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ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, 400 Market Street, Floor 2, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of the written receipt of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description.)
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E40-525. Encroachment. David E. and Denise J. Puterbaugh, 55 Tanager Way, Mountaintop, PA 18707-1845. To place fill in a de minimis area of wetlands equal to 0.02 acre, within the drainage basin of the Little Wapwallopen Creek for the purpose of regrading a residential lot. The project is located on Lot 23, Woodland Estates (Wilkes-Barre, West, PA Quadrangle N: 4.8 inches; W: 6.5 inches) in Rice Township, Luzerne County.
E40-541. 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 20-foot × 11-foot, 6-inch concrete box culvert, depressed 1.0 foot below streambed elevation; to construct and maintain a 24-inch and 36-inch diameter stormwater outfall structure; to regrade the channel of Laurel Run Creek for a distance of 50-feet upstream and 70-feet downstream. The project is located at S. R. 0315, Section 370, Segment 0050, Offset 0000 and Laurel Run Creek (Pittston, PA Quadrangle N: 0.7 inch; W: 10.5 inches) in Plains Township, Luzerne County.
E40-553. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501-0111. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span pre-stressed spread box beam bridge having a normal span of 20-feet with an underclearance of 10-feet, 2-inches over Solomons Creek; to remove the existing retaining wall and to construct and maintain a concrete retaining wall 45-foot long and approximately 10-feet high along the left bank of Solomons Creek; to remove an existing residential structure in the floodway of Solomons Creek and to place approximately 60 feet of R-8 riprap for bank protection located along the right bank of Solomons Creek. The project is known as the S. R. 2010, Section 371 Solomons Creek Bridge Replacement (Wilkes-Barre West, PA Quadrangle N: 15.7 inches; W: 3.6 inches) and is located in the Borough of Ashley, Luzerne County.
E64-194. Encroachment. Stephen J. Simpson, Box 85, Lakewood, PA 18439. To place fill and/or excavate in 0.18 acre of wetlands, within the drainage basin of Equinunk Creek, for the purpose of constructing a pond. The project is located approximately 4,500 feet southeast of the intersection of S. R. 0247 and T-684 (Lake Como, PA-NY Quadrangle N: 9.3 inches; W: 10.3 inches), in Preston Township, Wayne County. Issuance of this permit also constitutes approval of the environmental assessment for a nonjurisdictional dam. The permittee is required to provide 0.80 acre of replacement wetlands.
E64-210. Encroachment. Wayne County Commissioners, Wayne County Courthouse Annex, 925 Court Street, Honesdale, PA 18431. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge, having a clear normal span of 47.9 feet and an average underclearance of approximately 6.8 feet, across Equinunk Creek. The project includes the construction and maintenance of two 18-inch CPP stormwater outfalls along Equinunk Creek, and the placement of fill in a de minimis area of wetlands, less than 0.01 acre. The bridge, known as the Magee Bridge (Wayne County Bridge No. 3), is located along Township Road T-608 (High Lake Road), approximately 0.7 mile east of the intersection of T-608 and S. R. 0247 (Lake Como, PA-NY Quadrangle N: 10.8 inches; W: 9.5 inches), in Buckingham Township, Wayne County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E31-160. Encroachment. PennDot District 9-0, 1620 Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To (1) construct and maintain a 433 square foot, 6-inch thick concrete slab in the inlet, outlet and bottom of existing single span I-beam bridge having a normal span of 8.44 feet and an underclearance of 7.5 feet across the West Branch of Roaring Run (HQ-CWF); (2) construct a temporary access road in the