NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
[26 Pa.B. 5826]
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 Field Office indicated as the office responsible, 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 Field Office of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Field Office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Managers 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 Field Office indicated 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 proceeding should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. 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.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.PA 0217476. Sewage, Edward L. Soloski, 301 South Jefferson Street, Kittanning, PA 16201.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Audubon Estates Sewage Treatment Plant in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as an unnamed tributary of Glade Run, which are classified as a trout stocked 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 Buffalo Township Municipal Authority.
Outfall 001: new discharge, design flow of 0.056 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 25 50 (11-1 to 4-30) Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 2 4 (11-1 to 4-30) 4 8 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 0.03 0.08 Dissolved Oxygen not less than 6 mg/l pH 6.0--9.0 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 0051284. Industrial waste, Springfield Township, 50 Powell Road, Springfield, PA 19064.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge leachate from an existing closed landfill in Springfield Township, Delaware County. This is an existing discharge to an unnamed tributary to Crum 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 and esthetics.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, from date of permit issuance through completion of 18 months of permit issuance, based on an average flow of 10,000 gpd are as follows:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Dissolved Iron monitor/report Total Iron monitor/report Color (Pt-Co Units) 100 Total Suspended Solids monitor/report Total Dissolved Solids monitor/report pH (STD Units) 6.0--9.0 Magnesium monitor/report Manganese monitor/report The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 from completion of 18 months of permit issuance through expiration, based on an average flow of 10,000 gpd are as follows:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Dissolved Iron 0.6 1.2 1.5 Total Iron 2.0 4.0 5.0 Color (Pt-Co Units) 100 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 75 Total Dissolved Solids monitor/report pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Magnesium monitor/report Manganese 2.0 4.0 5.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Manager, Water Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, telephone (814) 332-6942.PA 0033421. Sewage. Mercer/Grove City KOA Campground, 1337 Butler Pike, Mercer, PA 16137-6211.
This application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to unnamed tributary to Pine Run in Findley Township, Mercer County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: trout stocked 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 Beaver Falls Municipal Authority on the Beaver River located at Beaver Falls, approximately 31.5 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001 based on a design flow of 0.005 mgd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow monitor and report CBOD5 25 50 TSS 30 60 Ammonia-Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 3.5 7 (11-1 to 4-30) 10.5 21 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 Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.2 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 3.0 mg/l at all times pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0006441. Industrial waste, SIC: 4011, CSX Transportation, Inc., 500 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202, telephone (904) 359-7527.
This application is for renewal of a Part I (NPDES) permit to discharge untreated stormwater and treated groundwater to the Mahoning Creek in Bell Township, Jefferson County. The discharges are existing.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: warm water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating the effluent requirements for TDS, Nitrite-Nitrate, fluoride and phenolics, the existing water supply considered during the evaluation was the Allegheny River used by the Kittanning District Pennsylvania-American Water Company 67.05 miles downstream at Allegheny River mile 45.27.
The proposed discharge limits for Outfalls 001, 003, 004, 005 and 006, based on a design flow of 0.050 400 mgd, are:
Concentrations (mg/l) Discharge Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report BOD5 monitor and report COD monitor and report TSS 30 60 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen monitor and report Total Phosphorus monitor and report Total Iron monitor and report Oil and Grease 15 30 pH (Outfall 001) between 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times (Outfalls 003 through 006) monitor and report The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0222127. Sewage. Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, PA 16059.
This application is for a new NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to unnamed tributary to Glade Run in Middlesex Township, Butler County. This is a new 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 Connoquenessing Creek and Zelienople Water Works located at Zelienople, approximately 12 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001 based on a design flow of 0.0015 mgd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 TSS 30 60 Ammonia-Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 2.5 5.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 7.5 15 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 Total Residual Chlorine 0.18 0.4 Phosphorus (4-1 to 10-31) 2 4 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 3 mg/l at all times pH 6.0--9.0 at all times 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 the 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 Regional Office or County Conservation District Office indicated as the responsible office, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. A copy of the written comments should be sent to the County Conservation District Office. 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 Regional Office of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Regional Office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water 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 County Conservation District Office or the Department Regional Office indicated 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.
Southeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, telephone (610) 832-6130.
Southwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
Southcentral Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4590.
Beaver County Conservation District, District Manager, 1000 Third St., Ste. 202, Beaver, PA 15009-2026, telephone (412) 774-7090.
NPDES Permit PAS100239. Stormwater. Richard Hartung, Danburry Farms Inc., 1120 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County, to UNT to Big Sewickley Creek and Brush Run.
Bucks County Conservation District, District Manager, 924 Town Center, New Britain, PA 18901, telephone (215) 345-7577.
NPDES Permit PAS10D085. Stormwater. Faulkner-Ciocca Management, 321 SW End Boulevard, Quakertown, PA 18951 have applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Richland Township, Bucks County, to Morgan Creek.
