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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 should 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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, M. Gorog and B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.
03-00246A: Bedrock Mines, LP (111 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215) for installation of coal blending yard at Keystone East Mine in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
24-150A: Horizon Wood Products, Inc. (624 Shelvey Summit, Kersey, PA 15846) for installation of a 3.1 mmBtu/hr wood-fired boiler and associated multicyclone control device at their facility in Fox Township, Elk County.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
67-03034A: B-Way Packaging (599 Davies Drive, York, PA 17400) for installation of an aerosol can manufacturing line with a dry filter system at the existing can production plant in Springettsbury Township, York County. The aerosol line will increase potential emissions of VOC from the facility by less than 5 tpy. The approval and permit amendment will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, M. Gorog and B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.
PA-30-00182A: CNX Marine Terminals, Inc. (1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317) for issuance of a Plan Approval to allow construction of a barge cleaning facility at their Robena Plant, in Monongahela Township, Greene County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.45, notice is hereby given that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to allow the construction of a barge cleaning facility at the Robena Plant, located in Monongahela Township, Greene County.
Emissions from the source are estimated to be 13.2 tons of PM10 per year. The proposed facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, related to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources. The Department believes that the facility will meet these requirements by complying with the following Plan Approval conditions relating to restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards:
1. Plan Approval authorizes the construction of a barge cleaning operation at the CNX Marine Terminal Consol, Inc. Robena facility located in Monongahela Township, Greene County. No more than 600 contaminated barges per year will be processed at this location. Each contaminated barge will have approximately 10 tons of residual limestone left in it. A bobcat and a hopper will be lowered into the contaminated barge. The bobcat will gather the material and transfer it to the hopper. Hopper will then be transferred into the receiving barge. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
2. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2, there shall be no fugitive emissions from this site, except for those arising out of stockpiling and use of roads. Permittee shall take all reasonable actions to prevent PM from becoming airborne. In no case, shall the emission of PM be visible at the point where the emissions pass the property line.
3. Receiving barge shall be covered at all possible times. Drop heights from bobcat and the hopper shall be kept as short as possible to minimize dusting. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
4. Owner/operator shall conduct a visual inspection of the perimeter of operational area of the barge cleaning operation at least once each day (when operating), to check for fugitive emissions crossing the property line. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
5. Operations shall immediately cease if fugitive emissions cannot be controlled. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
6. Owner/operator shall keep records of all fugitive emission inspections, including the date, time, person conducting the inspection, result of inspection and any actions taken to reduce fugitive emissions. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
7. Owner/operator shall keep daily records of all material received and shipped. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
8. By March 1 of each year, owner/operator shall calculate the emissions from the facility for the previous calendar year. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
9. All records shall be kept onsite for 5 years, and shall be made available to the Department upon request. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
10. When advised by the Department to do so, owner/operator shall submit by March 1 of each year an emission report for the preceding calendar year, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 135.31.
11. This approval to construct shall become invalid if: (1) the construction, modification or installation is not commenced (as defined in 40 CFR 52.21(b)(8)) within 18 months of the issuance of the plan approval or if there is more than an 18-month lapse in construction, modification or installation. The Department may extend the 18-month period upon a satisfactory showing that an extension is justified. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13(c))
12. Notify the Department when the installation is completed so that the facility can be inspected for issuance of an operating permit. Submit an Operating Permit application within 120 days of commencement of construction.
13. Words and terms that are not otherwise defined in this plan approval shall have the meanings set forth in section 3 of the Air Pollution Control Act (APCA) (35 P. S. § 4003) and 25 Pa. Code § 121.1. (25 Pa. Code § 121.1)
14. The issuance of this plan approval does not prevent the future adoption by the Department of any rules, regulations or standards, or the issuance of orders necessary to comply with the requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) or the APCA or to achieve or maintain ambient air quality standards. The issuance of this plan approval shall not be construed to limit the Department's enforcement authority. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (a)(b))
15. This plan approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this plan approval provided the following conditions are met.
(a) When construction, installation, modification or reactivation is being conducted, the permittee should provide written notice to the Department of the completion of the activity approved by this plan approval and the permittee's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of said activity. The notice shall state when the activity will be completed and when the permittee expects to commence operation. When the activity involves multiple sources on different time schedules, notice is required for the commencement of operation of each source.
(b) Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b(d), temporary operation of the sources to facilitate the shakedown of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of a permit under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F or G (relating to operating permits; and Title V operating permits) or to permit the evaluation of the air contaminant aspects of the source.
(c) This plan approval authorizes a temporary operation period not to exceed 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the permittee under paragraph (a), previously.
