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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-2400a

[33 Pa.B. 6233]

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VI.  NPDES Individual Permit Applications for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities

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

   Carbon County Conservation District: 5664 Interchange Road, Lehighton, PA 18235-5114, (610) 377-4894.

NPDES Permit
No.
Applicant Name and Address County Municipality Receiving
Water/Use
PAI021303004 Department of General Services
Bureau of Engineering and Architecture
18th and Herr Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Carbon Kidder Township Hickory Run
HQ-CWF

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

NPDES Permit
No.
Applicant Name and Address County Municipality Receiving
Water/Use
PAI024503019 LTS Development, Inc.
P. O. Box 160
Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA 18356
Monroe Jackson Township Pocono Creek
HQ-CWF

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

NPDES Permit
No.
Applicant Name and Address County Municipality Receiving
Water/Use
PAS10U106R Thomas Stitt, Manager
Lambert Estates, LLC
P. O. Box 483
101 S. 3rd St., 2nd Fl.
Easton, PA 18042
Northampton Forks Township Bushkill Creek
HQ-CWF
PAI024803038 Andrew Roth
Lafayette College
118 Markle Hall
Easton, PA 18042
Northampton City of Easton Bushkill Creek
HQ-CWF

   Northwest Region: Oil and Gas Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6860.

NPDES Permit
No.
Applicant Name and Address County Municipality Receiving
Water/Use
PAI084203004 Otter Exploration, Inc.
104 College Street
Hudson, OH 44236
McKean Lafayette Township Lewis Run and Miam Run
HQ-CWF

VII.  List of NOIs for NPDES and/or Other General Permit Types

PAG-12 CAFOs
PAG-13 Stormwater Discharges from MS4

CAFO Notices of Intent Received

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

   PAG123581, CAFO, Elvin Nolt, 10 Setherb Road, Richland, PA 17087. This proposed facility is in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County.

   Description of Size and Scope of Proposed Operation/Activity: The Nolt Farm CAFO is an existing swine, dairy and pullet operation with a total of 752.68 AEUs. The operation includes 4,300 swine, 145 beef and 44,000 pullets with an estimated total annual manure production of 12,372 tons. This application is for a proposed expansion of the swine operation. The expansion plans are to construct two swine finishing floors with each barn holding approximately 2,300 hogs. The manure will be handled as a liquid and stored in two 225-foot by 81-foot by 8-foot deep reinforced concrete underhouse storages. Each manure storage has a capacity of 840,700 gallons. The barn will have slotted floors for the transfer of manure to the storage facility. An existing manure storage structure and one of the existing swine barns will be removed to accommodate the proposed barns.

   The receiving stream, Tulpehocken Creek, is in watershed 3-C and classified for TSF.

   The proposed effluent limits for the operation/activity include: Except for the chronic or catastrophic rainfall events defined as over the 25-year/24-hour rain storms, the CAFO general permit is a nondischarge NPDES permit. Where applicable, compliance with 40 CFR Federal effluent limitation guidelines is required. The general permit requires no other numeric effluent limitations and compliance with the Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Act and The Clean Streams Law constitutes compliance with the State narrative water quality standards.


MS4 Notices of Intent Received

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

NPDES Permit
No.
Applicant Name and Address County Municipality Department
Protocol
(Y/N)
PAG136348 Aleppo Township
100 North Drive
Sewickley, PA 15143
Allegheny Aleppo Township Y
PAG136352 Paint Township
R 400 Hayes Street
Windber, PA 15963
Somerset Paint Township Y

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 a 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 the 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding the application. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of Environmental Protection (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 are available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.

   Persons with a disability who 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)

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

   Permit No. 2703503, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Forest Area School District
Township or Borough Hickory Township, Forest County
Responsible Official Duane Vicini, Superintendent
Type of Facility NTNC Water Supply
Consulting Engineer Pascoe Engineering Consultants
222 N. Beaver St.
New Castle, PA 16101
Application Received Date November 20, 2003
Description of Action Exiting facility is a junior/senior high school and a proposed addition would add the elementary school classrooms. All would utilize the existing well. New reverse osmosis filtration and softening equipment is to be installed to serve the West Forest Elementary/Secondary School.

