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Applications received for Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
22-317-003A. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to H. B. Reese Candy Company, Division of Hershey Chocolate USA (925 Reese Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033) for a flour/sugar storage system in Derry Township, Dauphin County.
36-320-027A. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Lancaster Press, Inc. (3575 Hempland Road, Lancaster, PA 17604-3657) for six web-offset printing presses controlled by a thermal recuperative incinerator in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.
36-317-068B. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Spangler's Flour Mills, Incorporated (19 North Market Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552) for a wheat flour milling facility in Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County.
36-2034. The Department intends to issue a Synthetic Minor RACT Operating Permit to Filling Cleaners, Inc. (3885 Columbia Avenue, Mountville, PA 17554) for two washers, six tumblers and one storage tank in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.
38-310-017A. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Tarmac Minerals, Inc. d/b/a Tarmac America (P. O. Box 160, Annville, PA 17003) for a portable sand crushing plant in North Londonderry Township, Lebanon County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
67-318-113A. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Root Corporation, Division of New York Wire (152 North Main Street, Mt. Wolf, PA 17347) for a coating and curing line in Mt. Wolf Borough, York County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart VVV, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
Northcentral Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
8-399-046. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Osram Sylvania, Inc. (Box 504, Towanda, PA 18848-0504) for the operation of various tungsten/molybdenum welding rod grinders and cutoff saws and associated air cleaning devices (a ''media air cleaner'' and a ''HEPA filter'') in North Towanda Township, Bradford County.
41-313-011B. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Lonza, Inc. (3500 Trenton Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701) for the operation of a solid Glydant production process and associated air cleaning devices (three cartridge collectors, a fabric collector and a packed bed scrubber) in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming County.
60-318-008. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Pillings FRP, Inc. (P. O. Box 119, West Milton, PA 17886) for the operation of a fiberglass reinforced plastics manufacturing facility in White Deer Township, Union County.
Southwest Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
56-322-002. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Resource Conservation Corporation (R. R. 1, Box 305, Cairnbrook, PA 15924) for a landfill gas management system at its Shade Township Waste Management Facility located in Shade Township, Somerset County.
32-302-033A. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to GPU Generation Corporation (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) for Auxiliary Boiler A at its Conemaugh Station facility located in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.
11-307-039. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Bar Technologies, Inc. (227 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Johnstown, PA 15901) for a continuous bloom/billet caster at its Johnstown Plant located in Franklin Borough, Cambria County.
65-307-079. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Kennametal, Inc. (P. O. Box 231, Latrobe, PA 15650) for dust collectors on the jet mill at its Kingston Plant located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County.
65-301-061A. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Torrance State Hospital (Torrance, PA 15779) for an infectious waste incinerator at its facility located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County.
04-309-008D. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1018 Eleventh Street, P. O. Box 441, Beaver Falls, PA 15010) for baghouses on the RIMS, conveyors and emboss line at its facility located in Beaver Falls, Beaver County.
Applications received for Minor Source Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southwest Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
OP-32-201. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from FMC Corporation (57 Cooper Avenue, Homer City, PA 15748) for material handling equipment manufacturing at its Homer City Plant located in Homer City Borough, Indiana County.
OP-03-175. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Babcox & Wilcox Company (R. R. 1, Box 355, Vandergrift, PA 15690) for Building A at its Parks Facility located in Parks Township, Armstrong County.
OP-65-816. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Keystone Oil and Gas, Inc. (One Williamsburg Place, Suite 110, Warrendale, PA 15086) for a natural gas transmission station at its Silvis Station located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.
OP-32-323. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Keystone Oil and Gas, Inc. (One Williamsburg Place, Warrendale, PA 15086) for a natural gas transmission station at its McAnulty Station located in Montgomery Township, Indiana County.
OP-32-324. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Keystone Oil and Gas, Inc. (One Williamsburg Place, Suite 110, Warrendale, PA 15086) for a natural gas transmission station at its Myers Station located in Montgomery Township, Indiana County.
OP-32-325. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Keystone Oil and Gas, Inc. (One Williamsburg Place, Suite 110, Warrendale, PA 15086) for a natural gas transmission station at its Wandin Station located in Green Township, Indiana County.
