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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 02-1207a

[32 Pa.B. 3406]

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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).

   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).

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

   WQM Permit No. 5202403,  Westfall Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 235, Matamoras, PA 18336. This proposed facility is located in Westfall Township, Pike County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: This project consists of the upgrade and expansion of the Westfall Township Municipal Authority's Wastewater Treatment Plant to 300,000 GPD.

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

   WQM Permit No. 5902405,  Sewerage 4952, EMC Mortgage, Inc., P. O. Box 141358, Irving, TX 75014. This proposed facility is located in Osceola Township, Tioga County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: This is an application for a SFTF serving a residence.

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

   Application No. 0202408,  Sewerage, Aleppo Township Authority, 100 North Drive, Sewickley, PA 15143. Application for the construction and operation of the I-79 North Wastewater Treatment Plant to serve the Masonic Village at Sewickley located in Aleppo Township, Allegheny County.

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

   WQM Permit No 6202405,  Sewerage, Joseph A. Moski, 3726 Melrose Avenue, Erie, PA 16508-2322. This proposed facility is located in Glade Township, Warren County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity: This project is for a single residence sewage treatment plant.


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 man-agement practices 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.


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

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

NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving
No.AddressMunicipalityWater/Use
PAS10Q241 Myron Haydt
3005 Barrington Ln.
Allentown, PA 18108
Lehigh County
Salisbury Township
Little Lehigh Creek
HQ-CWF
PAS10Q242 Willard Dellicker
L.C.T.I.
4500 Education Park Dr.
Schnecksville, PA 18078
Lehigh County
North Whitehall Township
UNT to Jordan Creek
HQ-CWF, MF

   Northampton County Conservation District: Greystone Building, Gracedale Complex, Nazareth, PA 18064-9211, (610) 746-1971.

NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving
No.AddressMunicipalityWater/Use
PAS10U173 Jack Calahan
2767 Mill Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
Northampton County
Hanover Township
Monocacy Creek
HQ-CWF

   Monroe County Conservation District: 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, (570) 629-3060.

NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving
No.AddressMunicipalityWater/Use
PAS10S065-2 Stroudsburg Municipal Authority
410 Stokes Ave.
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Monroe County
Pocono and Paradise Townships
Pocono, Swiftwater and Cranberry Creeks
Bulgers, Scot and Transue Runs
HQ-CWF

   Lackawanna County Conservation District: 1300 Old Plank Road, Mayfield, PA 18433, (570) 281-9495.

NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving
No.AddressMunicipalityWater/Use
PAS10N036 Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
2 Public Square, 5th Floor
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Lackawanna County
Jessup Borough
Sterry Creek
CWF
Grassy Island Creek
HQ-CWF

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

   Cambria County Conservation District: 401 Candlelight Drive, Suite 221, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-2120.

   NPDES Permit PAS101029,  Stormwater, Conectiv Mid-Merit, Inc., 113 Pencader Drive, Suite 100, Newark, DE 19702 has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in Jackson Township, Cambria County to Laurel Run, HQ-CWF.

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMIT

   Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, the following parties have applied for a PWS permit to construct or substantially modify a public water system.

   Persons wishing to comment on the permit application are invited to submit a statement to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Comment 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 after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.

   Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. 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.

   The permit application and any related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.

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

SAFE DRINKING WATER


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

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

   Permit No. 1502502,  Public Water Supply.

Applicant Tel Hai Retirement Community
Township Honey Brook
Responsible Official David E. Scott
1200 Tel Hai Circle
Honey Brook, PA 19344
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Applied Environmental Management
16 Chester County Commons
Malvern, PA 19355
Application Received Date June 11, 2002
Description of Action Construction of a new well. Installation of approximately 120 feet of transmission line.

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

   Permit No. 6602502,  Public Water Supply.

Applicant Pennsylvania American Water Company
Township or Borough Lehman Township
Responsible Official Steven J. Seidl
Vice President--Engineering
Pennsylvania American Water Company
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Paul B. Milnes, P. E.
Milnes Engineering, Inc.
12 Frear Hill Road
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
Application Received Date May 15, 2002
Description of Action Approval to construct a booster pumping facility and water line extension to provide better supply and pressure to sections of the Winona Lake Development. The source of supply is the PAWC system for Saw Creek Estates. Booster stations shall be located at the Saw Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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

   Permit No. 2602501,  Public Water Supply.

