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CAFO Notices of Intent Received
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
PAG123578, CAFO, Jay L. Hess, Bacon Acres, 2615 Main Street, Conestoga, PA 17516. This proposed facility is in Conestoga Township, Lancaster County.
Description of Size and Scope of Proposed Operation/Activity: Bacon Acres consists of two swine finishing barns with a total capacity of 3,200 finishing hogs. There is also a small beef cow/calf herd on the farm. Hog Barn No. 1 (upper barn), constructed in 1984, has a shallow pit manure storage with pull plugs that flows into a 1.3-millon gallon (140 feet by 116 feet by 12 feet) outside earthern lagoon. Barn No. 2 (lower barn), constructed in 1995, has deep pit manure storages underneath the barn's slatted floors and has a holding capacity of 230,000 gallons (183 feet by 40 feet by 6 feet). In 2002, both barns (Bacon Acres No. 1 and No. 2) were remodeled and additional manure storage pits were added to the ends of each barn. The additional storages were certified at the time of construction by a P. E. certified engineer. Approximately 1,845,932 gallons of manure is generated annually by this operation, most of which is exported off the farm to neighboring farmers. All the beef cow/calf manure is utilized on the farm. There are approximately 78 acres of total cropland (both owned and rented) that are eligible to receive manure associated with this operation. Liquid swine manure is applied on the farm in the spring and fall of the year and exported off the farm in the spring to fall months.
The receiving stream, UNT to Pequea Creek, is in watershed 7K-Pequea Creek and classified for CWF.
The proposed effluent limits for the operation/activity include: Except for the chronic or catastrophic rainfall events defined as over the 25-year/24-hour rain storms, the CAFO general permit is a nondischarge NPDES permit. Where applicable, compliance with 40 CFR Federal effluent limitation guidelines is required. The general permit requires no other numeric effluent limitations and compliance with the Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Act and The Clean Streams Law constitutes compliance with the State narrative water quality standards.
PAG123579, CAFO, James Snavely, Snavely Farms CAFO. This proposed facility is in Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County.
Description of Size and Scope of Proposed Operation/Activity: An existing 466-AEU steer and crop operation. This operation is proposed to construct a new 2,200 head feeder to finish swine operation and to construct a new concrete manure storage structure for the steer facility. Manure produced on this operation will be utilized on the 67.5 acres of agricultural crops grown by James Snavely and the 8.2 acres of grass hay. Additional manure will be exported to neighboring farms to be utilized for agricultural purposes.
The receiving stream, UNT Conoy Creek, is in watershed 7G-Chickies Creek and classified for TSF.
The proposed effluent limits for the operation/activity include: Except for the chronic or catastrophic rainfall events defined as over the 25-year/24-hour rain storms, the CAFO general permit is a nondischarge NPDES permit. Where applicable, compliance with 40 CFR Federal effluent limitation guidelines is required. The general permit requires no other numeric effluent limitations and compliance with the Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Act and The Clean Streams Law constitutes compliance with the State narrative water quality standards.
MS4 Notices of Intent Received
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
NPDES Permit
No.Applicant Name and Address County Municipality Department
Protocol (Y/N)PAG136263 Bradford Woods Borough
4908 Wexford Run Road
Bradford Woods, PA 15015
Allegheny Bradford Woods Borough Y PAG136264 Edgewood Borough
2 Race Street
Edgewood, PA 15218
Allegheny Edgewood Borough Y PAG136265 Hanover Township
901 Steubenville Pike
Burgettstown, PA 15021
Washington Hanover Township Y PAG136266 Economy Borough
2856 Conway Wallrose Road
Baden, PA 15005
Beaver Economy Borough Y PAG136267 North Fayette Township
400 North Branch Road
Oakdale, PA 15071
Allegheny North Fayette Township Y PAG136268 Green Tree Borough
10 W. Manilla Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Allegheny Green Tree Borough Y PAG136269 Etna Borough
437 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15223
Allegheny Etna Borough Y PAG136270 Upper St. Clair Township
1820 McLaughlin Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
Allegheny Upper St. Clair Township Y PAG136271 Brentwood Borough
3624 Brownsville Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
Allegheny Brentwood Borough Y PAG136272 Center Township
224 Center Grange Road
Aliquippa, PA 15001
Beaver Center Township Y PAG136273 Frazer Township
2129 Butler Logan Road
Tarentum, PA 15084
Allegheny Frazer Township Y PAG136274 Moon Township
1000 Beaver Grade Road
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Allegheny Moon Township Y PAG136275 Mt. Lebanon Township
710 Washington Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
Allegheny Mt Lebanon Township Y
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMIT Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, the following parties have applied for a PWS permit to construct or substantially modify a public water system.
