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LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101—6026.908).
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the Background Standard, Statewide Health Standard, the Site-Specific Standard or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, a combination of the cleanup standards or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a Site-Specific Standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified, proposed for remediation to a Site-Specific Standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality within which the site is located may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period, the municipality may request that the person identified as the remediator of the site develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office before which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. TDD users may telephone the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
26th & Pennrose Site, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Craig Herr, RT Environmental Services Inc. 215 West Church Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, Stephen D'Angelo, Danbro, LP, 3700 South 26th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of mtbe and inorganic. The current and future use of the site is non-residential.
Staffer Residence, East Fallowfield Township, Chester County. Philip Donmoyer, Alternative Environmental Solutions, Inc. 480 New Holland Avenue, Suite 8203, Lancaster, PA 17602, Bridget Shadler, Alternative Environmental Solutions, Inc. 480 New Holland Avenue, Suite Lancaster, PA 17602 on behalf of David McLimanus, 17 East Gay Street, Suite 100, West Chester, PA 19381 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil. The intended current and intended future use of the property is for residential purpose.
Direnzo Residence, Bristol Township, Bucks County. Jason Plucinski, REPSG, Inc, 6901 Kingsessing Avenue, Suite 201, Philadelphia, PA 19142, Christine Dimming, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 1 State Farm Drive Concordville, PA 1933, Mark Kuczynski, REPSG, Inc, 6901 Kingsessing Avenue, Suite 201, Philadelphia, PA 19142 on behalf of Francis Direnzo, 10 Dewberry Lane, Levittown, PA 19055, Cynthia Herrara, 10 Dewberry Lane, Levittown, PA 19055 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil. The site is currently developed as a single residential property, which will remain the intended use of the site future.
961 West Penn Drive, West Goshen Township, Chester County. Craig Herr, RT Environmental Services, Inc 215 West Church Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 on behalf of Kimberly Hall, 961 Wes Penn Drive, West Chester, PA 19380 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of leaded gasoline. The intended future use of the site is residential.
Latch-Rosen Property, ConocoPhillips Trainer Refinery, Borough of Trainer, Delaware County. John W. Jengo, PG, MWH Americas, Inc, 335 Phoenixville Pike, Malvern PA 19355, Melanie Landrith, ConocoPhillips, 4101 Post Road, Trainer, PA 19061 on behalf of Ken Kerntke, ConocoPhillips, 4101 Post Road, Trainer, PA 19061 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater and soil has been impacted with the release of inorganic. The future use of the site will be a parking lot.
Stain & Wispese Parcels, Perkasie Borough, Bucks County. Scott A. Alderfer, PG. Penn Environmental & Remediation, Inc. 2755 Bergey Road, Hatfield, PA 19440, Robert White, Redevelopment Authority County of Bucks, 1 North Wilson Avenue, Suite 1, Bristol, PA 19007 on behalf of Fredrick Schea, first Saving Bank of Perkasie, 219 South 9th Street, PO 176, Perkasie, PA 18944 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater and soil has been impacted with the release of the chlorinated solvents and pha. The proposed future use of the site will be non-residential for commercial and/or light industrial purposes. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Souderton Independent and Perkasie News World on July 10, 2002.
Champion Toyota, City of Philadelphia Philadelphia County. Jeremy Bolyn, Environmental Maintenance Company, Inc, 1420 East Mermaid Lane, Glenside, PA 19038 on behalf of Harvey Sternberg, Bryn Mawr Investments, Inc. 765 John Barry Drive, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil and used motor oil. The future use of the site will remain the same. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Northeast Times on October 1, 2009.
Northeast Region: Ronald S. Brezinski, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Sarah Cohen Residence, 620 Carbon Street, Freeland Borough, Luzerne County. Mark Ellis, MEA, Inc., 1365 Ackermanville Road, Bangor, PA 18013 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of his client, Sarah Cohen, 620 Carbon Street, Freeland Borough, PA 18224), concerning the remediation of soil found to have been impacted by No. 2 fuel oil as a result of a release from an aboveground storage tank that had a broken fitting. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. The future use of the property will likely remain residential. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is expected to be published in a local newspaper serving the general area sometime in the near future.
Pysher Property, 2323 North Delaware Drive, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County. Richard D. Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of his clients, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Pysher, 2323 North Delaware Drive, Mt. Bethel, PA 18343), concerning the remediation of soil and groundwater found to have been impacted by No. 2 fuel oil as a result of a release from an aboveground storage tank having a tank leg failure. The applicants propose to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. The intended future use of the site is residential. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Express Times on October 14, 2009. A Final Report was simultaneously submitted.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Brown Residence, Conoy Township, Lancaster County. Trimpi Associates, Inc., 16335 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073, on behalf of Kristopher Brown, 208 Falmouth Road, Bainbridge, PA 17502, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The site will remain a residence and will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard.
