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ACTIONS ON COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 Water Quality Certification and the NPDES permit application. Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the application permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
Coal Permit Actions
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, California Technology Park, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
33971301. NPDES Permit No. PA0215031, Mears Enterprises, Inc. (P. O. Box 157, 410 Franklin Street, Clymer, PA 15728), to transfer the permit for the Dora No. 8 in Perry and North Mahoning Townships, Jefferson and Indiana Counties, from Laurel Energy LP and renew the existing permit and related NPDES permit, no additional discharges. Permit issued October 24, 2003.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
63980101 and NPDES Permit No. 0202151. David Breeden Enterprises, Inc. (P. O. Box 89, 151 West Fourth Avenue, Tarentum, PA 15084-0089). Renewal permit for continued operation and reclamation of an existing bituminous surface mine in Somerset Township, Washington County, affecting 173 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Pigeon Creek (WWF). There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles from the point of discharge. Renewal application received August 18, 2003. Renewal permit issued October 23, 2003.
03030106 and NPDES Permit No. 0250431. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260-D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Permit for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine, in Redbank Township, Armstrong County, affecting 66 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Sugarcamp Run to Pine Run (CWF). There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles from the point of discharge. Application received June 12, 2003. Permit issued October 31, 2003.
Noncoal Permit Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
5777SM4C5 and NPDES Permit No. PA003460. Barletta Materials & Construction, Inc. (P. O. Box 550, Tamaqua, PA 18252), renewal and correction of existing NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County, receiving stream: Susquehanna River and an unnamed tributary. Application received September 12, 2003. Renewal issued October 29, 2003.
7273SM8C5 and NPDES Permit No. PA0613185. Lehigh Asphalt Paving & Construction Co. (P. O. Box 549, Tamaqua, PA 18252), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Lizard Creek. Application received September 12, 2003. Renewal issued October 30, 2003.
40010301. Pennsy Supply, Inc. (1001 Paxton Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105), commencement, operation and restoration of quarry operation in Dorrance Township, Luzerne County affecting 50.86 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received October 3, 2001. Permit issued October 30, 2003.
19950301T. Benton Mobile Concrete, Inc. (P. O. Box 273, Benton, PA 17814-0273), transfer of an existing quarry operation in Stillwater Borough, Columbia County affecting 9.7 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received August 15, 2002. Transfer issued October 30, 2003.
ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 (73 P. S. §§ 151--161) and 25 Pa. Code § 211.124. Blasting activity performed as part of a coal or noncoal mining activity will be regulated by the mining permit for that coal or noncoal mining activity.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
46034048. Schlouch, Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting at Lower State Road and Welsh Road Housing in Horsham Township, Montgomery County with an expiration date of November 20, 2005. Permit issued October 27, 2003.
40034035. Hayduk Enterprises (P. O. Box 554, Dalton, PA 18414), construction blasting for a swimming pool in Union Township, Luzerne County with an expiration date of April 13, 2004. Permit issued October 27, 2003.
46034049. Cumberland Valley Drilling & Blasting (6820 Wertzville Road, Enola, PA 17025), construction blasting for Horsham Water and Sewer in Horsham Township, Montgomery County with an expiration date of November 1, 2005. Permit issued October 28, 2003.
06034055. Brubacher Excavating, Inc. (P. O. Box 528, 825 Reading Road, Bowmansville, PA 17507), construction blasting at Laurel Village in Exeter Township, Berks County with an expiration date of November 1, 2004. Permit issued October 29, 2003.
67044070. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting at Village Court Apartments in Dover Township, York County with and expiration date of November 1, 2004. Permit issued October 29, 2003.
15034040. Rock Work, Inc. (1257 DeKalb Pike, R. D. 2, Blue Bell, PA 19422), construction blasting at Universal Technical Institute Site in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County with an expiration date of June 20, 2004. Permit issued October 29, 2003.
35034023. Hayduk Enterprises (P. O. Box 554, Dalton, PA 18414), construction blasting at Jerry Clum Property in Scott Township, Lackawanna County with an expiration date of March 9, 2004. Permit issued October 30, 2003.
