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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 07-248e

[37 Pa.B. 795]
[Saturday, February 17, 2007]

[Continued from previous Web Page]

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

   Northeast Regional Office, Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.

   E48-364. Wagner Enterprises, Ltd., P. O. Box 3154, Easton, PA 18043. City of Bethlehem, Northampton County, United States Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.

   To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments: 1) an 8-inch diameter sanitary sewer line in Saucon Creek; 2) a 48-inch diameter stormwater outfall structure and associated energy dissipator in the floodway of Saucon Creek; and 3) to remove an existing 30-inch diameter stormwater outfall structure and replace it with a 6-inch diameter and a 14-inch by 23-inch eliptical stormwater outfall pipe and associated energy dissipator in the floodway of Saucon Creek. The project is located on Fire Lane adjacent to Saucon Park (Hellertown, PA Quadrangle N:  18.4 inches; W:  13.6 inches).

   Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.

   E14-486. Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301. Cove Point DTI Pipelines and Centre County Compressor Station, in Harris Township, Potter Township, Spring Township, Boggs Township, Snowshoe Township and Curtin Township of Centre County, ACOE Baltimore District (from Barrville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude 40° 43` 43.7", Longitude 77° 43` 35" to Snow Shoe NE, PA Quadrangle, Latitude 41° 10` 47.5"; Longitude 77° 49` 37.7").

   To construct, operate and maintain: 1) 69 stream crossings and 71 wetland crossings while constructing 34 miles of new 24-inch diameter gas transmission pipeline, for the most part parallel to an existing Texas Eastern pipeline, located in; 2) a 4.23-acre wetland replacement area to compensate for 3.21 acres of permanently converted forested to emergent wetlands. The 4.23-acre wetland replacement area will involve 2.96 acres of constructed wetlands and 1.27 acres of wetland enhancement identified as the Bald Eagle II mitigation site. The mitigation site is divided into two parcels on the same property. Field 1 is located west of the access road to the property (Bellefonte PA Quadrangle, Latitude 40° 55` 7.27"; Longitude 77° 51` 6.58") and Field 2 is located east of the access road (Bellefonte PA Quadrangle, Latitude 40° 55` 13.22"; Longitude 77° 50` 48.83"). Impacts from the construction of the wetland replacement area include a temporary stream and wetland crossing, and a permanent impact of 0.03 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands for the construction of a berm.

   The following table summarizes the impacts by permit category for all stream and wetland crossings:

Stream Crossing Type Quantity Waiver GP-5 GP-8 Chapter 105
Access Road 20 480 ft. N/A 969 ft. N/A
Pipeline 41 2,042 ft. 2,198 ft. N/A 395 ft.
Groundbed 7 133 ft. 12 ft.N/A0
Mitigation Area 1 15 ft
      Total 69 3,050 ft. 2,210 ft 969 + 15 ft. 395 ft.
Wetland Crossing Type
Access Road 29 N/A N/A0.52 Ac. 0
Pipeline 37 N/A 1.34 Ac. N/A 5.71 Ac.
Mitigation Area 5 N/A 0.1 N/A 0.03
      Total 71 1.44 Ac. 0.52 Ac. 5.74 Ac.

   The following two tables list detailed stream and wetland crossings that require a 25 Pa. Code Chapter 105 permit authorization for the construction of the pipeline because the waterways were classified as exceptional value in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93 and did not meet the criteria established in a general permit or waiver of permit:

Crossing ID Type Impact (acres) Latitude Longitude EV Status
Pipeline
WPA-KLF-025 PEM 0.01 40° 44` 42.5" 77° 43` 14.7" EV
WPA-KLF-026 PEM 0.01 40° 44` 43.1" 77° 43` 14.3" EV
WPA-KLF-027 PEM/PFO 1.52 40° 45` 12.7" 77° 42` 53.8" EV
WPA-KLF-028 PEM 0.02 40° 45` 21.8" 77° 42` 42.2" EV
WPA-KLF-029 PEM/PFO 0.28 40° 45` 29.4" 77° 42` 38.4" EV
WPA-KLF-030 PEM 0.07 40° 45` 28.9" 77° 42` 41.4" EV
WPA-GTR-001 PEM 0.8   40° 46` 21.9" 77° 42` 25.2" EV
WPA-GTR-003 PEM 0.14 40° 47` 03.8" 77° 41` 48.3" EV
WPA-GTR-005 PEM 0.64 40° 47` 06.6" 77° 41` 46.4" EV
WPA-NAY-029 PEM/PFO/POW 0.06 40° 57` 16.5" 77° 45` 51.8" Other (>10Ac)
WPA-NAY-026 PEM 0.04 40° 57` 23.3" 77° 45` 53.9" EV
WPA-NAY-027 PEM <0.01  40° 57` 28.9" 77° 45` 54.8" EV
WPA-NAY-028 PEM <0.01  40° 57` 40.1" 77° 46` 03.3" EV
WPA-NAY-031 PEM 0.07 40° 58` 03.2" 77° 46` 17.5" EV
WPA-NAY-032 PEM 0.22 40° 59` 02.2" 77° 46` 41.8" EV
WPA-AES-002 PEM/PFO 0.07 41° 02` 47.1" 77° 47` 49.2" EV
WPA-GTR-004 PEM/PFO 1.06 41° 04` 34.0" 77° 47` 59.7" EV
WPA-KLF-005 PSS/PEM 0.11 41° 06` 48.0" 77° 48` 43.7" EV
WPA-KLF-008 PEM 0.01 41° 07` 28.4" 77° 48` 48.5" EV
WPA-KLF-012 PEM 0.5   41° 08` 42.9" 77° 49` 16.3" EV
WPA-KLF-014 PEM 0.08 41° 09` 02.4" 77° 49` 18.9" EV
Total 5.71 =(PEM = 2.61) + (PFO=2.99) + (PSS=0.11)
Crossing ID Stream Chapter 93 DA (mi2) Latitude Longitude Impact (ft.)
Pipeline
SPA-KLF-005 UNT Two Rock Run EV n/a 41° 08` 45.9" 77° 49` 17.2" 16
SPA-KLF-007 UNT West Branch
Big Run 		EV n/a 41° 09` 52.7" 77° 49` 23.0" 264
SPA-KLF-008 UNT West Branch
Big Run 		EV n/a 41° 10` 05.9" 77° 49` 26.5" 115
      Total 395

   The permanent impact to palustrine emergent wetlands is located at Field 2 of the Bald Eagle II property. The following table lists the individual encroachments necessary to complete construction of the wetland replacement area:

Crossing ID Type Impact (Acres) Latitude LongitudeEV Status
Mitigation Area
WPA-BE-KF-002 PEM 0.007 40° 55` 12.6" 77° 50` 49.7" Other
WPA-BE-KF-003 PEM 0.005 40° 55` 13.1" 77° 50` 48.8" Other
WPA-BE-KF-004 PEM 0.006 40° 55` 13.6" 77° 50` 47.8" Other
WPA-BE-KF-005 PEM 0.009 40° 55` 14.1" 77° 50` 46.2" Other
      Total 0.03  

   The following stream crossings for access roads are eligible for a waiver in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 105.12(a)(2) and are included in this permit:

Crossing ID Stream Chapter 93 DA <100 AcLatitudeLongitudeImpact (ft.)
SPA-NAY-099UNT Bald Eagle CreekCWF0.1340° 57` 46.2" 77° 46` 8.42" 155
SPA-NAY-100 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.02 40° 57` 52.0" 77° 46` 25.33" 87
SPA-NAY-089 UNT Council Run CWF 0.15 41° 04` 40.4" 77° 48` 16.3" 58
SPA-NAY-090 Pool CWF 0.02 41° 04` 59.4" 77° 48` 25.66" 117
SPA-NAY-094 UNT Wallace Run CWF 0.05 41° 00` 52.9" 77° 52` 12.31" 63
Total 480

   The following stream crossings for pipeline and ground bed activities are eligible for a waiver in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 105.12(a)(2) and are included in this permit:

Pipeline
SPA-KLF-019 UNT Sinking Creek CWF 0.022 41° 45` 21.2" 77° 42` 42.5" 76
SPA-GTR-001 UNT Galbraith Gap Run HQ-CWF 0.104 41° 46` 21.8" 77° 42` 62.2" 114
SPA-GTR-009 UNT Sinking Creek CWF 0.109 40° 47` 08.6" 77° 41` 45.8" 138
SPA-VRS-009 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.053 40° 56` 10.4" 77° 45` 37.1" 75
SPA-NAY-060 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.043 40° 57` 22.8"77° 45` 54.0" 53
SPA-NAY-056 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.045 40° 57` 28.5" 77° 45` 55.6" 62
SPA-NAY-058 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.015 40° 57` 46.6" 77° 46` 07.9" 169
SPA-NAY-057 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.017 40° 57` 48.0" 77° 46` 09.0" 189
SPA-NAY-061 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.013 40° 58` 03.4" 77° 46` 17.4" 75
SPA-NAY-062 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.026 40° 58` 04.8" 77° 46` 18.4" 439
SPA-NAY-064 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.009 40° 58` 27.3" 77° 46` 31.8" 76
SPA-NAY-065 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.022 40° 59` 01.9" 77° 46` 42.0" 2
SPA-NAY-066 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 0.023 40° 59` 3.12" 77° 46` 42.5" 80
SPA-AES-001 Antis Creek CWF 0.136 40° 59` 35.3" 77° 47` 5.11" 62
SPA-GTR-005 UNT Council Run CWF 0.056 41° 04` 09.4" 77° 47` 50.1" 76
SPA-GTR-004 UNT Council Run CWF 0.053 41° 04` 33.0" 77° 47` 59.9" 45
SPA-GTR-006 UNT Council Run CWF 0.007 41° 04` 35.8" 77° 48` 0.50" 122
SPA-VRS-002 UNT Council Run CWF 0.001 41° 05` 42.5" 77° 48` 22.3" 112
SPA-KLF-004 UNT Eddy Lick Run CWF 0.025 41° 07` 28.7" 77° 48` 48.5" 77
Total 2,042
Groundbeds
SPA-MTD-002 UNT Sinking Creek CWF 0.068 40° 45` 33.7" 77° 42` 38.0" 15
SPA-MTD-003 UNT Sinking Creek CWF 0.012 40° 45` 35.1" 77° 42` 36.2" 22
SPA-MTD-004 UNT Sinking Creek CWF 0.001 40° 45` 35.7" 77° 42` 35.5" 14
SPA-MTD-004A UNT Sinking Creek CWF 0.001 40° 45` 35.8" 77° 42` 35.2" 20
SPA-AES-001 Antis Run CWF 0.128 40° 59` 35.1" 77° 47` 07.7" 12
GWPA-MTD-001 Groundwater Seep CWF <0.001  40° 45` 33.7" 77° 42` 38.42" 50
Total 133

   The following Utility Line stream crossings, including groundbeds, meet the conditions for use of a General Permit GP-5 and are included in this permit:

Crossing ID Stream Chapter 93 Latitude Longitude Impact (Ft.)
Pipeline
SPA-KLF-017 Detweiler Run HQ-CWF 40° 43` 43.7" 77° 43` 35.0" 91
SPA-KLF-018 Sinking Creek CWF 40° 44` 43.2" 77° 43` 14.2" 109
SPA-KLF-020 Sinking Creek CWF 40° 45` 21.2" 77° 42` 42.5" 76
SPA-KLF-022 Sinking Creek CWF 40° 45` 21.2" 77° 42` 42.6" 166
SPA-WJW-001 UNT to GAP Run CWF 40° 51` 33.2" 77° 42` 45.6" 75
SPA-VRS-010 UNT to Bald Eagle Creek CWF 40° 56` 38.9" 77° 45` 43.1" 167
SPA-NAY-055 Bald Eagle Creek TSF 40° 57` 11.6" 77° 45` 50.5" 50
SPA-NAY-059 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF 40° 57` 40.7" 77° 46` 02.8" 334
SPA-AES-002 Little Marsh Creek CWF 41° 00` 32.1" 77° 47` 11.0" 67
SPA-KDR-002 Marsh Creek CWF 41° 02` 47.9" 77° 47` 49.23" 76
SPA-KDR-003 Marsh Creek CWF 41° 02` 48.7" 77° 47` 49.3" 93
SPA-GTR-007 UNT to Council Run CWF 41° 04` 4.2" 77° 47` 49.1" 157
SPA-VRS-001 UNT to Council Run CWF 41° 05` 13.9" 77° 48` 03.1" 280
SPA-VRS-003 Council Run CWF 41° 05` 51.6" 77° 48` 22.3" 112
SPA-VRS-004 Beech Creek CWF 41° 05` 55.7" 77° 48` 24.1" 76
SPA-VRS-006 Backwater--Beech Creek CWF 41° 05` 55.7" 77° 48` 24.1" 34
SPA-KLF-001 Beech Creek CWF 41° 06` 11.7" 77° 48` 33.1" 76
SPA-KLF-002 Beech Creek CWF 41° 06` 46.3" 77° 48` 42.3" 80
SPA-KLF-003 Eddy Lick Run CWF 41° 06` 50.4" 77° 48` 43.6" 79
Total 1,464
Ground Beds
SPA-MTD-001 Laurel Run CWF 41° 02` 50.1" 77° 47` 52.9" 12
Total 12

