[32 Pa.B. 624]
[Continued from previous Web Page]
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: James Parette, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
48-313-089: Elementis Pigments, Inc. (1525 Wood Avenue, Easton, PA 18042-3186) for modification and operation of an iron oxide granulation system and associated air cleaning devices in Wilson Borough, Northampton County. The modification is for the installation of a micro mill and two filter/receivers for the iron oxide granulation system. The emissions from the micro mill will be controlled by the existing granulation system fabric collector; and the emissions from each filter/receiver will be controlled by its own fabric collector. The particulate emissions from each fabric collector will not exceed the Best Available Technology standard of 0.02 grain/DSCF. The Operating Permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 48-00018. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
07-310-025B: Grannas Bros. Stone and Asphalt Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 488, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648) for installation of a limestone crushing unit at the existing limestone crushing and screening plant in Catharine Township, Blair County. The crusher will be controlled by wet suppression. This facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants. The potential emissions of particulate matter will increase by 170 lbs/yr. The facility currently operates with conditions that limit NOx emissions below major levels. These limitations will continue. The plan approval will include operations limitations, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure compliance with the applicable air quality requirements.
21-05064B: Atlas Roofing Corp. (802 Highway 19 North, Suite 190, Meridian, MS 39307) for installation of a regenerative thermal oxidizer to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the foam laminator operation at their polyisocyanurate foam manufacturing facility in Camp Hill Borough, Cumberland County. The company will limit the actual (total) facility VOC emissions to less that 50 tons per 12-month rolling total so as to maintain a synthetic minor status. The plan approval and operating permit shall contain monitoring and recordkeeping requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
36-05084A: Ephrata Community Hospital (169 Martin Avenue, P. O. Box 1002, Ephrata, PA 17522-1002) for installation of a wet scrubber to control emissions from a hazardous medical infectious waste incinerator at their facility located in Ephrata Borough, Lancaster County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60.30e--60.39e, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. The company will need to meet the emission limits found in NSPS, Subpart Ce, Table 1 for ''medium'' HMIWIs. This table list emission standards for PM, CO, dioxin/furan, HCl, SO2, NOx, lead, cadmium and mercury. The site specific performance testing is required as per 40 CFR 60.37e. The wet scrubber installation will ensure that the hydrogen chloride emissions are less than 100 parts per million by volume (or 93% reduction). The Plan Approval and Operating Permit shall contain monitoring and recordkeeping requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
67-03028A: Dentsply International Trubyte Division (570 West College Avenue, P. O. Box 872, York, PA 17405-0872) for construction of a new multi-stage mist eliminator for the hard chromium electroplating unit at the facility in the City of York, York County. The facility is a non-Title V (State only) facility. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart N--National Emission Standards for Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks. It is expected that this project will not increase emissions into the outdoor atmosphere. The plan approval will include conditions designed to keep the project in compliance with all applicable air quality requirements.
67-05066A: Surtech Industries, Inc. (125 Derry Court, York, PA 17402) for relocation of its industrial manufacturing facility in the City of York, York County. This surface coating facility is a non-Title V State Only facility. This relocation will result in an estimated 2.15 tpy of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions and 1.34 tpy of Hazardous Air Pollutants emitted from the surface coating portion. There will be less than 1 tpy of Nitrogen Oxides, Carbon Monoxide, Particulate Matter and VOCs emitted from the burn off ovens. Section 129.52 of 25 Pa. Code becomes applicable if Surtech Industries, Inc. exceeds 2.7 tpy of VOCs in the surface coating operation. Standard monitoring, recordkeeping and operating restrictions are also included to keep the facility operating within applicable requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
12-399-017: Pennsylvania Sintered Metals, Inc., d/b/a Bronco Powder Products (116 West Second Street, P. O. Box 308, Emporium, PA 15834) for construction of a powdered metal parts sintering furnace in Emporium Borough, Cameron County. The air contaminant emissions from the sintering furnace will be controlled by an in-stack afterburner.
The sintering furnace, which is currently operating at a different location under Operating Permit 12-399-004C, will be used to sinter various aluminum and iron parts. The powdered aluminum and iron used in the parts processed through the furnace will have a lubricant content of 1.5 and 0.75% by weight, respectively. The furnace will emit up to 0.66 ton of particulate matter per year.
