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PLAN APPROVAL
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a plan approval to Temple-Inland Forest Products Corp (P. O. Box Drawer N Diboll, TX 75941), for the Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) Plant in Paint Township, Clarion County.
Plan Approval No. 16-132B is for the minor modification for the installed Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO). The proposed Plan approval will contain the following draft conditions:
1. The air pollution control devices shall be maintained and operated in accordance with the plan submitted with the application (as approved herein) and consistent with good air pollution control practices.
2. This Minor Modification plan approval shall supersede the conditions in plan approvals No. 16-132A, 16-313-004A, 16-313-005A, 16-316-006A and 16-316-007A
3. This facility is subject to 25 Pa Code §§ 123.1, 123.31 and 123.41 for fugitive, odor and visible emission standards, respectively. The permittee shall conduct daily inspections of the operations area of the facility, during periods when the plant is operational, to observe for the presence of fugitive emissions and visible emissions being emitted into the outdoor atmosphere. During the inspection, the permitee shall check for fugitive emissions from points such as the transfer towers, the raw material conveyors and the roadways. The inspection shall include an observation of control devices for leakage or operational problems. Corrective action shall be taken to return problems discovered to the normal state. A daily inspection checklist shall be kept to record discovered emissions and corrective actions taken. The inspection records shall be kept on site and made available to the Department upon request. Roadways in the operations area of the facility shall be swept every 48 hours, weather permitting or as necessary with a sweeper truck or similar device to mitigate dust build up.
4. The particulate emissions from the refiner startup dump cyclone shall not exceed 10.17 lbs/hr. and 0.4 TPY, respectively. The Total Non-Methane Organic Compound (TNMOC) emissions from these sources shall not exceed 31.6 lbs/hr and 1.3 TPY, respectively. The overall particulate efficiency of the cyclone shall be 99.99% or greater.
5. The refinery startup dump cyclone shall be operated for startup purposes only and shall be limited to 80 hrs/yr as stated in the application.
6. The TNMOC emissions from System 4, 7, 10, 11 and 12 dust collectors shall not exceed the following:
System TNMOC #/hr TNMOC TPY 4 0.15 0.6 7 0.15 0.6 10 0.83 3.4 11 0.32 1.3 12 0.32 1.3 7. The particulate emission rate from each of the fabric collectors, which exhaust directly to the atmosphere, shall not exceed 0.004 gr/dscf.
8. For each fabric collector, twenty percent of the total number of bags in the baghouse is required to be on hand for replacement as necessary.
9. The allowable particulate and TNMVOC) emissions for the MDF Press building vent (source #8), the board cooling building vent (source #9) and the board storage building vent (source #28) are listed in the following table:
Source Particulate TNMVOC #/hr / TPY #/hr / TPY 8 0.41 / 1.7 0.83 / 3.4 9 0.41 / 1.7 0.97 / 4.0 28 0.26 / 1.1 0.63 / 2.6 10. The press enclosure shall be maintained and operated in compliance with EPA Method 204--''Criteria for and verification of a permanent or temporary total enclosure.'' The exhaust gasses from the enclosure shall be ducted to the EPI combustion unit and the Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO). A test to demonstrate compliance with Method 204 shall be conducted every three years (at a minimum).
11. The emissions from the first stage dryer twin cyclones and the fiber conditioning system baghouse shall be ducted to the RTO. The emissions from the twin second stage dryer baghouses shall be ducted to the primary dryer for use as conveying air for the primary dryer.
12. The emissions from the outlet of the RTO shall not exceed the following (based on 8280 hours of operation):
Pollutant Outlet Concentration #/hr / TPY PM 8.0 / 33.1 NMVOC 5.2 #/hr and 21.5 TPY
And 95% reduction of inlet emission (which ever is more stringent)NOx 27.5 / 113.9 CO 44.0 / 182.2 13. Every 3 years (at a minimum), Temple-Inland shall conduct emission tests on the RTO to verify compliance with the emission limits in the previous condition. On a yearly basis, the facility shall demonstrate that ammonia slippage is less than 10 ppm.
