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PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
59-00004D: Ward Manufacturing, LLC (117 Gulick Street, Blossburg, PA 16912) to construct a tumblast machine in Blossburg Borough, Columbia County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-028I: Armstrong Cement and Supply Corp. (100 Clearfield Road, Cabot, PA 16023) for a plan approval to install new burner systems on both cement kilns located at their facility in Winfield Township, Butler County. This is a Title V facility, Permit No. 10-0028.
10-359A: Rex Energy I, LLC (476 Rolling Ridge Drive, Suite 300, State College, PA 16801) for construction of a natural gas stripping plant at their facility in Forward Township, Butler County.
20-145B: Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC (P. O. Box 800, Kebert Industrial Park, Meadville, PA 16335) for the installation of 32 replacement burners in Glass Melting Furnace No. 2 (Source ID 102) at their facility in Greenwood Township, Crawford County. This is a Title V facility.
61-191B: Seneca Printing & Label, Inc. (1642 Debence Drive, Franklin, PA 16323) for installation of five flexographic printing presses at their facility in Sandy Creek Township, Venango 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.
40-328-006: UGI Development Company (P. O. Box 224, 390 Route 11, Hunlock Creek, PA 18621) for construction and operation of the following in HunlockTownship, Luzerne County:
* Two GE LM6000 PC-Sprint CTGs (designated as Units 5 and 6).
* Two supplementary natural gas-fired HRSGs with separate exhaust stacks (one for each Combustion Turbine (''CT'')
* Use of existing STG (steam turbine generator)
* Nominal 500,000-gallon capacity low sulfur distillate storage tank
* A natural gas-fired package boiler (< 50 mmBtu/hr) to provide heat to the existing administration building and related plant facilities
* Nominal 10,000-gallon capacity aqueous ammonia storage tank
* Demineralized water storage tank, nominally 150,000-gallon capacity
The proposed emission control systems are CO oxidation catalyst and selective catalytic reduction (''SCR'') systems.
The source main emissions for the new facility are NOx, CO and VOC. The facility limits for these pollutants and control technology for these pollutants are as follows:
Pollutant Control Level Control Technology Emission Limitation
NOx State BAT * Water Injection
* Selective Catalytic Reduction* 2.5 ppmvd at 15% O2--Natural gas, normal operation
* 2.9 ppmvd at 15% O2--Natural gas, with duct-firing, normal operation
* 8.0 ppmvd at 15% O2--low sulfur distillate, normal operation
* 8.5 ppmvd at 15% O2--low sulfur distillate with duct-firing, normal operationCO State BAT * Oxidation Catalyst
* Good Combustion Practices* 4.0 ppmvd at 15% O2--Natural gas, normal operation
* 10.0 ppmvd at 15% O2--Natural gas, normal operation. Temperature < 32° F
* 6.0 ppmvd at 15% O2--low sulfur distillate, normal operationVOC State BAT * Good Combustion Practices
* Oxidation Catalyst* 1.20 ppmvd at 15% O2--Natural gas, normal operation
* 4.0 ppmvd at 15% O2--Natural gas, normal operation. Temperature < 32° F
* 1.30 ppmvd at 15% O2--low sulfur distillate, normal operationPM10 State BAT * Good Combustion Practices
* Clean Fuels* 0.0141 lb/mmBtu at 15% O2--Natural gas, normal operation
* 0.066 lb/mmBtu at 15% O2--low sulfur distillate, normal operationSO2 State BAT * Good Combustion Practices
* Clean Fuels* 0.0030 lb/mmBtu at 15% O2--Natural gas, normal operation
* 0.0510 lb/mmBtu at 15% O2--low sulfur distillate, normal operationH2SO4 State BAT * Good Combustion Practices
* Clean Fuels* 0.0009 lb/mmBtu at 15% O2--Natural gas, normal operation
* 0.0200 lb/mmBtu at 15% O2--ow sulfur distillate, normal operation
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. Also, the company shall be required to monitor and record emissions on a continuous basis by use of a Continuous Monitoring System
Additionally a PSD and NSR applicability analysis was conducted to determine if the Project would result in a significant net increase of any regulated pollutant. This analysis took into account emission increases attributable to the installation of new equipment, specifically the combustion turbines/duct burners, auxiliary steam boiler, and the low sulfur distillate storage tank and emission decreases associated with the shutdown of Unit No. 6, the existing coal-fired boiler. The analysis has determined that the facility will not have to comply with PSD or NSR regulations. UGID has filed the appropriate Emission Reduction Credit (ERC) forms for the Boiler No. 6 and the netting analysis and ERC have been incorporated into the plan approval.
This facility is a Title V facility. 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.
