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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-1465a

[31 Pa.B. 4455]

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

   PA0093611, Sewage, ST Development Company, LLC, 2241 Industrial Drive, Connellsville, PA 15425.

   This application is for renewal and transfer of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from ST Development Company STP in Bullskin Township, Fayette County.

   The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as drainage swale to Irish Run, 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: Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, McKeesport Plant, on the Youghiogheny River.

   Outfall 001:  existing discharge, design flow of 0.0061 mgd.

Concentration (mg/l)
Average Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum
CBOD5 25 50
Suspended Solids 30 60
Ammonia Nitrogen
   (5-1 to 10-31) 4.0 8.0
   (11-1 to 4-30) 12.0 24.0
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 1.4 3.3
Dissolved Oxygen not less than 3.0 mg/l
pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

   The EPA waiver is in effect.


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

   PA0027511, Sewage. New Castle WWTP, 512 Montgomery Avenue, New Castle, PA 16102.

   This proposed facility is located in New Castle, Lawrence County.

   For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (stream and Public Water Supplier) considered during the evaluation is the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority intake on the Beaver River located at Eastvale, approximately 15 miles below point of discharge.

   Description of Proposed Activity: Renewal of an NPDES permit for the discharge of treated sewage.

   The receiving stream is the Mahoning River, located in watershed 20-C and classified for:  warm water fishes, water supply and recreation.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 17 MGD.

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous
ParameterMonthlyDailyMonthlyDailyMaximum
CBOD5 3544 5671 25 40 50
Total Suspended Solids 4253 6380 30 45 60
NH3-N
   (5-1 to 10-31) 2623 18.5 37
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
pH Within limits of 6.0 to 9.0 standard units at all times.

   The EPA Waiver is not in effect.

WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PERMITS

CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWAGE WASTEWATER

APPLICATIONS UNDER THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW

PART II PERMITS

   The following permit applications or requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). The applications are listed in two categories. Section I lists all municipal and industrial permits.

   Persons wishing to comment on any of the applications are invited to submit a statement to the office noted before the application within 15 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 15-day comment period will be considered in making the final decision regarding the application. The comments 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.

   The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing if the responsible office considers the public response significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation of the area. If no hearing is held, the Department's Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the applications after a complete review. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   A copy of the permit application or proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection. Appointments to review the application may be made by contacting Records Management at the indicated telephone number.


I.  Industrial Waste and Sewerage Applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001)

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

   WQM Permit No 4601409, Sewerage, Upper Gwynedd Township, P. O. Box 1, Parkside Place, West Point, PA 19486.

   This proposed facility is located in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Construction and operation of a dechlorination facility at the existing wastewater treatment plant.

   WQM Permit No. 0901411, Sewerage, Pennridge School District, 1506 North Fifth Street, Perkasie PA 18944-2295.

   This proposed facility is located in Bedminster Township, Bucks County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Installation of effluent UV disinfection system at the school WWTF.

   WQM Permit No. 4601407, Sewerage, Limerick Township Municipal Authority, 529 King Road, P. O. Box 29

   This proposed facility is located in Limerick Township, Montgomery County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Construction and operation of a sewer collection system and pump station to serve the Estates and Landis Brooke.

   WQM Permit No. 0901410, Sewerage, Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority, 1275 Almshouse Road, Warrington, PA 18976.

   This proposed facility is located in Doylestown Township, Bucks County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Construction and operation to install a low-pressure sewer collection system to serve a residential development.

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

   WQM Permit No. 5401403, Sewerage, Pusti Margiya Vashnav Samaj of North America, 347 Highway 35, Eatontown, NJ 07724.

   This proposed facility is located in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: The Pusti Margiya Vashnav Samaj of North America is developing 240 acres located approximately 1.6 miles west of the intersection of Routes 895 and 183 in Schuylkill County for use as a Hindu worship complex. The project is for the construction of a phased 80,000 GPD sewage treatment plant along with the associated collection system and pump station.

   WQM Permit No. 4001404, Sewerage, CAN DO, Inc., 1 South Church Street, Hazleton, PA 18201.

   This proposed facility is located in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: This project consists of a development of an industrial park containing approximately 705 acres. The plan is to construct the project in two phases. The proposed industrial park is projected to create a wastewater flow of 500,000 GPDs or 1,250 EDUs. The wastewater generated in the development will be collected and conveyed by a series of gravity lines and force mains. A single pump station location is planned to be located on the west side of Lot 7.

