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NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPROVE
Plan Approval Application #PA-32-040B Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(a)(4), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue a Plan Approval to Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC to repower its existing Seward Station in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County as described in its application received on September 2000.
Results of the Seward Station's Repowering PSD Significance Levels Modeling are as follow:
Averaging Maximum PSD Significance Location of Max: Pollutant Period Concentration Levels UTM East/UTM North CO 1-hour 750 ug/m3 2,000 ug/m3 669.7 km 4472.4 km 8-hour 158 500 669.4 4472.1
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the address above.
In order for DEP to assure compliance with all applicable standards, DEP proposes to place the following conditions on the Plan Approval:
Special Conditions for Plan Approval PA-32-040B
1. The source is to be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).
2. Upon completion of the construction of the above indicated air contamination source an operating permit application must be obtained from the person noted below.
Section A--General Conditions
3. This Plan Approval is for the construction and operation of two CFB boilers and related/supporting equipment by Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC to repower its existing Seward Station in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County. The repowered facility will combust coal refuse or coal and use No. 2 fuel oil for CFB startup and support equipment.
AIMS Number Source Description 034 Boiler #1 2,532 Nominal mmBtu/hr, Atmospheric CFB 035 Boiler #2 2,532 Nominal mmBtu/hr, Atmospheric CFB 036 Limstone Dryers (4) 17 mmBtu/hr Each, In-Duct Heaters 105 Cooling Tower Mechanical Draft 106 No. 2 Fuel Oil Tank 100,000 Gallon 107 Fugitive Dust Sources -- C10 SNCR System -- C11 SNCR System -- C12 Baghouse -- C13 Baghouse -- C14 Flyash Reinjection System (2) Two Per Baghouse C15 Flyash Reinjection Sysem (2) Two Per Baghouse C16 Material Handling Filters Fabric Filter Baghouses
4. The plant is subject to New Source Performance Standards for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels, Coal Preparation Plants, and Non-Metallic Mineral Processing Plants (40 CFR Part 60, Subparts Da, Kb, Y, and OOO).
5. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b, the following emissions baseline is established for Seward Station.
Pollutant tons/year NOx (as NO2) 5048 PM10 358 SO2 18714 CO 140 NMVOC (as hexane) 49.7 This baseline is established contingent upon the permanent retirement of Seward Station Boilers Nos. 12, 14 and 15.
6. Owner or operator, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.208, 127.209 and 127.211, shall secure by approved ERC registry transaction 72 VOC ERCs before commencement of operation of the CFB Boilers. The total ERCs represent a facility net potential emissions increase of 62 tons per year times the 1.15 offset ratio (25 Pa. Code § 127.210).
7. This approval to construct shall become invalid if: (1) construction is not commenced (as defined in 40 CFR 52.21(b)(8)) within 18 months after the date of this approval [or any extension issued thereafter]; or, (2) construction is discontinued for a period of 18 months or more; or (3) construction is not completed within 5 years.
Section B--Emission Limitations/Restrictions
8. The Owner or Operator shall not permit the emission to the outdoor atmosphere of visible emissions from the boilers, in such a manner that the opacity of the emission is equal to or greater than 10% for a period, or periods aggregating more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour, or 30% at any time. The presence of uncombined water is not considered a failure to meet the limitations (25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12(b)).
9. There shall be no fugitive emissions contrary to 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2.
10. Ammonia slip from the boilers shall be limited to 10 ppmv at stack conditions. Continuing compliance with this condition shall be demonstrated by adhering to good operating practices (25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12b).
11. Emissions of sulfur oxides (as SO2) shall be reduced in the boiler and flyash reinjection system by at least 95% on a 12-month rolling average. Additional SO2 removal efficiency stated in the application shall be achieved by fuel beneficiation (25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12b).
12. The Owner or Operator shall not permit the emission into the outdoor atmosphere of particulate matter emissions from the fuel or limestone handling and processing any stack emissions in a manner that the concentration of particulate matter in the effluent gas exceeds 0.02 gr/dscf (40 CFR 60.672(a)(1), 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12b).
