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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.
Haven Peniel Senior Citizen Residence, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. William G. Murray, URS Corporation, 335 Commerce Drive, Suite 300, Fort Washington, PA 19034 on behalf of Faye Wilson, Haven Penile Development Corporation, 2301 West Oxford Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of lead, PAH. The intended use of the property is residential.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
John F. Lengel, Inc., Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County. Liberty Environmental, Inc., 10 North Fifth Street, Suite 200, Reading, PA 19601, on behalf of John F. Lengel, Inc., 6841 Penn Avenue, Wernersville, PA 19565, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated by a release of No. 2 fuel oil. The property is a fuel oil dealer and will remain so in the future. The applicant is seeking to remediate to the Statewide Health Standard.
Mount Union Creosote Site AOC-1, Mount Union Borough, Huntingdon County. Environmental Alliance, Inc., 1812 Newport Gap Pike, Wilmington, DE 19808, on behalf of Mount Union School Area School District, 28 West Market Street, Mount Union, PA 17066, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with PAHs. Future use of the site will be for recreational activities. The site will be remediated to the Site-Specific Standard.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application submitted 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 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
Permit Application No. 100963. County of Lycoming, 48 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. The application for the expansion of the Lycoming County Landfill in Brady Township, Lycoming County, was deemed administratively complete on July 23, 2008, by the Williamsport Regional Office. A Local Municipal Involvement Process (LMIP) meeting was held on July 2, 2008, and at that time an alternate review timeline of 510 days was negotiated between the applicant, the host county, and the Department. The host township was not represented at the LMIP meeting and was not a party to the timeline negotiations.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to David Garg, P. E., Facilities Manager, Williamsport Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Williamsport Regional Office, (570) 327-3740. TDD users may contact the Department 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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, M. Gorog and B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.
32-00397: Rosebud Mining Co. (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201) on July 15, 2008, to install a coal processing facility at their Heilwood Mine, in Pine Township, Indiana County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
25-095G: Lord Corporation--Erie Plant (1635 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16514) for installation of a new 18,000 cfm baghouse to replace an existing baghouse (C06) that controls emissions from silicone mixer (152), silicone mills (153 and 154), compound storage weigh station (155) and lampblack weigh station (114) in Erie City, Erie County. This is a State-only 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.
66-315-052: Proctor & Gamble Paper Products, Co. (P. O. Box 32, Mehoopany, PA 18629-0032) for modification of a paper converting line at their facility in Washington Township, Wyoming County. This facility is a Title V facility. The modification of the converting operation will add two new converting lines to the current paper converting operation. This additional equipment will result in an increase of 34.5 tpy of VOCs. This modification of the converting line is subject to Subpart KK of the National Emission Standards for HAPs: National Emission Standards for the Printing and Publishing Industry, 40 CFR 63.820--63.839 and Subpart JJJJ of National Emission Standards for HAPs: Paper and Other Web Coating, 40 CFR 63.3280--63.3420. The plan approval will include all appropriate monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements and will be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an Administrative Amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
19-318-020A: Patriot Metal Products, Inc. (1005 North Vine Street, Berwick, PA 18603) submitted an application to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for plan approval to construct and operate a surface coating operation (one paint booth and associated panel filters and a 1.5 mmBtu/hr natural gas fired curing oven) at their facility located in Berwick Borough, Columbia County.
The Department's review of the information submitted by Patriot Metal Products indicates that the proposed surface coating operation will meet all applicable air quality requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the fugitive air contaminant emission requirement of 25 Pa. Code § 123.1, the PM emission limitation of 25 Pa. Code § 123.13 and the surface coating requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.52. The surface coating operation has the potential to emit 8.00 tons of VOCs and 0.75 ton of HAPs in any 12-consecutive month period. Additionally, if the Department determines that the surface coating operation is in compliance with all plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a State-only operating permit by means an administrative amendment under 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, Source ID P105 is a Col-Med model ESD-26SB paint spray booth. Source ID P105 shall be equipped with spray booth filters and the resultant PM concentration in the exhaust shall not exceed 0.01 grain per dry standard cubic foot.
2. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the paint spray booth shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor the differential pressure across the filters.
3. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall maintain an adequate supply of spare paint booth filters in order to change any filter in need of replacement.
4. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the emission of VOCs and total HAPs from Source ID P105 shall not exceed 8.00 tons and 0.75 ton, respectively, in any 12-consecutive month period.
5. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, acetone shall be the only cleaning solvent used in the spray paint booth and spray guns approved herein, unless prior authorization has been obtained from the Department to use an alternate solvent considered by the Department to be equivalent to acetone. The total combined amount of acetone and any alternate solvent determined by the Department to be equivalent to acetone shall not exceed 150 gallons in any 12-consecutive month period.
6. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, all coatings shall be applied by High Volume, Low Pressure (HVLP) spray technology. The pressure at the cap of the spray gun shall not exceed 10 psi.
7. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall test the pressure at the cap of the HVLP guns at least once per week and record the reading in a logbook to verify compliance with the pressure requirement. These records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and be presented to the Department upon request.
8. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, all coatings, additives and cleaning solvents shall be kept in closed containers when not in actual use.
9. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, spray equipment, lines, and the like shall be cleaned either by flushing/spraying a solid liquid stream into an appropriate recovery receptacle or by soaking equipment in closed containers. Under no circumstances shall solvent be atomized while flushing/spraying. The use of solvent-laden rags to wipe down equipment is acceptable as long as the rags are stored in closed containers after use, until properly disposed of. Under no circumstances shall waste solvent or other materials or solvent-laden rags be treated in a manner that would intentionally promote the evaporative loss of solvent.
10. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, Source ID P108 is a Col-Met Powder cure batch oven rated at 1.5 mmBtu/hr. Additionally, Source ID P108 shall only be fired on natural gas.
11. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 and 25 Pa. Code § 129.52, the VOC content of the as applied coatings shall not exceed the following levels:
a) 10.34 lbs VOC/lb coating solids for clear coatings.
b) 6.67 lbs VOC/lb coating solids for topcoats.
c) 6.67 lbs VOC/lb coating solids for air-dried coatings.
d) 6.67 lbs VOC/lb coating solids for extreme performance coatings.
e) 5.06 lbs VOC/lb coating solids for all other coatings.
12. The permittee shall maintain daily records of all coatings, and cleaning solvents used in, or associated with the use of the surface coating operation. The respective records shall include the following:
a. the identity of each material used;
b. the mix ratio;
c. the density or specific gravity;
d. an up-to-date Certified Product Data Sheet for each material used;
e. the amount in gallons or pounds of each coating used each month;
f. the density of each material as-applied in pounds per gallon;
g. the VOC content of each material as-applied;
h. the HAP content of each material as-applied (%, by weight); and
Records generated under this condition shall be retained onsite for a period of at least 5 years from the date of generation and shall be provided to the Department upon request.
13. The permittee shall keep records of the VOC and HAP emissions on a monthly basis from Source ID P105 and the corresponding 12-consecutive month total. These records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and be provided to the Department upon request.
14. The permittee shall submit quarterly records to the Department of the following:
a. the identity and amount of each coating used each month and the corresponding 12-consecutive month total;
b. the VOC and HAP emissions each month and the corresponding 12-consecutive month total;
c. the amount acetone used each month and the corresponding 12-consecutive month total.
The reports are due 60 days after the end of the respective calendar quarter.
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.
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. Marys Plant (800 Theresia Street, St. Marys, PA 15857-1898) for 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. The public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval at Title V facilities in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date. The source shall comply with the following conditions, which will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate BAT for the source:
* Emissions shall with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1, 123.31 and 123.41 for fugitive, odor and visible emissions respectively.
* No person may permit the emission into the outdoor atmosphere of PM in a manner that the concentration of PM in the effluent gas exceeds 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot.
* Conduct stack testing for PM compliance.
* The permittee shall record the following operational data from the control devices (these records may be done with strip charts recorders, data acquisition systems or manual log entries):
* Pressure drop across control device--daily as defined as at least once every calendar day.
* The permittee shall perform a daily operational inspection of the control device.
* Control device operating parameters, including pressure drop, shall be operated in a range defined by the manufacturer or in a range developed during compliant stack testing. The operating range shall be determined within 90 days after startup of the control device and shall be indicated to the Department in writing prior to administratively amending into the facility operating permit. The operating range shall be made part of the facility operating permit.
* The permittee shall operate the control device at all times that the source is operation.
