NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[38 Pa.B. 2499]
[Saturday, May 31, 2008]
THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS This notice provides information about persons who have applied for a new, amended or renewed NPDES or WQM permit, a permit waiver for certain stormwater discharges or submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under a general permit. The applications concern, but are not limited to, discharges related to industrial, animal or sewage waste, discharges to groundwater, discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), stormwater associated with construction activities or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92 and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category Section I NPDES Renewals Section II NPDES New or amendment Section III WQM Industrial, sewage or animal waste; discharge into groundwater Section IV NPDES MS4 individual permit Section V NPDES MS4 permit waiver Section VI NPDES Individual permit stormwater construction Section VII NPDES NOI for coverage under NPDES general permits For NPDES renewal applications in Section I, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to reissue these permits for 5 years subject to effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements in their current permits, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new and changed regulations and other requirements.
For applications for new NPDES permits and renewal applications with major changes in Section II, as well as applications for MS4 individual permits and individual stormwater construction permits in Sections IV and VI, the Department, based upon preliminary reviews, has made a tentative determination of proposed effluent limitations and other terms and conditions for the permit applications. These determinations are published as proposed actions for comments prior to taking final actions.
Unless indicated otherwise, the EPA Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to proposed NPDES permit actions under the waiver provision in 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES application are invited to submit a statement to the regional office noted before an application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Persons wishing to comment on a WQM permit application are invited to submit a statement to the regional office noted before the application within 15 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the applications. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests for a public hearing on applications. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. The Department will postpone its final determination until after a public hearing is held.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users, or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
I. NPDES Renewal Applications
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived Y/N ? PA0010227
(IW)F. L. Smidth, Inc.
236 Cherry Street
Manheim, PA 17545Lancaster County
Manheim BoroughChickies Creek
7GY PA0028347
(SEW)Martinsburg Municipal Authority
133 East Allegheny Street
P. O. Box 307
Martinsburg, PA 16662-0307Blair County
Martinsburg BoroughUNT Plum Creek
11-AY
II. Applications for New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Nonwaived Permit Applications
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
PA#0027693, Sewage, Minersville Sewer Authority, 2 East Sunbury Street, Minersville, PA 17954. This existing facility is located in Minersville Borough and Branch Township, Schuylkill County.
Description of Proposed Activity: Renewal of NPDES Permit to discharge up to 1.0 mgd of treated sewage.
The receiving stream, West Branch Schuylkill River, is in the State Water Plan Watershed 03 and is classified for: CWF. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for the Pottstown Borough Water Authority is located on the Schuylkill River approximately 60 miles below the point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 1.0 mgd are as follows:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) Monitor and Report Monitor and Report first 3 years of permit (11-1 to 4-30) 12 24 last 2 years of permit Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Mean
(10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Mean
pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times.
Total Residual Chlorine 0.96 2.2 The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (stormwater) are as follows:
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily CBOD5 Report Chemical Oxygen Demand Report Oil and Grease Report pH Report Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Report Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) Report Total Phosphorus Report Iron (dissolved) Report Point sources 003--009 serve as combined sewer reliefs necessitated by stormwater entering the sewer system and exceeding the hydraulic capacity of the sewers and/or the treatment plant. In accordance with the Department of Environmental Protection's EPA approved CSO strategy, a special permit requirement is included in Part C of this permit.
In addition to the effluent limits, the permit contains the following major special conditions:
1. Requirements applicable to stormwater outfalls along with identified best management practices.
2. Management and control of combined sewer overflows.
3. Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing.
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.Application No. PA 0081841, Sewage, Thousand Trails, Inc., 493 South Mount Pleasant Road, Lebanon, PA 17042. This facility is located in Hershey Preserve STP, Dauphin County.
Description of activity: The application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream, UNT to Gingrich Run, is in Watershed 7-D, and classified for TSF, water supply, recreation and fish consumption. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for PA American Water Company is located on the Swatara Creek, approximately 18 miles downstream. The discharge is not expected to affect the water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.04 mgd are:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 10 20 Total Suspended Solids 10 20 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 3 6 (11-1 to 4-30) 9 18 Total Phosphorus 2.0 4.0 Total Residual Chlorine 0.12 0.38 Dissolved Oxygen Minimum of 5.0 at all times
pH From 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive
Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Average Persons may make an appointment to review the Department of Environmental Protection's files on this case by calling the file review coordinator at (717) 705-4732.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
Application No. PA 0260657, CAFO, Hammer Creek Dairy Farm, 260 Schaeffer Road, Newmanstown, PA 17073.