01-05035A: Tucker Industrial Liquid Coatings, Inc. (407 North Avenue, East Berlin, PA 17316) for construction of three spray paint booths with dry panel filters for control of PM emissions at their spray painting job shop (North Avenue Facility) in East Berlin Borough, Adams County. The sources have the potential-to-emit 27.9 tons VOC per year and 17.7 tons toluene per year. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMM--National Emission Standards for HAPs: Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products. The plan approval and subsequent Title V operating permit will include emission restrictions, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
08-00003H: CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. (P. O. Box 311, Towanda, PA 18848) for proposed modification of control devices for Line II Press (Source ID 172P) at their facility in Wysox Township, Bradford County. The modification of the control devices is the second step of two that are proposed to reduce HAP emissions to comply with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDD--National Emission Standards for HAPs: Plywood and Composite Wood Products. The respective facility is a major facility for which a Title V operating permit (08-00003) has been issued. The emissions limitations for VOCs and total HAPs will remain the same and the actual emissions will be decreased to come into compliance with these limitations.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information contained in the application indicates that the proposed sources and control devices will comply with all applicable requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.13, 123.21, 123.31 and 123.41. Based on this finding, the Department intends to issue a plan approval for the proposed modification. Conditions in Plan Approval 08-00003F and Title V operating permit 08-00003 will remain in effect unless superseded or amended by this plan approval. Additionally, if the Department determines that the sources and the air cleaning devices are operating in compliance with the plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into the operating permit by means of an administrative amendment under 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The Department proposes to place in the plan approval the following conditions to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID 172P Condition No. 002 of Title V Operating Permit 08-00003. Additional authority for this permit condition is derived from 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.12b and 127.211.
The VOC emissions from the chevron mist eliminator (ID C172D) (hood emissions) associated with the Line 2 Press (Source ID 172P) shall not exceed 28.4 tons (total molecular weight basis) in any 12-consecutive month period.
2. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID 172P Condition No. 003 of Title V Operating Permit 08-00003.
Additional authority for this permit condition is derived from 25 Pa. Code § 127.513.
If approved by the Department, the VOC stack test results from the Line 2 Press (Source ID 172P, both hood and cavity steam emissions) and Line 2 Refiner and 1st Stage Dryers (Source ID 142P) shall be used to verify compliance with the 12-consecutive month VOC emission limitation. If the results are not approved by the Department, VOC stack testing shall be reperformed on Source ID 172P within 180 days of receiving the notification of denial using test methods and procedures approved in advance by the Department.
3. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID 172P Condition No. 012 of Title V Operating Permit 08-00003. Additional authority for this permit condition is derived from 25 Pa. Code § 127.511.
(a) The permittee shall keep records of the following:
(1) Supporting calculations used to verify compliance with the PM emission limitation from the exhaust associated with Source ID 172P and the combined exhaust of Source ID 172P and Source ID 142P.
(2) The permittee shall record the pressure differential across the chevron mist eliminator (Control Device ID C172D) at least once each operating shift:
(b) These records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
4. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID 172P Condition No. 014 of Title V Operating Permit 08-00003.
The permittee shall keep records of the amount of VOCs emitted each month from both the Line 2 Press and the Line 2 Refiners and 1st Stage Dryers (Source ID 142P), including supporting calculations; the records shall also show compliance with the VOC emission limitations of 28.4 and 12.6 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
These records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
5. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID 172P Condition No. 016 of Title V Operating Permit 08-00003. Additional authority for this permit condition is derived from 25 Pa. Code § 127.442.
The permittee shall submit semiannual reports of the monthly VOC emissions from the Line 2 Press (hood and cavity steam emissions), including supporting calculations; the reports shall also verify compliance with both of the 12-consecutive month VOC emission limitations.
The semiannual reports shall be submitted to the Department no later than March 1 (for January through December of the previous year) and September 1 (for July of the previous year through June of the current year).
6. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID 172P Condition No. 019 of Title V Operating Permit 08-00003.
(a) Source ID 172P is a Washington Iron Works hardboard press (Line 2).
(b) The air contaminant emissions from the Line 2 Press (hood emissions) of Source ID 172P shall be controlled by a DR Technology quencher (Control Device ID C172A), a Koch/DR Technology tray scrubber (Control Device ID E61), a DR Technology high energy variable throat venturi scrubber (Control Device ID E62) and a chevron mist eliminator (Control Device ID C172D) operating in series. The air contaminant emissions from the Line 2 Press (cavity steam emissions) of Source ID 172P shall be controlled by a steam condenser (ID COND) with accumulator tanks, followed by a 12` by 12` by 12` water dropout box followed by a Durr Systems, Inc. model RL rotary valve regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) (Control Device ID C142), operating in series.
7. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID 142P Condition No. 002 of Plan Approval 08-00003F. Under the requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.12b and 127.211 and the emission reduction provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.207, the VOC emissions from the Line 2 Press (cavity steam emissions) and the line II pressurized refiners and first stage dryers and associated RTO (Control Device ID C142) shall not exceed 12.6 tons in any 12-consecutive month period (as propane by Method 25A). This limit may be revised based upon the results of the stack testing required in this plan approval.
8. By October 1, 2009, the permittee shall perform stack testing on both exhausts of the Line 2 Press and associated control devices (Control Device IDs C172D and C142) to demonstrate compliance with the VOC emission limitations contained in this plan approval. VOC stack testing shall also be performed at the inlets of the RTO to determine the ratio of the inlet Source ID 142P (Line Refiners and 1st Stage Dryers) emissions to the total inlet RTO emissions. The inlet emissions ratio shall be used to determine the VOC emissions from Source ID 142P emitted to the atmosphere. The inlet Source ID 142P emissions is defined as all VOC emissions exhausted to the RTO, except the VOC emissions from the Line 2 Press.