OP-32-326. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Shawmut Production Corporation (One Williamsburg Place, Suite 240, Warrendale, PA 15086) for a natural gas transmission station at its Rhea Station located in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County.
OP-32-327. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Shawmut Production Corporation (One Williamsburg Place, Suite 240, Warrendale, PA 15086) for a natural gas transmission station at its Murdick Station located in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County.
OP-65-878. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from R. E. Uptegraff Manufacturing Company (P. O. Box 182, Scottdale, PA 15683) for a transformer manufacturing operation at its facility located in Scottdale Borough, Westmoreland County.
OP-04-693. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Littell Steel Company (P. O. Box 298, New Brighton, PA 15066) for a structural steel manufacturing process at its facility located in Bridgewater Borough, Beaver County.
OP-04-694. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Morgan Brothers (P. O. Box 208, Beaver Falls, PA 15010) for a metal coating process at its facility located in Beaver Falls, Beaver County.
OP-65-877. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Allegheny Ludlum Corporation (100 River Road, Brackenridge, PA 15014) for a residual waste landfill at its Route 356 Landfill located in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County.
OP-04-006. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Brighton Electric Steel Company (P. O. Box 206, Beaver Falls, PA 15010) for a steel foundry at its facility located in Beaver Falls, Beaver County.
OP-65-127. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from National Roll Company (Railroad Avenue, P. O. Box 655, Avonmore, PA 15618) for a steel foundry at its Avonmore Plant located in Avonmore Borough, Westmoreland County.
OP-65-101. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Mill Service, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 135A, Yukon, PA 15698) for a refuse system at its Yukon Plant located in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.
OP-63-616. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Therm-O-Rock, Inc. (P. O. Box 429, New Eagle, PA 15067) for a non-metallic mineral process at its Plant 1 located in New Eagle Borough, Washington County.
OP-65-799. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from CNG Transmission Corporation (445 West Main Street, P. O. Box 2450, Clarksburg, WV 26302) for a natural gas transmission station at its Lincoln Heights Station located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.
OP-63-584. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Washington Mould Company (P. O. Box 518, Greene and Madison Avenue, Washington, PA 15301) for an iron foundry at its facility located in Washington, Washington County.
OP-63-650. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Goldschmidt Industrial Chemical Corporation (941 Robinson Highway, P. O. Box 279, McDonald, PA 15057) for an industrial inorganic chemical operation at its McDonald Plant located in Robinson Township, Washington County.
OP-65-844. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Sterling Lebanon Packaging Corporation (P. O. Box 768, Thomas Avenue and Lafferty Street, Jeannette, PA 15644) for a packaging manufacturing operation at its Jeannette Plant located in Jeannette, Westmoreland County.
OP-03-202. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from The Peoples Natural Gas Company (625 Liberty Avenue, CNG Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) for a natural gas compressor station at its Roaring Run Compressor Station located in Kiskimenetas Township, Armstrong County.
OP-32-322. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from T. W. Phillips Gas and Oil Company (205 North Main Street, Butler, PA 16001) for a natural gas compressor station at its Clark Compressor Station located in Banks Township, Indiana County.
OP-03-201. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from The Peoples Natural Gas Company (625 Liberty Avenue, CNG Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) for a natural gas compressor station at its Baum Compressor Station located in Boggs Township, Armstrong County.
OP-63-878. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from The Peoples Natural Gas Company (625 Liberty Avenue, CNG Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) for a natural gas compressor station at its Gibson Compressor Station located in Fallowfield Township, Washington County.
OP-65-258. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Aluminum Company of America (P. O. Box 772, 600 Freeport Road, New Kensington, PA 15068) for a melting/casting/metal process at its ARL Operations located in New Kensington, Westmoreland County.
OP-63-877. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Guttman Oil Company (200 Speers Road, Belle Vernon, PA 15012) for a bulk terminal at its Belle Vernon Bulk Terminal located in Speers Borough, Washington County.
