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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 should 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 Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E39-430. City of Allentown--Water Department, 435 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1699. City of Allentown, Lehigh County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District, Subbasin 2C.
To remove an existing building and to construct and maintain a 42-foot by 125-foot storage building in the left side floodway of the Little Lehigh Creek (HQ-CWF) and to construct and maintain a 42-foot by 125-foot storage building in the left side floodway fringe of the Little Lehigh Creek. The project is at the city's Water Distribution Facility on the east side of Martin Luther King Drive near its intersection with 15th Street (Allentown East, PA Quadrangle N: 17.25 inches; W: 14.70 inches).
E39-428. Southern Lehigh Public Library Association, 6339 Beverly Hills Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036. Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District, Subbasin 2C.
To maintain an existing road crossing of a tributary to Saucon Creek (CWF, intermittent) consisting of a 48-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe; to place and maintain 1 foot to 6 feet of fill in the floodway of and along 500 feet of the right bank of the tributary; to construct and maintain a 15-inch diameter outfall pipe with a rock apron in the floodway of the tributary; and to construct and maintain a 12-foot wide outfall channel in the floodway of the tributary for the purpose of constructing the Southern Lehigh Public Library. The project is on the south side of Preston Road approximately 0.25 mile east of Old Bethlehem Pike (Allentown East, PA Quadrangle N: 6.6 inches; W: 1.9 inches). The project proposes to directly affect 0.3 acre of floodway.
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E06-535: Joseph A. Piccone, Inc., 501 Route 113, Chester Springs, PA 19425 in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain: (1) two stream and associated wetland crossings, the western crossing consists of three 78-foot, 6-foot 1-inch diameter pipe arch culverts with 0.069 acre of wetland fill and three 53-foot long, 6-foot 1-inch pipe arch culverts and 0.17 acre for the eastern fill in and along a tributary to East Branch Conestoga River (WWF); (2) an 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer line crossing and an 8-inch water line crossing; and (3) place fill in 0.44 acre of wetland at a point upstream of the Pennsylvania Turnpike for the purpose of constructing the Tri-County Mall (Morgantown, PA Quadrangle N: 6.8 inches; W: 1.8 inches) in Caernarvon Township, Berks County. The permittee is required to provide a minimum of 0.68 acre of replacement wetland. The permit has been amended to include the following Special Condition: Any provision to the contrary not withstanding, the terms and conditions of the Consent Order and Agreement between the Department, Joseph A. Piccone, Inc. and Defenders of Wildlife are incorporated in and are a part of this permit. The Consent Order and Agreement is incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Special Condition. The permit term is extended until all conditions of paragraph 3 of the Corrective Action of the Consent Order and Agreement are fully complied with by the permittee.
E21-315: Logans Run Associates, 15 Central Boulevard, Camp Hill, PA 17011 in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To: (1) fill and maintain 0.26 acre of wetlands; (2) to install and maintain one 23-foot long 36-inch by 22-inch corrugated metal arch pipe; and (3) to install and maintain one 18-inch corrugated metal storm sewer and one 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer line, to cross wetlands and an unnamed tributary to the Conodoguinet Creek (WWF), for the purpose of completing construction on the Penn Valley Development, approximately 0.6 mile north of Wertzville Road (SR 0944) and along the west side of Salt Road (Harrisburg West, PA Quadrangle N: 7.95 inches; W: 11.1 inches) in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E12-150. James McCollam, 8538 Schwalm Drive, Jamestown, PA 16134. Camp addition in Lumber Township, Cameron County, ACOE Baltimore District (Cameron, PA Quadrangle N: 7.75 inches; W: 11.25 inches).
The permit authorizes the construction, operation and maintenance of a 12-foot by 22-foot addition to an existing camp. The addition will be 32 inches above poured concrete footers placed at grade. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E17-394. Westover Borough, P. O. Box 199, Westover, PA 16692-0199. Westover Borough wastewater collection and treatment facilities in Westover Borough, Clearfield County, ACOE Baltimore District (Westover, PA Quadrangle N: 0.83 inch; W: 6.34 inches).
