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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. 4508504, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Penn Estates Utilities, Inc. Stroud Township
Monroe CountyResponsible Official Chuck Madison
Penn Estates Utilities, Inc.
503 Hallet Road
East Stroudsburg, PAType of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer SAIC Engineering, Inc.
6310 Allentown Boulevard
Harrisburg, PAApplication Received Date September 2, 2008 Description of Action The construction of a new source, well No. 8 and a treatment building. Application No. 1308502, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Palmerton Borough Palmerton Borough Responsible Official Rodger P. Danielson
Palmerton Borough
443 Delaware Avenue
Palmerton, PA 18071Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Charles E. Volk, P. E.
ARRO Consulting, Inc.
1150 Glenlivet Drive
Allentown, PA 18106Application Received Date August 27, 2008 Description of Action The applicant proposes the construction of a new booster pumping station to provide adequate pressure to the Borough's North End Pressure District as well as meet fire flow needs to the Palmerton Village Assisted Living Center as well as the rest of the District. Southcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 5008503, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Perry Manor, LLC Municipality Oliver Township County Perry Responsible Official Nicholas C. Zannis
Project Manager
c/o SHP Management
7 Thomas Drive
Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Stephen M. Yingst, P. E.
Criterium-Yingst Engineers, Inc.
421 West Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, PA 17033Application Received: August 5, 2008 Description of Action Booster Pump Modifications. Permit No. 2208505, Public Water Supply.
Applicant United Water Pennsylvania Municipality Swatara Township County Dauphin Responsible Official John D. Hollenbach
Vice President
4211 East Park Circle
Harrisburg, PA 17111-0151
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Arthur Saunders, P. E.
United Water Pennsylvania
4211 East Park Circle
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Application Received: August 21, 2008 Description of Action Replacement of booster pumps at the Oberlin Booster Pumping Station. Permit No. 3608514, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation Municipality East Earl Township County Lancaster Responsible Official Richard P. Baldauf
Environmental Engineer
245 Reading Road
P. O. Box 158
East Earl, PA 17519-0158Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Charles A. Kehew II, P. E.
James R. Holley & Assoc., Inc.
18 South George Street
York, PA 17401Application Received: August 21, 2008 Description of Action Installation of nitrate treatment. Permit No. 3108503, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Mary Couch Municipality Jackson Township County Huntingdon Responsible Official Mary L. Couch, Owner
13605 Greenwood Road
Huntingdon, PA 16652
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Mark V. Glenn, P. E.
Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc.
3121 Fairway Drive
Altoona, PA 16602-4475Application Received: August 25, 2008 Description of Action Installation of nitrate treatment at Couch Subs and Grocery. Permit No. 3608515, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Gerald Cox Municipality Little Britain Township County Lancaster Responsible Official
Gerald T. Cox
Property Owner
215 Fremont Road
Nottingham, PA 19362Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer David W. Wolfe, P. E.
Earth Tech
2 Market Plaza Way
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Application Received: August 27, 2008 Description of Action Installation of nitrate treatment at Pasquale Pizza.
MINOR AMENDMENT Northeast Region: Water Supply Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Application No. 2580023MA, Minor Amendment, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Pennsylvania American Water
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033Bridgewater Township
Susquehanna CountyResponsible Official Paul Zielinski
Pennsylvania American Water
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Scott M. Thomas, P. E.
Pennsylvania American Water
852 Wesley Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Application Received Date September 3, 2008 Description of Action Applicant proposes to replace existing granular activated carbon (GAC) with 8 by 30 mesh GAC in Montrose Filters Nos. 1 and 2.
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.
Verizon Pennsylvania Ardmore Business Center, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. Sean M. Damon, P. G., Langan Engineering & Environmental Service, P. O. Box 1569, Doylestown, PA 18901 on behalf of Cheryl L. Houghton, Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., 966 South Matlack Street, West Chester, PA 19380 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of No. 2 fuel oil. The future use of the site will remain the same. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Main Line Times newspaper on August 7, 2008.
2345--2351 South Swanson Street Site, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Michel Christie, Penn E & R, Inc., 2755 Bergey Road, Hatfield, PA 19440 on behalf of Eli Stein and Leon Silverman, S & S Family Partnership, 230 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater and soil at the site has been impacted with the releases of inorganics and other organics. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Philadelphia Daily News on August 23.
