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LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 2
The following final reports were submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Provisions of Chapter 3 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of submission of final reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site where one of the Act's remediation standards. A final report provides a description of the site investigation to characterize the nature and extent of contaminants in environmental media, the basis for selecting the environmental media of concern, documentation supporting the selection of residential or nonresidential exposure factors, a description of the remediation performed and summaries of sampling analytical results which demonstrate that remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected.
For further information concerning the final report, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department Regional Office under which the notice of receipt of a final report appears. If information concerning a final report is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following final reports:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Realen Homes, L. P., Price Property, Falls Township, Bucks County. Joseph W. Standen, Jr., P. G., Leggette, Brashears & Graham, 426 Brandywine Parkway, West Chester, PA 19380, on behalf of H. C. Price Co, 15660 North Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75428, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with heavy metals. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet Site-Specific Standards.
Former Charl-Stan Property, Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County. John Mihalich, RMT, Inc., 527 Plymouth Rd., Suite 406, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1641 on behalf of Stephen J. Lewicki, Peter S. Lewicki, Gregory D. Lewicki and Virginia Lewicki, Successor Trustees under the Residuary Trust under Revocable Trust of Stephen Lewicki dated March 26, 1999, P. O. Box 2129, Aston, PA 19014-0129, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with lead and heavy metals. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide Health Standards.
Majka Property, Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County. Christopher Orzechowski, RT Environmental Services, Inc., 215 W. Church Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406, on behalf of Heritage Building Group, Inc., 326 Old York Rd., Suite B, Furlong, PA 18925, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with arsenic. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide Health Standards.
Philadelphia Eagles Stadium & Parking Areas (Proposed), City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Keith M. Kowalski, P. G., URS Corp., 1400 Union Meeting Rd., Suite 202, Blue Bell, PA 19422, on behalf of City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development and its agent Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. c/o Patrick O'Neill, City of Philadelphia Law Department, 1515 Arch St., 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and solvents; and site groundwater contaminated with lead, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and solvents. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet Statewide Health Standards.
Bedrock Partners, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Charlie McGuth, Environmental Maintenance Co., Inc., 1420 Mermaid Lane, Glenside PA 19038, on behalf of Bedrock Partners, P. O. Box 29123, Philadelphia, PA 19127, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with aviation gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil no. 1, 2, 4 and 6, jet fuel, kerosene, leaded gasoline, lead, MTBE, unleaded gasoline and used motor oil. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide Health Standards.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Naftel Residence, Valley Township, Montour County. Chambers Environmental Group, Inc., on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Naftel, 7 Breezy Court, Danville, PA 17821, has submitted a Final Report concerning soil contaminated with BTEX and PAHs. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard.
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
LTV Steel Company, Inc. Coke Plant, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. Martin C. Knuth, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., 333 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 (on behalf of LTV Steel Company, Inc., 200 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114) has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, PHCs and PAHs. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Site Specific Standard.
The Glosser Property, City of Johnstown, Cambria County. Von E. Fisher, KU Resources, Inc., One Library Place, Suite 207, Duquesne, PA 15110 (on behalf of The Glosser Foundation, 72 Messenger Street, Johnstown, PA 15901 and The Sheesley Supply Company, Inc., 837 Horner Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with lead, heavy metals, PAHs, solvents and VOCs. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Site Specific Standard.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 3
The Department has taken action on the following plans and reports under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 250.8, Administration of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act) requires the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of its final actions on plans and reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the remediation standards of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act. Plans and reports required by provisions of the Act for compliance with selection of remediation to a site-specific standard, in addition to a final report, include a remedial investigation report, risk assessment report and cleanup plan. A remedial investigation report includes conclusions from the site investigation, concentration of regulated substances in environmental media; benefits of refuse of the property and, in some circumstances, a fate and transport analysis. If required, a risk assessment report describes potential adverse effects caused by the presence of regulated substances. A cleanup plan evaluates the abilities of potential remedies to achieve remedy requirements. A final report provides a description of the site investigation to characterize the nature and extent of contaminants in environmental media, the basis of selecting the environmental media of concern, documentation supporting the selection of residential or nonresidential exposure factors, a description of the remediation performed and summaries of sampling methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected. The Department may approve or disapprove plans and reports submitted. This notice provides the Department's decision and, if relevant, the basis for disapproval.
