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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-451b

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PLAN APPROVALS


Applications Received for Plan Approvals Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B (relating to plan approval requirements).

   Northeast Region:  Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   39-318-108:  SKW-MBT Management, Inc. (Division of Master Builders, Inc., 421 Shantz Road, Allentown, PA 18104) for construction of a paint spray booth and associated air cleaning device in Allentown, Lehigh County.

   39-303-007A:  Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034) for modification of a batch asphalt plant to utilize recycled oil in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.

   Southcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   06-01003K:  Agere System, Inc. (P. O. Box 13396, Reading, PA 19612) for construction of an emergency electric generator in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County.

   06-05049A:  Fleetwood Industries (3001 St. Lawrence Avenue, St. Lawrence, PA 19606) for a wooden furniture surface coating line controlled by dry filter panels in St. Lawrence Borough, Berks County.

   36-03096A:  Carvell & Rick, Inc. (1780 Newport Road, Ephrata, PA 17522) for relocation of a spray painting operation (Operating Permit No. 36-03096) from 4437 Oregon Pike, West Earl Township, Lancaster County to 1780 Newport Road in West Earl Township, Lancaster County.

   Northcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   19-00001A:  Magee Rieter Automotive Systems, Inc. (480 West Fifth Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815) for construction of a carpet dryer in Bloomsburg, Columbia County.

   08-310-001E:  Dalrymple Gravel and Contracting Co., Inc. (2105 South Broadway, Pine City, NY 14871-9799) for construction of a stone crusher and associated screens, conveyors, etc. as well as a diesel generator in Athens Township, Bradford County. This equipment, with the exception of the diesel generator, is subject to Subpart OOO of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   19-304-008C:  Benton Foundry, Inc. (5297 State Route 487, Benton, PA 17814-7641) for construction of two (2) isocure foundry core making machines to be controlled by an existing air cleaning device (a packed bed scrubber) in Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County.

   Southwest Region:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

   11-00501A:  Conective Mid-Merit, Inc. (5100 Harding Highway, Suite 119, Mays Landing, NJ 08330) for installation of a turbine at Hinckston Run in Jackson Township, Cambria County.

   Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   37-185B:  Universal Refractories, Inc. (915 Clyde Street, Wampum, PA 16157-0097) for installation of a baghouse (3,000 cfm), to control particulate matter from the MgO processing line in Wampum Borough, Lawrence County.

   10-028H:  Armstrong Cement and Supply Corp. (100 Clearfield Road, Cabot, PA 16023) for installation of a baghouse to replace four (4) smaller baghouses on Clinker Storage Silo Nos. 8, 9, and 10 and Transfer Belt Nos. 4 and 5 in Cabot, Butler County. Armstrong Cement and Supply Corp. is a Title V facility.

PLAN APPROVALS


Intent to Issue Plan Approvals Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B (relating to plan approval requirements).

   Northeast Region:  Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A PLAN APPROVAL AND AMEND A TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT

   Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.11, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue a plan approval to Agere Systems Inc. (William R. Knolle, Air Quality Engineer, 555 Union Blvd., Allentown, PA 18103) for their plant in Allentown, Lehigh County. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 39-00001. The plan approval includes terms and conditions to assure the proper operation of the sources, which satisfy the state and federal requirements. It includes, at a minimum, the conditions related to source description, emissions limits for pollutants, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting, temporary operations to facilitate shakedown and temporary operation period. This plan approval will be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.

   Plan Approval No. 39-313-044 is for operation of VOC emitting sources. The emissions from the sources will be controlled by a carbon adsorption and condenser and shall have a Plantwide Applicability Limit of 87.7 tons of VOC per year. Although the sources covered by this plan approval may be located at a major facility, the installations/ modifications do not trigger major new source review or prevention of significant deterioration requirements.

   Northwest Region:  Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue a plan approval to American Refining Group (77 North Kendall Avenue, Bradford, PA 16701) for their plant in the city of Bradford, McKean County. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 42-00004, which was issued November 13, 2000. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.