(d) The permittee may request an extension of the 180-day shakedown period if further evaluation of the air contamination aspects of the sources is necessary. The request for an extension should be submitted, in writing, to the Department at least 15 days prior to the end of the initial 180-day shakedown period and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance, and the reasons compliance has not been established. This temporary operation period will be valid for a limited time and may be extended for additional limited periods, each not to exceed 180 days.
(e) The notice submitted by the permittee under subpart (a) previously, prior to the expiration of the plan approval, shall modify the plan approval expiration date on page 1 of this plan approval. The new plan approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of commencement of operation.
16. If, at any time, the Department has cause to believe that air contaminant emissions from the sources listed in this plan approval may be in excess of the limitations specified in, or established under this plan approval or the permittee's operating permit, the permittee may be required to conduct test methods and procedures deemed necessary by the Department to determine the actual emissions rate. The testing shall be conducted in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, where applicable, and in accordance with any restrictions or limitations established by the Department at the time as it notifies the company that testing is required. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
17. The permittee shall maintain and operate the sources and associated air cleaning devices in accordance with good engineering practice as described in the plan approval application submitted to the Department. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(a)(10))
18. The records, reports or information obtained by the Department or referred to at public hearings shall be available to the public, except as provided in paragraph (a) of this condition.
(a) Upon cause shown by the permittee that the records, reports or information or a particular portion thereof, but not emission data, to which the Department has access under the act, if made public, would divulge production or sales figures or methods, processes or production unique to that person or would otherwise tend to affect adversely the competitive position of that person by revealing trade secrets, including intellectual property rights, the Department will consider the record, report or information, or particular portion thereof confidential in the administration of the act. The Department will implement this section consistent with sections 112(d) and 114(c) of the CAA (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7412(d) and 7414(c)). Nothing in this section prevents disclosure of the report, record or information to Federal, State or local representatives as necessary for purposes of administration of Federal, State or local air pollution control laws, or when relevant in a proceeding under the act. (25 Pa. Code §§ 127.12(c) and (d) and 35 P. S. § 4013.2)
19. This plan approval will be valid for a limited time, as specified by the expiration date contained on page 1 of this plan approval.
(a) Except as provided in §§ 127.11a and 127.215 (relating to reactivation of sources; and reactivation), at the end of the time, if the construction, modification, reactivation or installation has not been completed, a new plan approval application or an extension of the previous approval will be required.
(b) If construction has commenced, but cannot be completed before the expiration of this plan approval, an extension of the plan approval must be obtained to continue construction. To allow adequate time for departmental action, a request for the extension should be postmarked at least 30 days prior to the expiration date. The Department will not issue an extension after the plan approval expires. The request for an extension should include the following:
(i) A justification for the extension,
(ii) A schedule for the completion of the construction.
(c) If construction has not commenced before the expiration of this plan approval, then a new plan approval application must be submitted and approval obtained before construction can commence.
(d) If the construction, modification or installation is not commenced within 18-months of the issuance of this plan approval or if there is more than an 18-month lapse in construction, modification or installation, a new plan approval application that meets the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters B, D and E (relating to plan approval requirements; prevention of significant deterioration of air quality; and new source review) shall be submitted. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13)
20. This plan approval may not be transferred from one person to another except when a change of ownership is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department and the Department approves the transfer of the plan approval in writing.
21. Section 127.12a (relating to compliance review) applies to a request for transfer of a plan approval. A compliance review form shall accompany the request.
22. This plan approval is valid only for the specific source and the specific location of the source as described in the application. (25 Pa. Code § 127.32)
23. Under 35 P. S. § 4008, no person shall hinder, obstruct, prevent or interfere with the Department or its personnel in the performance of any duty authorized under the APCA.
24. The permittee shall also allow the Department to have access at reasonable times to said sources and associated air cleaning devices with such measuring and recording equipment, including equipment recording visual observations, as the Department deems necessary and proper for performing its duties and for the effective enforcement of the APCA and regulations adopted under the act.
25. Nothing in this plan approval condition shall limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to inspect or enter the premises of the permittee in accordance with section 114 or other applicable provisions of the CAA. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(4) and 35 P. S. § 4008 and § 114 of the CAA)
26. This plan approval may be terminated, modified, suspended or revoked and reissued if one or more of the following applies:
(a) The permittee constructs or operates the source subject to the plan approval in violation of the act, the CAA, the regulations promulgated under the act or the CAA, a plan approval or permit or in a manner that causes air pollution.
(b) The permittee fails to properly or adequately maintain or repair an air pollution control device or equipment attached to or otherwise made a part of the source.
(c) The permittee fails to submit a report required by this plan approval.
(d) The EPA determines that this plan approval is not in compliance with the CAA or the regulations thereunder. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13a)
27. The permittee, or any other person, may not circumvent the new source review requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E by causing or allowing a pattern of ownership or development, including the phasing, staging, delaying or engaging in incremental construction, over a geographic area of a facility which, except for the pattern of ownership or development, would otherwise require a permit or submission of a plan approval application.
