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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).
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Permits Issued
32870101. Transfer from Andray Mining Company to Urey Coal Company (222 Forest Ridge Road, Indiana, PA 15701), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip-auger mine in Banks and Montgomery Townships and Glen Campbell Borough, Indiana County, affecting 145.4 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Cush Creek and Cush Creek. Application received September 30, 1998. Issued February 19, 1999.
56920111. Permit Renewal, Senate Coal Mines, Inc. (One Energy Place, Suite 5100, Latrobe, PA 15650), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine, coal preparation plant and coal refuse disposal in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 80.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Quemahoning Creek. Application received November 13, 1998. Issued February 22, 1999.
11980102. E. P. Bender Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 594, Carrolltown, PA 15722), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip-auger mine in Reade Township, Cambria County, affecting 240.0 acres, receiving stream UNTS to Fallentimber Run and Fallentimber Run. Application received April 15, 1998. Permit issued February 19, 1999.
56980107. Dunamis Resources, Inc. (One Energy Place, Suite 4000, Latrobe, PA 15650), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip-auger mine in Milford Township, Somerset County, affecting 277.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to/and Casselman River and South Glade Creek. Application received October 9, 1998. Permit issued February 22, 1999.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
26-98-01. M & Y Services, Inc. (P. O. Box 9, Uniontown, PA 15401-0009). No Cost Government Financed Reclamation Contract issued for the removal and reclamation of an entire abandoned coal refuse deposit located in German Township, Fayette County, affecting 13.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Middle Run, to the Monongahela River. No Cost Contract Application received: August 6, 1998. No Cost Contract issued: February 24, 1999.
03940103R. Seven Sisters Mining Co., Inc. (200 U. S. Route 22, Delmont, PA 15626). Renewal issued for continued reclamation only of a bituminous surface/auger mining site located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County, affecting 38.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Fagley Run and Fagley Run. Application received: January 26, 1999. Renewal issued: February 25, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17793044. River Hill Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Karthaus Township, Clearfield County, affecting 112 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Marks Run, to Marks Run to Upper Three Runs and Saltlick Run to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received December 18, 1998. Permit issued February 11, 1999.
17980107. Moravian Run Reclamation Company, Inc. (605 Sheridan Drive, Clearfield, PA 16830), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Bell Township, Clearfield County affecting 58 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Haslett Run to Haslett Run; Haslett Run to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received March 19, 1998, permit issued February 23, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
49980101. High Mountain Coal Company (307 West Main Street, Girardville, PA 17935), commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite surface mine operation in East Cameron Township, Northumberland County affecting 115.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued February 19, 1999.
54851340C3. Neumeister Coal Company (RR1, Box 327D, Ashland, PA 17921), correction to an existing deep mine operation in Foster Township, Schuylkill County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Correction issued February 23, 1999.
40930202C. Rossi Excavating Company (9 West 15th Street, Hazleton, PA 18201), correction to an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation to add surface mining in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, affecting 447.7 acres, receiving stream--none. Correction issued February 24, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Noncoal Permits Secured
25980301. Ray Showman Jr. Excavating, Inc. (P. O. Box 646, Waterford, PA 16441), Commencement, operation and restoration of a sand and gravel operation in Waterford Township, Erie County affecting 82.2 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to LeBoeuf Creek. Application received: February 17, 1998. Permit Issued: February 15, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
7875SM2C. Lafarge Corporation (5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052), correction to an existing quarry operation for an incidental boundary correction in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County affecting 100.2 acres, receiving stream--none. Correction issued February 23, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Small Noncoal (Industrial Mineral) Permits Issued
08980810. John Heeman (R. R. 1, Box 273, Wyalusing, PA 18853), commencement, operation and restoration of a small industrial mineral (bluestone) permit in Tuscarora Township, Bradford County affecting 1 acre. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Mill Creek. Application received July 7, 1998. Permit issued February 11, 1999.