For further information concerning the plans and reports, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department Regional Office under which the notice of the plan or report appears. If information concerning a final report is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following final reports:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Sunoco, Inc., Old Pennell Road Leak Site #9000-0500, Aston Township, Delaware County. Lisa M. Holderbach, Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc., 410 Eagleview Blvd., Exton, PA 19341, on behalf of Earl R. Sr. Marie H. Evans, 202 Barren Rd., Media, PA 19014, Marie H. Evans, 202 Barren Rd., Media, PA 19014, Glenn Gualtieri, 102 Old Pennell Rd., Aston, PA 19014, Kirk and Hope McGowan, 100 Old Pennell Rd., Aston, PA 19014 and Dean and Anna Fountain, 460 Old Pennell Rd., Aston, PA 19014, has submitted a Final Report concerning the remediation of site soil contaminated with BTEX and PAHs. The Final Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide Health Standard and was approved by the Department on August 13, 2002.
Sparango Construction Co., Inc., Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County. Erik W. Stephens, Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, 401 City Ave., Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, on behalf of Sparango Construction Co., Inc., 506 Bethlehem Pike, Ft. Washington, PA 19034, has submitted a Final Report concerning the remediation of site soil contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, PAHs, solvents and pesticides. The Final Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide Health Standard and was approved by the Department on August 16, 2002.
Hull Corporation Site, Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County. Darryl D. Borrelli, Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, 401 City Ave., Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, on behalf of Hull Corp., 21 Bonair Dr., Warminster, PA 18974, has submitted a Remedial Investigation Report concerning the remediation of site soil contaminated with PCBs, BTEX, PAHs and solvents; and groundwater contaminated with solvents and VOCs. The report was disapproved by the Department on August 14, 2002.
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Big Beaver Falls Area School District, Beaver Falls, Beaver County. Dean Gerber, URS, 2020 Ardmore Blvd., Suite 205, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 (on behalf of Big Beaver Falls Area School District, 820 16th Street, Beaver Falls, PA 15010-4065) has submitted a Remedial Investigation Report and the Site Specific Risk Assessment Report concerning the remediation of site soil contaminated with lead, heavy metals and PAHs. The Remedial Investigation Report and the Site Specific Risk Assessment Report was approved by the Department on June 11, 2002.
6260 Broad Street, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. William G. Weir Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., 333 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 and Plumbers Equipment Company, 8150 North Lehigh Street, Morton Grove, IL 60053 (on behalf of URA of Pittsburgh, 200 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219) has submitted a Cleanup Plan concerning the remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with PAHs and solvents. The Cleanup Plan was approved by the Department on June 17, 2002.
The Glosser Property, Johnstown, Cambria County. Von E. Fisher, KU Resources, Inc., One Library Place, Suite 207, Duquesne, PA 15110 (on behalf of The David A. Glosser Foundation, 72 Messenger Street, Johnstown, PA 15901 and The Sheesley Supply Company, Inc., 837 Horner Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) has submitted a Final Report concerning the remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with lead, heavy metals, PAHs, solvents and VOCs. The Final report demonstrated attainment of the Site Specific Standard and was approved by the Department on August 9, 2002.
LTV Steel Company, Inc. Coke Plant, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. Martin C. Knuth, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., 333 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 (on behalf of LTV Steel Company, Inc., 200 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114) has submitted a Cleanup Plan concerning the remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, PHCs and PAHs. The Cleanup Plan was approved by the Department on April 5, 2002.
LTV Steel Company, Inc. Coke Plant, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. Martin C. Knuth, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., 333 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 (on behalf of LTV Steel Company, Inc., 200 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114) has submitted a Final Report concerning the remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, PHCs and PAHs. The Final report demonstrated attainment of the Site Specific Standard and was approved by the Department on July 26, 2002.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Former Spang Tool Facility, 150 East Brook Lane, East Butler, PA 16002, Butler County. Karen Suoza, PG, Civil & Env. Consultants Inc., 333 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205-9702 (on behalf of Zach Estrin, Esq., JSP International, 213 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355) has submitted a Final Report concerning the remediation of Former Spang Tool Facility for groundwater contaminated with Trichloroethene and 1,2 dichloroethane. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Site-Specific Standards.
HAZARDOUS WASTE TRANSPORTER LICENSE
Actions on applications for Hazardous Waste Transporter License received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to transport hazardous waste.
