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Permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4588.
Permit No. 301230. E. J. Breneman, Inc. (State Hill Road, P. O. Box 2126, Sinking Springs, PA 19608). Application for repermitting of a fuel contaminated soil burner for a site in Spring Township, Berks County. Permit issued in the Regional Office March 11, 1996.
Permits revoked under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, Suite 6010, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Permit No. 101166. Glasgow, Inc., Ivy Rock Demolition Waste Landfill, P. O. Box 248, Glenside, PA 19038-0248. This permit was revoked in response to a letter received January 11, 1996 in the Southeast Regional Office requesting permit revocation for the Ivy Rock Demolition Waste Landfill located in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County. Permit revoked in the Southeast Regional Office on March 8, 1996.
Permit No. 400437. North Penn Hospital, 100 Medical Campus Drive, Lansdale, PA 19446-1200. This permit was revoked because the facility indicated they are no longer operating their incinerator unit located in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County. Permit revoked in the Southeast Regional Office on March 8, 1996.
Permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Permit No. PAD049791098. Sun Company, Inc. (R&M), 3144 Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145-5299. This permit for the storage of hazardous waste in containers, the storage of hazardous waste in tanks and the incineration of the hazardous waste has been re-issued to Sun Company, Inc. (R&M). The permit was formerly held by Chevron USA. Facility located in the City of Philadelphia. Permit was issued in the Southeast Regional Office on March 7, 1996.
Applications withdrawn under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 400592. Resource Recovery Facility, Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, (P. O. Box 4425, Lancaster, PA 17604). Application for modification for the Resource Recovery Facility to allow processing of municipal wastewater sludge for a site in Conoy Township, Lancaster County. Application withdrawn from the Regional Office.
Closure approvals issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to close a solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
Permit ID No. 100590, Mon Valley Landfill, BFI Industries, P. O. Box 3151, Houston, TX 77253, for the closure of a municipal waste landfill in Fallowfield Township, Washington County. Closure plan approved in the Regional Office on March 7, 1996.
Operating permit issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations for an operating permit to comply with 25 Pa. Code § 129.91 for Reasonably Available Control Technology and when required 25 Pa. Code § 127.445.
Regional Office: Southeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
The Department has issued the following air quality compliance permit for the operation of the Major NOx and Major VOC emitting facilities described below:
Permit: CP-15-0029
Source: Control VOC from Solvent Clean-up
Issued: March 6, 1996
Company: Dopaco, Inc.
Location: Downingtown
County: Chester
Operating permits transferred under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate and operate air contamination sources of air cleaning devices.
Regional Office: Northcentral Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
12-399-005D. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Sinter Metals, Inc. for the operation of 12 sintering furnaces and associated air cleaning devices (burnoff units and a fabric collector) previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Pressed Metals, Inc. in Shippen Township, Cameron County.
12-399-006A. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Sinter Metals, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 47, Emporium, PA 15834) for the operation of two heat treat furnaces, associated equipment and associated air cleaning devices (2 electrostatic precipitators) previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Pressed Metals, Inc. in Shippen Township, Cameron County.
12-399-007F. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Sinter Metals, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 47, Emporium, PA 15834) for the operation of 13 sintering furnaces and associated air cleaning devices (burnoff units and a fabric collector) previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Pressed Metals, Inc. in Emporium Borough, Cameron County.
12-399-009. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Sinter Metals, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 47, Emporium, PA 15834) for the operation of powdered metal parts oil impregnation systems and associated air cleaning device (an electrostatic precipitator) previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Pressed Metals, Inc. in Shippen Township, Cameron County.
12-399-010. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Sinter Metals, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 47, Emporium, PA 15834) for the operation of a powdered metal parts oil impregnation system and associated air cleaning device (an electrostatic precipitator) previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Pressed Metals, Inc. in Emporium Borough, Cameron County.
12-399-011. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Sinter Metals, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 47, Emporium, PA 15834) for the operation of a sintered metal parts steam treating operation and associated air cleaning device (an electrostatic precipitator) previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Pressed Metals, Inc. in Emporium Borough, Cameron County.
