC LDAR Implemented No. 7 Kettle 27.29 VOC Scrubber Implemented No. 10 Kettle 0.19 VOC
1.0 NOxIncinerator Implemented Building 30 Fugitive Emissions 9.43 VOC Visual LDAR Implemented Spray Dryer 34.45 VOC
4.41 NOxManufacturer Specifications Implemented Building 66 Fugitive Emissions 3.0 VOC Visual LDAR Implemented Nine Generators 86.1 NOx Manufacturer Specifications Implemented Four Boilers 634.65 NOx Burner Revisions or Low NOx Burners Implemented Bristol Research Park 4.03 VOC
0.61 NOxGood Operating Procedures Implemented Lukens Steel Company (Operating Permit OP-46-0011)
Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Steel Furnaces & Boilers 176.68 NOx Good Operating Procedures Implemented Drever Furnace 34.34 NOx Good Operating Procedures Implemented Miscellaneous Cutting/Heating 13.14 NOx Good Operating Procedures Implemented Four Slab Preheaters 8.21 NOx Manufacturer Specifications Implemented Three APB Preheaters 3.61 NOx Manufacturer Specifications Implemented Four Emergency Generators 4.98 NOx Manufacturer Specifications Implemented Plate Marking 3.47 VOC Good Operating Procedures Implemented Stencil Paint 2.73 VOC Good Operating Procedures Implemented Freeze Protection 2.98 VOC Good Operating Procedures Implemented
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed SIP revisions. The hearing will be held at 2 p.m. on March 26, 1998 at the Department of Environmental Protection Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA. The hearing will represent the opportunity for oral comment to the Department on the proposed SIP revisions and will not be a question and answer session. Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing are encouraged to contact Clarke Rupert, DEP Community Relations Coordinator, at (610) 832-6020 to register prior to the hearing, but may also register at the hearing. Those unable to attend the hearing but who wish to comment should send their written comments to Francine Carlini, Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428 on or before March 26, 1998.
Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act should contact Clarke Rupert at (610) 832-6020 or through the Pennsylvania At&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Copies of the pertinent documents are available for review at the Southeast Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (610) 832-6003.
MINING APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District mining office indicated above each application. Where a 401 water quality certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for informal conferences on applications, may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the same address within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; application number, a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Received
32980102. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip-auger mine in Montgomery Township, Indiana County, affecting 64.6 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Cush Creek and Cush Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River; application received February 10, 1998.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
03910101(T). Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Application received to transfer a permit currently issued to State Industries for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Boggs Township, Armstrong County, affecting 208.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to North Fork Pine Creek to the Allegheny River. Application received January 30, 1998.
63910103(T). Robinson Coal Company (200 Neville Road, Neville Island, PA 15225). Application received to transfer a permit currently issued to Pangersis Coal Company for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Robinson Township, Washington County, affecting 113.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Robinson Run, to Chartiers Creek, to Ohio River; and unnamed tributaries to Little Raccoon Run, to Raccoon Run, to Ohio River. Application received December 9, 1997.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
10930104. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Center Township, Butler County affecting 145.0 acres. Receiving streams: one unnamed tributary to Stony Run and three unnamed tributaries to Pine Run. Application received January 23, 1998.
33920108. R & L Coal Corporation (P. O. Box 26, Punxsutawney, PA 15767) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Pinecreek Township, Jefferson County affecting 26.0 acres. Receiving streams: two unnamed tributaries to Sandy Lick Creek. Application for reclamation only. Application received January 26, 1997.
33930108. Waroquier Coal Company (133 W. Fifth Avenue, P. O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Oliver Township, Jefferson County affecting 53.0 acres. Receiving streams: Lick Run and an unnamed tributary to Little Sandy Creek. Application for reclamation only. Application received February 5, 1998.
16980102. TDK Coal Sales, Inc. (P. O. Box 627, Clarion, PA 16214) Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Highland Township, Clarion County affecting 38.3 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Cherry Run and an unnamed tributary to McGourvey Run. Application received February 5, 1998.
16980103. Milestone Crushed, Inc. (521 South Street, Clarion, PA 16214) Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Ashland Township, Clarion County affecting 48.1 acres. Receiving streams: Little East Sandy Creek and an unnamed tributary to Little East Sandy Creek. Application received February 9, 1998.
33980101. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001) Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip, auger and coal preparation facility in Winslow Township, Jefferson County affecting 129.0 acres. Receiving streams: An unnamed tributary to Soldier Run and Soldier Run. Application to include a stream encroachment to use an existing haul road across Soldier Run and the unnamed tributary to Soldier Run into the mine site. Application received February 10, 1998.
McMurray District Office 30831303. Cyprus Cumberland Resources Corp. (145 Elm Dr., Waynesburg, PA 15370), to revise the permit for the Cumberland Mine in Whiteley Township, Greene County to add bleeder shaft and dewatering borehole, unnamed tributary to Whiteley Creek. Application received February 2, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54920203R. B-D Mining Co. (P. O. Box 423, Gilberton, PA 17934), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 77.0 acres, receiving stream none. Application received February 2, 1998.
54950202C. Gilberton Coal Company (Gilberton, PA 17934), correction to an existing anthracite surface mine in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 148 acres, receiving stream North Mahanoy Creek. Application received January 28, 1998.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Noncoal Applications Received
37950303. Medusa Cement Company (P. O. Box 5668, Cleveland, OH 44101) Transfer of an existing limestone operation in Shenango and Taylor Township, Lawrence County affecting 176.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to McKees Run and McKees Run. Transfer from Medusaa Aggregates Company. Application received February 6, 1998.
37840409. Medusa Cement Company (P. O. Box 5668, Cleveland, OH 44101) Transfer of an existing limestone operation in Taylor Township, Lawrence County affecting 185.9 acres. Receiving streams: An unnamed tributary to Big Run and an unnamed tributary to McKees Run. Transfer from Medusa Aggregates Company. Application received February 6, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
45900303T. Middle Smithfield Materials, Inc. (P. O. Box 674, Bushkill, PA 18324), transfer of an existing quarry operation from C. H. Van Why, Inc. in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County affecting 29.0 acres, receiving stream Suise Creek. Application received January 30, 1998.
28840302C2. Valley Quarries, Inc. (P. O. Box J, Chambersburg, PA 17201), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0614289 in Greene Township, Franklin County affecting 53.3 acres, receiving stream runlet to Cono- cheague Creek and Conocheague Creek. Application received February 4, 1998.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT ENCROACHMENTS The following Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317, as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 certification will be published concurrently with the permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Safety or Encroachment Permit or the approval of Environmental Assessments must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Northeast Regional Office, Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-5485.
