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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:
Northeast Region: Ronald S. Brezinski, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Lehigh County Authority Park Pump Station, Jefferson Street and Park Drive, Allentown City, Lehigh County. Carlo DiTullio and Meredith Langille, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., 640 Freedom Business Center, Suite 310, King of Prussia, PA 19406 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of their client, Lehigh County Authority, P. O. Box 3348, 1053 Spruce Street, Allentown, PA 18106-0348), concerning the remediation of soil and groundwater found to have been impacted by No. 2 fuel oil as a result of an accidental release from an 8,000 gallon underground storage tank. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is expected to be published in a local newspaper serving the general area sometime in the near future.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Becker's Lawn & Garden Equipment, Hanover Borough, York County. Alternative Environmental Solutions, Inc., 480 New Holland Avenue, Suite 8203, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of Richard Becker, 4073 Grandview Road, Hanover, PA 17331, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with unleaded gasoline from an underground storage tank. The site is to be remediated to a Site-Specific Standard and will continue to be used for commercial purposes.
Betty M. Weller Residence, Pike Township, Berks County. Hafer Environmental Services, Inc., P. O. Box 4418, Reading, PA 19606, on behalf of Betty M. Weller, 37 Rolling Rock Road, Boyertown, PA 19512, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soils contaminated with gasoline from an underground tank. The site will be remediated to a Residential Statewide Health Standard and will continue to be used for residential purposes.
Maple Springs Center, Borough of Birdsboro, Berks County. Hafer Environmental Services, Inc., P. O. Box 4418, Reading, PA 19606, on behalf of Maple Springs Development, 6 Industrial Drive, Birdsboro, PA 19508, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil from an underground storage tank. This site will be remediated to a Residential Statewide Health Standard. Current and future use of the property is commercial.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Wills Property, Harris Township, Centre County. Blazosky Assoc., Inc., 2525 Green Tech Drive, Suite D, State College, PA 16803 on behalf of Terry Wills, 203 Homestead Lane, Boalsburg, PA 16827 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. The intended future use of the property is as a private residence.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Bingham Station, Keating Township, McKean County. URS Corporation, Foster Plaza 4, 501 Holiday Drive, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15520 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site operated as a crude oil pumping station. Historical petroleum impact to soil and groundwater has been identified at the site. The site is currently vacant and is expected to be used for nonresidential purposes in the future. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Bradford Era on November 21, 2008.
Former Continental Rubber Site, City of Erie, Erie County. MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., 800 North Bell Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15106 on behalf of the Greater Erie Industrial Development Corporation, 5240 Knowledge Parkway, Erie, PA 16510-4658; Andrew Chinikidiachi, 1926 Liberty Street, Erie, PA 16402; and Ralph J. Yamma, c/o Nancy Hill, 3450 Hannon Road, Erie, PA 16510 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Analytes detected in concentrations exceeding Statewide Health Standard MSCs in groundwater were iron, manganese, trichloroethene, and bis[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate and in soil were lead and arsenic. Soils containing exceedances of arsenic were delineated and excavated; confirmatory samples indicate that no further action is needed in this area. The intended future use of the property is likely mixed and could include residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Erie Times-News on December 1, 2008.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Northeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Permit Application No. 101481. Apex Waste Services, Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc., 13 Peggy Parkway, Dunmore, PA 18512. A Permit Renewal application for continued operation of this municipal waste transfer facility located in Dunmore Borough, Lackawanna County. The application was received in the Regional Office on October 31, 2008, and as of January 8, 2009, it was found to be administratively complete.
RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste other than Coal Ash.
Northwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Residual Waste Beneficial Use of Coal Ash. Jim Henry Farm, 215 Angus Lane, New Bethlehem, PA 16242, Porter Township, Clarion County. The notice is for the use of fly ash as a stabilized product in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 287.665(b)(3) of the Residual Waste Regulations. The notice was received by the Northwest Regional Office on January 12, 2009.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
54-303-020: Pottsville Materials, Inc. (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) for construction of a hot mix asphalt plant which will include the use of waste derived liquid fuel at their site in New Castle Township, Schuylkill County.