Lavern and Francis Martin have submitted an NPDES permit renewal application for Hammer Creek Dairy Farm, an existing dairy and poultry layer operation located in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County. The CAFO is situated near Hammer Creek (Watershed 7-J), which is classified as a HQ-CWF. The CAFO has a target animal population of approximately 439.7 animal equivalent units consisting of 90,000 layers, 95 adult cows, and eight calves. A release or discharge to waters of the Commonwealth under normal operating conditions is not expected. Normal operating conditions are defined as conditions below a 25-year, 24-hour storm event.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has conducted administrative and technical reviews of the application. Based on the preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department has made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit for the operation subject to the terms and conditions and monitoring and reporting requirements specified in the permit. The permit application and draft permit are on file at the Southcentral Regional Office of the Department.
Persons may make an appointment to review the Department's files by calling the file review coordinator at (717) 705-4732.
The Environmental Protection Agency permit waiver provision under 40 CFR 123.24(e) does not apply to this NPDES permit.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.PA0206041, Industrial Waste, SIC 2821 and 3087, Washington Penn Plastics Company, Inc., 450 Racetrack Road, P. O. Box 236, Washington, PA 15301-0236. This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge untreated stormwater from the Arden Division in South Strabane Township, Washington County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, Chartiers Creek, classified as a WWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first existing/proposed downstream potable water supply is West View Municipal Authority, located on the Ohio River, 50 miles below the discharge point.
Outfall 001: existing discharge of stormwater.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Iron, Total Monitor and Report Aluminum, Total Monitor and Report Manganese, Total Monitor and Report Total Suspended Solids Monitor and Report Fecal Coliform Monitor and Report pH Monitor and Report Other Conditions: Part C conditions concerning floating materials, stormwater and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA0024490, Sewage, Rockwood Borough, 358 Market Street, Rockwood, PA 15557. This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Rockwood Borough STP in Black Township, Somerset County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Casselman River, which are classified as a WWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Ohiopyle Municipal Water Works.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.3 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 38 50 Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Mean Total Residual Chlorine 1.0 3.3 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Other Conditions: Outfalls 002, 004 and 005 will serve as Combined Sewer Overflows.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA0028011, Sewage, HMSHost, P. O. Box 8, Middletown, PA 17057. This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Zelienople Service Station Plaza Sewage Treatment Plant in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Brush Creek, which are classified as a WWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Beaver Falls Municipal Water Authority.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.05 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 10 20 Suspended Solids 25 50 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 2.0 4.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 6.0 12.0 Phosphorus 1 2 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Mean
(10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Mean
Total Residual Chlorine 1.4 3.3 Dissolved Oxygen not less than 5 mg/l
pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA0094064, Sewage, Keystone Restaurant and Truck Stop, P. O. Box 277, Ebensburg, PA 15931. This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Keystone Restaurant and Truck Stop STP in Munster Township, Cambria County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Noels Creek, which are classified as a HQ-CWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Municipal Authority of Buffalo Township.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.0072 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 10 20 Suspended Solids 25 50 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 2.0 4.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 4.0 8.0 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Mean
(10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Mean
Total Residual Chlorine 0.1 0.2 Dissolved Oxygen not less than 7.0 mg/l
pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA0253731, Sewage, Richard Holland, 943 Blackhawk Road, Beaver Falls, PA 15010. This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Holland Single Residence STP in South Beaver Township, Beaver County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as UNT to Brush Creek, which are classified as a HQ-CWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority.
Outfall 001: new discharge, design flow of 0.0004 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 10 20 Suspended Solids 20 40 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 5.0 10.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 15 30 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Mean
(10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Mean
Dissolved Oxygen not less than 3.0 mg/l pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA0253758, Sewage, Mark Sirochman, 187 Gardners Road, Cross Junction, VA 22625. This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Sirochman SRSTP in Allegheny Township, Somerset County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as UNT to Raystown Branch Juniata River, which are classified as a CWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
Outfall 001: new discharge, design flow of 0.0005 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 50 Suspended Solids 30 60 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Mean
(10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Mean
Total Residual Chlorine 1.4 3.3 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.PA0238724, Sewage. Gary E. and Cindy E. Freligh, Co-owners, Freligh's Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park, 26330 Hickernell Road, P. O. Box 342, Springboro, PA 16435. This existing facility is located in Girard Township, Erie County.
Description of Proposed Activity: A new NPDES Permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage from a non-POTW serving the Freligh's Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride, phenolics, sulfate and chloride, the existing downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is Erie Water Works, located in Lake Erie, approximately 16 miles below the point of discharge.