OP-65-235. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Aluminum Company of America (100 Technical Drive, Alcoa Center, PA 15069) for a research and development operation at its Alcoa Technical Center located in Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County.
OP-03-050. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Creekside Mushrooms Ltd. (One Moonlight Drive, Worthington, PA 16262) for a mushroom cultivation process at its facility located in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County.
OP-65-863. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Braeburn Alloy Steel (101 Braeburn Road, Lower Burrell, PA 15068) for a nonferrous forging operation at its Division of CCX operation located in Lower Burrell City, Westmoreland County.
OP-63-028. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Cerdec Corporation (P. O. Box 519, Washington, PA 15301) for an inorganic pigment manufacturing process at its Drakenfeld Products Plant located in Canton Township, Washington County.
OP-03-139. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Brady's Bend Corporation (930 Cass Street, New Castle, PA 16101) for a limestone crushing/screening operation at its Kaylor Plant located in Brady's Bend Township, Armstrong County.
OP-63-538. The Department received a Minor Source Air Quality Operating Permit application from Dynamet, Inc. (195 Museum Road, Washington, PA 15301) for a non-ferrous metal extrusion process at its Arden Facility located in Chartiers Township, Washington County.
Applications received for General Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southwest Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
GP-65-526. The Department received a General Operating Permit application from Angerman Associates (109 Zeta Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238) for a natural gas compressor station at its Mamont Station located in Washington Township, Westmoreland County.
GP-32-245. The Department received a General Operating Permit application from Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (400 Fairway Drive, Suite 400, Coraopolis, PA 15018) for a natural gas compressor station at its Bootman Compressor Station located in Montgomery Township, Indiana County.
MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District mining office indicated above each application. Where a 401 water quality certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for such certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for informal conferences on applications, may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the same address within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).
Where any of the mining activities listed below will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. Such NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chs. 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections, application number and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor, application number, a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Mining and Reclamation, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
Coal Mining Applications Received
63841302. Maple Creek Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 517, Bentleyville, PA 15314), to revise the permit for the Maple Creek bituminous deep mine in New Eagle Borough, Washington County to add two portals at the New Eagle Portal Facility, no additional discharge. Application received October 15, 1996.
56911302. RoxCoal, Inc. (P. O. Box 149, Friedens, PA 15541), to revise the permit for the Long T bituminous deep mine in Stoneycreek Township, Somerset County to add new treatment ponds and relocate hydraulic barrier, no additional discharge. Application received November 4, 1996.
56821304. Quemahoning Collieries, Inc. (P. O. Box 955, Somerset, PA 15501), to renew the permit for the Quemahoning No. 1 bituminous deep mine in Quemahoning Township, Somerset County for reclamation only, no additional discharge. Application received November 18, 1996.
Mineral Resources Management--District Mining, Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
49860102T. Mid Valley Coal Sales, Inc. (5 Woodland Drive, Mt. Carmel Estates, Mt. Carmel, PA 17851), transferred from D & F Coal Company in Coal Township, Northumberland County, affecting 1,280 acres, receiving stream Shamokin Creek. Application received October 30, 1996.
District Mining Operations, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Noncoal Applications Received
11960801. Laurel Land Development, Inc. (P. O. Box 629, Carrolltown, PA 15722), commencement, operation and restoration of a noncoal mine in Jackson Township, Cambria County, affecting 3.6 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Hinckston Run, application received November 15, 1996.
Mineral Resources Management--District Mining, Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
49960301. Central Builders Supply Company (Island Park, P. O. Box 152, Sunbury, PA) commencement, operation and restoration of a noncoal sand and gravel quarry operation in West Chilliquaques Township, Northumberland County, affecting 204.1 acres, receiving stream west branch of Susquehanna River. Application received November 18, 1996.
5276SM5C4. Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc. (Pickertown and Lower State Roads, Chalfont, PA), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0595217 in Dingman Township, Pike County, affecting 177.0 acres, receiving stream Sawkill Creek. Application received November 14, 1996.
09890303C2. Miller & Son Paving, Inc. (P. O. Box 161, 1371 West Street Road, Warminster, PA 18974), correction to an existing quarry operation to revise the blasting plan in Plumstead Township, Bucks County affecting 155.57 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to north branch of Neshaminy Creek. Application received November 14, 1996.