14. At least 60 days prior to the emission tests, a test procedure and a sketch with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure the collection of representative samples shall be submitted to the Department.
15. The emission tests of the RTO shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 139 to show compliance with condition 13. The stack tests shall be performed while the aforementioned sources are operating within 10% of the maximum rated capacity as stated on the application. The stack tests shall be performed in accordance with the Department approved methods.
16. At least 2 weeks prior to the tests, the Department shall be informed of the date and time of the tests.
17. Within 45 days after completion of the tests, two copies of the complete test report, including all operating conditions, shall be submitted to the Department for approval.
18. The minimum temperature of the RTO shall be maintained at or above 1500°F. If the facility chooses to operate at a lower temperature, the facility shall demonstrate compliance with the emissions in condition 13 by performing additional stack tests at the lower temperature.
19. The facility shall assure adequate flow through the RTO and retention in the towers by maintaining a continuous flow monitor in the outlet stack of the thermal oxidizer. The permittee shall monitor and record flow rates within the operating range established during performance testing, with a maximum flow not to exceed 425,000 acfm. Flow records shall be maintained on site and made available to the Department upon request.
20. The facility shall install, maintain and operate a continuous strip chart recorder (or Department approved equivalent) for the minimum RTO temperature. Records of the temperature shall be maintained by the facility for at least 5 years and made available to the Department upon request.
21. The design of the Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) system to control NOx emissions from the EPI combustor shall maintain an ammonia slip of less than 10 ppm (parts per million) by volume on a dry basis.
22. The facility shall continuously monitor the feed rate for the SNCR to ensure that the feed rate is consistent with the feed rate during the annual ammonia stack test. The feed rate shall be recorded; the records shall be maintained for a minimum of 5 years.
23. A NOx monitor shall be installed in the exhaust stack for the RTO. The monitor shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the Department's ''Continuous Source Monitoring Manual'' (Revision #6--January 1996). Continuous monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 and approved by the Department. Reporting information for the monitor shall be based on a 24-hour clock average (based pm a rolling 24-hour average). The monitor shall provide information on NOx emissions in #/hr and ton/yr.
24. The facility shall not operate more than 8280 hours per year (based on a 12-month rolling total).
25. The company shall notify the Department of any malfunction of the sources or associated air cleaning devices which results in or may possibly be resulting in, the emission of air contamination in excess of the limitations specified in this permit or established under, any applicable rule or regulation contained in Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection. A written report shall be submitted to the Department within two working days following the incident describing the malfunctions and corrective actions taken. The Department shall also accept an electronic notice of the malfunction in lieu of a written report. The notice at a minimum shall contain the affected source and control device, the start and end of excess emissions, the total duration of the event and a description of the malfunction and how it was corrected.
26. Issuance of an operating permit is contingent upon satisfactory compliance with condition numbers 1--25, upon the source being constructed and operated as stated on the application and upon the satisfactory demonstration that the emissions from the source will not be in violation of applicable Rules & Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection.
27. Any information required to be submitted as part of the previous conditions should be submitted to Devendra Verma, Engineering Services Chief, Air Quality, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335.
The Department will conduct a public hearing on October 17, 2001, from 7--9 p.m. at the Main Street Senior Center, 516 Main Street, Clarion, PA.
The hearing is for the Department to accept testimony concerning the Department's decision to approve, with conditions, the revised Plan Approval.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Matthew Williams, New Source Review Section, Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494 (814) 332-6940 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 5 minutes.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Matthew Williams (814) 332-6940 or the Pennsylvania AT&T relay service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing but wish to comment should provide written comments to Matthew Williams New Source Review Section, Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494. Comments should be submitted within 10 days of the hearing (but no later than October 27, 2001).
