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AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
40-317-032A: Mission Foods (15 Elmwood Avenue, Mountaintop, PA 18707) for modification of their existing thermal oxidizer at their facility in Wright Township, Luzerne County.
48-399-060: Steel Management Systems, LLC (3045 Bath Pike, Nazareth, PA 18064) for operation of a shot blast machine at their facility in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton 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.
32-00398A: Western Allegheny Energy, LLC (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201) for construction of Coal Processing Plant at the Knob Creek Mine in Young Township, Indiana County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
42-178C: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (711 East College Avenue, Bellefonte, PA 16823) for modification of a plan approval to add a RAP crusher, replace the mixing drum, install a screen, use waste asphalt shingles in the hot mix asphalt and permit three portable plants to crush and screen materials as needed at Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Plant No. 7--Turtlepoint Asphalt in Annin Township, McKean 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.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
54-313-088: Air Products & Chemicals (357 Marion Avenue, Tamaqua, PA 18252) for modification to their existing Flourine Operation to include a new srcubber at their facility in Rush Township, Schuylkill County. The company shall comply with 123.31 for malodorous emissions. The company will operate the facility and maintain the system in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the system. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
54-322-008: UGI Development Co. (1 Meridian Boulevard, Suite 2C01, Wyomissing, PA 19610) for construction and operation of a ground flare at Commonwealth Environmental Systems Landfill in Foster Township, Schuylkill County. This facility is not a Title V facility. The company will install the ground flare to control emission from the off-gas from the siloxane removal system. The plan approval will include NSPS (40 CFR 60, Subpart WWW), NESHAP (40 CFR 63, Subpart AAAA), and all appropriate testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the operations within all applicable air quality requirements.
48-316-005: TreeCycle, LLC (2026 Route 31, Suite 6, Glen Gardner, NJ 08826) for construction and operation of a wood pelletizing facility in Plainfield Township, Northampton County. This facility is not a Title V facility. The company will install wood pelletizing equipment with cyclones and air filters to control emission into the atmosphere. The facilities main emissions are PM (78 tpy), NOx (86 tpy) and VOC (36 tpy). The allowable emissions are 100 tpy for PM, and NOx and 50 tpy for VOC. The plan approval will include all appropriate testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the operations within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
38-05020B: G & H Fortyniners, Inc., d/b/a Keystone Protein Co. (P. O. Box 37, Fredericksburg, PA 17026) for modification to rendering operations with a new cooker controlled by existing scrubber and a 600 hp boiler in Lebanon County. The primary emissions are NOx, which will be kept at less than 100 tpy for the facility. This plan approval will be incorporated into facility's synthetic minor operating permit No. 38-05020. The plan approval and permit will contain monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting 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.
49-00029A: Clark's Feed Mill, Inc. (Route 61 North, P. O. Box W, Shamokin, PA 17872) for construction and operation of a pellet cooling operation (Source ID P109) consisting of one pellet cooler, one pellet mill and associated material handling equipment at their Feed Mill in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County. The pellet cooler's emissions will be controlled by a high efficiency dual cyclone (ID C109). The pellet mill and associated material handling equipment will be fully enclosed and gasketed to control emissions.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information contained in the application submitted by Clark's Feed Mill, Inc. indicates that the proposed pellet cooling operation and associated high efficiency dual cyclone system will comply with 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 and the visible air contaminant emission requirement of 25 Pa. Code § 123.41. The plan approval, if issued, will subsequently be incorporated in an operating permit by means of an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 at a later date.
Based upon this finding, the Department intends to issue a plan approval for the proposed project. 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 regulatory requirements:
1. Source ID P109 is a pellet cooling operation consisting of the following sources:
(a) Milpro manufactured counter current pellet cooler.
(b) CPM series 6000 Pellet mill.
(c) High efficiency dual cyclone.
(d) 2-way diverter valve.
(e) RB drag conveyor.
(f) Rotary distributor/turnhead.
(g) Six pellet mash bins.
(h) Pelleting feed screw.
(i) Pelletting conditioner.
(j) RB drag conveyor.
(k) Bucket elevator.
(l) RB drag conveyor.
(m) Rotary distributor/turnhead.
(n) RB drag conveyor.
The PM/PM10 emissions from the pellet cooler of Source ID P109 shall be controlled by an Aircon manufactured model 2H47 high efficiency dual cyclone (ID C109).
2. Under BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the PM/PM10 emissions from the exhaust of ID C109 associated with the pellet cooler of Source ID P109 shall not exceed 0.02 gr/dscf of effluent gas volume at any time.
3. Under BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the operating hours of the pellet cooler of Source ID P109 shall not exceed 5,400 hours in any 12-consecutive month period.
