NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[38 Pa.B. 4921]
[Saturday, September 6, 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 Environmental Protection Agency (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 ? PA0038318
(Sew)Pequea Valley School District
166 South New Holland Road
P. O. Box 130
Kinzers, PA 17535Lancaster County
Salisbury TownshipPequea Creek
7-KY PA0038326
(Sew)Pequea Valley School District
166 South New Holland Road
P. O. Box 130
Kinzers, PA 17535Lancaster County
Leacock TownshipPequea Creek
7-KY PA0082341
(Sew)Borough of Hopewell
417 Broad Street
P. O. Box 160
Hopewell, PA 16650-1060Bedford County
Hopewell TownshipRaystown Branch Juniata River
11-DY Pa0024074
(Sew)Shoemakersville Municipal Authority
115 East Ninth Street
Shoemakersville, PA 19555-1410Berks County
Shoemakersville BoroughSchuylkill River
3-BY
II. Applications for New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Nonwaived Permit Applications
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
Application No. PA 0081604, Industrial Waste, SIC Code 4953, Department of Environmental Protection (Adams Sanitation Company, Inc.), 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200. This facility is located at 174 Cranberry Road, Aspers, PA 17304, in Tyrone Township, Adams County.
Description of activity: The application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial waste.
The receiving stream, a UNT of Opossum Creek, is in Watershed 7-F, and classified for TSF, water supply, recreation and fish consumption. The nearest downstream public water supply intake is Wrightsville Water Supply Company located on the Susquehanna River, approximately 80 miles downstream. The discharge is not expected to affect the water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 0.0386 mgd are:
Mass (lbs/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum pH Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 6.0 9.0 BOD5 Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 25 50 50 Total Suspended Solids Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 27 88 88 NH3-N Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 3.22 6.44 6.44 a-Terpineol Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.019 0.042 0.042 Aniline Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.015 0.024 0.024 Benzoic Acid Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.073 0.119 0.119 Naphthalene Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.022 0.059 0.059 p-Cresol Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.015 0.024 0.024 Total Phenols Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.029 0.048 0.048 Pyridine Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.025 0.072 0.072 Total Arsenic 0.024 0.048 0.075 0.150 0.187 Chromium, VI 0.005 0.010 0.016 0.032 0.040 Total Zinc 0.057 0.115 0.178 0.356 0.445 Total Cobalt 0.009 0.018 0.028 0.056 0.070 Total Copper 0.007 0.014 0.022 0.044 0.055 Cyanide, Free 0.003 0.006 0.008 0.016 0.020 The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 based on a design flow of 0.0386 mgd are:
Mass (lbs/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum pH Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 6.0 9.0 BOD5 Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 25 50 50 Total Suspended Solids Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 27 88 88 NH3-N Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 3.22 6.44 6.44 a-Terpineol Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.019 0.042 0.042 Aniline Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.015 0.024 0.024 Benzoic Acid Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.073 0.119 0.119 Naphthalene Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.022 0.059 0.059 p-Cresol Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.015 0.024 0.024 Total Phenols Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.029 0.048 0.048 Pyridine Monitor and Report Monitor and Report 0.025 0.072 0.072 Total Arsenic 0.024 0.048 0.075 0.150 0.187 Chromium, VI 0.005 0.010 0.016 0.032 0.040 Total Zinc 0.057 0.115 0.178 0.356 0.445 Total Cobalt 0.009 0.018 0.028 0.056 0.070 Total Copper 0.007 0.014 0.022 0.044 0.055 Cyanide, Free 0.003 0.006 0.008 0.016 0.020 The proposed effluent limits for the Stormwater Outfalls are:
Monitoring Requirements Parameter Grab Sample (mg/l) Monitor Frequency pH (Standard Units) Monitor and Report 2/year BOD5 Monitor and Report 2/year Total Suspended Solids Monitor and Report 2/year Ammonia As N Monitor and Report 2/year Nitrate - Nitrite Monitor and Report 2/year Total Dissolved Solids Monitor and Report 2/year Chemical Oxygen Demand Monitor and Report 2/year Oil and Grease Monitor and Report 2/year Total Barium Monitor and Report 2/year Total Cadmium Monitor and Report 2/year Total Lead Monitor and Report 2/year Total Mercury Monitor and Report 2/year Total Magnesium Monitor and Report 2/year Total Selenium Monitor and Report 2/year Total Silver Monitor and Report 2/year Total Iron Monitor and Report 2/year a-Terpineol Monitor and Report 2/year Aniline Monitor and Report 2/year Benzoic Acid Monitor and Report 2/year Naphthalene Monitor and Report 2/year p-Cresol Monitor and Report 2/year Total Phenols Monitor and Report 2/year Pyridine Monitor and Report 2/year Total Arsenic Monitor and Report 2/year Chromium, VI Monitor and Report 2/year Total Zinc Monitor and Report 2/year Total Cobalt Monitor and Report 2/year Total Copper Monitor and Report 2/year Cyanide, Free Monitor and Report 2/year 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 0010251, Industrial Waste, SIC Code 4951, United States Army Carlisle Barracks, 330 Engineer Avenue, Carlisle, PA 17013-5020. This facility is located in North Middleton Township, Cumberland County.
Description of activity: The application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial waste.
The receiving stream, a UNT to Letort Spring Run, is in Watershed 7-B, and classified for HQ-CWF, water supply, recreation and fish consumption. The nearest downstream public water supply intake is Pennsylvania American Water Company located on the Conodoguinet Creek, approximately 16.6 miles downstream. The discharge is not expected to affect the water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 0.036 mgd are:
Mass (lbs/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow Report Report XXX XXX XXX Osmotic Pressure XXX XXX XXX 2,000 3,000 pH XXX XXX From 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive 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 0261106, Industrial Waste, SIC Code 333, Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation, Inc., 760 East Berlin Road, York, PA 17405-8701. This facility is located in West Manchester Township, York County.
