[36 Pa.B. 2808]
[Saturday, June 10, 2006]
[Continued from previous Web Page] 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.
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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 Regional Office, Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E48-356. Lower Mount Bethel Township, P. O. Box 257, 2004 Hutchinson Avenue, Martins Creek, PA 18063. Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain an approximate 2,835 LF channel change in a tributary to the Delaware River (CWF) consisting of a grass-lined trapezoidal channel having a bottom width of 10 feet and a minimum depth of 2.5 feet for the purpose of stabilizing an eroded watercourse. The project is located northeast of the intersection of Belvidere Road and Hillendale Road (Bangor, PA Quadrangle N: 6.7 inches; W: 2.6 inches). Subbasin: 1F
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E08-433. Schrader Creek Watershed Association, c/o Hugh McMahon, R. D. 2, Box 292, Towanda, PA 18848. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Permit for three passive treatment systems.
In Leroy Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District, (Leroy, PA Quadrangle N: 0.5 inch; W: 13.1 inches).
Site #1--Little Schrader Creek, construct, operate and maintain one 3-foot high low head dam (containing two weir structures), 35 linear feet each of 36-inch diameter HDPE pipe and 48-inch diameter HDPE pipe and associated 35 linear feet of rip-rap protection, 7,500 square foot ALB treatment facility.
In Leroy Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District, (Canton, PA Quadrangle N: 0.5 inch; W: 0.5 inch).
Site #2--Pine Swamp Run, construct, operate and maintain one 3-foot high low head dam (containing two weir structures), a 7,500 square foot ALB treatment facility and a 5,000 square foot AVFW treatment facility.
In Canton Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District (Grover, PA Quadrangle N: 17.49 inches; W: 6.25 inches).
Site #3--Lye Run, construct, operate and maintain one 3-foot high low head dam (containing two weir structures), 35 linear feet of 48-inch diameter HDPE pipe and associated 20 linear feet of rip-rap protection, 7,500 square foot ALB treatment facility and 7,500 square foot AVFW treatment facility while permanently impacting 432 square feet of PEM wetland.
All impacted streams are Exceptional Value Fisheries. This permit also authorizes the construction, operation, maintenance and removal of temporary access roads, channel diversions, cofferdams and stockpiles in and along Little Schrader Creek, Pine Swamp Run and Lye Run. All temporary facilities used for project construction shall be removed from floodplain areas; upon project completion, all areas of disturbance shall be restored and stabilized within 20 days.
E08-437. Larry Fulmer, P. O. Box 25, Wysox, PA 18854. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Permit, Laning Creek Stabilization Project near SR 2032 Masonite Road, in Wysox Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District (Towanda, PA Quadrangle N: 3.13 inches; W: 5.76 inches).
To realign the stream channel and to construct, operate and maintain 570 linear feet of rip-rap toe protection and six rock barbs for grade control or stabilization of Laning Creek: a WWF. The channel relocation and stream restoration project shall be limited to a maximum length of 840 feet in Laning Creek. The rock barb structures shall be constructed of a minimum of R-6 rock. The restoration project will impact 840 linear feet of Laning Creek that is located along the western right-of-way of SR 2032 Masonite Road immediately south of SR 0006 and SR 2032 Masonite Road intersection. This permit also authorizes the construction, operation, maintenance and removal of temporary access roads, channel diversions, cofferdams and stockpiles in and along Laning Creek. All temporary facilities used for project construction shall be removed from floodplain areas; upon project completion, all areas of disturbance shall be restored and stabilized within 20 days. This permit does not authorize any temporary or permanent impact to the wetlands adjacent to project area.
E18-405. William J. Baney, 364 Fishing Creek Road, Mill Hall, PA 17751. Baney Bridge, in Porter Township, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (Beech Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 13.2 inches; W: 3.48 inches).
To construct and maintain a metal grate private walk bridge with a 68-foot clear span, 4-foot wide, 11-foot minimum underclearance and preexisting stone abutment on the right bank to cross Fishing Creek located 1.3 miles on Fishing Creek Road from its intersection with Clintondale Hill Road. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E18-407. Thomas Wagner, 206 Davis St., Mill Hall, PA 17751, house addition, in Mill Hall Borough, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (Mill Hall, PA Quadrangle N: 18.93 inches; W: 15.27 inches).
