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REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
(RACT)
Public Hearing
Reasonably Available Control Technology
Letterkenny Army Depot The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a preliminary determination to approve a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plan and proposes to revise the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Letterkenny Army Depot located in Greene Township, Franklin County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in RACT Operating Permit No. 28-2002 for the existing facility to comply with current regulations. The preliminary VOC RACT determination for the primary sources of VOC emissions will be the use of compliant surface coatings and/or thermal incineration. The preliminary NOx RACT determination is the limiting of facility emissions of NOx to less than 100 tons per year.
The preliminary RACT determinations, when finally approved, will be incorporated into an operating permit for the facility and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's SIP.
An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Mary Disanto at (717) 705-4732 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposal. The hearing will be held on May 26, 1999, at the Chambersburg District Office, 1331 South Seventh Street, Suite 6, Chambersburg, PA 17201, from 1 p.m. until all scheduled comments on the proposal are received.
Those wishing to comment are requested to contact Karen Sitler at (717) 705-4904 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to schedule their testimony. Those wishing to provide testimony are requested to provide two written copies of their remarks at the time of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual. Organizations are requested to designate an individual to present testimony on behalf of the organization. Written comments may be submitted to Rick Millard, Air Pollution Control Engineer, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, within 30 days of this notice.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing scheduled for May 26, 1999, at the Chambersburg District Office and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact Karen Sitler directly at (717) 705-4904 or through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
MINING
APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES
Bureau of Deep Mine Safety
Request for Variance
Mears Enterprises, Inc. The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has received a request for variance from Mears Enterprises, Inc. The following notification contains a summary of this request. A complete copy of the variance request may be obtained from Allison Trader by calling (724) 439-7469 or from the BDMS web site at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/dms/dms.htm.
The Department is publishing a summary of the request to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. All comments should be addressed to Richard E. Stickler, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.
Section 702 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act (52 P. S. §§ 701 and 702) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.
Section 242(c) states that where belt conveyors are installed, main stoppings and regulators shall be so arranged as to reduce the quantity of air traveling in the belt conveyor entry to a minimum for effective ventilation and to provide an intake air split as an escapeway from the face area to the main air current.
Summary of the request: Mears Enterprises, Inc. requests a variance to allow for the common ventilation of belt conveyor entries with other entries at the Penn Run Mine.
Mears Enterprises, Inc. The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has received a request for variance from Mears Enterprises, Inc. The following notification contains a summary of this request. A complete copy of the variance request may be obtained from Allison Trader by calling (724) 439-7469 or from the BDMS web site at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/dms/dms.htm.
The Department is publishing a summary of the request to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. All comments should be addressed to Richard E. Stickler, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.
Section 702 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act (52 P. S. §§ 701 and 702) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.
Section 242(c) states that where belt conveyors are installed, main stoppings and regulators shall be so arranged as to reduce the quantity of air traveling in the belt conveyor entry to a minimum for effective ventilation and to provide an intake air split as an escapeway from the face area to the main air current.
Summary of the request: Mears Enterprises, Inc. requests a variance to allow for the common ventilation of belt conveyor entries with other entries at the Ondo Mine.
Eighty Four Mining Company The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has received a request for variance from Eighty Four Mining Company. The following notification contains a summary of this request. A complete copy of the variance request may be obtained from Allison Trader by calling (724) 439-7469 or from the BDMS web site at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/dms/dms.htm.
The Department is publishing a summary of the request to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. All comments should be addressed to Richard E. Stickler, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.
Section 702 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act (52 P. S. §§ 701 and 702) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.
Section 268(b) states that shelter holes shall be provided on the clearance side along designated travelingways, which are also used as haulage entries, other than belt conveyor haulage entries. The shelter holes shall be spaced not more than 80 feet apart.
Summary of the request: Eighty Four Mining Company requests the use of a ''shelter hole notch'' which will be cut into the clearance side coal rib at Mine 84.
MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS 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
56793091. SMP Boundary Revision, Hardrock Coal Company (275 Saddle Ridge Road, Berlin, PA 15530), to add 6.1 acres to the existing permit for additional mining of the Upper Freeport coal seam. Total SMP acres go from 549.6 to 555.7 in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, receiving streams for SMP are unnamed tributaries to/and Tubs Run; and unnamed tributary to Millers Run. Application received March 23, 1999.
32990105. M. B. Energy, Inc. (P. O. Box 1319, Indiana, PA 15701-1319), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip-auger mine in Burrell Township, Indiana County, affecting 200.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries of Toms Run to Toms Run to the Conemaugh River. Application received March 18, 1999.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
63980102. Robinson Coal (200 Neville Road, Neville Island, PA 15225). Revision application received to apply for a 100-foot road variance for a portion of S. R. 4067 on an existing bituminous surface mine located in Robinson Township, Washington County, proposed to affect 55 acres. Revision application received: March 29, 1999.
04890101. Kerry Coal Company (R. D. 2, Box 2139, Wampum, PA 16157). Renewal application received for continued reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in South Beaver Township, Beaver County, affecting 186 acres. Receiving streams: Brush Run to the North Fork of Little Beaver Creek to the Ohio River. Renewal application received: March 29, 1999.
30773006. Chess Coal Company (R. D. 1, Box 151, Smithfield, PA 15478). Renewal application received for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Dunkard Township, Greene County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Crooked Run and Dunkard Creek. Renewal application received: April 1, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17980101. M. B. Energy, Inc. (P. O. Box 1319, Indiana, PA 15701), transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit application from Sky Haven Coal, Inc., Bell Township, Clearfield County affecting 214.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries of Curry Run to Curry Run to West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Application received March 23, 1999.
14980101. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine permit application from D. L. Spear Mining, Inc., Snow Shoe and Burnside Townships, Centre County affecting 157.9 acres. Receiving streams: Sandy Run. Application received March 24, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
24820107. Senate Coal Mines, Inc. (One Energy Place, Suite 5100, Latrobe, PA 15650). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Horton Township, Elk County, affecting 134.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Brandy Camp Run, Brandy Camp Run and Johnson Run. Application received March 26, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54970101C. JC Coal, Incorporated (P. O. Box 161, Minersville, PA 17954), correction to an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Schuylkill Township, Schuylkill County affecting 632.0 acres, receiving stream--Schuylkill River. Application received March 18, 1999.
40990202. HUD, Inc. t/a Emerald Anthracite (P. O. Box 27, 200 East Front Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634), commencement, operation and restoration of a coal refuse reprocessing operation in Newport and Hanover Townships, Luzerne County affecting 94.8 acres, receiving stream--Forge Creek. Application received March 19, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Noncoal Applications Received
3075SM6. Atlantic States Materials of PA, Inc. (P. O. Box 269, Mercer, PA 16137). Transfer of an existing sand and gravel operation in Worth Township and West Liberty Borough, Butler County affecting 114.5 acres. Receiving streams Hogue Run, Black Run, and Slippery Rock Creek. Transfer from H. W. Cooper. Application received March 30, 1999.
3175SM13. Atlantic States Materials of PA, Inc. (P. O. Box 269, Mercer, PA 16137). Transfer of an existing sand and gravel operation in Scott Township, Lawrence County affecting 617.4 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek, Taylor Run and Slippery Rock Creek. Transfer from H. W. Cooper & Sons, Inc. Application received March 30, 1999.
10930310. Atlantic States Materials of PA, Inc. (P. O. Box 269, Mercer, PA 16137). Transfer of an existing sand and gravel operation in Worth Township, Butler County affecting 134.0 acres. Receiving streams: Slippery Rock Creek and unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek. Transfer from Cooper Bros., Inc. Application received March 30, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
06820601T2. Allan A. Myers, Inc. d/b/a Independence Construction Materials (1805 Berks Road, P. O. Box 98, Worchester, PA 19490), transfer and correction of an existing quarry operation from Sheridan Corporation in Caernarvon Township and New Morgan Borough, Berks County affecting 97.6 acres, receiving stream-- none. Application received March 18, 1999.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Industrial Minerals NPDES Permit Renewal Applications Received
4274SM11. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0212512, Taylor Township, Blair County, receiving streams Plum Creek and Halter Creek. NPDES Renewal Applications received March 26, 1999.
