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ACTIONS ON COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 Water Quality Certification and the NPDES permit application. Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the application permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
Coal Permits Actions
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
Permit No. 30841312 and NPDES Permit No. PA0013790. Consolidation Coal Company (1 Bridge Street, Monongah, WV 26554). To revise the permit for the Blacksville Mine No. 2 in Jackson and Gilmore Townships, Greene County to develop acreage for Development Mining. Underground Acres Proposed 794.1, SCP Acres Proposed 794.1. No additional discharges. Application received: September 7, 2006. Permit issued: January 8, 2007.
Permit No. 30841313 and NPDES Permit No. PA002594. Consolidation Coal Company (1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241). To revise the permit for the Dilworth Mine in Jefferson Township, Greene County to change the land use for 5.3 acres at the No. 3 Airshaft site from unmanaged natural habitat to industrial/commercial. No additional discharges. Application received: October 3, 2005. Permit issued: January 8, 2007.
Permit No. 56841612 and NPDES Permit No. PA0588491. Svonavec, Inc. (150 West Union Street, Suite 201, Somerset, PA 15501). To renew the permit for the Coal Preparation Plant No. 2 in Black Township, Somerset County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. Application received: May 23, 2006. Permit issued: January 9, 2007.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
Permit No. 56910101 and NPDES No. PA0599077. Paul F. Becker Coal Company (1593 Old Route 22, Duncansville, PA 16653). Permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface auger mine in Somerset and Stonycreek Townships, Somerset County, affecting 120 acres. Receiving stream: UNTs to Kimberly Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 4, 2006. Permit issued: January 18, 2007.
32060103 and NPDES No. PA0262234. TLH Coal Company (4401 Pollock Road, Marion Center, PA 15759). Commencement, operation, and restoration of a bituminous surface-auger mine in East Mahoning Township, Indiana County, affecting 101.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Pine Run to Pine Run classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: July 21, 2006. Permit issued: January 16, 2007.
Permit No. 32010102. T.L.H. Coal Company (4401 Pollock Road, Marion Center, PA 15959). Permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in East Mahoning Township, Indiana County, affecting 86.2 acres. Receiving streams: N/A, classified for the following uses: N/A. There is no point source discharge from the mining operation. Application received: December 22, 2006. Permit issued: January 11, 2007.
Permit No. 32010108 and NPDES No. PA0249017. Britt Energies, Inc. (2450 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701). Permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Center Township, Indiana County, affecting 50.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Yellow Creek and Yellow Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF and TSF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 29, 2006. Permit issued: January 12, 2007.
32010111 and NPDES No. PA0249050. Alverda Enterprises, Inc. (P. O. Box 87, Alverda, PA 15710). Permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Pine Township, Indiana County, affecting 34.8 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Yellow Creek classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: October 12, 2006. Permit issued: January 16, 2007.
56970102 and NPDES No. PA0234508. Hoffman Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541). Revision of an existing bituminous surface mine to change the land use from forest to pastureland in Paint Township, Somerset County, affecting 283.3 acres. Receiving stream: Weaver Run, UNT to Shade Creek, UNT to Roaring Fork classified for the following uses: CWF; CWF; CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Cambria Somerset Authority Stonycreek SWI. Application received: July 14, 2006. Permit issued: January 18, 2007.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
02060101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250881. Castor Farm Associates, Inc. (McNeilly Prof. Bldg., Suite 201, 405 McNeilly Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15226). Commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine, located in Jefferson Hills Borough, Allegheny County, affecting 25.3 acres. Receiving stream: Peters Creek. Application received: March 31, 2006. Permit issued: January 10, 2007.
65010101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202908. M.B. Energy, Inc. (175 McKnight Road, Blairsville, PA 15717). Renewal for reclamation only of an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 197 acres. Receiving streams: Saxman Run and UNTs to Saxman Run. Renewal application received: November 29, 2006. Renewal permit issued: January 11, 2007.
