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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-917

NOTICES

West Pottsgrove Township v. DEP; Doc. No. 96-135-MG

[27 Pa.B. 2787]

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and West Pottsgrove Township (Township) have agreed to a settlement of the above appeal.

   On May 31, 1996, the Department issued an order to the Township requiring that the Township implement an Infiltration and Inflow elimination program (I/I Program) according to a schedule set out in the order. The Township filed a timely appeal of the Department's issuance of the order. Since the time of the filing of the appeal, the Township has conducted a Wet Weather Flow Study and a Sewer System Evaluation Survey and submitted reports on this work, as required by the order.

   The parties have agreed to a settlement of the appeal according to the following terms:

   (1)  The Township and the Department agreed to a schedule for completion of additional I/I Program work.

   (2)  The Township and the Department agreed that completion of this additional I/I program work will constitute full compliance by the Township with the Department's Order.

   (3)  The Township will continue to submit monthly status reports on the progress of the I/I Program work until its completion.

   (4)  The Township agreed to withdraw its appeal.

   Copies of the full agreement are in the possession of:

   Lee D. Mescolotto, Esquire, 535 High Street, P. O. Box 792, Pottstown, PA 19464, (610) 323-2900;

   Martha E. Blasberg, Assistant Counsel, Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Chief Counsel--Southeast Region, Lee Park--555 E. North Lane, Suite 6015, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6313;

and at the office of the Environmental Hearing Board and may be reviewed by an interested party on request during normal business hours.

   A person aggrieved by the above settlement has a right to appeal to the Environmental Hearing Board, 2nd Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457. Appeals must be filed within 20 days of this publication.

   The Environmental Hearing Board is empowered to approve this settlement which becomes final if no objection is timely made.

GEORGE J. MILLER,   
Chairperson

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-917. Filed for public inspection June 6, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]



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