The Department has determined that the proposed sintering furnace and associated in-stack afterburner will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The Department consequently intends to issue plan approval for the construction of the respective sintering furnace.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements:
1. The air contaminants from the sintering furnace shall be controlled by an instack afterburner which is to be maintained at a minimum temperature of 1,500°F at all times when the sintering furnace is in operation.
2. The particulate matter emissions in the exhaust of the each of the sintering furnace stacks shall not exceed 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot.
3. The lubricant content of the aluminum and iron powdered metals to be processed shall not exceed 1.5 and 0.75% by weight, respectively. The metal powders shall not contain any zinc stearate, lithium stearate or any other metal-bearing lubricant.
4. The opacity from the sintering furnace stacks shall not exceed 10% at any time.
5. The sintering furnace stacks shall not be cleaned using high temperature burnout procedures.
17-309-024: Mt. Savage Specialty Refractories Co. (P. O. Box 60, Curwensville, PA 16833) for reactivation of existing refractories manufacturing equipment including an apron feeder, roll crusher, jaw crusher, transfer chute, natural gas-fired rotary dryer, 27 associated belt conveyors, elephant trunk, monolithics bins, 32 tipple bins, syntron feeders, maximuller (crusher), material bucket elevator, material sizing screens, return chute to maximuller from screens, 44 sized material storage bins, two holding/additive hoppers, batch car/weigh lorry, three mixers, skip hoist, two weigh stations and supersack filling station and for the construction of new refractories manufacturing equipment including an additives conveyor, skip hoist, mixer, supersack filling station and bagging station at their Curwensville Facility in Pike Township, Clearfield County.
The particulate matter air contaminants emitted from the apron feeder, jaw crusher, roll crusher, transfer chute, rotary dryer and five associated conveyors will be controlled by an existing wet scrubber. The scrubber will be modified to incorporate a pumped recirculating scrubbing solution system. The particulate matter air contaminant emissions from the additional operations will be controlled by several existing fabric collectors. The proposed refractories manufacturing facility is expected to result in controlled emission rates of particulate matter of approximately 20.2 tons per year, of which 4.4 tons per year is expected to be PM-10. Emissions of other air contaminants, including hazardous air pollutants are expected to be minimal.
The Department has determined that the proposed refractories manufacturing facility will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contaminant sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The Department consequently intends to issue a plan approval for the reactivation/construction of the respective refractories manufacturing facility.
The Department intends to place conditions in the plan approval to be issued pertaining to the operation and monitoring of the equipment. These conditions are intended to assure proper operation of the equipment as well as compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements. The following is a summary of these conditions:
1. The particulate matter in the exhaust of the scrubber shall not exceed 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot.
2. The particulate matter in the exhaust of each fabric collector shall not exceed 0.01 grain per dry standard cubic foot. Additionally, there shall be no visible emissions from the exhaust of any fabric collector at any time.
3. There shall be no visible fugitive emissions from any portion of the refractories manufacturing facility other than what the Department determines to be of minor significance.
4. The permittee shall process in the refractories manufacturing facility only Mulcoa 47, Mulcoa 60, refractory brick bats or additives as identified in the application and supplemental materials submitted for plan approval.
5. The rotary dryer shall be fired only on natural gas.
6. The scrubber shall operate at a minimum scrubbing solution recirculation rate of 60 gallons per minute and at a minimum differential pressure of 12.0 inches of water.
7. The scrubber shall be equipped with instrumentation to monitor the differential pressure across the scrubber on a continuous basis and flow monitoring equipment capable of measuring the scrubbing solution recirculating flow rate on a continuous basis. Each fabric collector shall be equipped with a manometer or gauge capable of measuring the differential pressure across the collector on a continuous basis.
8. Under no circumstances shall the scrubber be used to simultaneously control: 1) the apron feeder, jaw crusher, roll crusher, transfer chute and five associated conveyors; and 2) the rotary dryer.