03020115 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250295. Walter L. Houser Coal Co., Inc. (12968 US Route 422, Kittanning, PA 16201-5446). Renewal issued for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface/auger mining site located in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, affecting 195.6 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Snyder Run and Huling Run. Application received: October 23, 2006. Renewal issued: January 11, 2007.
63050102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250767. Mulligan Mining, Inc. (5945 Pudding Stone Lane, Bethel Park, PA 15102). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mining site located in Smith Township, Washington County, affecting 143.9 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Little Raccoon Run to Little Raccoon Run to Raccoon Run to Ohio River; and UNTs to Raccoon Creek to Raccoon Creek to Ohio River. Application received: July 11, 2005. Permit issued: January 17, 2007.
03050102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250732. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Permit revised to add 5 acres of mining area to an existing bituminous surface mining site located in Rayburn Township, Armstrong County, affecting 84.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Cowanshannock Creek. Application received: October 13, 2006. Revised permit issued: January 17, 2007.
03010106 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250031. Black Rock Coal Co., Inc. (1107 University Drive, Dunbar, PA 15431). Transfer of permit formerly issued to Seven Sisters Mining Co., Inc., for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mining site located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County, affecting 34.3 acres. Receiving streams: Crooked Creek and UNT to Allegheny River. Application received: August 1, 2006. Transfer permit issued: January 18, 2007.
03060102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250902. P & N Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 332, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mining site located in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, affecting 252.2 acres. Receiving streams: Patterson Creek and UNTs to Patterson Creek. Application received: March 23, 2006. Permit issued: January 18, 2007.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17960124 and NPDES No. PA0220523. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Brady and Bell Townships, Clearfield County, affecting 127 acres. Receiving streams: Buck Run to Beech Run to East Branch Mahoning Creek to Mahoning Creek to Allegheny River. Application received: December 15, 2006. Permit renewed: January 4, 2007.
17960113 and NPDES No. PA0220396. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (5510 State Park Road, Penfield, PA 15849). Permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Covington Township, Clearfield County, affecting 321.5 acres. Receiving streams and classifications: unnamed stream to Potter Run--CWF; unnamed stream to Grimes Run--HQ-CWF; unnamed stream to Curley's Run--HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: October 24, 2006. Permit issued: January 5, 2007.
17950120 and NPDES No. PA0220230. Waroquier Coal Company (P. O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830). Permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Goshen Township, Clearfield County, affecting 167.0 acres. Receiving streams: Bloody Run to West Branch Susquehanna River and Trout Run to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received: January 11, 2007. Permit issued: January 16, 2007.
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: UNTs 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. Permit issued: January 11, 2007.
17940117 and NPDES No. PA0219916. King Coal Sales, Inc. (P. O. Box 712, Philipsburg, PA 16866). Revision of an existing bituminous surface mine (change in land use) in Morris Township, Clearfield County, affecting 141.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Alder Run to West Branch Susquehanna River. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: November 20, 2006. Permit issued: January 11, 2007.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
49871602R3. Lenig & Kosmer Coal Washery (R. R. 1 Box 250A, Shamokin, PA 17872). Renewal of an existing anthracite coal preparation plant operation in West Cameron Township, Northumberland County affecting 3.6 acres; receiving stream: none. Application received: May 25, 2006. Renewal issued: January 17, 2007.
54693031R4 and NPDES Permit No. PA0124168. Joe Kuperavage Coal Company (916 Park Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965). Renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation and NPDES Permit for discharge of mine drainage operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 307.5 acres, receiving stream: UNT to Silver Creek. Application received: January 9, 2006. Renewal issued: January 19, 2007.
35910101R3 and NPDES Permit No. PA0595187. Pioneer Aggregates, Inc. (202 Main Street, Laflin, PA 18702). Renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine and NPDES Permit for discharge of mine drainage operation in Fell Township, Lackawanna County affecting 425.0 acres; receiving stream: Wilson Creek. Application received: May 9, 2006. Renewal issued: January 19, 2007.