NPDES Permit PAS10D086. Stormwater. Toll Brothers Inc., 3102 Philmont Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, to Core Creek.
York County Conservation District, District Manager, 118 Pleasant Acres Rd., York, PA 17402, telephone (717) 840-7430.
NPDES Permit PAS10Y055. Stormwater. Rose Brook, Vincent Lebo, L & C Partnership, 990 S. Pleasant Avenue, Dallastown, PA 17313 have applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Windsor Township, York County, to UNT to Kreutz Creek.
NPDES Permit PAS10-5308. Stormwater. Philadelphia International Airport, Division of Aviation, Philadelphia International Airport, Division of Aviation, Terminal E, Philadelphia, PA 19153, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, to Pennypack Creek.
The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. Persons objecting on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval of an application or submitted plan may file a written protest with the Department of Environmental Protection at the address indicated above each permit application or plan. Each written protest should contain the following: name, address and telephone number, identification of the plan or application to which the protest is addressed and a concise statement in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the protest and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to any given protests. Each writer will be notified in writing of the time and place if a hearing or conference concerning the plan, action or application to which the protest relates is held. To insure consideration by the Department prior to final action on permit applications and proposed plans, initial protests and additions or amendments to protests already filed should be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A copy of each permit application and proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
Industrial waste and sewerage applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.
WQM Permit No. 1096414. Sewage, Mary and Glenn Franceschina, SRSTP, 132 Old Glade Mill Rd., Valencia, PA 16059. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Middlesex Township, Butler County.
WQM Permit No. 6296411. Sewage, Leonard B. Riel, SRSTP, R. D. 3, Box 101, Sugar Grove, PA 16350. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Farmington Township, Warren County.
Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Northeast Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-2511.
4596507. Public water supply. Pocono Plateau Mobile Home Park, Larry Moyer, 32 Chipperfield Drive, Effort, PA 18330. This proposal involves permitting of an existing system to allow for construction of a well house with disinfection facilities for treatment of raw water from one of the two currently utilized wells. Use of the second well will be discontinued. It is located in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County.
Engineer: James T. Palumbo, P. E., 37 North Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.
5296504. Public water supply. The Escape. This proposal involves chemical treatment for manganese sequestering at the Hilltop well. It is located in Palmyra Township, Pike County.
Engineer: Acker Associates, Inc., P. O. Box 899, Moscow, PA 18444.
5296505. Public water supply. Hemlock Farms Community Association, Bette A. Wesman Community Association Manager, Box 1007, Hemlock Farms, Hawley, PA 18428. This proposal provides for the modification and permitting of an existing public water supply system serving the residents of Hemlock Farms Community Association. It is located in Dingman and Porter Townships, Pike County.
6496503. Public water supply. Holiday Park, P. O. Box 2875, Branchville, NJ 07826. James Conner. This proposal involves permitting a system existing since 1973 serving 80 people. The system has a single well source, two hydropneumatic tanks, hypochlorinator, contact tank and distribution system. It is located in Cherry Ridge Township, Wayne County.
Engineer: James F. Knash, P. E., 1105 Court St., Honesdale, PA 18431.
6496504. Public water supply. Woodland Hills Subdivision, Barry J. Newcomer, HCR Box 202, Paupack, PA 18451. This proposal involves permitting of an existing system for installation of raw water disinfection facilities, a 2,800 gallon finished water storage tank booster pump facilities and hydropneumatic tanks. It is located in Paupack Township, Wayne County.
Engineer: Fred C. Shoenagel, Jr., P. E., R. R. 2, Box 15, Greentown, PA 18426.
Southeast Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, telephone (610) 832-6130.
A. 1596506. Public water supply. Phillips Mushroom Farms, James A. Angelucci, 1011 Kaolin Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348. This proposal involves the permitting of an existing water system in Kennett Township, Chester County.
A. 1156439. Public water supply. Mangold Enterprises, Inc., 882 South Matlack Street, Suite H, West Chester, PA 19382. This proposal involves the permitting of a bottle water facility for distilled water in West Chester Borough, Chester County.
Bureau of Water Supply and Community Health, Division of Drinking Water Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Contact: Godfrey C. Maduka; (717) 787-9037.
A. 9996440. Tug Hill Water, Inc., P. O. Box 338, Hagaman, NY 12086; Ralph M. Riposa, President. Applicant requests Department approval to sell bottled water in Pennsylvania under the brand name: Crystal Mountain Artesian Spring Water.
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate.
Sections 302 and 303 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate identifies a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background or Statewide health standard to remediate a site must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department must provide a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Regional Office, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone (610) 832-5950.
North Philadelphia Train Station, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Robert A. LaRosa, P. E., Sr. Environmental Engineer, 30th St. Station, 5th Floor South, Philadelphia, PA 19104, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons and diesel fuel. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard.
