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LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 302--305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the Background Standard, Statewide Health Standard, the Site-Specific Standard or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, a combination of the cleanup standards or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a Site-Specific Standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified, proposed for remediation to a Site-Specific Standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality within which the site is located may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period, the municipality may request that the person identified as the remediator of the site develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office before which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Slater Residence Skippack Township, Montgomery County. Richard Trimpi, Trimpi Assoc., Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073 on behalf of Georgia and Gehman Slater, 2057 Old Forty Foot Road, Harleysville, PA 19438, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted with No. 2 fuel oil. The future use of the site is residential. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Buck County Intelligencer on November 1, 2006.
Leahy Tansporation, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Mark J. Irani, P. G., Land Recycling Solutions, LLC., 3101 Mt. Carmel Ave., Suite 3 Glenside, PA 19038 on behalf of Peter Leahy, Leahy Transportation, 2747 Salmon St., Philadelphia, PA 19134 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted with No. 2 fuel oil. The planned future use of the property will continue to be for a mixed residential and commercial use.
Frankford Valley Corp., Prop., City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Gerald Santilli, Frankford Valley Corp., 1901 Route, 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with arsenic. The future use of the property will remain as a charter school and the entire property will be developed.
Penn Lighting, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Tiffani Doerr, GES, Inc., 440 Creamery Way Suite 500, Exton, PA 19341 on behalf of Robert Wax, Penn Lighting, 239 South 24th St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with No 2 fuel oil. The Future use of the property will be non-residential.
Rite Aid Store No. 3457, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Kenneth M. Yoder, P. G., BL Co., 213 Mkt. 6th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101 on behalf of Robert Lerner, Rite Aid Corp., 30 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, PA 117101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted with diesel fuel and unleaded gasoline. The future use of the site will remain as a retail pharmacy store.
Cardone Ind., Inc., Plt 4 and 4A, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Peter Falnes, Gannett Fleming, Inc. 202 Wall St., Princeton, NJ 08540 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater at the site has been impacted with other organics, semi-volatile organics. The planned future use of the site will remain commercial, nonresidential.
Exxon 21291, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. Serena L. Oldhouser, GES, Inc., 440 Creamery Way, Suite 500, Exton PA 19341 on behalf of Lou Basttiste, 637 East Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at site has been impacted with unleaded gasoline. The future use of the site will be for commercial property.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
ENCO Realty Facility (Former), Reading City, Berks County. Whittemore and Haigh Engineering, Inc., 200 Bethlehem Drive, Suite 201, Morgantown, PA 19543, on behalf of QMM Properties, LLC, P. O. Box 350, Shillington, PA 19607-0350, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with VOCs and lead from historical industrial use of the site. The property is and will remain a frozen food manufacturing plant. The applicant is seeking to remediate to the Site-Specific and Statewide Health Standards.
Former Trojan Yacht Site, East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. Rettew Associates, Inc., 3020 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603, on behalf of Shippen Realty Partners, 1032 Buchanan Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with VOCs, SVOCs and chlorinated solvents. The property was formerly a yacht manufacturing plant and future use will be light industrial. The applicant seeks to remediate to the Site-Specific Standard.
Manheim Plaza, Manheim Township, Lancaster County. Rettew Associates, Inc., 3020 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603, on behalf of Horst Venture I, LP, 205 Granite Run Drive, Suite 280, Lancaster, PA 17601-6821, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons and metals. The property was used as an industrial facility and future use is commercial and light industrial. The applicant seeks to remediate to the Statewide Health Standard.
Kevin Spangler Residence, Clay Township, Lancaster County. Skelly and Loy, Inc., 2601 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110, on behalf of Kevin and Stacci Spangler, 930 Skyline Drive, Lititz, PA 17543-9762, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The property is and will remain a private residence. The applicant seeks to remediate to the Residential Statewide Health Standard.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
PPL Crandall Hill Check (P-135), Roulette Township, Potter County, PPL Services Corp, 2 North 9th St. GENTW 17, Allentown, PA 18101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with mercury. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. The site will remain a natural gas meter/regulator station
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Cooper Standard Automotive Property (Former), Borough of Kittanning, Armstrong County. Mary King, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., 333 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 on behalf of Nick Caruso, Armstrong County Department of Planning and Development, 402 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The 6 acre site was a ball field until a 80,000 square foot manufacturing facility was constructed in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Cooper Standard Automotive, Formerly 5 Rubber Corporation and Standard Products, operated at the site from the late 1980s through mid-2000, manufacturing rubber molded products for the automotive industry. The compound 1,1.1-trichlorethane was identified in groundwater at levels below Statewide Health Standards. Historical remediation activities included the excavation of soil impacted by oil and grease. The intended use is nonresidential, manufacturing
INFECTIOUS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE TRANSPORTER LICENSES
Applications received or withdrawn under the SolidWaste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101-- 6018.1003) and Act 93 of June 28, 1988 (P. L. 525, No. 93) and regulations to transport infectious and chemotherapeutic waste.
