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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.
Village Center Shopping Center, Richland Township, Bucks County. Michael S. Kozar, P. G., O'Brien & Gere, 512 Township Line Road, 2 Valley Square, Suite 120, Blue Bell, PA 19422 on behalf of Anthony J. DePaul, DePaul Management Company, 1750 Walton Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater and soil at the site has been impacted with the release of chlorinated solvents. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Intelligencer on March 16, 2008.
Hymm, Inc. Property, Concord Township, Delaware County. John Kollmeier, Brownfield Associates, Inc., 500 Coatesville Road, West Grove, PA 19390 on behalf of Tony Chen, Hymm, Inc., 23 Brook Lane, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater and soil at the site has been impacted with the release of leaded gasoline. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Delaware County Daily Times on April 7, 2008.
Harmon Residence, North Coventry Township, Chester County. Richard D. Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18703 on behalf of Paul Harmon, 1271 Dimity Court, Pottstown, PA 19465 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of No. 2 fuel oil. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Mercury on March 12, 2008.
Northeast Region: Ronald S. Brezinski, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
70 Hilton Street Property, Williams Township, Northampton County. John Epps, Earth Data Northeast, Inc., 924 Springdale Drive, Exton, PA 19341 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of his clients, Jeffrey Edwards and Michael Moss, Quantico Associates, LTD, 50 Hilton Street, Easton, PA 18042), concerning soils sampled because of historical site operations, including foundry operations and manufacturing at the property. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Residential Statewide Health Standard for soils. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is expected to be published in a local newspaper serving the general area sometime in the near future.
Donald Dean & Sons, Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County. Dawn Washo, Resource Environmental Management, Inc., 8 Ridge Street, Montrose, PA 18801 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of her client, Susan Dean, P. O. Box 246, Montrose, PA 18801), concerning the remediation of soils and/or groundwater found or suspected to have been impacted by No. 2 heating oil as the result of an accidental release from a 10,000 gallon underground storage tank. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is expected to be published in a local newspaper serving the general area sometime in the near future.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Deer Head Inn, Inc., Spring Creek Township, Warren County. ENSR Corporation, 444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 on behalf of Deer Head Inn, Inc. has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. On September 3, 2003, a tanker truck overturned on Route 426 and spilled approximately 5,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline on the Deer Head Inn property. The regulated substances of concern are benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, methyl tert-butyl ether, cumene and naphthalene. Current site use is residential. It is expected the future use of the site will continue to be used for residential purposes. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Corry Journal on March 8, 2008.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Applications Received 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 Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Permit Application No. 101680. Waste Management Disposal Service of Pennsylvania Inc., GROWS North Landfill, 1000 New Ford Road, Morrisville, PA 19067, Falls Township, Bucks County. This permit modification application is for revisions to Forms J and 24 at GROWS North Landfill. The application was received by the Southeast Regional Office on April 15, 2008.
Northeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Permit Application No. 101666. Gotto Go Septics, 1939 SR 903, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. A modification and permit renewal application for the continued operation of this municipal waste sewage sludge (septage) transfer facility located in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County. This permit modification includes reissuing the permit to Gotta Go Septic, B & R Nauman, Inc. The application was received in the Regional Office on February 20, 2008, and was found to be administratively complete as of March 21, 2008.
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, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
48-318-138: Circle System Group (8 McFadden Road, Easton, PA 18045) for construction of a painting operation at their facility in Palmer Township, Northampton County.
54-302-075: Pine Grove Area School District (103 School Street, Pine Grove, PA 17963) for construction of a new hot water boiler to fire on coal/oil at their facility in Pine Grove Borough, Schuylkill County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
31-05013A: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664) for modification of an existing asphalt plant in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County. The modification involves the firing of waste derived liquid fuel in addition to propane. The source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities.
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, Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
23-0106: BPG Real Estate Investors Straw Party I, LP (3815 West Chester Pike, Betsy Ross Cottage, Newtown Square, PA 19073) plan approval for two 20.412 mmBtu/hr Boilers at the Ellis Preserve in Newtown Township, Delaware County. This central utilities plant provides for the distribution of certain utilities to all tenants located on the Ellis Preserve campus, and is currently operating under the State-only Operating Permit No. 23-00106. Two 34.0 mmBtu/hr boilers have been removed from the plant. The new Clever Brooks Boilers utilize low-NOx burners and flue gas recirculation and burn natural gas and No. 2 fuel oil. The facility is subjected to 40 CFR Subpart Dc--New Source Performance Standards for Small Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Steam-Generating Units. 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, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
48-307-063: Effort Foundry, Inc. (P. O. Box 158, Bath, PA 18014) for modification of the existing sand handling/reclamation system and associated fabric collectors at their facility in East Allen Township, Northampton County. The facility is a non-Title V facility. The modification consists of the venting of each fabric collector's exhaust into the outdoor atmosphere (each collector's exhaust is currently being vented inside the building). As a result, the expected total emission rates from the collectors will be 0.9 tpy of PM and 4.8 tpy of VOCs. The plan approval will contain operating restrictions, monitoring, reporting, recordkeeping and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
52-310-012: Springbrook Enterprises, Inc. (504 Well Road, Hawley, PA 18424) for modification to their stone crushing plant with watersprays at their site in Blooming Grove Township, Pike County. The modification involves installing additional crushers to their plant. This facility is a non-Title V facility. The facility will be subject to NSPS Subpart OOO. The company will operate the facility and maintain the system in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the system.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-05007H: Carpenter Technology Corp. (P. O. Box 14662, Reading, PA 19612-4662) for installation of an additional fabric collector to control PM emissions for one of the Midwest grinders at their facility in the City of Reading, Berks County. The plan approval will include monitoring, work practices, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the source within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility is presently covered by the Title V operating permit No. 06-05007. The plan approval will be incorporated into this permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 (Administrative Amendment).
