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PLAN APPROVALS
Applications received and intent to issue Plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-05025A: Morgan Corp. (P. O. Box 588, Morgantown, PA 19543) for construction of a repair paint booth controlled by a portable particulate collector in Caernarvon Township, Berks County.
06-05101: Terradyne Ceramics of PA, LLC (101 Chelsley Drive, Suite 202, Media, PA 19063) for construction of a tile manufacturing plant controlled by various fabric collectors in New Morgan Borough, Berks County.
36-03008C: Tyson Foods, Inc. (P. O. Box 1156, New Holland, PA 17557-0901) for replacement of a dust collector used to control dust emissions from their Live Receiving Room in New Holland Borough/Earl Township, Lancaster County.
67-05070B: Graham Packaging Co., L.P. (2401 Pleasant Valley Road, York, PA 17401) for installation of a plastic bottle coating line controlled by a thermal oxidizer in Manchester Township, York County.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
OP-47-0001D: PPL Electric Utilities Corp. (2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1179) for installation of two air cleaning devices (a replacement electrostatic precipitator and a selective catalytic reduction system) on a 750 megawatt rated capacity bituminous coal-fired electric utility boiler (Unit No. 1) at the Montour SES in Derry Township, Montour County. The resultant particulate matter emissions will be no greater than .1 pounds per million BTU of heat input and may be less. The selected catalytic reduction system, when operating, will reduce the nitrogen oxide emissions from Unit No. 1 by up to 90% from the level which currently exists to a level which will possibly be as low as .04 pounds per million BTU of heat input.
59-301-019: TLC Services (621 Smith Road, Mansfield, PA 16933) for construction of a crematory incinerator in Tioga Township, Tioga County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
PA-63-147B: International Paper Co. (P. O. Box 285, Washington, PA 15301) for operation of starch silo at Washington Container Plant in North Strabane Township, Washington County.
PA-26-479A: Pioneer Mid-Atlantic, Inc. (400 Industrial Blvd., New Kensington, PA 15068) for operation of Connellsville II Quarry in Bullskin Township, Fayette County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-25-00090A: Zurn Industries, Inc., Cast Metal Operation (1301 Raspberry Street, Erie, PA 16502) for installation of a baghouse to replace two existing rota clone wet collectors in the City of Erie, Erie County.
24-315-007A: Willamette Industries, Inc., Johnsonburg Mill (100 Center Street, Johnsonburg, PA 15845) for modification of Air Quality Permit No. 24-315-007, Lime Kiln, to relax kiln SO2 limit to 66.0 lbs/hour during periods when low volume high concentration (LVHC), gasses are ducted to the kiln in Johnsonburg, Elk County. Willamette Industries, Inc., Johnsonburg, is a Title V facility.
10-307-050A: AK Steel, Butler Works (210 Pittsburgh Road, Butler, PA 16003) for modification of Air Quality Permit No. 10-307-050, No. 22 Pickle Line, to convert to a sulfuric/hydrofluoric/hydrogen peroxide pickling operation in Butler, Butler County. AK Steel, Butler Works is a Title V facility.
CNG Transmission Corporation (625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) has submitted an application to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for approval to construct four internal combustion compressor engines, a pipeline heater, an emergency generator and a boiler at their Greenlick Compressor Station in Stewardson Township, Potter County. The information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis indicates that the subject air contamination sources may potentially emit up to 39.75 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 46.24 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 10.74 tons per year of volatile organic compounds and 3.57 tons per year of a combination of hazardous air pollutants (of which up to 2.30 tons per year will be formaldehyde). These air contamination sources will also emit negligible amounts of sulfur oxides and particulate matter. A preliminary review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the proposed construction will meet all applicable air quality requirements, including the New Source Review requirements specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.201--127.217. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to approve the application and issue a plan approval to construct four 3,200 horsepower, natural gas-fired White Superior model No. 2416 internal combustion compressor engines equipped with Clean Burn III control systems and model 30"-M51S ''Special'' Maxim converter/silencers as well as to construct a 12.8 million Btu per hour natural gas-fired Gas Tech pipeline heater, a 536 horsepower natural gas-fired emergency generator and a 3.0 million Btu per hour natural gas-fired boiler.
