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AIR QUALITY
General Plan Approval and Operating Permit Usage Authorized under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127 to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
58-310-017GP3: F.S. Lopke Contracting, Inc. (3430 SR 434, Apalachin, NY 13732) on May 22, 2009, to construct and operate a Portable Crushing Operation with watersprays at their site in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County.
58-329-007GP9: F.S. Lopke Contracting, Inc. (3430 SR 434, Apalachin, NY 13732) on May 22, 2009, to install and operate a Diesel I/C Engine at their site in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County.
58-399-004GP5: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (P. O. Box 6070, Charleston, WV 25362) on May 22, 2009, to construct and operate a Natural Gas Dehydration Facility at their site in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County.
48-328-009GP22: Bethlehem Renewable Energy, LLC (1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209) on May 4, 2009, to construct and operate a landfill gas turbine at the site in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
GP1-21-03061: Carlisle HMA, LLC (361 Alexander Spring Road, Carlisle, PA 17015) on May 12, 2009, for a Small Gas and No. 2 Oil Fired Combustion Unit under GP1 in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County. This is a renewal of the GP1 permit.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Mark Gorog and Barb Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.
GP5-26-00587: Atlas Pipeline Pennsylvania, LLC (P. O. Box 611, Moon Township, PA 15108-0611) on May 20, 2009, to install and operate a 1,340 bhp compressor engine and a 0.250 mmBtu/hr dehydrator at their Springhill No. 2 Compressor Station in Springhill Township, Fayette County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
GP-42-004A: American Refining Group, Inc. (77 North Kendall Avenue, Bradford, PA 16701) on May 21, 2009, to operate a storage tank for volatile organic liquids, Tank ID No. 609 (BAQ-GPA/GP-2) in City of Bradford, McKean County.
Plan Approvals Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B relating to construction, modification and reactivation of air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
15-0060D: Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority, (P. O. Box 221, Kennett Square, PA 19348) on May 22, 2009, to install an enclosed flare for the control of VOC emissions from an exisiting landfill at 219 Street Road, London Grove Township, Chester County. The flare will have a destruction efficiency of 98% for VOC or have a VOC emission rate of 20 ppmdv or less (measured as hexane at 3% oxygen). The flare will be equipped with a flow meter to continuously monitor the flow of landfill gas to the flare when operating. This facility is a minor facility. The Plan Approval will contain recordkeeping requirements and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
28-05029B: Fayetteville Contractors, Inc. (3185 Lincoln Way East, Fayetteville, PA 17222) on May 19, 2009, to install a recycled asphalt processing section on the existing batch asphalt plant in Antrim Township, Franklin County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
25-069M: BASF Catalysts, LLC (1729 East Avenue, Erie, PA 16503) on May 15, 2009, for to install a replacement dust collector associated with a nickel catalyst reactor and screener at their facility in the City of Erie, Erie County.
Plan Approval Revisions Issued including Extensions, Minor Modifications and Transfers of Ownership under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.13, 127.13a and 127.32.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
23-0066B: PyroPure, Inc.--t/a Pyromet (5 Commerce Drive, Aston, PA 19014) on May 21, 2009, to operate a replace baghouse in Chester Township, Delaware County.
46-0032C: SPS Technologies, Inc. (301 Highland Avenue, Jenkintown, PA 19046) on May 14, 2009, to operate a modification of a degreaser in Abington Township, Montgomery County.
46-0112D: Palmer International, Inc. (2036 Lucon Road, Skippack, PA 19474) on May 22, 2009, to operate a reactor w/mixing vessel in Skippack Township, Montgomery County.
09-0102A: Clean Earth of Southeast PA, Inc. (7 Steel Road, East, Morrisville, PA 19067) on May 22, 2009, to operate a diesel driven screen at a soil remediation facility in Falls Township, Bucks County.
15-0078D: Centocor, Inc. (200 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355) on May 22, 2009, to operate a 2 MW electric generator in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.
15-0054B: Highway Materials, Inc. (1750 Walton Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422) on May 22, 2009, to operate an asphalt paving mixtures and blocks operation in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
67-05083: Conectiv Mid Meri, LLC (P. O. Box 6066, 92 DC 72, Newark, DE 19714-6066) on May 19, 2009, to construct an electric generating plant in Peach Bottom Township, York County. This plan approval was extended.
Title V Operating Permits Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Norman Frederick, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2507.
TV 40-00021: Hazelton Generation, LLC (150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2930, Chicago, IL 60601) on May 18, 2009, to operate an electric generating station in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. As a result of potential emissions of NOx and SOx, the Hazelton Station is considered a major stationary source subject to the Title V Operating Permit requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code 127, Subchapter G. This is a renewal of the Title V Operating Permit.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-05009: J.L. Clark, Inc. (303 North Plum Street, Lancaster, PA 17602-2401) on May 14, 2009, for a lithographic decorative metal can coat art manufacturing facility in the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. This is a renewal of the Title V permit.