54060201. Koury Excavating (109 Hill Terrace Drive, Pottsville, PA 17901). Commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County affecting 8.0 acres; receiving stream: none. Application received: July 27, 2006. Permit issued: January 19, 2007.
ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 (73 P. S. §§ 151--161) and 25 Pa. Code § 211.124. Blasting activity performed as part of a coal or noncoal mining activity will be regulated by the mining permit for that coal or noncoal mining activity.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
26064001. Mashuda Corp. (21101 Route 19, Cranberry, PA 16066). Revision to the existing blasting activity permit for highway construction, located in Menallan and North Union Townships, Fayette County, with an expected duration of 180 days. Blasting activity permit issued: January 12, 2007.
02074001. Kesco, Inc. (P. O. Box 95, Adrian, PA 16210). Blasting activity permit for construction to the Beaver grade drop zone, located in Leetsdale Township, Allegheny County, with an expected duration of 365 days. Blasting activity permit issued: January 18, 2007.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17074001. Douglas Explosives, Inc. (P. O. Box 77, Philipsburg, PA 16866). Blasting for Chestnut Ridge Estates sewer line located in Boggs Township, Clearfield County. Permit issued: January 5, 2007. Permit expires: January 5, 2008.
14074001. Triangle Construction (1076 East Bishop St., Bellefonte, PA 16823). Blasting for Nittany Vista Phase III located in Walker Township, Centre County. Permit issued: January 9, 2007. Permit expires: July 8, 2007.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
06074102. J. Roy's, Inc. (Box 125, Bowmansville, PA 17507). Construction blasting for Sunset Knoll in Amity Township, Berks County with an expiration date of January 1, 2008. Permit issued: January 12, 2007.
09074101. Eastern Blasting Co., Inc. (1292 Street Road, New Hope, PA 18938). Construction blasting for Towering Oaks of Yardley in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County with an expiration date of January 1, 2008. Permit issued: January 12, 2007.
46074103. Warren's Excavating & Drilling, Inc. (P. O. Box 1022, Honey Brook, PA 19344). Construction blasting for Meadow Glen West in Skippack Township, Montgomery County with an expiration date of January 10, 2008. Permit issued: January 12, 2007.
45074102. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431). Construction blasting at Ski Haven in Paradise Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of January 16, 2008. Permit issued: January 17, 2007.
64074101. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431). Construction blasting at Lohigan Camp in Buckingham Township, Wayne County with an expiration date of January 16, 2008. Permit issued: January 17, 2007.
67064024. Abel Construction Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 476, Mountville, PA 17554). Construction blasting at Reservoir Heights Phase I in West Manheim Township, York County with an expiration date of December 29, 2007. Permit issued: January 18, 2007.
52074001. Demtech, Inc. (65 Bald Mountain Road, Dubois, WY 82513). Demolition blasting at PA Route 434 Bridge Over The Delaware River in Shohola Township, Pike County with an expiration date of April 30, 2007. Permit issued: January 18, 2007.
22074101. Dyno Nobel, Inc. (1320 Galiffa Drive, Donora, PA 15033). Construction blasting at Spring Creek Cemetery in Derry Township, Dauphin County with an expiration date of January 30, 2008. Permit issued: January 18, 2007.
22074102. Dyno Nobel, Inc. (1320 Galiffa Drive, Donora, PA 15033). Construction blasting for Southpoint Meadows in Derry Township, Dauphin County with an expiration date of July 30, 2007. Permit issued: January 18, 2007.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Except as otherwise noted, the Department has granted 401 Water Quality Certification certifying that the construction and operation described will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users should contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary of the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
Actions on applications for the following activities filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and The Clean Streams Law (35 §§ 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 Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
E09-891. All Seasons Marina, 1300 Second Avenue, P. O. Box 390, Croydon, PA 19021, and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O, Box 8767, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8767, Bristol Township, Bucks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To authorize and amend Permit No. E09-891 which granted permission to modify, upgrade, repair, operate and maintain the existing ''All Seasons Marina'' located within the Neshaminy State Park. The site is located at the northeast corner or the confluence of the Neshaminy Creek (WWF, MF) and the Delaware River (WWF, MF) (Beverly, PA-NJ, Quadrangle N: 13.7 inches; W: 4.4 inches)
Work will consist of the following activities:
1. To construct and maintain nine new floating docks requiring the installation of 115 timber piles, for a total of 54 boat slips.