64034016. Schmucker Landscaping (2647 County Line Road, Chalfont, PA 18914) and Hayduk Enterprises (P. O. Box 554, Dalton, PA 18414), construction blasting at Schumacker Landscaping (Road Cut) in Buckingham Township, Wayne County with an expiration date of March 9, 2004. Permit issued October 30, 2003.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
42034003. Geophysical Applications (54 Monarch Road, Gueleph, ON N1K153). Blasting activity permit for oil and gas explorations in Keating Township, McKean County for 7 days. Application received October 24, 2003. Application issued October 27, 2003.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
32034003. Demtech, 65 Bald Mountain Road, Dubors, WY 82513. Demolition of two 136-foot tall, 41-foot diameter coal silos at old Helen Mine site, Homer City Power Plant. The duration of blasting is 5 days. Permit Issued October 31, 2003.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
30034002. Brentzel Contracting (217 Fifth St., Irwin, PA 15642). Blasting activity permit for construction in Franklin Township, Greene County, with an expected duration of 45 days. Permit issued October 28, 2003.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary of the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Except as otherwise noted, the Department has granted 401 Water Quality Certification certifying that the construction and operation described will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary of the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
Actions on applications for the following activities filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.702) and Notice of Final Action for Certification under section 401 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Permits, Environmental Assessments and 401 Water Quality Certifications Issued
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Consho- hocken, PA 19428.
E23-200. Exelon Generation Company, 200 Exelon Way, KSA-1-E, Kennett Square, PA 19348, Eddystone Borough, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To reissue and amend Permit No. E23-200 to include the operation and maintenance of the entire existing Eddystone Generating Station Facility, portions of which were authorized by Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit Nos. E23-023 and E23-309 and Navigation Commission Licenses Nos. 312 and 385.
Existing facilities include:
1. Twenty-foot by 200-foot sheet pile bulkhead for the wedge wire screen intake systems nos. 1 and 2, previously authorized by original Permit No. E23-200.
2. Seven hundred linear feet of fendering system including six cellular sheet piles, gangways, mooring dolphins, mooring area, ship channel approach, intake structures and 144-inch outfall constructed at 30 feet deep and extending 230 feet into the Delaware River, all previously authorized by Navigation License No. 385.
3. Seven hundred linear feet of sheet pile bulkhead and fill along Crum Creek, 1,400 linear feet of cellular sheet pile bulkhead and fill along the Delaware River, intakes nos. 3 and 4, outfall structures for unit nos. 1 and 2, all previously authorized by Navigation License No. 312.
4. Waste water treatment plant within the 100-year floodplain of the Delaware River previously authorized by Permit Nos. E23-023 and E23-200.
Proposed work includes:
1. To deepen and maintain the ship mooring area and the adjacent ship channel from a water depth of 30 feet to 34 feet below mean low water by the mechanical dredging of approximately 13,500 cubic yards of material.
The project will impact a 34.9-acre area of riverbed along approximately 2,750 linear feet of the watercourse and it authorizes the continuing operation and maintenance of a facility area and mooring area occupying 17.5 acres of submerged lands. The site is within the tidal Delaware Estuary (WWF-MF) at the confluence of the Crum Creek and Delaware River.
The issuance of this permit also constitutes approval of a Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
E46-945. Department of Transportation, 7000 Geerdes Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406, Eddystone borough, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To perform the following activities associated with the Quarry Road (SR 1015) Bridge Replacement Project:
1. To remove a three-span reinforced concrete bridge and appurtenant structures and replace it with a single-span bridge consisting of an approximately 70.25-foot clear span, 3.97-foot underclearance and a 34-foot width over the West Branch of Skippack Creek (TSF).
2. To place approximately 840 square feet of riprap within the floodway at the bridge abutments for scour protection.
3. To perform grading activities consisting of approximately 147 cubic yards of fill material within the floodway to facilitate the construction of the roadway approach ramp of the bridge and road widening. Also to excavate approximately 70 cubic yards of fill to accommodate construction of bridge footings.
4. To place and maintain a temporary cofferdam extending 50 feet into the stream and impacting 125 liner feet of stream channel to facilitate the construction of the abutment foundation. The project proposes to temporally affect 125 linear feet of stream and to directly affect a total of 70 linear feet of stream banks.
5. To relocate 200 linear feet of unnamed tributary which parallels Quarry Road to accommodate the widening of the bridge approach.