12-399-013. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Sinter Metals, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 47, Emporium, PA 15834) for the operation of an induction furnace, draw furnace, quench tank and associated air cleaning device (an electrostatic precipitator) previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Pressed Metals, Inc. in Emporium Borough, Cameron County.
Plan approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, or reactivate and operate air contaminant sources or air cleaning devices.
Regional Office: Southeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
The Department has issued the following air quality plan approvals for the specified companies described below:
Permit: 46-320-006A
Source: Flexographic Press No. 3
Issued: February 28, 1996
Company: BABN Technologies, Inc.
Location: Upper Dublin
County: MontgomeryPermit: 46-313-117A
Source: 3 Glatt Columns
Issued: February 28, 1996
Company: Merck & Company, Inc.
Location: Upper Gwynedd
County: MontgomeryPermit: 23-399-027
Source: Two Converting Lines
Issued: March 5, 1996
Company: Scott Paper
Location: Chester
County: DelawarePermit: 46-399-104
Source: Five I. C. Diesel Engines
Issued: March 6, 1996
Company: O'Brien (standby) Power Energy, Inc.
Location: Upper Merion
County: MontgomeryPermit: 15-399-044
Source: Hard Chrome Electroplating Baths Tanks #265
and #266
Issued: March 7, 1996
Company: Quebecor Printing Atglen, Inc.
Location: West Sadsbury
County: ChesterPermit: 46-318-045
Source: Paint Spray Booth
Issued: March 7, 1996
Company: Department of the Air Force
Location: Horsham
County: Montgomery
The Department has transferred the following air quality plan approval extensions for the specified companies described below:
Permit: 09-311-006
Source: Ready-Mix Concrete Plant
Company: Naceville Materials
Change of ownership: formerly, Miller & Son Paving,
Inc.
Location: Plumstead
County: BucksPermit: 09-303-024
Source: Bituminous Concrete Plant
Company: Naceville Materials
Change of ownership: formerly, Miller & Son Paving,
Inc.
Location: Plumstead
County: BucksPermit: 09-310-042
Source: Quarry and Crushing Plant
Company: Naceville Materials
Change of ownership: formerly, Miller & Son Paving,
Inc.
Location: Plumstead
County: BucksThe Department has extended the following air quality plan approvals for the specified companies described below:
Permit: 46-399-095
Source: Manufacturing Process
Issued: February 28, 1996
Extended: June 30, 1996
Company: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
Location: Lower Gwynedd
County: MontgomeryPermit: 46-301-266
Source: Pathological Incinerator
Issued: February 28, 1996
Extended: June 30, 1996
Company: Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharm., Inc.
Location: Upper Providence
County: MontgomeryPermit: 15-313-052
Source: Pharmaceutical Sciences Pilot Plant
Issued: February 29, 1996
Extended: June 30, 1996
Company: Sanofi Winthrop, Inc.
Location: East Whiteland
County: ChesterPermit: 15-307-024
Source: Slab Caster Cut-Off Torch
Issued: March 1, 1996
Extended: July 1, 1996
Company: Lukens Steel Company
Location: Coatesville
County: ChesterNorthwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6940.
10-313-047. On March 13, 1996, a plan approval was issued to Mine Safety Appliances Co., Callery Chemical Company (P. O. Box 429, Pittsburgh, PA 15230) for the modification of an existing dust scrubbing system at the batch alkali metal organic production facility located in Forward Township, Butler County.
MINING ACTIVITY ACTIONS Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality 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).
District Mining Operations, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Issued
56900115. Permit renewal, Pennsylvania Coal Company, Inc. (One Riverfront Center, Suite 530, 20 Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip mine, valid for reclamation, only in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 39.9 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Oven Run and unnamed tributary to Lambert Run, application received March 11, 1996, permit issued March 12, 1996.
District Mining Operations, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
65840119R. Buchinsky Brothers Coal (R. D. 3, Box 94-A, Saltsburg, PA 15681). Renewal permit issued for continued reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine located in Loyalhanna Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 30.6 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to the Conemaugh River. Application received August 29, 1995. Renewal issued March 6, 1996.