The permittee shall also perform stack testing that verify the total HAP emissions from the exhausts of the Line 2 Press and associated control devices comply with the limitation of 20 ppmvd as carbon dry basis (by Method 25A), or that the total HAPs are being reduced by at least 90% by the control devices. Stack testing shall be performed in accordance with the applicable provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 (relating to sampling and testing) and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDD using test methods and procedures approved by the Department. Testing must be performed under representative operating conditions as defined in 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDD. The testing performed on the RTO stack (Control Device C142) may be the same as that required by Plan Approval 08-00003F and shall comply with it.
VOC stack testing shall be performed at the inlets of the RTO to determine the ratio of the inlet Source ID 142P (Line Refiners and 1st Stage Dryers) emissions to the total inlet RTO emissions. The inlet emissions ratio shall be used to determine the VOC emissions from Source ID 142P emitted to the atmosphere. The inlet Source ID 142P emissions is defined as all VOC emissions exhausted to the RTO, except the VOC emissions from the Line 2 Press.
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.
14-00039A: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (711 East College Avenue, Bellefonte, PA 16823) for construction of a Kolberg portable crushing and screening plant and associated 400 horsepower diesel engine, construction of a Nordberg portable crushing plant and associated 425 horsepower diesel engine, construction of a Warrior portable screening plant and associated 100 horsepower diesel engine, construction of a Powerscreen Commander portable screening plant and associated 97 horsepower diesel engine, and seven conveyors at the Recycling Center in Patton Township, Centre County. This is a State-only facility.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. indicates that the air contamination sources to be constructed will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the fugitive air contaminant emission requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 123.1 and the BAT requirement of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. Additionally, if the Department determines that the sources and the air cleaning devices are operating in compliance with the plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into the operating permit by means of an administrative amendment under 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The emissions from the Kolberg portable crushing and screening plant will not exceed 3.41 tons of PM10, 10.38 tons of NOx, 2.58 tons of CO, 3.59 tons of SOx and 0.57 ton of nonmethane hydrocarbons per year. The emissions from the Nordberg portable crushing plant will not exceed 1.99 tons of PM10, 16.81 tons of NOx, 4.51 tons of CO, 3.81 tons of SOx and 1.00 ton of nonmethane hydrocarbons per year. The emissions from the Warrior portable screening plant will not exceed 1.97 tons of PM10, 4.56 tons of NOx, 0.44 ton of CO, 1.67 tons of SOx and 0.13 ton of nonmethane hydrocarbons per year. The emissions from the Powerscreen Commander portable screening plant will not exceed 1.73 tons of PM10, 6.09 tons of NOx, 1.23 tons of CO, 0.18 ton of SOx and 0.26 ton of nonmethane hydrocarbons per year. The emissions from the seven conveyors will not exceed 1.24 tons of PM10 per year. The total combined emission from all sources at this facility will not exceed the following limits in any 12-consecutive month period: NOx 37.84 tons; CO 8.76 tons; SOx 9.25 tons; VOCs 1.96 tons; PM10 10.34 tons.
In addition to the emission limitations, the following includes the types of conditions the Department intends place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements including the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12.
Work practice requirements to install and operate the sources and control devices with good air pollution control practices.
Control of fugitive particulate emissions by mechanical means, such as truck tarping and establishment of maximum drop heights of crushed material.
Control of fugitive emissions by wetting of crushed material and wetting of surfaces such as roads and stock piles.
Control of fugitive emission from the Nordberg and Kolberg crushers and Powerscreen Commander screening plant by requirement of water-spray dust suppression systems.
Recordkeeping and reporting conditions to verify compliance with the emission limitations and all applicable requirements.
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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
20-301A: Universal Well Services, Inc. (13549 South Mosiertown Road, Meadville, PA 16335) for a plan approval to authorize the applicant to operate a truck paint booth, as described in the applicant's application of November 25, 2008 in Vernon Township, Crawford County.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval for their plant in Vernon Township, Crawford County. This plan approval will authorize the applicant to operate a truck paint booth, as described in the applicant's application of November 25, 2008. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the facility's Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The VOC emissions from the surface coating operation will be restricted to 4.7 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total. The permittee is required to comply with the surface coating regulations in 25 Pa. Code § 129.52. The facility will keep a record of the VOC emissions from the source each month.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (814) 332-6340, for an appointment.
Anyone wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the address shown. Comments must be received, by the Department, within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments.
2. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval; No. 20-301A.
3. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines the notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to John Guth, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6940.
62-176A: Allegheny Pellet Corp. (1055 Matthews Run Road, Youngsville, PA 16371) for installation of a rotary sawdust/wood chip dryer and associated multi-clone at their facility in Brokenstraw Township, Warren County.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue Plan Approval 62-176A to Allegheny Pellet Corp. for the installation of a rotary sawdust/wood chip dryer and associated multi-clone at their facility at 1055 Matthews Run Road, Brokenstraw Township, Warren County. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the facility's Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Plan Approval No. 62-176A is for the installation of a 22.0 mmBtu/hr wood-fired rotary sawdust/wood chip dryer and associated multi-clone control device, which will be used in the manufacture of wood pellet fuel. Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, the proposed source will emit a maximum of 57.8 tons of CO, 24.1 tons of NOx, 16.4 tons of VOCs, 15.7 tons of PM and 2.4 tons of SOx per year.