13. Emissions for the boilers shall be limited as follows:
Pollutant lb/mmBtu lbs/hr tons/year NOx 0.15 759.6 3,327 PM10 0.01 50.6 222 SO2 0.6 3038.4 13,308 CO 0.15 759.6 3,327 NMVOC (as Hexane) 0.005 25.4 111 NH3 -- 32.9 144 Emissions limitations are based on a 30-day rolling average (25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12b)
14. Potential emissions for the facility in any consecutive 12-month period shall be limited as follows (25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12b):
Pollutant tons/year NOx 3,343 PM10 299 SO2 13,382 CO 3,334 NMVOC (as hexane) 112 15. The Department may establish or revise the maximum allowable emission rates based upon CEM data, stack test results, optimization of each boiler and its associated air cleaning devices (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
Section C--Sampling & Testing Requirements
16. The Department reserves the right to require stack testing at any time for the sources covered by this Plan Approval (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b(c)).
17. Within 180 days of initial start-up but no later than 60 days of achieving maximum production, a stack test(s) shall be performed on one of the boilers in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 139 to determine the following pollutant emission rates (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b):
a. CO
b. PM10
c. NMVOC (as hexane)
d. Ammonia
18. The Owner or Operator shall submit a pretest protocol for review at least 60 days prior to performance of the stack tests (25 Pa. Code § 139.2).
19. The Owner or Operator shall also notify the Department at least 2 weeks prior to the stack tests so that an observer may be present at the time of the tests (25 Pa. Code § 139.2).
20. The Owner or Operator shall submit a stack test report to the Department within 60 days of the completed testing (25 Pa. Code § 127.12c).
Section D--Monitoring Requirements
21. The Owner or Operator shall install, certify, maintain, and operate continuous emission monitoring (CEM) systems in the common stack for sulfur oxides (as SO2), NOx (as NO2), and gas flow from the CFB boilers. Oxygen (O2) or carbon dioxide (CO2) shall be monitored at each location where SO2 or NOx are monitored in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139.
22. The Owner or Operator shall install, operate, and maintain a monitoring system for as-fired coal analysis in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 or an alternate method approved by the Department. Sulfur analysis shall be determined on a daily basis with the results used to calculate monthly averages.
23. The Department reserves the right to require additional continuous monitoring for CO (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
Section E--Recordkeeping Requirements
24. The Owner or Operator shall keep readily accessible records showing the dimensions of the #2 fuel oil storage tank and an analysis showing the capacity of the #2 fuel oil storage tank (40 CFR 60.116b(b)).
25. The Owner or Operator shall maintain a monthly log of:
A. hours of operation for each air pollution source;
B. coal refuse, coal and fuel oil consumption;
C. ammonia and limestone consumption.
This log shall be maintained on site for a minimum of five years and shall be made available to the Department upon request (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
Section F--Reporting Requirements
26. The plant is subject to New Source Performance Standards for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels, Coal Preparation Plants, and Non-Metallic Mineral Processing Plants (40 CFR Part 60, Subparts Da, Kb, Y, and OOO). In accordance with 40 CFR 60.4, copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals, and other communications shall be forwarded to both the EPA and the Department at the addresses listed below unless otherwise noted.
Director PADEP Air Toxics and Radiation Air Quality Control US EPA, Region III 400 Waterfront Drive 1650 Arch Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745 Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029 27. (a) The owner or operator shall report each malfunction that poses an imminent and substantial danger to the public health and safety or the environment or which it should reasonably believe may result in citizens complaints to the Department that occurs at this Title V facility. For purposes of this condition a malfunction is defined as any sudden, infrequent, and not reasonably preventable failure of air pollution control equipment, process equipment or a process to operate in a normal or usual manner that may result in an increase in the emissions of air contaminants (25 Pa. Code § 127.441).
(b) When the malfunction poses an imminent and substantial danger to the public health and safety, the notification shall be submitted to the Department no later than one hour after the incident.
(1) The notice shall describe the:
(I) name and location of the facility;
(II) nature and cause of the malfunction;
(III) time when the malfunction was first observed;
(IV) expected duration of excess emissions; and
(V) estimated rate of emissions
(2) The owner or operator shall notify the Department immediately when corrective measures have been accomplished.
(3) Subsequent to the malfunction, the owner or operator shall submit a full report on the malfunction to the Department within 15 days, if requested.