The project site is approximately 140 feet west of the intersection of Quarry Road and Upper Mainland Road in Lower Salford Township (Collegeville, PA Quadrangle N: 21.66 inches; W: 0. 96 inch).
The issuance of this permit also constitutes approval of a Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E45-447. Jackson Township, P. O. Box 213, Reeders, PA 18352. Jackson Township, Monroe County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District, Subbasin 1-E.
To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain a concrete box culvert having a span of 17.5 feet and an underclearance of 5 feet with a 1-foot culvert depression in Kettle Creek (HQ-CWF, perennial). The project is along Township Road T471 (Twin Pine Road), just south of T434 (Running Valley Road) (Saylorsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 20.0 inches; W: 7.8 inches). The project proposes to directly affect 40 linear feet of stream channel.
E66-130. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 11, Scranton, PA 18501. Lemon Township, Wyoming County, Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain a 9-foot by 5-foot concrete box culvert having a 1-foot depression and a limit of approximately 50 feet in a tributary to Lake Carey (CWF). The project also includes a de minimis area of PSS wetland impact equal to 0.01 acre and is along SR 1007-Segment 0010, approximately 350 feet east of its intersection with SR 0029 (Tunkhannock, PA Quadrangle N: 17.1 inches; W: 8.3 inches) (Subbasin 04F).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E07-369: Borough of Duncansville, 1146 Third Avenue, P. O. Box 308, Duncansville, PA 16635 in Duncansville Borough, Blair County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove the existing abutments and concrete bridge deck having a clear span of 10 feet, an average rise of 5.7 feet and an instream length of 20 feet, construct and maintain: (1) a concrete box culvert having a clear span of 13 feet, a rise of 6 feet and an instream length of 35 feet; (2) 12-foot, 14-foot, 14-foot and 30-foot long wingwalls on the upstream right and left banks and downstream right and left banks, respectively; (3) 20 feet of riprap stabilization on the upstream right bank beyond the wingwall; and (4) an 18-inch stormwater discharge with a 7.5-foot by 10-foot riprap apron on the downstream right floodway and replace and maintain existing 8-inch sewer and water lines in-kind under the box culvert at a point along 14th Street within a perennial unnamed tributary to Gillians Run (CWF) (Hollidaysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 9.1 inches; W: 8.9 inches) in the Borough of Duncansville, Blair County. The invert of the box culvert will be depressed 6 inches below the existing streambed elevation and will be baffled to facilitate instream aquatic migrations.
E06-583: Dennis G. Dunn, 705 Ridge Road, Orwigsburg, PA 17921 in Kutztown Borough, Berks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To grade approximately 2.7 acres of land within the 100-year floodway of Sacony Creek (CWF) and to construct and maintain paved parking areas for proposed student housing to be constructed on properties adjacent to the intersection of Industrial and Normal Avenues (Kutztown, PA Quadrangle N: 2.9 inches; W: 2.8 inches) in Kutztown Borough, Berks County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E08-405. Department of Transportation, District 3-0, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. SR 220 Embankment Stabilization Project in Albany Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District, State Water Plan Subbasin 4C (Dushore, PA Quadrangle N: 20.2 inches; W: 9.8 inches).
To permanently place fill into 0.09 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands as part of a roadside embankment stabilization project designed to prevent future deterioration of a portion of the SR 220, Section 85M roadway. The permittee will meet the wetland replacement requirement by contributing $500 to the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project Fund. The project site is in Albany Township, Bradford County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, State Water Plan Subbasin 4C (Dushore, PA Quadrangle N: 20.2 inches; W: 9.8 inches).
E49-270. Fleetwood Motor Homes of Pa., Inc., P. O. Box 5, Paxinos, PA 17860-0005. Plant expansion in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Shamokin, PA Quadrangle N: 16.7 inches; W: 10.6 inches).
To enclose 630 feet of unnamed tributary to Shamokin Creek (CWF) and fill 0.446 acre of jurisdictional wetland for the purposes of plant expansion. The project is 0.5 mile east of the intersection of SR 0061 and SR 0487 along the southern right-of-way of SR 0487 in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County. The project does propose to permanently impact 0.446 acre of jurisdictional wetland.
