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Intent to Issue Plan Approvals Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B (relating to plan approval requirements).
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
09-0124A: S.W.E.C., LLC, 5000 (Dominion Boulevard, Glen Allen, VA 23060) for construction of a 550 MW combined-cycle electric power generation plant at their plant in the USX Industrial Park in Falls Township, Bucks County. The plant will include two combined-cycle combustion turbines, two respective heat recovery steam generators and a single steam turbine. The emissions from the plant will be controlled by selective catalytic reduction and a catalytic oxidizer. The sources and air pollution control devices are described in the applicant's application of December 19, 1999, and subsequent submissions.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and DEP's own analysis, this operation will emit 296 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 110 tons per year of volatile organic compounds, 341 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 183 tons per year of particulate matter. These emissions will consume the following the Prevention of Significant Deterioration air quality increments available in the area of the maximum impact of the source:
Pollutant Averaging Time Maximum
Modeled Impactµg/m3 CO 1-hour 29.3 CO 8-hour 5.0 NO2 Annual 0.2 PM-10 24-hour 3.5 PM-10 Annual 0.3 In order to assure compliance with the applicable standards, DEP will place the following conditions on the plan approval:
General Requirements
A. This Plan Approval is issued to the owner and operator for the construction of a combined cycle electric generating plant with a nominal output of 550 megawatts. The plant includes the following sources and associated air pollution control devices:
i. Two GE 7FA combined cycle combustion turbines, each equipped with a heat recovery steam generator with duct burners, and one single steam turbine. The emissions are controlled by dry low NOx combustion, a selective catalytic reduction system, and an oxidation catalyst system.
ii. Cooling tower equipped with mist eliminators.
iii. One auxiliary boiler rated at 41 million Btu heat input per hour.
iv. One diesel fired emergency pump rated at 280 HP.
B. This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval, provided the following conditions are met:
i. The Department must receive written notice from the owner/operator of the completion of construction and the operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days, prior to the completion of construction. The notice should state when construction will be completed and when operator expects to commence operation.
ii. Operation is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shake-down of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit or to permit the evaluation of the sources for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.
iii. This condition authorizes temporary operation of the sources for a period of 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the owner/operator pursuant to Subpart (a), above.
iv. The owner/operator may request an extension if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted, in writing, at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance, and the reasons compliance has not been established.
v. The notice submitted by the owner/operator under Subpart i, above, prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall modify the Plan Approval expiration date. The new Plan Approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of commencement of operation.
vi. The emission reduction credit (ERC) use and transfer are approved by the Department.
C. This approval to construct shall become invalid if:
i. Construction, as defined in 40 CFR 52.21(b)(8), has not commenced within 18 months from the issue date of this Plan Approval; or
ii. Construction is discontinued for a period of 18 months or more; or
iii. Construction is not complete within a reasonable time as defined in the Plan Approval Application.
D. The Department may grant extensions to the Plan Approval deadlines regarding commencement of construction and completion of construction. Requests for extension shall comply with the ''Policy of PSD Construction Deadline and Plan Approval Extensions.'' The policy contains a provision that extension requests must be received by the Department prior to expiration and with sufficient time to respond to the request prior to expiration (generally at least 4 months prior to expiration).
i. The extension request must include justification explaining why construction did not commence as scheduled. The request must include a revised schedule that shows when construction will be initiated. The schedule shall also show that construction will be continuous after construction is initiated.
ii. A responsible representative of the applicant must sign the extension request.
New Source Review (NSR) and Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) Requirements:
A. The owner and operator shall comply with all the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.208 - ERC Use and Transfer Requirements prior to the initial startup of any of the sources specified above.
B. The owner and operator shall provide ERC at a 1.3:1.0 ratio to offset the nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions of 296 tons per year and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions of 110 tons per year. The required ERC are 384.8 tons of NOx and 143.0 tons of VOCs.
New Source Performance Standards Requirements:
The combustion turbines are subject to Subpart GG, the duct burners are subject to Subpart Da, and the auxiliary boiler is subject to Subpart Dc of the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Subparts. 40 CFR 60.4 requires submission of copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications to both the EPA and the Department. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to: Director, Air Protection Division, U.S. EPA, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Acid Rain Requirements:
A. Upon start-up, the facility is subject to the applicable requirements contained in 40 CFR Parts 72--78. In addition, the facility is subject to the applicable requirements contained in 25 Pa. Code § 127.531, regarding special conditions related to acid rain.
