NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[28 Pa.B. 5782]
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
[National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)]
DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER
(Part I Permits) The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative.
Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period, will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the office indicated above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding, should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge to State waters.
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6130.
PA 0050881. Sewage, North Penn School District, 401 East Hancock Street, Lansdale, PA 19446.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from a sewage treatment plant in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County. This is an existing discharge to an unnamed tributary to Little Neshaminy Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: warm water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 6,000 gpd are as follows:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 20 40 Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia (as N) (5-1 to 10-31) 2.0 4.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 6.0 12.0 Total Residual Chlorine (0--2 years) 0.8 2.0 (3 years) 0.5 1.2 Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Phosphorus as P (4-1 to 10-31) 2.0 4.0 Nitrite and Nitrate (7-1 to 10-31) 9 18 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0057509. Industrial waste, Joseph Silvestri & Son, 1168 Naamans Creek Road, Boothwyn, PA 19601.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated process wastewater from a process wastewater treatment facility in Bethel Township, Delaware County. This is a new discharge to South Branch Naamans Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: warm water fishery, water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 0.025 mgd are as follows:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Ammonia as N (5-1 to 10-31) 2.5 5.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 7.5 15.0 Dissolved Oxygen minimum 4.0 mg/l at all times Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average Total Residual Chlorine 0.13 0.31 Total Dissolved Solids 1,000 2,000 Total Copper monitor/report monitor/report monitor/report Total Lead monitor/report monitor/report monitor/report Total Aluminum monitor/report monitor/report monitor/report Total Iron monitor/report monitor/report monitor/report Other Conditions:
The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0055280. Sewage, David R. Jones, 6179 Covered Bridge Road, Pipersville, PA 18947.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from a single residence sewage treatment plant in Plumstead Township, Bucks County. This is an existing discharge to a dry swale to an unnamed tributary to the Tohickon Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: cold water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 400 gpd are as follows:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 20 40 Suspended Solids 10 20 Ammonia (as N) (5-1 to 10-31) 3 6 (11-1 to 4-30) 9 18 Total Residual Chlorine monitor/report monitor/report Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 2.0 mg/l at all times pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0021857. Sewage, Souderton Borough, 31 West Summit Street, Souderton, PA 18964.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Souderton Borough STP in Franconia Township, Montgomery County. This is an existing discharge to Skippack Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: trout stocking fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 2.0 mgd are as follows:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 15 23 30 (11-1 to 4-30) 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Ammonia (as N) (5-1 to 10-31) 1.8 3.6 (11-1 to 4-30) 3.6 7.2 Phosphorus (as P) (4-1 to 10-31) 2.0 4.0 Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Total Residual Chlorine 0.012 0.039 Total Copper (0--3 years) 0.10 0.25 (4--5 years) 0.023 0.058 Other Conditions:
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
Northeast Region: Environmental Protection Manager, Water Management, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2553.PA 0042048. Sewerage, Conyngham Borough Authority, P. O. Box 469, Conyngham, PA 18219.
This proposed action is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage into Little Nescopeck Creek in Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: cold water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is Danville Borough Water Supply on the Susquehanna River.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of .35 mgd are:
Monthly Weekly Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Average Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean pH 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Total Residual Chlorine (1st Month--24th Month) monitor and report monitor and report (25th Month--Expiration) 1 2 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0044997. Sewerage, Mount Pocono Municipal Authority, 303 Pocono Boulevard, Mount Pocono, PA 18344.
This proposed action is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage into Forest Hills Run in Mt. Pocono Borough, Monroe County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: high quality, cold water fishery, aquatic life, water supply, recreation and special protection.
Effluent requirements were determined at the point of discharge.
Outfall 001
The proposed effluent limits based on a design flow of .60 mgd are:
Monthly Weekly Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 10.0 15.0 20.0 Total Suspended Solids 30.0 45.0 60.0 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 2.70 5.40 (11-1 to 4-30) 8.10 16.20 Phosphorus as P 1.0 2.0 Dissolved Oxygen a minimum of 7.0 mg/l at all times Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean pH 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Total Residual Chlorine (1st Month--36th Month) monitor and report (37th Month--Expiration) .19 .44 Total Copper monitor and report NO2 + NO3 as N 13.80 27.60 Temperature Jan 1--31 43.5°F (Daily Maximum) Feb 1--29 42.5°F (Daily Maximum) Mar 1--31 50.9°F (Daily Maximum) Apr 1--15 55.9°F (Daily Maximum) Apr 16--30 57.0°F (Daily Maximum) May 1--15 58.2°F (Daily Maximum) May 16--30 62.2°F (Daily Maximum) Jun 1--15 65.3°F (Daily Maximum) Jun 16--30 69.3°F (Daily Maximum) Jul 1--31 72.7°F (Daily Maximum) Aug 1--15 71.6°F (Daily Maximum) Aug 16--31 71.6°F (Daily Maximum) Sep 1--15 67.5°F (Daily Maximum) Sep 16--30 61.5°F (Daily Maximum) Oct 1--15 56.5°F (Daily Maximum) Oct 16--31 52.5°F (Daily Maximum) Nov 1--15 47.7°F (Daily Maximum) Nov 16--30 43.4°F (Daily Maximum) Dec 1--30 45.1°F (Daily Maximum) The proposed effluent limits based on a design flow of .99 mgd are:
Monthly Weekly Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 10.0 15.0 20.0 Total Suspended Solids 30.0 45.0 60.0 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 2.40 4.80 (11-1 to 4-30) 7.20 14.40 Phosphorus as P 1.0 2.0 Dissolved Oxygen a minimum of 7.0 mg/l at all times pH 6.0--9.0 at all times NO2 + NO3 as N 12.10 24.20 Total Residual Chlorine .12 .275 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Copper monitor and report Temperature Jan 1--31 41.0°F (Daily Maximum) Feb 1--29 40.4°F (Daily Maximum) Mar 1--31 46.9°F (Daily Maximum) Apr 1--15 52.3°F (Daily Maximum) Apr 16--30 55.2°F (Daily Maximum) May 1--15 57.2°F (Daily Maximum) May 16--30 61.2°F (Daily Maximum) Jun 1--15 64.7°F (Daily Maximum) Jun 16--30 68.7°F (Daily Maximum) Jul 1--31 72.4°F (Daily Maximum) Aug 1--15 71.3°F (Daily Maximum) Aug 16--31 71.3°F (Daily Maximum) Sep 1--15 67.3°F (Daily Maximum) Sep 16--30 61.3°F (Daily Maximum) Oct 1--15 56.3°F (Daily Maximum) Oct 16--31 52.3°F (Daily Maximum) Nov 1--15 47.4°F (Daily Maximum) Nov 16--30 42.7°F (Daily Maximum) Dec 1--31 42.8°F (Daily Maximum)
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707.PA 0021229. Sewage, SIC: 4952, Littlestown Borough Authority, 46 East King Street, Littlestown, PA 17340-1612.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage to an unnamed tributary of Alloway Creek, in Union Township, Adams County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishery, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was the City of Frederick located in Frederick, Maryland. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 1.0 mgd are:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 1.5 XXX 3.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 4.5 XXX 9.0 Total Residual Chlorine (Interim) monitor and report XXX monitor and report (Final) 0.17 XXX 0.55 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH from 6.0--9.0 inclusive Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric average Individuals may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling Mary DiSanto, File Review Coordinator, at (717) 705-4732.
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
The permit proposes a monthly maximum flow limit of 1.3 mgd.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Program Manager, Water Management, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3666.PA 0060062. SIC: 4952, U. S. Department of Labor (Red Rock Job Corps Center), P. O. Box 218, Lopez, PA 18628-0218.
This proposed action is for renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of treated sewage to an unnamed tributary to Mehoopany Creek in Colley Township, Sullivan County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: cold water fishery and aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is the Danville Borough located approximately 100 miles below the discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 0.05 mgd, are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 10 20 Suspended Solids 10 20 Total Chlorine Residual monitor Dissolved Oxygen monitor Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average pH 6.0--9.0 su at all times. The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0113891. Sewerage, SIC: 4952, Boar & Bull Tavern, Inc., 315 North Market Street, Selinsgrove, PA 17870-1909.
This proposed action is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage wastewater to an unnamed tributary of Middle Creek in Beaver Township, Snyder County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: cold water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purposes of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is Dauphin Consolidated Water Company located approximately 55 river miles downstream.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 0.002 mgd, are:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 TSS 30 60 Total Cl2 Residual report Fecal Coliforms: (5-1 to 9-30) 200 col/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000 col/100 ml as a geometric mean pH 6.0--9.0 at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.PA 0100013. Sewage, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, P. O. Box 2081, Erie, PA 16512.
This application is for a new NPDES permit to discharge treated sanitary sewage to an unnamed tributary of Elk Creek in Fairview Township, Erie County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for cold water and migratory fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. There are no potable water supplies affected by this discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average design flow of 0.000600 mgd, are:
Effluent Concentration (mg/l) Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Maximum CBOD5 25 50 Total Suspended Solids 20 40 NH3-N 3 6 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 3.0 mg/l at all times Phosphorus as P 1.0 Total Residual Chlorine (interim) monitor and report (final) 1.4 3.3 Fecal Coliform 200/100 ml as a geometric average pH 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0020257. Sewage. Borough of Grove City, P. O. Box 110, Grove City, PA 16127-0110.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Wolf Creek in Grove City, Mercer County. This is an existing discharge.