To ensure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following requirements in the respective plan approval.
1. The four internal combustion compressor engines, the pipeline heater, the emergency generator and the heater are to be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).
2. This plan approval is issued for the construction of four 3,200 horsepower, natural gas-fired White Superior model No. 2416 internal combustion compressor engines equipped with Clean Burn III control systems and model 30"-M51S ''Special'' Maxim converter/silencers as well as for the construction of a 12.8 million Btu per hour natural gas-fired Gas Tech pipeline heater, a 536 horsepower natural gas-fired emergency generator and a 3.0 million Btu per hour natural gas-fired boiler, as further described in the application and supplemental materials submitted for plan approval. The company shall submit the operating, design and air contaminant emission specifications of the emergency generator and the boiler within 15 days of finalizing the vendor selection for these sources to verify that the respective sources are equivalent to those described in the application and supplemental materials submitted for plan approval. If the Department determines that any of these sources are not equivalent, this plan approval is automatically null and void with respect to that source.
3. The emission of nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds from each of the four White Superior engines shall not exceed 6.35 pounds per hour, 5.64 pounds per hour and 1.69 pounds per hour, respectively. Additionally, the total combined emission of nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2) , carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds from the four engines shall not exceed 33.97 tons, 30.17 tons and 9.04 tons, respectively, in any 12 consecutive month period.
4. The total combined operation of the four White Superior engines shall not exceed 10,700 hours in any 12 consecutive month period.
5. The formaldehyde emissions from each of the four White Superior engines shall not exceed 0.43 pounds per hour. Additionally, the total combined emission of formaldehyde from the four engines shall not exceed 2.30 tons in any 12 consecutive month period and the total combined emission of all hazardous air pollutants from the four engines shall not exceed 3.57 tons in any 12 consecutive month period.
6. The 12.8 million Btu per hour Gas Tech pipeline heater shall be equipped with a low NOx burner and flue gas recirculation.
7. The concentration of nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2) and carbon monoxide contained in the exhaust from the 12.8 million Btu per hour pipeline heater shall not exceed 30 ppmdv at 3% O2 and 400 ppmdv at 3% O2, respectively, and the volatile organic compound emissions from the pipeline heater shall not exceed 0.14 pounds per hour. Additionally, the total emission of nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds from the pipeline heater shall not exceed 2.28 tons, 15.75 tons and 0.61 tons, respectively, in any 12 consecutive month period.
8. The 536 horsepower emergency generator shall not be operated more than 1,000 hours in any 12 consecutive month period.
9. The emission of nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds from the 536 horsepower emergency generator shall not exceed 4.38 pounds per hour, 3.70 pounds per hour and 1.48 pounds per hour respectively. Additionally, the total emission of nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds from the emergency generator shall not exceed 2.19 tons, 1.85 tons and 0.75 ton respectively in any 12 consecutive month period.
10. The emission of nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds from the 3.0 million Btu per hour boiler shall not exceed 0.30 pound per hour, 0.11 pound per hour and 0.08 pound per hour respectively. Additionally, the total emission of nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds from the boiler shall not exceed 1.31 tons, 0.48 ton and 0.35 ton respectively in any 12 consecutive month period.
11. All of the sources identified in condition 2 herein shall be fired only on pipeline quality natural gas.
12. The permittee shall be in possession of 58.27 tons of Department-approved volatile organic compound emission reduction credits prior to commencing operation of any of the air contaminant sources identified in condition 2 herein.
13. The natural gas-fired 6.5 million Btu per hour model No. 89-1160 NATCO pipeline heater currently existing at the Greenlick Compressor Station shall be shut down within 180 days of the start of operation of any source identified in condition 2 herein.
14. Within 120 days of startup of the White Superior engines, the permittee shall perform nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide, volatile organic compound and formaldehyde testing upon each of the engines to determine the mass emission rate (expressed in pounds per hour) of the respective air contaminants. This testing shall be performed while the engines are operating at maximum capacity using test methods and procedures deemed acceptable by the Department.