B. The owners and operators of each affected source and each affected unit at the source shall:
i. Operate the unit in compliance with a complete Acid Rain permit application or a superseding Acid Rain permit issued by the permitting authority; and,
ii. Have an Acid Rain permit.
NOx Allowance Requirements
A. The facility shall comply with the applicable regulations contained in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.101--123.120.
B. The owner and operator shall establish a compliance account prior to the commencement of operations and shall be responsible to acquire any required NOx allowances from those available in the NATS (25 Pa. Code § 123.117(a)).
C. The owner and operator shall comply with Chapter 145 of the Department's Rules and Regulations.
Operating Requirements:
A. Each unit and its associated air cleaning devices shall be installed, maintained and operated in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and good air pollution control practices.
B. The combustion turbines shall fire natural gas as primary fuel and No. 2 oil as secondary fuel. Only one combustion turbine shall be allowed to fire No. 2 fuel oil at any given time. The burning of No. 2 oil shall, in total, not exceed 720 hours per year in a 12-month rolling sum.
C. The duct burners and the auxiliary boiler shall fire natural gas only.
D. The auxiliary boiler shall not be operated at any time when the combustion turbine and/or the duct burner are in operation.
E. The operation of the fire pump shall not exceed 500 hours in a consecutive 12-month rolling sum. Equipment (a timer or equivalent) shall be provided on the fire pump so that at the request of the Department the total operating hours of the fire pump can be measured.
F. The dissolved/suspended solids in the cooling tower blow down water shall not exceed 1,000 ppm by weight.
G. The following condition applies to the start-up or shutdown of each combustion turbine:
i. A cold start-up shall be defined as an event that occurs after the combustion turbine has not been operating for at least 48 hours. A cold start-up shall not last longer than 5 hours after ignition.
ii. A warm start-up shall be defined as an event that occurs after the combustion turbine has not been operating for 8 to 48 hours. A warm start-up shall not last longer than 3 hours after ignition.
iii. A hot start-up shall be defined as an event that occurs after the combustion turbine has not been operating for less than 8 hours. A hot start-up shall not last longer than 1.5 hours after ignition.
iv. The emissions from a start-up or shutdown shall be included in the 12-month rolling sum.
v. The short-term emission limitations contained below do not apply during start-up and shutdown of the combustion turbines.
vi. A shut down commences with the termination of fuel injection into the combustion chamber(s).
H. The catalytic oxidizer shall be operated at all times when the combustion turbines and/or the duct burners are operating. A minimum catalytic bed temperature of 800(F shall be maintained to ensure that the carbon monoxide (CO) emission limitations specified below are met.
I. The selective catalytic reduction system shall be operated at all times when the combustion turbines and/or the duct burners are operating. A minimum catalytic bed temperature of 500(F shall be maintained to ensure that the nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission limitations specified below are met.
Emission Limitations
A. The emissions from each combustion turbine firing natural gas shall not exceed the limitations specified below:
Pollutants
ppmvd@
15%O2*
lb./MMBtu* Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) 3.0 Volatile Organic Com pounds (VOC)** 0.002 Carbon Monoxide (CO) 3.0 Particulate Matter (PM and PM-10)) 0.004 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 0.002 Ammonia Slip Concentra tion 10 * The emission limit, when firing natural gas, shall be calculated as a one-hour average.
** The VOC emissions shall be reported as methane.
B. VOC emissions shall not exceed 0.0072 lb/MMBtu as methane when the turbines firing No.2 fuel oil.
C. NOx emissions shall not exceed 10 ppmvd at 15% O2, when the turbines firing No.2 fuel oil.
D. The emissions from the auxiliary boiler shall not exceed the limitations specified below:
Pollutants Emission Limits Nitrogen Oxides 0.035 lb/MMBtu Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) 0.003 lb/MMBtu Carbon Monoxide (CO) 0.037 lb/MMBtu Particulate Matters (PM) 0.010 lb/MMBtu Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 0.002 lb/MMBtu E. The emissions from the fire pump shall not exceed the limitations specified below:
Pollutants Emission Limits Nitrogen Oxides 7.2 gm/brake horse power- hour Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) 0.47gm/brake horse power Carbon Monoxide (CO) 1.2gm/brake horse power Particulate Matters (PM) 0.22gm/brake horse power Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 0.17gm/brake horse power F. The PM emissions from the cooling tower shall not exceed 1.4 pounds per hour and 6.2 tons per year as a 12-month rolling sum.