To construct, operate and maintain eight sanitary sewer crossings Chest Creek and its tributaries, a treated effluent outfall and five manholes along Chest Creek and a wastewater treatment facility within the 100-year floodplain of Chest Creek in association with the Westover Borough wastewater collection and treatment project. The construction, operation and maintenance of the wastewater collection and treatment facilities may require in-stream or floodplain activity at locations that are as follows:
Wastewater Treatment
Appurtenance
Regulated Water
Water Quality
DesignationLatitude
Coordinates
Longitude
Coordinates
Treatment Plant Chest Creek Floodplain CWF 40° 45` 20.0" 78° 40` 7.8" Outfall Structure Chest Creek CWF 40° 45` 22.0" 78° 40` 2.0" Manhole No. 50 Chest Creek Floodplain CWF 40° 45` 10.0" 78° 40` 6.0" Manhole No. 51 Chest Creek Floodplain CWF 40° 45` 11.0" 78° 40` 4.0" Manhole No. 52 Chest Creek Floodplain CWF 40° 45` 10.0" 78° 40` 3.0" Sanitary Sewer Crossing Unnamed tributary CWF 40° 45` 17.5" 78° 40` 8.4" Sanitary Sewer Crossing Unnamed tributary CWF 40° 45` 14.3" 78° 40` 14.36" Sanitary Sewer Crossing Unnamed tributary CWF 40° 45` 13.7" 78° 40` 18.3" Sanitary Sewer Crossing Unnamed tributary CWF 40° 45` 14.6" 78° 40` 26.9" Sanitary Sewer Crossing Chest Creek CWF 40° 45` 11.0" 78° 40` 5.0" Sanitary Sewer Crossing Unnamed tributary CWF 40° 45` 11." 78° 40` 3.0" Sanitary Sewer Crossing Unnamed tributary CWF 40° 45` 9.63" 78° 39` 53" Sanitary Sewer Crossing Unnamed tributary CWF 40° 45` 9.5" 78° 39` 49.4" Manhole No. 80 Chest Creek Floodplain CWF 40° 45` 4.0" 78° 40` 2.0" Manhole No. 81 Chest Creek Floodplain CWF 40° 45` 2.0" 78° 40` 2.0"
Construction and maintenance work for sanitary sewer line crossings of Chest Creek and its tributaries shall be completed during stream low flow and dry work conditions by boring, dam and pumping or diverting stream flow around the work area. Since Chest Creek is a wild trout fishery, no construction or future repair work shall be completed in or along the stream channels between October 1 and December 31 without prior written permission from the Fish and Boat Commission. Since Chest Creek is also a stocked trout fishery, no construction or future repair work shall be completed in or along the stream channels between March 1 and June 15 without prior written permission from the Fish and Boat Commission. This permit also authorizes construction, operation, maintenance and removal of temporary construction access roads, causeways, cofferdams and rock stream diversions for construction of sanitary sewer lines crossing the waterways. Rock used for temporary structures shall only be clean nonpolluting rock. Upon completion of each specific maintenance project, all temporary structures shall be completely removed with the stream banks restored to original contours and elevations. This permit does not authorize any temporary or permanent impact to wetlands; the permittee shall ensure no wetlands are impacted in association with the project. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E41-535. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. SR 0442 Little Muncy Creek bridge replacement in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Hughesville, PA Quadrangle N: 9.65 inches; W: 5.875 inches).
To remove an existing two-span concrete bridge and construct and maintain a single span prestressed concrete box beam bridge having a clear span of 95 feet, with a minimum underclearance of 15.6 feet on a skew of 90° over Little Muncy Creek, along SR 0442, 7 miles east of Muncy and to construct, maintain and remove a temporary causeway consisting of clean R-7 rock, all of which is in Moreland Township, Lycoming County.
E49-274. Marlin W. Snyder, 19 South Market Street, Elysburg, PA 17824. Water obstruction and encroachment permit in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Shamokin, PA Quadrangle N: 20.71 inches; W: 7.01 inches).
To remove an existing concrete block, concrete decked bridge and construct and maintain a 28-foot long by 5-foot long pressure treated wood footbridge over and unnamed tributary to Shamokin Creek (CWF). The project is along SR 0054 approximately 0.15 mile south of SR 0487 and SR 0054 intersection in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E49-275. Clarence E. Bailey, 331 Stone School Road, Northumberland, PA 17857. Water obstruction and encroachment joint permit application in Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Northumberland, PA Quadrangle N: 1.31 inches; W: 4.85 inches).
To construct and maintain a concrete dock measuring 17 feet wide by 5 feet high by 60 feet long in the floodway of the Susquehanna River, 0.24 mile north of Sunbury on Packers Island, Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County. This project proposes to have a minimal impact on the floodway of the Susquehanna River (WWF). This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E59-450. Wellsboro Municipal Authority, 28 Crafton Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901. Brownlee raw water conveyance line replacement in Charleston and Duncan Townships, Tioga County, ACOE Baltimore District (Antrim, PA Quadrangle N: 10.3 inches; W: 1.3 inches).
