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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 98-819c

[28 Pa.B. 2425]

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SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES


Permits revoked under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

   Regional Office:  Regional Solid Waste Manager, Suite 6010, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   Permit No. 301243.  Soil Remediation Systems, Inc., Front and Thurlow Streets, Chester, PA 19013. This permit has been revoked at the permittee's request, because Soil Remediation Systems, Inc. was never constructed in the City of Chester, Delaware County. Permit revoked in the Southeast Regional Office on April 30, 1998.

Permit Modifications (Forms Q) Granted to Authorize Alternatives to the Design Requirements in the Residual Waste Regulations

   In addition to the alternate designs approved under the municipal waste program, the following alternate designs have been approved by the Department under § 287.231 of the residual waste regulations. Any proposed equivalency, even if it's on the approved lists, must be submitted as a minor permit modification, and the applicant must demonstrate the alternate design will work in the proposed location and under the conditions included in the original equivalency approval. Please contact the Regional Solid Waste Manager in the appropriate regional office for site-specific issues and/or special conditions.

   Regional Office:  Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110:

   1.  Final cover:

   Final cover slope of 50% at foundry waste landfill (Process Recovery Corporation).

   2.  Intermediate Cover:

   Direct (soil-less) revegetation of fly/bottom ash as intermediate cover (PA Power & Light Company--Holtwood SES Ash Basin No. 2).

   Regional Office:  Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701:

   1.  Leachate Detection Zone

   a.  A leachate detection zone consisting of one layer of geonet composite (geonet heat laminated to two 8 oz/yd2 needle punched non-woven geotextiles) on the cell side slopes and one layer of geonet on the cell floor. The LDZ does not have a piping system. (White Pines Landfill)

   b.  Geotextile/geonet/geotextile (GPU/GENCO--Shawville Plant)

   2.  Protective Cover/Leachate Collection System:

   a.  A protective cover and leachate collection material meeting the following specifications (White Pines Landfill):

   i.  Gradation of the protective cover material shall be AASHTO No. 57 as specified in Table 703.2(c) of PennDot Publication 408.

   ii.  The protective cover material shall be hard, durable coarse aggregate meeting the Type A quality requirements for coarse aggregates specified in Section 703.2 of PennDot Publication 408.

   iii.  The protective cover material shall be non-calcareous and the use of slag is not permitted.

   iv.  The protective cover material shall have a carbonate content of less than or equal to 15% as determined by ASTM D-3042-86.

   v.  The protective cover material shall be non-angular. Acceptable material shall be sub-angular, sub-rounded, and rounded aggregates as defined by Section 10.1 of ASTM D2488.

   In addition to the material specifications stated above for the aggregate material, the protective cover and leachate collection system shall consist of an AMOCO 4516, 16 oz/yd2 geotextile to be located directly over the primary liner. As part of this equivalency approval, a static load test was performed to evaluate the impact the protective cover has on the liner system.

   b.  4 feet of bottom ash underlain by a geotextile/geonet/geotextile layer (GPU/GENCO--Shawville Plant).

   3.  Alternate Daily Cover

   *  Rusmar AC-645 Long Duration Foam (White Pines Landfill).

   4.  Final Cover:

   *  Direct revegetation of lime in lieu of placing final cover. The lime is amended with sewage sludge compost. This equivalency was approved after a demonstration project involving several test plots was completed. (Bellefonte Lime)

   Regional Office:  Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745:

   1.  Final Cover

   (a)  soil texture use clay loam, silty clay and sandy clay with <45% clay in fine earth fraction (Armstrong)

   (b)  soil thickness: 18 inch final cover with total plant available water storage equivalent to 24 inches of soil specified by regulations (Armstrong)

   2.  Subbase

   *  permeability: 10-4 cm/sec with 60 mil HDPE liner and meets other design requirements (Armstrong)

   3.  Leachate Detection Zone

   *  (a)  geonet with geotextile above and below (composite liner) (Armstrong)

   4.  Leachate Collection Zone

   *  (a)  double layer of geonet with geotextile above and modified pipe system (Armstrong)

   5.  Protective Cover

   *  (a)  12 inches of bottom ash and 12 inches of sand (Armstrong)

   6.  Grading

   *  (a)  benches 20 feet wide every 25 feet of rise for overall 33% slope (Armstrong)

   Regional Office:  Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16334-3581:

   *  A double layer of geonet in the detection zone (Witco Corp. Landfill).

OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE


Permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

   Regional Office:  Regional Solid Waste Manager, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   Permit No. 400691.  Upper Moreland Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority, 2875 Terwood Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090-0535. This permit was approved for the permitting of an existing municipal sewage sludge incinerator located in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County. Permit issued in the Southeast Regional Office on April 30, 1998.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Regional Solid Waste Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4706.

   Permit No. 301316.  Keystone Environmental Services Transfer Station, Keystone Environmental Service, Inc. (1,100 S. Pottsville Pike, Shoemakersville, PA 19555). Application for construction and operation of a residual waste transfer station located in Perry Township, Berks County. Permit issued in the Regional Office April 30, 1998.

   Permit No. 602247.  A & M Composting, A & M Composting Inc. (2022 Mountain Road, Manheim, PA 17545). Application for permit modification for the addition of a sludge receiving basin and Windrow Exhaust Collection System. Permit issued in the Regional Office April 29, 1998.

   Northwest Regional Office:  Regional Solid Waste Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6848.

   Permit No. 300995.  Witco Chemical Corporation, One Witco Lane, Petrolia, PA 16050, located in Fairview Township, Butler County. A permit was reissued to Witco Corporation to operate a captive Class I residual waste landfill at the Petrolia Plant in the Regional Office on April 30, 1998.


Permits revoked under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Regional Solid Waste Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4706.

   Permit No. 602622.  Rose Tree Farm, BFI, Inc. (Mineview Drive, P. O. Box 128, Morgantown, PA 19543). This permit has been revoked at the applicant's request located in Union Township, Berks County. Permit revoked in the Regional Office on April 20, 1998.

   Permit No. 603356.  Esbenshade Farm, BFI, Inc. (Mineview Drive, P. O. Box 128, Morgantown, PA 19543). This permit has been revoked at the applicant's request located in East Drumore Township, Lancaster County. Permit revoked in the Regional Office on April 20, 1998.

   Permit No. 603222.  Woodland Camp and Trailer Park, Groff's Septage Service (99 Ickes Lane, Newville, PA 17241). This permit has been revoked at the applicant's request located in Toboyne Township, Perry County.

AIR RESOURCES

OPERATING PERMITS


General Plan Approval and Operating Permit 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-03-00153:  Seven Sisters Mining Co., Inc. (Box 147 Star Route, Spring Church, PA 15686) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of nonmetallic mineral processing facility at Coleman Mine in South Bend Township, Armstrong County.

   GP-26-00485:  Douglas Oil & Gas, Inc. (400 Southpointe Blvd., Canonsburg, PA 15317) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of a gas compressor station at Vanderbilt Station in Dunbar Township, Fayette County.


Administrative Amendment of Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.

   Southeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.

   CP-46-0005:  Merck & Company, Inc. (770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486) issued April 21, 1998, for Facility VOCs/Nox RACT in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.

   23-301-099A:  Foamex, L. P. (1500 East Second Street, Eddystone, PA 19013) revoked May 5, 1998, for an incinerator in Eddystone Borough, Delaware County.


Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.

   Southeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.

   46-310-019B:  Highway Materials, Inc. (1128 Crusher Road, Perkiomenville, PA 18074) issued for the operation of a stone crusher in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County.

   09-399-025:  Air Liquide America Corp, Alphagaz Division (19 Steel Road West, Morrisville, PA 19067) issued for the operation of a specialty gas facility in Falls Township, Bucks County.

   46-399-113:  Ford Electronics & Refrigeration Corp. (2750 Morris Road, Lansdale, PA 19446) issued for the operation of two selective soldering machines in Worcester Township, Montgomery County.

   Northcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.

