NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
[26 Pa.B. 176]
APPLICATIONS The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative.
Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible official considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the office indicated above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings should contact the Community Relations Coordinator at (717) 657-4585. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
Application for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to discharge to State waters.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4590.PA 0021491. Sewage, SIC: 4952, Williamstown Borough Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 44, Williamstown, PA 17098.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage to Wiconisco Creek, in Williams Township, Dauphin County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishery, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was Dauphin Consolidated Water Company located in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.375 mgd are:
Parameter Average
Monthly (mg/l)Average
Weekly (mg/l)Maximum
Daily (mg/l)Instantaneous
Maximum (mg/l)CBOD5 25 40 50 Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.63 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH 6.0--9.0 Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 13,000/100 ml as a geometric average The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0024350. Sewage, SIC: 4952, Dauphin Borough Municipal Authority, Delaware and Canal Streets, P. O. Box 487, Dauphin, PA 17018.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage to the Susquehanna River, in Dauphin Borough, Dauphin County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishery, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was Dauphin Consolidated Water Company located in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.20 mgd are:
Parameter Average
Monthly (mg/l)Average
Weekly (mg/l)Maximum
Daily (mg/l)Instantaneous
Maximum (mg/l)CBOD5 25 40 50 Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.63 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH 6.0--9.0 Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 100,000/100 ml as a geometric average The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0080721. Sewage, SIC: 6515, Frank Perano (Cedar Manor Mobile Home Park), Box 278, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage to an unnamed tributary of Conewago Creek, in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishery, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was Columbia Borough Water Company located in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.07 mgd are:
Parameter Average
Monthly (mg/l)Average
Weekly (mg/l)Maximum
Daily (mg/l)Instantaneous
Maximum (mg/l)CBOD5 10 20 Suspended Solids 10 20 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 2.5 5.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 7.5 15.0 Total Phosphorus 2.0 4.0 Total Residual Chlorine 1.0 2.0 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH 6.0--9.0 Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric average The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0024040. Sewage, SIC: 4952, Borough of Highspire, 640 Eshelman Street, Highspire, PA 17034-1698.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage to the Susquehanna River, in Highspire Borough, Dauphin County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishery, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was Columbia Water Company located in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 2.0 mgd are:
Parameter Average
Monthly (mg/l)Average
Weekly (mg/l)Maximum
Daily (mg/l)Instantaneous
Maximum (mg/l)CBOD5 25 40 50 Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Total Phosphorus 2.0 4.0 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH 6.0--9.0 Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 100,000/100 ml as a geometric average The EPA waiver is not in effect.
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone (610) 832-6130.PA 0053864. Industrial waste, Plummer Precision Optics, 601 Montgomery Avenue, Pennsburg, PA 18073.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge cooling water from the Plummer Precision Optics facility in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County. This is an existing discharge to unnamed tributary to Perkiomen Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fish, trout stocking, potable water supply, industrial water supply, livestock water supply, wildlife water supply, irrigation, boating, fishing, water contact sports and esthetics.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 94,000 gpd are as follows:
Parameter Average
Monthly (mg/l)Maximum
Daily (mg/l)Instantaneous
Maximum (mg/l)Temperature 110°F pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The proposed effluent for Outfall 002, based on an average flow of 6,700 gpd are as follows:
Parameter Average
Monthly (mg/l)Maximum
Daily (mg/l)Instantaneous
Maximum (mg/l)Temperature 110°F pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0056707. Industrial waste, Alex C. Fergusson, Inc., Spring Mill Drive, Frazer, PA 19355.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge untreated stormwater from Alex C. Fergusson, Inc. facility in Charlestown Township, Chester County. This is a new discharge to Cedar Hollow, a tributary of Valley Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for cold water fish, warm water fish, migratory fish, potable water supply, industrial water supply, livestock water supply, wildlife water supply, irrigation, boating, fishing, water contact sports, exceptional value waters and esthetics.