40960304. Ppork Properties, Inc. (34 Alfred Road, Wyoming, PA 18644), commencement, operation and restoration of a noncoal-topsoil operation in Plains Township, Luzerne County, affecting 71.98 acres, receiving stream Susquehanna River. Application received November 6, 1996.
54950302C. Pennsy Supply, Inc. (P. O. Box 3331, Harrisburg, PA 17105), correction to an existing noncoal quarry operation to include an incidental boundary correction and a stream variance in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 154.21 acres, receiving stream Bear Creek. Application received October 29, 1996.
7776SM1. Martin Stone Quarries, Inc. (P. O. Box 297, Bechtelsville, PA 19505), application for bonding increment including a stream variance and wetlands area in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, affecting 32.3 acres, receiving stream Swamp Creek. The wetlands are being mitigated for plan approved by the DEP and Game Commission. Application received November 4, 1996.
7573SM1A1C2. Hempt Brothers, Inc. (205 Creek Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011), correction to an existing noncoal quarry operation in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, affecting 683.7 acres, receiving stream Mountain Creek to Susquehanna River. Application received November 8, 1996.
The following Dam Safety and Encrochment permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).
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.
E01-171. Encroachment. Middle Creek Bible Conference, Inc., Elizabeth Crowley, P. O. Box 1, Cascade, MD 21719. To place fill in 2,000 square feet of jurisdictional wetlands for the purpose of providing an emergency access drive for the proposed Middle Creek Conference and Retreat Center located north of the intersection of Water Street and Station Road in Freedom and Liberty Townships, Adams County. (Fairfield, PA Quadrangle N: 2 inches; W: 10 inches). The permittee is required to construct 4,000 square feet of replacement wetlands.
E29-72. Encroachment. Dept. of Transportation, Engineering District 9-0, J. Dain Davis, 1620 Junita Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove the existing structure, construct and maintain a prestressed concrete box beam bridge (Waterfall Bridge) having a clear span of 75 feet on a 70 degree skew, with a minimum underclearance of 10.5 feet across Sideling Hill Creek on S. R. 4011, Section 001. New bridge will be located about 875 feet downstream of existing bridge, and 900 feet of new roadway will disturb 0.07 acre of wetlands (Saltillo, PA Quadrangle N: 0.08 inch; W: 6.58 inches) in Taylor Township, Fulton County.
E36-625. Encroachment. Timber Villa, Inc., David Heisey, 1898 North Market Street, P. O. Box 408, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. To construct and maintain 100 L. F. of 79 inches × 62.5 inches corrugated metal pipe-arch culvert in a tributary to Snitz Creek, and fill 0.15 acre of wetlands for construction of Waterfront Drive and Quail Drive for access to 28 retirement units located within Timber Villa, Phase 2. Utility lines to serve residences include construction of 4 inch water line across 450 feet of wetlands, a 6 inch PVC collector sewer line and an 8 inch PVC sanitary sewer across tributary to Snitz Creek and adjacent wetlands (Middletown, PA Quadrangle N: 2.8 inches; W: 3.4 inches) in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County.
Northwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.
E10-251. Encroachment. Leona M. Miller, P. O. Box 170, Chicora, PA 16052. To complete construction of a 10-foot diameter culvert in Buffalo Creek (HQ-CWF and stocked trout) for industrial and residential purposes. The project is located approximately 200 feet north of S. R. 0068 and approximately 2,200 feet east of the intersection of S. R. 0068 and Calputa Road (East Butler, PA Quadrangle N: 12.9 inches; W: 0.7 inch) located in Donegal Township, Butler County.
E10-252. Encroachment. James A. West Sr., 222 Oxford Drive, Allison Park, PA 15101. To place and maintain an 8-foot 2-inch wide by 5-foot 9-inch high by 210-foot long arch pipe culvert enclosure onto an existing culvert of the same size under Graham School Road in a tributary to Brush Creek (WWF). The project is located approximately 100 feet north of Rochester Road (S. R. 3022) between Graham School Road and PA Turnpike I-76 (Mars, PA Quadrangle N: 13.3 inches; W: 16.3 inches) located in Cranberry Township, Butler County.