28. No person may permit the use of a device, stack height which exceeds good engineering practice stack height, dispersion technique or other technique which, without resulting in reduction of the total amount of air contaminants emitted, conceals or dilutes an emission of air contaminants which would otherwise be in violation of this plan approval, the APCA or the regulations promulgated thereunder, except that with prior approval of the Department, the device or technique may be used for control of malodors. (25 Pa. Code §§ 121.9 and 127.216)
29. Reports, test data, monitoring data, notifications shall be submitted to the following:
Regional Air Program Manager
Department of Environmental Protection
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 1522230. If required by section 112(r) of the CAA, the permittee shall develop and implement an accidental release program consistent with requirements of the CAA, 40 CFR Part 68 (relating to chemical accident prevention provisions) and the Federal Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (Pub. L. 106-40).
(a) The permittee shall prepare and implement a Risk Management Plan (RMP) which meets the requirements of section 112(r) of the CAA, 40 CFR Part 68 and the Federal Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act when a regulated substance listed in 40 CFR 68.130 is present in a process in more than the listed threshold quantity at the facility. The permittee shall submit the RMP to the EPA according to the following schedule and requirements:
(b) The permittee shall submit the first RMP to a central point specified by the EPA no later than the latest of the following:
(c) Three years after the date on which a regulated substance is first listed under 68 CFR 68.130; or,
(i) The date on which a regulated substance is first present above a threshold quantity in a process.
(ii) The permittee shall submit any additional relevant information requested by the Department or the EPA concerning the RMP and shall make subsequent submissions of RMPs in accordance with 40 CFR 68.190.
(iii) The permittee shall certify that the RMP is accurate and complete in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 68, including a checklist addressing the required elements of a complete RMP.
(iv) As used in this plan approval condition, the term ''process'' shall be as defined in 40 CFR 68.3. The term ''process'' means any activity involving a regulated substance including any use, storage, manufacturing, handling or onsite movement of the substances or any combination of these activities. For purposes of this definition, any group of vessels that are interconnected or separate vessels that are located such that a regulated substance could be involved in a potential release, shall be considered a single process. (25 Pa.Code § 127.12(9) and 40 CFR Part 68)
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to Barbara Hatch, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. Each written comment must contain the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
Identification of the proposed Plan Approval (specify the Plan Approval number).
Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
Comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
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, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
28-05004: Grove US, LLC (1565 Buchanan Trail East, Shady Grove, PA 17256) for operation of a crane manufacturing plant in Antrim Township, Franklin County. This action is a renewal of the Title V operating permit No. 28-05004 issued in 2005. The facility's major emissions are VOCs from surface coating operations. The Title V permit renewal will contain all of the emissions limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements from the previous permit to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
04-00702: United States Gypsum Co. (1 Woodlawn Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001-5400) for operation of a gypsum wallboard manufacturing facility at their plant in Aliquippa City, Beaver County. This application is for renewal of the Title V operating permit issued in 2005.
26-00495: Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC (800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601-1689) for operation of two simple 2-cycle combustion turbines with water injection at the Gans Power Station in Springhill Township, Fayette County. This application is for renewal of the Title V operating permit issued in 2005.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
V08-002: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104) for operation of a hospital in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include seven 800 hp boilers, three 500 hp boilers, a 250 hp boiler, four 1,085 hp peak-shaving generators, 12 emergency generators and two ethylene oxide sterilizers which vent to an ethyene oxide abator.
The operating permit will be issued under the 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the previous operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the hearing.
