[31 Pa.B. 6059]
[Continued from previous Web Page] Continuous Source Monitoring Requirements:
A. Each combustion turbines shall be equipped with continuous monitoring systems to monitor and record nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, carbon monoxide (CO) emissions and oxygen (O2) content in the flue gas.
B. The continuous emission monitoring systems for NOx, CO and O2 shall be approved by the Department and installed, calibrated, operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139.
C. The continuous emission monitoring system for the parameters in the previous condition must be approved by the Department. The continuous emission monitoring system shall be installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139. 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, O2Data >= 90% valid hours/calendar month Availability >= 95% valid hours/calendar quarter Valid Hour >= 75% valid readings (45 minutes/hour) G. 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.
H. Equipment shall be installed, operated and maintained to continuously monitor and record the amount of natural gas 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 onsite.
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 emission limitations condition of this Plan Approval.
H. The owner and operator shall keep all records that are required under 40 CFR Part 60 Subparts Da, Dc and GG and 40 CFR Parts 72--78, unless the permittee receives approval of an alternative method from the EPA.
I. The owner and operator shall keep a record of each startup and shutdown of the combustion turbines.
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.
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 § 60.8 and Subparts GG and Db of 40 CFR Part 60 and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139.
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 ammonia solution flow rate in GPM and its pH shall be measured and recorded.
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; Contact: James Parette, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
39-318-105A: Ultra Hi-Tek Products, Inc. (827 North Meadow Street, Allentown, PA 18102) for installation and operation of an air cleaning device (catalytic oxidizer) to control a film coating line in Allentown, Lehigh County. The catalytic oxidizer replaces the previously approved air cleaning device (thermal oxidizer). The facility is a non-Title V (State only) facility. The installation of the catalytic oxidizer will result in the emission of 5.0 tons per year of volatile organic compounds. The plan approval will include monitoring, reporting and recordkeeping requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-03078A: Brush Wellman Inc. (P. O. Box 973, Reading, PA 19603) for the construction of a beryllium alloy cleaning operation controlled by four scrubbers in Perry Township, Berks County. The plant is a non-Title V facility. This new operation will result in the emission of less than 1 ton per year of both particulate and hazardous air pollutants. The applicant will be required to limit the beryllium content in the alloys to less than 5% by weight. The approval will include monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating within applicable air quality requirements.
06-05037B: McConway & Torley Corporation (230 Railroad Street, Kutztown, PA 19530) for the installation of a fabric collector to control particulate emissions from the finishing operations in Kutztown Borough, Berks County. The steel foundry is a non-Title V (state-only) facility. The operation has a potential particulate emission rate of 2 tons per year. The approval will include monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating within all air quality requirements.
67-03041A: County Line Quarry, Inc. (P. O. Box 99, Wrightsville, PA 17368) for the installation of a fabric filter to control particulate matter emissions from a crushing operation at the Wrightsville Quarry located in Hellam Township, York County. The stone crushing plant is a non-Title V (State-only) facility. The crushing operation has the potential-to-emit particulate matter at less than 1 ton per year after control. The crushing operation and installation of the fabric filter are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants. The plan approval will include emission restrictions, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
67-05032C: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations, Inc. (1425 Eden Road, York, PA 17402) for the expansion of the existing motorcycle manufacturing plant in Springettsbury Township, York County. Metal fabrication, finishing and surface coating systems will be installed along with the required emission control devices. Potential emissions from the Title V facility will not increase significantly and the existing 50-tons/year cap on VOC emissions will remain in place. The plan approval will include provisions for emission testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting designed to ensure compliance with the applicable requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
49-317-003: Butter Krust Baking Co., Inc. (249 North Eleventh Street, Sunbury, PA 17801) for plan approval to construct a bread and roll baking line at its existing plant in Northumberland Borough, Northumberland County. This baking line may potentially result in the emission of 0.21 ton per 12 consecutive month period of particulate matter, all of which may also be particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM10), 2.76 tons per 12 consecutive month period of nitrogen oxides, 2.32 tons per 12 consecutive month period of carbon monoxide, 0.02 ton per 12 consecutive month period of sulfur oxides and 7.71 tons per 12 consecutive month period of volatile organic compounds. A preliminary review of the information submitted by Butter Krust Baking Company, Inc. indicates that the source will meet all applicable air quality requirements including the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval to construct the baking line. Additionally, if the Department determines that the baking line is operating in compliance with all applicable plan approval conditions and regulatory requirements, following its construction, the conditions established in the plan approval will be placed into an operating permit.