E53-386. Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 263012. Dominion LN-20 and LN-16 Gas Transmission Line, Allegany, Genesee, Hebron and Roulette Townships, Potter County, ACOE Baltimore District (Hammersley, PA Quadrangle N: 5.2 inches; W: 8.2 inches).
To operate and maintain an existing 16-inch pipeline over 25 miles within an existing 75-foot right-of-way for the transmission of natural gas. Replacement or maintenance of the 16-inch diameter pipeline may require 30 stream crossings that are as follows:
Stream
Stream Classification Latitude
Longitude
Burt Hollow CWF 41° 46` 59" 78° 12` 5" Card Creek CWF 41° 47` 12" 78° 11` 17" Allegheny River CWF 41° 47` 17" 78° 10` 45" UNT Allegheny CWF 41° 47` 20" 78° 10` 10" UNT Fishing Creek CWF 41° 47` 36" 78° 9` 13" Fishing Creek CWF 41° 47` 43" 78° 8` 58" Fishing Creek CWF 41° 47` 45" 78° 8` 56" Fishing Creek CWF 41° 47` 46" 78° 8` 54" UNT East Branch, Fishing Creek HQ-CWF 41° 48` 5" 78° 8` 11" East Branch, Fishing Creek HQ-CWF 41° 48` 15" 78° 7` 52" East Branch, Fishing Creek HQ-CWF 41° 48` 37" 78° 7` 6" UNT East Branch, Fishing Creek HQ-CWF 41° 48` 38" 78° 7` 2" East Branch, Fishing Creek HQ-CWF 41° 48` 38" 78° 6` 49" UNT East Branch, Fishing Creek HQ-CWF 41° 48` 49" 78° 6` 16" UNT East Branch, Fishing Creek HQ-CWF 41° 49` 00" 78° 5` 30" UNT East Branch, Fishing Creek HQ-CWF 41° 49` 46" 78° 3` 50" UNT East Branch, Fishing Creek HQ-CWF 41° 50` 8" 78° 3` 15" UNT Whitney Creek EV 41° 51` 00" 78° 1` 47" UNT South Branch, Oswayo Creek EV 41° 51` 43" 78° 0` 34" UNT South Branch, Oswayo Creek EV 41° 51` 51" 78° 0` 6" Peet Brook CWF 41° 51` 49" 77° 56` 35" UNT Peet Brook CWF 41° 52` 0" 77° 56` 34" Peet Brook CWF 41° 52` 8" 77° 56` 33" UNT Peet Brook CWF 41° 52` 13" 77° 56` 32" UNT Oswayo Creek CWF 41° 53` 50" 77° 56` 5" Oswayo Creek CWF 41° 54` 10" 77° 56` 2" UNT Hemlock Hollow Run HQ-CWF 41° 57` 15" 77° 55` 53" UNT Irish Settlement Brook HQ-CWF 41° 58` 9" 77° 55` 51" UNT Irish Settlement Brook HQ-CWF 41° 58` 24" 77° 55` 50" UNT Irish Settlement Brook HQ-CWF 41° 59` 5" 77° 55` 44"
All gas transmission lines under streambeds shall be replaced beneath streambeds so 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 25-mile pipeline right-of-way; during replacement and maintenance operations, the permittee shall take all precautions necessary to ensure that wetland impacts along the right-of-way are temporary. Since all the streams are is a wild trout fisheries, no replacement or maintenance work shall be conducted in or along the stream channel between October 1 and April 1 without prior written approval from the Fish and Boat Commission. Since the Allegheny River and Fishing Creek are stock trout fisheries, no replacement or maintenance work shall be conducted in or along the stream channel between March 1 and June 15 without prior written approval from the Fish and Boat Commission.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1360. Brooktree Holdings, Inc., 10431 Perry Highway, Suite 300, Wexford, PA 15090. The Woods of Sewickley Residential Development in Sewickley Hills Borough, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Emsworth, PA Quadrangle N: 13.5 inches; W: 17.0 inches) (Latitude: 40° 34` 48"--Longitude: 80° 07` 25"). To place and maintain fill in 0.045 acre of wetlands adjacent to an unnamed tributary to Kilbuck Run (CWF) for the purpose of constructing The Woods of Sewickley Residential Development. The project is on the west side of Red Mud Hollow Road, approximately 2,600 feet southeast from the intersection of Red Mud Hollow Road and Sweetwater Trail. The project will impact a total of 0.045 acre of wetlands and 550 linear feet of stream channel. The stream impact is due to a 550-foot long storm enclosure that is waived under Chapter 105.