Description of activity: The application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial waste.
The discharge is to a dry swale located on the plant site. The discharge is not expected to affect the water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are:
Mass (lbs/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum pH XXX XXX 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times The proposed effluent limits for Outfalls 002 and 003 are:
Monitoring Requirements Parameter Grab Sample (mg/l) Monitor Frequency pH (Standard Units) Monitor and Report 2/year BOD5 Monitor and Report 2/year COD Monitor and Report 2/year Oil and Grease Monitor and Report 2/year Total Cadmium Monitor and Report 2/year Total Lead Monitor and Report 2/year Total Arsenic Monitor and Report 2/year Total Chromium Monitor and Report 2/year Total Copper Monitor and Report 2/year Total Suspended Solids Monitor and Report 2/year 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 0028649, Sewage, Municipal Authority of the Borough of Sinking Spring, 3940 Penn Avenue, Sinking Spring, PA 19608. This facility is located in Spring Township, Berks County.
Description of activity: The application is for an NPDES permit to expand an existing discharge of treated sewage from 1.0 mgd to 1.25 mgd.
The receiving stream, Cacoosing Creek, is in Watershed 3-C, and classified for WWF, water supply, recreation and fish consumption. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Borough of Pottstown Water and Sewer Authority is located on the Schuylkill River, approximately 27 miles downstream. The discharge is not expected to affect the water supply.
The proposed interim limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 1.0 mgd are:
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) 3 6 (11-1 to 4-30) 9 18 Total Phosphorus Report Total Residual Chlorine 0.32 1.0 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 The proposed final limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 1.25 mgd are:
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) 2.5 5.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 7.5 15.0 Total Phosphorus 1.6 3.2 Total Residual Chlorine 0.14 0.44 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 not in effect.
III. WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001)
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
WQM Permit No. 1308402, Sewerage, East Penn Township, 167 Municipal Road, Lehighton, PA 18235-3916. This proposed facility is located in East Penn Township, Carbon County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: This project is for the construction of a sanitary sewer system to consist of gravity sewer lines, force main, low pressure sewer, grinder pumps and pump station with an estimated average flow of 40,020 gpd to service 107 residential units in the area of East Penn Township known as West Bowmanstown. The sewage will be conveyed to the existing Bowmanstown wastewater treatment plant.
WQM Permit No. 5208402, Sewerage, PA American Water Company, 800 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. This proposed facility is located in Lehman Township, Pike County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: This project is for the replacement of the existing pump station which will involve installation of a new pump, new wet well and piping modifications to connect to existing force main at the Winona Lakes Sewage Lift Station, a/k/a Stony Hollow Lift Station.
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
WQM Permit No. 3678402, Amendment 08-1, Sewerage, Mount Joy Borough Authority, 21 East Main Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552. This proposed facility is located in Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Seeking approval for the modification of the existing secondary treatment process.
WQM Permit No. 0508401, Sewerage, Bedford Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 371, Bedford, PA 15522. This proposed facility is located in Bedford Township, Bedford County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Seeking approval for the construction of an approximate 14,200 L.F., 2" low pressure sewer line extension, 33 residential grinder pumps and associated appurtenances along Sweet Rott Road.
WQM Permit No. 2108404, Sewerage, South Middleton Township Municipal Authority, 345 Criswell Drive, Boiling Springs, PA 17007-0008. This proposed facility is located in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Seeking approval for the construction of three additional sludge reed beds.
WQM Permit No. 0108402, Sewerage, Borough of Hanover, 44 Frederick Street, Hanover, PA 17331. This proposed facility is located in Conewago Township, Adams County, Penn Township and Borough of Hanover, York County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Seeking approval for the upgrade and extension of the Hanover regional conveyance system serving the Plum Creek drainage basin.
WQM Permit No. 2108405, Sewerage, Suzanne Diehl, Tiger Properties, 4 East High Street, Carlisle, PA 17013. This proposed facility is located in North Middleton Township, Cumberland County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Seeking approval for the replacement of a small flow treatment facility for an existing dwelling with a malfunctioning onlot sewage disposal system.
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
Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Monroe County Conservation District: 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, (570) 629-3060.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI024508011 CB H20, LP
P. O. Box 168
Tannersville, PA 18372Monroe Pocono Township Coolmoor Creek
HQ-CWFSouthcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI-0321-08-015 The Orchards at Marsh Run
Carson Ritchie, CEO
801 North Hanover Street
Carlisle, PA 17013Cumberland South Middleton Township Letort Spring Run
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)
STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS FOR CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFO) This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under the act of July 6, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005, 3 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--522) (hereinafter referred to as Act 38), and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92 and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC), or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC, have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at www.pacd.org/districts/directory.htm or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.
Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The address for the SCC is Agriculture Building, Room 407, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET--APPLICATIONS
Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAnimal Equivalent Units Animal
TypeSpecial Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Application
or
ActionTimber Ridge Farms
9699 Timber Ridge Road
Big Cove Tannery, PA 17212Fulton 66.0 1,180 Swine N/A--WWF Renewal Steve Hershey
2024 Donegal Springs Road
Mount Joy, PA 17552Lancaster 134 429.69 Layers/Steers HQ Renewal Lance Heberling
24 Shuman Road
Newburg, PA 17240Cumberland 68.73 498.71 Swine/Veal N/A New Kenneth Loht
250 Road Apple Drive
McClure, PA 17841Mifflin 85 468.4 Swine N/A Renewal
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