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SAFE DRINKING WATER
Actions taken under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Regional Office: Northcentral Field Operations, Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Permit No. 1799502. The Department issued a construction permit to Clearfield Municipal Authority, 107 East Market Street, Clearfield, PA 16830, Clearfield Borough, Clearfield County for construction of wells 4 and 5 to be used as permanent public water supply sources to replace Wells 2 and 3. The water will be pumped to the Montgomery Creek Filter Plant for treatment.
Permit No. 4496031-A8. The Department issued a construction permit to Tulpehocken Spring Water Company, Inc., R. R. 1, Box 157, Sunbury, PA 17801-9746, Point Township, Northumberland County. This permit authorizes construction of the Oak Park Bottling Plant.
HAZARDOUS SITES CLEANUP
Under the Act of October 18, 1988
Notice of Proposed Interim Response
Marino Brothers Scrap Yard
Borough of Rochester, Beaver County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1304) (HSCA) is proposing a response action for the Marino Brothers Scrap Yard. The Marino Brothers Scrap Yard (site) is located between Railroad Street and the Ohio River in the Borough of Rochester, Beaver County, PA. The facility encompasses approximately 3 acres and is occupied by several buildings that date back to the early 1900s including a building/scale house, an associated truck scale, a 3-story garage building and a storage building. Formerly on the site were also a hydraulic metal crusher with its associated building and hydraulic shears. The property is located in an industrial area and is bordered on the north by Railroad Street, on the South by the Ohio River, on the east by a concrete supplier, and on the west by commercial properties. The property is partially fenced and is easily accessed by trespassers.
Hazardous substances were released into the environment and are present in site soils and groundwater in excess of Statewide health standards. Surface contamination includes polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs), antimony, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, thallium and zinc with concentrations exceeding direct contact and/or soil to groundwater Statewide health standards under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2). Surface media collected from the site and analyzed for Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) metals exceeded the hazardous waste criteria for lead and cadmium. Light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs) were found in one monitoring well installed on the site. This floating product contained elevated concentrations of PCBs. Department sampling of Ohio River sediments indicate elevated concentrations of metals and PCBs. These conditions, along with easy access to the site by trespassers and the site's location along the Ohio River within its 100-year floodplain, present a threat to human health through direct contact, inhalation, and ingestion as well as a threat to the environment including the Ohio River.
The Department proposes to conduct an investigation of the site to determine the contaminants of concern and the extent of combination at the site. This investigation will determine the depth and lateral extent of the soil contamination, evaluate and characterize the groundwater, and qualify any threats to human health and the environment posed by the site. The Department will use the information from the investigation to determine the appropriate remediation for the site.
A. The following alternatives were considered to address the current conditions at this site:
Alternative 1. No action. This alternative would involve no response by the Department to address the threats associated with this site. The contamination would remain onsite and the associated threats would not be mitigated. There would be no additional investigation and the extent of contamination and its impacts would remain unknown. This alternative would not comply with the Applicable Rules and Regulations (ARARs) identified for this site. Specifically HSCA Section 501(a) requires the Department to investigate if there is a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance. Although no direct costs are associated with this alternative, indirect costs associated cannot be quantified and would include ongoing degradation of groundwater, surface water and the Ohio River as well as loss of tax base and revenue.
Alternative 2. Further investigation to fully characterize the site. Threats posed by this site would be qualified by determining the concentrations, depth and lateral extent of contamination in the soils and the groundwater. The site soils will be characterized by soil borings or other appropriate means and adequately sampled to determine the extent of contamination. Monitoring wells will be installed to supplement those already on the site and sampled to provide analytical results and other data to adequately define groundwater at the site and the presence of groundwater contamination. This alternative would comply with all the ARARs identified for this site and will meet the requirements if HSCA section 501(a) that requires the Department to investigate the release of hazardous substances. The Department estimates that an investigation conducted at this site will cost approximately $500,000. This investigation would gather information necessary, using the most cost-effective methods available, for the Department to determine if additional remediation efforts are necessary at the site to protect human health and the environment.
