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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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
09-0213: DeNucci Excavating Corp. (2807 Old Rodgers Road, Bristol, PA 19007) for operation of a portable stone crusher and associated diesel engine at an existing facility in Bristol Township, Bucks County. This is a natural minor facility.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3637.
49-00061A: IntelliWatt Renewable Energy, LLC (6653 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19142) for construction and operation of 12.5 megawatt wood biomass fired combustion turbine at a site in Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County. The air contaminant emissions from the proposed combustion turbine shall be controlled by lime addition, steam injection, and an electrostatic precipitator (ESP). The facility is a State-only facility.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information provided by IntelliWatt indicates that the sources at the facility will comply with all air quality requirements, including the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KKKK and the best available technology (BAT) requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants. Based on this finding, the Department intends to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction, installation, and operation of the sources and control devices. Additionally, if the Department determines that the proposed sources and the air cleaning devices are operating in compliance with the plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a State-only operating permit.
The following is a summary of the conditions that the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
1. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur oxides (SOx), total particulate matter (PM/PM10), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and total combined hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), from all sources at the facility shall not exceed 19.6 tons, 98.3 tons, 1.0 ton, 11.1 tons, 39.2 tons, and 16.4 tons in any 12 consecutive month period respectively.
2. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for NOx, CO, SOx, PM/PM10, VOCs, and total combined HAPs from all sources at the facility to verify compliance with the NOx, CO, SOx, PM, VOCs, and total combined HAPs emission limitations of tons in any 12 consecutive month period.
3. The permittee shall submit reports to the Department on a semi-annual basis that include the supporting calculations to verify compliance with the NOx, CO, SOx, PM/PM10, VOCs, and total combined HAPs emissions limitations for all sources at the facility in any 12 consecutive month period. The semi-annual reports shall be submitted to the Department no later than March 1 (for January 1 through December 31 of the previous year) and September 1 (for July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the current year).
4. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, an operable water truck or road vacuum sweeper shall be kept onsite at all times and shall be operated as required to comply with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2. In addition, all plant roads within the facility shall be paved and properly maintained.
5. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the emission of NOx from the turbine shall not exceed 44.9 parts per million (ppm) corrected to 15% oxygen, 4.66 pounds per hour, and 19.57 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the nitrogen oxides limitation of 74 ppm corrected to 15% oxygen as specified in 40 CFR 60.4320. The emission of CO from the turbine shall not exceed 23.41 pounds per hour and 98.34 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The emission of SOx, expressed as sulfur dioxide (SO2), from the turbine shall not exceed 0.02 pound per megawatt-hour, 0.24 pound per hour, and 1.00 ton in any 12 consecutive month period. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the sulfur oxides limitation of 500 ppm, by volume, dry basis as specified in 25 Pa. Code § 123.21 and the sulfur oxides limitation of 0.90 lb/MWh as specified in 40 CFR 60.4330. The emission of particulate matter (PM) and particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 10 microns (PM10) from the exhaust of the ESP associated with the turbine shall not exceed 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot. The emission of particulate matter (PM) shall not exceed 2.32 pound per hour, and 9.74 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The emission of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 10 microns (PM10) shall not exceed 2.09 pound per hour, and 8.77 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the particulate matter limitation of 0.04 grain per dry standard cubic foot as specified in 25 Pa. Code § 123.13. The Department will evaluate the actual emission rates and may decrease the allowable emission rates based upon the PM and PM10 stack test results. The opacity from the exhaust of the ESP associated with the turbine shall not equal or exceed 10% opacity at any time. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the opacity requirements as specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.41 and 123.42. The emission of VOCs from the turbine shall not exceed 9.33 pounds per hour and 39.19 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The emission of total combined HAPs from the turbine shall not exceed 3.91 pounds per hour and 16.42 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The emission of hydrogen chloride (HCl) from the turbine shall not exceed 1.91 pounds per hour and 8.01 tons in any 12 consecutive month period.
6. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, only wood shall be fired in the turbine. Propane can also be used for startup only. All wood fired in the turbine shall be mixed with lime at a rate of at least 0.1% of the wood feed rate.
7. Within 120 days of achieving maximum production, but no later than 180 days after initial startup, the permittee shall perform testing on the exhaust of the ESP associated with the turbine to verify compliance with the NOx, CO, SOx, PM, PM10, VOCs, and HCl emission rates. In addition, particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 microns (PM2.5) stack tests shall be performed to determine the emission rates. All testing shall be performed while the turbine is operating at its maximum rate of production, using test methods and procedures approved by the Department. The NOx and SOx testing shall be repeated on a yearly basis to satisfy the requirements of 40 CFR 60.4400 and 60.4415. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the testing requirements as specified in 40 CFR 60.4400 and 60.4415.
8. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall install and maintain instrumentation to continuously and accurately measure the steam injection rate associated with the turbine and the actual steam injection rate shall be displayed on a continuous basis. The permittee shall install and maintain instrumentation to continuously and accurately measure the fuel consumption rate associated with the turbine and the actual fuel consumption rate shall be displayed on a continuous basis. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the testing requirements as specified in 40 CFR 60.4335.
9. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall install and maintain instrumentation to continuously and accurately measure the secondary power to each stage of the ESP associated with the turbine and the actual secondary power shall be displayed on a continuous basis.
10. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall install and maintain instrumentation to continuously and accurately measure the lime feed rate associated with the turbine and the lime feed rate shall be displayed on a continuous basis.
11. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for the NOx emissions from the turbine to verify compliance with the NOx emissions limitations of ppm corrected to 15% oxygen, pounds per hour, and tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for the SOx emissions from the turbine to verify compliance with the SOx emissions limitations of pounds per megawatt-hour, pounds per hour, and tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for the total PM and PM10 emissions from Source the exhaust of the ESP associated with the turbine to verify compliance with the total PM and PM10 emissions limitations of grains per dry standard cubic foot, pounds per hour, and tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for the CO, VOC, total combined HAPs, and HCl emissions from the turbine to verify compliance with the CO, VOC, total combined HAPs, and HCl emissions limitations of pounds per hour and tons in any 12 consecutive month period. These records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
12. The permittee shall keep records of the steam injection rate associated with the turbine on a continuous basis, and shall record the corrective actions taken if the steam injection rate is outside the established range. The permittee shall keep records of the fuel consumption rate associated with the turbine on a continuous basis, and shall record the corrective actions taken if the fuel consumption rate is outside the established range. The records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the testing requirements as specified in 40 CFR 60.4335.
13. The permittee shall keep records of the secondary power to each stage of the ESP associated with the turbine on a continuous basis.
14. The permittee shall keep records of the lime feed rate associated with the turbine on a continuous basis.
15. The permittee shall submit reports to the Department on a semi-annual basis that include the supporting calculations to verify compliance with the NOx, CO, SOx, PM, PM10, VOC, HAPs, and HCl emissions limitations for the turbine in any 12 consecutive month period. The semi-annual reports shall be submitted to the Department no later than March 1 (for January 1 through December 31 of the previous year) and September 1 (for July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the current year).
16. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the air contaminant emissions from the turbine shall be controlled by lime addition, steam injection, and the ESP. The permittee shall not operate the turbine without the simultaneous operation of the lime addition, the steam injection, and the ESP.
17. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, as well as the requirements of 40 CFR 60.4355, based on initial source testing, the permittee shall establish indicator ranges for both fuel consumption and steam-to-fuel ratio associated with the turbine.
18. The turbine is an Aerospace Research Corporation model 12.5 MW combustion turbine, propane and wood fired, rated at 100.37 MMBtu/hr. The ESP is a PPC Industries model 29R-1328-3712S dry electrostatic precipitator, rated at 50,000 ACFM.
19. Under the requirements of 40 CFR 60.4300, the turbine is subject to the New Source Performance Standards, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KKKK and shall comply with all applicable requirements as specified in 40 CFR 60.4300—60.4420.
20. The emission of PM from the exhaust of the receiver fabric collector and the vent fabric collector associated with the ash silo shall not exceed 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the particulate matter limitation of 0.04 grain per dry standard cubic foot as specified in 25 Pa. Code § 123.13.
21. The air contaminant emissions from the ash silo shall be controlled by the receiver fabric collector and the vent fabric collector. The permittee shall not operate the ash silo without the simultaneous operation of the receiver fabric collector and the vent fabric collector.
22. The ash storage silo is a National Conveyors Company 16` diameter by 46` tall silo. The receiver fabric collector is a National Conveyors Company unit rated at 373 SCFM. The vent fabric collector is a National Conveyors Company unit rated at 822 SCFM.
A copy of the plan approval application and the Department's review is available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 570-327-3693. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Manager, Facilities Permitting Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-0512.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
23-0014G: Kimberly-Clark of Pennsylvania, LLC (Front Street and Avenue of the States, Chester, PA 19013) for replacement of two (2) baghouses on the existing ST-1 Converting Area with two (2) air handling units that each have a venturi scrubber in the City of Chester, Delaware County. The proposed source has the potential to emit 0.46 ton per year particulate matter after controls.