   49-318-033:  Shumaker Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 206, Northumberland, PA 17857) issued April 21, 1998, for the operation of a shotblasting and miscellaneous metal parts and products surface coating operation in Northumberland Borough, Northumberland County.

   41-309-004:  P Stone, Inc. (P. O. Box 254, Jersey Shore, PA 17740) issued April 21, 1998, for the operation of an agricultural limestone production facility and a fabric collector in Limestone Township, Lycoming County.

   55-302-013:  Cherry Hill Hardwoods, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 900, Richfield, PA 17086) issued April 21, 1998, for the operation of a 9.6 million btu/hour wood-fired boiler and a multitube mechanical collector in West Perry Township, Snyder County.

   19-319-001:  Schultz Electroplating, Inc. (R. R. 5, Box 195, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-8942) issued April 28, 1998, for the operation of two hard chromium electroplating baths and a composite mesh pad mist eliminator in South Centre Township, Columbia County. These electroplating baths are subject to Subpart N of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, 40 CFR Part 63.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.

   63-303-007:  Commercial Stone Co., Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425) issued May 7, 1998, for the installation of bituminous asphalt manufacturing at Dunningsville in Somerset Township, Washington County.

   63-313-027A:  Ametek, Inc. (P. O. Box 427, Eighty Four, PA 15330) issued for the installation of a water atomization process at the Specialty Metal Products Division in North Strabane Township, Washington County.

   OP-63-00654:  Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc. (213 Scott Street Ext., Donora, PA 15033) issued May 7, 1998, for repair services at Elliott Support Services in Donora Borough, Washington County.

   OP-26-00020:  Commercial Stone Co., Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425) issued May 7, 1998, for the installation of limestone processing at Rich Hill in Bullskin Township, Fayette County.

   OP-56-00145:  Berlin Brothersvalley School District (1025 East Main Street, Berlin, PA 15530) issued May 7, 1998, for the installation of school boilers at the Elementary School in Berlin Borough, Somerset 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.

   Southeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.

   PA-46-0005E:  Merck & Co., Inc. (770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486) issued April 20, 1998, for the operation of a waste heat incinerator in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.

   PA-23-0006B:  Foamex LP (1500 E. Second Street, Eddystone, PA 19022) issued April 28, 1998, for the operation of a felt press (E5) in Eddystone Borough, Delaware County.

   23-313-003C:  Esschem, Inc. (4000 Columbia Avenue, Linwood, PA 19061) issued April 29, 1998, for the operation of a methacrylate based polymer process in Lower Chichester Township, Delaware County.

   Southcentral Regional Office; Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.

   06-1007M:  Carpenter Technology Corp. (P. O. Box 14662, Reading, PA 19612-4662) issued April 27, 1998, for construction of the batch reheat furnace F-830 low Nox burners at Building 84 in Reading/Muhlenberg Township, Berks County.

   06-1069A:  East Penn Mfg. Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 147, Lyon Station, PA 19536-0147) issued April 27, 1998, construction of the wastewater treatment plant controlled by three fabric collectors in Richard Township, Berks County. This source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart E, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   Northcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.

   08-302-038A:  Leprino Foods Co. (117 Bradford Street, South Waverly, PA 18840) issued April 14, 1998, for the construction of a 20.9 million btu per hour natural gas/no. 6 fuel oil fired boiler in South Waverly Borough, Bradford County.

   41-302-044B:  Koppers Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 189, Montgomery, PA 17752) issued April 14, 1998, for the modification to increase allowable 3 hour carbon monoxide emission limit of a creosoted woodwaste fired cogeneration boiler and an electrostatic precipator in Clinton Township, Lycoming County.

   49-309-007J:  Meckley's Limestone Products, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 950, Herndon, PA 17830) issued April 15, 1998, for the construction of a screen and two conveyors in a stone crushing plant in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County. The screen and two conveyors are subject to Subpart OOO of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   41-304-014B:  Andritz, Inc. (Sherman Street, Muncy, PA 17756) issued April 29, 1998, for the installation of a fabric collector on an iron castings finishing area in Muncy Borough, Lycoming County.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.