03940112. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface/auger mine located in Bradys Bend and Sugar Creek Townships, Armstrong County, affecting 44.9 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to the Allegheny River. Application received October 3, 1995. Permit issued March 7, 1996.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17850109. Al Hamilton Contracting Company (R. D. 1, Box 87, Woodland, PA 16881), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Decatur Township, Clearfield County affecting 52 acres, receiving streams unnamed tributaries of Morgan Run to Morgan Run to Clearfield Creek, application received January 4, 1996, permit issued March 1, 1996.
17820151. Junior Coal Contracting, Inc. (R. D. 3, Box 225-A, Philipsburg, PA 16866), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Bradford Township, Clearfield County affecting 250.2 acres, receiving streams Millstone and Valley Fork Run; to west branch of Susquehanna, application received December 26, 1995, permit issued March 4, 1996.
17910103. Al Hamilton Contracting Company (R. D. 1, Box 87, Woodland, PA 16881), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Jordan and Knox Townships, Clearfield County affecting 87 acres, receiving streams Potts Run, an unnamed tributary of Potts Run, and McNeel Run, application received January 4, 1996, permit issued March 1, 1996.
17900145. L. T. Contracting, Inc. (P. O. Box 147, West Decatur, PA 16878), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Cooper and Morris Townships, Clearfield County affecting 22.5 acres, receiving streams two unnamed tributaries to Moshannon Creek, application received January 9, 1996, permit issued March 4, 1996.
17850143. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County affecting 148.7 acres, receiving streams Wolf Run and west branch Susquehanna River, Wolf Run to west branch Susquehanna River, application received December 27, 1995, permit issued March 8, 1996.
Mining and Reclamation, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
30841317. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, (450 Racetrack Road, Washington, PA 15301), to revise the permit for the Enlow Fork bituminous deep mine in Richhill Township, Greene County to add 21 vent boreholes, no additional discharge. Permit issued March 8, 1996.
30841317. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, (450 Racetrack Road, Washington, PA 15301), to transfer the Enlow Fork bituminous deep mine in Richhill Township, Greene County from Enlow Fork Mining Company, no additional discharge. Permit issued March 8, 1996.
Mineral Resources Management--District Mining, Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54693047R2. Pagnotti Coal Company, (800 Exeter Avenue, West Pittston, PA 18643), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County affecting 698.0 acres, receiving stream none. Renewal issued March 11, 1996.
40663029R2. Pagnotti Coal Company, (800 Exeter Avenue, West Pittston, PA 18643), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Foster Township, Luzerne County affecting 521.0 acres, receiving stream none. Renewal issued March 12, 1996.
District Mining Operations, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Noncoal Permits Issued
26950401. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a large noncoal surface/underground mining operation located in Springfield Township, Fayette County, affecting 570 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Clay Run, Clay Run to Mill Run to Indian Creek to Youghiogheny River; unnamed tributary to Buck Run to Buck Run to Laurel Run to Indian Creek to Youghiogheny River. Application received June 23, 1995. Permit issued March 12, 1996.
Mineral Resources Management--District Mining, Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
7975SM4T. Edison Quarry, Inc., (25 Quarry Road, Doylestown, PA 18901), transfer of an existing quarry operation in Doylestown Township, Bucks County affecting 18.2 acres, receiving stream Neshaminy Creek. Transfer issued March 15, 1996.
64950301. Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc., (Lower State and Pickertown Roads, Chalfont, PA 18914), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Sterling Township, Wayne County affecting 162.0 acres, receiving stream Uban Creek, tributary to Wallenpaupack. Permit issued March 15, 1996.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Small Noncoal Authorizations Granted
08950804. Myron Bristol (R. D. 3, Box 336, Troy, PA 16947), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Noncoal (Flagstone) permit in West Burlington Township, Bradford County affecting 1 acre, application received November 27, 1995, authorization granted March 12, 1996.
District Mining Operations, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
General Small Noncoal Authorizations Granted
65952303. Buckeye Wrecking & Transfer, Inc. (1800 19th Street NE, Canton, OH 44714). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a small noncoal surface mining operation located in Vandergrift Borough, Westmoreland County, affecting 4.5 acres. Receiving streams Kiskiminetas River to the Allegheny River. Application received November 15, 1995. Permit issued March 12, 1996.