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: James Parette, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
35-318-083: Wells Cargo, Inc. (50 Enterprise Drive, P. O. Box 547, Carbondale, PA 18407) for operation of a paint spray operation and associated air cleaning device in Carbondale, Lackawanna County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-03128: LamTech, Inc (27 West Mohler Church Road, Ephrata, PA 17522) for operation of a countertop manufacturing plant in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County. The volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the plant are approximately 6 tpy, the hazardous air pollution emissions are less than 2 tpy and the particulate matter emissions are less than 1 tpy. The Natural Minor operating permit shall contain additional record keeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
49-301-021: Pet Rest Memorial Park (R. R. 3, Box 464, Watsontown, PA 17777) for operation of a small animal crematory incinerator on Eighth Street Road in Delaware Township, Northumberland County.
The air contaminant emissions from the respective incinerator are controlled by an integral secondary combustion chamber. The resultant particulate emissions are less than .5 pounds per hour.
The Department of Environmental Protection has determined that the respective incinerator was constructed and is operating, in conformance with all conditions of Plan Approval 49-301-021 as well as all applicable regulatory requirements including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The Department of Environmental Protection consequently plans to issue an operating permit for the incinerator.
The Department intends to place conditions in the operating permit to be issued which are intended to assure continued compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and plan approval conditions as well as require appropriate monitoring. The following is a summary of the most important conditions:
1. Only animal remains and associated containers shall be incinerated.
2. The particulate matter emissions shall not exceed .08 grain per dry standard cubic foot, corrected to 7% oxygen and the opacity shall not equal or exceed 10% for more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour or 30% at any time.
3. The incinerator shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor and record the secondary combustion chamber temperature. All temperature records shall be retained for at least 5 years and made available to the Department upon request.
4. A secondary combustion chamber temperature of at least 1800°F shall be maintained at any time incineration is occurring.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-00298: ESM II--Saxonburg (955 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA 16056) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for production of magnesium-based powders in Saxonburg, Butler County.
24-00017: Morgan AM&T (441 Hall Avenue, St. Marys, PA 15857) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for production of carbon-based machined and molded components in St. Marys, Elk County.
37-00268: Commercial Asphalt Supply Inc.--Slippery Rock Plant (155 Route. 228 West, Valencia, PA 16059) for a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit for operation of the facility's air contamination sources consisting of a 250-tph-asphalt batch plant in Scott Township, Lawrence County.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Contact: Roger Fey, Chief, (215) 823-7584.
99-003: Royal-Pioneer Industries, Inc. (2345 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134-4699) for paperboard box manufacturing and printing in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The synthetic minor facility's air emission sources include three flexographic printing presses, a 6.75 MMBTU/hr natural gas/ #2 fuel oil-fired boiler and three natural gas-fired press dryers each rated at 8.0 MMBTU/hr or less.
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 the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated before 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 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 will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the previous, 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 previously-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.
54960202R. City of Philadelphia (21 S. 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3684), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing/disposal operation in Butler, West Mahanoy and Union Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 1071.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received: August 22, 2001.
54851342R3. Little Buck Coal Co. (R. R. 4 Box 405, Pine Grove, PA 17963), renewal of an existing anthracite underground mine operation in Tremont Township, Schuylkill County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received: August 27, 2001.
49851310R3. Jordon L Coal Co. (133 Academy Street, Shamokin, PA 17872), renewal of an existing anthracite underground mine operation in Coal Township, Northumberland County affecting 2.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received: August 27, 2001.
54900204R2. Silverbrook Anthracite, Inc. (1 Market Street, Laflin, PA 18702-7105), renewal of an exiting anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Newport Township and City of Nanticoke, Luzerne County affecting 80.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received: August 30, 2001.
54940202R. Direnzo Coal Company (1389 Bunting Street, Pottsville, PA 17901), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing, coal refuse disposal and preparation plant operation in Branch Township, Schuylkill County affecting 30.3 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received: August 31, 2001.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982.