4. Under BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the visible air contaminants emissions from the exhaust of the cyclone (ID C109) associated with the pellet cooler of Source ID P109 shall not exhibit equal to or greater than 10% opacity at any time. Compliance with this requirement assures compliance with the opacity requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 123.41.
5. Under BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the pellet mill and all material handling equipment of Source ID P109 except pellet cooler shall be fully enclosed and gasketed to control the fugitive emissions.
6. The permittee shall perform PM stack testing on the exhaust of cyclone (ID C109) used to control PM/PM10 emissions from the pellet cooler of Source ID P109 should the Department determine that testing is needed to determine compliance with the applicable PM emission limit.
7. Under BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the cyclone (ID C109) shall be equipped with instrumentation to monitor the differential pressure across the collector on a continuous basis.
8. Under BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the PM collected in the hopper of the cyclone (ID C109) shall only be removed by means of an enclosed system.
9. Under BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the cyclone (ID C109) associated with Source ID P109 shall be operated all the times that the pellet cooler is in operation.
10. This plan approval does not authorize the construction, installation or operation of any gasoline, natural gas, propane or diesel-fired stationary engines, generators or engine-generator sets.
11. The permittee shall keep records of the operating hours of the pellet cooler of Source ID P109 operated on a monthly basis to verify compliance with the operating hours limitation. The permittee shall keep these records for a minimum of 5 years and shall be presented to the Department upon request.
12. The permittee shall record the pressure drops across ID C109 at least once per day that Source ID P109 operates. The permittee shall keep these records for a minimum of 5 years and shall be presented to the Department upon request.
13. The cyclone (ID C109) associated with Source ID P109 shall be constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and recommendations.
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.
18-00001A: Columbia Gas Transmission, Corp. (1700 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV 25314-1518), for the proposed reactivation and operation of the existing Cooper-Bessemer GMV-8TF, 880 hp, 2-stroke, lean burn, natural gas-fired, reciprocating internal combustion engine (RICE) No. 3 (Source ID P103) at their Renovo Compressor Station facility located in Chapman Township, Clinton County.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information contained in the application submitted by Columbia indicates that the engine will comply with all applicable air quality requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including BAT Requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on these finding, the Department intends to issue a plan approval for the reactivation of the existing Cooper-Bessemer GMV-8TF, 880 hp, 2-stroke, lean burn, natural gas-fired, reciprocating internal combustion engine (RICE) No. 3 (Source ID P103). Additionally, if the Department determines that the respective engine is operating in compliance with all plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into Title V operating permit 18-00001 by means of 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, the PM emissions from the exhaust of Source ID P103 shall not exceed 0.01 gr/dscf.
2. Under 25 Pa. Code § 123.21, no person may permit the emission of the SOx expressed as SO2, into the outdoor atmosphere from Source ID P103 in a manner that the concentration in the effluent gas exceeds 500 parts per million, by volume, dry basis.
3. Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined permit condition assures compliance with the provision in 25 Pa. Code § 129.91.
Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12:
(a) The NOx emissions, expressed as NO2, from Source ID P103 shall not exceed 1.8 grams/horsepower-hour, at full load, full speed operating conditions and shall not exceed 3.6 grams/horsepower-hour, under any other operating conditions.
(b) The CO emissions from Source ID P103 shall not exceed 2.0 grams/horsepower-hour and shall not exceed 16.98 tons in any 12-consecutive month period, under any operating conditions.
(c) The VOC emissions from Source ID P103 shall not exceed 1.0 grams/horsepower-hour, under any operating conditions.
Additional authority for this permit condition is also derived from 25 Pa. Code § 129.91:
(a) The NOx emissions, expressed as NO2, from Source ID P103 shall not exceed the following:
(1) 2.0 grams/horsepower-hour, at full load, full speed operating conditions.
(2) 4.0 grams/horsepower-hour, under any other operating conditions.
(b) Source IDs P101, P102 and P103, may not emit a combined total of the following pollutants in excess of the maximum limitations listed:
(1) CO--50.98 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
(2) VOCs--25.5 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
4. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1, 127.12 and 129.91, the permittee shall use only pipeline quality natural gas as fuel for Source ID P103.
5. Within 120 days of reactivation of the engine (Source ID P103), the permittee shall perform Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reference method stack testing upon Source ID P103 for CO, NOx, expressed as NO2, and VOCs to verify compliance with the CO, NOx, and VOC emission limitations for Source ID P103.
(a) The performance test shall consist of three separate test runs and each run shall last at least 1 hour in duration.
(b) The testing is to be done using reference method test procedures acceptable to the Department and all testing is to be performed while Source ID P103 is operating at +/- 10% of full load.
6. Every 5 years after the completion of the first stack testing, the permittee shall perform EPA reference method stack testing upon Source ID P103 for CO, NOx, and VOCs to verify compliance with the CO, NOx, and VOC emission limitations for Source ID P103.