In order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality standards, the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to place the following conditions in the respective plan approval:
1. This plan approval is issued for the construction of a bread and roll baking line consisting of equipment and staging areas used for mixing and proofing of dough and a Baker Perkins BP-960 tunnel oven equipped with 91 natural gas-fired burners providing a total heat input of 5,495,000 Btu per hour.
2. The volatile organic compound emissions from the Baker Perkins oven shall be controlled by a VMB Systems, Inc. model M4X regenerative catalytic oxidizer.
3. The outlet temperature of the catalyst bed incorporated in the catalytic oxidizer shall not drop below 700(F during any time that the oxidizer is being used to control volatile organic compound emissions from the oven. Additionally, the oxidizer shall be equipped with alarms that will alert the operator during any of the following events: high oxidizer temperature, automatically-initiated high temperature shutdown, high gas pressure, low gas pressure, low process fan pressure, low combustion fan pressure, low catalyst outlet temperature and flameout (detected by a UV scanner).
4. The volatile organic compound destruction efficiency achieved by the catalytic oxidizer shall not be less than 95%.
5. The air contaminant emissions from the baking line shall never exceed the following limitations:
Emissions Contaminant (tons per 12 consecutive month period ) PM/PM10 0.21 SOx 0.02 CO 2.32 NOx 2.76 VOCs 7.71 6. The inlet and outlet temperatures of the catalyst bed incorporated in the catalytic oxidizer shall be continuously monitored and recorded during all periods of operation (including startup and shutdown) via a chart recorder or similar device.
7. The company shall maintain comprehensive, accurate records of the following:
a. Identity and quantity of bread and roll products produced on a monthly basis,
b. Initial yeast content and total yeast action time (fermentation time + floor time + intermediate proof time + final proof time) for each bread and roll product produced on a monthly basis,
c. Spike yeast content and spiking time (floor time + intermediate proof time + final proof time) for each bread and roll product produced on a monthly basis,
d. Amount of natural gas burned in the oven on a monthly basis.
The company shall retain these records onsite for at least 5 years and shall make these records available to the Department upon request.
8. Within 120 days of startup of the oven the company shall perform stack testing upon the catalytic oxidizer in order to verify the volatile organic compound destruction efficiency. All testing shall be performed using reference method test procedures acceptable to the Department.
08-322-001D: Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority (P. O. Box 10, Burlington, PA 18814-0010) for plan approval to construct a landfill gas-fired reciprocating engine in West Burlington Township, Bradford County. This engine may potentially result in the emission of 22 tons per 12 consecutive month period of nitrogen oxides, 33 tons per 12 consecutive month period of carbon monoxide and 4.4 tons per 12 consecutive month period of nonmethane organic compounds. A preliminary review of the information submitted by the Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority indicates that the engine will meet all applicable air quality requirements including the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval to construct the engine. Additionally, if the Department determines that the engine is operating in compliance with all applicable plan approval conditions and regulatory requirements after it is constructed, the Department intends to administratively amend Operating Permit 08-322-001A to incorporate the conditions established in the plan approval.
In order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality standards, the Department proposes to place the following conditions in the respective plan approval:
1. This plan approval is issued for the construction of an 815 kW Caterpillar 3516-LE landfill gas-fired reciprocating engine equipped with clean burn technology (preignition system).
