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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 00-1514e

[30 Pa.B. 4646]

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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 notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board 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.)

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.

   E07-334. Encroachment. Logan Township, Bonnie Lewis, 800 39th St., Altoona, PA 16601. To construct and maintain additions and improvements to the existing Greenwood Sewage Treatment Plant and be constructed a 24-inch outfall pipe in the floodway of Little Juniata River TSF) at a point approximately 2,000 feet upstream of SR 4018 (Bellwood, PA Quadrangle N:  13.5 inches; W:  14.1 inches) in Antis Township, Blair County. 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.

   E08-360. Encroachment. Michael J. McGlinchy, R. R. 1, Box 177, Riverside Drive, Sayre, PA 18840. To construct and maintain a 22' × 24' two story addition with a full basement to a private residence on the east side of SR 1043 in the floodway of the Susquehanna River approximately 0.7 miles north of the intersection of SR 1043 with the Sayre bridge over the Susquehanna River (Sayre, PA Quadrangle N:  19.5 inches; W:  0.8 inch) in Athens Township, Bradford County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E12-119. Encroachment. Gary Brown, R. R. 2, Box 238D, Emporium, PA 15834. To restore 1,000-feet of Clear Creek; 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 3 feet, and maximum depth of 7 feet. The channel side slopes shall be stabilized with log cribbing or an equally effective measure. 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 (Rich Valley, PA Quadrangle N:  5.0 inches; W:  7.0 inches) in Shippen Township, Cameron County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E19-201. Encroachment. Vincent Lushinski, R. R. 1, Box 763, Shamokin, PA 17872. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span bridge with a span of 19 feet and underclearance of 4.7 feet across Mugser Run located off S. R. 3008 approximately two miles west of Route 42 (Mt. Carmel, PA Quadrangle N:  18.1 inches; W:  8.55 inches) in Cleveland Township, Columbia County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E55-161. Encroachment. Naren and Poonam Srivastava, 8 North Stonebridge Drive, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. To construct and maintain a 13 foot by 5 foot 1 inch structural plate arch culvert crossing over Rolling Green Run (Sunbury, PA Quadrangle N:  16.8 inches; W:  13.2 inches) in Monroe Township, Snyder County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E55-163. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. To remove the existing superstructure and to construct and maintain a single span concrete adjacent box beam bridge on existing abutments with a span of 83.5 feet and underclearance of 15 feet across Middle Creek and to place fill along 51 feet of the upstream channel bank to widen the roadway embankment. This project is located on SR 35 approximately 100 feet west of its intersection with SR 2009 (Freeburg, PA Quadrangle N:  4.80 inches; W:  3.40 inches) in Washington and Penn Townships, Snyder County. This project also includes a temporary one-lane bridge to maintain traffic during construction. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E57-088. Encroachment. L. L. Baumunk & Sons, Inc., P. O. Box 1, Shunk, PA 17768. To construct and maintain a collection and storage facility for waste sawdust within 50-feet of an unnamed tributary to Hoagland Branch off of 154N (Shunk, PA Quadrangle N:  8.7 inches; W:  15.8 inches) in Fox Township, Sullivan County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E59-399. Encroachment. Phillip and Ellen Krajewski, R. R. 1, Box 48C, Liberty, PA 16930. To construct and maintain a single dwelling private access bridge across Little Fall Creek which has a width of 12 feet, a span of 28 feet and a clearance of 3.6 feet. The bridge will be constructed on concrete abutments and have a wooden superstructure. This site is located 1/2 mile south of T-642 from the intersection with SR 414 (Nauvoo, PA Quadrangle N:  13.1 inches; W:  10.7 inches) in Liberty Township, Tioga 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