Central Office: Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
Renewal Applications Received
Pet Memorial Services Corporation, 319 Westtown Road, Suite Q, West Chester, PA 19382-4557. License No. PA-HC 0195. Received on October 17, 2006.
Conservative Environmental Services, Inc., P. O. Box 745, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. License No. PA-HC 0224. Received on November 8, 2006.
Environmental Transport Group, Inc., P. O. Box 296, Flanders, NJ 07836-0296. License No. PA-HC 0023. Received on November 13, 2006.
Cole Care, Inc., 1001 E. Second Street, Coudersport, PA 16915. License No. PA-HC 0178. Received on August 28, 2006.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application received, under the Solid Waste Management (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and regulations to operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
Permit ID No.301305. Calgon Carbon Corporation, P. O. Box 717, Pittsburgh, PA 15230. JTS and Parts (Neville Island Transfer Station), 3000 Grand Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15225. Application for the permit renewal of a residual waste transfer station in Neville Township, Allegheny County was received in the Regional Office on December 1, 2006.
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Determination of Applicability for General Permit issued Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904); and residual waste regulations for a general permit to operate residual waste processing facilities and/or the beneficial use of residual waste other than coal ash.
Southcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
General Permit No. WMGR038-SC002. Permit Issued to ZIRCorp, LLC, 320 Sanru Drive, Johnstown, PA, 15904 for their facility located at 560 Sunnyside Road, Bedford Township, Bedford County, for the Processing and Beneficial use of waste tires, tire derived material and tire derived fuel. The Department of Environmental Protection issued the determination of applicability on December 5, 2006.
Persons interested in reviewing the general permit may contact John Oren, Facilities Manager, Southcentral Regional Office, Waste Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. TDD users may contact the Department of Environmental Protection through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
39-318-117: Mack Trucks, Inc. (7000 Alburtis Road, Macungie, PA 18062) for construction of a multitone paint spray operation and associated air cleaning device in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
66-315-048: The Procter and Gamble Paper Products Co. (P. O. Box 32, Mehoopany, PA 18629) for modification of a paper machine and installation of an air cleaning device at 87, Washington Township, Wyoming County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
28-05011B: Waste Management (9446 Letzburg Road, Greencastle, PA 17225) for a northwest expansion of the existing Mountain View Reclamation Landfill in Antrim and Montgomery Townships, Franklin County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
65-00713B: Greenridge Reclamation, LLC (R. D. No. 1, Box 717, Landfill Road, East Huntingdon, PA) for an increase in the volume of landfill gas to flare at Greenridge Reclamation Landfill in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.
30-00166A: Greene Team Pellet Fuel Co. (P. O. Box 74, Garards Fort, PA 15334) for wood pellet manufacturing at Greene Team Pellet Fuel Plant in Greene Township, Greene County.
65-00101B: MAX Environmental Technologies, Inc. (1815 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241) for baghouse to control dust from unloading area and to provide negative pressure in the processing building at Yukon Plant in South Huntingdon, Westmoreland County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-281K: II-VI, Inc. (375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA 16056) for installation of a 70 kwh electric furnace and associated control equipment at their Clinton Township facility in the City of Saxonburg, Butler County.
20-193A: Lord Corp. (124 Grant Street, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403) for installation of a new filter system to control emissions from existing surface coating operations in the municipality of Cambridge Springs, Crawford County. This is a Title V facility.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
15-0123: Century Cabinetry, Inc. (220 Phillips Road, Exton, PA 19341) for installation of a regenerative thermal oxidizer for the control of VOC and HAP from the facility's Automated Spray Finishing Line in West Whiteland Township, Chester County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a plan approval for their plant in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. The provision of this plan approval will subsequently be incorporated into an Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Plan Approval No. PA-15-0123 is for the installation of a regenerative thermal oxidizer for the control of VOCs and HAPs from the facility's Automated Spray Finishing Line. Further details on the conditions and the reasons for their inclusion are available upon request.
The Department has made a preliminary determination to approve Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plans as amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Century Cabinetry. The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt any new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for this facility to comply with current regulations. These preliminary determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits for the facility and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency as revisions to Pennsylvania's SIP.
The preliminary RACT determinations for Century Cabinetry for the Clean-up Operations in the Manual Spray Booths and the Automated Spray Finishing Line are the immediate implementation of work practice standards for minimization of cleaning solvent usage.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Plan Approval to the regional office on or before January 17, 2007. Written comment submitted to the Department during the public comment period shall include the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the commentator.
Identification of the proposed [Plan Approval No. PA-15-0123].