floodway of the stream to allow equipment access to the construction site; (3) construct a temporary cofferdam with 3.0 foot diameter PVC bypass pipe in the stream channel both upstream and downstream of the bridge to control stream flow during construction; and, (4) construct a temporary R-4 rock filter just below the downstream cofferdam for an outlet of a temporary bypass pipe to convey stream flow around the construction site all for the purpose of protecting the bridge's abutments from channel scouring located on SR 3021, Segment 0090, Offset 0000 (Satillo, PA Quadrangle N: 11.72 inches; W: 9.69 inches) in Wood Township, Huntingdon County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E36-688. Encroachment. Mark Burkhead, PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. To remove the existing structure, construct and maintain a reinforced precast concrete box culvert having a 20-foot clear span with a 3.5-foot underclearance in an unnamed tributary to the West Branch Little Conestoga Creek (TSF) on SR 3017, Segment 0250, Offset 1167 (Safe Harbor, PA Quadrangle N: 21 inches; W: 4.7 inches) in Manor Township, Lancaster County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northcentral Region, Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E08-353. Encroachment. Athens Township Authority, 379 Pennsylvania Avenue, South Waverly, PA 18840. To excavate and to temporarily disturb 0.195 acre in a 18.5 acre palustrine emergent wetland system for the purpose of placing a water main serving a water supply tank. The water supply tank will supply fire and domestic flows to the surrounding area and to the Valley Business Park. The project is located approximately 1.5 miles west of the SR 220/SR 4022 intersection, on the north side of SR 4020 Mile Lane Road, (Sayre, PA Quadrangle N: 21"; W: 10.5") in Athens Township, Bradford County. Restoration of the temporary road (revoked GP#8) crossing the 18.5 acre wetland is to be accomplished within 60 days after signing this permit.
E14-362. Encroachment. Edward Sherman, Chairperson, East Nittany Valley Joint Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 314, Lamar, PA 16848. To construct and maintain a total of 19 sewer line crossings and 6 pump stations. The crossings will consist of one 10-inch line, eleven 8-inch lines, one 4-inch line, three 3-inch lines, and three 2-inch lines. There are three methods of installation consisting of boring at a minimum of 3 feet under the stream, hanging the line from an existing bridge, or using an open trench. If the open trench method is utilized, the work will be completed when the stream is dry. The crossings will be through Fishing Creek, Little Fishing Creek, Cedar Run, Long Run, Roaring Run, and Axe Factory Hollow. The project's centralized location is at the intersection of SR 80 and SR 64 (Beech Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 5.65 inches; W: 2.69 inches) in Porter Township, Clinton County.
E17-337. Encroachment. Clearfield Borough Council, 14 Front Street, Clearfield, PA 16830. To construct and maintain eight intake structures for dry hydrants in the West Branch Susquehanna River located at various locations along the east and west river banks from 422 feet north of the Nichols Street bridge to 3,695 south of the Market Street bridge (Clearfield, PA Quadrangle N: 4.0 inches; W: 9.2 inches) in the Borough of Clearfield, Clearfield County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E17-338 Denied. Encroachment. Seth Cowder, R. R. 1, Box 98, Woodland, PA 16881. To construct and maintain a culvert crossing consisting of three pipes, 36 inches in diameter, in Jake Run to access a proposed residential development. This crossing is located off Mutton Hollow Road approximately 1,500 feet south of Route 970 (Wallaceton, PA Quadrangle N: 19.0 inches; W: 13.1 inches) in Bradford Township, Clearfield County. Estimated stream disturbance is 50 feet; stream classification is CWF.
