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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-826a

[31 Pa.B. 2484]

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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--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 the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as 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 or suspected 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, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation 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. Furthermore, the person 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 standard, in whole or in part and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified, proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, 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 the municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments, should be directed to the remediator of the site.

   For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department of Environmental Protection 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 (800) 654-5984.

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

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

   Former Murata-Wiedemann Facility, Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. Peter A. Malik, RT Environmental Services, Inc., 215 W. Church Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, on behalf of 211 Gulroad Associates, LP, 1200 River Rd., Suite 1303, Conshohocken, PA 19428, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site groundwater contaminated with solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet Site-specific standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the King of Prussia Courier on April 25, 2001.

   Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia Plant, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. A. L. Holmstrom, Rohm and Haas Co., Engineering Division, P. O. Box 584, Bristol, PA 19007, on behalf of Rohm and Haas Co., 100 Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, solvents, pesticides and dioxin. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet a combination of Statewide Health, Background and Site-specific standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on April 16, 2001.

   Former Manheim Laundry Site, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Jeffrey K. Walsh, Gilmore & Associates, Inc., 184 W. Main St., Suite 300, Trappe, PA 19426, on behalf of Germantown Friends School, 31 W. Coulter St., Philadelphia, PA 19144, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The site is located in a special industrial area. The applicant's proposed remediation will address any immediate, direct or imminent threat to the public health and the environment and will be based on the results of the Baseline Remedial Investigation Report. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on February 23, 2001.

   Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   Teledyne-McKay Site (formerly), Spring Garden Township, York County. Redevelopment Authority of the County of York, 144 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 100, York, PA 17404 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with PCBs, heavy metals, lead, solvents, BTEX and PAHs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet a combination of the Statewide health and site specific standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the York Dispatch/York Daily Record on June 22, 2000.

   Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   P.I.D.A. (Branch Motor Express), Delaware Township, Northumberland County. Science Applications International Corporation, 6310 Allentown Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17112 on behalf of its client P.I.D.A (Branch Motor Express), 400 North Street, Fourth Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with heavy metals, BTEX and ethylene glycol and groundwater contaminated with BTEX and naphthalene. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet a combination of Site-specific and Statewide Health Standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Milton Standard Journal, on February 14, 2001.

OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE


Application submitted 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.

   Southcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   Permit Application No. 101100. Mountain View Reclamation Landfill, 9446 Letzburg Road, Greencastle, PA 17225. Application is for permit renewal for a facility in Antrim and Montgomery Townships, Franklin County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office April 27, 2001.

AIR QUALITY

NOTICE OF PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS

NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS

   The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for DEP, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.

   Notice is hereby given that DEP has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.

   Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate Regional Office to schedule an appointment.

   Persons wishing to receive a copy of the proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit must indicate their interest to the DEP Regional Office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a Proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit within 30 days of the DEP providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Any comments or protests filed with DEP Regional Offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts, which serve as the basis for the objections. If DEP schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.

   Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office identified. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 through 143, the Federal Clean Air Act and regulations adopted under the Act.


Applications received and intent to issue operating permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F (relating to operating permit requirements).

   Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104, Roger Fey, (215) 823-7584.

   95-063: Naval Support Activity (700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098 ) for operation of a Naval support facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The Synthetic Minor facility's air emission sources include a 40 MMBTU/hr boiler, a 36 MMBTU/hr boiler, a 29.3 MMBTU/hr boiler, 18 boilers and 2 water heaters less than 2 MMBTU/hr, 11 emergency generators, a fire pump, a carpentry shop with a cyclone, an abrasive blaster, a paint booth and an underground gasoline storage and dispersion tank.

   00-007: Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia (700 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19105) for the operation of a Federal prison in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The Natural Minor facility's air emission sources include three 10 MMBTU/hr natural gas or no. 2 oil-fired boilers. The facility shall ensure that the firing rate of the burners are adjusted and are firing between 9 MMBTU/hr and 9.5 MMBTU/hr on the maximum end of the firing range for each boiler.