A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed SIP revisions for VOC RACT and the Department's Intent to Issue a Plan Approval. The hearing will be held at 2 p.m. on January 17, 2007, at the Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA. The hearing will represent the opportunity for oral comment to Department on the proposed SIP revisions and will not be a question and answer session. Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing are encouraged to contact the Department Community Relations Coordinator Lynda Rebarchak at (484) 250-5820 to register prior to the hearing, but may also register at the hearing. Individuals in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act who would like to attend the hearing should contact Lynda Rebarchak at the previous telephone number or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department can meet your needs.
Written comments on the plan approval or the proposed SIP revisions or requests for a public hearing on the plan approval should be directed to Francine Carlini, Regional Manager, Air Quality, Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, or by calling (484) 250-5920.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, and other documents used in the evaluation of the plan approval application and RACT approval are available for public review during normal business hours at the Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (484) 250-5017.
09-0037F: CMS Gilbreth Systems, Inc. (3001 State Road, Croydon, PA 19021) for installation of a ten color Rotomec Rotogravure Printing Press at its Bristol Plant located in Bristol Township, Bucks County. This graphic arts packaging and labeling company is a Title V Facility, currently operating under TVOP-09-00037. A seven color Tecmo Rotogravure Printing Press will simultaneously be removed from the plant. Emissions from the new press will be controlled by the existing Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer. The facility is an area source for HAPs, therefore not subjected to 40 CFR 63, Subpart KK. The facility is subjected to 25 Pa. Code § 129.67 for graphic arts systems. The plan approval will include monitoring, testing, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
35-399-042: Master Halco, Inc. (1000N South Road, Scranton, PA 18504) for construction and operation of galvanizing process line for manufacturing zinc coated chain-link fence in City of Scranton, Lackawanna County. The equipment involved in the galvanizing process includes: a series of process tanks containing caustic and acid solutions for cleaning and preparing the fence material; a kettle containing molten zinc that will coat the prepared fence material; a natural gas fired furnace to heat the zinc kettle; two baghouses (one for particulate emitted from the molten zinc kettle and one for particulate emitted from the wire drawing operations); one scrubber for the control of vapors emitted from the acid pickling tanks; and two small natural gas fired heaters to heat the caustic cleaning tank and caustic rinse tanks. The company anticipates an overall control efficiency of more than 95% for scrubber for control of HCL fumes, which will yield an outlet concentration of less than 0.004 lb/hr of HCl fume. Expected particulate emission rate will be less than 0.02 grain/dscf from each bag house. The company will operate the facility and maintain the systems in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the system. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
39-318-116: Gateway Industrial Services (805 Harrison Street, Allentown, PA 18103) for construction of a paint spray booth and associated air cleaning device at the facility located in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County. The facility is a non-Title V (State-only) facility and has been issued Synthetic Minor Operating Permit No. 39-00078. The particulate emissions from the source will not exceed the Best Available Technology standard of 0.02 gr/dscf. Annual emissions from the entire facility, including the new paint spray booth, will not exceed 49.9 tons per year of VOC emissions, 25.0 tons per year of combined HAPs and 10.0 tons per year of a single HAPs. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Synthetic Minor Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
39-309-067: Lafarge North America, Inc. (5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052) for relocation of the tire-derived fuel (TDF) feed chute and installation of a ''dust curtain'' (splitter gate with ductwork) for the No. 2 cement kiln at the Whitehall Plant in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 39-00011. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
The installation of the ''dust curtain'' and relocation of the TDF feed chute will lessen the dust build-up and plugging problems associated with the current location of the TDF feed chute in the preheater of the No. 2 cement kiln. The cement kiln can be fired by either a combination of coke and bituminous coal; or a combination of coke and bituminous coal with TDF and/or plastic- derived fuel (PDF). The emissions will not exceed the following emission limits (unchanged from the issued Plan Approval No. 39-309-063 for PDF, the issued Plan Approval No. 39-309-064 for the Cadence mixing fan, and the current Title V permit) listed below:
Pollutant Pounds/Hour Arsenic 0.00151 Cadmium 0.00525 Hexavalent Chromium 0.00135 Lead 0.07 Mercury 0.00744 Nickel 0.0189 Zinc 0.38689 Total VOCs 5.4 SO2 362.0
(3-hr Block Average)NOx (with TDF/PDF) 260.5
(30-day Rolling Average)NOx (NO TDF/PDF) 297.7
(30-day Rolling Average)Particulates 14.8 HCl 2.23 HCN 0.059 Chlorine 0.077 The Plan Approval will contain additional recordkeeping, testing and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The company will be required to continue to operate and maintain a Continuous Emission Monitoring System, which is certified by the Department of Environmental for opacity, SOx and NOx. In addition the company is required to conduct annual stack testing for arsenic, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc, total VOCs, particulates, CO, HCl, HCN and chlorine due to the kiln being fired by TDF and/or PDF.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-05069J: East Penn Mfg Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 147, Deka Road, Lyon Station, PA 19536-0147) for modification of their battery assembly operation controlled by various control devices in Richmond Township, Berks County. The modifications include the installation of new fabric collectors and HEPA filters; construction of various new support sources with controls; and the rearrangement of sources and control devices. Several of the sources are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KK, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. The plan approval will include monitoring, record keeping, work practices and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility is currently covered by the Title V operating permit application No. 06-05069. The plan approval will be incorporated into this application.