7. (a) The permittee shall maintain comprehensive and accurate records of the following information for Source ID P103:
(1) The number of hours that Source ID P103 is operated on a monthly basis.
(2) Stack Test Reports for Source ID P103.
(3) The supporting calculations used to verify compliance with the PM and SOx emission limitations.
(4) The supporting calculations used to verify compliance with the CO, NOx and VOC emission limitations in any 12-consecutive month period.
(b) These records shall be maintained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
8. (a) The permittee shall submit to the Department on a semi-annual basis records of the supporting calculations used to verify compliance with the CO, NOx and VOC emissions limitations in any 12-consecutive month period.
(b) The semi-annual reports shall be submitted to the Department by no later than September 1 (July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the concurrent year) and March 1 (January 1 through December 31 of the previous year) for the 12-consecutive month period.
9. Source ID P103 is an 880 hp, natural gas fired, Cooper Bessemer model GMV-8TF, 2 cycle, lean burn engine (Engine No. 3).
10. The conditions contained in Title V operating permit (TVOP) 18-00001 remain in effect unless superseded or amended by conditions contained herein. If there is a conflict between a condition or requirement contained in this plan approval and a condition contained in TVOP 18-00001, the permittee shall comply with the condition or requirement contained in this plan approval rather than the conflicting condition or requirement contained in TVOP 18-00001.
A copy of the plan approval application and the Department's review 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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, M. Gorog and B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.
30-00177: Coresco, LLC. (308 Dents Run Road, Morgantown, WV 26501) for construction of a coal transport facility consisting of belt lines, stockpile and haul road and other supporting equipment for the purpose of transporting coal across the state line into WV at the Dooley Run Terminal, in Dunkard Township, Greene County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.45, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval PA-30-00177 to allow the construction of a coal transport facility consisting of belt lines, stockpile and haul road and other supporting equipment for the purpose of transporting coal across the state line into West Virginia at the Dooley Run Terminal, located in Dunkard Township, Greene County.
Emissions from the facility are estimated to be 43.99 tons of PM per year and 12.85 tons of PM under 10 microns (PM10) 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:
Special Conditions
1. This Plan Approval authorizes the construction of a new onground stockpiling, underground reclaim and transfer system for the purpose of transporting coal across the state line into West Virginia. The facility will be located at Coresco, LLC's Dooley Run Terminal in Dunkard Township, Greene County. This Plan Approval authorizes the owner/operator the allowable throughput of 3,000,000 tpy through this facility.
2. Per 25 Pa. Code § 123.1(a), there shall be no visible fugitive emissions from this facility at any time, except those that are a direct result of stockpiling or use of roads. Per 25 Pa. Code § 123.1(c), permittee shall take all reasonable actions to prevent PM arising from stockpiling or use of roads from becoming airborne. Per 25 Pa. Code § 123.2, visible fugitive emissions shall not cross permittee's property line at any time.
3. The Owner/Operator shall maintain the coal moisture content at or above 5% and will monitor to assure that the moisture content is maintained.
4. A road sweeper and/or a pressurized water truck shall be available to the site and shall be used for dust suppression purposes. Inplant roads and areas of vehicle traffic shall be watered, as needed on a preventative basis, and earth or other material transported from the site shall be removed promptly such that visible fugitive emissions do not cross the property line in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2. Other methods of dust control shall be used when weather conditions make inplant road watering hazardous, as necessary, to prevent visible fugitive emissions from crossing the property line in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2.
5. All conveying equipment and front-end loaders used to stockpile, transfer and load coal shall maintain a minimal amount of drop height at all times so as to prevent fugitive emissions. The use of heavy equipment (such as, high-lifts, bulldozers, and the like) to move coal shall be limited to clean up around the underground feeders.
6. All coal transfer points and conveyors shall be fully or partially enclosed.
7. Water sprays shall be installed on all transfer points, and stockpile and be operated as needed when the facility is in operation. The plant shall not be operated in the event that the dust suppression systems are incapable of operation, unless coal moisture content makes operation of water sprays unnecessary.
8. The Owner/Operator shall use existing or manmade wind barriers, where possible, to prevent fugitive emissions from crossing the property line.
9. The first 500 feet inplant roads shall be paved and maintained so as to prevent fugitive emissions from crossing the property line.
10. The Owner/Operator shall post the following:
a. A speed limit of 15 mph or less on all inplant roads.
b. A requirement stating, ''All loaded trucks entering or exiting the plant property shall be properly tarpaulin covered.''
11. Coal stockpiling operations shall occur in those areas delineated in the site plan from which coal can be reclaimed through the underground feeders and which are within the effective range of the fixed water spray heads.