26850112. Christopher Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 197, Mt. Braddock, PA 15465). Revision application received for an incidental boundary correction at a bituminous surface mining site located in Dunbar Township, Fayette County, affecting 158.8 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Gist Run and Dunbar Creek. Application received: August 24, 2001.
03010104. Blackridge Associates, Inc. (R. D. 7, Box 375B, Kittanning, PA 16201). Commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Gilpin Township, Armstrong County, affecting 60.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Allegheny River and to Allegheny River. Application received: August 23, 2001.
30010102. Coresco, Inc. (P. O. Box 1209, Morgantown, WV 26507). Application received for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mining site located in Dunkard Township, Greene County, affecting 169.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Dunkard Creek, to Dunkard Creek, to Monongahela River. Application received: July 24, 2001.
03010105. Blackridge Associates, Inc. (R. D. 7, Box 375B, Kittanning, PA 16201). Commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County affecting 217.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Buffalo Creek and Patterson Creek, to Patterson Creek to Buffalo Creek to Allegheny River. Application received: August 13, 2001.
30010103. SBX Corporation (668 Lower Hildebrand Road, Morgantown, WV 26501). Commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Greene Township, Greene County affecting 16 acres. Receiving stream: Whitely Creek. Application received: August 16, 2001.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
56920109. Permit Revision, Heritage Mining Company (P. O. Box 126, Cresson, PA 16630), for a land use change from woodland to unmanaged natural habitat and industrial/commercial in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 46.1 acres, receiving stream Oven Run. Application received: August 22, 2001.
32900108. Permit Renewal/Transfer, Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. #1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774) from Mahoning Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 44, New Bethlehem, PA 16242), for continued operation of a bituminous surface and auger mine in South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, affecting 74.4 acres, receiving stream Ross Run and an unnamed tributary to Little Mahoning Creek. Application received: August 22, 2001.
32010110. Alverda Enterprises, Inc. (P. O. Box 87, Alverda, PA 15710), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous surface mine in Pine Township, Indiana County, affecting 78.1 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Leonard Run. Application received: August 24, 2001.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669.
37010105. Kerry Coal Company (R. D. 2, Box 2139, Wampum, PA 16159). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County affecting 133.6 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to North Fork Little Beaver Creek. Application received: August 27, 2001.
1195-37010105-E-1. Kerry Coal Company (R. D. 2, Box 2139, Wampum, PA 16159). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities within 25 feet of unnamed tributary ''B'' to North Fork Little Beaver Creek in Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to North Fork Little Beaver Creek. Application received: August 27, 2001.
1465-24970102-E-1. Energy Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 259, Brockway, PA 15824). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities within 100 feet of McCauley Run. The stream encroachment activities consist of the placement of a stream crossing and haul road over McCauley Run in Fox Township, Elk County. Receiving streams: Two unnamed tributaries to Brandy Camp Creek, one unnamed tributary to McCauley Run and McCauley Run. Application received: August 30, 2001.
10860105. Mahoning Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 44, New Bethlehem, PA 16242) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Slippery Rock and Worth Townships, Butler County affecting 251.0 acres. Receiving streams: Wolf Creek, unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek and Slippery Rock Creek. Application for reclamation only. Application received: August 31, 2001.
16980102. TDK Coal Sales, Inc. (P. O. Box 259, Brockway, PA 15824). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Highland Township, Clarion County affecting 38.3 acres. Receiving streams: McGourvey Run. Application received: August 31, 2001.
Noncoal Applications Received
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
21900301C2. E. E. Kough Sons (P. O. Box 134, Newville, PA 17241), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0595055 in North Newton Township, Cumberland County, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Conodoguinet Creek. Application received: August 22, 2001.
7475SM10A1C4. Essroc Cement Corp. (Route 248 and Easton Road, Nazareth, PA 18064), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0123242 in Nazareth Borough and Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to East Branch Monocacy Creek. Application received: August 27, 2001.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982.
