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STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS FOR CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFO) This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under the act of July 6, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005, 3 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--522) (hereinafter referred to as Act 38), and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92 and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC), or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC, have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at www.pacd.org/districts/directory.htm or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.
Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The address for the SCC is Agriculture Building, Room 407, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN--PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET--APPLICATIONS
Agricultural Operation Name and Address County Total Acres Animal Equivalent Units Animal Type Special Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Renewal/New Ted Miller Farm
1334 Valentine Road
Ickesburg, PA 17037Perry 87.1 585.1 Swine None Renewal
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMIT Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17), the following parties have applied for a PWS permit to construct or substantially modify a public water system.
Persons wishing to comment on a permit application are invited to submit a statement to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding the application. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and any related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and are available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Northwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Application No. 2009501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Raymond Drive Water Company Township or Borough West Mead Township
Crawford CountyResponsible Official Ronald G. Irwin
Principal OwnerConsulting Engineer John C. Galbo, P. E.
Allegheny Professional Services, LLC
24378 Gravel Run Road
Cambridge Springs, PA 16403Application Received Date January 30, 2009 Description of Action Permit existing public water supply system. Application No. 4209501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Mount Jewett Borough Authority Township or Borough Mt. Jewett Borough
Hamlin Township
McKean CountyResponsible Official Christine B. Park
SecretaryConsulting Engineer Taffi J. Skopinski
Project Coordinator
Northwest Engineering
P. O. Box Q
Tidioute, PA 16351Application Received Date January 27, 2009 Description of Action Addition of spring source to existing permitted water supply system.
MINOR AMENDMENT Northeast Region: Water Supply Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Application No. 5298502MA, Minor Amendment, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Municipal Authority of the Borough of Milford Milford Borough Responsible Official Ronald Gregory
Chairperson
Municipal Authority of the Borough of Milford
P. O. Box 459
120 Pear Alley
Milford, PA
Type of Facility Public Water System Consulting Engineer CDM
Byrne E. Remphrey, P. E.
205 Granite Run Drive
Suite 350
Lancaster, PAApplication Received Date January 12, 2009 Description of Action The replacement of the gas chlorination system at the drinking water treatment plant with liquid sodium hypochlorite.
Biosolids Individual Permits (PABIG and PABIS)
The following parties have applied for either an Individual Site Permit (PABIS) or an Individual Generator Permit (PABIG) for beneficial use of sewage sludge (biosolids) by land application. Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to land apply biosolids subject to certain requirements set forth in the permit.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the responsible the Department Regional Office noted the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determination regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Regional Office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Regional Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board).
The application and related documents, comments received and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the responsible the Department Regional Office indicated previously the application.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
PABIS 3501, Municipal Authority of the Borough of Bedford WWTP, Bedford Township, Bedford County. The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Bedford, 244 West Penn Street, Bedford, PA 15522 has applied to beneficially use their biosolids on the Natali Brothers Farm in Colerain Township, Bedford County.
The permittee must notify the County Conservation District and Regional Department Staff 48 hours prior to each land application event at this site.
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:
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Former Valley Hand Screen Printing Property, City of Lebanon, Lebanon County. Earth Resource Associates, Inc., 544 Hemlock Lane, Lebanon, PA 17042, on behalf of The Housing Authority of Lebanon County, P. O. Box 420, Lebanon, PA 17402-0420, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate groundwater contaminated with VOCs from historical industrial activities. The site will be remediated as a Special Industrial Area, and will be developed for residential townhouses.
Pennfield Corporation/Diesel Fuel Release, Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County. GemChem, Inc., 53 North Cedar Street, P. O. Box 384, Lititz, PA 17543-0384, on behalf of Pennfield Corporation, 711 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, PA 17604, and Kline's Services, 5 Holland Street, Salunga, PA 17538, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with diesel fuel released during a tractor trailer fire. The site will be remediated to a Residential Statewide Health Standard and will remain industrial.
Bard Town Houses, Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County. BL Companies, Inc., 213 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, on behalf of Shippensburg Reserve Partnership, 2601 West 26th Street, Erie, PA 16506, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soils and groundwater impacted with No. 2 fuel oil. The site will be remediated to a combination of Statewide Health and Site-Specific Standards, and will remain residential.