2. To install and maintain a travel lift with two platforms and associated steel sheet piling and a 6-foot wide and 395-foot long floating dock adjacent to the travel lift.
3. To install a 1.9-acre gravel base parking area for winter boat storage adjacent to the existing parking area and within the 100-year floodplain.
4. To construct modify repair and maintain the existing rock jetties at the marina's entrance from the river.
5. To install and maintain two 6,000-gallon double-lined aboveground gasoline storage tanks.
6. To modify and maintain an existing Delaware River boat ramp by constructing an adjacent gangway and parallel rock jetties.
7. To install and maintain an access ramp at the northeast corner of the marina to gain entrance to the aforementioned floating dock.
Amendment of this permit approves the Dredge Maintenance Plan and constitutes approval of a Water Quality Certification under section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A § 1341(a)).
Northeast Regional Office, Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E54-326. Commonwealth Environmental System, LP, P. O. Box 249, Dunmore, PA 18512-0249. Frailey Township, Schuylkill County, Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To place fill in approximately 0.96 acre of wetlands for the purpose of expanding an existing municipal solid waste landfill. The permittee is required to provide 2.0 acres of replacement wetlands. The project is located approximately 1.0 mile east of SR 0081, on the north side of SR 0025 (Tremont, PA Quadrangle N: 7.3 inches; W: 0.7 inch).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E36-812: Manheim Area Economic Development Corp., 15 East High Street, Manheim PA 17545, Manheim Borough, Lancaster County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove approximately 6 vertical feet of a section of concrete retaining wall, spanning approximately 195 feet, along the east bank of the Chiques Creek; remove two abandoned oil transfer lines located beneath Chiques Creek; and remove approximately 5,980 cubic feet of material in the floodway and floodplain, followed by stabilization, for the establishment of a riparian and flood storage area at the former Raymark Industries site at the corner of East Stiegel and Oak Streets in Manheim Borough (Manheim, PA Quadrangle; Latitude 40° 09` 37", Longitude: 76° 23` 21"; N: 6.5 inches; W: 2.05 inches.)
E67-805: Izaak Walton League of America, York Chapter, 7131 Ironstone Hill Road, Dallastown, PA 17313, Springfield Township, York County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a stream restoration project on 3,800 feet of a UNT to the East Branch Codorus Creek (CWF), including rock and log structures and bank grading for the purpose of correcting the stream pattern, improving streambank stabilization, sediment transport and aquatic habitat and establishing a riparian buffer. The project is located just west of Jacobus Borough (Glen Rock, PA Quadrangle N: 21.8 inches; W: 12.9 inches; Latitude: 39° 52` 11", Longitude: 76° 43` 4" to York, PA Quadrangle N: 0.6 inches, W: 14.1 inches; Latitude: 39° 52` 41", Longitude: 76° 43` 34") in Springfield Township, York County.