26840402. Better Materials Corporation (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425-9503). Application received to transfer permit currently issued to Commercial Stone Co., Inc., for continued operation and reclamation of a large noncoal surface mine (limestone quarry) located in Connellsville Township, Fayette County, affecting 234.7 acres. Receiving streams: Connell Run to Youghiogheny River. Application received: August 10, 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 before 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 before 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 AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Consho- hocken, PA 19428.
E23-413. Thornbury Investors, L.P., 1541 East Strasburg Road, West Chester, PA 19380. Thornbury Township, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To perform the following water obstruction and encroachment activities associated with the Cherry Farms Residential Subdivision.
1. To remove 24 linear feet of 36-inch culvert and to construct and maintain 30 linear feet of 36-inch RCP culvert and associated endwalls in and along an unnamed tributary to Chester Creek (TSF) to provide an improved emergency access which will also serve as a walking trail.
2. To construct and maintain 55 linear feet of 36-inch RCP culvert in and along an unnamed tributary to Chester Creek to provide access from Dilworthtown Road (SR 4016).
3. To construct and maintain 110 linear feet of 19-foot by 6-foot 3 1/2-inch pipe arch stream enclosure with mitered end sections in and along the West Branch Chester Creek. These improvements are associated with Cherry Farm Lane at Station 15+30. The crossing will also contain an 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer line crossing.
4. To relocate 174 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Chester Creek through a proposed 149 linear-foot twin 48-inch RCP stream enclosure. These improvements are associated with roadwork for Cherry Farm Lane at Station 32+90. The crossing will include a 15-inch RCP stormwater outfall on the downstream end, 15-inch RCP stormwater utility line crossing and an 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer crossing.
5. To construct and maintain 69 linear feet of 30-inch RCP culvert in and along an unnamed tributary of Chester Creek and 0.154 acres of adjacent wetland (FFO). This work also includes an 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer crossing. These improvements are associated with roadwork for Cherry Farm Lane at Station 61+70.
6. To construct and maintain 89 linear feet of 36-inch RCP culvert road crossing of an unnamed tributary of Chester Creek and 0.15 acre of adjacent wetland (PFO). The crossing includes an 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer crossing. These improvements are associated with roadwork for Cherry Farm Lane at Station 65+00.
7. To construct and maintain 103 linear feet of 30-inch RCP culvert in and along an unnamed tributary of Chester Creek and 0.142 of adjacent wetland (PFO). These improvements are associated with roadwork for Cherry Farm Lane at Station 67+30.
8. To place and maintain fill in 0.05 acre of wetlands (PFO) associated with roadwork for Cherry Farm Lane at Station 58+00.
9. To relocate 204 linear feet an unnamed tributary of Chester Creek through a proposed 130 linear-foot stream enclosure consisting of twin 72-inch RCP conduits and endwalls. These improvements are associated with roadwork at Old Barn Lane at Station 2+00 and the work will also include an 8'' PVC sanitary sewer crossing.
10. To construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge across an unnamed tributary of Chester Creek near Lot 112 and Lot 76.
11. To remove an existing 18 linear-foot 24-inch CMP located in and along an unnamed tributary of Chester Creek near lot 112 and Lot 76.
12. To install and maintain an 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer crossing across an unnamed tributary of Chester Creek near Lot 112 and Lot 76.
The project also proposes two dams and will be coordinated with Dam Safety Applications D23-113, D23-114.
The applicant has proposed to construct 2.33 acres of replacement wetlands to compensate for impacts associated with this application and the dam applications previously noted.
The proposed subdivision is located on a 192-acre parcel along Dilworthtown Road (SR 4016) approximately 2,000 feet east of its junction with the Wilmington--West Chester Pike (SR 0202).
E51-192. City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation, Terminal E Departures, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA 19153. City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To extend and maintain a 540 linear-foot long arch stream enclosure in and along Church Creek (WWF), consisting of 30 linear foot extensions on each end and impacting a total of approximately 190 linear feet of stream channel for both temporary and permanent activities. The work is associated with Runway 17-35 Rehabilitation and Safety Improvements at the Philadelphia International Airport (Philadelphia PA--NJ Quadrangle N: 0.5 inch; W: 15.0 inches).