3200 Market Street Site, Camp Hill Borough, Cumberland County. BL Companies, Inc., 213 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, on behalf of RAP Camp Hill, LLC, 571 McGlaughlin Road, P. O. Box 3247, Gettysburg, PA 17325, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with gasoline and petroleum products from the operation of a former automotive service station. The site will be remediated to a combination of Statewide Health and Site-Specific Standards, and will remain commercial.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Sunoco Pipeline Release. Coal Township, Northumberland County. CBA Environmental Services, Inc., 57 Park Lane, Hegins, PA 17938 on behalf of Mallard Contracting Company, Inc., 100 Lehigh Avenue, Mount Carmel, PA 17851 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with gasoline released from an underground pipeline owned by Sunoco Pipeline Partners, LP. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Republican Herald on January 27, 2009. The proposed future use of the property will be nonresidential for mining related activities.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Erie Golf Course Expansion Parcel 33-186-554-25, Millcreek Township, Erie County. Environmental Remediation & Recovery, Inc., 4250 Route 6N, Edinboro, PA 16412 on behalf of The City of Erie, 626 State Street, Room 400, Erie, PA 16501 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Historical use of this parcel was a landfill for municipal wastes by the City of Erie. Wastes at the site consist of nonmedia solids including glass, rubber, wood, concrete and small metal containers. Trichloroethene and vinyl chloride were detected in groundwater internal to the site. The future usage of the property is to remain as a public golf course. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Erie Times-News on January 15, 2009.
Former National Transit Company Pipeyard Site, Cornplanter Township, Venango County. URS Corporation, Foster Plaza 4, 501 Holiday Drive, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 on behalf of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company DBA SOPUS Products, 12700 Northborough Drive, 300 E-11, Houston, TX 77067-2502 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site is affected by commingled releases of crude petroleum from former oil storage operations on the site and from a more recent release of unleaded gasoline on an adjacent retail petroleum property. Constituents of potential concern include benzene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, naphthalene and lead in soil; benzene and methyl tert-butyl ether in groundwater. The property is currently used for nonresidential purposes and will continue to be used for nonresidential purposes. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Derrick 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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, M. Gorog and B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.
56-00025H: New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664) for installation of a vibrating screen at their Bakersville Quarry in Jefferson Township, Somerset 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, Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-0005AD: Merck and Co., Inc. (Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486) for installation of one portable emergency diesel-fired generator at their facility in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. This installation is subject to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) NSR regulations under 25 Pa. Code § 127.211(b)(1), for de minimis emission increases of VOC. Thirty-four and twenty-four hundredths (34.24) tons of VOC ERCs will be surrendered to the Department for this project. There are no add-on control devices for this source. The plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
1. To address the NSR regulations for this source, the permittee shall surrender 34.24 tons of VOC ERCs to the Department. These ERCs are currently held by the permittee in the Department's ERC registry. This amount includes the de minimis VOC increases (26.34 tons) times a multiplier of 1.3.
The generator shall not start up until the ERCs are transferred.
2. Air contaminant emissions shall not exceed any of the following:
(a) VOC--0.29 g/bhp-hr;
(b) NOx--4.48 g/bhp-hr;
(c) PM and PM10--0.12 g/bhp; and
(d) CO--1.42 g/bhp-hr.
3. Only diesel fuel with 0.05% sulfur or less, by weight, shall be used in the operation of this source.
4. The source shall not operate more than 500 hours in any 12-consecutive month period, including no more than 100 hours for maintenance checks and readiness tests.
5. The permittee shall monitor and record the hours of operation, and the operating hours for maintenance checks and readiness tests, using a nonresettable hour meter or Department approved equivalent.
6. The fuel usage and operating times for this source shall be recorded monthly and aggregated on a 12-consecutive month basis.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, M. Gorog and B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.
63-00936A: MarkWest Liberty Gas Gathering, LLC, (1515 Arapahoe Street, Tower 2, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202-2126) construction of a depropanizer unit and other supporting equipment at their Houston Gas Processing Plant, in Chartiers Township, Washington County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.45, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to allow the construction of a depropanizer unit and other supporting equipment at the Houston Gas Processing Plant, located in Chartiers Township, Washington County.
Emissions from this depropanizer unit are estimated to be 6.06 tons of VOC per year and total facility emissions are estimated to be 22.98 tons of NOx, 22.37 tons of CO and 15.35 tons of VOC per year. The proposed facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127, related to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources. The Department believes that the facility will meet these requirements by complying with the following Plan Approval conditions:
1. This Plan Approval is for the installation of a new depropanizer at the MarkWest Liberty Gas Gathering, LLC, Houston Gas Plant located in Chartiers Township, Washington County. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
2. Permittee shall comply with the applicable requirements of 40 CFR 60, Subpart KKK--Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC from Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants.