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, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428, Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-00128: East Coast Sign Advertising (5058 Route 13 North, Bristol, PA 19007) for operation their facility in Bristol Township, Bucks County. This action is a renewal of the permit for a non-Title V (State-only) facility. The facility's main sources include: three large paint spray booths and a paint storage/mix room. There are no proposed changes to equipment or operating conditions. The permit will continue to include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
54-00068: Pleasant Valley Modular Homes, Inc. (P. O. Box 88, Pine Grove, PA 17963-0088) for manufacture of mobile homes in Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County. This is a State-only Synthetic Minor operating permit for this facility. The State-only operating permit includes emissions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
35-00033: Sun Building Systems, Inc. (9 Stauffer Industrial Park, Taylor, PA 18517) for operation of a sawing machine and a paint spray booth with associated air cleaning devices in Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County. This action is a renewal of the State-only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit for this facility. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
28-03026: Gish Logging, Inc. (4980 Path Valley Road, Fort Loudon, PA 17224) for operation of a wood-waste fired boiler and mechanical collector at the wood processing plant in Metal Township, Franklin County. This action is a renewal of the previous State-only permit issued in 2005 and will contain all of the emissions limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements from the previous permit to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
38-03051: Grace Alloys (200 East Richland Avenue, Myerstown, PA 17067) for operation of an aluminum melting furnace with integral afterburner in Myerstown Borough, Lebanon County. The furnace and afterburner are subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRR--National Emission Standards for HAPs for Secondary Aluminum Production. The State-only permit will contain emissions limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
67-03142: DCP Midstream, LP (370 17th Street, Suite 2500, Denver, CO 80202) for operation of a propane terminal in West Manchester Township, York County. Estimated potential facility-wide atmospheric VOC emissions are less than 21 tpy. This is a non-Title V (State-only) facility. Standard recordkeeping and operating restrictions will be included to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
67-05069: Pennsy Supply, Inc., Thomasville (550 South Biesecker Road, Thomasville, PA 17364) for operation of their limestone crushing plant in Jackson Township, York County. Sources at the plant are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
65-00726: Gutchess Hardwoods, Inc. (P. O. Box 618, 185 Devereux Drive, Latrobe, PA 15650-0618) for operation of a hardwood lumber processing facility at their Latrobe Plant in Unity Township, Westmoreland County. This application is for renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2005.
65-00799: Dominion Transmission, Inc. (1201 Pitt Street, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221-2029) for operation of a natural gas transmission station at their Lincoln Heights Compressor Station in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County. This application is for renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2005.
65-00982: T. W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co. (205 North Main Street, Butler, PA 16001-4998) for operation of two Caterpillar G3516LE natural gas compressor engines and two Hanover 200M glycol dehydrators at their Rubright Compressor Station in Bell Township, Westmoreland County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
33-00157: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.--Eldred Compressor Station (12797 Fisher Road, Eldred Township, PA 15860) for a Natural Minor Permit to operate a natural gas compressor station in Eldred Township, Jefferson County. The primary emissions are from the two 150 hp compressor engines at the facility.
COAL AND NONCOAL 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 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 such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application 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 address of the district mining office indicated above each application 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.
Written comments or objections related to a mining permit application 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, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.123 or 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the 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.
When a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. The Department has made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the mining activity permit, but the issuance of the NPDES permit is contingent upon the approval of the associated mining activity permit.
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that do not exceed the technology-based effluent limitations. The proposed limits are listed in Table 1.
For noncoal mining activities, the proposed limits are found in Table 2. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description below specifies the parameters. The limits will be in the ranges specified in Table 1.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume, or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur, will be incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91--96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 362-0600-001, NPDES Program Implementation--Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs).
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES permit application should submit a statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated previously each application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must 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 will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92.61. The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and shall contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and shall state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. In the case where a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following range of effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit and, in some cases, noncoal mining permits:
Table 1
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 1.0 to 2.0 mg/l 2.0 to 4.0 mg/l 2.5 to 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Aluminum (Total) 0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 mg/l pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
32031301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235580, Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201-9642), to renew the permit for the Lowry Deep Mine in White Township, Indiana County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. Application received July 1, 2009.
30080701 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235806, Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC, (1525 Pleasant Grove Road, P. O. Box J, Claysville, PA 15243), to revise the permit for the Bailey Mine Central Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Area No. 5 in Richhill Township, Greene County to add acreage for construction of a coal refuse slurry impoundment to an in-process new coal refuse disposal permit application. Coal Refuse Disposal Support Acres Proposed 39.8, Coal Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed 375.0. No additional discharges. Application received January 16, 2009.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
32880108 and NPDES No. PA0598313. M. B. Energy, Inc., 175 McKnight Road, Blairsville, PA 15717, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine and operate water treatment facilities in Brushvalley Township, Indiana County, affecting 133.2 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Brush Creek, and UNT to Yellow Creek classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received May 15, 2009.
56940105 and NPDES No. PA0212890. Action Mining, Inc., 117 Shaw Mines Road, Meyersdale, PA 15552, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Elk Lick and Summit Townships, Somerset County, affecting 108.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Casselman River classified for the following uses: CWF, WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received July 21, 2009.
56890110 and NPDES No. PA0598551. Hoffman Mining, Inc., P. O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 67.6 acres. Receiving streams: Whiskey Run to Dark Shade Creek classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Cambria Somerset Authority Stonycreek SWI. Application received July 28, 2009.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
63840106 and NPDES Permit No. PA0588458. Robinson Coal Company (P. O. Box 9347). Renewal application for a passive treatment system to a surface mine, located in Robinson Township, Washington County, affecting 176 acres. Receiving streams: North Branch Robinson's Run, UNT to Little Raccoon Run and Robinson's Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received August 5, 2009.
