[26 Pa.B. 4440]
[Continued from previous Web Page] Noncoal Permits Issued
37930302. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 9347, Neville Island, PA 15225). Transfer of an existing Limestone operation from Northern Allegheny Stone, Inc. in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County affecting 140.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary of Slippery Rock Creek. Application received February 8, 1996. Permit issued August 13, 1996.
37880304. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 9347, Neville Island, PA 15225). Transfer of an existing Limestone operation from Northern Allegheny Stone, Inc. in Slippery Rock Township, Butler County affecting 211.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries of Slippery Rock Creek. Application received February 8, 1996. Permit issued August 13, 1996.
10960301. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 9347, Neville Island, PA 15225). Commencement, operation and restoration of a Limestone operation in Marion Township, Butler County affecting 113.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Blacks Creek and unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received February 16, 1996. Permit issued August 13, 1996.
37960302. Shamrock Minerals Corp. (P. O. Box 19, Portersville, PA 16049). Commencement, operation and restoration of a sand and gravel operation in Little Beaver Township and New Beaver Borough, Lawrence County affecting 70.7 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary of North Fork Little Beaver Creek. Application received February 9, 1996. Permit issued August 8, 1996.
4876SM19. Albert R. Conn (154 South Lake St., North East, PA 16428). Revision to a sand and gravel operation to allow the use of composted sewage sludge in Northeast Township, Erie County affecting 15.8 acres. Receiving streams Twelve Mile Creek. Application received July 8, 1996. Permit issued August 14, 1996.
37950304. Glacial Sand & Gravel Co. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Commencement, operation and restoration of a sand and gravel operation in Plain Grove, Scott and Worth Townships, Lawrence and Butler Counties affecting 199.3 acres. Receiving streams Slippery Rock Creek, unnamed tributary to Jamison Run and Jamison Run. Application received November 22, 1995. Permit issued August 27, 1996.
300719-37950304-E-1. Glacial Sand & Gravel Co. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Application for a stream encroachment to mine through approximately 450 feet of an unnamed tributary to Jamison Run and replace the permanent open water habitat and reconstructed wetlands within the mitigation area in Plain Grove, Scott and Worth Townships, Lawrence and Butler Counties. Receiving streams Slippery Rock Creek, unnamed tributary to Jamison Run and Jamison Run. Application received November 22, 1995. Permit issued August 27, 1996.
300719-37950304-E-2. Glacial Sand & Gravel Co. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities no closer than 50 feet to Slippery Rock Creek for the purposes of support facility construction and maintenance. No mineral extraction may be conducted closer than 100 feet to the stream in Plain Grove, Scott and Worth Townships, Lawrence and Butler Counties. Receiving streams Slippery Rock Creek, unnamed tributary to Jamison Run and Jamison Run. Application received November 22, 1995. Permit issued August 27, 1996.
Mineral Resources Management--District Mining, Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
7976SM2C2. Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc., (Lower State and Pickertown Roads, Chalfont, PA 18914), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0122351 in Warrington Township, Bucks County, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Neshaminy Creek. Renewal issued August 23, 1996.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Large Industrial Mineral Permits Issued
14930301. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (Correction) (325 West Aaron Drive, State College, PA 16801), commencement, operation and restoration of a Large Industrial Mineral Permit (Sandstone), Spring Township, Centre County affecting 66.1 acres, receiving streams Logan Branch to Spring Creek to Bald Eagle Creek to the Susquehanna River, application received October 18, 1993, permit issued June 27, 1996.
Small Industrial Mineral Authorizations Granted
59950801. Dale Alan Aumick (R. R. 2, Box 2169, Mansfield, PA 16933), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Industrial Mineral (Gravel) permit in Tioga Township, Tioga County affecting 1 acre, application received March 6, 1996, authorization granted July 31, 1996.
District Mining Operations, P. O. Box 669, Knox, Pennsylvania 16232.