   Permit No. 4303504, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Greenville Municipal Water Authority
Township or Borough Greenville Borough, Mercer County
Responsible Official Wm. Brady, Superintendent
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Eric Buzza, Project Manager
Gannett Fleming Inc.
Foster Plaza III, Suite 200
601 Holiday Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Application Received Date December 1, 2003
Description of Action Construction of an ammonia storage and feed system and the potassium permanganate storage and feed system at the existing water treatment plant.

MINOR AMENDMENT


Applications Received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act

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

   Application No. 465W009-A2, Minor Amendment.

Applicant Ohiopyle Borough
P. O. Box 83
Ohiopyle, PA 15470
Township or Borough Ohiopyle Borough
Responsible Official Leo Smith, Borough Council President
Ohiopyle Borough
P. O. Box 83
Ohiopyle, PA 15470
Type of Facility Water Treatment Plant
Consulting Engineer Widmer Engineering, Inc.
225 West Crawford Avenue
Connellsville, PA 15425
Application Received Date November 19, 2003
Description of Action Installation of transmission line that will run from the Borough's water treatment plant to its existing water storage tank.

   Application No. 2691502-C3, Minor Amendment.

Applicant Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
Indian Creek WTP

801 Riverside Drive
Connellsville, PA 15425
Township or Borough Connellsville
Responsible Official Erwin Elma
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
Indian Creek WTP
801 Riverside Drive
Connellsville, PA 15425
Type of Facility Water treatment plant
Application Received Date December 4, 2003
Description of Action Change in designated water quality parameters for corrosion control.

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 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, 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 after 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. 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.

   Former Atlantic Station (DUNS No. 0363-2759), Doylestown Borough, Bucks County. Marco Droese, Mulry & Creswell Environmental Inc., 1691 Horseshoe Pike, Glenmoore, PA 19343, on behalf of Sunoco, Inc., Michael Babicki, (R & M), 1801 Market St., Ten Penn Center, 20th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents, MTBE and unleaded gasoline. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet Statewide Health and Site-Specific Standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in Doylestown Intelligencer on November 21, 2003.

   Brown Residence, Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. Richard Sacks, P. G., ST Environmental Professionals, Inc., 1514 Harmon Rd., Harleysville, PA 19438, on behalf of Joy Brown, 140 Steeplechase Rd., Devon, PA 19333, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with fuel oil no. 2. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet Statewide Health Standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in Suburban Wayne Times on November 26, 2003.

   North Keim Street Property, Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County. Justin R. Lauterbach, RT Environmental Services, Inc., 215 W. Church Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406, on behalf of Sukonik Building Co., Susan Viscuso, 1250 Germantown Pike, Suite 100, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with inorganics. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet Statewide Health Standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in Pottstown Mercury on December 3, 2003.

   Former Yarway Corporation, Whitpain Township, Montgomery County. Richard D. Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Rd., Pennsburg, PA 18073, on behalf of Christine Hirschbuhl, BET Investments, 2600 Philmont Ave., Suite 212, Huntingdon Valley, PA, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents, other organics and inorganics. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet Statewide Health Standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in Norristown Times Herald on December 10, 2003.

   Simpson Mid-Town, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Richard A. Pellissier, Accredited Environmental Technologies, Inc., 28 N. Pennell Rd., Media, PA 19063, on behalf of Simpson Mid-Town, Rev. David Powell, 150 Monument Rd., Suite 405, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, has submitted a revised Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with lead. 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 Philadelphia Daily News on September 29, 2003.

   Northeast Regional Field Office: Joseph A. Brogna, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.