Central Office: Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
Hazardous Waste Transporter License Renewed
Allstate Power Vac, Inc., 928 E. Hazelwood Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065. License No. PA-AH 0339. Effective August 8, 2002.
Willis Trucking, Inc., 3185 Columbia Road, Richfield, OH 44286. License No. PA-AH 0292. Effective August 19, 2002.
Inland Waters Pollution Control, Inc., 2021 S. Schaefer Highway, Detroit, MI 48217. License No. PA-AH 0292. Effective August 16, 2002.
Page E.T.C., Inc., P. O. Box 1290, Weedsport, NY 13166. License No. PA-AH 0338. Effective August 23, 2002.
Maumee Express, Inc., P. O. Box 278, Somerville, NJ 08876. License No. PA-AH 0420. Effective August 21, 2002.
AIR QUALITY
General Plan Approval and Operating Permit Usage Authorized under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127 to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. Contact Mark Wejkszner, Acting New Source Review Chief,(570) 826-2531.
58-310-004GP. F S Lopke Contracting Inc. (3430 State Route 434, Apalachin, NY 13732-1232) for construction and operation of a portable stone crushing operation and associated air cleaning device in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County.
Plan Approvals Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B relating to construction, modification and reactivation of air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428. Contact Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (610) 832-6242.
09-0061A. Donaldson Co., Inc. (1731 Loretta Avenue, Feasterville, PA 19053) on August 20, 2002, for operation of an extrusion line in Lower Southampton Township, Bucks County.
23-0094. Steinbeis Pkg. LLC (1515 Garnet Mine Road, Boothwyn, PA 19061) on August 23, 2002, for operation of rotogravure printing presses in Bethel Township, Delaware County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Contact Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-05079B. Chester County Solid Waste Authority (P. O. Box 476, Honey Brook, PA 19344) on August 20, 2002, for installation of an enclosed ground flare to combust landfill gas generated at the Lanchester Landfill in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County. This facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW--Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
19-310-007. Sokol Quarries, Inc. (P. O. Box 366, Bloomsburg, PA 17815) on July 2, 2002, for construction of sand and gravel processing equipment in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County. This equipment is subject to Subpart OOO of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
17-0001A. Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC, owner, and Reliant Energy Northeast Management Co., operator (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) on July 22, 2002, for modification of a coal-fired boiler ash disposal facility by constructing an 86 acre expansion of the facility at the Shawville Generating Station in Bradford Township, Clearfield County.
60-310-006A. Eastern Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 177, Winfield, PA 17889) on July 31, 2002, for construction of a stone crushing plant and associated air cleaning device (a water spray dust suppression system) in Buffalo Township, Union County. The plant is subject to Subpart OOO of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
08-302-042A. Oak Hill Veneer, Inc. (P. O. Box 304, Route 14 North, Troy, PA 16947) on July 31, 2002, for construction of a 14.7 million BTU per hour natural gas-fired boiler in Troy Township, Bradford County. The boiler is subject to Subpart Dc of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
17-305-042B. DTE River Hill, LLC (414 Main Street, Suite 600, Ann Arbor, MI 48104), owner, and Covol Fuels (11778 South Election Drive, Suite 210, Draper, UT 84020), operator, on July 31, 2002, for modification of a coal fines agglomeration (synthetic fuel) facility by increasing the facility's allowable throughput from 613,000 tons to 1,752,000 tons in any 12 consecutive month period in Karthaus Township, Clearfield County. The facility incorporates a coal crusher which is subject to Subpart Y of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
14-313-039A. Rutgers Organics Corp. (201 Struble Road, State College, PA 16801) on July 31, 2002, for modification of a chemical process facility by increasing the allowable production rate from 154,000 pounds to 275,000 pounds in any 12 consecutive month period in College Township, Centre County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Contact William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
63-00916A. Perryman Co. (213 Vandale Drive, Houston, PA 15315) on August 2, 2002, for construction and installation of an Eletrolytic Titanium Wire Strand Pickling/Cleaning facility at the Houston Plant in North Strabane Township, Washington County. Control of atmospheric emissions from the facility will be accomplished by two scrubber systems, considered best available technology for the processes involved.
Plan Approval Revisions Issued including Extensions, Minor Modifications and Transfers of Ownership under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.13, 127.13a and 127.32.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428. Contact Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (610) 832-6242.