Mineral Resources Management--District Mining, Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
58960801. Timothy Mark Smith, (R. D. 3, Box 329E, Montrose, PA 18801), commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal quarry operation in Middleton Township, Susquehanna County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream none. Authorization granted March 11, 1996.
Field Operations--Mining and Reclamation, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901.
Coal Applications Returned
49910203. Empire Coal Mining & Development Co., (230 South Vine Street, Mt. Carmel, PA 17851), application for an anthracite surface mine operation in West Cameron Township, Northumberland County affecting 441.5, application received April 19, 1991. Application returned March 13, 1996.
The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval, and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Any person aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market St., P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, 1 (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and sections 5 and 402 of the act of June 22, 1937 (P. L. 1987, No. 394) (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description).
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certification
DEP Central Office, Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, telephone (717) 783-1384.
D04-059. Dam. Pennsylvania Power Company, Bruce Mansfield Plant, P. O. Box 128, Shippingport, PA 15077-0128. To operate and maintain the existing North Low Dissolved Solids Impoundment, an offstream impoundment at the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant located in Shippingport Borough, Beaver County.
D04-060. Dam. Pennsylvania Power Company, Bruce Mansfield Plant, P. O. Box 128, Shippingport, PA 15077-0128. To operate and maintain the existing South Low Dissolved Solids Impoundment, an offstream impoundment at the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant located in Shippingport Borough, Beaver County.
D04-061. Dam. Pennsylvania Power Company, Bruce Mansfield Plant, P. O. Box 128, Shippingport, PA 15077-0128. To operate and maintain the existing East High Dissolved Solids Impoundment, an offstream impoundment at the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant located in Shippingport Borough, Beaver County.
D04-062. Dam. Pennsylvania Power Company, Bruce Mansfield Plant, P. O. Box 128, Shippingport, PA 15077-0128. To operate and maintain the existing West High Dissolved Solids Impoundment, an offstream impoundment at the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant located in Shippingport Borough, Beaver County.
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E09-702. Encroachment. Northampton, Bucks County Municipal Authority, 111 Township Road, Richboro, PA 18954. To remove a partially collapsed steel sheetpiling retaining wall, and to construct and maintain an approximately 150-foot long × 9-foot high gabion retaining wall along the eastern bank of Mill Creek (TSF, MF) for the purpose of protecting a 30-inch sanitary sewer line from stream bank erosion. The site is located approximately 1,200 feet upstream of where Bridgetown Pike (S. R. 2010) spans Mill Creek (Langhorne, PA Quadrangle N: 9.5 inches; W: 12.9 inches) in Northampton Township, Bucks County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects''. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E46-728. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087-5178. To remove an existing deteriorated single span concrete encased I-beam bridge carrying Church Road (S. R. 4011) over the north branch of Schoolhouse Run (TSF), and to construct and maintain a precast R. C. box culvert having a 9-foot clear span, 6-foot underclearance and a length of 54.3 feet. The culvert invert will be depressed 1 foot below the streambed elevation. Precast concrete endwall sections, 16.5-foot long, will be constructed at both ends of the culvert and a rock lined energy dissipater will be provided. This site is located approximately 2,500 feet south of the intersection of S. R. 4012 (Wartman Road) and S. R. 4011 (Greenwood Avenue) (Collegeville, PA Quadrangle N: 16.2 inches; W: 15.2 inches) in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E41-360. Water obstruction and encroachment. Charles L. and Bobbie A. Whelchel, 250 Cottage Ave., Williamsport, PA 17701. Replace and maintain a trailer in the floodway of Lycoming Creek located on Cottage Avenue about 0.2 mile north of Sweeney Avenue (Cogan Station, PA Quadrangle N: 2.8 inches; W: 5.8 inches) in Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects''.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.
E43-247. Encroachment. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 2000 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Wexford, PA 15090. To rehabilitate, operate and maintain a 24-inch diameter (300-1) and a 30-inch diameter (300-2) high pressure natural gas pipelines across the impoundment of Lake Latonka Dam (DEP File No. D43-049) on Cool Spring Creek approximately 3,500 feet upstream of the dam (Jackson Center, PA Quadrangle N: 5.25 inches; W: 7.8 inches) in Cool Spring and Jackson Townships, Mercer County.