   E63-483. Encroachment. Union Township, 3904 Finleyville-Elrama Road, Finleyville, PA 15332. To remove the existing structures, to construct and maintain a 12' × 4' RC box culvert depressed 6" in a tributary to Froman Run (TSF), to construct and maintain a 48" diameter RCP culvert in a tributary to Froman Run, to construct and maintain a 14' × 3.5' RC box culvert depressed 6" in a tributary to Froman Run, to construct and maintain 52' of gabion basket walls in a tributary to Peters Creek, to relocate and maintain approximately 995' of a tributary to Froman Run and relocate and maintain approximately 30' of a tributary to Peters Creek. The work is part of the proposed improvements to 9,860' of Patterson Road (T-992). The project begins near the intersection of Patterson Road and Route 88 and the project ends near the intersection of Patterson Road and Finleyville-Elrama Road (Project starts at Monongahela, PA Quadrangle N:  18.7 inches; W:  14.6 inches, and ends at Glassport, PA Quadrangle N:  0.5 inches; W:  15.4 inches) in Union Township, Washington County.

   E63-489. Encroachment. FLEXSYS America, L. P., Route 481, Monongahela, PA 15063. To construct and maintain an addition to the existing FLEXSYS office building along the left bank of Taylors Run (WWF) for the purpose of providing additional office space located on the south side of Taylors Run Road (S. R. 481), approximately 650 feet south from the intersection of Taylors Run Road (S. R. 481) and Front Street (Monongahela, PA Quadrangle N:  10.5 inches; W:  8.5 inches) in Carroll Township, Washington County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E65-734. Encroachment. Ligonier Township Supervisors, 18 Old Lincoln Highway West, Ligonier, PA 15658-8763. To operate and maintain the reshaped channel and earthen berms extending approximately 700 linear feet along an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek (CWF) for the purpose of minimizing flooding. The project is located off of Township Road 519 (Wilpen, PA Quadrangle N:  0.3 inch; W:  14.2 inches) in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County. Impacts to 0.1 acre of wetlands will be mitigated through a contribution to the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Fund. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E65-758. Encroachment. Municipal Sanitary Authority of the City of New Kensington, 120 Logans Ferry Road, New Kensington, PA 15068. To construct and maintain buildings and process units in the floodplain of Pucketa Creek (TSF) and Little Pucketa Creek (TSF) for the purpose of upgrading the sludge handling processes at the Water Pollution Control Plant of the Municipal Sanitary Authority of the City of New Kensington (New Kensington West, PA Quadrangle N:  9.4 inches; W:  1.4 inches) in the City of New Kensington, Westmoreland County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E65-749. Encroachment. Township of Penn, P. O. Box 452, Harrison City, PA 15636. To remove the existing structures on Berlin Road at two locations and to construct and maintain a 48-foot long dual elliptical pipe culvert having two clear spans of 45 inches and an underclearance of 29 inches in an unnamed tributary to Bushy Run (WWF) located just downstream of the proposed dam (D65-186) and a 214-foot long dual elliptical pipe culvert having two clear spans of 45 inches and an underclearance of 29 inches in an unnamed tributary to Bushy Run located approximately 1,600 feet downstream of the Bushy Run Area Detention Basin (E65-720). Also to construct and maintain a 1,200 LF channel between the proposed structures and to place and maintain fill in 0.03 acre of wetland. The purpose of the project is to improve the drainage system (Irwin, PA Quadrangle N:  18.1 inches; W:  1.1 inches) in Penn Township, Westmoreland County. Replacement wetlands are to be constructed in conjunction with File No. D65-186. 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.

   E20-488. Encroachment. Canadohta Lake Park, Inc., 35765 Circuit Drive, Union City, PA 16438. To perform the following activities in Canadohta Lake at the existing Canadohta Lake Park on the east side of the lake (Lake Canadohta, PA Quadrangle N:  11.0 inches; W:  12.1 inches) in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County:

   1.  Dredge accumulated sand deposits from an area measuring approximately 50 feet wide by 80 feet long by 1.5 feet deep and redeposit the dredged sand onto the existing beach;

   2.  Dredge accumulated sediment from an area measuring approximately 80 feet wide by 15 feet long by 1.5 feet deep at the existing boat dock.

This permit authorizes perpetual periodic dredging to maintain the above facilities.