08982802. Jerry L. Johnson (R. R. 1, Box 179A-1, Wyalusing, PA 18853), commencement, operation and restoration of a small industrial mineral permit in Wilmot Township, Bradford County affecting 5 acres. Receiving stream: Susquehanna River. Application received June 2, 1997. Permit issued February 16, 1999.
08980805. Ralph Sharer (R. D. 2, Box 126, Laceyville, PA 18623), commencement, operation and restoration of a small industrial mineral (bluestone) permit in Stevens Township, Bradford County affecting 3 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Wolf Creek. Application received May 4, 1998. Permit issued February 23, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
36990801. David M. Wise (RR2, Box 2621, Mohnton, PA 19540), commencement, operation and restoration of a small quarry operation in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County affecting 3.0 acres, receiving stream--Cocalico Creek. Permit issued February 24, 1999.
58980801. Dale G. Webster (RR2, Box 2480, Hallstead, PA 18822), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Franklin Township, Susquehanna County affecting 3.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued February 24, 1999.
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 the 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.
E15-595. Encroachment Permit. Chester County, 14 East Biddle Street, West Chester, PA 19380-2616. To replace the existing deteriorated Chester County Bridge No. 275 which spans Beaver Creek (TSF-MF) along Hadfield Road (T-415). The proposed single span, steel I-beam with concrete deck bridge will have 35 feet of clear span, 4.75 feet of minimum underclearance and 26 feet in roadway width providing two lane traffic. The abutments and wing walls will be reinforced concrete and have rip-rap stone protection. Approximately 600 feet of roadway will be reconstructed at the bridge approaches. The project also includes construction of a temporary cofferdam structure. The site is located approximately 1,000 feet west from the intersection of Hadfield Road and Bondsville Road (Wagontown, PA Quadrangle N: 3.7 inches; W: 2.5 inches) in East Brandywine Township, Chester County.
E15-603. Encroachment Permit. Valley Forge Sewer Authority, 333 Pawling Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460. To replace the existing Perkiomen Sewage Pump Station situated within the 100-year floodway of the Schuylkill River (CWF). The site is located at 333 Pawling Road, approximately 500 feet north from the CONRAIL Railroad underpass of Pawling Road (Valley Forge, PA Quadrangle N: 21.0 inches; W: 13.4 inches) in Schuylkill Township, Chester County.
E23-373. Encroachment Permit. Ross Boat Repair and Storage Yard, Inc., 311 Warwick Avenue, Essington, PA 19029. To operate and maintain an existing floating dock facility which is located along the northern bank of the Delaware River at Ross Boat Repair and Storage Yard, Inc. This application also is a request to remove an approximately 29 foot × 72 foot area of unauthorized fill within the property boundary and the 100-year floodway of the Delaware River. The site is located southeast of the intersection of LaGrange Avenue and Front Street (Bridgeport, PA Quadrangle, N: 19.75-inches; W: 6.75-inches) in Tinicum Township, Delaware County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E23-375. Encroachment Permit. Swarthmore Borough, 121 Park Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1536. To remove an existing dilapidated 10-inch sanitary sewer line crossing which bisects the waterway opening of an existing 48-inch culvert pipe which conveys an unnamed tributary of Little Crum Creek (WWF) under Oberlin Avenue, and to construct and maintain a 10-inch sanitary sewer line at a lower elevation at the same location. The site is located on Oberlin Avenue between Lafayette Avenue and Dartmouth Avenue, (Lansdowne, PA Quadrangle N: 4.8 inches; W: 12.9 inches) in Swarthmore Borough, Delaware County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E46-795. Encroachment Permit. Cheltenham Township, 8230 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027-1589. To perform the following activities along the Tacony Creek (WWF) associated with the Glenside Avenue Bridge Replacement Project: 1. To remove a concrete slab bridge with a clear span of 19.5 feet and average underclearance of 8.5 feet and associated masonry abutments and concrete piers; 2. To install and maintain 40 linear feet of 24-foot by 7-foot reinforced concrete box culvert, associated wingwalls and roadway approach fill, at this location; 3. To install and maintain drainage and roadway improvements including an 18-inch and a 24-inch RCP stormwater outfall within the upstream wingwalls of the proposed culvert. The site is located approximately 400 feet southeast of the intersection of Rices Mill Road and Glenside Avenue (Germantown USGS Quadrangle, N: 17.55 inches; W: 2.80 inches) in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County.