26090104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251739. David L. Patterson, Jr. (12 Shortcut Road, Smithfield, PA 15478). Application for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine, located in Nicholson Township, Fayette County, affecting 43.6 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Cats Run, classified for the following use: WWF. The potable water supplies with intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge: Masontown Water Works and Carmichaels Municipal Authority. Application received August 3, 2009.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
33010107 and NPDES Permit No. PA0242012. Waroquier Coal Company (P. O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Snyder Township, Jefferson County affecting 348.0 acres. Receiving streams: Rattlesnake Creek and UNTs to Toby Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received August 6, 2009.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
11040801. Greenley Energy Holdings of PA., Inc., 153 Wilson Street, Central City, PA 15926, bond release on a small noncoal (industrial minerals) operation in Richland Township, Cambria County, affecting 3.0 acres. Receiving stream: no discharge. Application received July 28, 2009.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Floodplain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E58-284. Buckeye Pipeline Company, 5002 Buckeye Road, Emmaus, PA 18049, in Bridgewater, Susquehanna County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To maintain a 16-inch and a 14-inch natural gas pipeline crossing of a UNT to Pettis Creek (WWF) with work consisting of placing an 85-foot long articulating grout mass over the 2 exposed pipelines and adjacent streambanks. The project is located on the west side of Rafferty Road approximately 0.1 mile south of its intersection with Hawley Road (Montrose West, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 49` 13"; Longitude: 75° 53` 35").
Southcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E22-545, Derry Township, Jim Negley, 600 Clearwater Road, Hershey, PA 17033, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To relocate and restore 205.0 linear feet of a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF) including regrading to create a low flow channel and a floodplain bench and the construction and maintenance ten rock cross vane structures, to install a 4.25-foot high concrete diversion structure with a slide gate to divert flow from a UNT to the Swatara Creek (WWF) to the existing Bullfrog Valley Pond, to remove four 8.0-foot by 4.0-foot by 3.0-foot gabion baskets in the floodway of a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF), to remove an existing 5.5-foot wide single span foot bridge and to construct and maintain a 6.0-foot wide single span foot bridge having a normal span of 30-feet, and an underclearance of 4.8-feet in a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF), to construct and maintain a 6.0-foot wide single span foot bridge having a normal span of 40-feet, and an underclearance of 3.5-feet in a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF), to remove an existing 24-inch diameter stand pipe and 24-inch diameter CIP and to replace it in kind with a 24.0-inch diameter CMP and 24.0-inch CIP in Bullfrog Valley Pond, to remove approximately 3,200-cubic feet (120-cubic yards) of material from the existing Bullfrog Valley Pond, and to remove an existing 24.0-inch CMP in the floodway of a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 1.3 inches; W: 8.3 inches, Latitude: 40° 15` 28" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 6" W). The project also proposes to remove an existing 31.0-foot long, 60.0-inch diameter CMP and to construct and maintain a 12.0-inch depressed, 45.0-foot long, 60.0-inch concrete culvert in UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF), to concrete encase an existing sanitary sewer line crossing in UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF), to remove 55.0-feet of 12.0-inch SLCPP and to restore the stream channel including construction and maintenance of a rock crossvane structure in a UNT to the Swatara Creek (WWF), to construct and maintain a 16.0-inch diameter water line and a 4.0-inch diameter gas utility line crossing in a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF), and to construct and maintain an 18-inch outfall structure to a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 1.5 inches; W: 8.4 inches, Latitude: 40° 15` 30" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 7" W). The project will also include the construction and maintenance of a 91.0-foot long 72.0-inch diameter steel overflow pipe to an existing 89.0-foot long, 48.0-inch diameter steel pipe in a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 2.7 inches; W: 8.6 inches, Latitude: 40° 15` 55" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 13" W), to construct and maintain a 124.0-foot long 42.0-inch diameter and a 124.0-foot long 48.0-inch diameter steel overflow pipes to an existing 183.0-foot long, 48.0-inch diameter steel pipe in a UNT to Swatara Creek (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 2.7 inches; W: 8.68 inches, Latitude: 40° 15` 58" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 13" W), to construct and maintain a 32.0-foot by 32-foot wide by 8-foot tall junction box structure in the floodway of a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF), to construct and maintain two, 174.0-foot long 60.0-inch diameter steel overflow to an existing 183.0-foot long, 48.0-inch diameter steel pipe in a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF), and to remove an existing 18.0-inch diameter outfall pipe in a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 2.9 inches; W: 8.68 inches, Latitude: 40° 15` 58" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 11" W). To construct and