3. Permittee shall institute and conduct an audio, visual and olfactory leak detection and repair (LDAR) program performed on a biweekly basis to minimize VOC emissions. Records of each inspection must be maintained onsite for a period of 5 years and be made available to the Department upon request. Inspection records shall, at a minimum, identify each leak and the length of time until it is repaired. All repairs shall be made within 15 calendar days unless otherwise approved by the Department in writing. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
4. Propane storage tanks shall be maintained at sufficient working pressures at all times to prevent vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
5. The owner/operator shall keep daily records of all product delivery. These records shall be kept onsite for a period of 5 years and be made available to the Department upon request. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
6. This facility is subject to the odor emission requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 123.31(b).
7. Upon completion of the construction of the facility, company must request that the existing Operating Permit be updated to include the new equipment and the new requirements. Notify the Department when the installation is completed so that the facility can be inspected for issuance of an operating permit.
8. Words and terms that are not otherwise defined in this plan approval shall have the meanings set forth in section 3 of the Air Pollution Control Act (APCA) (35 P. S. § 4003) and 25 Pa. Code § 121.1.
9. The issuance of this plan approval does not prevent the future adoption by the Department of any rules, regulations or standards, or the issuance of orders necessary to comply with the requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) or the APCA, or to achieve or maintain ambient air quality standards. The issuance of this plan approval shall not be construed to limit the Department's enforcement authority. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b(a)(b))
10. This plan approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this plan approval provided the following conditions are met.
(a) When construction, installation, modification or reactivation is being conducted, the permittee should provide written notice to the Department of the completion of the activity approved by this plan approval and the permittee's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of said activity. The notice shall state when the activity will be completed and when the permittee expects to commence operation. When the activity involves multiple sources on different time schedules, notice is required for the commencement of operation of each source.
(b) Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b(d), temporary operation of the sources to facilitate the shakedown of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of a permit under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F or G (relating to operating permits; and Title V operating permits) or to permit the evaluation of the air contaminant aspects of the source.
(c) This plan approval authorizes a temporary operation period not to exceed 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the permittee under paragraph (a), previously.
(d) The permittee may request an extension of the 180-day shakedown period if further evaluation of the air contamination aspects of the sources is necessary. The request for an extension should be submitted, in writing, to the Department at least 15 days prior to the end of the initial 180-day shakedown period and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons compliance has not been established. This temporary operation period will be valid for a limited time and may be extended for additional limited periods, each not to exceed 180 days.
11. If, at any time, the Department has cause to believe that air contaminant emissions from the sources listed in this plan approval may be in excess of the limitations specified in, or established under this plan approval or the permittee's operating permit, the permittee may be required to conduct test methods and procedures deemed necessary by the Department to determine the actual emissions rate. The testing shall be conducted in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, where applicable, and in accordance with any restrictions or limitations established by the Department at the time as it notifies the company that testing is required. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)
12. The permittee shall maintain and operate the sources and associated air cleaning devices in accordance with good engineering practice as described in the plan approval application submitted to the Department. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(a)(10))
13. The records, reports or information obtained by the Department or referred to at public hearings shall be available to the public, except as provided in paragraph (a) of this condition.
Upon cause shown by the permittee that the records, reports or information or a particular portion thereof, but not emission data, to which the Department has access under the act, if made public, would divulge production or sales figures or methods, processes or production unique to that person or would otherwise tend to affect adversely the competitive position of that person by revealing trade secrets, including intellectual property rights, the Department will consider the record, report or information, or particular portion thereof confidential in the administration of the act. The Department will implement this section consistent with sections 112(d) and 114(c) of the CAA (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7412(d) and 7414(c)). Nothing in this section prevents disclosure of the report, record or information to Federal, State or local representatives as necessary for purposes of administration of Federal, State or local air pollution control laws, or when relevant in a proceeding under the act. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(c) and (d) and 35 P. S. § 4013.2)
14. This plan approval will be valid for a limited time, as specified by the expiration date contained on page 1 of this plan approval.
Except as provided in §§ 127.11a and 127.215 (relating to reactivation of sources; and reactivation), at the end of the time, if the construction, modification, reactivation or installation has not been completed, a new plan approval application or an extension of the previous approval will be required.