E61-200. Encroachment. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Suite 200, 2000 Corporate Drive, Wexford, PA 15090. To rehabilitate, operate and maintain a 24-inch diameter (300-1) and a 30-inch diameter (300-2) high pressure natural gas pipelines across the following: 1) a 1.38-acre wetland approximately 3,500 feet north of S. R. 0157 at the Village of Hampton Station (President, PA Quadrangle N: 3.9 inches; W: 9.05 inches); 2) Porcupine Creek and associated wetlands approximately 1 mile downstream of S. R. 0157 (President, PA Quadrangle N: 4.6 inches; W: 7.85 inches); 3) an unnamed tributary to Porcupine Creek and associated wetlands approximately 2,500 feet northwest of the Village of Clapp Lease (President, PA Quadrangle N: 5.1 inches; W: 5.05 inches); and 4) Reese Run and associated wetlands approximately 1 mile northeast of the Village of Clapp Lease (President, PA Quadrangle N: 5.85 inches; W: 1.7 inches) in Pinegrove Township, Venango County.
Notice of Final Action on Request for Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Except as otherwise noted below, the Department of Environmental Protection, under § 401(a) of the Federal Clean Water Act, (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), certifies that the construction and operation herein described will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of that act, and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards, provided the listed conditions are met:
These actions of the Department may be appealable to the Environmental Hearing Board, 101 South Second Street, Suites 3-5, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-3483 by any aggrieved person under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514); and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law). Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the regulations governing practice and procedure before the Board may be obtained from the Board. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, Northwest Region, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
Certification Request Initiated By: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District.
Date of Initial Pa. Bulletin Notice: December 2, 1995.
Location: East Canal Basin of Erie Harbor, Erie County.
Project Description: This certification request is for the discharges associated with the construction of the historic Brig Niagara permanent berthing facilities at the East Canal Basin of Erie Harbor, Erie County. Approximately 30,400 cubic yard of shale sandstone bedrock plus large armor stone units (approximately 250 tons) will be excavated from the East Canal Basin and discharged at the open-lake site in the form of three reef modules (Erie North, PA Quadrangle N: 11.7 inches; W: 9.7 inches). Approximately 45,700 cubic yards of sediments and fill material will be dredged and excavated from the East Canal Basin and will be placed in the Lake Erie Harbor Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) (Erie North, PA Quadrangle N: 4.6 inches; W: 10.2 inches).
Final Action on Request: Certification Granted. This one time certification applies only to discharges associated with the construction of the Brig Niagara's permanent berthing facilities. Furthermore, this certification, as it relates to the use of the CDF, is subject to the following conditions:
1. Prior to the placement of dredged or fill material in the CDF, the Corps shall submit a water quality monitoring plan for the CDF and adjacent areas to the Department for review and approval.
2. Sediments and soil placed in the CDF shall be limited to those removed from those areas of the East Canal Basin, the Grain Elevator Pier and the proposed berthing area that have been sampled by the Corps as identified in the Corps' October 16, 1995 Environmental Assessment and Findings of No Significant Impact/Section 404 Public Notice and Preliminary Evaluation.
3. Placement of the dredged material within the CDF shall be limited to the eastern half of the facility.
4. Any subsequent use of the CDF will require separate 401 Water Quality Certifications from the Department.
Actions on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and sections 5 and 402 of the act of June 22, 1937 (P. L. 1987, No. 394) (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description).
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certification
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-5485.
E54-209. Encroachment. Schuylkill County Commissioners, Courthouse, Second Street and Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901. To remove the existing structure (County Bridge No. 78) and to construct and maintain twin 13.5 foot × 5.5 foot prestressed concrete box culverts in the channel of Mahanoy Creek. This project is located along Bridge Street, approximately 60 feet south of the intersection with Water Street (Shenandoah, PA Quadrangle N: 8.0 inches; W: 16.2 inches) in Gilberton Borough, Schuylkill County.