9. The scrubber shall be drained and cleaned at the end of each 5 day work week.
10. The permittee shall inspect each fabric collector at least once every 3 months for damaged or worn bags.
11. The permittee shall conduct stack testing on the exhaust of the scrubber in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 to determine compliance with the particulate matter emission limit. The permittee shall also conduct opacity observations in accordance with Federal Reference Method 9 during all test runs.
49-00001A: Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel, Inc. (Marion Heights Road, Marion Heights, PA 17832) for construction of a culm processing plant and associated air cleaning devices (eight fabric collectors) at their facility in Mt. Carmel Township, Northumberland County.
Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel is a major facility for which a Title V Operating Permit (49-00001) has been issued.
The information provided by the applicant, as well as the Department's own analysis, indicates that the previous source will have the potential to emit up to 7.96 tons of particulate matter per year. However, construction of the previous source will not increase the emission of any air contaminant above the level currently authorized for the facility, as its operation will replace the operation of an existing culm processing plant. Nevertheless, the existing plant will remain on site as a back up to the proposed plant.
A preliminary review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the proposed culm processing plant will meet all applicable air quality requirements including the ''best available technology'' requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 and Subpart Y of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, 40 CFR 60.250--60.254. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to approve the application and issue a plan approval.
In order to ensure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following requirements in the respective plan approval.
* The particulate matter concentration of the exhaust from each of the fabric collectors associated with the culm processing plant shall not exceed 0.01 grain per dry standard cubic foot.
* The total combined particulate matter emissions from the culm processing plant shall not exceed 1.82 pounds per hour and 7.96 tons per year.
* The exhaust of each fabric collector shall not have any visible emissions.
* The proposed culm processing plant shall never operate simultaneously with the existing culm processing plant.
* All conveyors incorporated in the culm processing plant, with the exception of conveyor CR-615, shall be equipped with a 3/4 cover. Additionally, all transfer points shall be equipped with ''head box'' type enclosures and both of the plant's screens shall be equipped with covers.
* The HSI crusher, the VSI crusher and the two screens incorporated in the culm processing plant, as well as conveyors CR-605, CR-608, CR-609 and CR-610, shall all be enclosed within a permanent structure or building.
* The company shall maintain an adequate supply of spare collector bags onsite in order to replace any bags that may require replacement due to deterioration resulting from routine operation or from any other malfunction that may cause bag damage.
* All compressed air systems associated with the fabric collectors shall be equipped with air dryers and oil traps.
* Each of the fabric collectors shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor the collector's differential pressure.
* The culm processing plant shall never be operated without the simultaneous operation of all air pollution control devices or without all conveyors (with the exception of conveyor CR-615), transfer points and screens being properly enclosed.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
24-0120B: Dominion Transmission Corp. (625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) for construction of two new production engines rated at 1,775 HP each (equipped with Low Emission Combustion controls) at the Ardell Station in Benezette Township, Elk County. The facility had previously been permitted to install two new engines rated at 2,225 HP, but after conducting a reassessment of the horsepower needs, indicated smaller engines would provide sufficient horsepower. The changes/additions will result in a decrease of 73.9 TPY of Potential NOx emissions, an increase of 49.2 TPY of potential CO emissions, an increase of 2.1 TPY, 2.0 TPY and 0.1 TPY of Potential VOC, PM-10 and SO2 emissions, respectively. The use of LEC for the two engines is considered BAT. The Turbine is subject to Subpart GG of the NSPS standards of 40 CFR Part 60. The plan approval includes conditions limiting the emissions from the turbine and the two engines. In addition, the two production engines will be stack tested initially and on a semiannual basis to determine the emissions of NOx, CO and VOC. The permit contains limitations pertaining to fugitive, odor, visible particulate and sulfur emissions. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain additional record keeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility was issued a Title V Operating Permit No. 24-00120 on October 2, 1997. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
61-199 ERC: Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. (700 Milam, P. O. Box 2967, Houston, TX 77252-2967) for an Air Quality Emission Reduction Credit Approval for 18.29 tons of NOx, 45.03 tons of VOC, 15.43 tons of CO and 5.01 tons of SOx emission reduction credits from the shutdown of sources from the Rouseville Refinery in Rouseville, Venango County.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Contact: Thomas Barsley, Chief, (215) 685-9428.