E02-1414. Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, 441 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Nine Mile Run Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle Project begins N: 9.1 inches; W: 4.4 inches; Project ends N: 7.4 inches; W: 5.7 inches) (Latitude: 40° 25` 45"--Longitude: 79° 53` 45"). To remove existing structures, to rehabilitate and maintain approximately 1,370 feet of existing 54-inch sewer line along and across Nine Mile Run (TSF), to reconstruct and maintain approximately 1,570 feet of the same 54-inch sewer line along and across Nine Mile Run and to construct and maintain a 16-inch water line across Nine Mile Run as part of the Nine Mile Run Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project. The project is between Commercial Avenue and Browns Hill Road.
E02-1430. Maronda Homes, Inc., 202 Park West Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275. Canterbury Woods Subdivision in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Clinton, PA Quadrangle N: 10.9 inches; W: 1.6 inches) (Latitude: 40° 26` 05"--Longitude: 80° 15` 50"). To place and maintain fill in two wetlands. The wetlands are within the Montour Run Watershed (TSF). Wetland no. 1 is .004 acre and wetland no. 2 is .016 acre. The wetland encroachments are part of a proposed 138-townhouse unit development. The project is on the east side of Santiago Road, approximately 0.5 mile north of its intersection with Old Steubenville Pike Road. The applicant has already received a General Permit No. 7 to impact .006 acre of wetlands. This project will also impact 635 feet of a tributary to Montour Run that meets waiver 105.12(a)(2). The total wetland impacts proposed by the development are 0.026 acre.
E02-1433. Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods, 2200 Georgetown Drive, Sewickley, PA 15143. Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods Conference and Learning Center in Marshall Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Mars, PA Quadrangle N: 8.8 inches; W: 12.2 inches) (Latitude: 40° 40` 24"--Longitude: 80° 05` 17"). To construct and maintain twin 54-inch diameter culverts having a length of 73.0 feet and a pedestrian walking bridge having a clear span of 14.0 feet with a minimum underclearance of 2.5 feet in and across the channel of an unnamed tributary to Brush Creek (WWF) and to place and maintain fill in a de minimis area of wetlands (PEM/PSS) for the purpose of constructing and providing access to the proposed Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods Conference and Learning Center. The project is on the north side of Freeport Road approximately 1,200 feet northwest from the intersection of Freeport Road and Scenic Drive. The property will impact 0.025 acre of wetlands and 136.0 linear feet of stream channel.
E02-1435. McCandless Township, 9955 Grubbs Road, Wexford, PA 15090. Meadow Oaks Drive Culvert in McCandless Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Glenshaw, PA Quadrangle N: 12.9 inches; W: 16.6 inches) (Latitude: 40° 34` 15"--Longitude: 79° 59` 39"). To remove the existing structures, to construct and maintain a new 48-inch diameter culvert approximately 215 feet long (depressed 6 inches) with rip-rap on the upstream (7 feet) and downstream (15 feet) ends in a tributary to Pine Creek (TSF) and to construct and maintain various outfalls to the 48-inch diameter culvert. The culvert is under Meadow Oaks Drive, just south of its intersection with Duncan Avenue. The total stream impact is the replacement of 215 feet of culvert. The work was authorized under Emergency Permit EP0203204.
E04-274. Bet-Tech International, Inc., 3468 Brodhead Road, Monaca, PA 15061. Barge Docking Facility in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Baden, PA Quadrangle N: 4.4 inches; W: 16.3 inches) (Latitude: 40° 38` 47"--Longitude: 80° 14` 33"). To reissue the permit to construct and maintain a barge docking facility consisting of a 1,125-foot long sheet pile wall along the left bank of the Ohio River (WWF) for an existing slag/gravel/aggregates mining parcel with revised Special Conditions. The project is near River Mile 21.0.
