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PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Regional Office: Northeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
A Plan Approval has been issued by this office for the construction, modification, reactivation or operation of the air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices described below for the specified companies.
Permit: 48-313-079
Source: Pigment Manufacturing w/Baghouse
Issued: May 29, 1997
Company: M A Hanna Color Company
Location: City of Bethlehem
County: NorthamptonPermit: 48-318-126
Source: (3) Cement Spray/Cure w/Filters
Issued: May 19, 1997
Company: S K F USA Incorporated
Location: Hanover Township
County: NorthamptonSouthcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
06-1007E: On May 15, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to Carpenter Technology Corporation (P. O. Box 14662, Reading, PA 19612-4662) for the construction of two reheat furnaces with low NOx burners at their Reading Plant in Reading, Berks County.
06-319-099E: On May 12, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to General Battery Corporation (P. O. Box 13995, Reading, PA 19612-3995) for the construction of a No. 6 battery assembly line with a fabric collector at their SLI Plant in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart KK, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
07-309-013A: On May 13, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to BMI--France (P. O. Box 276, Snow Shoe, PA 16874) for the reactivation/construction of a refractory material processing operation controlled by a fabric collector at their Altoona Plant in Logan Township, Blair County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart 000, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
21-317-058: On May 9, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to The Quaker Oats Company (P. O. Box 3040, Shiremanstown, PA 17011) for the construction of a high pressure #4 extrusion line in Hampden Township, Cumberland County.
31-310-030: On May 13, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664) for the construction of a portable limestone crushing plant controlled by water sprays at their Union Furnace Quarry in Spruce Creek Township, Huntingdon County.
36-304-055E: On May 13, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to Grinnell Corporation (1411 Lancaster Avenue, Columbia, PA 17512) for the construction of a foundry casting, grinding and cleaning system controlled by a fabric collector at their South Foundry in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County.
44-307-002A: On May 9, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to Standard Steel (500 North Walnut Street, Burnham, PA 17009) for the installation of a steel conditioning grinder controlled by a baghouse in Burnham Borough, Mifflin County.
67-2001A: On May 13, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to J. E. Baker Company (232 East Market Street, P. O. Box 1189, York, PA 17405-1189) for the modification of a refractory production facility in West Manchester Township, York County.
38-310-017B: On June 3, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to Carmeuse Pennsylvania, Inc. (P. O. Box 160, Annville, PA 17003) for the installation of a portable crushing plant controlled by wet suppression at their Millard Quarry in North Londonderry Township, Lebanon County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
67-310-006C: On May 30, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to York Building Products Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 1708, York, PA 17405) for the construction of a stone crushing plant at their Lincoln Stone Division in Jackson Township, York County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
36-316-006B: On June 6, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation (P. O. Box 158, East Earl, PA 17519) for the modification of their wood working operations in areas 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E in East Earl Township, Lancaster County.
36-316-022E: On June 6, 1997, the Department issued a Plan Approval to Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation (P. O. Box 158, East Earl, PA 17519) for the modification of their woodworking operations in areas 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E and 3F in East Earl Township, Lancaster County.
Regional Office: Northcentral Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
49-318-033. On May 13, 1997, plan approval was issued to Shumaker Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 206, Northumberland, PA 17857) for the construction of shotblasting and surface coating operations in Northumberland Borough, Northumberland County.
PA-53-0009A. On May 13, 1997, plan approval was issued to National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (P. O. Box 2081, Erie, PA 16512) for the installation of air cleaning devices (low emission combustion retrofit kits) on one 1,000 HP natural gas-fired reciprocating engine and two 2,000 HP natural gas-fired reciprocating engines at the Ellisburg Compressor Station in Allegany Township, Potter County.
PA-53-0007A. On May 13, 1997, plan approval was issued to National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (P. O. Box 2081, Erie, PA 16512) for the installation of air cleaning devices (low emission combustion retrofit kits) on three 540 HP natural gas-fired reciprocating engine at the East Fork Compressor Station in Wharton Township, Potter County.