   Southcentral Region:  Water Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.

   WQM Permit No. 3678402, (amendment 01-1), Sewerage, Mount Joy Borough Authority, 21 East Main Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

   This proposed facility is located in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Organic Capacity Rerating.

   WQM Permit No. 2201404, Sewerage, Paul Henry, 255 Ridge Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112.

   This proposed facility is located in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Construction of a small flow treatment system to serve their single family residence.

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

   Application No. 0201411. Sewerage, South Versailles Township, P. O. Box 66, Coulter PA 15028. Application for the construction and operation of sanitary sewers and a pumping station to serve the South Versailles Township Area located in South Versailles Township, Allegheny County.

   Application No. 0288436-A1. Sewerage, Penn Hills Municipality, 12245 Frankstown Road, Pittsburgh PA 15235. Application for the modification and operation of a sewage treatment plant to serve the Plum Creek Area located in Penn Hills Borough, Allegheny County.

   Application No. 0301402. Sewerage, Manor Township Joint Municipal Authority, 2310 Pleasant View Drive, Ford City, PA 16226. Application for the construction and operation of a sanitary sewer system extension including two sewage pumping stations to serve the Route 422 Corridor Area located in Manor Township, Armstrong County.


NPDES Stormwater Individual Permit

   The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity into 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 conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided as erosion and sediment control best management practices (BMPs) which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.

   Where indicated, the EPA Region III 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 appropriate Department Regional Office noted before 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 relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received by the appropriate Department Regional Office during the 30-day public comment period.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the appropriate Regional Office 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 appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The application and related documents, including the erosion and sediment control plan for the earth disturbance activity, are on file and may be inspected at the office identified in this notice.

   Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the specified Regional Office. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

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

   NPDES Permit PAS10 G482, Stormwater. Corinth Holdings, Inc., 2504 Rochelle Drive, Fallston, MD, has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in Elk Township, Chester County to Big Elk Creek (HQ-TSF-MF).

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

   Lehigh County Conservation District:  Lehigh Ag. Ctr., Ste. 102, 4184 Dorney Park Rd., Allentown, PA 18104, (610) 391-9583.


NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving
No. Address Municipality Water/Use
PAS10Q226       Brandywine Operating
      Partnership
      7535 Windsor Dr.
      Suite B-202
      Allentown, PA 18195
         Lehigh County
         Upper Macungie
         Township
         Little Lehigh Creek
         HQ-CWF

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

   NPDES Permit PAS101920, Stormwater. L & D Associates, 5818 South Rt. 220 Hwy, Linden, PA 17744 has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County to Pine Creek, HQ-TSF.

   Clinton County Conservation District:  216 Spring Run Rd., Mill Hall, PA 17751, (570) 726-3798.

NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving
No. Address Municipality Water/Use
PAS101920       L&D Assoc.
      5818 South Rt. 220 Hwy.
      Linden, PA 17744
      Pine Creek Township
      Clinton County
Pine Creek CWF-TSF

SAFE DRINKING WATER


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

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

   Permit No. 4501504, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Great Spring Waters of America, Inc.
405 Nestle Way
Breinigsville, PA 18031
Township or Borough Stroud Township, Monroe County
Responsible
Official
Bruce Lauerman, Natural Resources Manager, GSWA
Type of Facility Bulk Water Hauling
Consulting
Engineer
Edward E. Davis, P.E.
WJP Engineers
Application
Received Date
July 9, 2001
Description of Action Modify a Bulk Water Hauling Facility

   Permit No. 0601511, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Philadelphia Suburban Water
Company
Municipality Robeson Township
County Berks
Responsible
Official
Morrison Coulter, President
762 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting
Engineer
Thomas S Ladue, P.E.
Goodkind & O'Dea, Inc.
P. O. Box 340
Carlisle, PA 17013
Application
Received Date
July 13, 2001
Description of Action New well, storage tank and disinfection at Geigertown water system.