E04-296. Lehigh Cement Company, 7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195. Lehigh Cement Facility in the City of Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Ambridge, PA Quadrangle N: 16.8 inches; W: 15.8 inches) (Latitude: 40° 35` 33"--Longitude: 80° 14` 20"). To operate and maintain an existing barge unloading facility along the left bank of the Ohio River near River Mile 16.8. The facility was originally permitted under Permit E04-035. The total existing impact to the river is approximately 200 feet for five (5-foot 7-inch) mooring posts.
E26-307. Georges Township, 1151 Township Drive, Uniontown, PA 15401. Second East Elm Street Bridge in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Brownfield, PA Quadrangle N: 13.7 inches; W: 15.8 inches) (Latitude: 39° 49' 32"--Longitude: 79° 44` 15"). To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a structural plate pipe arch culvert having a waterway opening of 12.25 feet wide by 7.7 feet high (1-foot depressed invert) in an unnamed tributary to Georges Creek (WWF) and construct and maintain rock riprap at the entrance of the structure. The project is on T-411, approximately 2,000 feet east of SR 3027.
E26-309. Fayette County Commissioners, Court House, 61 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401. Fayette County Bridge No. 82 in Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Fort Necessity, PA Quadrangle N: 16.4 inches; W: 1.2 inches) (Latitude: 39° 50` 25"--Longitude: 79° 30` 31"). To remove the existing bridge and appurtenant structures and: (1) to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge having a normal span of 77.2 feet and an underclearance of 6.2 feet over Meadow Run; (2) to permanently place and maintain fill in 0.1 acre of PFO wetland; and (3) to construct 0.1174 acre of PEM wetland as compensation for wetland impacts. Meadow Run (HQ, CWF) is a trout stocked perennial stream which flows through Ohiopyle State Park. The project proposes to directly affect 88.0 linear feet of stream channel and 0.1 acre of wetlands. Wetland creation of 0.1174 acre is proposed. The proposed bridge is on Meadow Run Road, approximately 300 feet downstream of the existing bridge.
E56-323. Cambria-Somerset Authority, 244 Walnut Street, Johnstown, PA 15901. Border Dam System extends across Richland and Stonycreek Townships, Ferndale Borough and the City of Johnstown in Cambria County and across Conemaugh and Paint Townships in Somerset County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. The project starts at Border Dam (Hooversville, PA Quadrangle N: 20.7 inches; W: 2.6 inches; Latitude: 40° 14` 20"; Longitude: 78° 53` 37") and ends in Johnstown (Johnstown, PA Quadrangle N: 13.9 inches; W: 5.6 inches; Latitude: 49° 19` 36"--Longitude: 78° 54` 55"). To rehabilitate, operate and maintain a 7.0 mile long, 36-inch water pipeline along and across Stony Creek (WWF) including stream bank stabilization along approximately 435 feet of the right bank of Stony Creek (WWF) and the construction and maintenance of a temporary roadway culvert crossing in Stony Creek (WWF) at the Igleside project area. The total length of pipeline crossing is 1,425 feet.
E63-543. United States D. O. I. Fish & Wildlife Services, 315 South Allen Street, Suite 322, State College, PA 16801. Buffalo Creek Stream Bank Stabilization in Blaine Township, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (West Middletown, PA Quadrangle Begins: N: 9.5 inches; W: 6.0 inches and Ends N: 9.5 inches; W: 7.5 inches) (Latitude: 40° 10` 32"--Longitude: 80° 25` 20"). To stabilize, maintain and improve the aquatic habitat within a 5,300-foot reach of Buffalo Creek (HQ-WWF) within Game Commission land. The project starts at the Noble Bridge crossing and extends downstream approximately 5,300 feet.
E63-546. Authority of the Borough of Charleroi, 3 McKean Avenue, P. O. Box 211, Charleroi, PA 15022. Charleroi Borough Authority Water Treatment Plant in Charleroi Borough, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Monongahela, PA Quadrangle N: 1.6 inches; W: 2.3 inches) (Latitude: 40° 8` 12"--Longitude: 79° 53` 29"). To operate and maintain the existing water treatment plant and its facilities, to remove existing structures, to construct and maintain upgrades to the plant and water intake system within the left bank floodplain and floodway of the Monongahela River (WWF) consisting of a slab mounted transformer and electrical service switch, new raw water intake screens and protective dolphins piles; a building structure to enclose clarifier no. 1, a temporary neutralization tank and installing a temporary 12-inch diameter HDPE suction line in the Monongahela River and across Maple Creek (WWF). The project is along the left bank of the Monongahela River near River Mile 42.6 where Maple Creek discharges to the Monongahela River. The purpose of the project is to upgrade the existing water treatment plant.
