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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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APPLICATIONS
[30 Pa.B. 1662]
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
[National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)]
DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER
(Part I Permits) The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standard and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative.
Where indicated, the EPA Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision to 40 CFR 123.6E.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the office indicated above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid service or other accommodations to participate in the proceeding should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge to State waters.
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6130.
PA 0052230. Sewage, Springhill Farm Wastewater Treatment Facility Association, P. O. Box 756, Chadds Ford, PA 19317.
This application is for renewal of a NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from a sewage treatment plant in Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County. This is an existing discharge to an unnamed tributary to the West Branch of Chester Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: warm water fishery, trout stocking fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 0.1 mgd are as follows:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia (as N) (5-1 to 10-31) 2.5 5.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 7.5 15.0 Total Residual Chlorine Years 1 and 2 monitor/report monitor/report Years 3, 4 and 5 0.06 0.14 Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707.PA 0038415. SIC: 4952, Sewage, Township of East Pennsboro, 98 South Enola Drive, Enola, PA 17025.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage to Conodoguinet Creek, in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishes, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was Steelton Municipal Waterworks located in Dauphin County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 3.70 mgd are:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 4.5 XXX 9.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 12 XXX 24 Total Phosphorus 2 XXX 4 Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 XXX 1.6 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH from 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 15,000/100 ml as a geometric average Persons may make an appointment to review the Department files on this case by calling Mary DiSanto, File Review Coordinator, at (717) 705-4732.
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
PA 0041581. SIC: 4952, Sewage, Liverpool Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 357, Liverpool, PA 17045.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage to the Susquehanna River, in Liverpool Township, Perry County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishes, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was United Water Company located in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.100 mgd are:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Total Residual Chlorine 1.5 -- 2.5 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH from 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 100,000/100 ml as a geometric average Persons may make an appointment to review the Department files on this case by calling Mary DiSanto, File Review Coordinator, at (717) 705-4732.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0088412. SIC: 15, Sewage, CACO Three, Inc. (Peakview Development STP), Box E, Bowmansdale, PA 17008.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated sewage to an unnamed tributary of Latimore Creek, in Huntingdon Township, Adams County.
The receiving stream is classified for cold water fishery, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was the Wrightsville Water Supply Co. intake located on the Susquehanna River in York County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.06 mgd are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 15 30 (11-1 to 4-30) 25 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 3.0 6.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 9.0 18 Total Phosphorus monitor and report XXX Total Residual Chlorine 0.23 0.75 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH from 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,300/100 ml as a geometric average Persons may make an appointment to review the Department files on this case by calling Mary DiSanto, File Review Coordinator, at (717) 705-4732.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0023108. SIC: 4952, Sewage, Borough of Elizabethtown, 600 South Hanover Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated sewage to the Susquehanna River, in Conoy Township, Lancaster County.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fishery, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was the Columbia Water Company located in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 4.5 mgd are:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Total Phosphorus 2 -- 4 Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 -- 1.6 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH from 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 84,800/100 ml as a geometric average The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 to Conoy Creek for a wet weather treated effluent overflow of 9.0 mgd are:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 20 30 40 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Total Phosphorus 2.5 -- 5.0 Total Residual Chlorine 0.33 -- 1.0 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH from 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 3,900/100 ml as a geometric average Persons may make an appointment to review the Department files on this case by calling Mary DiSanto, File Review Coordinator, at (717) 705-4732.
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
PA 0088242. Ruth Family Farms, LP, 205 Bittersweet Drive, Hershey, PA 17033.
Ruth Family Farms, L.P. has submitted an application for an individual NPDES permit for an expanding concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) known as Huston Hollow Farm, located off SR 475 on South Madden Road in Taylor Township, Fulton County. The CAFO is situated near Wooden Bridge Creek, which is classified as High Quality-Cold Water Fishery. The CAFO is designed to handle 1,269 animal equivalent units (AEUs) consisting of 2,400 gestating sows, 650 guilt finishers, 448 sows with litters and 10 boars.
The construction of new underground manure storage facilities is proposed for a new 65-foot by 448-foot breeding/gestation building. The new manure storage facilities will consist of a concrete and compacted clay double liner system with a leak detection system meeting the requirements of the Department's Final Strategy for Meeting Federal Requirements for Controlling the Water Quality Impacts of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (29 Pa.B. 1439 (March 13, 1999)) (that is, the Final CAFO Strategy). The total capacity of the new manure storage facilities will be approximately 1.3 million gallons. The existing manure storage facilities consist of underground concrete containment structures for one breeding/gestation building (1.3 million gallons) and one farrowing building (340,000 gallons). There will be no release or discharge to waters of the Commonwealth under normal operating conditions. Normal operating conditions are defined as conditions below a 25-year, 24-hour storm event.
The Department has conducted administrative and technical reviews of the application. Based on the preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations including the Final CAFO Strategy, the Department has made a tentative determination to issue an individual NPDES permit (Document No. 3620-PM-WQ00514) for the operation subject to the terms and conditions, and monitoring and reporting requirements specified in the draft permit.