21-05045B: Metropolitan Edison Co. (P. O. Box 16001, Reading, PA 19612) for construction of ten portable 1,500 kW diesel-fired peak electrical generating units at their existing Allen Substation in Monroe Township, Cumberland County. The facility has the following annual potential emissions based on an annual restriction of 438 operating hours per unit: 63 tons NOx; 9 tons CO; 2 tons VOC; 1 ton SOx and 1 ton PM10. The plan approval and subsequent State-only operating permit will include emission restrictions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
21-05064D: Atlas Roofing Corp. (817 Spangler Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011) for use of an alternate chemical formulation in their foam manufacturing process at their polyisocyanurate foam manufacturing facility in Camp Hill Borough, Cumberland County. The company will limit the actual (total) facility VOC emissions to less that 50 tons per 12-month rolling total so as to maintain a State-only operating permit status. The Department of Environmental Protection reserves the right to require further stack testing and the plan approval and operating permit shall contain monitoring and recordkeeping requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
67-05009B: York Plant Holding, LLC (P. O. Box 3492, York, PA 17402) for Turbine No. 1 core replacement at their electrical generating facility in Springettsbury Township, York County. The source's potential emissions will not increase. The plan approval and subsequent Title V operating permit renewal will include emission restrictions, work practice standards, and 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.
55-00001C: Sunbury Generation, LP (Old Trail Road, P. O. Box 517, Shamokin Dam, PA 17876) has submitted an application (No. 55-00001C) to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for plan approval for the construction and operation of a wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system to control the SOx and mercury emissions from the facility's existing six coal fired utility boilers. The application also proposes to replace the four existing pressurized type baghouses that control the PM emissions from existing boilers 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B with new balanced draft pulse jet type fabric filters. Additionally, the plan approval proposes to construct a limestone handling and storage operation along with a gypsum dewatering and handling system. The gypsum generated by the proposed FGD will be temporarily stored onsite and sold as a product. The facility is located in Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County. The respective facility is a major facility for which a Title V operating permit 55-00001 has been issued.
Sunbury Generation, LP conducted a modeling analysis to demonstrate that the operation of the proposed flue-gas desulfurization system will not cause or contribute to violations of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.11 and 127.12(6) and the Pennsylvania Ambient Air Quality Standards (PAAQS) set forth in 25 Pa. Code § 131.3. Please see the table:
Pollutant Avg Period
(µG/M3)Max Model
(µG/M3)Background
(µG/M3)Sum
(µG/M3)NAAQS
(µG/M3)% of
NAAQSCarbon Monoxide (CO) 1-hr 59 3,208 3,267 40,000 8.2 % 8-hr 16 2,406 2,422 10,000 24.2% Sulfur Oxides (SO2) 3-hr 816 87 903 1,300 69.5% 24-hr 188 40 228 365 62.5% Annual 22 8 30 80 37.5% Particulate Matter
< 10 microns (PM10)24-hr 34 49 83 150 55.3% Nitrogen Oxides (NO2) Annual 31 10 41 100 41.0%
SO2 concentrations were significantly lower due to the use of the lower emission rates. An emission rate of 0.56 pound per mmBtu (3-hour block average) was used for the FGD stack, which was agreed to by the Department and Sunbury Generation, LP. Beryllium concentrations were based on emission rates included in Sunbury's revised plan approval application and maximum 1-hour modeled concentrations adjusted to the PAAQS 30-day Beryllium standard (0.01 microgram per cubic meter). The final modeled Beryllium concentrations were below the PAAQS. Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) concentrations were based on emission rates included in Sunbury's revised plan approval application and maximum 1-hour modeled concentrations adjusted to the PAAQS 24-hour HF standard (5 micrograms per cubic meter). The final modeled HF concentrations were below the PAAQS.
Sunbury's modeling analysis has adequately demonstrated that the proposed emissions from the FGD system associated with the boilers will not cause or contribute to a violation of the NAAQS or PAAQS.