E65-785. Esther Glasser, 916 Green Street, Greensburg, PA 15601. The Mountain Shadows Housing Development in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Mount Pleasant, PA Quadrangle N: 12.25 inches; W: 1.00 inch) (Latitude: 40° 11` 47"--Longitude: 79° 30` 47"). To place and maintain fill in 0.24 acre of wetland and approximately 1,350 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Boyer Run (WWF) for the purpose of constructing the Mountain Shadows Housing Development. Also, to construct and maintain an 8-inch diameter outfall structure in said stream and a nonjurisdictional dam across approximately 250 feet of said stream. Issuance of this permit constitutes approval of the Environmental Assessment for this nonjurisdictional dam at the project site. The project is approximately 0.5 mile south of the Town of Norvelt. The permittee shall mitigate for the proposed wetland impacts by making a contribution to the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project.
E65-826. Salem Township, Congruity Road, R. D. 4, Box 200, Greensburg, PA 15601. Mark Drive Widening in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Slickville, PA Quadrangle N: 4.5 inches; W: 11.3 inches) (Latitude: 40° 24` 0"--Longitude: 79° 34` 22"). To rehabilitate, operate and maintain an existing 75.0-foot long, 72-inch reinforced concrete pipe culvert in an unnamed tributary to Beaver Run including the replacement of the downstream 10 feet of the culvert in kind and the construction and maintenance of an end wall at the culvert outlet in an unnamed tributary to Beaver Run (HQ-CWF) as part of the roadway widening of Mark Drive associated with the SR 0022, Section B02 improvement project. The project is on Mark Drive (T-710), approximately 200 feet from its intersection with SR 0022. The project will directly impact 75 linear feet of perennial stream. No vegetated wetlands will be impacted.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E10-382, Crompton Corporation, 100 Sonneborn Lane, Petrolia, PA 16050. Gate 2 bridge replacement and pedestrian bridge in Fairview Township, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Parker, PA Quadrangle N: 2.1 inches; W: 12.8 inches).
To remove the existing gate 2 bridge and a concrete bridge 145 feet downstream of the gate 2 bridge and to: (1) construct and maintain a 23.5-foot long precast concrete box culvert with wing walls having a 24.0-foot wide by 6.35-foot high waterway opening on a 77.37 degree skew in South Branch Bear Creek (WWF, perennial); and (2) to construct and maintain a steel pedestrian arch bridge having a clear span greater than 20.75 feet and an maximum underclearance of 8.0 feet on a 90 degree skew across South Branch Bear Creek 100 feet downstream of the gate 2 bridge within the Crompton Corporation facility approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the intersection of SR 268 and Redwood Road. The project proposes to directly affect a total of 30 linear feet of stream channel.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
EA32-005SW. Stream Restoration, Inc., 3016 Unionville Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066, Center Township, Indiana County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (McIntyre, PA Quadrangle N: 10.2 inches; W: 1.17 inches) (Latitude: 40° 33` 24"--Longitude: 79° 15` 36"). To construct and maintain a passive treatment system, consisting of an aerobic wetland, to treat an abandoned mine discharge, which is referred to as the SR 286 discharge. The project will affect approximately 0.17 acre of existing wetland (PEM/PSS) within the Altmans Run Watershed (TSF). The project site is along SR 286, approximately 3,300 feet northeast of its intersection with SR 217 in Center Township, Indiana County. This authorization includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
STORAGE TANKS
SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS
The following Storage Tank Site-Specific Installation Permits, under the authority of the Storage Tank Spill Prevention Act (35 P. S. §§ 6021.304, 6021.504, 6021.1101 and 6021.1102) and under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245, Subchapter C, have been issued by the Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Director, P. O. Box 8763, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8763.
