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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
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
54980102R. Triple T. Mining Company, LP (P. O. Box 487, New Philadelphia, PA 17959), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 140.0 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received August 12, 2003. Renewal issued January 28, 2004.
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, California Technology Park, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
32921601. NPDES Permit No. PA0095117, Sprankle Mills Tipple (P. O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767-0343), to renew the permit for the Valier Coal Yard in North Mahoning Township, Indiana County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
11031301. NPDES Permit No. PA0235539, AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650), to operate the Madison Mine in Jackson Township, Cambria County, a new mine. Surface Acres Proposed 67.3, Underground Acres Proposed 3502, SCP Acres Proposed 2808. Receiving streams: Saltlick Run (HQ-CWF). The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Saltlick Reservoir and Greater Johnstown Water Authority. Permit issued January 29, 2004.
Noncoal Permit Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
06030801. Christopher Zwicky (10 Zwicky Lane, Robesonia, PA 19551), commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal (topsoil, fill and shale) quarry operation in Maiden Creek Township, Berks County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: Maiden Creek. Application received October 28, 2003. Permit issued January 29, 2004.
58030828. Northeast Stone Works, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 1BB, Springville, PA 18844), commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal (bluestone, shale and fill) quarry operation in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: Snake Creek. Application received October 17, 2003. Permit issued January 30, 2004.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
20030810. Keith Nicolls (8617 Tower Road, Springboro, PA 16435). Commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal sand and gravel operation in Spring Township, Crawford County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: Carr Run. Application received October 14, 2003. Permit issued January 20, 2004.
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.
01034015. Brubacher Excavating, Inc. (P. O. Box 528, 825 Reading Road, Bowmansville, PA 17507), construction blasting at Hilton Hotel Project in Straban Township, Adams County, with an expiration date of January 31, 2005. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
67044001. ABEL Construction Co., Inc. (3925 Columbia Avenue, Mountville, PA 17554), construction blasting at Stonegate Commons Phase 1 in Conewago Township, York County, with an expiration date of August 31, 2004. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
21044002. Penn Development Services (P. O. Box 110, Uniontown, PA 15401), construction blasting at Shippen Towne Centre, Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County, with an expiration date of January 30, 2005. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
67044002. M & J Explosives, Inc. (P. O. Box 608, Carlisle, PA 17013), construction blasting at The Woods housing development in Newberry Township, York County, with an expiration date of January 31, 2005. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
46044001. AMROC, Inc. (7531 Chestnut Street, Zionsville, PA 18092), blasting for utilities and interceptor at Springville Farms, Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, with an expiration date of July 12, 2004. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
15044001. Horst Drilling & Blasting, Inc. (141 Ranck's Church Road, New Holland, PA 17557), blasting for a regional sanitary sewer line in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, with an expiration date of February 12, 2006. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
09044001. Eastern Blasting Company, Inc. (1292 Street Road, New Hope, PA 18938), blasting for sewer extensions on Sugar Bottom Road, Warwick Township, Bucks County, with an expiration date of June 15, 2004. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
15044002. Horst Drilling & Blasting, Inc. (141 Ranck's Church Road, New Holland, PA 17557), construction blasting at Robins Cove in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, with an expiration date of February 15, 2007. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
15044003. Horst Drilling & Blasting, Inc. (141 Ranck's Church Road, New Holland, PA 17557), construction blasting at Hunters Ridge in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, with an expiration date of February 15, 2007. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
28044001. R & M Excavating (403 Hilltop Road, Newburg, PA 17240), construction blasting at The Eclave Housing Development in Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County, with an expiration date of May 15, 2004. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
36044001. Brubacher Excavating, Inc. (P. O. Box 528, 825 Reading Road, Bowmansville, PA 17507), construction blasting at East Earl Home in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, with an expiration date of February 15, 2007. Permit issued January 27, 2004.
67044003. ABEL Construction Co. Inc. (3925 Columbia Avenue, Mountville, PA 17554), construction blasting at Southern Heights in York Township, York County, with an expiration date of January 31, 2005. Permit issued January 29, 2004.