maintain a 153.0-foot long 72.0-inch steel diameter overflow pipe to an existing 155.0-foot long, 48.0-inch diameter steel pipe in a UNT to Swatara Creek (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 3.1 inches; W: 8.7 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 01" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 14" W). To remove an existing 39.0-foot long, 48.0-inch diameter CMP stream crossing in a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 3.55 inches; W: 9.25 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 10" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 30" W), to construct and maintain 700.0-feet of 16.0-inch diameter sanitary sewer line in the floodway of a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF) including a utility line stream crossing of the 16.0-inch diameter concrete lined sewer line in an the UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF), a 4.0-inch diameter water line and a 2.0-inch diameter electric line crossing in a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 3.55 inches; W: 9.25 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 11" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 32" W), to construct and maintain a 209.0-foot long 72.0-inch steel diameter overflow pipe to an existing 199.0-foot long, 60.0-inch by 60.0-inch concrete box culvert in a UNT to Swatara Creek and to remove 10.0-cubic yards of sediment and debris upstream of the existing culvert (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 3.55 inches; W: 9.25 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 12" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 33" W). To restore and stabilize 1,165.0-feet of a UNT to the Swatara Creek (WWF) including re-grading to create a low flow channel and a floodplain bench, the construction and maintenance of 13 rock vane structures, and the removal of an existing 3.0-foot high, by 10.0-foot wide concrete weir in a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle from N: 3.85 inches; W: 9.55 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 13" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 34" W), to remove an existing 6.0-foot wide single span footbridge and to construct and maintain a 6.0-foot wide single span bridge having a normal span of 50.0-feet, and an underclearance of 3.0-feet in a UNT to Swatara Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle from N: 3.7 inches; W: 9.51 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 15" N; Longitude: 76° 41` 35" W). All for the purpose of upgrading the existing storm sewer and sanitary sewer system in Derry Township, Dauphin County.
E01-288: Department of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103-1699, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To reconstruct and widen SR 0094 as part of a safety improvement project involving the following regulated activities in Berwick, Oxford and Conewago Townships, Adams County:
1. To construct and maintain a 30-inch diameter by 23-foot long RCP culvert extension of an existing 30-inch diameter by 37-foot long RCP culvert in a UNT to South Branch Conewago Creek (WWF) identified at channel 2 (McSherrystown, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 39° 50` 26"; Longitude: 77° 0` 24", N: 16.4 inches; W: 1.0 inch);
2. To construct and maintain an 11-foot by 5-foot by 80-foot long concrete box culvert depressed 1-foot with alternating baffles in a UNT to South Branch Conewago Creek (WWF) identified as waters 2 (McSherrystown, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 39° 49' 52"; Longitude: 77° 0' 5", N: 14.6 inches; W: 0.3 inch);
3. To construct and maintain a 202 linear foot stream relocation of a UNT to South Branch Conewago Creek (WWF) identified as waters 2 (McSherrystown, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 39° 49` 52"; Longitude: 77° 0` 5", N: 14.6 inches; W: 0.3 inch);
4. To remove a 30-inch diameter by 40-foot long RCP culvert and construct and maintain an 11-foot by 5-foot by 80-foot long concrete box culvert depressed 1-foot with alternating baffles in a UNT to South Branch Conewago Creek (WWF) identified as waters 3 (McSherrystown, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 39° 49` 54"; Longitude: 77° 0` 6", N: 14.6 inches; W: 0.3 inch);
5. To construct and maintain a 30-inch diameter by 56-foot long RCP culvert extension of an existing 30-inch diameter by 35-foot long RCP culvert in a UNT to South Branch Conewago Creek (WWF) identified as waters 4 (McSherrystown, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 39° 50` 19"; Longitude: 77° 0` 20", N: 15.8 inches; W: 0.8 inch);
6. To construct and maintain three 18-inch stormwater outfall structures to a UNT to South Branch Conewago Creek (WWF) (McSherrystown, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 39° 49` 52"; Longitude: 77° 0` 5", N: 14.6 inches; W: 0.3 inch);
7. To place and maintain 153 cubic yards of fill within the floodplain of a UNT to South Branch Conewago Creek (WWF) (McSherrystown, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 39° 49` 52"; Longitude: 77° 0` 5", N: 14.6 inches; W: 0.3 inch).
E28-358: Dennis LaBarre, Falling Spring Green- way, Inc., P. O. Box 1252, Chambersburg, PA 17201, Township of Guilford, Franklin County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To restore 940 linear feet of the Falling Spring Branch (HQ-CWF) through stream narrowing and the creation of fish habitats, including lunkers, scour holes, converging roller eddies, and converging rock clusters, for the purpose of enhancing the stream quality and promoting the growth of native trout populations. The project is located along Falling Spring Road approximately 1,000 feet west from the intersection of Spring and Falling Spring Roads (Scotland, PA Quadrangle N: 5.6 inches; W: 14.2 inches, Latitude: 39° 54` 18"; Longitude: 77° 36` 2") in Guilford Township, Franklin County.