The receiving water is classified for the following uses: cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is Camp Allegheny intake on Slippery Rock Creek located at Wayne Township, approximately 25 miles below point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001 (after the chlorine contact tank), based on a design flow of 3.0 mgd, are:
Average Weekly Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 15 22.5 30 TSS 30 45 60 Ammonia-Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 3.5 7 (11-1 to 4-30) 10 21 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 3,600/100 ml as a geometric average Total Residual Chlorine (Interim) 0.84 1.68 (Final) 0.39 1.27 Copper XX Thallium (Interim) XX (Final) 0.0046 0.0092 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5 mg/l at all times pH 6.0--9.0 at all times XX--monitor and report.
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
PA 0103811, Amendment No. 2. Industrial waste, SIC: 4953, Waste Management Disposal Services of PA, Inc./Northwest Sanitary Landfill, 1436 West Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061.
In a letter dated October 28, 1998, the applicant requested that this permit application be withdrawn. The application is being returned as requested. The notice for the draft permit was published on September 19, 1998.
Proposed NPDES Permit Renewal Actions for Minor Sewage Discharges
The following parties have applied to renew their current NPDES permits to allow the continued discharge of controlled wastewater into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to renew these permits and proposes to issue them, subject to their current permit effluent limitations, and monitoring and reporting requirements, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new or changed regulations and other requirements. The updates may include, but will not be limited to, applicable permit conditions and/or requirements addressing combined sewer overflows (CSOs), municipal sewage sludge management and total residual chlorine control (TRC). Any major changes to or deviations from the terms of the existing permit will be documented and published with the final Department actions.
The EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to these proposed permit actions under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permits are invited to submit a statement to the Field Operations indicated as the office responsible, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding these applications and proposed permit actions. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a brief statement to inform the Field Office of the basis of the comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Field Office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit action. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit renewal application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on the Department's file. The documents may be inspected at, or a copy requested from, the Field Office that has been indicated above the application notice.
Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
NPDES Facility County and Tributary New Permit No. Name and Address Municipality Stream Requirements PA 0085472 DiBiase Construction, Inc.
101 Roberts Rd.
Wyomissing, PA 19610-3109Berks
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Schuylkill RiverTRC
DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER
Applications under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law
(Part II Permits) The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Persons objecting on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval of an application or submitted plan may file a written protest with the Department at the address indicated above each permit application or plan. Each written protest should contain the following: name, address and telephone number; identification of the plan or application to which the protest is addressed; and a concise statement in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the protest and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to any given protest. Each writer will be notified in writing of the time and place if a hearing or conference concerning the plan, action or application to which the protest relates is held. To insure consideration by the Department prior to final action on permit applications and proposed plans, initial protests and additions or amendments to protests already filed should be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A copy of each permit application and proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received for industrial waste and sewage applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707.
Persons who wish to review any of these applications, should contact Mary DiSanto at (717) 705-4732.
A. 3691410, Amendment 98-1. Industrial waste, submitted by Turkey Hill Dairy, Inc., 2601 River Road, Conestoga, PA 17516-9630 in Manor Township, Lancaster County to expand their existing facility and construct an equalization tank and sludge storage facility was received in the Southcentral Region on October 23, 1998.
A. 0698407. Sewage, submitted by Borough of Bernville, P. O. Box 73, Bernville, PA 19506 in Bernville Borough, Berks County to upgrade and expand the existing wastewater treatment plant was received in the Southcentral Region on November 2, 1998.
A. 6798410. Sewage, submitted by Spring Grove Area School District, 100 East College Avenue, Spring Grove, PA 17362 in Paradise Township, York County to construct an on-lot treatment system to serve the Paradise Elementary School was received in the Southcentral Region on November 6, 1998.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
WQM Permit No. 4398419. Sewage, William Williams, SRSTP, 54 Grange Rd., West Middlesex, PA 16159. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Shenango Township, Mercer County.
WQM Permit No. 1098410. Sewage, C. Thomas Cumberledge, SRSTP, P. O. Box 404, Evans City, PA 16033-0404. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County.
WQM Permit No. 1098411. Sewage, William M. Schreiner, SRSTP, 3258 William Flynn Highway, Slippery Rock, PA 16057. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Slippery Rock Township, Butler County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
(PAS)
NPDES Individual
The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.
Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision of 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Regional Office or County Conservation District Office indicated as the responsible office, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. A copy of the written comments should be sent to the County Conservation District Office. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Regional Office of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Regional Office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the County Conservation District Office or the Department Regional Office indicated above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707.
Berks County Conservation District, District Manager, P. O. Box 520, 1238 County Welfare Rd., Leesport, PA 19533, (610) 372-4657.
NPDES Permit PAS-10-C028. Stormwater. Triple Crown Corporation, 5351 Jaycee Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17112, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Birdsboro Borough, Berks County, to Hay Creek.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
Northampton County Conservation District, District Manager, R. R. 4, Nazareth, PA 18064-9211, (610) 746-1971.
NPDES Permit PAS10U102. Stormwater. Pektor Partners, L.P., 559 Main St., Suite 300, Bethlehem, PA 18018, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Williams Township, Northampton County, to Frya Run.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Northeast Regional Office: Sanitarian Regional Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
4596503. Public water supply. Pennsylvania American Water Company, 800 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. This proposal involves the construction of PWS facilities to treat water from Well No. 1, previously developed by Coolbaugh Township and connecting it to customers previously served by the Tobyhanna Water Company, Fairview Water Company National Utilities, Inc., at Pine Hill and Summit Point. It is located in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County. Engineer: Bruce Juergens, PE, Engineering Manager.
4598503. Public water supply. Pennsylvania American Water Company, 800 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. This proposal involves the installation of corrosion inhibitor feed facilities at the PAWC properties of Pine Hill and Summit Point. PAWC properties changing the AquaMag polyphosphate feed at the Pocono Mountain Industrial Park Well to a zinc orthophosphate. It is located in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County. Engineer: Paul Zielinski, Water Quality Superintendent.
4598504. Public water supply. Mushroom Farms Development, 7 Sherman Road, Tobyhanna, PA 18466. This proposal involves the installation of equipment for pH adjustment and to apply a corrosion inhibiting chemical. It is located in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County. Engineer: Birck Linder, PE, Linder Engineering.
4598506. Public water supply. Stroudsburg Municipal Authority, 410 Stokes Avenue, P. O. Box 237, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. This proposal involves the use of duplex submersible, in line, booster pumps with associated controls and small hydropneumatic tanks. It is located in Stroud Township, Monroe County. Engineer: RKR Hess Associates.
4898505. Public water supply. Lehigh Township Municipal Authority, 1069 Municipal Road, Walnutport, PA 18088. This proposal involves a DE filter, storage reservoir/clear well, hypochlorite disinfection system, pH adjustment and orthophosphate corrosion control treatment. It is located in Lehigh Township, Northampton County. Engineer: Spotts, Stevens and McCoy, Inc.
5498506. Public water supply. Schuylkill County Municipal Authority--Mount Laurel Water Treatment Plant, 221 South Centre Street, Pottsville, PA 17901, David Holley, General Manager. This proposal involves an increase in the permitted water treatment flow rate from 1.0 mgd, the construction of a new 1 mg distribution storage tank, a SCADA monitoring system, a new raw and treated water pump and new clear well. It is located in New Castle Township, Schuylkill County.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 302 and 303 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate identifies a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background or Statewide health standard to remediate a site must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southwest Field Office: John J. Matviya, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-5217.
Tailgaters Parking LLC, Stowe Township, Allegheny County. The Peters Group, Diana Ragusa, 501 Camberly Court, Mars, PA 16046 and P & LE Properties, Inc., in care of John Hartman, 49 Plus Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, pesticides, solvents, BTEX, PHCs, PAHs and undetermined. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Suburban Gazette on October 7, 1998.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 2
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 304 and 305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use a site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site in a Special Industrial Area must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific cleanup standard, in whole or in part, and for sites determined to be located in Special Industrial Areas. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area by the person conducting remediation. For the sites identified, a municipality may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period, a municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of a site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of a site. For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southcentral Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4705.
Osram Sylvania Products, Inc., West Manchester Township, York County. Osram Sylvania Products, Inc., 1128 Roosevelt Avenue, York, PA 17404 resubmitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the site-specific standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the York Daily Record on October 30, 1998.
Southwest Field Office: John J. Matviya, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-5217.
Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Borough of Wilmerding, Allegheny County. Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Locomotive Division, 1001 Airbrake Avenue, Wilmerding, PA 15148 and American Geosciences, Inc., David R. Perry, 3925 Reed Boulevard, Suite 400, Murraysville, PA 15668-1848 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with heavy metals, solvents and PHCs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet a site-specific standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Progress on October 21, 1998.
AIR QUALITY
Plan Approval and Operating Permit Applications
Nonmajor Sources and Modifications The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities. Although the sources covered by these applications may be located at a major facility, the sources being installed or modified do not trigger major new source review or prevention of significant deterioration requirements.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Offices identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to file protests or comments on the proposed plan approval and/or operating permits must submit the protest or comment within 30 days from the date of this notice. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Any comments or protests filed with the Department's Regional Offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act and regulations adopted under the act.
OPERATING PERMITS
Applications received and intent to issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (717) 826-2531.
35-318-077: Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (156 Cedar Avenue, Scranton, PA 18505) for operation of a paint spray booth in Scranton, Lackawanna County.
39-313-034A: Elementis Catalysts, Inc. (1 West Allen Street, Unit No. 11, Allentown, PA 18102) for operation of an aluminum chloride reactor system in Allentown, Lehigh County.