The Department has determined that alternative 2 is the most appropriate response. This alternative is more protective of human health and the environment than alternative 1 and would be cost-effective. An investigation to fully characterize the site will determine the extent of soil contamination and characterize the groundwater aquifers associated with the site. This investigation will provide the Department with sufficient information to determine if additional remediation is necessary for this site and will enable the Department to determine the most appropriate and efficient methods to remediate the site.
This notice is being provided under Section 506(b) of HSCA. The administrative record, which contains the information that forms the basis and documents the selection of this response action, is available for public review and comment. The administrative record is located at Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, and is available for review Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The administrative record will be open for comments from February 23 until June 12. Persons may submit written comments into the record during this time only, by sending them to Terry Goodwald at 400 Waterfront Drive or by delivering them to this office in person.
In addition, persons may present oral comments, for inclusion in the administrative record, at a public hearing. The Department has scheduled the hearing on March 28 at 7 p.m. at the Rochester Municipal Building, 300 West Park, Rochester. Persons wishing to present oral comments must register with Betsy Mallison before March 24 by telephone at (412) 442-4182 or in writing at 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings, should contact Betsy Mallison at (412) 442-4184 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Notice of Further Investigation
Mays Hickman Road Site
Robinson Township, Allegheny County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1304) (HSCA), is proposing a further investigation response action at the Mays Hickman Road Site (site).
The site is located in Robinson Township, Allegheny County at the end of Hickman Road. The property consists of approximately 38 acres, however the area of concern for this response is approximately 8 acres. The site was used from the 1950s until the 1960s as a disposal site for carbon sweepings and other industrial wastes. A large pile of contaminated carbon wastes and leaking 55 gallon drums are located along the bank of Montour Run. Samples taken from the carbon pile and site soils have detected the following contaminants: phenanthrene, flouranthene, pyrene, benzo-a-anthracene, benzo-a-pyrene, chrysene, benzo-b-flouranthene, benzo-k-flouranthene, indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, carbon disulfide, acetone, 2-butanone, lead and zinc.
The Department proposes to conduct an investigation at the site to determine the type and volume of waste present at the site and the extent of contamination. This investigation will determine the depths and lateral extent of contaminated soils, location and volume of buried waste and the condition of the groundwater aquifers. The investigation will also access any threats posed by the site. The Department will use the information from the investigation to determine the appropriate remediation for the site.
The Department has considered the following alternatives for the investigation of this site: 1) No Action, 2) Further Investigation.
Alternative 2 is being proposed by the Department because this alternative would identify risks posed by the site, provide information on the volume, type and nature of the waste and characterize the effects on the groundwater and sediment. Upon completion of the investigation, the Department should have sufficient information to determine if additional remediation is needed and the most appropriate methods to complete the remediation of this site.
This notice is being provided under section 506(b) of HSCA. The administrative record which contains the information that forms the basis and documents the selection of this response action is available for public review and comment. The administrative record is located at the Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745 and is available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The administrative record will be open for comment from February 27 to June 12. Persons may submit written comments into the record during this time only, by sending the comments to Terry E. Goodwald at 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745 or by delivering the comments to the Department's Southwest Regional Office at the address listed previously.
In addition, persons may present oral comments at a public hearing for inclusion in the administrative record. The Department has scheduled the hearing on March 29 at 7 p.m. at the Robinson Township Municipal Building, 1000 Churchhill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15202, (412) 788-8120. Persons wishing to present oral comments must register with Betsy Mallison before March 24 at (412) 442-4182 or in writing to Terry Goodwald, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings, should contact Betsy Mallison at (412) 442-4182 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 2
The following final reports were submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Provisions of Chapter 3 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of submission of final reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the act's remediation standards. 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.
For further information concerning the final report, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department's Regional Office under which the notice of receipt of a final 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 received the following final report:
Southcentral Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4705.
Charles and Cindy Stoudt Residence, Swatara Township, Lebanon County. Charles and Cindy Stoudt, 407 South Lancaster Street, Lebanon, PA 17046 have submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soils contaminated with BTEX and PAHs. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to the Statewide health standard.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 3
The Department has taken action on the following plans and reports under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediations Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908) and Chapter 250 Administration of Land Recycling Program.
Provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 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 remediation standards of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediations Standards Act (act). Plans and reports required by provisions of the Act for compliance with selection of remediation to a site-specific standard, in addition to a final report, include a remedial investigation report, 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 Manager 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:
Southeast Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.
