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MINING
APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4401--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).
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
Coal Permits Issued:
40820210R3. Jeddo-Highland Coal Company, (46 Public Square, Suite 600, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County affecting 13.15 acres, receiving stream--none. Renewal issued September 6, 2000.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
10743701. Beth Energy Mines, Inc., (P. O. Box 29, Ebensburg, PA 15931), to renew the permit for the Fawn #91 CRDA in Clinton Township, Butler County to renew the existing permit for reclamation only, no additional discharges. Permit issued October 28, 2000.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
26850107. Oak Run Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 576, Uniontown, PA 15401). Permit renewal issued for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine located in Georges Township, Fayette County, affecting 124.7 acres. Receiving streams: Muddy Run to Georges Creek. Application received: July 12, 2000. Renewal issued: September 6, 2000.
26900110. Robert Sperko (208 Plummer Road, McClellandtown, PA 15458). Permit renewal issued for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine located in German Township, Fayette County, affecting 90 acres. Receiving streams: Browns Run and its unnamed tributaries. Application received: July 18, 2000. Renewal issued: September 6, 2000.
65000101. V. P. Smith Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 242, Ligonier, PA 15658). Permit issued for commencement, operation, and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 23.0 acres. Receiving streams: two unnamed tributaries to Hypocrite Creek. Application received: May 10, 2000. Permit issued: September 6, 2000.
Noncoal (Industrial Minerals) Permits Issued:
26840301. Norman Thomson (P. O. Box 10, Lemont Furnace, PA 15456). NPDES renewal issued for discharge at a noncoal surface mine located in North Union Township, Fayette County, affecting 50.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Cove Run. NPDES renewal application received: July 19, 2000. NPDES renewal issued: September 7, 2000.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval, and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Any person aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rule of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rule of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (35 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description).
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certifications:
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E09-804, Encroachment Permit. Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, 1275 Almshouse Road, Warrington, PA 18976. To remove an existing bridge guardhouse structure and to construct, operate and maintain a new pump station at the same location located in and along the 100-year floodplain of the Delaware River. The site is located at point approximately 100 feet west of the Bridge Street (SR 179) Crossing over the Delaware River, (Lambertville, PA/NJ Quadrangle N: 20.8 inches; W: 10.6 inches) in New Hope Borough, Bucks County.
E15-624, Encroachment Permit. Wolfson-Verrichia Group, Inc. 621 East Germantown Pike, Norristown, PA 19401. To perform the following activities associated with construction of the Exton Center (a.k.a. Main Street at Exton Center):
1. To modify and relocate approximately 1,100 linear feet of unnamed tributary to Indian King Run, tributary to Valley Creek (CWF, MF) by placing approximately 1,045 linear feet of 36-inch HDPE stream enclosure to facilitate the construction of a retail facility and associated parking facilities. This activity will impact 0.13 acre of wetland (PFO).
2. To construct, operate and maintain a non-jurisdictional dam across an unnamed tributary to Indian King Run, a tributary to Valley Creek, which will impact approximately 166 linear feet of stream channel. The facility will be temporarily utilized as a sedimentation basin (Basin 3) during construction and then, permanently converted to a stormwater management basin.
3. To place fill within 0.38 acre of wetland (PEM) to facilitate vehicular access and to install and maintain several utility line crossings associated with construction of Buildings 6 and 7.
4. To construct, operate and maintain an on-stream non-jurisdictional dam, which will replace an existing non-jurisdictional dam across an unnamed tributary of Valley Creek. This work also includes excavation within the stream channel and floodway to increase the size of the reservoir storage area. This activity will impact 310 linear feet of stream channel and approximately 0.24 acre of wetland (PSS). Approximately 0.58 acre of wetland (POW/SS) will be temporarily drained as a result of this activity. The facility will be temporarily utilized as a sedimentation basin (Basin 1) during construction and then, permanently converted to a stormwater management basin.
5. To place fill within 0.37 acre of wetland (PSS) adjacent to Valley Creek, a tributary to the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek (WWF-MF), to accommodate parking facilities associated with a proposed Cinema Complex.