Persons wishing to comment on a permit application are invited to submit a statement to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding the application. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and any related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and are available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17)
Southcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 6703510 MA, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Windsor Borough Municipality Windsor Borough County York Responsible Official Brian L. Feree, Chairperson
P. O. Box 190
Windsor, PA 17366
Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Gordon L. Brown, Jr., P. E.
Gordon L. Brown & Assoc. Inc.
2238 South Queen Street
York, PA 17402
Application Received Date April 24, 2003 Description of Action Installation of approximately 8,800 LF of 8-inch distribution mains and associated valves and the construction of a booster pump station to augment fire flows. Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permit No. 1103503, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Northern Cambria Municipal Authority
1202 Philadelphia Avenue
Northern Cambria, PA 15714Township or Borough Northern Cambria Borough and Susquehanna Township Responsible Official David E. Suchar, Chairperson
Northern Cambria Municipal Authority
1202 Philadelphia Avenue
Northern Cambria, PA 15714
Type of Facility Water treatment plant Consulting Engineer Stiffler, McGraw & Associates, Inc.
19 North Juniata Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648Application Received Date September 15, 2003 Description of Action Complete replacement of the distribution system and upgrade of the existing treatment facility. Permit No. 3003501, Public Water Supply. Applicant Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
P. O. Box 187
Jefferson, PA 15344
Township or Borough Center, Gray and Richhill Townships Responsible Official Joseph J. Simatic, Manager
Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
P. O. Box 187
Jefferson, PA 15344
Type of Facility Water treatment plant Consulting Engineer Bankson Engineers, Inc.
267 Blue Run Road
P. O. Box 200
Indianola, PA 15051
Application Received Date September 11, 2003 Description of Action Installation of water lines, a water pump station and a 1.0-million gallon concrete water storage tank.
MINOR AMENDMENT
Applications Received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Northeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Application No. Minor Amendment.
Applicant Elizabethtown Crystal Pure Water Co. Township or Borough Minersville Borough
Schuylkill County
Responsible Official Ray R. Diener, President Type of Facility Vended Water System Application Received Date September 2, 2003 Description of Action Vending Machine Installation
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the Act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (35 P. S. §§ 631--641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of this Commonwealth
Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
WA56-12A, Water Allocations, Resubmittal, Somerset Borough Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 71, Somerset, PA 15501, Somerset County. The applicant is requesting the right to withdraw 1.75 million gallons per day (average day) from the Laurel Hill Creek Reservoir, Somerset County.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
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 Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate 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. 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:
Northeast Regional Field Office: Joseph A. Brogna, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
Department of Transportation, Pike County Maintenance Facility, Milford Borough, Pike County. Eric B. Schmidley, P. G., Apex Environmental, Inc., 269 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of Department of Transportation, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103-1900) concerning the remediation of soils found to be contaminated by arsenic. The applicant proposes to meet the residential Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Dispatch on August 19, 2003. A Final Report was simultaneously submitted.
INFECTIOUS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE TRANSPORTER LICENSES
Applications received or withdrawn under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and the act of July 13, 1988 (P. L. 525, No. 93) (35 P. S. §§ 6019.1--6019.6) and regulations to transport infectious and chemotherapeutic waste.
Central Office: Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
Renewal Applications Received
Altoona Hospital, 620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601, License No. PA-HC 0124. Received on September 2, 2003.
Bestrans, Inc., 931 Red Toad Road, North East, MD 21901, License No. PA-HC 0209. Received on September 2, 2003.
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.
Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Permit Application No. 101069. Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority, P. O. Box 221, Kennett Square, PA 19348, London Grove Township, Chester County. Phase I component of a waste application submitted for a permit area (65 acres) and disposal capacity (37 acres) increase. An LMIP meeting was held on August 28, 2003, and an alternative project timeline of 240 days for the Phase I component was negotiated. The Phase II timeline was estimated at 240 days, subject to renegotiation prior to the submittal of the Phase II component of the application. The Phase I component of the waste application considered received under 25 Pa. Code § 271.202(b) by the Southeast Regional Office on September 16, 2003.