E35-292. Encroachment. LaSalle Oil Company, 809 Third Street, Dunmore, PA 18512. To construct and maintain approximately 130 linear feet of a 50-foot by 18-foot pipe arch stream enclosure in Lackawanna Trail Tributary (CWF) for the expansion of an existing gas station and convenience market. The project is located on the south side of S. R. 0006 approximately 0.38 mile southeast of the intersection of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension and S. R. 0006 (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 19 inches; W: 8.5 inches) in South Abington Township, Lackawanna County (Baltimore District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E45-341. Encroachment. Bright Creek Park Association, R. R. 1, Box 140, Canadensis, PA 18325. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a private steel beam bridge having a single span of 30 feet and an underclearance of approximately 6 feet across Bright Creek (HQ-CWF). The project is located 1.5 miles east of T598 (Upper Seese Hill Road (Skytop, PA Quadrangle N: 17.0 inches; W: 5.0 inches) in Barrett Township, Monroe County (Philadelphia District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E54-246. Encroachment. Rosalie A. Weist, R. R. 1, Box 513, Pine Grove, PA 17963-0513. To construct and maintain a commercial building having dimensions of 21 feet by 46 feet in the floodway of Swatara and Wide Wake Creek. This project is located at 161-169 North Tulpehocken Street (SR125) (Pine Grove, PA Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 2.75 inches) in Pine Grove Borough, Schuylkill County (Baltimore District, Army Corps of Engineers).
Southeast Regional Office, Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E46-793. Encroachment. Upper Merion Township, 175 West Valley Forge Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406-1802. To perform the following activities along an unnamed tributary of Abrams Run (WWF) associated with the Bob White Park Stream Improvement and Stormwater Management Basin Modification Project:
1. To realign and regrade approximately 540 linear feet of stream; 2. To install and maintain gabion stream bank protection along this reach of stream; 3. To construct and maintain a reinforced concrete and gabion sediment forbay structure.
The site is located within the Bob White Park situated just south of the intersection of the Schuylkill Expressway (SR 0076) and Croton Road (Valley Forge USGS Quadrangle N: 13.90 inches; W: 0.20 inch) in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.
E15-568. Encroachment. LNP Engineering Plastics, Inc., 251 South Bailey Rd., Thorndale, PA 19335. To construct an addition to an existing warehouse facility which will impact 0.03 acre of wetland, located 1,100 feet southwest of the intersection of Lincoln Highway (SR0030) and Bailey Road (T408) (Coatesville, PA Quadrangle N: 20.9 inches; W: 2.2 inches) in Caln Township, Chester County.
E23-368. Encroachment. Chichester School District, P. O. Box 2100, Boothwyn, PA 19061-8100. To construct and maintain two building additions to the Chichester High School Complex which will impact 0.09 acre of wetland (PEM) and include construction within the 100-year floodplain of Marcus Hook Creek (WWF). The site is located at 3333 Chichester Avenue (Marcus Hook, PA-NJ DEL Quadrangle N: 16.0 inches; W: 8.8 inches) in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County.
E46-795. Encroachment. Cheltenham Township, 8230 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027-1589. To perform the following activities along the Tacony Creek (WWF) associated with the Glenside Avenue Bridge Replacement Project:
1. To remove a concrete slab bridge with a clear span of 19.5-foot and average underclearance of 8.5-foot and associated masonry abutments and concrete piers; 2. To install and maintain 40 linear feet of 24-foot by 7-foot reinforced concrete box culvert, associated wingwalls and roadway approach fill at this location; 3. To install and maintain drainage and roadway improvements including an 18-inch and a 24-inch RCP stormwater outfall within the upstream wingwalls of the proposed culvert.
The site is located approximately 400 feet southeast of the intersection of Rices Mill Road and Glenside Avenue (Germantown USGS Quadrangle N: 17.55 inches; W: 2.80 inches) in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County.
Northcentral Region, Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E14-314. Encroachment. Helen Alters, Supervisor, Benner Township Supervisors, 1224 Buffalo Run Rd., Bellefonte, PA 16823. Construct, operate and maintain a single span footbridge to carry pedestrian traffic across Buffalo Run. The footbridge shall be constructed with a span of 20 feet and width of 6 feet. The project is located along the eastern right-of-way of SR 0550 approximately 4,000 feet south of the intersection of SR 0550 and SR 3006 (State College, PA Quadrangle N: 21.9 inches; W: 15.6 inches) in Benner Township, Centre County. Estimated stream disturbance is 13.0 feet of waterway with no wetland impact; stream classification is High Quality-Cold Water Fishery.
E14-319. Encroachment. Corl Farm Inc., Galen Dreibelis, 1535 N. Atherton St., State College, PA 16830. To construct, operate and maintain a stream enclosure in an unnamed tributary to Big Hollow Run to provide access for a residential development. The stream enclosure shall be constructed with a corrugated metal culvert pipe that will have a diameter of 36 inch and a length of 125 feet. The project is located along the southern right-of-way of SR 0322 (Business Route) approximately 350 feet west of the intersection of Circleville Road and Farmstead Lane (Julian, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 3.4 inches) in Ferguson Township, Centre County. Estimated stream disturbance is 125 feet with no wetland impacts; stream classification is Cold Water Fishery.
E49-215. Encroachment. F B Leopold Co., Inc., 227 S. Division St., Zelienople, PA 16063-1313. To repair and maintain a railroad bridge with a span of 10.6 feet and underclearance of 2.4 feet across Spring Run located just downstream of Matthews St. and 700 feet north of Eight St. (Milton, PA Quadrangle N: 16.5 inches; W: 16.0 inches) in the Borough of Watsontown, Northumberland County. Estimated stream disturbance is 10 feet of stream with no wetland impacts; stream classification is WWF.
Southwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E03-367. Encroachment. Seven Sisters Mining Company, Inc., 200 US Route 22, Delmont, PA 15626. To construct and maintain a stream enclosure consisting of a 483-foot long, 54-inch diameter pipe in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (WWF); and to place and maintain fill in 0.27 acre of palustrine emergent/scrub-shrub wetlands for the purpose of enclosing said stream. The applicant proposes creation of 1.84 acres of palustrine emergent/scrub-shrub wetlands adjacent to the project to compensate for the wetlands loss. The project is located at a mining site at a point approximately 6,000 feet north of the intersection of SR 156 and SR 56 (Avonmore, PA Quadrangle N: 21.5 inches; W: 7.8 inches) in South Bend Township, Armstrong County.
E02-1216. Encroachment. Foltz Development Corporation, P. O. Box 401, Bridgeville, PA 15017. To place and maintain fill in approximately 0.08 acre of wetlands for the purpose of constructing the Ridgewood Condominiums located on the north side of Boyce Road at the intersection of Boyce Road and Hunting Ridge Trail (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N: 14.1 inches; W: 18.4 inches) in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County.
Northwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E16-101. Encroachment. Keystone School District, R. R. 2, Box 30, Knox, PA 16232-9390. To construct and maintain an approximately 500-foot-long by 81-inch-wide by 59-inch-high corrugated metal pipe arch stream enclosure in a tributary to Canoe Creek adjacent to the Knox High School football field along Old State Road west of Beatty Avenue (Knox, PA Quadrangle N: 19.1 inches; W: 4.2 inches) located in Knox Borough, Clarion County.
E61-212. Encroachment. GTE North, Inc., 150 West 10th Street, Erie, PA 16532. To construct and maintain an aerial fiber optic cable utility crossing of French Creek (WWF, Nominated 1-A Scenic) utilizing existing support poles. The project is located across French Creek approximately 800 feet east of the 13th Street Bridge (S. R. 0322) in the City of Franklin (Franklin, PA Quadrangle N: 4.75 inches; W: 10.9 inches) located in the City of Franklin, Venango County.
DAM SAFETY
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 6th Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
D36-292A. Dam. The Murray Companies/Sher-Wal, Inc. (1899 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601). To modify, operate and maintain the Woods Edge-Pond A Dam for stormwater detention for proposed commercial development. The dam is located across a tributary to the Little Conestoga Creek (WWF) along South Centerville Road in Manor Township, Lancaster County.
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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, 400 Market Street, 2nd Floor, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. 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.
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.
Industrial waste and sewerage actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6130.
Permit No. 1597415. Sewerage. Atglen Borough Sewer Authority (P. O. Box 250, Atglen, PA 19310). Construction and operation of flow equalization tank at the Borough's wastewater treatment plant located in Atglen Borough, Chester County.
Permit No. 0997410. Sewerage. Buckingham Township (P. O. Box 413, Buckingham, PA 18912-0413). Construction and operation to upgrade pump station to meet township current standards located in Buckingham Township, Bucks County.
Permit No. 2397413. Sewerage. Nicholas B. M. Kemp Jr. (1971 Kimberwick Rd., Media, PA 19063). Construction and operation of a sewage treatment plant with stream discharge to serve existing single residence located in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County.
Northeast Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
Permit No. 5297401. Sewerage. Delaware Valley School District, HC77, Box 379A, Milford, PA 18337. Permit to upgrade the existing wastewater treatment plant at the School District Complex on Route 6/209, located in Westfall Township, Pike County.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0060071. Industrial waste. Connaught Laboratories, Inc., P. O. Box 187, Route 611, Swiftwater, PA 18370 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Pocono Township, Monroe County to Swiftwater Creek.
Southwest Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
NPDES Permit No. PA0022241. Sewage, California Borough, P. O. Box 696, 1 Green Street, California, PA 15419 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at California Borough Sewage Treatment Plant, California Borough, Washington County.
NPDES Permit No. PA0217786. Sewage, New Eagle Borough, 157 Main Street, New Eagle, PA 15067 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Borough of New Eagle STP, Borough of New Eagle, Washington County to Monongahela River.
Permit No. 6397403. Sewerage, Pechin Leasing Company, Inc., P. O. Box 340, Pechin Road, Dunbar, PA 15431. Construction of a sewage treatment plant located in the Borough of Centerville, Washington County to serve the Denbo Marina Area.
Permit No. 6597408. Sewerage, New Kensington Sanitary Authority, 120 Logans Ferry Road, New Kensington, PA 15068. Construction of pump stations and sanitary sewers located in New Kensington, Westmoreland County to serve the Linden Avenue and Valley Camp Pump Stations.
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
WQM Permit No. 2097408. Sewage. Vernon Township, 10929 Jackson Avenue, Meadville, PA 16335. This project is for the construction of a new sewage pump station and force main to replace the existing Kerrtown Pump Station and force main in Vernon Township, Crawford County.
WQM Permit No. 2598401. Sewage. Millcreek Township Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 8158, Erie, PA 16505-0158. This project is for the installation of the proposed Greengarden Relief Sewer to reroute all existing and projected future flows from the Manor Drive interceptor to the existing Manor Drive Extension Interceptor within Frontier Park and then conveyed for treatment to the Erie Wastewater Treatment Plant in the City of Erie, Erie County.
WQM Permit No. 1698401. Sewage. Paint Township, R. D. 1, Box 231 A, Shippenville, PA 16254. This project is for the extension of an existing 8-inch sanitary sewer line and construction of one pump station and a 4-inch force to serve the Route 66 north area with treatment at the existing sewage treatment plant in Paint Township, Clarion County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS (PAS) The following NPDES Individual Permits for discharges of stormwater from construction activities have been issued.
Southeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream
PAS10-G297 William and James Freese
203 Hilltop Road
Oxford, PA 19363East Nottingham Twp.
Chester CountyBig Elk Creek Northeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream
PAS10Q146 Walsh, Higgins & Co.
101 E. Erie St., Ste. 800
Chicago, IL 60611Upper Macungie Twp.
Lehigh CountyIron Run PAS10U079 Douglas H. Long
224-B Old Easton Road
Stockertown, PA 18083Borough of Stockertown
Northampton Co.Bushkill Crk. PAS10U082 Guy Ahern
8735 N. Delaware Drive
Bangor, PA 18013Upper Nazareth Twp.
Northampton Co.Bushkill Crk. INDIVIDUAL PERMITS (PAR) The following parties have submitted Notices of Intent (NOIs) for Coverage under (1) General NPDES Permit(s) to discharge wastewater into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. The approval for coverage under these general NPDES permits is subject to applicable effluent limitations, monitoring, reporting requirements and other conditions set forth in the general permit; (2) General Permit(s) for Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge or Residential Septage by Land Application in Pennsylvania. The approval of coverage for land application of sewage sludge or residential septage under these general permits is subject to pollutant limitations, 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 approves the following coverages under the specified General Permit.
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 NPDES and/or other 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 Sewage Sludge By Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, A Public Contact Site or a Land Reclamation Site PAG-9 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Residential Septage By Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest or a Land Reclamation Site General Permit Type--PAG 2
Facility Location County and Applicant Name Receiving Stream Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address or Body of Water Telephone No. Centre County
College Twp.PAR10F063 Nicholas J. Pasquerilla
Crown American Properties
Pasquerilla Plaza
Johnstown, PA 15907Tributary to
Spring CreekCentre CCD
414 Holmes Ave.,
Suite 4
Bellefonte, PA 16823
(814) 355-6817Tioga County
Sullivan Twp.PAR106625 Sullivan Township
P. O. Box 84
Mainesburg, PA 16932Corey Creek Tioga CCD
5 East Avenue
Wellsboro, PA 16901
(717) 724-1801Erie County
Lake City BoroughPAR10K089 H & R Investment
2100 West 8th Street
Erie, PA 16505Elk Creek Erie Conservation District
12723 Route 19
P. O. Box 801
Waterford, PA 16441
(814) 796-4203Lackawanna County
Blakely BoroughPAR10N057 Sunita Arora
Northeast Dev., Inc.