   Former Penn Fuel Gas Manufactured Gas Plant--Pen Argyl Site, Plainfield Township and Pen Argyl Borough, Northampton County. Glen P. Amey, Senior Environmental Professional, PPL Gas Utilities, Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate concerning the remediation of soils and groundwater found or suspected to have been contaminated with inorganics, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other organic compounds related to historic manufactured gas plant operations. The applicant proposes to meet a combination of both the Statewide Health and Site-Specific Standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Easton Express-Times on November 13, 2003.

   ConAgra Foods (a/k/a Saputo Cheese, 1002 MacArthur Road), Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. Marjory Rinaldo-Lee, P. G., President, GeoLogic NY Inc., P. O. Box 5080, Cortland, NY 13045, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of ConAgra Foods, 2001 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, IL 60515) concerning the remediation of soils and groundwater found or suspected to have been contaminated with no. 2, 4 and 6 fuel oil constituents. The applicant proposes to meet the Nonresidential Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Morning Call on November 12, 2003.

INFECTIOUS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE TRANSPORTER LICENSES


Applications received or withdrawn under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the act of July 13, 1988 (P. L. 525, No. 93) (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

   Geisinger System Services, 100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822. License No. PA-HC 0141. Received on November 4, 2003.

   Genesis Environmental, Ltd., 380 Locust Street, McKeesport, PA 15132. License No. PA-HC 0203. Received on November 4, 2003.

   JPS Equipment Company, P. O. Box 788, Edgemont, PA 19028. License No. PA-HC 0142. Received on October 21, 2003.

   Sanford Motors, Inc., 1307 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Morrisville, PA 19067-1275. License No. PA-HC 0122. Received on October 10, 2003.

   University of Pittsburgh, 2700 O'Hara Street, B-50 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261. License No. PA-HC 0183. Received on November 11, 2003.

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 the 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 a 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 before the application. 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 (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; Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   35-399-041: Cinram Manufacturing, Inc. (1400 East Lackawanna Avenue, Olyphant, PA 18447) for construction of printing/screen cleaning stations for compact disc manufacturing at their facility in Olyphant Borough, Lackawanna County.

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

   21-03055A: Fry Communications, Inc. (309 Hempt Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055) for installation of an eight-unit double-web heatset web offset printing press controlled by an Ecotherm oxidizer system at their building 4 facility in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County.

   22-05039A: Dura-Bond Pipe, LLC (2716 South Front Street, Steelton, PA 17113) to restart their existing pipe coating facility and expand the facility to include the former Bethlehem Steel pipe fabricating operation and a new steel shapes fabrication operation in Steelton Borough, Dauphin County.

   28-05030A: Industrial Power Generating Corp. (2250 Dabney Road, Richmond, VA 17011) for expansion of their existing electric generating facility from 12 to 16 megawatts, via the addition of two engine groups of six engines each in Peters Township, Franklin County.

   34-05005A: Valley Proteins, Inc. (402 Cleck Road, Mifflintown, PA 17059) to expand their existing facility to include a rendering operation, including odor control equipment, in Fermanagh Township, Juniata County.

   36-03135B: Shared Mail Acquisitions, LLC (72 Industrial Circle, Lancaster, PA 17540) for construction of a new heatset press at their KAR Printing--East Division facility in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County.

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

   18-301-009: Moriarty-Dutcavich Funeral Home (112 East Church Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745) for construction of a crematory incinerator in the City of Lock Haven, Clinton County.

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

   32-00330A: AMFIRE Mining Co., LLC (One Energy Place, Suite 5100, Latrobe, PA 15650) for installation of coal processing to increase production at Ondo Extension Mine in Brush Valley Township, Indiana County.

   11-00508A: Johnstown Crematory (146 Chandler Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15906) for installation and operation of crematory in Lower Yoder Township, Cambria County.

   65-00792A: AMI Doduco--Westmoreland, Inc. (1003 Corporate Lane, Export, PA 15632) for installation of baghouse at their facility in Murrysville Borough, Westmoreland County.


Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act 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; Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.