The Plan Approval will contain additional testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (814) 332-6340.
Anyone wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the address shown. Comments must be received by the Department within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments.
2. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval; No. 62-176A.
3. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines the notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to John Guth, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6940.
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.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
S06-010: Model Finishing, Inc. (4949 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19135) for operation of a pharmaceutical packaging and labeling facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include two spray booths, one power coating line, two powder coating booth, one vapor degreaser, miscellaneous solvent cleaning, one 0.8 mmBtu/hr bake oven, one 1.6 mmBtu/hr water heater, one 0.5 mmBtu/hr drying oven, one 1.6 mmBtu/hr conveyor oven and one 2.5 mmBtu/hr powder bake oven.
The operating permit will be issued under the 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the previous operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the hearing.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
65-00065: Hanson Aggregates PMA, Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425-6412) for renewal of the 2004 synthetic minor operating permit for their sand and gravel plant in Lower Burrell City, Westmoreland County.
65-00143: Hanson Aggregates PMA, Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425-6412) for renewal of the 2004 synthetic minor operating permit for their Torrance Quarry plant in Derry Township, Westmoreland County.
65-00807: Hanson Aggregates PMA, Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425-6412) for renewal of the 2004 synthetic minor operating permit for their Whitney Quarry plant in Unity Township, Westmoreland County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
20-00979: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.--Carter Hill Station (12146 Follette Road, Wattsburg, PA 16442) for a Natural Minor Permit to operate a natural gas compressor station and gas processing plant located in Wayne Township, Erie County.
33-00175: Matson Lumber Co. (1065 Route 322, Brookville, PA 15825) for a Natural Minor Permit to operate a lumber processing plant in Union Township, Jefferson County. The significant sources included: 1) one 400 hp wood fired boiler; 2) two oil/natural gas fired standby boilers; and 3) miscellaneous natural gas usage. The facility is natural minor because the emissions are less than the Title V threshold limits.
62-00093: Torpedo Specialty Wire, Inc. (7065 Route 27, Pittsfield, PA 16340-9802) to issue a renewal of the State-only Operating Permit for their wire plating facility in Pittsfield Township, Warren County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary sources at the facility include eight nickel plating lines and a VOC parts cleaning station. The facility is subject to the Area Source MACT for Plating and Polishing Operations in 40 CFR 63, Subpart WWWWWW.
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--86.34.
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.
When 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.
63723707 and NPDES Permit No. PA0215520, Maple Creek Mining, (279 Shannon Road, Monongahela, PA 15063), to renew the permit and related NPDES permit and to revise the permit the Ginger Hill Refuse Area II in Nottingham and Carroll Townships, Washington County to add a coal preparation plant at the refuse site. No additional discharges. Application received March 10, 2009.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56960110 and NPDES No. PA0234281. PBS Coals, Inc., P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, revision of an existing bituminous surface mine to change land use from woodland to cropland in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 312.2 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to/and Bluelick Creek classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received May 20, 2009.
56040102 and NPDES No. PA0249564. Mountaineer Mining Corporation, 1010 Garrett Shortcut Road, Berlin, PA 15530, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 51.3 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Swamp Creek classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received May 26, 2009.
11830108 and NPDES No. PA0605972. L & J Energy Company, Inc., P. O. Box I, Grampian, PA 16838, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface auger mine in Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, affecting 183.4 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and West Branch Susquehanna River classified for the following uses: CWF and WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received April 23, 2009.
32090102 and NPDES No. PA0262811. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC, One Energy Place, Suite 2800, Latrobe, PA 15650, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Brushvalley Township, Indiana County, affecting 274.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Yellow Creek; UNTs to/and Ferrier Run classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Homer City Water Authority. Application received May 21, 2009.
32010105 and NPDES No. PA0248975. Amerikohl Mining, Inc., 202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001, revision of an existing bituminous surface and auger mine in Center and Blacklick Townships, Indiana County, affecting 171.4 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Aultman Run classified for the following use: TSF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received May 27, 2009.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
16940103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0211974. RFI Energy, Inc. (P. O. Box 162, Sligo, PA 16255). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip, tipple refuse disposal, coal ash placement and beneficial use of coal ash operation in Perry Township, Clarion County affecting 764.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to the Allegheny River, classified for the following use: WWF; UNT to the Clarion River, classified for the following use: CWF; and Dunlap Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is West Freedom Water Company. Application for reclamation only. Application received May 22, 2009.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17803094 and NPDES No. PA0127086. RES Coal, LLC (224 Grange Hall Road, P. O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920), permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface, auger mine in Goshen Township, Clearfield County, affecting 295.0 acres. Receiving stream: Little Trout Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received May 5, 2009.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
19930101R3. Burnrite Coal Company, (231 Thomas Road, Elysburg, PA 17824), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Conyngham and Mt. Carmel Townships, Columbia and Northumberland Counties affecting 556.1 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received May 22, 2009.
54813011T2. Joe Kuperavage Coal Company, (916 Park Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965), transfer of an existing anthracite surface mine operation from EOJ, Inc. and correction to increase the acreage from 344.9 acres to 497.5 acres in Blythe and East Norwegian Townships, Schuylkill County, receiving stream: Schuylkill River, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received May 22, 2009.