If construction has commenced, but cannot be completed before the expiration of this plan approval, an extension of the plan approval must be obtained to continue construction. To allow adequate time for departmental action, a request for the extension should be postmarked at least 30 days prior to the expiration date. The Department will not issue an extension after the plan approval expires. The request for an extension should include the following:
A justification for the extension.
A schedule for the completion of the construction.
If construction has not commenced before the expiration of this plan approval, then a new plan approval application must be submitted and approval obtained before construction can commence.
If the construction, modification or installation is not commenced within 18-months of the issuance of this plan approval or if there is more than an 18-month lapse in construction, modification or installation, a new plan approval application that meets the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters B, D and E (relating to plan approval requirements; prevention of significant deterioration of air quality; and new source review) shall be submitted. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13)
This plan approval may not be transferred from one person to another except when a change of ownership is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department and the Department approves the transfer of the plan approval in writing.
15. Section 127.12a (relating to compliance review) applies to a request for transfer of a plan approval. A compliance review form shall accompany the request.
16. This plan approval is valid only for the specific source and the specific location of the source as described in the application. (25 Pa. Code § 127.32)
17. Under 35 P. S. § 4008, no person shall hinder, obstruct, prevent or interfere with the Department or its personnel in the performance of any duty authorized under the APCA.
18. The permittee shall also allow the Department to have access at reasonable times to said sources and associated air cleaning devices with such measuring and recording equipment, including equipment recording visual observations, as the Department deems necessary and proper for performing its duties and for the effective enforcement of the APCA and regulations adopted under the act.
19. Nothing in this plan approval condition shall limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to inspect or enter the premises of the permittee in accordance with section 114 or other applicable provisions of the CAA. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(4) and 35 P. S. §§ 4008 and 114 of the CAA)
20. This plan approval may be terminated, modified, suspended or revoked and reissued if one or more of the following applies:
The permittee constructs or operates the source subject to the plan approval in violation of the act, the CAA, the regulations promulgated under the act or the CAA, a plan approval or permit or in a manner that causes air pollution.
The permittee fails to properly or adequately maintain or repair an air pollution control device or equipment attached to or otherwise made a part of the source.
The permittee fails to submit a report required by this plan approval.
The EPA determines that this plan approval is not in compliance with the CAA or the regulations thereunder. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13a)
21. The permittee, or any other person, may not circumvent the new source review requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E by causing or allowing a pattern of ownership or development, including the phasing, staging, delaying or engaging in incremental construction, over a geographic area of a facility which, except for the pattern of ownership or development, would otherwise require a permit or submission of a plan approval application.
22. No person may permit the use of a device, stack height which exceeds good engineering practice stack height, dispersion technique or other technique which, without resulting in reduction of the total amount of air contaminants emitted, conceals or dilutes an emission of air contaminants which would otherwise be in violation of this plan approval, the APCA or the regulations promulgated thereunder, except that with prior approval of the Department, the device or technique may be used for control of malodors. (25 Pa. Code §§ 121.9 and 127.216)
23. Reports, test data, monitoring data, notifications shall be submitted to the:
Regional Air Program Manager
Department of Environmental Protection
(At the address given on the plan approval transmittal letter or otherwise notified) (25 Pa. Code § 127.12c)24. If required by section 112(r) of the CAA, the permittee shall develop and implement an accidental release program consistent with requirements of the CAA, 40 CFR Part 68 (relating to chemical accident prevention provisions) and the Federal Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (P. L. 106-40).
The permittee shall prepare and implement a Risk Management Plan (RMP) which meets the requirements of section 112(r) of the CAA, 40 CFR Part 68 and the Federal Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act when a regulated substance listed in 40 CFR 68.130 is present in a process in more than the listed threshold quantity at the facility. The permittee shall submit the RMP to the EPA according to the following schedule and requirements:
The permittee shall submit the first RMP to a central point specified by the EPA no later than the latest of the following:
Three years after the date on which a regulated substance is first listed under § 68.130; or,
The date on which a regulated substance is first present above a threshold quantity in a process.
The permittee shall submit any additional relevant information requested by the Department or the EPA concerning the RMP and shall make subsequent submissions of RMPs in accordance with 40 CFR 68.190.
The permittee shall certify that the RMP is accurate and complete in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 68, including a checklist addressing the required elements of a complete RMP.