46-313-147. Cabot Corp. (County Line Road, Boyertown, PA 19512) on August 22, 2002, for operation of a refrigerated condenser in Douglass Township, Montgomery County.
46-0037C. Cabot Performance Materials (County Line Road, Boyertown, PA 19512) on August 22, 2002, for operation of a tantalum scrap digestion in Douglass Township, Montgomery County.
15-0085A. Lincoln University (1570 Baltimore Pike, Lincoln University, PA 19352) on August 22, 2002, for operation of two boilers in Lower Oxford Township, Chester County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Contact Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
38-05019. AES Ironwood, LLC (829 Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042) on August 3, 2002, for construction of a turbine electric generating facility in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County. This facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kb--Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which Construction, Reconstruction or Modification Commenced After July 23, 1984 and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG--Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines. This plan approval was extended.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
53-329-011. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. (9 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046) on August 13, 2002, to correct erroneous particulate matter and sulfur oxides emission limitations previously established for a 367 horsepower natural gas-fired emergency generator in Genesse Township, Potter County.
Plan Approval Denied, Terminated, Modified, Suspended or Revoked under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.13b and 127.13c.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
49-000224A. Sunbury Property, LLC, owner, and Knight-Celotex, LLC (1400 Susquehanna Avenue, Sunbury, PA 17801) on August 13, 2002, rescinded because it was determined that the respective emission increase was unwarranted due to the laminating operation's demonstrated ability to comply with the original emission limitations in the City of Sunbury, Northumberland County. The original plan approval was issued on January 21, 2002, authorizing an increase in the allowable VOC emission rate for a fiberboard laminating operations.
Operating Permits for Non-Title V Facilities Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428. Contact Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
23-00031. Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (1500 Lansdowne Avenue, Darby, PA 19023) on August 20, 2002, for operation of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in Darby Borough, Delaware County.
Operating Permit Revisions Issued including Administrative Amendments, Minor Modifications or Transfers of Ownership under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.412, 127.450, 127.462 and 127.464.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428. Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
46-00020. Superior Tube Co. (3900 Germantown Pike, Collegeville, PA 19426) administratively amended to finalize an appeal of the Title V Operating Permit, as well as to address changes through Plan Approval 46-0020B in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County.
09-00003. Superpac, Inc. (1220 Industrial Boulevard, Southampton, PA 18966) administratively amended to address testing requirements of the appeal and the addition of a flexographic printing press in Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County. The facility's major emission points include flexographic printing presses, which emit major levels of VOCs. This is Administrative Amendment No. 2 of Title V Operating Permit. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility within all applicable air quality requirements.
23-00004. American Ref-Fuel Co. of Delaware Valley, L. P. (10 Highland Avenue, Chester, PA 19013) administratively amended to address the appeal of the Title V Operating Permit, as well as to incorporate changes from 23-0004 in the City of Chester, Delaware County.
ACTIONS ON COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 Water Quality Certification and the NPDES permit application. Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the application permitting requirements of the following statutes; the Air Quality 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).
Coal Permits Actions
Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209, (814) 342-8200.
17960106 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0220302. Bell Resources, Inc., R. R. 2, Box 281, Curwensville, PA 16833. Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Penn and Pike Townships, Clearfield County affecting 124.8 acres. Receiving streams to Passmore Run, Passmore Run to West Branch Susquehanna River; unnamed tributaries of Kratzer Run to Kratzer Run, Kratzer Run to Anderson Creek, Anderson Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received April 24, 2002. Permit issued August 14, 2002.
17010106 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0243086. Moravian Run Reclamation Co., Inc., 605 Sheridan Drive, Clearfield, PA 16830. Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Woodward Township, Clearfield County affecting 286.7 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Upper Morgan Run. Application received June 16, 2001. Permit issued July 22, 2002.
17990103 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0243132. River Hill Coal Co., Inc., P. O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847. Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Bigler and Woodward Townships, Clearfield County affecting 320 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Upper Morgan Run, Upper Morgan Run to Clearfield Creek. Application received July 27, 2001. Permit issued August 15, 2002.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
03990104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202592. Seven Sisters Mining Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 300, U. S. Route 22, Delmont, PA 15626-0300). Revision for E & S conditions of an existing bituminous surface mine located in South Bend and Burrell Townships, Armstrong County, affecting 206.2 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Fagley Run and to Fagley Run. Revision application received April 19, 2002. Permit issued August 19, 2002.