P. O. Box 128
Waverly, PA 18471Tinklepaugh Crk. Lackawanna CD
(717) 587-2607Lehigh County
Whitehall Twp.PAR10Q099 Whitmak Assoc. & PA Reit
234 Mall Boulevard
King of Prussia, PA 19406Jordan Creek Lehigh CD
(610) 391-9583Schuylkill County
Ryan TownshipPAR105752 Smit Subdivision Ger Smit
135 Edison Furlong Rd.
Doylestown, PA 18901Hosensack Crk. Schuylkilll CD
(717) 622-3742Schuylkill County
Washington Twp.PAR105753 Hidden Valley Est.
Heather Thompson/Bobbi Jean Horning
R. R. 3, Box 168
Pine Grove, PA 17963Unnamed tributary
to Upper Little Swatara Crk.Schuylkill CD
(717) 622-3742General Permit Type--PAG 3
Facility Location County and Applicant Name Receiving Stream Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address or Body of Water Telephone No. Somerset County
Somerset Twp.PAR326111 New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
P. O. Box 77
New Enterprise, PA 16664Kimberly Run Southwest Regional Office
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000North East Borough
Erie CountyPAR128305 Welch Foods, Inc.
A Cooperative
2 South Portage
Westfield, NY 14787Sixteen Mile Crk. DEP
Northwest Region Water Management
230 Chestnut St.
Meadville, PA 16335-3481
(814) 332-6942General Permit Type--PAG 4
Facility Location County and Applicant Name Receiving Stream Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address or Body of Water Telephone No. Dauphin Co.
West Hanover Twp.PAG043588 Franklin R. Norris
252 White Birch Lane
Harrisburg, PA 17112UNT to
Beaver Crk.Southcentral Region
Water Management
Rm. 126
1 Ararat Boulevard
Harrisburg, PA 17110Pymatuning Twp.
Mercer Co.PAG048473 Harry and Barbara Rizor
769 East Lake Rd.
Transfer, PA 16154Tributary
Shenango ReservoirNorthwest Region
Water Management
230 Chestnut St.
Meadville, PA 16335-3481
(814) 332-6942Penn Twp.
Butler CountyPAG048475 Samuel A. Baker
P. O. Box 111
Renfrew, PA 16053Connoquenessing Crk. Northwest Region
Water Management
230 Chestnut St.
Meadville, PA 16335-3481
(814) 332-6942General Permit Type--PAG 5
Facility Location County and Applicant Name Receiving Stream Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address or Body of Water Telephone No. Allegheny Co.
PittsburghPAG056113 Robert Lloyd
5 Highland Ave.
Bethlehem, PA 18017Saw Mill Run Southwest Regional Office
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000Washington Co.
Canton Twp.PAG056114 Chico Enterprises
331 Beechurst Ave.
Morgantown, WV 26505Chartiers Crk. Southwest Regional Office
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000
SEWAGE FACILITIES ACT PLAN APPROVAL
Plan approvals granted under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P. S. §§ 750.1--750.20).
Northcentral Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (717) 327-0530.
Location: The project is located in the Village of Mainesburg in Sullivan Township, Tioga County.
Project Description: This is an approval of an official sewage facilities plan update with dual options. One approved option is to sewer the whole Village of Mainesburg with effluent sewers and a new 25,000 gpd sewage treatment plant that will serve 85 dwellings. The second approval is for a phased sewering of the village starting with 60 dwellings and sewering the rest in a second phase. The new sewage treatment plant will discharge to Corey Creek.
The Department's review of the sewage facilities update revision has not identified any significant negative environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.
Location: This project is located in Decatur Township, Clearfield County; primarily the developed areas in the eastern half of the Township.
Project Description: This is an approval of an official sewage facilities plan update. The two phased project involves the extension of sewers from an existing sewage treatment plant and a new proposed sewage treatment plant to serve existing development. The first phase is extending the sewers from the existing Moshannon Valley Sewage Treatment Plant with gravity sewer lines, two new pump stations and pressure lines to serve 365 existing dwellings. A second phase will be to extend sewers from the proposed Osceola Sewage Treatment Plant to serve 256 existing dwellings with gravity and pressure sewers.
The Department's review of the sewage facilities update revision has not identified any significant negative environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.
Northeast Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0970, (717) 826-2553.
Location: Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation, 1.5 miles east of Route 183 on Blue Mountain Road in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County, PA.
Project Description: This proposal involves the construction of a wastewater collection and treatment system to serve the Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation. The projected sewage flow is 36,000 gallons per day. The design flow has been calculated based on total camp capacity and sewage flows for nonresidential establishments from 25 Pa. Code § 73.17. The wastewater treatment plant will be located at the northwest corner of the reservation to the west of Lake Nalaheman Dam. This area of the camp consists of approximately 25 acres of wooded land. Roughly three acres will be designated for this project. The treated effluent will be discharged to the Lower Little Swatara Creek below Lake Nalaheman. This creek is identified in 25 Pa Code Chapter 93 as being a Cold Water Fishery (CWF) in the Susquehanna River Drainage Basin. This treatment facility is being constructed to replace existing onlot disposal systems which are no longer adequate and address the long term sewage disposal needs of the Scout Reservation. Water supply will be provided by onsite wells.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Actions taken under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Northeast Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
Permit No. 1397501. Jim Thorpe Municipal Authority (West), Richard Steidle, Chairperson, 101 E. Tenth Street, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. This proposal involves the construction of a filter room, garage, chem feed/storage room laboratory and lavatory. The current filtration system will be replaced with two modular units and site piping modification to accommodate the new water treatment system. The existing filtration plant will be abandoned when construction is complete. It is located in the Borough of Jim Thorpe, Carbon County. Permit to Operate: December 4, 1997.
Permit No. 4097505. Sisters of Mercy, Harry O'Neal, P. O. Box 369, Dallas, PA 18612. This proposal involves the disconnection of the Mercy Center from the college water system and the development of an independent water system. A new well source, hypochlorinator and storage/contact tank. It is located in Dallas Township, Luzerne County. Permit to Operate: December 8, 1997.
Permit No. 5289521. Paupack Water Company--Tanglewood North Ski Area, c/o Harold Gumble, Manager, P. O. Box 257, Hawley, PA 18428. This proposal involves the permitting of an existing public water supply system consisting of four wells, disinfection, distribution storage and a distribution system to serve the Tanglewood North Ski Area in Palmyra Township, Pike County. Permit to Operate: December 1, 1997.