56920301. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0599417, Ogle Township, Somerset County, receiving streams Clear Shade Creek. NPDES Renewal Application received March 26, 1999.
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), 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.
E15-612. Encroachment. PA DOT, 200 Radnor-Chester Rd., St. Davids, PA 19087. To construct, improve, modify and maintain U. S. Route 202 (S. R. 0202), Section 400, (Phase 4, Section 403) for a new connection from Route 422 to Interstate I-76, modifying U. S. Route 202, the Route 422 interchange and construction of new ramps and road extensions for the new connections. The limit of this work will begin west of Old Eagle School Road (Valley Forge, PA Quadrangle; N: 14 inches; W: 5.2 inches) and will end at Montgomery/Chester County boundary (Valley Forge, PA Quadrangle; N: 14.1 inches; W: 4.4 inches) in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. Work will consist of:
1. Replace an existing 8-foot by 7-foot stone arch railroad culvert by installing 110 linear feet of 7-foot by 6-foot box culvert stream enclosure conduit in and along an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek (WWF) under the abandoned railroad at Station 514 + 24 for Ramp L;
2. Install 97 linear feet of 15-foot by 6-foot box culvert in and along an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek (WWF) and under the proposed Devon Park Drive at Station 212+94;
3. Line 394 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek (WWF) between the Devon Park Drive extension and Ramp L to prevent sinkholes;
4. Reinforce 194 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek (WWF) streambank with riprap, south of Devon Park Drive, to prevent erosion of the roadway embankment;
5. To remove an existing 10-foot by 6-foot box culvert in an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek (WWF) under Ramp H and to restore the channel with concrete lining downstream of the abandoned railroad at Station 514+24 for Ramp L.
E46-837. Encroachment. PA DOT, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087. To construct, improve, modify and maintain U. S. Route 202 (S. R. 0202), section 400, (Phase 4, Section 403). This work consists of constructing a new connection from Route 422 to Interstate I-76 by modifying U. S. Route 202, the Route 422 interchange and building new ramps and road extensions for the new connections. The limit of this work will begin at the Montgomery/Chester County boundary (Valley Forge, PA Quadrangle; N: 14.1 inches; W: 4.4 inches) and will end just west of intersection of Interstate I-76 and the Conrail railroad (Valley Forge, PA Quadrangle; N: 14.7 inches; W: 2.2 inches) in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. Work will consist of:
1. Eliminate approximately 850 linear feet of a channel for an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek (WWF) starting at Station 35+80 of Ramp S. The flow will be rerouted through a storm pipe under Ramp P, Ramp S and Loop Ramp R and other stormwater facilities and reenter the tributary at the existing culvert under Route 422 at westbound Station 233+22 by connecting a 60-inch pipe into the side of an existing 72-inch culvert under Route 422;
2. Place fill in 0.028 acre of wetlands (12-PEM/SS) for construction of Ramp R that connects U. S. Route 202 northbound with Route 422 westbound;
3. To install a 48-inch outfall by connecting this pipe into an existing culvert pipe situated under U. S. Route 202 at Ramp R, Station 25+99;
4. Place fill in 0.052 acre of wetlands (PEM) for the construction of Ramp L at Station 536+00;
5. Place fill in 0.26 acre of wetlands (PEM) for the construction of sediment basin No. 4 and Ramp L near Station 565+00.
