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Pollutant Emission Factor Pounds per hour (a) (e) Tons per year (b) Lb/mmBtu (e) PM (c) 0.015 41.35 362 PM10 (d) 0.050 137.8 1,207 SO2 0.234(f) 645 5,649 NOx (as NO2) 0.10(f) 275.6 2,414 VOC (h) (as propane) 0.005 13.8 121 CO 0.20(g) 551 4,829 Pb (i) 6.5 × 10-4 1.79 15.7 NH3 10 ppmv Hazardous Air Pollutants Beryllium 5.2 × 10-5 0.145 1.25 HF (j) 0.0014 3.77 33.0 HCl 0.0067 18.4 161.2 H2SO4 0.0060 16.55 145 Mercury (k) 1.1835 × 10-6
lb/MWh0.00053 9.32 lb/yr (a) For a single boiler.
(b) Ton per year total based on a 12-month rolling average for two boilers.
(c) Total filterable particulate matter based on EPA Method 5 or 17.
(d) Filterable PM10 based on EPA Method 201 or 201A. Condensable PM based on EPA Method 202.
(e) 3-hour average unless otherwise noted.
(f) 24-hour average.
(g) 30-day rolling average.
(h) Based in EPA Methods 25A and 18.
(i) Based in EPA Method 29.
(j) Based in EPA Method 13B.
(k) Based on proposed 40 CFR 63 Subpart UUUUU for burning 85% coal refuse and 15% ROM coal.
b) Emissions from the facility in any consecutive 12 month period shall be limited as follows [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b]:
Pollutant Total (tpy) SO2 5,650 PM 480 PM10 1,302 NOx 2,432 CO 4,865 VOC 125 Lead 15.7 Beryllium 1.25 HF 33 HCl 161 H2SO4 145 Mercury 9.32 lb/yr Ammonia 157 c) The owner/operator shall not permit the emission to the outdoor atmosphere of visible emissions from the boilers, in such a manner that the opacity of the emission is equal to or greater than 10% for a period, or periods aggregating more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour, or equal to or greater than 30% at any time. The presence of uncombined water is not considered a failure to meet the limitations. [25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12b].
d) The ammonia slip from the CFB shall not exceed 10 ppmvd @ 7% oxygen. Ammonia feed rates shall be optimized to minimize ammonia slip and continuing compliance with this condition shall be determined by adhering to good operating practices. [25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12b].
e) Potential emissions of SO2 from the CFB shall be reduced by at least 97%. Compliance with this requirement shall be demonstrated by calculating daily control efficiencies and averaging them on a 365 day rolling basis using the fuel analysis, fuel feed rate and the SO2 CEM [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
f) Particulate matter emissions from any fuel or limestone handling and processing stack may not exceed 0.005 gr/dscf based on EPA Method 5 [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
g) Particulate matter emissions from the limestone dryer baghouse stack may not exceed 0.005 gr/dscf based on EPA Method 5 [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
h) Particulate matter emissions from ash handling stacks may not exceed 0.01 gr/dscf based on EPA Method 5 [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
i) The sulfur content of any fuel oil used to fire the emergency diesel engines shall not exceed 0.05% by weight [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
j) The total dissolved solids content of the cooling tower water shall not exceed 7,000 ppmw [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
k) The owner/operator shall secure 2,797 tons of NOx ERCs and 144 tons of VOC ERCs. ERCs shall be properly generated, certified by the Department and processed through the registry in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.206(d)(1). Upon transfer, owner/operator shall provide the Department with documentation clearly specifying the details of the ERC transaction. This facility may not commence operation until the Department certifies the required emissions reductions.
l) The Department may reevaluate and revise (decrease or increase) the allowable emission rates based upon demonstrated performance (CEM data, stack test results and/or subsequently promulgated applicable requirements) during the first 5 years of operation [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
m) The CFB is subject to the Title IV Acid Rain Program of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, and shall comply with all applicable provisions of that title, including the following:
40 CFR Part 72 Permits Regulations
40 CFR Part 73 Sulfur Dioxide Allowance System
40 CFR Part 75 Continuous Emissions Monitoring
40 CFR Part 77 Excess Emissionsn) This facility is subject to the NOx Budget Trading Program found in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145.