The Department's review of the information submitted by Sunbury Generation, LP indicates that the proposed FGD system, fabric collectors and limestone and gypsum handling/dewatering system will meet all applicable air quality regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the fugitive PM emission limitation of 25 Pa. Code § 123.1, the PM and SO2 emission limitations of 25. Pa. Code §§ 123.11 and 123.22, respectively, and BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The limestone handling and gypsum dewatering systems will also meet the requirements of Subpart OOO of Federal New Source Performance Standards, 40 CFR Part 60 §§ 60.670--60.676. Based on these findings, the Department intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval for construction and operation of all the sources and the air cleaning devices proposed in the plan approval application. Additionally, if the Department determines that the sources and air cleaning devices are operating in compliance with all plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into Title V operating permit 55-00001 by means of an administrative amendment under 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. The PM emissions from Source ID 031 shall be controlled with a balanced draft pulse jet fabric collector (ID BH1A). Control Device ID BH1A shall have an air to cloth ratio of 4:1, a design inlet volume of 169,775 SCFM and contain eight compartments with 288 filters per compartment. The SOx, mercury and PM emissions from Source ID 031 shall be controlled with a wet flue gas desulfurization system (ID FGD01). Control Device ID FGD01 shall consist of a wet scrubber with a two stage mist eliminator, and a recirculating limestone slurry system. ID FGD01 shall have a design inlet volume of 1,328,192 SCFM. Source ID 031 is a Foster Wheeler pulverized coal and petroleum coke arch-fired boiler with an input capacity of 525 mmBtu/hr and equipped with LoNOx retrofit burners.
2. Compliance with this plan approval condition assures compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 123.11, the PM emissions from the exhaust of ID FGD01 associated with Source ID 031 shall not exceed 0.10 pound per mmBtu of heat input.
3. The permittee shall comply with all applicable Mercury Regulations specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.201--123.215 for Source ID 031.
4. The balanced draft pulse jet fabric collector (ID BH1A) associated with Source ID 031 shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor and record the pressure drop across the fabric collector.
5. The air compressor that supplies compressed air to the fabric collector associated with Source ID 031 shall be equipped with an air dryer and oil trap.
6. The permittee shall keep on hand a sufficient quantity of spare fabric filters for the fabric collector associated with Source ID 031 in order to be able to immediately replace any filter requiring replacement.
7. The heat input to Source ID 031 shall not exceed 525 mmBtu/hr at any time.
8. The PM emissions from Source ID 032 shall be controlled with a balanced draft pulse jet fabric collector (ID BH1B). Control Device ID BH1B shall have an air to cloth ratio of 4:1, a design inlet volume of 169,775 SCFM and contain eight compartments with 288 filters per compartment. The SOx, mercury and PM emissions from Source ID 032 shall be controlled with a wet FGD system (ID FGD01). Control Device ID FGD01 shall consist of a wet scrubber with a two stage mist eliminator, and a recirculating limestone slurry system. ID FGD01 shall have a design inlet volume of 1,328,912 SCFM. Source ID 032 is a Foster Wheeler pulverized coal and petroleum coke arch-fired boiler with an input capacity of 525 mmBtu/hr and equipped with LoNOx retrofit burners.
9. Compliance with this plan approval condition assures compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 123.11, the PM emissions from the exhaust of ID FGD01 associated with Source ID 032 shall not exceed 0.10 pound per mmBtu of heat input.
10. The permittee shall comply with all applicable Mercury Regulations specified in 25 Pa. Code § 123.201--123.215 for Source ID 032.
11. The balanced draft pulse jet fabric collector (ID BH1B) associated with Source ID 032 shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor and record the pressure drop across the fabric collector.
12. The air compressor that supplies compressed air to the fabric collector associated with Source ID 032 shall be equipped with an air dryer and oil trap.
13. The permittee shall keep on hand a sufficient quantity of spare fabric filters for the fabric collector associated with Source ID 032 in order to be able to immediately replace any filter requiring replacement.
14. The heat input to Source ID 032 shall not exceed 525 mmBtu/hr at any time.
15. The PM emissions from Source ID 033 shall be controlled with a balanced draft pulse jet fabric collector (ID BH2A). Control Device ID BH2A shall have an air to cloth ratio of 4:1, a design inlet volume of 169,775 SCFM and contain eight compartments with 288 filters per compartment. The SOx, mercury and PM emissions from Source ID 033 shall be controlled with a wet FGD system (ID FGD01). Control Device ID FGD01 shall consist of a wet scrubber with a two stage mist eliminator, and a recirculating limestone slurry system. ID FGD01 shall have a design inlet volume of 1,328,912 SCFM. Source ID 033 is a Foster Wheeler pulverized coal and petroleum coke arch-fired boiler with an input capacity of 525 mmBtu/hr and equipped with LoNOx retrofit burners.
