NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
[26 Pa.B. 4913]
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 applications 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.
Applications 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 0042269. Sewage, SIC: 4952, Lancaster Area Sewer Authority 130 Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated sewage to Dry Run, in Manor Township, Lancaster 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 the Safe Harbor Power Plant located in Manor Township, 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 15 mgd are:
Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 8.5 17 Total Phosphorus 2 4 Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.6 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH from 6.0--9.0 inclusive 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 not in effect.
PA 0087653. Sewage, SIC: 6514, William Morche (SFTP), 25B Douglass House, Douglassville, PA 19518.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated sewage to a dry swale, in Pike Township, Berks County.
The receiving stream is classified for exceptional value, 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 Pennsylvania American Water Company located on the Susquehanna River. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.0005 mgd are:
Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 10 20 Total Suspended Solids 10 20 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 3.0 6.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 9.0 18.0 Total Residual Chlorine nondetectable nondetectable pH from 6.0--9.0 inclusive 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 0080187. Industrial waste, SIC: 4953, Dauphin Meadows, Inc. (Landfill), 310 Leger Road, North Huntingdon, PA 15642.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated industrial waste to Wiconisco Creek, in Washington Township, Dauphin County. This discharge would replace an existing discharge to an unnamed tributary of Wiconisco Creek.
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.
A previous public notice presented effluent limits for interim Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.03 mgd. This interim outfall discharges to an unnamed tributary of Wiconisco Creek.
The proposed effluent limits for final Outfall 001 for design flow of 0.05 mgd are:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) pH (s.u.) from 6.0--9.0 inclusive CBOD5 100 200 250 Total Suspended Solids 100 200 250 Total Dissolved Solids monitor and report Ammonia Nitrogen 20 40 50 Dissolved Oxygen 5.0 mg/l at all times Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200 (10-1 to 4-30) 100,000 Antimony 0.45 0.90 1.13 Arsenic 0.05 0.10 0.13 Beryllium 0.005 0.010 0.013 Cadmium 0.005 0.010 0.013 Chromium (T) 0.125 0.25 0.313 Copper 0.05 0.10 0.13 Lead 0.036 0.072 0.090 Nickel 0.2 0.4 0.5 Selenium 0.01 0.02 0.03 Silver 0.010 0.020 0.025 Thallium 0.10 0.20 0.25 Zinc 1.0 2.0 2.5 Cyanide 0.02 0.04 0.05 Barium 0.30 0.60 0.75 Boron 3.0 6.0 7.5 Cobalt 0.05 0.10 0.13 Iron 22.70 45.40 56.70 Manganese 1.0 2.0 2.5 Tin 0.8 1.5 2.0 Aluminum 0.3 0.6 0.8 Vanadium monitor and report Benzene 0.05 0.10 0.13 Chlorobenzene 0.05 0.10 0.13 1,1-Dichloroethane 0.09 0.18 0.23 Chloromethane 0.10 0.20 0.25 Methylene Chloride 0.10 0.20 0.25 Toluene 0.05 0.10 0.13 1,2-Transdichloroethylene 0.03 0.06 0.08 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.10 0.20 0.25 Phenol 0.05 0.10 0.13 Chloroform 0.010 0.020 0.025 Butyl Benzyl Phthalate 0.010 0.020 0.025 2-Chloronaphthalene 0.010 0.020 0.025 Diethyl Phthalate 0.03 0.06 0.08 Isophorone 0.05 0.10 0.13 Lindane 0.007 0.014 0.018 4,4-DDT 0.000082 0.000164 0.000205 Acetone 0.1 0.2 0.3 2-Butanone 0.210 0.420 0.525 1,2,3-Trichloropropane 0.1 0.2 0.3 Xylene monitor and report Tetrahydrofuran 0.03 0.06 0.08 P-cresol 0.050 0.100 0.125 2-Hexanone 0.02 0.04 0.05 4-Methyl-2 Pentanone 0.02 0.04 0.05 Dibromomethane 0.01 0.02 0.03 Outfalls 002, 003, 004 and 005 receive stormwater runoff from retention ponds.
