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ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval, and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Any person aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 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 on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and sections 5 and 402 of the act of June 22, 1937 (P. L. 1987, No. 394) (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description).
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certification
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohochen, PA 19428.
E23-355. Encroachment Permit. A. F. Damon Company, Inc., 1 Upland Avenue, Upland, PA 19015. To construct and maintain a 2,500 square-foot garage, a second story to an existing building and associated minor grading within the 100-year floodway of Chester Creek (WWF). The proposed additional level will be constructed at 2.00 feet above the 100-year flood elevation. The site is located approximately 160 feet south of the intersection of Front Street and Upland Avenue (Marcus Hook USGS Quadrangle N: 18.3 inches; W: 1.0 inches) in Upland Borough, Delaware County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E09-733. Encroachment Permit. American Stores Properties, Inc., P. O. Box 30658, Salt Lake City, Utah 84130-0658. To place fill material in deminimus area of wetlands (PSS) and approximately 340 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to the west branch of the Neshaminy Creek associated with the construction of the proposed Acme Supermarket. The project site is located immediately north of US Route 202, approximately 1700 feet northeast from the intersection with County Line Road, (Doylestown, PA Quadrangle N: 3.5 inches; W: 14.0 inches) in New Britain Township, Bucks County.
E09-739. Encroachment Permit. Mark S. DeWitt, 810 Route 313, Perkasie, PA 18944. To construct and maintain a garage, place associated fill, and perform grading within the assumed 100-year floodway of an unnamed tributary to Morris Run (TSF). This site is located approximately 4,000 feet northwest of the intersection of Dublin Pike (SR 0313) and Bedminster Road (SR 0113) (Bedminster, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 2.5 inches; W: 14.7 inches), in Hilltown Township, Bucks County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E46-754. Encroachment Permit. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087. To remove an existing dilapidated two span bridge (length of each span is 18 feet) which spans Minister Creek, and to construct and maintain a new 40-foot long single span concrete bridge, 36.33 feet wide, with a maximum underclearance of 10-feet, which will impact a deminimus area of wetland. The site is located along SR 663, at a point approximately 1250 feet southwest of the intersection of SR 663 and Swamp Road, (Sassamanville, PA Quadrangle N: 8.5 inches; W: 12.2 inches) in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County.
E46-759. Encroachment Permit. New Hanover Township, 2943 North Charlotte Street, Gilbertsville, PA 19525-9718. To reconstruct, operate and maintain the existing Middle Creek Road bridge across Swamp Creek (TSF). The work consists of replacing the existing two-span concrete and steel superstructure with single span, precast, prestressed, box beam decking. The proposed 52.6-foot long bridge, with 6.5-foot minimum underclearance, a 24-foot roadway width, will utilize the existing concrete bridge abutments. Reconstruction includes the following activities:
1. Remove the existing center pier to stream bed elevation or below.
2. Construct and maintain a new concrete wing wall at the northeast corner of the bridge.
3. Resurface existing concrete abutment walls with a 6 inch thick coating of concrete.
The bridge is located on Middle Creek Road, approximately 400 feet northeast from the intersection with S. R. 73 (Sassamansville, PA Quadrangle N: 12.1 inches; W: 12.2 inches), in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-5485.
E35-228A. Encroachment. Lake Benton Soil Products, Inc., 2607 Milwaukee Road, Clarks Summit, PA 18411. To operate and maintain a commercial peat extraction operation within approximately 13 acres of wetlands, along a tributary to south branch Tunkhannock Creek. The project includes continued operation within approximately 15 acres (previously authorized by Permit No. E35-228). The project is located on the north side of S. R. 0107, approximately 0.75 mile west of S. R. 0081 (Dalton, PA Quadrangle N: 19.0 inches; W: 5.3 inches), in Benton Township, Lackawanna County. The permittee is required to provide 13 acres of replacement wetlands.