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E35-343. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501-0111, in City of Carbondale, Lackawanna County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain an adjacent single span pre-stressed reinforced concrete spread box beam bridge having a span of 50 feet and a minimum underclearance of 10.22 feet across the Lackawanna River (TSF). (Carbondale, PA Quadrangle N: 13.5 inches; W: 0.4 inch).
E35-344. Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797, in Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain four low-flow roadcrossings including twin 24-inch x 35-inch corrigated metal arch pipes across Ash Creek (HQ-CWF), twin 33-inch x 49-inch corrugated metal arch pipes across Marsh Creek (HQ-CWF) and 24-inch diameter corrugated metal pipes across two tributaries to Ash Creek (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of constructing a haul road for timber harvesting operations. The crossings will also become a permanent part of the Pennsylvania Game Commission's road system. (Thornhurst, PA, Quadrangle N: 22.7 inches; W: 8.6 inches).
E40-578. Ralph and Mary Herbert, 297 Hartman Road, Hunlock, PA 18621, in Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a single-span bridge, having a clear span of approximately 37 feet and an unclearance of approximately 6 feet, across a tributary to Hunlock Creek (CWF), for the purpose of providing access to a single family residence. The project is located on the south side of S.R. 4001 (Hartman Road), approximately 0.2 mile east of the intersection of S.R. 4001 and T-544. (Nanticoke, PA, Quadrangle N: 17.8 inches; W: 8.1 inches).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E01-227. Suzanne Youngblood, 530 Flohrs Church Road, Biglerville, PA 17307 in Franklin Township, Adams County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a 35-foot of stream channel from an existing Spring to an existing overflow channel and fill in an on-stream pond which is located at the spring house on an unnamed tributary to Muskrat Run (CWF) (Fairfield, PA Quadrangle N: 22.3 inches; W: 12.8 inches).
E06-552. Exeter Township, 4975 Demoss Road, Reading, PA 19606 in Exeter Township, Berks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a new concrete 13-foot by 10-foot box culvert at the channel of Heisters Creek (WWF) on Lincoln Road (Einsboro, PA Quadrangle N: 5.7 inches; W: 11.65 inches).
E07-326. Donald Rabenstein, Duncansville Borough, 1146 Third Avenue. P. O. Box 308, Duncansville, PA 16635 in Duncansville Borough, Blair County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To rehabilitate and restore a reach of Blair Gap Run stream channel about 2,000 feet in length by removing gravel bar deposits, constructing riprap revetment and vegetative plantings to protect the Streambank and to construct rock barbs to direct stream flow into the thalweg of the channel for the purpose of reducing Streambank erosion and impacts of minor flooding and to enhance the aesthetics of the area located in Duncansville Borough public park (Hollidaysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 9.8 inches; W: 7.5 inches).
E07-349. Tyrone Area School District, 701 Clay Avenue, Tyrone, PA 16686 in Snyder Township, Blair County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a 4-span pedestrian bridge with spans 37-feet each and an underclearance of 24.6-feet across the channel of Schell Run (WWF) at a point at the Tyrone High School (Tipton, PA Quadrangle N: 8.55 inches; W: 0.5 inch) in Snyder Township, Blair County. This project will permanently impact 0.03 acre of wetlands and temporarily impact 0.59 acre of wetlands. The amount of wetland impact is considered de minimis and wetland mitigation is not required.
E21-329. Southampton Township, 200 Airport Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257 in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain about 100 feet of gabion mattress and bank protection in the channel of Thompson Creek (CWF) for the purpose of protecting an existing concrete retaining wall and to prevent scouring of the stream channel in the vicinity of a single span bridge at the intersection of Gilbert Road (SR 3002) and Whitmer Road (T-314).
