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LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
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Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 302--305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent toRemediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, a combination of the cleanup standards or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the Act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the Act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified, proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period the municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments, should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department Regional Office after which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment 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 Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
PECO Energy Co.--Former Darby MGP, Darby and Sharon Hill Boroughs, Delaware County. Ronald F. Carper, Jr., P. G., ENSR International, 2005 Cabot Blvd., Suite 100, Langhorne, PA 19047, on behalf of PECO Energy Co., Attn: Jennifer Sowers, 300 Front St., Bldg. 1, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, has submitted a revised Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with inorganics and PAH; and groundwater contaminated with inorganics, other organics and PAH. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet Statewide Health Standards for groundwater and Site-Specific Standards for soil. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The County Press and Delaware Daily County Times on March 2003.
Betzwood Industrial Park Area 8N, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County. Darryl D. Borrelli, Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, 401 City Ave., Suite 500, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, on behalf of Valley Forge Center Associates, LP, Michael Trio, 700 S. Henderson Rd., Suite 225, King of Prussia, PA 19406, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with other organics. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Times Herald on April 9, 2003.
Shez Ray, LLC, Norristown Borough, Montgomery County. Cliff Harper, Harper Environmental Associates, 771 Hideaway Lane, Harleysville, PA 19438, on behalf of Ray Cannon, Shez Ray, LLC, 625 Beech St., Norristown, PA 19404, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with chlorinated solvents and PCB. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Norristown Times Herald on April 16, 2003.
Allegro MicroSystems W. G., Inc. (Formerly), Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County. C. Peter Barringer, UAI Environmental, Inc., 495 Highlands Blvd., Suite 106, Coatesville, PA 19320, on behalf of Bruce Goodman, Goodman Properties, 636 Old York Rd., Jenkintown, PA 19046, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents, fuel oil no. 2, inorganics, MTBE, other organics and PAH. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Intelligencer on April 25, 2003.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Lancaster Malleable Castings Company, Manheim Township, Lancaster County. Armstrong World Industries, Inc., P. O. Box 3001, Lancaster, PA 17604, on behalf of Lancaster Malleable Castings Corporation, 1046 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site groundwater contaminated with benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Intelligencer Journal/New Era on January 21, 2003.
Arntz Residence, West Donegal Township, Lancaster County. Earth Tech, Inc., 2 Market Plaza Way, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, on behalf of Esther Arntz, 1872 Harrisburg Avenue, Mount Joy, PA 17552, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site groundwater contaminated with Fuel Oil No. 2. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era on April 7, 2003.
MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Applications Received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904); and Municipal Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Municipal Waste.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
General Permit Application No. WMGM023. Keystone Custom Homes, 214-A Willow Valley Lake Drive, Willow Street, PA 17584.
The Department, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management has received an application for the processing and beneficial use of gypsum board from new home construction as an onsite soil amendment. The Department determined the application to be administratively complete on April 25, 2003.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Ronald C. Hassinger, Chief, General Permits and Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Division at (717) 787-7381. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to and approval or denial of the application.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Applications received, under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permit ID No. 100419. CBF, Inc., Route 21, P. O. Box 266, McClellandtown, PA 15458. J & J Landfill, Route 21, P. O. Box 266, McClellandtown, PA 15458. Application for a major permit modification requesting approval to accept MSW incinerator ash at a municipal landfill in German Township, Fayette County was received in the Regional Office on April 24, 2003.
Permit ID No. 301225. Thermal-Clean Services Corporation, 896 East National Pike, Washington, PA 15301-7175. Thermal-Clean Residual Waste Processing and Recycling Facility, 896 East National Pike, Washington, PA 15301-7175. A major permit modification for a Radiation Protection Plan at residual waste/compost processing facility in Amwell Township, Washington County, was received in the Regional Office on April 24, 2003.