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 the 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 a 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 before the application. 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 (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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
65-00016F: Latrobe Steel Co. (2626 Ligonier Street, P. O. Box 31, Latrobe, PA 15650) for installation of Ladle Furnace at the Latrobe Plant in Latrobe Borough, Westmoreland County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
37-322A: Joseph A. Tomon, Jr. Funeral Home (123 5th Street, Ellwood City, PA 16117) for construction of a human cremation retort in Ellwood City, Lawrence County.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
09-0087C: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (351 W. Philadelphia Avenue, Morrisville, PA 19067) for modification of an existing source at their Morrisville Plant (previously known as Solkatronic Chemicals), Falls Township, Bucks County. This is a minor facility. The modifications include an increase in production of the existing anhydrous ammonia purification and filling operations. The amount of ammonia processed at this facility shall be limited to 2,291,800 pounds per year. The existing scrubber would continue to be the control device for routine operations. The scrubber shall use a neutralizing solution of acid (phosphoric, sulfuric, hydrochloric or nitric) and water. Emissions of ammonia will be limited to 0.02 lb/hr and 0.02 ton per year (as a 12-month rolling sum). The Plan Approval will require stack tests to be performed. Appropriate monitoring and recordkeeping requirements will be included.
23-0038B: Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) (3201 W. Front St., Chester, PA 19016) for the installation of a replacement scrubbing system on each of their sewage sludge incinerators in the City of Chester, Delaware County under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b). The Department intends to issue Plan Approval PA-23-0038B to DELCORA. DELCORA operates a wastewater treatment plant and two sewage sludge incinerators. The wastewater treatment facility currently has Title V Permit No. 23-00038. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Plan Approval No. PA-23-0038B is for the installation of a replacement scrubbing system on each of the sewage sludge incinerators. Each scrubbing system will consist of a quench chamber, a two-tray impingement scrubber and a variable throat Venturi scrubber. Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, each sewage sludge incinerator will emit 1.3 pounds of particulate matter per ton of dry sewage input.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the following address. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (610) 832-6268.
Persons wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the following address. Comments must be received by the Department within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments, identification of proposed Plan Approval No. PA-23-0038B and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Francine Carlini, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 555 North Lane, Lee Park, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-05014C: Garden State Tanning Co. (16 South Franklin Street, Fleetwood, PA 19522) for modification of the no. 1 whole hide coating line by constructing a roll coater prior to the existing spray coater and oven in the Borough of Fleetwood, Berks County. The modification will not result in any changes in the potential to emit from the coating line. The coating line is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart TTTT--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Leather Coating. The plan approval will include monitoring, work practices, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility is presently covered by the Title V Operating Permit No. 06-05014. The plan approval will be incorporated into this permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
67-03069A: H and H Castings, Inc. (4300 Lincoln Highway, York, PA 17406) for construction of a no-bake molding line and a sand storage bin controlled by two fabric collectors and a bin vent filter, respectively, at their aluminum foundry in Hellam Township, York County. Annual emissions from this process are expected to be 17 tons VOC, 5 tons PM10 and 1 ton NOx.
67-05024E: Lehigh Cement Co. (200 Hokes Mill Road, York, PA 17404) for reactivation of a limestone/clay handling system controlled by an existing fabric filter in West Manchester Township, York County. Particulate matter emissions from the reactivation are conservatively estimated at less than 25 tons annually. The equipment is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants. The plan approval will contain emission limits, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality requirements. These requirements will be incorporated into the company's Title V Operating Permit No. 67-05024.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
18-00016A: Pine Creek Veterinary Associates (P. O. Box 82, McElhattan, PA 17748) for construction of an animal crematory incinerator in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County.
The crematory incinerator will have a rated capacity of 75 pounds per hour. The air contaminant emissions from the incinerator will be controlled by an integral secondary combustion chamber. The resultant particulate matter emissions are expected to be less than .2 pound per hour.
The Department's review of the information contained in the application indicates that the proposed incinerator will comply with all applicable requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements in 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department intends to issue plan approval for the construction of the proposed animal crematory incinerator.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. Only animal remains shall be incinerated.
2. The particulate matter emissions shall not exceed .08 grain per dry standard cubic foot, corrected to 7% oxygen and the opacity shall not equal or exceed 10% for more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour or 30% at any time.
3. A secondary combustion chamber temperature of at least 1,800°F shall be maintained at any time incineration is occurring.