E33-177. Encroachment. Jefferson County Commissioners, Jefferson Place, 155 Main Street, Brookville, PA 15825. To remove an existing 34-foot single span steel plate girder bridge and to construct and maintain a single-span concrete spread box beam bridge with a 48.27-foot clear span with a minimum vertical underclearance of 5.72 feet on a 60-degree skew across Laurel Run (HQ-CWF, TSF). The project is known as Jefferson County Bridge No. 4 and is located on T-622 across Laurel Run approximately 6,000 feet south of the intersection of S. R. 0410 and T-622 (McGees Mills, PA Quadrangle N: 19.7 inches; W: 8.4 inches) located in Henderson Township, Jefferson County.
Southeast Regional Office, Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E15-527. Encroachment. Radley Run Country Club, 1100 Country Club Road, West Chester, PA 19382. To place fill and maintain fill and approximately 400 feet of safety net fencing within the assumed 100-year floodway of Radley Run (WWF) associated with construction activities at the Radley Run Country Club. This site is located approximately 580 feet northeast of the intersection of Country Club Road and General Lafayette Boulevard (West Chester USGS Quadrangle N: 7.5 inches; W: 16.4 inches) in Birmingham Township, Chester County.
E15-528. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, 200 Radnor Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087-5178. To remove a concrete encased steel I-beam bridge with a clear span of 22.7 feet and maximum underclearance of 5.5 feet, to remove associated abutments and wingwalls, to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete box beam bridge with a clear span of 43.6 feet and maximum underclearance of 5.5 feet, to construct and maintain associated bridge abutments, wingwalls and roadway fill at this location in and along Goose Creek (WWF), tributary to the east branch of Chester Creek. This site is located approximately 1,200 feet north of the intersection of Westbourne Road (S. R. 2006) and Street Road (S. R. 0926) (West Chester USGS Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 7.6 inches) in Westtown Township, Chester County.
E46-659. Encroachment. Waste Management Disposal Services of PA, 1525 Sell Road, Pottstown, PA 19464. To amend permit E46-659 for the following additional work: 1) construction of a nature trail with two walkway bridges along Goose Run; 2) restore original alignment of 135 feet of Goose Run in the vicinity of Levengood Road (Boyertown, PA Quadrangle starting at N: 6.7 inches; W: 4.87 inches and ending N: 3.25 inches; W: 6.15 inches) in Upper Pottsgrove Township, West Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County and Douglass Township, Berks County.
Northeast Regional Office, Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-5485.
E35-275. Encroachment. Joseph W. Scotchlas, 110 Tuttle Street, Simpson, PA 18407. To remove the existing deteriorated structure and to construct and maintain a concrete tie retaining wall having a length of approximately 70 feet with a height of 12 feet to 18 feet. The project is located along the left bank of the Lackawanna River (TSF) approximately 300 feet downstream of the intersection of S. R. 0171 and the Lackawanna River (Waymart, PA Quadrangle N: 16.9 inches; W: 15.0 inches) in Simpson Borough, Lackawanna County (Baltimore District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E39-321. Encroachment. Cougle's Recycling, Inc., 1000 South 4th Street, Hamburg, PA 19526. To construct and maintain a single span precast concrete arch bridge across Trout Creek (CWF) having a span of 40.38 feet with an underclearance of 9.67 feet to provide access to the proposed Cougle's Recycling facility. The project is located immediately upstream of Trout Creek and the Conrail Railroad approximately 0.8 mile northwest of the intersection of S. R. 0145 and S. R. 2002 (Allentown East, PA Quadrangle N: 15.5 inches; W: 12.7 inches) in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County (Philadelphia District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E39-322. Encroachment. Oliver S. Schadt, III, 5335 Lindsey Lane, Schnecksville, PA 18078. To fill in 0.31 acre of PFO wetlands and to construct and maintain seven 78-inch diameter CMP culverts to provide sole access to the proposed Spring Creek Estates Residential Subdivision. The project is located on the south side of S. R. 