Comments or information concerning an application should be directed to the Department of Environmental Protection, Waste Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to and approval or denial of the application.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate Regional Office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of the proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit must indicate their interest to the Department Regional Office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a Proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department Regional Offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts, which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office identified. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act and regulations adopted under the Act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
54-399-029A: Silberline Manufacturing Company, Inc. (130 Lincoln Drive, Tamaqua, PA 18252) for construction of an aluminum pigment manufacturing operation at their company's Tidewood East Facility, 36 Progress Avenue, Rush Township, Schuylkill County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-05066C: Exide Technologies (P. O. Box 14294, Reading, PA 19612-4294) for installation of a replacement fabric collector controlling the no. 2 reverberatory and no. 2 blast furnaces at their secondary lead smelter in Muhlenberg Township and Laureldale Borough, Berks County. The sources are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart L--Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Secondary Lead Smelting.
67-05098A: Global Stone PenRoc, LP (495 Global Stone Drive, York, PA 17405) for modification of their West Plant limestone crushing operations in West Manchester Township, York County. The modification is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
30-00072D: Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co. (1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241) for construction of an overland refuse conveyor and additional 1,000 t/hr coal cleaning module at their Bailey Mine in Richhill Township, Greene County.
03-00197A: Nature's Blend Wood Products, Inc. (P. O. Box 392, 202 First Avenue, Ford City, PA 16226) for construction of a finishing line at their Ford City facility in Armstrong County.
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: Mark J. Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
40-399-050: Genova Products (502 Forest Road, Humboldt Industrial Park, Hazleton, PA 18202) for installation and operation of a new PVC trimming operation which will be controlled by the use of a baghouse at their facility located in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. The new line will not emit particulate emissions more than 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.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
01-03029A: Utz Quality Foods, Inc. (900 High Street, Hanover, PA 17331) for construction of a tortilla chip fryer controlled by a mist eliminator at its Kindig Lane Plant in Conewago Township, Adams County. The fryer will have the following annual emissions: 1 ton PM, 0.6 ton NOx and 0.1 ton VOC. The Plan Approval and State-only Operating Permit will include emission restrictions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
06-05005A: Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA 18034) for modification of combust no. 5 waste oil in their existing batch asphalt plant controlled by a knock out box and fabric filter at its Oley Blacktop Plant in Oley Township, Berks County. This batch mix hot asphalt plant is a non-Title V facility. This facility's operation will result in less than 100 tons per year of CO, approximately 30 tons per year of NOx, 22 tons per year of SOx, 9 tons per year of VOCs and 7 tons per year of PM. The facility will maintain an annual production capacity with a maximum of 500,000 tons. This plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
21-03006B: Nestle Purina PetCare (6509 Brandy Lane, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050) for installation of a pet food processing line in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. The processing line has the potential to emit 7.5 tons per year of particulate matter, 6.3 tons per year of NOx, 2.5 tons per year of CO and 0.5 ton per year of VOC. The approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
17-305-007D: River Hill Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847) for construction of a coal stockpiling operation and an agglomerated coal fines or synthetic fuel (synfuel) stockpiling and rail/truck loading operation in their Karthaus Township, Clearfield County facility.
The operation consists of the use of front end loaders to place coal onto, and remove it from, a coal stockpile and to place synfuel onto, and remove it from, a synfuel stockpile and to load the synfuel into trucks and railcars. Air contaminant emission control will be provided by the use of three water trucks and a truck wheel wash station and the implementation of various work practices (truck tarping, and the like). The resultant fugitive particulate (dust) emissions could be up to 46.08 tons per year.
The Department's review of the information contained in the application indicates that the coal stockpiling and synfuel stockpiling and rail/truck loading operations 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. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue plan approval.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. No more than 1,752,000 tons of synfuel shall be loaded in any 12 consecutive month period.
2. A water truck equipped with a pressurized spray bar and a pressurized nozzle or hose connection shall be kept onsite at all times and shall be used, as needed, for the control of fugitive dust from plant roadways and stock pile areas.
3. A maximum speed limit of 5 miles per hour shall be established for front end loaders and 10 miles per hour for trucks. These speed limits shall be posted in highly visible locations on the site.
4. All trucks loaded with coal or synfuel entering or exiting the site via a public roadway shall have their loads tarped or otherwise covered. Additionally, a truck wheel wash station shall be used, as needed, to remove dirt and mud from the wheels and undercarriages of all trucks exiting the site via a public roadway to prevent dirt and mud from being carried out from the site onto roadways.