G. The combined emissions from the entire facility shall not exceed the limitations specified below:
Pollutants Facility Annual Emission Limits (TPY)* Nitrogen Oxides 296 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) 110 Carbon Monoxide (CO) 341 Particulate Matter (PM) 183 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 72 Sulfur Acid (H2SO4) Mist 4 * The facility annual emission limits are a 12-month rolling sum calculated monthly. The facility annual emission limits include the emissions during startups and shutdowns.
Continuous Source Monitoring Requirements:
A. The combustion turbines shall be equipped with continuous monitoring systems to monitor and record nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, carbon monoxide (CO) emissions, oxygen (O2) content in the flue gas, and the flue gas flow rate.
B. The continuous emission monitoring systems for NOx, CO, O2, and the flue gas flow rate shall be approved by the Department and installed, calibrated, operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection.
C. The continuous emission monitoring system for the parameters above must be approved by the Department. The continuous emission monitoring system shall be installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Proposals containing the information as listed in Phase I section of the Department's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual for the continuous emission monitoring system must be submitted at least 180 days prior to the start-up of each combined cycle combustion turbine.
D. Testing as listed in the Phase II section of the Department's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual must be completed for the CEMs no later than 180 days after initial source start-up date and no later than 60 days after the source achieves normal process capacity.
E. The final report as listed in the Phase III section of the Department's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual must be submitted no later than 60 days after the completion of testing.
F. The continuous monitoring systems shall be installed, maintained and operated to achieve the following data availability requirements:
Monitored Pollutants or Parameters NOx, CO, O2, Flue gas flow rate Data Availability * 90% valid hours/calendar month * 95% valid hours/calendar quarter Valid Hour * 75% valid readings (45minutes/hour) G. Equipment shall be installed, operated and maintained to continuously monitor and record the temperature of gases entering the catalytic oxidizer and the selective catalytic reduction system.
H. Equipment shall be installed, operated and maintained to continuously monitor and record the ammonia solution injection rate and the pH or ammonia concentration of the solution to the SCR system.
I. Equipment shall be installed, operated and maintained to continuously monitor and record the amount of natural gas and No. 2 fuel oil combusted in the combustion turbines and the duct burners.
Recordkeeping Requirements
A. The owner and operator shall maintain records on all air pollution control system performance evaluations and records of calibration checks, adjustments and maintenance performed on all equipment, which is subject to this Plan Approval.
B. The owner and operator shall maintain a copy of the manufacturer's specifications for the combustion turbines, the duct burners, cooling towers and air cleaning devices on-site.
C. The owner and operator shall maintain a copy of the manufacturer's specifications for all CEMs that are required by this Plan Approval.
D. The owner and operator shall keep a record of all the stack tests that are required in this Plan Approval.
E. The owner and operator shall keep a monthly record of the fuel usage.
F. The owner and operator shall keep a record of the date of any malfunction, the time period of the malfunction, the cause of the malfunction and the action taken to correct the malfunction.
G. The owner and operator shall keep a record, on a monthly basis, of the facility's emissions in order to demonstrate compliance with the emission limits in Condition 8 of this Plan Approval.
H. The owner and operator shall keep all records that are required under 40 CRF Part 60 Subparts Da, Dc and GG, and 40 CFR Parts 72--78.
I. The owner and operator shall keep a record of each startup and shutdown of the combustion turbines and/or duct burners.
J. The owner and operator shall keep a record of the results of the testing for cooling tower blow down water total dissolved and suspended solids.
K. The owner and operator shall, on a monthly basis, keep a record of the hours when No.2 fuel oil is fired in the turbines.
Testing Requirements
A. Within 60 days after achieving the maximum production rate at which the affected facility will be operated, but no later than 180 days after the initial startup of the facility, the owner or operator shall conduct performance tests as per Section 60.8 and Subparts GG and Db of 40 CFR Part 60 and Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department.
B. The perform test shall be conducted on the gas turbines and the duct burners for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, sulfur dioxide, ammonia slip concentration and total particulate matter and PM10.
C. During the stack test, the following parameters shall be measured and recorded:
i. The catalytic oxidation bed temperature;
ii. The ammonia solution flow rate in GPM and its pH.
D. At least 60 days prior to the test, the company shall submit to the Department for approval the procedures for the test and a sketch with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure the collection of representative samples.