12. The Department may require additional controls and/or practices based on evaluation of the operation after startup.
13. A person may not permit the emission into the outdoor atmosphere of any malodorous air contaminants from any source in such a manner that the malodors are detectable outside the property of the person on whose land the source is being operated.
14. Owner/operator shall perform a daily inspection of the facility for the presence of fugitive or malodorous emissions. If such emissions are noted, immediate actions shall be taken to correct them. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
15. Owner/operator shall maintain records of all fugitive and malodor inspections performed, and records of all dust control and road maintenance activities. Records shall include date, time, area of operation, hours or mileage of the water truck, and descriptions of any roadway maintenance activities.
16. The Owner/Operator shall maintain records of the 12-month rolling total or the following:
a. Tons of coal delivered to the Facility.
b. Tons of coal shipped from the Facility.
17. All records shall be maintained onsite for a minimum of 5 years, and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
18. The permittee shall report each malfunction that may result in an emissions increase to the Department. For purposes of this condition a malfunction is defined as any sudden, infrequent and not reasonably preventable failure of air pollution control or process equipment; or, operating in a nonpermitted manner.
a. When the malfunction poses an imminent and substantial danger to the public's health and safety or potential harm to the environment, the permittee shall report the incident to the Department within 1 hour.
b. The report shall describe the:
1. Name and location of the facility;
2. Nature and cause of the malfunction;
3. Time when the malfunction or breakdown was first observed;
4. Expected duration of excess emissions; and
5. Estimated rate of emissions.
c. The owner or operator shall notify the Department immediately when corrective measures have been accomplished.
d. Unless otherwise required by specific reporting requirements, any malfunction that is not subject to the notice requirements of paragraph a. of this permit condition, shall be reported to the Department within 24-hours (or the next business day) by telephone and within 5 days by mail of discovery. The report shall contain the same information required by subsection b.1--5.
19. 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.
20. Upon completion of 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 submit a State-only Operating Permit application at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the Plan Approval.
General Conditions
21. 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).
22. 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.
23. This plan approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this plan approval provided the following conditions are met.
a. When construction, installation, modification or reactivation is being conducted, the permittee should provide written notice to the Department of the completion of the activity approved by this plan approval and the permittee's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of said activity. The notice shall state when the activity will be completed and when the permittee expects to commence operation. When the activity involves multiple sources on different time schedules, notice is required for the commencement of operation of each source.
b. Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b(d), temporary operation of the sources to facilitate the shakedown of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of a permit under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F or G (relating to operating permits; and Title V operating permits) or to permit the evaluation of the air contaminant aspects of the source.
c. This plan approval authorizes a temporary operation period not to exceed 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the permittee under paragraph (a), previously.
d. The permittee may request an extension of the 180-day shakedown period if further evaluation of the air contamination aspects of the sources is necessary. The request for an extension should be submitted, in writing, to the Department at least 15 days prior to the end of the initial 180-day shakedown period and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance, and the reasons compliance has not been established. This temporary operation period will be valid for a limited time and may be extended for additional limited periods, each not to exceed 180 days.
e. The notice submitted by the permittee under subpart a previously, prior to the expiration date of the plan approval, shall modify the plan approval expiration date on Page 1 of this plan approval. The new plan approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of commencement of operation.
24. 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. 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.
26. This plan approval will be valid for a limited time, as specified by the expiration date contained on page 1 of this plan approval. 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.
a. 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:
1. A justification for the extension.
2. A schedule for the completion of the construction.
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.
b. 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 new source review) shall be submitted.
27. 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.
a. 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.
b. This plan approval is valid only for the specific source and the specific location of the source as described in the application.
28. 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.
a. 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.
b. 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.
29. 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.
30. 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.
31. 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.
32. Reports, test data, monitoring data, notifications shall be submitted to the:
Regional Air Program Manager
Department of Environmental Protection
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 1522233. If required 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.
Those who wish 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 Noor Nahar, 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.
The 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 08211: Kinder Morgan (3300 North Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19137) for the following: (1) Acceptance of a 150,000,000 gallon per rolling 12-month period facility tank truck loading throughput limit for fuel grade ethanol; (2) Removal of vapor control loading capability from Racks X and B; and (3) Modification of Loading Rack F to increase fuel grade ethanol loading capability in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. After the limitation acceptance and modification, there will be a potential annual fuel grade ethanol emission of 2.93 tons from tank truck loading operations. HAPs emissions from the facility is limited to less than 10 tons per rolling 12-month period for each individual HAP and less than 25 tons per rolling 12-month period for combined HAPs. The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
AMS 0832: Pearl Pressman Liberty (7625 Suffolk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153) for installation of five nonheatset sheet-fed lithographic printing presses and three 360,000 Btu/hr space heaters fired by natural gas. After installation of the presses and space heaters, there will be a potential annual increase of 1 ton of NOx, 23 tons of VOCs; and 5 tons of HAPs from the facility. The facility will be limited to less than 25 tons per rolling 12-month period of VOCs, 10 tons per rolling 12-month period of individual HAPs, and 25 tons per rolling 12-month period of combined HAPs. The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring and recordkeeping 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.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
01-05029: Reliant Energy Wholesale Generation, LLC (121 Champion Way, Suite 200, Canonsburg, PA 15317) for operation of a combustion turbine power generation facility in Straban Township, Adams County. The facility's major source of emissions include three combined cycle combustion turbines with duct burners and three simple cycle turbines. The primary pollutants are NOx, CO, VOCs, SO2 and PM. The operating permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, work practice and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating with all applicable air quality requirements.