5. The front end loader bucket-to-truck and bucket-to-rail car free fall height shall be kept to a minimum.
6. Records shall be maintained of the number of tons of synfuel loaded each month.
41-305-004G: Keystone Filler and Manufacturing Co. (214 Railroad Street, Muncy, PA 17756) for installation of air cleaning devices, two dust collection hoods and a fabric collector on two bulk carbon product railcar loading operations at the company's facility in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County.
The railcar loading operations consist of two loading ''stations'' where rail tank cars are loaded with carbon products such as ground coal. The particulate matter (dust) emissions from each of these loading operations are currently controlled by a fabric collector but Keystone Filler is proposing to supplement this existing control with a dust collection hood at each loading station, both of which will be ducted to an additional fabric collector. These installations are anticipated to result in a decrease of unknown magnitude in the quantity of fugitive particulate matter (dust) emissions from the respective loading operations.
The Department's review of the information contained in the application indicates that following the installation of the proposed hoods and fabric collector, the railcar loading operations will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the fugitive air contaminant emission requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 123.1 and the particulate matter emission requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 123.13. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue plan approval.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. The air contaminant emissions in the air space above the ''no. 2 railcar loading station'' shall be controlled by a 6 foot by 6 foot hood equipped with 12 foot long hanging plastic strip curtains located along the entire hood perimeter. The air contaminant emissions in the air space above the ''bulk railcar loading station'' shall be controlled by an 8 foot by 8 foot hood equipped with 12 foot long hanging plastic strip curtains along the entire hood perimeter. Both hoods shall be ducted to a Griffin model JA-200-SA fabric collector.
2. Following the installation of the hoods and fabric collector, the no. 2 railcar loading station and the bulk railcar loading station shall never be used simultaneously. Additionally, neither of the loading stations shall be used at any time that the remaining sources ducted to the Griffin fabric collector are in operation. Additionally, the fabric collector ductwork associated with the equipment not in operation shall be gated off or closed off so that the entire fabric collector flow is directed to the loading station or equipment which is in use.
3. Spare fabric collector bags shall be kept on-hand.
4. Keystone Filler and Manufacturing Company shall comply with all applicable terms and conditions of the Consent Order and Agreement entered into with the Department on January 7, 2003.
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: Mark J. Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
48-318-133: Milliken Valve Co., Inc. (1995 Highland Avenue, Suite 500, Bethelehem, PA 18020) for operation of a paint spray booth and associated air cleaning device at their facility in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County. The manufacturing facility is a non-Title V facility. Annual VOC emissions from the spray booth will be 8.41 tons per year of which 4.54 tons per year will be HAPs. Particulate matter emissions from the process will be controlled through the use filter panels and will be less than 0.02 gr/dscf. The operating permit will include all appropriate monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-03038: Bridgeview, Inc. (1525 Chestnut Hill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543) for operation of an animal crematory and veterinary pathological waste incinerators in Robeson Township, Berks County. Actual PM10 emissions are expected to be less than 3 tons per year. The State-only Operating Permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
21-03007: Purina Mills, LLC (475 Saint John's Church Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011) for operation of their livestock feed production facility in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. Actual PM10 and NOx emissions are expected to be less than 7 tons per year and 2 tons per year respectively. The State-only Operating Permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
21-03023: Ames True Temper, Inc. (465 Railroad Avenue, Shiremanstown, PA 17011) for operation of their lawn and garden tools manufacturing facility in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. The facility emits less than 8 tons per year of VOCs. The State-only Operating Permit will include testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
21-03046: Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. (10 Eleanor Drive, New Kingston, PA 17072) for operation of their VOC storage tank facility in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. The facility emits less than 2 tons per year of VOCs. The State-only Operating Permit will include testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 327-0512.
49-00049: RunnerLess Knits (301 North 5th Street, Sunbury, PA 17801) for issuance of a State-only Operating Permit for their textile facility in Sunbury Township, Northumberland County. The facility's main air contaminant source is one no. 2 fuel oil fired boiler. The facility has the potential to emit SOx, NOx, CO, PM10 and VOCs below the major emission thresholds. The proposed Operating Permit contains all applicable requirements including Federal and State regulations. In addition, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions regarding compliance with all applicable requirements are included.