49044001. Doli Construction Corp. (120 Independence Lane, Chalfont, PA 18914-1832), construction blasting at Route 487 Sewer Extension in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County, with an expiration date of July 31, 2004. Permit issued January 29, 2004.
22044001. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting at Ebersole Excavating in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, with an expiration date of February 15, 2005. Permit issued January 29, 2004.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
10044001. Popple Construction, Inc. (202 Main Street, Laflin, PA 18702). Blasting activity permit to blast for a housing development in Allegheny Township, Butler County, for 120 days. Application received January 15, 2004. Application issued January 28, 2004.
24040401. Onyx Greentree Landfill, LLC (635 Toby Road, Kersey, PA 15846). Blasting activity permit to blast for the expansion of a landfill in Fox Township, Elk County, for 365 days. Application received January 29, 2004. Application issued January 29, 2004.
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 §§ 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.
E54-309. Schuylkill Valley Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 314, Mary-D, PA 17952. Blythe and Schuylkill Townships and New Philadelphia and Middleport Boroughs, Schuylkill County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District, Subbasin 3A.
To remove the existing four-span bridge along Ridge Road and to construct and maintain a concrete spread box beam bridge having a single span of 80.0 feet and an average underclearance of 5.5 feet across the Schuylkill River (CWF, perennial). The project also includes 42 utility line stream crossings in the Schuylkill River, tributaries thereof and wetlands and a 15-inch diameter sewage treatment plant effluent outfall structure in the floodway of the Schuylkill River. This work is associated with the Schuylkill Valley Wastewater Treatment Facility and sewage collection and conveyance system. The project is generally along SR 0209 between Cumbola and Tuscarora (Pottsville, PA Quadrangle N: 15.0 inches; W: 3.0 inches). The project proposes to directly affect 30 linear feet of stream channel and temporarily affect 384 linear feet of stream channel for sewer line crossings and cofferdams. Also, 0.28 acre of wetlands will be temporarily affected by sewer line crossings.
E39-426. North Whitehall Township, 3256 Levans Road, Coplay, PA 18037. North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To remove the existing structure; to construct and maintain a 32-foot wide timber bridge with concrete abutments and wingwalls, having a 14-foot span and a 5.7-foot underclearance, across Copeechan Creek (HQ-CWF, wild trout) impacting 50 feet of stream; and to place fill in a de minimis area of PSS Wetlands equal to 0.01 acre for the purpose of constructing the bridge abutments. The project is on Copeechan Road (T-713) approximately 0.6 mile west of its intersection with SR 0873 (Slatedale, PA Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 0.3 inch) (Subbasin: 2B).
E45-445. Resorts USA, Inc., P. O. Box 447, Bushkill, PA 18324. Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a bridge having a single span of 55 feet and an underclearance of approximately 3.0 feet across Sand Hill Creek (HQ-CWF) impacting 20 feet of stream for the purpose of providing a road crossing for pedestrians, golf carts and maintenance vehicles. The project is at Fernwood Resort, northeast of the intersection of SR 0209 and River Road (Bushkill, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 14.1 inches; W: 3.6 inches) (Subbasin: 1E).
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E08-410. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754. Bridge replacement in Windham Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District (Windham, PA Quadrangle N: 10.66 inches; W: 15.41 inches).
To: (1) remove the existing reinforced concrete slab bridge which has a normal clear span of 14.0 feet, a curb-to-curb width of 25.2 feet, an average underclearance of 2.3 feet and is on a 90° skew; and (2) construct and maintain a 14.0-foot by 5.0-foot by 43-foot long reinforced concrete box culvert on a 90° skew, with a curb-to-curb width of 26.0 feet, depressed 1 foot in the streambed with an effective waterway opening of 14 feet by 4 feet and with concrete wingwalls and R-6 rock protection placed at the wings and inlet and outlet cut off walls. The project is on SR 1055, approximately 5.6 miles from the intersection of SR 1055 with SR 187. The project will disturb approximately 0.42 acre of earth. The project will not impact wetlands while impacting approximately 50 feet of waterway. The West Branch of Parks Creek is a CWF. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E12-144. Bobbi and James Singer, 2846 Sizerville Road, Emporium, PA 15834. Garage addition in Shippen Township, Cameron County, ACOE Baltimore District (Emporium, PA Quadrangle N: 8.7 inches; W: 11.5 inches).