E. At least 30 days prior to the test, the Regional Air Quality Manager shall be informed of the date and time of the test.
F. Within 30 days after the source tests, two copies of the complete test report, including all operating conditions, shall be submitted to the Regional Air Quality Manager for approval.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A PLAN APPROVAL AND AMEND A TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to amend the Title V Operating Permit of Alliance Sanitary Landfill, Inc. (398 South Keyser Avenue, Taylor, PA 18517) for their facility in Taylor Borough, Old Forge Borough and Ransom Township, Lackawanna County. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 35-00011. This plan approval, which was approved by the Department for the Area II expansion operations, will be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 54-322-004 is for construction of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Area II and landfill gas extraction system with two enclosed landfill gas flares. The landfill gas and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the Area II landfill will be controlled by enclosed landfill gas flares and the VOC emissions shall not exceed 40 tons per year. Although the sources covered by this plan approval may be located at a major facility, the construction does not trigger major new source review or prevention of significant deterioration requirements. The plan approval limits VOC emissions from this Area II expansion operation to 40.0 tons per year.
The plan approval contains following conditions.
(1) The owner/operator shall install an interim landfill gas collection system, as submitted to the Department, for each pad. This interim gas collection system shall effectively capture the landfill gas within the landfill expansion within 18 months from the start of placement of waste in a pad. The interim collection and control system shall at all times keep the Area II landfill expansion's VOC emissions to less than 40 tons per year.
(2) Both interim and final collection system shall be designed to minimize offsite migration of the subsurface gas.
(3) The company shall maintain and demonstrate at least at 75% collection efficiency for the landfill gas collection system of Area II expansion operation.
(4) Under the Best Available Control Technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.129(a)(5) of Chapter 127 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection the following requirements are hereby established for each of the flares:
a) The flare must be enclosed ground type, which is shrouded with no visible flame shooting from the flare.
b) A minimum operating temperature of 1500°F shall be maintained for at least 0.3 second.
c) The flare shall be equipped with a continuous pilot ignition source using an auxiliary fuel, for example propane, natural gas.
d) The flare shall be equipped with an automatic shut-off mechanism designed to immediately stop the flow of gases when a flame-out occurs.
e) The flue gas temperature shall be measured and recorded.
f) The flare shall be designed for and operated with no visible emissions except for periods not to exceed a total of 5 minutes during any 2 consecutive hours.
(5) Source tests shall be conducted within 120 days after start-up for: a) the destruction/ removal efficiency (DRE) of at least 98% (by weight) for total nonmethane organic compounds; and b) NOX (measured as NOx). The Department reserves the right to require owner or operator to conduct the further test at any time after the initial compliance tests.
Source tests shall be conducted in accordance with the Department's Source Testing Manual. Test procedures are to be approved by the Department prior to actual testing.
(6) The operating temperature of the combustion system shall be continuously measured and recorded. The temperature shall be monitored and maintained at the minimum temperature achieved during the performance test in which compliance with the DRE requirement was demonstrated.
(7) Temperatures shall be recorded whenever the flare is in operation. The recording chards shall be made available to the Department personnel upon request. These records shall be maintained for a period of time not less than 2 years.
(8) Issuance of an operating permit will be contingent upon the satisfactory demonstration that the visible emissions from the aforementioned source will not exceed zero percent opacity (except for periods not to exceed a total of 5 minutes during any 2 consecutive hours), as determined by Chapter 127.1 (Best Available Technology) of Chapter 127 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection.
(9) Roads and Their Maintenance
a) Roads in the Expansion Area II shall be wetted when weather permitting, using water or other dust control measures as approved by the Department to minimize fugitive emissions of dust as required by 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2.
b) A log book shall be kept to demonstrate compliance with the above.
(10) Recording and Reporting Requirements
a) The owner/operator shall forecast, on an annual basis, both the potential and actual VOC emissions for the following year. Actual VOC emission estimates shall include current and scheduled collection system configurations for the forecast year. If the forecast indicates that the existing and scheduled landfill gas collection and control system is not sufficient to maintain emissions of VOC from the expansion area II below the threshold of 40 tons per year, additional collection and/or control shall be installed within 6 months of the forecast to ensure that the VOC emissions do not exceed the 40 tons per year emission limit.
b) Records required under this Plan Approval shall be kept for a minimum period of 2 years and shall be made available to the Department upon its request.