   PA-63-565A:  Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc. (2080 N. Main Street, Washington, PA 15301) issued May 7, 1998, for installation of an extrusion line at Performance Products in South Strabane Township, Washington County.

   PA-63-626A:  Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc. (2080 N. Main St., P. O. Box 236, Washington, PA 15301) issued May 7, 1998, for installation of a banbury extruder line at V-Bat Division in Canton Township, Washington County.

   PA-04-044A:  Zinc Corp. of America (300 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061) issued May 7, 1998, for the construction of a zinc high grade column no. 29 at the Monaca Zinc Smelter in Porter Township, Beaver County.

   Northwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.

   PA-43-290A:  Winner Steel Services, Inc. (277 Sharpsville Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146) issued April 19, 1998, for the construction of a galvanizing line furnace in Sharon, Mercer County.

   PA-20-232A:  Meadville Plating Co. (10775 Franklin Pike, Meadville, PA 16335) issued May 4, 1998, for the installation of a packed bed scrubber in West Mead Township, Crawford County.

   PA-25-028B:  International Paper Co. (1540 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16533) issued May 4, 1998, for the installation of a lime silo and lime slaker in Erie, Erie County.

   PA-43-170A:  Werner Co., Greenville Division (93 Werner Road, Greenville, PA 16125) issued May 4, 1998, for the installation of a pultrusion process in Sugar Grove Township, Mercer County.


Plan Approvals extensions issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.

   Southeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.

   15-317-020:  Bakery Feeds, Inc. (4221 Alexandria Pike, Cole Spring, KY 41076) issued November 30, 1997, for the operation of a bakery waste plant in Honeybrook Township, Chester County.

   15-314-004:  Norwood Industries, Inc. (57 Morehall Road, East Whiteland, PA 19355) issued April 21, 1998, for the operation of a dust collector in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.

   15-314-003:  Norwood Industries, Inc. (57 Morehall Road, East Whiteland, PA 19355) issued April 21, 1998, for the operation of a six storage tanks in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.

   15-314-002:  Norwood Industries, Inc. (57 Morehall Road, East Whiteland, PA 19355) issued April 21, 1998, for the operation of a medical device manufacturing process in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.

   15-301-071A:  Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Inc. (31 Morehall Road, Paoli, PA 19301) issued April 21, 1998, for the operation of a waste incinerator in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.

   46-308-018:  Hale Products, Inc. (700 Spring Mill Avenue, Conshohocken, PA 19428) issued April 29, 1998, for the operation of a non-ferrous induction furnace in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County.

   09-318-074:  RAMA Display Corporation (780 Haunted Lane, Bensalem, PA 19020) issued April 29, 1998, for the operation of a fabric filter adhesives spray booth in Bensalem Township, Bucks County.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.

   21-312-021:  Scranton-Altoona Terminals Corp. (P. O. Box 2621, Harrisburg, PA 17105) granted May 1, 1998, to authorize temporary operation of the petroleum product loading rack (gasoline, diesel and No. 2 fuel oil) controlled by a vapor combustion unit covered by this Plan Approval until August 28, 1998, at their Mechanicsburg Terminal-Texaco Road, in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. This source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart XX, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   67-310-004F:  Medusa Minerals Co. (P. O. Box 220, Thomasville, PA 17364) granted April 1, 1998, to authorize temporary operation of the secondary crusher and screening circuit covered by this Plan Approval until July 29, 1998, in Jackson Township, York County.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.

   PA-32-040A:  GPU Generation, Inc. (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) issued May 7, 1998, for the installation of Boiler 15 at the Seward Station in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.

   65-307-054B:  Teledyne Inc. (P. O. Box 151, Latrobe, PA 15650) issued May 7, 1998, for the construction of an EAF oxygen lance and AOD vessel at the Teledyne Allvac facility in Derry Township, Westmoreland County.

   65-307-076:  Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. (100 River Road, Brackenridge, PA 15014) issued May 7, 1998, for the installation of a no. 91 anneal and pickle line at the Vandergrift Plant in Vandergrift Borough, Westmoreland County.