39-399-047: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. (8240 Spring Creek Road, Alburtis, PA 18011) for operation of a stencil cleaning operation in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
48-303-010: McMinn Material Co., Inc. (R. R. 5, Box 5165A, Easton Road, Bethlehem, PA 18015) for operation of a bituminous concrete mix plant in Bethlehem, Northampton County.
48-309-095: Essroc Cement Corp. (3251 Bath Pike, Nazareth, PA 18064) for operation of a clinker silo discharge system in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County.
48-310-005A: Waylite Corp. (R. R. 5, Box 5165, Easton Road, Bethlehem, PA 18015) for operation of a material dryer in Bethlehem, Northampton County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
21-317-059: Quaker Oats Company (St. John's Church Road, Shiremanstown, PA 17011) for the operation of a wheat dryer in Hampden Township, Cumberland County.
38-318-030B: Supreme Mid-Atlantic Corporation (P. O. Box 779, Jonestown, PA 17038) for the Plant No. 2 paint areas in Swatara Township, Lebanon County.
67-399-021: American Ash Recycling Corporation of PA (1072 Roosevelt Avenue, York, PA 17404) for municipal ash recycling in West Manchester Township, York County.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
17-304-002: Clearfield Machine Co. (P. O. Box 992A, Clearfield, PA 16830) for operation of two rotary reverberatory iron melting furnaces previously owned and operated by Clearfield Machine Company in Clearfield Borough, Clearfield County.
17-304-007: Clearfield Machine Co. (P. O. Box 992A, Clearfield, PA 16830) for operation of a molding sand reclaim system and associated air cleaning device (a fabric collector) previously owned and operated by Clearfield Machine Company in Clearfield Borough, Clearfield County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
11-00242: Westmont Hilltop School District (827 Diamond Boulevard, Johnstown, PA 15905) for operation of boilers at a high school in Westmont Boro, Cambria County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332- 6940.
10-313-044A: Witco Corporation (P. O. Box 336, Petrolia, PA 16050) for the operation of methanol storage tanks in Fairview Township, Butler County.
PA-10-028A: Armstrong Cement and Supply Company (100 Clearfield Road, Cabot, PA 16023) for the operation of a ball mill and air separator in West Winfield Township, Butler County.
PA-10-282A: Butler County Humane Society (P. O. Box 2036, Butler, PA 16003) for the operation of an incinerator in Renfrew Township, Butler County.
PA-25-952A: Bush Industries of PA Incorporated (2455 Robison Road West, Erie, PA 16509) for the operation of wood product uv surface coating in Summit Township, Erie County.
PA-25-974A: Hi-Tech Plating Company Incorporated (1015 West 18th Street, Erie, PA 16502) for the operation of a chrome plating operation in Erie, Erie County.
37-309-046: Essroc Materials, Incorporated (P. O. Box 779, Bessemer, PA 16112) for the operation of tire-derived fuel systems in Bessemer Borough, Lawrence County.
PA-37-011B: Farmers Dairy Foods, Incorporated (P. O. Box 198, New Wilmington, PA 16142) for the operation of a spray dryer, in Wilmington Township, Lawrence County.
PA-37-023A: Pennsylvania Power Company (P. O. Box 891, 1 East Washington Street, New Castle, PA 16103) for the operation of a boiler in West Pittsburg, Lawrence County.
PA-42-184E: Keystone Powdered Metal Company (1935 State Street, St. Marys, PA 15857) for the operation of a tempering furnace in Lewis Run, McKean County.
PA-42-184F: Keystone Powdered Metal Company (1935 State Street, St. Marys, PA 15857) for the operation of a heat treat furnace in Lewis Run, McKean County.
PA-43-304A: Greenville Veterinary Clinic (409 East Jamestown Road, Greenville, PA 16125) for the operation of an incinerator in Greenville, Mercer County.
PA-61-064A: Con Air Group-Franklin Division (P. O. Box 790, Franklin, PA 16323) for the operation of a painting process in Sugarcreek, Venango County.
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits
Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to the following facilities. These facilities are major facilities subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F (relating to operating permit requirements) and G (relating to title V operating permits).
Appointments to review copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information must be made by contacting Records Management at the regional office telephone number noted. For additional information, contact the regional office noted.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V permit to the regional office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, along with the reference number of the proposed permit. The commentator should also include a concise statement of objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, Attn: Mohammad Zaman, (717) 327-3637.
TVOP 18-00009: Clinton County Solid Waste Authority (P. O. Box 209, McElhatten, PA 17748) for their Wayne Township Landfill located in Wayne Township, Clinton County. The facility's major sources include a flare system and a diesel fueled dirt-screening operation. The air emissions from the facility are below major source thresholds. This facility is subject to Subpart Cc, of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, 40 CFR 60.30c--60.36c, ''Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.''
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Attn: Mark Wayner, (412) 442-4161.
65-00163: Pa Dept. of Public Welfare (Torrance, PA 15779) issued November 4, 1998, for facility at Torrance State Hospital in Derry Township, Westmoreland County.
PLAN APPROVALS
Applications received and intent to issue Plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
PA-46-0033: Waste Management Disposal Services of PA (1425 Sell Road, Pottstown, PA 19464) for a permitted landfill in West Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County.
PA-09-0018: Moore North America, Inc. (100 American Drive, Quakertown, PA 18951) for the modification of nonheatset web offset printing presses in Richland Township, Bucks County.
PA-23-0078: Metro Machine Corporation of PA (Foot of Morton Avenue, Chester, PA 19013) for the construction of a shipyard in the City of Chester, Delaware County.
PA-23-0047: Degussa Corporation (1200 West Front Street, Chester, PA 19013) for the construction of a flatting mill in the City of Chester, Delaware County.
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (717) 826-2531.
08-316-011A: Masonite Corp., Subsidiary of International Paper Co. (P. O. Box 311, Towanda, PA 18848-0311) for installation of a replacement air cleaning device (a venturi scrubber) on a hardboard press (die form press) in Wysox Township, Bradford County.
35-313-010: Taylor Chemical, Inc. (c/o Chemtall, Inc., P. O. Box 250, Riceboro, GA 31323) for construction of a polyacrylamide manufacturing process in the Stauffer Industrial Park, Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County.
39-309-046C: Lafarge Corp. (5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052) for modification of Kiln No. 3 in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
39-309-049A: Lafarge Corp. (5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052) for modification of Kiln No. 2 in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
48-309-104: Essroc Cement Corp. (3251 Bath Pike, Nazareth, PA 18064) for modification of cement packing machine No. 1 and No. 4 in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
67-05014A: York Group, Inc. (2880 Blackridge Road, York, PA 17402) for the inclusion of presently uncontrolled VOC sources under the control of an activated carbon concentrator and a catalytic incinerator located in Manchester Township, York County.
67-399-022: York International Corporation (P. O. Box 1592, York, PA 17405) for the installation of three dry plasma plate cutting machines at their Grantley Plant located in Spring Garden Township, York County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
63-641B: Regal Industrial Corporation (P. O. Box 291, Donora, PA 15033) for installation of painting operations at Donora Plant in Donora Boro, Washington County.
56-270A: Lane Construction Corporation (P. O. Box 346, Donegal, PA 15628) for installation of drum-mix asphalt plant at Donegal Asphalt Plant No. 49 in Jefferson Township, Somerset County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332- 6940.
33-309-017A: Owens Brockway Glass Container, Incorporated, Plant No. 19 (Route 219 North, Brockway, PA 15824) for minor modification of Operating Permit 33-309-017 to increase ammonia emission limit to 2.8 lbs/hr, in Snyder Township, Jefferson County.
REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
(RACT) Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Oxides of Nitrogen and Volatile Organic Compounds and Public Hearing
Approval of an amendment of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plan for Pennsylvania Electric Company/GPU Generation, Inc. in Bradford Township, Clearfield County.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a preliminary determination to approve an amendment of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plan and an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for an electric generating facility (Shawville Generating Station) owned by Pennsylvania Electric Company and operated by GPU Generation, Inc. in Bradford Township, Clearfield County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amendment of the RACT approval for the facility to comply with current regulations.
The preliminary RACT amendment, if finally approved, will result in the revision of Plan Approval PA-17-0001 issued on December 27, 1994, and reissued on October 6, 1998, and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
The proposed amendment consists of revising the allowable nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission limit for pulverized bituminous coal-fired Unit 1 from .50 pounds per million BTU of heat input (30 day rolling average) to .524 pounds per million BTU of heat input (30 day rolling average) and the allowable nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission limit for pulverized bituminous coal-fired Unit 2 from .50 pounds per million BTU of heat input (30 day rolling average) to .542 pounds per million BTU of heat input (30 day rolling average). This revision is authorized under 25 Pa. Code § 129.91(j).
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed plan approval revision and the proposed SIP revision. The hearing will be held on January 6, 1999, at 1 p.m. at the DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA. The public is invited to comment on the proposal. Persons interested in commenting are invited to appear at the public hearing.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Daniel Spadoni at (717) 327-3659 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Daniel Spadoni at (717) 327-3659 or the Pennsylvania AT&T relay service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing, but wishing to comment, should provide written comments to David W. Aldenderfer, Air Quality Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania DEP, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448. Comments should be submitted by January 21, 1999.
All pertinent documents are available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling (717) 327-3693.