   The following is a list of all temporary wetland crossings for access roads that meet the criteria for use of a general permit GP-8 and are included in this permit:

Crossing ID Wetland Type EV Status Latitude Longitude Impact (ft.)
Access Roads
WPA-NAY-041 PFO Other 40° 44` 44.0" 77° 43` 08.0" 0.02
WPA-NAY-040 PEM EV 40° 57` 52.16" 77° 46` 25.66" 0.01
WPA-NAY-039 PEM/POW EV 40° 03' 0.40" 77° 46` 26.2" 0.01
WPA-NAY-037 PEM Other 40° 05` 6.40" 77° 50` 14.5" 0.01
WPA-NAY-038 PEM Other 40° 04` 31.7" 77° 50` 18.6" 0.02
WPA-VRS-005 PEM Other 41° 05` 29.2" 77° 48` 3.6"   0.01*
WPA-VRS-006 PFO/PEM Other 41° 05` 47.8" 77° 48` 25.3" 0.01
WPA-VRS-007 PFO/PEM Other 41° 05` 48.17" 77° 48` 25.2" 0.01
WPA-VRS-028 PEM Other 41° 06` 27.3" 77° 48` 19.6" 0.02
WPA-VRS-027 PEM/POW Other 41° 06` 52.0" 77° 47` 47.1" 0.01
WPA-VRS-026 PEM Other 41° 06` 53.1" 77° 47` 48.9" 0.01
WPA-VRS-025 PEM Other 41° 06` 55.5" 77° 47` 50.4" 0.02
WPA-VRS-024 PEM Other 41° 07` 24.9" 77° 48` 17.5" 0.01
WPA-VRS-023 PEM/POW Other 41° 07` 49.5" 77° 48` 15.8" 0.05
WPA-VRS-022 PEM/POW EV 41° 07` 50.4" 77° 48` 15.0" 0.01
WPA-VRS-021 PEM/POW Other 41° 08` 03.6" 77° 47` 47.5" 0.02
WPA-VRS-020 PEM Other 41° 08` 20.8" 77° 47` 43.3" 0.03
WPA-VRS-019 PEM Other 41° 08` 30.1" 77° 47` 37.1" 0.01
WPA-VRS-018 PEM Other 41° 09` 03.7" 77° 48` 04.2" 0.01
WPA-VRS-017 PEM Other 41° 09` 12.3" 77° 48` 59.7"   0.01*
WPA-VRS-016 PEM Other 41° 09` 13.2" 77° 49` 01.1" 0.01
WPA-VRS-015 PEM Other 41° 09` 13.5" 77° 49` 02.0"   0.01*
WPA-VRS-014 PEM Other 41° 09` 12.8" 77° 49` 01.1" 0.01
WPA-VRS-013 PEM Other 41° 09` 13.2" 77° 49` 01.8" 0.01
WPA-VRS-012 PEM Other 41° 09` 13.0" 77° 49` 02.2" 0.01
WPA-VRS-011 PEM Other 41° 09` 29.2" 77° 49` 01.3" 0.01
WPA-VRS-009 PEM Other 41° 06` 31.1" 77° 48` 47.9" 0.01
WPA-VRS-008 PEM Other 41° 06` 31.3" 77° 48` 48.4" 0.02
WPA-VRS-029 PEM Other 41° 08` 20.5" 77° 48` 54.0" 0.12
Total ( * = impacts rounded up to the nearest 0.01 )
0.52

   The following is a list of all temporary road crossings for access roads that meet the criteria for use of a general permit GP-8 and are included in this permit:

Crossing ID Stream Chapter 93 DA (sq. mi2) Latitude Longitude Impact
Access Roads
SPA-NAY-102 UNT Standing Stone HQ-CWF 2.44 40° 43` 21.1" 77° 42` 02.2" 55
SPA-NAY-095 UNT Little Marsh Creek CWF 0.42 41° 01` 28.0" 77° 49` 12.4" 55
SPA-NAY-096 UNT Marsh Creek CWF 0.27 41° 03` 0.11" 77° 47` 2.53" 50
SPA-NAY-098 UNT Marsh Creek CWF 0.56 41° 02` 59.7" 77° 46` 25.5" 50
SPA-NAY-088 UNT Council Run CWF 0.45 41° 04` 19.3" 77° 48` 7.59" 151
SPA-VRS-018 UNT Beech Creek CWF 0.18 41° 06` 58.4" 77° 48` 38.7" 116
SPA-NAY-103 Sinking Creek CWF 3.26 40° 45` 36.0" 77° 42` 31.6" 23
SPA-NAY-091 UNT Council
Run 		CWF 1.71 40° 05` 25.9" 77° 49` 07.8" 17
SPA-NAY-092 Council Run CWF 3.38 40° 05` 26.6" 77° 49` 8.6" 50
SPA-NAY-093 Rock Run EV N/A 40° 03` 28.0" 77° 50` 16.6" 50
SPA-VRS-014 Council Run CWF 4.19 41° 05` 46.7" 77° 48` 25.16" 67
SPA-VRS-015 Council Run CWF 4.15 41° 05` 40.7" 77° 48` 27.17" 11
SPA-VRS-016 Two Rock Run EV N/A 41° 07` 50.4" 77° 48` 14.75" 52
SPA-VRS-017 UNT Two Rock Run EV N/A 41° 07` 52.3" 77° 48` 13.15" 148
SPA-VRS-019 UNT Two Rock Run EV N/A 41° 08` 28.3" 77° 48` 33.09" 72
SPA-BE-KF-001 UNT Bald Eagle Creek CWF N/A41° 55` 7.17" 77° 50` 59.77" 2
Total 969

   The following is a list of all wetland crossings for utility lines that meet the criteria for use of a general permit GP-5 are included in this permit:

Crossing ID Type Impact (acres) Latitude Longitude Type
Pipeline
WPA-GTR-006 PEM 0.62 40° 47` 16.5" 77° 41` 40.9" Other
WPA-WJF-001 PEM 0.04 40° 52` 24.1" 77° 43` 1.8" Other
WPA-WJW-002 PEM 0.22 40° 52` 27.8" 77° 43` 2.5" Other
WPA-NAY-030 PEM 0**  40° 57` 20.1" 77° 45` 53.9" Other
WPA-AES-003 PEM 0.01 41° 02` 50.2" 77° 47` 48.8" Other
WPA-KLF-001 PEM 0.07 41° 07` 56.1" 77° 48` 59.6" Other
WPA-KLF-002 PEM 0.07 41° 07` 0.00" 77° 48` 33.8" Other
WPA-KLF-003 PEM/PSS 0.03 41° 06` 13.3" 77° 48` 34.9" Other
WPA-KLF-006 PEM 0.01 41° 06` 49.8" 77° 48` 44.4" Other
WPA-KLF-007 PSS 0.01 41° 06` 50.6"77° 48` 43.0" Other
WPA-KLF-009 PEM   0.01* 41° 07` 33.1" 77° 48` 49.8" Other
WPA-KLF-010 PEM/PFO 0.14 41° 07` 33.5" 77° 48` 51.2" Other
WPA-KLF-011 PEM/PFO 0.07 41° 07` 34.6" 77° 48` 49.1" Other
WPA-KLF-013 PEM 0.02 41° 08` 47.3" 77° 49` 17.7" Other
WPA-KLF-015 PEM   0.01* 41° 09` 11.0" 77° 49` 16.7" Other
WPA-KLF-016 PEM 0.03 41° 09` 12.1" 77° 49` 16.9" Other
WPA-BE-KF-001 PEM 0.10 40° 55` 6.99" 77° 51` 1.13" Mitigation
Total
1.44
* = rounded to 0.01, ** = Direction drilling under wetland at Bald Eagle Crossing

   Trench plugs or clay dikes shall be used at every waterway and wetland crossing to ensure the existing hydrology is not altered. This permit also will authorize construction, operation, maintenance and removal of temporary construction crossings, causeways, stream diversions and cofferdams. All temporary structures shall be constructed of clean rock that is free of fines; and upon completion of construction activities, all temporary structures shall be removed with disturbed areas being restored to original contours and elevations. If upon investigation the Department determines the gas transmission line approved by this permit is serving to degrade water quality, stream profile, meander pattern or channel geometries, then the permittee shall be required to implement all measures necessary to mitigate the degradation.

   E17-416. Houtzdale Municipal Authority, 561 Kirk Street, Houtzdale, PA 16651-1209. Moshannon Creek and Henderson Area Water System Improvements, Bigler, Gulich and Woodward Townships and Brisbin and Houtzdale Borough, Clearfield County, ACOE Baltimore District (Tipton, PA Quadrangle N:  20.8 inches; W:  16.3 inches).