   The application is for an Isomer Unit that will take Light Straight Run (LSR) feed from the existing naphtha fractionator unit and treat it with platformer gases to boost the octane value of the LSR. The design maximum processing rate for the LSR is 1000 barrel per day. This process will not cause an increase in production nor will it cause an increase in emissions for any other process. The only emission point in this unit will be a natural draft gas fired heater. The draft is adjusted manually. There will be a number of potential fugitive emission points due to potential equipment leaks. There are two relief valves on the recycle gas system for protection of equipment. All relief valves will be connected to flare header such that any release that occurs at the startup, shut down, or upset, will be passed through the refinery flare. The fuel usage and emissions for natural gas and refinery gas are based on continuous operation of 8,760 hours per year. This source is subject to Federal NSPS Regulations, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart J Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries. The applicable refinery gas is low sulfur fuel (<162 ppm). Subpart J requires the facility to comply with the H2S emission limit of 0.10 gr/dscf for the refinery fuel gas. The facility has proposed using an existing H2S CEMS monitoring the low sulfur stream from the stabilizer unit and achieve compliance with the requirements of Monitoring of Emissions and Operations (Subpart J Section 60.105). The refinery already implements LDAR for the equipment leaks. The new isomerization unit will be covered by the same program. There are no process vents associated with this unit. Existing storage vessels will be utilized for feed and product storage.

   Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue a plan approval to Ellwood Quality Steels Company (700 Moravia Street, New Castle, PA 16101) for their plant in the City of New Castle, Lawrence County. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit issued December 27, 1999. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.

   This plan approval application is for modification of Furnace No. 17. The modification will remove the existing 1942 vintage burners and controls and replace them with new burners and controls, which will utilize low NOx technology. The overall NOx emissions are expected to drop from 12.3 tpy to 4.6 tpy.

MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS


Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); The Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51-30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such 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 such certification.

   Written comments or objections, or requests for informal conferences on applications, may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the same address within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).

   Where any of the mining activities listed below will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52, and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settable 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.

Coal Applications Received

   Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209.

   17990122, Johnson Brothers Coal Company (R. D. 1, Box 580, Mahaffey, PA 15757), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit for a Change in Permit Acres from 91.0 to 107.2 acres. Receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Little Anderson Creek to Anderson Creek, unnamed tributary to Bell Run to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River; unnamed tributary to Irish Run. Application received February 26, 2001.

   Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982.

   63960301. Dick Corporation (P. O. Box 10896, Pittsburgh, PA 15236). Renewal application received for continued operation and reclamation of an industrial mineral surface mine located in Hanover Township, Washington County affecting 33.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Kings Creek, Kings Creek to Ohio River. Renewal application received February 27, 2001.

   03910104. Big Mack Leasing Co., Inc. (R. D. 6, Box 231, Kittanning, PA 16201). Revision application received to change post-mining land use from forestland to prime farmland on an existing bituminous surface mine located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, proposed to affect 59 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Cherry Run. Revision application received: February 28, 2001.

   63990103. Twilight Industries--A Division of U.S. Natural Resources, Inc. (212 State Street, Belle Vernon, PA 15012). Application received to add acreage to a bituminous surface mining operation located in Somerset Township, Washington County, currently affecting 287.1 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Center Branch of Pigeon Creek, Center Branch of Pigeon Creek, Pigeon Creek, Monongahela River. Application received: February 27, 2001.

   Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669.

   33-00-04. Reichard Contracting, Inc. (212 Olean Trail, New Bethlehem, PA 16242) Proposal to enter into a Government Financed Reclamation Construction Contract on a 17.0 acre site in Clover Township, Jefferson County. The proposal includes total reclamation of 6.0 acres of abandoned mine lands as well as 5.3 acres of coal removal incidental and necessary to the reclamation activities. Receiving streams: Welch Run. Application received: July 10, 2000.

   Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.

   54753035R3. N & L Coal Company (5 Woodland Drive, Mt. Carmel, PA 17851), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine and coal refuse disposal operation in West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 103.16 acres, receiving stream--Mahanoy Creek. Application received February 22, 2001.

   54920101R. N & L Coal Company (5 Woodland Drive, Mt. Carmel, PA 17851), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County affecting 549.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received February 22, 2001.

   40823205R3. HUD, Inc. t/a Emerald Anthracite, (P. O. Box 27, 200 East Front Street, Nanticoke, PA 18632-1747), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Hanover Township, Luzerne County affecting 239.2 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received February 28, 2001.