15. Within 120 days of startup of the 12.8 million Btu per hour natural gas-fired Gas Tech pipeline heater, the permittee shall perform nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide and volatile organic compound testing upon the heater to determine the mass emission rate (expressed in pounds per hour, NO2 and CO shall also be expressed in ppmdv at 3% O2) of the respective air contaminants. This testing shall be performed while the heater is operating at maximum capacity using test methods and procedures deemed acceptable by the Department.
16. Within 120 days of startup of the 536 horsepower natural gas-fired emergency generator, the permittee shall perform nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide and volatile organic compound testing upon the emergency generator to determine the mass emission rate (expressed in pounds per hour) of the respective air contaminants. This testing shall be performed while the emergency generator is operating at maximum capacity using test methods and procedures deemed acceptable by the Department.
17. At least 60 days prior to the performance of any testing required by conditions 14, 15 and 16 herein, the permittee shall submit three copies of a pretest protocol to the Department for review.
18. At least 10 days prior to the performance of any testing required by conditions 14, 15 and 16 herein, the permittee shall notify the Department of the actual dates and times that testing will occur so that Department personnel can arrange to be present during the testing.
19. Within 60 days following the performance of any testing required by conditions 14, 15 and 16 herein, three copies of a test report shall be submitted to the Department.
20. The company shall maintain accurate and comprehensive records of the following:
* The number of hours that each of the White Superior engines is operated each month.
* The number of hours that the emergency generator is operated each month.
These records shall be retained for at least 5 years and be made available to the Department upon request.
21. Issuance of an operating permit for the aforementioned sources is contingent upon the sources being constructed, maintained and operated as described in the application and supplemental materials submitted for plan approval, as well as in accordance with all conditions contained herein, and upon satisfactory demonstration that any air contaminants emitted from the sources are in compliance with the requirements specified in all conditions contained herein and the applicable requirements specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1, 123.11, 123.13 and 123.41 as well as in compliance with the requirements specified in, or established under any other applicable rule or regulation contained in Article III.
22. The 12.8 million Btu per hour pipeline heater is subject to Subpart Dc of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, 40 CFR 60.40c through 60.48c. The permittee shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Subpart as well as any other applicable Subpart of the Standards of Performance, including any recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Under 40 CFR 60.4 of the Standards of Performance, the submission of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications required by the Standards of Performance must be made to both the Department and the Environmental Protection Agency.
23. The permittee shall immediately notify the Department of any malfunction of the sources or associated air cleaning devices which results in, or may possibly be resulting in, the emission of air contaminants in excess of the limitations specified in, or established under, any applicable rule or regulation contained in Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department or in excess of the limitations specified in any condition contained herein or which otherwise results in, or may possibly be resulting in, noncompliance with the requirements specified in any condition contained herein.
24. This plan approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this plan approval for a period of up to 180 days from the date upon which operation commences.
25. Any notification required as a result of any condition herein should be directed to: Joseph J. Dwyer.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.45 the conditions listed in this plan approval do one or more of the following:
1. Identify the sources and location.
2. Establish allowable emission rates.
3. Establish monitoring, recordkeeping, testing and reporting requirements.
4. Ensure proper operation and adequate maintenance.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the address listed.
Persons wishing to protest the issuance of plan approval or provide the Department with additional information which he/she believes should be considered prior to the issuance of the plan approval may submit the protest or information to the Department at the address listed. A 30-day comment period, from the last date of publication, will exist for the submission of protests or comments. Each written protest or comment shall include the following: name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments; identification of the proposed Plan Approval No. OP-53-0003D: and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the plan approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department in their discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. All persons protesting the issuance of plan approval, submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the source is to be located or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines notification by telephone is sufficient. All protests, comments and requests must be received by the Department no later than 30 days after final publication of this notice.
Written protests, comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to David W. Aldenderfer, Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northcentral Region, Field Operations, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6510, (570) 327-3648.
For additional information regarding the Department's analysis of the application, contact Joseph J. Dwyer, Air Pollution Control Engineer, Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6510, (570) 327-3642.