41-309-003B. On May 27, 1997, plan approval was issued to Milestone Materials, Inc. (P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18044-0231) for the installation of an air cleaning device (a fabric collector) on an agricultural limestone pulverizing system at the Pine Creek Quarry in Limestone Township, Lycoming County.
GP5-17-03. On May 9, 1997, Angerman Associates was granted authorization to operate a 144 horsepower natural gas fired reciprocating engine, a 318 horsepower natural gas fired reciprocating engine and a natural gas dehydrator under the Department's General Plan Approval and General Operating Permit for Natural Gas Production Facilities (BAQ-GPA/GP5) at the North Compressor Station in Brady Township, Clearfield County.
GP5-18-01. On May 9, 1997, Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation was granted authorization to operate a 265 horsepower natural gas fired reciprocating engine and a natural gas dehydrator under the Department's General Plan Approval and General Operating Permit for Natural Gas Production Facilities (BAQ-GPA/GP5) at the Turner Compressor Station in Chapman Township, Clinton County.
GP5-17-01. On May 15, 1997, Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation was granted authorization to operate a natural gas dehydrator under the Department's General Plan Approval and General Operating Permit for Natural Gas Production Facilities (BAQ-GAP/GP5) and denied authorization to operate a 150 horsepower natural gas fired reciprocating engine under the same general plan approval/general operating permit at the Olanta Compressor Station in Knox Township, Clearfield County.
GP5-17-02. On May 15, 1997, Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation was granted authorization to operate a natural gas dehydrator under the Department's General Plan Approval and General Operating Permit for Natural Gas Production Facilities (BAQ-GPA/GP5) and denied authorization to operate a 165 horsepower natural gas fired reciprocating engine under the same general plan approval/general operating permit at the Mahaffey Compressor Station in Chest Township, Clearfield County.
GP5-17-04. On May 15, 1997, Angerman Associates was denied authorization to operate an 840 horsepower natural gas fired reciprocating engine and a 462 horsepower natural gas fired reciprocating engine under the Department's General Plan Approval and General Operating Permit for Natural Gas Production Facilities (BAQ-GPA/GP5) at the South Compressor Station in Brady Township, Clearfield County.
Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
PA-65-890A: On May 28, 1997, a Plan Approval was issued to Basic Carbide Corporation (900 Blythedale Road, P. O. Box 525, Buena Vista, PA 15018) for a carbide manufacturing process at its Lowber Facility located in Sewickly Township, Westmoreland County.
PA-63-101A: On May 28, 1997, a Plan Approval was issued to Maple Creek Mining, Inc. (981 Route 917, Bentleyville, PA 15314) for a coal storage area at its Maple Creek Preparation Plant facility located in New Eagle Borough, Washington County.
Plan Approval extensions issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate and operate air contaminant sources or air cleaning devices.
Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
65-304-039: On May 28, 1997, a Plan Approval expiration date was extended to August 28, 1997, for Tasman Development Company, Ltd., (P. O. Box 81620, Pittsburgh, PA 15217) for a sand removal and screening process at its Latrobe Plant located in Latrobe Borough, Westmoreland County.
04-313-053B: On May 28, 1997, a Plan Approval expiration date was extended to September 1, 1997 for Envirotrol, Inc. (P. O. Box 61, Sewickley, PA 15143) for a scrubber and afterburner on the Rotary Kiln Carbon Regenerator at its Darlington Facility located in Darlington Township, Beaver County.
MINING
CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES MINING ACTIVITY ACTIONS
Actions on 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). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4401--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).
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Issued:
56960110. PBS Coals, Inc. (P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 312.2 acres, receiving stream Blue Lick Creek, unnamed tributary to Blue Lick Creek. Application received September 19, 1996. Permit issued June 2, 1997.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17910136. P & N Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 332, Punxsutawney, PA 15767), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Brady and Henderson Townships, Clearfield and Jefferson Counties affecting 130 acres, receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Each Branch Mahoning Creek and East Branch Mahoning Creek. Application received March 24, 1997. Permit issued May 16, 1997.