   96-051: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106) for the operation of banking in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The Natural Minor facility's air emission sources include five 6 MMBTU/hr natural gas or no. 2 oil-fired boilers, a natural gas-fired incinerator for unfit currency and nine emergency generators.

PLAN APPROVALS


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

   Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.

   30-00087B: RAG Emerald Resources Corporation (158 Portal Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370) for the installation of a Coal Handling & Storage System at Emerald Mine Prep Plant in Franklin Township, Greene County.

   Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.

   25-952D: Bush Industries of Pennsylvania, Inc. (2455 Robison Road West, Erie, PA 16509) for modification of Air Quality Permit No. PA-25-952A, in Summit Township, Erie County, to show that VOC emissions from the surface coating operation have increased. Potential VOC emissions are less than 20 tons/year.

   62-162A: Elkhorn Field Services, Keystone Plant (Zimmerman Hill Road, Warren, PA 16365) for post construction plan approval of a Gas Processing Plant that contains an 800 HP Rich Burn Engine controlled by a catalytic converter and a 0.25 MMBTU/hr Dehydration Unit located in Pleasant Township, Warren County. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart KKK for VOC monitoring.


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

   Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.

   03-00027A: Reliant Energy (1001 Broad Street, P. O. Box 1050, Johnstown, PA 15907-1050) for construction of Selective Catalytic Reduction systems on the exhaust from Units # 1 and # 2 at the Keystone Generating Station in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County.

   The proposed facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127 (related to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources). The Department believes that the facility will meet these requirements by complying with the following Plan Approval conditions:

   1.  The facility is to be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).

   2.  Upon completion of the construction of the facility, an operating permit must be obtained. Notify the Department when the installation is completed so that the facility can be inspected for issuance of an operating permit.

   3.  This Plan Approval authorizes the installation of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Systems on the exhaust from Units # 1 and # 2 at Keystone Station, Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County. Each SCR system will consist of urea unloading, storage and processing equipment, an ammonia injection system, catalyst beds, gas path ductwork and dampers, replacement induced draft fans, limestone unloading, storage and addition system, instrumentation and controls and support equipment. SCR installation and operation on Units # 1 and # 2 is a voluntary pollution control project and is not required by regulation for the operation of the subject sources. (25 Pa. Code § 127.11)

   4.  Urea and limestone storage silos shall be equipped with bin vent collectors. Urea and limestone shall be pneumatically transferred from trucks/railcars to storage silos. Unloading of urea and limestone trucks/railcars shall not take place unless the pneumatic transfer/bin vent collector systems are also operating properly.

   5.  The emission of ammonia from the SCR systems shall not exceed 5 ppmv at stack conditions as determined by USEPA Conditional Test Method (CTM-027), Procedure for Collection and Analysis of Ammonia in Stationary Sources or other procedure approved by the Department. The 5 ppmv ammonia slip limit ensures compliance with the existing limitation on the flue gas conditioning systems which follow the SCRs in the exhaust gas path. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   6.  Stack testing to determine the mass emission rate of ammonia (as NH3), PM10 and H2SO4 shall be conducted within 90 days of the of achieving maximum capacity of the SCR system on each unit (25 Pa. Code §§ 127.12b and 139.11).

   a)  Stack testing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 and the Department's Source Testing Manual.

   b)  At least 60 days prior to the test, the owner/operator shall submit to the Department two copies of the procedures for the stack test and drawings with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure the collection of representative samples.

   c)  At least 15 days prior to the test, the Regional Air Quality Manager shall be informed of the date and time of the test.

   d)  All relevant operating parameters (for example, boiler steam flow, air flow, gross megawatts, O2; CEMS heat input and stack flue gas volumetric flow rate; and/or SCR ammonia feed flow rate) shall be recorded at appropriate intervals throughout the duration of the stack tests. Operating data recorded shall be sufficient to establish that the units and the air cleaning devices are operating at maximum routine operating conditions. A discussion of the recorded operating parameters and values shall be included in the test report.

   e)  Within 60 days after the stack test, two copies of the complete test report, including all recorded operating parameters, shall be submitted to the Regional Air Quality Manager for approval.

