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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-86b

[27 Pa.B. 323]

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MINING ACTIVITY ACTIONS

   Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to such 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).

   District Mining Operations, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.

Coal Permits Issued

   26910107R.  Theodore R. Genovese II Coal Co. (General Delivery, Chalk Hill, PA 15421). Renewal permit issued for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine located in German Township, Fayette County, affecting 89.3 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Dunlap Creek. Renewal application received October 25, 1996. Renewal permit issued December 23, 1996.

   03920103R.  Allegheny Mineral Corporation (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal permit issued for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine with portable crusher and clay, shale and sandstone removal, located in West Franklin Township and Worthington Borough, Armstrong County, affecting 289.6 acres. Receiving streams Buffalo Creek and Claypoole Run. Renewal application received October 29, 1996. Renewal permit issued December 23, 1996.

   03860101R.  State Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal permit issued for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine located in Boggs Township, Armstrong County, affecting 170.6 acres. Receiving streams North Fork of Pine Creek. Renewal application received October 29, 1996. Renewal permit issued December 23, 1996.

   26783002.  T. L. Hill Coal Company (R. D. 3, Box 690-A, Uniontown, PA 15401). Permit revised to include blasting on an existing bituminous surface mine located in Georges Township, Fayette County, affecting 56.9 acres. Receiving streams York Run to Georges Creek to the Monongahela River. Application received August 7, 1996. Revision issued December 30, 1996.

   03960108.  Dutch Run Coal, Inc. (A02-366, Shelocta, PA 15774). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, affecting 39.6 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek and Crooked Creek. Application received September 17, 1996. Permit issued December 31, 1996.

   65960111.  Sosko Coal Company, Inc. (R. D. 3, Box 330, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine located in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 53.5 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries of Buffalo Run to Sewickley Creek to Youghiogheny River. Application received July 26, 1996. Permit issued January 2, 1997.

   03960106.  Reichard Contracting, Inc. (R. D. 3, New Bethlehem, PA 16242). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Wayne Township, Armstrong County, affecting 33.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Camp Run and Scrubgrass Creek. Application received July 12, 1996. Permit issued January 3, 1997.

   District Mining Operations, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.

   56850108.  Permit renewal, Svonavec, Inc. (140 West Union Street, Somerset, PA 15501), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip-auger mine, valid for reclamation only, in Somerset Township, Somerset County, affecting 377.5 acres, receiving stream west branch of Coxes Creek and unnamed tributary to east branch Coxes Creek, application received December 17, 1996, permit issued December 19, 1996.

   11910102.  Permit renewal, Black Oak Development, Inc. (Box 176, Glen Campbell, PA 15742), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip mine, valid for reclamation, only in Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, affecting 26.9 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to the west branch of the Susquehanna, application received December 16, 1996, permit issued December 19, 1996.

   11960102.  Dunamis Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 846, Latrobe, PA 15650), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip-auger-CFBC Fly Ash Disposal and Beneficial Use mine in Adams Township and South Fork Boro, Cambria County, affecting 215 acres, receiving stream South Fork Branch Little Conemaugh River, application received February 13, 1996, permit issued December 23, 1996.

   56960106.  Dunamis Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 846, Latrobe, PA 15650), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip-auger mine in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, affecting 351.6 acres, receiving stream north branch Quemahoning Creek and Horner Run, application received July 17, 1996, permit issued December 23, 1996.

   District Mining Operations, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.

   10920112.  State Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201), renewal of an existing bituminous strip and auger operation in Concord Township, Butler County affecting 230.1 acres. Receiving streams four unnamed tributaries of Bear Creek and Bear Creek. Application received September 18, 1996. Permit issued December 13, 1996.

   33950106.  Urey Coal Company (222 Forest Ridge Road, Indiana, PA 15701), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip operation in Perry Township, Jefferson County affecting 148.4 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Mahoning Creek, unnamed tributary to Sawmill Run and unnamed tributary to Rose Run. Application received September 5, 1995. Permit issued December 13, 1996.

   102834-33950106-E-1.  Urey Coal Company (222 Forest Ridge Road, Indiana, PA 15701), application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities no closer than 50 feet to unnamed tributary no. 1 to Mahoning Creek for the purposes of mineral extraction and support facility construction and maintenance. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Mahoning Creek, unnamed tributary to Sawmill Run and unnamed tributary to Rose Run. Application received September 5, 1995. Permit issued December 13, 1996.

   Mining and Reclamation, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.

   30841312.  Consolidation Coal Company, (P. O. Box 1314, Morgantown, WV 26507-1314), to renew the permit for the Blacksville No. 2 bituminous deep mine in Wayne Township, Greene County, no additional discharge. Permit issued December 30, 1996.

   32881301.  Mears Enterprises, Inc., (P. O. Box 157, Clymer, PA 15728), to renew the permit for the Penn Run bituminous deep mine in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County, no additional discharge. Permit issued December 30, 1996.