General Small Noncoal Authorizations Granted
20950807. Donald R. Wallis (R. R. 1, Box 494, Saegertown, PA 16433), commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal sand and gravel operation in Hayfield Township, Crawford County affecting 2.0 acres. Receiving streams: none. Application received: November 9, 1995. Permit issued: August 6, 1996.
Mineral Resources Management--District Mining, Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
General Small Noncoal Authorizations Granted
66960801. Duane White, (R. R. 2, Box 2692, Nicholson, PA 18446), commencement, operation and restoration of a small quarry operation in Nicholson Township, Wyoming County affecting 3.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Authorization granted August 21, 1996.
40960804. Green Valley Landscaping, Inc., (52 Reese Street, Plains, PA 18702), commencement, operation and restoration of a small quarry operation in Plains Township, Luzerne County affecting 3.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Authorization granted August 22, 1996.
The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received 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, 400 Market Street Floor 2, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (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. § 679.403) 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
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.
E16-094. Encroachment. Paint Township Supervisors, R. D. 2, Box 508, Shippenville, PA 16254-8939. To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a clear span of 31.7 feet and a minimum underclearance of 8.2 feet on a 52 degree skew across Little Paint Creek on Banner Road (T-582) approximately 1.5 mile northeast of T-414 (Fryburg, PA Quadrangle N: 3.8 inches; W: 7.55 inches) located in Paint Township, Clarion County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E20-433. Encroachment. Meadville Area Sewer Authority, 984 Water Street, Meadville, PA 16335. To construct and maintain a sanitary sewage pump station in a wetland along the south side of Martin Road (T-974) approximately 550 feet west of S. R. 0086 (Meadville Quadrangle N: 8.9 inches; W: 1.25 inches) located in West Mead Township, Crawford County.
Environmental Assessment Approvals and Actions on 401 Certifications
EA61-001NW. Environmental Assessment. Atlantic Richfield Company, 444 South Flower Street 32-14, Los Angeles, CA 90071. This project will involve removal of tar and contaminated soil as part of an environmental clean-up program on the former Eclipse refinery property. The excavated areas will be backfilled with clean soil and revegetated with native vegetation. The affected area dimensions measure approximately 100 feet long measured parallel to the Allegheny River and approximately 270 feet wide measured from the Allegheny River in-land (extending 5 to 10 feet into the Allegheny River. This project will include usage of cofferdams to allow for the excavation in stream. The project is located on the north bank of the Allegheny River approximately 2,500 feet upstream of Hoge Island (Franklin, PA Quadrangle N: 5.1 inches; W: 7.0 inches) located in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County.
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E09-716. Encroachment. Walker's Acres, Inc., 301 North Broad Street, Lansdale, PA 19446. To construct an outfall channel for a stormwater detention basin disturbing approximately 0.03 acre (1,225 s.f.) of adjacent wetlands within the 100-year floodway of the east branch of the Perkiomen Creek (TSF) associated with the Walker's Acres Subdivision. The project is situated 1,180 feet west of the intersection of North Main Street and Callowhill Street (Telford, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 22.10 inches; W: 4.65 inches) in Perkasie Borough, Bucks County.
E46-741. Encroachment. Cabot Performance Materials, 300 Holly Road, Boyertown, PA 19512. To construct an employee parking lot for Cabot Performance Materials which will impact 0.98 acre of wetland (PEM) within the 100-year floodplain of Swamp Creek (TSF) located east of the intersection of County Line Road (T-688) and Swamp Creek Road (T-617) (Sassamansville, PA Quadrangle N: 16.5 inches; W: 16.0 inches) in Douglass Township, Montgomery County. Applicant proposes to construct 1.26 acres of replacement wetland.
E09-236A. Encroachment. Jack's Neshaminy Marina, Inc., 100 River Road, Croydon, PA 19020. To amend permit no. E09-236 which authorized construction and maintenance of an existing Marina Lagoon and Travel Lift Slip and to perform maintenance dredging along the east bank of Neshaminy Creek at points 1,250 feet to 3,000 feet upstream from the confluence of Neshaminy Creek with the Delaware River in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
Permit is amended to include the following:
1. To maintain a 6-foot wide ''L'' shaped pier which extends parallel to the Neshaminy Creek for 300 feet and is attached to an 80 foot section which extends eastward. This dock is located approximately 3,300 feet upstream from the confluence with the Delaware River.