40-305-006GP12. Silverbrook Anthracite, Inc., (1 Market Street, Laflin, PA 18702), application to operate a coal preparation plant whose pollution control equipment is required to meet all applicable limitations, terms and conditions of General Permit, BAQ-GPA/GP-12 on Surface Mining Permit No. 40850203C4 in Newport Township, Luzerne County. Application received May 26, 2009.
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.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
28990301 and NPDES No. PA0223981. Fayetteville Contractors, Inc., P. O. Box 610, Fayetteville, PA 17222, renewal of NPDES permit in Antrim Township, Franklin County, affecting 20.9 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Muddy Run, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received April 30, 2009.
6875SM3 and NPDES No. PA0612383. Eastern Industries, Inc., 4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034-9454, renewal of NPDES permit in Armagh Township, Mifflin County, affecting 103.6 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Honey Creek, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received May 20, 2009.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
08970302 and NPDES No. PA0237868. Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA 18034), renewal of NPDES permit in Sheshequin Township, Bradford County. Receiving stream: Susquehanna River, classified for the following use: WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. NPDES renewal application received April 1, 2009.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
E46-1042. Aqua PA, 762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To perform the following Water Obstruction and Encroachment activities in the 100-year floodway of the Perkiomen Creek (WWF) associated with the proposed improvements to the existing Perkiomen pumping station:
1. To replace the existing building with a new facility to house the pumps.
2. To construct and maintain two 24 inch diameter water intake structures and associated intake screens.
3. To construct and maintain an outfall structure and a by-pass channel downstream of the isolation gate.
The site is located in the proximity of Wetherills Dam and near the intersection of Pawlings and Old Mill Roads (Valley Forge, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 22.25 inches; W: 10.00 inches).
E23-345. Marple Associates, LP, 1604 Walnut Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Marple Township Delaware County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
Project Description:
To extend and maintain the existing 340-foot long, 18-foot wide and 9-foot rise concrete box culvert across Langford Run (WWF, MF), approximately 30 feet on the upstream side associated with the construction of new Langford Run Road. This work also includes the construction and maintenance of the associated concrete head wall and wing walls.
This project connects West Chester Pike (SR 0003) and Langford Road located in Marple Township, Delaware County (Lansdowne, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 18.0 inches; W: 13.0 inches).
Southcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E05-352: Community Foundations for the Alleghenies, 116 Market Street, Suite 4, Johnstown, PA 15901, Shobers' Run Channel Relocation and Restoration Project, Bedford Township, Bedford County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To relocate and maintain an approximately 2,210-foot channel of Shobers Run (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of restoring the eroding banks located at a point 0.50 mile downstream of the Bedford Spring Resort (Rainsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 22.56 inches; W: 0.55 inch, Latitude: 39° 59` 57"; Longitude: 78° 30` 14") and continuing downstream to point 300 feet upstream of the Elk Country Club (Everett West, PA Quadrangle N: 0.53 inch; W: 17.50 inches, Latitude: 40° 00` 11"; Longitude: 78° 29` 60") in Bedford Township, Bedford County.
E31-214: Shoup's Run Watershed Association, 976 Dudley Road, Six Mile Run, PA 16679, Green Garden Road Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Facility, Carbon Township, Huntingdon County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
To construct and maintain a 510-foot long rock revetment along the right bank, two limestone cells, three stilling basins impacting 0.067 acre of a forested wetland, and related improvements along the floodway and floodplain of Shoup Run (WWF) in order to improve the acid mine discharge located along the area bounded by Green Garden Road and PA 913 (Saxton, PA Quadrangle N: 14.63 inches; W: 6.0 inches, Latitude: 40° 12` 20"; Longitude: 78° 10` 05") in Carbon Township, Huntingdon County.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E04-328. Richard Jericho, 130 Chiccarello Drive, Clinton, PA 15026. To construct an outfall structure, in Hanover Township, Beaver County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Burgettstown, PA Quadrangle N: 20.7 inches; W: 4.75 inches, Latitude: 40° 29` 17"; Longitude: 80° 24` 33"). The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a 4 foot by 3 foot wide outfall structure on the right bank of a UNT to Traverse Creek (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of replacing an onlot septic system. The project is located approximately 250.0 feet downstream from Chiccarello Drive, Clinton, PA.
Northwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E20-573A. Sharon Rice. Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District.
To amend existing permit E20-573 which allowed construction and maintenance of a 65 ft. long by 32 in. wide walking deck connected to a 20 ft. by 4 ft. private boat dock on Canadohta Lake, across the street from 24448 Willow Street (Canadohta Lake, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 49` 00"; W: 79° 50` 3.45"), Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, approximately 100 ft. south of the intersection of Willow Street and Lakeview Drive in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County. The deck and dock will be raised approximately 2 ft. above normal summer lake pool elevation. The amendment requests construction and maintenance of an 80 ft. long by 48 in. wide dock connected to a 20 ft. by 6 ft. private dock.
E20-576, Linesville Pine Joint Municipal Authority. Regional Sewage Facilities Project, in the Borough of Linesville and Pine Township, Crawford County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Pittsburgh, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 39` 22.5"; W: 80° 25` 25.7").