The permit authorizes the Singers to construct, operate and maintain 24-foot by 24-foot by 10-foot wooden addition to an existing garage. This structure will be in the floodway of the Portage Branch of the Sinnemahoning Creek, SR 155, 3 miles from the intersection with SR 120. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E18-369. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, 1924-30 Daisy Street Extension, P. O. Box 342, Clearfield, PA 16830. SR 0144, Section A02, Structure Replacement over Drury Run in Noyes Township, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (Renovo-West, PA Quadrangle N: 6.50 inches; W: 5.90 inches).
To remove the structurally unsound existing bridge that carries SR 0144, Section A02 over Drury Run and to construct and maintain: (1) a 55-foot single span prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge with a waterway opening of 312 square feet; and (2) R-8 riprap for scour protection on the left and right bank for 40 feet upstream and 25 feet downstream. This project proposes to permanently impact 150 feet of Drury Run (CWF) without any wetland impacts.
E19-238. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754. Bridge stream paving in Main Township, Columbia County, ACOE Baltimore District (Shumans, PA Quadrangle N: 18.31 inches; W: 18.9 inches).
To pave the entire streambed, 6 inches deep, under an existing bridge for an area 32 feet long by 11 feet wide in an unnamed tributary to Catawissa Creek (CWF) on SR 2011 Section 0010 approximately 0.5 mile north of Mainville near the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Upstream water will be collected and pumped around the work zone during a low flow period. It is anticipated that less than 0.02 acre of earth will be disturbed by the project. The project will not impact wetlands while impacting 35 feet of waterway. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E41-529. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. Streambed paving under SR 0287 in Cogan House Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (English Center, PA Quadrangle N: 3.1 inches; W: 0.4 inch).
To perform approximately 45 linear feet streambed paving a width of 9 feet in an unnamed tributary to Second Fork of Larry's Creek (HQ-CWF) along SR 0287, Segment 0300, Offset 0199. This project proposes to permanently impact 45 linear feet of the unnamed tributary and does not propose to impact any jurisdictional wetlands. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E41-532. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. Streambed paving under SR 3026, Seg. 0070, Offset 0361 in Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Cogan Station, PA Quadrangle N: 7.9 inches; W: 15.9 inches).
To perform streambed paving in an unnamed tributary to Beauty's Run (CWF) along SR 3026, Segment 0070, Offset 0361. This project proposes to permanently impact 40 linear feet of the unnamed tributary and does not propose to impact any jurisdictional wetlands. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E53-393. Eric and Barbara Peters, 1385 US Highway 6 West, Galeton, PA 16922. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Permit Application in Pike Township, Potter County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (West Pike, PA Quadrangle N: 4.0 inches; W: 11.0 inches).