17960123. Johnson Brothers Coal Company (R. R. 1, Box 580, Mahaffey, PA 15757), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Brady Township, Clearfield County affecting 8.4 acres, receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Little Anderson Creek and Little Anderson Creek. Application received December 19, 1996. Permit issued May 21, 1997.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
33920102. Hepburnia Coal Company (P. O. Box I, Grampian, PA 16838). Renewal of an existing bituminous strip operation in Snyder Township, Jefferson County affecting 195.0 acres. Receiving streams: Four unnamed tributaries of Mill Creek. Application received: March 27, 1997. Permit Issued: May 27, 1997.
61970101. Ben Hal Mining Company (389 Irishtown Road, Grove City, PA 16127) Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip operation in Irwin Township, Venango County affecting 66.5 acres. Receiving streams: four unnamed tributaries to Scrubgrass Creek. Application received: January 28, 1997. Permit Issued: May 30, 1997.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA
30841310. Duquesne Light Co. (P. O. Box 457, Greensburg, PA 15338), to renew the permit for the Warwick #3 Bituminous Deep Mine in Dunkard Township, Greene County, no additional discharge. Permit issued June 3, 1997.
56841318. Solar Fuel Co., Inc. (P. O Box 488, Somerset, PA 15501), to renew the permit for the Solar #7 Bituminous Deep Mine in Quemahoning Township, Somerset County, no additional discharge. Permit issued June 5, 1997.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454
40840206T. Northampton Fuel Supply Co., Inc. (7500 Old Georgetown Road, 13th Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814-6161), transfer of an existing surface mine/coal refuse reprocessing operation in Plains Township, Luzerne County affecting 126.9 acres, receiving stream--none. Transfer issued June 4, 1997.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Large Industrial Mineral Permits Issued:
4774SM4. Milestone Materials, Inc. (P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18044-0231), renewal of an existing large industrial mineral NPDES permit, Fairfield Township, Lycoming County. Application received March 21, 1997. Permit issued June 3, 1997.
4773SM5. Milestone Materials, Inc. (P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18044-0231), renewal of an existing large industrial mineral NPDES permit, Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County. Application received May 12, 1997. Permit issued June 3, 1997.
4773SM3. Milestone Materials, Inc. (P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18044-0231), renewal of an existing large industrial mineral NPDES permit, Limestone Township, Lycoming County. Application received March 24, 1997. Permit issued June 3, 1997.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
Noncoal Permits Issued
7574046C2. Valley Quarries, Inc. (P. O. Box J, Chambersburg, PA 17201-0809), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0613029 in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, receiving stream--unnamed intermittent stream to Green Spring Creek. Renewal issued June 3, 1997.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Small Industrial Mineral Authorizations Granted:
08960806, Donald Eugene Johnson, Sr. (R. R. 1, Box 257A, Monroeton, PA 18832), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Noncoal (Bluestone) permit in Asylum Township, Bradford County affecting 1 acre, application received December 18, 1996, authorization granted May 16, 1997.
08970803, Wayne W. Warner (R. R. 1, Box 95, Stevensville, PA 18845-9730), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Noncoal (Bluestone) permit in Pike Township, Bradford County affecting 1 acre, application received March 7, 1997, authorization granted May 29, 1997.
08970802, Robert H. Fields (R. R. 1, Box 93, Stevensville, PA 18845), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Noncoal (Bluestone) permit in Herrick Township, Bradford County affecting 1 acre, application received March 6, 1997, authorization granted May 29, 1997.
53950805, James D. Chalmers (R. R. 1, Box 147, Galeton, PA 16922), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Noncoal (Flagstone) permit in Abbott Township, Potter County affecting 2 acres, application received October 20, 1995, authorization granted May 29, 1997.
08970801, Frank Kamarauskas (R. D. 4, Box 118, Montrose, PA 18801), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Noncoal (Bluestone) permit in Tuscarora Township, Bradford County affecting 1 acre, application received March 5, 1997, authorization granted May 30, 1997.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
33970801. Doverspike Bros. Coal Company (R. D. 4, Box 271, Punxsutawney, PA 15767), commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal sandstone operation in McCalmont Township, Jefferson County affecting 5.1 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received: March 20, 1997. Permit Issued: May 21, 1997.