04970101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0201910. Kerry Coal Company (R. D. 2, Box 2139, Wampum, PA 16157). Renewal permit for continuous operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Darlington Township, Beaver County, affecting 316.6 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Coalbank Run, North Fork Little Beaver Creek and Dillworth Run. Renewal application received June 17, 2002. Renewal permit issued August 19, 2002.
03910113 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0203459. Walter L. Houser Coal Co., Inc. (13448 State Route 422, Suite 1, Kittanning, PA 16201). Permit renewed for reclamation only of a bituminous surface/auger mine located in Valley Township, Armstrong County, affecting 106.1 acres. Receiving streams: two unnamed tributaries to Cowanshannock Creek. Application received June 28, 2002. Reclamation only renewal issued August 20, 2002.
63000101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202819. Mulligan Mining, Inc. (5945 Puddingstone Lane, Bethel Park, PA 15102). Permit revised to add 10.6 acres of remining area (including support), and to modify erosion and sedimentation controls at a bituminous surface mine located in Smith Township, Washington County, now affecting 173.4 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Raccoon Creek and Burgetts Fork. Revision application received April 8, 2002. Revision issued August 26, 2002.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56000104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235270. Mountainside Excavating, Inc., 2692 Salco Road, Berlin, PA 15530 to PBS Coals, Inc., P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, application and activity permit transfer for continued operation of a bituminous surface and auger mine and for existing discharge of treated mine drainage in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 147.2 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Tubs Run; Tubs Run classified for the following use: warm water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received March 18, 2002. Permit issued August 19, 2002.
56960109 and NPDES Permit No. PA0234273. Croner, Inc., P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, permit renewal for continued operation of a bituminous surface mine and for existing discharge of treated mine drainage in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 129.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Blue Lick Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received March 12, 2002. Permit issued August 19, 2002.
Noncoal Permits Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
58020820. Matthew Barlow, (R. D. 3 Box 134, Meshoppen, PA 18630), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 3 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Reiley Creek and Elk Lake. Application received April 25, 2002. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
34022801. Spring Hollow Building and Landscape Stone, Inc. (1166 Rapps Dam Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Spruce Hill and Turbett Townships, Juniata County, affecting 8 acres. Receiving streams: none. Application received March 18, 2002. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
40022802. McClure Enterprises, Inc. (3 East McClure Ave., Old Forge, PA 18518), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Duryea Borough, Luzerne County, affecting 5 acres. Receiving stream: none. Application received June 20, 2002. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
40910302T2. Reading Materials, Inc. (P. O. Box 1467, Skippack, PA 19474), transfer of an existing quarry operation in Lake Township, Luzerne County affecting 27.5 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received March 14, 2002. Transfer issued August 22, 2002.
ENVIRONMENTAL GOOD SAMARITAN PROPOSALS ISSUED
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191. 24021. Elk County Fisherman (HCR 1, Box 199A, Ridgway, PA 15853). A project to provide treatment for two mine drainage discharges to Johnson Run in Jones Township, Elk County, affecting 9 acres. Receiving stream: Johnson Run. Project proposal received May 16, 2002. Project approved August 13, 2002.
ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 (43 P. S. §§ 151--161); and 25 Pa. Code § 211.124 (relating to blasting activity permits). Blasting activity performed as part of a coal or noncoal mining activity will be regulated
by the mining permit for that coal or noncoal mining activity.Blasting Permits Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
36024086. Keystone Blasting Service, (381 Reifsnyder Road, Lititz, PA 17543), construction blasting in Manheim Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of September 5, 2007. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
22024011. Cumberland Valley Drilling & Blasting, Inc., (6820 Wertzville Road, Enola, PA 17025-0250), construction blasting in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County with an expiration date of October 5, 2002. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
46024050. Hall Explosives, Inc., (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County with an expiration date of September 7, 2003. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
36024088. J. Roy's, Inc., (Box 125 Bowmansville, PA 17507), construction blasting in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of December 31, 2003. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
21024045. J. Roy's, Inc., (Box 125, Bowmansville, PA 17507), construction blasting in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County with an expiration date of December 31, 2003. Permit issued: August 20, 2002.