Part C includes a schedule for construction of a new outfall line and rerating the leachate treatment plant from 0.03 mgd to 0.05 mgd.
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 0031658. Sewage, Chadwick Mobile Home Park, P. O. Box 56, Prosperity, PA 15329.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Chadwick Mobile Home Park STP in South Franklin Township, Washington County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as tributary of Fork of Bane Creek, which are classified as a trout stock fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Marianna Municipal Water Works.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of .008 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 50 Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 2.0 4.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 4.0 8.0 Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine 1st month--36th month monitor and report 37th month--expiration .08 .17 Dissolved Oxygen not less than 5 mg/l pH 6.0--9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, telephone (814) 332-6942.PA 0002551. Industrial waste, SIC: 2911. Pennzoil Products Company, Rouseville Refinery, 2 Main Street, Rouseville, PA 16344.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated industrial waste, noncontact cooling water, and Group 1 and Group 2 stormwater to Oil Creek and its tributary Hamilton Run in Rouseville Borough, Venango County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: warm water fishes, 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 considered during the evaluation is the Allegheny River and the Emlenton Municipal Water Authority located 40 miles below point of discharge.
Outfall No. 006
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) This discharge shall be regulated through Suboutfalls 106 and 206. The proposed discharge limits for Outfall No. 106, based on a design flow of 0.634 mgd, are:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow monitoring and report BOD5 40.2 80 100 Total Suspended Solids 35.5 56 90 COD 245 475 600 Oil and Grease 13.4 25.2 30 Phenols 0.2 0.6 0.6 Ammonia (as N) 5.4 11.8 13.4 Sulfide 0.2 0.5 0.6 Total Chromium 0.3 0.8 0.8 Hexavalent Chromium 0.0025 0.0056 0.0063 pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The proposed discharge limits for Outfall No. 013, based on a design flow of 0.042 mgd, are:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow monitoring and report BOD5 66 TSS 54 COD 450 Oil and Grease 15.7 Phenols 0.43 Chromium (Total) 1.1 (Hexavalent) 0.63 pH 6.0--9.0 at all times Outfalls:
010: Lat 41 27 44 Long 79 41 22
040: Lat 41 27 53 Long 79 40 56
041: Lat 41 27 57 Long 79 40 40
042: Lat 41 27 58 Long 79 40 36
043: Lat 41 27 56 Long 79 40 30
060: Lat 41 27 16 Long 79 41 15
061: Lat 41 27 13 Long 79 41 14
062: Lat 41 27 10 Long 79 41 13
063: Lat 41 26 58 Long 79 41 14
064: Lat 41 26 53 Long 79 41 18
065: Lat 41 26 53 Long 79 41 21
140: Lat 41 27 56 Long 79 41 02
240: Lat 41 27 58 Long 79 40 54
340: Lat 41 27 55 Long 79 40 51
440: Lat 41 27 57 Long 79 40 48
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Total Organic Carbon 110 138 Oil and Grease 15 30 pH 6.0--9.0 at all times Outfalls:
030: Lat 41 28 16 Long 79 41 35
031: Lat 41 28 04 Long 79 41 31
051: Lat 41 26 53 Long 79 41 20
206: Lat 41 27 35 Long 80 41 21
This discharge shall contain uncontaminated stormwater runoff only.