(11) This Area II expansion landfill is subject to Subpart WWW of the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Subpart. 40 CFR 60.4 requires submission of copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals, and other communications to both EPA and the Department. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to Director, Air, Toxics and Radiation Division, US EPA, Region III, 1650 Arch Street.
MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS 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 such 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 such certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for informal 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 below will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The 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, settable solids, alkalinity, and pH. In addition to the above, 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 above-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.
Coal Applications Received
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
40663024R3. Coal Contractors (1991), Inc., (P. O. Box 639, Nuremberg, PA 18241-0639), renewal of an anthracite surface mine operation in Hazle Township, Luzerne County affecting 925.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received March 7, 2001.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982.
65840119. Derry Stone & Lime Co., Inc. (R. D. 5, Box 34, Latrobe, PA 15650). Transfer application received to transfer M.B Energy, Inc. to Derry Stone & Lime Co., Inc. for continuing commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County affecting 643.7 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Stony Run and McGee Run to Conemaugh River. Transfer application received: February 27, 2001.
65970103. Derry Stone & Lime Co., Inc. (R. D. 5, Box 34, Latrobe, PA 15650). Transfer application received to transfer M.B Energy, Inc. to Derry Stone & Lime Co., Inc. for continuing commencement, operation, and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County affecting 105 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Stony Run and McGee Run to Conemaugh River. Transfer application received: February 27, 2001.
03743055. Terry Reddinger (Box 58, Distant, PA 16223). Renewal application received for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Madison Township, Armstrong County, affecting 96.7 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Mahoning Creek. Renewal application received: March 12, 2001.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
56010103, Hoffman Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous surface-auger mine in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 95.5 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Oven Run to Stony Creek River. Application received February 22, 2001.
56830114, Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Hilltop Mining, Inc. (126 Bronco Drive, Berlin, PA 15530), for continued restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Summit Township, Somerset County, affecting 106.92 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Bigby Creek, Bigby Creek, and unnamed tributary to Casselman River. Application received March 2, 2001.
56960104, Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Shade Mining Company (118 Runway Road, P. O. Box 130, Friedens, PA 15541), for continued restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 34.4 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Oven Run. Application received March 1, 2001.
56960102, Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Hoffman Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541), for continued restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Paint Township, Somerset County, affecting 196.0 acres, receiving stream Weaver Run to Paint Creek. Application received March 1, 2001.
56980102, Permit Revision, Hoffman Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541), to include auger mining in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 92.7 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Oven Run. Application received March 6, 2001.
McMurray District Mining Office: 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
02743703. LTV Steel Company, Inc., to renew the permit for the Russellton #2 Coal Refuse Disposal Area in West Deer and Indiana Townships, Allegheny County. Receiving stream: no additional discharges. Application received: December 14, 2000.
17841607. Fuel Fabricators, Inc., to renew the permit for the Fuel Fabricators' Coal Preparation Plant in Bradford Township, Clearfield County. Receiving stream: no additional discharges. Application received: January 12, 2001.
32901601. Millcreek Processing, to renew the existing permit for the Challenger Coal Yard in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County. Receiving stream: no additional discharges. Application received: February 6, 2001.
30841601. Consolidation Coal Co., to renew the permit for the Robena Prep. Plant in Monongahela Township, Greene County. Receiving stream: no additional discharges. Application received: February 23, 2001.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669.
37840101. Kerry Coal Company (R. R. 2, Box 2139, Wampum, PA 16157). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip, auger and tipple refuse disposal operation in Little Beaver and Darlington Townships, Lawrence and Beaver Counties affecting 655.6 acres. Receiving streams: Six unnamed tributaries of the North Fork of Little Beaver Creek and the North Fork of Little Beaver Creek. Application received March 6, 2001.
33800134. Planet Mining, Inc. (R. D. 6, Box 231, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Knox Township, Jefferson County affecting 111.5 acres. Receiving streams: Three unnamed tributaries to Indian Camp Run. Application for reclamation only. Application received March 6, 2001.
33860102. Energy Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 259, Brockway, PA 15824). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Oliver Township, Jefferson County affecting 465.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary of Little Sandy Creek. Application for reclamation only. Application received March 8, 2001.
Coal Applications Returned
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669.