E07-429, Department of Transportation, Engineering District 9-0, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To: (1) raze a two span reinforced concrete closed spandrel arch bridge carrying SR 1014 over Little Juniata River (CWF); (2) construct and maintain a 205.5-foot long by 31.5-foot wide two span prestressed concrete T-beam bridge with a total span of 198.7 feet, a minimum underclearance of 5.3 feet and a skew of 55°, across Little Juniata River (CWF) approximately 65 feet downstream from the existing structure; and (3) temporarily affect 0.02 acre PFO wetland for temporary causeway placement, all located in the Town of Ironville (Tyrone, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 39` 36" N; Longitude: 78° 13` 5" W, N: 6.4 inches; W: 12.9 inches) in Snyder Township, Blair County, and for the purpose of replacing the deteriorated structure. The project proposes to utilize 2 temporary causeways and temporary cofferdams in a staged manner.
E36-859: 1040 Log Cabin Road, Adam Davis, 1314 Deer Lane, Lancaster, PA 17601, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To fill 0.03 acre of palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) within Cocalico Creek (WWF) Watershed for the purpose of a horse riding ring and associated outbuildings, at a point just southwest of the intersection of Log Cabin \and Rose Hill Roads (Ephrata, PA Quadrangle 0.50 inch North; 8.0 inches West, Latitude: 40° 07` 45.4" N; Longitude: 76° 14` 06.8" W) in Warwick Township, Lancaster County. Wetland mitigation of 0.06 PEM is proposed.
E28-357: Franklin County Commissioners, Bridges No. 27 and No. 28, Saint Thomas and Hamilton Townships, Franklin County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To remove existing Franklin County Bridge No. 27 and to construct and maintain a 30.0-foot wide single span bridge with a normal span of 35.0 feet and a minimum underclearance of 11.2 feet across Dennis Creek (CWF) with R-7 rip-rap scour protection at the abutments and to place and maintain approximately 120 cubic yards of fill within the floodway of Dennis Creek (CWF); to widen and maintain Franklin County Bridge No. 28 by installing additional prestressed concrete box beams to extend the total width of the bridge to 25.1 feet wide, 45.0 foot normal span and a minimum underclearance of 9.2 feet across Back Creek (TSF) and to place and maintain approximately 3,000 cubic yards of fill within the floodway of Back Creek (TSF). Bridge No. 27 is located on Twin Bridge Road (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 13.0 inches; W: 16.1 inches, Latitude: 39° 56` 47"; Longitude: 77° 44` 22") and Bridge No. 28 is located on Crottlestown Road (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 12.9 inches; W: 16.0 inches, Latitude: 39° 56` 46"; Longitude: 77° 44` 21") in Saint Thomas and Hamilton Townships, Franklin County. The purpose of the project is to realign the roadways and approaches to the bridges to improve the adjacent intersections.
E06-649: City of Reading, c/o Charlie Jones, 503 North 6th Street, Reading, PA 19601, City Park Pond Restoration, City of Reading, Chester County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To restore an existing 0.41 acre offline pond by removing 574 cubic yards of material and relocating 364 cubic yards of material within the pond. The pond is located adjacent to the Volunteer Fireman's Memorial Bandshell approximately 800 feet east of the intersection of Perkiomen Avenue and Penn Street (Reading, PA Quadrangle N: 14.5 inches; W: 5.5 inches, Latitude: 40° 20` 7"; Longitude: 75° 54` 48") in the City of Reading, Berks County.
E22-548, Derry Township, Jim Negley, 600 Clearwater Road, Hershey, PA 17033, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To restore and regrade an existing stormwater swale impacting 1,030.0 square feet of palustrine emergent wetlands, and to construct and maintain a 28.0-inch by 20.0-inch CMP endwall structure impacting 40.0 square feet palustrine emergent wetlands (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 3.80 inches; W: 3.25 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 15.5" N; Longitude: 76° 38` 53" W). To restore 945.0-feet of a UNT to Spring Creek (WWF) including regrading to create a low flow channel and a floodplain bench impacting 2,330-square feet of palustrine emergent wetlands (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 3.95 inches; W: 3.20 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 18" N; Longitude: 76° 38` 52.2" W).
To relocate and restore 346.0-feet of a UNT to Spring Creek (WWF) including regrading to create a low flow channel and a floodplain bench (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 4.40 inches; W: 3.25 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 27" N; Longitude: 76° 38` 53.8" W). To construct and maintain a 6.0-foot wide single-span bridge having a normal span of 40.0-feet, and an underclearance of 3.5-feet in a UNT to Spring Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 4.30 inches; W: 3.25 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 25.1" N; Longitude: 76° 38` 54.1" W).