To remove the existing clay tile water conveyance line and replace it with a 12-inch ductile iron conveyance pipe in the Charleston Creek (WWF) watershed. This permit authorizes ten temporary wetland impacts totaling 0.59 acre and two intermittent stream crossings. Total linear feet of impact is 860 linear feet of wetlands and 60 linear feet of stream. This project is 4 miles from the intersection of SR 3009 and SR 6 (Antrim, PA Quadrangle N: 10.3 inches; W: 1.3 inches) Duncan Township, Tioga County.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1465. Borough of Lincoln, 45 Abes Way, Elizabeth, PA 15037-3024. Stream bank protection in Coursin Hollow Run in Lincoln Borough, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (McKeesport, PA Quadrangle N: 11.7 inches; W: 17.1 inches) (Latitude: 40° 18` 52" and Longitude: 80° 15` 36"). To construct and maintain approximately 1,218.0 linear feet of stream bank protection in the channel and along the left bank of an unnamed tributary to the Monongahela River (locally known as Coursin Hollow Run) (WWF) for the purpose of preventing stream bank erosion and protecting Coursin Hollow Road. The project is on the north side of Coursin Hollow Road, just upstream from the mouth of the stream. The project will impact 1,218.0 linear feet of stream channel and will consist of a concrete wall 904.0 feet in length, vegetative slope projection 137.0 feet in length and rip-rap protection 177.0 feet in length.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E10-384, David K. Mason, 887 Ekastown Road, Sarver, PA 16055. Mason House outfall project in Clinton Township, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Curtisville, PA Quadrangle N: 18.5 inches; W: 6.75 inches).
To construct and maintain a 4-inch diameter outfall as part of a single family residence small flow treatment facility discharging to an unnamed tributary to Little Buffalo Creek (HQ-TSF) at a point approximately 700 feet northwest of the intersection of SR 356 and SR 228.
E10-387, Jesture Venture, L. P., 100 Heaven Lane, Mars, PA 16046-3118. Briar Creek residential development in Cranberry Township, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Baden, PA Quadrangle N: 18.45 inches; W: 3.25 inches).
To construct and maintain an aluminum plate arch culvert having an instream length of 108 feet, a clear span of 23 feet and a rise of 7.5 feet to be within an unnamed tributary to Brush Creek (WWF) at a point approximately 1,300 feet northeast of Glen Eden Road (SR 3024) within the Briar Creek subdivision and to place fill in 0.05 acre of wetlands. The applicant is not required to provide replacement wetlands for this de minimis impact.
E20-534, Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301. Existing natural gas pipeline TL-406 in Conneaut, East Fairfield, Sadsbury, Summit, Union and Vernon Townships, Crawford County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Harmonsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 3.7 inches; W: 6.49 inches).
The applicant proposed requesting a permit to operate and maintain an existing 10-inch diameter natural gas pipeline TL-406 in Conneaut, East Fairfield, Sadsbury, Summit, Union and Vernon Townships, Crawford County from the Cochranton interconnection with the Tennessee Gas Company approximately 800 feet west of the intersection of U. S. Route 322 and Powell Road (Cochranton, PA Quadrangle N: 6.8 inches; W: 10.9 inches) to the Pennsylvania/Ohio border (Leon, OH-PA Quadrangle N: 21.1 inches; W: 2.7 inches) approximately 1.8 feet miles northwest of U. S. Route 6 and the Pennsylvania/Ohio border.