   To construct, operate and maintain a surface water intake, monitoring weirs, raw water transmission lines and treated drinking water distribution lines to extend and supplement the Houtzdale Municipal Authority's existing public drinking water supplies. Construction of the surface water intake, raw water transmission lines and treated drinking water distribution lines will result in four stream and two wetland impacts that are as follows:

Stream/Wetland Structure Stream Classification Latitude Longitude
Moshannon Creek Surface Intake HQ-CWF 40° 44` 21" 78° 22` 5"
Moshannon Creek Monitoring Weir HQ-CWF 40° 44` 48" 78° 22` 20"
Moshannon Creek Utility Line Crossing TSF 40° 47` 17" 78° 20` 20"
Morgan Run Utility Line Crossing CWF 40° 51` 17" 78° 24` 32"
Moshannon Creek Wetland Surface Intake HQ-CWF 40° 44` 21" 78° 22` 5"
Moshannon Creek Wetland Utility Line Crossing TSF 40° 47` 17" 78° 20` 34"

   All raw water transmission and treated drinking water distribution lines shall be installed beneath streambeds so there will be a minimum of 3-feet of cover between the top of the pipe and the lowest point in the streambed or concrete encased. Trench plugs or clay dikes shall be used at every waterway and wetland crossing to ensure the existing hydrology is not altered. Construction of the surface water intake and monitoring weir shall be conducted during stream low flow and in dry work conditions by dams and pumping or fluming stream flow around work area. Since Moshannon Creek is a WTS, no construction or future repair work of the surface intake and monitoring weir shall be done in or along the stream channel between October 1 and December 31 without the prior written approval of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The project is located along eastern right-of-way of SR 0153 approximately 1.2-miles east of Woodward Township Road T-650 and SR 0153. If upon investigation the Department determines the monitoring weir across Moshannon Creek is serving to degrade water quality, stream pattern, stream profile or stream geometry, permittee shall remove monitoring weir or design and implement measures that fully mitigates degradation.

   E17-420. Mid-East Oil Company, P. O. Box 1378, Indiana, PA 15701. Bark Camp Run-South Road Crossing, in Huston Township, Clearfield County, ACOE Baltimore District (Penfield, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 10` 44"; Longitude: 78° 34` 50").

   To operate and maintain a private road crossing Bark Camp Run that will provide access for natural gas exploration and extraction. The road crossing shall be operated and maintained with a minimum of three corrugated plastic culvert pipes with the central culvert pipe having a minimum diameter of 60 inches and the pipes on either side having a minimum diameter of 36 inches. All rock used for maintenance on the road crossing and its approaches shall be clean, non-polluting rock free of fines. The project is located along the southern right-of-way of SR 0255 approximately 1.44 miles east of Bark Camp Run Road and SR 0255 intersection. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E17-427. Game Commission, Northcentral Regional Office, P. O. Box 5038, 1566 South Route 44 Highway, Jersey Shore, PA 17740-5038. Basin Run Portable Bridge Project, in Cooper Township, Clearfield County, ACOE Baltimore District (Frenchville, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 02` 55"; Longitude: 78° 08` 01").

   To construct, operate, maintain and remove, when deemed necessary, a single bridge across Basin Run that will provide public access to State Game Lands No. 100. The bridge shall be constructed and maintained with a minimum span of 80 feet and underclearance of 15 feet. The project is located along the eastern right-of-way of SR 1011 approximately 1.64 miles east of Cooper Township Road No. 730 and SR 1011 intersection. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E18-413. David W. Nickle, 420 South Fairview Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745-3404. Nickle Home, in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (Beech Creek, PA Quadrangle N:  6.5 inches; W:  5.25 inches).

   To construct, operate and maintain a 45 foot by 34.5 foot L-shaped private home elevated 8.4 feet above the ground in the left 100-year floodway of Bald Eagle Creek by ventilated cement block walls and a 10 foot by 10 foot at-grade concrete pad between the southern garage door and the gravel driveway located 135 feet east of the intersection of Crystal Beech Road and Aungst Lane. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''

   Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   E02-1226. Lincoln at North Shore, LP, 35 Highland Road, Bethel Park, PA 15102. To reissue and extend time on Permit No. E02-1226, in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (East Pittsburgh, PA Quadrangle N:  13.4 inches; W:  16.5 inches and Latitude: 40° 26` 56"--Longitude: 79° 59` 57"). To reissue and extend the time on Permit No. E02-1226 that authorized the applicant to construct and maintain a gangway, walkway, steps, an observation deck and a 679.2 foot long by 109.0 foot wide (as measured from the low water mark) floating boat docking spaces for the tenants of the Lincoln at North Shore Apartments. The project is located just upstream from the Ninth Street Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh and will impact 679.2 feet of stream channel.

   Northwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   E10-421, Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc., 201 North Penn Street, P. O. Box 477, Punxsutawney, PA 15767. Chicora Bridge, in Donegal Township, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (East Butler, PA Quadrangle N:  40°, 56`, 23"; W:  79°, 46`, 06").

   To operate and maintain an approximately 200-foot long, 72-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe stream enclosure a tributary to Buffalo Creek and rock fill placed in a total of 0.47 acre of adjoining wetlands under Department Emergency Permit No. EP1006602, as amended, associated with reconstruction of the existing Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad line south of SR 68 approximately 1.25 mile southwest of Chicora. Project includes creation of 0.8 acre of replacement wetland immediately southwest of the structure and stream restoration activities along approximately 235 feet of a tributary adjacent to the railroad embankment.

   E62-409, West PA Net, 20 Market Street Plaza, Warren, PA 16365. West PA Net Fiber Optic Crossing Allegheny River, in Glade Township and Meade Township, Warren County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle N:  20.2 inches; W:  4.0 inches).

   The applicant proposes to install and maintain an aerial fiber optic cable crossing of the Allegheny River within the Federal Scenic River Corridor on existing electrical infrastructure approximately 0.5 mile east of the intersection of SR 6 and SR 59. The Allegheny River is a perennial stream classified as a WWF.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

   Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105.

   D13-005EA. Borough of Lehighton, P. O. Box 29, Lehighton, PA 18235. Lehighton Borough Carbon County, ACOE Philadelphia District.

   Project proposes to breach and remove Heilman Dam across Mahoning Creek (CWF) for the purpose of eliminating a threat to public safety and restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The project will restore approximately 2,000 feet of stream channel. The dam is located approximately 900 feet south of the intersection of SR 443 and US 209 (Lehighton, PA Quadrangle, N:  13.5", W:  11.1").

DAM SAFETY

   Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, Floor 3, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554.

   D45-289. Ski Shawnee, Inc., P. O. Box 339, Shawnee On Delaware, PA 18356. To construct and repair an existing deteriorated earth fill dam that impounds water for the purpose of snow making at the ski area. Work includes dredging and removal of accumulated sediments for the existing 9.4 acre pond. (Bushkill, PA-NJ Quadrangle N:  7.2 inches; W:  11.4 inches) in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County.

SPECIAL NOTICES

Public Hearing Notice

   The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), will conduct a Public Hearing to solicit comments on Grand Central Sanitary Landfill's Southern Expansion Application, I.D. No. 100265, located in Plainfield Township, Northampton County. The Public Hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, March 15, 2007, at 7 p.m. at the Wind Gap Middle School Auditorium.

   A copy of the application may be viewed at the Department of Environmental Protection, Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. For further information, please contact Robert C. Wallace at (570) 826-2511. Also, a copy of this application has been provided to Plainfield Township, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission and the Northampton County Council.

   Any person intending to participate in the hearing should submit a written Notice of Intent to William Tomayko, Program Manager, Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790 on or before March 13, 2007. The written notice should include the person's name, address, telephone number and a brief statement as to the nature (oral or written) of his or her presentation. Persons unable to attend the hearing may submit a written statement/comments to William Tomayko on or before March 13, 2007.

Hazardous Sites Cleanup Under the Act of
October 18, 1988

Public Notice of Proposed Consent Order and Agreement

Aristech Chemical Corporation, Beazer East, Inc., and Warren Messner Mays/Messner Site, North FayetteTownship, Allegheny County

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305), and other environmental statutes, has entered into a proposed Consent Order and Agreement (CO&A) with Aristech Chemical Corporation (Aristech); Beazer East, Inc. (Beazer); and Warren Messner (Messner).

   The subject site (Site) is an approximately 4-acre parcel located between SRs 22 and 978 in the Imperial Industrial Park, in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, PA. Messner is the current owner of the Site and has owned the Site at all relevant times. In the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the Mays Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, leased the Site from Messner and used the Site to transfer and store waste as part of the Mays Corporation's industrial and hazardous waste-hauling business.

   In July 1999, under section 501(a) of HSCA (35 P. S. § 6020.501(a)), the Department conducted an Interim Response at the Site to remove and properly dispose of various waste at the Site, including styrene, acetone, ethylbenzene, napthalene, benzoic acid, phthalic anhydride and other volatile and semi-volatile organics.

   In March through April 2002, the Department further investigated the Site and found additional deposits of benzoic acid and phthalic anhydride at subsurface levels of 3 to 4 feet. The Department determined that this waste was buried at sufficient depth that it could be safely left in place provided that certain restrictions on the use of the Site were observed.