E46-823. Encroachment Permit. Five Tower Bridge Associates, 100 Front Street, Suite 900, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. To construct and maintain a ground level parking lot which is partially located in the floodway of the Schuylkill River, associated with construction of Five Tower Office Facility. The work will also include construction of an 18-inch RCP stormwater outlet structure and to remove an abandoned 36-inch by 38-inch storm drain along the bank of the Schuylkill River (WWF-MF). This site is located approximately 300 feet northeast of the intersection of Front Street and William Street (Norristown, PA Quadrangle N: 12.8 inches; W: 8.6 inches) in West Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E51-170. Encroachment Permit. Delaware River Port Authority, One Port Center, 2 Riverside Drive, Suite 1101, Camden, NJ 08103-1003. To construct, operate and maintain an aerial tram bridge across the Delaware River (WWF-MF) consisting of one tower, two nearby cellular sheet pile dolphin fender systems and an associated anchorage system within Pennsylvania. The total length of the aerial tram within Pennsylvania will be approximately 1,000 feet and the tower will be placed at least 50 feet outward from the edge of navigation channel. The minimum sag clearance of the cable system will be approximately 160 feet from the normal water surface elevation. The tram will extend from a proposed terminal along the waterfront in Camden, NJ to a proposed terminal near the terminus of Walnut Street at Penn's Landing, located approximately 2,800 feet downstream of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia, PA-NJ USGS Quadrangle N: 13.0 inches; W: 2.1 inches) in the City and County of Philadelphia.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E64-193. Encroachment. Paul R. and Bonita M. Mancia, 1485 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, PA 18704. To construct and maintain a stream enclosure of a Tributary to Wallenpaupack Creek, consisting of approximately 140 linear feet of 60-inch RCP culvert, followed by 26 linear feet of R-5 riprap apron. The enclosure will extend an exiting culvert under S. R. 0590. The project is located on the north side of S. R. 0590, approximately 0.6 mile west of the intersection of S. R. 0590 and S. R. 0191/0196 (Lake Ariel, PA Quadrangle, N: 5.4 inches; W: 4.9 inches), in Salem Township, Wayne County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E07-305. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 9-0, 1620 N. Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove an existing bridge and to construct and maintain a single span prestressed concrete box beam bridge having a span of 55.4 feet and an underclearance of about 5.0 feet across Plum Creek (WWF) located on SR 0164, Segment 02700, Offset 0000, Station 337+ 04.60 at East Sharpsburg (Martinsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 15.3 inches; W: 17.1 inches) in Taylor Township, Blair County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E31-149. Encroachment PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 9-0, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove an existing bridge deck and partially remove five bridge piers and to construct and maintain a new bridge deck with reconstructed piers having spans of 105.33, 104.92, 104.83, 103.75, 103.50 and 105.00 feet with a minimum underclearance of 28.5 feet across 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. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
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. 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.
E12-108. Encroachment. Michael W. Strickhouser, P. O. Box 449, Biglerville, PA 17307. To construct and maintain a porch addition, bedroom addition and fence for a hunting camp in the floodway of First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek located off Route 872 approximately 3 miles north of Route 120 (Sinnemahoning, PA Quadrangle N: 20.8 inches, W: 7.7 inches) in Grove Township, Cameron County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E12-111. Encroachment. Joseph D. Kirk, RR1, Box 53, Penfield, PA 15849. To construct and maintain a hunting and fishing cabin, 24 feet by 36 feet, in the floodway of First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek located off Route 872 approximately 3.5 miles north of Route 120 (Sinnemahoning, PA Quadrangle N: 20.8 inches; W: 7.8 inches) in Grove Township, Cameron County. This permit was issued under section 105.13e ''Small Projects.''