   26-305-034:  Canestrale Contracting, Inc. (P. O. Box 234, Belle Vernon, PA 15012) issued May 7, 1998, for the construction of a loading/unloading/stockpiling facility at the LaBelle Site in Luzerne Township, Fayette County.

   PA-56-263A:  Penn Coal, Inc. (214 College Park Plaza, Johnstown, PA 15904) issued May 7, 1998, for the installation of a coal screening facility at Sarah Mine in Jenner Township, Somerset County.

   56-322-002:  Shade Landfill, Inc. (Pk W Two, Ste. 420, 2000 Cliff Mine Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15275) issued May 7, 1998, for the construction of a landfill gas management system in Shade Township, Somerset County.

   63-307-023B:  Lukens Steel Company (P. O. Box 494, Washington, PA 15301) issued May 7, 1998, for the construction of a vessel/ladle lancing area at the Houston Plant in Houston Borough, Westmoreland County.

   65-309-061B:  Norton Pakco Industrial Ceramics (55 Hillview Avenue, Latrobe, PA 15650) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of a ceramic mixing and firing facility at the Derry Plant in Derry Township, Westmoreland County.

   PA-63-101A:  Maple Creek Mining, Inc. (981 Route 917, Bentleyville, PA 15314) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of a coal storage area at the Maple Creek Preparation Plant in New Eagle Borough, Washington County.

   56-307-001F:  First Miss Steel, Inc. (230 Box 509, Hollsopple, PA 15935) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of an oxygen converter at the Stony Creek Plant in Quemahoning Borough, Somerset County.

   65-305-051:  Canestrale Yards (P. O. Box 396, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of coke processing at the Canestrale Yards in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County.

   63-307-023A:  Lukens Steel Co. (P. O. Box 494, Washington, PA 15301) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of two electric arc furnaces (EAF) at the Houston Plant in Houston Borough, Washington County.

   PA-63-110B:  Corning Consumer Products Co. (100 8th Street, Charleroi, PA 15022) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of a Glass Melting Tank 56 at the Charleroi Plant in Charleroi Borough, Washington County.

   PA-65-093A:  Hyde Park Foundry (Railroad Street, P. O. Box 187, Hyde Park, PA 15641) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of a magnesium inoculation at the National Roll Company in Hyde Park Borough, Westmoreland County.

   63-307-027:  American Iron Oxide Co. (Foster Plaza, # 7, 661 Andersen Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of iron oxide production at the Allenport Plant in Allenport Borough, Washington County.

   32-000-200:  Indiana University of Pennsylvania (425 Pratt Drive, Indiana, PA 15705) issued May 7, 1998, for the operation of a cogeneration facility at S. W. Jack Cogeneration Plant in Indiana, Indiana County.

REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (RACT)


Administrative Amendment of Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations for an Operating Permit to comply with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 for Reasonable Available Control Technology.

   Southeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.

   OP-46-0031:  SmithKline Beecham Research Co. (1250 S. Collegeville Road, Collegeville, PA 19426) revised May 1, 1998, for Facility NOx RACT in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County.

   OP-23-0006A:  Foamex International, Inc. (1500 East Second Street, Eddystone, PA 19022) revised May 5, 1998, for Facility VOC/NOx RACT in Eddystone Borough, Delaware County.

MINING

APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND
NONCOAL ACTIVITIES

   Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).

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

Coal Permits Issued

   56920110.  Permit Renewal. Svonavec, Inc. (140 West Union Street, Somerset, PA 15501), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine, valid for reclamation only in Black Township, Somerset County, affecting 355.4 acres, receiving streams two unnamed tributaries of Coxes Creek, an unnamed tributary of Laurel Run and an unnamed tributary of Wilson Creek, all to Coxes Creek to the Casselman River. Application received May 1, 1998. Issued May 4, 1998.

   56960107.  Godin Brothers, Inc. (136 Godin Drive, Boswell, PA 15531), revision for a stream variance to conduct mining activities within 100 feet of an unnamed tributary to Quemahoning Creek. The primary purpose is for the construction of a haulroad crossing over an unnamed tributary to Quemahoning Creek. The haulroad crossing will be installed approximately 340 feet below where the unnamed tributary crosses T-655. SMP acres--128.6--receiving streams unnamed tributaries to/and Quemahoning Creek, located in Jenner Township, Somerset County. Application received March 27, 1998. Issued May 8, 1998.

   Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840.

   17980901.  R. B. Contracting (R. R. 1, Box 13, Curwensville, PA 16833), commencement, operation and restoration of an incidental coal extraction permit, Knox Township, Clearfield County affecting 5.8 acres, receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Potts Run to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Application received February 25, 1998. Permit issued April 27, 1998.

   McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.

   32921302.  Helvetia Coal Co. (P. O. Box 729, Indiana, PA 15701), to revise the permit for the Marshall Run Mine in Young Township, Indiana County, revision to permit area and subsidence control plan area, no additional discharges. Permit issued April 22, 1998.

   30841316.  Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co. (P. O. Box 174, Graysville, PA 15337), to revise the permit for the Bailey Mine in Richhill Township, Greene County to add 625 permit and subsidence control plan acres, no additional discharges. Permit issued April 24, 1998.

   03871302.  Triple K Coal Co. (R. D. 1, Box 308, Rural Valley, PA 16249), to renew the permit for the Triple K No. 1 Mine in Burrell Township, Armstrong County, no additional discharges. Permit issued April 29, 1998.

   11841302.  Trent Coal Co., Inc. (1789 Stoystown Rd., Friedens, PA 15541), to renew the permit for the Rice #2/Arrow #3 Mine in Portage and Summerhill Township, Cambria County, no additional discharges. Permit issued April 29, 1998.

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

Noncoal Permits Issued

   35950302T2.  Keystone Pocono Block & Supply Co., Inc. (750 West Linden Street, Scranton, PA 18503), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County affecting 8.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Transfer issued May 8, 1998.

   Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840.

Small Industrial Mineral Authorizations Granted

   41970801.  Donald L. Steinbacher (R. R. 3, Box 424, Williamsport, PA 17701), commencement, operation and restoration of a small industrial mineral (shale) permit in Limestone Township, Lycoming County affecting 3 acres, receiving streams: unnamed tributary, tributary to Nigart Run. Application received August 22, 1997. Authorization granted April 30, 1998.

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

General Small Noncoal Authorizations Granted

   60980801.  Michael Krushinski, Jr. (R. R. 2, Box 263, Mifflinburg, PA 17844), commencement, operation and restoration of a small quarry operation in Buffalo Township, Union County affecting 4.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Authorization granted May 6, 1998.

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 Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).

   Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, 400 Market Street, Floor 2, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, 1 (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of the 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 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).

   Northcentral Region:  Water Management, Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.

   E08-333.  Encroachment. Frank Brockway, R. R. 1, Box 1322, Gillett, PA 16925-1322. To maintain a double-wide mobile home with two decks and a 10 foot by 12 foot storage shed in the floodway of South Creek. The project is located on the east side of Rt. 14 at the intersection of Mott Town Road with Rt. 14 (Gillett, PA Quadrangle N:  10.7 inches; W:  6.6 inches) in South Creek Township, Bradford County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects.

   E19-174.  Encroachment. Drue S. Heckman, R. R. 4, Box 4875, Berwick, PA 18603. To repair, operate and maintain a single span bridge across Glen Brook to provide access to a private, single residence. The repair work shall consist of removing the existing steel beams and deck and constructing a new superstructure with steel I-beams and wooden decking. The project is located along the western right-of-way of SR 1025 approximately 500 feet south of the intersection of SR 1014 and SR 1025 (Berwick, PA Quadrangle N:  14.0 inches; W:  15.4 inches) in Briar Creek Township, Columbia County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E41-421.  Encroachment. Kirkwood and Pauline Personius, 26 Commodore Pkwy., Rochester, NY 14625. To construct and maintain a two-story 40 foot by 40 foot seasonal residence with a subfloor elevation of 576.0 feet supported on a concrete block wall enclosed storage area equipped with two 2 foot by 3 foot flotation doors and 13 reinforced concrete block pillars in the floodway of Pine Creek located approximately 0.5 mile south of the confluence of Gamble Run and Pine Creek (Jersey Shore, PA Quadrangle N:  20.15 inches; W:  11.75 inches) in Watson Township, Lycoming County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects.