5. Testing Requirements
a) Within 180 days of initial start-up but no later than 60 days of achieving maximum production, a stack tests shall be performed on each CFB in accordance with the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 to determine the following pollutant emission rates [25 Pa. Code § 139.2]:
* PM10 (by EPA Method 201 or 201A and EPA Method 202)
* TSP (by EPA Method 5)
* HCl
* HF (by EPA Method 13B)
* H2SO4
* Arsenic
* Beryllium
* Nickel
* NMVOC (by EPA Methods 25 and 18)
* Mercury
* Lead (by EPA Method 29)
* Cadmium
* Chromium compounds
* Ammonia
These tests shall be repeated on a yearly basis. The frequency may be reduced in subsequent permits if determined appropriate by the Department [25 Pa. Code § 139.2].
b) Within 180 days of initial start-up but no later than 60 days of achieving maximum production, a fuel analysis and stack tests shall be performed simultaneously on the inlet and outlet of the CFB fabric collector in accordance with the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 to determine the mercury emission reduction [25 Pa. Code § 139.2]
c) The owner/operator shall submit a pretest protocol for review at least 60 days prior to performance of any stack test [25 Pa. Code § 139.2].
d) The owner/operator shall notify the Department at least 2 weeks prior to any stack test so that an observer may be present at the time of the test [25 Pa. Code § 139.2].
e) The owner/operator shall submit three copies of the stack test report to the Department within 60 days of the completed testing [25 Pa. Code § 139.2].
6. Continuous Monitoring
a) The owner/operator shall install, certify, maintain and operate a CEM system for monitoring SO2, NOx (as NO2), visible emissions (opacity), CO and stack gas flow from each CFB boiler. O2 or CO2 shall be monitored at each location where SO2 or NOx are monitored in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139.
b) The owner/operator shall install, operate and maintain a monitoring system for sampling and analysis of as-fired coal/coal refuse in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 and 40 CFR 60 Appendix A, Method 19, or an alternate method approved by the Department. Sulfur analysis shall be determined on a daily basis with the results used to calculate monthly averages. This sulfur analysis shall provide the basis for the SO2 control efficiency calculation required in 40 CFR 60 Subpart Da.
c) The owner/operator shall maintain a daily log of:
(i) Hours of operation for each air pollution source.
(ii) Coal feed rate.
(iii) Coal refuse feed rate.
(iv) Natural gas consumption.
(v) Fuel oil consumption.
(vi) Ammonia injection rate.
(vii) Limestone consumption.
(viii) Lime consumption.
(ix) Urea consumption.
(x) Cooling tower water circulation and makeup rates.
This log shall be maintained onsite for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
d) The owner/operator shall maintain a log of hours of operation for all emergency diesel engines. Hours of operation for each emergency diesel engine shall not exceed 500 hours in any consecutive 12-month period [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
e) The owner/operator shall, on a monthly basis, sample and analyze for total dissolved solids, the cooling tower water at a point which is representative of the water being evaporated to the atmosphere. [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
7. Notification/Reporting
a) At least 90 days prior to start-up, the owner or operator shall submit information required by Phase I of the Department's ''Continuous Source Monitoring Manual,'' Revision 6, January 1996 to Chief, Division of Technical Services & Monitoring, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 12th Floor, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468.
b) The owner/operator shall report each malfunction that poses an imminent and substantial danger to the public health and safety or the environment or which it should reasonably believe may result in citizens complaints to the Department that occurs at this Title V facility. For purposes of this condition a malfunction is defined as any sudden, infrequent, and not reasonably preventable failure of air pollution control equipment, process equipment or a process to operate in a normal or usual manner that may result in an increase in the emissions of air contaminants [25 Pa. Code § 127.441].