E15-614. Encroachment. James Watson Inc., 125 Bent Tree Road, West Chester, PA 19380. To construct and maintain a driveway across an unnamed tributary to Birch Run (EV) and adjacent wetlands (PFO) to provide access to two residential lots at the existing Birchrun Hill Subdivision. This driveway will be constructed utilizing a 20-foot long, 24-inch diameter CMP culvert, and four 20-foot long, 12-inch diameter CMPs to be installed at the adjacent wetlands. The impact to the wetlands will be de minimis, approximately 0.02 acre. This site is located at the end of the Brighton's Way cul-de-sac off the south side of Horseshoe Trail Road, approximately 1 mile east of its intersection with S. R. 100 (Pottstown, PA Quadrangle N: 0.2 inch; W: 7.3 inches) in West Vincent Township, Chester County.
E15-615. Encroachment. Toll Brothers, Inc., 3103 Philmont Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006-4225. To perform the following activities associated with the Whiteland Woods Subdivision:
1. To modify and maintain an existing 66-inch diameter RCP stream enclosure and to install and maintain an additional adjacent 110 feet of 72-inch diameter RCP stream enclosure beneath the proposed Whiteland Woods Boulevard crossing of an unnamed tributary to West Valley Creek (CWF-MF);
2. To construct and maintain a pedestrian trail in and along the assumed 100-year floodway and across an unnamed tributary to West Valley Creek;
3. To excavate and maintain Detention Basin No. 1 situated in the assumed 100-year floodway and in an unnamed tributary to West Valley Creek. This application includes a request for an environmental assessment approval to construct an on-stream nonjurisdictional dam impacting an unnamed tributary to West Valley Creek. The project proposes to impact approximately 970 linear feet of watercourse. The proposed subdivision is located approximately 4,000 feet southeast of the intersection of Lincoln Highway (SR 30) and Pottstown Pike (SR 100) (Malvern, PA Quadrangle N: 3.2 inches; W: 17.1 inches) in West Whiteland Township, Chester County.
E46-839. Encroachment. Horsham Township, 1025 Horsham Township, Horsham, PA 19044. To maintain and extend the upstream end of an existing reinforced concrete slab bridge that spans Pennypack Creek (TSF-MF) and to modify and maintain a 60-foot section of stream channel just upstream of this bridge to improve the channel alignment. This bridge has a single clear span of approximately 25 feet, a minimum underclearance of approximately 6.5 feet and a skew of 78 degrees. The existing structure measures approximately 44.3 feet in width and the extension will expand the width an additional 20.5 feet. The modified structure will have equivalent hydraulic dimensions as the existing structure. This project is associated with roadway improvements along Dresher Road and is located about 300 feet south of its intersection with Horsham Road (S. R. 463) (Ambler USGS Quadrangle N: 9.9 inches; W: 1.3 inches) in Horsham Township, Montgomery County.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E35-310. Encroachment. Dalton Carpet, P. O. Box 178, LaPlume, PA 18440-0178. To fill-in 0.3 acre of PEM wetlands. The project's purpose is to provide for the expansion of an existing retail business. The project is located 1,500 feet northwest of the intersection of S. R. 0006/0011 in S. R. 0438 (Factoryville, PA Quadrangle N: 10.9 inches; W: 1.1 inches), La Plume Township, Lackawanna County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E39-362. Encroachment. North Whitehall Township, 3256 Levans Road, Coplay, PA 18037-2118. To excavate in a de minimis area of PEM wetlands equal to 0.02 acre and to relocate approximately 462 linear feet of a tributary to Copeechan Creek (CWF) with work consisting of construction 582 feet of trapezoidal channel. The project is associated with the T-719 (Washington Street) roadway widening project and is located south of T-719 approximately 400 feet east of its intersection with T-730 (Opossum Lane) (Cementon, PA Quadrangle N: 11.6 inches; W: 17.3 inches), North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E39-363. Encroachment. Animals-In-Distress, Inc., 10 Fashion Drive, Allentown, PA 18103. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a bridge having a span of 28 feet with an underclearance of 4 feet across Saucon Creek (CWF). The project will provide access to the Animals-In-Distress facility and is located on the west side of S. R. 2029 (Limeport Pike) approximately 0.6 mile south of its intersection of S. R. 2044 (Allentown East, PA Quadrangle N: 7.1 inches; W: 9.3 inches), Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E39-364. Encroachment. Lehigh County, Lehigh County Government Center, 17 South Seventh Street, Room 522, Allentown, PA 18101-2400. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a new steel truss super structure on existing abutments, having a span of 95 feet with an underclearance of approximately 12.6 feet across Little Lehigh Creek (HQ-CWF). The project, known as the Klines Bridge replacement project, is located within the Little Lehigh Park at the intersection of Park Run and Little Lehigh Creek (Allentown East, PA Quadrangle N: 14.4 inches; W: 16.5 inches), City of Allentown, Lehigh County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E45-371. Encroachment. Pocono Hospitality Corporation, P. O. Box 413, Blakeslee, PA 18610. To place fill in the 100-year floodway of Goose Run (HQ-CWF) and to construct and maintain an 8-inch PVC stormwater outfall structure and associated energy dissipater in Goose Run. This work is associated with the proposed Pocono Ramada Hotel located at the New Ventures Park, north of the intersection of S. R. 0115 and S. R. 0080 (Interchange 43) (Blakeslee, PA Quadrangle N: 14.4 inches; W: 11.2 inches), Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E64-201. Encroachment. Silver Quarter Corporation, Tri-State Sports Center, R. R. 4, Route 6, Box 182, Honesdale, PA 18431. To place fill in approximately 0.19 acre of PEM wetlands associated with the Lackawaxen River for the construction of an accessory building and associated parking area to expand an existing retail business. The project is located on the south side of S. R. 0006, approximately 0.25 mile northwest of the intersection of S. R. 0006 and S. R. 0652 (White Mills, PA Quadrangle N: 8.8 inches; W: 12.7 inches), Texas 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.
E07-296-A1. Encroachment. Penn State University--Altoona Campus, 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona, PA 16601. Permit E07-296 is amended to authorize a wetland impact of a total of 0.13 acre, 0.07 acre of direct impact and 0.06 acre of indirect impact, from the originally permitted 0.04 de minimis acre of wetland impact in conjunction with the addition of 2,100 square feet to the previously proposed 6,100 square foot Continuation Education Building and associated vehicle parking area located on the south side of Ivyside Drive at its intersection with Park Avenue (Altoona, PA Quadrangle N: 7.05 inches; W: 4.8 inches) in Altoona City, Blair County. The permittee has met the wetland replacement requirement by participating in the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project.
E21-289. Encroachment. Mechanicsburg Sportsmen's Association, Charles Kemberling, P. O. Box 2303, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. To remove the existing trout nursery and to fill in 0.04 acre of wetland and to realign approximately 127 feet of channel of the Trindle Spring Run to construct and maintain a new 10-foot width by 125-foot long trout nursery located about 2,100 feet south of the PA 641 Trindle Road and Sinclair Street crossing (Mechanicsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 13.85 inches; W: 4.43 inches) in Monroe Township, Cumberland County.
E21-290. Encroachment. Lower Mifflin Township Supervisors, 100 Gypsey Run Road, Newville, PA 17241. To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a new bridge with a span of 18.42 feet with an underclearance of 6.44 feet over Doubling Gap Creek (HQ-CWF) on T-414 (McCrea Road) located in McCrea Village (Newville, PA Quadrangle N: 21.6 inches; W: 9.8 inches) in Lower Mifflin Township, Cumberland County.
E31-151. Encroachment. Charles Swigart, 223 Washington Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652. To remove an existing culvert crossing and to construct and maintain a single span concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a clear span of 58.5 feet and a minimum underclearance of 4.8 feet across Shaver Creek and to place fill in de minimis acres of associated wetlands located on a private driveway about 5,000 feet south of SR 1008 and 0.66 mile south of its intersection with SR 0305 in the Village of Cottage (Donation, PA Quadrangle N: 21.0 inches; W: 14.2 inches) in West Township, Huntingdon County.