   32841317.  Helvetia Coal Company, (P. O. Box 729, Indiana, PA 15701), to renew the permit for the Lucerne No. 9 bituminous deep mine in Conemaugh and Young Townships, Indiana County for reclamation only, no additional discharge. Permit issued December 30, 1996.

   03841308.  Rosebud Mining Company, (R. D. 1, Box 379A, Kittanning, PA 16201), to renew the permit for the Rosebud No. 1 bituminous deep mine in Perry Township, Armstrong County, no additional discharge. Permit issued December 30, 1996.

   32841315.  Stanford Mining Company, (R. D. 4, Box 271, Punxsutawney, PA 15767), to renew the permit for the Chestnut Ridge bituminous deep mine in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County for reclamation only, receiving stream Allen Run. Permit issued December 30, 1996.

   30743705.  Duquesne Light Company, (Box 457, Greensboro, PA 15338), to renew the permit for the Warwick No. 3 coal refuse disposal area in Dunkard Township, Greene County, receiving stream Dunkard Creek. Permit issued December 30, 1996.

   District Mining Operations, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.

Noncoal Permits Issued

   65930601.  Timothy M. Hoover (R. D. 3, Box 47, Saltsburg, PA 15681), permit revised to add 9.2 acres to the permit area for an existing noncoal surface mine (sandstone quarry) located in Loyalhanna Township, Westmoreland County, previously affecting 68.2 acres, now affecting 77.4 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to the Conemaugh River. Application received March 13, 1996. Revision issued January 3, 1997.

   Mineral Resources Management--District Mining, Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.

   48940301T.  Eastern Industries, Inc., (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034-9454), transfer of an existing quarry operation in Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County affecting 17.02 acres, receiving stream none. Transfer issued December 23, 1996.

   5478SM2T2.  Eastern Industries, Inc., (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034-9454), transfer of an existing quarry operation in Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County affecting 39.53 acres, receiving stream unnamed swampy area tributary to Jacoby Creek. Transfer issued December 23, 1996.

   5276SM5C4.  Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc., (Pickerton and Lower State Roads, Chalfont, PA 18914), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0595217 in Dingman Township, Pike County, receiving stream tributary of Sawkill Creek. Renewal issued December 30, 1996.

   District Mining Operations, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.

Coal Applications Received

   37910108.  Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001), renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Perry Township, Lawrence County affecting 43.5 acres. Receiving streams two unnamed tributaries to Camp Run. Application for reclamation only. Application received December 16, 1996.

   16960109.  Milestone Crushed, Inc. (521 Second Street, Clarion, PA 16214), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Perry Township, Clarion County affecting 32.5 acres. Receiving streams an unnamed tributary to Dunlap Creek and Dunlap Creek. Application received December 12, 1996.

   102896-16960109-E-1.  Milestone Crushed, Inc. (521 Second Street, Clarion, PA 16214), application for a stream encroachment to reconstruct a township road across two unnamed tributaries to Dunlap Creek for the purpose of coal removal and reclamation of an abandoned highwall. This relocation is temporary. This relocation is situated in Perry Township, Clarion County. Application received December 12, 1996.

   District Mining Operations, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.

Noncoal Applications Received

   37910305.  G. L. McKnight, Inc. (R. D. 3, Box 272-B, Slippery Rock, PA 16057), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0208485, Plain Grove Township, Lawrence County. Receiving streams Taylor Run and unnamed tributary to Taylor Run. Application received December 23, 1996.

   Mineral Resources Management--District Mining, Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.

General Small Noncoal Authorizations Granted

   66960802.  William T. McNeice, (R. R. 6, Box 6364, Montrose, PA 18801), commencement, operation and restoration of a small quarry operation in Lemon Township, Wyoming County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream none. Authorization granted December 30, 1996.

   District Mining Operations, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.

   20960802.  Andrew M. Kosturick (R. D. 3, Box 111, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316), commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal sand and gravel operation in East Fallowfield Township, Crawford County affecting 6.5 acres. Receiving streams none. Application received July 23, 1996. Permit issued December 18, 1996.


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 act of June 22, 1937 (P. L. 1987, No. 394) (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).

Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certification

   Northeast Regional Office: Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-5485.

   E45-303.  Encroachment. Connaught Laboratories Inc., Route 611, P. O. Box 187, Swiftwater, PA 18370. To construct and maintain a prestressed concrete, spread box beam bridge having a normal span of 57 feet on an 80° skew and an underclearance of approximately 7.3 feet across Swiftwater Creek. This project is located at the Connaught laboratories complex on the south side of S. R. 0314, approximately 700 feet downstream of the S. R. 0611 bridge (Mount Pocono, PA Quadrangle N: 17.1 inches; W: 10.4 inches) in Pocono Township, Monroe County.