(4) The owner or operator shall submit reports on the operation and maintenance of the source to the regional Air Program Manager at such intervals and in such form and detail as may be required by the Department. Information required in the reports may include, but is not limited to, process weight rates, firing rates, hours of operation, and maintenance schedules.
(c) Malfunctions shall be reported to the Department at the following address:
PADEP
Office of Air Quality
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-400028. The Owner or Operator shall submit an appropriate operating permit application to the Department within 120 days of the completion of construction (25 Pa. Code § 127.403).
29. This Plan Approval authorizes the temporary operation of the source(s) covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b):
(a) The Department must receive written notice from the Owner or Operator of the completion of construction and the Operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice should state when construction will be completed and when the Operator expects to commence operation.
(b) Operation is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shake-down of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit or to permit the evaluation of the source for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.
(c) This condition authorizes temporary operation of the source(s) for a period of 180 days from the commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the Owner or Operator pursuant to subpart (a), above.
(d) The Owner or Operator may request an extension if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of the period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance, and the reasons compliance has not been established.
(e) The notice submitted by the Owner or Operator pursuant to subpart (a), above, prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval shall modify the Plan Approval expiration date. The new Plan Approval date shall be 180 days from the date of notice.
30. The Owner or Operator shall submit to the Department for approval a detailed protocol for the optimization of the NOx control system at least 60 days prior to the start-up of Boilers #1 & #2 (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
31. At least 90 days prior to start-up, the Owner or Operator shall submit information required by Phase I of the Department's ''Continuous Source Monitoring Manual,'' Revision 6, January 1996 to the following address.
Chief, Division of Technical Services & Monitoring
Bureau of Air Quality Control
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street (12th Floor)
P. O. Box 8468
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468Section G--Work Practice Standards
32. The Owner or Operator shall install, maintain, and operate the boilers in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
33. The Department reserves the right to require additional controls (for example, road paving, process equipment enclosures, conveyor covers, and the like) based on evaluation of the operation after start-up and a determination that the existing controls are inadequate to control fugitive emissions (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
34. The truck loading and unloading areas and the plant delivery roads shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, or an equivalent surface approved by the Department (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
35. Road dust shall be controlled by a road sweeper and the use of water sprays, oils, or other dust surfactants including 250 feet of public highway on either side of the access road (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
36. A pressurized water truck shall be on site and in use when the facility is operating on an as needed basis acceptable to the Department (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
37. The plant shall post a sign stating and shall enforce the requirement that ''All loaded trucks entering or exiting plant property shall be properly tarpaulin covered.'' The plant shall deny all non-tarped trucks access to the weigh station (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
38. The plant shall post and shall enforce a speed limit of 15 mph or less on all in-plant roads (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
39. All front-end loaders used to transfer and load coal shall maintain a minimal amount of drop from the front-end loader into bins or trucks so as to prevent fugitive emissions (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
40. All conveyor belts shall be partially enclosed, and all screens and crushers shall be full enclosed so as to prevent fugitive emissions from becoming airborne (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
41. Ash silos shall discharge through an ash conditioner which shall moisten the ash before it is loaded into trucks for disposal. Tanker truck pneumatic loading of dry ash is permitted (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
42. Coal shall not be stockpiled or loaded in any area that is not enclosed or adequately watered by the pressurized water truck and/or sprinkler system (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
Any person wishing to provide the Department of Environmental Protection with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to the Department of Environmental Protection at the address shown below. A 30-day comment period, from the date of this publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Each written comment must contain the following:
* Name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
* Identification of the proposed Plan Approval (specify the Plan Approval number).
* Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection (Department), in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in this newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to: Joseph Pezze, Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Region--Field Operation, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
For additional information the following person may also be contacted at the same address: William J. Charlton, Permit Chief.
Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC
Plan Approval Application No. 48-328-004
Public Hearing NoticeThe Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will hold a public hearing for the Department to take testimony concerning the air quality plan approval for Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC (the Permittee), Depues Ferry Road, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, PA, for construction of two combustion turbines with duct burners and a cooling tower. All maximum potential emissions, emissions consumption of the available Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) air quality increments and the conditions placed in the Plan Approval to show compliance with the applicable standards have previously been published in the January 16, 17, 18, 2001 issues of the Morning Call and in the February 17, 2001 issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed air quality plan approval. The hearing will be held on April 17, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. at the Nazareth High School, East Center Street, Nazareth, PA. Persons interested in commenting are invited to appear at the public hearing.