Notice of Intent to Issue a Plan Approval and Amend a Title V Operating Permit In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a plan approval to National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. (P. O. Box 2081, Erie, PA 16512) for their plant in Sheffield Township, Warren County. The facility currently has a Title V permit No. 62-00141. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan approval No. 62-00141 is for the modification of units 1 through 8. The units will have their rated brake horsepower (BHP) increased by minor mechanical engine and ignition modifications and subsequent engine tuning. The manufacturer emissions rate guarantees will not increase. The #/hr and TPY emissions will increase slightly but will not trigger NSR or PSD review. The revised permit will include the emission limits for NOx, CO and NMHC. The facility will be required to continue performing NOx emission tests on the engines on a semiannual basis using a Department approved portable analyzer. 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.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
Persons wishing to provide the Department with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. The Department will consider any written comments received within 30 days of the publication of this notice. Each written comment must contain the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
Identification of the proposed permit [No. 62-00141].
A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Matthew Williams, Air Pollution Control Engineer, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6940.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should by contacting Matthew Williams, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
If a plan approval has not undergone the above public notice process the change to an operating permit must be treated as a significant modification. In these situations, the Department should follow the procedures described in §§ 127.421--127.431 for State only operating permits or §§ 127.521--127.524 for Title V operating permits.
MINING
APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District mining office indicated above each application. Where a 401 water quality certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for information 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. These 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, 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 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.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Coal Applications Received
03840106. State Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Revision received requesting a land use change on the property of Theodore Hooks, Jr. from cropland or pastureland/land occasionally cut for hay to unnamed wildlife habitat and request for a permanent stream crossing on an existing bituminous surface auger mine located in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, affecting 583.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to the Allegheny River. Revision request received: June 22, 2000.
65000102. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Application received for commencement, operation, and reclamation of a bituminous sur- face mine located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, proposed to affect 80.6 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to McGee Run to McGee Run to Conemaugh River. Application received: June 21, 2000.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17663037. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine permit from Al Hamilton Contracting Company, located in Decatur and Woodward Townships, Clearfield County affecting 400.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Little Beaver Run and Beaver Run, and unnamed tributaries to Goss Run and Goss Run. Application received June 12, 2000.
17930124. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit from Al Hamilton Contracting Company, located in Woodward and Decatur Townships, Clearfield County affecting 346 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Little Beaver Run and North Branch of Morgan Run. Application received June 12, 2000.
17960114. Larry D. Baumgardner Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 186, Lanse, PA 16849), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit for a Change in Permit Acres from 80.9 to 97.9 acres. The permit is located in Brady Township, Clearfield County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Luthersburg Branch, Laborde Branch. Application received June 20, 2000.
41940101. Fisher Mining Company (40 Choate Circle, Montoursville, PA 17753), major permit revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit to apply biosolids (stabilized sewage sludge) to enhance vegetation. The permit is located in Pine and McHenry Township, Lycoming County and affects 616 acres. Receiving streams: Buckeye Run, Otter Run, Little Pine Creek, Pine Creek, West Branch Susquehanna River, Chesapeake Bay. Application received June 16, 2000.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
03871302. DLR Mining, Inc. (3065 Airport Rd., Indiana, PA 15701), to revise the permit for the Triple K No. 1 in Burrell Township, Armstrong County to add 712 acres to the underground permit area and 638 acres to the subsidence control plan boundary, no additional discharges. Application received May 18, 2000.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
40940203C. Hudson Anthracite, Inc. (202 Main Street, Laflin, PA 18702), correction to an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation to include refuse disposal in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County affecting 149.9 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received June 19, 2000.
49773204R3. Gilberton Coal Company (P. O. Box 423, Gilberton, PA 17934), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Mt. Carmel and Conyngham Townships, Northumberland and Columbia Counties affecting 958.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received June 19, 2000.
54850202R3. B-D Mining Co. (P. O. Box 423, Gilberton, PA 17934), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing/disposal operation in Mahanoy Township, Shenandoah and Gilberton Boroughs, Schuylkill County affecting 1,590.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received June 19, 2000.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
32000102. Britt Energies, Inc. (2450 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous surface-auger mine in White Township, Indiana County, affecting 135.6 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary of Yellow Creek and Yellow Creek to Two Lick Creek to the Conemaugh River, application received June 14, 2000.