* The permittee shall maintain and operate the source and control device in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and in accordance with good air pollution control practices.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
AMS 08149: Pearl Pressman Liberty (5th and Poplar Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19123) for installation of a Mitsubishi D3000 LX 6 color sheetfed lithographic nonheatset press. The potential emission from the new press is 5.01 tons of VOCs per year and 1.20 tons of HAPs per year. The plan approval will contain operating and recordkeeping requirements to ensure the press is operated within all applicable requirements.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-00124: Fairless Energy, LLC (50 Sinter Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030) for operation of an electric generating station in Falls Township, Bucks County. The permit is for a Title V facility. The facility is considered a major source of NOx, CO, VOCs and PM emissions, with maximum potential emissions of 424.7 tpy, 360.5 tpy, 88.4 tpy and 387.6 tpy, respectively. Fairless Energy, LLC is a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Inc. It owns and operates four natural gas-fired combined-cycle electric generation units. Each unit is equipped with an inlet air cooling system, duct burners, a heat recovery steam generator and selective catalytic reduction system. The plant is exclusively run on natural gas. Other sources include two natural gas preheaters, one auxiliary boiler and four cooling towers. The combustion turbines and duct burners are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, New Source Performance Standards, Subpart GG and Subpart Da, respectively. The auxiliary boiler and natural gas preheaters are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, New Source Performance Standards, Subpart Dc. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the plant operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
V06-015: Rohm and Haas Co. (5000 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137) for operation of a chemical manufacturing facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include two 48.4 mmBtu/hr boilers, one emergency river pump, one fire water pump, a UB process, a GOAL process, an ambersorb process, wastewater treatment, and groundwater remediation, and storage tanks. Control devices include scrubbers, cyclone collectors and dust collectors.
The operating permit will be issued under the 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the hearing.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
29-03004: Mellott Co.--formerly Mellott Enter- prise--Warfordsburg Manufacturing Facility (100 Mellott Drive, Suite 100, Warfordsburg, PA 17267-8555) for coating operations in Bethel Township, Fulton County. The annual emissions of the VOC from the sources are about 11 tpy. This is a renewal of the natural minor operating permit issued in January 2004.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
19-00019: Dillon Floral Corp. (933 Columbia Boulevard, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-8844) for their greenhouse located in the Town of Bloomsburg, Columbia County. The facility's main sources include one multifuel (No. 4 and No. 6 fuel oil, WDLF and natural gas) boiler, one wood-fired boiler, one propane-fired engine and three fuel storage tanks. The facility has the potential to emit PM10, NOx, CO, VOCs and combined and individual HAPs emissions below the major thresholds. The facility has taken a synthetic minor restriction to limit the SOx emissions below the major threshold. The proposed operating permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions.
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 30020701 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235482, Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, (1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241), to renew the permit for the Bailey Central Mine Complex CRDA No. 3 and No. 4 in Richhill and Gray Townships, Greene County and related NPDES Permit. No additional discharges. Application received May 21, 2008.
Permit Number 30841314 and NPDES Permit No. PA0215368, Dana Mining Company of Pennsylvania, LLC, (308 Dents Run Road, Morgantown, WV 26501), to renew the permit and related NPDES permit and revise the permit for the Titus Mine in Dunkard Township, Greene County to add acreage to the permit and subsidence plan for development mining. Underground Acres Proposed 991.38, Subsidence Control Plan Acres Proposed 991.38. No additional discharges. Application received July 14, 2008.
Permit Number 30841316 and NPDES Permit No. PA0213535, Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, (1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241), to revise the permit for the Bailey Mine and Prep Plant in Richhill and Morris Townships, Greene County to add acreage for development mining of the upper east corridor area. Underground Acres Proposed 330.14, Subsidence Control Plan Acres Proposed 4,448.05. No additional discharges. Application received June 25, 2008.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56910201 and NPDES No. PA0599271. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC, One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Paint Township, Somerset County, affecting 31.0 acres. Receiving stream: Paint Creek classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received July 11, 2008.
32813007 and NPDES No. PA0125458. Cloe Mining Company, Inc., P. O. Box J, Grampian, PA 16838, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Rayne and East Mahoning Townships, Indiana County, affecting 323.7 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Pine Run classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is ICMSA Crooked Creek. Application received July 17, 2008.
56930106 and NPDES No. PA0212458. Future Industries, Inc., P. O. Box 157, Meyersdale, PA 15552, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Black Township, Somerset County, affecting 192.2 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Casselman River classified for the following use: WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received July 22, 2008.
56930112 and NPDES No. PA0212636. Future Industries, Inc., P. O. Box 157, Meyersdale, PA 15552, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Black Township, Somerset County, affecting 316 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Rhodes Creek classified for the following use: WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received July 22, 2008.