E17-325. Encroachment. Gulich Township Supervisors, P. O. Box 305, Smithmill, PA 16680. To construct and maintain two foot bridges with a width of 4 feet and span of 54 feet across Little Muddy Run, with one bridge located 150 feet below the Janesville Dam and the other bridge located 1,600 feet above the dam in Mountz Memorial Community Park (Ramey, PA Quadrangle N: 1.1 inches; W: 7.0 inches) in Gulich Township, Clearfield County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E19-184. Encroachment. United Water of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg Operations, 1113 Old Berwick Road, P. O. Box 364, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-0364. To place and maintain fill in the floodway of Fishing Creek to provide access to a water treatment facility. The fill operation shall consist of placing 2,000 cubic feet of clean, angular and nonerodible stone in the floodway of Fishing Creek that is located along the western right-of-way of SR 0011 approximately 1,300-feet west of the intersection of Creek Road and SR 0011 (Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 0.75 inch; W: 12.0 inches) in Hemlock Township, Columbia County. This permit was issued under section 105.3(e) Small Projects.
E49-216. Encroachment. Nikomahs Camping & Fishing Assoc., 302 South Market St., Shamokin, PA 17872. To maintain 1) an existing metal trailer frame and wood deck bridge with a clear span of 18 feet and a minimum underclearance of 5 feet across an unnamed tributary of the Susquehanna River, 2) 5,000 linear feet of an existing at grade camp site access road in the left floodway of the river, both of which are located 1.3 miles downstream of the confluence of Gravel Run with the Susquehanna River (Riverside, PA Quadrangle N: 6.3 inches; W: 16.3 inches) in Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E60-135. Encroachment. Union County Development Corporation, 219D Hafer Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837. To construct and maintain a new 4 foot × 10 foot x 72 foot box culvert and a 24-inch reinforced concrete pipe road crossings, widening of one existing culvert, three new stone pedestrian stream crossings, one new 8-inch sanitary sewer main crossings, two new water mains, and on an unnamed tributary to the Susquehanna River and to realign, construct and maintain two new 8-inch sanitary sewer mains and one new water main in an intermittent unnamed tributary to the Susquehanna River and to impact .50 acre of wetlands which shall be replaced onsite in the designated project wetland description of ''wetland D'' located .25 mile north of the intersection of SR 15 and SR 44 in Allenwood extending 1.89 north along SR 15 (Allenwood, PA Quadrangle, N: 21.5 inches; W: 3.5 inches, and the Montoursville, PA South Quadrangle, N: 1 inch, W: 4 inches) in Gregg Township, Union County. This permit was issued under section 105.13. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E65-716. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To operate and maintain the Chaintown Bridge having a clean normal span of 88.5 feet and an underclearance of 11.59 feet across Jacobs Creek (WWF) located on S. R. 1041, Section C10, at a point just south of S. R. 3081 (Dawson, PA Quadrangle N: 17.7 inches; W: 4.9 inches) in South Huntingdon and Lower Tyrone Townships, Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. The collapsed bridge was replaced under the Emergency Permit No. EP6598207. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E30-188. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain a single span bridge having a normal span of 55.0 feet and a minimum underclearance of 7.8 feet across South Fork Tenmile Creek (HQ-WWF) on S. R. 0021, Section P01, Station 15+58 (Rogersville, PA Quadrangle N: 1.49 inches; W: 7.3 inches) and a 1.0-foot depressed twin cell concrete box culvert, each cell measuring 11.0 feet × 6.5 feet in West Run (HQ-WWF) on S. R. 0021, Section P02, Station 24+91 (Rogersville, PA Quadrangle N: 1.53 inches; W: 6.87 inches). This permit also authorizes the construction and maintenance of rock bank protection along South Fork Tenmile Creek for a distance of 154.0 feet downstream and a distance of 47.0 feet upstream from its confluence with West Run, a rock lined outfall channel along West Run, an 18-inch outfall pipe along South Fork Tenmile Creek, a 220.0-foot long temporary diversion channel along West Run and a temporary roadway crossing consisting of three 42-inch CMP Culverts in the diversion channel. The project is located in Center Township, Greene County.