Copies of the application, the Department's technical review and other supporting documents are available for public inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Bethlehem District Office, 4530 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (610) 861-2070.
The general procedures for the hearing are as follows:
To develop an agenda for the hearing, the Department requests that individuals wishing to testify at the hearing submit a written notice of their intent. The notice should be sent to Thomas A. DiLazaro, Hearing Examiner, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. The Department will accept notices up to the day of the public hearing.
This written notice should include the person's name, address, telephone number and a brief description as to the nature of the testimony. Individuals who submit a notice of intent to testify will be given priority on the agenda. If time permits, the Department will allow individuals who have not submitted a notice of intent to testify to present their comments.
Each individual will have up to 10 minutes to present testimony. The Department requests that individuals present written copies of their testimony in addition to their oral presentations.
To insure that all speakers have a fair and equal opportunity to present their testimony, relinquishing of time will be prohibited. Further details relating to the procedures to be followed at the hearing will be outlined at the beginning of the hearing.
Persons with disabilities who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact Richard Shudak of the Department at (570) 826-2060 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Persons unable to attend the hearing can submit written testimony to the Department through May 17, 2001.
For additional information regarding the above, contact Thomas A. DiLazaro at (570) 826-2435 or write to the Department at the Wilkes-Barre address given previously.
MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for such certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for informal conferences on applications, may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the same address within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--123 and 86.31--34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).
Where any of the mining activities listed below will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume, or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Coal Applications Received
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54783702C4. Reading Anthracite Company, (200 Mahantongo Street, P. O. Box 1200, Pottsville, PA 17901), correction to an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation for an incidental boundary correction in Cass Township, Schuylkill County affecting 537.0 acres, receiving stream--West Branch Schuylkill River. Application received February 12, 2001.
54850108R3. Jett Contracting Company, (P. O. Box 243, Brockton, PA 17925-0243), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Blythe Township and New Philadelphia Borough, Schuylkill County affecting 36.9 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received February 16, 2001.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982.
03960104. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Revision application to change post-mining land use from forestland to prime farmland on an existing bituminous surface mine located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County proposed to affect 155.6 acres. Receiving stream: Lindsay Run. Revision application received: February 13, 2001.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
32960102, Permit Renewal for reclamation only, Dunamis Resources, Inc. (One Energy Place, Suite 4000, Latrobe, PA 15650-9628), for continued restoration of a bituminous-auger surface mine in Canoe Township, Indiana County, affecting 262.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries of Canoe Creek. Application received February 8, 2001.
McMurray District Mining Office: 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
32850701. Mears Enterprises, Inc., (P. O. Box 157, Clymer, PA 15728), to revise the permit for the Clymer Refuse Disposal Area in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County to add 9 acres of disposal area and an additional NPDES point within presently permitted area, unnamed tributary of Dixon Run. Application received January 19, 2001.
32841322. Rayne Energy, Inc., (56 Franklin St., Clymer, PA 15728), to renew the permit for the Rayne #1 Mine in Pine Township, Indiana County to renew the existing deep mine permit, no additional discharges. Application received January 23, 2001.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669.
16950108. Doverspike Bros. Coal Co. (Stites and Harbison Attorneys, 250 West Main Street, 2300 Lexington Financial Center, Lexington, KY 50404-1758). Revision to an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Redbank Township, Clarion County affecting 274.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Town Run and Pine Creek. Revision to include a land use change from a premining land use of forestland to post mining land use of unmanaged natural habitat and also a premining land use of pastureland or land occasionally cut for hay to a postmining land use of forestland on lands of Harmony Insurance Company, Inc., Darl L. Kennemuth Estate, and Edwin and Janet Doverspike.. Application received February 12, 2001.
10010101. Ben Hal Mining Company (389 Irishtown Road, Grove City, PA 16127). Commencement, operation, and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Muddy Creek Township, Butler County affecting 38.2 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Cheeseman Run. Application received February 8, 2001.
5522-10010101-E-1. Ben Hal Mining Company (389 Irishtown Road, Grove City, PA 16127). Application for a stream encroachment to use an existing stream crossing over an unnamed tributary to Cheeseman Run in Muddy Creek Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Cheeseman Run. Application received February 8, 2001.