MINING
APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES 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 the 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 (Department). 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 the 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 will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The 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 Chapters 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.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Received
32970107. SMP Boundary Revision, Simpson Coal Company (R. D. 1, Box 244, New Alexandria, PA 15670) to add 0.2 acre to the existing permit of which 0.1 acre is for additional mining of the Pittsburgh coal seam in Young Township, Indiana County, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Blacklegs Creek. Application received November 2, 1998.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17723164. Al Hamilton Contracting Co. (R. D. 1, Box 87, Woodland, PA 16881), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Bradford Township, Clearfield County affecting 548.9 acres. This application is for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Forcey Run and Valley Fork Run and Roaring Run to West Branch Susquehanna River to the Susquehanna River. Application received October 21, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
40930202C. Rossi Excavating Company (9 West 15th Street, Hazleton, PA 18201), correction to an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation to add strip mining in Hazle Township, Luzerne County affecting 447.7 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received October 21, 1998.
54900101R. Peppi Coal Co. (46 Public Square, Suite 600, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Reilly and Branch Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 1,794.0 acres, receiving stream--Panther Creek. Application received October 24, 1998.
54900101T. Blackwood, Inc. (P. O. Box 639, Wind Gap, PA 18091), transfer of an existing anthracite surface mine operation from Peppi Coal Co. in Reilly and Branch Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 1,794.0 acres, receiving stream--Panther Creek. Application received October 24, 1998.
54930201. Wheelabrator Culm Services, Inc. (Liberty Lane, Hampton, NH 03842), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County affecting 117.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received October 26, 1998.
54830109R3. Joe Kuperavage Coal Company (916 Park Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Blythe Township and New Philadelphia Borough, Schuylkill County affecting 625.0 acres, receiving stream--Schuylkill River. Application received October 30, 1998.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Large Industrial Mineral Applications Received
4773SM2. Milestone Materials, Inc. (P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18044-0231), renewal of the existing NPDES permit on a large industrial mineral permit, Potter Township, Centre County affecting 15.0 acres. Application received October 26, 1998.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Noncoal Applications Received
37860305. G. L. McKnight, Inc. (P. O. Box 773, Slippery Rock, PA 16057). Renewal of an existing gravel operation in Plain Grove Township, Lawrence County affecting 103.0 acres. Receiving streams: Taylor Run. Application received November 3, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
60840401A1C3. Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034-9454), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0614181 in Buffalo Township, Union County, receiving stream--Buffalo Creek. Application received October 23, 1998.
44930301C. Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034-9454), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0595985 in Armagh Township, Mifflin County, receiving stream--Laurel Creek. Application received October 23, 1998.
6476SM10A1C2. John F. Walker Excavating, Inc. (P. O. Box 175, Newville, PA 17241), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0594172 in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, receiving stream--Conodoguinet Creek. Application received October 27, 1998.
7574SM1A1C2. Pennsy Supply, Inc. (1001 Paxton Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104-1645), renewal and correction of NPDES Permit No. PA0594300 in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, receiving stream-- Conodoguinet Creek. Application received October 29, 1998.
66980302. Joseph W. Keller (P. O. Box 247, Fleetville, PA 18420), commencement, operation and restoration of a large quarry operation in Lemon Township, Wyoming County affecting 44.38 acres, receiving stream--unnamed tributary. Application received November 4, 1998.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The following Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317, as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 certification will be published concurrently with the 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 comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted above the application.
Applications received 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 requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E51-169. Encroachment. Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, 1500 Market Street, 2600 Centre Square West, Philadelphia, PA 19102. To maintain approximately 0.10 acre of fill within wetlands (PEM) associated with the Otten Flavors Industrial Development and in conjunction with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC). The site is located in the Eastwick Industrial Park just east of the intersection of Bartram and Holstein Avenues (Philadelphia USGS Quadrangle N: 3.5 inches; W: 15.2 inches) in the City and County of Philadelphia.
E51-171. Encroachment. Carmen Gricco, t/a Specialty Sales Inc., 933 Penn Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147. To maintain four existing 17-inch steel pilings, to install and maintain three new timber pilings and to permanently moor, operate and maintain two commercial vessels at Pier 40 North along the Delaware River (WWF-MF) which will be utilized as a restaurant facility. The project is located approximately 1,000 feet southeast of Exit 18 of Interstate 95 (Northbound) and just east of the intersection of Penn Street and Ellen Street (Philadelphia, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 15.9 inches: W: 1.3 inches) in the City and County of Philadelphia.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-5485.
E40-509. Encroachment. Pennsylvania American Water Company, 20 East Union Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. To modify and maintain an existing aerial utility line crossing of Monument Creek (HQ-CWF), with work consisting of constructing steel trusses to support the two 30-inch water mains. The project will include bank rehabilitation within a 90-foot channel reach at the crossing location to restore the grades of the eroded banks, and placement of R-7 riprap bank protection. The project is located approximately 100 feet north of S. R. 0502 (Avoca, PA Quadrangle N: 14.1 inches; W: 8.9 inches), in Pittston Township, Luzerne County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E48-277. Encroachment. Pektor Partners, L.P., 559 Main Street, Suite 300, Bethlehem, PA 18018. To construct and maintain a 60-inch diameter C.M.P. outfall structure and associated energy dissipater along the northern streambank of Frya Run (HQ-CWF). The project is located approximately 0.2 mile west of the intersection of Township Road T418 and S. R. 0611 (Riegelsville, PA Quadrangle N: 21.7 inches; W: 11.4 inches), in Williams Township, Northampton County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E64-198. Encroachment. W. J. Reining & Sons, Inc., P. O. Box 277, Beach Lake, PA 18405. To construct and maintain a road crossing of Wangum Creek (HQ-CWF). Consisting of an aluminum open-bottom arch culvert, having a span of 19.0 feet and an underclearance of 6.3 feet. The purpose of the crossing is to provide access for timber harvesting. The project is located approximately 3,000 feet west of the Lake Township/Paupack Township boundary (Lakeville, PA Quadrangle N: 18.4 inches; W: 8.4 inches), in Lake Township, Wayne County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Southcentral Regional Office: Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E01-201. Encroachment. Latimore Township, David Myers, P. O. Box 218, York Springs, PA 17372. To maintain an 8-foot wide by 3-foot high concrete box culvert on Latimore Creek (CH93-CWF) on Hollow Road (T-635) just south of T-608 (Dillsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 11.25 inches; W: 17.0 inches) in Latimore Township, Adams County.
E01-202. Encroachment. Gettysburg Municipal Authority, 601 East Middle Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325. To construct and maintain a 16-inch diameter water transmission main along Pumping Station Road and Long Lane. The new main will cross four waterways: (1) Willoughby Run (WWF) west of Black Horse Tavern Road, north of Millerstown Road (2) Stevens Run (WWF) west of Emmittsburg Road and Long Lane (3) unnamed tributary #1 to Willoughby Run (WWF) east of West Confederate Avenue and (4) unnamed tributary #2 to Willoughby Run (WWF) east of crossing No. 3. Crossings will be located in Gettysburg Borough and Cumberland Township, Adams County. The project will pass through the Gettysburg National Military Park. Western end of project located at (Fairfield, PA Quadrangle N: 8.5 inches; W: 3.5 inches) and eastern end of project is located at (Gettysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.25 inches; W: 15 inches).
E22-389. Encroachment. Steven McElrath, 4814 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111. To maintain a storage shed and a spa and enclosure in the floodway of Spring Creek at a point along Derry Street between 48th and 49th Streets (Harrisburg East, PA Quadrangle N: 1.6 inches; W: 6.3 inches) in Swatara Township, Dauphin County.
E22-393. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 1240 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a 20.2-foot by 5-foot box culvert in the channel of a tributary to Beaver Creek (Nyes Run) at a point at SR 2019, Section 003, Segment 0100, Offset 0000 (Harrisburg, PA Quadrangle N: 10.75 inches; W: 5.0 inches) in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County.
E31-149. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 9-0, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove a deck of an existing bridge and to construct and maintain a new bridge deck and partially remove and replace five existing pier supports in the Juniata River (WWF) located on SR 0522, Section 002, Segment 0460, Offset 2259 at Mount Union Borough (Mount Union, PA Quadrangle N: 3.3 inches; W: 0.6 inch) in Mount Union Borough, Huntingdon County.
E34-090. Encroachment. William Sheaffer, P. O. Box 104, Beavertown, PA 17813. To remove silt and sediment from a 1,000 foot section of Leiningers Run at a point in the vicinity of T-415 (Richfield, PA Quadrangle N: 3.25 inches; W: 3.5 inches) in Susquehanna Township, Juniata County.
E67-651. Encroachment. Bill and Nick Nichols, 114 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA 17070. To construct and maintain two 48-inch diameter culverts, 33 feet long, in Fishing Creek (CH93-TSF) to construct a private drive to an existing hunting camp located north of SR 0392 (Potts Road) directly across from Ramblewood Drive north of Exit-14 off of Interstate 83 (Steelton, PA Quadrangle N: 4.8 inches; W: 11.0 inches) in Newberry Township, York County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E14-333. Encroachment. Phillip Yanak, R. R. 1, Woodward, PA 16882. To remove, construct and maintain a single span bridge with a clear span of 14 feet and an underclearance of 28 inches over an unnamed tributary to Elk Creek located .75 mile south on Penn St. from the intersection of SR 45 turn east onto Bear Alley (Millheim, PA Quadrangle N: 2.1 inches; W: 13.7 inches) in Millheim Borough, Centre County. Estimated stream disturbance is 30 feet; stream classification EV.