Noncoal Applications Received

   Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.

   7373SM3C4. Lehigh Asphalt Paving and Construction Company (P. O. Box 549, Tamaqua, PA 18252), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0593206 in East Penn Township, Carbon County, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Lizard Creek. Application received February 27, 2001.

   Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931.

   32010102, T.L.H. Coal Company (R. D. #1, Box 170, Rochester Mills, PA 15771), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous surface-auger mine in East Mahoning Township, Indiana County, affecting 88.1 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Pickering Run, application received February 20, 2001.

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401

   The following permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of Sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317 as well as relevant state requirements. Initial requests for 401 Water Quality 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 Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted above the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed, and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.

   The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day 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.


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 (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1341(a)).

WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS

   Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   E35-337. PA DEP, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, 2 Public Square, 5th Floor, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, in Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County, Baltimore District. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain approximately 2,000 linear feet of riprap-lined trapezoidal channel, for the purpose of reconstructing a tributary to the Lackawanna River (known as Tinklepaugh Creek). The project is part of an Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project (OSM 35 (2079) 102.1--Eynon) and is located north of Main Street and West of Kennedy Drive, near the Hills of Archbald Development. (Olyphant, Quadrangle N: 20.0 inches; W: 9.0. Inches).

   E40-566. Bruce D. Lefkowitz, R. R. 3, Box 46A, Harveys Lake, PA 18618, in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County, Baltimore District. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a pile-supported dock and boathouse in Harveys Lake. The structure will extend approximately 45 feet from the shoreline with a total area coverage of approximately 1,600 square feet, and is located at Pole 178 along Lakeside Drive. (Harveys Lake, Quadrangle N: 20.5 inches; W: 6.0. inches).

   Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   E29-081. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 9-0, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, ACOE Baltimore District, in Licking Creek and Brush Creek Townships, Fulton County. To replace an existing culvert with a pre-cast concrete box culvert with an 8-foot by 5 1/2-foot opening and to relocate 600 feet of a watercourse in the channel of a tributary to Sindeldecker Branch of Licking Creek (CWF) at a point along Route 30 west of Saluvia and to place fill in 0.037 acre of wetlands along Route 30 approximately 12,000 feet west of Saluvia for the purpose of rehabilitating 3.5 miles of Route 30 (Wells Tannery, PA Quadrangle N:1.1 inches; W:14.6 inches and N:2.5 inches; W:2.3 inches respectively).

   Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   E02-1177-A1. Leetsdale Industrial Corporation, 100 Leetsdale Industrial Drive, Leetsdale, PA 15056. Leetsdale Borough, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. To amend Permit No. E02-1177 which authorized the construction and maintenance of a barge loading and mooring facility in the channel of and along the right bank of the Ohio River (WWF) located near River Mile 15.0 approximately 2,000 feet downstream from Ferry Street. This amendment will authorize the construction and maintenance of a 48-inch reinforced concrete outfall pipe to the Ohio River. (Ambridge, PA Quadrangle N: 11.5 inches; W: 13.0 inches)

   E02-1304-A1. The Pittsburgh Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Regional Enterprise Tower, Suite 1410, 425 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. To amend Permit No. E02-1304 which authorized the construction and maintenance of an expansion to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center within the flood plain of the Allegheny River (WWF) and to construct and maintain two separate staircases on the left bank of the Allegheny River within the floodway. The project area is bound by Eleventh Street to the east, Tenth Street to the west, Penn Avenue to the south and Fort Duquesne Boulevard to the north (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N: 12.8 inches; W: 168 inches). This amendment will authorize the construction and maintenance of a 48-inch storm water outfall to the Allegheny River.

   E02-1340. Mt. Oliver Borough, 150 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15210. Mt. Oliver Borough, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. To construct and maintain a 48-inch diameter outfall structure on the left bank of an unnamed tributary to the Monongahela River (WWF) and to place and maintain rip rap in approximately 125 linear feet of said stream for the purpose of improving storm water discharge located on Wagner Avenue, approximately 1,650 feet south from the intersection of Anthony Street and Walter Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 14.8 inches).