Cloister Office Building, Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 130 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of Ephrata Community Hospital, 169 Martin Avenue, Ephrata, PA 17522, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil released from an unregulated underground storage tank. The current and future use is commercial/retail office space. The site will be remediated to a Residential Statewide Health Standard.
Columbia Fish & Game Association, West Hemp- field Township, Lancaster County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 130 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of Columbia Fish & Game Association, 4339 Fairview Road, Columbia, PA 17512, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with VOCs and metals from the historical operation of a salvage yard and car crusher. The former industrial/commercial site will be remediated to the Statewide Health Standard and will be returned to its natural wooded state.
Landisville Railroad, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc., 1820 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110, on behalf of Landisville Railroad, LLC, PO Box 43, Hershey, PA 17033 and Amherst Industries, Inc., 3901 Nolt Road, Landisville, PA 17538, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with VOCs, SVOCs and inorganics. The site will be remediated to a combination of Nonresidential Statewide Health and Site-Specific standards, and will remain a rail car repair and service facility.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
462 Lafferty Hollow Road, Foster Township, McKean County. The Palmerton Group, LLC, 6296 Fly Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057 on behalf of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, 700 Milam Street, Houston, TX 77002 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. During removal of an unregulated underground storage tank (UST) petroleum stained soil was identified beneath the UST. Sampling results indicate concentrations of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene. The site is being remediated to meet the Statewide Health Standard. The proposed future use of the property will be residential.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
46-0020G: Superior Tube Co., Inc. (3900 German- town Pike, Collegeville, PA 19426) for replacement of an existing pickling & passivation operation with a new pickling & passivation operation controlled by a mist eliminator in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County. This modification will result in a net increase in potential NOx emissions of 12.7 tons per year and 2.4 tons of Hydrofluoric acid per year. This facility is a Title V facility. The Plan approval will contain record keeping and operating restriction designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3637.
41-00033A: Susquehanna Health System (777 Rural Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701) for construction and operation of a natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion engine with an oxidation catalyst to control the air contaminant emissions for the Co-Gen project at the Williamsport Hospital in Williamsport, Lycoming County.
41-00078B: Chief Gathering, L.L.C. (6051 Wallace Road Ext., Suite 210, Wexford, PA 15090) for three (3) 2370 brake-horsepower natural gas-fired compressor engines and one glycol dehydrator at their Barto Compressor Station in Penn Township, Lycoming County.
14-00014E: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (711 East College Avenue, Bellefonte, PA 16823) for one (1) aggregate facility consisting of one (1) material washer, two (2) screw washers, one (1) conveyor, and one (1) 480 brake-horsepower diesel-fired generator; two (2) 4.2 million gallons liquid asphalt tanks; one (1) asphalt plant consisting of multiple bins and conveyors, a hot oil heater, aggregate drying drum with associated burner, mixing drum, material storage silos, and a truck scale; and to use post-consumer waste asphalt shingles as a RAP-like material in the asphalt at their facility in Spring Township, Centre County.
41-302-050A: Wirerope Works, Inc. (100 Maynard Street, Williamsport, PA 17701) for modification of the control devices controlling emissions from the two (2) 15.0 million Btu per hour anthracite coal-fired boilers and to modify the air contaminant emission limitations for the above boilers at their facility in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481. Contact: George Monasky, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940.
10-062F: Slippery Rock University—PA State System of Higher Education (1 Morrow Way, Maintenance Bldg, Slippery Rock, PA 16057) for construction of a new baghouse to control particulate emissions from their coal-fired boilers pursuant to a pending Consent Decree with the US EPA. The facility is a Title V in the Borough of Slippery Rock, Butler County.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
46-0035E: SmithKline Beecham Corp.—dba GlaxoSmithKline (709 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406) for a 750 Kw Diesel Fired Internal Combustion Engine to be installed in building 40 in Montgomery County. GlaxoSmithKline is a Title V Facility. This generator is subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). The Plan Approval will contain monitoring, recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to minimize emissions and keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
09-0212: Nova Tube and Steel, Inc. (600 Dean Sievers Place, Morrisville, PA 19067) for construction of a new steel tube manufacturing plant in Morrisville Borough, Bucks County. The manufacturing processes consist of mechanically forming and welding steel stock into tubes, and painting the products. This facility is a non-Title V facility. This construction will result in Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds and Ammonia Compounds being emitted into the atmosphere. The Plan Approval will contain record keeping requirements,monitoring requirements, operating conditions and performance testing requirements designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emission limitations and all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
40-328-007: Hazleton Generation LLC. (150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2930, Chicago, IL 60601) for modification to the company's existing start-up and shut-down conditions for the four (4) permitted turbines. There are no emission increases. Hazleton Generation LLC is a major facility subject to Title V permitting requirements in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. The company currently has a Title V Permit 40-00021. The plan approval will include all appropriate monitoring, record keeping, and reporting requirements designed to keep the furnaces operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The Plan Approval will, in accordance with 25 PA Code 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date. For further details, contact Ray Kempa at (570) 826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