43910102. The Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company (P. O. Box 422, Edinburg, PA 16116) Renewal of an existing bituminous strip and auger operation in Mill Creek Township, Mercer County affecting 350.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Little Sandy Creek. Application received: February 14, 2001.
Noncoal Applications Received
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669.
25930305. Wroblewski Sand & Gravel, Inc. (12907 Half Moon Road, Wattsburg, PA 16442). Revision to an existing sand and gravel operation to add 3.5 acres in Venango Township, Erie County. Total SMP acres will be 36.3. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to the West Branch of French Creek. Application received February 12, 2001.
3075SM14. James J. Hornyak d/b/a West Ridge Gravel Co. (3251 Fairplain Road, P. O. Box 181, Girard, PA 16417-0181) Transfer of an existing sand and gravel operation in Girard Township, Erie County affecting 257.8 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Lake Erie. Transfer from Joseph Arendash. Application received February 13, 2001.
10960301. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225-1620) Renewal of an existing limestone operation in Marion Township, Butler County affecting 116.7 acres. Receiving streams: An unnamed tributary to Blacks Creek and an unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek. Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0227196. Application received: February 14, 2001.
20910306. R. Hunter, Incorporated (29780 Hickory Corners Rd., Guys Mills, PA 16327). Transfer of an existing sand and gravel operation in Richmond Township, Crawford County affecting 8.3 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Woodcock Creek. Transfer from Ralph L. Hunter. Application received February 14, 2001.
20890304. R. Hunter, Incorporated (29780 Hickory Corners Rd., Guys Mills, PA 16327). Transfer of an existing gravel operation in Hayfield Township, Crawford County affecting 22.0 acres. Receiving streams: French Creek. Transfer from Ralph L. Hunter. Application received February 14, 2001.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 Water Quality Certification will be published concurrently with the permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under Section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted above the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed, and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the office noted above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications Received Under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and Section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification Under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E15-658. Philadelphia Suburban Water Company, 762 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr PA 19010. East Bradford Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia, PA .
To operate and maintain the following activities associated with the Ingrams Mill Water Treatment Facility upgrade:
1. To remove an old raw water intake and associated pump station which is located in and along the 100 year floodway of the East Brandywine Creek, (WWF MF) and restore the banks of the creek.
2. To construct and maintain a new raw water intake in and along the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek.
3. To construct and maintain three 24-inch raw water intake pipes in and along the 100-year floodway of the east branch of Brandywine Creek, which will impact 0.25 acres of wetland (PEM).
The site is located approximately 1,200 feet southwest of the intersection of SR 322 (Downingtown Road) and Brandywine Creek Road (Unionville, PA Quadrangle, N:13.9 inches; W:4.2 inches).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E67-696. Lou Ane Bostic, Conewago Township, 490 Coppenhaffer Road, York, PA 17404, ACOE Baltimore District.
To (1) remove an existing single span concrete bridge; and, (2) construct and maintain a single span pre-cast concrete bridge with a clear span of 16 feet across Poplar Run (TSF) on SR 295 (Dover, PA Quadrangle N:13.6 inches; W:1.9 inches) in Conewago Township, York County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E18-309. Brian Stover, Borough of Avis, P. O. Box 813, Avis, PA 17721. Storm sewer outfalls, in Avis Borough, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (Jersey Shore, PA Quadrangle N: 10.9 inches; W: 0.5 inch).
To remove the existing 12 inch diameter HDPE outfall sewer and to construct and maintain a 42 inch diameter storm sewer outfall at the intersection of Hazel Alley and Oak Grove Run and to construct and maintain a 42 inch diameter storm sewer outfall at the intersection of Jessamine Alley and Oak Grove Run in the Borough of Avis, Clinton County. The project will not impact on wetlands while impacting 15 feet of waterway. Oak Grove Run is a cold water fisheries stream.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-584-A2. Pioneer Mid-Atlantic, Inc., 400 Industrial Boulevard, New Kensington, PA 15068. Greene Township, Ohioville, Georgetown and Glasgow Boroughs, Beaver County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To amend Permit E02-584 which authorized commercial sand and gravel dredging in select areas of the Allegheny River (WWF) within Pools 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 and in the Ohio River (WWF) within the Dashields, Montgomery and New Cumberland Pools, subject to review of mussel surveys and proscribed set backs (starting at East Brady, PA Quadrangle N: 14.7 inches; W: 6.8 inches, ending at East Liverpool North OH-PA-WV Quadrangle N: 2.3 inches; W: 2.6 inches) in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver and Westmoreland Counties. If approved this amendment will authorize commercial sand and gravel dredging from River Mile Post 38.9 to 39.5 within the New Cumberland Pool of the Ohio River. Note Permit E02-584 has been suspended pending adequate public notice and comment. This amendment will not be issued until and unless the permit is reinstated.