Permit No. 5497505. Silver Creek Water Filtration Plant, Blythe Township Municipal Authority, 375 Valley Street, New Philadelphia, PA 17959. This proposal involves the addition of a poly-orthophosphate blend for corrosion control (but not resulting from Subchapter K Lead & Copper Rule). Permit to Operate: December 4, 1997.
Southwest Regional Office, Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
Permit No. 0497504. Public water supply. Borough of Ambridge Water Authority, 600 Eleventh Street, Ambridge, PA 15003. Type of Facility: Highland Avenue Tank. Permit to Construct Issued: February 2, 1998.
Permit No. 0383502-A4. Public water supply. Worthington Municipal Authority, P. O. Box O, 434 North Bear Street, Worthington, PA 16262. Type of Facility: Pumping equipment in existing meter vault. Permit to Operate Issued: February 13, 1998.
Permit No. 5697503-A1. Public water supply. Meyersdale Municipal Authority, 226 Center Street, Meyersdale, PA 15552. Type of Facility: Well No. 96-1. Permit to Construct Issued: February 10, 1998.
Permit No. 2695502. Public water supply. Pennsylvania-American Water Company, P. O. Box 1290, 300 Galley Road, McMurray, PA 15317. Type of Facility: New chemical feed building, replacement of raw water pumps and other miscellaneous improvements. Permit to Operate Issued: February 6, 1998.
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA, (814) 332-6899.
Permit No. 6297501. Public water supply. Sheffield Municipal Authority, 20 Leather St., Sheffield, PA 16347. Construction permit was issued for the addition of a 3rd well known as the Center Street Well in Sheffield Township, Mercer County. Type of Facility: Community Water Supply. Consulting Engineer: Allan R. Vanderpoel, E & M Engineers and Surveyors, P.C., 24 Derrick Rd., Bradford, PA 16701. Permit to Construct Issued: February 9, 1998.
Permit No. 1097507. Public water supply. E. J. Gulick Mobile Home Park, 106 Beatty Dr., Saxonburg, PA 16056-9520 has been issued a construction permit for the modification of their existing previously permitted water treatment system in Winfield Township, Butler County. Type of Facility: Community Water Supply. Consulting Engineer: Don A Gilmore, P. E., Dakota Engineering Assoc., Inc., 35 Wilson St., Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15223. Permit to Construct Issued: February 9, 1998.
HAZARDOUS SITES CLEANUP Under the Act of October 18, 1988 Settlement Under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA), has entered into partial settlement with Donald Goldstein for response costs associated with the Havertown PCP Superfund Site in Havertown, Delaware County, PA. The Site is located along Eagle Road near the intersection of Lawrence Road and consists primarily of pentachlorophenol and heavy metals contamination associated with the former Wood Processors facility on Eagle Road.
Under the terms of the proposed Partial Consent Decree, Donald Goldstein agrees to forward to the Department his share of the proceeds of a land transfer litigation over the prior sale of a portion of the Site in exchange for an inability-to-pay covenant not to sue from the Department.
This notice is provided under section 1113 of the HSCA, 35 P. S. § 6020.1113. Copies of the full Partial Consent Decree are in the possession of the Department any may be examined at the Department's office at Lee Park, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428. Interested persons should contact Tim Sheehan at (610) 832-6149 or Anderson Lee Hartzell at (610) 832-6300 during normal business hours. The Department will provide a 60 day public comment period from the date of this notice. Persons may submit comments to Tim Sheehan at the above address. The Department will provide a response to all significant comments received during the public comment period, and the proposed Consent Decree authorizes the Department to withdraw or withhold its consent in the event that the Department determines, based on the comments received during the public comment period, that the Consent Decree is inappropriate, improper, or not in the public interest.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION Under Act 2, 1995 Preamble 3
The following final reports were submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Provisions of Chapter 3 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of submission of any final reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the act's remediation standards. A final report provides a description of the site investigation to characterize the nature and extent of contaminants in environmental media, the basis for selecting the environmental media of concern, documentation supporting the selection of residential or nonresidential exposure factors, a description of the remediation performed and summaries of sampling methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected.
For further information concerning the final report, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program in the Department's Regional Office under which the notice of receipt of a final report appears. If information concerning a final report is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate regional office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following final report.
Northeast Regional Field Office, Joseph Brogna, Regional Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
Bethlehem Economic Development Company--Former Union Station Plaza, City of Bethlehem, Northampton County. Marlin D. Hunsberger, Project Geologist with National Environmental Technologies Corporation, 2840 W. Clymer Avenue, P. O. Box 204, Telford, PA 18969-0204 (on behalf of his client, Bethlehem Economic Development Company, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018) has submitted a Final Report concerning the remediation of site soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide human health standard.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES
Permits proposed under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904); and residual waste management regulations for a general permit to process or beneficially use residual waste.
Central Office, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, P. O. Box 8472, 14th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
General Permit WMGR057: Transfer of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) prior to its beneficial use.
The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, proposes to authorize, under General Permit WMGR057, the transfer and beneficial use of the spent mushroom substrate. This will be a Statewide general permit.
Under the terms and conditions of the general permit persons who are approved to transfer SMS for beneficial use will be required to meet, at a minimum, the following: compliance with The Clean Streams Law, compliance with the Solid Waste Management Act, conformance with minimum isolation distances, maintenance of records and submission of routine operation reports.
The Department is authorized under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), and section 287.611 of the residual waste management regulations to issue general permits for any category of beneficial use or processing that results in beneficial use of residual waste on a regional or Statewide basis when the Department determines that use does not harm or present a threat of harm to the health, safety or welfare of the public or the environment and the activity can be adequately regulated using standard conditions. The Department has determined the SMS transfer for beneficial use can adequately be regulated using standard conditions.
Persons requesting approval to operate under the terms of the general permit will be required to obtain a Determination of Applicability from the appropriate Regional Office of the Department's Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, for each site where spent mushroom substrate will be transferred. The following minimum information will be required in order to obtain Determination of Applicability:
(a) Name and address of applicant.
(b) Name and location of facility.
(c) Number and title of general permit.
(d) Proof that proposed transfer activities are consistent with the general permit.
(e) A signed statement accepting all conditions of the general permit.
(f) Proof of municipal notification.
(g) Proof of identification of interests.
(h) Compliance history information.
(i) An application fee in the amount of $500.
(j) A financial bond guaranteeing operation of the entire facility if larger than 5 acres or handling greater than 6,000 cu. yds. of SMS per acre.
Comments concerning the proposed general permit should be directed to Khatija Swaroop, Permitting Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit may contact the Division at (717) 787-7381. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service at (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend additional conditions or revisions to or approval or disapproval of the proposed permit.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate a solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Northcentral Regional Office, Regional Solid Waste Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3653.