25970802. Lewis G. and Carolyn R. Skelton (13310 Edinboro Plank Road, Waterford, PA 16441), commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal sand and gravel operation in Washington Township, Erie County affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received: February 25, 1997. Permit Issued: May 21, 1997.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA
Coal Mining Applications Returned:
17961301. Power Operating Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 25, Osceola Mills, PA 16666), to operate the New Rosemary Bituminous Deep Mine in Gulich Township, Clearfield County, receiving stream Moshannon Creek. Application returned June 4, 1997.
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)).
Persons 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 and 693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (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 Certifications:
Southeast Regional Office, Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E09-745. Encroachment Permit. Quakertown Borough, 15-35 N. Second Street, P. O. Box 727, Quakertown, PA 18951. To reconstruct, operate and maintain wellhouse No. 18 at the location of existing wellhouse No. 15, which will be demolished and debris removed from floodplain. The site is located along Beaver Run, in the 100 year floodplain, at the south side dead end of Second Street (Quakertown USGS Quadrangle N: 10.90 inches; W: 11.60 inches) in Richland Township, Bucks County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.''
E23-326. Encroachment Permit. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3780. To remove an existing 25.7-foot long bridge and rebuild the structure utilizing 47.4-foot long prestressed concrete beams with parapet walls and concrete roadway paving. The abutments and approach areas will also be rebuilt. This bridge will have a span of approximately 43.5 feet and an underclearance of 8 feet. This bridge spans Cobbs Creek along Hathaway Lane (Lansdowne, PA Quadrangle N: 21.6 inches; W: 7.75 inches), in Haverford Township, Delaware County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E46-760. Encroachment Permit. Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association, 12 Morris Road, Ambler, PA 19002-5499. To construct and maintain a 48-foot wide prefabricated pedestrian bridge across a branch of the Wissahickon Creek and in the adjacent 100-year floodway at Four Mills Nature Reserve. The site is located approximately 8,300 feet upstream from the confluence with Sandy Run (Ambler, Quadrangle N: 4.00-inch; W: 14.00-inch) in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E15-396. Encroachment Permit. Wooldrige Construction of PA, Inc., 1500 Greenhill Road, West Chester, PA 19380. To perform the following activities:
1. To construct and maintain 37 linear feet of 72-inch by 44-inch ALCMP culvert beneath Chandler Drive and across an unnamed tributary to Boot Run (HQ TSF), and adjacent wetlands (PEM) situated immediately south of Lincoln Village;
2. To remove the riser box on the upstream end of Chandler Drive road crossing of Boot Run, and to install 8 linear feet of 73-inch by 55-inch CMP culvert to an existing 73-inch by 55-inch CMP roadway culvert, and operate and maintain this culvert crossing;
3. To operate and maintain 5 existing water obstructions and encroachments, consisting of fill placed in wetland, the 100 year floodway of Boot Run and tributaries of Boot Run; 29 stormwater outfall structures; and 5 utility line crossings of regulated waters of the Commonwealth;
4. To restore 1.05 acres of wetland and approximately 1,000 feet of watercourse.
The project includes a total of 4.31 acres of wetland impact during construction of the Hershey's Mills Golf Course and Residential Subdivision. This development is bounded by Boot Road to the west, Green Hill Road to the north, and Chester Road (S. R. 0352) to the east (Malvern, PA Quadrangle N: 0.05 inch and W: 6.5 inches), in East Goshen Township, Chester County. This permit requires the construction of 8.50 acres of replacement wetlands.
E15-520. Encroachment Permit. County of Chester, Courthouse, 2nd and High Streets, West Chester, PA 19380. To repair, modify and maintain Chester County Bridge No. 178 carrying Pickering Road (T-504) over Pickering Creek (HQ-TSF). The proposed work will consist of replacing deteriorated iron trusses and laminated timber deck with steel I-beams, open steel grid and timber plank deck, and remounting existing steel trusses on exterior beams. The work also will include repair of existing stone masonry abutment and wingwall facings, constructing new reinforced concrete abutments behind existing abutments, and placing riprap stone protection along the abutments and wing walls. Also included in this project will be the reconstruction of approximately 350 linear feet of roadway bridge approaches, and installation of two storm drainage outfall structures which are a 38-foot long, 18-inch diameter CMP for Pickering Road and a 52-foot long, 24-inch by 18-inch elliptical CMP for Lincoln Road. This bridge is located approximately 1 1/2 miles southeast of the intersection of S. R. 113 and Pickering Road (Malvern, PA Quadrangle N: 18.3 inches; W: 9.8 inches) in Charlestown Township, Chester County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Room 126, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.