0309 approximately 0.4 mile west of the intersection of S. R. 0309 and T730 (Slatedale, PA Quadrangle N: 9.4 inches; W: 1.5 inches) in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County (Philadelphia District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E45-313. Encroachment. Keystone Hollow Corporation, P. O. Box 1158, Marshalls Creek, PA 18335-1158. To construct and maintain facilities associated with the Great Bear Golf Course, with activities including the following: (1) placement of fill in wetlands for the construction of a golf tee (Hole #14); (2) construction and maintenance of a 24-inch CMP screened intake structure in a pond for irrigation; (3) construction and maintenance of approximately 50 linear feet of rock-lined channel change in a tributary to Sand Hill Creek (HQ-CWF) (associated with ''Crossing 2''); (4) construction and maintenance of approximately 140 linear feet of rock-lined channel change in a tributary to Sand Hill Creek (associated with ''Crossing 3''); and (5) modification and maintenance of an existing road crossing of a tributary to Sand Hill Creek and adjacent wetlands, utilizing a 36-inch or 43-inch × 27-inch CMP and affecting approximately 60 linear feet of channel. The activities impact approximately 0.33 acre of wetlands. The project is located along Keystone Road (T-550), south of S. R. 0209 (Bushkill, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 9 inches; W: 9 inches) in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County (Philadelphia District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E52-145. Encroachment. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, 400 Rachel Carson State Office Building, 8th Floor, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451. To remove the existing superstructure on Bridge No. 51-7935-5119-0004 and to construct and maintain a two span timber deck on the existing stone masonry abutments and pier across Bushkill Creek (HQ-CWF). This superstructure has spans of 22.5 feet and a minimum underclearance of 6.3 feet and is located along Pine Flats Road approximately 1.5 miles west of S. R. 0402 (Twelvemile Pond, PA Quadrangle N: 21.5 inches; W: 13.5 inches) in the Delaware State Forest, District No. 19, Porter Township, Pike County (Philadelphia District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E52-146. Encroachment. Drs. Peter Seitzman and Joseph Minola, 18 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10021. To construct and maintain a 6` × 12` cantilevered boat dock on the west bank of Mill Rift Pond (EV). This project is located along the west side of S. R. 1017 (Delaware Drive) approximately 200 feet north of Township Road T-400 (Port Jervis North, PA Quadrangle N: 6.7 inches; W: 16.6 inches) in Westfall Township, Pike County (Philadelphia District, Army Corps of Engineers).
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.
EA23-007C0. Environmental assessment. Trilogy Development Company, 1541 East Strasburg Road, West Chester, PA 19380-6380. To construct and maintain a non-jurisdictional dam across a tributary to west branch Chester Creek (TSF) for the purpose of stormwater management at the proposed Concord Woods II subdivision located approximately 3,600 feet west of the intersection of Ivy Mills Road and Pole Cat Road (Media, PA Quadrangle N: 2.05 inches; W: 17.25 inches) in Concord Township, Delaware County.
EA46-025C0. Environmental assessment. T. H. Properties, 437 Harleysville Pike, P. O. Box 159, Franconia, PA 18924. To construct and maintain two non-jurisdictional dams across tributaries to Indian Creek (TSF) for the purpose of stormwater management at the proposed Kingscote subdivision located approximately 1,000 feet southeast of the intersection of Indian Creek Road and Hunsicker Road (Perkiomenville, PA Quadrangle N: 8.5 inches; W: 2.3 inches) in Franconia Township, Montgomery County.
Southwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
E02-1171. Encroachment. Township of Wilkins, 110 Peffer Street, Turtle Creek, PA 15145. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 50-foot long, 16.5-foot × 10-foot CMP arch culvert in Saw Mill Run (WWF) for the purpose of safe access to three residences located along Russell Lane at the intersection of Russell Lane and Brown Avenue (S. R. 1030) (Braddock, PA Quadrangle N: 8.6 inches; W: 11.7 inches) in Wilkins Township, Allegheny County.