E36-673. Encroachment. PA Dept. of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. To remove the existing structure and center pier and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge having a clear span of 73-foot on a 30 degree skew with an average underclearance of 8 foot across Indian Run on SR 027 Reading Road (Ephrata, PA Quadrangle N: 8.0 inches; W: 7.5 inches) in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County.
E36-674. Encroachment. PA Dept. of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. To remove the existing structurally deficient structure, construct and maintain a prestressed adjacent box beam bridge having a 60 foot clear span with a 5.92 foot underclearance over the Conowingo Creek (CWF) on Nottingham Road, SR 272, Section 013, Segment 0140, Offset 1358 (Wakefield, PA Quadrangle N: 6.25 inches; W: 9.0 inches) in Fulton Township, Lancaster County.
E67-662. Encroachment. David Heiner, 3019 Bryansville Road, Delta, PA 17314. To impact 200 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Muddy Creek (CH93-WWF) and to place fill in 0.12 acre of wetlands for the purpose of constructing two agricultural farm ponds at a site located north of SR 0851 and west of Dinsmore Road (Holtwood, PA Quadrangle N: 0.0 inch; W: 11.8 inches) in Peach Bottom Township, York County. The permittee is required to provide a minimum of 0.12 acre of replacement wetlands.
Northcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E14-341. Encroachment. Ferguson Township, 3147 Research Drive, State College, PA 16801. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a precast rigid frame culvert with a 24-foot span, a 4-foot rise and being 24 feet in length with a natural bottom to carry T-307 over Halfmoon Creek, and to regrade approximately 75 square feet of channel bank to provide a smooth transition into the proposed inlet, and to remove brush for a distance of approximately 150 feet upstream of the culvert. The project is located on T-307 approximately 0.4 mile east of the intersection of T-307 with Marengo Road (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 21.6 inches; W: 3.7 inches) in Ferguson Township, Centre County. The project will not impact on wetlands while impacting approximately 180 feet of waterway. Halfmoon Creek is a High Quality Cold Water Fisheries Stream.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E63-467. Encroachment. Penn Plastic Company, 2080 North Main Street, Washington, PA 15301. To construct and maintain a 60-inch diameter stream enclosure approximately 405 feet in length in an unnamed tributary to Chartiers Creek and to place and maintain fill in approximately 0.27 acre of wetlands for the purpose of constructing a small commercial complex (Trinity Point Phase III). The project is located on the south side of Route 19, approximately 2,500 feet northeast from the intersection of Route 19 and Route 70 (Intersection 7) (Washington East, PA Quadrangle N: 11.3 inches; W: 12.8 inches) in South Strabane Township, Washington County.
E02-1269. Encroachment. Seth Siegel, 908 Highlander Circle, Wexford, PA 15090. To construct and maintain a pipe-arch culvert approximately 75 feet in length having a span of 6.9 feet with an underclearance of 8.7 feet in Big Sewickley Creek (TSF) to provide access to applicant's residence located on the west side of Spang Road, approximately 1,500 feet north from the intersection of Spang Road and Locust Road (Baden, PA Quadrangle N: 5.15 inches; W: 1.75 inches) in Marshall Township, Allegheny County.
E11-272. Encroachment. PA DOT, District 9-0, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To rehabilitate and maintain the Inclined Plane Access Bridge having a normal span of 232 feet and a minimum underclearance of 35 feet across Stony Creek (WWF), to construct and maintain a temporary causeway consisting of 14 48-inch pipes in Stony Creek (WWF) and to temporarily place and maintain fill in 0.10 acre of Palustrine Scrub/Shrub wetlands for the purpose of constructing a temporary crossing. The project is located on S. R. 3022, Section 0010, offset 0000 (Johnstown, PA Quadrangle N: 13.8 inches; W: 7.0 inches) in the City of Johnstown, Cambria County.