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
PA 0102296. Sewage, Stephen M. Bartone, 110 Garden Street, Conneaut, OH 44030.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sanitary sewage from Bartone's Stateline Service Center to an unnamed tributary to Raccoon Creek in Springfield Township, Erie County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for cold water and migratory fishery, aquatic life and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is the Erie municipal water intake, approximately 23 miles below the point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on average design flow of 0.0115 mgd, are:
Effluent Concentration (mg/l) Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Maximum CBOD5 25 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 2.0 4.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 6.0 12.0 Phosphorus as ''P'' 1.0 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 3.0 mg/l at all times Total Residual Chlorine (interim) monitor and report (final) 0.50 0.750 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 pH 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times
PA 0221589. Amendment No. 1. Industrial waste, SIC: 2514. Cardinal American Corporation/Tel-O-Post, 4911 Grant Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44125.
This application is for an amendment of an NPDES permit to discharge treated industrial waste groundwater to Linesville Creek in the Borough of Linesville, Crawford County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: warm water fishes, 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 considered during the evaluation is Little Shenango River and Greenville Water Company located at Greenville Borough, approximately 18 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed discharge limits for Outfall No. 001 based on a design flow of 0.0288 mgd, are:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow Oil and Grease 15 30 Trichloroethylene 0.012 0.03 1,2,-cis-dichloroethylene 0.001 0.0025 pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northeast Region: Environmental Protection Manager, Water Management, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-2553.PA 0063568. Sewerage/Industrial waste, SIC: 4941, Northampton Borough Municipal Authority, 1717 Main Street, P. O. Box 156, Northampton, PA 17067.
This proposed action is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated process wastewater into Spring Creek in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: cold water fishery, 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 City of Philadelphia Water Supply on Delaware River.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 0.0833 mgd are:
Monthly Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Aluminum 4 8 Manganese 1 2 Total Iron 2 4 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0070505-A1. Industrial waste, SIC: 2869, Mallinckrodt Chemical, Inc., 2409 North Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18104.
This proposed action is for amendment of an NPDES permit to discharge treated/process wastewater/cooling water into Jordan Creek in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: trout stocking fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is the City of Allentown Emergency Intake located on the Lehigh River.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 3.9 mgd are:
Monthly Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow (mgd) Temperature 110°F (January) 100.8°F (Nov. 16-30) 98.6°F (December) 87.6°F CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 25.0 50.0 62.5 (11-1 to 4-30) 30.0 60.0 75.0 Total Suspended Solids 25.0 50.0 62.5 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 2.4 4.8 6.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 7.2 14.4 18.0 Phosphorus (as P) 7.0 14.0 17.5 Sulfate (as SO4) 500 1,000 1,250 Total Dissolved Solids 1,000 2,000 2,500 Color** 100 200 250 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5 mg/l at all times pH within limits of 6--9 standard units at all times Iron (Total) 1.0 2.6 3.3 Copper, Total 0.010 0.020 0.025 Lead 0.004 0.008 0.010 Silver, Total 0.0002 0.0004 0.0005 2-Chlorophenol 0.00012 0.00024 0.0003 2,4-Dichlorophenol 0.0004 0.0008 0.0010 4,6 Dinitro-O-Cresol 0.014 0.028 0.035 2-Nitrophenol 0.017 0.034 0.043 Acrylonitrile 0.0002 (Avg. Annual) 0.0024 Benzene 0.001 (Avg. Annual) 0.012 Carbontetrachloride 0.0003 (Avg. Annual) 0.0036 Chloroform 0.006 (Avg. Annual) 0.072 1,2 Dichloroethane 0.0004 (Avg. Annual) 0.0048 1,1 Dichloroethylene 0.00006 (Avg. Annual) 0.00072 Tetrachloroethylene 0.0007 (Avg. Annual) 0.0084 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 0.0006 (Avg. Annual) 0.0072 Vinyl Chloride 0.00002 (Avg. Annual) 0.00024 Benzo(A)Anthracene 0.000003 (Avg. Annual) 0.000036 Benzo(A)Pyrene 0.000003 (Avg. Annual) 0.000036 3,4-Benzo(B)Fluoranthene 0.000003 (Avg. Annual) 0.000036 Benzo(k)Fluoranthene 0.000003 (Avg. Annual) 0.000036 Chrysene 0.000003 (Avg. Annual) 0.000036 2,4-Dinitrotolune 0.0001 (Avg. Annual) 0.0012 Fluorene 0.000003 (Avg. Annual) 0.000036 Hexachlorobenzene 0.0000007 (Avg. Annual) 0.0000084 Hexachlorobutadiene 0.0005 (Avg. Annual) 0.0017 0.006 Hexachloroethane 0.002 (Avg. Annual) 0.010 0.024 Phenanthrene 0.000003 (Avg. Annual) 0.000036 Pyrene 0.000003 (Avg. Annual) 0.000036 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 0.023 0.046 0.058 Formaldehyde not detectable using MAAM Acenaphthylene 0.000003 (Avg. Annual) 0.000036 Anthracene 0.000003 (Avg. Annual) 0.000036 The EPA waiver is not in effect.