09-0213: DeNucci Excavating Corp. (2807 Old Rodgers Road, Bristol, PA 19007) for operation of a portable crusher and associated diesel-fired engine in Bristol Township, Bucks County. The only pollutant of concern from the proposed operation is fugitive particulate matter. Emissions will be controlled by a water spray dust suppression system. 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.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3637.
49-00061A: IntelliWatt Renewable Energy, LLC (6653 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19142) for construction and operation of 12.5 megawatt wood biomass fired combustion turbine at a site in Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County. The air contaminant emissions from the proposed combustion turbine shall be controlled by lime addition, steam injection, and an electrostatic precipitator (ESP). The facility is a State-only facility.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information provided by IntelliWatt indicates that the sources at the facility will comply with all air quality requirements, including the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KKKK and the best available technology (BAT) requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants. Based on this finding, the Department intends to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction, installation, and operation of the sources and control devices. Additionally, if the Department determines that the proposed sources and the air cleaning devices are operating in compliance with the plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a State-only operating permit.
The following is a summary of the conditions that the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
1. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur oxides (SOx), total particulate matter (PM/PM10), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and total combined hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), from all sources at the facility shall not exceed 19.6 tons, 98.3 tons, 1.0 ton, 11.1 tons, 39.2 tons, and 16.4 tons in any 12 consecutive month period respectively.
2. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for NOx, CO, SOx, PM/PM10, VOCs, and total combined HAPs from all sources at the facility to verify compliance with the NOx, CO, SOx, PM, VOCs, and total combined HAPs emission limitations of tons in any 12 consecutive month period.
3. The permittee shall submit reports to the Department on a semi-annual basis that include the supporting calculations to verify compliance with the NOx, CO, SOx, PM/PM10, VOCs, and total combined HAPs emissions limitations for all sources at the facility in any 12 consecutive month period. The semi-annual reports shall be submitted to the Department no later than March 1 (for January 1 through December 31 of the previous year) and September 1 (for July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the current year).
4. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, an operable water truck or road vacuum sweeper shall be kept onsite at all times and shall be operated as required to comply with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2. In addition, all plant roads within the facility shall be paved and properly maintained.
5. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the emission of NOx from the turbine shall not exceed 44.9 parts per million (ppm) corrected to 15% oxygen, 4.66 pounds per hour, and 19.57 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the nitrogen oxides limitation of 74 ppm corrected to 15% oxygen as specified in 40 CFR 60.4320. The emission of CO from the turbine shall not exceed 23.41 pounds per hour and 98.34 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The emission of SOx, expressed as sulfur dioxide (SO2), from the turbine shall not exceed 0.02 pound per megawatt-hour, 0.24 pound per hour, and 1.00 ton in any 12 consecutive month period. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the sulfur oxides limitation of 500 ppm, by volume, dry basis as specified in 25 Pa. Code § 123.21 and the sulfur oxides limitation of 0.90 lb/MWh as specified in 40 CFR 60.4330. The emission of particulate matter (PM) and particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 10 microns (PM10) from the exhaust of the ESP associated with the turbine shall not exceed 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot. The emission of particulate matter (PM) shall not exceed 2.32 pound per hour, and 9.74 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The emission of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 10 microns (PM10) shall not exceed 2.09 pound per hour, and 8.77 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the particulate matter limitation of 0.04 grain per dry standard cubic foot as specified in 25 Pa. Code § 123.13. The Department will evaluate the actual emission rates and may decrease the allowable emission rates based upon the PM and PM10 stack test results. The opacity from the exhaust of the ESP associated with the turbine shall not equal or exceed 10% opacity at any time. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the opacity requirements as specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.41 and 123.42. The emission of VOCs from the turbine shall not exceed 9.33 pounds per hour and 39.19 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The emission of total combined HAPs from the turbine shall not exceed 3.91 pounds per hour and 16.42 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The emission of hydrogen chloride (HCl) from the turbine shall not exceed 1.91 pounds per hour and 8.01 tons in any 12 consecutive month period.
6. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, only wood shall be fired in the turbine. Propane can also be used for startup only. All wood fired in the turbine shall be mixed with lime at a rate of at least 0.1% of the wood feed rate.