67-05099A: Kinsley Manufacturing, Inc. (1110 East Princess Street, York, PA 17403) for construction of two portable spray paint units with dry panel filters for control of PM emissions at its steel fabrication shop in York City, York County. The source will emit approximately 7.5 tons VOC per year and 5.9 tons xylene per year. The plan approval and subsequent State-only operating permit administrative amendment will include emission restrictions, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
47-00003A: Department of Public Welfare (1401 North 7th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675) for construction and operation of one dual-fired, anthracite coal and No. 2 fuel oil boiler (Source ID 037), and one anthracite coal-fired boiler (Source ID 038) and installation of independent flue gas recirculating system (IDs C037 and C038) to control NOx and PM emissions from each respective boiler at the Danville State Hospital facility located in Mahoning Township, Montour County. The respective facility is a major facility for which a Title V operating permit 47-00003 has been issued.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information contained in the application indicates that the proposed boilers with independent flue gas recirculation systems will meet all applicable air quality regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the Best Available Technology (BAT) requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The proposed boilers will be subject to the requirements of Subpart Dc of the New Source Performance Standards, 40 CFR 60.40c--60.48c and will comply with all applicable requirements of this Subpart. Based on these findings, the Department intends issue a plan approval for the construction and operation of the boilers with the installation of a flue gas recirculating system for each boiler. Additionally, if the Department determines that the proposed boilers and the flue gas recirculating systems are operating in compliance with all plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into Title V operating permit #47-00003 via an administrative amendment pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The following is a summary of the conditions that the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, this plan approval is issued for the construction of two boilers with the installation of a flue gas recirculation system for each boiler. One boiler is a 14 million Btu per hour English Boiler & Tube, Inc. Model SF-10-250 anthracite coal and No. 2 fuel oil-fired boiler (Source ID 037). The air contaminant emissions from Source ID 037 shall be controlled by a flue gas recirculation system with a KLM multi-clone collector, model no. MHE/DCAH-15 (ID C037). The other boiler is a 28 million Btu per hour English Boiler & Tube, Inc. Model SF-20-250 anthracite coal fired boiler (Source ID 038). The air contaminant emissions from Source ID 038 shall be controlled by a flue gas recirculation system with a KLM multi-clone collector, model no. MHE/DCAH-15 (ID C038).
2. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the emission of the following air contaminants from the exhaust of IDs C037 and C038 associated with Source IDs 037 and 038 shall not exceed the following limitations for each unit firing on anthracite coal:
i. NO2--0.13 lb/mmBtu of rated heat input and 6.22 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
ii. PM/PM10--0.10 lb/mmBtu of rated heat input and 4.79 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
iii. SO2--1.2 lb/mmBtu of rated heat input and 57.41 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
iv. CO--0.036 lb/mmBtu of rated heat input and 1.72 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
v. VOCs--0.012 lb/hr of rated heat input and 0.57 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
3. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the emission of the following air contaminants from the exhaust of ID C037 associated with Source ID 037 shall not exceed the following limitations while firing on virgin No. 2 fuel oil:
i. NO2--0.13 lb/mmBtu of rated heat input and 3.64 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
ii. PM/PM10--0.014 lb/mmBtu of rated heat input and 0.40 ton in any 12-consecutive month period.
iii. SO2--0.30 lb/mmBtu of rated heat input and 8.52 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
iv. CO--0.036 lb/mmBtu of rated heat input and 1.01 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
v. VOCs--0.012 lb/mmBtu of rated heat input and 0.42 ton in any 12-consecutive month period.
4. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall not emit into the outdoor atmosphere of visible air contaminants in such a manner that the opacity from IDs C037 associated with Source IDs 037 is greater than 10% at any time and ID C038 associated with Source IDs 037 is greater than 10% at any time
5. The permittee shall perform PM, SOx and NOx stack tests from the exhaust of IDs C037 and C038 associated with Source IDs 037 and C038 within 180 days from the commencement of operation of Source IDs 037 and 038 to demonstrate compliance with the PM, SOx and NOx emission limitations. The permittee shall perform opacity readings at the exhaust of IDs C037 and 038 during the stack tests in accordance with EPA Method 9 to demonstrate compliance with the opacity limitation. All testing is to be done while Source IDs 037 and 038 are firing anthracite coal and operating at its maximum rate and using EPA reference method test procedures acceptable to the Department. The oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas of Source IDs 037 and 038 shall be recorded on a continuous basis during the test. The oxygen concentration range for both Source IDs 037 and 038 will be established based upon the recorded data and stack test report.
6. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, IDs C037 and C038 shall be equipped with instrumentation to measure the differential pressure across each multi-clone collector and shall monitor the differential pressure across each collector on a continuous basis.
7. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the exhaust of Source IDs 037 and 038 shall be equipped with instrumentation to monitor the oxygen content of the exhaust gas from each boiler and shall monitor the oxygen content of the exhaust gas from each boiler on a continuous basis.
8. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall not fire more than 4,000 tons of anthracite coal in each boiler of Source IDs 037 and 038 in any 12-consecutive month period.
9. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall not fire more than 400,000 gallons of virgin No. 2 fuel oil in Source ID 037 in any 12-consecutive month period.
10. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, Source ID 037 shall only be fired on anthracite coal or virgin No. 2 fuel oil. Source ID 038 shall only be fired on anthracite coal. The anthracite coal shall have a maximum sulfur content of 0.74% by weight (as received). The virgin No. 2 fuel oil shall have a maximum sulfur content of 0.3%, by weight. Additionally, the virgin No. 2 fuel oil shall not contain any reclaimed/reprocessed oil, waste oil or any other waste material.
11. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 and 40 CFR 60.42c, 60.44c and 60.48c, For each separate load of anthracite coal or virgin No. 2 fuel oil delivered to the facility for use in Source IDs 037 and 038, the permittee shall obtain from the anthracite coal or virgin No. 2 fuel oil supplier a fuel certification report which contains the following information:
i. The date of delivery and the name of the supplier.
ii. The results of analyses performed on the anthracite coal for sulfur content, ash content, moisture content and heat content.
iii. The results of analyses performed on the virgin No. 2 fuel oil for sulfur content, ash content and heat content.
iv. Identification of the specific analytical methods used to perform the analyses listed above.
If the anthracite coal or virgin No. 2 fuel oil supplier does not provide a fuel certification report for the load, which contains the required information listed previously, the permittee shall not accept delivery of the load.
12. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall not operate Source IDs 037 and 038 without the simultaneous operation of IDs C037 and C038.
13. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the multi-clone collector ash discharge system of IDs C037 and C038 shall remain sealed from the open air at all times and shall discharge into a hopper located in the basement of the boiler building.
14. Under BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 and 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc 60.48c, the permittee shall keep records of the amount of fuel burned in Source IDs 037 and 038 on a daily basis. These records shall be kept for a minimum of 5 years and be made available to the Department upon request.
15. Upon Department request, the permittee shall provide analyses and/or samples of the anthracite coal being fired in Source IDs 037 and 038 and virgin No. 2 fuel oil being fired in Source 037.
16. The permittee shall keep records of the following for Source IDs 037 and 038:
i. The stack test reports.
ii. The amount of anthracite coal burned on a monthly basis, and the supporting calculations used to verify compliance with the throughput limitation in any 12-consecutive month period.
iii. The amount of virgin No. 2 fuel oil burned in Source ID 037 on a monthly basis, and the supporting calculations used to verify compliance with the throughput limitation in any 12-consecutive month period,
iv. The emission of CO, NOx, PM, SOx and VOC and the supporting calculations, on a monthly basis, used to verify compliance with the respective emission limitation in any 12-consecutive month period.
v. The differential pressure across each multi-clone collector of IDs C037 and C038 at least once per day. The differential pressure operating range of both multi-clone collectors of IDs C037 and C038 will be established upon issuance of the revised Title V operating permit.
vi. The oxygen concentration of the exhaust gas from Source IDs 037 and 038 at least once per day.
vii. Fuel certifications for each delivery of anthracite coal or virgin No. 2 fuel oil.