E36-539: Lancaster Country Club, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601, Manheim and East Lampeter Townships, Lancaster County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove and replace an existing 3-span multi-girder steel I-beam bridge and two associated piers from the Conestoga River (WWF) with a 150-foot long, 8-foot wide, single-span prefabricated steel truss bridge with a minimum underclearance of 12.0-feet, and approximately 319 linear-feet of grading along the floodway in the same location on the Lancaster Country Club Golf Course approximately 25 feet downstream of the confluence with Stauffer Run (Lancaster, PA Quadrangle; 40° 03` 42.01" N, 76° 16` 0.31" W; 11.2 inches N, 2.34 inches W), and to install and maintain 20 streambank and channel stabilization structures including rock deflectors, rock vanes, and rip-rap placement resulting in 557 linear-feet of stream impacts along a 3,700-foot section of Stauffer Run (WWF) beginning at the confluence with the Conestoga River (Lancaster, PA Quadrangle; 40° 03` 33.31" N, 76° 15` 18.03" W; 10.76 inches N, 0.70 inch W) and ending near Millcross Road (Lancaster, PA Quadrangle; 40° 03` 41.88" N, 76° 15` 59.13" W; 11.19 inches N, 2.30 inches W) in Manheim and East Lampeter Townships, Lancaster County.
E36-805: Sertoma Club of Lancaster, 1855 Columbia Avenue, P. O. Box 1746, Lancaster, PA 17608-1746, Lancaster City and Manheim Township, Lancaster County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct an interpretive trail on an approximately 3 acre parcel south of Long's Park near the intersection of Route 30 and Harrisburg Pike in Manheim Township and Lancaster City (center of project located on Lancaster USGS Quadrangle; N: 1 inch, W: 1 inch; Latitude: 40° 03` 42" N, Longitude: 76° 19` 51" W). The project will involve approximately 900 feet of stream bank stabilization work and riparian plantings along a UNT of Little Conestoga Creek, three footbridges, one wetland crossing and one intake pipe on an existing dam. There will be approximately 5,000 square feet of wetland enhancement work, 30 feet of stream channel impacts, and 950 square feet of wetland impacts.
The pedestrian bridges will be typical cambered bridges (2.5% arch rise to midpoint). The bridges will be built on grade, with the walkway about 8 inches above existing grade. Bridge 1 (City of Lancaster) will have a span of 15 feet and a width of 6 feet. Bridge 2 (Manheim Township) will have a span of 28 feet and a width of 6 feet. Bridge 3 (Manheim Township) will have a span of 45 feet.
Northwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E62-403, Echo Warren Associates, LP, 701 Alpha Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. Warren County Retail Center, in Conewango Township, Warren County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Russell, PA Quadrangle N: 1.0 inch; W: 3.5 inches).
The applicant has requested to amend Permit E62-403 which authorized Echo Warren Associates, LP to construct a commercial development consisting of a Wal-Mart (204,000 square feet), a home improvement center (111,000 square feet), 81,000 square feet of additional retail shops and associated parking immediately NW of the intersection of US Route 62 (Market Street Extension) and SR 69 (Jackson Run Road) involving: 1) to fill 0.62 acre of PEM wetland; 2) to restore 1.01 acres of wetland onsite and to enhance 0.56 acre of existing wetland onsite; 3) to construct and maintain two 3.0-foot diameter HDPE stormwater outfalls discharging to Jackson Run; and 4) to construct and maintain a 3.5-foot diameter HDPE stormwater outfall discharging to Conewango Creek.
The applicant proposes to amend Permit E62-403 to include: 1) an additional wetland impact of 0.32 acre of PEM wetlands affected by side slope grading and potential secondary impacts during and after construction of the Warren County Retail Center; 2) the rerouting and rip-rap lining of approximately 150 feet of an unnamed tributary to Jackson Run with a drainage area of less than 100 acres during construction of the Warren County Retail Center; 3) proposed additional wetland mitigation consisting of the construction of 0.2 acre of PEM wetland and vegetative enhancement of 0.3 acre of reed canary PEM wetland.
The project proposes to directly affect 0.94 acre of PEM wetlands and to restore 1.03 acres of wetland onsite and to enhance 0.86 acre of existing wetland onsite.
Jackson Run is a perennial stream with a wild trout designation and classified as a CWF. Conewango Creek is a perennial stream classified as a WWF.
STORAGE TANKS
SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS
The following Storage Tank Site-Specific Installation Permits, under the authority of the Storage Tank Spill Prevention Act (35 P. S. §§ 6021.304, 6021.504, 6021.1101--6021.1102) and under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245, Subchapter C, have been issued by the Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Director, P. O. Box 8763, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8763.