E66-089. Encroachment. Tunkhannock Borough Council, 126 Warren Street, Tunkhannock, PA 18657. To remove an existing bridge and to construct and maintain a 14-foot by 4-foot, 7 1/2-inch arch culvert in Swale Brook located on McCord Street near the intersection with Harrison Street (Tunkhannock, PA Quadrangle N: 7.2 inches; W: 9.1 inches) in Tunkhannock Borough, Wyoming County.
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E46-735. Encroachment. Three Tower Bridge Associates, 100 West Front Street, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. To excavate, construct and maintain a portion of a parking area and a 10 foot riverside walkway within the floodway of the Schuylkill River located approximately 1,400 feet downstream of the Fayette Street Bridge at the terminus of Ash Street (Norristown, PA Quadrangle N: 12.4 inches; W: 7.65 inches) in Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects''.
E46-719. Encroachment. Mellon Bank NA as Trustee for the Westinghouse Master Fund, Equitable Real Estate Investment Management, Inc., Mellon Bank Center, Philadelphia, PA 19103. To remove an existing roadway culvert consisting of two 76-inch by 39-inch CMP and one 48-inch CMP and to construct and maintain a 25-foot by 3.5-foot concrete box culvert at the same location in and along Frog Run. Work also includes sediment removal and channel regrading for a total linear impact of 130 feet. This site is located at the western end of King Manor Boulevard, approximately 6,200 feet north from the intersection of Henderson Road and Gulph Road, (Norristown, PA Quadrangle N: 16.4 inches; W: 14.2 inches) in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.
E09-699. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087-5178. To remove an existing deteriorated three-span reinforced concrete bridge structure which carries Constitution Avenue (S. R. 0152) over the Pleasant Spring Creek, and to construct and maintain a replacement bridge, consisting of a 71.2-foot long, single-span steel I-beam superstructure with a minimum underclearance of 8.7 feet. This project also includes the following:
1. Placement of fill material in the 100-year floodway of the Pleasant Spring Creek which is associated with the proposed reconstruction of bridge approaches and roadway realignment, for 650 feet to the west and 450 feet to the east of the bridge.
2. Placement of stone scour protection at the abutment footing within the streambed.
3. Channel cleaning and sediment removal for approximately 70 feet above and below the bridge.
4. Construction and maintenance of 27-inch and 24-inch R.C.P. stormwater outfall structures located along the western bank of Pleasant Spring Creek.
This site is located near the confluence between Pleasant Spring Creek and the east branch of Perkiomen Creek (Telford, PA Quadrangle N: 21.25 inches; W: 6.3 inches) in Perkasie Borough, Bucks County.
E15-403. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087-5178. To reissue Permit No. E15-403 which authorized removal of the existing structure, and to construct and maintain a twin-celled 14-foot × 5-foot R. C. box culvert (culvert bottom depressed 6 inches and a 12-inch concrete weir in east cell) in Crum Creek (HQ,CWF) located at S. R. 1005, Section 30M, Station 12+92 (Valley Forge, PA Quadrangle N: 1.4 inches; W: 12.7 inches) in Willistown Township, Chester County.
E15-502. Encroachment. Spring Run Water Company, P. O. Box 309, Exton, PA 19341. To install and maintain a 12-inch water main line under the bed and across the channel of Broad Run (EV) to provide interconnection between a proposed pump station, which will be constructed south of the Embreeville State Hospital water storage tanks, to the Spring Run Water Company's Glenside Tank. This site is located approximately 200 feet west of the intersection of Broad Run Road (T-385) and Lieds Road (T-376) and situated (Unionville, PA Quadrangle N: 13.9 inches; W: 14.1 inches) in West Bradford Township, Chester County.