E02-1172. Encroachment. Manor Healthcare Corporation, 11555 Darnestown Rd., Gaithersburg, PA 20879-3200. To construct and maintain a 102-inch diameter, 562-foot long CMP in an unnamed tributary to Sawmill Run known as Weyman Run (WWF) and to realign and maintain a portion of said stream. The proposed enclosure will be an addition to the existing stream enclosure and is for the purpose of developing a 4-acre site for a Skilled Nursing Facility Complex, located 1,000 feet north of Caste Village along the east side of Weyman Road (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N: 20.2 inches; W: 0.05 inch) in Whitehall Borough, Allegheny County.
E03-174. Encroachment. Russell Industries, 3025 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317. To renew Permit No. E03-174 to perform commercial sand and gravel dredging in the Allegheny River at various locations from Mile Marker 30.6 to 33.7 in Pool 5 located in South Buffalo and Gilpin Townships, Armstrong County.
E30-171. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To remove existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete bridge having two clear spans of 77.2 feet each and a minimum underclearance of 14.0 feet to carry S. R. 0188 Section F11 over South Fork Tenmile Creek (WWF); and to construct and maintain during pier construction a temporary causeway having three 60-inch pipes. The project is located along S. R. 0188 approximately 3,000 feet southwest of Jefferson Morgan High School (Mather, PA Quadrangle N: 8.7 inches; W: 10.2 inches) in Jefferson and Morgan Townships, Greene County.
E30-172. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To remove existing structure and to construct and maintain a 2-span bridge having a normal spans of 60.0 feet and underclearance of 20.0 feet across South Fork Tenmile Creek (WWF); and to construct and maintain a temporary rock causeway during pier construction in said stream. The project is located on S. R. 0188, Section B10 (Waynesburg, PA Quadrangle N: 6.0 inches; W: 2.5 inches) in Franklin Township, Greene County.
E30-173. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To remove existing structure and to construct and maintain a two-span bridge having normal spans of 56.0 feet and underclearance of 16.7 feet across the South Fork Tenmile Creek (WWF); and to construct and maintain a temporary causeway consisting of three 60-inch pipes in said stream. The project is located on S. R. 0188 Section C10 and C11 (Waynesburg, PA Quadrangle N: 6.6 inches; W: 0.75 inch) in Franklin Township, Greene County.
E56-271. Encroachment. Somerset County Commissioners, 11 E. Union St., Ste. 100, Somerset, PA 15501. To rehabilitate and maintain the existing Glessner Covered Bridge across Stony Creek (TSF) including replacement of wooden beams, planks and southern abutment. The bridge is located on T-565 (Stoystown, PA Quadrangle N: 4.75 inches; W: 6.45 inches) in Stony Creek Township, Somerset County.
E56-272. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, 1620 N. Juniata St., Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge having two clear spans of 48.5 feet and minimum underclearances of 6.8 feet and 9.5 feet over Coxes Creek (WWF). The project is located at Rockwood Jct. Station along S. R. 3019 at its intersection with S. R. 3015 (Rockwood, PA Quadrangle N: 9.7 inches; W: 3.3 inches) in Black and Milford Townships, Somerset County.
E63-422. Encroachment. James and John Makrinos, 269 Valley Rd., Eighty Four, PA 15330. To construct and maintain a 20-foot by 22-foot wooden plank bridge with an underclearance of 8 feet over an unnamed tributary to Peters Creek (TSF) to provide access to residential structures located on the west side of Bebout Road approximately 1,500 feet north of the intersection of Bebout Road and Venetia Road (S. R. 1006) (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N: 0.1 inch; W: 6.2 inches) in Peters Township, Washington County.
E65-655. Encroachment. Davison Sand & Gravel Co., P. O. Box 5P, New Kensington, PA 15068. To construct and maintain 115 feet of steel sheet ''z-pile'' river wall along the left bank of Allegheny River (WWF) and to perform maintenance dredging consisting of removal of approximately 400 cubic yards of material, for the purpose of expanding/improving existing unloading facility located approximately at Mile Marker 18.0 (New Kensington West, PA Quadrangle N: 9.3 inches; W: 1.9 inches) in the City of Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County.