36024087. J. Roy's, Inc., (Box 125, Bowmansville, PA 17507), construction blasting in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of December 31, 2003. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
09024028. Joao & Bradley Construction Company, Inc., (4211 Tracy Lane, Bethlehem, PA 18020), construction blasting in Hilltown Township, Bucks County with an expiration date of November 8, 2002. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
55024002. Advanced Concrete, (R. D. 2 Box 147A, Middleburg, PA 17842), construction blasting in Center Township, Snyder County with an expiration date of September 30, 2002. Permit issued: August 20, 2002.
52024019. Holbert Explosives, Inc., (237 Masthope Plank Road, Suite A, Lackawaxen, PA 18435), construction blasting in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County with an expiration date of September 15, 2002. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
22024010. Frank & Jones, (102 Royal Oak Court, Greer, SC 29650), construction blasting in Swatara Township, Dauphin County with an expiration date of September 25, 2002. Permit issued August 20, 2002.
01024011. T. J. Angelozzi, Inc., (7845 Kabik Court, Woodbine, MD 21797), construction blasting in Cumberland Township, Adams County with an expiration date of September 7, 2003. Permit issued August 21, 2002.
39024018. Schlouch Inc., (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County with an expiration date of September 13, 2003. Permit issued August 21, 2002.
06024039. Dick Corporation, (3001 Lancaster Pike, Sinking Springs, PA 19608), construction blasting in Spring and Cumru Townships, Berks County with an expiration date of December 24, 2002. Permit issued August 21, 2002.
48024020. Ed Wean Drilling & Blasting, (112 Ravine Road, Stewartsville, NJ 08886), construction blasting in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County with an expiration date of September 7, 2003. Permit issued August 21, 2002.
36024089. Hall Explosives, Inc., (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of October 7, 2002. Permit issued August 21, 2002.
38024024. Keystone Blasting Service, (381 Reifsnyder Road, Lititz, PA 17543), construction blasting in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County with an expiration date of September 7, 2007. Permit issued August 21, 2002.
38024025. Keystone Blasting Service, (381 Reifsnyder Road, Lititz, PA 17543), construction blasting in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County with an expiration date of December 7, 2002. Permit issued August 21, 2002.
45024058. Explosive Services, Inc., (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting in Paradise Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of July 30, 2003. Permit issued August 21, 2002.
45024059. Explosive Services, Inc., (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting in Pocono Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of July 30, 2002. Permit issued August 21, 2002.
46024051. Brubacher Excavating, Inc., (825 Reading Road, P. O. Box 528, Bowmansville, PA 17507), construction blasting in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County with an expiration date of September 13, 2003. Permit issued August 21, 2002.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
07024002. Glenn O. Hawbaker, P. O. Box 135, State College, PA 16804-0135. Road construction in Hollidaysburg Borough, Blair County. Anticipated duration August 2002 through December 2002. Permit issued August 19, 2002.
Any person aggrieved by these actions may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514), and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
For individuals who wish to challenge this action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer, you may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board ((717) 787-3483) for more information
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval, and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Except as otherwise noted, the Department certifies that the construction and operation herein described will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317), and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State Water Quality Standards.
Any person aggrieved by these actions may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514), and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
For individuals who wish to challenge this action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer, you may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board ((717) 787-3483) for more information
Actions on applications for the following activities filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.702) and Notice of Final Action for Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note: Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description).
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certifications
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E09-839. Borough of Perkasie, P. O. Box 275, Perkasie, PA 18944, Perkasie Borough, Bucks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To remove, replace and maintain an existing three span pedestrian bridge over the East Branch of Perkiomen Creek (TSF) on Market Street with a 75 linear feet of single span pedestrian bridge immediately down stream from the existing bridge. Work will also include approximately 520 linear feet of stream bank stabilization (Telford, PA Quadrangle N: 22.0 inches; W: 5.2 inches).
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E40-600. City of Wilkes-Barre, 40 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. The City of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a road crossing of Spring Run (locally known as Bowman Spring Run), consisting of an 18-foot x 6-foot concrete box culvert with its invert depressed 1 foot below stream bed elevation. The project is located along Stanton Street, approximately 100 feet northwest of the intersection of Stanton Street and South Empire Street (Wilkes-Barre West, PA Quadrangle N: 18.7 inches; W: 1.5 inches).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA. 17110.