16. Compliance with this plan approval condition assures compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 123.11, the PM emissions from the exhaust of ID FGD01 associated with Source ID 033 shall not exceed 0.10 pound per mmBtu of heat input.
17. The permittee shall comply with all applicable Mercury Regulations specified in 25 Pa. Code § 123.201--123.215 for Source ID 033.
18. The balanced draft pulse jet fabric collector (ID BH2A) associated with Source ID 033 shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor and record the pressure drop across the fabric collector.
19. The air compressor that supplies compressed air to the fabric collector associated with Source ID 033 shall be equipped with an air dryer and oil trap.
20. The permittee shall keep on hand a sufficient quantity of spare fabric filters for the fabric collector associated with Source ID 033 in order to be able to immediately replace any filter requiring replacement.
21. The heat input to Source ID 033 shall not exceed 525 mmBtu/hr at any time.
22. The PM emissions from Source ID 034 shall be controlled with a balanced draft pulse jet fabric collector (ID BH2B). Control Device ID BH2B shall have an air to cloth ratio of 4:1, a design inlet volume of 169,775 SCFM and contain eight compartments with 288 filters per compartment. The SOx, mercury and PM emissions from Source ID 034 shall be controlled with a wet FGD system (ID FGD01). Control Device ID FGD01 shall consist of a wet scrubber with a two stage mist eliminator, and a recirculating limestone slurry system. ID FGD01 shall have a design inlet volume of 1,328,912 SCFM. Source ID 034 is a Foster Wheeler pulverized coal and petroleum coke arch-fired boiler with an input capacity of 525 mmBtu/hr and equipped with LoNOx retrofit burners.
23. Compliance with this plan approval condition assures compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 123.11, the PM emissions from the exhaust of ID FGD01 associated with Source ID 034 shall not exceed 0.10 pound per mmBtu of heat input.
24. The permittee shall comply with all applicable Mercury Regulations specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.201--123.215 for Source ID 034.
25. The balanced draft pulse jet fabric collector (ID BH2B) associated with Source ID 034 shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor and record the pressure drop across the fabric collector.
26. The air compressor that supplies compressed air to the fabric collector associated with Source ID 034 shall be equipped with an air dryer and oil trap.
27. The permittee shall keep on hand a sufficient quantity of spare fabric filters for the fabric collector associated with Source ID 034 in order to be able to immediately replace any filter requiring replacement.
28. The heat input to Source ID 034 shall not exceed 525 mmBtu/hr at any time.
29. The SOx and mercury emissions from Source ID 035 shall be controlled with a wet FGD system (ID FGD01). Control device ID FGD01 shall consist of a wet scrubber with a two stage mist eliminator, and a limestone slurry recirculation system. ID FGD01 shall have a design inlet volume of 1,328,912 SCFM. Source ID 035 is a pulverized bituminous coal front wall-fired boiler with a heat input of 1,100 mmBtu/hr equipped with low NOx burners and separated overfire air.
30. The permittee shall comply with all applicable Mercury Regulations specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.201--123.215 for Source ID 035.
31. The heat input to Source ID 035 shall not exceed 1,100 mmBtu/hr at any time.
32. The SOx and mercury emissions from Source ID 036 shall be controlled with a wet FGD system (ID FGD01). Control device ID FGD01 shall consist of a wet scrubber with a two stage mist eliminator, and a limestone slurry recirculation system. ID FGD01 shall have a design inlet volume of 1,328,912 SCFM. Source ID 036 is a pulverized bituminous coal front wall-fired boiler with a heat input of 1,360 mmBtu/hr equipped with low NOx burners and separated overfire air.
33. The permittee shall comply with all applicable Mercury Regulations specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.201--123.215 for Source ID 036.
34. The heat input to Source ID 036 shall not exceed 1,360 mmBtu/hr at any time.
35. Compliance with this plan approval condition assures compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 123.22, under 25 Pa. Code § 121.7, the SOx emissions (expressed as SO2) from the exhaust of ID FGD01 associated with Source IDs 031--036 shall not exceed 0.56 pound per mmBtu of heat input (3-hour block average).
36. Under 25 Pa. Code § 121.7 the HF emissions from the exhaust of ID FGD01 associated with Source ID 031--036 shall not exceed 0.007 pound per mmBtu of heat input, 31.92 pounds per hour and 139.81 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
37. The permittee shall continuously monitor and record the heat input from the exhaust of ID FGD01 in order to verify compliance with the heat input restrictions associated with Source IDs 031--036.
38. The permittee shall submit to the Department for approval the specific make and model of the proposed balanced draft pulse jet fabric collectors and wet scrubber, which includes design details, monitoring plans and design parameters (such as, but not limited to, the pressure drop ranges, maximum exhaust gas flow rate for the fabric collectors, the range for the slurry recirculation rate for the scrubber, and the like) within 30 days of issuing the purchase order for the specified control devices by submitting the appropriate pages of the plan approval application in order to verify that they meet the design parameters specified in this plan approval.