PA 39-309-075: Lafarge North America, Inc. (5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052) for removal of condition No. 002 for Source ID 101 (Kiln No. 2) and condition No. 003 for Source ID 114 (Kiln No. 3) from Title V Operating Permit No. 39-00011 for sulfur containing limitations in fuel for the Kilns in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue Plan Approval No. 39-309-075 to Lafarge North America, Inc., 5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052, for their plant in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. The facility currently has Title V Permit No. 39-00011. This plan approval will be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date, and the action will be published as a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Plan Approval No. 39-309-075 is to remove condition No. 002 for Source ID 101 (Kiln No. 2) and condition No. 003 for Source ID 114 (Kiln No. 3) from Title V Operating Permit No. 39-00011 for sulfur containing limitations in fuel for the Kilns. Conditions in operating permit limit the overall kiln solid fuel sulfur content to less than 2.5% by weight specifically for coal, and less than 2.5% by weight for all combined fuels. The company has the capability to utilize non-fossil fuels [plastic derived fuel (PDF) and tire derived fuel (TDF)], existing capacity restrictions for these alternative fuels, alternative fuel availability issues, and the overall 2.5% fuel sulfur limit combine to restrict the ability of alternative fuels to mitigate the fossil fuel cost impacts at the facility. The SO2 produced in the burning zone of a kiln (by the oxidation of fuel bound sulfur) can be readily scrubbed out in the calcining zone or combined with alkalis in the burning or transition zones. As a result, cement kiln SO2 emissions are independent of the sulfur input of the fuel or of sulfate recirculation between kiln and preheater. This project does not impact emissions from other sources at the site. Lafarge will demonstrates continuous compliance with current Kiln Nos. 2 and 3 SO2 emissions restrictions of 362 lbs SO2/hr and 195 lb SO2/hr respectively on a three-hour block average basis through the operation of certified SO2 CEMS.
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.
Copies of the application, Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Pa DEP Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.
Any person(s) wishing to provide the Department with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
Identification of the proposed permit No.: 39-309-075.
A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit is required.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Raymond Kempa, P. E., Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, Phone No. 570-826-2531 within 30 days after publication date.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Contact: William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4702.
06-05096C: The Reading Hospital and Medical Center (PO Box 16052, 6th Avenue and Spruce Street, West Reading, PA 19612-6052) for construction and operation of a cogeneration plant consisting of two (2) Solar turbines with generators, two (2) waste heat recovery boilers, and one emergency generator in West Reading Borough, Berks County. Existing boilers will be operated with a fuel usage cap. The facility will continue to operate with synthetic minor emissions restrictions in place. This plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
07-03038A: Amerway, Inc. (3701 Beale Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601) for construction of a replacement metal smelting furnace and baghouse in the City of Altoona, Blair County. The plan approval will include emission limits, testing and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
22-05012C: Arcelor Mittal Steelton, LLC (215 S. Front Street, Steelton, PA 17113) for construction of a natural gas fired walking beam furnace (approximately 421 mmbtu/hr) with associated equipment in Steelton Borough, Dauphin County. Primary emissions from the project will be NOx with a potential of approximately 60 tons per year. The project will replace an existing heat treat furnace and soaking pit batteries and achieve overall energy efficiency and emissions reductions.
36-05147A: Wenger's Feed Mill, Inc. (101 West Harrisburg Ave, Rheems, PA 17570) for the approval to combust #4 fuel oil in an existing Cleaver Brooks boiler at their animal feed manufacturing facility in Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County. The plan approval will include emissions limits, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
67-03041E: County Line Quarry (PO Box 99, Wrightsville, PA 17368) for construction of a new crushing plant in Wrightsville, County of York. A water spray system will control fugitive emissions. The plan approval will include restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The plan approval will be incorporated into State-only operating permit no. 67-03041 in accordance with 25 PA Code Section 127.450 (Administrative Amendment).
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3637.
59-00006A: Dominion Transmission, Inc. (445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301) for construction and operation of a natural gas-fired salt bath heater; an increase in hours of operation for an existing heater and dehydration engine in Tioga County. In addition, Dominion Transmission, Inc. is proposing to decrease the operational hour limitation of Engine No. 9 to offset the increase in air contaminant emissions due to the proposed construction and operation of the salt bath heater. This is a State Only ''Synthetic Minor'' facility.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information contained in the application submitted by Dominion Transmission Inc., indicates that the sources will comply with all applicable air quality requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the fugitive air contaminant emission requirement of 25 Pa. Code Section 123.1, the particulate matter emission limitation of 25 Pa. Code Section 123.13, and the visible emission limitation of 25 Pa. Code Section 123.41. The plan approval, if issued, will subsequently be incorporated into the state only operating permit via an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Section 127.450 at a later date.