   7.  Owner/operator shall keep a monthly log of all urea delivered to this facility. These records shall be kept onsite for a period of 5 years and be made available to the Department upon request. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   8.  This approval to construct shall become invalid (1) if construction is not commenced (as defined in 40 CFR 52.21(b)(8)) within 18 months after the date of this approval; or (2) if construction is discontinued for a period of 18 months or more. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13(b)).

   9. This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources and/or control devices covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b(d))

   a)  The Department must receive written notice from the Owner/Operator of the completion of construction and the operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice should state when construction will be completed and when operator expects to commence operation.

   b)  Operation is permitted only to facilitate the start-up and shake-down of sources and/or air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit or to permit the evaluation of the sources and/or control devices for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.

   c)  This condition authorizes temporary operation of the sources and/or control devices for a period of 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the Owner/Operator under subpart (a).

   d)  The Owner/Operator may request an extension if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the sources and/or control devices, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons compliance has not been established.

   e)  The notice submitted by the Owner/Operator under subpart (a), above, prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall modify the plan approval expiration date. The new Plan Approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of the written notice.

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 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 will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume, or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.

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

Coal Applications Received

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

   54850204R3. Jeddo-Highland Coal Company, (46 Public Square, Suite 600, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine and refuse reprocessing operation in Porter Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 1756 acres, receiving stream--Wiconisco Creek. Application received April 19, 2001.

   35910101R2. Pioneer Aggregates, Inc., (202 Main Street, Laflin PA 18702), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Fell Township, Lackawanna County, affecting 425.0 acres, receiving stream--Wilson Creek. Application received April 23, 2001.

   19860101R3. Jac-Mar Coal Co. t/a L & E Coal, (P. O. Box 353, Cresco, PA 18326-0353), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Conyngham Township, Columbia County, affecting 190.0 acres, receiving stream--Mahanoy Creek. Application received April 23, 2001.

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

   11960107. Permit Renewal, T. J. Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 370, Carrolltown, PA 15722), for continued operation of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Cresson Township, Cambria County, affecting 62.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Burgoon Run. Application received April 23, 2001.

   56950103. Permit Renewal, Heritage Mining Company (Box 126, Cresson, PA 16630), for continued operation of a bituminous surface mine in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 78.5 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to/and Oven Run, unnamed tributary to/and Stony Creek River. Application received April 20, 2001.

   56823142. Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Scurfield Coal, Inc. (228 Main Street, Berlin, PA 15530), for continued restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Ogle and Paint Townships, Somerset County, affecting 140.7 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Dark Shade Creek and Dark Shade Creek. Application received April 23, 2001.

   11960102. Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Dunamis Resources, Inc. (One Energy Place, Suite 4000, Latrobe, PA 15650), for continued restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Adams Township and South Fork Borough, Cambria County, affecting 225.1 acres, receiving stream South Fork Branch Little Conemaugh River. Application received April 16, 2001.

Noncoal Applications Received

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

   22010302. Eastern Industries, Inc., (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034-9416), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Jackson and Washington Townships, Dauphin County affecting 50.6 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received April 16, 2001.

   7175SM2C3. Eastern Industries, Inc., (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034-94160), correction to an existing quarry operation in Washington and Jackson Townships, Dauphin County affecting 109.3 acres, receiving stream--Wiconisco Creek. Application received April 17, 2001.

   38870301C2. Pennsylvania Lime, Inc., (P. O. Box 160, Annville, PA 17003), correction to an existing quarry operation in North Londonderry, North Annville and Annville Townships, Lebanon County affecting 937.5 acres, receiving stream--Killinger Creek. Application received April 17, 2001.

   7473SM2AC6. Hercules Cement Company, (501 Center Street, P. O. Box 69, Stockertown, PA 18083), correction to an existing quarry operation in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County affecting 301.3 acres, receiving stream--Bushkill Creek. Application received April 23, 2001.