2. The engine shall comply with the following emission limitations:
Contaminant Limit (grams per brake horsepower hour) Nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2) 2.0 Carbon monoxide 3.0 Nonmethane organic compounds 0.40 Additionally, the engine shall either provide a minimum nonmethane organic compound destruction efficiency of 98% for all nonmethane organic compounds contained in the landfill gas or maintain a maximum nonmethane organic compound concentration of 20 ppmvd, as hexane, corrected to 3% oxygen at the engine exhaust.
3. The Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority shall monitor the exhaust of the engine for oxygen, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide content at least once per month using instrumentation capable of accurately measuring the substances and shall record the monitored values as well as the date and time of each occurrence of monitoring in writing. These records are to be retained for at least 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request. The Authority shall additionally adjust the engine on the basis of the monitored values as needed to maintain compliance with the air contaminant emission limitations specified in condition 2.
4. All collected landfill gas shall be vented to either the engine identified herein or the existing LFG Specialties, Inc. #PEF7.535I10 enclosed ground-type flare identified in Operating Permit 08-322-001A. Under no circumstances shall any collected landfill gas be vented directly to atmosphere.
5. Within 120 days of startup of the Caterpillar engine, the Authority shall perform stack testing upon the engine exhaust for the following air contaminants: nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and nonmethane organic compounds. Additionally, the Authority shall test both the landfill gas inlet pipe to the engine and the engine exhaust in order to determine the nonmethane organic compound destruction efficiency in the engine. All testing shall be performed using reference method test procedures acceptable to the Department.
6. The landfill is subject to Subpart Cc of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, 40 CFR 60.30c--60.36c.
18-00011C: Croda, Inc. (P. O. Box 178, Mill Hall, PA 17751-0178) for plan approval to construct 49 volatile organic compound-containing storage tanks in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County. These storage tanks may potentially result in the emission of 5.07 tons per 12 consecutive month period of volatile organic compounds, 0.14 ton of which may also be hazardous air pollutants. A preliminary review of the information submitted by Croda, Inc. indicates that the storage tanks will meet all applicable air quality requirements including the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval to construct the 49 storage tanks. Additionally, if the Department determines that the storage tanks are operating in compliance with all applicable plan approval conditions and regulatory requirements, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into the Title V operating permit via administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Croda, Inc. is a major facility for which a Title V operating permit (#18-00011) has been issued.
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In order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality standards, the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to place the following conditions in the respective plan approval:
1. This plan approval is issued for the construction of the following 49 volatile organic compound-containing storage tanks:
409 491 507 485 423 128 244 436 492 478 486 424 118 247 114 493 479 487 425 248 120 115 494 504 488 426 435 497 408 469 421 489 433 405 500 407 506 483 490 455 256 505 458 475 484 422 127 257 499 2. The volatile organic compound emissions from the 49 storage tanks shall never exceed 5.07 tons per 12 consecutive month period. Additionally, the hazardous air pollutant emissions from the tanks shall never exceed 0.14 ton per 12 consecutive month period.
3. Tanks 409 and 497 shall each be equipped with a pressure relief valve that compiles with the provisions of § 129.57 of Chapter 129 of Article III.
4. The company shall maintain comprehensive, accurate records of the identity of the contents of each tank and the throughput of each tank on a monthly basis. The company shall retain these records onsite for at least 5 years and shall make these records available to the Department upon request.
41-00005A: Textron Lycoming (625 Oliver Street, Williamsport, PA 17701) has submitted an application to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for approval to construct an aircraft engine surface coating spray booth, the air contaminant emissions from which shall be controlled by a dry filter system, at their facility located in Williamsport, Lycoming County.
Textron Lycoming is a major facility for which a Title V operating permit (41-00005) has been issued.
The information provided by the applicant, as well as the Department's own analysis, indicates that the previous source will have the potential to emit up to 3.0 tons of volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants per year, as well as an insignificant amount of particulate matter. However, construction of the previous source will not increase the emission of any air contaminant above the level currently authorized for the facility as it will replace an existing surface coating spray booth.