The permit application and proposed draft permit are on file at the Southcentral Regional Office of the Department. Persons may make an appointment to review the files by calling Mary DiSanto, File Review Coordinator, at (717) 705-4732.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit review waiver provision under 40 CFR 123.24(e) does not apply to this NPDES permit. The Administrator of EPA Region III may review or object to any proposed NPDES permit actions.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit written comments to the noted address within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in formulating the Department's final determination regarding the application. All comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the basis of the comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public meeting/hearing may be held if the Department considers the public response or interest significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time the determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.PA 0093947. Industrial waste, SIC: 3821, Fisher Scientific Company, 2000 Park Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1126.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated process water from metal finishing manufacturing in White Township, Indiana County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, Stoney Run, classified as a cold water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) is Saltsburg Municipal Water Authority, located at Saltsburg, 35 miles below the discharge point.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.017 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report Oil and Grease 15 30 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 101: existing discharge, design flow of 0.014 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report TSS 31 60 Oil and Grease 26 52 Cadmium 0.032 0.064 Chromium 1.71 2.77 Copper 0.2 0.4 Lead 0.09 0.18 Nickel 2.38 3.98 Silver 0.045 0.09 Zinc 1.3 2.6 Cyanide 0.65 1.2 TTO 2.13 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 201: existing discharge, design flow of 0.003 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report Temperature (°F) 110 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 301: existing discharge, design flow of 480 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report TSS 31 60 Oil and Grease 26 52 Cadmium 0.032 0.064 Chromium 1.71 2.77 Copper 0.2 0.4 Lead 0.09 0.18 Nickel 2.38 3.98 Silver 0.045 0.09 Zinc 1.3 2.6 Cyanide 0.65 1.2 TTO 2.13 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0203661. Industrial waste, SIC: 2819, Goldschmidt Industrial Chemical Corporation, 941 Robinson Highway, McDonald, PA 15057.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage and untreated cooling water, stormwater and groundwater from McDonald Plant in Robinson Township, Washington County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, unnamed tributary to Robinson Run, classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) is West View Municipal Water Supply, located at Mile 4.4, Ohio River, 20 miles below the discharge point.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.0003 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) 0.0003 CBOD5 25 30 Suspended Solids 30 60 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine (1st month--12th month) monitor and report (13th month--expiration) 1.4 3.3 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Other Conditions:
The EPA waiver is in effect.
Outfall 102: existing discharge, design flow of 0.094 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report Temperature (°F) 110 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 002: new discharge, design flow of 0.094 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report The discharge through this outfall shall consist
of uncontaminated stormwater runoff, housekeeping
and noncontact cooling water from internal monitoring
point 102.pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 003: existing discharge, design flow of 0.0032 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow monitor and report Arsenic monitor and report Cadmium monitor and report Zinc monitor and report Free Cyanide monitor and report pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 004: existing discharge, design flow of 0.0032 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow monitor and report Arsenic monitor and report Cadmium monitor and report Zinc monitor and report Free Cyanide monitor and report pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 PA 0216739. Industrial waste, SIC: 4953, Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, Inc., 100 River Road, Brackenridge, PA 15014.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge groundwater from a residual waste landfill in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, tributary of the Allegheny River, classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) is the Harrison Township Water Authority, located at Harrison Township, 3 miles below the discharge point.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.017 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report TSS 30 60 Oil and Grease 15 30 Hexavalent Chromium 0.010 0.020 0.025 Aluminum monitor and report Iron monitor and report Dissolved Iron monitor and report Nickel monitor and report pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Other Requirements: The applicant has been given 3 years to meet the hexavalent chromium limits through a toxics reduction evaluation.
Outfall 002: existing discharge, design flow of 0.086 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report Hexavalent Chromium 0.010 0.020 0.025 Aluminum monitor and report Iron monitor and report Dissolved Iron monitor and report pH monitor and report Other Requirements: The applicant has been given 3 years to meet the hexavalent chromium limits through a toxics reduction evaluation.
Outfall 003: existing discharge, design flow of 0.019 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report Hexavalent Chromium 0.010 0.020 0.025 Aluminum monitor and report Iron monitor and report Dissolved Iron monitor and report pH monitor and report Other Requirements: The applicant has been given 3 years to meet the hexavalent chromium limits through a toxics reduction evaluation.
Outfall 004: existing discharge.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report Hexavalent Chromium 0.010 0.020 0.025 Aluminum monitor and report Iron monitor and report Dissolved Iron monitor and report pH monitor and report Other Requirements: The applicant has been given 3 years to meet the hexavalent chromium limits through a toxics reduction evaluation.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0218391. Sewage, Georges Creek Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 338, Smithfield, PA 15478.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Georges Creek Municipal Authority STP in Georges Township, Fayette County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Georges Creek, which are classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Dunkard Valley Joint Municipal Authority on the Monongahela River.
Outfall 001: new discharge, design flow of 0.16 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 20 30 40 (11-1 to 4-30) 25 38 50 Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 3.0 4.5 6.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 9.0 13.5 18.0 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 6,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Dissolved Oxygen not less than 4.0 mg/l pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6942.
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