54-308-025: Sapa Extrusions, Inc. (53 Pottsville Street, Cressona, PA 17929) for installation of a new baghouse with dry sorbent injection and oxygen injection on No. 8 and No. 9 melting furnaces at their site in Cressona Borough, Schuylkill County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, M. Gorog and B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.
11-00524A: United Industrial (163 Cramer Pike, Johnstown, PA 15906-1157) for installation of a paint booth at their facility in West Taylor Township, Cambria County.
63-00936A: MarkWest Liberty Gas Gathering, LLC (1515 Arapahoe Street, Tower 2, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202-2126) for installation of a propane removal system at the Houston Gas Plant in Chartiers Township, Washington County.
04-00728: Performance Building Products (119 AID Drive, Darlington, PA 16115) for spray lacquer operations at their Darlington facility in Darlington Township, Beaver County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
42-174F: Rustick, LLC--McKean County Landfill (19 Ness Lane, Kane, PA 16735) for expansion of the landfill in Sergeant Township, McKean County. This is a Title V facility.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
15-0132A: Cephalon, Inc. (145 Brandywine Parkway, West Chester, PA 19380) for operation of a diesel fuel oil-fired 750 kW internal combustion engine/electric generators in West Goshen Township, Chester County. This generator is an existing unit at the site and currently grouped with other exempt generator units. The purpose of this plan approval is to remove it from the exempt group to provide more operating flexibility. This unit will be used for peak shaving, emergency power and curtailment purposes as well as periodic readiness testing. The primary pollutant of concern is NOx. Cephalon is categorized as a Synthetic Minor facility and the proposed operation of this generator will not cause the facility to exceed any major thresholds. The Plan Approval will contain recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.
46-0032E: SPS Technologies, Inc. (301 Highland Avenue, Jenkintown, PA 19046) for installation of two coating booths, at SPS major manufacturing aerospace parts facility at Highland Avenue, Abington Township, Montgomery County. The installation of two coating booths may result in the emissions of: 0.31 tpy of PM, 6.84 tpy of VOCs and 0.50 tpy of HAPs. 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. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 46-00032. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
15-0061A: Phoenixville Hospital, Inc. (140 Nutt Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460) for installation of a new 1,250-kW diesel-fired internal combustion engine/electric generator (EGEN), and replacement of an existing boiler (Source ID 033 Boiler No. 3) with a new dual-fired (natural gas and No. 2 fuel oil) 12.247 mmBtu/hr boiler in Phoenixville Borough, Chester County. Also part of this project, the facility will be removing a 150-kW diesel-fired EGEN. The new EGEN is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII--Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. The new boiler is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc--Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units. Potential emissions are below major facility thresholds for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area; the facility is classified as a Synthetic Minor Facility. The plan approval will include monitoring, testing, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-333B: Penn United Technology, Inc. (799 North Pike Road, Cabot, PA 16023) for use of a nonhap solvent in the existing batch vapor solvent degreasing equipment in Jefferson Township, Butler County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection intends to issue a plan approval to use a nonhap solvent in the existing batch vapor solvent degreasing equipment in Jefferson Township, Butler County. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the State-only operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
20-123D: Lord Corporation (124 Grant Street, Cambridge Springs, PA, 16403) for installation of up to three hand spray booths and associated preheat ovens at their facility in Cambridge Springs Borough, Crawford County. This is a Title V facility.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue Plan Approval 20-123D to Lord Corporation for the installation of up to three hand spray booths and associated preheat ovens at the company's facility located at 124 Grant Street, Cambridge Springs Borough, Crawford County. The facility currently has a Title V permit No. 20-00123. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Plan Approval No. 20-123D is for the installation of up to three hand adhesive spray booths and associated preheat ovens. Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, the proposed sources will emit a total of 21.63 tons of VOCs per year and 0.005 ton of PM per year, all of which will be less than PM10. This proposed installation will not result in an overall increase in production, as these units will be used as an alternative to the No. 3 and No. 4 Binks Spray Lines (Source ID's 104 and 105). The total VOC emissions limit of 127 tpy, covering the totals from Source ID's 102--105, 107, 119, 108A-F and also the new units, has not been increased.