E65-656. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain twin-cell reinforced concrete box culverts, each having a normal span of 12.0 feet, an effective underclearance of 3.5 feet, and inverts depressed 1.0 foot; to remove existing downstream retaining wall and to place and maintain rock riprap for a distance of 67.0 feet, all in Speers Run (WWF). The bridge is located on S. R. 3003 at Section A01 (Donora, PA Quadrangle N: 2.7 inches; W: 14.0 inches) in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County.
EA32002SW. Environmental assessment. Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, 122 S. Center Street, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0149. To place and maintain fill in a 1,600 linear feet abandoned water filled surface mining pit (POW) for purpose of eliminating a dangerous highwall of 40 to 50 feet in height; to construct and maintain 400 linear feet of stream channel to re-establish it to the original (pre-mining) location. The stream is an unnamed tributary to north branch Little Mahoning Creek (HQ-CWF) and currently flows into the abandoned pit. The site is located approximately 200 feet east of S. R. 1046, 0.2 mile west of the village of Canoe Ridge (Rochester Mills, PA Quadrangle N: 21.2 inches; W: 8.6 inches) in Canoe Township, Indiana County.
ACTIONS
The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications and requests for plan approval and has issued the following significant orders.
Any person aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, 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. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to 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 under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Permits Issued
Southeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone (610) 832-6130.
NPDES Permit No. PA0012467. Amendment No. 1. Industrial waste. Laurel Pipeline Company, Booth Station, P. O. Box 368, Emmaus, PA 18049-0368 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Bethel Township, Delaware County into an unnamed tributary to Green Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0029441. Sewerage. Township of Upper Dublin, 801 Lock Alsh Avenue, Fort Washington, PA 19034 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Upper Dublin, Montgomery County into Pine Run.
NPDES Permit No. PA0050741. Amendment No. 1. Sewerage. Selas Corporation of America, 2034 South Limekiln Pike, Dresher, PA 19025 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County into an unnamed tributary to Pine Run.
NPDES Permit No. PA0051616. Industrial waste. Citizens Utilities Water Company of Pennsylvania, 135 North Fourth Street, Royersford, PA 19468 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in East Vincent Township, Chester County into the Schuylkill River.
Southwest Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
NPDES Permit No. PA0096474. Amendment No. 1. Industrial waste, Buckeye Pipe Line Company, 520 Narrows Run Road, Coraopolis, PA 15108 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Buckeye Pipe Line Coraopolis Station, Coraopolis Borough, Allegheny County.
NPDES Permit No. PA0021768. Sewage, Borough of Somerset, 1043 South Center Avenue, Somerset, PA 15501 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Main Sewage Treatment Plant, Somerset Township, Somerset County to east branch of Coxes Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0025003. Sewage, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, CEORP-OR-T, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4186 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Tub Run Recreation Area STP, Henry Clay Township, Fayette County to Youghiogheny River Reservoir.
NPDES Permit No. PA0031658. Sewage, Chadwick Mobile Home Park, 802 West Main Street, Smethport, PA 16749 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Chadwick Mobile Home Park STP, South Franklin Township, Washington County to a named tributary of Fork of Bane Creek.
Coraopolis Borough, Allegheny County. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, CEORP-OR-T, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4186 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Somerfield South Recreation Area STP, Addison Township, Somerset County to Youghiogheny River Reservoir.
NPDES Permit No. PA0205346. Sewage, Regis and Marianne Belback, 139 Wilma Drive, Apollo, PA 15613 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Belback SRSTP, Washington Township, Westmoreland County to unnamed tributary of Pucketa Creek.
Notices of Intent for Coverages Under NPDES General Permits and Department Final Actions
The Department of Environmental Protection has received Notices of Intent (NOI) for approval of coverage under General NPDES Permits and has taken the following final actions by approving the requested general permit coverages.
These actions of the Department may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483, by any aggrieved person under The Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514); 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law). Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Department's regulations governing practice and procedure before the Board may be obtained from the Board.
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