These records shall be kept for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
17. Source IDs 037 and 038 are subject to Subpart Dc of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, 40 CFR 60.40c--60.48c. The permittee shall comply with all applicable requirements of this subpart, including any recordkeeping and reporting requirements
A copy of the plan approval application and the Department's review are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at (570) 327-3693. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Chief, Facilities Permitting Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-0512.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
AMS 06128: Star High Performance, Inc. (547 Clearfield Street and 525 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133) for installation of an aluminum sweat furnace with a 2 mmBtu/hr primary burner, a 1.5 mmBtu/hr holding chamber burner, and a 1.5 mmBtu/hr afterburner. The potential emissions from the unit will be 1.1 tons per year of PM, 1.3 tons per year of SOx, 2.1 tons per year of NOx, 0.1 ton per year of VOC, 1.8 tons per year of CO and 2.0 by 10-7 tons (less than one pound) per year of dioxin/furans. The plan approval will contain operating and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
AMS 05153: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (2700 Allegheny Avenue, Philadlephia, PA 19129) for installation of one 2.1 mmBtu/hr boiler, two 8.37 mmBtu/hr boilers, two pressure washers, two space heaters and one 175 Kilowatt diesel emergency generator in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. There will be a potential annual emission increase of 13.9 tons for NOx for the garage. The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring, and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Edward Jurdones Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-00066: Exelon Generation Co.--Fairless Hill Steam Generating Station (990 Steel Road South, Fairless Hills, 19030) this action is a renewal of the Title V Operating Permit, in the Falls Township, Bucks County. The initial permit was issued on 12-28-2001 and last amended on March 3, 2006. The facility is primarily used for providing steam energy and electricity from three boilers that fire on landfill gas and natural gas for use at the former USX facility. As a result of potential emissions of NOx, SOx and PM10, the facility is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Act Amendments, and is therefore subject to the Title V permitting requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G. The proposed Title V Operating Permit renewal does not adopt any new regulations and does not reflect any change in air emissions from the facility. The facility is not subject to Compliance Assurance Monitoring under 40 CFR Part 64. The renewal contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
29-05001: JLG Industries, Inc. (1 JLG Drive, McConnellsburg, PA 17233) to modify a Title V Operating Permit for JLG Industries, Inc. 1 JLG Drive, McConnellsburg, PA 17233. The Operating Permit is for the lift truck manufacturing facility located in Ayr Township, Fulton County.
The JLG plant is a major facility and is subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F and G (relating to operating permit requirements; Title V operating permit requirements). Furthermore, the facility is subject to multiple State and Federal regulations. The modification involves the addition of a facility-wide HAP limit of 10 tpy for any single HAP or 25 tpy for total HAPs. There will be no emission increase at the facility due to this modification. Appropriate recordkeeping and monitoring requirements have been added to ensure compliance with the new facility-wide HAP limit.
Copies of the Title V modification application, proposed permit, and other relevant information are available for public inspection at the Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200. An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Jennifer Troutman at (717) 705-4732 between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Yasmin Neidlinger, Chief, Facilities Permitting Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200 within 21 days of this notice. Written comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the persons submitting the comments along with the reference number of the proposed permit.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 327-0512.
19-00003: Bloomsburg University (400 East Second Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815) for renewal of the Title V Operating Permit for their heating plant in Bloomsburg, Columbia County. The facility is currently operating under Title V operating permit 19-00003. The facility's main sources include five anthracite coal fired boilers, one natural gas fired boiler, and numerous small natural gas/diesel fuel fired emergency generators which have the potential to emit major quantities of SOx. The facility has the potential to emit, PM10, CO, NOx, VOCs and HAP below the major emission thresholds. The proposed Title V Operating Permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions.
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.
46-00194: Freedom Alloys, Inc. (155 Railroad Plaza, Royersford, PA 19468) for a non-Title V, State-only, Natural Minor Operating Permit in Royersford Borough, Montgomery County. Freedom Alloys, Inc. is a facility that produces Beryllium and Copper Alloy ingots. Beryllium, Nickel and PM pollutants are emitted from the facility. A dust collector is used as a control device. Monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been added to the permit to address applicable limitations. There are no other sources of emissions.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-05146: PPL Distributed Generation, LLC (2 North 9th Street, Allentown, PA 18101) for operation of two landfill gas-fired engines at the Frey Farm-Creswell Landfill in Manor Township, Lancaster County. The engines are classified as a major source (Title V) with the potential-to-emit CO at a rate of 133 tpy. Other pollutants associated with the operation of the engines include the potential-to-emit 43 tpy of NOx, 43 tpy of SO2, 19 tpy of PM, 7 tpy of VOCs and 8 tpy of nonmethane organic compounds (NMOCs). The Title V Operating Permit will contain additional testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
49-00027: Somerset Consolidated Industries, Inc. (5th and Ash Streets, Watsontown, PA 17777) for operation of a gray iron foundry (The Watsontown Foundry) in Watsontown Borough, Northumberland County.
The facility incorporates an electric induction furnace, a ductile iron production operation, a pouring/casting operation, a casting cooling operation, a casting shakeout operation, a casting grinding/cleaning operation, a no-bake sand handling operation, a green sand handling operation, a core oven, a dip coating operation, a solvent parts washer and 13 small propane and kerosene-fired space heaters. The PM emissions from the casting shakeout operation, the casting grinding/cleaning operation and the no-bake sand handling operation are controlled by two fabric collectors. The PM emissions from the ductile iron production operation are controlled by the use of tundish ladles.
The air contaminant emissions from the facility are not expected to exceed 118.87 tons of PM of which no more than 67.95 PM10, 16.88 tons of VOCs, 2.23 tons of NOx, 1.49 tons SOx and .61 ton of CO per year. The facility is not a major (Title V) facility for any air contaminant.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to incorporate into the operating permit to be issued conditions requiring compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, as well as conditions previously contained in Operating Permit 49-304-002, issued on December 3, 1992, Operating Permit 49-304-003C, issued on December 30, 1993, and Operating Permit 49-304-004A, issued on October 4, 1994.