To construct, operate and maintain a single span footbridge over Pine Creek for pedestrian access to private property. The single span footbridge shall be constructed with a maximum 70-foot span, 10.0-foot width and 8.0-foot underclearance. This permit does not authorize any impact to the channel of Pine Creek or associated wetlands. The project is along the western right-of-way of SR 0006 approximately 1,000 feet east of SR 1003 and SR 0006 intersection. Since Pine Creek is regulated as a stock trout fishery, no construction or future repair work shall be done in or along the stream channel between March 1 and June 15 without prior written permission from the Fish and Boat Commission. Since Pine Creek is also a wild trout fishery, no construction or future repair work shall be done in or along the stream channel between October 1 and December 31 without prior written permission from the Fish and Boat Commission. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1367-A1. City of Pittsburgh, Department of Planning, 200 Ross Street, 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Nine Mile Run channel restoration in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N: 7.3 inches; W: 5.7 inches) (Latitude: 40° 25` 45"--Longitude: 79° 53` 45"). This amendment will authorize the construction and maintenance of an extension to the aquatic restoration of Nine Mile Run and one of its tributaries. For Nine Mile Run, an approximate additional 5,640 feet of stream channel will be restored and approximately 55 feet of a tributary to Nine Mile Run will be restored. The amendment will authorize the removal of additional structures and the stabilization and maintenance of various outfall structures. The amendment will also authorize the construction of three seepage collection walls, an inverted siphoner and the discharge conveyance line. This work is part of Phase 2 of the Nine Mile Run Aquatic Restoration Project. This phase of the project starts at Commercial Street and extends to Nine Mile Run confluence with the Monongahela River. The total project impacts including Phases 1B and 2 are 9,339 feet of Nine Mile Run and 2,211 feet to its tributaries and .28 acre of wetland impacts.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E27-073, Pennsylvania General Energy, 208 Liberty Street, Warren, PA 16365. Warrant 5135 in Kingsley Township, Forest County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Marienville West, PA Quadrangle N: 19.5 inches; W: 12.6 inches).
To construct and maintain a steel beam bridge having a clear span of 59 feet and an underclearance of 8 feet across Salmon Creek and a de minimis area of wetland on an access road into Warrant 5135 approximately 750 feet northwest of Forest Roadway 145, 2.9 miles north of SR 3004.
E33-213, Borough of Brookville, Two Jefferson Court, Brookville, PA 15825. Brookville Flood Protection Project Maintenance in the Borough of Brookville, Jefferson County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Brookville, PA Quadrangle N: 6.0 inches; W: 11.0 inches).
The applicant proposes to maintain the Federal flood control project within the Borough of Brookville, Jefferson County involving the removal of unvegetated gravel bars from North Fork Creek (HQ-CWF, perennial), Redbank Creek (TSF, perennial), Sandy Lick Creek (TSF, perennial) to original flood control project contours.
E43-300, Richard Van Buren, 17352 Highway 98, Meadville, PA 16335. Scott Kettering Site in West Salem Township, Mercer County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Greenville West, PA Quadrangle N: 1.9 inches; W: 8.8 inches).
The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a home partially within the right floodway and to place fill in the right floodway having dimensions of approximately 4,200 square feet and an average depth of 2 feet adjacent to an unnamed tributary to Big Run (WWF, perennial). The project has been constructed and the application was the result of an enforcement action. The project proposes to directly affect approximately 0.09 acre of floodway.
E43-301, Mercer County Board of Commissioners, 503 Mercer County Courthouse, Mercer, PA 16137. Haywood St. over Hogback Run Bridge Replacement in the Borough of West Middlesex, Mercer County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Sharon East, PA Quadrangle N: 9.7 inches; W: 10.6 inches).
The applicant proposes to remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a steel beam bridge (no. 2812) having a clear span of 42.96 feet and an underclearance of 8 feet across Hogback Run (WWF, perennial) on Haywood Street approximately 0.4 mile southeast of the intersection of U. S. Interstate 80 and SR 18.
E1114-001. Lower Yoder Township, 128 J Street, Johnstown, PA 15906 in Lower Yoder Township, Cambria County, ACOE Pittsburgh District, Application to amend Small Projects Permit E11-285.