The Plan Approval will contain additional recordkeeping and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. This proposed installation will additionally be subject to 40 CFR 63, Subparts MMMM and PPPP, the applicable requirements of which will be contained in the Plan Approval.
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. 20-123D.
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, where the Department determines 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.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
40-00017: PPL Martins Creek, LLC--Jenkins CTG (2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1139) for renewal of a Title V Operating Permit to operate an electric generating substation consisting of two combustion turbines fired by No. 2 fuel oil in Laflin Borough, Luzerne County. The proposed Title V Operating Permit does not reflect any change in air emissions from the facility. This Title V Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
40-00022: PPL Martins Creek, LLC--Hartwood CTS (2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1139) for renewal of a Title V Operating Permit to operate an electric generating substation consisting of two combustion turbines fired by No. 2 fuel oil in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. The proposed Title V Operating Permit does not reflect any change in air emissions from the facility. This Title V Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-05134: Lancaster Laboratories, Inc. (2425 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, PA 17605-2425) for operation of an analytical, research and consulting services facility in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. This is a renewal of the Title V operating permit issued in 2004.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428, Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-00180: Transicoil, LLC (9 Iron Bridge Drive, Collegeville, PA 19426) for issuance of a State-only Operating Permit to operate three Vapor Degreasers that uses trichloroethylene (TCE) as degreasing agent, and a Methanol Glass Cleaning Operation, that uses Methanol as cleaning agent in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County. The facility is synthetic minor for HAP and VOC. Plan Approvals, 46-0180 and 46-0180A, are being incorporated into the facility synthetic minor operating permit, SMOP 46-00180. This Operating Permit shall include monitoring and recordkeeping designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
1239-00022: Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals LP (1735 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7501) for operation of Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. This is a State-only Synthetic Minor operating permit.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-03101: Pennfield Corporation (3579 Hempland Road, Lancaster, PA 17601) for operation on their feed plant in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in March 2004.
36-03108: North American Bristol Corporation (88 Newport Road, Leola, PA 17540) for their pipe manufacturing facility in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in August 2004.
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.
Where a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. The Department has made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the mining activity permit, but the issuance of the NPDES permit is contingent upon the approval of the associated mining activity permit.
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that do not exceed the technology-based effluent limitations. The proposed limits are listed in Table 1.
For noncoal mining activities, the proposed limits are found in Table 2. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description below specifies the parameters. The limits will be in the ranges specified in Table 1.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume, or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur, will be incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91--96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 362-0600-001, NPDES Program Implementation--Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs).
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES permit application should submit a statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated previously each application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92.61. The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and shall contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and shall state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDESpermit 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.
30831303 and NPDES Permit No. PA0013511, Cumberland Coal Resources, LP, (158 Portal Road, P. O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370), to revise the permit for the Cumberland Mine in Center Township, Greene County to add surface acres to construct and operate the No. 6 Bleeder Shaft Site. Surface Acres Proposed 30.0. No additional discharges. Application received October 20, 2008.
56911602 and NPDES Permit No. PA0214400, Berwind Coal Sales Company, (509 15th Street, Windber, PA 15963-1603), to renew the permit for the Huskin Run Tipple in Shade Township, Somerset County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. Application received December 9, 2008.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
24030102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0242322. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Suite 2800, Latrobe, PA 15650). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Fox Township, Elk County affecting 172.5 acres. Receiving streams: Mill Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received January 14, 2009.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
54-305-001GP12. Blaschak Coal Corp., (P. O. Box 12, Mahanoy City, PA 17948), renewal of 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. 54830207 in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County. Application received January 8, 2009.