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

   11010801, William Rounsley (200 Sunset Lane, Northern Cambria, PA 15714), in Barr Township, Cambria County, affecting 10 acres, receiving stream Moss Creek, application received April 19, 2001.

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

   20950301. Waterford Sand & Gravel (15871 Sturgis Road, Union City, PA 16438) Transfer of and existing gravel operation in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County affecting 29.5 acres. Receiving streams: Bloomfield Run and Pine Hollow Run. Transfer from I. A. Construction Corporation. Application received April 25, 2001.

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401

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

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

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


Applications Received Under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and Section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification Under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).

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

   E46-887. Newport Beach Development Company, LLC, 1301 Dove Street, Suite 1050, Newport Beach, CA, 92660, Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.

   To perform the following activities along Pine Run (TSF) associated with the proposed L. A. Fitness Sports Club:

   To install and maintain approximately 95 linear feet of 32-feet by 8-feet CMP open bottom arch culvert and associated concrete wingwalls. This work also includes the modification of the existing channel.

   To install and maintain a temporary access road during construction.

   To install and maintain four utility line crossings.

   This site is located approximately 500 feet southwest of the intersection of Susquehanna Road and Dreshertown Road, (Ambler, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 2.75 inches; W: 6.55 inches).

   E46-886. Township of Springfield, Paper Mill Road, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, ACOE, Philadelphia District.

   To modify a 170 linear-feet reach of Sunnybrook Creek (TSF) by removing fill which was placed along the southern bank prior to 1979. The site is located immediately downstream of the Bethlehem Pike Bridge, (Germantown, PA Quadrangle N:  20 inches, W:  12.75 inches).

   E23-411. Ridley Township, 100 E. MacDade Boulevard, Folsom, PA 19033-3622, Ridley Township, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.

   To remove an existing pedestrian bridge and 35-feet section of retaining wall and to construct and maintain a 5-feet wide wooden pedestrian bridge consisting of a 42-feet span and to install and maintain associated rock riprap protection within and along Shipley Run (WWF-MF), a tributary to Muckinpates Creek. The site is located approximately 580 feet north of the intersection of Hannum Avenue & Hutchinson Terrace (Lansdowne PA Quadrangle, N:  4.5 inches; W:  7.9 inches).

WATER OBSTRUCTIONS & ENCROACHMENTS

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

   E52-172. The Forest Lake Club, R. R. 1, Box 333, Hawley, PA 18428, in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

   To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 26-feet x 42-feet boathouse, extending approximately 20 feet lakeward from the shoreline, in Wolf Lake. The boathouse will be supported by 42-feet x 6-feet concrete pad along the shore and pressure treated piers. The project is located approximately 0.6 mile north west of the intersection of S.R. 4003 and T-441. (Narrowsburg, NY-PA, Quadrangle N:  6.0 inches; W:  13.4 inches).

   E35-338. Sugarman Equities, LLC, 921 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, in Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.

   To place fill in 0.22 acre of wetlands within the Lackawanna River Watershed for the purpose of preparing a lot for future commercial development. The project is located along the southerly side of S.R. 0006 approximately 4.5 miles east of I-81, Exit 57 and 0.1 mile east of intersection of S.R. 0006 and S.R. 1010. (Carbondale, PA, Quadrangle N:  0.1 inch; W:  11.1 inches).

   EA66-002NE. Wyoming County, Wyoming County Courthouse, One Courthouse Square, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 in Eaton Township, Wyoming County, ACOE Baltimore District.

   To remove Wyoming County Bridge No. 14 across Bowman Creek (HQ-CWF) and to restore the streambanks to existing conditions. The bridge has a single span of approximately 107 feet and is located along Township Road T413 between S.R. 0029 and T404 (Tunkhannock, PA Quadrangle N:  2.6 inches; W:  11.9 inches).

   Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.

   E08-369. Martin Wilmer, R. R. 1, Box 172B, Monroeton, PA 18831. 30 inch stream culvert, in Franklin Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District (Leroy, PA Quadrangle N:  4.5 inches; W:  3.1 inches).

