ENVIRONMENTAL HEARING BOARD Montenay Montgomery Limited Partnership v. DEP; EHB Doc. No. 97-180-C [28 Pa.B. 4841] The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and Montenay Montgomery Limited Partnership (MMLP) have agreed to a settlement of the above matter. The Commonwealth had issued a Plan Approval, PA-46-0010, on July 29, 1997, authorizing MMLP to process Form S waste types at its municipal waste incinerator located in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, PA, (facility) and to install selective noncatalytic reduction equipment. MMLP filed a timely appeal of the Plan Approval.
The parties have agreed to a settlement, the major provisions of which include: MMLP may operate its facility in compliance with the temperature limitation at the inlet to the baghouse set forth in 40 CFR 60.34b, which temperature may exceed 300 degrees Fahrenheit; MMLP shall install a carbon injection system or an equivalent mercury control system or technique; and MMLP shall pay a civil penalty for past violations.
Copies of the full Consent Order and Adjudication are in the hands of: Eli Brill, Dechert Price & Rhoads, 4000 Bell Atlantic Tower, 1717 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2793; and Douglas G. White, Assistant Counsel, Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Chief Counsel--Southeast Region, Lee Park, 555 E. NorthLane, Suite 6015, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 632-6300 and at the office of the Environmental Hearing Board and may be reviewed by an interested party on request during normal business hours.
A person believing himself aggrieved by the above settlement may have the right of an appeal to the Environmental Hearing Board, 2nd Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457.
Appeals must be filed within 20 days of this publication.
The Environmental Hearing Board is empowered to approve this settlement which becomes final if no objection is timely made.
GEORGE J. MILLER,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1572. Filed for public inspection September 25, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