SSIP Permit No. Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Tank Type Tank Capacity 07-23-008 Sunoco Partners Marketing &
Terminals, LP 1735 Market St. Suite LL
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attn: John McFaddenDelaware Upper Chichester Township One AST storing denatured ethanol 420,000 gallons
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice of Extension of Pennsylvania General NPDES Permit for Wet Weather Overflow Discharges from Combined Sewer Systems (PAG# 6) Under the authority of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § § 691.1--691.1001) and sections 1905-A, 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 510-5, 510-17 and 510-20), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) by this notice issues a 12-month extension of the terms of its current General NPDES Permit for wet weather overflow discharges from combined sewer systems (PAG# 6). The current general permit is scheduled to expire February 22, 2007. The terms of the current permit are extended until February 22, 2008. The extension will be effective on February 23, 2007, and shall expire February 22, 2008. The Department will continue to grant coverage under the existing general permit and enforce permit compliance in accordance with existing requirements until the general permit is reissued following the public review process.
The permit documents package will continue to be available from the Department's Regional and Central Offices. Persons with questions about this notice should contact Lee McDonnell in the Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation at (717) 787-8184 or lmcdonnell@state.pa.us.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Revised Final Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Little Schuylkill River Watershed Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is holding a public meeting to discuss and accept comments on a revised final TMDL for the Little Schuylkill Watershed. The meeting will be held on February 20, 2007, at 10 a.m. at the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) District Office in Pottsville, PA. Individuals who wish to make a presentation at the public meeting should contact Jim Andrews no later than 4 p.m. on February 16, 2007. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL for the Little Schuylkill Watershed, which will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
The TMDL for the Little Schuylkill River Watershed was developed in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Water Act, Section 303(d). One stream segment in the Little Schuylkill River Watershed have been identified as impaired on the 1996 Pennsylvania 303(d) list due to depressed pH and/or high concentrations of metals, as well as an addition 3 segments. The listed segments and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code Stream Name Miles Degraded 02202 Little Schuylkill River 22.8 02233 UNT Little Schuylkill River 1.7 02244 UNT Little Schuylkill River 0.1 02245 UNT Little Schuylkill River 0.1 The proposed plan provides calculations of streams total capacity to accept metals (aluminum, iron, manganese and acidity), pH and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The applicable water quality criteria are as follows:
Parameter Criterion value Total Recoverable/ (mg/l) Dissolved Aluminum 0.75 Total Recoverable Iron 1.5 30-day Average
Total RecoverableManganese 1.00 Total Recoverable pH 6.0--9.0 NA The primary pollutant source for the watershed is abandoned mine workings. This watershed was heavily mined for coal from the nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. The effects of this are still present.
The TMDL was developed using Monte Carlo Simulation to determine long-term average concentrations that each stream segment could accept and still meet water quality criteria 99% of the time. Monte Carlo Simulation allows for the expansion of a data set based on its statistical makeup. Since there was no critical flow condition where criteria were exceeded, the Department used the average flow to express the loading values in the TMDL. The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. The basis of information used in the establishment of this TMDL is field data collected over the past 5 years.
The Department will accept written comments on the proposed Little Schuylkill River Watershed TMDL. All written comments must be postmarked by February 23, 2007, and sent to James Andrews, Geologic Specialist, Department of Environmental Protection, Pottsville District Mining Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118 or jameandrew@state.pa.us
To request a copy of the TMDL and associated information sheet or to obtain directions to the Department's Pottsville District Office, contact Jim Andrews at the phone number or email address indicated previously.