   E59-356.  Encroachment. Greg C. Grego, P. O. Box 8, Morris, PA 16938. To construct and maintain an electrical service transmission line and an aerial cable car system over Babbs Creek approximately 4 miles southwest of Blackwell at the intersection of Wilson Hill Road with Rt. 414 (Morris, PA Quadrangle N:  11.00 inches; W:  16.1 inches) in Morris Township, Tioga County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects.

   E59-357.  Encroachment. Delmar Township Supervisors, R. R. 5, Box 70A, Wellsboro, PA 16901. Remove an existing structure and to 1) construct, operate and maintain a single cell aluminized steel arch culvert to carry T-468 across Dantz Run; 2) and to realign 275.0 linear feet of Dantz Run to protect T-468 from flooding. The steel arch culvert shall be constructed with a span of 13 feet, rise of 8.3 feet and length of 48 feet: the realigned reach of the channel shall be constructed with channel bottom width of 15 feet and minimum side slopes 1 feet vertical to 3 feet horizontal. The project is located along the southern right-of-way of SR 0006 approximately 2 miles south of the intersection of T-468 and SR 0006 (Tiadaghton, PA Quadrangle N:  22.5 inches; W:  1.1 inches) in Delmar Township, Tioga County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

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

   E15-553.  Encroachment Permit. University of Pennsylvania-New Bolton Center, 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348-1692. To enlarge and maintain an existing 1.3 acre farm pond along an unnamed tributary of South Brook (TSF) to provide stormwater management for the New Bolton Center of the University of Pennsylvania, to relocate approximately 150 linear feet of stream channel by constructing 225 linear feet of relocated channel and to construct and maintain approximately 205 linear feet of a temporary diversion channel to convey a separate unnamed tributary of South Brook during modification of the pond. This permit also approves an Environmental Assessment authorization to construct a nonjurisdictional dam upstream of the existing pond to serve as a sediment forbay. The site is located approximately 1,700 feet east of the intersection of Street Road (S. R. 0926) and Byrd Road (West Grove, PA USGS Quadrangle N:  21.6 inches; W:  0.25 inch) in East Marlborough Township, Chester County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E15-563.  Encroachment Permit. B. J. Drueding Builders, Inc., 150 Strafford Avenue, Suite 350, Wayne, PA 19087-3144. To construct and maintain a twin 10.0 foot wide by 4.0 foot high by 63.0 foot long box culvert in and along an unnamed tributary to Valley Creek (EV) to provide access to Minden Lane Residential Subdivision. The site is located approximately 3,600 feet north of the intersection of Swedesford Road and North Valley Road (Valley Forge, PA Quadrangle N:  12.9 inches; W:  16.3 inches) in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.