   46-0237: Numonics Corp. (101 Commerce Drive, Montgomeryville, PA 18936) for installation of a surface coating process, which consists of dry-filter spray booth with airless spraying system to apply self propelled contact adhesive on PC-board surface of tablet assemblies. The process is at a State-only facility in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County. The VOC and methylene chloride (HAP) emissions from this process are limited to 6.21 tons per year and 8.9 tons per year respectively. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   46-0222: Bostik Findley, Inc. (1740 County Line Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006) for expansion of an adhesive and sealant manufacturing process at their facility in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County. This facility is a non-Title V facility. The pollutants of concern from the adhesive and sealant manufacturing process are VOCs, PM and HAPs. There are no controls for VOCs and HAPs. However, emissions of PM will be controlled by one of three dust collectors. VOC emissions will be less than 17 tpy. HAP emissions will be less than 11 tpy. PM emissions will be less than 1 tpy. The Plan Approval will contain recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.

   09-0117A: Heucotech, LTD (99 Newbold Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030) for the expansion and modification of the pigment mixing operations in Falls Township, Bucks County. This expansion and modification of the pigment mixing operations may result in the emissions of 1.1 tons per year of PM10, 3.34 tons per year of ammonia and 0.02 ton per year of VOCs. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

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

   06-05037: McConway and Torley Corp. (230 Railroad Street, Kutztown, PA 19530) for modification of their steel foundry permit in Kutztown Borough, Berks County. This foundry is a non-Title V (State-only) facility. This permit modification will not result in any emission changes. The facility has emission caps to limit the emissions to below 100 tons per year of CO, NOx, SOx and PM10, 50 tons per year of VOCs, 10 tons per year of HAPs and 25 tons per year HAPs. The plan approval shall contain testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

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

   17-303-003B: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (711 East College Avenue, Bellefonte, PA 16823) for construction of a recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) crusher and two associated screens, three associated conveyors, one associated feeder and one associated bin, the construction of a 2,000-gallon oil storage tank and a 25,000-gallon oil storage tank and the modification of a drum mix asphalt concrete plant in Sandy Township, Clearfield County. The modification is the proposed use of virgin no. 5 fuel oil, virgin no. 6 fuel oil and reprocessed/recycled oil as fuel in the asphalt concrete plant's drum burner in addition to the gas (natural or LP) and virgin no. 2 fuel oil which the plant is currently allowed to burn.

   Fugitive particulate matter emissions from the plant's RAP crushing system are projected by the applicant to be no greater than 10.51 tons in any 12 consecutive month period but are actually expected by the Department to be much less than this. The VOC emissions from the two oil storage tanks are expected to be negligible. The asphalt concrete plant will emit no more than 16.5 pounds of NOx, 39.0 pounds of CO, 43.95 pounds of SOx and 21.6 pounds of VOCs when firing no. 5 fuel oil, no. 6 fuel oil or reprocessed/recycled oil nor will the fabric collector used for the control of PM emissions from the plant emit more than .04 grain of particulate matter per dry standard cubic foot of collector exhaust. The total combined HAP emissions from the asphalt plant are not expected to exceed 6.75 tons in any 12 consecutive month period and the formaldehyde and toluene emissions are not expected to exceed 2.09 and 1.96 tons, respectively, in the same period.

   Following the completion of the proposed construction and modification, the entire facility will not emit more than 37.84 tons of NOx, 88.35 tons of CO, 99.59 tons of SOx, 29.84 tons of VOCs and 56.85 tons of PM, respectively, in any 12 consecutive month period.

   The Department has determined that the proposed construction and modification will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination 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 a plan approval.

   The following is a summary of the conditions the Department plans to place to place in the plan approval to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:

   1.  The asphalt plant shall only be fired on gas (natural or LP), virgin no. 2 fuel oil, virgin no. 5 fuel oil, virgin no. 6 fuel oil or reprocessed/recycled oil.

   2.  The sulfur content of the virgin no. 5 fuel oil, virgin no. 6 fuel oil and reprocessed/recycled oil shall not exceed .5% (by weight).