The conditions previously contained in Operating Permits 49-304-002, 49-304-003C and 49-304-004A include:
1. A condition limiting the fuel used in the core oven to gas (natural or propane), No. 2 fuel oil and kerosene, to which no reclaimed or waste oil or other waste materials have been added.
2. A condition prohibiting the operation of the air contaminant-emitting process equipment controlled by a shaker type fabric collector from being operated when the respective fabric collector is in a bag shake mode.
3. A condition requiring extra fabric collector bags to be kept onsite.
4. A condition requiring all ductile iron produced at this facility to be produced with a tundish ladle.
5. condition prohibiting the induction furnace from being charged with anything other than steel rail, pig iron, foundry returns and oil-free steel punchings and limiting the additives used in the furnace to carbon raisers, ferrosilicon, ferromoly, nickel, ferromanganese, ferrochrome and Slago (or equivalent product).
6. A condition prohibiting the induction furnace from being used to produce anything other than gray iron, ductile iron and Ni Hard.
7. A condition limiting the amount of Ni Hard produced with the induction furnace to no more than 125 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
8. A condition limiting the amount of nickel and ferrochrome used in the production of Ni Hard to no more than 12,000 pounds and 5,000 pounds, respectively, in any 12-consecutive month period and the amount of nickel, ferrochrome, ferromoly and ferromanganese used in the production of all alloys other than Ni Hard to no more than 500 pounds, 6,000 pounds, 500 pounds and 3,500 pounds, respectively, in any 12-consecutive month period.
9. A condition requiring the maintenance of records of the amount of Ni Hard produced each month, the amounts of nickel and ferrochrome used in Ni Hard production each month, the total combined amount of all alloys other than Ni Hard produced each month and the amounts of nickel, ferrochrome, ferromoly and ferromanganese used in the production of all alloys other than Ni Hard each month.
The Department additionally proposes to incorporate a number of new conditions into the operating permit to be issued including:
10. A condition limiting the induction furnace from operating more than 8,640 hours in any 12-consecutive month period.
11. A condition requiring the maintenance of records of the number of hours the induction furnace is operated each month.
12. A condition requiring the submission of an annual report of the records maintained pursuant to conditions 9 and 11.
13. A condition limiting the volatile organic compound emissions from the dip coating operation to less than 10 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
14. A condition requiring compliance with the applicable requirements of 29 Pa. Code § 129.52 if the VOC emissions from the dip coating operation ever exceed 3 pounds per hour, 15 pounds per day or 2.7 tons per calendar year.
15. A condition requiring the maintenance of records of the identity, quantity, VOC content and HAP content of each coating and coating additive added to the dip coating operation each day.
16. Conditions requiring the solvent parts washer to comply with all applicable requirements specified in 25 Pa. Code § 129.63.
17. A condition prohibiting the use of solvents containing HAPs in the solvent parts washer.
18. A condition requiring the maintenance of records of the identity and amount of solvent placed into the solvent parts washer each month.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Mark Wayner, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
63-00570: RAS Industries (12 Arentzen Boulevard, Charleroi, Pa 15022) for manufacturing of plastics, foam products at Speers Plant in Speers Borough, Washington County. This is a renewal.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Brawn, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
N04-010: CRAMCO (2200 East Ann Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134) for the manufacturing of furniture in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include one 6.1 mmBtu/hr boiler with multicyclone and baghouse, one 9.8 mmBtu/hr boiler, one 1.1 mmBtu/hr boiler, one 350,000 Btu/hr oven with afterburner, one 2.5 mmBtu/hr curing oven, three spray booths and one baghouse to control emissions from the Wood Department.
The operating permit will be issued under the 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
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 pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* * The 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 Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
30841314 and NPDES Permit No. PA0215368, Dana Mining Company of PA, Inc. (P. O. Box 1209, Morgantown, WV 26507). To revise the permit for the Titus Mine in Dunkard Township, Greene County to adjust underground permit and subsidence control plan area acres. Underground Acres Proposed 24.0, SCP Acres Proposed 24.0. No additional discharges. Application received: November 13, 2006.
30841316 and NPDES Permit No. PA0213535. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company (1525 Pleasant Grove Road, P. O. Box J, Claysville, PA 15323). To revise the permit for the Bailey Mine and Prep Plant in Richhill Township, Greene County to perform stream restoration as may be necessary for 5 areas of Polly Hollow, seven areas of UNTs of North Fork Dunkard Fork, and one area of Crows Nest at UNT North Fork to alleviate subsidence pooling impacts from longwall mining bound by the following points on the Wind Ridge USGS Quad, N: 5.75 inches; W: 7.79 inches to N: 5.35 inches; W: 14.41 inches to N: 2.57 inches; W: 13.87 inches to N: 2.67 inches; W: 8.14 inches. No additional discharges. Application received: August 17, 2006.