Permit No. 300626. Major Modification. Magee Rieter Automotive Systems (480 W. Fifth Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815). Modification for the change of ownership to existing residual waste landfill located in Bloomsburg, Columbia County issued in the Regional Office on February 9, 1998.
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Solid Waste Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6848.
Permit No. 300624. National Forge Company, One Front Street, Irvine, PA 16329, located in Brokenstraw Township, Warren County. A closure plan to close the Captive Metallurgical Processing Residue Monofill located at the National Forge Irvine Plant was approved in the Regional Office on January 29, 1998.
AIR POLLUTION OPERATING PERMITS
General Plan Approval 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.
Southwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
GP-63-00462: Rice Electric Company (P. O. Box BA, Washington, PA 15301) issued January 28, 1998, for a natural gas burn-off oven at Washington Plant in Washington City, Washington 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.
Southwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
OP-26-00291: Silbaugh Vault & Burial Service, Inc. (542 Morgantown Road, Uniontown, PA 15401) issued January 27, 1998, for vault mfg. and crematory in South Union Township, Fayette County.
OP-65-00630: Mine Safety Appliances Company (P. O. Box 428, Pittsburgh, PA 15230) issued January 27, 1998, for medical appliances and supplies at Murrysville Plant in Murrysville, Westmoreland County.
65-898A: Three Rivers Pipeline Co. (3500 Park Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15275) issued January 28, 1998, for natural gas compressor at Sleepy Hollow Compressor in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.
OP-26-119A: Anchor Glass Container Corp. (4343 Anchor Plaza Parkway, Tampa, FL) issued January 27, 1998, for metal grinding process at Plant 5 in South Connellsville Borough, Fayette County.
26-313-013: Welland Chemical, Inc. (P. O. Box 26, Mill Street, Newell, PA 15466) issued January 27, 1998, for nitric acid facility at Newell Works in Newell Borough, Fayette County.
OP-63-110A: Corning Consumer Products Co. (100th Street, Charleroi, PA 15022) issued January 28, 1998, for mixhouse at Charleroi Plant in Charleroi Borough, Washington County.
AR-04-044: Zinc Corporation of America (300 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061) for a Phase II Acid Rain Permit for G. F. Weaton Power Station, Monaca, Beaver County.
OP-65-378A: BP Exploration & Oil, Inc. (Logistics HSE, 200 Public Sq. 7-T, Cleveland, OH 44114) issued February 11, 1998, for IFR storage tank at Greensburg Terminal in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.
TV-65-00181: Chestnut Ridge Foam, Inc. (P. O. Box 781, Latrobe, PA 15650) issued January 15, 1998, for foam rubber products manufacturing in Latrobe Borough, Westmoreland County.
TV-65-00839: Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. (P. O. Box 1642, Houston, TX 77251) issued January 7, 1998, for natural gas transmission at Delmont Station in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
PA-26-472A: Iron & Metal, Inc. (P. O. Box 76, Brownsville, PA 15417) issued January 1, 1997, for the installation of United AS-990 sweat furnace at Brownsville Plant in Jefferson Township, Fayette County.
PA-26-119C: Anchor Glass Container Corp. (4343 Anchor Plaza Parkway, Tampa, FL 33182) issued January 27, 1998, for installation of No. 2 Deco Lehr in South Connellsville Borough, Fayette County.
PA-63-659A: Penn-Pikt Greenhouses, LLC (51 Locust Avenue, Suite 302, New Canaan, CT 06840) issued January 27, 1998, for installation of boilers at Arden Facility in Chartiers Township, Washington County.
PA-65-313-009B: Raven Industries, Inc. (Center Drive, R. D. 6, Box 18A, Latrobe, PA 15650) issued January 15, 1998, for installation toner filling/cleaning equip at Latrobe Plant in Unity Township, Westmoreland County.
PA-26-288A: Commercial Stone Company, Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425) issued January 15, 1998, for installation of tertiary crush/screen circuit in Connellsville Township, Fayette County.
PA-65-881A: Innovative Carbide, Inc. (P. O. Box 389, 11099 Rte. 993, Irwin, PA 15642) issued January 15, 1998, for installation of metal powder mixing and drying in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.
PA-26-119B: Anchor Glass Container Corp. (4343 Anchor Plaza Parkway, Tampa, FL 33182) issued January 27, 1998, for installation of No. 1 Deco Lehr in South Connellsville Borough, Fayette County.
PA-04-307-099B: Shasta, Inc. (300 9th Street, Monaca, PA 15061) issued January 28, 1998, for installation of swing grinder in Aliquippa Borough, Beaver County.
PA-65-898A: Three Rivers Pipeline Co. (3500 Park Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15275) issued January 27, 1998, for installation of natural gas compressor in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.
Northwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-25-053A: Urick Foundry, Inc. (1501 Cherry Street, Erie, PA 16501) issued February 6, 1998, for the construction of a slag crusher in Erie, Erie County.
PA-24-131B: SGL Carbon Corp. (900 Theresia Street, St. Marys, PA 15857) issued February 4, 1998, for the construction of graphite purification furnaces in St. Marys, Elk County.
PA-62-152A: Smith Alexander Services (1 Front Street, Warren, PA 16365) issued February 11, 1998, for the construction of a slag processing facility in Warren, Warren County.
PA-25-955B: Foam Fabricators, Inc. (6550 W. 26th Street, Erie, PA 16506) issued February 13, 1998, for the installation of four preexpanders in Fairview Township, Erie County.
33-399-009B: Huntington Foam Corp. (P. O. Box 248, Brockway, PA 15824) issued February 12, 1998, for the installation of expanders and molding presses in Brockway, Jefferson County.
Minor Modification of Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Northcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 200 Pine Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
19-320-001D: Haddon Craftsmen, Inc. (4411 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815) issued on February 4, 1998, for the minor modification of a plan approval to revise adhesive volatile organic compound content limitations and to establish production limitations for a book binding operation in South Centre Township, Columbia County.
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NONCOAL ACTIVITIESActions 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).
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Permits Issued
32970102. Derry International, Ltd. (P. O. Box 529, New Alexandria, PA 15670), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip mine in Blacklick Township, Indiana County, affecting 167.5 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Muddy Run; unnamed tributaries to Blacklick Creek; application received February 12, 1997, permit issued February 6, 1998.