   E65-771. Airo Die Casting, Inc., 450 New Latrobe Derry Road, Loyalhanna, PA 15661. Derry Township, Westmoreland County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. To construct and maintain a low profile box culvert having a normal span of 20.7 feet and an underclearance of 6.2 feet in an unnamed tributary to Saxman Run (WWF) for the purpose of providing access to a proposed parking lot. The applicant also proposes the construction and maintenance of two 15 inch outfall pipes and an outfall rock lined channel along an unnamed tributary to Saxman Run (WWF)(Derry, PA Quadrangle N: 13.2 inches; W: 14.4 inches).

   E26-281. Geno M. Tiberi and Michael A. Lewis, 1399 McClellandtown Road, McClellandtown, PA 15458. Borough of Masontown, Fayette County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. To construct and maintain a floating boat dock and boat launch having a total length of 555 feet and a width of 60 feet in the Monongahela River (WWF) located on the east bank just north of S.R. 21 Bridge (Masontown, PA Quadrangle N: 18.75 inches; W: 7.12 inches).

   E63-505. Washington County Planning Commission, 100 West Beau Street, Suite 701, Washington, PA 15301. Nottingham Township, Washington County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. To remove the existing bridge (Mingo Creek Bridge No. 11) and to construct and maintain a new bridge having a span of 55.0 feet with a minimum underclearance of 7.7 feet across Mingo Creek (HQ-TSF) for the purpose of improving Maintenance Road. The bridge is located on Maintenance Road, approximately 2,800 feet north from the intersection of S.R. 136 and Maintenance Road (Hackett, PA Quadrangle N: 12.0 inches; W: 6.8 inches).

   Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   E10-327, County of Butler, P. O. Box 1208, Butler, PA 16003-1208. Eichenauer Bridge over Crab Run, in Lancaster Township, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Evans City, PA Quadrangle N: 14 inches; W: 10 inches). To replace the existing superstructure of the Eichenauer Bridge with composite steel beams and concrete deck, and to repair the mortar in the existing abutments and wing walls, located on T-399 (Little Creek Road) approximately 2 miles northeast of Interstate 79 Exit 27.

   E20-496, PA Department of Transportation, District 1-0. 255 Elm Street, Oil City, PA 16301. S.R. 1008 Across Boles Run in Venango Township, Crawford County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Edinboro South, PA Quadrangle N: 14.9 inches; W: 2.9 inches). To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a reinforced concrete arch having a clear span of 24 feet and a rise of 12.5 feet across Boles Run on S.R. 1008, Section 001, Segment 0100, Offset 0075 immediately west of Capp Road.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

   Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6945.

   EA42-003NW, McKean County Courthouse, Smethport, PA 16749. Dunbar Road Bridge Removal, in Annin Township, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Port Allegany, PA Quadrangle N: 18.5 inches; W: 9.7 inches). To remove a deteriorated single span truss bridge that carries T-417 (Dunbar Road) over the Allegheny River, including the removal of the existing abutments and approach road fill.

WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS

   Northwest Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6945.

   Certification Request initiated by Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, Raymond P. Schreckengost, Executive Director, 17 West Dobbins Landing, Erie, PA 16507-1424. Discharge of dredged material from the East Avenue Launch Ramp into the Lake Erie Harbor Confined Disposal Facility, in Erie City, Erie County, ACOE Pittsburgh District, Erie North, PA. Quadrangle N:  4.7 inches; W: 10.3 inches).

   Project description: The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority has requested a State certification under Section 401(a) of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) discharge of dredged material from the East Avenue Launch Ramp into the Lake Erie Harbor Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) will comply with the applicable provisions of Sections 301--307 of Federal Clean Water Act.

   This request was necessitated by conditions imposed by the Department's Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permits E25-404A and E25-581 issued to the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority requiring Federal Water Act Section 401 certification for the disposal of dredged material into the CDF prior to each dredging and disposal event. The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority has sampled and tested the sediments in accordance with Attachment A ''Sample Collection and Testing Protocol'' of both Water Obstruction and Encroachments Permits E25-404A and E25-581. Laboratory testing was conducted in accordance with the US Army Corps of Engineer's Inland Testing Manual and the document ''Ecological Evaluation of Proposed Discharge of Dredged or Fill Material in Navigable Waters.'' Based upon this sampling and laboratory testing, the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority indicates that the approximately 500 cubic yards of basin sediments from the East Avenue Launch Ramp (Erie North, PA N: 3.6 inches; W: 8.9 inches) discharged into the Lake Erie Harbor Confined Disposal Facility (Erie North, PA N: 4.7 inches; W: 10.3 inches) will have a relatively insignificant impact on the water quality of Lake Erie. This 401 Water Quality Certification is only for this single activity. Any subsequent dredging of the East Avenue Launch Ramp basin and use of the CDF will require separate 401 Water Quality Certification.