   3.  The reprocessed/recycled oil used as fuel in the asphalt plant shall not contain contaminants equal to or in excess of the following limitations:

Contaminant Limitation
Arsenic 5 parts per million
Cadmium 2 parts per million
Chromium 10 parts per million
Lead 100 parts per million
Total halides 1,000 parts per million
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) None detected (detection limit no higher than two parts per million)

   Additionally, the flashpoint of the reprocessed/recycled oil shall not be less than 140°F.

   4.  The permittee shall not accept for use in the asphalt plant any shipment of reprocessed/recycled oil for which the arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, total halide and PCB content and/or flashpoint are unknown, or which fails to meet any established limitation for any of these, nor shall the permittee accept for use any shipment of any oil to be used as fuel for which the sulfur content is unknown, or which fails to meet the limitation established herein for sulfur content. Additionally, the permittee shall not accept any shipment of virgin no. 5 or virgin no. 6 fuel oil to which reprocessed/recycled oil has been added unless the shipment is treated as reprocessed/recycled oil with respect to all applicable conditions of this plan approval nor shall the permittee accept any shipment of virgin no. 5 or virgin no. 6 fuel oil to which waste oil or other waste materials have been added nor shall the permittee add any waste oil or other waste materials to any fuel storage tank.

   5.  A sample of each load of reprocessed/recycled oil delivered to the asphalt plant shall be taken at the time of delivery to the plant using a sampling technique capable of achieving a representative composite sample of the entire load and shall be retained onsite for at least 2 years for random selection and analysis by the Department. The samples are to be sealed and identified as to the date of delivery, delivery invoice number, and the like.

   6.  A sample of each shipment of reprocessed/recycled oil delivered to the asphalt plant shall be taken at the time of delivery to the plant using a sampling technique capable of achieving a representative composite sample of the entire load and analyzed for total halide concentration using EPA Method 9077. The results of these analyses will not, however, be accepted by the Department as a demonstration of compliance with the limitation established herein for total halides should they differ from the results of analyses performed using EPA Method 9076. The permittee shall also perform a complete analysis for all contaminants and parameters for which limitations have been established herein using reference methods specified by the Department on at least 1 out of every 15 shipments of reprocessed/recycled oil received.

   7.  The following analytical methods are to be employed to determine compliance with the contaminant limitations and flashpoint limitations specified herein unless the Department specifies an alternate method:

Contaminant/Property Analytical Method
Arsenic EPA 200.8 and/or EPA 200.7
Cadmium EPA 200.8 and/or EPA 200.7
Chromium EPA 200.8 and/or EPA 200.7
Lead EPA 200.8 and/or EPA 200.7
Total halides EPA 9076
Sulfur ASTM D 4294
PCBs EPA 3580 for extraction and EPA 608 for analysis
Flashpoint ASTM D 93

   8.  The permittee shall submit an annual report to the Department listing the delivery date, quantity delivered, origin and delivery invoice number of each shipment of reprocessed/recycled oil delivered to the asphalt plant during the previous calendar year as well as identifying the arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, total halide, PCB and sulfur content and the flashpoint of each shipment. This report shall further identify the specific source of all analytical data provided and describe why this analytical data accurately represents the contaminant concentrations and flashpoint of the reprocessed/recycled oil delivered to the plant. This report shall be submitted by March 15 of each year.

   9.  The emission of particulate matter from the exhaust of the fabric collector controlling the emissions from the asphalt plant shall not exceed .04 grain per dry standard cubic foot of exhaust.

   10.  The NOx emissions from the asphalt plant shall not exceed .055 pound per ton of asphalt concrete produced when firing no. 5 fuel oil, no. 6 fuel oil or reprocessed/recycled oil.

   11.  The CO emissions from the asphalt plant shall not exceed .13 pound per ton of asphalt concrete produced when firing no. 5 fuel oil, no. 6 fuel oil or reprocessed/recycled oil.

   12.  The SOx emissions from the asphalt plant shall not exceed .141 pound per ton of asphalt concrete produced when firing no. 5 fuel oil, .139 pound per ton of asphalt concrete produced when firing no. 6 fuel oil or .146 pound per ton of asphalt concrete produced when firing reprocessed/recycled oil.