E60-137. Encroachment. Lewisburg Area Joint Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 305, Lewisburg, PA 17837. To maintain a concrete encased sanitary sewer line under Limestone Run approximately 170 feet west of Fairground Road and 400 feet south of SR 0045 (Lewisburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.75 inches; W: 4.8 inches) in East Buffalo Township, Union County. Estimated stream disturbance is 6 feet with no wetland impact; stream classification WWF.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E26-248. Encroachment. Albert Gallatin Area School District, 10 West Church Street, Masontown, PA 15461-1800. To operate and maintain a 240-foot long, 24-inch ADS pipe in an unnamed tributary to the Monongahela River (WWF) located at Albert Gallatin Elementary School (Masontown, PA Quadrangle N: 17.85 inches; W: 4.00 inches) in Masontown Borough, Fayette County.
ACTIONS
FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
[National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)]
DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER
(Part I Permits) The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) 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, Market Street 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).
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6130.
NPDES Permit No. PA0054216. Industrial waste. Rockwood Spring Water Company, P. O. Box 624, Harmonyville Road, Pottstown, PA 19464, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in South Coventry Township, Chester County into an unnamed tributary to Pigeon Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0057444. Industrial waste. Jackson Immuno Research Laboratories, Inc., P. O. Box 9, West Grove, PA 19390-9156, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Penn Township, Chester County into an unnamed tributary to East Branch Big Elk Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0055140, Amendment No. 1. Industrial waste. Equivest Management, Inc., 215 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Norristown Borough, Montgomery County into the Schuylkill River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0026867. Sewerage. Abington Township, 1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County into Sandy Run Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0027987. Sewerage. Sun Company Inc. (R & M), 10 Penn Center, 1801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 is authorized to discharge from a facility to serve Peter J. Camiel Service Plaza located in Wallace Township, Chester County to an unnamed tributary to Marsh Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0024651. Sewage. Atglen Borough Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 250, Atglen, PA 19310, is authorized to discharge from a facility located at the Atglen Borough WWTP located in Atglen Borough, Chester County into Valley Creek.
WQM Permit No. 4698427. Sewerage. Abington Township, 1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001. Approval for the construction and operation of a sewage pump station and sewage collection system located in Abington Township, Montgomery County.
WQM Permit No. 0998416. Sewerage. Lower Makefield Township, 1100 Edgewood Road, Yardley, PA 19067. Approval for the construction and operation of a sewer extension to serve Newtown Center located in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County.
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0020745-A1. Sewerage. Nescopeck Borough, 501 Raber Avenue, Nescopeck, PA 18635-1101 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in the Borough of Nescopeck, Luzerne County, to Nescopeck Creek.
Permit No. 6698201. Industrial waste. Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company, P. O. Box 32, Route 87, Mehoopany, PA 18629-0032. Permit to reconfigure existing activated sludge treatment system into a combination aerated-facultative stabilization pond system, located in Washington Township, Wyoming County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707.
NPDES Permit No. PA0084174. Sewerage. Covance Research Products, Inc., 310 Swampbridge Road, Denver, PA 17517 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County to the receiving waters of an unnamed tributary to the Cocalico Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0085740. Sewerage. Mill Creek Area Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 4, Mill Creek, PA 17060 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Mill Creek Borough, Huntingdon County to the receiving waters named Juniata River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0083429. Sewerage. West Cocalico Township Authority, 156B West Main Street, Reinholds, PA 17569 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County to the receiving waters named Little Cocalico Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0043443. Sewerage. Alexandria Borough--Porter Township Joint Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 113, Alexandria, PA 16611 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Porter Township, Huntingdon County to the receiving waters named Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0026549, Amendment No. 98-1. Sewerage. City of Reading, 815 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601-3960 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Reading City, Berks County to the receiving waters named Schuylkill River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0087815. Sewerage. Char- Mar Properties, Inc., 420 East Conestoga Street, New Holland, PA 17557 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County to the receiving waters of an unnamed tributary to the Conestoga River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0085677. Industrial. Harley-Davidson Motor Company, 1425 Eden Road, York, PA 17402 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Springettsbury Township, York County to the unnamed tributary of Codorus Creek.
Permit No. 3698409. Sewage. Char-Mar Properties, Inc., 420 East Conestoga Street, New Holland, PA 17557. This permit approves the construction of sewage treatment facilities in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County.
Northcentral Regional Office: 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Grit Building, Williamsport, PA 17701.
NPDES Permit No. PA0209716. Sewerage. Thomas G. Kitchen, Laporte State Police Barricks, P. O. Box 183, Laporte, PA 18626. Applicant granted permission for an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from facility located at Laporte Township, Sullivan County.
WQM Permit No. 5998412. Sewerage. Laurel Health System, 15 Meade Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901. Approval to construct and maintain a sewage treatment facility to serve Morris Run Personnel Care Home. Facility is located at Hamilton Township, Tioga County.
WQM Permit No. 5798401. Sewerage. Thomas G. Kitchen, LaPorte PA State Police Barracks, P. O. Box 183, Laporte, PA 18626. Applicant granted permission to construct a wastewater treatment facility to discharge treated sewage. Facility located at Laporte Township, Sullivan County.
NPDES Permit No. PA0008923, Amendment No. 1. Industrial waste. Corning Asahi Video Products Company, P. O. Box P-9, State College, PA 16801-0009. Amending the sampling protocol for outfall 001 total suspended solids and metals has been granted to facility located at College Township, Centre County.
NPDES Permit No. PA008923, Amendment No. 2. Industrial waste. Corning Asahi Video Products Company, P. O. Box P-9, State College, PA 16801-0009. This amendment approves the use of alternate chemicals in the industrial waste treatment plant. Amending Permit Page 1 and a new page 14D.1 of 14 for facility located at College Township, Centre County.
WQM Permit No. 4198201. Industrial waste. Williamsport Wire Rope Inc., P. O. Box 3188, Williamsport, PA 17701. Approval granted to construct a new rinse wastewater treatment system replacing the old treatment system to facility located at Williamsport, Lycoming County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
(PAS) The following NPDES Individual Permits for discharges of stormwater from construction activities have been issued.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream
PAS10Q159 Windy Road Partners
1818 Bent Pine Hill
Fogelsville, PA 18051Lehigh County
Lowhill TownshipTributary to
Lyon CreekPAS10U098 Ronald and Eileen Orr
752 Bangor Road
Nazareth, PA 18064Northampton County
Plainfield TownshipLittle Bushkill Creek PAS10U099 Tim Buck
P. O. Box 363
Kulpsville, PA 19443Northampton County
Moore TownshipMonocacy Creek
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
(PAR) The following parties have submitted Notices of Intent (NOIs) for Coverage under (1) General NPDES Permit(s) to discharge wastewater into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. The approval for coverage under these general NPDES permits is subject to applicable effluent limitations, monitoring, reporting requirements and other conditions set forth in the general permit; (2) General Permit(s) for Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge or Residential Septage by Land Application in Pennsylvania. The approval of coverage for land application of sewage sludge or residential septage under these general permits is subject to pollutant limitations, pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements, operational standards, general requirements, management practices and other conditions set forth in the respective general permit. The Department of Environmental Protection approves the following coverages under the specified General Permit.
The EPA Region III Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this permit action under the waiver provision: 40 CFR 123.24.
The application and related documents, effluent limitations, permitting requirements and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the contact office noted.
List of NPDES
and/or other
General Permit Type
PAG-1 General Permit For Discharges From Stripper Oil Well Facilities PAG-2 General Permit For Discharges of Stormwater From Construction Activities PAG-3 General Permit For Discharges of Stormwater From Industrial Activities PAG-4 General Permit For Discharges From Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant PAG-5 General Permit For Discharges From Gasoline Contaminated Ground Water Remediation Systems PAG-6 General Permit For Wet Weather Overflow Discharges From Combined Sewer Systems PAG-7 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge By Land Application PAG-8 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Non-Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge By Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, a Public Contact Site or a Land Reclamation Site PAG-9 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Residential Septage By Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest or a Land Reclamation Site General Permit Type--PAG-2
Facility Location Applicant Name Receiving Stream or Contact Office and
County and Municipality Permit No. and Address Body of Water Telephone No. Northampton County
Glendon BoroughPAR10U088 Chrin Bros., Inc.
635 Industrial Dr.
Easton, PA 18042Lehigh River Northampton CD
(610) 746-1971Northampton County
Bethlehem TownshipPAR10U102 Wagner Enterprises LTD
P. O. Box 3154
Easton, PA 18043Lehigh River
(U.N.T.)Northampton CD
(610) 746-1971Lehigh County
Upper Milford TownshipPAR10Q008-2 Little Lehigh Development
Corp.
F. A. Rohrback
232 Main St.
Emmaus, PA 18049Hosensack Creek Lehigh CD
(610) 391-9583Northampton County
Bethlehem TownshipPAR10U085-2 Forks Development Co.,
Inc.
6065 William Penn Hwy.
Easton, PA 18045Lehigh River
(U.N.T.)Northampton CD
(610) 746-1971Cumru Township
Berks CountyPAR-10-C228 Deerfield Dev. Phase I
Berkshire Greens Inc.
10 Village Center Drive
Reading, PA 19607Schuylkill River Berks County CD
P. O. Box 520
1238 County Welfare Rd.
Leesport, PA 19533
(610) 372-4657Exeter Township
Berks CountyPAR-10-C230 Devon Green II
Forino Dev. Inc.
3000 Penn Avenue
West Lawn, PA 19609Antietam Creek Berks County CD
P. O. Box 520
1238 County Welfare Rd.
Leesport, PA 19533
(610) 372-4657Lower Heidelberg
Township
Berks CountyPAR-10-C240 Green Valley Estates
Sun Pipeline Co.
Ten Penn Center
1801 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103Cacoosing Creek
Little Cacoosing
CreekBerks County CD
P. O. Box 520
1238 County Welfare Rd.
Leesport, PA 19533
(610) 372-4657Spring Township
Berks CountyPAR-10-C241 Keiser Ridge
Hayes Construction Inc.