Operating Permits for Non-Title V Facilities Issued 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 19401, Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-00264: Caddick Construction Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 179, Ambler, PA 19002) on May 22, 2009, to issue a State-only Operating Permit to operate a Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plant powered by two diesel engines at 7147 Camp Hill Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County. The facility is natural minor. Plan Approval, 46-0264 is being incorporated into this new State-only Operating Permit. This Operating Permit shall include monitoring and recordkeeping designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
46-00179: Tuscan Lehigh Dairies, LP (880 Allentown Road, Lansdale, PA 19946-5206) on May 22, 2009, for a renewal of a State-only, Natural Minor Operating Permit in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. The facility operates two, dual-fired, 12.6 mmBtu/hr boilers. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to address all applicable air quality requirements.
46-00050: Rohm & Haas Chemicals, LLC (727 Norristown Road, Spring House, PA 19477-1015) on May 22, 2009, for renewal of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. The facility has the potential to exceed major thresholds for NOx emissions but will maintain a synthetic minor status by limiting NOx emissions to below 24.99 tpy. The facility's primary sources are industrial boilers. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to address all applicable air quality requirements.
46-00160: Cognis Corp. (300 Brookside Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002) on May 22, 2009, for a renewal of the State-only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. Cognis Corporation operates and maintains 14 small natural gas- and/or No. 2 fuel oil-fired boilers and 17 natural gas-fired space heaters, from which the main pollutants emitted are NOx and PM. The actual emission rates of NOx and PM from the boilers and space heaters are each less than 2 tpy. No significant changes have occurred at the facility since the permit was originally issued on November 17, 2003. The renewed permit will include the same monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507
54-00017: Lehigh Asphalt Paving & Construction Co. (P. O. Box 449, Tamaqua, PA 18252) on May 18, 2009, to re-issue a State-only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit for operation of a rock crushing operation and associated air cleaning devices at their facility in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County.
64-00005: Wayco, Inc. (P. O. Box Y, Waymart, PA 18472) on May 21, 2009, to re-issue a State-only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for operation of a batch asphalt plant and associated air cleaning devices at their facility in Hawley Borough, Wayne County.
66-00006: Geary Enterprises Concrete (R. R. 1, Box 368, Falls, PA 18615-9799), on May 20, 2009, to manufacture sand, gravel and concrete in Falls Township, Wyoming County. This is a renewal of the State-only Natural Minor operating permit.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110 Contact: William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
21-05010: RRI Energy Mid Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC (121 Champion Way, Suite 200, Canonsburg, PA 15317-5817) on May 19, 2009, for a peaking power generating facility in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County. This is renewal of the State-only operating permit and a name change from Reliant Energy.
28-03022: Valley Quarries, Inc. (169 Quarry Road, Chambersburg, PA 17201-9099) on May 19, 2009, for a rock crushing operation in Guilford Township, Franklin County. This is renewal of the State-only operating permit.
36-03051: Johnson & Johnson Merck Pharmacy (1838 Colonial Village Lane, Lancaster, PA 17601-6700) on May 7, 2009, to operate their pharmaceutical facility in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit.
36-03175: US Boiler Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 3079, 2930 Old Tree Drive, Lancaster, PA 17604-3079) on May 15, 2009, for commercial and residential boiler manufacturing in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.
67-03017: Yorktowne Paper Mills, Inc. (1001 Loucks Mill Road, P. O. Box 2426, York, PA 17405) on May 12, 2009, to operate a paper recycling and manufacturing facility in Spring Garden Township, York County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit.
67-05028: RRI Energy Mid Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC (121 Champion Way, Suite 200, Canonsburg, PA 15317-5817) on May 19, 2009, for a peaking power generating facility in Hopewell Township, York County. This is renewal of the State-only operating permit and a name change from Reliant Energy.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
25-00648: NEPA Energy, LP (South Lake Street, Northeast, PA 16428-3828) on May 20, 2009, to renew the State-only Operating Permit for their facility in North East Township, Erie County. The primary sources covered by the Synthetic Minor Operating Permit are the ABCO boiler and the Auxilary (Zurn) boiler. The steam from these units is used for the processing of grapes and juices by Welchs. The permit contains a site-wide restriction on the NOx and CO emissions of 61.22 tpy and 64.64 tpy, respectively. The permittee is required to conduct emission testing for each of the boilers ever 5 years and must keep the hours of operation and the amount of natural gas used by each boiler to demonstrate compliance with the site-wide emission restrictions.
25-01006: Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC (1540 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16511-1032) on May 14, 2009, a synthetic minor operating permit in the City of Erie, Erie County. The significant sources are two process steam boilers, the biodiesel production, storage tanks, a high pressure steam generator for the fatty acid stripper and a parts washer. The conditions of the previous plan approvals 25-1006A and 25-1006B were incorporated into the operating permit. The permittee shall be a synthetic minor source of SOx emissions by accepting an elective throughput restriction on the quantity of residual oil combusted in the two process boilers (1.21 million gallons) based on a consecutive 12-month period. The permittee shall keep records of the SOx emissions based on the quantity of residual oil burned. The facility is a natural minor facility for the remaining pollutants.