E23-327. Encroachment. Delaware County Commissioners, Government Center Building, Media, PA 19063. To remove an existing pedestrian bridge located approximately 1,500 feet northwest of the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Paper Mill Road and to construct and maintain two 65-foot span prefabricated truss pedestrian bridges across Crum Creek (WWF) located in Smedley Park at points 1,500 feet and 2,300 feet northwest of the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Paper Mill Road and to construct and maintain a footpath within the floodplain of Crum Creek impacting a de minimus amount of wetland (Lansdowne, PA Quadrangle N: 7.5 inches; W: 15.4 inches and N: 7.95 inches; W: 15.5 inches respectively) in Nether Providence and Springfield Townships, Delaware County.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E32-370. Encroachment. CKE, Inc., P. O. Box 211, Lucernes Mines, PA 15754. To place and maintain fill in 0.3 acre of wetlands for the purpose of expanding an existing parking lot to accommodate increased employee parking area caused by the relocation of employees. This project is located on the south side of Route 422, 1 mile west of the intersection of Route 422 and Benjamin Franklin Road (Indiana, PA Quadrangle N: 22.1 inches; W: 11.75 inches) in White Township, Indiana County. The permit applicant has met the wetland replacement requirement by participating in the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project.
E32-372. Encroachment. Homer City Borough, 30 East Wiley Street, Homer City, PA 15748. To construct and maintain five light poles, wiring around the walking trail and a modular play structure in the 100-year floodway of Yellow Creek as part of the upgrade to the recreational facilities in the Borough of Floodway Park. The project is located at North Main Street (Indiana, PA Quadrangle N: 8.0 inches; W: 5.0 inches) in Homer City Borough, Indiana County.
E56-258. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a bridge having a normal span of 55 feet and a minimum underclearance of 8.65 across Buffalo Creek. This permit also authorizes the placement and maintenance of fill in 0.1 acre of wetlands and the construction of 0.278 acre of replacement wetlands. The bridge is located on S. R. 0219, Section 006, Segment 0310, Offset 0000 (Murdock, PA Quadrangle N: 5.1 inches; W: 0.15 inch) in Brothers Valley Township, Somerset County. The permit also authorizes the construction of a temporary roadway on the downstream side of the existing bridge.
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Room 126, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4590.
E06-456. Encroachment. Bern Township, R. R. 9, Box 9276, Reading, PA 19605-9632. To construct and maintain a sanitary sewer system and a storm sewer system and several outfalls in the floodplain of the Schuylkill River and Tulpehocken Creek at a point upstream of the junction of the Schuylkill River and Tulpehocken Creek (Reading, PA Quadrangle N: 20.5 inches; W: 12.1 inches) in Bern Township, Berks County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects''. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Actions taken on applications filed under the act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (32 P. S. §§ 631--641) relating to the acquisition of rights to divert waters of this Commonwealth.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Supply and Community Health, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
Permits issued on March 6, 1996.
WA 32-782B. Water allocation. Indiana County Municipal Services Authority, Indiana County, PA. The right to purchase a maximum of 108,000 gallons per day (gpd) of water (408,780 liters per day of water), as a 30-day average, from the Pennsylvania-American Water Company, Indiana District, Indiana, PA.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council Meeting Notice
A meeting of the Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will be held on Monday, April 8, 1996. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in the 1st Floor Meeting Room, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
Questions concerning this meeting or agenda items can be directed to Glenda Miller at (717) 772-9087.
Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Glenda Miller directly at (717) 772-9087 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Small Water Systems Regionalization Grant Program
The Department of Environmental Protection's Technical Assistance Center for Small Water Systems is accepting applications under the Small Water Systems Regionalization Grant Program. This grant program provides grants to eligible applicants to assess the feasibility of the formation of a regionalized water system. The proposed regionalized water system must involve at least one small water system (a system serving 3,300 people or fewer).
Eligible applicants include any community water supplier, county, township, borough or authority to which a small water system has issued a letter of intent to develop a water system regionalization study.
Grant awards are limited to 75% of all approved project costs related to the water system regionalization study or $75,000, whichever is less. The grantee must provide local share in the form of matching funds or in-kind services at a minimum of 25% of the total project costs.
The application period runs from May 1 to July 31, 1996. Based on the availability of funding, applicants that submit a final work plan and budget which are approved by DEP will be given preference to receive a grant based on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information or to obtain a grant application, contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply and Community Health, Division of Drinking Water Management, Technical Assistance Center for Small Water System, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467, or call Donna L. Green at (717) 787-0125.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-491. Filed for public inspection March 29, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
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