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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 98-131a

[28 Pa.B. 395]

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   PA 0093076.  Sewage, Brookhaven Estates Mobile Home Park, 620 Highland Ridge Road, Claysville, PA 15323.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Brookhaven Estates Mobile Home Park Sewage Treatment Plant in South Franklin Township, Washington County.

   The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as unnamed tributary of Chartiers Creek, which are classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Western Pennsylvania Water Company.

   Outfall 001:  existing discharge, design flow of 0.02 mgd.

Concentration (mg/l)
AverageAverageMaximumInstantaneous
ParameterMonthlyWeeklyDailyMaximum
CBOD52550
Suspended Solids3060
Ammonia Nitrogen
   (5-1 to 10-31)2.04.0
   (11-1 to 4-30)6.012.0
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric mean
   (10-1 to 4-30)2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean
Total Residual Chlorine
   (1st month--36th month)monitor and report
   (37th month--expiration)0.150.35
Dissolved Oxygennot less than 5.0 mg/l
pHnot less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

Other Conditions:

   The EPA waiver is in effect.


   Northwest Regional Office:  Regional Manager, Water Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6942.

   PA 0222470.  Sewage, Lundberg Treatment Facility Association, R. D. 1, Box 114, Brockway, PA 15824.

   This application is for a new NPDES permit to discharge sewage to Rattlesnake Creek in Snyder Township, Jefferson County. This is a new discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for the following uses:  cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Western Pennsylvania Water Company-Clarion on the Clarion River located at Clarion, approximately 48 miles below point of discharge.

   The proposed discharge limits for Outfall 001 (after the chlorine contact tank), based on a design flow of 0.002 mgd, are:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
Flowmonitor and report
CBOD51020
Total Suspended Solids2040
Fecal Coliform
   (all year)200/100 ml as a geometric average
Total Residual Chlorine1.53.5
Dissolved Oxygenminimum of 3.0 mg/l at all times
pH6.0--9.0 at all times

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

  

   PA 0020605.  Sewage, Municipal Authority of the Borough of Union City, 12 South Main Street, Union City, PA 16438.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the South Branch of French Creek in Union Township, Erie County. This is an existing discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for cold water fishery, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is Cambridge Springs on French Creek in Crawford County, approximately 24 miles downstream from the point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 1.4 mgd, are:

Effluent Concentrations (mg/l)
AverageAverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthlyWeeklyMaximum
CBOD5254050
Total Suspended Solids304560
NH3-N
   (5-1 to 10-31)4.59
   (11-1 to 4-30)13.527
Total Residual Chlorine
   (interim)0.350.87
   (final)0.180.58
Dissolved Oxygenminimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric mean
   (10-1 to 4-30)5,300/100 ml as a geometric mean
Whole Effluent Toxicity Test (WETT)monitor
pH6.0--9.0 standard units at all times

   The EPA waiver is not in effect.

  

   PA 0023451.  Sewage, Borough of Mt. Jewett, P. O. Box 7215, Mt. Jewett, PA 16740-7215.

   This application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Unnamed Tributary to Kinzua Creek in Mt. Jewett, McKean Borough. This is a minor discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for the following uses:  cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Emlenton Municipal Water Authority on the Allegheny River located at Emlenton, approximately 125 miles below point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 0.5 mgd, are:

AverageWeeklyInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)AverageMaximum (mg/l)
CBOD5254050
TSS304560
Ammonia-Nitrogen
   (5-1 to 10-31)1.53
   (11-1 to 4-30)4.59
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average
   (10-1 to 4-30)2,000/100 ml as a geometric average
Total Residual Chlorine0.51.6
Dissolved Oxygenminimum of 6.0 mg/l at all times
pH         6.0--9.0 at all times

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER

Applications under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law

(Part II Permits)

   The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).

   Persons objecting on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval of an application or submitted plan may file a written protest with the Department at the address indicated above each permit application or plan. Each written protest should contain the name, address and telephone number of the protester, identification of the plan or application to which the protest is addressed and a concise statement or protest in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the protest and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to any given protest or protests. Each protester will be notified in writing of the time and place of any scheduled hearing or conference concerning the plan, action or application to which the protest relates. To insure consideration by the Department prior to final action on permit applications and proposed plans, initial protests and additions or amendments to protests already filed should be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A copy of each permit application and proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection.