Operating Permit Revisions Issued including Administrative Amendments, Minor Modifications or Transfers of Ownership under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.412, 127.450, 127.462 and 127.464.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-00066: Exelon Generation Co.--Fairless Hills Generating Station (990 Steel Road S, USX Fairless Works, Fairless Hills, PA 19030-5006) on May 22, 2009, has been significantly modified to incorporate the Clean Air Interstate Rule Regulations for the facility located in Falls Township, Bucks County. The modified permit contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.
23-00017: Exelon Generation Co.--Eddystone Generating Station (1 Industrial Highway, Eddystone, PA 19022-1585) on May 22, 2009, has been significantly modified to incorporate the Clean Air Interstate Rule Regulations for the facility located in the Eddystone Borough, Delaware County. The modified permit contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.
15-00019: Exelon Generation Co.--Cromby Generating Station (100 Cromby Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460-1882) on May 22, 2009, has been significantly modified to incorporate the Clean Air Interstate Rule Regulations for their facility in the East Pikeland Township, Chester County. The modified permit contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, record- keeping and reporting.
09-00122: Arkema, Inc.--Altuglas Int. (100 PA Route 413, Bristol, PA 19007) on May 22, 2009, for a minor modification of TVOP No. 09-00122 for their facility in Bristol Township, Bucks County. The minor modification is for the rerouting of several small additive tanks vents from an existing scrubber to another larger scrubber onsite. The modified TVOP includes monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. Minor modification of TVOP No. 09-00122 is issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code § 127.462.
15-00029: Dopaco, Inc. (241 Woodbine Road, Exton, PA 19335) on May 22, 2009, for operation of their printing facility in Downingtown Borough, Chester County. This amendment is to address the incorporation of Plan Approval, Number 15-0029E, for a 10-color flexographic printing press that is permitted under Source 205. Administrative Amendment of State-only Operating Permit issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code § 127.450. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
38-03020: Tech Cast, Inc. (640 South Cherry Street, Myerstown, PA 17067-1511) on May 20, 2009, to operate a foundry in Myerstown Borough, Lebanon County. This State-only operating permit was administratively amended due to changes in Section G, Miscellaneous. This is Revision No. 1.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
24-00083: Carbone of America--Benzinger Plant (215 Stackpole Street, Saint Marys, PA 15857-1401) on May 5, 2009, for an administrative amendment of the State Operating Permit to incorporate the conditions from Plan Approvals 24-083D, 24-083E, 24-083F, 24-083G, 24-083I and 24-083L. The Facility is in the City of Saint Marys, Elk County.
61-00185: Danco Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 1128, Oil City, PA 16301-0628) on May 13, 2009, for an administrative amendment of the State-only Operating Permit to include the conditions from Plan Approval 61-185F at the Heath Oil Barkeyville Plant located in Clinton Township, Venango County.
De Minimis Emissions Increases Authorized under 25 Pa. Code § 127.449.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
OP-65-00016: Latrobe Specialty Steel Co. (2626 South Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA 15650-6359) on May 19, 2009, per 25 Pa. Code § 127.449(i), this notice is for the following de minimis emission increase at the Latrobe Specialty Steel Company, Latrobe Plant, located in Latrobe, Westmoreland County:
Less than less than 0.03 tpy for each criteria and hazardous pollutant resulting from the installation and operation of one Cummins Emergency Diesel Engine, rated at 145 bhp.
The list of previously authorized de minimis increases at the facility is as follows:
February 2005: Grinding Operation. October 2003: TIV Power Source Upgrade. March 2009: Slag Handling Operation. March 2009: Torch Cutting Operation.
ACTIONS ON COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 Water Quality Certification and the NPDES permit application. Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the application permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality 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).
Coal Permits Actions
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56030107 and NPDES No. PA0249521. Future Industries, Inc., P. O. Box 57, Meyersdale, PA 15552, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 182.1 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Buffalo Creek; UNTs to/and Millers Run classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received February 25, 2009. Permit issued May 18, 2009.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
65030101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250368. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (1384 SR 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687). Permit renewal issued for continued reclamation only of a bituminous surface mining site located in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 239.6 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Loyalhanna Creek. Application received March 6, 2009. Reclamation-only renewal issued May 18, 2009.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
24980106 and NPDES Permit No. PA0227919. Fairview Coal Company (P. O. Box R, Ridgway, PA 15853) Renewal of an existing bituminous strip, auger and coal ash placement operation in Horton Township, Elk County affecting 228.8 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Johnson Run, UNTs to Brandy Camp Creek. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Application received April 3, 2009. Permit issued May 19, 2009.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17980121 and NPDES No. PA0238147. R. J. Coal Company (P. O. Box 277, LaJose, PA 15753), revision of an existing bituminous surface mine for an Incidental Boundary Correction in Bloom Township, Clearfield County, affecting 92.5 acres. Receiving streams: Bulgers Run to Anderson Creek to West Branch Susquehanna, classified for the following uses: CWF, CWF, WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received November 21, 2008. Permit issued May 14, 2009.