   13.  The VOC emissions (expressed as methane) from the asphalt plant shall not exceed .032 pound per ton of asphalt concrete produced when firing no. 5 fuel oil, no. 6 fuel oil or reprocessed/recycled oil.

   14.  The total combined HAP emissions from the asphalt plant shall not exceed 6.75 tons in any 12 consecutive month period, the formaldehyde emissions shall not exceed 2.09 tons in any 12 consecutive month period, the toluene emissions shall not exceed 1.96 tons in any 12 consecutive month period and the emission of any other individual HAP shall not exceed 1 ton in any 12 consecutive month period.

   15.  The quantity of asphalt concrete produced in the asphalt plant shall not exceed 1.35 million tons in any 12 consecutive month period.

   16.  The asphalt concrete plant shall not process RAP at a rate in excess of 25% of the total weight of all materials charged into the drum at any time.

   17.  The asphalt plant shall be stack tested to determine the NOx, CO and VOC emission rates when firing no. 5 fuel oil and processing virgin material, when firing no. 5 fuel oil and processing a combination of virgin material and RAP, when firing no. 6 fuel oil and processing virgin material, when firing no. 6 fuel oil and processing a combination of virgin material and RAP, when firing reprocessed/recycled oil and processing virgin material and when firing reprocessed/recycled oil and processing a combination of virgin material and RAP. The plant shall additionally be stack tested to determine its particulate matter emission rate while operating in one of the six operating scenarios. Should the required NOx, CO and VOC stack testing not be performed for any of the six operating scenarios identified herein, the asphalt plant will not be authorized to operate using that operating scenario.

   18.  The operation of the RAP crusher, screens and associated conveyors and feeder shall not result in the emission of any visible fugitive air contaminants (other then steam or water vapor).

   19.  No material other then virgin no. 2, no. 5 or no. 6 fuel oil and reprocessed/recycled oil shall be stored in the oil storage tanks. Additionally, no material having a vapor pressure equal to or greater than 10.5 kilopascals (1.5 psia) shall be stored in the tanks.

   20.  Following the completion of the construction and modification approved herein, the NOx, CO, SOx, VOC and PM emissions from the entire facility shall not exceed 37.84, 88.35, 99.59, 29.84 and 56.85 tons, respectively, in any 12 consecutive month period.

   21.  Comprehensive accurate records shall be maintained of the quantity of asphalt concrete produced each month as well as the amount of each type of fuel burned each month. All records shall be retained for at least 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.

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

   04-00033B: NOVA Chemicals, Inc. (400 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061) for the construction of new sources, the modification of existing sources and the installation of a catalytic oxidizer to increase production of ARCEL and PES in the D2 area of the Nova Chemicals Facility in Potter Township, Beaver County.

   Notice is given, under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(a)(4), that the Department intends to issue a Plan Approval for the expansion of the ARCEL production line and the installation of an associated catalytic oxidizer at the Beaver Valley site as described in the application to the Department, received on September 2, 2003. This is a Title V facility.

   Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

   Special Conditions for Plan Approval PA-04-00033B

   For the Department to assure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following conditions on the Plan Approval:

   1.  Plan Approval PA-04-00033B is for the construction of new sources, the modification of existing sources and the installation of a catalytic oxidizer to increase production of ARCEL and PES in the D2 area of the Nova Chemicals Facility in Potter Township, Beaver County. These changes are being made in accordance with the application for Plan Approval and are listed in the following table (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).