A preliminary review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the proposed surface coating spray booth will meet all applicable air quality requirements including the ''best available technology'' requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to approve the application and issue a plan approval.
In order to ensure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following requirements in the respective plan approval:
* The particulate matter concentration of the exhaust from the spray booth shall not exceed 0.01 grain per dry standard cubic foot.
* The combined total emission of volatile organic compounds from the respective spray booth and the ES-5 touch-up spray booth shall not exceed 3.0 tons during any 12 consecutive month period.
* The combined total emission of hazardous air pollutants from the respective spray booth and the ES-5 touch-up spray booth shall not exceed 3.0 tons during any 12 consecutive month period.
* The company shall apply all coatings in the respective spray booth with high volume low pressure (HVLP) spray equipment unless the Department approves an alternate application method.
* The company shall not use volatile organic compound or hazardous air pollutant containing solvents to clean spray equipment associated with the respective spray booth.
* The respective spray booth shall be equipped with a full set of filters at any time the subject booth is in operation.
* The dry filter system shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor the differential pressure across the filters.
* The company shall maintain monthly records of each coating and cleanup solvent used in the respective spray booth. The records generated for each calendar quarter shall be submitted to the Department. These records shall be retained for at least 5 years and be made available to the Department upon request.
* The surface coating spray booth is subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.73, as well as Subpart GG of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, 40 CFR 63.741--63.753.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
15-00035: LNP Engineering Plastics, Inc. (251 South Bailey Road, Thorndale, PA 19372) in Caln Township, Chester County. The facility's major emission points include 12 thermocomp manufacturing lines, three part cleaning pyrolysis ovens, five Reznor roof space heaters and two degreasing operations has the potential to emit major levels of volatile organic compounds (VOC).
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: Michael Safko, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2531.
54-317-003: Michaels Foods (Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products, Inc., Spain Road, P. O. Box 76, Klingerstown, PA 17941) for operation a boiler and egg drying operation and associated air cleaning device in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Leif Ericson, Program Manager, (717) 705-4702.
22-05046: Handwerk Materials, Inc. (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) for operation of a batch asphalt plant in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County. Particulate matter emissions are controlled by cyclone and fabric filter. The synthetic minor operating permit will contain monitoring and recordkeeping conditions designed to ensure the facility operates in compliance with the applicable air quality requirements.
36-03092: Union Quarries, Inc. (P. O. Box 686, Carlisle, PA 17013) for operation of a crushing plant at the Rheems Quarry in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County. Particulate matter emissions are controlled by a wet suppression system and fabric filter. The natural minor operating permit will contain monitoring and recordkeeping conditions designed to ensure the facility operates in compliance with the applicable air quality requirements.
67-05070: Graham Packaging Company, L.P. (2401 Pleasant Valley Road, York, PA 17402) for operation of its plastic bottle coating operation controlled by regenerative thermal oxidizers in Manchester Township, York County. Post-control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions are estimated at several tons per year. The synthetic minor operating permit will contain emission limits along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality requirements.
67-05015: Topflight Corporation (277 Commerce Drive, Glen Rock, PA 17327) for operation of a customized labeling operation at their plant located in Glen Rock Borough, York County. The synthetic minor operating permit will contain conditions limiting the emissions of volatile organic compounds, each hazardous air pollutant (HAP) and the combination of HAPs to below 50, 10 and 25 tons per year, respectively, as well as monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions that ensure that the facility complies with the applicable air quality requirements.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Eric Gustafson, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
33-00038: Brookville Wood Products Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 460, Brookville, PA 15825) for a Natural Minor Permit to operate a sawmill, wood processing facility in Pinecreek Township, Jefferson County.