Parameter Average
Annual (mg/l)Maximum
Daily (mg/l)CBOD5 monitor/report monitor/report COD monitor/report monitor/report Total Suspended Solids monitor/report monitor/report Oil and Grease monitor/report monitor/report Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen monitor/report monitor/report Phosphorus (as P) monitor/report monitor/report Iron Dissolved monitor/report monitor/report pH monitor/report monitor/report MBAS Surfactant monitor/report monitor/report The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0056545. Industrial waste, Graphic Packaging Corporation, Matthews and Cedar Hollow Roads, P. O. Box 500, Paoli, PA 19301.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge untreated stormwater from an industry in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. This is a new discharge to Little Valley Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fish, potable water supply, industrial water supply, livestock water supply, wildlife water supply, irrigation, boating, fishing, water contact sports, exceptional value waters and esthetics.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfalls 001, 002 and 003, are as follows:
Parameter Maximum
DailyCBOD5 report COD report Oil and Grease report pH report Total Suspended Solids report Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen report Total Phosphorus report Dissolved Iron report
Northcentral Region: Environmental Program Manager, Water Management, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, telephone (717) 327-3666.PA 0209309. SIC: 9959, Travel Ports of America, Inc., 3495 Winton Place, Rochester, NY 14623.
This proposed action is for issuance of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Bald Eagle Creek in Boggs Township, Centre County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: cold water fishery, and aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is the proposed intake located at Lock Haven.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 0.0144 mgd are:
Parameter Average
Monthly (mg/l)Instantaneous
Maximum (mg/l)Total BTEX 100.0 200.0 Benzene 5.0 10.0 TPH-DRO monitor The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 based on a design flow of 0.0144 mgd are:
Parameter Average
Monthly (mg/l)Instantaneous
Maximum (mg/l)Total BTEX 100.0 200.0 Benzene 5.0 10.0 TPH-GRO monitor The EPA waiver is in effect.
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone (610) 832-6130.PA 0056731. Sewage, Historic Salem Village Homeowner's Association, c/o Charles F. Line, R. D. 5, Box 25, Yellow Springs Road, Malvern, PA 19355.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from a small flow treatment facility to an unnamed tributary to Valley Creek in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, This is a new discharge to unnamed tributary of Valley Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fish, potable water supply, industrial water supply, livestock water supply, wildlife water supply, irrigation, boating, fishing, water contact sports, exceptional value waters and esthetics.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 1,700 gpd are as follows:
Parameter Average
Monthly (mg/l)Instantaneous
Maximum (mg/l)CBOD5 10 20 Suspended Solids 10 20 Ammonia (as N) (5-1 to 10-31) 1.5 3.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 4.5 9.0 Phosphorus (as P) 1.0 2.0 Fecal Coliforms 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 6.0 mg/l at all times pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.PA 0004979-A1. Industrial waste, SIC: 2821, 2869 and 2818, Neville Chemical Company, 2800 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225.
This application is for an amendment of an NPDES permit to discharge treated process water, cooling water, stormwater, leachate and untreated cooling water stormwater from Neville Chemical, Neville Township, Allegheny County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters of the Ohio River (main channel and the back channel) classified as warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is Robinson Township Authority, located at Mile 8.8--Ohio River, 2.43 miles below the discharge point.