Northeast Region: Ronald S. Brezinski, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Mack Trucks, Inc., Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County. John Checcio, Brinkerhoff Environmental Services, Inc., 1913 Atlantic Avenue, Suite R5, Manasquan, NJ 08736 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of his client, Mack Trucks, Inc., 7000 Alburtis Road, Macungie, PA 18062), concerning the remediation of soils found to have been impacted by releases of ethylene glycol from newly manufactured trucks as a result of coolant system gasket failure. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Residential Statewide Health Standard for soils. The proposed future use of the property will be industrial. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is expected to be published in a local newspaper serving the general area sometime in the near future.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Former Penncast Foundry Site, Marietta Borough, Lancaster County. Marks Environmental, Inc., 140 Bollinger Road, Elverson, PA 19520, on behalf of Marietta Market Street, LLC, 1903 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with metals. A retirement home is proposed to be built on this site. The site will be remediated to the Statewide Health Standard.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
R & L Carriers I-80 MM 190.5W Accident, Green Township, Clinton County, Northridge Group, Inc., 1172 Ridge Road, Northumberland, PA 17857 on behalf of R & L Carriers, 600 Gilliam Road, Wilmington, OH 45177 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with diesel fuel. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. The site will remain a berm area for the interstate highway.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Applications received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Northeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Permit Application No. 301256. PPL Martins Creek Ash Basin No. 1, PPL Martins Creek, LLC, Two North Ninth Street, GENPL-6, Allentown, PA 18101-1179. A major permit modification to modify the closure plan for this captive, Class II residual waste disposal impoundment located in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County. The application was received in the Regional Office on May 19, 2008, and as of September 10, 2008, the application was deemed to be administratively complete.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
Permit ID No. 100592. USA South Hills Landfill, Inc., 3100 Hill Road, Library, PA 15129. South Hills Landfill, 3100 Hill Road, Library, PA 15129. Application for the renewal permit of a municipal waste landfill in South Park Township, Allegheny County and Union Township, Washington County. Application was received in the Regional Office on September 2, 2008.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
17-00053A: Nydree Flooring, LLC (4608 Quehanna Highway, Karthaus, PA 16845) for construction of a 4.2 mmBtu/hr wood waste-fired boiler in Karthaus Township, Clearfield County.
08-310-005: E. A. Ward Excavating, Inc. (R. D. 3, Box 244, Troy, PA 16947) for the construction of a stone crushing plant and associated diesel engine in West Burlington Township, Bradford 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.
32-00059C: Reliant Energy Northeast Management Co., LLC (121 Champion Way, Suite 200, Canonsburg, PA 15317-5817) to install a mercury sorbent injection system at their Conemaugh Power Plant in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.
65-00982B: T. W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co. (205 North Main Street, Butler, PA 16001-4998) to install an additional Caterpillar G3516TALE natural gas engine and 200,000 Btu/hr tri-ethylene glycol dehydrator at their Rubright Compressor Station in Bell Township, Westmoreland County.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
23-0016A: PQ Corporation (1201 West Front Street, Chester, PA 19013) for installation of replacement low-NOx burners and a batch wetting system on PQ Corporation's No. 4 Sodium Silicate Furnace, at their facility in the City of Chester, Delaware County. This facility is a Title V facility. Annual emissions of NOx from the furnace will remain at 8.0 lbs/ton of product produced and 275 tpy. PM emissions shall be limited to 0.04 gr/dscf. There shall be no increase in emissions of any pollutant from the No. 4 Sodium Silicate Furnace as a result of the installation of the replacement low-NOx burners and the batch wetting system. The Plan Approval will contain monitoring and recordkeeping requirements designed to keep the furnace operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.
15-0090B: National Service Industries (303 Eagleview Boulevard, Exton, PA 19341) for installation of flexographic printing heads on an existing flexographic printing press at an envelope manufacturing and printing facility in Uwchlan Township, Chester County. The plan approval is for a non-Title V (State-only) facility. The process will potentially increase VOC emissions by 3.0 tons per annum. The plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
41-313-003F: Lonza, Inc. (3500 Trenton Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701) for construction of an Acrawax grinder and rework station as well as for the installation of six air cleaning devices (cartridge collectors) in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming County.
The PM/PM10 emissions from the proposed Acrawax grinder will be controlled by one of the six cartridge collectors to be installed and those from the proposed Acrawax rework station will be controlled by another of the six collectors. The remaining four cartridge collectors will be installed on an existing Acrawax grinder, an existing Acrawax conveying system and two existing Acrawax storage bins.