17-00048: Philipsburg Osceola Area School District (200 Short Street, Philipsburg, PA 16866) for issuance of an Operating Permit for their Osceola Mills elementary school in Osceola Mills Borough, Clearfield County. The facility's main sources include one tri-fuel (coal--no. 2 fuel oil) fired boiler, one no. 2 fuel oil fired boiler, one no. 2 fuel oil fired water heater and one no. 2 fuel oil fired emergency generator. The facility has the potential to emit SOx, NOx, CO, PM10, VOCs and HAPs below the major emission thresholds. The proposed operating permit contains all applicable requirements including Federal and State regulations. In addition, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions regarding compliance with all applicable requirements are included.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: Mark Wayner, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
04-00061: Ondeo Nalco Co. (P. O. Box 391, 125 Ondeo Drive, Ellwood City, PA 16117) for a renewal for operation of a water treatment chemical manufacturing plant in their Franklin Township, Beaver County facility.
56-00282: Rollock, Inc. (156 Rollock Road, Stoystown, PA 15563) for operation of a scrap burner in their Stoystown Borough, Somerset County facility.
03-00209: Buffalo Limestone, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 198 A-1, Ford City, PA 16226) for operation of a portable limestone crusher in their Kittanning Township, Armstrong County facility.
COAL AND NONCOAL 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); and The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and 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, 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 identified in this notice for the respective coal and noncoal applications. In addition to the previous, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume, or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Coal Applications Received
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
54871303R3. D and D Coal Company (139 E. Independence Street, Shamokin, PA 17872), renewal of underground mine operation in Cass Township, Schuylkill County affecting 26.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received April 17, 2003.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
33020104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0242161. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). Transfer of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Snyder Township, Jefferson County affecting 207.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Walburn Run and Walburn Run (CWF). There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Transfer from Laurel Energy, L. P. Application received April 21, 2003.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
30030101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250376. Patriot Mining Co., Inc. (2708 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508-9286). Application for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Greene Township, Greene County, affecting 248.0 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Whitely Creek. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received April 16, 2003.
Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209, (814) 342-8200.
17030105 and NPDES Permit No. PA0243469. Hepburnia Coal Company, P. O. Box I, Grampian, PA 16838. Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Ferguson and Greenwood Townships, Clearfield County affecting 115.0 acres. Receiving streams: Watts Creek (HQ-CWF) and the West Branch Susquehanna River (CWF). There is no downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge within 10 miles downstream. Application received April 18, 2003.
17030106 and NPDES Permit No. PA0243477. Waroquier Coal Company, P. O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830. Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County affecting 236.5 acres. Receiving streams: Dotts Hollow and Clearfield Creek (CWF). There is no downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge within 10 miles downstream. Application received April 14, 2003.
17990122 and NPDES Permit No. PA0242772. AMFIRE Mining Co., LLC, One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650. Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit from Laurel Energy, LP. The permit is located in Brady and Bloom Townships, Clearfield County and affects 91 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries of Little Anderson Creek to Anderson Creek, unnamed tributary to Bell Run, unnamed tributary to Irish Run (CWF). Application received April 4, 2003.
17860122 and NPDES Permit No. PA0115410. AMFIRE Mining Co., LLC, One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650. Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit from Laurel Energy, LP. The permit is located in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County and affects 490.5 acres. Receiving streams: two unnamed tributaries to Wallace Run (HQ-CWF), Wallace Run (HQ-CWF) and Mitchell Run (HQ-CWF) to Little Clearfield Creek (HQ-CWF), Clearfield Creek (WWF) to the West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received April 4, 2003.
17990122 and NPDES Permit No. PA0206733. AMFIRE Mining Co., LLC, One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650. Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit from Laurel Energy, LP. The permit is located in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County and affects 78 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Wallace Run, Wallace Run and Mitchell Run, to Little Clearfield Creek to Clearfield Creek (HQ-CWF). Application received April 4, 2003.
17930129 and NPDES Permit No. PA0219738. AMFIRE Mining Co., LLC, One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650. Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit from Laurel Energy, LP. The permit is located in Jordan Township, Clearfield County and affects 436.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries of Gazzem and Potts Runs and unnamed tributaries of McNeel Run (CWF). Application received April 4, 2003.