8. Work Practice Standards
a) The Department reserves the authority to require additional controls (such as, road paving, process equipment enclosures, conveyor covers, and the like) based on evaluation of the operation after start-up and a determination that the existing controls are inadequate to control fugitive emissions [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
b) The truck loading and unloading areas and the plant delivery roads shall be paved with asphalt, concrete or an equivalent surface approved by the Department [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
c) Road dust shall be controlled by a road sweeper and/or the use of water sprays, oils or other dust surfactants [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
d) A pressurized water truck shall be onsite and available at all times for use when the facility is operating [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
e) The owner/operator shall post a sign stating the requirement that ''All loaded trucks entering or exiting plant property shall be properly tarpaulin covered.'' [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
f) All conveyor belts shall be partially enclosed, and all screens and crushers shall be fully enclosed, so as to prevent fugitive emissions from becoming airborne [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
g) Ash silos shall discharge through an ash conditioner which shall moisten the ash before it is loaded into trucks for disposal [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
h) Coal/coal refuse shall not be stockpiled or loaded in any area that is not enclosed or watered as needed by the pressurized water truck and/or sprinkler system [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
i) The baghouse outlet temperature shall not exceed 250°F. A thermocouple shall be provided to monitor this temperature, which shall be continuously recorded, and a high temperature alarm will sound in the CFBs' control room if the baghouse outlet temperature exceeds 250°F [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
j) The baghouse shall be designed with an effective air-to-cloth ratio of not more than 4:1 at actual conditions [25 Pa. Code § 127.12b].
k) The owner/operator shall demonstrate to the Federal Land Managers that the emissions from this facility will not adversely impact visibility or air quality related values in any Class I area [40 CFR 52.21(p)].
Any person wishing to provide the Department with additional information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to the Department at the following address. A 30-day comment period, from the date of this publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Each written comment must contain the following:
* Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
* Identification of the proposed Plan Approval (specify the Plan Approval number).
* Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval. Written comments should be directed to the Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Region--Field Operation, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
For additional information, contact Mark Gorog, Air Quality Program at the previous address.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, William Charlton, New Source Review, (412) 442-4174.
30-00150A: Wellington Development--WVDT, LLC--Greene Energy Resource Recovery Project (1620 Locust Avenue, Fairmont, WV 26554) for installation of two waste coal fired, circulating fluidized bed boilers with a net generating capacity of 525 megawatts in Cumberland Township, Greene County.
Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.48, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will hold a public hearing on March 30, 2005, at 7 p.m. at the United Mine Workers Hall, Local 6290, Nemacolin Road, Nemacolin, PA 15351.
The hearing is to take testimony concerning the Department's intent to issue a Plan Approval to Wellington Development--WVDT, LLC for the installation of two waste coal fired, circulating fluidized bed boilers with a net generating capacity of 525 megawatts to be located in Cumberland Township, Greene County. Other air emission sources at the facility include material handling operations for fuel, ash, urea, lime and limestone, as well as limestone dryers, a natural gas-fired auxiliary boiler, a cooling tower and emergency diesel engines.
Those wishing to present testimony during the hearing should contact Community Relations Coordinator, Betsy Mallison at (412) 442-4000 before March 28, 2005, to register.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Betsy Mallison or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Persons who are unable to attend the hearing, but wish to comment, should provide written comments to Mark Gorog, Air Quality Program, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. The comment period is open for 30 days after the appearance of this notice.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428, Edward Jurdones Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-00148: Bucks County Community College (274 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940-4106) for operation of a higher education facility in Newtown Township, Bucks County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State only) facility. The major sources of air emissions are: boilers, heaters and emergency generators. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
46-00080: Lower Merion School District (274 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940-4106) for operation of a secondary education facility in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State only) facility. The major sources of air emissions are three boilers. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-05093: Martin Limestone, Inc. (P. O. Box 550, Blue Ball, PA 17506) for operation of their company's Denver asphalt plant in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County. The asphalt plant is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities. This is a renewal of the facility's synthetic minor permit and will include all of the requirements from the previous permit to ensure the facility complies with the applicable requirements.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of an application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before an application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for certification.