To construct and maintain a 12.0-inch depressed, 78-foot long, 96.0-inch reinforced concrete culvert pipe in a UNT to Spring Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 4.45 inches; W: 3.25 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 28.8" N; Longitude: 76° 38` 53.9" W).
To relocate and restore 350.0-feet of a UNT to Spring Creek (WWF) including regrading to create a low flow channel and a floodplain bench (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 4.55 inches; W: 3.30 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 31" N; Longitude: 76° 38` 54" W).
To construct and maintain a 35.0-feet of a 95.0-inch wide by 67.0-inch high corrugated metal pipe arch structure in a UNT to Spring Creek (WWF) to provide access to an adjacent property (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 4.60 inches; W: 3.25 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 31.7" N; Longitude: 76° 38` 53.5" W).
To construct and maintain 54.0-feet of a 10-inch PVC sanitary sewer utility line crossing in a UNT to Spring Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 4.65 inches; W: 3.25 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 32.5" N; Longitude: 76° 38` 53" W).
To construct and maintain 97.0-feet of 8.0-inch PVC sanitary sewer utility line crossing in a UNT to Spring Creek (WWF) (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 4.40 inches; W: 3.25 inches, Latitude: 40° 16` 27" N; Longitude: 76° 38` 53.8" W). All of the proposed impacts are for the purpose of upgrading the existing storm sewer and sanitary sewer system in Derry Township, Dauphin County.
E22-546: Hershey Entertainment, Kent Bachmann, 300 Park Boulevard, Hershey, PA 17033, Derry Township, Dauphin County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To expand an existing 1.2-acre offline pond to 4.1-acres in size (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 12.6 inches; W: 2.6 inches, Latitude: 40° 18` 00"; Longitude: 76° 37` 47") for the purpose of improving an existing golf course in Derry Township, Dauphin County.
Northcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E12-171. Emporium Borough, 421 North Broad Street, Emporium, PA 15834. Driftwood Branch-Sinnemahoning Creek Black Bridge Stream Stabilization Project, Emporium Borough, Cameron County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (Emporium, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 30` 38.41"; Longitude: 78° 14` 50.38").
Emporium Borough proposes to remove three areas of gravel deposition and construct, operate and maintain ten log-vanes in Driftwood Branch, Sinnemahoning Creek (TSF) for the stabilization of a 750-foot reach of stream bank. One time gravel deposition removal shall be limited to the following:
* 50-feet (long) by 25-feet (wide) by 6-inches (depth) below water level
* 115-feet (long) by 15-feet (wide) by 6-inches (depth) above water level
* 75-feet (long) by 25-feet (wide) by 12-inchs (depth) below water level
The Black Bridge Stream Stabilization Project is located along the southern right-of-way SR 0120 approximately 375-feet west of SR 0046 and SR 0120 intersection. This permit application was submitted under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' A permit issued for this application will also include section 401(a) Water Quality Certification.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
D10-069EA. Sumner McDanel, 103 Hicks Road, Renfrew, PA 16053, City of Butler, Butler County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District.
Project proposes to breach and remove Collapsible Butler Dam across Connoquennessing Creek (WWF) for the purpose of eliminating a threat to public safety and restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The project will restore approximately 500 feet of stream channel. The dam is located approximately 800 feet south of the intersection of East Wayne Street (SR 356) and William Flynn Highway (SR 8) (Butler, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 51` 18"; Longitude: 79° 53` 42").
D28-069EA. Joseph Lackey, 10138 Wharf Road, Waynesboro, PA 17268, Quincy Township, Franklin County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
Project proposes to breach and remove Nicademus Dam across a tributary to West Branch, Antietam Creek (CWF) for the purpose of eliminating a threat to public safety and restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The project will restore approximately 950 lineal feet of stream channel. The dam is located 400 feet west of the intersection of Wharf Road and SR 316 (Waynesboro, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 39° 47` 22"; Longitude: 77° 36` 17").
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, Floor 3, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554.
D63-109A. Champion Processing, Inc., 563 Route 18, Burgettstown, PA 15021. To remove Duck Pond across a tributary of Raccoon Creek (WWF), for the purpose of removing the coarse coal embankment and fine coal slurry to be processed. These activities will eliminate the dam (Clinton, PA Quadrangle N: 8.50 inches; W: 7.4 inches) in Robinson Township, Washington County.
D51-017. Belmont Raw Water Basin Dam, City of Philadelphia Water Department, 1101 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. To modify, operate and maintain the Belmont Raw Water Basin Dam located within the Watershed of the Schuylkill River (WWF), having no proposed impacts to waterways or wetlands, for the purpose of rehabilitating and repairing the existing water supply dam to ensure compliance with the Department of Environmental Protection regulations (Germantown, PA Quadrangle N: 0.65 inch; W: 13.1 inches) in Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County.
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