Thomas Saylor Property, Horsham Township, Montgomery County. Philip F. Gray, Jr., Storb Environmental, Inc., 410 North Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with BTEX and petroleum hydrocarbons. The report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on January 19, 2000.
Harvey Knechel Residence, New Britain Township, Bucks County. Philip F. Gray, Jr., Storb Environmental, Inc., 410 North Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with BTEX and petroleum hydrocarbons. The report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on February 9, 2000.
The Former Heintz Corp., Property, Parcel A., City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Edwin Hicks, Roy F. Weston, Inc., 1515 Market St., Suite 151, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1956, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with lead, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and groundwater contaminated with solvents and BTEX. The report demonstrated attainment of Statewide health site-specific standards and was approved by the Department on February 14, 2000.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate a solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Northcentral Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3653.
Permit No. 101243. Bradford County Landfill, Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority (P. O. Box 10, Burlington, PA 18814-0010). Renewal of permit for a municipal waste landfill located in West Burlington Township, Bradford County, issued in the regional office on February 24, 2000.
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. 603426. Stair Farm, White Run Regional Municipal Authority, (2001 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA 17325). This permit has been revoked at the request of the permittee for a site in Mt. Joy Township, Adams County. Permit revoked in the Southcentral Regional Office February 15, 2000.
AIR QUALITY
OPERATING PERMITS
Administrative Amendment of 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.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
OP-09-0025: Delbar Products, Inc. (7th and Spruce Streets, Perkasie, PA 18944) for replacement of an afterburner to reduce volatile organic compound emissions from an existing pyrolysis cleaning furnace in Perkasie, Bucks County. This replacement will result in the reduction of VOC emissions. The afterburner is to be operated at 1200°F. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
59-304-008B: ACP Manufacturing Co., LLC (P. O. Box 9, Blossburg, PA 16912-0068) on February 18, 2000, to incorporate requirements established in Plan Approval 59-304-008D for a core-making machine and associated air cleaning device (a packed bed scrubber) in Lawrence Township, Tioga County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
TVOP-25-00924: Erie Forge & Steel, Inc. (1341 West 16th Street, Erie, PA 16502) on February 18, 2000, to incorporate into their Title V Operating Permit, the newly applicable requirements contained in the facility's Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) permit in Erie, Erie County. No other changes to the permit were made.
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.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
TVOP-09-00012: Klearfold, Inc. (364 Valley Forge Road, Warrington, PA 18976) on February 3, 2000, for operation of a Facility Title V Operating Permit in Warrington Township, Bucks County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-03072A: Animal Rescue League of Berks (P. O. Box 69, Mohnton, PA 19540) on February 22, 2000, for operation of an animal crematorium secondary chamber at the Berks County Chapter in Cumru Township, Berks County.
22-305-001B: Kimmel's Coal and Packaging (P. O. Box 1, Machamer Avenue, Wiconisco, PA 17097) on February 18, 2000, for coal handling operations controlled by six fabric collectors in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Y--Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation Plants.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
62-329-001A: United Refining Co. (Bradley and Dobson Streets, P. O. Box 780, Warren, PA 16365) on September 30, 1999, for operation of catalytic convertors on two internal combustion engines in Warren, Warren 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.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
PA-23-0009A: Boeing MACAM Systems Group, Philadelphia (Stewart Avenue and Route 291, Ridley, PA 19078) on February 24, 2000, for operation of four gas turbine generators in Ridley Township, Delaware County.
PA-46-0037B: Cabot Performance Materials (County Line Road, Boyertown, PA 19512) on February 18, 2000, for operation of a dust collector on the KTaF Tray in Douglass Township, Montgomery County.
PA-23-0077: County of Delaware (340 North Middletown Road, Lima, PA 19037) on February 23, 2000, for operation of a natural gas-fired generator in Middletown Township, Delaware County.
PA-09-0115: Draper--DBS (1803 North Fifth Street, Perkasie, PA 18944), on February 23, 2000, for operation of paint spray booths in East Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.