The total combined PM/PM10 emissions from the six collectors are not expected to exceed 2.76 tpy.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Lonza, Inc. indicates that the proposed new Acrawax grinder and rework station will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including 25 Pa. Code § 123.13 and the BAT requirement of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, as will the existing Acrawax grinder, conveying system and bins, following the installation of the proposed new cartridge collectors. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue plan approval for the construction of the new Acrawax grinder and rework station and the installation of the six proposed cartridge collectors. Additionally, if the Department determines that the new Acrawax grinder and rework station and existing Acrawax grinder, conveying system and bins are operating in compliance with all conditions of the plan approval and all applicable regulatory requirements following construction and collector installation, the Department intends to incorporate the plan approval conditions into Operating Permit 41-313-003E in accordance with the administrative amendment requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements:
1. The concentration of PM in the exhaust of the four cartridge collectors controlling the PM emissions from the new Acrawax grinder, new Acrawax rework station and two existing Acrawax storage bins shall not exceed .01 grain per dry standard cubic foot of effluent gas volume. The concentration of PM in the exhaust of the two cartridge collectors controlling the PM emissions from the existing Acrawax grinder and conveying system shall not exceed .04 grain per dry standard cubic foot of effluent gas volume.
2. All six cartridge collectors shall be equipped with instrumentation to monitor the pressure differential across the collectors on a continuous basis.
3. The air compressors used to supply compressed air to all six cartridge collectors shall be equipped with an air dryer and oil trap.
4. Spare filter cartridges shall be kept onsite for all six cartridge collectors.
5. Collected dust shall only be removed from the six cartridge collectors by means of enclosed systems into enclosed containers.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, M. Gorog and B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.
1) 63-00943: Dominion Transmission, Inc. (445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301-2886) for installation of a new propane storage and delivery station at the Dominion Transmission, Inc. in Fallowfield Township, Washington County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.45, notice is hereby given that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to allow the construction of a new propane storage and marketing facility consisting of 6--90,000 gallon underground liquid propane storage tanks, two propane truck loading racks, the associated piping for transport of the propane from the pipeline to the storage tanks and from the storage tanks to the loading racks, and other supporting equipment at the Charleroi Propane Station, located in Fallowfield Township, Washington County.
Emissions from the facility are estimated to be 5.04 tons of VOCs per year. The proposed facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, related to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources. The Department believes that the facility will meet these requirements by complying with the following Plan Approval conditions:
2) This Plan Approval is for the installation of a new propane storage and delivery station at the Dominion Transmission, Inc. located in Fallowfield Township, Washington County. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
3) This facility shall be limited to 2,300 truck load-outs over a consecutive 12-month period. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
4) The storage tanks at this facility are subject to the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.56. Compliance with this regulation will be achieved in accordance with § 129.56(a), by maintaining working pressures sufficient at all times to prevent vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere.
5) The owner/operator shall keep daily records of all product delivery and load-outs. These records shall be used to estimate monthly emissions from the entire facility and shall be kept onsite for a period of 5 years and be made available to the Department upon request. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
6) The owner/operator shall conduct an audio, visual and olfactory leak detection and repair program performed on a weekly basis. Records of each inspection must be maintained onsite for a period of 5 years and be made available to the Department upon request. Inspection records shall, at a minimum, identify each leak and the length of time until it is repaired. All repairs shall be made within 15 calendar days unless otherwise approved by the Department in writing. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
7) This facility is subject to the odor emission requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 123.31(b).
8) This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
a) The Owner/Operator shall submit written Notice of the Completion of Construction and the Operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 days prior to the completion of construction. The Notice shall state the date when construction will be completed and the date when the Operator expects to commence operation.
b) Operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shakedown of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit, and to permit the evaluation of the source for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.
c) Upon receipt of the Notice of the Completion of Construction from the Owner/Operator the Department shall authorize a 180-day Period of Temporary Operation of the sources from the date of commencement of operation. The Notice submitted by the Owner/Operator, prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall modify the Plan Approval expiration date. The new Plan Approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of commencement of operation.
d) Upon determination by the Owner/Operator that the sources covered by this Plan Approval are in compliance with all conditions of the Plan Approval the Owner/Operator shall contact the Department's reviewing engineer and schedule the Initial Operating Permit Inspection.
e) Upon completion of the Initial Operating Permit Inspection and determination by the Department that the sources covered by this Plan Approval are in compliance with all conditions of the Plan Approval, the Owner/Operator shall apply for a new or amend the existing Operating Permit at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the Plan Approval. The application shall incorporate the conditions of this Plan Approval into the Operating Permit.
f) The Owner/Operator may request an extension of the 180-day Period of Temporary Operation if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of the Period of Temporary Operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source. The extension request shall include a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons compliance has not been established. This Period of Temporary Operation may be extended for additional periods, each not to exceed 120-days, by submitting an extension request as described previously.