E65-685. Encroachment. Lakefront Properties, L. P., 772 Pine Valley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15239. To construct and maintain a 20-foot × 8-foot R C arch culvert 80-foot long in an unnamed tributary to Beaver Run (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of providing access to the property. To place and maintain fill in 2.79 acres of wetlands (POW, PEM) for the purpose of constructing an office park. The permittee will construct and maintain 2.96 acres of replacement wetlands (POW, PEM) at an off-site location. The project is located southeast of S. R. 0022 and S. R. 0066 interchange (Slickville, PA Quadrangle N: 4.0 inches; W: 9.5 inches) in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Environmental Assessment Approvals and Actions on 401 Certification
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 6th Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
EA02-003CO. Environmental Assessment. John E. Ewonce (620 Moon Run Road, McKees Rocks, PA 15136). To rebuild, modify and maintain a partially breached nonjurisdictional dam (Middle Pond) and replace the outlet pipe of an existing nonjurisdictional dam (First Pond) in the watershed of a tributary to Moon Run (WWF) to control stormwater at the proposed Ewonce subdivision located approximately 2,600 feet north of the intersection of Herbert Road (S. R. 3091) and McKees Rocks Road (Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 20.75 inches; W: 15.65 inches) in Kennedy Township, Allegheny County.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice of Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in Pennsylvania In the month of February 1999, the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the authority contained in the Radon Certification Act (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 240, has certified the following persons to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania. The period of certification is 2 years. For a complete list of persons currently certified to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania and for information as to the specific testing devices that persons certified for testing or laboratory are certified to use, contact the Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division, P. O. Box 8469, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469, (800) 23RADON.
Type of Name Address Certification Brian Bacchus
Airtech Radon Services709 Sloop Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237Mitigation (Indiv.)
Testing (Firm)Mark Berardelli 312 North Blakely Street
Dunmore, PA 18512Testing Donald Bobincheck 116 Kenney Drive
Sewickley, PA 15143Testing Michael Flynn 8 First Street
Hughestown, PA 18640Testing Thomas Gallagher
Environmental Safeguard Services120 Washington Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18018Testing Jeffrey Johnson
L. Robert Kimball & Associates, Inc.415 Moon Clinton Road
Moon Township, PA 15108Testing George Lininger, Jr. 122 Madison Avenue
Waynesboro, PA 17268Testing William Lovic 196 Glenview Drive
New Kensington, PA 15068Testing Microbac Labs, Inc. 1962 Wager Road
Erie, PA 16509Testing
LaboratoryBrian Mishler P. O. Box 772
Latrobe, PA 15650Testing William Robinson 81 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 310
Malvern, PA 19301Testing Martin Spiegel
HomePro Systems of Delaware Valley, Inc.P. O. Box 438
Swarthmore, PA 19081Testing Janice Struder P. O. Box 722
Thorndale, PA 19372Testing John Wechter 72 Gristmill Lane
Royersford, PA 19468Testing
Notice of an Amended Denial to Perform Radon-Related Activities in Pennsylvania In the month of February 1999, the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the authority contained in the Radon Certification Act (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 25 Pa. Code § 240.201, amended the denial of the following person from performing radon-related activities in Pennsylvania.