The proposed site is located approximately 250 linear feet southwest of the intersection of Pottstown Pike (S. R. 0100) and Lincoln Highway (S. R. 0030) (Downingtown, PA Quadrangle N: 4.50 inches; W: 0.70 inch) in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. The applicant proposes to construct 1.30 acres of replacement wetlands in accordance with submitted plans.
E23-385, Encroachment Permit. Sun Company, Inc., 3144 Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145-5299. To realign and maintain a 190 linear-foot segment of Marcus Hook Creek (WWF) and to construct and maintain approximately 190 linear feet of retaining wall along the south bank of this stream. This work will occur at the Read Boyd Farm site and is intended for containing existing pits and waste piles form direct contact with surface water. The site is located approximately 1,500 feet east of the Interstate 95 interchange with Market Street (Marcus Hook, PA-NJ USGS (Quadrangle N: 15.25 inches, W: 6.5 inches) in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''small projects.''
This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E23-395, Encroachment Permit. Harper Associates, 6 East Hinckley Avenue, Ridley Park, PA 19078-0384. To construct and maintain the following activities associated with the Ridley Shopping Center:
1. To extend and maintain the upstream side of an existing 10-foot by 5-foot stream enclosure by 990 linear feet in and along an unnamed tributary to Little Crum Creek (WWF).
2. To install and maintain a 320 linear-foot stream enclosure consisting of a 54-inch RCP in and along an unnamed tributary to Little Crum Creek to facilitate stormwater management improvements and a proposed parking lot.
3. To place fill in 0.24 acre of wetlands.
The site is located approximately 500 feet southeast of the intersection of MacDade Boulevard and Monta Vista Avenue, Lansdowne, PA USGS Quadrangle (N: 2.0 inches; W: 10.8 inches) in Ridley Township, Delaware County.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E45-380, Encroachment. Pennsylvania Game Commission, P. O. Box 220, Dallas, PA 18612-0220. To construct and maintain a prefabricated bridge deck across Trout Creek attached to the existing railroad bridge abutments to provide access to a timber harvesting operation west of Bradys Lake. The bridge will have a single span of 34 feet and an underclearance of approximately 16 feet and is located in S.G.L. No. 127, approximately 2,500 feet downstream from Bradys Lake (Thornhurst, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 5.1 inches) in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County.
Southcentral Region: Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E36-689, Encroachment. Newport Square Associates, Mike Glass, 600 Olde Hickory Rd. Lancaster, PA 17601. To construct and maintain a 17.5-foot reinforced concrete extension onto the downstream end of the existing 46 linear feet reinforced concrete box culvert having a 12-foot span x 4.5-foot rise across Moores Run (WWF) on Newport Road to widen the roadway for public safety (Lititz, PA Quadrangle N: 7.0 inches; W: 5.5 inches) in Warwick Township, Lancaster 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.
E41-460, Encroachment. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard Level Ten, Houston, TX 77056. To repair, operate and maintain an existing 24-inch diameter gas pipeline beneath Larry's Creek for the transmission of natural gas. The repair work shall consist of constructing a concrete jacket over the existing pipeline, which shall not exceed a maximum of 90 feet. If Larry's Creek is flowing at the time of the repair operations, the injection rate of the concrete into the jacket in cubic yards per hour shall not exceed the stream flow in cubic yards per minute. The project is located along the western right-of-way of SR 0287 approximately 500-feet south of Zinck Road and SR 0287 intersection (Salladasburg, PA Quadrangle N: 1.7 inches; W: 5.5 inches) in Mifflin Township, Lycoming County. This permit also authorizes the restoration of Larry's Creek steambed through scour repair and cross-vane installation. The permittee shall implement an impermeable membrane or equally effective measure to ensure stream flow is not lost to the voids within the R-8 riprap. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E57-087, Encroachment. Pennsylvania Game Commission, P. O. Box 220, Dallas, PA 18612. To construct, operate and maintain a rock-based ford crossing Bloody Run to provide access for timber management operations in State Game Lands No. 13. The ford crossing shall be constructed and maintained with R-4 rip-rap on the graded stream bank approaches and No. 3 stone wearing surface at a maximum height of 3-inches across the stream channel. The project is located along the northern right-of-way of S. R. 2003 approximately 0.75-mile east of Shingle Mill Road and S. R. 2003 intersections (Elk Grove, PA Quadrangle N: 10.5 inches; W: 7.3 inches) in Davidson Township, Sullivan County. The ford crossing authorized by this permit shall not be used for any commercial activities between October 1 and December 31. In lieu of restricted ford crossing use during periods of wild trout spawning, this permit also authorizes the construction, operation and maintenance and removal of a temporary bridge across Bloody Run. 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.