Based upon this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the construction of a natural gas-fired salt bath heater; an increase in hours of operation for an existing heater and dehydration engine and decrease in hours of operation for an existing compressor engine. The following is a summary of the types of conditions the Department intends to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
An increase in hours of operation for an existing 5.613 million Btu per hour, natural gas-fired, indirect heater coil and an existing 110 brake-horsepower, Ingersoll Rand, model PJVC, natural gas-fired dehydration engine. A decrease in hours of operation for an existing 3,200 brake-horsepower, natural gas fired reciprocating internal combustion engine.
Source ID 035 consists of a 28.769 million Btu per hour, NATCO natural gas-fired, line heater. The air contaminant emissions from Source ID 035 shall be controlled by low NOx burners and flue gas recirculation. The air contaminant emissions from Source ID 035 shall not exceed the following: carbon monoxide—69 parts per million dry, volume @ 3% oxygen; nitrogen oxides—30 parts per million dry, volume @ 3% oxygen; volatile organic compounds—40 parts per million dry, volume @ 3% oxygen, particulate matter—0.005 pounds per million Btu of heat input and sulfur oxides—0.005 pounds per million Btu of heat input.
Work practice requirements to operate the sources and control devices with good air pollution control practices.
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.
59-00005I: Dominion Transmission, Inc. (445 West Main St., Clarksburg, WV 26301) for plan approval to construct a natural gas-fired salt bath heater (Source ID 044), rated heat input of 12.0 MMBtu/hr and a natural gas-fired boiler (Source ID 045), rated heat input of 3.0 MMBtu/hr. The construction of the proposed sources will be as part of the original USA project, which was permitted under Plan Approval No. 59-00005G at their Sabinsville Compressor Station located in Clymer Township, Tioga County. The respective facility is a major facility for which a Title V operating permit 59-00005 has been issued.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Dominion Transmission, Inc. indicates that the heater and boiler will meet all applicable air quality regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the Best Available Technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code Sections 127.1 and 127.12. Based on these findings, the Department intends to approve the application and issue plan approval for the construction of a natural gas-fired salt bath heater and a natural gas-fired boiler. Additionally, if the Department determines that all equipment constructed are operating in compliance with all plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into Title V operating permit #59-00005 via an administrative amendment pursuant to 25 Pa. Code Sections 127.450.
The following is a summary of the conditions that the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code Sections 127.1 and 127.12, Source ID 044 shall not emit air contaminants in excess of the following limitations:
Air Contaminant Emission Rates
(parts per million, dry volume)NOx 30 @ 3% oxygen CO 200 @ 3% oxygen VOCs 67 @ 3% oxygen 2. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code Sections 127.1 and 127.12, the particulate matter ands sulfur oxide (SOx, expressed as SO2) emissions from Source ID 044 shall not exceed 0.005 pounds per million Btu of heat input, respectively.
3. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code Sections 127.1 and 127.12, Source IDs 044 and 045 shall be fired on pipeline quality natural gas.
4. No later than 120 days after the initial start-up of Source ID 044, the permittee shall perform a portable gas analyzer stack test to verify compliance with the nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide emission limitations.
5. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code Sections 127.1 and 127.12, Source ID 045 shall not be operated more than 4,400 hours in any 12 consecutive month period.
6. The permittee shall keep records and submit an annual report on the number of hours that Source ID 045 is operated on a monthly basis.
7. The permittee shall keep records of the carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compound emissions from Source ID 044 to verify compliance with the respective emission limitation.
8. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code Sections 127.1 and 127.12, Air contaminant emissions from Source ID 044 shall be controlled with lox NOx burners and flue gas recirculation.
9. Pursuant to the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Sections 127.206 through 127.210, the permittee shall be in possession of 49.98 tons of NOx emission reduction credits prior to the startup of Source IDs 044, 045, P109, P110 and any of the microturbines incorporated in Source ID P111 of Plan Approval #59-00005G and this approval. This condition supersedes Condition #009, Site Level Requirements Section of Plan Approval #59-00005G.
A copy of the plan approval application is available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 570-327-3693. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Chief, 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. Contact: George Monasky, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940.
10-001M: AK Steel Corp. (P. O. Box 832, Butler, PA 16003-0832) to allow construction and operation of a melt shop modernization project which includes the construction of an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) and a dual station Ladle Metallurgical Facility (LMF) at their Melt Shop facility, Butler Works, in the City of Butler, Butler County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code Sections 127.44(b) that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue a plan approval to AK Steel Corporation (P. O. Box 832, Butler, PA 16003-0832). The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit which was issued February 13, 2006. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Section 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
This application is to allow the construction and operation of a melt shop modernization project which includes the construction of an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) and a dual station Ladle Metallurgical Facility (LMF) at the Melt Shop facility, Butler Works, in the City of Butler, Butler County. This modernization project will increase the facility's steel production capacity from 1,200,000 to 2,000,000 tons per year. This includes increasing the facility's short term and long term production capacity from existing sources in the melt shop and shut down of two of the three existing EAFs.