01154: Sun Chemical GPI (3301 Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132) for installation of four air operated drum mixers and four air operated pail mixers in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. This is a Title V facility. Sun Chemical will cut operation of the inkmakers from two shifts to one. There will be no increase in emissions due to these additions. The plan approval will contain operating and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
01156: Qwest Communication Corp. (2400 Market Place, #19, Philadelphia, PA 19104) for permitting a 1,500 kW Cummins/Onan Diesel fired emergency generator in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. This is a natural minor facility. The nitrogen oxide emission from the generator will be 12.1 tons per year. The plan approval will contain operating and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: Michael Safko, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2531.
45-315-004: Rock Tenn Co. (P. O. Box 770, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327) for operation of a polymer make-down system and chemical additive delivery system in Smithfield Township, Monroe County.
48-318-129B: C F Martin and Co., Inc. (510 Sycamore Street, Nazareth, PA 18064) for operation of a coating operation and associated air cleaning device in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
14-309-044: Gensimore Trucking, Inc. (P. O. Box 5210, Bellefonte, PA 16823) for operation of a bulk cement blending facility and associated air cleaning devices (two fabric collectors) in Spring Township, Centre County.
The bulk cement blending facility consists of various storage silos, hoppers, bucket elevators, baggers, tank truck loading stations and the like. The fugitive particulate emissions generated by the use of this equipment are controlled by two fabric collectors. The particulate matter emissions from these collectors will be no greater than 2.57 pounds per hour.
The Department has determined that the bulk cement blending facility has been constructed and is operating, in conformance with all conditions of Plan Approval 14-309-044 as well as in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The Department consequently intends to issue an operating permit for the operation of the respective bulk cement blending facility.
The Department intends to place conditions in the operating permit to be issued which are intended to ensure continued compliance with all applicable requirements. The following is a summary of these conditions:
1. The first blending line shall unload no more than one truck and one railcar simultaneously. The second blending line shall unload no more than two trucks simultaneously.
2. The only trucks which shall be loaded at this facility shall be tank trucks.
3. At no time shall any of the equipment controlled by a fabric collector be in operation at any time the fabric collector is in a bag shaking cycle.
4. Spare fabric collector bags shall be kept on hand.
5. The fabric collectors shall be equipped with instrumentation to monitor differential pressure.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: Mark Wayner, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
04-00704: Buckeye Pipe Line Co., L.P. (P. O. Box 368 Emmaus, PA 18049-0368) for a gasoline distributor in Midland Borough, Beaver County.
04-00710: Cronimet Corp. (417 Railroad Street, East Rochester, PA 15074) for a dust collector in East Rochester Borough, Beaver County.
65-00919: Angleo Iafrate Construction (P. O. Box 259, 108B Main Street, New Stanton, PA 15672) for a crusher and asphalt plant in Mt. Pleasant Borough, Westmoreland County.
04-00006: Brighton Steel Inc. (510 45th Street, Beaver Falls, PA 15010) for a Steel Foundry in Beaver Falls, Beaver County.
11-00433: GapVax, Inc. (575 Central Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15902) for a paint booth in Johnstown, Cambria County.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Contact: Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
95-054: Amerada Hess Corp. (1630 South 51st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143) for operation of a gasoline terminal in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The synthetic minor facility's air emission sources include three gasoline storage tanks, 11 distillate and additive storage tanks, a gasoline loading rack with a vapor recovery unit, a distillate and residual oil loading rack and marine loading of distillate and residual oil.
AMS intends to reissue the synthetic minor operating permit originally issued on June 15, 1998, to modify the monitoring method for the loading rack vapor recovery unit from weekly checks with a portable analyzer to the use of a continuous emissions monitor. AMS also intends a minor modification of the operating permit per 25 Pa. Code § 127.462 to allow the following increases in throughputs: adding marine loading of 42 million gallons per rolling 12-month period (gpy) of distillate and residual fuel oil (increases VOC emissions by 0.25 ton per rolling 12-month period (tpy)); increasing the gasoline loading rack throughput from 110 million gpy to 123 million gpy (increases VOC emissions by 0.98 tpy); and increasing the distillate and residual oil loading rack throughput from 110 million gpy to 152 million gpy (increases VOC emissions by 0.51 tpy). After these increases (1.74 tpy VOC total), the facility's potential VOC emissions remain less than 25 tpy. AMS also intends to administratively amend the operating permit as per 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 to update contact information.