63831302 and NPDES Permit No. PA0213608, Eighty Four Mining Company (P. O. Box J, 1525 Pleasant Grove, Claysville, PA 15323). To revise the permit for the Mine No. 84 in West Bethlehem Township, Washington County to add surface acreage to install the 12B bleeder shaft facility. Surface Acres Proposed 16.3. No additional discharges. Application received: October 19, 2006.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
Permit No. 32010107 and NPDES No. PA248991. Britt Energies, Inc. (P. O. Box 515, Indiana, PA 15701). Permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface auger mine in White Township, Indiana County, affecting 75.0 acres. Receiving streams: Yellow Creek, classified for the following uses: TSF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: November 20, 2006.
Permit No. 32010113 and NPDES No. PA0249106. T.L.H. Coal Company (4401 Pollock Road, Marion Center, PA 15759). Permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in West Mahoning Township, Indiana County, affecting 57.2 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Mahoning Creek and Mahoning Creek, classified for the following uses: WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: November 7, 2006.
Permit No. 11960109 and NPDES No. PA0234320. Paul F. Becker Coal Company (1593 Old Route 22, Duncansville, PA 16635). Permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger, mine in Elder Township, Cambria County, affecting 27.0 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Brubaker Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: November 13, 2006.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
26060109 and NPDES Permit No. 0251011. Purco Coal, Inc. (22 Van Voorhis Lane, Monongahela, PA 15063). Application for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine, located in Springhill Township, Fayette County, affecting 140.3 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Hope Hollow, classified for the following use: WWF. The potable water supplies intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge: Point Marion Borough Water Service, East Dunkard Water Association and Dunkard Valley Water Authority. Application received: November 22, 2006.
65010101 and NPDES Permit No. 0202908. M.B. Energy, Inc. (175 McKnight Road, Blairsville, PA 15717). Renewal application for reclamation only of an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 197 acres. Receiving streams: Saxman Run and unnamed tributaries to Saxman Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: November 29, 2006.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
33910107 and NPDES Permit PA0208469. Original Fuels, Inc. (P. O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Revision to an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Beaver Township, Jefferson County affecting 91.5 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary of Red Run to Red Run UNT to Tarkiln Run, classified for the following uses: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Hawthorn Municipal Authority. Revision to include a landuse change from forestland to land occasionally cut for hay on the James R. Thomas property. Application received: November 22, 2006.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17000102 and NPDES No. PA0242888. Hepburnia Coal Co. (P. O. Box 1, Grampian, PA 16838). Permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface-auger mine in Bell Township, Clearfield County, affecting 131.3 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries of Whiskey Run to Whiskey Run and to UNTs of South Branch Bear Run to South Branch Bear Run, to West Branch Susquehanna River, classified for the following use: CWF (Sensitive). There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: November 21, 2006.
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 pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 1 The 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: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
26920401 and NPDES Permit No. PA0203441. Coolspring Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 1328, Uniontown, PA 15401). Revision application to add mining of Pocono Burgoon Sandstone to an existing noncoal surface mine, located in North Union Township, Fayette County, affecting 60.6 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Coolspring Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is not potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Revision application received: November 27, 2006.
3374SM58T and NPDES Permit No. PA0591688. Coolspring Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 1328, Uniontown, PA 15401). Revision application to add mining of Pocono Burgoon Sandstone to an existing noncoal surface mine, located in North Union Township, Fayette County, affecting 146.6 acres. Receiving streams: Coolspring Run and a UNT to Coolspring Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is not potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Revision application received: November 27, 2006.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
14990301 and NPDES No. PA0242781. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (711 E. College Avenue, Pleasant Gap, PA 16823), renewal of NPDES permit in Rush Township, Centre County. Receiving streams: UNT to Moshannon Creek. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. NPDES Renewal application received: November 20, 2006.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
49060802. Chillisquaque Mountain Stone (729 Hookies Grove Road, Northumberland, PA 17857). Stages I and II bond release from a quarry operation in Point Township, Northumberland County affecting 2.0 acres on property owned by Stephen J. and JoAnn M. Balschi. Application received: November 20, 2006.
54040801. Michael Kost (222 Brier City Road, Pottsville, PA 17901). Stages I and II bond release from a quarry operation in Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County affecting 1.0 acre on property owned by Michael Kost and D. Susan Kost. Application received: November 27, 2006.
66060301. Noxen Sand & Materials (2162 Chase Road. Shavertown, PA 18708). Commencement, operation, and restoration of a quarry operation in Noxen Township, Wyoming County affecting 55 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received: November 27, 2006.
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