The proposed TMDL for the Little Schuylkill River Watershed can be accessed through the Department's website (http://www.dep.state.pa.us) by typing ''TMDL'' in the DEP Keyword field and clicking GO. Persons with a disability who require accommodations to attend this meeting should contact the Department at (814) 472-1900 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Revised Final Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Schuylkill River Watershed The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is holding a public meeting to discuss and accept comments on a revised final TMDL for the Schuylkill Watershed. The meeting will be held on February 20, 2007, at 10 a.m. at the Department of Environmental Protection District Office in Pottsville, PA. Individuals who wish to make a presentation at the public meeting should contact Jim Andrews no later than 4 p.m. on February 16, 2007. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL for the Schuylkill Watershed, which will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
The TMDL for the Schuylkill River Watershed was developed in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Water Act, Section 303(d). One stream segment in the Schuylkill River Watershed have been identified as impaired on the 1996 Pennsylvania 303(d) list due to depressed pH and/or high concentrations of metals. The listed segments and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code Stream Name Miles Degraded 00833 Schuylkill River 34 The proposed plan provides calculations of streams total capacity to accept metals (aluminum, iron, manganese and acidity), pH and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The applicable water quality criteria are as follows:
Parameter Criterion value Total Recoverable/ (mg/l) Dissolved Aluminum 0.75 Total Recoverable Iron 1.5 30-day Average
Total RecoverableManganese 1.00 Total Recoverable pH 6.0--9.0 NA The primary pollutant source for the watershed is abandoned mine workings. This watershed was heavily mined for coal from the nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. The effects of this are still present.
The TMDL was developed using Monte Carlo Simulation to determine long-term average concentrations that each stream segment could accept and still meet water quality criteria 99% of the time. Monte Carlo Simulation allows for the expansion of a data set based on its statistical makeup. Since there was no critical flow condition where criteria were exceeded, the Department used the average flow to express the loading values in the TMDL. The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. The basis of information used in the establishment of this TMDL is field data collected over the past 5 years.
The Department will accept written comments on the proposed Schuylkill River Watershed TMDL. All written comments must be postmarked by February 23, 2007, and sent to James Andrews, Geologic Specialist, Department of Environmental Protection, Pottsville District Mining Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118 or jameandrew@state.pa.us
To request a copy of the TMDL and associated information sheet or to obtain directions to the Department's Pottsville District Office, please contact Jim Andrews at the phone number or email address indicated above.
The proposed TMDL for the Schuylkill River Watershed can be accessed through the Department's website (http://www.dep.state.pa.us) by typing ''TMDL'' in the DEP Keyword field, and clicking GO. Persons with a disability who require accommodations to attend this meeting should contact the Department at (814) 472-1900 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Bernhart Creek Watershed located in Berks County Southcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will hold a public meeting to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL for the Bernhart Creek Watershed located in Berks County. The meeting will be held on February 21, 2007, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Berks County Agriculture Building on County Welfare Drive in Leesport, PA. Individuals who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting should contact Joseph Adams, Southcentral Regional Office at (717) 705-4820 by 4 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2007. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL for the Bernhart Creek Watershed, which will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
The proposed TMDL for the Bernhart Creek Watershed was established in accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. One stream segment in the Bernhart Creek Watershed has been identified as impaired on the 1996 Pennsylvania section 303(d) list due to high concentration of salinity/total dissolved solids/chlorides and/or high concentrations of metals. The listed segments and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code (Segment ID) Stream Name Miles Degraded 1978 (6389) Bernhart Creek 1.9 The proposed plan provides calculations of the stream's total capacity to accept metals (lead) and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The water quality criterion for lead is directly related to the hardness concentration of the water. The applicable water quality criterion relationship is as follows:
Parameter Criterion value Total Recoverable/ (mg/l) Dissolved Lead {1.4623-(ln[H] × 0.145712} × e (1.273 \x ln\[H\]|m-4.705) Total Recoverable
The proposed TMDL was developed using water quality samples taken during various flow conditions in 2006 and the lead criterion relationship shown previously. The data and all supporting information used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department.
The Department will accept written comments on the proposed TMDL for the Bernhart Creek Watershed. Written comments must be postmarked by 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and sent to Joseph Adams, Department of Environmental Protection, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4820, josepadams@state.pa.us.