The operating permit will be revised under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII.
MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated before each application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for certification.
Written comments or objections or requests for informal conferences on applications, may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the same address within 30 days of this publication or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment and informal conferences).
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the previous, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Coal Applications Received
Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209, (814) 342-8200.
17970119 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0237876. Johnson Brothers Coal Company, R. D. 1, Box 580, Mahaffey, PA 15757. Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit from Moravian Run Reclamation Co., Inc., located in Gulich Township, Clearfield County affecting 52.7 acres. Receiving streams: Muddy Run. Application received: December 21, 2001.
17860122 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0115410. Laurel Energy, L.P., One Energy Place, Suite 7500, Latrobe, PA 15650. Transfer from Al Hamilton Contracting Company and renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger-coal preparation plant permit located in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County affecting 490.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries of Wallace Run to Little Clearfield Creek to Clearfield Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received: December 26, 2001.
17910125 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0206733. Laurel Energy, L.P., One Energy Place, Suite 7500, Latrobe, PA 15650. Transfer from Al Hamilton Contracting Company and renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County affecting 78 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries of Wallace Run and Wallace Run to Clearfield Creek. Application received: December 26, 2001.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
26920105. Twilight Industries (Division of US Natural Resources, Inc., 212 State Street, Belle Vernon, PA 15012-1158). Renewal application received for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine located in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, affecting 157 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Washington Run and to Little Redstone Creek, classified for the following use: warm water fishery. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: January 15, 2002.
65970103. Derry Stone and Lime Co., Inc. (R. R. 5, Box 34, Latrobe, PA 15650). Revision application to add acres for a bituminous surface mine located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 105 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Stoney Run, classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Revision application received: January 18, 2002.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56020101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0249122. Dunamis Resources, Inc., One Energy Place, Suite 4000, Latrobe, PA 15650. Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine and for discharge of treated mine drainage in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 56.6 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to/and Roaring Run classified for the following uses: Cold Water Fishery. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Quemahoning Reservoir (Cambria-Somerset Authority). Application received: January 2, 2002.
56703107 and NPDES Permit No. PA0605956. Hoffman Mining, Inc., P. O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541. Permit Revision for a stream variance for the purpose of construction of erosion and sedimentation facilities and a stream crossing on unnamed tributary ''A'' of Kaufman Run and a small side flow ''Z'' of the unnamed tributary ''A.'' The encroachment areas begins approximately 40 feet above the junction of S.R. 0601 and the unnamed tributary ''A'' and continues upstream approximately 600 feet. The encroachment area on flow ''Z'' starts 25 feet above its juncture with the unnamed tributary ''A'' and continues upstream 330 feet. Permit Revision for a road variance to conduct surface mining activities within 100 feet of S.R. 0601, beginning at a point 3,900 feet northeast of the intersection of S.R. 0601 and S.R. 4039 then continuing along the south side of S.R. 0601 approximately 2,900 feet in Paint Township, Somerset County, affecting 863.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Paint Creek; to Kaufman Run; to unnamed tributaries to Kaufman Run; to Stony Creek; and to Shade Creek classified for the following uses: Cold Water Fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 8, 2002.
32970103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0234371. Kent Coal Mining Company, 400 Overview Drive, P. O. Box 219, Shelocta, PA 15774. Permit renewal for reclamation only for continued restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine and for existing discharge of treated mine drainage in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 113.0 acres. Receiving streams: Marshall Run and unnamed tributaries to Marshall Run classified for the following uses: Cold Water Fishery. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Avonmore Public Water Supply. Application received: January 9, 2002.
11970101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0234389. E. P. Bender Coal Company, Inc., P. O. Box 594, Carrolltown, PA 15722. Permit renewal for continued operation of a bituminous surface mine and for discharge of treated mine drainage in Reade Township, Cambria County, affecting 93.0 acres. Receiving streams: Powell Run classified for the following uses: Cold Water Fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 15, 2002.
McMurray District Mining Office: 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317, (724) 941-7100.