32960102. Permit Revision. John R. Yenzi, Jr. (P. O. Box 287, Anita, PA 15711). The permit revision involves the addition of coal mining acreage as follows: On the Upper Freeport Seam, an additional 2.2 coal mining acres, on the Lower Freeport Seam, an additional 12.1 coal mining acres, and 20 Lower Freeport auger acres. Also, a request has been made to modify the proposed land usages on the properties of Genevieve, Raynold and Karen Haverilla, James Timblin, William Mahan and Sylvia Ferrara. Instead of returning these areas to forestland, it has been proposed to return them to pastureland or land occasionally cut for hay. The revision is located in Canoe Township, Indiana County, affecting 262 acres. Receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Canoe Creek to Canoe Creek to Little Mahoning Creek. Application received October 6, 1997. Application issued February 10, 1998.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
26920106R. Harry Lee and Rolland Herring (R. D. 1, Box 181, Masontown, PA 15461). Renewal permit issued for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Nicholson Township, Fayette County, affecting 22.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Jacobs Creek. Renewal application received December 8, 1997. Renewal issued February 12, 1998.
26970106. T. L. Hill Coal Company (R. D. 3, Box 690A, Uniontown, PA 15401). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine located in Georges Township, Fayette County, affecting 243.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to York Run, York Run, Georges Creek, Monongahela River. Application received September 25, 1997. Permit issued February 12, 1998.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
24870102. Black Fox Development, Inc. (Box 176, Glen Campbell, PA 15742). Renewal of an existing bituminous strip and tipple refuse disposal operation in Jay Township, Elk County affecting 94.5 acres. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek. Application received December 15, 1997. Permit issued January 29, 1998.
24970102. Energy Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 259, Brockway, PA 15824). Commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip operation in Fox Township, Elk County affecting 230.5 acres. Receiving streams two unnamed tributaries to Brandy Camp Creek, one unnamed tributary to McCauley Run and McCauley Run. Application received August 7, 1997. Permit issued January 29, 1998.
33920110. Cookport Coal Company, Inc. (425 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). Revision to an existing bituminous strip and auger operation to change the postmining land use from pastureland to land occasionally cut for hay on the J. C. Enterprises and Mervin J. Adams properties in Porter Township, Jefferson County. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Middle Branch Pine Run and unnamed tributary to Pine Run. Application received October 27, 1997. Permit issued February 3, 1998.
33870113. Energy Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 259, Brockway, PA 15824). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip operation in Winslow Township, Jefferson County affecting 257.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Schoolhouse Run and unnamed tributaries to Panther Run. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Application received November 7, 1997. Permit issued February 6, 1998.
16970106. Milestone Crushed, Inc. (521 South Street, Clarion, PA 16214). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip operation in Perry Township, Clarion County affecting 14.6 acres. Receiving streams Dunlap Creek. Application received October 22, 1997. Permit issued February 9, 1998.
McMurray District Office 14841601. Northern Counties Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 668, Philipsburg, PA 16866), to revise the permit for the Onemile Run Prep Plant in Rush Township, Centre County, sludge utilization, no additional discharges. Permit issued February 10, 1998.
32931601. Senate Coal Mines, Inc. (P. O. Box 682, Latrobe, PA 15650), to operate the Coral Tipple in Burrell Township, Indiana County, Twolick Creek. Permit issued February 10, 1998.
03911302. Rosebud Mining Co. (R. D. 9, Box 379A, Kittanning, PA 16201), to revise the permit for the Roaring Run Mine in Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong County to add permit and subsidence control plan acres, no additional discharges. Permit issued February 10, 1998.
32871301. Florence Mining Co. (P. O. Box 51, New Florence, PA 15944), to revise the permit for the Heshbon Mine in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County to postmining land use change to allow access road and sediment pond to remain, no additional discharge. Permit issued February 11, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54773223T. CLS Coal Company (P. O. Box 81, Port Carbon, PA 17965), transfer of an existing coal refuse reprocessing/disposal operation in Cass Township, Schuylkill County affecting 133.0 acres, receiving stream none. Transfer issued February 9, 1998.
40850203C2. Silverbrook Anthracite, Inc. (322 Simpson Street, Dupont, PA 18641), correction to an existing coal refuse disposal operation in Newport Township, Luzerne County affecting 49.0 acres, receiving stream none. Correction issued February 12, 1998.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Noncoal Permits Issued
03910401R. M & M Line Co., Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 247M, Worthington, PA 16262). NPDES renewal issued for a large noncoal surface mine located in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County and Clearfield Township, Butler County. Receiving streams Buffalo Creek. Application received January 5, 1998. NPDES renewal issued February 10, 1998.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
20970303. Frank Tucci (R. D. 2, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403). Commencement, operation and restoration of a sand and gravel operation in Rockdale Township, Crawford County affecting 12.7 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Kelly Run and Kelly Run. Application received April 17, 1997. Permit issued February 3, 1998.
302732-20970303-E-1. Frank Tucci (R. D. 2, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities no closer than 50 feet to the unnamed tributary to Kelly Run for the purposes of support facility construction and maintenance in Rockdale Township, Crawford County. No mineral extraction may be conducted closer than 100 feet of the unnamed tributary to Kelly Run. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Kelly Run and Kelly Run. Application received April 17, 1997. Permit issued February 3, 1998.
43970302. Donald Lark & Sons, Inc. (339 Garfield Street, West Middlesex, PA 16159). Commencement, operation and restoration of a sand and gravel operation in Shenango Township, Mercer County affecting 9.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to the Shenango River. Application received June 3, 1997. Permit issued February 3, 1998.
37970301. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 9347, Neville Island, PA 15225). Commencement, operation and restoration of a limestone operation in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County affecting 11.7 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received October 2, 1997. Permit issued February 9, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
General Small Noncoal Authorizations Granted
58970866. Craig R. Reeves (P. O. Box 190, South Montrose, PA 18843). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream none. Authorization granted February 10, 1998.
Bureau of Deep Mine Safety
The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has approved a request for variance from Consolidation Coal Company. The following notification contains a summary of this request. Complete copies of the variance request may be obtained from Matthew A. Bertovich by calling (724) 439-7469.
Summary of the Request: Consolidation Coal Company requested to increase shelter hole spacing in the track haulage entry in Mains Development to intervals up to 150-foot centers at the Dilworth Mine.
The basis for the Bureau's approval can be summarized in the following statements:
1. All designed shelter holes in the affected areas will be marked with reflectors.
2. Crosscuts utilized as shelter holes shall be kept clear of refuse and other obstructions for a distance of 15 feet in length and 6 feet in width.
3. Crosscuts utilized as shelter holes shall be at least the height of the coal seam where the coal seam is less than 6 feet high, and at least 6 feet in height where the coal seam is 6 feet or more in height.
4. Work crews assigned to perform work along the haulageway in the affected area will notify the dispatcher of the location where work will be performed. Upon arrival at the work site, the workers will locate a crosscut or shelter hole where they can take refuge when haulage equipment is passing by.
5. The dispatcher will notify all track-mounted vehicle operators of the location of work crews performing work in the affected area. When any haulage equipment approaches a person who is traveling on foot, or working in the track entry, the equipment operator shall sound an alarm and bring such equipment to a complete stop. The equipment shall not pass until the person on foot has taken refuge in a shelter hole.