06-05036: Cryovac, Inc. (P. O. Box 295, Reading, PA 19603-0295) for operation of an expanded polystyrene foam products manufacturing facility in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. This action is a renewal of the Title V operating permit issued in 2004.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428, Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-00158: Colorcon (415 Moyer Boulevard, West Point, PA 19486-0024) for the manufacturing of colorants and specialty coatings for the food and pharmaceutical industries in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. This action is a renewal of the original State-only Operating Permit (Natural Minor), which was issued on October 14, 2003, and was amended on June 22, 2007. Several typographical changes have been made to the permit. Otherwise, there have been no other changes made to the permit since it was last amended on June 22, 2007. The permit includes monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
09-00080: Milford Enterprises, Inc. (450 Commerce Drive, Quakertown, PA 18951) for the renewal of a Non-Title V Facility, State-only, Synthetic Minor Permit in Milford Township, Bucks County. Milford Enterprises manufactures custom display cases for commercial, architectural and other professional applications. The main emissions from this facility are VOCs from spray coating operations, manual coating operations, adhesive applications, clean-up operations, graphic arts printing and a parts washer. This facility has an emission limit of 24.5 tons of VOCs per year on a 12-month rolling basis for all the sources combined, and all sources, except the parts washer, have applicable limits on VOCs. Monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been added to the permit to address applicable limitations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
01-05024: McDermitt, Inc. (83 Hunterstown Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325) for operation of batch asphalt and concrete plants at their facility in Straban Township, Adams County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2003.
06-05083: Williams Metalfinishing, Inc. (P. O. Box 2029, Sinking Spring, PA 19608) for operation of a metal finishing facility in Sinking Spring Borough, Berks County. Some of the sources are subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart T, National Emission Standards for HAPs from Halogenated Solvent Cleaning. This action is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2002.
36-03063: Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home, Inc. (141 East Orange Street, Lancaster, PA 17602) for operation of a cremation chamber in the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2004.
67-03007: Cooper Industries, Ltd. (3990 East Market Street, York, PA 17402) for operation of a steel chain manufacturing facility in Springettsbury Township, York County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2003.
67-03117: FES Systems, Inc. (3475 Board Road, York, PA 17406) for operation of two coating booths in Manchester Township, York County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2003.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
18-00021: Avery Dennison Performance Polymers (171 Draketown Road, Mill Hall, PA 17751) for operation of a polymer products manufacturing facility in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County.
The facility incorporates various pieces of chemical process equipment (batch reactors, tanks, and the like) as well as 15 small natural gas-fired boilers, heaters, and the like (with a total combined heat input of 25.6 mmBtu/hr) and two 235 hp diesel fuel-fired fire pump engines. Most of the VOC and VHAP emissions from the facility's chemical process equipment are controlled by two thermal fume oxidizers.
The air contaminant emissions from the facility are not expected to exceed 13.4 tons of NOx, 11.3 tons of CO, 4.7 tons of HAPs, 3.8 tons of VOCs, 1.2 tons of PM/PM10 and .2 ton of SOx per year.
The facility is not a major (Title V) facility for any air contaminant.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to incorporate into the operating permit to be issued conditions requiring compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants as well as conditions contained in Operating Permit 18-313-018B, issued on October 26, 1998 (and subsequently amended on April 19, 2004), conditions contained in the General Plan Approval and General Operating Permit for Storage Tanks for Volatile Organic Liquids (BAQ-GPA/GP-2) and conditions established as requirements of a number of plan approval exemption determinations made for the facility.
The conditions previously contained in Operating Permit 18-313-018B include:
1. A condition requiring the facility's batch reactors and numerous other pieces of chemical process equipment to be covered at all times while in use and vented to atmosphere only through the facility's two thermal fume oxidizers, except as allowed under condition 5 herein.
2. A condition prohibiting more than 40 cubic feet per minute from being vented to either of the two thermal fume oxidizers.
3. A condition requiring the two thermal fume oxidizers to be operated such that the oxidizer exit gas temperature is at least 1,600° F at all times, except as allowed under condition 5 herein.