66-315-035: The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. (P. O. Box 32, Route 87 South, Mehoopany, PA 18629) on February 25, 2000, for construction of two paper machines and modification of the boiler plant in Washington Township, Wyoming County. This is a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Plan Approval.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
01-05027A: McDermitt, Inc. (P. O. Box 3219, Gettysburg, PA 17325-0219) on February 25, 2000, for construction and installation of a drum mix asphalt plant controlled by a fabric collector at 1850 Carlisle Road (Rt. 94) in Oxford Township, Adams County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants, and Subpart Kb--Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels).
06-01002F: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (P. O. Box 13396, Reading, PA 19612-3396) on February 23, 2000, for construction of a 900 KW generator at the Reading Facility in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-25-124A: Mayer Brothers Construction Co. (1227 West 18th Street, Erie, PA 16502) on February 16, 2000, for operation of a baghouse on an existing continuous batch asphalt plant in Erie, Erie County.
PA-25-069C: Engelhard Corp. (1729 East Avenue, Erie, PA 16503) on February 15, 2000, for construction of a new sphere plant pneumatic conveying system in Erie, Erie County.
PA-25-971A: Erie Plating Co. (656 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16512) on February 9, 2000, for operation of an existing chromic acid anodizing tank in Erie, Erie County.
PA-25-971B: Erie Plating Co. (656 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16512) on February 9, 2000, for operation of an existing decorative chrome plating operation scrubber in Erie, Erie County.
PA-25-971C: Erie Plating Co. (656 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16512) on February 9, 2000, for operation of a wet scrubber on an existing plating tank system in Erie, Erie County.
10-307-041A: Bear Metallurgical Co. (679 East Butler Road, Butler, PA 16002) on March 3, 2000, for modification of Plan Approval 10-307-041 (baghouse on the existing molybdenum and Ferro-Vanadium reduction process) in Summit Township, Butler County.
PA-37-051D: Reactive Metals & Alloys Corp. (Route 168, West Pittsburgh, PA 16160) on February 29, 2000, for modification of Plan Approval PA-37-051B (SMS Grinding System) in Taylor Township, Lawrence County.
Plan Approvals 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.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
PA-46-0154: Eye Designs LLC (245 West Fifth Avenue, Trappe, PA 19426) on February 18, 2000, for operation of two spray booths in Trappe Borough, Montgomery County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-318-064B: Can Corp. of America, Inc. (P. O. Box 170, Blandon, PA 19510) on February 17, 2000, to authorize temporary operation of two sheet coating lines with thermal oxidizers, covered under this Plan Approval until June 16, 2000, at the Blandon Plant in Maidencreek Township, Berks County.
67-310-001E: York Building Products Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 1708, York, PA 17405) on February 10, 2000, to authorize temporary operation of an aggregate processing plant, covered under this Plan Approval until June 8, 2000, in West Manchester Township, York County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
10-313-028B: Indspec Chemical Corp. (133 Main Street, P. O. Box 307, Petrolia, PA 16050) on February 29, 2000, for a scrubber in Petrolia, Butler County.
PA-25-974A: Hi-Tech Plating Co. (1015 West 18th Street, Erie, PA 16502) on February 29, 2000, for a chrome plating operation in Erie, Erie County.
37-309-046: Essroc Cement Corp. (2nd Street, P. O. Box 779, Bessemer, PA 16112) on February 29, 2000, for tire-derived fuel systems in Bessemer Borough, Lawrence County.
MINING
APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND
NONCOAL ACTIVITIESActions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 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 Applications Issued
32950901. Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Simpson Coal Company (R. D. 1, Box 244, New Alexandria, PA 15670), for continued restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 10.9 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Harpers Run and an unnamed tributary to Blacklegs Creek to the Kiskiminetas River, application received February 15, 2000, issued February 22, 2000.
32980110. Permit Revision, Opal Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 980, Latrobe, PA 15650), to add 4.0 acres to the existing 293.0 acre permit for a haul road access, only, with surface drainage to an additional watershed area; this 297.0 acre bituminous surface mine is in Conemaugh Township, Indiana County, and the receiving streams are unnamed tributaries to/and Sulphur Run, unnamed tributaries to/and Blackleg's Creek, and unnamed tributaries to/and Kiskiminetas River, application received November 5, 1999, issued February 22, 2000.