This permit authorizes construction, operation and maintenance of a 6-foot by 8-foot addition in the floodway of Fishing Creek. This project is located on Davis Street in the Borough of Mill Hall. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E18-408. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 15187 Renovo Road, Renovo, PA 17764. Middle Branch 2- Chuck Keiper Trail Bridge, in Beech Creek Township, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (Renovo NE, PA Quadrangle N: 16.53 inches; W: 0.53 inch).
To construct, operate and maintain an aluminum I-beam wood deck pedestrian bank-to-bank bridge with an 18-foot clear span, wooden abutments and a 3-foot underclearance to carry the Chuck Keiper Hiking Trail over East Branch Big Run located 1.1 miles downstream of the Run's crossing of Coon Run Road. This project proposes to indirectly impact 3 linear feet of East Branch Big Run, which is classified as an Exceptional Value stream.
E41-564. Joseph G. Sidler, 539 Keller Loop, Williamsport, PA 17701. Small Projects Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Permit, in Woodward Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Linden, PA Quadrangle N: 17.32 inches; W: 3.80 inches).
To construct and maintain a 68 foot by 12 foot residential structure and associated 23 foot by 24 foot deck in the floodway of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, all of which is located 0.5 mile south of the intersection of SR 0220 and Water Street in Woodward Township, Lycoming County. This project does not propose to impact any wetlands. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E41-562. Justin Bieber, 690 P. Houseknecht Road, Muncy, PA 17756. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Permit, in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Hughesville, PA Quadrangle N: 9.75 inches; W: 0.61 inch).
To construct and maintain a 56-foot by 12-foot steel I-beam bridge on a skew of 90° in Laurel Run, 0.5 mile south east of the intersection of SR 0442 and P. Houseknecht Road along (T-662) P. Houseknecht Road. This project proposes to permanently impact 56 linear feet of Laurel Run, which is, designated a HQ-CWF stream 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.
E47-083. PPL Montour, LLC, PPL Generation, LLC, 2 N. Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1179. Flue Gas Desulfurization Scrubber Project in Derry Township, Montour County, Baltimore ACOE District (Washingtonville PA Quadrangle N: 12.5 inches, W: 4.5 inches).
The applicant proposes to amend permit number E47-083 to construct a 12-mile water pipeline to carry water removed from the residuum at the PPL plant back to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. The residuum will be discharged through a 24-inch diffuser that will extend 122 linear feet into the river from the waters edge. The main line of the diffuser will be encased in concrete 2 feet below the bed of the river. Eighteen 4-inch nozzles will extend 6 inches above the top elevation of the concrete encasement or the bed of the river, whichever is lower. This structure will be located immediately downstream of the existing plant intake. The pipeline will follow primarily the same alignment as the existing pipeline with some deviations due to constraints. Temporary impacts of palustrine emergent wetlands will be 4.472 acres, 0.657 acre of palustrine scrub shrub wetlands and 1.552 acres of palustrine forested wetland and will impact 23 waterways that drain to the major watershed of Chillisquaque Creek, Warrior Run and the Susquehanna River. A total of 768 linear feet of temporary stream impacts are intended during construction. A minimum of 5 acres of wetlands will be constructed as mitigation associated with the impacts from the project. These wetlands will be created by means of plugging of a main drainage ditch, placement of clean organic material, spreading of wetland plant seed and adding plantings to complete the project. All streams impacted by the project are WWFs.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E63-583. Center-West Joint Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 542, Brownsville, PA 15417. To construct an aerial pipeline crossing in Centerville Borough, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (California, PA Quadrangle N: 4.25 inches; W: 5.0 inches and Latitude: 40° 01` 24"--Longitude: 79° 54` 39"). To construct and maintain an aerial pipeline crossing across the channel of a UNT to the Monongahela River (WWF), to construct an extension to the existing 66-inch diameter culvert in a UNT to the Monongahela River (WWF) located under East End Road on the downstream side consisting of a 66-inch diameter culvert 15.0 feet in length and to construct and maintain an aerial pipeline crossing across said stream located just downstream from East End Road for the purpose of constructing a sewage collection system and treatment facilities. The project is located on the southside of SR 88 approximately 800.0 feet east from the intersection of SR 88 and Brownsville Road and will impact approximately 30.0 feet of stream channel.