Applicant NWL, Inc.
Route 40 East
Farmington, PA
Township or Borough Wharton Township
Responsible Official Peter Magerko
NWL, Inc.
Route 40 East
Farmington, PA
Type of Facility Iron removal
Consulting Engineer Penn Environmental and Remediation, Inc.
2755 Bergey Road
Hatfield, PA 19440
Application Received Date June 24, 2002
Description of Action Iron removal system to augment existing greensand filters.

MINOR AMENDMENT


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

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

   Application No. 0902505,  Minor Amendment.

Applicant Newtown Artesian Water Company
Borough Newtown
Responsible Official William H. McCormick
P. O. Box 217
Newtown, PA 18940-0217
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Gennett Fleming Inc.
P. O. Box 67100
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7100
Application Received Date June 19, 2002
Description of Action Change of chemical disinfection from gas chlorine to liquid sodium hypochlorite.

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

   Application No. 2520062,  Minor Amendment.

Applicant Pennsylvania American Water Company
Township or Borough Lehman Township
Pike County
Responsible Official William C. Kelvington, V.P. Ops.
Pennsylvania American Water Company
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Type of Facility Community Water System
Application Received Date April 8, 2002
Description of Action Transfer PWS Operation Permit No. 2520062, issued February 24, 1999, to Lehman-Pike Water & Sewer Co. for operation of community water system serving Saw Creek Estates.

   Application No. Minor Amendment.

Applicant Pocono Summit Plaza Water System
Township or Borough Tobyhanna Township
Responsible Official Henry Biernacki
125 Wilson Avenue
Edison, NJ 08817
Type of Facility PWS
Application Received Date June 19, 2002
Description of Action Transfer of Permit No. 4500507, originally issued to the First National Bank of Palmerton to the Pocono Summit Plaza water system

WATER ALLOCATIONS


Applications received under the Act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (35 P. S. §§ 631--641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of this Commonwealth.

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

   WA 10-472C, Water Allocation, Zelienople Borough, 111 West New Castle Street, Zelienople, PA 16063, Zelienople Borough, Butler County. Application for modification to existing water allocation permit requesting the right to improve the raw water intake located at Scholars Run Dam, Jackson Township, Butler County. The quality of treated water generated by Zelienople Borough will not change as a result of this project. There is no request for a modification in existing allocation amount.

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 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:

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

   Horner Residence, Conewago Township, Adams County. Alliance Environmental Services, Inc., 1414 North Cameron Street, Suite B, Harrisburg, PA 17103, on behalf of Ruba Horner, 4738 East Flower Circle, Mesa, AZ 85206 and Dan Wisotzkey, 3311 Honey Run Drive, York, PA 17404-9443, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet a combination of the requirements for the Statewide Health and Site-Specific standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Hanover Evening Sun on June 8, 2002.

HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES


Application received, under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and Regulations to Operate a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage or Disposal Facility.

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

   PAD002375376, US Steel Corporation, 600 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2702, Falls Township, Bucks County. Application received on June 24, 2002.

OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE


Applications Received 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.

   Northcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   Permit Application No. 101546. Potter County Solid Waste Authority, R. R. 1 Box 234A, Ulysses, PA 16948-0234, for the Potter County Transfer Station located in Ulysses Township, Potter County. Action plan for radiation monitoring. The application was received by the Williamsport Regional Office on June 20, 2002.

   Permit Application No. 301292. CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc., P. O. Box 311, Towanda, PA 18848, for Towanda Mill located in Wysox Township, Bradford County. Application for reissuance of spray field permit. The application was accepted as complete by the Williamsport Regional Office on June 20, 2002.

   Permit Application No. 300610. CraftMaster Manufacturing Inc., P. O. Box 311, Towanda, PA 18848, for Towanda Mill located in Wysox Township, Bradford County. Application for reissuance of landfill permit. The application was accepted as complete by the Williamsport Regional Office on June 20, 2002.

   Comments concerning the previous applications should be directed to John C. Hamilton, P. E., Facilities Manager, Williamsport Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Williamsport Regional Office, (570) 327-3653. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to and approval or denial of the application.

AIR QUALITY

PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS

NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) 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 the Department, 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.

   The Department 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 Department 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 Department 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. Comments or protests filed with the Department 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 the Department 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--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: Mark Wejkszner, Acting New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   40-320-017: Bemis Co., Inc. (Valmont Industrial Park, 20 Jaycee Drive, West Hazleton, PA 18202-1142) for installation of an air cleaning device as a replacement on presses 9 and 10 in West Hazleton Borough, Luzerne County.