The proposed project will result in the following changes:
1. Installation of a conventional EAF (EAF #5)
2. Installation of a dual station LMF
3. Modification and installation of various raw material unloading, transfer and storage operations related to furnace operations and associated baghouses or bin vent filters and a baghouse to control emissions from the existing raw material truck dump station
4. Installation of a non-contact cooling water tower(s) for EAF #5
5. Modifications to slag handling operations at the melt shop (e.g., slag skimmer)
6. Addition of a new ladle preheater (#9)
7. Installation of an emergency backup diesel pump.
The sources will be controlled by the following air cleaning devices or technology to meet applicable control standards:
1. EAF #5—Controlled by a DEC system, water cooled duct and the existing #3 Baghouse, Good Combustion Practices, Scrap Management Plan and sulfur limit of carbon added to EAF.
2. LMF—Controlled by the existing #3 Baghouse
3. Three Truck dump stations—Controlled by three new dust collectors.
4. Nine raw material silos—Controlled by bin vent filters.
5. Cooling water tower—Controlled by mist/drift eliminator
6. #9 Ladle Preheater/Dryer—Emissions minimized by low NOx burners
7. Emergency Diesel Pump—model will meet required standards of performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines and the use of low sulfur fuel
The total future potential emissions from all sources associated with the Melt Shop are:
1. Total Filterable Particulate Matter (PM)—90.8 tons per year
2. Filterable Particulate Matter < 10µ (PM10)—81.1 tons per year
3. Filterable Particulate Matter < 2.5µ (PM2.5)—59.9 tons per year
4. Lead—0.72 tons per year
5. Flourides—1.5 tons per year
6. Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)—266.7 tons per year
7. Nitrous Oxides (NOx)—421.7 tons per year
8. Carbon Monoxide (CO)—2,639.1 tons per year
9. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)—329.1 tons per year
This plan approval is subject to the following Federal and State Regulations:
1. 40 CFR Parts 51 and 52: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR).
The potential associated increase in the emission rate of the following pollutants exceed the rate deemed to be significant for PSD as defined by 40 CFR Part 52.21(b)(23)(i) and are subject to Best Achievable Control Technology and PSD ambient air increments:
Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), and Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2).
The applicant has demonstrated by computer modeling that the emissions resulting from the project will not cause or contribute to an exceedance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Based on the information provided by the applicant and DEP's own analysis, the proposed melt shop modernization project would consume the following increments:
Pollutant Ambient Air Quality Impact Carbon Monoxide 16547.28 µg/m3 (1 hour avg.) and 5779.47 µg/m3 (8 hour avg.) Nitrogen Dioxide 99.27 µg/m3 (annual) Sulfur Dioxide 1323.53 µg/m3 (3 hour avg.), 273.57 µg/m3 (24 hour avg.) and 47.25 µg/m3 (annual) 2. 25 Pa. Code Subchapter E—NSR requirements. This project exceeds the significant emission increases for NSR for VOC and NOx and are subject to Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER). Per 25 Pa. Code 127.206, the facility is required to secure emission offsets in the amount of 228 tons of VOC and 218 tons of NOx. This project exceeds the significant emission increase for 40 CFR Part 51 Appendix S for SO2, as a precursor of PM and is subject to Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER). The facility is required to secure emission offsets in the amount of 165 tons of SO2.
3. 25 Pa. Code Chapters 127.203a Applicability Determinations—The facility is required to permanently cease operation of the #3 and #4 EAF before start up of the #5 EAF and LMF or increase the existing production rate in the current Title V Operating Permit of the #2 EAF, AOD, Casters or any other source associated with the Melt shop which emits NOx or VOC.
4. NSPS Requirements per 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart AAa: Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon—Oxygen Decarburization Vessels Constructed After August 17, 1983. Includes standards for particulate matter, opacity standards, emission monitoring and record keeping requirements. Particulate matter emission limits requested by the applicant are more stringent than the federal standard.
5. NESHAP Requirements per 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart YYYYY—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities. Includes requirements for the control of contaminants from scrap. Requirements for the capture and control of particulate matter from EAFs and the AOD are similar to those found in 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart AAa.
6. 40 CFR 60.8 Performance Tests—Includes requirements for initial emission testing of new and modified air contaminant sources.
7. 25 Pa. Code Regulations and Conditions
The Plan Approval will contain restrictions limiting long and short term allowable emissions rates, opacity, production rates, and fuel usage. The Plan Approval will also include conditions that require performance testing, monitoring, record keeping, reporting, work practice standards, and additional requirements for the sources and control devices designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at:
PA Department of Environmental Protection
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335.Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. The Department will consider any written comments received within 30 days of the publication of this notice.