32011302. NPDES Permit No. N/A, Laurel Energy, L.P. (One Energy Place, Suite 7500, Latrobe, PA 15650), to operate the Gillhouser Run Mine in Buffington and Brush Valley Townships, Indiana County, new underground mine permit and related NPDES permit, Surface Acres Proposed 43.0, Underground Acres Proposed 1880, SCP Acres Proposed 1360, CRDP Support Acres Proposed N/A, CRDP Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed N/A, Little Yellow Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Central Indiana Water Authority, Application received: November 15, 2001.
56831601. NPDES Permit No. 0213497, Reitz Coal Co. (509 15th St., Windber, PA 15963-1603), to renew the permit for the Reitz No. 11 Coal Preparation Plant in Shade Township, Somerset County, renewal, Surface Acres Proposed N/A, Underground Acres Proposed N/A, SCP Acres Proposed N/A, CRDP Support Acres Proposed N/A, CRDP Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed N/A, no additional discharges, classified for the following uses: N/A. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is N/A, Application received: January 7, 2002.
Noncoal Applications Received
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-6494.
0302C4. Bedrock Quarries, Inc. (P. O. Box 189, Damascus, PA 18415), incidental boundary correction to an existing quarry operation to add 4.4 acres for a total of 102.4 acres, receiving stream--unnamed tributary of North Branch Calkins Creek. Application received: January 14, 2002.
15810401T. Martin Limestone, Inc. (P. O. Box 550, Blue Ball, PA 17506), transfer of an existing quarry operation from Welsh Mountain Building Stone, Inc. in Honey Brook Township, Chester County affecting 106.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received: January 14, 2002.
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 (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 Water Quality Certification will be published concurrently with the permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications Received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E40-569. City of Nanticoke, 15 East Ridge Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634, in City of Nanticoke, Luzerne County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To remove the existing structure (known as the Union Street Bridge) and to construct and maintain a road crossing of South Branch Newport Creek (locally known as Forge Creek) (CWF), consisting of a 24.0-foot by 6.0-foot reinforced concrete box culvert with its invert depressed 2.5 feet below stream bed elevation. A temporary stream diversion, utilizing 348-inch culverts, is proposed. The project is located on West Union Street, approximately 850 feet upstream of Main Street (S.R. 3001). (Nanticoke, PA Quadrangle N: 12.6 inches; W: 1.5 inches).
E40-585. PPL Utilities, GENN-4, Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1179, in Rice and Wright Townships, Luzerne County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain four road crossings of wetlands (three permanent and one temporary), within the drainage basin of Big Wapwallopen Creek, for the purpose of maintaining an existing electric transmission line known as the Harwood-Jenkins 69kV line. The project will permanently impact approximately 0.48 acre (approximately 1,300 linear feet) of wetlands and will temporarily impact approximately 0.09 acre (230 linear feet) of wetlands. The applicant proposes to participate in the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project in lieu of replacing wetlands on site. The project extends northeasterly from a point located along the north side of Nuangola Road (S.R. 2042), approximately 0.5 mile west of the intersection of S.R. 2042 and S.R. 2045. (Wilkes-Barre West, Quadrangle N: 8.0 inches; W: 3.6 inches).
E45-422. Monroe County, One Quaker Plaza, Stroudsburg, PA 18360-2192, in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To maintain County Bridge No. 12 across Lake Creek (HQ-CWF) to improve the structural integrity and safety of the bridge. The bridge is located along Township Road T237, approximately 0.4 mile upstream of S.R. 0209. (Saylorsburg, Quadrangle N: 8.0 inches; W: 7.7 inches).
E45-423. Monroe County, One Quaker Plaza, Stroudsburg, PA 18360-2192, in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To maintain County Bridge No. 9 across McMichael Creek (HQ-CWF) to improve the structural integrity and safety of the bridge. The bridge is located along Township Road T233, approximately 0.2 mile south of T234. (Saylorsburg, Quadrangle N: 12.3 inches; W: 7.3 inches).