1316-24930102-E-4. Fairview Coal Company (P. O. Box R, Ridgway, PA 15853). Application for a stream encroachment to mine through and reconstruct a portion of unnamed tributary ''B'' to Brandy Camp Creek in Horton Township, Elk County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary of Johnson Run and unnamed tributary of Brandy Camp Creek. Application received August 31, 2000. Application returned: March 7, 2001.
Noncoal Applications Received
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
38950301T. Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc., (2052 Lucon Road, P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), transfer of an existing quarry operation from Sheridan Corporation in Cornwall Borough, Lebanon County affecting 175.5 acres, receiving stream - Snitz Creek. Application received March 2, 2001.
38950301T. Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc., (2052 Lucon Road, P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0223646 in Cornwall Borough, Lebanon County receiving stream - Snitz Creek. Application received March 2, 2001.
38970301T. Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc., (2052 Lucon Road, P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), transfer of an existing quarry operation from Sheridan Corporation in Cornwall Borough, Lebanon County affecting 194.1 acres, receiving stream - Snitz Creek. Application received March 2, 2001.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669.
37010301. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Commencement, operation and restoration of a limestone operation in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County affecting 197.0 acres. Receiving streams: Nine unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received March 5, 2001.
5380-37010301-E-1. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Application for a stream encroachment to allow mining and support activities within 100 feet but no closer than 25 feet of Unnamed Tributary 1 to Slippery Rock Creek in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Receiving streams: Nine unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received March 5, 2001.
5380-37010301-E-2. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Application for a stream encroachment to mine through and reconstruct a replacement channel and permanent impoundment of a segment of Unnamed Tributary 3 to Slippery Rock Creek in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Receiving streams: Nine unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received March 5, 2001.
5380-37010301-E-3. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Application for a stream encroachment to mine through and reconstruct a segment of Unnamed Tributary 4 to Slippery Rock Creek and also to allow mining and support activities within 100 feet but no closer than 25 feet of the stream below the reconstruction segment in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Receiving streams: Nine unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received March 5, 2001.
5380-37010301-E-4. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Application for a stream encroachment to construct a temporary stream crossing; allow mining and support activities within 100 feet but no closer than 25 feet; and to mine through and reconstruct a segment of Unnamed Tributary 6 to Slippery Rock Creek in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Receiving streams: Nine unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received March 5, 2001.
5380-37010301-E-5. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Application for a stream encroachment to mine through and reconstruct a segment of Unnamed Tributary 9 to Slippery Rock Creek and also to allow mining and support activities within 100 feet but no closer than 25 feet of the stream above the reconstruction segment in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Receiving streams: Nine unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received March 5, 2001.
5380-37010301-E-6. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Application for a stream encroachment to mine through and reconstruct Unnamed Tributary 10 to Slippery Rock Creek in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Receiving streams: Nine unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received March 5, 2001.
5380-37010301-E-7. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Application for a stream encroachment to allow support activities within 100 feet but no closer than 25 feet of Unnamed Tributary 8 to Slippery Rock Creek in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Receiving streams: Nine unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received March 5, 2001.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317 as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 Water Quality 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 Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, or the approval of an Environmental Assessment 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. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed, and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the office noted above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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 (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS & ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E13-126. Borough of Nesquehoning, 114 West Catawissa Street, Nesquehoning, PA 18240, Borough of Nesquehoning, Carbon County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To repair and maintain the existing steel I-beam bridge, having a clear span of approximately 64 feet and an underclearance of approximately 9.8 feet, across Nesquehoning Creek. Work will include repairing the bridge backwall, replacing masonry plates and anchor bolts at beam bearings, and overlaying the deck surface. The project is located along Mermon Avenue, approximately 2,200 feet northeast of the intersection of S.R. 0209 and S.R. 0054. (Nesquehoning, PA, Quadrangle N: 21.3 inches; W: 8.8 inches).
E35-335. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, 2 Public Square, 5th Floor, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. Grassy Island Creek Channel Rehabilitation in Jessup Borough, Lackawanna County, ACOE Baltimore District
To rehabilitate approximately 1,200 L.F. of the channel of Grassy Island Creek; and to remove the existing structure and construct and maintain a 12.0-foot x 8.0-foot box culvert in Grassy Island Creek. The channel will be constructed using the principles of fluvial geomorphology, and will incorporate a series of pools and riffles/steps, rock vanes, cross vanes and rip rap. The project is part of an abandoned mine reclamation project known as OSM 35 (2090) 101.1-Jessup Cemeteries and is located immediately upstream of the Lackawanna County Railroad Authority culvert. Olyphant, PA Quadrangle N: 18.2 inches; W: 8.2 inches.