   39-318-111: Gateway Industrial Services (805 Harrison Street, Allentown, PA 18103) for construction of two paint spray booths and associated air cleaning devices in Allentown, Lehigh County.

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

   19-320-005: Press Enterprise, Inc. (3185 Lackawanna Avenue, Bloomsburg, PA 17815) for construction of a heatset web lithographic printing press in Scott Township, Columbia 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.

   Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (610) 832-6242.

   09-0061A: Donaldson Co., Inc. (85 Railroad Drive, Ivyland, PA 18974) for installation of polytetra fluoroethylene extrusion line in Northampton Township, Bucks County. This facility is a minor facility. Total emissions from this source are 9.0 tons of VOCs per year. The plan approval will contain recordkeeping and operating restrictions to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.

   23-0094: Steinbeis Packaging, LLC (1515 Garnet Mine Road, Boothwyn, PA 19061) for installation of two rotogravure printing presses controlled by a thermal oxidizer in Bethel Township, Delaware County. This facility is a minor facility. Total emissions from this source are 5.5 tons of VOCs per year. The Plan approval will contain recordkeeping and operating restrictions to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.

   46-0229: Global Rubber, Inc. (451 Yerkes Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406) for installation of a carbon adsorption system to control odors from a rubber mat manufacturing facility in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. The plan approval will subsequently be incorporated into a State only operating permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.

   To assure compliance with the applicable standards, the Department has placed the following conditions in the proposed Plan Approval:

   1.  Operational Limitations

   A.  The company shall operate the carbon adsorption system whenever the rubber mat press is operating.

   B.  The maximum pressure drop across the carbon bed shall be determined prior to the issuance of an operating permit.

   C.  The company shall install equipment (a differential manometer or equivalent, as approved by the Department) so that the pressure drop across the carbon bed can be measured.

   D.  The company shall install, operate and maintain the carbon adsorption system in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications as well as good air pollution control practices.

   E.  The company shall restrict the natural draft openings to 240 square feet, or less, around the rubber mat press.

   F.  The minimum flow rate into the carbon adsorber shall be 12,000 cfm.

   2.  Emission Limitations

   A.  The company shall comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31.

   3.  Monitoring Requirements

   A.  The company shall monitor the pressure drop across the carbon bed at least once per shift.

   B.  The company shall monitor, once per operating day, for odors which the Department may determine to be objectionable.

   C.  The company shall notify the Department at (610) 832-6241 within 1 hour of occurrence of a malfunction of the carbon adsorber system or a bypass of the carbon adsorber system which results in an odor which the Department may determine to be objectionable or an increase in emissions above any allowable emission rate contained in the Department's rules and regulations or any condition of this plan approval. The malfunction shall be corrected as expeditiously as possible. In addition, the Department shall be notified, in writing, no later than 5 days following the malfunction of the nature of the malfunction and the actions taken to correct the malfunction.

   D.  After 6 months of daily monitoring, the company may apply to the Department to reduce the frequency of the monitoring.

   4.  Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

   Sufficient data shall be recorded so that compliance with the conditions in the plan approval can be determined. Records shall be kept for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.

   A.  The company shall maintain a copy of the manufacturer's specifications for the carbon adsorption system.

   B.  The company shall keep a record of the daily monitoring required by Condition 3.B.

   C.  The company shall keep a record of the pressure drop across the carbon bed to demonstrate compliance with Condition 1.B.

   D.  The company shall keep a record of any malfunction or bypass of the carbon adsorption system that occurs as well as the actions taken to correct the malfunction or bypass.

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

   06-05093:  Industrial Power Generating Corp. (2250 Dabney Road, Richmond, VA 23230) for construction of an electric generating facility controlled by combustion controls in Exeter Township, Berks County. The facility is non-Title V (State only) facility. The facility will fire commercial fuel oil, waste derived liquid fuels and landfill gas. The applicant has requested emission limits below the Title V thresholds. The potential emission limits are 3.5 tons per year of particulate, 99 tons per year of NOx, 99 tons per year of CO, 8.7 tons per year of SOx, 4.2 tons per year of VOC, 10 tons per year of any single HAP and 25 tons per year of all HAPS. The applicant will be required to maintain records of the emissions and contaminants in the noncommercial fuels. Limits will be placed on the contaminants. The approval will include other record keeping, reporting, monitoring and work practice requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   06-05078C: FR and S, Inc. d/b/a Pioneer Crossing Landfill (727 Red Lane Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508) for modification of the municipal solid waste landfill controlled by a gas collection system, temporary flares and a permanent flare in Exeter Township, Berks County. The modification will permit the landfill to divert all or parts of the collected gases to an electrical generation facility for use as a fuel. The modification will result in no changes in the emissions from the landfill. The source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW--Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. The plan approval will include monitoring, record keeping, work practices and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility is presently covered by Title V Operating Permit 06-05078. The plan approval will be incorporated into this permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.