Outfall 101: existing discharge, design flow of 0.134 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Flow (mgd) monitor and report BOD5 day 29.075 77.164 26.000 69.000 TSS 46.967 150.964 42.000 135.000 Acenaphthene 0.024 0.066 0.022 0.059 Acenaphtylene 0.024 0.066 0.022 0.059 Acrylonitrile 0.107 0.271 0.096 0.242 Anthracene 0.024 0.066 0.022 0.059 Benzene 0.042 0.152 0.037 0.136 Benzo(a)Anthracene 0.024 0.066 0.022 0.059 3,4-Benzo-Fluoranthene 0.025 0.068 0.023 0.061 Benzo(k)Fluoranthene 0.024 0.066 0.022 0.059 Benzo(a)Pyrene 0.025 0.068 0.023 0.061 Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.115 0.312 0.103 0.279 Carbon Tetrachloride 0.020 0.043 0.018 0.038 Boron 268.00 318.00 monitor and report Chlorobenzene 0.016 0.032 0.015 0.028 Chloroethane 0.016 0.300 0.104 0.268 Chloroform 0.024 0.052 0.021 0.046 2-Chlorophenol 0.034 0.110 0.031 0.098 Chrysene 0.024 0.066 0.022 0.059 Di-N-Butylphthalate 0.030 0.063 0.027 0.057 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 0.086 0.182 0.077 0.163 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 0.034 0.049 0.031 0.044 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 0.016 0.032 0.015 0.028 1,1-Dichloroethane 0.024 0.066 0.022 0.059 1,2-Dichloroethane 0.076 0.236 0.068 0.211 1,1-Dichloroethylene 0.018 0.028 0.016 0.025 1,2-trans- Dichloroethylene 0.024 0.061 0.021 0.054 2,4-Dichlorophenol 0.043 0.125 0.039 0.112 1,2-Dichloropropane 0.171 0.257 0.153 0.230 1,3-Dichloropropylene 0.033 0.049 0.029 0.044 Diethylphthalate 0.091 0.228 0.081 0.203 2,4-Dimethylphenol 0.020 0.040 0.018 0.036 Dimethylphthalate 0.021 0.053 0.019 0.047 4,6-Dinitro-o-Cresol 0.087 0.310 0.078 0.277 2,4-Dinitrophenol 0.080 0.138 0.071 0.123 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 0.126 0.319 0.113 0.285 2,6-Dinitrotoluene 0.286 0.717 0.255 0.641 Ethylbenzene 0.035 0.121 0.032 0.108 Fluoranthene2 0.028 0.076 0.025 0.068 Fluorene 0.024 0.066 0.022 0.059 Fluoride 1,273.00 1,651.00 monitor and report Hexachlorobenzene 0.016 0.032 0.015 0.028 Hexachlorobutadiene 0.023 0.054 0.020 0.049 Hexachloroethane 0.024 0.061 0.021 0.054 Methyl Chloride 0.096 0.212 0.086 0.190 Methylene Chloride 0.044 0.100 0.040 0.089 Naphthalene 0.024 0.066 0.022 0.059 Nitrobenzene 0.030 0.076 0.027 0.068 Fluoroborate monitor and report monitor and report 2- Nitrophenol 0.046 0.077 0.041 0.069 4-Nitrophenol 0.081 0.139 0.072 0.124 Phenol 0.016 0.029 0.015 0.026 Phenanthrene 0.024 0.066 0.022 0.059 Pyrene 0.028 0.075 0.025 0.067 Tetrachloroethylene 0.024 0.063 0.022 0.056 Toluene 0.029 0.090 0.026 0.080 Total Chromium 1.241 3.097 1.110 2.770 Total Copper 1.622 3.780 1.450 3.380 Total Cyanide 0.470 1.343 0.420 1.20 Total Lead 0.358 0.771 0.320 0.690 Total Nickel 1.890 4.451 1.690 3.980 Total Zinc 1.174 2.919 1.050 2.610 1,2,4-Trichloro- benzene 0.076 0.157 0.068 0.140 1,1,1-Trichloro- ethane 0.024 0.061 0.021 0.054 1,1,2-Trichloro- ethane 0.024 0.061 0.021 0.054 Trichloroethylene 0.024 0.061 0.021 0.054 Vinyl Chloride 0.116 0.300 0.104 0.268 pH 6.0--9.0 Outfall 201: existing discharge to Outfall 003. Design discharge flow of 2.484 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Flow (mgd) monitor and report Temperature 110°F Benzene monitor and report Toluene monitor and report Xylenes monitor and report Vinyl Chloride monitor and report Styrene monitor and report Hexachlorobenzene monitor and report pH 6.0--9.0 Outfall 004: existing discharge to the Ohio River--Main Channel. Design discharge flow of 0.245 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Flow (mgd) monitor and report TSS 30 60 Oil and Grease 15 30 Acetone monitor and report Benzene 0.032 0.064 Cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene 0.004 0.008 Ethylbenzene 0.035 0.070 Methylene Chloride 0.065 0.13 Methyl Isobutylketone 0.091 0.18 Naphthalene 0.548 1.09 Toluene 0.028 0.056 P-Xylene 0.057 0.114 Total Iron 7 pH 6.0--9.0 Part C: Other Requirements
Part C.7 was added to the permit to require additional data to be provided on Boron, Fluoride and Fluoroborate at internal outfall 101.
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
__________The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.
Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealable to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the office noted above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.
NPDES Permit PAS104102. Stormwater. Lewis Run Borough, 60 Main Street, Lewis Run, PA 16738, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Lewis Run Borough, McKean County, to East Branch Tunungwant Creek.
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