9) Upon completion of the construction of the facility, company must request that the existing Operating Permit be updated to include the new equipment and the new requirements. Notify the Department when the installation is completed so that the facility can be inspected for issuance of an operating permit.
10) Words and terms that are not otherwise defined in this plan approval shall have the meanings set forth in section 3 of the Air Pollution Control Act (APCA) (35 P. S. § 4003) and 25 Pa. Code § 121.1. (25 Pa. Code § 121.1)
11) The issuance of this plan approval does not prevent the future adoption by the Department of any rules, regulations or standards, or the issuance of orders necessary to comply with the requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) or the APCA, or to achieve or maintain ambient air quality standards. The issuance of this plan approval shall not be construed to limit the Department's enforcement authority. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b(a)(b))
12) If, at any time, the Department has cause to believe that air contaminant emissions from the sources listed in this plan approval may be in excess of the limitations specified in, or established under this plan approval or the permittee's operating permit, the permittee may be required to conduct test methods and procedures deemed necessary by the Department to determine the actual emissions rate. The testing shall be conducted in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, where applicable, and in accordance with any restrictions or limitations established by the Department at the time as it notifies the company that testing is required. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
13) The permittee shall maintain and operate the sources and associated air cleaning devices in accordance with good engineering practice as described in the plan approval application submitted to the Department. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(a)(10))
14) The records, reports or information obtained by the Department or referred to at public hearings shall be available to the public, except as provided in paragraph (a) of this condition.
a) Upon cause shown by the permittee that the records, reports or information or a particular portion thereof, but not emission data, to which the Department has access under the act, if made public, would divulge production or sales figures or methods, processes or production unique to that person or would otherwise tend to affect adversely the competitive position of that person by revealing trade secrets, including intellectual property rights, the Department will consider the record, report or information, or particular portion thereof confidential in the administration of the act. The Department will implement this section consistent with sections 112(d) and 114(c) of the CAA (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7412(d) and 7414(c)). Nothing in this section prevents disclosure of the report, record or information to Federal, State or local representatives as necessary for purposes of administration of Federal, State or local air pollution control laws, or when relevant in a proceeding under the act. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(c) and (d) and 35 P. S. § 4013.2)
15) This plan approval will be valid for a limited time, as specified by the expiration date contained on page 1 of this plan approval.
a) Except as provided in §§ 127.11a and 127.215 (relating to reactivation of sources; and reactivation), at the end of the time, if the construction, modification, reactivation or installation has not been completed, a new plan approval application or an extension of the previous approval will be required.
b) If construction has commenced, but cannot be completed before the expiration of this plan approval, an extension of the plan approval must be obtained to continue construction. To allow adequate time for departmental action, a request for the extension should be postmarked at least 30 days prior to the expiration date. The Department will not issue an extension after the plan approval expires. The request for an extension should include the following:
(i) A justification for the extension.
(ii) A schedule for the completion of the construction.
c) If construction has not commenced before the expiration of this plan approval, then a new plan approval application must be submitted and approval obtained before construction can commence.
d) If the construction, modification or installation is not commenced within 18-months of the issuance of this plan approval or if there is more than an 18-month lapse in construction, modification or installation, a new plan approval application that meets the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters B, D and E (related to plan approval requirements; prevention of significant deterioration of air quality; and to new source review) shall be submitted. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13)
16) This plan approval may not be transferred from one person to another except when a change of ownership is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department and the Department approves the transfer of the plan approval in writing.
17) Section 127.12a (relating to compliance review) applies to a request for transfer of a plan approval. A compliance review form shall accompany the request.
18) This plan approval is valid only for the specific source and the specific location of the source as described in the application. (25 Pa. Code § 127.32)
19) Under 35 P. S. § 4008, no person shall hinder, obstruct, prevent or interfere with the Department or its personnel in the performance of any duty authorized under the APCA.