E18-289. Encroachment. Edward Sherman, Chairperson, East Nittany Valley Joint Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 314, Lamar, PA 16848. To construct and maintain a total of 19 sewer line crossings and 6 pump stations. The crossings will consist of one 10-inch line, eleven 8-inch lines, one 4-inch line, three 3-inch lines, and three 2-inch lines. There are three methods of installation consisting of boring at a minimum of 3 feet under the stream, hanging the line from an existing bridge, or using an open trench. If the open trench method is utilized, the work will be completed when the stream is dry. The crossings will be through Fishing Creek, Cedar Run, Long Run and Axe Factory Hollow. The project's centralized location is at the intersection of SR 80 and SR 64 (Beech Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 5.65 inches; W: 2.69 inches) in Porter Township, Clinton County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E41-457. Encroachment. Bernard Bredbenner, 1701 Princeton Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701. To construct and maintain a culvert, 42 inches in diameter and 98 feet long, in an unnamed tributary to Lycoming Creek and 44 feet of R-5 riprap protection downstream for a private road located off Wheatland Avenue approximately 500 feet west of Princeton Avenue (Cogan Station, PA Quadrangle N: 0.5 inch; W: 8.2 inches) in Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E60-141. Encroachment. Paul E. Heise, Dist. Engineer, PA Dept. of Transportation, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754. To maintain a 320 foot, 48 inch reinforced concrete pipe enclosure in addition to the inlet and outlet wing walls and rock protection. This project is located 1 mile north of White Deer along SR 15 (Allenwood, PA Quadrangle N: 15.9 inches; W: .5 inch) in White Deer Township, Union County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permits Issued
E04-271. Encroachment. First Energy Nuclear Operating Company, 76 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44308. To repair, operate and maintain an existing 17`11" by 11` 8" metal pipe arch approximately 156` long and an existing 15` diameter cm pipe approximately 1,788` long in Peggs Run (WWF). The work includes removing rocks and debris from the culverts and installing a 6" to 8" thick reinforced concrete lining in the bottom of the culverts. This permit also authorizes the construction and maintenance of a 100` long by 35` wide and 4` deep settling pond located at the upstream end of the culverts in Peggs Run. The culverts start at a point approximately 575 feet from the confluence of Peggs Run and the Ohio River and extends upstream approximately 1,944` (Hookstown, PA Quadrangle N: 22.2 inches; W: 7.2 inches) in the Borough of Shippingport, Beaver County. Note the 17`11" by 11`8" metal pipe arch and the 15` diameter cm pipe were originally permitted under Permits 18772 and 0477723, respectively. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E11-282. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove a 20.0 meter deteriorated section of an existing 4.3 meter × 1.6 meter box culvert and to construct and maintain a 33.0 meter long, 4.3 meter × 1.6 meter concrete box culvert extension at the downstream end of the existing culvert in Cherry Run (WWF) for the purpose of improving transportation safety. The project is located on S. R. 3011, Section 02B, Segment 50, Offset 0900 (Johnstown, PA Quadrangle N: 9.6 inches; W: 6.6 inches) in the City of Johnstown, Cambria County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E63-488. Encroachment. Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority, 68 East Pike Street, Canonsburg, PA 15317. To construct and maintain a stream bank stabilization project along the banks of the Chartiers Creek for the purpose of constructing the Chartiers Creek Interceptor Sewer project beginning approximately 200 feet upstream from the Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority Sewage Pump Station and ending approximately 8,600 feet upstream at Strabane Avenue (Canonsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 2.8 inches; W: 6.6 inches) in North Strabane Township, and Canonsburg Borough, Washington County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E65-723. Encroachment. BAR Development Company, 772 Pine Valley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15239. To construct and maintain a 179-foot long, 6-foot diameter CMP stream enclosure (invert depressed 1 foot) in an unnamed tributary to Turtle Creek (TSF) on the proposed Watersedge Court located in the proposed Lake Ridge Estates at a point approximately 450 feet north of Cline Hollow Road (T-913); and to place and maintain fill in 0.03 acre of de minimis area of wetlands (PEM). The project includes a total of 328 L. F. stream realignment at the structure's approaches (Murrysville, PA Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 3.6 inches) in the Borough of Murrysville, Westmoreland County.