Claymont Development Property, Birmingham Township, Delaware County. Charles A. Ernst, III, 355 D. Lancaster Ave., Haverford, PA 19041, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with BTEX and petroleum hydrocarbons; groundwater contaminated with lead, BTEX and petroleum hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet background and Statewide health standards.
Southwest Field Office, John J. Matviya, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-5217.
Xerox Pittsburgh District Parts Center, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. Xerox Corporation, Xerox Square 04D, Rochester, NY 14644 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate groundwater contaminated with solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health standard.
Sections 304 and 305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use a site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site in a Special Industrial Area must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific cleanup standard, in whole or in part, and for sites determined to be located in Special Industrial Areas. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area by the person conducting remediation. For the sites identified below, a municipality may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified below. During this comment period, a municipality may request that the person identified below, as the remediator of a site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of a site. For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, please contact the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Regional Office, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.
Peco Hanover Substation, Pottstown Borough, Montgomery County. Michael Heisler, P. E., Engineer, Environmental Affairs, 2301 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19101-8699, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remedite site soils and groundwater contaminated with lead, heavy metals, BTEX, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and groundwater additionally contaminated with solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet a combination of site-specific and Statewide health standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Mercury, on October 30, 1996.
Southwest Field Office, John J. Matviya, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-5217.
Neville Island Industrial Park, Neville Township, Allegheny County. Neville Island Associates, 733 Washington Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with BTEX, PHCs and PAHs. The applicant proposes to remedite the site to meet a site-specific standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette on October 10, 1996.
Applications submitted 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, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Lee Park, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
A. 301220A. Soil Remediation of Philadelphia, Inc., 3201 South 61st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19153. Received application for a permit renewal and modification for Soil Remediation of Philadelphia. Facility located in the City of Philadelphia. Application received in the Southeast Regional Office November 7, 1996.
Applications submitted under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate or close solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Regional Office, Regional Solid Waste Manager, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Lee Park, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
A. 300001. Occidental Chemical Corporation, Armond Hammer Blvd., P. O. Box 699, Pottstown, PA 19464. Application received for submission of a closure plan for the residual waste landfill operated by the above applicant. Closure plan being submitted in place of applicant seeking re-permitting under the residual waste regulations. Facility located in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County. Application received in the Southeast Regional Office November 6, 1996.
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Solid Waste Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6848.
A. 100329. Lake View Landfill, 851 Robison Road East, Erie, PA 16509. Major permit modification for the revision of the landfill's groundwater monitoring plan including deactivation/decommissioning of wells M14 and M20, discontinuance of monitoring of wells M37A and M39A and reduction of monitoring frequency for wells M3 and M5 to an annual vice quarterly schedule. The landfill is located in Summit Township, Erie County. Permit modification application accepted in the Regional Office on November 12, 1996.
Applications received for Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contaminant sources.
Southeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
The Department intends to issue an air quality operating permit for the air contaminant sources and associated air cleaning devices described below for the specified companies.
Permit: 46-320-027
Source: Printing Facility
Company: Gemplus Plastic Corporation
Location: Montgomery
County: MontgomeryPermit: 23-399-027
Source: Two Converting Lines and two Fabric Filters
and one Venturi Scrubber
Company: Kimberly-Clark Tissue
Location: City of Chester
County: Delaware
Applications under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contamination sources.
Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
06-302-141C. Modification of a boiler by Sunsweet Growers, Inc. (P. O. Box 608, Fleetwood, PA 19522) in Fleetwood, Berks County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart Dc, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
06-312-010A. Construction of a gasoline/distillate oil storage tank controlled by an internal floating roof by Altoona-Scranton Terminal Corporation (P. O. Box 2621, Harrisburg, PA 17105) in Sinking Spring, Berks County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart Kb, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
05-2006. The Department intends to issue a NOx RACT (Reasonably Available Control Technology) Air Quality Operating Permit to Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (P. O. Box 1273, Charleston, WV 25325-1273) for two engines controlled by ENOX technologies and three gas turbines at their Artemas Compressor Station in Mann Township, Bedford County.
36-308-021E. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to C & D Charter Power Systems, Inc. (82 East Main Street, Leola, PA 17540) for two battery grid casting machines in Leola, Lancaster County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart KK, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
36-308-070B. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to C & D Charter Power Systems, Inc. (82 East Main Street, Leola, PA 17540) for the battery plate tank formation system in Leola, Lancaster County.
36-308-081. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Kalas Manufacturing Incorporated (P. O. Box 328, Denver, PA 17517) for lead battery terminal operations controlled by a fabric collector in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County.
67-2003. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality RACT (Reasonably Available Control Technology) Synthetic Minor Operating Permit to Mastercraft Specialties, Incorporated (800 Maple Street, Red Lion, PA 17356) for a wood furniture manufacturing and finishing facility in Red Lion Borough, York County.