E22-435. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company, 300 Park Blvd., Hershey, PA 17033 in Derry Township, Dauphin County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain the widening of SR 039, Segment 0330, Offset 0666 to 1316 from Station 310+60 to 321+50 which will include the placement of about 1,050 cubic yards of fill material in 0.36 acre of the floodplain of Swatara Creek (WWF) which includes about 0.014 acre of de minimis wetlands located near the intersection of SR 0039 and Hershey Park Drive (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 6.7 inches; W: 6.5 inches).
E28-291. Richard Mohn, 10599 Old Forge Road, Waynesboro, PA 17268 in Quincy Township, Franklin County, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a 15-foot by 5.3-foot box culvert in the channel of Biesecker Run (CWF) at a point 3,000 feet northeast of the Mentzer Gap Road intersection (Waynesboro, PA Quadrangle N: 7.4 inches; W: 4.9 inches).
E28-293. Mark Burkhead, PennDOT 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103 in Guilford Township, Franklin County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a multi-stage detention basin, outlet culvert and outlet channel to collect stormwater runoff from Route 30 release the discharge from the basin into an unnamed tributary to the Falling Spring Branch (HQ-CWF) (Scotland, PA Quadrangle N: 9.5 inches; W: 17.3 inches).
E31-175. Springfield Township, R. D. 1 Box 1271, Three Springs, PA 17264 in Springfield Township, Huntingdon County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove an existing bridge and to construct and maintain a bridge having a span of 20 feet and an underclearance of 5 feet across the channel of Lick Run (TSF) at a point at Coverts Road (T-322) (Orbosonia, PA Quadrangle N: 6.5 inches; W: 10.0 inches).
E50-206. Perry County Commissioners, P. O. Box 37, New Bloomfield, PA 17068 in Marysville Borough, Perry County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain the placement of R-8 rock riprap along the north abutment of an existing Perry County Bridge No. 15 having a clear span of 54.5 feet and an underclearance of 8.4 feet across Fishing Creek (CWF) to prevent scouring at the north bridge abutment located on Kings Highway located about 0.75 mile west of the Marysville Borough, Perry County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E14-405. Troy Dinges, 1385 Pine Creek Road, Coburn, PA 16832. Stream Crossing, in Haines Township, Centre County, ACOE Baltimore District (Coburn, PA Quadrangle N: 22.2 inches; W: 4.9 inches).
To construct, operate and maintain a single cell culvert crossing measuring 3 feet in diameter and having a length of 20 feet. This crossing is located on an unnamed tributary to Pine Creek, which is designated as an Exceptional Value watershed. This project will impact 20 linear feet of stream and will not impact any wetlands.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1353. Allegheny County, Department of Public Works, 501 County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2904. Robinson Township, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To remove existing structures, to construct and maintain a box culvert having a span of 4267 mm (14 ft.) and underclearance of 1829 mm (6 ft.) depressed 300 mm (1 ft.) for a distance of 32.9 mm (108 ft.), to construct and maintain a box culvert having a span of 4267 mm (14 ft.) and underclearance of 1829 mm (6 ft.) depressed 300 mm (1 ft.) for a distance of 188 mm (617 ft.), to construct and maintain three channel relocations having a total distance of 275.33 m (903 ft.) in Campbell's Run (WWF), to construct and maintain a 36.9 mm (5 ft.) diameter RCP culvert depressed 150 mm (.5 ft.) for a distance of 36.6 m (120 ft.) with a concrete junction box in a tributary to Campbell's Run and to place and maintain fill in a de minimis area of palustrine emergent wetland equal to 0.0076 acres for the purpose of constructing the Settlers Cabin/Campbell's Run Road interchange (Oakdale, PA Quadrangle Begins N: 10.8 inches; W: 2.7 inches and Ends at N: 12.2 inches; W: 4.7 inches).