ACTIONS

FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT

NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PROGRAM (NPDES)

INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications and requests for plan approval.

   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 appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary of the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.


Municipal and Industrial Permit Actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).

   Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   WQM Permit No. 2301402. Sewage. Southern Delaware County Authority, 101 Beech Street, Boothwyn, PA 19061-4062. Applicant is granted approval for the construction and operation of a pump station and forcemain to direct flow from Naamans Creek Interceptor to Delaware County Regional Authority (DELCORA) sewage treatment plant located in Lower Chichester Township, Delaware County.

   Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0084191, Sewerage. Peters Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 19, Lemasters, PA 17231 is authorized to discharge from a facility (Mercersburg Junction) located in Peters Township, Franklin County to the receiving waters named West Branch Conococheague Creek in Watershed 13-C (Conococheague-Antietam Creeks).

   NPDES Permit No. PA0084182, Sewerage. Peters Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 19, Lemasters, PA 17231 is authorized to discharge from a facility (Fort Loudon) located in Peters Township, Franklin County to the receiving waters named West Branch Conococheague Creek in Watershed 13-C (Conococheague-Antietam Creeks).

   NPDES Permit No. PA0083194, Sewerage. Sunoco, Inc., 3290 Sunset Lane, Hatboro, PA 19040 is authorized to discharge from a facility (Blue Mountain Service Plaza) located in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County to the receiving waters named Newburg Run in Watershed 7-B (Conodoguinet Creek).

   NPDES Permit No. PA0083178, Sewerage. Sunoco, Inc., 3290 Sunset Lane, Hatboro, PA 19040 is authorized to discharge from a facility (Plainfield Service Plaza) located in West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County to the receiving waters named Conodoguinet Creek in Watershed 7-B (Conodoguinet Creek).

   NPDES Permit No. PA0027022, Sewerage. Altoona City Authority, 20 Greenwood Road, Altoona, PA 16602-7114 is authorized to discharge from a facility (Westerly) located in Allegheny Township, Blair County to the receiving waters named Beaverdam Branch in Watershed 11-A.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0027014, Sewerage. Altoona City Authority, 20 Greenwood Road, Altoona, PA 16602-7114 is authorized to discharge from a facility (Easterly) located in Logan Township, Blair County to the receiving waters named Little Juniata River in Watershed 11-A.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0088536, Sewage. Camp Hebron, 957 Camp Hebron Road, Halifax, PA 17032-9520 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Halifax Township, Dauphin County to the receiving waters named Powell Creek in Watershed 6-C.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0088340, Sewage. TJ's, Inc., 2270 Pottshill Road, Etters, PA 17319 is authorized to discharge from a facility (TJ's Restaurant) located in Buffalo Township, Perry County to the receiving waters named Buck Run in Watershed 6-C.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0080501, Sewage. Tuscarora School District, 118 East Seminary Street, Mercersburg, PA 17236-9501 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Montgomery Township, Franklin County to the receiving waters named UNT West Branch Conococheague Creek in Watershed 13-C.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0080403, Sewage. Kuhn Brothers Cross Keys Truck Stop, 6115 York Road, New Oxford, PA 17350 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Berwick Township, Adams County to the receiving waters named UNT Pine Run in Watershed 7-F.

   WQM Permit No. 3601401, Sewage. Borough of Elizabethtown, 600 South Hanover Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. This permit approves the construction of Sewers and Appurtenances in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County.

   WQM Permit No. 5000405, Sewage. TJ's, Inc., 2270 Pottshill Road, Etters, PA 17319. This permit approves the construction of Sewage Treatment Facilities in Buffalo Township, Perry County.