To amend Permit E11-285 that authorized the removal of failed gabion baskets and the construction and maintenance of cable-concrete mats in and along 175 linear feet of St. Clair Run (CWF) for the purpose of stabilizing the stream banks and invert. The requested amendment is to remove the existing failed cable-concrete mats from the stream banks and channel invert for approximately 145 linear feet, shape the stream banks on a 3 horizontal: 1 vertical slope and install permanent Turf Reinforcement Mats (TRM) covered by a temporary erosion control blanket on both stream banks where the cable-concrete mats are removed. The proposed project would include grouting approximately 25 linear feet of existing riprap on both stream banks at the upstream project limit, constructing two rock grade control structures on the stream invert equally spaced along the TRM installation and extending the existing riprap cutoff at the downstream project limit by approximately 5 linear feet. The TRM will be seeded and soil-filled and all other disturbed areas will be graded, seeded and mulched. The project would impact approximately 190 linear feet of the channel. The project is approximately 180 linear feet downstream of Falcon Drive, adjacent to St. Clair Road (Johnstown, PA Quadrangle N: 15.40 inches; W: 12.85 inches) in Lower Yoder Township, Cambria County.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Extended Application Deadline for the Recycling Markets Infrastructure Development Grant Applications for the 2003 Recycling Markets Infrastructure Development Grant (grant) are now available from the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to qualified existing for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations that seek to purchase machinery or equipment that will result in increased consumption of recyclable materials recovered in this Commonwealth. The Department will accept grant applications until 4 p.m. on May 7, 2004.
The success of recycling programs is directly related to demand for recyclable goods. Strong, profitable recycling based businesses are good for the environment and the economy in this Commonwealth. The grant aims to build strong markets for recycled materials in this Commonwealth by assisting existing businesses or nonprofit organizations with increasing their use of recyclable materials in the production of finished products.
Applications for the 2003 grant program may be obtained by contacting Jeff Bednar, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, (717) 787-7382, jbednar@state.pa.us. Applications for the 2003 grant program are also on the Department's website: www.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Market Development).
Extended Application Deadline for the Recycling Markets Center Grant Applications for the Recycling Markets Center Grant (grant) are now available from the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). With this program, one grant will be awarded on a competitive basis to a qualified nonprofit organization or university for the establishment, support and oversight of the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center (Center). The Department will accept grant applications until 4 p.m. on May 28, 2004.
Businesses need marketing information to identify new opportunities for smart growth since the information enables businesses to develop strategic plans that chart a course to profitability. Developing reliable recycling market information involves: the compilation of economic, political, regulatory, societal and technological data; the interpretation of how current and anticipated events will impact business practices and relationships among solid waste, scrap and manufacturing industries; the identification of those business practices that need to be adjusted; and good communication skills to transfer knowledge to a targeted audience. Furthermore, to remain competitive in the ever-changing recycling environment, recycling businesses need to be introduced to the latest technologies that increase efficiency and productivity in collection, processing and manufacturing activities.
The Department sees the need to assure that recycling market information is available to businesses in this Commonwealth. To fulfill this need, the Department is seeking a nonprofit organization or university to establish, support and oversee the Center. This Center will serve to expand and develop more secure and robust markets for recovered secondary materials by helping to overcome market barriers and inefficiencies.
Applications for the grant program may be obtained by contacting Georgia Kagle, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, (717) 787-7382, gkagle@state.pa.us. Applications for the grant program are also on the Department's website: www.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Market Development).
Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in this Commonwealth In the month of January 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
Joseph Cline P. O. Box 4422 Testing Harrisburg, PA 17111 William Fromm 100 Lebo Road Testing Carlisle, PA 17013 Harry E. Harvey, III 206 East Mill Street Testing Horseheads, NY 14845 Gregg Harwood 1278 Vestal Avenue Testing and Mitigation Professional Home Inspection Binghamton, NY 13903 Service Harold Henry 622 Japan Street Testing Erie, PA 16502 Edward Johnston 1902 Concord Road Testing Ambridge, PA 15003 Daniel Jones 6 Chestwood Drive Testing Connellsville, PA 15425 Joseph Kelly P. O. Box 156 Testing Virginville, PA 19564 Daniel Linski 100 North Wilkes-Barre Boulevard Testing Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Vince Mantegna 1070 Conchester Highway Testing Glen Mills, PA 19342 Paul McCaa 20 Lauck Road Testing Karl & Associates, Inc. Mohnton, PA 19540 Timothy McDaniel 300 S. Saint Elmo Street Testing Allentown, PA 18104 Stephen Notwick 27 Jasmine Road Mitigation Levittown, PA 19056 Dwayne Ott 667 Park Avenue (Rear) Testing Tyrone, PA 16686 RSSI 6312 West Oakton Street Laboratory Morton Grove, IL 60053 Jeffrey Rau 7 North Old Baltimore Pike Testing Newark, DE 19702 Adam Rickard 90 Betty Nelson Ct., Lot 108 Testing Carlisle, PA 17013 Frederick Ruziecki 9870 Hilltop Drive Testing Bangor, PA 18013 David Scholtz P. O. Box 118 Laboratory Effort, PA 18330 Corey Shomper 600 South 17th Street Testing and Mitigation H. B. McClure Company Harrisburg, PA 17104 Rand Singer 806 Nutes Farm Lane Testing Kennett Square, PA 19348 Bruce Thomas 17 Fosterville Road Testing Absolute Radon Services, Inc. Greensburg, PA 15601 James Weber 56 Bentwood Road Testing Drums, PA 18222
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Brubaker Run Watershed in Cambria County Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is holding a public meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. at the Saint Thomas Church in Ashville, PA to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL. The proposed TMDL was established in accordance with the requirements of 1996 Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. Two stream segments in the Brubaker Run Watershed have been identified as impaired on the 1996, 1998 and 2002 Pennsylvania 303(d) lists due to depressed pH and/or high concentrations of metals. The listed segments and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code
Stream Name
Miles Degraded
26489 (Segment 4026) Brubaker Run 2.9 26489 (Segment 990819-0920-LMS) Brubaker Run 7.23 The proposed plan provides calculations of the stream's total capacity to accept metals (aluminum, iron and manganese) and pH and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The applicable water quality criteria are as follows:
Parameter Criterion Value (mg/l) Total Recoverable/Dissolved Aluminum 0.75 Total Recoverable Iron 1.5 Total Recoverable Manganese 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 20th century. The effects of this are still present. The TMDL consists of both load allocations (LA), which are made to nonpoint sources of pollution and waste load allocations (WLA), which are made to point 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 throughout 2001.
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, contact Miles Baird at (814) 472-1900 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Cambria District Mining Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, mbaird@state.pa.us. Directions to the meeting place can also be obtained through this contact.
The TMDL can be viewed and printed by accessing the Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: TMDL).
Written comments will be accepted at the previous address and must be postmarked by March 31, 2004. Persons who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting should notify the Department by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 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 for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Cucumber Run Watershed in Somerset County Greensburg 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 March 4, 2004, at 7 p.m. at the Confluence Community Center, Confluence Borough Building in Confluence, PA to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL, established in accordance with the requirements of 1996 Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. Two stream segments in the Cucumber Run Watershed have been identified as impaired on the 1996, 1998 and 2002 Pennsylvania 303(d) lists due to depressed pH and high concentrations of metals. The listed segments and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code Stream Name Miles Degraded 38817 (Segment 4838) Cucumber Run 1.7 38817 (Segment 990102-1035-TVP) Cucumber Run 1.7 The proposed plan provides calculations of the stream's total capacity to accept metals and pH and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The applicable water quality criteria are as follows:
Parameter Criterion Value (mg/l) Total Recoverable/Dissolved Aluminum 0.75 Total Recoverable Iron 1.5 Total Recoverable Manganese 1.00 Total Recoverable pH 6.0--9.0 N/A The primary pollutant source for the watershed is abandoned mine workings. Portions of this watershed were mined for coal in the mid to late 20th century. 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 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, contact Ron Horansky at (724) 925-5500 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, at Armbrust Professional Center, R. D. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, rhoransky@state.pa.us. Directions to the meeting place can also be obtained through this contact.
The TMDL can be viewed and printed by accessing the Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: TMDL).
Written comments will be accepted at the previous address and must be postmarked by April 7, 2004. Persons who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting should notify the Department by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 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. 04-247. Filed for public inspection February 13, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
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