2. To maintain a 6-foot wide, 140-foot long pier along the east bank of Neshaminy Creek at a point 1,500 feet from the confluence of the Delaware River.
3. To operate and maintain an existing 45-foot × 51.5-foot restaurant building which is located along the east bank and the 100-year floodway of the Neshaminy Creek at a point 1,500 feet upstream from the confluence of Neshaminy Creek and the Delaware River. Jack's Marina is located along the east bank of Neshaminy Creek (Beverly PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 16 inches; W: 5.5 inches) in Bristol Township, Bucks County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E09-717. Encroachment. Hilltown Township, 13 West Creamery Road, Hilltown, PA 18927. To remove a 22-foot single span bridge with an underclearance between 4 and 5 feet and replace, construct and maintain with a 32-foot single span prestressed concrete box beam bridge with an underclearance of 7 feet. This bridge is located on Telegraph Road spanning Lenape Creek (TSF) (a tributary to the east branch of Perkiomen Creek) approximately 200 feet from the intersection with Perkasie Road (Telford, PA Quadrangle N: 20.3 inches; W: 3.6 inches) in Hilltown Township, Bucks County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northcentral Region: Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E08-236. Water obstruction and encroachment. Dept. of Transportation, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754. Remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete box beam bridge with a normal clear span of 54.2 feet and average underclearance of 7.6 feet at approximately an 80 degree skew over Parks Creek on SR 1044 approximately 1 mile south of Union Valley Church (Windham, PA Quadrangle N: 8.5 inches; W: 15.2 inches) in Rome Township, Bradford County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E14-286. Water obstruction and encroachment. James C. Walck, Sr., 1245 South Atherton St., State College, PA 16801. To construct and maintain a private single span bridge across an unnamed tributary to Bald Eagle Creek for access to a single residence. The bridge shall be constructed with a single span of 50.0 feet, an underclearance of 5.00 feet and a width of 8.75. The project is located along the western right-of-way of SR 0220 approximately 2,500 feet west of the intersection of SR 4004 and SR 0220 (Bellefonte, PA Quadrangle N: 8.6 inches; W: 15.1 inches) in Union Township, Centre County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E17-305. Water obstruction and encroachment. Dept. of Transportation, 1924-30 Daisy St., Clearfield, PA 16830. Remove two corrugated metal pipes and to place and maintain a single cell pre-cast concrete box culvert having a 16 foot clear span, 42 foot length, and a 4 foot rise in Alder Run located approximately 4,000 feet west of SR 0053 on SR 2032 at Seg. 0084, Offset 0000 (Philipsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 17.3 inches; W: 12.6 inches) in Morris Township, Clearfield County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E18-214. Water obstruction and encroachment. DCNR, Bureau of Forestry, P. O. Box 8552, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Remove existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span glue laminated timber beam bridge with reinforced concrete abutments and wingwalls having a normal clear span of 19 feet 11 inches, an approximate underclearance of 5 feet 6 inches on a 70 degree ahead left skew across Shintown Run located approximately 0.75 mile westbound on Big Basin Road from its intersection with SR 0144 (Renovo West, PA Quadrangle N: 12.4 inches; W: 13.85 inches) in Liedy Township, Clinton County.
E18-215. Water obstruction and encroachment. DCNR, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451. Remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge that will carry County Line Road across Baldwin Branch of Young Women's Creek. The proposed bridge shall be constructed with a clear normal span of 30.0 feet, an underclearance of 7.0 feet and a curb to curb width of 18.0 feet that is located along the northern right-of-way of Benson Road approximately 250.0 feet north of the intersection of County Line Road and Benson (Slate Run, PA Quadrangle N: 17.0 inches; W: 16.8 inches) in Chapman Township, Clinton County.