   WQM Permit No. 2201401, Sewage. Camp Hebron, 957 Camp Hebron Road, Halifax, PA 17032-9520. This permit approves the construction of Sewage Treatment Facilities in Halifax Township, Dauphin County.

   WQM Permit No. 2200404, Sewerage. Londonderry Township General Authority, 783 South Geyer's Church Road, Middletown, PA 17057. This permit approves the construction of Sewers & Appurtenances & Pump Stations in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County.

   WQM Permit No. 2282406, (Amendment 01-1), Sewerage. Berrysburg Municipal Authority, North Chestnut Street, Berrysburg, PA 17005-0183. This permit approves the modifications of Sewage Treatment Facilities in Berrysburg Borough, Dauphin County.

   Permit No. PA0010782, Industrial Waste. Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Holdings, LLC, (Titus Power Plant), 1001 Broad Street, Box 1050, Johnstown, PA 15907-1050 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Cumru Township, Berks County to the receiving waters named Schuylkill River in Watershed 3C.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0086444, Sewerage. Blue Ridge Sportsman Association, 3009 Waynesboro Pike, Fairfield, PA 17320 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Liberty Township, Adams County to the receiving waters named Miney Branch of Tom's Creek in Watershed 13-D.

   WQM Permit No. 0194403 Amendment No. 01-1, Sewerage. Blue Ridge Sportsman Association, 3009 Waynesboro Pike, Fairfield, PA 17320. This permit approves modifications to the construction/operation of Sewage Treatment Facilities in Liberty Township, Adams County.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0033766, Sewerage. North Heidelberg Sewer Company, P. O. Box 609, Bernville, PA 19506 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Jefferson Township, Berks County to an unnamed tributary of Northkill Creek in Watershed 3-C (Tulpehocken Creek).

   NPDES Permit No. PA0052531 Amendment No. 1, Sewerage. Reading Terminals Corporation, (Sinking Spring Bulk Storage Terminal), P. O. Box 2621, Harrisburg, PA 17105 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Spring Township, Berks County to the receiving waters named Cacoosing Creek.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0081281, Sewerage. Cavalry Heights, Inc., (Cavalry Heights MHP), 2160 Hanover Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County to a dry swale of White Run in Watershed 13-D (Marsh--Rock Creeks).

   NPDES Permit No. PA0087076, Industrial Waste. Hershey Entertainment & Resort Company, 300 Park Boulevard, Hershey, PA 17033 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Derry Township, Dauphin County to Spring Creek in Watershed 7-D.

   Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0097110, Amendment No. 1. Industrial. Shade Landfill, Inc., 1176 No. 1 Road, Cairnbrook, PA 15924 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Shade Landfill, Shade Township, Somerset County to receiving waters named Laurel Run.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0092665. Sewage. Gibraltar Management Company, 150 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Trader Horn Sewage Treatment Plant, Manor Township, Armstrong County to receiving waters named Unnamed Tributary of Garrett's Run.

NPDES STORMWATER INDIVIDUAL PERMITS

(PAS)

   The following NPDES Individual Permits for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities have been issued.

   These actions of the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board), Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483, by any aggrieved person under 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). Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Department's regulations governing practice and procedure before the Board may be obtained from the Board.

   Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Applicant Name & Receiving
Permit No.AddressCountyMunicipalityWater/Use
PAS1010F082 Jeff Stover
SEDA COG Joint Rail. Auth.
R. R. 1, Box 372
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Centre Benner & Spring Townships HQ-CWF

APPROVALS TO USE NPDES AND/OR OTHER GENERAL PERMITS

   The following parties have submitted: (1) Notices of Intent (NOIs) for Coverage Under (1) General NPDES Permits to Discharge Wastewater into the Waters of the 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 Permits for Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge or Residential Septage by Land Application in Pennsylvania; (3) General NPDES Permit Authorizing the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities to Waters of the Commonwealth.

   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 permit. The Department of Environmental Protection approves the following coverage under the specific General Permit.