E65-885. Hempfield Industries, LTD, 3100 Grand Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15225. To construct a stream enclosure in Southwest Greensburg Borough, Westmoreland County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Greensburg, PA Quadrangle N: 6.5 inches; W: 6.5 inches and Latitude: 40° 17` 11.23"--Longitude: 79° 32` 42.97"). To construct and maintain a 97.3-foot long stream enclosure by covering the existing rectangular channel of Jack Run (WWF) having an opening of 23.8 feet wide by 10.4 feet high with concrete slabs on the 24-inch diameter supports outside of the channel for the purpose of developing a shopping center. The project is located between two stream enclosures creating a total of 318 linear feet of stream enclosure, along SR 119 at SR 30 bypass exit.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Request for Proposals for Municipal Solid Waste Capacity The following notice is placed through the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) as required by section 502(d) of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988, Act 101.
In accordance with Act 101 and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 272 (relating to municipal waste planning, recycling and waste reduction), Lackawanna County is seeking waste disposal capacity for municipal waste (MSW) for a minimum of 5 years with an option to extend said capacity for an additional 5 years, for a total of 10 years. Lackawanna County is hereby soliciting responses to qualify facilities to provide processing/disposal capacity for County-generated MSW, to begin on or after July 15, 2006.
Copies of Lackawanna County's Facility Qualification Request (FQR) may be obtained from Lackawanna County Solid Waste Authority's engineer, Clean Air Group, Inc., 401 Davis Street, Clarks Summit, PA 18411, (570) 586-9700, fax (570) 586-6728. All responses must be made on the Submittal Form and in accordance with the Instructions to Respondents provided in the FQR. The respondent must submit the original and three copies to the address listed previously, Attention Joseph Guzek, P. E. by 3:30 p.m. on July 15, 2006. Qualified facilities will be notified once all applications have been reviewed by the Lackawanna County Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Lackawanna County reserves the right to reject any or all responses and to waive any informalities in the solicitation process.
Recycling Grant Awards Under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act
of 1988, Act 101The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces the following grants to municipalities for recycling programs under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988, Act 101, P. L. 556, section 902.
Grant funds are used to develop and implement recycling programs. Municipalities and counties are eligible for up to 90% funding of approved recycling program costs. Municipalities considered financially distressed under the Financial Distressed Communities Act, P. L. 246, No. 47 of 1987, are eligible to receive funding for an additional 10% of approved costs. All grant awards are predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by sections 701 and 702 of Act 101 and the availability of moneys in the Recycling Fund.
Inquiries regarding the grant offerings should be directed to Todd Pejack, Recycling Grants Coordinator, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
Act 101
Section 902 Recycling Development and Implementation Grants
Grant Applications Submitted by the June 17, 2005, Deadline
May 30, 2006
Applicant Project Grant Award Southeast Region 1 Buckingham Township
Bucks CountyRecycling Project Development $10,000 2 Bucks County Recycling Education $21,600 3 Caln Township
Chester CountyYard Waste Composting $156,994 4 Kennett Square Borough
Chester CountyPublic Place Recycling $12,348 5 Phoenixville Borough
Chester CountyCurbside Recycling and Yard Waste Composting $486,725 6 SE Chester Co. Refuse Authority
Chester CountyDrop-off Recycling and Yard Waste Composting $111,567 7 Tredyffrin Township
Chester CountyYard Waste Composting $99,900 8 West Brandywine Township
Chester CountyCurbside and Public Place Recycling $22,370 9 West Chester Borough
Chester CountyCurbside Recycling and Yard Waste Composting $318,105 10 Delaware County SW Authority
Delaware CountyDrop-off Recycling $242,999 11 Nether Providence Township
Delaware CountyCurbside Recycling and Leaf Waste Composting $232,525 12 Norwood Borough
Delaware CountyWood Waste Recycling $35,195 13 Swarthmore Borough