17803094 and NPDES No. PA0127086. RES Coal, LLC (224 Grange Hall Road, P. O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920), transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine with an Insignificant Permit Boundary Correction from Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (5510 State Park Road, Penfield, PA 15849), located in Goshen Township, Clearfield County, affecting 307.9 acres. Receiving streams: Little Trout Run to Trout Run to West Branch Susquehanna River, classified for the following uses: CWF, CWF, WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received August 15, 2008. Permit issued May 14, 2009.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
54921301R3 and NPDES Permit No. PA0595811. M & H Coal Company, (51 Middle Road, Hegins, PA 17938), renewal of an existing anthracite underground mine operation for reclamation activities only in Frailey Township, Schuylkill County affecting 12.46 acres, receiving stream: Middle Creek. Application received April 17, 2009. Renewal issued May 13, 2009.
40030202R. McClure Enterprises, Inc., (P. O. Box 3775, Scranton, PA 18505), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Duryea and Hughestown Boroughs, Luzerne County affecting 159.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received May 30, 2008. Renewal issued May 14, 2009.
54020201R. Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co., Inc., (P. O. Box 279, St. Clair, PA 17970), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing and prep plant operation in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County affecting 66.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received November 27, 2007. Renewal issued May 21, 2009.
Noncoal Permits Actions
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
33091003. Russell Standard Corporation (285 Kappa Drive, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15238) Authorization to extract shale in Union Township, Jefferson County to supply fill material for the Howe Bridge construction project. Receiving streams: Mill Creek. Application received May 8, 2009. Permit issued May 19, 2009.
10091002. Gregori Construction & Engineering, Inc. (736 Ekastown Road, Sarver, PA 16055) Authorization to extract shale in Summit Township, Butler County to supply fill material for the Monroe Street Bridge construction project. Receiving streams Bonnie Brook. Application received April 16, 2009. Permit issued May 21, 2009.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
7974SM2A2C10 and NPDES Permit No. PA0611999. Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc., (7600 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, receiving stream: Rapp Creek. Application received April 3, 2009. Renewal issued May 18, 2009.
5273SM2C14 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594130. Hanson Aggregates PA, Inc., (7600 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Thornbury and Middletown Townships, Delaware County, receiving streams: Chester Creek and UNT to Chester Creek. Application received April 3, 2009. Renewal issued May 18, 2009.
8173SM1C11 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594148. Hanson Aggregates PA, Inc., (7600 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in East Caln Township, Chester County, receiving stream: East Branch Brandywine Creek. Application received April 3, 2009. Renewal issued May 18, 2009.
52080801. McKean & Son, Inc., (R. R. 1, Box 628, Hawley, PA 18428), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received January 24, 2008. Permit issued May 19, 2009.
ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 (43 P. S. §§ 151--161); and 25 Pa. Code § 211.124 (relating to blasting activity permits). Blasting activity performed as part of a coal or noncoal mining activity will be regulated by the mining permit for that coal or noncoal mining activity.
Blasting Permits Actions
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
27094004. Appalachian Geophysical Services, LLC (2659 SR 60, P. O. Box 426, Killbuck, OH 44637-0426). Blasting Activity Permit for well exploration in Howe Township, Forest County. This blasting activity permit will expire on December 31, 2009. Application received May 7, 2009. Permit issued May 18, 2009.
42094002. Appalachian Geophysical Services, LLC (2659 SR 60, P. O. Box 426, Killbuck, OH 44637-0426). Blasting Activity Permit for well exploration in Liberty and Norwich Townships, McKean County. This blasting activity permit will expire on December 31, 2009. Application received May 7, 2009. Permit issued May 18, 2009.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
08094003. Meshoppen Blasting, Inc. (P. O. Box 127, Moshoppen, PA 18630), blasting for the Strom 1H Well Site located in Monroe Township, Bradford County. Permit's expiration date is extended from May 12, 2009, to May 30, 2009.
14094003. Douglas Explosives, Inc. (P. O. Box 77, Philipsburg, PA 16866), rock excavation blasting for Joel Gray truck garage located in Potter Township, Centre County. Permit issued May 5, 2009. Permit expires July 30, 2009.
53094001. Appalachian Geophysical Services, LLC (2659 SR 60, P. O. Box 426, Killbuck, OH 44637-0426), seismic data acquisition by blasting--LN#-PGE-37105-183-09, LN#-PGE-37105-184-09 located in Sylvania and Wharton Townships, Potter County. Permit issued May 13, 2009. Permit expires October 31, 2009.
53094002. Appalachian Geophysical Services, LLC (2659 SR 60, P. O. Box 426, Killbuck, OH 44637-0426), seismic data acquisition by blasting--LN#-PGE-37105-181-09 located in Pleasant Valley Township, Potter County. Permit issued May 13, 2009. Permit expires October 31, 2009.