54-305-012GP12. Reading Anthracite Company, (P. O. Box 1200, Pottsville, PA 17901), 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. 54783702C5 in Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County. Application received January 8, 2009.
40070201C. Mineral Reclamation, LLC, (30 Market Street, Pittston, PA 18640), correction to an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation to include a dry processing facility and a stream variance for refuse removal within 10 feet of a UNT of Warrior Creek in Hanover Township, Luzerne County affecting 37.0 acres, receiving stream: Warrior Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received January 8, 2009.
54830107R5 and NPDES Permit No. PA0613568. Selkirk Enterprises, LLC, (10 Gilberton Road, Gilberton, PA 17934), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine, coal refuse reprocessing and disposal operation in Reilly and Branch Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 2207.0 acres, receiving stream: West Branch Schuylkill River. Application received January 9, 2009.
54850201C. Joe Kuperavage Coal Company, (916 Park Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965), correction to an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing and surface mine operation for a stream crossing of a UNT of Schuylkill River in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 31.1 acres, receiving stream: UNT of Schuylkill River, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received January 12, 2009.
40990201R2. Jeddo-Highland Coal Company, (46 Public Square, Suite 600, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Hanover and Wilkes-Barre Townships and Laurel Run Borough, Luzerne County affecting 194.4 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received January 13, 2009.
54910206R3 and NPDES Permit No. PA0595390. Meadowbrook Coal Co., Inc., (6690 Route 209, Lykens, PA 17048), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing, prep plant and surface mine operation in Tremont Township, Schuylkill County affecting 190.0 acres, receiving stream: Stumps Run. Application received January 14, 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.
56920302 and NPDES Permit No. PA0212326. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc., P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, renewal of NPDES Permit in Shade Township, Somerset County. Receiving stream: Laurel Run classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Cambria Somerset Authority Stonycreek SWI. Application received January 7, 2009.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
3076SM13. White Rock Silica Sand Company, Inc. (331 Methodist Road, Greenville, PA 16125). Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0207535, Hempfield Township, Mercer County. Receiving streams: Mathay Run and UNT to Shenango River, classified for the following use: WWF. The first downstream potable surface water supply intake from the point of discharge is Greenville Municipal Water Authority. The Department of Environmental Protection has made a tentative determination to impose effluent limitations, within the ranges specified in Table 1 for iron, manganese, total suspended solids and aluminum in addition to the limits identified in Table 2. NPDES renewal application received January 9, 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 Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E58-282. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, 55 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore, PA 18512, in Jessup Township, Susquehanna County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To remove the existing temporary structure and to construct and maintain a single span prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge, have a clear normal span of 108 feet and underclearance of 2.6 feet, across East Branch Wyalusing Creek (CWF). The previous flood damaged structure was removed and the temporary bridge was constructed in November 2006 under emergency permit EP58064168. The project is located along SR 3027 (Fairdale Road), Section 571, Segment 0060, just southeast of the intersection of SR 3027 and SR 706 (Montrose West, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 47` 57"; Longitude: 75° 58` 41").
Southcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E31-215: Spruce Creek Habitat Improvements, Spruce Creek Rod and Gun Club, P. O. Box 1762, Altoona, PA 16603-1762, Franklin Township, Huntingdon County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
1. To remove the existing breached rock dam and construct and maintain a rock cross vane in Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) and a 35-foot long by 1.5-foot high mud sill along the right bank of Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 10.24 inches; W: 4.97 inches, Latitude: 40° 40` 53"; Longitude: 78° 02` 09").
2. To repair and maintain the outlet structure of a nonregulated dam along the flood plain of Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF), dredge the pond, and maintain a 4-foot wide footbridge having a span of 37.0 feet with 5.5 feet underclearance across Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 9.63 inches; W: 9.35 inches, Latitude: 40° 40` 41"; Longitude: 78° 02` 19").