20) The permittee shall also allow the Department to have access at reasonable times to said sources and associated air cleaning devices with such measuring and recording equipment, including equipment recording visual observations, as the Department deems necessary and proper for performing its duties and for the effective enforcement of the APCA and regulations adopted under the act.
21) Nothing in this plan approval condition shall limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to inspect or enter the premises of the permittee in accordance with section 114 or other applicable provisions of the CAA. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(4) and 35 P. S. § 4008 and § 114 of the CAA)
22) This plan approval may be terminated, modified, suspended or revoked and reissued if one or more of the following applies:
(a) The permittee constructs or operates the source subject to the plan approval in violation of the act, the CAA, the regulations promulgated under the act or the CAA, a plan approval or permit or in a manner that causes air pollution.
(b) The permittee fails to properly or adequately maintain or repair an air pollution control device or equipment attached to or otherwise made a part of the source.
(c) The permittee fails to submit a report required by this plan approval.
(d) The EPA determines that this plan approval is not in compliance with the CAA or the regulations thereunder. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13a)
23) The permittee, or any other person, may not circumvent the new source review requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E by causing or allowing a pattern of ownership or development, including the phasing, staging, delaying or engaging in incremental construction, over a geographic area of a facility which, except for the pattern of ownership or development, would otherwise require a permit or submission of a plan approval application.
24) No person may permit the use of a device, stack height which exceeds good engineering practice stack height, dispersion technique or other technique which, without resulting in reduction of the total amount of air contaminants emitted, conceals or dilutes an emission of air contaminants which would otherwise be in violation of this plan approval, the APCA or the regulations promulgated thereunder, except that with prior approval of the Department, the device or technique may be used for control of malodors. (25 Pa. Code §§ 121.9 and 127.216)
25) Reports, test data, monitoring data, notifications shall be submitted to the:
Regional Air Program Manager
Department of Environmental Protection
(At the address given on the plan approval transmittal letter or otherwise notified) (25 Pa. Code § 127.12c)26) If require by section 112(r) of the CAA, the permittee shall develop and implement an accidental release program consistent with requirements of the CAA, 40 CFR Part 68 (relating to chemical accident prevention provisions) and the Federal Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (Pub. L. 106-40).
a) The permittee shall prepare and implement a Risk Management Plan (RMP) which meets the requirements of section 112(r) of the CAA, 40 CFR Part 68 and the Federal Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act when a regulated substance listed in 40 CFR 68.130 is present in a process in more than the listed threshold quantity at the facility. The permittee shall submit the RMP to the EPA according to the following schedule and requirements:
b) The permittee shall submit the first RMP to a central point specified by the EPA no later than the latest of the following:
(i) Three years after the date on which a regulated substance is first listed under 40 CFR 68.130; or,
(ii) The date on which a regulated substance is first present above a threshold quantity in a process.
c) The permittee shall submit any additional relevant information requested by the Department or the EPA concerning the RMP and shall make subsequent submissions of RMPs in accordance with 40 CFR 68.190.
d) The permittee shall certify that the RMP is accurate and complete in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 68, including a checklist addressing the required elements of a complete RMP.
e) As used in this plan approval condition, the term ''process'' shall be as defined in 40 CFR 68.3. The term ''process'' means any activity involving a regulated substance including any use, storage, manufacturing, handling or onsite movement of the substances or any combination of these activities. For purposes of this definition, any group of vessels that are interconnected or separate vessels that are located such that a regulated substance could be involved in a potential release shall be considered a single process. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(9) and 40 CFR Part 68)
Those wishing to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to Tapan Biswas, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each written comment must contain the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
Identification of the proposed Plan Approval (specify the Plan Approval number).
Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
AMS 08070: Kinder Morgan (3300 North Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19137) for installation of internal floating roofs on five storage tanks in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. After the installation, there will be a potential annual decrease of over 1.0 ton of VOCs from the facility. The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure operation 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.