32030110. Fossil Fuel, Inc., 690 Weaver Road, Marion Center, PA 15759, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in East Mahoning and Grant Townships, Indiana County, affecting 43.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Crooked Run to Little Mahoning Creek classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received July 23, 2008.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
16080106 and NPDES Permit No. PA0258601. Neiswonger Construction, Inc. (17592 Route 322, Strattanville, PA 16258). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Toby and Licking Townships, Clarion County affecting 85.5 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Cherry Run and Cherry Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application to include a land-use change from forestland to pastureland/land occasionally cut for hay. Application received July 17, 2008.
33020107 and NPDES Permit No. PA0242233. Original Fuels, Inc. (P. O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 16373). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Oliver Township, Jefferson County affecting 138.7 acres. Receiving streams: Hadden Run to Little Sandy Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application for reclamation only. Application received July 21, 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.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
Permit No. 50960801. Roy E. and Scott D. Hall, 1013 Sandy Hollow Road, New Bloomfield, PA 17068, bond release on a small noncoal (industrial minerals) operation in Carroll Township, Perry County, affecting 2.0 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Perry Furnace Run. Application received July 16, 2008.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
8274SM4A2C9. Rohrer's Quarry, Inc., (70 Lititz Road, Lititz, PA 17543), boundary correction to an existing quarry operation to increase the acreage from 171.8 acres to 190.3 acres in Penn and Warwick Townships, Lancaster County, receiving stream: UNT to Little Conestoga Creek. Application received July 17, 2008.
36990801. David M. Wise, (5028 Walnut Lane, Mohnton, PA 19540), Stage I and II bond release on a quarry operation in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County affecting 3.0 acres on property owned by John Hoover. Application received July 18, 2008.
39880301A1C8 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594199. Eastern Industries, Inc., (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, receiving stream: Coplay Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received July 22, 2008.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of Sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Floodplain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
E51-232. Fairmount Park Commission, One Parkway Building, 1515 Arch Street, 11th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1501, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To perform the following water obstruction and encroachment activities associated with the stabilization of an eroding streambank along the Wissahickon Creek (TSF) located at the base of the Colony Castle--Philadelphia Canoe Club:
1. To remove an existing 100-foot long gabion wall along the Wissahickon Creek, and to construct and maintain, in its place, a 250-foot long precast concrete retaining wall.
2. To place approximately 600 cubic yards of fill within the floodway of the Wissahickon Creek associated with the proposed site grading activities.
3. To install and maintain approximately 20 linear feet of rip-rap streambank protection at the upstream transition of the proposed retaining wall.
This project is located approximately 200 feet from 4900 Ridge Avenue (Germantown, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 2.5 inches; W: 11.5 inches).
Southcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E67-857: Mummert Enterprises, Inc., Morningstar Development, Attn.: Tim Mummert, 1945 Hanover Pike, Littlestown, PA 17340, Penn Township, York County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To fill 0.036 acre of emergent wetland located in the Oil Creek (WWF) Watershed. The project is located on the southeast quadrant at the intersection of Lexington Drive and Timber Lane (Hanover, PA Quadrangle N: 7.3 inches; W: 10.9 inches, Latitude: 39° 47` 24"; Longitude: 76° 57` 11") in Penn Township, York County. The project proposes wetland replacement of 0.037 acre.
E07-423: Grace Baptist Church, Dan Albright, 1553 Columbia Avenue, Tyrone, PA 16686, Tyrone Borough, Blair County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To fill in a 0.0057 acre of de minimis wetland along the watershed of Bald Eagle Creek (TSF) to construct a new worship center located along Adams Avenue about 900 feet southwest of the Decker Run culvert (Tyrone, PA Quadrangle N: 11.25 inches; W: 15.70 inches, Latitude: 40° 41` 13"; Longitude: 78° 14` 18") in Tyrone Borough, Blair County.
E67-825: Robert Barclay, Windy Brae Manor Mobile Home Park, 14871 Mount Olivet Road, Stewartstown, PA 17363, North Hopewell Township, York County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a 36-inch concrete pipe culvert 16-feet long and two 6-inch water lines in a UNT to the East Branch Codorus Creek (HQ-CWF) and in associated wetlands (Glen Rock, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 76° 38` 8"; Longitude: 39° 47` 34", N: 7.7 inches; W: 1.5 inches) in North Hopewell Township, York County. The project will permanently impact 0.016 acre of Exceptional Value palustrine emergent wetlands. As the wetland impact is considered de minimis, no mitigation is required.