32000103. S & M Mining (15 Rayne Run Road, Marion Center, PA 15759), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous surface-auger mine in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County, affecting 64.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary of Allen Run and unnamed tributary of Penn Run, both contributory to Two Lick Creek to the Conemaugh River, application received June 15, 2000.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Small Noncoal (Industrial Minerals) Applications Returned
02000801. Duncan Excavating (3037 Brownsville Road Extension, Library, PA 15219). Application returned for commencement, operation and restoration of a small industrial mineral surface mine located in Crafton Borough, Allegheny County, proposed to affect 8.9 acres. Receiving streams: Chartiers Creek to Ohio River. Application received: March 16, 2000. Application returned: June 16, 2000.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Noncoal Applications Received
03930301. Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC (800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601-1689). Renewal application received for continued operation and reclamation of noncoal surface mine located in Washington Township, Armstrong County, affecting 19.8 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to the Allegheny River. Renewal application received: June 15, 2000.
65900304. Carbon Fuel Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 275, West Leisenring, PA 15489). Revision application received to reconfigure the permit area for additional screening and removal of coke ash and by-products at a large noncoal surface mining operation located in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 40.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek to Sewickley Creek to the Youghiogheny River. Application received: June 21, 2000.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
10000305. G. L. McKnight, Inc. (P. O. Box 773, Slippery Rock, PA 16057-8316). Commencement, operation, and restoration of a sand and gravel operation in Worth Township, Butler County affecting 111.0 acres. Receiving streams: Black Run and unnamed tributaries to Black Run. Application to include a landuse change from forestland to pastureland/occasionally cut for hay. Application received June 15, 2000.
10000305. G. L. McKnight, Inc. (P. O. Box 773, Slippery Rock, PA 16057-8316). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities within 100 feet of unnamed tributary to Black Run in Worth Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: Black Run and unnamed tributaries to Black Run. Application received June 15, 2000.
16000303. Milestone Crushed, Inc. (521 South Street, Clarion, PA 16214). Commencement, operation and restoration of a limestone operation in Perry Township, Clarion County, affecting 31.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Allegheny River. Application received June 16, 2000.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
5878SM3C2. Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. (2052 Lucon Road, P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), renewal of NPDES Permit PA0595691 in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County, receiving stream--Stony Creek. Application received June 14, 2000.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Large Industrial Minerals Received
32000301. Penn Run Quarry (456 Weston Road, Penn Run, PA 15765), commencement, operation and restoration of a shale, sandstone and topsoil surface and crushing and screening mine in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County, affecting 42.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Penn Run to Two Lick Creek to the Conemaugh River, application received June 13, 2000.
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 any comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted above the application.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E35-330. Encroachment. South Abington Township, 104 Shady Lane Road, Chinchilla, PA 18410. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 12-foot by 12-foot concrete box culvert, depressed 1 foot below streambed elevation, in Summit Lake Creek (TSF). The project, known as Leach Street culvert replacementproject, is located 0.5 mile west of the intersection of Shady Lane Road and S. R. 0006 (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 17.5 inches; W: 9.2 inches), South Abington Township, Lackawanna County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E35-331. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain a 13-foot by 7-foot concrete box culvert, 1 foot below streambed elevation, with alternating 6-inch high concrete baffles in Lucky Run Creek (CWF). The project is associated with the Keyser Avenue rehabilitation project and is located on S. R. 3011, Section 204, Segment 0120, Offset 0259 (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 6.9 inches; W: 11.1 inches), Taylor Borough, City of Scranton, Lackawanna County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E35-332. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 13-foot by 6-foot concrete box culvert, depressed 1 foot below streambed elevation, in Keyser Creek (CWF). The project is associated with the Keyser Avenue rehabilitation project and is located on S. R. 3011, Section 204, Segment 0150, Offset 000 (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 9.9 inches; W: 9.2 inches), Taylor Borough, City of Scranton, Lackawanna County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E39-387. Encroachment. Borough of Catasauqua, 118 Bridge Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032-2598. To maintain the existing twin 72 inch diameter RCP culverts in Catasauqua Creek (CWF) with work consisting of the construction of a trash rack on the upstream end of the structure. The project is located at the intersection of Walnut Street and St. John Street (Catasauqua, PA Quadrangle N: 6.3 inches; W: 12.9 inches), Borough of Catasauqua, Lehigh County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E40-554. Encroachment. Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a road crossing consisting of three 29-inch by 42-inch C.M.P. arch culverts in Browns Creek (CWF). The project is located along Township Road T609 (Hardisky Road), approximately 0.4 mile north T712 (Gates Road) (Kingston, PA Quadrangle N: 6.6 inches; W: 13.5 inches), Jackson Township, Luzerne County (Baltimore 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.