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

   Permit No. 1401502, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Potter Township Supervisors
124 Short Road
Spring Mills, PA 16875
Township Potter Township, Centre County
Responsible
Official
Paul E. Zerby
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting
Engineer
Pellegrini Engineers, Inc.
P. O. Box 589
Altoona, PA 16603-0589
Application
Received Date
July 9, 2001
Description of Action Development of Well CCP-2 with greensand filtration and disinfection

   Permit No. 5901502, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Borough of Mansfield Municipal Authority
19 East Wellsboro Street
Mansfield, PA 16933
Township Richmond Township, Tioga County
Responsible
Official
Ronald Weed
Water & Sewer Authority Manager
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting
Engineer
Hunt Engineers, Architects,
& Land Surveyors, P.C.
Airport Corporate Park
100 Hunt Center
Horseheads, NY 14845
Application
Received Date
July 18, 2001
Description of Action Development of Well #3 for use with existing treatment

   Permit No. Minor Amendment, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Pennsylvania American Water
Company
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Township Rush Township, Centre County
Responsible
Official
Steven Seidl, VP of Engineering
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting
Engineer
Bruce Juergens, P.E.
Engineering Manager, PAWC
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Application
Received Date
July 2, 2001
Description of Action Rehabilitation of the Windy Hill finished water storage tank

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

   Permit No. 1601501, Public Water Supply.

Applicant PA-American Water Co.
2736 Ellwood Road
New Castle, PA 16101
Township or Borough City of Clarion
Responsible
Official
Daniel J. Ireland, Operations Manager Pa-American Water Co.
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting
Engineer
Dave Swanson
Pa-American Water Co.
1073 E. Main St.
Clarion, PA 16214
Application
Received Date
July 27, 2001
Description of Action Addition of a temporary filter to meet increasing demand.

MINOR AMENDMENT


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

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

   Application No. 1186502-A2, Minor Amendment.

Applicant Cambria Township Water Authority
P. O. Box 23, Reese Avenue
Colver, PA 15927
Township or Borough Cambria Township
Responsible
Official
John Smylnycky
P. O. Box 23, Reese Avenue
Colver, PA 15927
Type of Facility Tripoli Water Storage Tank
Consulting
Engineer
The EADS Group, Inc.
450 Aberdeen Drive
P. O. Box 837
Somerset PA 15501
Application
Received Date
July 30, 2001
Description of Action Construct Tripoli Water Storage Tank two booster pumps, two pressure reducing valves and 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--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 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.

   Philadelphia Phillies Ballpark & Parking Areas, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Keith M. Kowalski, P.G., URS Corp., 1400 Union Meeting Rd., Suite 202, Blue Bell, PA 19422, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia c/o Jonathan Rinde, Manko, Gold & Katcher LLP, 401 City Ave., Suite 500, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and solvents; and site groundwater contaminated with lead, heavy metals, BTEX, polycyclic aromatic hydrocar-bons and 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 Philadelphia Daily News on July 16, 2001.

   Triboro Electric Company, Doylestown Borough, Bucks County. Terrence J. McKenna, Keating Environmental Management, Inc., 479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 700, Exton, PA 19341, on behalf of Doylestown Store & Lock, 350 S. Main St., Suite 213, Doylestown, PA 18901, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Intelligencer on July 17, 2001.

   John Mattis Property, West Brandywine Township, Chester County. Brian Holtzhafer, Hydrocon Services, Inc., 2945 S. Pike Ave., Allentown, PA 18103, on behalf of John Mattis, 107 Icedale Rd., Honeybrook, PA 19344, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Daily Local on January 29, 2001.

   Morrow Property, West Goshen Township, Chester County. Harold M. Brundage, III, Environmental Research & Consulting, Inc., 112 Commons Ct., Chadds Ford, PA 19317, on behalf of Everett F. & Helen Morrow and HMM LP, 876 Westtown Rd., West Chester, PA 19382, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with heavy metals. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Daily Local News on July 18, 2001.

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

   Weir Welding Company Incorporated, City of Bethlehem, Lehigh County. Eric B. Schmidley, P.G., Program Manager, Apex Environmental, Inc., 220 North Park Road, Reading, PA 19610, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of his client, Thomas R. Weir, 316 12th Street, P. O. Box 311, Carlstadt, NJ 07072) concerning the remediation of site groundwater found or suspected to have been contaminated with metals and solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Background standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reportedly published in Allentown's The Morning Call on July 16, 2001.

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

   Nabisco Site (formerly), City of York, York County. York County Economic Development Corporation, 144 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 100, York, PA 17404 (on behalf of Redevelopment Authority of the City of York, 14 West Market Street, York, PA 17401) has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals, solvents, BTEX and PAHs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site as a Special Industrial Area. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the York Daily Record on April 13, 2001. This corrects a previous notice which incorrectly stated that the site would be remediated to a Statewide Health standard.