Noncoal Applications Received
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
7976SM1C6. Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc. (9119 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114), a depth correction for an existing quarry operation in Warrington Township, Bucks County affecting 403.0 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Mill Creek. Application received April 23, 2003.
7976SM2C4. Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc. (9119 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114), a depth correction for an existing quarry operation in Warrington Township, Bucks County affecting 134.9 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributaries to Neshaminy Creek. Application received April 23, 2003.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 Water Quality Certification will be published concurrently with the permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications Received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E23-433. Thomas K. Thornton, 972 Smithbridge Road, Concord Township, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a single span bridge across the West Branch of Chester Creek (TSF) associated with the driveway access to Lot No. 3. The proposed bridge will have a clear span of 19 feet 11 inches and an underclearance of 8.0 feet. The site is located just east of the intersection of Smith Bridge Road and Arbor Road (Wilmington North, DE-PA USGS Quadrangle N: 19.8 inches; W: 3.9 inches).
E09-851. County Builders, Inc., P. O. Box 2579, Warminster, PA 18974, Lower Southampton Township, Bucks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
The applicant proposes to construct a 92-unit townhouse residential development on 26 acres and includes the following water obstructions and encroachment activities:
1. To place and maintain fill in 0.07 acre of wetlands (PEM) associated with the widening of Philmont Avenue to provide a sidewalk and a deceleration lane for the entrance to the proposed residential development.
2. To place and maintain fill in 0.15 acre of wetland (PEM) for an access road crossing. The crossing includes a culvert starting at headwall 2 running 23 linear feet of 15-inch HDPE to catch basin 44, which includes a stormwater outfall, then 45 linear feet of 150-inch HDPE continues to catch basin 45. Another 26 linear feet of 15-inch HDPE continues to the outfall at headwall 3, which includes riprap at the outfall to sustain the hydrology to wetlands adjacent to the proposed fill.
3. To construct an 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer utility line crossing through wetlands and beneath the culvert and fill proposed in items 1 and 2.
4. To construct an 8-inch DIP water main utility line crossing through wetlands and beneath the culvert and fill proposed in items 1 and 2.
5. To place and maintain an 18-inch HDPE stormwater outfall and riprap along wetlands (PEM) associated basin ''A.''
6. To place and maintain fill in a 0.06-acre isolated body of water (POW) associated with the construction of dwellings 17--19.
7. To place and maintain fill in a 0.16-acre isolated body of water (POW) associated with the construction of an open space garden.
8. To dewater, excavate and regrade a 0.06-acre isolated body (POW) of water associated with the construction of dwellings 72 and 73.
9. To construct 0.22 acre of wetland replacement adjacent to existing wetlands areas to compensate for wetland losses noted.
The project proposes to directly affect a total of 0.22 acre of wetlands. The project site is located approximately 2,000 feet northeast of the intersection of Philmont Avenue (SR 2040) and County Line Road.
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E07-371: The Lakemont Partnership, 1873 Old Route 22, P. O. Box 806, Duncansville, PA 16635-0806 in Logan Township, Blair County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge having a clear span of 52.2 feet, a maximum underclearance of 6.3 feet and an in-stream length of approximately 7.0 feet, crossing Brush Creek (WWF) at a point approximately 1,500 feet east of SR 220 along the south side of 11th Street in Lakemont Park (Hollidaysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 18.6 inches; W: 2.7 inches) in Logan Township, Blair County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E12-139. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, Clearfield, PA 16830. Four Mile Hollow Stream Crossing, in Shippen Township, Cameron County, ACOE Baltimore District (Rich Valley, PA Quadrangle N: 15.7 inches; W: 8.4 inches).
The applicant proposes to remove the deteriorated old structure and replace it with a 14-foot by 5.25-foot reinforced concrete box culvert placed on the same alignment. The culvert invert is proposed to be placed 1 foot below the normal bed elevation providing the minimum underclearence of 4.25 feet. The permit application also proposes to install a temporary roadway to route traffic around the project site. The stream flow is proposed to be transported through a 36-inch culvert pipe during construction. A channel block constructed of polyethylene lined concrete barrier installed across the channel. The outlet channel proposed is intended to be lined with an erosion control blanket.