7. Within 120 days of achieving maximum production, but no later than 180 days after initial startup, the permittee shall perform testing on the exhaust of the ESP associated with the turbine to verify compliance with the NOx, CO, SOx, PM, PM10, VOCs, and HCl emission rates. In addition, particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 microns (PM2.5) stack tests shall be performed to determine the emission rates. All testing shall be performed while the turbine is operating at its maximum rate of production, using test methods and procedures approved by the Department. The NOx and SOx testing shall be repeated on a yearly basis to satisfy the requirements of 40 CFR 60.4400 and 60.4415. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the testing requirements as specified in 40 CFR 60.4400 and 60.4415.
8. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall install and maintain instrumentation to continuously and accurately measure the steam injection rate associated with the turbine and the actual steam injection rate shall be displayed on a continuous basis. The permittee shall install and maintain instrumentation to continuously and accurately measure the fuel consumption rate associated with the turbine and the actual fuel consumption rate shall be displayed on a continuous basis. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the testing requirements as specified in 40 CFR 60.4335.
9. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall install and maintain instrumentation to continuously and accurately measure the secondary power to each stage of the ESP associated with the turbine and the actual secondary power shall be displayed on a continuous basis.
10. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall install and maintain instrumentation to continuously and accurately measure the lime feed rate associated with the turbine and the lime feed rate shall be displayed on a continuous basis.
11. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for the NOx emissions from the turbine to verify compliance with the NOx emissions limitations of ppm corrected to 15% oxygen, pounds per hour, and tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for the SOx emissions from the turbine to verify compliance with the SOx emissions limitations of pounds per megawatt-hour, pounds per hour, and tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for the total PM and PM10 emissions from Source the exhaust of the ESP associated with the turbine to verify compliance with the total PM and PM10 emissions limitations of grains per dry standard cubic foot, pounds per hour, and tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for the CO, VOC, total combined HAPs, and HCl emissions from the turbine to verify compliance with the CO, VOC, total combined HAPs, and HCl emissions limitations of pounds per hour and tons in any 12 consecutive month period. These records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
12. The permittee shall keep records of the steam injection rate associated with the turbine on a continuous basis, and shall record the corrective actions taken if the steam injection rate is outside the established range. The permittee shall keep records of the fuel consumption rate associated with the turbine on a continuous basis, and shall record the corrective actions taken if the fuel consumption rate is outside the established range. The records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the testing requirements as specified in 40 CFR 60.4335.
13. The permittee shall keep records of the secondary power to each stage of the ESP associated with the turbine on a continuous basis.
14. The permittee shall keep records of the lime feed rate associated with the turbine on a continuous basis.
15. The permittee shall submit reports to the Department on a semi-annual basis that include the supporting calculations to verify compliance with the NOx, CO, SOx, PM, PM10, VOC, HAPs, and HCl emissions limitations for the turbine in any 12 consecutive month period. The semi-annual reports shall be submitted to the Department no later than March 1 (for January 1 through December 31 of the previous year) and September 1 (for July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the current year).
16. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the air contaminant emissions from the turbine shall be controlled by lime addition, steam injection, and the ESP. The permittee shall not operate the turbine without the simultaneous operation of the lime addition, the steam injection, and the ESP.
17. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, as well as the requirements of 40 CFR 60.4355, based on initial source testing, the permittee shall establish indicator ranges for both fuel consumption and steam-to-fuel ratio associated with the turbine.
18. The turbine is an Aerospace Research Corporation model 12.5 MW combustion turbine, propane and wood fired, rated at 100.37 MMBtu/hr. The ESP is a PPC Industries model 29R-1328-3712S dry electrostatic precipitator, rated at 50,000 ACFM.
19. Pursuant to the requirements of 40 CFR 60.4300, the turbine is subject to the New Source Performance Standards, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KKKK and shall comply with all applicable requirements as specified in 40 CFR 60.4300—60.4420.
20. The emission of PM from the exhaust of the receiver fabric collector and the vent fabric collector associated with the ash silo shall not exceed 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the particulate matter limitation of 0.04 grain per dry standard cubic foot as specified in 25 Pa. Code § 123.13.
21. The air contaminant emissions from the ash silo shall be controlled by the receiver fabric collector and the vent fabric collector. The permittee shall not operate the ash silo without the simultaneous operation of the receiver fabric collector and the vent fabric collector.
22. The ash storage silo is a National Conveyors Company 16` diameter by 46` tall silo. The receiver fabric collector is a National Conveyors Company unit rated at 373 SCFM. The vent fabric collector is a National Conveyors Company unit rated at 822 SCFM.