   To operate and maintain a 30 inch diameter CMP culvert in Carbon Run on Carbon Run Road about 1 mile west/southwest of Barclay in Franklin Township, Bradford County.

   The project does not impact wetlands while impacting approximately 30 feet of waterway. Carbon Run is an exceptional value stream.

   E59-414. PA Department of Transportation, 715 Jordan Avenue, Montoursville, PA 17754. SR 49 Bridge Over Cowanesque River, in Westfield, Tioga County, ACOE Baltimore District (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle N:  6.8 inches; W:  12.5 inches).

   To remove the existing structure and to construct, operate and maintain a reinforced concrete box beam bridge structure with a clear span of 94 feet and a width of 23 feet over the Cowanesque River. The application also requests authorization to construct a temporary stream crossing to facilitate a detour around the project area. This temporary crossing is proposed to be located 150 feet downstream of the current bridge and would consist of seven 96 inch diameter corrugated metal culvert pipes and associated fill. This project is located 3 miles west of Westfield on SR 0049. Project will impact 250-linear feet and is a Cold Water Fishery.

   E59-416. PA DCNR, Bureau of Facility Design and Construction, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451. Bear Run Road Bridge, in Elk Township, Tioga County, ACOE Baltimore River Basin District (Lee Fire Tower, PA Quadrangle N:  10.1 inches; W:  7.2 inches).

   To remove an existing structure and construct, operate and maintain a single span prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge that will carry Bear Run Road across Cushman Branch, Slate Run (Exceptional Value). The bridge shall be constructed with a minimum clear span of 40.6-feet, underclearance of 2.5-feet and a skew of 55-degrees. Construction of bridge abutments and rock scour protection shall be completed in dry work conditions by dams and pumping or fluming stream flow around the work area. The construction project will not impact wetlands while impacting 115-feet of waterway. The project is located along the eastern right-of-way of SR 0044 approximately 2,000-feet north of Francis Road and Bear Run Road intersection.

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

   E02-1341. Port Authority of Allegheny County, 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527. Municipality of Monroeville, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.

   To construct and maintain an expansion to an existing Port Authority Park N Ride facility within the flood plain of Abers Creek (TSF) for a distance of 435 feet. The project is located along Route 286 approximately 500 feet north of its intersection with Route 22 (Murrysville, PA Quadrangle N:  9.8 inches; W:  13.3 inches).

   E02-1342.  Castle Shannon Borough, 3310 McRoberts Road, Castle Shannon, PA 15234-2711. Castle Shannon Borough, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.

   To construct and maintain a concrete pad depressed 6 inches below the stream bottom and a concrete retaining wall along the right bank of Saw Mill Run (WWF) for a distance of approximately 43 feet to provide stream bank stabilization for an existing culvert discharge. The project is located at the end of James Street (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N:  20.8 inches; W:  3.6 inches).

   E26-283. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. Springhill and Nicholson Townships, Fayette County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.

   To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a bridge having a normal clear span of 28 m and an underclearance of 3.472 m across Georges Creek (WWF) located on S.R. 3003, Section B10 (Tom Cat Hollow Road) at a point approximately 145 m north of its intersection with T-380 (Masontown, PA Quadrangle N:  4.6 inches; W:  2.8 inches).

   E32-420-A2.  Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC, 1001 Broad Street, P. O. Box 1050, Johnstown, PA 15907-1050. East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.

   To amend Permit No. E32-420 to include the construction and maintenance of a steam electric power plant boiler, emission control equipment and other related equipment and structures along the Conemaugh River (WWF) (New Florence, PA Quadrangle N:  5.8 inches; W:  4.56 inches).

   E65-776. Borough of Scottdale, P. O. Box 67, 10 Mt. Pleasant Road, Scottdale, PA 15683. Scottdale Borough and East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.