E02-1354. Angelo Development Company, Inc., 100 Springwood Drive, Verona, PA 15147. Plum Borough, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To place and maintain fill in 0.35 acre of wetlands (PEM) associated with an unnamed tributary to Little Plum Creek (WWF) and to construct and maintain an outfall structure on the right bank of an unnamed tributary to Little Plum Creek for the purpose of constructing the Meadow Hill Village Plan of Lots located on the east side of Old Leechburg Road, approximately 450 feet east from the intersection of Old Leechburg Road and Statler Road. The applicant proposes to contribute to the Wetland Replacement Fund. (New Kensington East, PA Quadrangle N: 0.5 inch; W: 16.6 inches)
E26-241-A1. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451. Stewart Township, Fayette County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To amend Permit No. E26-241 to include the installation and maintenance of an enclosed pedestrian pathway under and across an existing bike trail along the Youghiogheny River, the realignment of approximately 200 feet of the existing trail along the Youghiogheny River and the construction and maintenance of a 400-foot long portage across Bear Run and along the Youghiogheny River located in Ohiopyle State Park (Ohiopyle, PA Quadrangle N: 21.48 inches; W: 15.84 inches Pedestrian Path and Mill Run, PA Quadrangle N: 4.98 inches; W: 14.16 inches Trail and Portage).
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
EA26-006SW. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Harper's Ferry Center, P. O. Box 50, Harper's Ferry, WV 25425. Wharton Township, Fayette County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To construct and maintain a 4-foot by 15-foot box culvert and streambank stabilization in an unnamed tributary to Meadow Run (HQ-CWF) to improve traffic flow within the Fort Necessity Battlefield complex, in association with the construction of a new visitors center. The proposed project will affect approximately 162 feet of the aforementioned watercourse. Fort Necessity, PA Quadrangle N: 11.67 inches; W: 11.91 inches)
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
EA46-033CO. Abington Township, 1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001. Abington Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct a nonjurisdictional dam (Upper Dam) across a tributary to Sandy Run (TSF) as part of the Susquehanna Woods Flood Control Improvement Project to reduce flooding in the Sandy Run watershed and improve aesthetics. The project also proposes to construct a jurisdictional dam (Lower Dam), permit requirements waived under § 105.12(a)(1), downstream of the nonjurisdictional dam. The project will directly impact 40 feet of intermittent stream channel to construct the dams and indirectly impact, by temporary inundation, 0.7 acre of wetland (PEM/PSS) and approximately 210 feet of intermittent stream channel. The dams are located adjacent to the Hillside Cemetery (Germantown, PA Quadrangle; N: 21.7 inches, W: 3.5 inches).
D50-001A. Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797. Penn Township. Perry County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To modify the Upper Cove Creek Dam for the purpose of improving the safety of the dam and preserving wetlands that have developed on accumulated sediments in the reservoir. Modifications include removing the top 6 feet of the dam, spoiling this material at a 1 1/2 to 1 slope against the downstream face of the dam, constructing a 6 inch low flow spillway through the center of the dam and placing a 2 foot thick blanket of $-6 rock over the dam. The project will directly impact approximately 20 feet of the stream channel. The dam is located across Cove Creek (CWF) approximately 1,000 feet southwest of the intersection of State Route 11/15 and Watts Drive (SR 2004) (Wertzville, PA Quadrangle N: 21.5 inches; W: 3.8 inches).
D50-002A. Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797. Penn Township, Perry County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To modify the Lower Cove Creek Dam for the purpose of improving the safety of the dam and preserving wetlands that have developed on accumulated sediments in the reservoir. Modifications include removing the top 4 feet of the dam, spoiling this material at a 1 1/2 to 1 slope against the downstream face of the dam, constructing a 6 inch low flow spillway through the center of the dam and placing a 2 foot thick blanket of R-6 rock over the dam. The project will directly impact approximately 18 feet of the stream channel. This dam is located across Cove Creek (CWF) approximately 500 feet west of the intersection of State Route 11/15 and Watts Drive (SR2004) (Wertzville, PA Quadrangle N: 21.8 inches; W: 3.7 inches).
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