53094003. Penna. General Energy, (120 Market Street, Warren, PA 16365), blasting for Well No. 2145 frac pit located in Keating Township, Potter County. Permit issued May 13, 2009. Permit expires May 13, 2010.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
36094124. Newville Construction Services, Inc., (408 Mohawk Road, Newville, PA 17241), construction blasting for PP & L pole hole in Penn Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of May 14, 2010. Permit issued May 20, 2009.
36094125. Warren's Excavating & Drilling, Inc., (P. O. Box 214, Myerstown, PA 17067), construction blasting for Cedar Chase in West Hempfield Township and Mountville Borough, Lancaster County with an expiration date of April 18, 2010. Permit issued May 20, 2009.
36094126. Warren's Excavating & Drilling, Inc., (P. O. Box 214, Myerstown, PA 17067), construction blasting for Lap Ridge in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of April 18, 2010. Permit issued May 20, 2009.
36094127. Warren's Excavating & Drilling, Inc., (P. O. Box 214, Myerstown, PA 17067), construction blasting for Manheim Public Library in Manheim Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of April 19, 2010. Permit issued May 20, 2009.
38094109. Keystone Blasting Service, (381 Reif- snyder Road, Lititz, PA 17543), construction blasting for Swiss Premium Dairy in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County with an expiration date of July 30, 2009. Permit issued May 20, 2009.
38094110. Warren's Excavating & Drilling, Inc., (P. O. Box 214, Myerstown, PA 17067), construction blasting for Fox Ridge Subdivision in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County with an expiration date of April 14, 2010. Permit issued May 20, 2009.
45094116. Explosive Services, Inc., (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting for Skytop Lodge in Barrett Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of May 31, 2010. Permit issued May 20, 2009.
52094106. Explosive Services, Inc., (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting for Pocono Ranchlands in Lehman Township, Pike County with an expiration date of May 31, 2010. Permit issued May 20, 2009.
66094001. Geokinetics, (P. O. Box 158, Wysox, PA 18854), construction blasting for the Bradford 3D Site in North Branch, Forkston, Windham, Braintrim Townships and Laceyville Borough, Wyoming County with an expiration date of May 31, 2010. Permit issued May 21, 2009.
45094118. Hayduk Enterprises, Inc., (257 Riverside Drive, Factoryville, PA 18419), construction blasting for Jonah's Estates in Penn Forest and Polk Townships, Monroe County with an expiration date of June 30, 2010. Permit issued May 21, 2009.
45094119. Hayduk Enterprises, Inc., (257 Riverside Drive, Factoryville, PA 18419), construction blasting for Country Club of the Poconos in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of June 30, 2010. Permit issued May 21, 2009.
52094107. Hayduk Enterprises, Inc., (257 Riverside Drive, Factoryville, PA 18419), construction blasting for Falling Creek Estates in Middle Smithfield and Lehman Townships, Monroe and Pike Counties with an expiration date of June 30, 2010. Permit issued May 21, 2009.
64094101. Explosive Services, Inc., (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting for Paupackan Lake Estates in Paupack and Lake Townships, Wayne County with an expiration date of May 31, 2010. Permit issued May 21, 2009.
64094102. Hayduk Enterprises, Inc., (257 Riverside Drive, Factoryville, PA 18419), construction blasting for Wallenpaupack Estates in Paupack Township, Wayne County with an expiration date of June 30, 2010. Permit issued May 21, 2009.
67094113. Warren's Excavating & Drilling, Inc., (P. O. Box 214, Myerstown, PA 17067), construction blasting for a medical center in the City of York, York County with an expiration date of May 21, 2009. Permit issued May 21, 2010.
45094117. Hayduk Enterprises, Inc., (257 Riverside Drive, Factoryville, PA 18419), construction blasting for Great Bear Estates in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of June 30, 2010. Permit issued May 22, 2009.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Except as otherwise noted, the Department has granted 401 Water Quality Certification certifying that the construction and operation described will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users should contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary of the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
Actions on applications for the following activities filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.702) and Notice of Final Action for Certification under section 401 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Permits, Environmental Assessments and 401 Water Quality Certifications Issued
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Regional Office: Watershed Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
E58-271. Elk Mountain Ski Resort, Inc., R.R. 2, Box 3328, Union Dale, PA 18470-9528, Herrick Township, Susquehanna County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To authorize the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the construction of a pond that will be used to store water for snowmaking purposes:
1. To construct and maintain a pump house with an at-grade access road and parking area in the floodway of East Branch Tunkhannock Creek. (HQ-CWF)
2. To construct and maintain an intake structure consisting of a 1.5-foot high concrete monitoring weir across East Branch Tunkhannock Creek (HQ-CWF), a concrete inlet box with a gate valve and an 18-inch diameter pipe leading to the pump house.
3. To construct and maintain two 10-inch diameter raw water lines through approximately 40 feet of PEM wetlands.
4. To construct and maintain a 10-inch diameter and 3-inch diameter water utility lines through approximately 190 feet of PEM wetlands.
5. To remove remnants of an existing bridge and to construct and maintain a 30-foot wide open-bottom concrete box culvert having a 10-foot span and 6-foot underclearance across East Branch Tunkhannock Creek. (HQ-CWF)
6. To place and maintain 20 linear feet of R-6 bank stabilization immediately upstream and downstream of the proposed concrete box culvert.