The applicant proposes to rehabilitate a portion of the Linesville Borough sewer system, install 59,100 linear feet of gravity sanitary sewers, 22,000 linear feet of low pressure force main and 6,250 linear feet of pump station force main in Pine Township and currently unsewered areas of Linesville Borough, construct a new regional wastewater treatment facility and associated lift stations involving to construct and maintain: 1) 18 sewer line stream crossings of Linesville Creek and UNTs Pymatuning Reservoir; 2) 18 wetland crossings of PEM, PSS and PFO wetlands; 3) a storm sewer outfall to Linesville Creek; 4) a sewage treatment plant effluent outfall to Pymatuning Reservoir; 5) to fill 0.13 acre of PSS wetland and to construct and maintain a lift station within the floodplain of a UNT Pymatuning Reservoir (N: 41° 39` 26.5"; W: 80° 27` 38.8"); and 6) to fill 0.04 acre of PEM wetland and construct and maintain a lift station (N: 41° 39` 17.5"; W: 80° 25` 16"). Linesville Creek is a perennial stream classified as a WWF. Pymatuning Reservoir is a perennial body of water classified as a WWF. This project proposes to permanently impact 0.04 acre of PEM wetland and 0.0.13 acre of PSS wetland.
E27-084, Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Bridge SGL 24, Green Township, Forest County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (West Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 26` 7"; W: 79° 13` 45").
Thirty foot new steel I-beam bridge over McDonald Run. The applicant proposes to construct a bridge consisting of concrete abutments, a steel I-beam superstructure and a timber deck over McDonald Run along Game Lands Road in State Game Lands No. 24 with a 30` span and 14` width. McDonald Run is classified as a CWF.
E33-236, Brookville Borough, 18 Western Avenue, Suite A, Brookville, PA 15825-1540. Membrane Water Treatment Facility, Borough of Brookville and Rose Township, Jefferson County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Brookville, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 10` 19"; W: 79° 04` 34").
The applicant proposes to construct a 1.5 mgd water treatment facility involving to construct and maintain a water intake structure on North Fork Creek consisting of two 1.15` diameter screened stainless steel intake pipes, concrete debris deflector and a water line crossing of a UNT of North Fork Creek approximately 1,000` upstream of Brookville Waterworks Dam (D33-003). Project includes stormwater outfalls to North Fork Creek. North Fork Creek and UNT North Fork Creek are perennial streams classified as HQ-CWF.
E43-347, Norfolk Southern Corporation, 99 Spring Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303-0142. Bridge MI-130.35, in Hempfield and West Salem Townships, Mercer County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Greenville West, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 23` 02"; W: 80° 23` 36").
To remove the existing superstructure and support pier and to construct and maintain a three span, through-plate-girder railroad bridge (Bridge MI-130.35) having a three clear spans of 105.0 feet, 42.0 feet and 105.0 feet respectively and a maximum underclearance of approximately 16.0 feet across the Shenango River approximately 2,000 feet NW of the intersection of Hamburg and Methodist Roads. Project includes: 1) repair of existing abutments; 2) construction of a temporary stone causeway and bents temporarily impacting approximately 0.248 acre of the Shenango River and associated back channel and scour pool; 3) permanent impact of 0.009 acre of the Shenango River and 0.005 acre of Shenango River back channel; and 4) impact of 0.011 acre of PEM wetland. The Shenango River is a perennial stream classified as a WWF.
E43-348, City of Sharon, Municipal Building, 155 West Connelly Boulevard, Sharon, PA 16146. SR 62/Budd Street Stormwater Outfall to Shenango River, in City of Sharon, Mercer County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Sharon West, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 13` 38"; W: 80° 30` 31").
To construct and maintain a 60 inch diameter spiral rib CMP storm sewer outfall with concrete endwall and rock riprap outlet protection along the left (east) bank of the Shenango River approximately 78 feet north of the SR 0062 bridge over the existing Norfolk Southern railroad tracks conveying stormwater runoff from the East Budd Street/South Dock Street (SR 0060) area.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
D48-166EA. Saucon Creek Sportsman Association, 2389 Easton Road, Bethlehem PA, 18015-5922. Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
Project proposes to breach and remove Lower Saucon Sportsmans Dam across East Branch Saucon Creek (CWF) for the purpose of eliminating a threat to public safety and restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The project will restore approximately 250 feet of stream channel. The dam is located approximately 400 feet Nothwest of the intersection of Easton (SR 2006) and Ringhoffer Roads (T400) (Hellertown, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 36` 28"; Longitude: 75° 18` 10").
ACTIONS
THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received applications for new, amended and renewed NPDES and WQM permits, applications for permit waivers and Notices of Intent (NOI) for coverage under general permits. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92 and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category Section I NPDES Renewals Section II NPDES New or amendment Section III WQM Industrial, sewage or animal wastes; discharges to groundwater Section IV NPDES MS4 individual permit Section V NPDES MS4 permit waiver Section VI NPDES Individual permit stormwater construction Section VII NPDES NOI for coverage under NPDES general permits Sections I--VI contain actions related to industrial, animal or sewage wastes discharges, discharges to groundwater and discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), stormwater associated with construction activities and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Section VII contains notices for parties who have submitted NOIs for coverage under general NPDES permits. The approval for coverage under general NPDES permits is subject to applicable effluent limitations, monitoring, reporting requirements and other conditions set forth in each general permit. The approval of coverage for land application of sewage sludge or residential septage under applicable general permit is subject to pollutant limitations, pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements, operational standards, general requirements, management practices and other conditions set forth in the respective permit. Permits and related documents, effluent limitations, permitting requirements and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the contact office noted before the action.