Written comments, objections or requests for informal conferences on applications may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the district mining office indicated before an application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34.
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations as identified in this notice for the respective coal and noncoal applications. In addition, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies who have requested review of NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on the requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections; the application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor wishes to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits
The following coal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum iron (total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l manganese (total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 alkalinity greater than acidity1 1The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: (1) surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and (2) drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-7100.
32991301. NPDES Permit No. PA0215228, AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC, (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650), to renew the permit and related NPDES permit and revise the permit for the Nolo Mine in Buffington, Pine, Cherryhill, and Brush Valley Townships, Indiana County to add underground permit and subsidence control plan area acres. Underground Acres Proposed 1,587.0, SCP Acres Proposed 1,405.0. No additional discharges. Application received December 22, 2004.
03813704. NPDES Permit No. PA0002283, Keystone Coal Mining Corporation, (P. O. Box 219, Shelocta, PA 15774), to renew the permit for the No. 1 Coal Refuse Disposal Area in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. Application received December 29, 2004.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56950101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0213012. Action Mining, Inc., 1117 Shaw Mines Road, Meyersdale, PA 15552-7228, permit renewal for continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface-auger mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 82.2 acres. Receiving streams: Piney Run and UNT to Piney Run classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received January 14, 2005.
32990105 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235083. Thomas J. Smith, Inc., 2340 Smith Road, Shelocta, PA 15774, coal mining renewal application for the surface/auger mining of bituminous surface mine in Burrell Township, Indiana County, affecting 200 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Tom's Run classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received January 20, 2005.
56970105 and NPDES Permit No. PA0234630. Sherpa Mining Contractors, Inc., 337 Benny Road, Hooversville, PA 15936, surface mine permit renewal to conduct surface mining, coal refuse reprocessing and coal refuse disposal in Paint Township, Somerset County, affecting 171.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to/and Stonycreek River classified for the following uses: CWF for UNTs and TSF for Stonycreek. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received January 20, 2005.
Greensburg District Mining Office: R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
03000101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202711. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Renewal application for reclamation only of an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County. Receiving streams: Cherry Run and UNTs to Cherry Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: February 7, 2005.
26980104. Gary Gioia (319 Karen Drive, Elizabeth, PA 15037). Renewal application for an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Wharton Township, Fayette County, affecting 133.6 acres. Receiving stream: no discharge. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: February 7, 2005.
65-04-07 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250660. Coal Loaders, Inc. (P. O. Box 556, Ligonier, PA 15658). Application for a government financed construction contract, located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 16.1 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Union Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. GFCC application received: January 24, 2005.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits
The following noncoal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 1The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Greensburg District Mining Office: R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
3372SM25(A) and NPDES Permit No. PA0591963. Hanson Aggregates, Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425). NPDES renewal application for a noncoal surface mine, located in Bullskin Township, Fayette County, affecting 328.16 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Polecat Hollow Run and Breakneck Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: February 3, 2005.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E25-694, Greater Erie Industrial Development Corporation, 5240 Knowledge Parkway, Erie, PA 16510. City of Erie Brownfield Industrial Park, in the City of Erie, Erie County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Erie North, PA Quadrangle N: 1.9 inches; W: 4.8 inch).
The applicant proposes to develop lots for redevelopment of a former industrial site adjacent to and northeast of the intersection E 18th Street and Downing Ave involving to fill 0.72 acre of PSS wetland and to restore 0.72 acre of wetland onsite. The project proposes to directly affect 0.72 acre of PSS wetlands and to restore 0.72 acre of wetland onsite.