A copy of the plan approval application and the Department's review is available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 570-327-3693. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Manager, Facilities Permitting Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-0512.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Contact: B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226.
30-00077C: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (P. O. Box 1642, Houston, TX 77251-1642) for installation of the following: a third Solar Mars 100-150002S III turbine rated at 13,300 hp, a Waukesha emergency generator, rated at 400 hp and operating less than 100 hours per year, and two gas heaters rated respectively at 0.12 and 0.5 mmbtu/hr. Additionally, Texas Eastern will permanently disable one existing Rand KVS-412 internal combustion engine rated at 2,000 hp at the Holbrook Compressor Station located in Wind Ridge, Richhill Township, Greene County, PA.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue Air Quality Plan Approval: PA-30-00077C to authorize Texas Eastern to install the following: a third Solar Mars 100-150002S III turbine rated at 13,300 hp, a Waukesha emergency generator, rated at 400 hp and operating less than 100 hours per year, and two gas heaters rated respectively at 0.12 and 0.5 mmbtu/hr. Additionally, Texas Eastern will permanently disable one existing Rand KVS-412 internal combustion engine rated at 2,000 hp at the Holbrook Compressor Station located in Wind Ridge, Richhill Township, Greene County, PA. The project will result in a net decrease of 122.5 tons NOx per year, and increases of 4.46 tons VOCs and 18.86 tons of CO per year. Best Available Technology for the sources being approved is the use of dry low NOx combustors on the turbine, and operation in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations for the other sources. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit, TVOP-30-00077. Once compliance with all conditions of this Plan Approval has been demonstrated, TVOP-30-00077 will be administratively amended to incorporate the provisions of this plan approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450. This installation is subject to State and Federal regulations. Plan Approval has been conditioned to ensure compliance with all applicable rules.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481. Contact: Mark Gorog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940.
33-055C: Glen-Gery Corp. (P. O. Box 68, Summerville, PA 15864) to modify CO and VOC emission limits in an existing Title V permit for their Hanley Plant in Jefferson County. The facility currently has a Title V permit #33-00055 which was issued 8/6/2008.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a plan approval to Glen-Gery Corporation (P. O. Box 68, Summerville, PA 15864) for their Hanley Plant located in Jefferson County, to modify CO and VOC emission limits in existing Title V permit. The facility currently has a Title V permit #33-00055 which was issued 8/6/2008. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
There are no physical or operational changes associated with this plan approval. Preventative maintenance conditions will be modified and stack test requirements will be included in the Plan Approval. Production limits will not change. Emissions from the Ceric Tunnel Kiln are exhausted to a control device that currently operates as a spray tower with mist eliminators. On June 24 and 25, 2008, stack testing was conducted to determine the filterable particulate, HCL and HF, SO2 and H2SO4, visible emissions, CO, VOC, and NOx emissions from the Ceric Tunnel Kiln. As a result of this stack testing, Glen-Gery submitted an application to increase the CO and VOC emission limits. All other emission limits will remain unchanged.
As a general summary, the following modified or additional requirements are applicable to the kiln and the control device:
1. The permittee shall maintain a record of:
(a) a daily record of hours of tunnel kiln operation
(b) daily production records of tons of brick fired
(c) monthly natural gas usage in the tunnel kiln
2. The emission of air contaminants from the kiln during normal operations and bypass operations shall not exceed the following based on a consecutive 12-month period:
CO—168.2 tons per year
VOC—18.9 tons per year
3. The emission of air contaminants from the kiln and measured at the scrubber outlet shall not exceed the following limits expressed as pounds per ton of brick fired:
CO—2.40 lb/ton
VOC—0.27 lb/ton
4. A stack test will be conducted within 180 days of the Plan Approval issuance or 180 days of the restart of the kiln. Stack testing will be required every 5 years or at operating permit renewal.
5. The permittee shall maintain a log documenting dates and actions completed, to show compliance with the maintenance schedule provided by the manufacturer of the tunnel kiln. This log shall be kept for a period of five years and made available to the Department upon request.
This Plan Approval is subject to 25 Pa. Code Regulations and Conditions.
This change in emission limits does not subject the facility to Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) or Non-attainment New Source Review (NNSR) requirements.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at: Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
Any person(s) wishing to provide the Department with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. The Department will consider any written comments received within 30 days of the publication of this notice.
Each written comment must contain the following:
(i) Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
(ii) Identification of the proposed Plan Approval No. 33-005C.