Dominion Transmission, Inc. currently has Permits 11325-1 to 11325-21 which authorized the construction of a 10-inch gas pipeline (TL-406) under the bed and across the channel of various streams in Conneaut, East Fairfield, Summit, Union and Vernon Townships, Crawford County. Rather than issuing a new permit, Permits 11325-1 to 11325-21 are amended to include the following:
To operate and maintain an existing 10-inch diameter natural gas pipeline TL-406 in Crawford County from the Cochranton interconnection with the Tennessee Gas Company approximately 800 feet west of the intersection of U. S. Route 322 and Powell Road (Cochranton, PA Quadrangle N: 6.8 inches; W: 10.9 inches) to the Pennsylvania/Ohio border (Leon, OH-PA Quadrangle N: 21.1 inches; W: 2.7 inches) approximately 1.8 feet miles northwest of U. S. Route 6 and the Pennsylvania/Ohio border. The project crosses and includes the crossing of the following streams and nonexceptional value wetlands (wetland crossings based on NWI maps) as described in the application: UNT to French Creek (perennial) (WWF) (N 41° 32` 11", W 80° 5` 7"), UNT to French Creek (intermittent) (WWF) (N 41° 32` 20", W 80° 5` 29"), French Creek (perennial) (WWF) (N 41° 32` 40", W 80° 6` 13"), UNT to Conneaut Inlet (intermittent) (WWF) (N 41° 32` 54", W 80° 6` 41"), UNT to French Creek (intermittent) (N 41° 33` 7", W 80° 7` 13"), UNT to French Creek (intermittent) (N 41° 33` 21", W 80° 7` 37"), UNT to French Creek (intermittent) (N 41° 34` 15", W 80° 9` 42"), UNT to French Creek (intermittent) (N 41° 35` 3", W 80° 11` 23"), UNT to Watson Run (intermittent) (WWF) (N 41° 35` 46", W 80° 12` 40"), UNT to Watson Run (intermittent) (N 41° 36` 6", W 80° 13` 10"), UNT to Watson Run (intermittent) (N 41° 36` 13", W 80° 13` 24"), UNT to Watson Run (intermittent) (N 41° 36` 46", W 80° 14` 16"), UNT to Watson Run (intermittent) (N 41° 14` 49", W 80° 14` 49"), Watson Run (perennial) (WWF) (N 41° 37` 24", W 80° 15` 26"), UNT to Watson Run (perennial) (WWF) (N 41° 37` 36", W 80° 15` 50"), UNT to Conneaut Lake (perennial) (HQ-WWF) (N 41° 38` 8", W 80° 16` 44"), UNT to Conneaut Lake (perennial) (N 41° 38` 29", W 80° 17` 26"), UNT to Conneaut Lake (perennial) (N 41° 38` 38", W 80° 17` 41"), UNT to Conneaut Lake (perennial) (N 41° 38` 57", W 80° 18` 18"), Inlet Run (perennial) (HQ-WWF) (N 41° 39` 6", W 80° 18` 47"), UNT to Inlet Run (perennial) (HQ-WWF) (N 41° 39` 9", W 80° 18` 54"), UNT to Conneaut Creek (perennial) (WWF, MF) (N 41° 39` 53", W 80° 20` 39"), Conneaut Creek (perennial) (WWF, MF) (N 41° 40` 8", W 80° 21` 13"), UNT to Conneaut Creek (perennial) (N 41° 40` 17", W 80° 21` 35"), UNT to Conneaut Creek (perennial) (N 41° 40` 23", W 80° 21` 49"), UNT to Conneaut Creek (perennial) (N 41° 40` 35", W 80° 22` 16"), UNT to Conneaut Creek (perennial) (N 41° 40` 54", W 80° 22` 54"), UNT to Linesville Creek (perennial) (WWF) (N 41° 41` 46", W 80° 25` 0"), Linesville Creek (perennial) (WWF) (N 41° 41` 59", W 80° 25` 23"), Linesville Creek (perennial) (N 41° 42` 1", W 80° 25` 26"), UNT to Linesville Creek (peren-nial) (N 41° 42` 15", W 80° 25` 50"), UNT to Linesville Creek (perennial) (N 41° 42` 16", W 80° 25` 53"), UNT to Linesville Creek (perennial) (N 41° 42` 16", W 80° 25` 53"), UNT to Paden Creek (perennial) (WWF) (N 41° 42` 38", W 80° 26` 46"), UNT to Paden Creek (perennial) (N 41° 43` 2", W 80° 27` 34"), UNT to Paden Creek (perennial) (N 41° 43` 7", W 80° 27` 49"), Paden Creek (perennial) (WWF) (N 41° 42` 38", W 80° 28` 20"), Wetland TL-406-CRA-001 (PSS) (N 41° 32` 38", W 80° 6` 1"), Wetland TL-406-CRA-002 (PSS) (N 41° 32` 38", W 80° 6` 1"), Wetland TL-406-CRA-002 (PSS) (N 41° 32` 40", W 80° 6` 7"), Wetland TL-406-CRA-003 (PSS) (N 41° 36` 8", W 80° 13` 14"), Wetland TL-406-CRA-004 (PFO/PSS) (N 41° 36` 29", W 80° 13` 47"), Wetland TL-406-CRA-005 (PFO) (N 41° 36` 38", W 80° 13` 59"), Wetland TL-406-CRA-006 (PEM/PFO/PSS) (N 41° 37` 24", W 80° 15` 26"), Wetland TL-406-CRA-007 (PEM) (N 41° 38` 55", W 80° 18` 12"), Wetland TL-406-CRA-008 (PFO) (N 41° 41` 59", W 80° 25` 23"), Wetland TL-406-CRA-009 (PFO) (N 41° 43` 19", W 80° 28` 19") and Wetland TL-406-CRA-010 (PFO/PSS) (N 41° 44` 22", W 80° 30` 57").