E42-313, Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301. Northeast Storage Pipeline TL-527, in Ceres Township and Eldred Township, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To construct and maintain a 20-inch natural gas pipeline within Ceres and Eldred Townships in McKean County beginning at the Potter/McKean County boundary (N: 41° 58` 19"; W: 78° 12` 23") traversing northwest to the Cattarugus County boundary in New York (N: 41° 08` 58"; W: 78° 33` 34"). The impacts include 1.) 16.94 acres of temporary impacts to PEM/PSS/PFO/POW nonexceptional value wetlands including 51 crossings by pipeline and 2.) 447 linear feet of temporary impacts to UNTs to Oswayo Creek (CWF), Champlin Hollow (CWF), Kings Run (CWF), Allegheny River (CWF), Indian Creek (CWF), Barden Brook (CWF); and to Horse Run (CWF), Oswayo Creek (WWF), Bell Run (CWF), Kings Run (CWF), Allegheny River (CWF), Indian Creek (CWF), North Branch Indian Creek (CWF) with 39 stream crossings by pipeline.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
EA01-004: Eastern Facilities Service Office United States Postal Service, Fairfield Post Office, P. O. Box 27497, Greensboro, NC, Fairfield Borough, Adams County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To fill 0.21 acre of PEM wetlands associated with Middle Creek (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of constructing a new post office to serve Fairfield Borough and the surrounding communities at the northwest corner of the intersection of Carrolls Tract Road and State Route 116 (Fairfield, PA Quadrangle N: 7.57 inches; W: 16.11 inches) in Fairfield Borough, Adams County. The permittee is required to create a minimum of 0.21 acre of onsite replacement wetlands.
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, Floor 3, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554.
D15-395. Osborne Lagoon Dam, Oxford Sewer Authority, 401 East Market Street, P. O. Box 380, Oxford, PA 19363. Description: To construct, operate and maintain Osborne Lagoon Dam located in the watershed of Leech Run (TSF, MF), for the purpose of providing additional wastewater storage capacity to meet 80-day storage requirements per a Consent Order and Agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection (Oxford, PA Quadrangle N: 9.85 inches; W: 16.35 inches) in Lower Oxford Township, Chester County.
ACTIONS
THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received applications for new, amended and renewed NPDES and WQM permits, applications for permit waivers and Notices of Intent (NOI) for coverage under general permits. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92 and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category Section I NPDES Renewals Section II NPDES New or amendment Section III WQM Industrial, sewage or animal wastes; discharges to groundwater Section IV NPDES MS4 individual permit Section V NPDES MS4 permit waiver Section VI NPDES Individual permit stormwater construction Section VII NPDES NOI for coverage under NPDES general permits Sections I--VI contain actions related to industrial, animal or sewage wastes discharges, discharges to groundwater and discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), stormwater associated with construction activities and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Section VII contains notices for parties who have submitted NOIs for coverage under general NPDES permits. The approval for coverage under general NPDES permits is subject to applicable effluent limitations, monitoring, reporting requirements and other conditions set forth in each general permit. The approval of coverage for land application of sewage sludge or residential septage under applicable general permit is subject to pollutant limitations, pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements, operational standards, general requirements, management practices and other conditions set forth in the respective permit. Permits and related documents, effluent limitations, permitting requirements and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the contact office noted before the action.
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.
I. NPDES Renewal Permit Actions
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name & Address County &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived Y/N ? PA0043672
(Industrial Waste)
General Dynamics--OTS (PA), Inc.
200 East High Street
P. O. Box 127
Red Lion, PA 17356-0127
York County
Red Lion Borough
Fishing Creek/7-I Y
II. New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Nonwaived Permit Actions
Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
NPDES Permit No. PA0052353 Amendment No. 3, Sewage, Rivercrest Homeowners Association, 1321 Black Rock Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460. This proposed facility is located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Approval for the amendment to increase discharge to 112,150 gpd of treated sanitary effluent.
NPDES Permit No. PA0052353, Sewage, Buckingham Township, 2830 Durham Road, P. O. Box 413 Buckingham, PA 18912. This proposed facility is located in Buckingham Township, Bucks County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Approval for the renewal to discharge treated sewage known as Buckingham Village WWTP into Mill Creek in Watershed 2F.