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 the 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
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
26900109. Chess Coal Company (15 Chess Road, Smithfield, PA 15478). Application received to change the postmining land use from forestland to pastureland or land occasionally cut for hay, to revise the erosion and sedimentation control plan and to add 27 acres to the existing permit area, as well as the Sewickley coal seam, at an existing bituminous surface mining site located in Georges Township, Fayette County, currently affecting 186 acres. The additional acreage would bring the permitted acreage up to 213 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to York Run, classified for the following use: warm water fishery. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is greater than ten miles from the proposed site. Application received: October 19, 2001.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
11960202. Ebensburg Power Company, 20 S. Van Buren Avenue, Barberton, OH 44203-0351, renewal for continued operation of a bituminous surface coal refuse reprocessing mine in Cambria Township, Cambria County, affecting 29.8 acres. Receiving stream: South Branch Blacklick Creek classified for the following use: coal water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: October 11, 2001.
56663135. Zubek, Inc., 173 House Coal Road, Berlin, PA 15530-8822. Permit revision to change the land use from pastureland to industrial-commercial land in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, affecting 128.2 acres. Receiving stream: to Schrock Run classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no downstream potable water supply intakes within ten miles of the point of discharge. Application received: October 12, 2001.
11960201 and NPDES Permit No. PA0234248. Smith Energy, Inc., 1075 Chestnut Street, Nanty Glo, PA 15943. Permit renewal for reclamation only for continued restoration of a bituminous coal refuse reprocessing mine and for existing discharge of treated mine drainage in Nanty Glo Borough, Cambria County, affecting 7.4 acres. Receiving stream: Pergrin Run classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: October 16, 2001.
56980107. Dunamis Resources, Inc., One Energy Place, Suite 4000, Latrobe, PA 15650. Permit Revision to change the post-mining land use from forestland to unmanaged natural habitat in Milford Township, Somerset County, affecting 277.0 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributaries to/and Casselman River and South Glade Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: October 17, 2001.
11850110 and NPDES Permit No. PA0597431. E. P. Bender Coal Company, Inc., Main and Lehmier Streets, P. O. Box 594, Carrolltown, PA 15722. Permit renewal for reclamation only for continued restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine and for existing discharge of treated mine drainage in White Township, Cambria County, affecting 144.0 acres. Receiving streams: Dutch Run and its unnamed tributaries classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: October 16, 2001.
McMurray District Mining Office: 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317, (724) 941-7100.
63921301. NPDES Permit # PA0214434, UMCO Energy, Inc. (981 Route 917, Bentleyville, PA 15314), to revise the permit for the New Century Mine in Fallowfield and Carroll Townships, Washington County to add 50.5 surface acres for beltway, Surface Acres Proposed 50.5, Underground Acres Proposed n/a, SCP Acres Proposed n/a, CRDP Support Acres Proposed n/a, CRDP Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed n/a, no additional discharges, classified for the following use: n/a. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is n/a, Application received: May 8, 2001.
32841302. NPDES Permit # PA007803, Pennsylvania Mines LLC (P. O. Box 367, Ebensburg, PA 15931), to renew the permit for the Greenwich No. 1 and No. 2 Mine in Green and Susquehanna Townships, Indiana and Cambria Counties, Surface Acres Proposed n/a, Underground Acres Proposed n/a, SCP Acres Proposed n/a, CRDP Support Acres Proposed n/a, CRDP Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed n/a, no additional discharges, classified for the following use: n/a. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is n/a. Application received: September 10, 2001.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
16010102. MSM Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 243, DuBois, PA 15801). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Clarion Township, Clarion County affecting 23.3 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Brush Run, classified for the following uses: Statewide water uses: CWF. No public water supplies are within 10 miles downstream of this proposed operation. Application received: October 12, 2001.
33910107. Original Fuels, Inc. (P. O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Beaver Township, Jefferson County affecting 91.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary of Red Run and Red Run, classified for the following uses: Statewide water uses: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is on Redbank Creek for the Hawthorn Municipal Authority. Application for reclamation only. Application received: October 18, 2001.
33010104. McKay Coal Company, Inc. (R. D. 2, Templeton, PA 16259). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Clover Township, Jefferson County affecting 29.5 acres. Receiving streams: three unnamed tributaries to Runaway Run and Runaway Run, classified for the following uses: Statewide water uses: CWF. No public water supplies are within 10 miles downstream of this proposed operation. Application received: October 16, 2001.