E58-245. Forest Lake Township, Ridge Road, Montrose, PA 18801, in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a road crossing of a tributary to Middle Branch Wyalusing Creek (CWF), consisting of an 8-foot-diameter steel culvert. Work includes construction of riprap-lined channeled sections extending upstream and downstream of the culvert, for a total linear impact of approximately 190 feet. The project is associated with the relocation of Stewart Road at its intersection of S.R. 0267, located aproximately 4,500 feet southwest of the intersection of S.R. 0267 and S.R. 4014. (Friendsville, PA-NY, Quadrangle N: 2.8 inches; W: 2.3 inches).
E54-291. Samuel S. and Connie Strauss, 3 Mengle Road, Pottsville, PA 17901-8864, in Washington Township, Schuylkill County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a bridge having a single span of 55.5 feet and an underclearance of approximately 10.3 feet across Lower Little Swatara Creek (CWF) for the private access to a single family home. The project is located approximately 1,200 feet west of the intersection of S.R. 0895 and S.R. 3009 (Swatara Hill, PA Quadrangle N: 8.8 inches; W: 5.6 inches).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E05-298. Keith S. Van Horn, 1020 Wertz Road, Bedford, PA 15522 in Colerain Township, Bedford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To maintain a bridge having a span of 25 feet and an underclearance of 6.5 feet across the channel of Cove Creek (EV) at a point at Wertz Road (Beans Cove, PA Quadrangle N: 22.4 inches; W: 8.2 inches) in Colerain Township, Bedford County.
E21-334. Mark Burkhead, PennDOT 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103.
To construct and maintain the lengthening of an existing 72-inch diameter, 63-foot long reinforced concrete culvert by extending the culvert 10 feet on the west side and 17 feet on the east side for the purpose of conveying surface water flow to Letort Spring Run (EV) under the roadway of SR 0034, Segment 230 Offset 3625 located about 0.6 mile south of the Route 34 interchange exit of US Interstate 81 (Carlisle, PA Quadrangle N: 10.7 inches; W: 9.2 inches) in Carlisle Borough, Cumberland County.
E21-335. Robert Gill, East Pennsboro Township, 98 South Enola Drive, Enola, PA 17025 in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove an existing crossing and to construct and maintain a reinforced concrete box culvert having a clear span of 14-feet and a rise of 5-feet, along with gabion walls at both upstream and downstream ends of the culvert in an unnamed tributary to the Conodoquinet Creek (WWF), locally known as Possum Hollow Creek, located on Magaro Road (T-625) about 0.3 mile upstream of the confluence of Possum Hollow Creek and the Conodoquinet Creek (Harrisburg West, PA Quadrangle N: 5.2 inches; W: 8.1 inches) in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County.
E28-295. John Fred Stenger, 99 Limekiln Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17201 in Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a 4-inch outfall structure to provide a stable discharge point for root/foundation drainage and regrade the stream embankment to create a mowable/maintainable slope for the property owner along Falling Spring Creek (TSF) (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 10.5 inches; W: 2.3 inches) in Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County.
E36-723. Nancy Hallwell, Rapho Township, 971 N. Colebrook Road, Manheim, PA 17545 in Rapho Township, Lancaster County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove a deteriorating concrete bridge and construct and maintain a timber bridge over Little Chickies Creek (TSF) at a point along Camp Road approximately 2 miles from the intersection of Camp Road and Pinch Road (Manheim, PA Quadrangle N: 17.25 inches; W: 12.5 inches) in Rapho Township, Lancaster County.
E50-203. Leo A. Williams, 954 Fox Hollow Road, Shermans Dale, PA 17090 in Carroll Township, Perry County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a single span bridge having a clear span of 13.9 feet and an underclearance of 3.5 feet across an unnamed tributary to Shermans Creek (WWF) and to authorize previously placed fill in associated wetlands for the purpose of accessing private property located along the south side of Fox Hollow Road (T-303) about 3.1 miles west of its intersection with SR 0034 (Shermans Dale, PA Quadrangle N: 8.8 inches; W: 11.9 inches) in Carroll Township, Perry County.
E67-714. Phil Bowers, Kreutz Creek Preservation Society, 5345 Lincoln Highway, Hellam, PA 17406 in Hellam Township, York County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain several stream enhancement structures such as rock vanes and boulder bank stabilization along Kreutz Creek (WWF) (Red Lion, PA Quadrangle N: 19.85 inches; W: 14.3 inches) in Hellam Township, York County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E17-364. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, 1924-30 Daisy Street, Clearfield, PA 16830, SR 4003-Section 000 Box Culvert, in Brady Township, Clearfield County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (DuBois, PA Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 5.0 inches).