Delaware CountyCurbside Recycling and Leaf Composting $58,001 14 Abington Township Curbside Recycling $499,500 Montgomery County 15 Cheltenham Township
Montgomery CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $91,144 16 Hatfield Township
Montgomery CountyDrop-off and Multi-Family Recycling $12,942 17 Plymouth Township
Montgomery CountyYard Waste Composting $305,000 18 Pottstown Borough
Montgomery CountyCurbside Recycling and Home Composting $370,490 19 Rockledge Borough
Montgomery CountyPublic Place Recycling $10,624 20 Upper Dublin Township
Montgomery CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $364,034 21 City of Philadelphia Curbside Recycling $500,000 Philadelphia County Northeast Region 22 City of Carbondale
Lackawanna CountyCurbside and Commercial Recycling $7,150 23 Dunmore Borough
Lackawanna CountyCurbside and Leaf Waste Collection $129,489 24 Olyphant Borough Curbside Recycling $162,173 Lackawanna County 25 City of Scranton
Lackawanna CountyCurbside and Drop-off Recycling $266,892 26 City of Allentown
Lehigh CountyCurbside and Drop-off Recycling $90,000 27 Lehigh County Yard Waste Composting $265,065 28 Dallas Area Municipal Authority
Luzerne CountyCurbside Recycling and Yard Waste Composting $191,304 29 Edwardsville Borough
Luzerne CountyYard Waste Collection $35,050 30 Exeter Borough
Luzerne CountyCurbside Recycling and Yard Waste Composting $265,121 31 Kingston Township
Luzerne CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $78,169 32 Wright Township
Luzerne CountyYard Waste Composting $500,000 33 Coolbaugh Township
Monroe CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $447,093 34 East Stroudsburg Borough
Monroe CountyCurbside Recycling and Public Place Recycling $60,598 35 Monroe Co. MWM Authority
Monroe CountyDrop-off and Public Place Recycling $154,973 36 Polk Township Recycling Center $41,915 Monroe County 37 Stroud Township
Monroe CountyYard Waste Composting $262,188 38 Allen Township
Northampton CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $309,438 39 Bangor Borough
Northampton CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $245,742 40 City of Bethlehem
Northampton CountyDrop-off Recycling and Yard Waste Composting $37,208 41 City of Easton
Northampton CountyCurbside Recycling and Home Composting $243,184 42 Palmer Township
Northampton CountyCurbside and Yard Waste Collection $ 43,872 43 Schuylkill County Drop-off Recycling $313,702 44 Wayne County Drop-off Recycling $53,682 Southcentral Region 45 Bernville Borough
Berks CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $123,145 46 Exeter Township
Berks CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $127,027 47 South Heidelberg Township
Berks CountyYard Waste Collection $36,450 48 Cumberland County
Drop-off Recycling and Yard Waste Composting $479,693 49 Mechanicsburg Borough
Cumberland CountyPublic Place Recycling $12,950 50 Mechanicsburg Borough
Cumberland CountyYard Waste Composting $19,080 51 Lower Paxton Township
Dauphin CountyYard Waste Collection $156,039 52 Columbia Borough
Lancaster CountyYard Waste Composting $275,400 53 Lancaster County SWM Authority
Lancaster CountyPublic Place Recycling and Home Composting $43,540 54 Mount Joy Borough
Lancaster CountyYard Waste Composting $289,178 55 Salisbury Township
Lancaster CountyYard Waste Composting $87,860 56 Terre Hill Borough
Lancaster CountyYard Waste Drop-off $86,087 57 Warwick Township Drop-off Recycling $321,408 Lancaster County 58 City of Lebanon
Lebanon CountyPublic Place Recycling and Yard Wast Collection $37,755 59 Lebanon County Curbside and Drop-off Recycling $55,120 60 North Cornwall Township
Lebanon CountyRecycling Education $5,155 61 North Lebanon Township
Lebanon CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $119,073 62 North Londonderry Township
Lebanon CountyYard Waste Composting $121,797 63 Palmyra Borough Leaf Collection $86,004 Lebanon County 64 West Lebanon Township
Lebanon CountyYard Waste Collection $35,550 65 Lewistown Borough
Mifflin CountyRecycling Center Improvements $157,315 66 Mifflin Co. SW Authority
Mifflin CountyDrop-off Recycling and Recycling Center $483,378 67 Perry County Drop-off and Public Place Recycling $10,081 68 Dillsburg Borough
York CountyYard Waste Collection $20,861 69 Penn Township
York CountyCurbside and Wood Waste Recycling $58,175 70 Springettsburry Township
York CountyCurbside and Yard Waste Collection $27,981 71 City of York
York CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $127,850 Northcentral Region 72 Northern Tier SW Authority