E31-163. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 9-0, 1620 Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span prestressed reinforced concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a normal clean span of 51.68 feet and an underclearance of 5.62 feet across North Spring Branch (CWF) and construct a temporary cofferdam in the channel of North Spring Branch to facilitate construction of the bridge and a temporary roadway consisting of three 7.0-foot by 5.08-foot corrugated metal culverts with R-3 and R-7 rock fill for traffic control during construction located on SR 0094, Section 004, Segment 0480, Offset 2965 (Orbisonia, PA Quadrangle N: 12.5 inches; W: 15.3 inches) in Three Springs Borough, Huntingdon County.
E36-693. Encroachment. PECO Energy, 1848 Lay Rd., Delta, PA 17314. To perform maintenance dredging to remove accumulated sediment deposits from the north and south cooling water intake bays and the screenwell structure approach apron at the PECO Energy Company Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station located along the right bank in the Conowingo Reservoir on the Susquehanna River (WWF) (Holtwood, PA Quadrangle N: 3.6 inches; W: 4.5 inches) in Drumore Township, Lancaster County.
E38-130. Encroachment. Trout Unlimited DocFritzcheg Chapter 2266, Frank Payer, 124 Fort Hunter Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110. To construct and maintain an 8-inch PVC intake pipe to divert water to a second 6-foot diameter concrete pipe to be filled with limestone to serve as a diversion well being placed adjacent to an existing well. The project purpose is to treat high flows of acidic water in Rausch Creek (TSF). The site is located on the upstream side of the Stony Creek rail/trail bridge over Rausch Creek (Indiantown Gap, PA Quadrangle N: 22.3 inches; W: 13.5 inches) in Cold Spring Township, Lebanon County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E12-119. Encroachment. Gary Brown, R. R. 2, Box 238D, Emporium, PA 15834. To restore 1,000 feet of Clear Creek (High Quality-Cold Water Fishery); construct, operate and maintain a water intake structure along Clear Creek for water supply to a 2-acre pond. The stream bank restoration work shall consist of regrading the eroded stream banks to side slopes of 4-feet horizontal to 1-foot vertical and applying vegetative stabilization. The water intake structure shall be constructed with a channel that shall have a maximum length of 10-feet, maximum bottom width of 5-feet, maximum depth of 7-feet and minimum side slopes of 2-feet horizontal to 1-foot vertical. The project will not impact wetlands while impacting 1,050 feet of waterway. The project is located along the western right-of-way of SR 0046 approximately 2,200 feet west of SR 4004 and SR 0046 intersection (Ridge Valley, PA Quadrangle N: 5.0 inches; W: 7.0 inches) in Shippen Township, Cameron County.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1313. Encroachment. Rohrich Automotive Group, 2020 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15226. To remove the existing structures and to place and maintain fill in approximately 0.1 acre of wetlands (PEM) adjacent to an unnamed tributary to Brush Creek for the purpose of constructing a car dealership located on the south side of S. R. 0019, just south from the intersection of S. R. 0019 and Shenot Road (Mars, PA Quadrangle N: 4.3 inches; W: 10.8 inches) in Marshall Township, Allegheny County. The applicant proposes to pay into the Wetland Replacement Fund.