   To construct, operate and maintain a multi-use trail having a length of 0.733 miles and a width of 12 feet along Jacobs Creek (WWF) and Stauffer Run (WWF) and across an unnamed tributary to Jacobs Creek (WWF) for recreational purposes located off of Mt. Pleasant Road. (Connellsville, PA Quadrangle N:  18.99 inches; W:  11.07 inches).

   E65-777. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. Apollo Borough, Armstrong County and Oaklahoma Borough, Westmoreland County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.

   To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a five span bridge having three normal spans of 42.8 meters, one normal span of 42.33 meters and one normal span of 42.13 meters with an underclearance of 5.46 meters across the Kiskiminetas River (WWF) for the purpose of improving transportation safety and roadway standards. The proposed work includes the construction and maintenance of four temporary causeways in the Kiskiminetas River (WWF), one 450 mm corrugated metal outfall pipe and one 750 mm corrugated metal outfall pipe along the Kiskiminetas River (WWF). The project is located on S.R. 0066, Section R10. (Vandergrift, PA Quadrangle N:  14.5 inches; W:  95 inches).

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

   E10-335, Valencia Woods Nursing Center, 85 Charity Place, Valencia, PA 16059. Valencia Woods St. Barnabas Retirement Village, in Valencia Borough, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Valencia, PA Quadrangle N:  9.2 inches; W:  16.4 inches).

   To fill a total of 0.28 acre of wetland (PEM/PSS) for construction of three additional Quad-Plex Residential units, three Townhouse units, a recreation building and associated roadways and parking area at the existing Valencia Woods Nursing Center St. Barnabas Retirement Village west of Three Degree Road approximately 1.5 miles south of S.R. 228.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

   Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105.

   D51-001EA. Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, P. O. Box 8476, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8476. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.

   The project proposes to construct a fish passage facility at Flat Rock Dam located across the Schuylkill River (WWF, MF) to further efforts in restoring migratory fishes to their historical range in the watershed. A reinforced concrete structure with approximate dimensions of 190 feet long by 30 feet wide, is proposed on the right bank (western shoreline) of the Schuylkill River immediately adjacent to the existing dam abutment. The structure incorporates a series of twenty 10 feet by 10 feet resting bays interconnected by vertical baffles. Flow through the structure will be regulated with auxiliary piping and power operated gates. Two 10 feet wide channels will be excavated in the tail-water area immediately downstream of the dam to facilitate the movement of migrating fish from the left bank (eastern shoreline) area of the river to the location of the passageway on the right bank (western shoreline). A channel, varying in width from 12 to 20 feet, will also be excavated for a distance 180 feet downstream of the fish passage entrance to facilitate fish migration (Germantown, PA Quadrangle N:  7.15 inches: W:  17.25 inches).

DAM SAFETY

   Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, Floor 3, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554.

   D62-033. PA Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797. To modify, operate and maintain, the Akeley Swamp Dam located across a tributary to Conewango Creek (CWF), directly impacting 0.03 acre of wetland (PEM) to construct water control structures and indirectly impacting approximately 231.0 acres of wetland (PEM, PSS) by temporary inundation dependent on seasonal flows, for the purpose of raising and regulating the water levels in Akeley Swamp. (Russell, PA Quadrangle N:  20.2 inches; W:  1.8 inches) in Pine Grove Township, Warren County.

STORAGE TANKS

SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS

   The following Storage Tank Site-Specific Installation Permit application has been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and is currently under review. Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Storage Tanks, P. O. Box 8763, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8763, within 30 days from the date of this publication. Comments received 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 the comment and the relevant facts upon which it based.


The following applications have been received for Storage Tank Site-Specific Installation Permits under the authority of the Storage Tank Spill Prevention Act (35 P. S. §§ 6021.304, 6021.504, 6021.1101 and 6021.1102) and under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245, Subchapter C.


SSIP Application Applicant Name &TankTank
No. Address County Municipality Type Capacity
SSIP 01007 John A. Krystyniak

Joyce Oil, LLP
326 Keslar School Rd.
Acme, PA 15610-9510
Westmoreland Mount
Pleasant
Township
5 ASTs-Diesel Fuel
1 AST Kerosene
12,000 each
 
12,000

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