1554-33010104-E-1. McKay Coal Company, Inc. (R. D. 2, Templeton, PA 16259). Application for a stream encroachment to allow for the construction of sediment ponds and ditches to control sediment and erosion in Clover Township, Jefferson County affecting 29.5 acres. Receiving streams: three unnamed tributaries to Runaway Run and Runaway Run, classified for the following uses: Statewide water uses: CWF. No public water supplies are within 10 miles downstream of this proposed operation. Application received: October 16, 2001.
Noncoal Applications Received
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
48010302. Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Lower Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County affecting 102.0 acres. Receiving stream--none, no discharge. Application received: October 12, 2001.
58900302C2. Stateline Quarries, Ltd. (2183 Pennsylvania Avenue, Apalachin, NY 13732), renewal of existing NPDES Permit # PA0595471 in Apolacon Township, Susquehanna County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Apalachin Creek and Cork Hill Creek. Application received: October 17, 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, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E09-826. Richard M. Welch, 1998 Irrevocable Living Trust, P. O. Box 58, Mechanicsville, PA 18934, Solebury Township, Bucks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a 26-foot long by 14-foot wide timber bridge with concrete abutments and wingwalls spanning an unnamed intermittent tributary to the Paunnacussing Creek (HQ-CWF). This project is associated with lot 2 of the proposed Spring Oak Farm Subdivision. The road crossing will include the installation of utility crossings to be encased in conduits and entrenched under the stream channel at the bridge locations. This site is located 500 feet north of the intersection of Mechanicville Road and Sheffield Drive (Buckingham, PA Quadrangle North: 21.5 inches; West: 7.35 inches).
E09-827. Richard M. Welch, 1998 Irrevocable Living Trust, P. O. Box 58, Mechanicsville, PA 18934, Solebury Township, Bucks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a 26-foot long by 14-foot wide timber bridge with concrete abutments and wingwalls spanning an unnamed intermittent tributary to the Paunnacussing Creek (HQ-CWF). This project is associated with lot 3 of the proposed Spring Oak Farm Subdivision. The road crossing will include the installation of utility crossings to be encased in conduits and entrenched under the stream channel at the bridge locations. This site is located 2,000 feet north of the intersection of Mechanicville Road and Sheffield Drive (Buckingham, PA Quadrangle North: 22.2 inches; West: 7.4 inches).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E01-228. Mark Burkhead, PennDOT 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103 in Straban Township, Adams County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove an existing bridge with a clear span of 6.5 meters and a 1.527 meters underclearance and to construct and maintain a single span reinforced concrete adjacent plank beam bridge with a span of 7.31 meters and a 1.527 meter underclearance across Beaverdam Creek (WWF) located on SR 0394 Section 002 (Biglerville, PA Quadrangle N: 1.4 inches; W: 5.2 inches) in Straban Township, Adams County.
E06-556. George Tindall, Amity Township, 2004 Weavertown Road, Douglassville, PA 19518 in Amity Township, Berks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To remove the twin culverts and to construct and maintain a twin 10-foot by 5-foot concrete box culverts at the channel of an unnamed tributary to Monocacy Creek on Monocacy Hill Road (Birdsboro, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 2.4 inches) in Amity Township, Berks County.
E21-331. Jerry Spease, Hampden Township, 230 S. Sporting Hill Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain 350 feet of boardwalk across a wetland area in the floodplain of an unnamed tributary to the Conodoguinet Creek (WWF) locally known as Beech Run located about 100 feet south of the Beech Run Road stream crossing (Harrisburg West, PA Quadrangle N: 2.3 inches; W: 11.6 inches) in Hampden Township, Cumberland County.
E28-294. Dennis LaBare, Falling Spring Greenway, Inc., 8903 Flagstone Circle Randallstown, MD 21133 in Guilford Township, Franklin County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain several stream enhancement structures such as roller eddies, converging rock clusters and coarse wood debris (root wads) along the Falling Spring Branch (HQ-CWF) between Edwards Avenue and Quarry Road (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 8.1 inches; W: 0.39 inch) in Guilford Township, Franklin County.