Each written comment must contain the following:
(i) Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
(ii) Identification of the proposed permit No. 10-001M.
(iii) A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to:
Carolyn Cooper, P. E., Air Quality Program
PA Department of Environmental Protection
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335.Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should by contacting Carolyn Cooper, P. E., or the Pennsylvania AT&T relay service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs.
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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481. Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940.
10-00284: Seneca Landfill Inc. (421 Hartmann Road, P. O. Box 1080, Mars, PA 16046-1080), for the re-issuance of a Title V Operating Permit to operate a municipal waste landfill. The primary emission sources include a municipal waste landfill, a wastewater treatment plant, a landfill gas engine/generator, a parts washer, a nonmetallic mineral processing plant, a 350 hp diesel engine and a 525 hp diesel engine. This facility is located in Jackson Township, Butler County.
43-00142: Salem Tube, Inc. (951 4th Street, Reynolds Industrial Park, Greenville, PA 16125) for the re-issuance of a Title V Permit to operate a process steel tube manufacturing facility in Pymatuning Township, Mercer County. The facility's major emission include Degreaser System Boiler, Miscellaneous Natural gas usage, a Trichloroethylene (TCE) Degreasing System, (4) Annealing Furnaces, General Solvent Cleaning, Lubricating Operations, two TCE Storage Tanks, Solvent Cleaning Degreaser, Batch pickling tank, Vacuum cleaning and degreasing machine. The facility is a Title V facility due to its potential to emit Trichloroethylene, a hazardous air pollutant (HAP).
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
48-00067: Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA. 18034-9467) for a renewal operating permit for a stone crushing facility in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County. The facility has the potential to emit particulate matter (PM) above Title V emission thresholds and is taking an elective restriction on production to keep synthetic minor operating permit status. The proposed State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit contains applicable requirements for emissions limitations, monitoring, record keeping, reporting and work practice standards designed to ensure facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
39-00093: ICO Polymers North America, Inc. (6355 Farm Bureau Road, Allentown, PA 18106) for operation of a plastic product manufacturing facility in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County. This is a new State-Only Operating Permit.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Contact: William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4702.
67-03125: York Hospital (1001 South George Street, York, PA 17405) for operation of three (3) boilers and five (5) emergency generators at their facility in the City of York, York County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2004.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3637.
49-00062: Sun-Re Cheese Corp. (178 Lenker Avenue, Sunbury, PA 17801) for their facility in Sunbury, Northumberland County. The facilities sources include three (3) boilers and one (1) anaerobic digester. These sources have the potential to emit particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and volatile hazardous air pollutants (VHAPs) below the major emission thresholds. The proposed operating permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping, and report conditions.
49-00055: Jeff's Autobody and Recycling Center, Inc. (5446 Snydertown Road, Paxinos, PA 17860-7534) for their facility in Shamokin Township, Northumberland County. The facility has the following air contaminant sources; two (2) propane-fired space heaters, one (1) #2 oil-fired furnace, one (1) aluminum secondary smelting furnace, and motor vehicle and mobile equipment refinishing operations. The total potential emissions from the abovementioned sources for particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOC), sulfur oxides (SOx), and combined and individual hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emissions are less than the respective major thresholds. The proposed operating permit contains all applicable federal and state regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting conditions.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Contact: Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4174.
04-00498: World Class Processing Corp (21 Century Dr, Ambridge, PA 15003-2549) to continue operating their metal cleaning and descaling plant in Ambridge Borough, Beaver County. This application is for renewal of the State-Only Operating Permit issued in 2005
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Contact: Edward Brawn, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9476.
S09-014: LaSalle University West Campus (One Penn Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19144) for operation of a university in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include three (3) 600 Horsepower boilers, one (1) 350 Horsepower Boiler, one (1) 100 kW emergency generator, and one (1) 600 kW emergency generator.
The operating permit will be issued under the Pennsylvania Code Title 25, 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 above 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 thirty days before the hearing.
S09-016: Philadelphia University (School Land & Henry Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122) for the operation of a University in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission source includes nine (9) heating units less than 1 MMBTU/hr firing natural gas, thirteen (13) hot water heaters less than 1 MMBTU/hr firing natural gas, twenty-six (26) boilers less than 6 MMBTU/hr firing either natural gas or No. 2 oil and two (2) emergency generators firing No.2 oil.
The operating permit will be issued under the Pennsylvania Code Title 25, 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 above 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 thirty days before the hearing.
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.
30080702 and NPDES Permit # PA0235881, Emerald Coal Resources, LP, (158 Portal Road, PO Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370), to operate the Emerald Mine No. 1—Coal Refuse Disposal Area No. 3 in Franklin Township, Greene County and related NPDES permit. Coal Refuse Disposal Support Acres Proposed 132.7, Coal Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed 117.1. Receiving stream: Tributary to Smith Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. Application received October 1, 2008.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
32040103 and NPDES No. PA0249572. Amerikohl Mining, Inc., 202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 158.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to Neal Run classified for the following use(s): trout stocked fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 13, 2009.