850 N. Wyomissing Blvd.
Wyomissing, PA 19610Cacoosing Creek Berks County CD
P. O. Box 520
1238 County Welfare Rd.
Leesport, PA 19533
(610) 372-4657Hampden Township
Cumberland CountyPAR-10-H170 Carlisle Carrier
Corporation
David L. Metzler
6380 Brackbill Blvd.
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Trindle Spring Run Cumberland County CD
43 Brookwood Ave.
Suite 4
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 240-7812South Middleton Township
Cumberland CountyPAR-10-H178 Allen Distribution
Allen Distribution Bldg. 5
P. O. Box 62
Plainfield, PA 17081Alexander and
Spring CreekCumberland County CD
43 Brookwood Ave.
Suite 4
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 240-7812North Middleton Township
Cumberland CountyPAR-10-H183 Carlisle Suburban
Authority
240 Clearwater Drive
Carlisle, PA 17013Conodoguinet Creek Cumberland County CD
43 Brookwood Ave.
Suite 4
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 240-7812Clay Township
Lancaster CountyPAR-10-O-328 Wildflower Pond
Associates
1810 Rothsville Road, Suite 200
Lititz, PA 17543Middle Creek Lancaster County CD
1383 Arcadia Road, Room 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 299-5361Mount Joy Township
Lancaster CountyPAR-10-O-328 Grandview Associates
568 Kraybill Church Road
Mount Joy, PA 17552Little Chickies Creek Lancaster County CD
1383 Arcadia Road, Room 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 299-5361Lancaster City
Lancaster CountyPAR-10-O-332 County of Lancaster
50 N. Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17603Conestoga River Lancaster County CD
1383 Arcadia Road, Room 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 299-5361Warwick Township
Lancaster CountyPAR-10-O-339 Horst & Huffman
Associates
1050 Sylvan Road
Lancaster, PA 17601UNT Santo Domingo Creek Lancaster County CD
1383 Arcadia Road, Room 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 299-5361Millerstown Borough
Perry CountyPAR-10-5125 Millerstown Lodge 925
Loyal Order of Moose
7 North Market Street
Millerstown, PA 17062Juniata River Perry County CD
P. O. Box 36
36 W. Main Street
New Bloomfield, PA 17068
(717) 582-8988Windsor Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y350 Milner Heights
Larkin & Sons Inc.
P. O. Box 454
Red Lion, PA 17356Cabin Creek York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Road
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Franklin Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y343 Quality Green Houses &
Perennial Farms
Gary Lebo
209 S. Sporting Hill Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055North Branch
Bermudian CreekYork County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Road
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Windsor Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y348 Windsor Township
Municipal Building
255 Bahn's Mill Road
P. O. Box 458
Red Lion, PA 17356Kreutz Creek York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Road
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430East Manchester Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y349 Orchard Business Park
Kinsley Equities II
2700 Water Street
York, PA 17403Little Conewago Creek York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Road
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430General Permit Type--PAG-3
Facility Location Applicant Name Receiving Stream or Contact Office and
County and Municipality Permit No. and Address Body of Water Telephone No. Carbon County
Bowmanstown Borough/
East Penn TownshipPAR232227 The Prince Mfg. Co.
229 Radio Road
P. O. Box 1009
Quincy, IL 62306-1009Fireline Creek and
Lehigh RiverNortheast Region
Water Management
2 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
(717) 826-2553General Permit Type--PAG-4
Facility Location Applicant Name Receiving Stream or Contact Office and
County and Municipality Permit No. and Address Body of Water Telephone No. Columbia County
Greenwood TownshipPAG045036 Richard and Mary
Sanders
P. O. Box 496
Millville, PA 17846UNT to Little
Fishing CreekNorthcentral Region
208 W. Third St.
Williamsport, PA 17701
(717) 327-3664Huntingdon County
Union TownshipPAG043605 Donald and Florence
Jackson, Sr.
R. R. 1, Box 285
Mapleton Depot, PA 17052-9721UNT of Smith Run Southcentral Region
909 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 705-4707
SEWAGE FACILITIES ACT
PLAN APPROVAL
Plan approval granted under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P. S. §§ 750.1--750.20).
Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, Southcentral Region, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Location: Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, R. R. 1, Box 110, Shirleysburg, PA 17260.
The approved plan provides for construction of three sewer line extensions, including five pump stations, to provide public sewer service to the Route 747, 522 and T394 sections of the municipality. Treatment will be provided by Mount Union Municipal Authority. An OLDS Management Ordinance will address the remainder of the Township. The Sugar Run drainage basin of Hill Valley is not approved at this time. Approval consideration will be given pending submission of additional information concerning technical feasibility of its selected alternative. The Department's review of the sewage facilities update revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal. Any required NPDES permits or WQM permits must be obtained in the name of the municipality or authority as appropriate.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Actions taken under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Southeast Regional Office: Sanitarian Regional Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.
Permit No. 1598506. Public water supply. Philadelphia Suburban Water Company, 762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489. Philadelphia Suburban Water Company has been issued permit approval for the addition of an orthophosphate (inhibitor) along with caustic soda, both for corrosion control at the LaReserve Water System, located in East Marlborough Township, Chester County. Type of Facility: Public Water Supply System. Consulting Engineer: Anthony L. Fernandes, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company, 762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489. Permit to Construct Issued: October 27, 1998.
Regional Office: Northcentral Field Operations, Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Application No. M. A. The Department issued an operation permit to Upper Halfmoon Water Company, Inc. (1952 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda, PA 16870; Halfmoon Township, Centre County) for operation of the finished water storage tank and 240 feet of 8-inch distribution line.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 4
The Department has taken action on the following plans and reports under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908) and Chapter 250 Administration of Land Recycling Program.
Provisions of Chapter 250.8 Administration of Land Recycling Program requires the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of its final actions on plans and reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the Act 2 (Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act) remediation standards. Plans and reports required by provisions of Act 2 for compliance with selection of remediation to a site-specific standard, in addition to a final report, include a remedial investigation report, risk assessment report and cleanup plan. A remedial investigation report includes conclusions from the site investigation, concentration of regulated substances in environmental media, benefits of reuse of the property, and in some circumstances, a fate and transport analysis. If required, a risk assessment report describes potential adverse effects caused by the presence of regulated substances. A cleanup plan evaluates the abilities of potential remedies to achieve remedy requirements. A final report provides a description of the site investigation to characterize the nature and extent of contaminants in environmental media, the basis for selecting the environmental media of concern, documentation supporting the selection of residential or nonresidential exposure factors, a description of the remediation performed and summaries of sampling methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected. The Department may approve or disapprove plans and reports submitted. This notice provides the Department's decision and, if relevant, the basis for disapproval.
For further information concerning the plans and reports, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program in the Department's Regional Office under which the notice of the plan or report appears. If information concerning a final report is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has acted upon the following plans and reports:
Southcentral Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4705.
Former American Insulator Site, New Freedom Borough, York County. Franklin Center, Inc., c/o James R. Holley & Associates, Inc., 18 South George Street, York, PA 17410 submitted a final report concerning the remediation of site soils and groundwater contaminated with BTEX and PHCs. The final report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard, and was approved by the Department on November 2, 1998.
Northwest Regional Office: Craig Lobins, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6648.
Mahoning Hardward and Implement Company, Borough of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, 116--120 Indiana Street, submitted a final report concerning the remediation of soil contaminated with BTEX. The report was approved by the Department on November 3, 1998.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Solid Waste Permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Responsible Office: Southcentral Regional Office, Regional Solid Waste Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4706.
Permit No. 100944. Lanchester Landfill, Chester County Solid Waste Authority (7224 Division Highway, Narvon, PA 17555). Application for the use of processed construction and emolition waste material as an alternative daily cover for a site in Caernarvon and Honey Brook Townships, Lancaster and Chester Counties. Permit issued in the Regional Office October 29, 1998.
Permits revoked under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Responsible Office: Southcentral Regional Office, Regional Solid Waste Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4706.
Permit No. 603337. Leon Kline Farm, BFI, Conestoga Landfill, Mineview Drive, P. O. Box +18, Morgantown, PA 19543). This permit has been revoked at the applicant's request for a site in Upper Frankford Township, Cumberland County. Permit revoked in the Regional Office October 29, 1998.
Permit No. 603285. Martin Greenleaf Farm, Wheelabrator Water Technologies, Inc., Bio Gro Division (Eastern Region, 180 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Suite 305, Annapolis, MD 21401). The permit has been revoked at the applicant's request for a site in Colerain Township, Lancaster County. Permit revoked in the Regional Office November 2, 1998.
Permit No. 603285. Peifer Brother Farm, Wheelabrator Water Technologies, Inc., (Bio Gro Division, Eastern Region, 180 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Suite 305, Annapolis, MD 21401). The permit has been revoked at the applicant's request for a site in Oley Township, Berks County. Permit revoked in the Regional Office November 2, 1998.
Permit No. 100944. Lanchester Landfill, Chester County Solid Waste Authority, (P. O. Box 476, Honey Brook, PA 19344). This permit has been revoked at the applicant's request for a site in Caernarvon and Honeybrook Townships, Lancaster County. Permit revoked in the Regional Office October 27, 1998.
AIR QUALITY
OPERATING PERMITS
General Plan Approval and Operating Permit 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.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
GP5-12-01: CNG Transmission Corp. (P. O. Box 2450, Clarksburg, WV 26302) issued October 7, 1998, to operate a 145 horsepower natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion engine and associated air cleaning device (a catalytic converter) under the General Plan Approval and General Operating Permit for Natural Gas Production Facilities (BAQ-GPA/GP-5) at PA Tract 168 in Portage Township, Cameron County.