Southwest Regional Office: Soil and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E65-757. Encroachment. Municipality of Murrysville, 4100 Sardis Road, Murrysville, PA 15668. To construct and maintain a pedestrian/bicycle bridge having a clear span of 69.0 feet and an underclearance of 9.0 feet across Turtle Creek (TSF) located in Duff Park at a point approximately 2,400 feet upstream of Pleasant Valley Road Bridge (Murrysville, PA Quadrangle N: 8.8 inches; W: 9.6 inches) in the Municipality of Murrysville, Westmoreland County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E25-607. Encroachment. Edinboro Properties, L. P., 609 Alexander Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. To fill a total of 0.37 acre of two wetland areas for construction of the Washington Towne Center commercial retail development south of S. R. 0006N immediately east of I-79 (Edinboro North, PA Quadrangle N: 0.6 inch; W: 6.5 inches) in Washington Township, Erie County. This project provides for replacement of 0.37 acre of wetlands through a contribution to the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Fund.
E43-284. Encroachment. Mercer County Commissioners, 503 Mercer County Courthouse, Mercer, PA 16137. To remove the existing County Bridge No. 813 and to construct and maintain a reinforced concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a clear span of 39.25 feet and an underclearance of 9.5 feet on a 75 degree skew across a tributary to Shenango River on T-470 (Hamburg Road) approximately 0.25 mile north of S. R. 4003 (Sharpsville, PA Quadrangle N: 22.3 inches; W: 2.6 inches) in Hempfield Township, Mercer County.
E61-236. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Electric Company d/b/a GPU Energy, 2800 Pottsville Pike, P. O. Box 16001, Reading, PA 19640-0001. To install and maintain a fiber optic cable within a conduit attached to the upstream side of the existing 8th Street Bridge (S. R. 0322) across the Allegheny River (Franklin, PA Quadrangle N: 2.6 inches; W: 9.5 inches) located in Franklin City, Cranberry and Sandy Creek Townships, Venango County.
E62-353. Encroachment. Judith Morley, 210 River Road, Warren, PA 16365. To operate and maintain a private boat landing consisting of a 30-foot-long, 10-foot-wide by 4-foot high solid fill pier with railroad tie retaining wall within the 100-year floodway and along the Allegheny River at 210 River Road approximately 700 feet east of Preston Road (Warren, PA Quadrangle N: 15.8 inches; W: 10.0 inches) located in Conewango Township, Warren County.
E62-364. Encroachment. City of Warren, 318 West 3rd Street, Warren, PA 16365. To operate and maintain a 48-inch-diameter stormwater outfall with gabion basket headwall and scour protection constructed under Emergency Permit No. EP6200601 along the right (north) bank of the Allegheny River approximately 1 mile upstream of the confluence of Conewango Creek at Parker Street (Warren, PA Quadrangle N: 15.0 inches; W: 1.1 inches) in the City of Warren, Warren County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Environmental Assessment Approvals and Actions on 401 Certifications EA33-006NW. Environmental Assessment. ACV Power Corporation, 403 Main Street, P. O. Box 402, Emlenton, PA 16373-0402. To remove deep mine waste rock and coal cleanings from along the watercourse and within the floodway of a 650 linear foot reach of a Tributary to Soldier Run (CWF). The removal of this spoil material will improve the water quality of this Tributary to Soldier Run and restore the water course and floodway to more natural conditions. This project is located along a reach of a Tributary to Soldier Run approximately 1,500 feet northwest of the Village of Soldier (DuBois, PA Quadrangle N: 12.3 inches; W: 133.7 inches) located in Winslow Township, Jefferson County.
EA10-012NW. Environmental Assessment. Streams Restorations, Inc., 3016 Unionville Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066. To collect five separate acid mine discharges, impact approximately 0.33 acre of wetland area, construct a 440-ton anoxic limestone drain, and to construct a total of approximately 3.95 acres in six separate passive treatment wetlands to restore water quality to a Tributary to Seaton Run. This project is known as the Goff Station Restoration Project located approximately 8,000 feet southwest of Kohlmeyer Corners (Eau Claire, PA Quadrangle N: 1.3 inches; W: 16.9 inches) located in Venango Township, Butler County.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1328. Filed for public inspection August 4, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
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