E56-296. Encroachment. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc., P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664. To place and maintain fill in approximately 2.64 acres of wetland for the purpose of constructing a concrete mix plant. The project site is located near the headwaters of Kimberly Run, adjacent to Township Road T-546, near where this road crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike in (Murdock, PA Quadrangle N: 20 inches; W: 3 inches) Somerset Township, Somerset County.
E63-491. Encroachment. Donna Lee Weber, Tom E. and Lisa D. Robinson, Flagler Center, Suite 502, 501 South Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. To rehabilitate and maintain the left bank of Maple Creek for the purpose of eliminating stream bank erosion on applicant property located on the south side of Lincoln Avenue, approximately 110 feet east from the intersection of Twilight Hollow Road and Lincoln Avenue (Monongahela, PA Quadrangle N: 1.2 inches; W: 2.8 inches) in Charleroi Borough, Washington County.
E65-759. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 36-inch concrete pipe culvert in an unnamed tributary to Laurel Run (CWF) located on S. R. 2006, Segment 0020, Offset 0000 (Mammoth, PA Quadrangle N: 5.2 inches; W: 13.9 inches) in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
E26-268. Encroachment. Blaney Farms, Inc., P. O. Box 640, Perryopolis, PA 15473. To place and maintain approximately 950 LF of fill along the left bank of an unnamed tributary to Crabapple Run (WWF) for the purpose of expanding an existing parking facility at Blaney Farms business located off of S. R. 51 North, approximately 1 mile south of the intersection of S. R. 51 and S. R. 201 (Fayette City, PA Quadrangle N: 6.3 inches; W: 2.8 inches) in Franklin Township, Fayette County. This application was filed as a result of the Department's Notice of Violation dated April 27, 1999 issued to Blaney Farm, Inc.
E32-419. Encroachment. Green Township, 1429 Rt. 240 Highway, Commodore, PA 15729. To remove the existing pipe culvert and to construct and maintain a 50-foot long, 5-foot diameter pipe culvert (invert depressed 6 inches) in Whitaker Run (HQ-CWF) located on Barr Road approximately .25 mile south of the intersection of S. R. 1014 and Barr Road. Also, to construct and maintain bank protection at the culverts approaches (Commodore, PA Quadrangle N: 6.6 inches; W: 7.9 inches) in Green Township, Indiana County.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E43-287. Encroachment. Mercer County Commissioners, 503 Mercer County Courthouse, Mercer, PA 16137. To remove the existing superstructure, reconstruct the top portion of the abutments and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a clear, normal span of 29.88 feet and an underclearance of 7.25 feet across Butchery Run on T-647 (Triple Link Road) approximately 1,000 feet northeast of S. R. 2021 (Hendersonville Road) (Sandy Lake, PA Quadrangle N: 16.2 inches; W: 9.5 inches) in Sandy Lake Township, Mercer County.
E43-288. Encroachment. Mercer County Commissioners, 503 Mercer County Courthouse, Mercer, PA 16137. To replace the steel beam super structure and to maintain County Bridge No. 2310 having a clear, normal span of 20 feet and an underclearance of 5 feet across Golden Run on T-446 (Robertson Road) approximately 0.5 mile north of S. R. 3020 (Lamor Road) (Sharpsville, PA Quadrangle N: 2.1 inches; W: 6.5 inches) in Sandy Lake Township, Mercer County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The following Environmental Assessment and request for Water Quality Certification is being processed under §§ 105.12(a)(16) and 105.15(b), restoration activities undertaken and conducted under a restoration plan approved by the Department.
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 3rd Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
D39-010EA. Environmental Assessment. Chris Kocher, Rivers Program Director (Wildlands Conservancy, 3701 Orchid Place, Emmaus, PA 18049-1637). To breach and remove an unnamed dam across Little Lehigh Creek for the purpose of restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The dam is located on the grounds of the Pool Wildlife Sanctuary in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the act of June 24, 1939 (32 P. S. §§ 631--640) relating to the acquisition of rights to divert waters of the Commonwealth.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
WA26-539A. Water Allocation. Borough of Masontown, 2 Court Street, Masontown, PA 15461. The applicant is requesting the right to withdraw 1,000,000 gallons per day (peak day) from the Monongahela River.
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