Industrial waste and sewerage applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).

   Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.

   A.  4097402.  Sewerage. John M. Giambra, 31 Slocum Ave., Exeter, PA 18643. Application to construct and operate a sewage treatment plant to serve Bella Mundana Estates, located in Exeter and Franklin Townships, Luzerne County. Application received in the Regional Office: November 26, 1997.

   A.  4597406.  Sewerage. King Arthur Room, Box 271, Route 209, Sciota, PA 18354. Application to construct and operate a small flow sewage treatment facility, located in Hamilton Township, Monroe County. Application received in the Regional Office: December 1, 1997.

   A.  5497405.  Sewerage. Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority, 401 N. Centre Street, P. O. Box 1163, Pottsville, PA 17901-7163. Application to construct and operate a new Solids Processing Building at the Main Plant, located in the City of Pottsville, Schuylkill County. Application received in the Regional Office: December 17, 1997.

   Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.

   A.  0797403.  Sewage, submitted by Allegheny Township Sewer Authority, 3131 Old 6th Avenue Road, Duncansville, PA 16635 in Allegheny Township, Blair County to construct the Fox Hollow Ridge subdivision pump station and sewer extension was received in the Southcentral Region on December 24, 1997.

   A.  0797404.  Sewage, submitted by Frankstown Township Supervisors, Box 19, Sylvan Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 in Frankstown Township, Blair County to construct sewer service to serve the Loop Area of Frankstown Township was received in the Southcentral Region on December 31, 1997.

   A.  0598401.  Sewage, submitted by Susan and Larry Grubb, R. D. 2, Box 122-A, Clearville, PA 15535 in West Providence Township, Bedford County to construct a small flow sewage treatment plant to serve their single residence was received in the Southcentral Region on January 5, 1998.

   A.  0598402.  Sewage, submitted by Hopewell Borough, P. O. Box 160, Hopewell, PA 16650 in Hopewell Borough, Bedford County to rerate their existing wastewater treatment plant to their maximum capacity was received in the Southcentral Region on January 5, 1998.

   A.  3497402.  Sewage, submitted by Twin Boroughs Sanitary Authority, P. O. Box 118, Mifflin, PA 17058 in Mildford Township and Mifflin Borough in Juniata County to upgrade their sewage treatment plant was received in the Southcentral Region on December 15, 1997.

   Northwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.

   WQM Permit No. 2598401.  Sewage. Millcreek Township Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 8158, Erie, PA 16505-0158. This project is for the installation of the proposed Greengarden Relief Sewer to reroute all existing and projected future flows from the Manor Drive interceptor to the existing Manor Drive Extension Interceptor within Frontier Park and then conveyed for treatment to the Erie Wastewater Treatment Plant in the City of Erie, Erie County.

INDIVIDUAL PERMITS

(PAS)

NPDES Individual

   The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.

   Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.24(d).

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealable to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the office noted above the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

   Southeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.

   NPDES Permit PAS10-G297.  Stormwater. G. William and James R. Freese, 203 Hilltop Road, Oxford, PA 19363, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, to Big Elk Creek.

   NPDES Permit PAS10-PAS10-G298.  Stormwater. Jonathan Thir, 20 Keldon Court, Glenmoore, PA 19343, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in West Vincent Township, Chester County, to Birch Run.

   Southcentral Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.

   Lancaster County Conservation District, District Manager, 1383 Arcadia Road, Room 6, Lancaster, PA 17601, (717) 299-5361.

   NPDES Permit PAS-10-O-070.  Stormwater. Joan Baribault, P. O. Box 484, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, to Unnamed Tributary of the West Branch Octoraro.

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

   NPDES Permit PAS10X084.  Stormwater. Alan Latta, 5543 Saltsburg Road, Murrysville, PA 15668 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Murrysville, Westmoreland County to Haymakers Run.

   NPDES Permit PAS10X085.  Stormwater. PA Turnpike Commission, P. O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106 has applied to discharge water from a construction activity located in Donegal and Cook Townships, Westmoreland County to Indian Creek.