E39-396. Ronald A. Lokay, 5785 Haasadahl Road, Orefield, PA 18069. Pedestrian Bridge and Storage Building-Hassen Creek, in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, ACOE Philadelphia District
To construct and maintain a single-span wooden pedestrian bridge, having a span of approximately 42 feet and an underclearance of 9.8 feet across Hassen Creek (HQ-CWF) to provide access to an existing barn and land along the left bank of the creek; and to construct and maintain a 24-foot x 20-foot storage building in the floodway along the right bank of Hassen Creek. The project is located at a private residence located along Haasadahl Road (S.R. 4004), approximately 2 miles west of S.R. 0309. Allentown West, PA Quadrangle N: 21.2 inches; W: 16.0 inches.
E39-397. Lower Macungie Township, 3400 Brookside Road, Macungie, PA 18062-1427. Macungie Road Bridge across Little Lehigh Creek in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To repair and maintain a 2-span bridge across Little Lehigh Creek (HQ-CWF), with work consisting of installing guide rail, repairing spalling and cracking in the concrete pier and abutments, removing debris and sediment from the channel, and placing rip rap around the base of the pier and abutments for scour protection. The bridge has two spanned (27 feet and 24 feet) and an average underclearance of approximately 4.5 feet, and is located along T-504, approximately 0.7 mile west of the PA Turnpike, Northeast Extension. (Allentown West, PA Quadrangle N: 6.0 inches; W: 5.0 inches).
E40-474A. TFP Limited, 1140 Route 315, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. The Arena Hub Wetland Replacement in Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To amend DEP Permit No. E40-474, which authorizes the construction and maintenance of a stream enclosure of Coal Brook (CWF), consisting of approximately 1,633 L.F. of 66-inch aluminized steel pipe with an improved (side-tapered) inlet, and the placement of fill in 2.05 acres of wetlands, for the purpose of constructing a retail-commercial shopping center (The Arena Hub). The amendment proposes a revised wetland replacement plan utilizing an off-site location within the drainage basin of Big Wapwallopen Creek, at the Blue Ridge Trail Golf Course, Dorrance Township. The amendment may include a minor extension/realignment of the downstream and of the stream enclosure. The project is located south of Mundy Street and north of Interstate 81 approximately 1.0 mile southwest of the Interchange 47. Wilkes-Barre East, PA Quadrangle N: 21.1 inches; W: 12.5 inches.
E45-405. Robert Brown, 708 Horizon Drive, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. Wetland Encroachment - Maplewood Estates - Lot 4, Block 2, in Stroud Township, Monroe County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To place fill in 0.16 acre of wetlands for the construction of a single-family dwelling, attached garage and driveway. The project is located on Longwood Drive, approximately 0.5 mile northeast of the intersection of S.R. 0611 and S.R. 2016 (Phillips Street). The applicant proposes to contribute to the Pennsylvania Wetlands Replacement Project in lieu of replacing wetlands on site. Stroudsburg, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 21.8 inches; W: 10.9 inches.
E52-170. Cable Vision of Oakland, 40 Potash Road, Oakland, NJ 07436. Fiber Optics/Coaxial Cable over the Delaware River in Matamoras Borough, Pike County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To install and maintain a fiber optics/coaxial cable utility line crossing of the Delaware River. The cable will be attached to the S.R. 0006 Bridge between Matamoras, PA and Port Jervis, NY and will be installed at a minimum height of 18 feet above the top of existing pavement. The project is located along Pennsylvania Avenue. Port Jervis South NY-NJ-PA Quadrangle N: 22.0 inches; W: 10.0 inches.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-14025. Lane Construction Corporation, 1 Rutgers Road, Second Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15205. McKees Rocks Borough, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To amend Permit No. E02-14025 which authorized the construction of a dock on the left bank of the Ohio River (WWF) near River Mile 3.0. (Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 17.6 inches; W: 6.8 inches). This amendment will authorize an expansion to the dock facility and its mooring area.
E65-772. Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners, 201 Port Royal Road,. Rostraver, PA 15012. Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To rehabilitate, operate and maintain the existing Rostraver Township Bridge No. 3 having a normal span of 18.6 feet and an underclearance of 8.6 feet across Speers Run (WWF) located on Township Road 3003. (Donora, PA Quadrangle N: 2.5 inches; W: 14.4 inches).
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6945.