Request for Variance
The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has approved a request for variance for Canterbury Coal Company. The following notification contains a summary of both this request and the Department's decision regarding approval. Complete copies of both the variance request and the Department's decision may be obtained from Glen Ziegler by calling (717) 787-1376.
Summary of the request: Canterbury Coal Company is requesting a variance from section 221(d) of the Bituminous Coal Mining Laws of Pennsylvania. Canterbury's plan calls for the use of battery powered shuttle cars as the primary means of transportation for evacuation during a fan stoppage. The request proposes that during a fan stoppage the evacuation of men from the mine using electrically powered haulage equipment will be safer than having the workforce evacuate the mine on foot.
Summary of the decision: The basis for the Bureau's determination for approval can be summarized in the following statements:
1. In order for an explosion to occur, an ignition source (for example, a spark from battery powered haulage equipment) and fuel (methane gas) are needed.
At the Bureau's request, tests were performed on the mine atmosphere using MSA and CSE permissible Oxygen and Methane recording units. These tests were performed for an extended period of time (5 hours plus). Test results showed that no dangerous concentrations of methane or other gases accumulated along the track haulage entries during fan stoppage.
Additionally, during an evacuation due to fan stoppage, the mine atmosphere will be continually monitored utilizing approved gas detection devices. Such monitoring shall be conducted by certified personnel.
Without the presence of combustible gases (the fuel), evacuation using battery powered haulage equipment should provide a safe, efficient and expeditious means of escape for personnel working in the mine. The Bureau feels that a more expeditious evacuation of the workers is to the benefit of worker safety. According to tests, evacuation from the mine by battery powered haulage equipment is reduced to 45 minutes from approximately 2 hours (walking out).
2. The plan's evacuation procedures are those outlined in the 30 CFR 75.313.
Under Act 181 of 1984, the Department of Environmental Protection solicits letters of interest from the landowners and/or licensed mine operators for the reclamation of the following abandoned strip mine projects:
Project Municipality County Acre BF 405-101.1 Union Twp. Washington 13 BF 409-101.1 Kittanning Twp. Armstrong 2 BF 410-101.1 Export Borough Westmoreland 35 BF 412-101.1 South Beaver Twp. Beaver 4 Letters of interest must be received by Ernest F. Giovannitti, Director, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Department of Environmental Protection, P. O. Box 8476, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8476, no later than 4 p.m., December 31, 1996, to be considered.
Telephone inquiries shall be directed to B. P. Rao, Chief, Division of Acid Mine Drainage Abatement, at (717) 783-1311.
The following Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection.
In addition to permit applications, the Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands (BDWW) and the Regional Office Soils and Waterways Sections have assumed primary responsibility for processing requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), for projects requiring both a Dam Safety and Encroachments Permit, and a United States Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) permit. Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1301--1303, 1306 and 1307, as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 Certification will be published concurrently with the BDWW permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Safety or Encroachment Permit, or the approval of Environmental Assessments must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the Bureau or Field Office indicated as the responsible office.
Applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Southcentral Regional Office, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Room 126, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4590.
E05-242. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 9-0, Earl Neiderhiser, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a bridge having a clear span of 58.6 feet on a 55° skew with a minimum underclearance of 8.9 ft. across Scrubgrass Creek on SR 4034, Section 001, Segment 0030, offset 0759 located about 0.8 mile west of Imler Village (Alum Bank, PA Quadrangle N: 15.5 inches; W: 5.3 inches) in King Township, Bedford County.
DEP Central Office, Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands, 400 Market Street, Floor 6, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, telephone (717) 783-1384.
Requests for Environmental Assessment approval under 25 Pa. Code § 105.15 and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
EA09-010C0. Environmental assessment. Township of Middletown, 2140 Trenton Road, Levittown, PA 19056. To construct and maintain a nonjurisdictional dam across a tributary to Neshaminy Creek (WWF, MF) impacting a de minimus area of wetland (PFO) equal to 0.05 acre for the purpose of recreation located approximately 1,200 feet northwest of the intersection West Maple Avenue (State Route 213) and Oakford Road (State Route 432) at the Middletown Township Country Club (Langhorne, PA Quadrangle N: 9.45 inches; W: 8.25 inches) in Middletown Township, Bucks County.
EA67-008C0. Environmental assessment. R. Darin Ingool, P. O. Box 112, Cardiff, MD 21024-0112. To construct and maintain a nonjurisdictional dam across a tributary to Muddy Creek (TSF) for the purpose of recreation located approximately 2,500 feet northwest of the intersection of Miller Road and Murphy Road (Airville, PA Quadrangle N: 4.5 inches; W: 2.0 inches) in Peach Bottom Township, York County.
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