4. Conditions requiring the two thermal fume oxidizers to be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor and record the oxidizer's outlet temperatures and requiring retention of the records generated by this instrumentation.
5. Conditions allowing the two thermal fume oxidizers to be bypassed or operated at a temperature of less than 1,600° F for up to 30 minutes per month, during which time the batch reactors and other pieces of chemical process equipment ducted to the thermal fume oxidizers may continue to operate, and requiring the maintenance of records of these occurrences.
6. A condition prohibiting the use of any substances identified as HAPs in any batch reactor or other piece of chemical process equipment ducted to the two thermal fume oxidizers, other than those identified in a plan approval application, unless prior written approval has been obtained from the Department.
7. Conditions limiting the products produced in the facility's R-600 and R-800 batch reactors to water-based polymer or copolymer products used as adhesives, coatings or resins, manufactured from a monomer mixture containing no more than 37% vinyl acetate by weight (measured as a percentage of total monomer content), containing no monomer with a vapor pressure higher than that of vinyl acetate and containing no halogenated solvents.
8. A condition limiting the products produced in the facility's R-700 batch reactor to either: (1) water-based polymer or copolymer products used as adhesives, coatings or resins, manufactured from a monomer mixture containing no more than 37% vinyl acetate by weight (measured as a percentage of total monomer content), containing no monomer with a vapor pressure higher than that of vinyl acetate and containing no halogenated solvents; or (2) solvent-based polymer or copolymer products used as adhesives, coatings or resins, as described in the application and supplemental materials submitted for Plan Approval 18-313-018C.
9. Conditions prohibiting the production of more than 876 batches per calendar year in each of batch reactors R-600, R-700 and R-800.
The conditions previously contained in the BAQ-GPA/GP-2 include:
10. A condition limiting the respective storage tank (a 50,000 gallon capacity storage tank identified as T-20) to the storage of organic liquids with a vapor pressure equal to or less than .75 psi under actual storage conditions.
11. A condition requiring the maintenance of records of the identity and vapor pressure of the organic liquid stored in the respective storage tank (T-20).
The conditions previously established as conditions of plan approval exemption determinations include:
12. Conditions limiting specified storage tanks to the storage of specified materials and requiring the maintenance of records of the identity of the materials stored in each tank.
13. Conditions requiring storage tanks T-3 (old), T-3 (new), T-4 (new), T-5--T-7, T-12--T-14 to each be equipped with a pressure relief valve set to release at no less than .5 psig of pressure and .3 psig of vacuum, storage tank T-15 to equipped with a pressure relief valve set to release at no less than .7 psig of pressure and .3 psig of vacuum, and storage tanks T-2, T-4 (old), T-8--T-11, T-16--T-19 to each be equipped with a pressure relief valve.
14. Conditions requiring storage tanks T-2, T-3 (old), T-3 (new), T-4 (old), T-4 (new), T-5--T-19 to be equipped with vapor return systems which eliminate working losses of solvent vapor upon each occasion material is loaded into the tanks.
15. A condition allowing storage tank T-19 to be used for the storage of vinyl acetate provided the tank is equipped with an 8 ounce, or greater, pressure relief valve and is not vented to atmosphere other than through this valve.
16. A condition limiting the materials handled in charging tanks T-U5 and T-U6 to n-dodecyl mercapton and glycidyl methacrylate and the amount of these materials processed through the respective charging tanks to 112,480 pounds and 40,458 pounds, respectively, in any 12-consecutive month period.
17. Conditions limiting the operation of the facility's two fire pump engines to no more than 100 hours each in any 12-consecutive month period and requiring the maintenance of records of the number of hours each engine operates each month.
The new conditions the Department proposes to incorporate into the operating permit to be issued include:
18. Conditions limiting the total combined facility-wide emission of VOCs to less than 50 tons in any 12-consecutive month period, the total combined facility-wide emission of any single HAP to less than 10 tons in any 12-consecutive month period and the total combined facility-wide emission of all HAPs to less than 25 tons in any 12-consecutive month period and requiring the maintenance of such records as are necessary to determine compliance with these limitations.
19. Conditions limiting the fuel used in the facility's 15 small natural gas-fired boilers, heaters, and the like to natural gas and the fuel used in the facility's fire pump engines to virgin diesel fuel to which no reclaimed/reprocessed oil, waste oil or other waste materials have been added.
20. A condition requiring the annual submission of the records maintained of the number of hours each of the facility's fire pump engines operates each month.
21. Conditions requiring the performance of stack testing on the facility's two thermal fume oxidizers within 12 months of operating permit issuance to determine the oxidizers' VOC/HAP destruction efficiencies and outlet VOC emission rates.