NPDES Permit No. PA0050911, Sewage, Upper Perkiomen School District, 201 West Fifth Street, East Greenville, PA 18041. This proposed facility is located in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Approval for the renewal to discharge treated sewage from the Marlborough Elementary School STP into Green Lane Reservoir in Watershed 3E.
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0070483-A1, Industrial Waste, Grand Central Sanitary Landfill, Inc., 1963 Pen Argyl Road, Pen Argyl, PA 18072. This proposed facility is located in Plainfield Township, Northampton County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Issuance of Amended NPDES Permit.
III. WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001)
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
WQM Permit No. 3904404, Sewerage, Upper Macungie Township Authority, 8330 Schantz Road, Breinigsville, PA 18031. This proposed facility is located in Upper Macungie Township Authority, Lehigh County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Issuance of Water Quality Management Permit.
WQM Permit No. 4804404, Sewerage, Allen Township, 4714 Indian Trail Road, Northampton, PA 18067. This proposed facility is located in Allen Township, Northampton County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Issuance of Water Quality Management Permit.
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
WQM Permit No. 0604416, Sewerage, Township of Spring, 2800 Shillington Road, Reading, PA 19608. This proposed facility is located in Spring Township, Berks County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Approval for the construction of sewerage facilities consisting of replacement of an 8-inch sewer with 12-inch DIP from existing manhole 63A to existing manhole I.
WQM Permit No. 3804403, Sewerage, ELCO School District, 180 Elco Street, Myerstown, PA 17067-2697. This proposed facility is located in Jackson Township, Lebanon County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Approval for plant rehabilitation at the High School.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
WQM Permit No. WQG018351, Sewerage, Todd Putt, 2340 Norcross Road, Erie, PA 16509. This proposed facility is located in Millcreek Township, Erie County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Sewage discharge for a single residence.
WQM Permit No. 2504419, Sewerage, Millcreek Township Sewer Authority, 3608 West 26th Street, Erie, PA 16506-2509. This proposed facility is located in Millcreek Township, Erie County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: This project is for the construction of a pump station and sewer extension to serve the Chapel Hill Subdivision and Volkman Subdivision.
IV. NPDES Stormwater Discharges from MS4 Permit Actions
V. NPDES Waiver Stormwater Discharges from MS4 Actions
VI. NPDES Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities Individual Permit Actions
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
NPDES Permit No. Applicant Name & Address County Municipality Receiving Water/Use PAI024504014 Cramer's Cashway, Inc.
320 N. Courtland St.
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Monroe Tobyhanna Township Indian Run,
HQ-CWFPAI024804035 Moravian College
1200 Main St.
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Northampton Bethlehem City Monocacy Creek,
HQ-CWF
VII. Approvals to Use NPDES and/or Other General Permits
The EPA Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.23(d).
List of NPDES and/or Other General Permit Types
PAG-1 General Permit for Discharges from Stripper Oil Well Facilities PAG-2 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities (PAR) PAG-3 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Industrial Activities PAG-4 General Permit for Discharges from Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plants PAG-5 General Permit for Discharges from Gasoline Contaminated Ground Water Remediation Systems PAG-6 General Permit for Wet Weather Overflow Discharges from Combined Sewer Systems PAG-7 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge by Land Application PAG-8 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Nonexceptional Quality Sewage Sludge by Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, a Public Contact Site or a Land Reclamation Site PAG-8 (SSN) Site Suitability Notice for Land Application under Approved PAG-8 General Permit Coverage PAG-9 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Residential Septage by Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest or a Land Reclamation Site PAG-9 (SSN) Site Suitability Notice for Land Application under Approved PAG-9 General Permit Coverage PAG-10 General Permit for Discharge Resulting from Hydrostatic Testing of Tanks and Pipelines PAG-11 (To Be Announced) PAG-12 CAFOs PAG-13 Stormwater Discharges from MS4
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