E20-497, Titusville Redevelopment Authority, P. O. Box 425, Titusville, PA 16354. Walnut Street Bridge Replacement, in City of Titusville, Crawford County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Titusville North, PA Quadrangle N: 0.75 inch; W: 6.4 inches).
To conduct the following activities associated with the Walnut Bridge Replacement Project located approximately 50 feet east of North Martin Street:
1) The removal of the existing steel beam and concrete slab Walnut Street Bridge over Church Run and associated stone masonry abutments
2) The construction and maintenance of a single cell precast box culvert bridge in Church Run with a clear span of approximately 22 feet, a culvert length of approximately 105 feet, and a 45-degree skew angle to the roadway
3) The relocation of a portion of an existing storm sewer and headwall
4) The relocation of an existing water line that crosses under Church Run.
E24-216, North Central Enterprise, Inc., 201 Stackpole Street, St. Marys, PA 15857. Stackpole Industrial Complex, in City of St. Marys, Elk County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Saint Marys, PA Quadrangle N: 10.2 inches; W: 7.2 inches).
To conduct the following activities in and along Elk Creek and a tributary to Elk Creek and mapped FEMA Floodway areas at the Stackpole Industrial Complex between Curry Street and Tannery Street northwest of Stackpole Street:
1. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a precast concrete box culvert having a 15-foot wide by 8-foot high waterway opening in Elk Creek on Tannery Street approximately 700 feet north of Stackpole Street.
2. To construct and maintain a trashrack in and across the channel of Elk Creek approximately 50 feet upstream of Tannery Street.
3. To remove an existing trashrack and culverts in Elk Creek approximately 50 feet downstream of Tannery Street, restoring approximately 30 feet of open channel having a bottom width of 15 feet and 2:1 vegetated side slopes.
4. To replace the superstructure and maintain a prefabricated steel beam bridge (Bridge A) having a structure length of 33 feet, providing a clear waterway span of approximately 20 feet and an underclearance of 7 feet across Elk Creek approximately 350 feet downstream of Tannery Street.
5. To replace the superstructure and maintain a prefabricated steel beam bridge (Bridge B) having a structure length of 33 feet, providing a clear waterway span of approximately 20 feet and an underclearance of 7 feet across Elk Creek approximately 530 feet upstream of Stackpole Street.
6. To replace the superstructure and maintain a prefabricated steel beam bridge (Bridge C) having a clear span of approximately 20.5 feet and an underclearance of 5.7 feet across Elk Creek approximately 240 feet upstream of Stackpole Street.
7. To remove fencing and debris in and along approximately 100 feet of the channel of a tributary to Elk Creek approximately 400 feet upstream of its confluence with Elk Creek.
8. To construct and maintain four stormwater outfalls, two to Elk Creek downstream of Tannery Street and two to a tributary to Elk Creek 70 feet and 230 feet upstream of its confluence with Elk Creek.
E37-137, Roger McKissick, 2866 Bob White Drive, Duluth, GA 30096. McKissick Small Projects Permit, in Scott Township, Lawrence County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Harlansburg, PA Quadrangle N: 3.5 inches; W: 15.2 inches).
To remove a deteriorating timber deck bridge and to construct and maintain a 60-inch corrugated metal culvert and concrete headwall on the upstream side of an unnamed tributary to Big Run, located on a private drive approximately 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Glass Road and Hall Road.
E62-376, Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department, 318 South Main Street, Sheffield, PA 16347. Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department Parking Lot, in Sheffield, Warren County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Sheffield, PA Quadrangle N: 13.8 inches; W: 4.5 inches).
To operate and maintain approximately 2 feet of fill in the floodway at the confluence of the West Branch Tionesta Creek and Two Mile Creek associated with the construction of a parking lot located on the land adjacent to the Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department within Village of Sheffield, placed prior to obtaining a permit.
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, Floor 3, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554.
D67-536. Logan's Reserve, LLC, 9901 Langs Road, Baltimore, MD 21220. To modify, operate and maintain Logan's Reserve Pond #3 Dam across a tributary to East Branch Codorus Creek (CWF), directly and indirectly impacting 0.67 acre of wetlands (PEM) and 400 feet of stream and providing a minimum of 0.7 acre of wetland mitigation, for the purpose of irrigation and stormwater management for a golf course and residential development (Glen Rock, PA Quadrangle N: 21.52 inches; W: 13.3 inches) Springfield Township, York County.
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