E02-919-A2. Tri-State River Products, Inc., Box 218, Beaver, PA 15009-0218. Greene Township, Ohioville, Georgetown and Glasgow Boroughs in Allegheny and Beaver Counties, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To amend Permit E02-919 which authorized commercial sand and gravel dredging in select areas of Ohio River (WWF) within the Dashields, Montgomery and New Cumberland Pools, subject to review of mussel surveys and proscribed set backs (starting at Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 12.4 inches; W: 1.9 inches ending at East Liverpool North OH-PA-WV Quadrangle N: 2.3 inches; W: 2.6 inches). If approved this amendment will authorize commercial sand and gravel dredging from River Mile Post 38.9 to 39.5 within the New Cumberland Pool of the Ohio River. Note: Permit E02-919 has been suspended pending adequate public notice and comment. This amendment will not be issued until and unless the permit is reinstated.
E02-1335. CTAP, LLP, 1500 Navahoe Drive, Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228. Mt. Lebanon Township, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To operate and maintain the existing 96-inch diameter culvert and the existing stone arch culvert in Painter's Run for the purpose of maintaining the existing parking lot. The project is located on the east side of Washington Road (T.R. 19) at the intersection of Washington Road (T.R. 19) and Connor Road (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N: 19.2 inches; W: 7.0 inches).
E02-1336. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 11-0, 45 Thoms Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017. Findlay Township, Allegheny County and Independence Township, Beaver County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a new bridge having a clear span of 8.23 meters with an underclearance of 2.83 meters across Raredon Run (WWF), to relocate and maintain approximately 328.0 feet of the channel of an unnamed tributary to Raredon Run (WWF) located just west of said bridge, to relocate and maintain approximately 393.6 feet of an unnamed tributary to Raredon Run located just east of said bridge and to place and maintain fill in a de minimus area of PEM/PSS wetlands equal to 0.03 acre for the purpose of improving highway safety. The project is located on S.R. 3088-A01, Station 0+241.570, Offset 0000, Segment 0010 (Aliquippa, PA Quadrangle N: 3.5 inches; W: 7.4 inches).
E02-1337. Sto Rox School District, 17 May Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136. Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To place and maintain fill in approximately 0.062 acre of wetlands (PEM) adjacent to an unnamed tributary to the Ohio River (WWF) for the purpose of constructing the proposed Sto Rox Middle School. The project is located on the east side of Ewing Road, approximately 2,500 feet northwest from the intersection of Ewing Road and Grace Street (Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 21.1 inches; W: 13.1 inches).
E02-1338. Allegheny County Department of Public Works, Room 501 County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-5386. West Deer Township, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To remove approximately 600 cubic yards of accumulated sedimentation from three locations, to construct and maintain two fish mounds, to construct and maintain two fishing pods, to construct and maintain three aeration diffusers, to repair and maintain a concrete retaining wall and two concrete bridge piers, to repair an undercut end wall and to construct and maintain handicap access path around the lake with a stream crossing consisting of four 18 inch diameter PE culvert pipes in a tributary to Little Deer Creek (TSF). The project is located in the Southeast corner of the intersection of Mehaffey Road and Park Road (New Kensington West, PA Quadrangle N: 22.1 inches; W: 10.2 inches).
E26-280. Stanley Klink, P. O. Box 275, Dunbar, PA 15431-1517. Dunbar Borough, Fayette County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To operate and maintain 286 L.F. chain link fence along Gist Run (TSF) located off of S.R. 1055 approximately 1,100 feet north of its intersection with S.R. 1028 (South Connellsville, PA Quadrangle N: 17.1 inches; W: 16.1 inches).