E19-236. Columbia County Commissioners, 702 Sawmill Rd., Suite 104, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Fishing Creek Stabilization Project, in the Town of Bloomsburg, Columbia County, ACOE Baltimore District (Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 2.4 inches; W: 13.3 inches).
The applicant proposes to utilize a Growing Greener Grant to stabilize a section of the bank of Fishing Creek (WWF), a perennial stream. The permit proposes to relocate the channel 1,800 feet long by 50 feet wide, place fill on the left floodway to the dimensions of 150 feet wide by 8 feet high and install rock structures in the bed and banks consisting of three crossvanes and two ''J'' hook vanes. The project proposes to directly impact a total for 2,500 feet of stream and 17 acres of floodway.
E49-268. Tony and Laurie Grafius, 123 East Eleventh Street, Williamsport, PA 17777. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, in Watsontown Borough, Northumberland County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Milton, PA Quadrangle N: 16.48 inches; W: 16.01 inches).
To maintain a 25-foot long by 4-foot wide wooden bridge over Spring Run (WWF). The project is located along Eleventh Street approximately 0.5 mile east of SR 0405 and Eleventh Street in Watsontown Borough, Northumberland County.
E59-440. Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301. Dominion Transmission, Inc., LN-50 Operation and Maintenance, in Elk, Gaines and Clymer Townships, Tioga County, ACOE Baltimore District (Elkland, PA Quadrangle N: 19.6 inches; W: 5.2 inches).
To replace, operate and maintain an existing 30-inch diameter pipeline over 23 miles within an existing 75-foot right-of-way for the transmission of natural gas. The operation and maintenance of the gas transmission line may require the replacement of 28 stream crossings that are as follows:
Stream Name
Water Quality Designation Latitude Coordinates Longitude Coordinates Billings Branch EV 41° 38` 41" 77° 32` 40" Elk Run HQ-CWF 41° 41` 1" 77° 32` 37" Dewey Hollow HQ-CWF 41° 41` 27" 77° 32` 28" Lewis Run HQ-CWF 41° 42` 2" 77° 32` 28" Lick Run HQ-CWF 41° 43` 35" 77° 32` 14" Whitney Hollow HQ-CWF 41° 44` 23" 77° 32` 12" Pine Creek EV 41° 44` 40" 77° 32` 12" Shin Hollow HQ-CWF 41° 44` 57" 77° 32` 14" Baker Branch HQ-CWF 41° 48` 45" 77° 31` 6" Unnamed tributary to Baker Branch HQ-CWF 41° 49` 21" 77° 31` 9" Unnamed tributary to Baker Branch HQ-CWF 41° 55` 4" 77° 17` 2" East Beech Woods HQ-CWF 41° 50` 49" 77° 31` 16" Unnamed tributary to Mill Creek TSF 41° 51` 31" 77° 31` 2"
Any replacement of gas transmission lines shall be completed so that there will be a minimum of 3 feet of cover between the top of the pipe and the lowest point in the streambed. Trench plugs or clay dikes shall be used at every waterway and wetland crossing to ensure the existing hydrology is not altered. If, upon investigation, the Department determines the gas transmission line approved by this permit is serving to degrade water quality, stream profile, meander pattern or channel geometries, then the permittee shall be required to implement all measures necessary to mitigate the degradation. This permit also authorizes the crossing of any wetland that may occur along the 23-mile right-of-way of LN-50; during replacement and maintenance operations, the permittee shall take all precautions necessary to ensure that wetland impacts along the right-of-way are temporary.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1423. Municipality of Penn Hills, 12245 Frankstown Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. Municipality of Penn Hills, Thompson Run Channel Improvements in the Municipality of Penn Hills, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Braddock, PA Quadrangle N: 12.1 inches; W: 6.8 inches). The applicant proposes to dredge and maintain the channel of Thompson Run and to construct and maintain a gabion mat along the right bank of said stream and a gabion wall along the right bank of said stream and to construct and maintain a gabion wall on the left bank of said stream for the purpose of improving Thompson Run (WWF). The project will impact a total of approximately 300(+) feet of the stream channel.