The project will have 0.13 acre of temporary wetland impacts associated with the excavation of swales and the installation of raw water lines. The project is located on the northwest side of the intersection of SR 0374 and Township Road T470 (Clifford, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 43` 45"; Longitude: 75° 33` 5").
E58-279. New Milford Borough, P. O. Box 630, New Milford, PA 18834. New Milford Borough, Susquehanna County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To restore the historical alignment to pre-2006 flood conditions and to stabilize and maintain 400 linear feet of Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CFW). The project will include the construction of a low flow channel having an average width of 10 feet and minimum depth of 3 feet and the placement of R-7 rip rap along the western channel bank. The project is located approximately 0.5 mile northeast of the intersection of Church Street and SR 492 (Harford, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 52` 26"; Longitude: 75° 43` 23") in New Milford Borough, Susquehanna County.
E64-273. Central Wayne Regional Authority, 100 Fourth Street, Suite 8, Honesdale, PA 18431. Honesdale Borough, Wayne County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain an expansion of a wastewater treatment plant in the floodplain of the Lackawaxen River (HQ-TSF, MF) with work consisting of the modification of existing treatment facilities and the construction of new treatment facilities, buildings and various site amenities. Work also includes the construction of an outfall structure, consisting of a 24-inch diameter pipe, concrete endwall and riprap in the floodway of the Lackawaxen River. The project is located on the northeast side of Buck Cove Road (T-468) approximately 0.1 mile east of Erie Street (White Mills, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 33` 16"; Longitude: 75° 14` 37").
E54-332. Game Commission, 448 Snyder Road, Reading, PA 19605-0254. South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To remove the existing ford structure and to construct and maintain a steel I-beam bridge across Stony Creek (CWF) having a 40-foot span and a 3-foot underclearance. The project is located on SGL 110 along Pine Road, approximately 500 feet upstream of the confluence with the Schuylkill River (Auburn, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 34` 51"; Longitude: 76° 3` 47").
E64-276. Mark Yeager, 108 Cardinal Lane, Lake Ariel, PA 18436. Lake Township, Wayne County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a 22-foot by 24-foot boathouse in Lake Ariel. The project is located on the northeast side of Cardinal Lane, approximately 1.0 mile from the intersection of SR 0191 and SR 3012 (Advent Road) (Lake Ariel, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 26` 08"; Longitude: 75° 22` 47").
E52-212. Steve Woodman, HCR1, Box 302, Paupack, PA 18451. Palmyra Township, Pike County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a 7-foot wide by approximately 88-feet long stone walkway that is raised approximately 12-inches within the basin of Lake Wallenpaupack for dock access; to modify and maintain an existing floating dock with work consisting of adding an additional 24-foot long by 4-foot wide section of floating dock onto the existing dock; and to maintain an existing stone retaining wall along the shoreline of Lake Wallenpaupack. The project is located at Whispering Pines Development, Calico Court location No. 112 (Hawley, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 24` 56"; Longitude: 75° 13` 30") in Palmyra Township, Pike County.
E45-531. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 5-0, 1002 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18103-1013. Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To place fill in 0.4 acre of EV wetland; to remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single-span prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge, having a normal clear span of 90.3 feet and an underclearance of 7.4 feet across Tobyhanna Creek (HQ-CWF), approxi-mately 66 feet upstream of the existing roadway alignment. The permittee is required to provide 1.2 acres of replacement wetlands. The project is located at SR 423, Segment 0110, Offset 0000, approximately 1.7 miles southwest of the SR 423/I-380 interchange (Tobyhanna, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 9` 43"; Longitude: 75° 27` 21").
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E05-349: Patrick Dumpert, 750 Cumberland Road, Bedford, PA 15522, Dumpert Farm Bridge, Bedford Township, Bedford County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain an 8-foot wide, 43.6-foot long flat bed steel road trailer bridge with an average underclearance of 3.1 feet, across Cumberland Valley Run (WWF) for the purpose of connecting two pastures located approximately 0.5 mile upstream of U.S. 30 bridge (Bedford, PA Quadrangle N: 2.48 inches; W: 2.24 inches, Latitude: 40° 00` 48"; Longitude: 78° 30` 57") in Bedford Township, Bedford County.