22. Conditions requiring the maintenance of records of the identity of the products produced in each batch reactor system each month, a description of each product produced in each batch reactor system (including product type, vinyl acetate content of monomer mixture, identity and vapor pressure of each monomer used and identity of any solvent used), the number of batches processed each month in batch reactor systems R-600--R-800 and the amount of n-dodecyl mercaptan and glycidyl methacrylate processed through charging tanks T-U5 and T-U6 each month and requiring the annual submission of these records as well as the records maintained of the date, time and duration of each occurrence that the thermal fume oxidizers were bypassed or operated at a temperature of less than 1,600° F.
23. A condition requiring the permittee to contact the Department at least 7 days prior to any change in the materials stored in storage tank T-20.
24. Conditions requiring the maintenance of records of the vapor pressure of the materials stored in each of the facility's storage tanks and up-to-date Certified Product Data Sheets for each material and requiring the annual submission of the vapor pressure records as well as the records maintained of the identity of the material stored in each storage tank.
49-00028: Wildwood Cemetery Co. (1151 Cemetery Street, Williamsport, PA 17701) for renewal of a State-only operating permit for operation of a human remains crematory facility at Pomfret Manor Cemetery in the City of Sunbury, Northumberland County.
The facility incorporates two crematory incinerators used to cremate human remains. The air contaminant emissions from the facility are not expected to exceed 3.0 tons of NOx, 1.5 tons of CO, 1.6 tons of PM/PM10, .1 ton of VOCs and .05 ton of SOx per year.
The facility is not a major (Title V) facility for any air contaminant.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to renew State-only Operating Permit 49-00028. The Department intends to incorporate into the renewal all conditions currently contained in State-only Operating Permit 49-00028 except for these changes:
1. A condition requiring the maintenance of records of monthly inspections performed to detect the presence of visible air contaminant emissions, visible fugitive air contaminant emissions and malodorous air contaminant emissions has been modified to require the maintenance of records of any action taken to eliminate or reduce the level of observed air contaminant emissions.
2. A condition requiring malfunctions to be reported to the Department has been modified to exclude the reporting of malfunctions which do not result in, or potentially result in, air contaminant emissions in excess of an applicable air contaminant emission limitation and/or do not result in, or potentially result in, noncompliance with any operating permit condition.
3. A condition requiring the secondary combustion chamber temperature of one of the facility's crematory incinerators to be recorded at least once per week has been modified to require the temperature to be recorded at least once during each incineration cycle.
4. A condition has been added to the permit to clarify that the secondary combustion chamber burners incorporated in both of the facility's crematory incinerators are to be operated prior to charging the incinerators (to preheat the secondary combustion chambers) and at the end of any period of incinerator use (to control emissions from any smoldering residue).
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
20-00130: Meadville Forging Co. (15309 Baldwin Street Extension, P. O. Box 459, Meadville, PA 16335), for issuance of a Natural Minor Operating Permit to operate a facility that manufactures closed die forged products in West Mead Township, Crawford County. The facility's primary emission sources include 13 forging presses, 16 heat treating furnaces, welding stations, natural gas fired heaters, five parts washers, three shot blasters, two natural gas fired emergency generators and four production saws.
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 previously 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.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
17031701 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235504, Lady Jane Collieries, Inc., (2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101), to renew the permit for the Horning Run Passive Treatment in Huston Township, Clearfield County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. Application received September 5, 2008.
30921601 and NPDES Permit No. PA0214060, River Processing Corporation, (158 Portal Road, P. O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370), to revise the permit for the Freeport Surface Facilities in Jefferson Township, Greene County and related NPDES permit to add surface coal preparation and support activity area site acres and one new discharge point. The operation name is changed from Monongahela Resources Tipple. Surface Acres Proposed 188.0. Receiving streams: Tributary to Rush Run and Monongahela River, both classified for the following use: WWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Tri-County Joint Municipal Authority and intake: Monongahela River. Application received May 30 2008.
32011301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235636, AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC, (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650), to revise the permit for the Palmerton Mine in Burrell Township, Indiana County to add surface acreage to construct an access road. Surface Acres Proposed 4.5. No additional discharges. Application received September 4, 2008.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
32990103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0212687. TLH Coal Company, 4401 Pollock Road, Marion Center, PA 15759, permit revision-land use change on Murray Mumau and Paul Wanchisn properties from Wildlife Habitat and Forest to Pasture and unmanaged natural habitat in Grant Township, Indiana County, affecting 30 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and East Run classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 16, 2008.
32970105 and NPDES Permit No. PA0234427. TLH Coal Company, 4401 Pollock Road, Marion Center, PA 15759, permit revision-land use change on Murray Mumau and Paul Wanchisn properties from Wildlife Habitat to Pasture or land occasionally cut for hay in Grant Township, Indiana County, affecting 42 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and East Run classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 16, 2008.