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.
I. NPDES Renewal Permit Actions
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived
Y/N ?PA0084051
(Sew)Charles Lupfer--Creekview Farms Mobile Home Park
280 Airy View Road
Shermansdale, PA 17090Perry County
Carroll TownshipShermans Creek
7-AY PA0008435
(IW)PPL Holtwood, LLC
2 North Ninth Street
Allentown, PA 18101-1179Lancaster County
Martic TownshipSusquehanna River
7-KY PA0082791
(IW)Chester County Solid Waste Authority
7224 Division Highway
Narvon, PA 17555-9505Lancaster County
Caernarvon TownshipConestoga River
7-JY PA0082481
(IW)Municipal Authority of the Borough of Lewistown
70 Chestnut Street
Lewistown, PA 17044-2216Mifflin County
Armagh TownshipLaurel Creek
12-AY PA0082279
(Sew)Spring Creek Joint Sewer Authority
P. O. Box 373
Three Springs, PA 17264Huntingdon County
Clay TownshipThree Springs Creek
12-CY Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived
Y/NPA0028711
SewagePeters Township Sanitary Authority
3244 Washington Road
McMurray, PA 15317-3153Washington County
Peters TownshipBrush Run N
II. New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Nonwaived Permit Actions
Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
NPDES Permit No. PA0052221, Industrial Waste, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 200 Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348. This proposed facility is located in Bedminster Township, Bucks County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Approval for the renewal to discharge from Exelon Bradshaw Reservoir into the East Branch Perkiomen Creek in Watershed 3E.
NPDES Permit No. PA0052493, Sewage, Florence A. Coleman, 168 Cheese Factory Road, Doylestown, PA 18901. This proposed facility is located in Plumstead Township, Bucks County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Approval for the renewal to discharge treated sewage from Vintage Grille STP into a UNT to North Branch Neshaminy Creek in Watershed 2F.
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
NPDES Permit No. PA0065251, Sewage, His Camps, Inc., R. R. 1, Box 1601, Hallstead, PA 18822. This proposed facility is located in Liberty Township, Susquehanna County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Issuance of NPDES Permit.
NPDES Permit No. PA0053147, Sewage, Upper Saucon Sewage Treatment Authority, 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA 18034-9444. This existing facility is located in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County.
Description of Proposed Activity: Renewal of a major NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage. The final effluent limits for Total Copper (Months 37--60) are: 0.031 mg/l monthly average, 0.049 mg/l maximum daily and 0.062 mg/l instantaneous maximum, which reflects a minor revision to the draft limits published at 39 Pa.B. 857 (February 14, 2009).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
NPDES Permit No. PA0020664, Amendment No. 1, Sewage, Middletown Borough Authority, 60 West Emaus Street, Middletown, PA 17057-1499. This proposed facility is located in Middletown Borough, Dauphin County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Authorization to discharge to the Susquehanna River in Watershed 7-C.
NPDES Permit No. PA0021890, Sewage, New Holland Borough, 436 East Main Street, New Holland, PA 17557. This proposed facility is located in Earl Township, Lancaster County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Authorization to discharge to Mill Creek in Watershed 7-J.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
NPDES Permit No. PA0253961, Sewerage, L & T Enterprises, LLC, 729 North Church Street, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666. This proposed facility is located in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Permit issuance for construction and operation of a sewage treatment plant to serve a proposed hotel development.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
NPDES Permit No. PA0238571, Sewage, Rhett Walls d/b/a Pinehurst Manor Mobile Home Park, 907 Rockdale Road, Butler, PA 16002-8856. This proposed facility is located in Center Township, Butler County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Issuance of a new minor NPDES permit replacing an expired permit.
III. WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001)
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
WQM Permit No. 4009404, Sewerage, Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority, P. O. Box 33, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703. This proposed facility is located in Hanover Township, Luzerne County.
Description of Proposed Action: Issuance of Water Quality Management Permit. The project is for modifications and upgraded to the existing wastewater treatment plant facility to comply with total nitrogen and total phosphorus effluent limitation.
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
WQM Permit No. 0771402, Amendment 09-1, Sewage, Borough of Tyrone, 1100 Logan Avenue, Tyrone, PA 16686. This proposed facility is located in Snyder Township, Blair County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Permit amendment approval for the modifications/operation of sewerage facilities consisting of: Installation of one 5,400-gallon double walled polyethylene tank and five concrete tank mounting pad and piping provisions to add up to five tanks in the future. Install chemical feed lines to aeration distribution chamber and final clarifier distribution chamber for phosphorus removal.
WQM Permit No. 0509405, Sewage, Bedford Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 371, Bedford, PA 15522. This proposed facility is located in Bedford Township, Bedford County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Permit approval for the construction of facilities consisting of: approximately 17,300` of gravity sewer, 24,800` of force main, 9,425` of low pressure sewer piping, 74 grinder pumps, six new pump stations and all other related appurtenances to serve 194 homes in Area II Sewer Service of the Township.