32840109. Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Black Oak Development Corporation (P. O. Box 176, Glen Campbell, PA 15742), for continued restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Banks Township, Glen Campbell Borough, Indiana County, affecting 151.3 acres, receiving stream Brady Run, unnamed tributary to Cush Creek and Cush Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River, application received February 7, 2000, issued February 15, 2000.
32940108. Permit Renewal for reclamation only, R & L Coal Corporation (P. O. Box 26, Punxsutawney, PA 15767), for continued restoration of bituminous surface mine in Canoe Township, Indiana County, affecting 22.4 acres, receiving stream Canoe Creek, application received February 8, 2000, issued February 15, 2000.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Coal Permits Issued
17980126. K & J Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 189, Westover, PA 16692), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Chest Township, Clearfield County affecting 146 acres. Receiving streams: Kings Run and/or Chest Creek to theWest Branch of the Susquehanna River. Application received November 30, 1998. Permit issued February 16, 2000.
17980101. M. B. Energy, Inc. (175 McKnight Road, Blairsville, PA 15717-7960), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Bell Township, Clearfield County affecting 214.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary of Curry Run to Curry Run; Curry Run to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received March 16, 1999. Permit issued February 9, 2000.
17940116. Moravian Run Reclamation Company, Inc. (605 Sheridan Drive, Clearfield, PA 16830), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Penn Township, Clearfield County affecting 247 acres. Receiving streams: Poplar Run. Application received October 20, 1999. Permit issued February 9, 2000.
17930124. Al Hamilton Contracting Company (R. R. 1, Box 87, Woodland, PA 16881), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Woodward and Decatur Townships, Clearfield County affecting 346 acres. Receiving streams: North Branch to Upper Morgan Run, Upper Morgan Run to Clearfield Creek, Clearfield Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River; and Little Beaver Run to Beaver Run, Beaver Run to Moshannon Creek, Moshannon Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received September 27, 1999. Permit issued February 10, 2000.
17910109. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit for a change in permit acreage from 67.2 to 83.6 acres, located in Bell Township, Clearfield County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries of Whiskey Run. Application received September 22, 1999. Permit issued February 14, 2000.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
61990103. Ancient Sun, Inc. (P. O. Box 129, Main Street, Shippenville, PA 16254) Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip operation in Clinton Township, Venango County affecting 18.5 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Bullion Run. Application received April 16, 1999. Permit issued February 23, 2000.
61990102. Ben Hal Mining Company (389 Irishtown Road, Grove City, PA 16127) Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip operation in Clinton and Venango Townships, Venango and Butler Counties affecting 40.7 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Scrubgrass Creek. Application received April 14, 1999. Permit issued February 23, 2000.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
Coal Mining Permits Issued
63831302. Eighty Four Mining Company (P. O. Box 284, Eighty Four, PA 15330), to revise the permit for the Mine No. 84 in South Strabane Township, Washington County to add 30 acres to the surface permit area for a new ventilation shaft, unnamed tributary to Little Chartiers Creek. Permit issued February 14, 2000.
56911302. Rox Coal, Inc. (1576 Stoystown Road, P. O. Box 149, Friedens, PA 15541), to revise the permit for the Long T Permit--Longview Mine in Shade Township, Somerset County to add five ventilation boreholes and associated surface acreage to the Longview Mine, no additional discharges. Permit issued February 14, 2000.
32753702. EME Homer City Generation L.P. (18101 Von Karman Ave., Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92612-1046), to transfer the permit for the Homer City Refuse Disposal Facility in Centre Township, Indiana County from Pennsylvania Electric Company, no additional discharges. Permit issued February 23, 2000.
30841316. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company (P. O. Box 174, Graysville, PA 15337), to revise the permit for the Bailey Mine in Richhill Township, Greene County to add 11,200 acres to the underground permit area and 4,126 acres to the planned subsidence control plant area to the south of the Bailey Mine, no additional discharges. Permit issued February 24, 2000.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
Small Noncoal (Industrial Mineral) Permits Issued
58990843. Burts Bros. Logging (R. R. 2, Box 114, Montrose, PA 18801), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County affecting 2.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued February 25, 2000.