39. In the event of a malfunction or scheduled maintenance of the FGD system (ID FGD01), Source ID 036 shall be the only boiler permitted to operate without the simultaneous operation of ID FGD01. Under this scenario, the flue gas from Source ID 036 may be exhausted through the existing Unit No. 4 stack. Source ID 036 shall not operate in excess of 1,000 hours in any 12-consecutive month period under this scenario. Additionally, Source ID 036 shall not operate at below 50% capacity.
40. Compliance with this plan approval condition assures compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 123.22, under 25 Pa. Code § 121.7, in the event the FGD system (ID FGD01) is bypassed, the SO2 emissions shall not exceed 1.7 pounds per mmBtu of heat input (3-hour block average), 2,312 pounds per hour and 1,156 tons in any 12-consecutive month period. Additionally, the HF emissions from the existing Unit No. 4 stack associated with Source ID 036 shall not exceed 0.007 pound per mmBtu of heat input, 9.52 pounds per hour and 4.76 tons in any 12-consecutive month period. The existing Wahlco SO3 flue gas conditioning system (ID C44) associated with Source ID 036 shall remain in standby mode and be operated when ID FGD01 is down.
41. All continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) for SO2, NOx, and CO emissions including the opacity monitor currently installed and operated in the existing Unit No. 4 stack shall remain operable and certified by the Department. All CEMS including opacity monitor shall continuously record the emissions and opacity from Source ID 036 at any time that ID FGD01 is not in operation.
42. The permittee shall keep records of the number of hours operated without the simultaneous operation of ID FGD01 to verify compliance with the operating hours limitation for Source ID 036.
43. The permittee shall maintain a separate coal pile which contains the low sulfur coal which will be burned in Source ID 036 while the FGD (ID FGD01) is not in operation.
44. The permittee shall operate Source IDs 031--036 at operating capacity's between 50% and 100% as was shown in the modeling analysis.
45. The permittee or its designee must obtain a Department Authorization to construct the proposed fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) stack onsite prior to the commencement of construction of the stack.
46. The total VOC organic compound emissions from the construction of the FRP stack associated with ID FGD01 shall not exceed 3.96 tons in any 12-consecutive month period. This includes the emissions associated with the resin storage tank.
47. The styrene, and dimethyl phthalate emissions that result from the construction of the FRP stack associated with ID FGD01 shall not exceed 3.35 and 0.29 ton in any 12-consecutive month period respectively. This includes the emissions associated with the resin storage tank.
48. Within 180 days of the initial operation of the wet FGD system, associated with Source IDs 031--036, the permittee shall perform PM/PM10, also known as PM10 and PM2.5, SO2, NO2, CO and HF stack testing at the exhaust of ID FGD01 to verify compliance with the emissions limitations. Additionally the permittee shall conduct PM emissions testing (PM and PM10) at the inlet of the scrubber to determine the PM emission rate. The testing shall be performed while the boilers are operating at capacity's between 50% and 100%, as approved by the Department. All testing shall be performed using test methods and procedures approved by the Department. For PM emission testing, the permittee shall perform EPA Method 5 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-3), EPA Method 201 or 201A (40 CFR Part 51, Appendix M), and EPA Method 202 (40 CFR Part 51, Appendix M) testing, or other testing methods as approved by the Department.
49. (a) At least 60 days prior to the performance of the stack testing required by this plan approval, a test plan shall be submitted to the Department for evaluation. The plan shall contain a description of the proposed test methods and dimensioned drawings or sketches showing the test port locations.
(b) The Department shall be given at least 15 days advance notice of the scheduled dates for the performance of the stack testing required by this plan approval.
(c) Within 60 days of the completion of the stack tests required by this plan approval, two copies of the test report shall be submitted to the Department. This report shall contain the results of the tests, a description of the testing and analytical procedures actually used in performance of the tests, all process and operating data collected during the tests, a copy of all raw data, and a copy of all calculations generated during data analysis.
50. The permittee shall equip the wet FGD associated with Source IDs 031--036 with instrumentation which continuously monitors and records the recycle slurry pH, limestone slurry feed rate and pH, recycle pump amps, bleed flow rate, make up water flow rate and pressure drop across the scrubber. These records shall be retained onsite and shall be presented to the Department upon request. The Department may require additional scrubber monitoring parameters and establish scrubber operating parameters at the time of operating permit issuance or as part of a Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) determination.
51. The stack associated with ID FGD01 shall exhaust to the atmosphere at a height of no less than 293 feet above grade and the inside diameter of the stack shall be no greater than 27 feet at the point of exhaust.
52. The permittee shall install certify, maintain and operate continuous monitoring systems for NOx emissions, SO2 emissions (expressed as SO2), CO, mercury and volumetric flow on the exhaust of ID FGD01 in accordance with all applicable requirements specified in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 and the Department's ''Continuous Source Monitoring Manual.'' The permittee shall also install a continuous opacity monitor prior to the scrubber to monitor visible emissions.