E45-308. Encroachment. Thomas Hennet, 110 Smith Drive, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. To remove the existing open-bottom concrete box culvert in Lake Creek to allow the reconstruction of its structurally damaged concrete footings. The box culvert will be reset on new concrete footings and have a span of 11.8 feet and an underclearance of 5.2 feet. The project is located along a private road known as Herps Avenue, approximately 400 feet south of S. R. 3004 and S. R. 3017 (Saylorsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 3.5 inches; W: 10.2 inches) in Ross Township, Monroe County.
E45-309. Encroachment. HRP Corp. c/o Resorts USA, P. O. Box 447, Bushkill, PA 18324. To construct and maintain a stormwater outfall, consisting of 24-inch outfall pipe, R-5 riprap-lined swale section and R-4 riprap apron, along the right bank of Sand Hill Creek. The project is part of Phase IV of the Fairway Villas Planned Residential Community and is located approximately 1,000 feet south of intersection of S. R. 0209 and McCole Road (Bushkill, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 12.0 inches; W: 6.1 inches), in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County.
E64-174. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge, having a clear span of 65 feet and an underclearance of 18 feet, on a 70° skew across the west branch Lackawaxen River. Approximately 312 square feet of wetlands will be temporarily impacted during construction. This project is located along S. R. 0170, Section 672, immediately south of T-611 (Orson, PA Quadrangle N: 17.1 inches; W: 5.6 inches) in Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.
E62-328. Encroachment. R. William Holder, P. O. Box 34, Warren, PA 16365. To remove and replace the existing bridge superstructure, rehabilitate the existing piers and abutments and to maintain a three span steel beam bridge having a center span of 48 feet and end spans of 39 feet and 60 feet with about a 5-foot minimum and 12.5-foot maximum underclearance across Brokenstraw Creek on a private access immediately south of T-433 approximately 5,000 feet west of S. R. 3016 (Youngsville, PA Quadrangle N: 15.7 inches; W: 15.8 inches) in Brokenstraw Township, Warren County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice of Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in Pennsylvania In the month of March 1997 the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the authority contained in the Radon Certification Act (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 240, has certified the persons listed below to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania. The period of certification is 2 years. For a complete list of persons currently certified to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania and for information as to the specific testing devices that persons certified for testing or laboratory are certified to use, contact the Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division, P. O. Box 8469, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469, 1 (800) 23RADON.
Name Address Type of Certification James Andrews 353 Loveville Road
Warriors Mark, PA 16877Mitigation Kimberly Applebach P. O. Box 4214
Lancaster, PA 17604Testing John J. Biegalski 515 West Church Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406Testing Scott M. Hagan 78 Hamilton Drive
Abbottstown, PA 17301Testing Frank Hague
Cape Henlopen CorporationP. O. Box 312
748 Rodman Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046Testing John L. Jenkins, Jr.
GCI Environmental Advisory, Inc.165 Darling Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701Testing Ludwig W. Kubli, Jr. 831 East Hutchinson Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218Testing George Loudon
Inspectal, Inc.P. O. Box 341
Stroudsburg, PA 18360Testing Eugene F. Merrill 2 West Golf Club Lane
Paoli, PA 19301Testing & Mitigation Tuan Nguyen
American Radon Solutions125 Brindle Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Mitigation Radon Environmental
Services, Inc.Box 2180
Flemington, NJ 08822Mitigation Mark Salasky
Landauer, Inc.2 Science Road
Glenwood, IL 60426Laboratory Chris Snyder 2231 Bulls Sawmill Road
Freeland, MD 21053Testing Joseph E. Sulima P. O. Box 114
Avoca, PA 18641Mitigation Dennie Swindell 101 Locust Street, Box 12
Alum Bank, PA 15521Testing James A. Weaver
Safehouse Services, Inc.1211 Folsom Avenue
Prospect Park, PA 19076Testing
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-599. Filed for public inspection April 18, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
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