INFECTIOUS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE TRANSPORTER LICENSES


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

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

RENEWAL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

   Superior Waste Services of Pennsylvania, Inc., P. O. Box 0, R. D. 2, Brockway, PA 15824. License No. PA-HC 0199. Received on July 11, 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.

PLAN APPROVALS


Plan Approval Applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§  4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.

   Northeast Region:  Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: James Parette, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   58-313-001A: Envirocycle, Inc. (P. O. Box 899, Hallstead, PA 18822) for modification of the existing blending and conveying systems in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County.

   48-320-012: Wheaton USA, Inc. (2400 Baglyos Circle, Bethlehem, PA 18020) for construction of heat-set printing operation in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County.

   Northcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.

   08-317-003C:  Taylor By-Products, Inc. (P. O. Box 849, Wyalusing, PA 18853) for construction of a replacement rendering cooker, the air contaminants from which are to be controlled by an existing scrubber system and a boiler combustion chamber, as well as for the installation of air cleaning devices (three wet electrostatic precipitators) on three pressors in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County.

   49-310-007:  Central Builders Supply Co. (P. O. Box 152, Sunbury, PA 17801-0152) for construction of a wet sand and gravel processing plant in West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County. This plant is subject to Subpart OOO of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

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

   63-00110F:  World Kitchen, Inc. (100 8th Street, Charleroi, PA 15022) for construction of Tank 6 at Charleroi Plant in Charleroi Borough, Washington County.


Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§  4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.

   Southcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   36-05027A:  R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (216 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, PA 17601) for the construction of three heatset offset printing presses and one thermal oxidizer at the Lancaster East Facility located in Lancaster City, Lancaster County. This printing facility is a Title V facility. The facility is also removing five presses, which results in a net decrease of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions being emitted into the atmosphere. The applicant will be required to calculate the VOC emissions on a monthly basis and maintain 1,500° F temperature within the combustion zone of the thermal oxidizer. The approval will include monitoring, testing, record keeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Northcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.

   19-317-022B:  Melick Aquafeed, Inc. (139 South First Street, Catawissa, PA 17820) for construction of a pneumatic conveying system to transfer fish food pellets from an extruder to a pellet dryer in Catawissa Borough, Columbia County.

   The pneumatic conveying system will replace an existing belt conveying system which is not controlled by an air cleaning device. The particulate matter emissions from the pneumatic conveying system will be controlled by a cyclone collector equipped with a Turbo-Sonic Mister in its exhaust. The resultant particulate matter emissions will be a maximum of 1.6 tons per year.

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has determined that the proposed pneumatic conveying system will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contaminant sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The Department consequently intends to issue plan approval for the construction of the respective pneumatic conveying system. Additionally, if the Department determines that the pneumatic conveying system is operating in compliance with all applicable plan approval conditions and regulatory requirements, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into an operating permit via administrative amendment under 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.

   The Department intends to place conditions in the plan approval to be issued pertaining to the operation and monitoring of the pneumatic conveying system. These conditions are intended to assure proper operation of the pneumatic conveying system as well as maintenance of compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements. The following is a summary of these conditions:

   1.  The pneumatic conveying system shall not operate without the simultaneous operation of the Turbo-Sonic Mister on the exhaust of the cyclone collector.

   2.  The pneumatic conveying system shall not cause particulate matter to be emitted at a rate of more than 0.04 grains per dry standard cubic foot and 1.6 tons per year.

   3.  The opacity of the exhaust of the pneumatic conveying system shall not exceed 0% (excluding water vapor).

   4.  The company shall perform weekly maintenance checks on the cyclone collector and Turbo-Sonic Mister to assure proper operation.

   Bureau of Air Quality, Division of Permits:  P. O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105; Contact:  John Slade, Chief, Division of Permits, (717) 787-4325.

   46-0005P:  Merck & Co., Inc. (Sumneytown Pike, P. O. Box 4, West Point, PA 19486) to authorize the transfer and use of certified volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission reduction credits (ERCs) as emission offsets from the following facilities under 25 Pa. Code § 127.208(2). Merck & Co., Inc., is a major facility subject to the emissions offset requirements of 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127, Subchapter E (relating to new source review). The VOC ERCs are being transferred from the following ERC-generating facilities to Merck & Co., Inc., to offset the de minimis emission increases that have occurred during the past 5 years at the West Point facility. The remaining ERCs will be used to offset (at a ratio of 1.3 to 1) emission increases resulting from the proposed installation and operation of two mobile emergency generators at the West Point facility. Plan Approval No. 46-0005P does not authorize the construction, modification, reactivation or installation of a source.