E36-630. Encroachment. John Rautzahn, PA Dept. of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. To remove the existing structure, construct and maintain a cast in place reinforced concrete frame culvert having a clear normal span of 20 feet with a minimum underclearance of 6.0 feet across Swarr Run on S. R. 3017--Section 004, Segment 0450, offset 0000 (Columbia East, PA Quadrangle N: 15.2 inches; W: 4.75 inches) in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E50-183. Encroachment. John Rautzahn, PA Dept. of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a bridge having a clear span of 27.4 feet and an underclearance of 3.93 feet across the channel of Muddy Run at a point at ST 0274-007 (Landisburg, PA Quadrangle N: 21.0 inches; W: 13.5 inches) in Tyrone Township, Perry County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northcentral Region, Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E08-310. Encroachment. Calvin C. Cole, Inc., 809 North Elmira St., Sayre, PA 18840. To place and maintain fill in 0.7 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands for the purpose of expanding a materials storage area of an existing asphalt plant. The permit applicant will construct 0.7 acre of replacement wetlands to compensate for unavoidable impacts. The project site is located adjacent to the west side of SR 220, approximately 0.6 mile south of the village of Greenes Landing (Sayre, PA Quadrangle N: 8.2 inches; W: 3.7 inches) in Athens Township, Bradford County.
E14-302. Encroachment. PA Dept. of Transportation, 1924-30 Daisy St., Clearfield, PA 16830. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a post tensioned twin cell reinforced concrete box culvert with a clear span of 33.5 feet on a skew of 73 degrees and a minimum underclearance of 5 feet and the placement of R-7 rock along the stream bank for a distance of approximately 60 feet upstream and downstream of the proposed culvert in Slab Cabin Run under SR 3012 about 0.5 mile west of the intersection of SR 3012 (Puddintown Road) and SR 3011 (Houserville Rd.) (State College, PA Quadrangle N: 12.4 inches; W: 11.6 inches) in College Township, Centre County.
E14-305. Encroachment. Calibre Boalsburg L. P., 100 N. Patterson St., State College, PA 16801. To construct and maintain the outfalls of a 12 inch, a 15 inch, an 18 inch and a 36 inch stormwater pipe with their associated endwalls and riprap aprons on the right bank of Spring Creek located approximately 1,000 feet northeast of the intersection of SR 0322 and SR 0045 (State College, PA Quadrangle N: 5.25 inches; W: 4.5 inches) in Harris Township, Centre County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E14-306. Encroachment. Diversified Realty, Inc., c/o Gregory C. Spotts, 1522 Woodledge Circle, State College, PA 16830. To construct, operate and maintain a relocated channel of an unnamed tributary to Big Hollow for the construction of an industrial development. The proposed work shall consist of relocating 720.0 linear feet of the stream. The project is located along southern right-of-way of SR 0322 approximately 500 feet northeast of the intersection of Valley Vista Drive and North Atherton St. (Julian, PA Quadrangle N: 11.8 inches; W: 5.7 inches) in Patton Township, Centre County.
E17-308. Encroachment. Laurel Manufacturing, Inc., 1 Tom Mix Dr., DuBois, PA 15801. To excavate fill and construct, operate and maintain a parking area in the floodway of Beaver Run. The work shall consist of 1) excavating 11,719.0 cubic yards of fill from the floodway, 2) placing 7,213.0 cubic yards of subbase in the floodway and 3) constructing a parking area with 4,959.0 cubic yards of bituminous paving material in the floodway. The project is located along the eastern right of way of SR 0219 approx. 4,000 feet west of the intersection of SR 4017 and Beaver Drive (Luthersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 22.2 inches; W: 16.7 inches) in the City of DuBois, Clearfield County.