Stormwater Individual

   The following parties have applied for NPDES permits to allow the discharge of stormwater from an industrial site into surface waters of this Commonwealth. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to issue these permits and proposes to issue them subject to effluent limitations, and monitoring and reporting requirements.

   The EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to these proposed permit actions under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.24(d).

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permits are invited to submit a statement to the Field Office indicated as the office responsible, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding these applications and proposed permit actions. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a brief statement to inform the Field Office of the basis of the comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Field Office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit action. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The permit application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on the Department's file. The documents may be inspected at, or a copy requested from, the Field Office that has been indicated above the application notice.

   Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.

Facility NameCounty andNew Permit
NPDES No.and AddressMunicipalityTributary StreamRequirements
PAS02218United Parcel Service
Bruce Befort
359 East Park Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Northampton
Bethlehem Twp.
Unnamed Tributary to
Monocacy Crk.

SAFE DRINKING WATER


Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).

   Southeast Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.

   A.  1597511.  Public water supply. Independence Park, 341 Freemont Road. This proposal involves the permitting of an existing unpermitted water supply system to serve Independence Park Mobile Homes in West Nottingham Township, Chester County.

   Bureau of Water Supply Management, Division of Drinking Water Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105, Godfrey C. Maduka, (717) 787-9037.

   A.  9996217.  Great Springs Waters of America, Inc., P. O. Box 499, Poland Spring, Maine 04274, Kristin Tardiff, Eastern Region Water Resources Manager. Applicant requests Department approval for a major permit amendment to replace their well no. 3 with a new production well located in Poland, Maine. The following bottled water brands will be marketed in Pennsylvania: Poland Spring Natural Spring Water, Deer Park Spring Water, Deer Park Distilled Water, Ice Mountain Spring Water, Great Bear Natural Spring Water and Poland Spring Distilled Water.

   Southcentral Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4692.

   A.  3697509.  Public water supply. Northwestern Lancaster County Authority, Penn Township, Lancaster County. Responsible Official: Robert Tucci, Chairperson, 97 North Penryn Road, Manheim, PA 17545. Type of Facility: The addition of a new well and related treatment to augment the existing PWS system. Proposed includes approximately 3,600 feet of water line, manganese removal and disinfection treatment and the new well. Consulting Engineer: RETTEW Associates, Inc., Daniel J. Becker, P. E., 3020 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603.

   A.  6797504.  Public water supply. Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Paradise Township, York County. Responsible Official: Very Reverend James M. Lyons--Vicar General/General Secretary, Roman Catholic Diocese, 4800 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Type of Facility: Existing Community Water System seeks a permit to demolish an existing elevated storage tank and build a 49,000 gallon standpipe and booster station. Consulting Engineer: Thomas M. Harbert, P. E., Benatec Associates, 101 Erford Road, P. O. Box 8866, Camp Hill, PA 17001-8866.

   Regional Office: Northcentral Field Operations, Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   A.  1498501.  The Department has received a construction permit for Whispering Pines, DKZ, Inc. (625 Little Marsh Creek Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823) Boggs Township, Centre County for development of Well no. 3 and to provide 15 gpm submersible pump, disinfect with sodium hypochlorite, sequester manganese with aqua mag, meter flow, provide 4,000 gallons treated water storage and connecting piping.

LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Under Act 2, 1995

Preamble 1


Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).

   Sections 302 and 303 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate identifies a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background or Statewide health standard to remediate a site must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

   The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:

   Southcentral Regional Office, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4592.

   P. R. Hoffman Materials Processing Corporation, Carlisle Borough, Cumberland County. P. R. Hoffman Materials Processing Corporation, 321 Cherry Street, Carlisle, PA 17013, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with solvents and BTEX. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet a combination of background and Statewide health standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Carlisle Sentinel on January 7, 1998.

LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Under Act 2, 1995

Preamble 2


Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).

   Sections 304 and 305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use a site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site in a Special Industrial Area must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific cleanup standard, in whole or in part, and for sites determined to be located in Special Industrial Areas. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area by the person conducting remediation. For the sites identified, a municipality may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period a municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of a site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of a site. For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

   The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:

   Southwest Field Office: John J. Matviya, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-5217.