E06-568. Reading Materials, Incorporated, P. O. Box 79, Skippack, PA 19474 in Douglass Township, Berks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain: (1) Culvert No. 1 (CV-1), a 120-foot long reinforced concrete box stream enclosure with a clear span of 5 feet and an underclearance of 2.5 feet in an unnamed tributary to Schuylkill River (WWF) at roadway station 13+45; (2) Culvert No. 2 (CV-2), a 74-foot long 30-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe crossing in an unnamed tributary to the Schuylkill River (WWF) at roadway station 3+45; (3) Outfall No. 6, a flared outfall structure with riprap apron installed within a wetland area located at roadway station 38+00 right side; (4) Fill No. 1, 0.017 acre of fill within a wetland at roadway station 42+30 right side; (5) Fill No. 2, 0.021 acre of fill within a wetland area at roadway station 46+75 right side; and (6) a 10-inch PVC Sanitary Sewer Line with 18-inch steel encasement and 6-inch concrete encasement across an unnamed tributary to the Schuylkill River (WWF) at roadway station 26+50 right side all for the purpose of developing the Traprock Business Center--a 101.74 acre residential, commercial and industrial development located approximately 0.25 mile west of the intersection of Grosstown Road and Benjamin Franklin Highway (SR 2022) along the north side of SR 2022 (Boyertown, PA Quadrangle N: 0.75 inch; W: 9.0 inch) in Douglass Township, Berks County. The permittee is required to provide 0.196 acre of replacement wetlands as a part of this project.
E21-330. Letterman Incorporated, 716 N. West Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 in Silver Springs Township, Cumberland County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain: (1) a 4-inch diameter ductile iron pipe with precast DW endwall and intake screen within the Conodoguinet Creek (WWF); and (2) a waterline crossing of a wetland for the purpose of supplying water to a system of irrigation ponds for the Rick Valley Golf Club located approximately 200 feet north of the intersection of the Creek and SR 81 South (Wertzville, PA Quadrangle N: 1.3 inches; W: 9.4 inches) in Silver Springs Township, Cumberland County.
E28-287. The Greens of Greencastle, P. O. Box 68, Boonsboro, MD 21713 in Antrim Township, Franklin County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To: (1) construct and maintain 4,400 linear feet of 12-inch diameter PVC sewer line to serve Phase 3--5 of The Greens of Greencastle development project along Muddy Run (HQ CWF) which will cross Muddy Run twice and temporarily impact 2.43 acres of PEM/PFO wetland and permanently impact 0.005 acre of PEM/PFO wetland; (2) fill 0.04 acre of PEM wetland for the extension of Castlegreen Drive within Phase 3; and (3) secondarily impact 0.405 acre of PEM wetland within Phase 3. The project is located about 1.5 miles northwest of Greencastle Borough (Greencastle, PA Quadrangle N: 10.56 inches; W: 16.76 inches and Williams, PA Quadrangle N: 10.48 inches; W: 0.94 inch) in Antrim Township, Franklin County. The permittee is required to provide a minimum of 0.45 acre of replacement wetlands.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Planning Grant Awards under section 901 of the Municipal Waste Planning Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988, Act 101 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) hereby announces the following grants to counties under the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988, Act 101 (P. L. 556), sections 901 and 208 of the Waste Tire Recycling Act/Small Business and Household Pollution Prevention Act (Act 190 of 1996).
Planning grants are awarded to counties for 80% of approved costs for preparing municipal waste management plans as required by Act 101, for carrying out related studies, surveys, investigations, inquiries, research and analysis, including those related to siting, environmental mediation, education programs on pollution prevention and household hazardous waste and providing technical assistance to small businesses for pollution prevention. Grants may be awarded for feasibility studies and project development for municipal waste processing or disposal facilities, except for facilities for the combustion of municipal waste that are not proposed to be operated for the recovery of energy. Grant awards are predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by sections 701 and 702 of Act 101, and the availability of monies in the Recycling Fund.
Inquiries regarding the grant offerings should be directed to Sally Lohman, Chief, Waste Planning Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
Act 101, Section 901 Planning Grants
Project Grant Region County Applicant Description Award Southcentral Berks Berks County Educational Materials, HHW Program $ 4,697 Mifflin Mifflin County Municipal Waste Management Plan $141,993
BUREAL OF DEEP MINE SAFETY
APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR VARIANCEThe Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Bureau of Deep Mine Safety (BDMS) has approved RAG Cumberland Resources, LP's request for a variance from the requirements of section 224(b) of the Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Mine Act at the Cumberland Mine. This notification contains a summary of this request and the basis for the Department's approval. A complete copy of the variance request may be obtained from Allison Gaida at (724) 439-7469 or from the BDMS website at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/dms/dms.htm.