Total ERCs
ERC-generating Facility Transferred
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing, Inc. (3M)
Bristol, Bucks County, PA
25 tpy of VOCs
Avery Dennison Corporation, Fasson Roll North America
Quakertown, Bucks County, PA
7.73 tpy of VOCs

Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§  4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.

   Northeast Region:  Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: James Parette, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   39-317-025:  Doane Pet Care Co. (6821 Ruppsville Road, Allentown, PA 18106) for operation of a pet food manufacturing process with a fabric collector as an air cleaning device in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County.

   39-317-027:  Doane Pet Care Co. (6821 Ruppsville Road, Allentown, PA 18106) for operation of two pet food manufacturing lines with a bio-filtration unit as an air cleaning device in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County.

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

   26-00495:  Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC (4350 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA 15146) for operation of two Simple Cycle Combustion Turbines at Gans Power Station in Springhill Township, Fayette County.

   32-00205:  Avonmore Rail Loading Inc. (R. D. 1. Box 119. Avonmore, PA 15618) for operation of the Coal Loadout Facility in Conemaugh Township, Indiana County.

   65-00598:  Citizens General Hospital (651 Fourth Avenue, New Kensington, PA 15068) for operation of two Natural Gas #2 Oil Boilers in New Kensington, Westmoreland County.

   32-00349:  I-22 Processing, Inc. (One Energy Place, Suite 2200, Latrobe, PA 15650) for operation of the Coal Transloading Facility at I-22 Yard in Burrell Township, Indiana County.

   63-00583:  General Alloys, Inc. (P. O. Box 1205, 135 West Wiley Avenue, Washington, PA 15301) for operation of the Scrap Aluminum Remelt Furnaces in Canton Township, Washington County.

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 before 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. 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 previous, 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 previously-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.

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

Coal Applications Received

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

   17010107. Thunder Coal Company (P. O. Box 283, Grampian, PA 16838), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Pike Township, Clearfield County affecting 21.1 acres. Receiving stream--unnamed tributaries to Welch Run and Welch Run. Application received:  June 28, 2001.

   17010109. Forcey Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 225, Madera, PA 16661), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Bigler Township, Clearfield County affecting 165 acres. Receiving stream--Banian Run, Muddy Run and Clearfield Creek. Application received: July 10, 2001.

   17970118. Junior Coal Contracting, Inc. (R. D. 3, Box 225-A, Philipsburg, PA 18666), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit for a Change in Land Use from forestland to pastureland, located in Decatur Township, Clearfield County. Receiving stream--Shimel Run. Application received:  July 6, 2001.

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

   65960110. LMM, Inc. (P. O. Box 517, Stoystown, PA 15563). Application received for renewal of permit for continued reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine located in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 48.9 acres. Receiving streams:  unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek and Hunters Run. Application received:  May 18, 2001.

   65990106. Ralph Smith & Son, Inc. (200 West Second Street, Derry, PA 15627). Application received to add acreage and revise the erosion and sedimentation controls at an existing bituminous surface mining site located in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, currently affecting 56.3 acres. Receiving streams:  N/A. Application received:  May 22, 2001.

   26000101. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Revision application received for stream encroachment located in Saltlick Township, Fayette County affecting 136.5 acres. Receiving streams:  unnamed tributaries to Newmyer Run and unnamed tributaries to Little Champion Creek. Revision application received:  July 5, 2001.

   03910101. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260-D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Renewal application received for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Boggs Township, Armstrong County affecting 208.5 acres. Receiving stream:  unnamed tributary to North Fork of Pine Creek to Pine Creek to Allegheny River. Renewal application received:  July 5, 2001.

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

   32980115. Permit Revision, Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001), for a land use change on the John M. Stilley property to change the proposed post-mining land use currently classified as ''forestland'' and ''coal waste piles (currently forestland)'' to a post-mining land use of ''developed water resources'' in Rayne Township and Ernest Borough, Indiana County, affecting 27.5 acres, receiving stream McKee Run. Application received:  July 5, 2001.

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