   CNG Peoples Valley Compressor Station, Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County. Michael D. Antonetti, Dames & Moore, 322 Blvd. of the Allies, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1916 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil, groundwater, surface water and sediment contaminated with PHCs and Triethylene Glycol. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet a site-specific standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Valley News Dispatch on December 9, 1997.

SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE


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

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

   A.  101411.  Minnesota Methane SKB Facility, 709 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406. The application was received for permit renewal and reissuance. The applicant also requests several modifications in addition to the renewal request. Facility located in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. Application received in the Southeast Regional Office on January 5, 1998.

   Regional Office, Regional Solid Waste Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   A.  101559 and 101557.  Milton Grove Construction/Demolition Landfill and Milton Grove Tire Processing Facility, Eagle Land Management, Inc., (110 West Lancaster Avenue, Suite 1, Wayne, PA 19087). Application for permit reissuance to transfer permits from Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. to Eagle Land Management, Inc., for sites in Mt. Joy Township, Lancaster County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office December 29, 1997.

PREVIOUSLY UNPERMITTED CLASS OF SPECIAL HANDLING WASTE

INFECTIOUS OR CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE


Applications received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Law (35 P. S. §§ 6019.1--6019.6) and regulations for license to transport infectious and chemotherapeutic waste.

   Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.

   Genesis Environmental, LTD., 108 Atterburg Road, Monroeville, PA 15146; Richard W. Rupnik, Facility Manager; application received December 12, 1997.


Renewal applications received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Wastelaw (35 P. S. §§ 6019.1--6019.6) and regulations for license to transport infectious and chemotherapeutic waste.

   Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.

   Health Care Waste Services, Corp., 8 Slater Street, Port Chester, NY 10573; Philip R. Kriebel, Director of Project Management; License No. PA-HC 0184; renewal application received on January 6, 1998.

MINING

APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES


Bureau of Deep Mine Safety

TJS Mining, Inc.

   The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has received a request for variance from TJS Mining, Inc. The following notification contains a summary of this request. Complete copies of the variance request may be obtained from Matthew A. Bertovich, (412) 439-7469.

   The Department is publishing a summary of the request in order to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. All comments should be addressed to: Richard E. Stickler, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.

   Section 702 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act (52 P. S. §§ 701--702) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.

   Section 221(d) requires that in case of accident to a ventilating fan or its machinery, or if the fan stoppage is a planned interruption whereby the ventilation of the mine is interrupted, the mine foreman shall order the power to be disconnected from the affected portions and withdraw the men immediately from the face areas. In mines employing the use of multiple fans equipped with self-closing doors which operate automatically when the fan is stopped, such action need not be taken provided the minimum requirements are met by other fans of the system. If the fan has been stopped for a period of time in excess of 15 minutes in a gassy mine, and 30 minutes in a non-gassy mine, the mine foreman shall order the men withdrawn from the mine. If the mine foreman shall deem it necessary, he may withdraw the men from a gassy mine in less than the said 15 minutes and from a non-gassy mine in less than the said 30 minutes. He shall not allow the men to return to their work until ventilation has been restored and the mine has been thoroughly examined by certified personnel and reported safe. A record shall be made of said examination.

   Summary of the request: TJS Mining, Inc. requests a waiver of section 221(d) of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act. This waiver will provide accommodations for the evacuation of men from the TJS #1 Mine by way of battery-powered personnel carriers and/or mantrips.

TJS Mining, Inc.

   The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has received a request for variance from TJS Mining, Inc. The following notification contains a summary of this request. Complete copies of the variance request may be obtained from Matthew A. Bertovich, (412) 439-7469.

   The Department is publishing a summary of the request in order to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. All comments should be addressed to: Richard E. Stickler, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.

   Section 702 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act (52 P. S. §§ 701--702) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the Act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.

   Section 221(d) requires that in case of accident to a ventilating fan or its machinery, or if the fan stoppage is a planned interruption whereby the ventilation of the mine is interrupted, the mine foreman shall order the power to be disconnected from the affected portions and withdraw the men immediately from the face areas. In mines employing the use of multiple fans equipped with self-closing doors which operate automatically when the fan is stopped, such action need not be taken provided the minimum requirements are met by other fans of the system. If the fan has been stopped for a period of time in excess of 15 minutes in a gassy mine, and 30 minutes in a non-gassy mine, the mine foreman shall order the men withdrawn from the mine. If the mine foreman shall deem it necessary, he may withdraw the men from a gassy mine in less than the said 15 minutes and from a non-gassy mine in less than the said 30 minutes. He shall not allow the men to return to their work until ventilation has been restored and the mine has been thoroughly examined by certified personnel and reported safe. A record shall be made of said examination.