   The EPA Region III 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 Types

PAG-1 General Permit for Discharges From Stripper Oil Well Facilities
PAG-2 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated With Construction Activities
PAG-3 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater From Industrial Activities
PAG-4 General Permit for Discharges From Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant
PAG-5 General Permit for Discharges From Gasoline Contaminated Ground Water Remediation Systems
PAG-6 General Permit for Wet Weather Overflow Discharges From Combined Sewer Systems
PAG-7 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge by Land Application
PAG-8 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Non-Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge by Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, a Public Contact Site or a Land Reclamation Site
PAG-9 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Residential Septage by Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, or a Land Reclamation Site
PAG-10 General Permit for Discharge Resulting From Hydrostatic Testing of Tanks and Pipelines
PAG-11 (To Be Announced)
PAG-12 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)

General Permit Type--PAG-2

Facility LocationPermitApplicant NameReceivingContact Office
& MunicipalityNo.& AddressWater/Use& Phone No.
Lititz Boro
Lancaster County
PAR10O467-1 Rev. Frank Shock
300 W Lemon St.
Lititz, PA 17543
Lititz Run
WWF
Lancaster County CD
1383 Arcadia Rd. Rm. 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
East Lampeter Township
Lancaster County
PAR10O482 David L. Charles
26 Millersville Rd.
Lancaster, PA 17603
UNT Mill Creek
CWF
Lancaster County CD
1383 Arcadia Rd. Rm. 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
Lancaster Township
Lancaster County
PAR10O487 Gable Park Assoc.
c/o Howard Boyd
3121-C Mount Joy Rd.
Mount Joy, PA 17552
Conestoga River
WWF
Lancaster County CD
1383 Arcadia Rd. Rm. 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
Jackson Township
Millcreek Township
Lebanon County
PAR10P153 Ralph S. Trego
4950 Middleton Rd.
Auburn, KY 42206
UNT to Mill Creek
TSF
Lebanon County CD
2120 Cornwall Rd. Suite 5
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-3908 EXT 3
S. Londonderry Twp.
Lebanon County
PAR10P151 Frederick Lidel
165 Lamont St.
New Cumberland, PA 17070
Quittapahilla
TSF
Lebanon County CD
2120 Cornwall Rd. Suite 5
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-3908 EXT 3
Jackson Township
Lebanon County
PAR10P148 Patrick Kreiser
2 Goodyear Lane
Newmanstown, PA 17173
UNT to Tulpehocken Creek
TSF
Lebanon County CD
2120 Cornwall Rd. Suite 5
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-3908 EXT 3
N. Londonderry Twp.
Lebanon County
PAR10P160 Franklin A. Stauffer
133 Edison Road
Annville, PA 17003
UNT to Quittapahilla Creek
TSF
Lebanon County CD
2120 Cornwall Rd. Suite 5
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-3908 EXT 3
Jackson Township
Lebanon County
PAR10P162 Arborgate, LTD
950 Kercher Avenue
Myerstown, PA 17067-2191
Tulpehocken Creek
TSF
Lebanon County CD
2120 Cornwall Rd. Suite 5
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-3908 EXT 3
Susquehanna Township
Dauphin County
PAR10I257 Mark DiSanto
5351 Jaycee Ave.
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Paxton Creek Dauphin County CD
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 921-8100
Lower Paxton Township
Dauphin County
PAR10I262 Norman DeSouza
Locust Lane LTD Part
Plaza 101 P. O. Box 1176
225 N. Presidential Blvd.
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Beaver Creek Dauphin County CD
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 921-8100
Antis Township
Blair County
PAR100715 Silas R. McFarland
RD 4 Box 225
Tyrone, PA 16686
UNT Little Juniata River
WWF
Blair County CD
1407 Blair Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 696-0877
Antis Township
Blair County
PAR100716 Sam Dotan
P. O. Box 1751
Altoona, PA 16603
Sugar Run
WWF
Blair County CD
1407 Blair Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 696-0877
Heidelberg Township
Berks County
PAR10C353 Lenzi Farm Pond Exp.
Joseph Lenzi
P. O. Box 55
Womelsdorf, PA 19567
Spring Creek Berks County CD
P. O. Box 520
1238 County Welfare Road
Leesport, PA 19533
(610) 372-4657
Lower Allen Township
Cumberland County
PAR10H228 CDS/Conewago
5023 Trindle Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Cedar Run
CWF
Cumberland County CD
43 Brookwood Avenue, Suite 4
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 240-7812

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