   E52-143.  Encroachment. U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, River Road, Bushkill, PA 18324. To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain two pedestrian bridges having spans and underclearances of 79 × 8.1 feet and 68 × 9.9 feet at separate locations across Dingmans Creek. This project is located approximately 2,000 feet upstream of the Dingmans Falls Access Road Bridge (Lake Maskenozha, PA Quadrangle N: 19.2 inches; W: 2.0 inches and N: 19.0 inches; W: 1.7 inches) in Delaware Township, Pike County.

   DEP Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.

   E10-237.  Encroachment. Buffalo Township Municipal Authority, 707 South Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16005. To authorize the following structures or activities associated with the Phase III sanitary sewer project: (1) Construct and maintain a total of 70 sanitary sewer line stream crossings throughout the township. Of these crossings, 14 are across Little Buffalo Creek, 42 are across tributaries to Little Buffalo Creek, 8 are across Sarver Run and 6 are across tributaries to Sarver Run. (2) Construct and maintain a sewage pump station and associated fill within the right floodway of Little Buffalo Creek immediately upstream of S. R. 2015 (Freeport, PA Quadrangle N: 14.9 inches; W: 12.25 inches). (3) Replace the superstructure, rehabilitate and maintain the former railroad bridge across Little Buffalo Creek approximately 350 feet upstream of the confluence with Buffalo Creek (Freeport, PA Quadrangle N: 15.2 inches; W: 11.0 inches). (4) Remove the existing structure and construct and maintain two 48-inch diameter culverts in a tributary to Buffalo Creek on the former railroad grade at the sewage treatment plant upstream of S. R. 28 (Freeport, PA Quadrangle N: 14.5 inches; W: 9.65 inches). (5) Realign and stabilize a total of 195 feet of the channel of a tributary to Buffalo Creek extending upstream from the two 48-inch diameter culverts authorized above (Freeport, PA Quadrangle N: 14.5 inches; W: 9.65 inches). (6) Construct and maintain portions of the sewage treatment plant within the mapped 100-year Flood Plain of Buffalo Creek and in the floodway of a tributary to Buffalo Creek upstream of S. R. 28 (Freeport, PA Quadrangle N: 14.5 inches; W: 9.7 inches), located in Buffalo Township, Butler County.

   E10-250.  Encroachment. Treesdale Golf and Country Club, One Arnold Palmer Drive, Gibsonia, PA 15044. To fill 0.15 acre of wetland for the modification and expansion of the existing Treesdale Golf and Country Club Driving Range along Treesdale Drive approximately 1,800 feet south of Warrendale Road (S. R. 3019) (Mars, PA Quadrangle N: 10.1 inches; W: 3.3 inches) located in Adams Township, Butler County.

   E25-542.  Encroachment. Norman G. Porter, 14505 Porter Road, Waterford, PA 16441. To construct and maintain a 4-foot diameter by 20-foot long CM pipe culvert in a tributary to French Creek as an agricultural equipment crossing approximately 2,000 feet downstream of Woods Road and 700 feet west of Porter Road (Millers Station, PA Quadrangle N: 21.3 inches; W: 1.2 inches) located in LeBoeuf Township, Erie County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E27-053.  Encroachment. Hickory Township Supervisors, P. O. Box 85, Endeavor, PA 16322. To construct and maintain a steel girder bridge having a single clear span of 17.5 feet and an underclearance of 5 feet across Prather Run on Old Route 62 approximately 250 feet upstream of S. R. 62 in the village of East Hickory (West Hickory, PA Quadrangle N: 15.0 inches; W: 3.77 inches) located in Hickory Township, Forest County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E62-326.  Encroachment. Game Commission, R. D. 2, Box 140, Corry, PA 16407-9119. To install and maintain a pier bent support at mid span of the existing bridge across west branch Tionesta Creek on State Game Land No. 29 road approximately 1 mile upstream of Chapman State Park Dam (Cherry Grove, PA Quadrangle N: 21.0 inches; W: 9.0 inches) located in Watson Township, Warren County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Room 126, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4590.

   E07-273.  Encroachment. Crossman, Castle, & Morina Partnership, Joseph Crossman, 307 Coventry Court, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To place fill in 0.18 acre of wetlands in conjunction with the commercial development of 1.092 acres of property located along the north side of Scotch Valley Road (T-424) about 0.5 mile north of its intersection with SR 0022 (Hollidaysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 11.8 inches; W: 0.1 inch) in Hollidaysburg Borough, Blair County. The permittee will provide for 0.18 acre of replacement wetlands by making a monetary contribution to the National Fish and Wildlife Fund.


Actions taken on applications filed under the act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (32 P. S. §§ 631--641) relating to the acquisition of rights to divert waters of the Commonwealth.

   Southcentral Regional Office: Water Supply and Community Health Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9333.

Permit Issued

   WA 38-1004.  Water allocation. Fredericksburg Sewer & Water Authority, Lebanon County. The right to purchase a maximum of 500,000 gallons per day, based on a 30-day average, from The City of Lebanon Authority, located in Lebanon County, through one interconnection located in Bethel Township in Lebanon County.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-86. Filed for public inspection January 17, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]



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