6. All persons working in the mine shall be notified of these provisions prior to implementation.
7. Locomotives used to transport supplies or equipment should be of sufficient size (tonnage) to be able to stop their loads within a safe distance.
8. All vehicles are operated at speeds which will allow for safe stops under prevailing track conditions.
9. Signs shall be posted stating that shelter hole spacing exceeds 80 feet.
10. Shelter holes shall be maintained at all switch throws and doors.
11. Supply cars and equipment shall be pulled by a locomotive in the direction of travel. When it is necessary to push nonpropelled (supply cars, and the like) track haulage equipment, it shall be done only from the last available track switch. Trip lights shall be used on the end that does not have a locomotive coupled.
12. Workers performing tasks along track haulage roads shall be provided with flashing warning lights. These devices shall be placed not more than 50 feet from each work site, and in clear view of approaching haulage equipment.
13. All mine workers and persons entering the mine shall be adequately trained and instructed concerning shelter hole procedures and safety precautions.
14. A mine phone shall be maintained at the track haulage switch for each working section off the main haulage.
This approval is limited to a variance from the distance requirements for shelter holes contained in section 268(b) of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act. All other terms and requirements of section 268 shall remain in effect. Continued authorization for operation under the approval is contingent upon compliance with the measures described in the approved plan.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment Approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's 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 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.)
Northeast Regional Office, Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-5485.
E40-473. Encroachment. Penn State Seed Co., Inc., Box 390, Route 309, Dallas, PA 18612. To maintain fill within the floodway, along the easterly (right) bank of a 600-foot reach of Leonard Creek, including fill within 0.06 acre of wetlands. The project is located on the east side of S. R. 0309, approximately 2,300 feet south of the Luzerne/Wyoming County line (Center Moreland, PA Quadrangle N: 1.9 inches; W: 14.7 inches), in Dallas Township, Luzerne County. The permittee is required to provide 0.12 acre of replacement wetlands.
E54-239. Encroachment. Mountain Valley, Inc., P. O. Box 179, Mahanoy City, PA 17948. To construct and maintain a timber golf cart bridge, 250 feet in length by 10 feet in width across wetlands at the Mountain Valley Golf Course. This project is located between Interstate 81 and S. R. 1006 (Burma Road), 200 feet south of S. R. 1011 (Shenandoah, PA Quadrangle N: 7.5 inches; W: 1.0 inch) in Ryan Township, Schuylkill County.
EA40-004NE. Environmental Assessment. Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority, Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-1001. To remove the abandoned Delaware and Hudson Railroad Bridge across the Susquehanna River. The bridge piers will be removed down to existing channel bed elevation. The project includes excavation/regrading along approximately 700 linear feet of the right bank and approximately 250 linear feet of the left bank, in the vicinity of the removed abutments/approaches, for the purpose of restoring the channel cross-section. The bridge is located approximately 1 mile upstream of the S. R. 2005 bridge (Wilkes-Barre West, PA Quadrangle N: 21.9 inches; W: 5.9 inches), in Wilkes-Barre City and Larksville Borough, Luzerne County.
Northcentral Region, Water Management-Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E12-103. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, 715 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete I-beam bridge with four normal clear spans of 94.16 feet, 91.44 feet, 91.44 feet and 94.16 feet respectively with a minimum underclearance of 17 feet across Bennetts Branch located approximately 1,300 feet north on T-343 from SR 0555 (Driftwood, PA Quadrangle N: 15.25 inches; W: 1.50 inches) in Gibson Township, Cameron County.
E12-105. Encroachment. Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17101. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge with a clear span of 16,824 mm an underclearance of 2,455 mm and a clear roadway width of 6,614 mm over Mix Run on Red Run Road approximately 1.5 miles south of the intersection of Red Run Road with T-347 (Driftwood, PA Quadrangle N: 12.4 inches; W: 11.6 inches) in Gibson Township, Cameron County. Estimated stream disturbance is 60 meters of waterway and 29 square meters of wetlands; stream classification is high quality cold water fishery and is also listed as approved trout waters and as a surveyed stream having verified trout reproduction.
E18-241. Encroachment. Clinton Country Club, P. O. Box 436, Lock Haven, PA 17745. To construct and maintain a 20-foot by 24-foot rain shelter/pavilion with open sides in the floodway of Bald Eagle Creek located on the Clinton Country Club Golf Course, 48 feet from Bald Eagle Creek and approximately 1,200 feet upstream of Country Club Lane (Mill Hall, PA Quadrangle N: 21.5 inches; W: 16.5 inches) in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects.
E59-353. Encroachment. Norman E. Powell, Jr., Robert Powell, 1505 Naamans Creek Rd., Boothwyn, PA 19061. To construct and maintain a 44-foot clear span steel I-beam bridge over Catlin Hollow Creek located off SR 4035, 1.3 miles southeast of SR 0287 (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle N: 11.4 inches; W: 3.0 inches) in Charleston Township, Tioga County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
DAM SAFETY
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)).
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 3rd Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
LP15-064B. Limited Power. Donald H. and Joan L. Silknitter (Rokeby Hollow, 1212 Doe Run Road, Coatesville, PA 19320). To operate and maintain an existing dam and hydroelectric generating plant on Buck Run, located 4 miles upstream of its confluence with Brandwyine Creek in West Marlborough Township, Chester County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 6th Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
EA22-010C0. Environmental Assessment. Levi Esh (285 Smith Road, Millersburg, PA 17061). To construct and maintain a nonjurisdictional dam across a tributary to Little Wiconisco Creek (WWF) for the purpose of recreation and is located approximately 2,400 feet northeast of the intersection of Kessler Road and T633 (Elizabethville, PA Quadrangle N: 19.10 inches; W: 13.25 inches) in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Planning Grant Awards Under the Municipal Waste Planning Recycling and Waste Reduction Act
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), hereby announces the following grants to counties under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101) (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904). The awards are based upon applications received by the Department in 1997.
Planning grants are awarded to counties for 80% of approved costs for preparing municipal waste management plans as required by Act 101, for carrying out related studies, surveys, investigations, inquiries, research and analysis, including those related to siting, and for environmental mediation. Grants may be awarded for feasibility studies and project development for municipal waste processing or disposal facilities, except for facilities for the combustion of municipal waste that are not proposed to be operated for the recovery of energy. All grant awards are predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by sections 701 and 702 of Act 101, and the availability of monies in the Recycling Fund.
Inquiries regarding the grant offerings should be directed to Sally Lohman, Planning Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
Act 101 Section 901 Planning GrantsBureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management County Activities DEP Grant Northcentral Region Union County Revise the Union County Municipal Waste Management Plan $34,578 Total $34,578 [Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-340. Filed for public inspection February 27, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