This includes maintenance of the pipeline under the stream bed and across the channel of the French Creek (N 41° 32` 40", W 80° 6` 13") at a point approximately 800 feet south of the intersection of U. S. Route 322 and SR 2005 in East Fairfield and Union Townships, Crawford County. Fees under Permit No. 11325-1 will be maintained.
E25-684, Bay Harbor Marina Limited Partnership, 9620 Donation Road, Waterford, PA 16441. Cherry Street Marina rehabilitation in the City of Erie, Erie County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Erie North, PA Quadrangle N: 1.1 inches; W: 13.7 inches).
The applicant proposes to maintain a small craft marina including maintenance dredging in Presque Isle Bay, Lake Erie at the foot of Cherry Street approximately 2.4 miles east of the base of the Presque Isle Peninsula and to conduct rehabilitation of the marina to: (1) fill approximately 0.52 acre at the southeast end of the marina for realignment purposes and to construct and maintain a parking lot; (2) remove the existing breakwall across the center of the marina having an area of approximately 0.16 acre and to remove the existing docks and to install and maintain three approximately 770-foot long floating docks and a row of additional slips along the west wall of the marina; and (3) install and maintain a riprap wall at the southern end of the marina having an area of approximately 0.178 acre. The project proposes to directly affect a net total of approximately 0.538 acre of Presque Isle Bay (WWF, perennial). Permit E25-684 replaces the facility's Permit No. E25-13T-1.
E27-044A, Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 255 Elm Street, P. O. Box 398, Oil City, PA 16301. T-345 Kellettville Bridge across Tionesta Creek and SR 666 improvements in Kingsley Township, Forest County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Kellettville, PA Quadrangle N: 8.2 inches; W: 0.9 inch).
To amend on behalf of Forest County, DEP Permit No. E27-044, which authorized Forest County to construct and maintain the Kellettville Bridge, having two clear, normal spans of 140 feet and 120 feet and an underclearance of 17 feet, 4 inches, across Tionesta Creek on T-345 east of SR 666. The proposed amendment is to realign the west approach of the bridge beginning at the west abutment and extending to SR 666. Realignment will fill a total of approximately 0.43 acre of the flood plain of Tionesta Creek, including impact to a de minimis area of wetland (0.0037 acre).
E33-218, Jefferson County Commissioners, 155 Main Street, Jefferson Place, Brookville, PA 15825. JC-10 (T-542) bridge replacement project in Winslow Township, Jefferson County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (DuBois, PA Quadrangle N: 22.7 inches; W: 17.0 inches).
To remove the existing steel ''pony'' truss bridge having a normal clear span of 87 feet, a curb to curb with of 13 feet and a skew of 90 degrees and to construct and maintain a steel plate girder bridge having a normal clear span of 148 feet, a curb to curb width of 26 feet, a skew of 75 degrees and to fill approximately 0.035 acre of wetlands all at a point along Township Road 542 across Sandy Lick Creek (TSF) approximately 700 feet south of SR 950. Replacement of the de minimis 0.035 acre of wetlands will not be required.
E33-220, Punxsutawney Borough, 301 East Mahoning Street, Punxsutawney, PA 15767. Center Alley outfall/headwall in Borough of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Punxsutawney, PA Quadrangle N: 12.3 inches; W: 16.2 inches).
To construct and maintain a 24-inch diameter storm sewer with a concrete endwall at a point approximately 400 feet southwest of the intersection of SR 36 and Grace Way just south of Water Street and discharging to the Mahoning Creek (WWF).
E33-221, Department of Transportation, District 10-0, Bells Mills Bridge No. 2 in McCalmont Township, Jefferson County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Reynoldsville, PA Quadrangle N: 2.0 inches; W: 3.3 inches).
To remove the existing concrete arch bridge having a single clear span of 31 feet, an under clearance of 8 feet, an approximate instream length of 17 feet and is set at a 75 degree left skew and to place fill within approximately 0.043 acre of emergent/scrub-shrub wetlands and to construct and maintain a precast concrete box culvert having a clear span of 26 feet, an effective under clearance of 7 feet, an instream length of 40 feet and is set at a 75 degree skew carrying SR 2019, Section 551 across Bug Run (CWF) at Segment 0050, Offset 0797.
E37-155, Lawrence County. Hilltown Bridge replacement in Mahoning, Lawrence County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Edinburg, PA Quadrangle N: 3.0 inches; W: 14.5 inches).