   Summary of the request: TJS Mining, Inc. requests a waiver of section 221(d) of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act. This waiver will provide accommodations for the evacuation of men from the Darmac #3 Mine by way of battery-powered personnel carriers and/or mantrips.

Canterbury Coal Company

   The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has received a request for variance from Canterbury Coal Company. The following notification contains a summary of this request. Complete copies of the variance request may be obtained from Matthew A. Bertovich, (412) 439-7469.

   The Department is publishing a summary of the request in order to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. All comments should be addressed to: Richard E. Stickler, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.

   Section 702 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act (52 P. S. §§ 701--702) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.

   Section 242(c) states that where belt conveyors are installed, main stoppings and regulators shall be so arranged as to reduce the quantity of air traveling in the belt conveyor entry to a minimum for effective ventilation and to provide an intake air split as an escapeway from the face area to the main air current.

   Summary of the request: Canterbury Coal Company requests a variance of section 242(c). In lieu of isolating the belt entry from other entries, Canterbury Coal Company proposes a maximum of two entries in common with the belt entry. They propose additional safety precautions in lieu of isolation to comply with section 242(c).

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 the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).

   The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District mining office indicated above each application. Where a 401 water quality certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.

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

   Where any of the mining activities listed 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, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.

   Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.

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

Coal Applications Received

   56970105.  Cooney Brothers Coal Company (P. O. Box 246, Cresson, PA 16630), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip-coal refuse reprocessing-coal refuse disposal mine in Paint Township, Somerset County, affecting 171 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Stonycreek River, Stonycreek River; application received December 23, 1997.

   11970201.  Maple Coal Company (2591 Wexford-Bayne Road, Suite 204, Sewickley, PA 15143), commencement, operation and restoration of a coal refuse reprocessing mine in Barr and Blacklick Townships, Cambria County, affecting 47.1 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Elk Creek and Elk Creek; application received December 30, 1997.

McMurray District Office

   32841307.  Tanoma Coal Company, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 594, Marion Center, PA 15759), to revise the permit for the Tanoma Coal Co. in Rayne Township, Indiana County, addition of one 12" diameter vent/bleeder borehole, no additional discharges. Application received November 20, 1997.

   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 3E panel boreholes and 1 North Power Borehole, no additional discharge. Application received December 9, 1997.

   30841312.  Consolidation Coal Co. (P. O. Box 100, Osage, WV 26543), to revise the permit for the Blacksville No. 2 in Wayne Township, Greene County, Shepards Run. Application received December 12, 1997.

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

   40980101.  No. 1 Contracting Corporation (1001 Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702), commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite surface mine operation in Foster Township, Luzerne County, affecting 1,425.0 acres, receiving stream Sandy Run and Buck Mountain Creek. Fly Ash Disposal on site. Application received November 4, 1998.

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

Noncoal Permits Received

   8073SM2A1C4.  Glasgow, Inc. (P. O. Box 248, Glenside, PA 19038), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0595519 and a depth correction to an existing quarry operation in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County affecting 191.7 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Schuylkill River. Application received December 10, 1997.

   54980301.  Schuylkill Contracting Company, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 2312, Pottsville, PA 17901), commencement, operation and restoration of a large quarry operation in Foster Township, Schuylkill County affecting 375.0 acres, receiving stream Swatara Creek. Application received December 12, 1997.

   6275SM2C.  Milestone Materials, Inc. (1900 Sullivan Trail, P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18044-0231), correction to NPDES Permit No. PA0594539 in Limestone Township, Montour County, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Chillisquaque Creek. Application received December 15, 1997.

   7775SM8A3C4.  John T. Dyer Quarry (Box 188, Birdsboro, PA 19508), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0595748 in Robeson Township, Berks County, receiving stream Indian Corn Creek and Seidel Creek. Application received December 16, 1997.

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