The receiving stream, a UNT to Elk Creek, is in Watershed 15-EC and classified for: CWF, MF, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.010 mgd.
Concentrations Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow Monitor and Report CBOD5 25 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 2 4 (11-1 to 4-30) 6 12 Phosphorus as ''P'' 1.0 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 6.0 mg/l at all times
Total Residual Chlorine 0.27 0.63 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Average
(10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Average
pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.PA0025739-Amendment No. 1, Sewage. Borough of Port Allegany, 45 West Maple Street, Port Allegany, PA 16743-1318. This proposed facility is located in Port Allegany Borough, McKean County.
Description of Proposed Activity: Expansion of an existing discharge of treated sewage.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride, phenolics, sulfate and chloride, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply, considered during the evaluation is the PA/NY State line, approximately 25 miles below the point of discharge.
The receiving stream, the Allegheny River, is in Watershed 16-C and classified for: CWF, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.9 mgd.
Interim Limits
Loadings Concentrations Average Average Average Average Instantaneous Parameters Monthly (lb/day) Weekly (lb/day) Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow (mgd) XX XX CBOD5 188 300 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 225 338 30 45 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 101 13.5 27 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Average (10-1 to 4-30) 16,000/100 ml as a Geometric Average
Total Residual Chlorine 0.66 2.2 pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 1.5 mgd.
Final Limits
Loadings Concentrations Average Average Average Average Instantaneous Parameters Monthly (lb/day) Weekly (lb/day) Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow (mgd) XX XX CBOD5 313 500 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 375 563 30 45 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 119 9.5 19 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Average
Total Residual Chlorine 0.47 1.56 pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times XX--Monitor and report on monthly DMRs.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.PA0101192, Industrial Waste. Falls Creek Borough WTP, 79 6th Street, Falls Creek, PA 15842. This proposed facility is located in Falls Creek Borough, Jefferson County.
Description of Proposed Activity: an existing discharge of treated industrial waste.
The receiving water is Falls Creek. The receiving stream is in State Water Plan 17-C and is classified for the following uses: CWF, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The nearest downstream potable water supply, the Hawthorn Water Company, is located on Redbank Creek and is approximately 46 miles below the point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 0.022 mgd.
Concentrations Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow (mgd) XX Total Suspended Solids 30 60 75 Iron 2 4 5 Manganese 1 2 2.5 Aluminum 4 8 10 Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.6 pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times XX--Monitor and report on DMRs.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.PA0238686, Sewage. Brandy One, LLC, P. O. Box 449, Mars, PA 16046. This proposed facility is located in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County.
Description of Proposed Activity: New permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride, phenolics, sulfate and chloride, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply, considered during the evaluation is the Harmony Borough Water Company intake is located on the Little Connoquenessing Creek and is approximately 10 miles below point of discharge.
The receiving stream, the UNT to Little Connoquenessing Creek, is in Watershed 20-C and classified for: CWF, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
Interim Limits
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.0239 mgd.
Loadings Concentrations Average Average Average Average Instantaneous Parameters Monthly (lb/day) Weekly (lb/day) Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow (mgd) XX CBOD5 25 50 TSS 30 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 3 6 (11-1 to 4-30) 9 18 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Average
Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.2 Dissolved Oxygen 4 Phosphorus as ''P'' 2 4 pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times Final Limits
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.03853 mgd.
Loadings Concentrations Average Average Average Average Instantaneous Parameters Monthly (lb/day) Weekly (lb/day) Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Flow (mgd) XX CBOD5 25 50 TSS 30 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 3.5 7 (11-1 to 4-30) 10.5 21 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a Geometric Average
(10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a Geometric Average
Total Residual Chlorine 0.39 0.9 Dissolved Oxygen 5 Phosphorus as ''P'' 2 4 pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times XX--Monitor and report on monthly DMRs.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
III. WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001)
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
WQM Permit No. 0208202, Industrial Waste, Allegheny County Airport Authority, PGH International Airport, Landside Terminal, 4th Floor Mezzanine, P. O. Box 12370, Pittsburgh, PA 15231-0370. This proposed facility is located in Moon and Findlay Townships, Allegheny County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Application for the construction and operation of a deicing stormwater treatment plant.
IV. NPDES Applications for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
V. Applications for NPDES Wavier Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
VI. NPDES Individual Permit Applications for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities
Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAS10-
G444-RA-1West Vincent Associates, LTD
707 Eagleview Boulevard
Exton, PA 19341-1159Chester West Vincent Township Birch Run
EVPAI01
1508032Brandywine Ridge, Inc.