E31-176. Daniel Varner, Huntingdon Borough, 531 Washington Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652 in Huntingdon Borough, Huntingdon County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a swimming pool and recreational facilities within the floodway fringe of Standing Stone Creek (HQ-CWF) at a point upstream of Penn Street (Huntingdon, PA Quadrangle N: 19.7 inches; W: 0.9 inch) in Huntingdon Borough, Huntingdon County.
E31-177. James Foose, Department of Natural Resources, Forestry Bureau 3, R. D. 1 Box 42-A, Blain, PA 17006 in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To (1) maintain an existing bridge having a span of 17.83 feet and an underclearance of 6.25 feet across the channel of West Licking Creek (HQ-CWF) at a point approximately 13,000 feet above its mouth; (2) replace the deck and maintain an existing bridge having a span of 19.5 feet and an underclearance of 5.83 feet across the channel of West Licking Creek (HQ-CWF) at a point approximately 12,000 feet above its mouth; (3) construct and maintain a bridge having a span of 22.5 feet and an underclearance of 5.33 feet across the channel of West Licking Creek (HQ-CWF) at a point approximately 11,200 feet upstream of its mouth ; (4) construct and maintain a bridge having a span of 20.75 feet and an underclearance of 5.83 feet across the channel of West Licking Creek (HQ-CWF) at a point approximately 8,500 feet above its mouth; and (5) construct and maintain a bridge having a span of 10 feet and an underclearance of 1.17 feet across the channel of a tributary to West Licking Creek (HQ-CWF) at a point just upstream of its mouth (Aughwick, PA Quadrangle N: 19.5 inches; W: 6.4 inches; N: 19.1 inches; W: 6.7 inches; N: 18.8 inches; W: 7.0 inches; N: 18.0 inches; W: 8.1 inches; N: 18.5 inches; W: 9.3 inches respectively) in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County.
E31-178. Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA in Carbon Township, Huntingdon County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove existing structures and to construct and maintain a 14-foot by 6-foot concrete box culvert in the channel of Miller Run (WWF) at a point approximately 6,500 feet upstream of its mouth (Saxton, PA Quadrangle N: 18.9 inches; W: 7.2 inches) and to construct and maintain a 47-inch by 71-inch corrugated metal arch culvert in the channel of Kennedy Run (WWF) at a point approximately 100 feet upstream of its mouth (Saxton, PA Quadrangle N: 19.9 inches; W: 5.6 inches) in Carbon Township, Huntingdon County.
E67-709. Steve Rogers, Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, 71-73 Denison Parkway, Corning, NY 14830 in Lower Allen and Fairview Townships, Cumberland and York Counties, ACOE Baltimore District.
To abandon an existing pipeline and to construct and maintain a 6-inch diameter pipe under the bed of the Yellow Breeches Creek (CWF) located about 1,000 feet northeast of the St. Johns Road crossing of the Yellow Breeches Creek (Lemoyne, PA Quadrangle N: 14.5 inches; W: 6.85 inches) in Lower Allen and Fairview Townships, Cumberland and York Counties.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E19-219. Gail Kipp, Columbia County Commissioners. Columbia County Courthouse, Box 380, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, in Scott Township, Columbia County, ACOE Baltimore District (Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 5.8 inches; W: 6.8 inches).