32030103 and NPDES No. PA0249416. Britt Energies, Inc., 2450 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Center Township, Indiana County, affecting 175.6 acres. Receiving streams: Tearing Run to Two Lick Creek to Blacklick Creek to Conemaugh River classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 16, 2008.
56030102 and NPDES No. PA0249424. Mountaineer Mining Corporation, 1010 Garrett Shortcut Road, Berlin, PA 15530, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 29.6 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Hays Run classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 21, 2008.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
03900109 and NPDES Permit No. PA0200476. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (2340 Smith Road, Shelocta, PA 15774). Application received for transfer of permit currently issued to Short Brothers, Inc., for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mining site located in Kittanning Township, Armstrong County, affecting 92.5 acres. Receiving streams: Campbell Run to Crooked Creek to Allegheny River, classified for the following use: WWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is greater than 10 miles from the site. Transfer application received October 14, 2008.
03060104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250996. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (2340 Smith Road, Shelocta, PA 15774). Application received for transfer of permit currently issued to Short Brothers, Inc., for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mining site located in Manor and Kittanning Townships, Armstrong County, affecting 85.4 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Campbell Run to Crooked Creek to Allegheny River, classified for the following use: WWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is greater than 10 miles from the site. Transfer application received October 14, 2008.
03020109 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250228. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (2340 Smith Road, Shelocta, PA 15774). Renewal application for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine, located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, affecting 181 acres. Receiving streams: Cherry Run and a UNT to Cherry Run, 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 October 17, 2008.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
33080108 and NPDES Permit No. PA0258679. P. and N. Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 332, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Porter Township, Jefferson County affecting 427.0 acres. Receiving streams: Sugarcamp Run, Hamilton Run and UNTs to Hamilton Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 14, 2008.
1192-33080108-E-1. P. and N. Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 332, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct surface mining activities within 100 feet of the east side of Hamilton Run in Porter Township, Jefferson County. Receiving streams: Sugarcamp Run, Hamilton Run and UNTs to Hamilton Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 14, 2008.
33920109 and NPDES Permit No. PA0211427. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (5510 State Park Road, Penfield, PA 15849). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Winslow Township, Jefferson County affecting 315.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Trout Run, McCreight Run and Soldier Run (CWF) to Sandy Lick Creek (TSF). The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Reynoldsville Water Authority. Application for reclamation only. Application received October 20, 2008.
33-07-11 and NPDES Permit No. PA0258458. RES Coal, LLC (224 Grange Hall Road, P. O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920). Proposal to enter into a Government Financed Reclamation Construction Contract on a 11.2 acre site in Winslow Township, Jefferson County. The proposal includes total reclamation of 4.9 acres of abandoned mine lands as well as 4.9 acres of coal removal incidental and necessary to the reclamation activities. Receiving streams: UNT No. 2 to Soldier Run. Application received October 19, 2007. Contract Issued October 22, 2008.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17080113 and NPDES No. PA0256943. Rob Holland Enterprises (52 Holland Lane, Curwensville, PA 16833), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Bloom Township, Clearfield County, affecting 6.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Anderson Creek and Little Anderson Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 3, 2008.
17813093 and NPDES No. PA0609609. AMFIRE Mining Co., LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). Permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface, auger, refuse disposal, noncoal (shale) mining and preparation plant mine in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, affecting 112.5 acres. Receiving stream: Wolf Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 9, 2008.
17020101 and NPDES No. PA0243205. Forcey Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 225, Madera, PA 16661), permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Decatur Township, Clearfield County, affecting 61.0 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Moshannon Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 16, 2008.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
54030103R and NPDES Permit No. PA0224367. Jett Contracting Company, (P. O. Box 243, Brockton, PA 17925), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation and NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 116.0 acres, receiving stream: Morgan's Run, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received October 23, 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.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
58022803. Custom Stoneworks, Inc., (2213 Long Creek Road, Apalachin, NY 13732), Stages I and II bond release of a quarry operation in Choconut Township, Susquehanna County affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by Jeffrey and Pamela Benthin. Application received October 20, 2008.
7974SM3C12. New Hope Crushed Stone & Lime Co., (P. O. Box 248, New Hope, PA 18938), depth correction to an existing quarry to advance the pit floor to a -170 feet MSL in Solebury Township, Bucks County affecting 145.0 acres, receiving stream: Primrose Creek, classified for the following use: TSF. Application received October 21, 2008.
40060801. Piacenti Trucking & Excavating, Inc., (Rear 538 Putnam Street, West Hazleton, PA 18202), Stage I and II bond release of a quarry operation in Butler Township, Luzerne County affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by Donald and Mary Cook. Application received October 21, 2008.
66980302C2 and NPDES Permit No. PA0223956. Joseph Keller, (159 Anderson Road, Tunkhannock, PA 18657), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, receiving stream: UNT to Tunkhannock Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received October 24, 2008.
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