E28-345: Kabro of Majestic Ridge, LLC, Robert Miller, 24 Buckingham Way, Freehold, NJ 07728, Majestic Ridge Residential Development, Hamilton Township, Franklin County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
The applicant proposes to: 1) install and maintain 2,500.0 cubic yards of fill in order to fill/abandon approximately 0.1 acre of an existing offline irrigation pond to provide the appropriate protection for a proposed private well (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.6 inches; W: 11.5 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 18.0"; Longitude: 77° 42` 21.3"); 2) install and maintain a clay liner in the remaining 0.73 acre of the existing irrigation pond (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.6 inches; W: 11.4 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 16.7"; Longitude: 77° 42` 20.6"); 3) install and maintain an 18.0-inch HDPE culvert in a UNT to Back Creek (TSF) impacting 73.0 linear feet of stream channel (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.5 inches; W: 11.7 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 18.9"; Longitude: 77° 42` 27.9"); 4) install and maintain an 18.0-inch HDPE culvert in a UNT to Back Creek (TSF) impacting 55.0 linear feet of stream channel (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 13.2 inches; W: 11.4 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 10.6"; Longitude: 77° 42` 20.9"); 5) restore and maintain approximately 700.0 linear feet of a UNT to Back Creek (TSF) in order to remove an existing 0.43 acre online irrigation pond (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 13.3 inches; W: 11.55 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 12.9"; Longitude: 77° 42` 25.6"); 6) install and maintain 245.0 linear feet of erosion control matting in a UNT to Back Creek (TSF) (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.1 inches; W: 10.6 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 8.7"; Longitude: 77° 42` 1.6"); 7) install and maintain an 18.0-inch HDPE culvert in a UNT to Back Creek (TSF) permanently impacting 100.0 linear feet of stream channel (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 13.2 inches; W: 11.5 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 12"; Longitude: 77° 42` 24.3"); 8) install and maintain an 18.0-inch HDPE culvert in a UNT to Back Creek (TSF) permanently impacting 108.0 linear feet of stream channel (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 13.2 inches; W: 11.6 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 13.0"; Longitude: 77° 42` 26.8"); 9) install and maintain a 30.0-inch HDPE culvert in a UNT to Back Creek (TSF) permanently impacting 33.0 linear feet of stream channel (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 13.4 inches; W: 11.7 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 14.8"; Longitude: 77° 42` 30.3"); 10) install and maintain an outfall structure to an existing onsite pond (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 13.9 inches; W: 10.8 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 5.6"; Longitude: 77° 42` 5.6"); 11) install and maintain an 18.0-inch HDPE culvert in a UNT to Back Creek (TSF) permanently impacting 181.0 linear feet of stream channel (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.0 inches; W: 10.6 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 7.1"; Longitude: 77° 42` 1.6"); 12) install and maintain an 8.0-inch PVC sanitary sewer line in a UNT to Back Creek (TSF) temporarily impacting 35.0 linear feet of stream channel (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N:14.2 inches; W: 10.6 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 10.6"; Longitude: 77° 42` 0.5"); and 13) install and maintain a 30.0-inch RCP culvert in a UNT to Back Creek (TSF) permanently impacting 202.0 linear feet of stream channel (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.0 inches; W: 12.2 inches, Latitude: 39° 57` 8.3"; Longitude: 77° 42` 43.0"). Impacts are associated with the construction of 95 townhouses, 74 duplexes and 84 single-family homes known as the Majestic Ridge Residential Development. The project is located at the Majestic Ridge Golf Resort just west of Sollenberger Road and north of Brechbill Road in Hamilton Township, Franklin County.
Northwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E10-448, Joseph M. Landis, 414 Freeport Street, Saxonburg, PA 16056. Joseph Landis Single-Residence Sewage Treatment Facility, in Clinton Township, Butler County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Curtisville, PA Quadrangle N: 40° 43` 47.98"; W: 79° 48` 3.45").
The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a 500 gpd Small Flow Treatment Facility at 414 Freeport Street, Clinton Township, Butler County, approximately 1 mile south of the Borough of Saxonburg. The construction includes an outfall structure along the east bank of a tributary to Sarver Run. Sarver Run is a perennial stream classified as a HQ-TSF.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
D49-019EA. Pennsylvania American Water Company, 800 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. Point Township, Northumberland County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
Project proposes to breach and remove Geise's Dam across Lithia Spring Creek (CWF) for the purpose of eliminating a threat to public safety and restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The project will restore approximately 100 feet of stream channel. The dam is located approximately 500 feet north of the intersection of SR 1024 (Ridge Road) and SR 1037 (Spruce Hollow Road) (Northumberland, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 55` 48"; Longitude: 76° 45` 54").
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