To remove the existing two-span steel through truss bridge having clear spans of 129 and 153 feet and maximum underclearance of 21 feet and to construct and maintain a three-span precast concrete box beam bridge consisting of two spans each at 86.5 feet and one span at 103 feet, an under clearance of 16.5 feet and an instream length of 32 feet 10 1/2 inches at a point across the Mahoning River (WWF) along Churchill Road (T-324) in Mahoning Township, Lawrence County.
E37-157, North Beaver Township Supervisors, 861 Mount Jackson Road, New Castle, PA 16102. T-361 (Moravia-Petersburg Road) bridge replacement in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Bessemer, PA Quadrangle N: 6.4 inches; W: 15.1 inches).
The applicant proposes to remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a clear span of 31.54 feet and an minimum underclearance of 7.06 feet on a 72 degree skew across Sugar Creek (HQ-CWF, perennial) on T-361 (Moravia-Petersburg Road) approximately 1.6 miles northwest of the intersection of U. S. Interstate 76 and SR 551. The project includes rip-rap protection of the abutments and roadway straightening including to fill 0.044 acre (de minimis) of PEM and PSS wetland. The project proposes to directly affect 0.044 acre of PEM and PSS wetlands and approximately 55 linear feet of stream.
Major Amendment E42-275A, Bradford Properties, LP, 609 Alexander Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15220-5503. Bradford Wal-Mart in Foster, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Derrick City, PA Quadrangle N: 18.8 inches; W: 15.5 inches).
The original permit giving its consent to fill 0.29 acre of wetlands (PEM and PEM/PSS), install and maintain approximately 150 feet of bank stabilization and create 0.3 acre of replacement wetlands is to be amended giving consent to regrade the failed wetland mitigation area to original contours providing vegetative plantings to achieve stabilization and to create additional floodplain by grading an area approximately 200 feet long ranging from 10 to 15 feet in width and re-establishing stabilization with ''live stakes'' and an appropriate seed mix all to be along the north bank of Foster Brook (CWF) at the Wal-Mart retail center east of East Main Street approximately 1,000 feet north of its intersection with SR 346. The developer will be required to make payment of $5,000 to the wetland replacement fund in lieu of recreating the failed wetland.
E43-304, Nancy Bires, Hermitage School District, 411 North Hermitage Road, Hermitage, PA 16148-3316. West Branch Pine Hollow Run stream restoration in Hermitage City, Mercer County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Sharon East, PA Quadrangle N: 20.8 inches; W: 10.9 inches).
To construct and maintain a stream restoration project within West Branch Pine Hollow Run (WWF) for the purposes of: stream bank stabilization, improved sediment transport, establishment of riparian buffers and improved aquatic habitat while implementing a natural stream channel design approach consisting of the following construction activities: channel relocation, stream and floodway excavation and filling and the installation of cross vanes all beginning at a point approximately 2,300 feet northwest of the intersection of SR 62 and SR 18 and extending north approximately 1,930 feet to SR 3014 (Highland Road).
E61-266, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Forest District No. 8, 158 South 2nd Avenue, Clarion, PA 16214. Dennison Run ford crossing in Clinton Township, Venango County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Kennerdell, PA Quadrangle N: 4.29 inches; W: 13.28 inches).
To remove the existing ford crossing consisting of deteriorated gabion baskets and to construct and maintain a reinforced concrete low flow crossing consisting of five low flow channels approximately 8 feet wide and 2 feet high and having a steel grate deck, an instream length of 17 feet, concrete approach slabs on both sides and is at a point within Dennison Run (EV) approximately 250 feet west of the mouth at the Allegheny River.
E62-393, Connie Holden and Dana Holden, P. O. Box 292, Six Mile Road, Tiona, PA 16352-0292. Sixmile Run culvert in Mead Township, Warren County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle N: 2.6 inches; W: 5.0 inches).
The applicant proposes to remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 30-foot long, 6-foot diameter steel culvert in Sixmile Run (HQ CWF, perennial) approximately 1.8 miles northeast of the intersection of U. S. Route 6 and Six Mile Road. The project has been constructed. The existing structure was damaged during the storm of July 21, 2003. The project includes riprap protection of the culvert and adjacent stream banks. The project proposes to directly affect a total of approximately 70 linear feet of stream channel.
E62-394, Warren Electric Cooperative, Inc., P. O. Box 208, Youngsville, PA 16371. Akeley Substation expansion project in Pine Grove Township, Warren County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Russell, PA Quadrangle N: 16.1 inches; W: 1.0 inch).