(iii) A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Carolyn Cooper, P. E., Air Quality Program, Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should by contacting Carolyn Cooper, P. E., or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs.
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.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 570-327-0512.
18-00001: Columbia Gas Transmission, Corp. (1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE, Charleston, WV 25314-1518) for renewal of the Title V Operating Permit for their Renovo Compressor Station facility in Chapman Township, Clinton County. The facility's sources include: two (2) boilers, four (4) catalytic heaters, one (1) line heater, five (5) space heaters, two (2) water heaters, five (5) reciprocating engines, associated pipeline flanges and valves, and ten (10) storage tanks. The facility has the potential to emit major quantities of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), and Carbon Monoxide (CO). The facility has the potential to emit Sulfur Oxides (SOx), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), Particulate Matter (PM10) below the major thresholds. The proposed Title V operating permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting conditions
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481. Contact: Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940.
33-00132: Matson Lumber Co.—Brookville Plant (132 Main Street, Brookville, PA 15825-1213) to issue a renewal State Only Operating Permit for their sawmill in Brookville Boro, Jefferson County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary sources at the facility include a 20.6 mmbtu/hr wood fired boiler controlled by a multiclone, two natural gas boilers for backup to the wood fired boiler, miscellaneous woodworking and wood silo controlled by a cyclone, ten wood drying kilns, and a parts washer. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
43-00152: Wheatland Tube—Mill Street Plant (P. O. Box 608, Wheatland, PA 16161) to issue a modification of the Synthetic Minor State Only Operating Permit for their steel tube and pipe manufacturing facility at 134 Mill Street in Sharon City, Mercer County. This permit modification includes the Ferrocote Cold Draw Rust Inhibitor (Source 141). During the modification, the responsible official was changed, the mailing address was changed, and the number of cold cleaning degreasers was decreased to reflect 10 units for Source 105. The facility has an existing facility-wide VOC limit of 49.9 TPY during any 12-month consecutive period. The permittee shall maintain monthly records of all VOC containing materials consumed at this facility. These records shall contain sufficient information to clearly demonstrate compliance with the VOC emission limit for this facility. The VOC content of the rust inhibitor is limited to 1.27 lb/gallon. The source contains restrictions on the amount of rust inhibitor used (4,000 gallons in any calendar month and 3,000 gallons as a 12-month rolling total). The permit also contains recordkeeping, reporting and work practice requirements to ensure compliance with the above limitations.
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.
30841317 and NPDES Permit # PA0213527, Consol PA Coal Company, LLC, (1525 Pleasant Grove Road, P. O. Box J, Claysville, PA 15323), to revise the permit for the Enlow Fork Mine in East Finley Township, Washington County to construct Phase 1 of an overland conveyor to transport coal from the proposed Oak Spring Slope to the Bailey Mine Complex Preparation Plant. Surface Acres Proposed 202.0. Receiving stream: Long Run, classified for the following use: TSF. Application received: August 28, 2009.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500.
04090101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251852. Neiswonger Construction, Inc. (17592 Route 322, Strattanville, PA 16258). Application for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine, located in Shippingport Borough, Beaver County, affecting 99.8 acres. Receiving streams: Peggs Run and unnamed tributaries to Peggs Run, classified for the following use: WWF. The potable water supplies that have intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge: East Liverpool Water Department and Midland Borough Municipal Authority Application received: December 29, 2009.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
61970102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0227595. Rusnak Coal Company (P. O. Box 44, Grove City, PA 16127) Renewal of an existing bituminous strip, auger and coal ash placement operation in Irwin Township, Venango County affecting 54.5 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Scrubgrass Creek, classified for the following: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. This renewal is for reclamation only. Application received: January 5, 2010.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
17990111 and NPDES No. PA0238341. Larry D. Baumgardner Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 186, Lanse, PA 16849), renewal of an existing bituminous surface operation in Decatur Township, Clearfield County affecting 109.2 acres. Receiving stream(s): Laurel Run to Moshannon Creek to the West Branch Susquehanna River classified for the following uses: Cold Water Fishery, Warm Water Fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 15, 2009.
17814033 and NPDES No. PA0609051. Philip Reese Coal Co. (P. O. Box 67, Karthaus, PA 16845), renewal of an existing bituminous surface operation in Karthaus Township, Clearfield County affecting 412.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): two unnamed tributaries to an unnamed tributary of Salt Lick Run and Salt Lick Run's unnamed tributary of Salt Lick Run to Salt Lick Run; Salt Lick Run to the West Branch Susqueahanna River to the Susquehanna River classified for the following uses: High Quality—Cold Water Fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 21, 2009.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
54850101R5 and NPDES Permit No. PA0614424. Schuylkill Reclamation Corp., (10 Gilberton Road, Gilberton, PA 17934), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County affecting 61.0 acres, receiving stream: Mahanoy Creek. Application received: January 8, 2010.