32090104 and NPDES No. PA0262897. Beth Contracting, Inc., 815 Rock Run Road, Glen Campbell, PA 15742 commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Banks Township, Indiana County, affecting 23.2 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to Cush Creek and Horton Run classified for the following use(s): cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 16, 2009.
11990102 and NPDES No. PA0235095. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC, One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Adams and Conemaugh Townships, and South Fork Borough, Cambria County, affecting 366.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Little Conemaugh River, Bear Run, unnamed tributaries to/and South Fork Branch of Little Conemaugh River classified for the following use(s): warm water fishery, cold water fishery. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Cambria Somerset Authority Little Conemaugh River SWI. Application received October 14, 2009.
56890111 and NPDES No. PA0598577. Ritchie Trucking & Excavating, Inc., 19709 Winner View Terrace, Frostburg, MD 21532, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, affecting 66.3 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to/and Tub Run, unnamed tribs to/and Casselman River classified for the following use(s): cold water fishery and warm water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 13, 2009.
56990102 and NPDES No. PA0235105. Ritchie Trucking & Excavating, Inc., 19709 Winner View Terrace, Frostburg, MD 21532, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, affecting 87.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to/and Tub Run, unnamed tribs to/and Casselman River classified for the following use(s): cold water fishery and warm water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 13, 2009.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
17050109 and NPDES No. PA0256293. Forcey Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 225, Madera, PA 16661). Revision of an existing bituminous surface mine to add 3.9 acres in Bloom Township, Clearfield County, affecting 116.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed tributary to Little Anderson Creek and unnamed tributary to Bell Run, classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fisheries. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received September 23, 2009.
17030121 and NPDES No. PA0243671. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). Revision of an existing bituminous surface mine for stream encroachment for 6 unnamed tributaries to Bell Run in Penn Township, Clearfield County, affecting 43.2 acres. Receiving stream: Unnamed tributary ''A'' to Bell Run, classified for the following use: Cold Water Fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received September 4, 2009.
17714022 and NDPES No. PA0611034. A. W. Long Coal Company (1203 E. Presqueisle Street, Philipsburg, PA 16866). Permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Morris Township, Clearfield County, affecting 149.6 acres. Receiving streams: Hawk Run and Moshannon Creek, classified for the following uses: Cold Water Fisheries. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 9, 2009.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
40850201R5. Beaver Brook Coal Company, (406 Moon Hill Drive, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Hazle Township, Luzerne County affecting 312.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received October 9, 2009.
54850201R5. Joe Kuperavage Coal Company, (916 Park Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965-1211), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 31.1 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received October 9, 2009.
49990201R2 and NPDES Permit No. PA0224031. Black Diamond Mining, Inc., (PO Box 139, Elysburg, PA 17824), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County affecting 124.86 acres, receiving stream: North Branch Shamokin Creek. Application received October 13, 2009.
40940206R3. Heavy Media, Inc., (160 Nesbitt Street, Plymouth, PA 18651), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine and coal refuse reprocessing operation in Larksville Borough, Luzerne County affecting 15.9 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received October 13, 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.
Permit No. 56092801. Black Resources, Inc., 162 Cumberland Street, Berlin, PA 15530, commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal (industrial minerals) operation in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 4.5 acres, receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to Kimberly Run. Permit received October 7, 2009.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500.
3572SM22. Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425-9503). Application received for transfer of permit currently issued to Hanson Aggregates PMA, Inc., for continued operation and reclamation of a noncoal surface mining site located in South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, affecting 47.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Allegheny River, classified for the following uses: warm water fishes and navigation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is greater than ten miles from the site. Transfer application received: October 13, 2009
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
10990302. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (4955 Steubenville Pike, Suite 245, Pittsburgh, PA 15205). Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0241598, Marion Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to North Branch Slippery Rock Creek and unnamed tributary to Blacks Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. NPDES Renewal application received: October 20, 2009.
16030302. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (4955 Steubenville Pike, Suite 245, Pittsburgh, PA 15205). Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0242365, Richland Township, Clarion County. Receiving streams: Two unnamed tributaries to Turkey Run and Turkey Run to the Clarion River, classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF; Two unnamed tributaries to the Clarion River, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. NPDES Renewal application received: October 20, 2009.
20800302. L. R. Glover Gravel (2188 Strong Road, Waterford, PA 16441). Transfer of an existing sand and gravel operation in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County affecting 67.0 acres. Receiving streams: Little Federal Run to Muddy Creek classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Cambridge Springs Borough Water Supply. Transfer from Leroy R. Glover. Application received: October 20, 2009.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
59090301 and NPDES No. PA0257249. Signor Brothers Contracting (P. O. Box 89, Arnot, PA 16911), Commencement, operation, and restoration of a large noncoal mine in Bloss Township, Tioga County, affecting 26.8 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to and Johnson Creek, classified for the following use: Cold Water Fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 13, 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 Floodplain 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.