E41-398. Encroachment. Loyalsock Township Supervisors, 2501 E. Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701. To remove brush, trees and five unvegetated gravel and silt bars measuring 300, 200, 120, 150 and 150 feet in an unnamed tributary to McClures Run. The project is located about 150 feet east of River Avenue between Sheridan Street and Washington Blvd. (Montoursville North, PA Quadrangle N: 0.4 inch; W: 14.6 inches) in Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
E02-1183. Encroachment. Town of McCandless, 9955 Grubbs Road, Wexford, PA 15090. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a R. C. box culvert having a span of 8.0 feet and an underclearance of 4.5 feet in Little Pine Creek. The culvert is located on Remington Drive approximately 1,000 feet north of the intersection of Remington Drive and Peebles Road (Emsworth, PA Quadrangle N: 11.5 inches; W: 2.0 inches) in McCandless Township, Allegheny County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E02-1184. Encroachment. Richland Township, 4010 Dickey Road, Gibsonia, PA 15044. To remove the existing parapet walls and to construct and maintain two box culvert extensions. One box culvert has a span of 8 feet, an underclearance of 6 feet and is 30 feet long, located in Willow Run (TSF). The other box culvert has a span of 7 feet, an underclearance of 5 feet and is 30 feet long, located in a tributary to Willow Run (TSF). The purpose of this project is to improve the intersection of Grubbs Road and S. R. 910 (Valencia, PA Quadrangle N: 0.9 inch; W: 13.1 inches) in Richland Township, Allegheny County.
E04-241. Encroachment. THF Chippewa Development, L. P., 955 Executive Parkway, Suite 210, St. Louis, MO 63141. To construct and maintain a 78-inch corrugated metal pipe (depressed 12 inches) 219 feet long, to construct and maintain four outfall structures in a tributary to Wallace Run and to place and maintain fill in approximately 0.3 acre of wetland (PFO) for the purpose of providing access to a proposed retail development site. The project is located on the north side of Route 51 approximately 3,000 feet northwest of the intersection of Route 51 and Route 251 (New Galilee, PA Quadrangle N: 5.3 inches; W: 1.2 inches) in Chippewa Township, Beaver County. This permit approved the Environmental Assessment for a nonjurisdictional dam.
E26-236. Encroachment. Fay-Penn Industrial Development Corp., P. O. Box 2101, Uniontown, PA 15401. To repair, operate and maintain four railroad bridges across Redstone Creek and an unnamed tributary to Redstone Creek for the purpose of improving structural integrity. The bridges are located in the City of Uniontown and South Union Township, Fayette County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E65-477-A1. Encroachment. JJ Gumberg Co., 1051 Brinton Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15221-4599. To operate and maintain the existing 980-foot × 8.25-foot culvert and to construct and maintain a 215-foot long, 16-foot × 8.25-foot multiplate steel arch extension to the existing enclosure in an unnamed tributary to Tinkers Run for the purpose of expanding the existing commercial site to include a restaurant. This permit amendment eliminates the requirement to enhance 1,150 L. F. of an unnamed tributary to Tinkers Run by funding a water quality improvement project in Turtle Creek Watershed. The project is located on U. S. Route 30 (Irwin, PA Quadrangle N: 12.6 inches; W: 9.3 inches) in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.
E65-664. Encroachment. Continuing Care Concepts, c/o Dataplan Inc., 347 Franklin Street, Slippery Rock, PA 16057. To place and maintain fill in 0.22 acre of wetlands for the purpose of constructing a 38-bed patient care facility along Old William Penn Highway (Murrysville, PA Quadrangle N: 8.4 inches; W: 2.9 inches) in the Municipality of Murrysville, Westmoreland County.