   E15-560.  Encroachment Permit. Downingtown Area School District, 112 Wallace Avenue, Downingtown, PA 19335. To construct and maintain approximately 1,013 linear feet of security chain link fence across three unnamed tributaries to Valley Creek (CWF-MF) and adjacent wetlands. This work is associated with the construction of the new Middle School East in the Downingtown Area School District located approximately 2,000 feet south of the intersection of S. R. 113, Old Village Avenue and Whitford Road (Downingtown, PA USGS Quadrangle N:  8.7 inches, W:  4.7 inches) in Uwchlan Township, Chester County.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   E02-1214.  Encroachment. County of Allegheny, 501 County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2747. To rehabilitate and maintain the Homestead Hi-Level Bridge having a total span of approximately 3,321.0 feet with a minimum underclearance of approximately 80.0 feet across the Monongahela River (WWF), consisting of widening the roadway, bridge painting, the replacement of span number 5 and minor structure repairs. The bridge is located just northwest of the intersection of West Street and W. 8th Avenue (S. R. 837) (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N:  6.5 inches; W:  6.1 inches) in Homestead Borough and the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E02-1215.  Encroachment. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, SW Corner of U. S. Route 30, West and Greengate Road, Greensburg, PA 15601. To construct and maintain an intake structure, a footbridge and to place and maintain fill in the channel of and along the right bank of the Youghiogheny River (WWF) for the purpose of replacing the existing intake structure. The project is located at the McKeesport Water Treatment Plant just upstream from the 15th Street Bridge (McKeesport, PA Quadrangle N:  16.2 inches; W:  15.35 inches) in the City of McKeesport, Allegheny County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E11-260.  Encroachment. Ebensburg Properties, LP, 564 Forbes Avenue, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. To place and maintain fill in 1.23 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands for the purpose of constructing a commercial development. The project is located in the watershed of an unnamed tributary to South Branch Blacklick Creek (CWF) and along U. S. 22 approximately 4,000 feet east of its interchange with U. S. 219 (Nanty Glo, PA Quadrangle N:  18.3 inches; W:  0.1 inch) in Cambria Township, Cambria County. The applicant will compensate for wetland loss by creating 1.40 acres of palustrine emergent and scrub-shrub wetlands on an adjacent area.

   Central Office:  Bureau of Water Quality Protection, Division of Waterways, Wetlands and Erosion Control, 400 Market Street, 10th Floor, P. O. Box 8775, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8775, (717) 787-6827.

   Permit No. E11-18A.  Encroachment. Permit Amendment. GPU Energy, 2800 Pottsville Pike, Post Office Box 16001, Reading, PA 19640-0001. GPU Energy is authorized to construct, modify, abandon or remove overhead and underground electric facilities in or across the 100-year floodplain in municipalities and counties within GPU's service area. This permit does not authorize activities in wetlands, and the permit is conditioned accordingly. This service area includes the service territory of the former Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) which includes all or part of Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Elk, Erie, Forest, Franklin, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lycoming, McKean, Mifflin, Perry, Potter, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Venango, Warren, Wayne, Westmoreland and Wyoming counties; and the service territory of the former Metropolitan Edison County (Met-Ed) which includes all or part of Adams, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, Pike and York counties.

WATER ALLOCATIONS


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 this Commonwealth.

   Southwest Regional Office; Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.

Permits issued on April 21, 1998.

   WA-84A.  Water Allocation. Saltsburg Borough Water Authority, Indiana County, PA. Modification Order granting the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County the right to purchase up to 140,000 gallons per day from Saltsburg Borough.

   WA3-842C.  Water Allocation. Kittanning Suburban Joint Water Authority, Armstrong County, PA. Modification Order granting the Worthington Municipal Authority the right to purchase up to 100,000 gallons per day from Kittanning Suburban.

   WA3-1005.  Water Allocation. Worthington Borough Municipal Authority, Armstrong County, PA. The right to purchase 100,000 gallons per day of water, as a 30 day average, from the Kittanning Suburban Joint Water Authority, Armstrong County.


SPECIAL NOTICES

Notice of Intent to Issue
Synthetic Minor Operating Permit
Permit No. S95-054

Philadelphia County

   City of Philadelphia Air Management Services (AMS) intends to issue a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit (Permit No. S95-054) to Amerada Hess Corporation for the gasoline terminal located at 1630 South 51st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143.

   The facility is a bulk gasoline terminal subject to the operating permit requirements under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F (relating to operating permit requirements). It applied for a synthetic minor operating permit and accepted emission limitations in order to avoid being a major facility subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G (relating to Title V operating permits). Its major sources of emissions include three gasoline storage tanks, and a gasoline loading rack which without emission limitations would have the potential to emit major source levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).

   Copies of the Synthetic Minor application, proposed permit and other relevant information are available for public inspection at Air Management Services, Spelman Building, 321 University Avenue--2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104. An appointment to review the documents may be scheduled by contacting Brenda Bonner at (215) 685-7572 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

   Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Synthetic Minor permit to Thomas Huynh, Chief of Source Registration, Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104 within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to AMS during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.

   AMS reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and 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.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-819. Filed for public inspection May 22, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]



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