Name Address Type of Certification Nick Gromicko 501 Eland Village
Phoenixville, PA 19460Testing
Public Hearing Notice Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
NPDES Discharge of Stormwater from Construction Activities JDN Development Company, Inc., 359 E. Paces Ferry Road, NE, Suite 450, Atlanta, GA 30305.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will hold a public hearing on an individual National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit application No. PAS10Q157. The NPDES permit application was submitted by JDN Development for discharges of stormwater from construction activities to Little Lehigh Creek, a High Quality (HQ) Watershed as classified by Chapter 93, related to the proposed JDN Land Development and Subdivision located in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
The Department is in its final review stages of the project and has received a recommendation of approval from the Lehigh County Conservation District.
The public hearing will be held on Thursday, April 29, 1999, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Eyer Middle School in Macungie.
To develop an agenda for the hearing, the Department requests that individuals wishing to testify at the hearing submit a written notice of such intent to Kate Crowley, Department of Environmental Protection, Water Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. The Department will accept notices up to the day of the hearing.
The Department requests that individuals limit their testimony to 5 minutes so that all individuals have the opportunity to testify. Written copies of oral testimony are requested. Relinquishing of time will not be allowed. All individuals attending the hearing will have the opportunity to testify if they so desire, however, individuals who preregister to testify will be given priority. If time permits, individuals can provide additional testimony beyond their allotted 5 minutes if all other individuals have presented their testimony.
Persons with a disability who wish to testify and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation should contact Richard Shudack of DEP at (570) 826-2060 or the Pennsylvania AT&T relay service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department can accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing can submit written testimony or comment to the Department until May 6, 1999.
The NPDES permit application is available for review at DEP's regional office, 2 Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. Appointments for scheduling a review can be made by calling DEP's regional Records Management Section at (570) 826-2511. The permit application is also for review at the Lehigh County Conservation District, Lehigh County Agricultural Center, Suite 102, 4184 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, PA 18104-5728.
Recycling Grant Awards Under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988, Act 101 The Department of Environmental Protection announces the following grants to counties for recycling education and data management programs under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988 (Act 101) (53 P.S. § 4000.902).
Grant funds are used to develop and implement recycling programs. Municipalities and counties are eligible for up to 90% funding of approved recycling program costs. Municipalities considered financially distressed under the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act (53 P. S. §§ 11701.101--11701.501) are eligible to receive funding for an additional 10% of approved costs. All grant awards are predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by sections 701 and 702 of Act 101, and the availability of monies in the Recycling Fund.
Inquiries regarding the grant offerings should be directed to Todd Pejack, Recycling Grants Coordinator, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
Act 101, Section 902
Recycling Grant Awards
for County Recycling Coordinator
Computer Equipment
Grant County Award Adams $4,484 Allegheny $3,960 Armstrong $4,500 Beaver $4,265 Bedford $4,437 Berks $2,331 Blair $4,500 Bradford $4,500 Bucks $4,449 Butler $4,451 Cambria $4,455 Carbon $4,450 Centre $3,936 Chester $3,681 Clearfield $3,955 Clinton $3,792 Columbia $4,500 Crawford $3,803 Cumberland $4,500 Dauphin $4,500 Delaware $4,500 Elk $3,239 Erie $4,500 Fayette $4,450 Franklin $4,395 Greene $4,197 Huntingdon $4,070 Indiana $3,117 Jefferson $4,500 Juniata $4,179 Lackawanna $4,144 Lancaster $4,460 Lawrence $4,500 Lebanon $4,206 Lehigh $3,968 Luzerne $3,889 Lycoming $4,500 McKean $4,500 Mercer $4,500 Monroe $4,070 Northumberland $4,500 Perry $4,500 Pike $3,827 Potter $2,414 Schuylkill $4,500 Snyder $2,993 Somerset $2,548 Sullivan $4,500 Susquehanna $4,500 Tioga $4,500 Union $2,394 Venango $4,462 Warren $3,599 Wayne $4,119 Westmoreland $2,790 Wyoming $3,357 York $4,500 Total $231,336
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-414. Filed for public inspection March 12, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
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