E26-268, Encroachment. Blaney Farms, P. O. Box 640, Perryopolis, PA 15473. To place and maintain approximately 950 LF 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 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 Farms, Inc. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''small projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
DAM SAFETY
Actions on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302); 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)).
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 3rd Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
D65-188-DEP, BAR Development Company (772 Pine Valley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15239). To construct, operate and maintain Lake Ridge Estates Dam located across a tributary to Turtle Creek. The proposed 2.3 acre lake will be constructed for recreational and stormwater use (Pittsburgh, PA Quadrangle, N: 10.6 inches, W: 3.6 inches), in Murraysville Borough, Westmoreland County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 3rd Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
EA63-002CO. Environmental Assessment. Don Blackert, 485 Horne Run Road, Amity, PA 15311. To construct a nonjurisdictional dam across a tributary to Horne Run (TSF) for recreation impacting approximately 420 linear feet of stream channel. The dam will be located approximately 3,200 feet southwest of the intersection of State Route 19 and Horne Run Road (Amity, PA Quadrangle, N: 13.1 inches, W: 12.5 inches).
EA32-002CO. Environmental Assessment. Mark Leppert, Course Superintendent, Indiana Country Club, P. O. Box 277, 495 Country Club Road, Indiana, PA 15701-0277. To construct a non-jurisdictional dam across a tributary to Ramsey Run (CWF) directly and indirectly impacting 0.48 acre of wetlands and 900 linear feet of stream channel for irrigation and recreation. The proposed dam will be located approximately 1,800 feet downstream of the existing lower pond on the club grounds (Ernest, PA Quadrangle, N: 0.75 inch, W: 0.50 inch), in White Township, Indiana County.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice of Planning Grant Awards Under Section 901 of the Municipal Waste Planning
Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988, Act 101The Department of Environmental Protection, hereby announces the following grants to counties under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 Pa. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) sections 5208 and 901 of the Waste Tire Recycling Act/Small Business and Household Pollution Prevention Act (Act 190 of 1996). The awards listed here are based upon applications received by the Department in 2000.
Planning grants are awarded to counties for 80% of approved costs for preparing municipal waste management plans as required by Act 101, for carrying out related studies, surveys, investigations, inquiries, research and analysis, including those related to siting, environmental mediation, education programs on pollution prevention and household hazardous waste and providing technical assistance to small businesses for pollution prevention. Grants may be awarded for feasibility studies and project development for municipal waste processing or disposal facilities, except for facilities for the combustion of municipal waste that are not proposed to be operated for the recovery of energy. All grant awards are predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by sections 701 and 702 of Act 101, and the availability of moneys in the Recycling Fund.
Inquiries regarding the grant offerings should be directed to Sally Lohman, Chief, Waste Planning Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
ACT 101, SECTION 901 PLANNING GRANT
Project Applicant Description Grant Award NORTHEAST REGION MONROE COUNTY Plan Revision $70,431
Notice of Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in Pennsylvania In the month of August 2000 the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the authority contained in the Radon Certification Act (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 240, has certified the persons listed to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania. The period of certification is 2 years. (For a complete list of persons currently certified to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania and for information as to the specific testing devices that persons certified for testing or laboratory are certified to use, contact the Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division, P. O. Box 8469, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469, (800) 23RADON.
Type of Name Address Certification James Forshey 2020 Bellmeade Drive
Altoona, PA 16602Testing Howard Meyer 2530 Wedgemere Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15226Testing Donna Moles 207 Dekalb Street
Norristown, PA 19401Testing Jeffrey Nicholls P. O. Box 400
Henryville, PA 18332Testing Kevin Radziul 84 Longcross Road
Limerick, PA 19468Mitigation
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1639. Filed for public inspection September 22, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
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