E32-400. Encroachment. Electric Power & Research Institute, GPU Genco, 595 Plant Road, New Florence, PA 15944. To operate and maintain a temporary pole barn 65 feet long by 45 feet wide and a 25 foot diameter silo on the existing grade in the floodplain of Conemaugh River (WWF) at seward generating station located off S. R. 56 approximately 3 miles south of the intersection of S. R. 711 and S. R. 56. This is a pilot study and is referred to Unit No. 12 Demonstration project (New Florence, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 4.75 inches) in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E10-293. Encroachment. James L. Holcomb, Vice President Construction Development, Trees Development Company, 5 Treesdale Commons, Gibsonia, PA 15044. To place and maintain a 140-foot-long by 54-inch-diameter RCCP enclosure in a tributary to Breakneck Creek (WWF) and associated roadway fill in 0.10 acre of wetland as part of the extension of Four Lakes Drive into Treesdale Four Lakes Phase 6 single family multi-phase residential development. The project is located in the Treesdale Residential Development approximately 1,600 feet northwest of the intersection of SR 3015 (Mars/Valencia Road) and Camp Trees Road in the village of Downieville. This project will also include the creation of 0.12 acre of replacement wetland adjacent to this project (Mars, PA Quadrangle N: 10.2 inches; W: 1.0 inch) located in Adams Township, Butler County.
E20-469. Encroachment. Bloomfield Township Supervisors, 22978 Shreve Ridge Road, Union City, PA 16438. To remove the existing structure (Township Bridge No. 5) and to construct and maintain either a precast reinforced concrete twin cell box culvert with each cell measuring 13 feet wide by 7 feet high, or a ConSpan bridge with a span of 28 feet and a rise of 7 feet, 6 inches across East Shreve Run (CWF). This project will also include grading and placement of approximately 70 linear feet of rip rap and gabion basket streambank stabilization approximately 160 feet upstream of the bridge on East Shreve Run. The project is located at Township Bridge No. 5 across East Shreve Run approximately 2,600 feet west of the intersection of S. R. 1028 (Elmwood Avenue) and S. R. 1024 (Lake Road) on the west side of Lake Canadohta (Lake Canadohta, PA Quadrangle N: 12.1 inches; W: 11.2 inches) located in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County.
E20-470. Encroachment. Crawford County Commissioners, 903 Diamond Square, Meadville, PA 16335. To remove the existing structure (Crawford County Bridge No. 23) and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge, or a prestressed concrete box beam bridge, or a steel I-beam bridge with all bridges having a single clear span of 67 feet and a minimum underclearance of 10.65 feet on T-928 (Duncan Road) across Caldwell Creek (HQ-CWF), trout stocked). This project will also include placing fill within a de minimis area (0.048 acre total) of two separate wetland for roadway/bridge approach widening. The project is located on T-928 (Duncan Road) across Caldwell Creek approximately 5,400 feet north of the intersection of T-928 (Duncan Road) and S. R. 3002 (Grand Valley, PA Quadrangle N: 3.6 inches; W: 15.6 inches) located in Oil Creek Township, Crawford County.
E20-475. Encroachment. French Creek Recreational Trails, Inc., c/o Community Health Services, 747 Terrace Street, Meadville, PA 16335. To construct and maintain a covered bridge having a clear span of approximately 50 feet and an underclearance of 35 feet across Van Horne Creek on the former Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad bed approximately 1,300 feet south of SR 0322 for a bicycle trail (Geneva, PA Quadrangle N: 21.2 inches; W: 5.4 inches) located in Vernon Township, Crawford County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The following Environmental Assessments and requests for Water Quality Certification are being processed under 25 Pa. Code §§ 105.12(a)(16) and 105.15(b), restoration activities undertaken and conducted under a restoration plan approved by the Department.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
EA24-004NW. Environmental Assessment. National Resource Conservation Service, 478 Jeffers Street, Building 3, Suite D, DuBois, PA 15801. To construct and maintain a passive wetland system to restore water quality from an acid deep mine discharge to Brandy Camp Creek (CWF). This system will include a conveyance watercourse, utilization of the existing 18-inch concrete culvert under S. R. 0219, a settling pond and created wetland area (combined surface area 0.2 acre), and a rock waterway outfall to Brandy Camp Creek. This project will also include removal/sloping back of existing mine spoil along the bank within the floodway of Brandy Camp Creek. This project is located on the east side of S. R. 0219 approximately 1,800 feet north of the village of Elbon (Brandy Camp, PA Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 8.6 inches) located in Horton Township, Elk County.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
EA65-003SW. Environmental Assessment. Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8476, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8476. To reclaim a 500 foot long highwall and associated 0.28 acre water filled pit (POW) under a category 2 mine reclamation project. This site is located near Morewood and Township Road T-748 (Mount Pleasant, PA Quadrangle N: 3.3 inches; W: 7.6 inches) in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland 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.