09-00016: Exelon Generating Co.--Croydon Generation Station (955 River Road, Bristol, PA 19007) for renewal of the Title V Operating Permit in the Bristol Township, Bucks County. There have been no changes since the permit was last issued on July 8, 2008. The facility is primarily used for providing electrical energy for peak demand periods. As a result of potential emissions of NOx and SOx, the facility is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Act Amendments, and is therefore subject to the Title V permitting requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G. The proposed Title V Operating Renewal does not adopt any new regulations and does not reflect any change in air emissions from the facility. The renewal permit contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
35-00007: Department of Public Welfare--Clarks Summit State Hospital (1451 Hillside Drive, Clarks Summit, PA 18411) for renewal of a Title V Operating Permit. This facility currently operates two anthracite coal fired boilers, one No. 2 fuel oil fired boiler and 11 emergency generators ranging from 7.5 kW to 200 kW at their facility in Newton Township, Lackawanna County. The proposed Title V Operating Permit does not reflect any change in air emissions from the facility. This Title V Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
48-00055: Mary Immaculate Center (300 Cherryville Road, Northampton, PA 18067) for operation of three boilers fired by No. 4 fuel oil at their facility in Lehigh Township, Northampton County. This action is a renewal of the State-only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for this facility. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-03113: Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) for operation of a nonmetallic mineral crushing plant at their Birdsboro Quarry in Robeson Township, Berks County. The plant is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. This action is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2003.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
37-00181: Xaloy--Tanner Plating Division (925 Industrial Drive, New Castle, PA 16101) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit to operate the facility's air contamination source consisting of: 4.8 mmBtu/hr natural gas usage, hard chromium plating systems (three tanks and 13 rectifiers), sandblasting unit and hand wiping solvent usage in the City of New Castle, Lawrence County. The facility is subject to 40 CFR part 63 subpart N-Emission Standards for Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks, classified as a ''small'' facility.
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 Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such 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 the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each 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 the certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application 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 address of the district mining office indicated above each 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--34.
Written comments or objections related to a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; 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, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.123 or 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the 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 desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Where a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. The Department has made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the mining activity permit, but the issuance of the NPDES permit is contingent upon the approval of the associated mining activity permit.
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that do not exceed the technology-based effluent limitations. The proposed limits are listed in Table 1.
For noncoal mining activities, the proposed limits are found in Table 2. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description below specifies the parameters. The limits will be in the ranges specified in Table 1.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume, or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur, will be incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91--96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 362-0600-001, NPDES Program Implementation--Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs).
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES permit application should submit a statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated above each application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must 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 or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92.61. The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and shall contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and shall state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. In the case where a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following range of effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit and, in some cases, noncoal mining permits:
Table 1
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 1.0 to 2.0 mg/l 2.0 to 4.0 mg/l 2.5 to 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Aluminum (Total) 0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 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: 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 drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
32020101 and NPDES No. PA0249165. Alverda Enterprises, Inc., P. O. Box 87, Alverda, PA 15710, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Pine Township, Indiana County, affecting 18.3 acres. Receiving stream: Yellow Creek classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received September 8, 2008.
56803020 and NPDES No. PA0121177. Action Mining, Inc., 1117 Shaw Mines Road, Meyersdale, PA 15552, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface coal refuse disposal mine in Summit Township, Somerset County, affecting 79.5 acres. Receiving streams: Blue Lick Creek, UNT to Blue Lick Creek and a UNT to the Casselman River classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received September 4, 2008.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
03010102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202941. State Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal application for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Boggs Township, Armstrong County, affecting 115.8 acres. Receiving stream: Scrubgrass Creek and UNTs to Scrubgrass Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received September 11, 2008.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
33030104. Larry D. Baumgardner Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 186, Lanse, PA 16849). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Washington Township, Jefferson County affecting 81.4 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Beaver Run (HQ-CWF) and UNT to Wolf Run (CWF). The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Falls Creek Borough Municipal Authority. Application for reclamation only. Application received September 10, 2008.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
54860204R4 and PA0593486. Premium Fine Coal, Inc., (P. O. Box 2043, Hazleton, PA 18201), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation and NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Walker Township, Schuylkill County affecting 57.0 acres, receiving stream: Little Schuylkill River, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received September 8, 2008.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 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.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
4675SM18. G. L. Carlson, Inc. (P. O. Box 97, Turtlepoint, PA 16750). Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0211222, Annin Township, McKean County. Receiving streams: Allegheny River (CWF). There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. NPDES renewal application received September 11, 2008.
18119-43060302-E-3. Terra Resources, LLC (267 Gilmore Road, Enon Valley, PA 16120). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct activities within 100 feet of a UNT to Lackawannock Creek in Jefferson Township, Mercer County. Receiving streams: Lackawannock Creek (TSF) and UNT to Shenango River (WWF). There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received September 12, 2008.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
22880301C8 and NPDES Permit No. PA0223948. Rocky Licensing Corp., (P. O. Box 3331, Harrisburg, PA 17105), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, receiving stream: Swatara Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received September 11, 2008.
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