E31-220: Department of Transportation Engineering District 9-0, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, Spruce Creek Township, Blair County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To: (1) raze the existing Trout Run Lane steel I-beam bridge having a width of 15.5 feet, a total clear span of 41.0 feet, a skew of 90.0° and an underclearance of 6.1 feet over Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) (Spruce Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 20.8 inches; W: 1.0 inch, Latitude: 40° 36` 52.8"; Longitude: 78° 07` 57.0"); (2) construct and maintain a spread box beam bridge approximately 40 feet downstream of the existing bridge, having a width of 27.3 feet, a total clear span of 41.0 feet, a skew of 90.0° and a minimum underclearance of 6.8 feet over Trout Run (HQ-CWF) (Spruce Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 20.8 inches; W: 1.0 inch, Latitude: 40° 36` 52.7"; Longitude: 78° 07` 56.6"); (3) construct and maintain an 18-inch outfall structure on the upstream left side of the proposed bridge discharging to Trout Run (HQ-CWF) (Spruce Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 20.8 inches; W: 1.0 inch, Latitude: 40° 36` 52.7"; Longitude: 78° 07` 56.6"); and (4) construct and maintain an 18-inch outfall structure on the downstream left side of the proposed bridge discharging to Trout Run (HQ-CWF) (Spruce Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 20.8 inches; W: 1.0 inch, Latitude: 40° 36` 52.7"; Longitude: 78° 07` 56.6"). The project will temporarily impact approximately 80 linear feet of perennial stream channel and permanently impact approximately 60 linear feet of perennial stream channel. The project involves the use of temporary cofferdams and is located in Spruce Creek Township, Blair County.
STORAGE TANKS
SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS
The following Storage Tank Site-Specific Installation Permits, under the authority of the Storage Tank Spill Prevention Act (35 P. S. §§ 6021.304, 6021.504, 6021.1101 and 6021.1102) and under 25. Pa. Code Chapter 245, Subchapter C, have been issued by the Bureau of Waste Management, Director, P. O. Box 8763, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8763.
SSIP
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Tank Type Tank Capacity 09-48-005 Trader Joe's East, Inc.
117 Kendrick Street
Needham, MA 02494
Attn: Bob DenioNorthampton East Allen Township 3 ASTs storing diesel fuel 36,000 gallons total 09-13-001 Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc.
595 Mill Road
Lehighton, PA 18235
Attn: Richard NunemacherCarbon Mahoning Township 6 ASTs storing emulsified asphalt 120,000 gallons total
SPECIAL NOTICES
Request for Proposals for Municipal Solid Waste Capacity In accordance with Act 101 and section 272 of the Solid Waste Rules and Regulations (as amended), the County of Carbon is seeking waste disposal capacity for municipal waste (MSW) for a minimum of 5 years, with an option to extend said capacity for an additional 5 years, for a total of 10 years. Carbon County is hereby soliciting responses to qualify facilities that could provide all, or some of the processing/disposal capacity for the County-generated MSW, beginning on or after January 1, 2010.
Copies of the Carbon County's Facility Qualification Request (FQR) may be obtained from the Carbon County Department of Solid Waste, P. O. Box 219, Bowmanstown, PA 18030, (610) 852-5111. (Electronic forms are available from ccrecycl@ptd.net. A $25 reproduction fee will be charged for all hard copies.) All responses must be made on the Submittal Form and in accordance with the Instructions to Respondents provided in the FQR. The respondent must submit the original and three copies to the address listed previously, Attention Duane Dellecker, by 3 p.m. EST on June 30, 2009. Qualified facilities will receive formal notification of their selection after review and evaluation of responses by the Carbon County SWAC at its regularly scheduled meeting on August 19, 2009.
Carbon County reserves the right to reject any or all responses and to waive any informality in the solicitation process.
Notice of Proposed Interim Response Under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act
Herceg Landfill Site
Bushkill and Upper Nazareth Townships, Northampton County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305), is proposing an interim response action at the Herceg Landfill Site (Site). This response will be undertaken under sections 505(b) and (c) of HSCA, 35 P. S. § 6020.505(b) and (c). The Site is located along Levis and Gower Roads in Bushkill and Upper Nazareth Townships, Northampton County.
From the 1950s to March 1981, the Site operated as an unpermitted, unlined municipal waste landfill. The landfill covers approximately 16 acres of a property of about 27 acres in a rural area straddling the borders of Bushkill and Upper Nazareth Townships. From October 1997 through July 2008, the Department has conducted private well sampling surrounding the Site at 13 locations over the years Trace to low levels of VOCs have been detected in these residential wells except for one well location which has had benzene detected near or slightly above the MCL of 5.0 ppb. A water treatment unit (carbon filtration) has been installed at this location since February 2005. A site investigation was conducted by the Department between 2005 and 2008. This site investigation included an aerial photograph review, surface water and sediment sampling, the installation of monitoring wells (18), geophysical investigation, groundwater sampling, soil gas sampling, aquifer testing, fate and transport analysis and remedial alternative feasibility testing. The Department has determined that the landfill is the source of the VOC contamination in groundwater and residential wells. Other compounds detected in onsite monitoring wells and offsite private wells include the following: ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene, methylene chloride, 1,2,4 trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5 trimethylbenzene, 1,1 dichloroethane, chlorobenzene, chloroethane, 1,1,1 trichloroethane, trichloroethene and naphthalene. There is no public water supply servicing the area of the Site and residents rely on private water supply wells. The closet public water supply lines are located approximately 1/4 to 1/2 mile east and southwest from the Site. However, the locations of several residences are located over 100` upslope from any potential waterline extension and hook-up to this service would be difficult to install because of the distance, topography and the presence of shallow bedrock. The Site has an NPDES permit, PA-0070394, for discharge of landfill leachate and groundwater to a UNT of the East Branch of the Monacacy Creek. This wastewater is collected into two connected ponds or lagoons at the northern toe of the landfill. The discharge has been consistently above the discharge limit for ammonia, but levels have been reduced significantly with the addition of two aerators in the upper pond in July 2008. The Department is operating and maintaining the aerators and is monitoring the discharge levels for ammonia.