To remove an existing structure and construct, operate and maintain a reinforced concrete box culvert to carry SR 4003, Section 000 across an unnamed tributary to Limestone Run (Cold Water Fishery). The precast concrete box culvert shall have a minimum span of 16-feet, rise of 5-feet and depressed 1-0 foot. The project will permanently impact 0.05-acre of wetland and 30-feet of waterway. The project is located along the eastern right-of-way of SR 0119 approximately 1.2-miles east of SR 4003 and SR 0119 intersection. The 0.05-acre of wetland permanently impacted by the project is de minimis and the permittee will not be required to mitigate the impacts with replacement wetlands.
E53-367. Michael and Michelle Filer, HCR 1, Box 170, Shinglehouse, PA 16748. Filer Bridge--Elevenmile Creek, in Oswayo Township, Potter County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Oswayo, PA Quadrangle N: 15.0 inches; W: 5.5 inches).
To operate and maintain a single span bridge across Elevenmile Creek (High Quality-Cold Water Fishery) for access to private property. The bridge shall be operated and maintained with a minimum span of 14-feet, width of 12-feet and underclearance of 4-feet. Bridge construction also included concrete block abutments and wingwalls. All future work shall be conducted at stream low flow. All in-stream channel abutment and wingwall repair work shall be completed in dry work conditions by dam and pumping or fluming stream flow around the work area. The bridge construction did not impact wetlands while impacting 30-feet of Elevenmile Creek. The project is located along the southern right-of-way of SR 4023 approximately 1,000-feet south of T-380 and SR 4023 intersection. This permit also authorizes the construction, operation, maintenance and removal of temporary stream diversions and cofferdams for in-stream abutment and wingwall repair. Upon completion of repair work, all temporary structures shall be removed, the stream bank restored to original contours and elevations and all final stabilization applied.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E04-280. Ohioville Borough, 6268 Tuscarawas Road, Industry, PA 15052-1924. Ohioville Borough, Beaver County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To construct and maintain a conspan bridge having a span of 14` and underclearance of 6.5` and to construct and maintain a 24" outfall structure to the South Branch Brady Run (TSF). The project is located along Brady Run Road approximately 300 feet north of its intersection with Lisbon Road (Midland, PA Quadrangle N: 15.2 inches; W: 8.0 inches).
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E10-350, Indspec Chemical Corporation, 133 Main Street, P. O. Box 307, Petrolia, PA 16050, North Bridge Widening, in Petrolia Borough, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Petrolia, PA Quadrangle N: 3.7 inches; W: 12.6 inches).
Project will widen by 12 feet the existing North Bridge Structure that spans South Branch Bear Creek (WWF). The project will improve the existing alignment and reduce risk to vehicular traffic between various components of the Indspec industrial complex. The project is located in the Borough of Petrolia, Butler County and will impact approximately 0.01 acre.
E20-512, Marianne Cerula, 1125 Broughton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, Dock Renovation and Extension at Lake Canadohta, in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Lake Canadohta, PA Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 11.75 inches).
The project involves the renovation of an existing 40-foot private dock, located on Lake Canadohta (CWF), by replacing the boards on the walkway using the existing supports and the construction of a new 8-foot section to include support, frame and walkway. In addition to the renovation, a 48-foot seasonal floating dock extension will be added at the end of the 8-foot new construction. The total length of the permanent dock and floating dock will equal 96-feet. The total acreage of the project is .119 acre.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
D46-054EA. Albert Herrmann, Collegeville Borough, 491 East Main Street, Collegeville, PA 19426. Collegeville Borough and Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To breach and remove the Collegeville Dam across Perkiomen Creek (WWF, MF) for the purpose of restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The dam is located approximately 2,500 feet north of the Perkiomen Bridge (S.R. 422) (Collegeville, PA Quadrangle N: 11.9 inches; W: 10.4 inches).
[Continued on next Web Page]
No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Bulletin full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.