E56-304. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, P. O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676. Somerset Borough and Somerset and Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To conduct the following activities as part of the Turnpike Mainline Reconstruction Project from Milepost 109 to Milepost 122:
1. Structure B-500: to construct and maintain a three cell concrete box culvert having three normal spans of 7.0 meters and an underclearance of 2.14 meters (0.3 meter of the culvert floor will be depressed in the stream bed) in an unnamed tributary to East Branch Coxes Creek (WWF) located approximately 120 meters upstream from Bridge B-343, Milepost 109.72, Somerset Borough.
2. Structure B-343: to extend and maintain a single span existing bridge having a normal span of 10.36 meters and an underclearance of 1.9 meters across an unnamed tributary to East Branch Coxes Creek (WWF) 46.1 meters upstream and 4.3 meters downstream located at Milepost 109.76 in Somerset Borough.
3. Structure B-344: to reconstruct and maintain a single span bridge having a normal span of 10.973 meters and an underclearance of 3.7 meters across East Branch Coxes Creek (WWF) located at Milepost 110.37 in Somerset Township.
4. Structure B-345: to reconstruct and maintain a single span bridge having a normal span of 8.02 meters and an underclearance of 1.8 meters across an unnamed tributary to East Branch Coxes Creek (WWF) located at Milepost 111.00 in Somerset Township.
5. Culvert 181+130: to extend, and maintain an existing 50.5 meter long, 1050 mm reinforced concrete pipe culvert 3 meters downstream in an unnamed tributary to East Branch Coxes Creek (WWF) located at Milepost 112.54 in Somerset Township.
6. Culvert 180+005: to extend and maintain an existing 50.0 meter long, 1200 mm reinforced concrete pipe culvert 3 meters upstream and 2 meters downstream in an unnamed tributary to Kimberly Run (CWF) located at Milepost 113.73 in Somerset Township.
7. Structure B-319: to extend and maintain an existing 23.5 meter long single span bridge having a normal span of 4.877 meters and an underclearance of 2.3 meters, 4.9 meters upstream and 1.9 meters downstream across Kimberly Run (CWF) located at Milepost 114.96 in Somerset Township.
8. Culvert S-228A: to extend and maintain an existing 48.92 meter long reinforced arch culvert having a normal span of 1.829 meters and an underclearance of 1.5145 meters by a 1.829 meter diameter reinforced concrete pipe extending 7.4 meters upstream in an unnamed tributary to Kimberly Run (CWF) located at Milepost 115.64 in Somerset Township.
9. Structure B-320: to extend and maintain an existing 29.4 meter long single span bridge having a normal span of 6.8 meters and an underclearance of 1.5 meters, 4.3 meters upstream across an unnamed tributary to Glades Creek (CWF) located at Milepost 117.65 in Stonycreek Township.
10. Culvert 190+695: to extend and maintain an existing 34.0 meter long, 1350 mm reinforced concrete pipe culvert 4 meters upstream in an unnamed tributary to Glades Creek (CWF) located at Milepost 118.50 in Somerset Township.
11. Structure B-214: to extend and maintain an existing 41.2 meter long twin reinforced concrete structure consisting of two 10 meter x 4.1 meter arch pipes 9.5 meters downstream in Glades Creek (CWF) located at Milepost 118.76 in Stonycreek Township.
12. Structure B-321: to extend and maintain an existing 29.4 meter long, two span bridge having two normal spans of 13.6 meters each and an underclearance of 2.6 meters, 4.3 meters downstream in Stony Creek (CWF) located at Milepost 119.65 in Stonycreek Township.
13. Structure B-215: to extend and maintain an existing 7.4 meter x 4.0 meter reinforced concrete arch culvert, 9.3 meters upstream in an unnamed tributary to Stony Creek (CWF) located at Milepost 120.51 in Stonycreek Township.
14. Structure B-216: to extend and maintain an existing 6.7 meter x 3.4 meter reinforced concrete arch culvert 5.3 meters downstream in an unnamed tributary to Stony Creek (CWF) located at Milepost 120.86 in Stonycreek Township.