901 Glenbrook Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010Chester Willistown Township Ridley Creek
HQPAI01
1508033Troy and Teri Stacey
P. O. Box 615
Honey Brook, PA 19344Chester West Branch Brandywine Creek
HQWest Branch Brandywine Creek
HQNortheast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Lehigh County Conservation District: Lehigh Agriculture Center, Suite 102, 4184 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, PA 18104, (610) 391-9583.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI023908004 Cecilia Birdsell
East Penn School District
800 Pine Street
Emmaus, PA 18049Lehigh Lower Macungie Township Little Lehigh Creek
HQ-CWF
VII. List of NOIs for NPDES and/or Other General Permit Types
PAG-12 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) PAG-13 Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMIT Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17), the following parties have applied for a PWS permit to construct or substantially modify a public water system.
Persons wishing to comment on a permit application are invited to submit a statement to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding the application. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and any related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and are available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Northeast Region: Water Supply Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Application No. 5808501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Pennsylvania American Water Harmony Township
Susquehanna CountyResponsible Official David R. Kaufmann
Pennsylvania American Water
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer James P. Connor, P. E.
Pennsylvania American Water
100 North Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701Application Received Date April 23, 2008 Description of Action Applicant proposes the addition of a polymer feed system to aid in the water coagulation process at the Susquehanna WTP. Application No. 4008503, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Valley Gorge Mobile Home Park White Haven Borough
Luzerne CountyResponsible Official Paul Swerdon
Valley Gorge Mobile Home Park
316 Susquehanna Street
White Haven, PA 18661Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Paul Swerdon, P. E.
316 Susquehanna Street
White Haven, PA 18661Application Received Date May 8, 2008 Description of Action Applicant proposes the addition of a new source of supply (Well No. 3) as an alternate or back-up source for the mobile home park. Northcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Application No. 1408502--Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Gregg Township Water Authority Township or Borough Gregg Township County Centre Responsible Official Thomas Stitzer, Chairperson
Gregg Township Water Authority
P. O. Box 165
Spring Mills, PA 16875Type of Facility Public Water Supply--Construction Consulting Engineer Eric S. Lundy, P. E.
Nittany Engineering & Associates, LLC
2836 Earlystown Road
Suite 1
Centre Hall, PA 16828Application Received May 19, 2008 Description of Action Construction of a well to be primary source of water for the new filtration plant while using the existing spring source as an emergency supply.
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.
Phoenix Steel Foundry Building, Phoenixville Borough, Chester County. Stephen Brower, Environmental Standards, Inc., 1140 Valley Forge Road, P. O. Box 810, Valley Forge, PA 19482 on behalf of Michael Kimble, Hankin Phoenix Foundry Partners, LP, 1707 Eagleview Boulevard, Exton, PA 19341 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted by release of chlorinated solvents. It is anticipated that the property will be used for nonresidential purpose. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Phoenix on April 24, 2008.
Valley View Danboro MHP, Plumstead Township, Bucks County. Thomas Reinstadtler, R. J. Walsh Associates, Inc., P. O. Box 119, Allentown, NJ 08501 on behalf of Matry Mancini, American Residential Community, 1081 Easton Road, Danboro, PA 18916 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted by release of No. 2 fuel oil. The future use of the site will remain the same.
Willard Elementary School, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Gloria Hunsberger, Kleinfelder East, Inc., 800 East Washington Street, Philadelphia, PA 19380 on behalf of Francine Locke, School District of Philadelphia Environmental, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3053, Philadelphia, PA 19103 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of inorganics. The site will be developed as the New Willard Elementary School. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Philadelphia Weekly on November 11, 2007.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Former Woodwright Pallet Company, York Township, York County. Earth Engineering, Inc., 115 West Germantown Pike, East Norriton, PA 19401, on behalf of Joseph Allison, Gaptek, Inc., 180 South Orchard Street, York, PA 17313, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with VOCs and chlorinated solvents. This commercial property will be remediated to the Statewide Health Standard.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Mallery Lumber Wolf Run Project, Jones Township, Elk County. Mountain Research, LLC, 825 25th Street, Altoona, PA 16601 on behalf of Mert Holdings, LLC, 214 West Fourth Street, Emporium, PA 15834 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site was formerly utilized for lumbering operations and has been found to be contaminated with arsenic in site soils. The proposed future use of the property is expected to be residential and/or undeveloped. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Johnsonburg Press on November 17, 2007.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Former EMI/Gunite Site, City of Erie, Erie County. MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., Carnegie Office Park, Building 4, 700 North Bell, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15106 on behalf of Cathedral Preparatory School, 225 West 9th Street, Erie, PA 16501 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site operated as an iron foundry from the late 1880's until October 2006. Records indicate various chemicals, solvents and oils (some containing PCBs) were utilized throughout the facility. Laboratory results indicated a few exceedances of the Residential Direct Contact MSCs for arsenic, benzo(a)anthracene and dibenzo(a,h)anthracene. An athletic complex will be constructed on the site. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Erie-Times News on December 28, 2007.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application 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.
Northcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Permit Application No. 301355. Eagle Environmental II, LP, 345 Alexander Spring Road, Suite 3, Carlisle, PA 17015. The application for the proposed Harmony Residual Waste Landfill, located on Township Road 409 in Chest Township, Clearfield County, was submitted to the Williamsport Regional Office on May 2, 2008. A Local Municipal Involvement Process meeting will be scheduled sometime in June 2008.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to David Garg, P. E., Facilities Manager, Williamsport Regional Office, 208 West 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Person interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Williamsport Regional Office at (570) 327-3740. TDD users may contact the Department of Environmental Protection through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
66-399-006: Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. (P. O. Box 32, Mehoopany, PA 18629-0032) for modification of their existing diaper operation at their facility in Washington Township, Wyoming County.
35-320-010: PA Hutchinson Co. (400 Penn Avenue, Mayfield, PA 18433) for installation of a 2-color webfed heatset lithographic printing press at their site in Mayfield Borough, Lackawanna County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-05001G: Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1507 River Road, Marietta, PA 17547) for adding a mat stacker after the boardmill in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, M. Gorog and B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.
26-00574A: Stone Materials, LLC (P. O. Box 423, Reedsville, WV 26547) for installation of limestone quarry in Georges Township, Fayette County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
24-012H: C/G Electrodes, LLC--St. Mary's Plant (800 Theresia Street, St. Mary's, PA 15857-1898) for the exhausting an existing source (metallurgical coke screening operations venting through a dust collector indoors) to the outdoors in St. Marys City, Elk County. This is a Title V facility.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
54-313-087: First Quality Nonwovens, Inc. (101 Green Mountain Road, Hazleton, PA 18202) for construction of a polypropylene extrusion operation to be designated as Line No. 7 and operation of existing polypropylene extrusion lines designated as Line No. 2--Line No. 6 at the facility in East Union Township, Schuylkill County. Presently, the company manufactures polypropylene nonwoven fabrics at their facility. Expected PM emission rate will be less than 0.02 grain/dscf from each extruder stack. Potential VOC emissions from the facility will be less than 50 tpy based on 12-month rolling sum. The company will operate the facility and maintain the sources in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the sources. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
35-320-010: PA Hutchinson Co. (400 Penn Avenue, Mayfield, PA 18433) for installation of a 2-color webfed heatset lithographic printing press at their site in Mayfield Borough, Lackawanna County. VOC emissions form the plant will remain under the 50 tpy threshold. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-05037G: McConway & Torley, LLC (109 Forty-Eighth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15021-2755) for installation of ladle metallurgy furnace operations and vacuum degassing operations in their steel making facility at 230 Railroad Street in Kutztown Borough, Berks County. The equipment changes, with controls, will increase facility emissions by 10 tpy of CO, 7 tpy of NOx and 3 tpy of PM. The plan approval will include monitoring requirements, recordkeeping requirements, reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
25-124C: Mayer Bros. Construction Co. (1902 Cherry Street, Erie, PA 16502) for conversion of an existing hot mix asphalt plant to burn No. 5 fuel oil as an alternate fuel in the City of Erie, Erie County, as described in the applicant's application of March 18, 2008.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.424(b), that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval for their facility in the City of Erie, Erie County. This plan approval will authorize. This proposed modification was previously permitted under Plan Approval 25-124B, issued August 8, 2006. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the facility's Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
This modification will result in a potential net increase in emissions of 4.75 tons of NOx and 1.39 tons of VOCs per year over the facility's current potential emissions burning natural gas. The plan approval includes emissions restrictions for PM, CO, NOx and VOCs, and restrictions on sulfur content and other specifications for the No. 5 fuel oil. The permittee will be restricted to a maximum annual throughput of 100,000 tons of hot mix asphalt. The plan approval will also include appropriate testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice requirements as needed to demonstrate compliance with applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (814) 332-6340, for an appointment.
Anyone wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the address shown. Comments must be received, by the Department, within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments.
2. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval No. 25-124C.
3. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to John Guth, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6940.
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