   Based on information generated during its investigation of the Site, its Interim Response, transporter records maintained by Mays Corporation, and the manufacture and waste history of other parties, the Department determined that waste at the Site containing benzoic acid and phthalic anhydride was generated at facilities formerly owned and operated by Beazer and the corporate predecessor-in-interest of Aristech.

   The proposed CO&A absolves Aristech, Beazer and Messner of liability for costs incurred or response actions arising out of the release or threatened release of hazardous substances identified in the administrative record for the Site. This expressly includes costs expended by the Department at the Site during its 1999 Interim Response and its 2002 further investigation. The CO&A calls for Aristech, Beazer and Messner to pay to the Department a total of $338,400.75, in separate payments of $112,800.25 each. The CO&A additionally requires Messner to record with the Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds an acknowledgement of the disposal of hazardous substances and hazardous waste at the Site and a notice of property use restrictions.

   Under section 1113 of HSCA (35 P. S. § 6020.1113), the Department is publishing notice of the proposed CO&A and will provide a 60-day period for public comment on the CO&A beginning with the date of this publication. Copies of the CO&A can be reviewed or obtained by contacting Terry Goodwald at the Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or by calling Terry Goodwald at (412) 442-4000. Persons may submit comments on the proposed CO&A during the 60-day public comment period only. Comments can be sent to Terry Goodwald at the address noted or may be delivered to him in person at the Department's Pittsburgh office.

   The Department has reserved the right to withdraw its consent to the CO&A if comments submitted during the 60-day public comment period disclose facts or considerations which indicate, in the Department's judgment, that the CO&A is inappropriate or not in the public interest. A person adversely affected by the settlement may file an appeal to the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board.

Notice of Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in Pennsylvania

   In the month of January 2007, the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the authority contained in the Radon Certification Act, act of July 9, 1987, P. L. 238, No. 43 (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 240, has certified the persons listed as follows to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania. The period of certification is 2 years. (For a complete list of persons currently certified to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania and for information as to the specific testing devices that persons certified for testing or laboratory are certified to use, contact the Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division, P. O. Box 8469, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469, ((800) 23RADON).

      NameAddressType of Certification
Michael Ashburn 629 Shearer Street
Greensburg, PA 15601		Testing
William Astorino 3 Banyan Street
Selinsgrove, PA 17870		Testing
Lionel Barnaby 2623 Terrwood Drive, West
Macungie, PA 18062		Testing
Roger Burens
Air Quality Control, Inc.		340 West DeKalb Pike
#303
King of Prussia, PA 19406		Testing
Robert Feather
Radon Testing Services, Inc.		96 Highland Parkway
Levittown, PA 19056		Testing
Todd Giddings and Associates, Inc. 3049 Enterprise Drive
State College, PA 16801 		Mitigation
John Kerrigan
RHIS, Inc.		100 Old Kennett Road
Wilmington, DE 19807		Testing
David Koloskee 4021 West 12th Street
Erie, PA 16505		Testing
Rob Lunny 2370 York Road
A9-C
Jamison, PA 18929		Testing
Paul Malmquist 4327 Point Pleasant Pike
P. O. Box 410
Danboro, PA 18916		Testing
Ronald Mikolaichik155 North Main Street
Shavertown, PA 18708		Testing
Anne Niblett 3201 Addison Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808		Testing
Daniel Phillips155 North Main Street
Shavertown, PA 18708		Testing
Roger Priest1362 Old Skippack Road
Box 200
Salfordville, PA 18958		Testing
Brad Schreiner
Anthracite Radon Mitigation		R. R. 7, Box 7229
Suite 102
Moscow, PA 18444		Testing
David Sperring 4826 Thoroughbred Loop
Erie, PA 16506		Testing
David Teter224 East Mifflin Street
Orwigsburg, PA 17961		Testing
Thomas Trimmer 1160 Locust Grove Road
Middletown, PA 17057		Testing
Todd Tuvell 4142 Ogletown-Stanton Road
#217
Newark, DE 19713		Testing
John Whitehead 3304 Dougherty Lane
McKeesport, PA 15133		Testing
Terry Wilver
Pro-Tech Home and Business		1015 Green Street
Milton, PA 17847		Mitigation
William Wright
Anthracitic Radon Mitigation		R. R. 7, Box 7229
Suite 102
Moscow, PA 18444		Mitigation
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-248. Filed for public inspection February 16, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]

   


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