WQM Permit No. 0509404, Sewage, Bedford Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 371, Bedford, PA 15522. This proposed facility is located in Bedford Township, Bedford County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Permit approval for the construction of facilities consisting of: Construction of approximately 19,800` of gravity sewers and related appurtenances to serve 61 homes in the Belden Area (Area III) of the Township.
WQM Permit No. 3109401, Sewage, Spring Creek Joint Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 373, Three Springs, PA 17264. This proposed facility is located in Clay Township, Huntingdon County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Permit approval for the construction/operation of sewerage facilities consisting of the replacement of the existing raw wastewater pumps with new pumps and control and replace the existing screen basket in the wet well with a new 1/4" fine screen. Construct two new 114,000-gallon Sequencing Batch Reactors, a new Chlorination/Dechlorination/Post aeration tank, two new 3,500 square feet Reed Beds for sludge dewatering and a new 12" diameter outfall to Three Springs Creek. Convert the existing aeration tanks into two aerobic digesters and reuse the existing raw wastewater pumps as sludge transfer pumps. The existing digester will be abandoned. Also, convert one existing garage bay into a Chemical building to house feed system for Chlorination, Dechlorination and Alum. The existing plastic media sludge drying beds will be converted into a sludge loading station. Addition of a 20` by 20` room to the existing control building and demolish the existing clarifiers.
WQM Permit No. 3186401, Sewage, Borough of Huntingdon, 530 Washington Street, P. O. Box 592, Huntingdon, PA 16652. This proposed facility is located in Smithfield Township, Huntingdon County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Permit approval for the upgrading of their existing treatment plant. This is a Chesapeake Bay Phase 1 project and is required to meet the proposed annual Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus limits.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
WQM Permit No. WQG018694, Sewerage, Barbara D. Lamping, 575 Pine Ridge Road, Sugar Grove, PA 16350. This proposed facility is located in Farmington Township, Warren County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Issuance of a Single-Residence Sewage Treatment Plant.
IV. NPDES Stormwater Discharges from MS4 Permit Actions
V. NPDES Waiver Stormwater Discharges from MS4 Actions
VI. NPDES Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities Individual Permit Actions
Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI01
1503070-RValley Park Realty Assoc., LP
P. O. Box 1906
West Chester, PA 19380Chester Schuylkill Township Pickering Creek
HQPAI01
1508016Coatesville Property Assoc.
Five Tower Bridge
Suite 750
Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PAChester City of Coatesville West Branch Brandywine Creek
HQ-TSFPAI01
1508047William G. Roche
1380 Morgantown Road
Morgantown, PA 19543Chester Honey Brook Township West Branch Brandywine Creek
HQ-TSF-MFPAI01
1508059JAL Partners
55 Country Club Road
Suite 200
Downingtown, PA 19335Chester Willistown Township UNT
Valley Creek
EVPAI01
1508071Department of Transportation
7000 Geerdes Boulevard
King of Prussia, PA 19406-1525Chester Charlestown Township Valley and Pickering Creeks
EV-HQPAI01
1509009Honey Brook Community Church
P. O. Box 100
Honey Brook, PA 19344Chester Honey Brook Township West Branch Brandywine Creek
HQ-TSF-MFPAI01
1509012Andy King
217 Media Road
Oxford, PA 19363Chester East Nottingham Township Jordan Run
Pequa--Octoraro Creek
EV-MFPAI01
2308003Archdiocese of Philadelphia
111 South 38th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104Delaware Marple Township Holland Run
EVPAI01
2308011Ashbridge Properties, Inc.
1625 Valley Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073Delaware Edgmont Township Rocky Run
HQ-CWF-MFPAI01
5109001Essington Avenue Partners II, LP 2701 Renaissance Boulevard
King of Prussia, PA 19406Philadelphia City of Philadelphia Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI023907001(1) Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew Street
Allentown, PA 18104Lehigh City of Allentown Cedar Creek
HQ-CWFSouthcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI030608016 UGI LNG, Inc.
One Meridian Boulevard
Wyomissing, PA 19610Berks Ontelaunee Township Willow Creek--Schuylkill River
HQ-CWF-CWFNorthcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Centre County Conservation District: 414 Holmes Avenue, Suite 4, Bellefonte, PA 16823, (814) 355-6817.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI041408005 Thomas Songer
Torron Group, LP
1951 Pine Hall Drive
Suite 150
State College, PA 16801Centre Harris Township Spring Creek
HQ-CWFPAI041409002 Randall Davidson
Davidson Brothers, Inc.
450 Runville Road
Bellefonte, PA 16823Centre Boggs Township Wallace Run
HQ-CWFSouthwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Beaver County Conservation District: 156 Cowpath Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001, (724) 378-1701.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name and
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI050408003 Castlebrook Development Group, LLC
2593 Wexford Bayne Road
Suite 201
Sewickley, PA 15143Beaver Borough of Ambridge Ohio River
WWFWestmoreland County Conservation District: 218 Donohoe Road, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 837-5271.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name and
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI056508001 James Killion
Shag Bark Grove Real Estate, LP
258 McDermott Road
Trafford, PA 15085Westmoreland Municipality of Murrysville Haymakers Run
HQ-WWFNorthwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI061008003 Knoch Farms Dev., LLC
2121 Old Gatesburg Road
Suite 200
State College, PA 16803Butler Clinton and Jefferson Townships UNT Sarver Run
HQ-TSF
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