E65-666. Encroachment. Derry Borough, 114 E. Second Ave., Derry, PA 15627-1202. To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain four bridges across McGee Run (TSF) located on the following streets: East First Avenue Alley having a span of 12 feet and an underclearance of 6.25 feet; East Second Avenue having a span of 12.25 feet and an underclearance of 6.70 feet; East Second Avenue Alley having a span of 12 feet and an underclearance of 5.5 feet; East Third Avenue having a span of 13 feet and an underclearance of 4.75 feet (Derry, PA Quadrangle N: 15.15 inches; W: 6.85 inches) in Borough of Derry, Westmoreland County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E10-256. Encroachment. Municipal Sewer and Water Authority of Cranberry Township, 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066. To construct and maintain additions to the main and auxiliary sewage pump station buildings and a service road within the floodway and floodplain of Brush Creek for the expansion and upgrade of the existing Brush Creek Water Pollution Control Facility along Powell Road approximately 600 feet south of Glen Eden Road (S. R. 3024) (Braden, PA Quadrangle N: 17.3 inches; W: 3.7 inches) located in Cranberry Township, Butler County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E20-441. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 1140 Liberty Street. To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete composite spread box beam bridge having a clear, normal span of 48.5 feet and an average underclearance of 8.0 feet across Five Mile Creek on S. R. 0089, Segment 0250, Offset 2745 approximately 1.7 miles south of S. R. 77 (Spartansburg, PA Quadrangle N: 6.1 inches; W: 8.3 inches) located in Sparta Township, Crawford County.
E20-442. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 1140 Liberty Street, Franklin, PA 16323. To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete composite spread box beam bridge having a clear, normal span of 67 feet and an average underclearance of 7.7 feet across East Branch Oil Creek on S. R. 0089, Segment 0260, Offset 0267 approximately 1.45 miles south of S. R. 77 (Spartansburg, PA Quadrangle N: 6.7 inches; W: 8.7 inches) located in Sparta Township, Crawford County.
E24-198. Encroachment. City of St. Marys, 808 South Michael Road, P. O. Box 1994, St. Marys, PA 15857-1994. To remove the existing culvert and to install and maintain a 42-foot long, 16.6-foot wide by 4.3-foot high low profile metal box culvert in Iron Run on Averyville Road approximately 1,600 feet south of S. R. 2008 (South Michael Road) (St. Marys, PA Quadrangle N: 6.4 inches; W: 4.8 inches) located in the City of St. Marys, Elk County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E25-547. Encroachment. Transportation Investment Group., 3011 West 17th Street, Erie, PA 16505. To fill 0.3 acre of wetland and to replace an existing 18-inch diameter stormwater outfall pipe in a tributary to Lake Erie (Marshall Run) for the construction of a Federal Express Sorting Facility at 3011 West 17th Street approximately 1,500 feet west of Peninsula Drive (S. R. 832) (Swanville, PA Quadrangle N: 16.8 inches; W: 2.9 inches) located in Millcreek Township, Erie County.
E27-054. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 1140 Liberty Street, Franklin, PA 16323. To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a concrete box culvert having a 14-foot wide by 6.7-foot high waterway opening in Blue Jay Creek on S. R. 1003, Segment 0020, Offset 1879 approximately 4,000 feet north of S. R. 66 (Lynch, PA Quadrangle N: 7.3 inches; W: 7.7 inches) located in Howe Township, Forest County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E33-178. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 10-0, P. O. Box 429, Route 286 South, Indiana, PA 15701. To remove the remains of the existing two span bridge and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge having a clear, normal span of 68.5 feet and an average underclearance of 7.5 feet across Little Sandy Creek on S. R. 3018, Segment 0050, Offset 1069 approximately 1,900 feet south of T-368 in the Village of Coolspring (Coolspring, PA Quadrangle N: 7.6 inches; W: 11.6 inches) located in Oliver Township, Jefferson County.
E62-330. Encroachment. Dana R. Wellington, R. R. 1, Box 10B, Tidioute, PA 16351. To construct and maintain a steel grinder bridge having a clear span of 39 feet and a maximum underclearance of 6 feet across North Branch Akeley Run at Cable Hollow for a private driveway extending south from Cable Hollow Road (S. R. 1016) approximately 900 feet west of Mill Road (T-588) (Scandia, PA Quadrangle N: 19.5 inches; W: 14.0 inches) located in Pine Grove Township, Warren County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
DAM SAFETY
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 Clean Streams Law (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)).