To place approximately 700 square feet of fill averaging 6 feet deep within a palustrine forested wetland for the purpose of expanding the existing Akeley Electric Substation 0.2 mile east of SR 0062 along the south side of Cable Hollow Road.
E62-396, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Cornplanter State Forest District No. 14, 323 North State Street, North Warren, PA 16365-4867. Anders Run Trail bridge replacement in Brokenstraw Township, Warren County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Youngsville, PA Quadrangle N: 13.5 inches; W: 4.75 inches).
The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a steel stringer hiking trail bridge having a clear span of 38 feet and an underclearance of 8.4 feet on a 90 degree skew across Anders Run (CWF, perennial) on the Anders Run Hiking Trail approximately 2.0 miles southwest of the intersection of U. S. Route 6 and U. S. Route 62.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
EA02-006CO. Houston-Starr Company, 300 Brushton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221. Monroeville Borough, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
Project proposes to construct, operate and maintain a nonjurisdictional dam (Detention Basin 2) and to modify an existing nonjurisdictional dam (Detention Basin 1). The dams are across a tributary to Simpson Run in Monroeville Borough, Allegheny County. Detention basin 2 will impact approximately 100 linear feet of stream channel for stormwater management purposes. The embankment of Detention Basin 1 will be lowered so the reservoir will have a maximum depth of 14.27 feet. The dams are approximately 3,300 feet southwest of the intersection of Saunders Road (SR 2100) and Meadowbrook Road (Murrysville, PA Quadrangle N: 4.95 inches; W: 15.95 inches).
D06-041EA. Game Commission, 1601 Elmerton Avenue, P. O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000. Heidelberg and Marion Townships, Berks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
Project proposes to breach and remove Charming Forge Dam across Tulpehocken Creek (TSF), to eliminate a public safety hazard and for stream and fishery restoration. The dam is immediately upstream of Charming Forge Road Bridge (SR 3037) approximately 1,000 feet southeast of the intersection of T 512 and SR 3037 (Strausstown, PA Quadrangle N: 2.2 inches; W: 6.5 inches).
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--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 04-31-001 Gerald Bumgardner
Bumgardner & Flasher, Inc.
R. R. 1, Box 100
Mount Union, PA 17066
Huntingdon Shirley Township 1 AST storing heating oil
1 AST storing kerosene20,000 gallons
10,000 gallons
SPECIAL NOTICES
Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in this Commonwealth During June 2004, the Department of Environmental Protection, under the Radon Certification Act (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder in 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
Gerald Aubrey 1517 Daws Road Testing Blue Bell, PA 19422 William Barroner R. R. 2 Box 231A Testing Williamsburg, PA 16693 William Carter, Jr. 759 East Parker Street Testing Langhorne, PA 19047 Certified Radon Measurements 123 Grouse Court Testing Venetia, PA 15367 Don Cessna 407 West Sample Street Testing Ebensburg, PA 15931 Donald Dietrich 131 Shire Lane Testing Wernersville, PA 19565 Gregory Gibson P. O. Box 733 Testing Tannersville, PA 18372 James F. Andrews Enterprises 353 Loveville Road Mitigation Warriors Mark, PA 16877 Carl Johanson 6050 Ruhl Road Testing Fairview, PA 16415 Timothy Kennedy P. O. Box 492 Testing Dallas, PA 18612 Harry Lehman 3589 Gray Fox Drive Mitigation Delaware Valley Radon Tech. Chalfont, PA 18914 Gerald Mutter 657 Walnut Street Testing Easton, PA 18042 Roman Paul P. O. Box 731 Testing Valley Forge, PA 19482 Peter Piazza 1133 Brookside Drive Testing Greensburg, PA 15601 Pocono Environmental Labs 301 Route 940 Testing Mount Pocono, PA 18344 Quality Home Services of 700 Braxton Road Testing Delaware Valley, Inc. Ridley Park, PA 19078 Swindell Enterprises, Inc. 227 Locust Street, Box 12 Testing Alum Bank, PA 15521 Michael Tokarczyk 753 Lutzville Road Mitigation Everett, PA 15537 David Welker 12 James Street Testing Mill Hall, PA 17751 Dennis Workman P. O. Box 100 Testing Kimberton, PA 19442
Proposals for Demonstration or Implementation of New or Innovative In-Situ or Ex-Situ Treatment or Abatement Technologies or Enhanced Metals Recovery for Acid Mine Drainage Through Bid No. OSM PA(AMD-04), the Department of Environmental Protection is soliciting proposals for demonstration or implementation of new or innovative in-situ or ex-situ treatment or abatement technologies or enhanced metals recovery for acid mine drainage. Letters requesting the Request for Proposal must be received by 2 p.m. on August 16, 2004, and shall be sent to Joseph H. Schueck, Chief, Division of Acid Mine Drainage Abatement, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Department of Environmental Protection, P. O. Box 8476, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8476, fax (717) 783-0470. Individuals with questions should contact Joseph H. Schueck, (717) 783-5633, jschueck@state.pa.us.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Total Maximum Daily