53. All CEMS and flow monitoring systems associated with Source IDs 031--036 shall be installed and capable of operation before startup of ID FGD01 on the respective boilers and before the boilers are exhausted to the atmosphere through the new stack. No new CEMS or flow monitoring system may however be installed unless Phase I approval has first been obtained from the Department.
54. The permittee shall submit a Phase I application to the Department for all new CEMS and flow monitoring systems at least 6 months prior to the startup date of ID FGD01.
55. The NOx and SOx emission monitoring systems shall be capable of monitoring the NOx and SOx emission rates expressed in pounds per mmBtu of heat input as well as in pounds per hour. They shall also be capable of monitoring the total emission of the respective air contaminants in any 12-consecutive month period.
56. Source IDs 031--036 shall be not exhausted to the new stack associated with ID FGD01 for any reason unless the NOx and SOx CEMS and gas flow monitoring systems associated with Source IDs 031--036 have received Phase I approval from the Department and has subsequently been installed and made operational in accordance with the conditions of this plan approval. Furthermore, the CEMS and flow monitoring systems associated with Source IDs 031--036 shall be operated in accordance with all applicable requirements specified in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, as well as with all the applicable requirements specified in the Department's ''Continuous Source Monitoring Manual.''
57. Relative accuracy testing shall be completed on the CEMS and flow monitoring systems associated with Source IDs 031--036 and the respective monitoring systems shall be fully certified in accordance with all applicable requirements specified in the Department's ''Continuous Source Monitoring Manual'' within 180 days of startup of ID FGD01.
58. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.210, 123.213 and 123.215, the permittee shall install and operate a mercury CEMS, and follow the reporting requirements specified by these sections.
59. Source ID P350 is a limestone and gypsum handling/storage operation consisting of the following sources:
* Truck Unloading Station.
* Reversing Conveyor.
* Silo feed conveyor.
* Stacking conveyor.
* Magnetic separator.
* Reclaim conveyor.
* Limestone diverter gate.
* Silo crossover conveyor.
* Two 400 ton storage silos.
* Two Limestone silo vibrating hoppers.
* Two 25 TPH limestone crushers.
* Two 25 TPH limestone feed chutes.
* Two 25 TPH limestone ball mills.
* Two limestone slurry tanks.
* Two limestone slurry pumps.
* Two limestone slurry hydroclones.
* One Limestone slurry tank and feed pump.
Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the air contaminant emissions from each 400-ton limestone storage silo shall be controlled by an Airtol model 30BSRF96 fabric collector or equivalent as determined by the Department, one for each silo (IDs C350A and C350B).
60. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the PM emissions in the exhaust of fabric collector (IDs C350A and C350B) associated with Source ID P350 shall not exceed 0.005 grain per dry standard cubic foot, 0.09 pound per hour and 0.40 ton in any 12-consecutive month period.
61. Source ID P350 is subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOO §§ 60.670--60.676. The permittee shall comply with all applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 60 §§ 60.670--60-676.
62. The permittee shall comply with all recordkeeping and reporting requirements specified in 40 CFR Part 60 § 60.676 for Source ID P350.
63. Any piece of equipment of Source ID P350 can be replaced provided that the replacement equipment is of equal or smaller size as defined in Subpart OOO of the Standards of performance for New Stationary Sources, 40 CFR 60.670--60.676, and provided that the replacement equipment is of equivalent design and function (that is, a vibrating hopper is replaced with a vibrating hopper of the same size, and the like). The permittee shall notify the Department prior to the replacement.
64. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, Control device IDs C350A and C350B associated with Source ID P350 shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor the pressure drop across IDs C350A and C350B. Additionally, the permittee shall record the pressure drop across IDs C350A and C350B at least once per day. These records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be provided to the Department upon request.
65. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall keep on hand a sufficient quantity of spare fabric filters for the fabric collectors associated with Source ID P350 in order to be able to immediately replace any filter requiring replacement.
66. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, all conveyors associated with Source ID P350 shall be covered with three quarter hoods unless otherwise completely enclosed in the building.
67. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the gypsum product shall be stored in an enclosed building.
68. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, all trucks that deliver limestone to the facility and trucks that remove gypsum from the facility shall only travel on roads that have been paved.
69. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, trucks that transport limestone to or gypsum from the facility will be required to be covered with a tarp when full to minimize emissions.
70. Under the BAT provisions in 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, an operable water truck equipped with a pressurized water spray mechanism shall be kept onsite and filled with water at all times (except when refilling the truck) that the facility is in operation. The permittee shall implement any effective winterization measures necessary to render this water truck capable of use under all weather conditions.
71. All conditions contained in operating permit TVOP 55-00001 remain in effect unless superseded or amended by conditions contained herein. If there is a conflict between a condition or requirement contained in the plan approval and a condition contained in operating permit 55-00001, the permittee shall comply with the condition or requirement contained in this plan approval rather than the conflicting condition or requirement contained in operating permit 55-00001.