To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and associated information sheet or to obtain directions to the South Central Regional Office, contact Joseph Adams at the phone number or e-mail address indicated previously.
The proposed TMDL for the Bernhart Creek Watershed can be accessed through the Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us by typing ''TMDL'' in the DEP Keyword field, and clicking GO.
Request for Comments and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Developed for the Clearfield Creek Watershed The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) are holding a public meeting on February 20, 2007, at 7 p.m. at Prince Gallitzin State Park Headquarters, Patton, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDLs developed for the Clearfield Creek Watershed. In accordance with the requirements of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, stream segments in Clearfield Creek have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals and low pH as a result of abandoned mine drainage.
The proposed TMDLs set allowable loadings to meet water quality standards at specified points in Clearfield Creek for iron, manganese, aluminum and acidity. Loads have been allocated to both point and nonpoint sources. The TMDLs were established using field data collected in 2003 and 2004, as well as data collected from prior water quality surveys performed by other agencies.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDLs are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website (www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/). To request a copy of any of the TMDLs, contact Bill Brown, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2951.
Written comments will be accepted at this address and must be postmarked no later than 30 days from the date of this bulletin notice. The PADEP will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Request for Comments and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Developed for the West Branch Susquehanna River Watershed The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) are holding a public meeting on February 22, 2007, at 7 p.m. at the Clearfield County Conservation District, Clearfield, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDLs developed for the West Branch Susquehanna River Watershed. In accordance with the requirements of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, stream segments in the West Branch Susquehanna River have been identified as impaired due to high levels of metals and low pH as a result of abandoned mine drainage.
The proposed TMDLs set allowable loadings to meet water quality standards at specified points in the West Branch Susquehanna River for iron, manganese, aluminum and acidity. Loads have been allocated to both point and nonpoint sources. The TMDLs were established using field data collected in 2004 and 2005, as well as data collected from prior water quality surveys performed by other agencies.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDLs are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website (www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/). To request a copy of any of the TMDLs, contact Bill Brown, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2951.
Written comments will be accepted at this address and must be postmarked no later than 30 days from the date of this bulletin notice. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
Certified Emission Reduction Credits In Pennsylvania's ERC Registry Emission reduction credits (ERCs) are surplus, permanent, quantified and federally enforceable emission reductions used to offset emission increases of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the following criteria pollutants: carbon monoxide (CO), lead (Pb), oxides of sulfur (SOx), particulate matter (PM), PM-10 and PM-10 precursors.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) maintains an ERC registry in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.209. The ERC registry system provides for the tracking of the creation, transfer and use of ERCs. Prior to registration of the credits, ERC Registry Applications are reviewed and approved by the Department to confirm that the ERCs meet the requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.206--208. Registration of the credits in the ERC registry system constitutes certification that the ERCs satisfy applicable requirements and that the credits are available for use. The following registered, and certified ERCs in the ERC Registry are currently available for use as follows:
(1) To satisfy new source review (NSR) emission offset ratio requirements;
(2) To ''net-out'' of NSR at ERC-generating facilities;
(3) To sell or trade the ERCs for use as emission offsets at new or modified facilities.
The certified ERCs shown below, expressed in tons per year (tpy), satisfy the applicable ERC requirements contained in 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.206--208. ERCs created from the curtailment or shutdown of a source or facility expires for use as offsets 10 years after the emission reduction occurs. ERCs generated by the over control of emissions by an existing facility do not expire for use as offsets. However, credits in the registry that are not used in a plan approval will be discounted if new air quality requirements are adopted by the Department or United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
For additional information concerning this listing of certified ERCs, contact the Bureau of Air Quality, Division of Permits, Department of Environmental Protection, 12th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, (717) 787-4325. This Pennsylvania ERC registry report, ERC Registry application and instructions are located at www.depweb.state. pa.us, select Air Topics, Air Quality Home, Permits, Emission Reduction Credits.
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