SSIP
Permit No.Applicant Name and
AddressCounty Municipality Tank Type Tank Capacity 03-35-002 Beverly Baio
A & B Plumbing Heating & Fuel Oil
Route 507 and 4th Street
P. O. Box 813
Gouldsboro, PA 18424-0813Lackawanna Clifton
TownshipTwo ASTs storing no. 2
fuel oil60,000 gallons total
SPECIAL NOTICES
Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in this Commonwealth In the month of October 2003, the Department of Environmental Protection, under the Radon Certification Act (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 240, has certified the following persons to perform radon-related activities in this Commonwealth. The period of certification is 2 years. For a complete list of persons currently certified to perform radon-related activities in this Commonwealth and for information as to the specific testing devices that persons certified for testing or laboratory are certified to use, contact the Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division, P. O. Box 8469, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469, (800) 23RADON.
Name Address Type of Certification
Amerispec of Central PA 516 Broad Street
Montoursville, PA 17754Testing German Barranca 389 School Street
York, PA 17402Testing Stephen Beloyan 2 Field Court
Wrightstown, NJ 08562Testing John Biegalski 515 West Church Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406Testing Michael Bradley
House Inspect601 North Olive Street
Media, PA 19063Testing Denise Brown 197 Phillip Street
Throop, PA 18512Testing Kenneth Cush P. O. Box 273
Gilbert, PA 18331Testing Patrick Dean 44 West Lancaster Avenue
Suite 220
Ardmore, PA 19003Testing Frank Deininger 265 Farmhouse Lane
Palmyra, PA 17078Testing Christopher Ford 10937 Helmer Drive, No. 2
Philadelphia, PA 19154Testing James Garber 737 Barrholly Drive
Lancaster, PA 17603Testing Timothy Gentry P. O. Box 88
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006Testing Albert Gordon 1432 Heron Way
Chalfont, PA 18914Testing Bo Hopkins 3692 Sheramy Drive
Fairview, PA 16415Testing Daniel Howard 251 River Landing
Freeport, PA 16229Testing Christopher Hunt 2115 Dunhill Drive
Wilmington, DE 19810Testing Greg Kopenhaver P. O. Box 902
Blue Bell, PA 19422Testing Rebecca Lane 123 Grouse Court
Venetia, PA 15367Testing Richard Lash
RTMS--Radon Testing &
Mitigation Services144 Anthony Drive
Wintersville, OH 43953Testing and Mitigation Frank Marsico
Home Spec Inspection Protection504 Woodcrest Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050Mitigation John McDermott, III 2655 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601Testing William McKelvey 1301 Old Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, PA 19047Testing Dominic Passante R. R. 2, Box 183
Birch Drive
Wapwallopen, PA 18660Testing Richard Phillips P. O. Box 963
Kimberton, PA 19460Testing Mark Runge 220 Reider Road
Robesonia, PA 19551Testing and Mitigation Brendan Ryan
ALARA Environmental216 Logan Road
Valencia, PA 16059Testing Donald Stoltenberg 10522 High Rock Road
Airville, PA 17302Testing Kenneth Struder P. O. Box 72722
Thorndale, PA 19372Laboratory Wayne Treible 19108 Spring Run Road
Spring Run, PA 17262Testing John Trusa 454 Dana Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702Testing and Mitigation Gary Winterrowd 1765 Cambridge Drive
State College, PA 16803Testing
Final Actions under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
These actions of the Department may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483 by any aggrieved person under the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law). Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) within 30 days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin unless the appropriate statue provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Department's regulations governing practice and procedure before the Board may be obtained from the Board.
Responsible Office: Southeast Regional Office
Regional Water Management Program Manager
Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233
(610) 832-6130Certification Request Initiated By: Weston Solutions, Inc.
1400 Weston Way
West Chester, PA 19380
Project Description: This activity involves the discharge of supernatant from the USACE Fort Mifflin Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) into the Delaware Estuary--Zone 4. The supernatant will be generated through the disposal of approximately 4,300 cubic yards of sediment dredged from the Sunoco, Inc. (R & M) Girard Point Wharf facility at the Philadelphia Refinery in Philadelphia. A hydraulic dredge and pipeline will be used to move the sediment directly to the CDF. Final Action on Request: Certification Granted
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-2196. Filed for public inspection November 14, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]
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