A copy of the plan approval application is 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, Manager, 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.
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.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 327-0512.
08-00003: CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. (P. O. Box 311, Towanda, PA 18848) for renewal of a Title V Operating Permit for their engineered wood products facility in Wysox Township, Bradford County.
The facility's major sources include a 273.2 mmBtu/hr natural gas/wood fired boiler, two lines of first and second stage fiber dryers, three hardboard presses, two natural gas fired tempering kilns, five coating lines, numerous woodworking operations (that is, sawing, sanding, planning, hogging, and the like) and wood fuel handling operations. The sources at the facility have the potential to emit major quantities of CO, PM10, NOx, VOCs and HAPs. The facility emits SOx below the major emission thresholds. The proposed renewal Title V operating permit includes compliance assurance monitoring conditions as required in 40 CFR Part 64 and applicability conditions for two maximum achievable control technology (MACT) rules, including, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart QQQQ and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart DDDD. The proposed renewal Title V operating permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, record- keeping and reporting conditions.
Copies of the application, the Department of Environmental Protection's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling (570) 327-3693.
Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Manager, 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.
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, Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
23-00046: Container Research Corp. (Hollow Hill Road, Glen Riddle, PA 19037) for operation of one boiler unit and two paint spray booths in Aston Township, Delaware County. The main emissions from this facility are VOCs. This action is a renewal of the original State-only Operating Permit (Synthetic Minor), which was issued in September, 2002. The renewal contains conditions including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
15-00107: Pet Memorial Services Corp. (319 Westtown Road, Suite Q, West Chester, PA 19382) for operation of three crematory incinerators in West Goshen Township, Chester County. This action is a renewal of the original State-only Operating Permit (Natural Minor), which was issued on February 6, 2003. Several typographical changes have been made to the permit. Otherwise, there have been no other changes made to the permit since it was last issued on February 6, 2003. The permit includes monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
15-00018: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (31 Morehall Road, Frazer, PA 19355) for operation of a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in East Whiteland Township, Chester County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State-only) facility. The facility has elected to cap NOx emis-sions to less than major threshold (less than 25 tpy); the facility is a Synthetic Minor. The renewal permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the plant operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
46-00114: Profiners, Inc. (2299 Amber Drive, Hatfield, PA 19440) for operation of three melting furnaces, two incinerators and three kettles in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County. This action is a renewal of the State-only Operating Permit (Natural Minor). The original State-only Operating Permit was issued on January 7, 2004. The renewal contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
09-00109: Bucks County SPCA (1665 Street Road, Lahaska, PA 18931) for operation of an animal crematorium at the facility in Solebury Township, Bucks County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State-only) facility. The facility has a potential to emit less than 25 tpy of NOx; the facility is a Natural Minor. The renewal permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the plant operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
54-00033: Waste Management and Processors, Inc. (Box K, Frackville, PA 17931) for operation of a Facility State-only Natural Minor Operating Permit for an anthracite culm prep plant in Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
41-00072: Reynolds Iron Works, Inc. (157 Palmer Industrial Road, Williamsport, PA 17701) for their structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication facility in Woodward Township, Lycoming County. The facility's main source include a steel parts surface coating operation consisting of one spray booth. The facility has the potential to emit SOx, NOx, CO, PM10, VOCs and HAPs below the major emission thresholds. The proposed operating permit contains all applicable requirements including Federal and State regulations. In addition, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions regarding compliance with all applicable requirements are included.
17-00030: Clearfield Machine Company (3rd and Everett Street, P. O. Box 992A, Clearfield, PA 16830) for their gray and ductile iron foundry located in Clearfield Borough, Clearfield County. The facility's main sources include two natural gas/No. 2 fuel oil fired melting furnaces, one molding sand reclamation system, mold painting operation, mold pouring, cooling and shakeout operation, cleaning and finishing operation. The facility has the potential to emit SOx, NOx, CO, PM10, VOCs, and HAPs below the major emission thresholds. The proposed operating permit contains all applicable requirements including Federal and State regulations. In addition, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions regarding compliance with all applicable requirements are included.
17-00025: K & F Wood Products, Inc. (84 Sawmill Street, Beccaria, PA 16616) for their sawmill and wood products facility located in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County. The facility's main sources include two waste wood fired boilers each with a rated heat input of 6.8 mmBtu/hr, woodworking operations controlled by two cyclones and five steam heated wood drying kilns. The facility has the potential to emit VOCs, HAPs, PM10, NOx, CO and SOx below the major emission thresholds. The proposed State-only operating permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
11-00506: Ebensburg Power Co. (P. O. Box 857, Ebensburg, PA 15931) for operation of Refuse Site in Jackson Township and Nanty Glo Borough, Cambria County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
37-00241: Laurel School District--Laurel High School (R. R. 4, Box 30, New Castle, PA 16101) to re-issue a Natural Minor Operating Permit in Hickory Township, Lawrence County. The facility's primary emissions are two boilers used to provide heat and hot water to the facility.