Source Status Control Method
ARCEL Sources
ARCEL Reactor R2201 Existing CATOX
ARCEL Reactor R2008 New CATOX
ARCEL Reactor R2209 New CATOX
ARCEL Reactor R2199 New CATOX
Centrifugal Dryer Existing None
Surge Bin Exhaust Existing None
ARCEL Airvey Existing CATOX
Package Bin Exhaust Existing CATOX
Package Vent Exhaust Existing CATOX
PES Sources
Monomer Mix Tank Existing Cooling
Additive Mix Tank Existing Cooling
Monomer Feed Tank New Vapor Balance
Additive Feed Tank New Cooling
Catalyst Feed Tank New Cooling
PES Reactor R2202 Existing None
PES Reactor R2204 Existing None
PES Reactor R2203 New None
PES Reactor R2205 New None
PES Reactor R2206 New None
Wash Kettle 1 Existing None
Wash Kettle 2 New None
Dewatering Dryer Existing None
PES Airvey Existing None
Misc. Sources
EPS Production Existing None
Incidental Releases None

   2.  The emissions from the D2 area of the facility shall be limited as follows: 55 tons of VOC in any consecutive 12-month period. Compliance with this condition shall be demonstrated through source testing as required in Condition No. 12 and the recordkeeping provisions in Condition No. 11 (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   3.  Overall destruction efficiency of VOC (as propane) in the CATOX shall not be less than 98%. For inlet concentrations less than 1,000 ppmv VOC (as propane), the outlet concentration may not exceed 20 ppmv (as propane) (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   4.  Visible emissions from the oxidizer stack shall not exceed 10% opacity at any time. The visible emission performance standard will be met by operating the D2 CATOX in accordance with manufacturer's specifications. This stack shall also be included in the qualitative inspection procedures described in the facility's Title V Permit, Section C (Site Level Requirements), Condition No. 018 (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   5.  Equipment to continuously monitor and record the inlet and outlet temperature of the CATOX shall be installed. A minimum acceptable outlet temperature shall be established during the most recent stack test demonstrating at least 98% VOC (as propane) destruction efficiency. Records of inlet and outlet temperatures shall be kept on file for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request. Operation of the CATOX at an outlet temperature below the established minimum acceptable temperature shall be recorded as a deviation and reported in the next compliance history update (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   6.  Incidental VOC emissions from the D2 area shall not exceed an aggregate of 1,000 pounds in the 6-month periods, January--June and July--December of each year as allowed in Title V Permit. For purposes of this condition, incidental emissions are those emissions associated with the normal or routine operation of the D2 area in a manner consistent with good operating practices that have been approved by the Department (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   7.  The owner/operator shall not permit the emission to the outdoor atmosphere of any malodorous air contaminants from the D2 area in a manner so that the malodors are detectable outside the property of the owner/operator (25 Pa. Code § 123.31).

   8.  This facility is subject to the fugitive emission requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2.

   9.  The owner/operator shall keep monthly VOC emission estimates for the D2 area. Material balances and calculations used to estimate emissions shall be kept onsite for a period of 5 years and be made available to the Department upon request (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   10.  Source testing shall be conducted within 90 days following completion of the Phase 2 portion of the project or no later than February 28, 2005, to demonstrate the following (25 Pa. Code Chapter 139).

   a.  CATOX destruction efficiency for VOC emissions.

   b.  Compliance with the requirements of Condition 4 shall be demonstrated through the testing of the centrifugal dryer, the surge bin exhaust and one uncontrolled PES source in the D2 area and the application of the emission calculation procedures included in the Phase 1 Request for Determination dated August 6, 2003.

   11.  The simultaneous stack testing of the inlet and outlet of the CATOX shall demonstrate compliance with the destruction efficiency requirement. This testing shall be performed at least once during the term of the permit.

   12.  The owner/operator shall submit a pretest protocol to the Department for approval at least 30 days prior to the performance of the source test (25 Pa. Code Chapter 139).

   13.  Stack testing shall be performed in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 and the Department's Source Testing Manual.

   14.  The Department shall be notified at least 2 weeks prior to the date of the source test so that an observer may be present (25 Pa. Code Chapter 139).

   15.  Two copies of the source tests results shall be supplied to the Department for review within 60 days following completion of the source test (25 Pa. Code Chapter 139).

   16.  The owner/operator may apply for Emission Reduction Credits once emission limitations are established through source testing in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E. Baseline emissions shall be established in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.207(4).

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