3. To construct and maintain a 95-foot long by 1.5-foot high mud sill and a 40-foot long by 1.5-foot high log vane along the left and right banks of Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) and maintain a 4-foot wide foot bridge having a span of 39.0 feet with 5.5 feet underclearance across Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 9.63 inches; W: 5.85 inches, Latitude: 40° 40` 41"; Longitude: 78° 02` 32").
4. To remove the existing log dam and construct and maintain a rock cross vane and a 27-foot wide channel block in Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 5.45 inches; W: 10.83 inches, Latitude: 40° 39` 18"; Longitude: 78° 04` 41").
5. To maintain a 4-foot wide footbridge having a span of 40.0 feet with a 5.5 feet underclearance across Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 5.70 inches; W: 10.67 inches, Latitude: 40° 39` 23"; Longitude: 78° 04` 37").
6. To construct and maintain channel blocks along the upstream and downstream ends of a side channel of Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 5.56 inches; W: 9.15 inches, Latitude: 40° 39` 20"; Longitude: 78° 03` 57").
The activities are related to fish habitat improvements by the Spruce Creek Rod and Gun Club in Franklin Township, Huntingdon County.
E01-283: Valley Quarries Gettysburg Operation, Valley Quarry, Inc., 297 Quarry Road, P. O. Box J, Chambersburg, PA 17201-0809, Cumberland Township, Adams County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To relocate and maintain an 825.0-foot long section of a UNT to Rock Creek (WWF) (Gettysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 10.0 inches; W: 12.50 inches, Latitude: 39° 48` 18"; Longitude: 77° 12` 50"), restore and maintain a 50.0-foot long section on a UNT to Rock Creek and construct and maintain a 25.0-foot long 36-inch diameter concrete pipe culvert and two 20.0-foot long 42-inch diameter concrete pipe culverts in a UNT to Rock Creek (WWF) (Gettysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 10.0 inches; W: 12.18 inches, Latitude: 39° 48` 18"; Longitude: 77° 12` 42") for the purpose of expanding the quarry located along the west side of PA 97 about 1 mile south of Gettysburg in Cumberland Township, Adams County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E60-199. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. SR 3004 Segment 0150 Bridge Structure Replacement over a UNT to Cold Run, Lewis Township, Union County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (Hartleton, PA Quandrangle N: 40° 52` 45.1"; W: 77° 08` 51.8").
The applicant proposes to replace an existing single span, concrete slab bridge over a UNT to Cold Run with a 56 foot long 53" by 83" precast horizontal elliptical reinforced concrete pipe. The existing structure has a normal clear span of 12.0 feet, a curb-to-curb width of 16.0 feet, and a maximum under clearance of 3 feet 1 inch. Cold Run has a 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93 water use protection designation of TSF. The project will result in impacts to 55 linear feet of stream and 0.048 acre of PEM wetlands.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
EA40-011. Earth Conservancy, Attn: Michael Dziak, Executive Director, 101 South Main Street, Ashley, PA 18706-1506, in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To reclaim a mine reclamation grading project adjacent to Concrete City in Hanover Township and Nanticoke which will involve the permanent impact of 0.68 acre of PEM wetlands along the edge of a silt pond previously used for mining operations and some isolated pockets of wetlands. The water quality in the area is degraded with a pH of less than 5.0 and Aluminum less than 0.6 mg/l the project is located along Middle Road approximately 2 miles West of the intersection with SR 0029 (Wilkes-Barre West, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 11` 24.6"; Longitude: 75° 58` 47.2").
EA52-002. National Park Service, Attn: Kris Provenzano, Project Manager, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 1 River Road, Bushkill, PA 18324, in Delaware Township, Pike County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To repair and maintain an existing concrete boat and canoe launch ramp in the Delaware River (WWF, MF). The project requires the approval of an Environmental Assessment for section 401 Water Quality Certification. The project is located on the right bank east of US Route 209 and downstream of SR 2019 and the Dingman's Ferry Toll Bridge (Stroudsburg, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 12` 41"; Longitude: 74° 51` 36").
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