43-00284: Keystone Rolls, Inc.--Xaloy Plant (40 Council Avenue, Wheatland, PA 16161) to re-issue a Natural Minor Operating Permit in the Borough of Wheatland, Mercer County. The facility's primary emissions are from two Hard Chromium Electroplating processes.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of an application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before an application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for certification.
Written comments, objections or requests for informal conferences on applications may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the district mining office indicated before an application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34.
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations as identified in this notice for the respective coal and noncoal applications. In addition, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies who have requested review of NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on the requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections; the application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor wishes to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following coal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: (1) surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and (2) drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
Permit Number 30031301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235610, Dana Mining Company of Pennsylvania, LLC, (308 Dents Run Road, Morgantown, WV 26501), to revise the permit for the 4 West Mine in Dunkard Township, Greene County to add underground permit and subsidence control plan acres to the existing permit. Underground Acres Proposed 28.0, Subsidence Control Plan Acres Proposed 28.0. No additional discharges. Application received April 3, 2008.
Permit Number 30901601 and NPDES Permit No. PA0214035, Chess Coal Company, (155 Chess Road, Smithfield, PA 15478), to renew the permit for the Poland Dock in Monongahela Township, Greene County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. Application received February 8, 2008.
Permit Number 32031301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235580, Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201), to transfer the permit for the Lowry Deep Mine in White Township, Indiana County and related NPDES permit from Britt Energies, Inc. No additional discharges. Application received February 5, 2008.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56920110. Svonavec, Inc., 150 West Union Street, Suite 201, Somerset, PA 15501, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Black Township, Somerset County, affecting 174.9 acres. Receiving streams: two UNTs of Coxes Creek, a UNT of Laurel Run and a UNT of Wilson Creek, all to Coxes Creek to the Casselman River classified for the following uses: Laurel Run, Wilson and Coxes Creeks--WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received March 24, 2008.
32000105 and NPDES No. PA0235326. D J & W Mining, Inc., P. O. Box 425, Indiana, PA 15701, revision of an existing bituminous surface and auger mine to change land use from cropland to pastureland/land occasionally cut for hay in Washington Township, Indiana County, affecting 121.0 acres. Receiving stream: South Branch Plum Creek classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received April 10, 2008.
56080104 and NPDES No. PA0262625. Hoffman Mining, Inc., P. O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Paint and Adams Townships, Somerset and Cambria Counties, affecting 295.4 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Paint Creek, and Paint Creek to Stony Creek River classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received April 15, 2008.
56080103 and NPDES No. PA0262617. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC, One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650 commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Milford Township, Somerset County, affecting 105.5 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to South Glade Creek to South Glade Creek to the Casselman River to the Youghiogheny River classified for the following use: WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received April 10, 2008.
56693103 and NPDES No. PA0608017. Diamond T Coal Company, P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, revision of an existing bituminous surface and auger; reclamation only--water treatment mine to change land use from pastureland to unmanaged natural habitat in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, affecting 828.8 acres. Receiving streams: UNT Lamberts Run, Lamberts Run, UNT Grove Run and Grove Run classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Hooversville Municipal Authority: Stonycreek River. Application received April 9, 2008.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
65960108 and NPDES Permit No. PA0201669. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Renewal application for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Unity and Ligonier Townships, Westmoreland County, affecting 105.8 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Fourmile Run, classified for the following use: TSF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received April 1, 2008.
03050103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250961. Mountain Coal Co., Inc. (11931 SR 85, Kittanning, PA 16201). Application received to revise permit to add acres to an existing bituminous surface mining permit site located in Madison Township, Armstrong County, affecting 140.8 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Allegheny River, classified for the following use: WWF. The first downstream public water supply intake within 10 miles from the point of discharge is Allegheny Power. Revision application received March 24, 2008.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
33960108 and NPDES Permit No. PA0227315. Bedrock Mines, LP (111 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215). Transfer of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Ringgold Township, Jefferson County affecting 54.1 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Painter Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Transfer from Opal Industries, Inc. Application received April 16, 2008.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
40840206T2. Jeddo-Highland Coal Company, (46 Public Square, Suite 600, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701), transfer of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation from Northampton Fuel Supply Co., Inc. in Plains Township, Luzerne County affecting 126.9 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received April 11, 2008.
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 acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
* 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.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
58080301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0224685. BS Quarries, Inc., (R. R. 3, Box 324A-1, Montrose, PA 18801), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation and NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Lanesboro Borough and Harmony Township, Susquehanna County affecting 465.6 acres, receiving stream: intermittent tributary to Starrucca Creek classified for the following use: CWF. Application received April 8, 2008.
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