GP4-18-02: Autoline Industries East, Inc. (P. O. Box 210, McElhattan, PA 17748) issued October 9, 1998, to construct and operate a burnoff oven under the General Plan Approval and General Operating Permit for Burnoff Ovens (BAQ-GPA/GP-4) in Wayne Township, Clinton County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
GP-42-076: Kane Manufacturing Corporation (515 North Fraley Street, Kane, PA 16735) issued November 4, 1998, for the operation of a burn off oven in Kane, McKean County.
GP-43-308: Ergon Trucking Incorporated (944 New Castle--Mercer Road, Mercer, PA) issued November 4, 1998, for the construction and operation of three crude oil storage tanks in East Lackawannock Township, Mercer County.
Operating Permits transferred under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
12-302-001A: Emporium Hardwoods, Inc. (HC3, Box 1, Emporium, PA 15834) on October 6, 1998, for operation of a wood-fired boiler and associated air cleaning device (a multiclone) previously owned and operated by Mallory Lumber Corporation in Shippen Township, Emporium County.
17-305-007B: River Hill Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847) on October 6, 1998, for operation of a bituminous coal processing facility including rotary breakers and associated equipment previously 4owned and operated by River Hill Coal Company, Inc. in Karthaus Township, Clearfield County.
17-306-001: Pennsylvania Electric Co., owner, and GPU Generation Inc., operator (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) on October 6, 1998, for operation of two bituminous coal-fired utility boilers (Units 1 and 2) and associated air cleaning devices (electrostatic precipitators) previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Electric Company at the Shawville Generating Station in Bradford Township, Clearfield County.
17-306-002B: Pennsylvania Electric Co., owner, and GPU Generation Inc., operator (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) on October 6, 1998, for operation of two bituminous coal-fired utility boilers (Units 3 and 4) and associated air cleaning devices (electrostatic precipitators) previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Electric Company at the Shawville Generating Station in Bradford Township, Clearfield County.
17-399-011: Pennsylvania Electric Co., owner, and GPU Generation Inc., operator (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) on October 6, 1998, for operation of an ash disposal facility previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Electric Company in Bradford Township, Clearfield County.
OP-59-0003: Pennsylvania Electric Co., owner, and GPU Generation Inc., operator (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) on October 6, 1998, for operation of a natural gas-fired combustion turbine and a #2 fuel oil-fired starting engine previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Electric Company in Covington Township, Tioga County.
Operating Permits 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.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
08-399-003D: OSRAM SYLVANIA Products, Inc. (Hawes Street, Towanda, PA 18848-0504) on October 6, 1998, for operation of various pieces of ceramic powder processing and chemical pilot plant equipment and associated air cleaning devices (a fabric collector and a scrubber) in Departments 212 and 216, Building 15, in North Towanda Township, Bradford County.
08-316-012A: Masonite Corp. (P. O. Box 311, Towanda, PA 18848) on October 6, 1998, for operation of a hardboard press (Line I Press) and associated air cleaning device (a venturi scrubber system) and a hardboard tempering operation (Line I) and associated air cleaning device (a regenerative thermal oxidizer) in Wysox Township, Bradford County.
18-313-018B: Avery Dennison, Chemical Division (R. D. 2, Box 70, Mill Hall, PA 17751) on October 26, 1998, for operation of various chemical reactors and associated chemical processing equipment and associated air cleaning devices (two thermal fume oxidizers) in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County.
OP-14-0002: Bellefonte Lime Co. (P. O. Box 448, Bellefonte, PA 16823) on October 19, 1998, for operation of two rotary lime kilns (#4 and 5) and associated air cleaning devices (two scrubbers), a stone dryer and associated air cleaning device (a fabric collector), six space heaters and one waste oil heater, all of which are subject to the Department's Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) regulations for nitrogen oxides emissions, at the Bellefonte Plant in Spring Township, Centre County.
OP-49-0011: Fleetwood Motor Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc. (P. O. Drawer 5, Paxinos, PA 17860) on October 30, 1998, for operation of various motor home manufacturing operations, all but one of which are subject to the Department's Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) regulations for volatile organic compounds, in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
65-00844: Sterling Lebanon Packaging Corp. (P. O. Box 768, Thomas Avenue and Lafferty St., Jeannette, PA 15644) issued November 11, 1998 for packaging manufacturing at Jeannette Plant in Jeannette, Westmoreland County.
03-209A: Buffalo Limestone, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 198 A-1, Ford City, PA 16226) issued October 29, 1998 for portable limestone crushing at Stitt Mine at Kittanning Township, Armstrong County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-24-124B: PA Industrial Heat Treaters (P. O. Box 348, St. Marys, PA 15857) issued October 30, 1998, for the operation of a continuous draw furnace no. 3 in Benzinger Township, Elk County.
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.
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (717) 826-2531.
35-303-011A: Haines and Kibblehouse, Inc. (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) issued on October 19, 1998, for modification of a batch asphalt plant at Dunham Drive, Dunmore Borough, Lackawanna County.
40-317-019A: Hershey Chocolate, USA (Humboldt Industrial Park, Scotch Pine Drive, P. O. Box 340, Hazleton, PA 18201) issued on October 19, 1998, for modification of a pan polishing operation in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.
48-313-070B: Praxair Distribution, Inc. (145 Shimersville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18015) issued on October 19, 1998, for modification of a gas collection system in Bethlehem, Northampton County.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
14-313-037: Rutgers Organics Corp. (201 Struble Road, State College, PA 16801) on October 2, 1998, for modification of an existing chemical process facility (Naxan ABL/AAL) by adding a xylene recovery operation in College Township, Centre County.
OP-53-0009C: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. (P. O. Box 2081, Erie, PA 16512) on October 6, 1998, for construction of a 3200 horsepower natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion engine at the Ellisburg Compressor Station in Allegany Township, Potter County.
8-322-001B: Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority (P. O. Box 10, Burlington, PA 18814-0010) on October 7, 1998, for construction of municipal solid waste landfill disposal areas (Cells 6, 7 and 8) and associated air cleaning device (a landfill gas extraction and collection system) in West Burlington Township, Bradford County.
8-316-013A: Masonite Corp. (P. O. Box 311, Towanda, PA 18848) on October 9, 1998, for modification of a hardboard press (Line II) to manufacture a new product, trimboard, in Wysox Township, Bradford County.
55-303-003: Meckley's Limestone Products, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 950, Herndon, PA 17830) on October 20, 1998, for construction of a batch asphalt concrete plant and associated air cleaning device (a fabric collector) in Franklin Township, Snyder County. The asphalt plant is subject to Subpart I of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
PA-17-0001: Pennsylvania Electric Co., owner, and GPU Generation Inc., operator (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 16907) on October 6, 1998, for implementation of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) on various sources at an electric generation facility (Shawville Generating Station) previously owned and operated by Pennsylvania Electric Company in Bradford Township, Clearfield County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
20-318-006B: Lord Corporation (124 Grant Street, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403) issued October 16, 1998, for modification of spray lines in Cambridge Springs, Crawford County.
Plan Approval extensions 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.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-1003B: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (P. O. Box 13396, Reading, PA 19612) granted October 30, 1998, to authorize temporary operation of the photoresist stripper line, under this Plan Approval until February 28, 1999, at the Reading Plant, in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
04-307-099B: Shasta, Inc. (300 9th Street, Monaca, PA 15061) issued November 6, 1998, for operation of swing grinder at Aliquippa Plant in Aliquippa Boro, Beaver County.
65-137A: Allegheny Ludlum Corp. (100 River Road, Brackenridge, PA 15014) issued November 3, 1998, for installation of sendzimer cold rolling mill at Vandergrift Plant in Vandergrift Boro, Westmoreland County.
65-078A: Hempfield Foundries Company (P. O. Box 69, Greensburg, PA 15601) issued November 3, 1998, for installation of sand reclamation and shotblast in Southwest Greensburg Boro, Westmoreland County.
MINING
APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES 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 the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality 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).
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Coal Permits Issued
03980103. Dutch Run Coal, Inc. (A02-366, Shelocta, PA 15774). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous coal/sandstone and shale surface/auger mining site located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, affecting 42.1 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Plumcreek. Application received: June 16, 1998. Permit issued: November 3, 1998.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17753050. River Hill Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847), major permit revision for a Change in Permit Acreage from 727.6 to 642.8 acres, Karthaus Township, Clearfield County, receiving streams: Saltlick Run and unnamed tributaries to Saltlick Run. Application received October 8, 1998. Permit issued October 30, 1998.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Noncoal Permits Issued
25820301. Frank Tucci (R. D. 2, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403). Renewal of the existing NPDES No. PA0604208 in McKean Township, Erie County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary of Elk Creek. Application received: September 11, 1998. Permit Issued: October 30, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
8275SM1C. Prospect Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 7, East Petersburg, PA 17520), correction to an existing quarry operation in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County affecting 59.2 acres, receiving stram--unnamed tributary to Chickies Creek. Correction issued November 5, 1998.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION
Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, P. O. Box 8476, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8476.
Bond Forfeiture Contract Awarded: BF 425-101.1. Location: Goshen Township, Clearfield County. Description: AMLR, Mine Drainage Permit No. 4578BC6, Goshen Township, Clearfield County. Contractor: Earthmover's Unlimited, Inc. Amount: $13,423. Date of Award: August 27, 1998.