E23-478. Tom Witmer, Fairmount Park Commission, One Parkway-10th Floor, 1515 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, Haverford Township, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To perform the following water obstruction and encroachment activities within Carroll Park:
1) To stabilize and maintain an approximately 750-foot long segment of the eroded intermittent channel from Carroll Road to Cobbs Creek (WWF, MF).
2) To enhance an existing wetland (PFO) adjacent to the eroded channel with aesthetically pleasing and functioning native wetland community vegetation. The total wetland area will increase from 0.29 acres to 0.41 acres.
3) To regrade and maintain fill in the floodplain of Cobbs Creek.
The site is located approximately 500 feet southwest of the intersection of Carroll Road and Farwood Road (Lansdowne, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 18.82 inches; W: 4.40 inches).
Southcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Telephone: 717-705-4707.
E22-552: PennDOT Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103-1699, Williams Township, Dauphin County, ACOE Baltimore District
The applicant proposes to (1) raze the existing SR 0209 RC T-Beam bridge, having three spans, a width of 29.8 feet, a total span of 118.5 feet, and an underclearance of 11.8 feet over Wiconisco Creek (WWF); (2) construct and maintain a two-span PS Box Beam bridge, having a width of 51.8 feet, a total span of 127.4 feet, and an underclearance of 11.8 feet, carrying SR 0209 over Wiconisco Creek (WWF); (3) permanently relocate 92.0 linear feet of an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Wiconisco Creek (WWF); (4) perform maintenance activities on an existing 48-inch diameter RCP culvert in a UNT to Wiconisco Creek (WWF) and construct and maintain an 8-foot extension of the existing 48-inch diameter RCP culvert; and (5) permanently impact 0.03 acre of PEM wetland in Williams Township, Dauphin County (Tower City, PA Quadrangle N: 15.0 inches; W: 11.6 inches, Latitude: 40° 34` 58"; Longitude: 76° 35` 1") all for the purpose of providing a new bridge that is functionally and structurally adequate, and improve safety by introducing a dedicated left turn lane for southbound SR 0209 traffic turning into the adjacent Williams Valley School complex. The amount of wetland impact is considered a deminimus impact of 0.03 acre, and wetland replacement is not required.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1624. Allegheny County Department of Public Works, 542 Forbes Avenue, Room 501, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2904. To construct a box culvert in South Park Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N: 7.4 inches; W: 0.4 inches, Latitude: 40° 17` 27"; Longitude: 80° 00` 10"). The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a box culvert having a span of 20.0 feet with an underclearance of 6.0 feet (1.0 foot depressed below the stream bed) in the channel of Sleepy Hollow Run (TSF), to construct and maintain an outfall structure on the left bank of Piney Fork (TSF), to construct and maintain an outfall structure on the right bank of Sleepy Hollow Run (TSF), to remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a new outfall structure on the right bank of Sleepy Hollow Run (TSF), to construct and maintain an outfall structure on the left bank of Sleepy Hollow Run (TSF) and to construct and maintain approximately 490.0 linear feet of stream bank stabilization (235.0 linear feet of a gabion wall and 255.0 linear feet of rock rip rap) along the right bank of Sleepy Hollow Run (TSF) and to place and maintain fill in the floodway of Sleepy Hollow Run (TSF) and Piney Fork (TSF) for the purpose of constructing a new pedestrian and bicycle trail known as the South Park to Montour Trail. The project is located approximately 1,300.0 feet north from the confluence of Sleepy Hollow Run and Piney Fork and will impact approximately 500.0 linear feet of stream channel.
Northwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E42-345, Josh and Sarah Rounsville. Private Access Road Culvert, in Ceres Township, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Bullis Mills, PA Quadrangle N: 78°, 20`, 0"; W: 42°, 57`, 30").
To construct and maintain a 34-foot-long, 6-foot-diameter culvert in a UNT Barden to access a private residence. The crossing has already been constructed. UNT Barden Brook is a perennial stream classified as a cold water fishery.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Cambria District: Environmental Program Manager, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119.
EA0209-001. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg, PA 15931. Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Project, in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to construct an access road in order to access an abandoned mine drainage drilling and borehole project to be constructed by the DEP Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation. The project will include the filling of 0.02 acres of PEM wetland, the construction of a permanent 985 foot long access road in the floodway of Deer Creek by removal of soil material and replacement with stable road material to the same elevation and the construction of a ditch and stream outfall to convey mine drainage from three (3) boreholes to be drilled into an abandoned deep mine. (New Kensington West Quadrangle N: 9.8 inches; W: 13.0 inches).
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