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.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
58990813. Gary M. Thatcher, (2592 Lower Podunk Road, New Milford, PA 18834), Stages I and II bond release from a quarry operation in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, on property owned by Anthony Conigliaro. Application received: December 29, 2009.
7973SM5C7 and NPDES Permit No. PA0223352. Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc. (P. O. Box 249, Telford, PA 18914), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, receiving stream: Neshaminy Creek, classified for the following uses: trout stock fishery and migratory fishes. Application received: December 31, 2009.
8074SM3C9 and NPDES Permit No. PA0118443. M & M Stone Co., (P. O. Box 189, Telford, PA 18969), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, receiving stream: East Branch Perkiomen Creek, classified for the following uses: trout stock fishery and migratory fishes. Application received: December 31, 2009.
6575SM1C7 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594415. Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania, Inc. (7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Lake Creek and unnamed tributary to Cherry Creek, classified for the following uses: high quality—cold water fishery and migratory fishes. Application received: January 7, 2010.
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 Southcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Telephone: 717-705-4707.
E21-413: PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, William Miller, 4810 Lycoming Mall Drive, Montoursville, PA 17754-8301, Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct a 760-foot long temporary access road through wetlands, temporarily impacting 0.24 acre and to remove three existing electric utility poles all located in Palustrine Emergent (PEM) wetlands adjacent to Conodoguinet Creek (WWF-MF) (Latitude: 40° 15` 28"; Longitude: -77° 03` 57"). Then to construct and maintain: (1) an aerial electric utility line across Conodoguinet Creek (WWF-MF) and adjacent Palustrine Forested (PFO) wetlands (Latitude: 40° 15` 25"; Longitude: -77° 03` 57"); (2) a 32-foot long access road through wetlands, temporarily impacting 0.01 acre and a concrete-anchored electric utility pole in wetlands permanently impacting 0.01 acre, all in PFO wetlands adjacent to Conodoguinet Creek (WWF-MF) (Latitude: 40° 15` 28"; Longitude: -77° 03` 57"); (3) an aerial electric utility line across an unnamed tributary to Conodoguinet Creek (WWF-MF) (Latitude: 40° 15` 38"; Longitude: -77° 02` 44"); (4) an aerial electric utility line across an unnamed tributary to Conodoguinet Creek (WWF-MF) (Latitude: 40° 15` 58"; Longitude: -77° 03` 12"); and (5) an aerial electric utility line across a PEM wetlands adjacent to an unnamed tributary to Conodoguinet Creek (WWF-MF) (Latitude: 40° 16` 06"; Longitude: -77° 02` 56"). The proposed impacts are for the purpose of reconductoring an electric utility line and removing abandoned electric utility line poles in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E26-356. Saltlick Township, P. O. Box 403, 147 Municipal Road, Melcroft, PA 15462. To construct a culvert inSaltlick Township, Fayette County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Donegal, PA Quadrangle N: 16.1 inches; W: 5.9 inches, Latitude: 40° 5` 21"; Longitude: 79° 25` 01"). The applicant proposes to remove the existing structure on Keslar School Road (T-818) Station 174+78.5 and to construct and maintain a 20-foot wide by 6.4 feet high box culvert with baffles across an unnamed tributary to Little Champion Creek (CWF).
E26-357. Saltlick Township, P. O. Box 403, 147 Municipal Road, Melcroft, PA 15462. To construct a culvert in Saltlick Township, Fayette County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Donegal, PA Quadrangle N: 16.8 inches; W: 6.0 inches, Latitude: 40° 5` 33"; Longitude: 79° 25` 04"). The applicant proposes to remove the existing structure on Keslar School Road (T-818) Station 190+54.5 and to construct and maintain an 18-foot wide by 5-feet high box culvert with baffles across an unnamed tributary to Little Champion Creek (CWF).