Summary of the Request: RAG Cumberland Resources, LP requested a variance from section 224(b) of the Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Mine Act to drill a 1,000-foot long continuous horizontal borehole to the north and west of 27 Butt West section in the Cumberland Mine. The proposal accords protections to persons and property substantially equal to or greater than the requirements of section 224(b).
The basis for the Bureau's approval is summarized as follows:
1. The long horizontal borehole method proposed in lieu of the requirements set forth in section 224 is a proven technology which has been used successfully at the Cumberland Mine and other underground mines in this Commonwealth.
2. The long horizontal borehole method proposed is much less labor intensive and provides much less exposure to lifting and strain type injuries, by not having to handle and use hand-held drills and steels. By mining normal depth cuts, the work force will be subjected to less risk associated with equipment place changes, rather than mining the outside entry 8 feet at a time.
3. The long horizontal borehole proposed in lieu of the requirements set forth in section 224(b) will provide a greater coal barrier than required by section 224(b). RAG Cumberland's proposed long horizontal borehole method provides an additional coal barrier protection of 35.86 feet over the requirements of section 224(b).
4. The long horizontal boreholes will provide a quicker method to close the borehole in the event of contacting the abandoned mine by closing the valve located at the end of the pipe grouted in the rib and will be more suitable for grouting, if needed.
5. The long horizontal borehole will provide a much larger area of coverage for protecting the workers against accidentally mining into the abandoned mine.
6. The single continuous borehole is drilled with a large mechanical drill that is set up once, as compared to hundreds of times wit the manual drilling used to comply with section 224(b). The risk of accidents due to moving machinery and relocating drilling equipment within the same work area is reduced.
7. Accident risk is reduced due to using a contractor to drill the continuous hole as compared to each continuous miner crew being trained to drill individual holes as required in section 224(b).
This approval is limited to the alternate method to drill test holes as required in section 224(b). All other terms and requirements of section 224(b) shall remain in effect. Continued authorization for operation under the approval is contingent upon compliance with the measures described in RAG Cumberland's plan.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Babb Creek Watershed The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is holding a public meeting on October 1, 2002, at 6 p.m. at the Arnot Sportsmens Club, Arnot, PA, to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL, established in accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. Three stream segments in the Babb Creek Watershed have been identified as impaired on the 1996 and 1998 Pennsylvania 303(d) list due to depressed pH and/or high concentrations of metals. The listed segments and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code Stream Name Miles Degraded 21681 Babb Creek 0.99 21681 Babb Creek 12.85 21730 Wilson Creek 2.3 The proposed plan provides calculations of stream's total capacity to accept metals (aluminum, iron, manganese and acidity), pH and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The applicable water quality criteria are as follows:
Parameter Criterion Value (mg/l) Total Recoverable/Dissolved Aluminum 0.1 of the 96 hour
LC 50 0.75Total Recoverable Iron 1.5
0.3Total Recoverable Dissolved Manganese 1.00 Total Recoverable pH 6.0--9.0 NA The primary pollutant source for the watershed is abandoned mine workings. This watershed was heavily mined for coal from the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries. The effects of this are still present. All of the allocations made in the TMDL are load allocations (LA) which are made to nonpoint sources of pollution.
The TMDL was developed using Monte Carlo Simulation to determine long term average concentrations that each stream segment could accept and still meet water quality criteria 99% of the time. Monte Carlo Simulation allows for the expansion of a data set based on its statistical makeup. Since there was no critical flow condition where criteria were exceeded, the Department used the average flow to express the loading values in the TMDL.
The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. The basis of information used in the establishment of this TMDL is field data collected over the past 10 years.
The data and all supporting information used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and an information sheet or for directions to the Arnot Sportsmens Club, contact John Mital, Geologic Specialist, Hawk Run District Mining Office, P. O. Box 209, 792 Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209, (814) 342-8200, jmital@state.pa.us.
The TMDL can be viewed and printed from this website: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/
Written comments will be accepted at the previous address and must be postmarked by November 6, 2002. Persons who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting should notify the Department by 4 p.m. on September 24, 2002. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to the EPA for approval.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1561. Filed for public inspection September 6, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
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