66990807. Victor Choplosky (R. R. 1, Box 1594, Nicholson, PA 18446), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Nicholson Township, Wyoming County affecting 2.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued February 25, 2000.
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 permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval, and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board (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 rule of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description.)
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certifications
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E51-180. Encroachment Permit. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 7000 Geerdes Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406. To place fill and other structures in 0.39 acre of wetlands (PEM/OW and PEM/SS) and to temporarily disturb 0.29 acre of wetland (PEM/OW and PEM/SS) associated with the construction of roadway access ramps from Interstate 95 to the Philadelphia International Airport, as part of the Terminal Development and Roadway Access Improvement Project. The applicant proposes to restore all temporary impacts and compensate 0.48 acre of permanent wetland impact by constructing replacement wetlands in accordance with a plan made part of application E23-386. The project is located approximately 3,000 feet east of the intersection of S. R. 0291 and Bartram Avenue (Bridgeport, NJ-PA Quadrangle N: 2.65 inches and W: 0.50 inch) in Tinicum Township, Delaware County and the City and County of Philadelphia.
Northcentral Region: Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E41-454. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 3-0, 715 Jordan Avenue, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a concrete culvert with a span of 91 inches and underclearance of 58 inches in Sugar Run located on S. R. 2061, Segment 0240, approximately 0.7 mile south of S. R. 2073 (Picture Rocks, PA Quadrangle N: 3.7 inches; W: 4.2 inches) in Penn Township, Lycoming County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E53-324. Encroachment. Adelphia Communications Corporation, Main at Water Street, Coudersport, PA 16915. To construct and maintain a single span pedestrian foot bridge with a span of 82 feet and a underclearance of 14 feet. The bridge will be constructed over the Allegheny River located 1 block west on Water Street from the intersection with Main Street (Coudersport, PA Quadrangle N: 4 inches; W: 3 inches) Coudersport Borough, Potter County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E55-160. Encroachment. Big Daddy's Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant, 127 South Main Street, Middleburg, PA 17842. To construct and maintain two decks, 50 feet by 20 feet and 12 feet by 15 feet next to the restaurant building and to pave the adjacent parking lot in the floodway of Middle Creek located just downstream of the Route 522 bridge (Middleburg, PA Quadrangle N: 7.0 inches; W: 6.1 inches) in the Borough of Middleburg, Snyder County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E59-388. Encroachment. Donald S. Miller, 67 American Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901. To 1) stabilize 90.4 linear feet of a swale like section of Boynton Creek, which has a 5-foot top width, a 2-foot depth and 30° side slopes, with grass and wildflowers at the rear of 67 American Street, 2) stabilize 89.9 linear feet of an irregular shaped channel section of Boynton Creek, which has a 3-foot width and a 2-foot depth, with R-4 riprap and Siberian Dogwood on the right bank and grass on the sloped left bank located at the rear of 69 American Street (Antrim, PA Quadrangle N: 21.2 inches; W: 9.2 inches) in Wellsboro Borough, Tioga County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E59-392. Encroachment. TE Products Pipeline Co., 71--73 Denison Parkway, Corning, NY 14830-0099. To operate and maintain a petroleum gas pipeline across Pine Creek to a minimum depth of 36 inches. All maintenance work shall be conducted in the dry and have Departmental approval prior to commencement. This permit also authorizes the maintenance of a wing deflector located on the north bank, 200 feet upstream of the existing pipeline right-of-way. Located .25 mile west on T-451 from the intersection with SR 3001 just south of Watrous (Marshland, PA Quadrangle N: 5.88 inches, W: 3.38 inches) in Gaines Township, Tioga County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E26-263. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To remove the existing Everson Bridge and to construct and maintain a two-span reinforced concrete bridge having normal clear spans of 59.4 feet each and an underclearance of 9.0 feet across Jacobs Creek (WWF). Also to construct and maintain two 18-inch diameter concrete pipe outfalls in Jacobs Creek (WWF) and a temporary causeway for pier and beam erection. The project is located on S. R. 1031 (Section F00) between Scottdale and Everson (Connellsville, PA Quadrangle N: 16.7 inches; W: 13.0 inches) in Scottdale Borough, Westmoreland County and Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette County.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E16-113. Encroachment. Limestone Township, R. D. 2, Box 313A, Summerville, PA 15864-9027. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a composite steel I-beam bridge having a clear span of 12.335 meters and a minimum underclearance of 2.464 meters on a 50 degree skew across Little Piney Creek on T-539 (McGregor Road) approximately 0.15 mile west of S. R. 0066 (Strattanville, PA Quadrangle N: 2.9 inches; W: 10.4 inches) in Limestone Township, Clarion County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Environmental Assessment Approval and Actions on 401 Certification
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 3rd Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
EA 10-005CO. Environmental Assessment. Pheasant Ridge, Inc. (6065 Rittman Road, Gibsonia, PA 15044). To construct a nonjurisdictional dam across a tributary to Bull Creek (TSF) for irrigation at the Pheasant Ridge Golf Course expansion impacting 0.29 acre of wetlands and approximately 360 linear feet of stream channel. The proposed dam will be located approximately 1,800 feet east of the intersection of Deer Creek Road and Kyle Road (Valencia, PA Quadrangle, N: 9.25 inches; W: 1.00 inch) in Middlesex Township, Butler County.