E63-619. Department of Transportation District 12-0, 825 North Gallatin Avenue Ext, Uniontown, PA 15401. To remove bridge and construct and maintain a wider bridge in Chartiers Township, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Canonsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 0.1 inch; W: 13.3 inches, Latitude: 40° 15` 59"; Longitude: 80° 13` 14.6"). The applicant proposes to remove the existing 10.8` wide, 46` long Paxton Road bridge and to construct and maintain a new 26` wide bridge having a span of 52.1` and underclearance of 19.1` over Chartiers Run (WWF); to construct and maintain fill in the floodplain for the associated approach road changes; to construct and maintain associated outfalls; to construct temporary stream diversion and causeways. The work is associated with the proposed roadway improvements to the Paxton Road intersection with SR 519. The new bridge is located approximately 60` downstream of the existing bridge. To compensate for the stream impacts the applicant will restore the banks at the site of the existing bridge.
E63-620. Department of Transportation, District 12-0, 825 North Gallatin Avenue Ext, Uniontown, PA 15401. To construct and maintain culverts in Peters Township, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Canonsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 7.3 inches; W: 15.2 inches, Latitude: 40° 17` 13.5"; Longitude: 80° 6` 19.1"). The applicant proposes to construct and maintain
1. a 150 ft long, 36 ft wide by 11 ft high concrete open bottom culvert in an unnamed tributary to Brush Run (WWF)
2. 61 ft downstream of the above, a 84 ft long, 36 ft wide by 11 ft high concrete open bottom culvert in an unnamed tributary to Brush Run (WWF) with a drainage area of 2.7 square miles to replace the existing Valley Brook Road (SR 1010) bridge near the confluence with Brush Run
3. a 61 ft long 20 ft high retaining wall between the above box culverts
4. a replacement sewer line crossing conflicting with the above
5. a 229.3 ft long retaining wall along the adjoining section of Brush Run varying in height from 9.3 ft to 17.5 ft
In addition associated causeways, stream diversions, and stormwater outfalls for the purpose of improving the SR 19 and SR 1010 (Valley Brook Road) intersection and approach roads. Stream mitigation is intended to be provided at the site.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
EA11-004. Trout Run Watershed Association, 161 Hemlock Drive, Portage, PA 15946 To construct a limestone treatment system in Portage Township, Cambria County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Beaverdale, PA Quadrangle N: 21.2 inches; W: 3.1 inches, Latitude: 40° 22` 5.2"; Longitude: 78° 38` 57.3"). The applicant proposes to construct a limestone treatment system to raise the alkalinity of acid water being discharged from the Puritan Discharge. The proposed system is located within the floodway (left descending bank) of Trout Run (CWF) and within the channel of an unnamed tributary of Trout Run (CWF—less than 100 acres drainage area) that was created by acid mine drainage. The applicant proposes to relocate and enclose 130 lf the unnamed tributary; grade and place fill within 330 lf of the floodway of Trout Run and 270 lf of the channel of an unnamed tributary of Trout Run; and enclose 65 lf of the unnamed tributary to trout run at the downstream end of the system into the unnamed tributary of Trout Run. The project will affect 465 lf of the unnamed tributary to Trout Run and approximately 330 lf of the floodway of Trout Run.
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, Floor 3, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554.
Emerald Coal Resources, LP, 158 Portal Road, P. O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370. Emerald Coal is proposing to construct three jurisdictional dams (containing one slurry impoundment and one sediment basin) within the Coal Refuse Disposal Area No. 3. The total disposal area will impact 0.457 acre of wetlands (PEM) and 15,428 lineal feet of stream, providing a minimum of 0.457 acre of replacement wetlands and appropriate stream compensation.
D30-070. Emerald No. 1 CRDA No. 3 East Dam. To construct, operate and maintain Emerald No. 1 CRDA No. 3 East Dam across a tributary to Smith Creek (WWF) for the purpose of disposal of coal refuse generated by Emerald Mine No. 1 (Waynesburg, PA Quadrangle N: 0.5 inch; W: 11.95 inches) Franklin Township, Greene County.
D30-071. Emerald No. 1 CRDA No. 3 West Dam. To construct, operate and maintain Emerald No. 1 CRDA No. 3 West Dam across a tributary to Smith Creek (WWF) for the purpose of disposal of coal refuse generated by Emerald Mine No. 1 (Waynesburg, PA Quadrangle N: 0.9 inch; W: 12.5 inches) Franklin Township, Greene County.
D30-072. Emerald No. 1 CRDA No. 3 Sediment Pond. To construct, operate and maintain Emerald No. 1 CRDA No. 3 Sediment Pond across a tributary to Smith Creek (WWF) for the purpose of providing sediment control for the disposal area (Waynesburg, PA Quadrangle N: 0.35 inch; W: 11.3 inches) Franklin Township, Greene County.
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