To remove the existing single span, multi steel I-beam bridge with an open grid steel deck and stone masonry abutments and concrete wingwalls with a clear span of 39 feet to 42 feet and a curb-to-curb width of 36 feet and an underclearance of 5.4 feet to 9.0 feet on a 90° skew; and to construct and maintain a prestressed reinforced concrete spread box beam bridge with a clear span of 43.5 feet, a normal span of 43.3 feet and a minimum underclearance at the inlet of 2.5 feet and a maximum underclearance across the inlet of 8.2 feet with a curb-to-curb width of 28 feet and an out-to-out width of 41.3 feet. The structure will be located in Appleman's Run on T-514 approximately 1 mile north of the intersection of T-514 with Route I-80. The project will not impact wetlands while impacting about 100 feet of waterway. Appleman's Run is a cold water fisheries stream.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1357. Reelco Corporation, 109 Shenot Road, Wexford, PA 15090. Marshall Township, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To place and maintain fill in the floodway for a distance of approximately 620 feet along the right bank side of a tributary of Brush Creek (WWF) for the purpose of constructing 6 town house buildings for the proposed Northtowne Estates. The project is located on the west side of Shenot Road approximately 700 feet south of its intersection with Route 19 (Perry Highway) (Mars, PA Quadrangle N: 4.2 inches; W: 11.4 inches).
E02-1254. Urban Redevelopment Authority, 200 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To amend Permit E02-1254 which authorized the placement and maintenance of fill in the floodplain along the left bank side of the Monongahela River for a distance of approximately 3,150 feet and the removal of part of an existing brick arch storm sewer and the construction and maintenance of a 48 inch diameter pipe stormwater outfall to the Monongahela River, for the purpose of developing a 115 acre site for proposed residential, retail, entertainment, office, research and development and flex distribution. The site is located on the northeast side of Carson Street between 25th Street and 34th Street, near river mile 3.5, in the City of Pittsburgh. This amendment authorizes the construction and maintenance of a 60 inch diameter pipe stormwater outfall to the Monongahela River (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N: 8.4 inches; W: 11.4 inches).
E26-289. Duke Energy Fayette, LLC, 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, TX 77056-5310. German Township, Fayette County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To conduct dredging maintenance of 900 cubic yards in the Monongahela River (WWF) and to construct and maintain a wharf facility consisting of five sheet pile river cells in the Monongahela River (WWF) along 390 feet of the eastern river bank for the purpose of providing a secondary operation for supplying fuel to the Fayette Energy Facility. The project is located at approximately River Mile 77.5 (Masontown, PA Quadrangle N: 22.0 inches; W: 7.0 inches).
E65-788. Borough of Export, 6084 Kennedy Avenue, Export, PA 15632-1216. Export Borough, Westmoreland County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain a single span bridge having a normal span of 8.64 meters and an underclearance of 1.5 meters across Turtle Creek (TSF) on Kennedy Avenue, Station 10+094.56 and a single span bridge having a normal span of 8.35 meters and an underclearance of 1.4 meters across Turtle Creek on Kennedy Avenue, Station 10+356.3. The applicant also proposes extending an existing concrete box culvert having a single normal span of 2.94 meters and an underclearance of 1.06 meters, in kind 2.04 meters downstream in an unnamed tributary to Turtle Creek and the construction and maintenance of two temporary 910-mm corrugated metal pipe culverts in Turtle Creek during construction (Murrysville, PA Quadrangle (1) N: 7.9 inches; W: 0.45 inch and (2) N: 7.85 inches; W: 0.15 inch).
E65-790. Manor Borough, 47 Race Street, Manor, PA 15665. Manor Borough, Westmoreland County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To construct a single span pedestrian bridge having a normal span of 64.0 feet and an underclearance of 12.0 feet across Brush Creek (TSF) for the purpose of providing access to a playground. The proposed bridge is located 400 feet downstream from Race Street Bridge (Irwin, PA Quadrangle N: 14.8 inches; W: 5.9 inches).
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E16-118, Paint Township, 22139 Route 66, Shippenville, PA 16254-8939. T-576/T-573 Bigley Road Across Toby Creek, in Paint and Highland Townships, Clarion County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Clarion, PA Quadrangle N: 20.0 inches; W: 1.35 inches).
To construct and maintain a prestressed concrete I-beam bridge having a clear Span of 30 meters and an underclearance of 5.2 meters on a 52 degree skew across Toby Creek (CWF) on T-576/T573 (Bigley Road) approximately 0.5 kilometer north of S.R. 1005.
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