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certification
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 6th Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
D02-118. Dam. To construct, operate and maintain a stormwater detention dam (Duncan Avenue Extension West Dam) across a tributary to Little Pine Creek in the Town of McCandless, Allegheny County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
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 Clean Streams Law (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:
Northwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
Environmental Assessment Approvals and Actions on 401 Certifications
EA20-003NW. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 1140 Liberty Street, Franklin, PA 16323. To remove the existing Atlantic Truss, a steel truss bridge including super structure, piers and abutments on SR 3013 Section B03 across McMillen Hollow approximately 0.25 mile south of SR 3006 (Atlantic Road) at the Village of Atlantic (Conneaut Lake, PA Quadrangle N: 0.15 inch; W: 12.05 inches) located in East Fallowfield Township, Crawford County.
WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION 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.
Persons 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.
Final Actions under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Northcentral Regional Office, Assistant Regional Director, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (717) 327-3320.
Certification Request Initiated By: Department of Transportation, District 2-0, 1924-30 Daisy Street, P. O. Box 342, Clearfield, PA 16830.
Date of Initial Pennsylvania Bulletin Notice: January 25, 1997.
Project Description/Location: To construct and maintain various size culverts and bridges and impact 31.5 acres of wetlands in and along tributaries to South Bald Eagle Creek, North Bald Eagle Creek, and Buffalo Run for improvements to U. S. 220 in Snyder Township, Blair County, and Taylor, Worth, Huston, and Patton Townships, Centre County.
Final Action on Request: Certification granted.
David E. Milhous, P. E., Regional Manager, Water Management, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6945.
Certification Request Initiated By: John L. Baker, P. E., District Engineer, Engineering District 1-0, Department of Transportation, 1140 Liberty Street, Franklin, PA 15323.
Date of Initial Pennsylvania Bulletin Notice: May 3, 1997.
Location: City of Erie and Harborcreek Township, Erie County.
Project Description: To construct approximately 6.1 miles of new, 4-lane, controlled access highway connecting the eastern terminus of the existing Bayfront Parkway to Interstate 90 at its interchange with Station Road. The project will impact the following streams: Fourmile Creek (WWF, MF), McDaniel Run (WWF, MF), Cemetery Run (WWF, MF), Garrison Road (WWF, MF), two unnamed tributaries to Fourmile Run (WWF, MF), four unnamed tributaries to McDaniel Run (WWF, MF), and one unnamed tributary to Fivemile Creek (CWF, MF). In addition, a total of 3.8 acres of wetland are proposed to be impacted (0.7 acre PEM, 0.3 acre PSS, 2.6 acres PFO, and 0.2 acre PFO in the Coastal Zone of Lake Erie). Stream and wetland mitigation will be required.
Final Action on Request: The certification granted, is subject to the following conditions:
1. A Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit must be secured from the Department of Environmental Protection, Soils and Waterways Section, Water Management, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
2. The proposed activities must comply with the above permit as well as Chapters 93, 95, 102 and 105 of the Department's Rules and Regulations and all other applicable State regulations and other State requirements.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Actions taken on applications filed under the act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (32 P. S. §§ 631--641) relating to the acquisition of rights to divert waters of this Commonwealth.
Southwest Regional Office, Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
Permits issued on May 27, 1997.
WA 11-620B. Water Allocation. Highland Sewer and Water Authority, Cambria County, PA. The right to withdraw a maximum of 5.383 million gallons per day of water, as a daily peak, from the Beaverdam Reservoir, Cambria County, PA.
WA 11-620C. Water Allocation. Highland Sewer and Water Authority, Cambria County, PA. The right to withdraw a maximum of 1.495 million gallons per day of water, as a 30-day average, from the Lloydell Reservoir, Cambria County, PA.
WA 11-620D. Water Allocation. Highland Sewer and Water Authority, Cambria County, PA The right to withdraw, on an emergency basis only, a maximum of 0.409 million gallons per day of water, as a 30-day average, from the Bear Rock Reservoir, Cambria County, PA.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-987. Filed for public inspection June 20, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
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