Bradford CountyCurbside Recycling and Recycling Center $375,547 73 Cameron County Drop-off Recycling and Yard Waste Collection $81,900 74 Centre County SW Authority
Centre CountyCurbside and Drop-of Recycling $416,682 75 Millheim Borough Drop-off Recycling $4,171 Centre County 76 Patton Township
Centre CountyYard Waste Collection $104,634 77 Philipsburg Borough
Centre CountyYard Waste Composting $89,370 78 State College Borough
Centre CountyYard Waste Composting $470,925 79 Clearfield County SW Authority Drop-off Recycling $94,087 80 Sandy Township
Clearfield CountyDrop-off Recycling and Yard Waste Composting $53,550 81 Clinton County SW Authority Drop-off Recycling and Recycling Center $205,767 82 City of Lock Haven
Clinton CountyYard Waste Composting $172,725 83 Town of Bloomsburg
Columbia CountyCurbside Recycling and Recycling Center $372,090 84 Loyalsock Township
Lycoming CountyYard Waste Collection $87,442 85 Lycoming County Drop-off Recycling and Processing Equipment $489,949 86 Montoursville Borough
Lycoming CountyYard Waste Collection $19,714 87 Muncy Borough
Lycoming CountyWood Waste Recycling $38,700 88 Coal Township
Northumberland CountyYard Waste Collection and Recycling Center $310,035 89 Mount Carmel Borough Drop-off Recycling $306,787 Northumberland County 90 Northumberland Borough
Northumberland CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $131,287 91 Sunbury Municipal Authority
Northumberland CountyDrop-off Recycling and Yard Waste Composting $414,000 92 Zerbe Township Drop-off Recycling $44,684 Northumberland County 93 Potter County SW Authority Drop-off Recycling $24,786 Potter County 94 Snyder Co. SWM Authority Drop-off Recycling $21,308 Snyder County 95 Union County Drop-off Recycling and Food Waste Composting $369,103 Southwest Region 96 Marshall Township
Allegheny CountyCurbside Recycling and Yard Waste Collection $350,034 97 Oakmont Borough
Allegheny CountyYard Waste Collection and Commercial Recycling $131,720 98 O'Hara Township
Allegheny CountyCurbside and Yard Waste Collection $54,867 99 City of Pittsburgh
Allegheny CountyRecycling at Curbside and Multi-Family Dwellings $234,522 100 Beaver County Drop-off Recycling and Yard Waste Composting $156,264 101 Cambria County SW Authority Drop-off Recycling $285,805 102 City of Johnstown
Cambria CountyYard Waste Collection $12,545 103 Fayette County Curbside Recycling and Recycling Center $311,719 104 Indiana County SW Authority
Indiana CountyWood Waste Recycling and Recycling Center $291,351 105 City of Monongahela
Washington CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $14,560 106 City of New Kensington
Westmoreland CountyWood Waste Recycling $24,973 Northwest Region 107 Butler County Curbside Recycling and Paper Bedding $266,720 108 Cranberry Township
Butler CountyCurbside Recycling and Yard Waste Collection $157,000 109 Crawford County SW Authority
Crawford CountyDrop-off Recycling and Recycling Center $199,481 110 City of Saint Marys
Elk CountyYard Waste Composting and Public Place Recycling $63,364 111 City of Erie
Erie CountyYard Waste Collection and Composting $412,000 112 Millcreek Township
Erie CountyYard Waste Composting $ 250,720 113 Wesleyville Borough Curbside Recycling $113,589 Erie County 114 Jefferson County SW Authority
Jefferson CountyCurbside and Drop-off Recycling $87,017 115 Ellwood City Borough
Lawrence CountyYard Waste Collection $187,483 116 Lawrence County Curbside Recycling $125,000 TOTAL (116) $20,000,000
Environmental Assessment Northwest Regional Office, Water Supply Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
Location: Conneautville Borough, 902 Main Street, P. O. Box 288, Conneautville, PA 16406
Description: The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, which administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. Conneautville Borough proposes to replace water pipelines along SR 18, SR 198 and West Street. The project also includes replacement of the existing water storage tank. Total project cost is estimated to be approximately $1 million. The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the project and the information received in the Environmental Report for the project has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby approves the Environmental Assessment.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1023. Filed for public inspection June 9, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
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