E19-154. Water obstruction and encroachment. Dept. of Transportation, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754. Remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 16 foot by 10 foot precast concrete box culvert depressed 1 foot below the streambed with an effective underclearance of 9 feet and a skew of 80 degrees in an unnamed tributary to the Susquehanna River. This project is located on SR 1004 just west of its intersection with Edgar Avenue (Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 1.7 inches; W: 3.7 inches) in Scott Township, Columbia County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E41-367. Water obstruction and encroachment. Dept. of Transportation, 715 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754. Repair and maintain the stream channel of Beck Run for flood protection. The repair work shall consist of (1) the removal of 150 feet of gravel deposition to reestablish the original stream channel; (2) the widening of 300 feet of stream channel; and (3) the placement of 130 feet of riprap protection at a location approximately 1,000 feet southeast of the intersection of SR 4007 and T-818 (Nauvoo, PA Quadrangle N: 2.1 inches; W: 0.3 inch) in Jackson Township, Lycoming County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E41-374. Water obstruction and encroachment. DCNR, Bureau of Forestry, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451. Remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span multiple glulam timber beam bridge to carry Rock Run Road across Miners Run. The project is located along the north right-of-way of Rock Run Road approximately 1.6 miles east of the intersection of McIntyre Road and Rock Run Road (Ralston, PA Quadrangle N: 2.8 inches; W: 5.7 inches) in McIntyre Township, Lycoming County This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E49-200. Water obstruction and encroachment. Shamokin Township, R. R. 1, Box 936, Paxinos, PA 17860. Remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain two 60 inch culverts in an unnamed tributary to Shamokin Creek on T-485 approximately .3 mile west of SR 4015 (Treverton, PA Quadrangle N: 16.6 inches; W: 2.3 inches) in Shamokin Township, Northumberland County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-5485.
E39-313. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, District 5-0, 1713 Lehigh Street, Allentown, PA 18103. (1) Remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a dual 8-span continuous steel girder bridge having a total length of 1,230.00 feet with an underclearance of approximately 54.80 feet on a 19 degree skew across the Lehigh River; (2) modify and maintain a stream enclosure consisting of 85 linear feet of existing 6 foot × 5 foot concrete arch culvert and approximately 21 linear feet of a 6 foot × 5 foot concrete box culvert extension at station 226+30 in an unnamed tributary to the Lehigh River; and (3) place fill in a de minimus area of wetlands less than or equal to 0.05 acre. The project, known as the Treichlers Bridge Replacement Project, is located on S. R. 0145, at its intersection with the Lehigh River, (Clementon, PA Quadrangle N: 19.6 inches; W: 5.7 inches) in North Whitehall and Lehigh Township, Lehigh and Northampton County.
E45-299. Encroachment. Pleasant Valley Manor, Monroe County Housing Authority, 4227 Manor Drive, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. To construct and maintain a 0.73 acre bituminous pavement parking lot addition within the 100-year floodplain of McMichael Creek. The project is associated with the expansion of Monroe County Housing Authority's Pleasant Valley Manor and Hamilton Nursing Homes located approximately 500 feet northeast of the intersection of S. R. 2010 (Manor Drive) and T235 (Saylorsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 13.3 inches; W: 5.2 inches) in Hamilton Township, Monroe County.
E58-221. Encroachment. Susquehanna County Commissioners, Susquehanna County Courthouse, Montrose, PA 18801. To construct and maintain a single-span steel I-beam bridge with a timber deck (County Bridge No. 22), having a span of approximately 65 feet and an underclearance of approximately 16.3 feet, across Tunkhannock Creek. The bridge will be constructed at the location of the former T-434 bridge, which was severely flood damaged, and will utilize/modify portions of the existing abutments. The project is located immediately east of the intersection of T-434 and S. R. 0092 (Lenoxville, PA Quadrangle N: 11.0 inches; W: 9.7 inches) in Lenox Township, Susquehanna County.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1538. Filed for public inspection September 13, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
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