4. The incinerator shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor and record the secondary combustion chamber temperature. All temperature records shall be retained for at least 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: Mark Wayner, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
30-00072D: CONSOL Energy, Inc. (1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241) to upgrade the refuse conveyor system and to expand the wash plant at their Bailey Mine complex in Richhill Township, Greene County under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(a)(4). The Department intends to issue a Plan Approval as described in their application to the Department received on April 4, 2003.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
For the Department to assure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following conditions on the Plan Approval:
Special Conditions for Plan Approval PA-30-00072D
1. This Plan Approval is for the construction of a fifth circuit at the washing plant, construction of additional refuse conveyors, crushers and screens and other changes at the Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company's (Consol) Bailey Mine complex in Richhill Township, Greene County (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
2. The facility-wide maximum allowable emission rate for VOC is not increased and remains at 879 tons in any consecutive 12-month period (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
3. The wash plant maximum allowable emission rate for VOC is not increased and remains at 280 tons in any consecutive 12-month period (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
4. The facility-wide maximum allowable emission rate for PM is 433 tons in any consecutive 12-month period (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
5. The facility-wide maximum allowable emission rate for PM10 is 342.4 tons in any consecutive 12-month period (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
6. The owner/operator shall keep monthly records of frother usage, diesel usage, antifreeze usage, flocculant usage and the related VOC emission calculations for the entire wash plant. These records shall be kept and maintained onsite for 5 years and be made available to the Department for review upon request (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
7. Raw coal throughput is not increased and remains limited to 41.3 million tons in any consecutive 12-month period (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
8. The throughput of the coal cleaning plant shall be limited to 6,300 tons per hour (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
9. The owner/operator shall keep monthly records of raw coal throughput at the facility and the related PM/PM10 emission calculations for the entire facility. These records shall be kept and maintained onsite for 5 years and be made available to the Department for review upon request (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
10. The crushing and screening operations at screens 2 and 3 and crusher 3 shall be conducted in an enclosed building (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
11. The sources at this facility are subject to the fugitive emission requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2.
14. The Bailey Coal Preparation Plant (including thermal dryer nos. 1 and 2) is subject to the new source performance standards for coal preparation plants, 40 CFR Par 60, Subpart Y. In accordance with 40 CFR 60.4, copies of all request, reports, applications, submittals and other communications shall be forwarded to both the EPA and the Department at the following addresses unless otherwise noted (40 CFR 60, Subpart Y): Director, Air Toxics and Radiation, U. S. EPA, Region III, 841 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107; and Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Air Quality Control, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
15. This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
(a) The Department must receive written notice from the owner/operator of the completion of construction and the operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice should state when construction will be completed and when operator expects to commence operation.
(b) Operation is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shake-down of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit or to permit the evaluation of the sources for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.
(c) This condition authorizes temporary operation of the sources for a period of 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the owner/operator under subpart (a).
(d) The owner/operator may request an extension if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons compliance has not been established.
(e) The notice submitted by the owner/operator under subpart (a), prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall modify the plan approval expiration date. The new plan approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of the written notice.
Persons wishing to provide the Department with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to the Department at the following address. A 30-day comment period, from the date of this publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval (specify the Plan Approval number) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in this newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to the Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Region--Field Operation, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
For additional information, contact Thomas J. Joseph, P. E., Air Pollution Control Engineer III, Air Quality, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Region, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
04-00059: Koppel Steel Corp. (P. O. Box 750, Beaver Falls, PA 15010) for issuance of an Air Quality Plan Approval for their plant in the Borough of Koppel, Beaver County in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b). The facility currently has Title V Operating Permit No. 04-00059. The provisions of this plan approval will subsequently be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The proposed replacement is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127. The Department believes that the facility will meet these requirements by complying with the following Plan Approval conditions:
1. The facility is to be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).
2. Upon completion of the construction of the facility, an operating permit must be obtained. Notify the Department when the installation is completed so that the facility can be inspected for issuance of an operating permit.
3. This plan approval is to allow the operation of and increase in production from previously modified sources at Koppel Steel Corporation's Koppel Plant in the Borough of Koppel, Beaver County (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
4. Modifications covered under this plan approval include (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b): eccentric bottom tap conversion; replacement multilance manipulator; hot arms project; and sidewall burner upgrade (three Phoenix Model No. HD Burners, each rated at 27 mmBtu/hr).
Modification to the valve train and natural gas supply piping are not authorized by this Plan Approval.
5. This modification is subject to the prevention of significant deterioration provisions of 40 CFR 52.21 for CO and SO2.
6. Meltshop effluent shall be captured by the Direct Evacuation System (DEC) and ducted to nos. 3 and 4 electric arc furnace (EAF) baghouse (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
7. The owner/operator shall not permit the emission to the outdoor atmosphere of any odorous air contaminants from any source determined to be objectionable by the Department in a manner so that the odorous air contaminants are detectable outside the property on which the source is being operated (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
8. Fugitive air contaminants from the Koppel Steel Corporation meltshop shall comply with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2 and 40 CFR 60, Subpart AAA.