Loads (TMDLs) for the Montour Run Watershed in Allegheny CountyGreensburg District Mining Office: Watershed Manager, Armbrust Professional Center, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is holding a public meeting on July 20, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. in the Commissioner's Meeting Room, Robinson Township Municipal Building, 1000 Churchill Road, Pittsburgh, PA to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL, established in accordance with the requirements of the 1996 Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. One stream segment in the Montour Run Watershed has been identified as impaired on the 1996 Pennsylvania Section 303(d) list due to metals and pH from AMD. The listed segment and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code Stream Name Miles Degraded 36684 Montour Run 36.9 The proposed plan provides calculations of the stream's total capacity to accept metals and acidity and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The applicable water quality criteria are as follows:
Parameter Criterion Value
(mg/l)
Total Recoverable/
Dissolved
Aluminum (Al) 0.75 Total Recoverable Iron (Fe) 1.50 30-day average; Total Recoverable Manganese (Mn) 1.00 Total Recoverable pH 6.0--9.0 N/A The primary pollutant source for the watershed is abandoned mine workings. This watershed was heavily mined for coal in the mid 19th and throughout the 20th centuries. The effects of this are still present. There is one waste load allocation for an active mine in the watershed. All of the remaining allocations made in the TMDL are load allocations (LA) that are made to nonpoint sources of pollution.
The TMDL was developed using Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) to determine long-term average concentrations that each stream segment could accept and still meet water quality criteria 99% of the time. MCS allows for the expansion of a dataset based on its statistical makeup. Since there was no critical flow condition where criteria were exceeded, the Department used the average flow to express the loading values in the TMDL.
The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. The basis of information used in the establishment of this TMDL is field data collected in 2002 and 2003.
The data and all supporting information used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and an information sheet or to obtain directions to the meeting place, contact Ron Horansky, Armbrust Professional Center, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5538, rhoransky@state.pa.us.
The TMDL can be viewed and printed by accessing the Department's website: www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: TMDL).
Written comments will be accepted at the previous address and must be postmarked by September 16, 2004. Persons who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting should notify the Department by 12 p.m. on July 20, 2004. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to the EPA for approval.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads
(TMDLs) for the Moon Run Watershed in Allegheny CountyGreensburg District Mining Office: Watershed Manager, Armbrust Professional Center, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
The Department is holding a public meeting on July 20, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. in the Commissioner's Meeting Room, Robinson Township Municipal Building, 1000 Churchill Road, Pittsburgh, PA to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL, established in accordance with the requirements of the 1996 Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. One stream segment in the Moon Run Watershed has been identified as impaired on the 1996 Pennsylvania Section 303(d) list due to metals and pH from AMD. The listed segment and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code Stream Name Miles Degraded 36730 Moon Run 6.6 The proposed plan provides calculations of the stream's total capacity to accept metals and acidity and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The applicable water quality criteria are as follows:
Parameter Criterion Value
(mg/l)
Total Recoverable/
DissolvedAluminum (Al) 0.75 Total Recoverable Iron (Fe) 1.50 30-day average; Total Recoverable Manganese (Mn) 1.00 Total Recoverable pH 6.0--9.0 N/A The primary pollutant source for the watershed is abandoned mine workings. This watershed was heavily mined for coal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The effects of this are still present. All of the allocations made in the TMDL are LA that are made to nonpoint sources of pollution.
The TMDL was developed using MCS to determine long-term average concentrations that each stream segment could accept and still meet water quality criteria 99% of the time. MCS allows for the expansion of a dataset based on its statistical makeup. Since there was no critical flow condition where criteria were exceeded, the Department used the average flow to express the loading values in the TMDL.
The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. The basis of information used in the establishment of this TMDL is field data collected in 2002 and 2003.
The data and all supporting information used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and an information sheet or to obtain directions to the meeting place, contact Ron Horansky, Armbrust Professional Center, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5538, rhoransky@state.pa.us.
The TMDL can be viewed and printed by accessing the Department's website: www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: TMDL).
Written comments will be accepted at the previous address and must be postmarked by September 16, 2004. Persons who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting should notify the Department by 12 p.m. on July 20, 2004. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to the EPA for approval.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1301. Filed for public inspection July 16, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
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