The objective of this proposed interim response is to: 1) prevent exposure to benzene and the other site-related contaminants of concern through ingestion and dermal contact; and 2) reduce the ammonia concentrations being discharged to the tributary. The Department evaluated several alternatives for this proposed interim response which include:
1) No Action.
2) Monitored Natural Attenuation.
3) Environmental Covenant/Institutional Controls/Access Restrictions.
4) Soil/Waste Excavation.
5) Surface Barrier/Landfill Cap.
6) Point-of-Entry Treatment (POET) System Installation.
7) Groundwater extraction and treatment.
8) Leachate Lagoon Monitoring and Maintenance.
Based upon an evaluation of the Alternatives using criteria including protection of human health and the environment, compliance with applicable and relevant and appropriate requirements, feasibility, permanence and cost-effectiveness, the Department has selected a combination of Alternatives 2, 3, 6 and 8 as the proposed interim response for the Site. This action will involve the continued monitoring of private wells potentially impacted by the landfill and the installation of POET systems on existing potable water supply wells found to be above the Residential Statewide Health Standards and the safe drinking water standards. In addition, onsite monitoring wells will be sampled for monitored natural attenuation to determine if natural processes such as bioremediation, dilution and dispersion, sorption and volatilization are treating the groundwater. The Department would implement institutional controls by placing property restrictions (that is, fence and gates, deed restrictions) that prevent the use of onsite groundwater for drinking water purposes without proper pretreatment and prevent site disturbance. Finally, the Department would monitor and maintain the wastewater lagoon area.
This notice is being provided under section 506(b) of HSCA. The administrative record, which contains the information that forms the basis and documents the selection of the response action, is available for public review and comment. The administrative record is located at the Bushkill Township Municipal Building, 1114 Bushkill Center Road, Nazareth, PA 18064 and is available for review Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The administrative record will be open for comment from June 6, 2009, to September 4, 2009. Persons may submit written comments into the record during this time only by sending them to Ronald Schock, Project Officer, at the Department's Bethlehem District Office at 4530 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18017, or by delivering them to that office in person.
In addition, persons may present oral comments, for inclusion in the administrative record, at a public hearing. The Department has scheduled the hearing for July 15, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bushkill Township Municipal Building. The testimony at the public hearing will be limited to the proposed interim response, which involves the protection from onsite groundwater contamination and treatment of landfill leachate. An informal public meeting will be held after the public hearing is concluded. Persons wishing to present testimony at the July 15, 2009, hearing regarding this interim response regarding the contaminated groundwater should register with Ronald Schock before July 10, 2009, at (610) 861-2070 or in writing to Ronald Schock at the Department's Bethlehem District Office. If no person registers to present oral comments by the date specified previously, the hearing will not be held.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the July 15, 2009, hearing and require auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings, should contact Ronald Schock or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222-4745.
Request For Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Watershed of Ross Run
in Indiana CountyThe Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will accept comments on the proposed TMDL developed for the Watershed of Ross Run in Indiana County. The TMDL was established in accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of The Clean Water Act. Streams within this watershed are listed in Pennsylvania's Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report as being impaired due to siltation resulting from agricultural activities.
Impairments were addressed by establishing a TMDL of sediment. There currently are no State or Federal in-stream numerical water quality criteria for sediment. Therefore, the Department utilized a reference watershed approach to implement the applicable narrative criteria. The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings of sediment in the Watershed of Ross Run. Sediment loadings were allocated among all land use categories (nonpoint sources) present in the watershed. Data used in establishing this TMDL were generated using a water quality analysis model (AVGWLF) designed by the Pennsylvania State University.
The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's web site at www.dep.state.pa.us (PA Keyword: TMDL). To request a copy of this TMDL, contact: Joe Boylan at joboylan@state.pa.us or 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
The Department will consider all comments when developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to EPA for approval. Written comments will be accepted at the previous address and must be received by July 12, 2009. A public meeting to discuss the technical merits of the TMDL will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at 6 p.m. at the Marion Center Community Park Building, 22823 Route 403 Highway North, Marion Center, PA 15759.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
Department Received NPDES No. PAI-2318-08-001
Game Commission
15 South Route 44 Highway
P. O. Box 5038
Jersey Shore, PA 17740For earth disturbance during reclamation of an abandoned bituminous surface mine in West Keating Township, Clinton County, affecting 111.0 acres. Receiving streams: Little Birch Island Run and Sugar Camp Run, tributaries to West Branch Susquehanna River; classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. Application received February 19, 2008. Permit issued May 20, 2009.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-1029. Filed for public inspection June 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]
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