Bond Forfeiture Contract Awarded: BF 341-102.1. Location: Newport Township, Luzerne County. Description: AMLR Project, North American Mining, Inc., Newport Township, Luzerne County. Contractor: James T. O'Hara, Inc. Amount: $257,239. Date of Award: July 9, 1998.
Bond Forfeiture Contract Awarded: BF 386-101.1. Location: Eau Claire Borough, Butler County. Description: Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Project, Pengrove Coal-Hortert Site, Eau Claire Borough, Butler County. Contractor: Joseph C. Puryear Trucking and Excavating. Amount: $97,014.79. Date of Award: August 13, 1998.
Bond Forfeiture Contract Awarded: BF420-101.1. Location: Murrysville Borough, Westmoreland County. Description: AMLR Project, Frank Kowalski, Murrysville Borough, Westmoreland County. Contractor: Utilities Forestry Services, Inc. Amount: $266,898. Date of Award: August 28, 1998.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received Dam Safety and Encroachment 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, 400 Market Street, Floor 2, 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 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 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.)
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E15-579. Encroachment Permit. Tredyffrin Township, 1100 Duportail Road, Berwyn, PA 19312 and PennDOT, 200 Radnor Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087. To extend Chesterbrook Boulevard (T-843) from U. S. Route 202 southeast to Swedesford Road (S. R. 0252), opposite Cassatt Road (S. R. 1007), and to provide full access to the Chesterbrook Interchange by constructing a new southbound U. S. Route 202 on-ramp and a new northbound U. S. Route 202 off-ramp (Valley Forge, PA Quadrangle N: 11.4 inches; W: 12.3 inches) in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.
Work consists of:
(1) To elongate the existing 6-foot by 6-foot box culvert stream enclosure in and along an unnamed tributary to Little Valley Creek situated beneath SR 0202 at station 607+50 by installing a 17-foot extension at the downstream end for the new southbound on-ramp, and installing a 20 foot extension at the upstream end for the new northbound off-ramp. Work will also include a channel relocation of approximately 120 linear feet at the upstream end of the extended stream enclosure. The proposed activities will impact 0.09 acre of associated wetlands (PEM/SS/FO).
(2) To construct and maintain 180 linear feet of 8-foot by 5-foot reinforced concrete box culvert stream enclosure in and along an unnamed tributary to Little Valley Creek beneath the proposed Chesterbrook Boulevard, and near the intersection of Cassatt Road and Swedesford Road. Work also includes the replacement and maintenance of a headwall for four existing culverts (93-inch × 64-inch arch pipe, 53-inch × 41-inch arch pipe, 36-inch R.C.P. and 24-inch R.C.P.) incorporated into a junction chamber at Swedesford Road. The proposed junction chamber will connect the upstream end of the elongated stream enclosure to the four existing culverts. This work will impact 0.08 acre of associated wetlands (PEM/SS/FO). The permittee has made a contribution to the wetland replacement fund to compensate for the 0.17 acre of wetland impact.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-5485.
E40-498. Encroachment. Leeds Property Management and Allied Services, 506 Meadow Lane, Exton, PA 19341. To construct and maintain a stream enclosure of Coal Brook, consisting of approximately 245 linear feet of 11.4-foot by 7.25-foot corrugated aluminized steel pipe arch culvert, for the purpose of providing an access drive and parking for the Allied Services and Leeds properties. The project is located at 142 Mundy Street, approximately 300 feet east of the intersection of Mundy Street and Spring Street (Wilkes-Barre East, PA Quadrangle N: 22.0 inches; W: 14.5 inches), in Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E67-626. Encroachment. Joseph Bene, 60 Crestwood Lane, York, PA 17402. To place 260 linear feet of fill in the floodway of an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek for the purpose of flood control for new medical offices located between Memory Lane and Pleasant Valley Road (York, PA Quadrangle N: 20.3 inches; W: 8.3 inches) in Springettsbury Township, York 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.
E17-322. Encroachment. Pa. Dept. of Transportation, 1924--30 Daisy St., Clearfield, PA 16830. To remove an existing superstructure and to construct and maintain a single span prestressed concrete spread box beam with a concrete deck and sidewalks on the left and right sides to be placed on top of existing abutments with a normal clear span of 54 feet 1 inch and a minimum underclearance of 5 feet across Moose Creek located immediately south of the intersection of SR 1050 (Maple Avenue) and Moose Street (Clearfield, PA Quadrangle N: 6.0 inches; W: 9.3 inches) in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County. Estimated stream disturbance is 56 linear feet; stream classification is Cold Water Fishery. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E17-323. Encroachment. APEX Machine & Hydraulic Inc., 511 Brisbin St., Houtszdale, PA 16651. To expand an existing commercial facility and associated parking facilities and to restore 0.08 acre of PEM wetlands filled without authorization. The project is located on the south side of SR 0322 approximately 1.9 miles west of the SR 0053 intersection in Decatur Township, Clearfield County (Wallaceton, PA Quadrangle N: 8.3; W: 1.1) in Decatur Township, Clearfield County.
E18-258. Encroachment. Northern Central Bank, 102 West Fourth St., Williamsport, PA 17701. To construct, operate and maintain 120 square feet of expansion and 266.75 cubic yards of associated fill to an existing commercial facility in the floodway of Fishing Creek. The construction work shall consist of placing 0.5 feet of fill across 0.33 acre and constructing the expansion to the existing commercial building that is located along the eastern right-of-way of SR 0150 at the intersection of Country Club Lane and SR 0150 (Mill Hall, PA Quadrangle N: 20.7 inches; W: 14.8 inches) in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E59-377. Encroachment. Pa. Dept. of Transportation, 715 Jordan Avenue, Montoursville, PA 17754. To remove an existing single structure and to construct, operate and maintain a single span prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge to carry SR 4017, Section 013 Segment/Offset 0070-0000 across Losey Creek. The bridge shall be constructed with a clear normal span of 28.33-feet. The average underclearance of each span shall be a minimum of 7.4 feet. The bridge shall be constructed at a skew of 45-degrees. The proposed bridge is located along the eastern right-of-way of SR 0249 approximately 1.04 miles west of the intersection of SR 4017 and SR 0249 (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle N: 22.7 inches; W: 10.4 inches) in Middlebury Township, Tioga County. This permit also authorizes the construction and operation of a temporary crossing: upon completion of the bridge construction, the temporary crossing shall be removed and the area fully restored to original contours and elevations.
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.
Southeast Regional Office: Bureau of Water Supply Management, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6130.
WA-09-1001. Water Allocation. Warwick Township Water and Sewer Authority, 1733 Township Green, Jamision, PA 18925 has been granted the right to purchase 1.2 million gallons per day, based on a 30-day average, from the Philadelphia Suburban Water Company in Warwick Township, Bucks County. Type of Facility: Public Water Supply System. Consulting Engineer: Boucher and James, Inc., 127 South Fifth Street, Suite 300, Quakertown, PA 18957. Permit Issued: October 27, 1998.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice of Settlement Under the
Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act
Gettysburg Foundry Site
Cumberland Township, Adams CountyThe Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305), has entered into a proposed consent order and agreement (COA) with C. M. Metals, Inc. regarding the remediation of the Gettysburg Foundry Site (Site). The Site is located at 2664 Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 in Cumberland Township, Adams County, PA. The 21-acre site is located in a rural area about 4 miles south of the town of Gettysburg.
From 1957 until 1997, Gettysburg Foundry Specialties Company (GFSC) manufactured aluminum castings and was classified as a secondary aluminum smelting plant. Among other things, GFSC recycled aluminum to produce aluminum ingots. During the process of melting aluminum recyclable materials in the furnace at the facility, combined pieces of dirt, steel and aluminum rose to the surface of the melted material. This ''dross'' was skimmed off and sent to another part of the plant for handling. At that time, magnets removed the steel and the rest of the material was screened to remove the dirt and dust from the aluminum. The aluminum was sent back to the furnace and the dirt and dust (referred to as aluminum dross fine waste) was set aside for disposal. In addition to the aluminum dross fine waste, GFSC's air pollution control system generated baghouse dust. Much of the waste was stored on the site in two onsite pits and in buildings. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 1996. The plant ceased operations on March 13, 1997.
Because of the threat to human health and the environment posed by the GFSC site, the Department undertook two Prompt Interim Responses at the site. The first was conducted in August 1997. Under this response, the site was secured by repairing an existing fence around the facility and piles of dross waste, which were exposed to the elements, were moved into the Foundry Building. The second response, begun in May 1998, provided for the removal of 676 drums of waste and the aboveground waste stored at the site. The Department has removed the drummed waste.
On November 4, 1998, the Department and C. M. Metals entered into the proposed consent order and agreement. Under the terms of the COA, C. M. Metals will implement the remaining portions of the second prompt interim response Statement of Decision (SOD), including the removal of the remaining aboveground waste, will implement the final remedial SOD as it relates to waste in the pits and contaminated soil and groundwater, and will reimburse the Department $25,000 for its response costs at the GFSC site.
This notice is provided under section 1113 of HSCA (35 P. S. § 6020.1113). This section provides that the settlement will become final upon the filing of the Department's response to any significant written comments. The proposed consent order and agreement that contains the specific terms of the settlement is available for public review and comment. The proposed consent order and agreement can be examined from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Department's office at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, by contacting Barbara Faletti at (717) 705-4864. A public comment period on the proposed consent order and agreement will extend for 60 days from today's date. Persons may submit written comments regarding the proposed consent order and agreement to the Department by January 20, 1999, by submitting them to Barbara Faletti at the above address.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1910. Filed for public inspection November 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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