15. To permanently place and maintain fill in 5.6369 acres of wetlands (5.0609 acres PEM, 0.5153 acre PSS, 0.0527 ace POW, and 0.0080 acre PFO) and to temporarily place and maintain fill in 1.69 acres of wetlands. The impacted wetlands have been replaced at the Louie-Beach Wetland Bank in Somerset County. (Project starts Somerset, PA Quadrangle N: 5.2 inches; W: 13.0 inches and project ends at New Baltimore, PA Quadrangle N: 16.7 inches; W: 16.9 inches)
E63-500. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. California Borough, Washington County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To remove the existing bridges and to construct and maintain two new bridges, one having a span of 3.05 meters with a minimum underclearance of 1.37 meters across an unnamed tributary to Gorby Run (TSF) located on SR 2030, Section G01, Station 1+920, one having a span of 7.46 meters with a minimum underclearance of 1.73 meters across Gorby Run (TSF) and to relocate and maintain the channel of Gorby Run located on SR 2030, Section G02, Station 1+724.5 for the purpose of improving roadway standards and transportation safety (California, PA Quadrangle N: 14.8 inches; W: 6.6 inches) and SR 2030, Section G02 Bridge across Gorby Run (TSF) (California, PA Quadrangle N: 14.4 inches; W: 6.4 inches).
E63-501. Richard S. and Johnnie G. Peteritis, 1013 California Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423. California Borough, Washington County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a new bridge having a span of 4.11 meters with an underclearance of 1.02 meters across Gorby Run (TSF) for the purpose of improving SR 2030, Section G01 and G02. The project is located near Station 1+880 (California, PA Quadrangle N: 14.35 inches; W: 6.37 inches).
E02-1339. Moon Township Municipal Authority, 1700 Beaver Grade Road, Suite 200, Municipal Center, Moon Township, PA 15108-2987. Moon Township, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To construct and maintain an intake structure consisting of a 30 inch diameter pipe on the left bank and under the bed of the Ohio River (WWF) for the purpose of providing public water supply located approximately 600 feet upstream from the Sewickley Bridge at River Mile 11.7 (Ambridge, PA Quadrangle N: 5.6 inches; W: 8.7 inches).
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E25-631, Millcreek School District, 4105 Asbury Road, Erie, PA 16506. Asbury Woods Greenway, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Swanville, PA Quadrangle N: 9.2 inches; W: 7.1 inches).
To construct and maintain the following structures on existing hiking trails within the Asbury Woods Greenway between Walnut Creek Middle School south of Sterrettania Road and Asbury Elementary School south of West 38th Street:
1. A pedestrian bridge having a span of approximately 120 feet and an underclearance of 11 feet across Walnut Creek (CWF, MF) approximately 3500 feet downstream of Old Sterrettania Road.
2. A 6-foot wide pile supported boardwalk structure measuring approximately 110 feet in length across a wetland area (PF) south of Walnut Creek approximately 3000 feet downstream of Old Sterrettania Road.
3. A 6-foot wide pile supported boardwalk structure measuring approximately 190 feet across a wetland area (PF) north of Walnut Creek approximately 4500 feet downstream of Old Sterrettania Road.
E61-242, City of Oil City, 21 Seneca Street, Oil City, PA 16301-1313. Oil Creek Stabilization Project, in City of Oil City, Venango County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Oil City, PA Quadrangle N: 11.4 inches; W: 5.5 inches).
To install and maintain rock riprap and vegetative bank protection along a total of approximately 3400 feet the east (left) bank of Oil Creek beginning at White Bridge and extending downstream to the Allegheny River.
STORAGE TANKS
SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS The following Storage Tank Site-Specific Installation Permit application has been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and is currently under review. Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Storage Tanks, P. O. Box 8763, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8763, within 30 days from the date of this publication. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of the comment and the relevant facts upon which it based.
The following applications have been received for Storage Tank Site-Specific Installation Permits under the authority of the Storage Tank Spill Prevention Act (35 P. S. §§ 6021.304, 6021.504, 6021.1101 and 6021.1102) and under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245, Subchapter C.
SSIP Applicant Name & Tank Tanl Permit NO. Address County Municipality Type Capacity 01003 Dale Heinze
Sika Corporation
201 Polite Avenue
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071Bucks Falls Twp 1 AST storing
Sodium Hydroxide
3 ASTs storing500 gallons
12,000 gallons eachFormaldehyde
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