E02-1424. Sheetz, Inc., 5700 Sixth Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602. Sheetz Convenience Store on Route 51 in Pleasant Hills Borough, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Glassport, PA Quadrangle N: 12.7 inches; W: 9.4 inches). The applicant proposes to place and maintain fill in five wetlands (wetland number 1 is 0.08 acre, wetland number 2 is 0.05 acre wetland number 3 is 0.01 acre, wetland number 4 is 0.01 acre and wetland number 5 is 0.01 acre for a total impact of 0.16 acre of wetlands (PEM)) and to construct and maintain four outfall structures to Lewis Run (TSF) for a proposed Sheetz retail convenience center. The project will be located on the west side of Clairton Boulevard (SR 51) just south of its intersection with Lewis Run Road (SR 2032). To meet the wetland replacement requirements, the applicant proposes to make a contribution to the wetland replacement fund. The total impact for this application is 0.16 acre of wetland impacts and four outfall structures.
E26-308. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. Bridge replacement project in Henry Clay and Addition Townships, Fayette and Somerset Counties, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Ohiopyle, PA Quadrangle N: 0.8 inch; W: 3.3 inches). The applicant proposes to remove the existing bridge and appurtenant structures and also: (1) to construct and maintain a 12 span prestressed concrete I-beam bridge with each span at 142.18 feet and vertical underclearance of 23.0 feet over Youghiogheny River Lake (WWF) (the proposed piers are 8-foot diameter, two column bents founded on drilled shafts); (2) to place and maintain 1,275 linear feet of R-6 rock bank protection along the northwest shoreline of the Youghiogheny River Lake (WWF); (3) to construct and maintain an 18-inch diameter outfall at Station 99+37 and a 30-inch diameter outfall station 127+20 along the Youghiogheny River Lake (WWF); (4) to construct and maintain a temporary causeway consisting of 17 72-inch diameter pipes in the thalweg of the Youghiogheny River Channel (WWF); and (5) to construct and maintain fish habitat enhancement in the Youghiogheny River Lake (WWF) composed of broken concrete from demolition of the existing bridge. The project proposes to directly affect a total of 1,525 linear feet of lake shoreline and to indirectly affect approximately 1.7 acres of open water. No vegetated wetlands will be impacted by this project.
E65-821. Shula General Contractors, Inc., 2193 Harrison City-Export Road, Jeannette, PA 15644. Kingsbury Estates Residential Development arch culvert in Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Slickville, PA Quadrangle N: 2.5 inches; W: 17.1 inches). The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a 95-foot long arch culvert having a single waterway opening of 11.0 feet wide by 4.9 feet high in the channel of an unnamed tributary to Bushy Run (TSF). The structure will be located on the entrance road to the proposed Kingsbury Estates Residential Development located along Claridge-Export Road, approximately 2,200 feet south of its intersection with Mellon Road.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E10-377, Jayme DiSanti. DiSanti Bridge and Driveway, in Clinton Township, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Curtisville, PA Quadrangle N: 9.6 inches; W: 7.3 inches).
The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a 16-foot long, 12.5-foot wide by 2.9-foot high corrugated metal pipe arch culvert in Lardintown Run (TSF) and a 10-foot wide driveway across 0.032 acre of wetland in support of the construction and access to a private residence on SR 2011 (Lardintown Road) approximately 0.5 mile southeast of the intersection of SR 2011 (Lardintown Road) and Anderson Road. Lardintown Run is a perennial stream. The project proposes to directly affect a de minimis area of wetland (0.032 acre) and approximately 25 linear feet of stream.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
WQC Project Description: Certification request initiated by Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineers, P. O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203. The proposed action is to remove approximately 58,000 cubic yards of gravel, sand and other earthen materials from the Tioga Levee above and below the mouth of the Corey Creek Conduit (approximately 5,000 feet by 100 feet). This material will be moved to a previously used upland placement site. An additional 12,000 cubic yards (approximately 3 acre area) of sediment materials will be removed from the Corey Creek Conduit Intake and placed at a previously used upland placement site. Multiple work sites associated with this project will be located in Mansfield Borough north and south of the SR 6 bridge crossing over the Tioga River. Work will also take place above and below the Corey Creek Conduit (Mansfield 7.5` Quadrangle N: 11.0 inches; W: 11.3 inches).
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