9. The EAF baghouse shall not exhaust TSP/PM10 in excess of 0.004 gr/dscf (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
10. Steel production at the facility shall not exceed 598,000 tons in any consecutive 12-month period (prime cast tons) (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
11. Steel throughput through the rotary hearth furnace (RHF) shall be limited to 420,000 tons in any consecutive 12-month period (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
12. Operation of the EAF shall not exceed 8,320 hours in any consecutive 12-month period (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
13. Emissions of the following contaminants from the nos. 3 and 4 EAF baghouses shall not exceed the following, based on 598,000 prime cast tons per year (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b):
Pollutant lb/hr tons/yr CO 500.0 1,345.5 NOx (as NO2) 60.0 164.5 SOx (as SO2) 50.0 149.5 VOC (as propane) 35.0 104.7
Pollutant Long-Term Emission Factor (lb/ton) Short-Term Emission Factor* (lb/ton) CO 4.50 5.0 NOx (as NO2) 0.55 0.60 SOx (as SO2) 0.50 0.50 VOC (as propane) 0.35 0.35 * Short term factors were derived based on 90 tons per heat and a tap-to-tap time of 54 minutes.
14. Per 25 Pa. Code § 127.211, the facility-wide maximum allowable emissions rate for NOx and VOC are as follows:
Steel Production
(tpy)
Potential NOx
(tpy)
Potential VOC
(tpy)
420,000 234.1 79.9 598,000 273.9 111.1 By increasing production from 420,000 tpy to 598,000 tpy, the facility has consumed 39.8 tons for NOx and 31.2 tons for VOC of the 40-ton major modification increment. The facility has also consumed a creditable decrease of 9.2 tons for NOx resulting from the shutdown of two meltshop boilers (sources 031 and 032).
15. The owner/operator shall keep a record of all charge materials, charge weights, tap weights and tap-to-tap times for each heat of steel (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
16. The owner/operator shall install natural gas meters and record the amount of natural gas burned in the EAF sidewall burners for each heat of steel (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
17. The combined heat input to the three sidewall burners shall be limited to 30 mmBtu/hr (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
18. The owner/operator shall monitor and record the amount of electrical energy consumed for each heat of steel produced (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
19. The owner/operator shall perform monthly maintenance inspections of the DEC. At a minimum, records of these inspections shall include fan current readings, observations of the physical appearance and function of the equipment, any deficiencies noted, corrective action taken and be maintained in a log (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
20. The owner/operator shall conduct visible emission observations of the meltshop baghouse at least once per day when the furnace is operating during the melting and refining period. These observations shall be taken in accordance with EPA Method 9 by a certified visible emission observer for at least three 6-minute periods and the readings recorded and maintained in a log (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
21. The owner/operator shall perform daily observations of visible emissions from the meltshop and monthly operational status inspections of the equipment that is important to the performance of the total capture system (that is, dampers, duct expansion joints, damper switches, and the like). These inspections shall include observations of the physical appearance and function of the equipment (for example, presence of holes in the ductwork or hoods, flow constriction, fan imbalance, and the like). Any deficiencies shall be noted and corrected. A preventative maintenance program shall be instituted and the owner/operator shall keep a log of any malfunctions of the air cleaning device (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
22. At a minimum, the owner/operator shall read and record the pressure differential readings of the meltshop baghouse once per shift. These readings shall be recorded in a log and include the name of the individual recording the reading (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
23. The owner/operator shall keep a 12-month rolling total for the following (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b):
a. Tons of steel production at the facility.
b. Operating hours of the EAF.
c. Tons of steel throughput for the RHF.
24. All logs and required records shall be maintained onsite for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).
25. The owner/operator shall stack test the effluent from the nos. 3 and 4 EAF baghouses for the following pollutants: CO, NOx (as NO2), SOx (as SO2) and VOC (as propane) in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 and the Department's Source Testing Manual within 180 days of issuance of this Plan Approval. When stack testing is required due to source modifications it shall be stated in future stack test protocols that one of the objectives of the test is to quantify the effect of the modifications on short term (lbs/hr) and long term (tons/yr) emissions identified in Condition 13 (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b):
a. Two copies of the stack test protocol shall be submitted to the Department at least 60 days in advance of the stack test date. Stack testing shall not take place until the owner/operator has received written approval of the stack test protocol.
b. The owner/operator shall notify the Department of the stack test date at least 2 weeks prior to the test so the an observer may be present.
c. Two copies of the stack test results shall be submitted to the Department within 60 days of completion of the test.
d. The owner/operator shall record all pertinent operating data during the stack test and include this data with the stack test results. This data shall include, but not be limited to, a record of all charge materials, charge weights, tap weights and tap-to-tap times for each heat of steel.
e. The Department reserves the right to revise the emission limits established herein based on the results of the stack tests.
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