D24-031EA. Environmental Assessment. North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission (651 Montmorenci Avenue, Ridgway, PA 15853). To breach and remove a dam across the Clarion River (CWF) for the purpose of restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The dam is located approximately 3,800 feet upstream from the confluence of the Clarion River and Elk Creek (Ridgway, PA Quadrangle N: 10.4 inches; W: 15.3 inches) in Ridgway Borough, Elk County.
EA 46-031CO. Environmental Assessment. Gambone Brothers Development Company (1030 West Germantown Pike, Fairview Village, PA 19409). To construct and maintain a non-jurisdictional dam across a tributary to Wissahickon Creek (TSF) for the purpose of stormwater management at the proposed Renner Tract subdivision located approximately 1,300 feet southeast of the intersection of Swedesford Road and School House Lane (Lansdale, PA Quadrangle N: 12.85 inches; W: 1.80 inches) in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.
STORAGE TANKS
SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS The following Storage Tank Site Specific Installation Permits under the authority of the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.2105) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245, Subchapter C have been issued by the Bureau of Watershed Conservation, Director, P. O. Box 8555, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8555, (717) 787-5267.
SSIP Applicant Name County and Tank Type Permit No. and Address Municipality and Capacity 00-54-001 Brian King Schuylkill County 2 ASTs Storing Dosch-King Emulsions, Inc. West Penn Township Asphalt Emulsion 16 Troy Hills Rd. 20,000 gallons each Whippany, NJ 07981 1 AST storing
Asphalt Emulsion
17,000 gallon
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice of Planning Grant Awards under Section 901 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling
and Waste Reduction Act of 1988, Act 101The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces the following grants to counties under the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and section 901 and section 208 of the Waste Tire Recycling Act (Act 190 of 1996). The awards listed here are based upon applications received by the Department in 1999 and 2000.
Planning grants are awarded to counties for 80% of approved costs for preparing municipial waste management plans as required by Act 101, for carrying out related studies, surveys, investigations, inquiries, research and analysis, including those related to siting, environmental mediation, education programs on pollution prevention and household hazardous waste and providing technical assistance to small businesses for pollution prevention. Grants may be awarded for feasibility studies and project development for municipial waste processing or disposal facilities, except for facilities for the combustion of municipal waste that are not proposed to be operated for the recovery of energy. 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 Sally Lohman, Planning Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
Applicant Project Description Grant Award Southeast Region Chester County HHW Education $23,450 Northeast Region Pike County Revision of the Pike County Municipal
Waste Management Plan$28,106 Northcentral Region Centre County Studies conducted in support of the
county's 1996 plant revision for which
no grant application was submitted$65,736 Northwest Region Venango County Revision of the Venango County
Municipal Waste Management Plan$31,453
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Action on plans submitted under the Storm Water Management Act (32 P. S. § 680.9).
Bureau of Watershed Conservation: P. O. Box 8555, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8555.
Plan No. SWMP 159:39, Little Lehigh Creek Stormwater Management Plan Update, as submitted by Lehigh County, was disapproved on February 10, 2000.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-429. Filed for public inspection March 10, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
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