WQM Permit No. 2398407. Sewerage. Claude deBotton, 1604 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Approval for the construction and operation to expand the Edgmont Country Fair WWTP located in Edgmont Township, Delaware County.
WQM Permit No. 4699403. Sewerage. Limerick Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 29, Royersford, PA 19468. Approval for the relocation of an existing 8-inch gravity sewer line to serve Limerick Green development located in Limerick Township, Montgomery County.
WQM Permit No. 0999404. Sewerage. Warrington Township, 852 Easton Road, Warrington, PA 18976. Approval for the construction and operation of sanitary sewers, pump station and force main to serve Warrington Retail Center located in Warrington Township, Bucks County.
WQM Permit No. 4699408. Sewage. Horsham Township Water and Sewer Authority, 617B Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044. Approval for the construction of an extension of the Park Creek Interceptor upstream to Lower State Road located in Horsham Township, Montgomery County.
WQM Permit No. 4699405. Sewerage. Montgomery Township Municipal Sewer Authority, 1001 Stump Road, Montgomeryville, PA 18936. Approval for the construction and operation of Tall Gables Main Collector interceptor located in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County.
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0060097. Sewerage. Pennsylvania American Water Company, 800 West Hershey Park Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, to East Branch Dresser Run.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0061905. Sewerage. Sun Company, Inc., 10 Penn Center, 1801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County, to Stoney Creek.
Permit No. 3999401. Sewerage. Lehigh County Authority, P. O. Box 3348, Allentown, PA 18106-0348. Permit to replace the existing wastewater treatment plant to serve the Heidelberg Heights development, located in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County.
Permit No. 5498404. Sewerage. Borough of Gilberton, Municipal Building, Main Street, Maizeville, PA 17934. Permit to construct a sanitary sewer system and sewage treatment plant, located in the Borough of Gilberton, Schuylkill County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707.
NPDES Permit No. PA0085821. Industrial. Altoona City Authority, 20 Greenwood Road, Altoona, PA 16602, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Logan Township, Blair County to the receiving waters named Homer Gap Run.
NPDES Permit No. PA0085529. Industrial. Altoona City Authority, 20 Greenwood Road, Altoona, PA 16602, is authorized to discharge from facility located in Logan Township, Blair County to the receiving waters named Mill Run.
NPDES Permit No. PA0085812. Industrial. Altoona City Authority, 20 Greenwood Road, Altoona, PA 16602-7114, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Tyrone Township, Blair County to the receiving waters named Kettle Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0013862. Industrial. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Inc., Wasp and Biddle Streets, P. O. Box 304, Marietta, PA 17547, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County to the receiving waters named Susquehanna River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0008265, Amendment. Industrial. Appleton Papers, Inc., 100 Paper Mill Road, Roaring Spring, PA 16673-1488, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Roaring Spring Borough, Blair County to the receiving waters named Frankstown Branch.
NPDES Permit No. PA0052833. Industrial. Excelsior Brass Works, June Avenue, Blandon, PA 19510-0140, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Maidencreek Township, Berks County to the receiving waters named Willow Creek.
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