Monitoring Point 101
The proposed effluent limits based on a design flow of 2.0 mgd are:
Monthly Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow (mgd) BOD5 45 120 Total Suspended Solids 57 120 pH within limits of 6--9 standard units at all times Acenaphthene 0.022 0.059 Acrylonitrile 0.096 0.242 Benzene 0.037 0.136 Carbon Tetrachloride 0.018 0.038 0.045 Chlorobenzene 0.015 0.028 0.038 1,2,4-Trichloro-Benzene 0.068 0.140 0.170 Hexachlorobenzene 0.015 0.028 0.038 1,2-Dichloroethane 0.068 0.211 1,1,1-Trichloroethene 0.021 0.054 Hexachlorothene 0.021 0.054 1,1 Dichlorothane 0.022 0.059 1,1,2 Trichlorothane 0.021 0.054 Chloroethane 0.104 0.268 Chloroform 0.021 0.046 0.053 2-Chlorophenol 0.031 0.098 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 0.077 0.163 0.193 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 0.031 0.044 0.078 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 0.015 0.028 0.078 1,1-Dichlorothelene 0.016 0.025 0.040 1,2-Trans-Dichloroethylene 0.021 0.054 2,4-Dichlorophenol 0.039 0.112 1,2-Dichloropropane 0.153 0.230 0.380 1,3-Dichloropropylene 0.029 0.044 0.073 2,4-Dimethylphenol 0.018 0.036 0.045 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 0.113 0.285 2,6-Dinitrotoluene 0.255 0.641 Ethylbenzene 0.032 0.108 Fluoranthene 0.025 0.068 Methylene Chloride 0.040 0.089 0.100 Methyl Chloride 0.086 0.190 0.215 Hexachlorobutadiene 0.020 0.049 Naphthalene 0.022 0.059 Nitrobenzene 0.027 0.068 2-Nitrophenol 0.041 0.069 0.103 4-Nitrophenol 0.072 0.124 0.180 2,4-Dinitrophenol 0.071 0.123 0.178 4,6 Dinitro-O-Cresol 0.078 0.277 Phenol 0.015 0.026 0.038 BIS (2-Ethylhexyl) 0.103 0.279 Phthalate 0.103 0.279 Di-N-Butylphthate 0.027 0.057 0.068 Diethyl Phthalate 0.081 0.203 Dimethylphthalate 0.019 0.047 Benzo(A)Anthracene 0.022 0.059 Benzo(A) Pyrene 0.023 0.061 3,4-Benzo(B)Fluoran-Thene 0.023 0.061 Benzo(K)Fluoranthene 0.022 0.059 Chrysene 0.022 0.059 Acenaphthylene 0.022 0.059 Anthracene 0.022 0.059 Fluorene 0.022 0.059 Phenanthrene 0.022 0.059 Pyrene 0.025 0.067 Tetrachloroethylene 0.022 0.056 Toluene 0.026 0.080 Trichloroethylene 0.021 0.054 Vinyl Chloride 0.104 0.268
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