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

   49-00019C: Sunoco Partners Marketing and Terminals L.P. (1801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1699) for installation of an air cleaning device, a vapor combustion unit, on two existing tank truck fuel loading racks at the Northumberland Terminal in Point Township, Northumberland County. The application also requests approval to construct a combined total of two gasoline loading arms and one distillate fuel loading arm on the respective loading racks.

   The Northumberland Terminal is a major facility for which a Title V Operating Permit (No. 49-00019) has been issued. The installation of the vapor combustion unit will replace two existing vapor recovery units. Up to 49.26, 11.21, 7.94 and 4.46 tons of VOCs, carbon monoxide, hazardous air pollutants and nitrogen oxides, respectively, will be emitted in any 12 consecutive month period as a result of loading gasoline.

   The Department's review of the information contained in the application indicates that the proposed construction of additional loading arms and installation of the vapor combustion unit on the two existing loading racks will meet all applicable air quality requirements including the VOC emission limitation of 25 Pa. Code § 129.59 and the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 (which have applicability because the vapor combustion unit constitutes an ''air contamination source'' in addition to being an ''air cleaning device''). Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval to construct the additional loading arms and install the proposed vapor combustion unit on the respective loading racks.

   The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements:

   1.  At no time shall the operation of the loading racks result in the emission of 0.0668 pound (30.3 grams) of gasoline (measured as propane) for every 100 gallons of gasoline loaded.

   2.  Within 90 days of the completion of installation of the vapor combustion unit, VOC stack testing shall be performed which demonstrates compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.59.

   3.  At no time shall any gasoline loading occur without the simultaneous operation of the vapor combustion unit.

   4.  The nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide emissions from the respective vapor combustion unit shall not exceed 4 or 10 milligrams per liter of product loaded, respectively, nor shall the emissions of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide exceed 4.46 and 11.21 tons, respectively, in any 12 consecutive month period.

   5.  The amount of gasoline and distillate fuels loaded using the two loading racks shall not exceed 270, 023 and 260 million gallons, respectively, per 12 consecutive month period.

OPERATING PERMITS


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

   Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   05-05006: Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. (1700 MacCorkle Avenue S.E., Charleston, WV 25325-1273) for operation of a natural gas compressor station at its Artemas Compressor Station in Mann Township, Bedford County. The facility's major sources of emissions include three gas turbine driven compressors and two engine driven compressors that primarily emit NOx. The Title V Operating Permit contains monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality

   28-05003: Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. (1700 MacCorkle Avenue S.E., Charleston, WV 25325-1273) for operation of a natural gas compressor station at its Greencastle Compressor Station in Montgomery Township, Franklin County. The facility's major sources of emissions include four gas turbine driven compressors that primarily emit NOx. The Title V Operating Permit contains monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   36-05046: Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. (1700 MacCorkle Avenue S.E., Charleston, WV 25325-1273) for operation of a natural gas compressor station at its Marietta Compressor Station in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County. The facility's major sources of emissions include three gas turbine driven compressors that primarily emit NOx. The Title V Operating Permit contains monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.


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

   Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.

   46-00149: Armstrong-Americas-I, LLC (250 Hansen Access Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406) for operation of two boilers in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State only) facility. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   23-00068: Cremation Specialists (301 Chester Pike, Norwood, PA 19074) for the human crematory in Media Borough, Delaware County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State only) facility. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements

   15-00009: ASAHI Glass Fluoropolymers, USA (255 South Bailey Road, Downingtown, PA 19335) for operation of the plastics compounding plant located in Caln Township, Chester County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State only) facility. The facility has the potential to emit 15 tons per year of VOCs. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the plant operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: Michael Safko, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   35-318-085: Gentex Optics, Inc. (P. O. Box 336, Carbondale, PA 18407) for operation of a lens coating line (Fastrack Line) and inclusion of this operation into the facility's Title V Operating Permit in Fell Township, Lackawanna County.

   48-399-045: Spray-tek LLC (344 Cedar Avenue, Middlesex, NJ 08846) for operation of a spray drying system and associated air cleaning device at 3010 Avenue B, Bethlehem, Northampton County.

   Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   06-05023: Stroehmann Bakeries LC (640 Park Avenue, Reading, PA 19611) for operation of a bread baking facility controlled by a thermal oxidizer in the City of Reading, Berks County. The facility is a non-Title V (State only) facility. The VOC emissions will be limited to less than 50 tons per year. The bread oven will have a VOC emission limit and be required to operate only with the oxidizer functioning. The permit will include monitoring, record keeping, work practices and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   67-03009: The Relizon Co. (Connely and Busser Roads, Emigsville, PA 17318-0128) for operation of lithographic printing presses in Manchester Township, York County. The annual emissions of VOCs from each press are less than 1 ton per year and the facility emissions of VOCs are approximately 9 tons per year. The Natural Minor Operating Permit will contain recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: Mark Wayner, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.

   65-00898: Equitrans, LP (100 Allegheny Center Mall, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) for renewal of a natural gas compressor at the Sleepy Hollow Compressor Station in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.

   32-00316: Equitrans, LP (100 Allegheny Center Mall, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) for renewal of a natural gas compressor at the Pennview Compressor Station in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.

   26-00451: CONSOL Docks, Inc. (1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241) for a coal transfer facility in Luzerne Township, Fayette 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, 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, 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, (814) 342-8200.

   17020901 and NPDES No. PA 0243256. Johnson Brothers Coal Company, R. D. 1, Box 580, Mahaffey, PA 15757. Commencement, operation and restoration of an incidental coal extraction surface mining permit in Penn Township, Clearfield County affecting 15.4 acres. Receiving streams: Kratzer Run, tributary to Anderson Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received May 24, 2002.

   Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.

   32020105. Kraynak Coal Company, 3124 Firetower Road, Mahaffey, PA 15757, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Grant and Green Townships, Indiana County, affecting 126.0 acres. Receiving streams: Little Mahoning Creek and tributaries to Little Mahoning Creek classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received June 17, 2002.

   56920105 and NPDES Permit No. PA0599476. Sanner Energies, Inc., 1179 Rockdale Road, Rockwood, PA 15557-6409, permit renewal for continued operation of a bituminous surface and auger mine and for discharge of treated mine drainage in Southampton Township, Somerset County, affecting 100.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to North Branch of Jennings Run classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received June 20, 2002.

   Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.

   10000103 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0241776. Seneca Landfill, Inc. (P. O. Box 1080, Mars, PA 16046). Revision to an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Jackson and Lancaster Townships, Butler County affecting 277.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Connoquenessing Creek, classified for the following uses: WWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Borough of Zelienople. Revision for an incidental boundary correction. Application received June 25, 2002.

   6433-10000103-E-3. Seneca Landfill, Inc. (P. O. Box 1080, Mars, PA 16046). Stream encroachment application for support activities within the 100 foot stream barrier of unnamed tributary UT-B to Connoquenessing Creek in Jackson Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: Connoquenessing Creek. Application received June 25, 2002.

Noncoal Applications Received

   Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.

   65930401. Better Materials Corporation (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425-9503). Application received for transfer of permit currently issued to Latrobe Construction Company for continued operation and reclamation of a noncoal surface mining site located in Ligonier and Derry Townships, Westmoreland County, affecting 172.6 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Loyalhanna Creek and Loyalhanna Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF and TSF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is the Latrobe Municipal Authority. Transfer application received June 14, 2002.

PROJECTS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL GOOD SAMARITAN ACT

   The Environmental Good Samaritan Act (27 Pa.C.S. §§ 8001--8114) provides certain protections and immunities from civil liability for landowners and persons who voluntarily undertake reclamation and abatement projects to address land and water adversely affected by mining or oil or gas extraction or exploration for natural resources and left in an unreclaimed condition or left discharging water pollution. For landowners and persons to qualify for immunity, the projects must be approved by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).

   The following project proposals have been received by the Department. A copy of the proposals is available for inspection at the office indicated before each proposal.

   Written comments or objections may be submitted by any person or any office 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.

   Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections; the proposal identification number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department of the basis of the comment or objection and the relevant facts upon which it is based.

Special Project Proposals Received

   Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.

   EGS Turtle Creek Watershed Association, Inc., 325 Commerce Street, Suite 204, Wilmerding, PA 15148. A project to abate mine drainage pollution in Murraysville Borough, Westmoreland County, affecting approximately 3 acres Receiving stream: Turtle Creek. Project proposal received June 12, 2002.

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