   E25-609. Encroachment. Thomas A. Calicchio, 410 Rondeau Drive, Erie, PA 16505. To extend and maintain a concrete block groin into Lake Erie to a shale elevation of 569.8 feet IGLD, a distance of approximately 52.5 feet from the end of the existing structure to provide shoreline protection at the property located at 410 Rondeau Drive north of S. R. 5 Alternate (West Lake Road) (Swanville, PA Quadrangle N:  18.0 inches; W:  7.2 inches) in Millcreek Township, Erie County.

   E25-611. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 255 Elm Street, Oil City, PA 16301-1499. To relocate, repair and replace a total of 985 feet of 96-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe stream enclosure in a tributary to Lake Erie (Garrison Run) extending upstream from the north side of East 12th Street (S. R. 5) approximately 700 feet west of Wayne Street as part of the construction work for the East Side Access Highway S. R. 4034, Section A51 (Erie North, PA Quadrangle N:  1.2 inches; W:  8.4 inches) in the City of Erie, Erie County.

   E42-268. Encroachment. PA Game Commission, Bureau of Land Management, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797. To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain the following structures in Skinner Creek (HQ-CWF) to provide timber harvesting and public access within State Game Lands No. 61 west of Port Allegany in Liberty Township, McKean County:

   1.  A reinforced concrete box culvert having a 14-foot wide by 4-foot high waterway opening or two 5.9-foot wide by 3.9-foot high corrugated metal pipe arch culverts on Skinner Creek Road approximately 3.8 miles west of T-408 (Port Allegany, PA Quadrangle N:  8.5 inches; W:  12.9 inches);

   2.  A reinforced concrete box culvert having two 10-foot wide by 4-foot high waterway openings on Coalbed Hollow Road approximately 2.4 miles west of T-408 (Port Allegany, PA Quadrangle N:  6.7 inches; W:  9.9 inches).

   E62-358. Encroachment. Bingaman and Son Lumber, Inc., Box 247, East Main Street, Kreamer, PA 17833. To modify and maintain the existing concrete wall and fill along approximately 115 feet of the left 50-foot floodway of a tributary to West Branch Tionesta Creek for construction of a concrete pad around the drying kilns approximately 200 feet north of Brown Avenue at the existing Clarendon facility at 22 East Brown Avenue (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle N:  5.5 inches; W:  13.5 inches) in Clarendon Borough, Department of Transportation, District 1-0, Warren County.

   E62-366. Encroachment. Pa. Dept. of Transportation, District 1-0, 255 Elm Stret, Oil City, PA 16301. To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a clear span of 67 feet and an underclearance of 6 feet on a 60 degree skew across Tidioute Creek on S. R. 3009, Section B04, Segment 0060 Offset 2225 approximately 0.6 mile southeast of Youngsville Road at the village of Hemlock (Tidioute, PA Quadrangle N:  15.0 inches; W:  9.2 inches) in Deerfield and Triumph Townships, Warren County.

   E62-367. Encroachment. Pa. Game Commission, R. D. 2, Box 140, Corry, PA 16407. To remove the existing superstructure and to install and maintain a 35-foot long pre-fabricated steel bridge providing a span of about 25 feet and an underclearance of 4.5 feet across Wildcat Run for Game Commission access within State Game Land No. 29 approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the confluence with West Branch Tionesta Creek (Cherry Grove, PA Quadrangle N:  21.0 inches; W:  9.3 inches) in Watson Township, Warren County.

   E62-369. Encroachment. Sugar Grove Township, R. D. 4, Box 205, Sugar Grove, PA 16350, To remove the existing bridge and to install and maintain three 7-foot diameter steel pipe culverts in Patchen Run on T-579 (Patchen Run Road) approximately 0.5 mile west of S. R. 27 (Sugar Grove, PA Quadrangle N:  9.9 inches; W:  12.9 inches) in Sugar Grove Township, Warren County.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1514. Filed for public inspection September 1, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]


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