As used in this plan approval condition, the term ''process'' shall be as defined in 40 CFR 68.3. The term ''process'' means any activity involving a regulated substance including any use, storage, manufacturing, handling or onsite movement of the substances or any combination of these activities. For purposes of this definition, any group of vessels that are interconnected or separate vessels that are located such that a regulated substance could be involved in a potential release, shall be considered a single process. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(9) and 40 CFR Part 68)
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to Tapan Biswas, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each written comment must contain the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
Identification of the proposed Plan Approval (specify the Plan Approval number).
Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
The comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
PLAN APPROVAL
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
67-05083B: Conectiv Mid Merit, LLC, Delta Power Plant (P. O. Box 6066 92 DC 72, Newark, DE 19714-6066) to authorize the transfer and use of emission reduction credits (ERCs) for offset purposes for their gas turbine generator units located in Peach Bottom Township, York County. Conectiv Mid Merit, LLC (Conectiv) is a major facility subject to the emission offset requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E (relating to new source review). This plan approval is granted solely for the transfer and use of ERCs according to 25 Pa. Code § 127.208(2), and does not authorize a person to construct, modify, or reactivate an air contaminant source or allow for the installation of an air cleaning device on an air contaminant source.
This plan approval authorizes the transfer and use of 3,521.09 tpy of NOx, 13,241.30 tpy of SO2 and 33.76 tpy of PM2.5 ERCs. This plan approval allows the use of 331.03 tpy of PM2.5 as offsets which is generated from the interpollutant trading of 13,241.30 tpy of SO2 ERCs using Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recommended interpollutant trading ratio of 40 tpy of SO2 to one tpy of PM2.5 as provided under EPA's final rule entitled ''Implementation of the New Source Review Program for Particulate Matter less than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5).'' (72 Fed Reg 28349, May 16, 2008). The Department may terminate, modify or suspend the transfer and use of interpollutant trading of PM2.5 credits based on a decision by EPA regarding interprecursor trading hierarchy and ratio as required under 40 CFR Part 51 Appendix S. The previously mentioned PM2.5, SO2 and NOx ERCs were generated from the shutdown of PPL's Holtwood facility on April 29, 1999, in the Martic Township, Lancaster County, PA. This ERC transfer meets the criteria set forth in 25 Pa. Code § 127.208(11).
Interested persons may submit written comments. Comments, suggestions or objections shall be sent to William Weaver, Air Quality, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200 within 30 days of this notice. Written comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the persons submitting the comments along with the reference number of the proposed permit (67-05083B). Copies of the plan approval application, proposed plan approval and other relevant information are available for public inspection at the Department of Environmental Protection's Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200. An appointment to review the documents may be scheduled by contacting Jennifer Troutman at (717) 705-4732 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposal. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at the Department's South Central Regional Office, located at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA from 9 a.m. until all scheduled comments are presented.
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.
TV 39-00014: Department of Public Welfare--Allentown State Hospital (1600 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, PA 18109-2408) for operation of a State Hospital facility, Title V Operating Permit in City of Allentown, Lehigh County.
TV 39-00069: Victaulic Co. (P. O. Box 31, Easton, PA 18044-0031) for operation of gray and ductile foundries, Title V Operating Permit in Alburtis Borough, Lehigh County.
TV 48-00018: Rockwood Pigments--Easton (1525 Wood Avenue, Easton, PA 18042-3186) for manufacture of inorganic pigments, Title V Operating Permit in City of Easton, Northampton County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-05072: Mount Joy Wire Corp. (1000 East Main Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552) for operation of a steel wire manufacturing facility in Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County. The Title V operating permit will contain monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. This action is a renewal of the facility's Title V operating permit issued in 2003.
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.
09-00117: Heucotech, LTD (99 Newbold Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030) for issuance of a State-only Operating Permit to operate organic pigments production in Falls Township, Bucks County. The facility is natural minor. Plan Approval, PA-09-00117B is being incorporated into this new State-only Operating Permit. This Operating Permit shall include monitoring and recordkeeping designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
35-00028: Moses Taylor Hospital (700 Quincy Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510) for operation of boilers at their facility in the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County. This action is a renewal of the State-only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for this facility. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
35-00045: Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc. (P. O. Box 249, Chalfont, PA 18914) for operation of a rock crushing operation and batch asphalt plant with associated air cleaning devices at their Daleville Quarry in Covington Township, Lackawanna County. This action is a renewal of the State-only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for this facility. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
35-00048: Pioneer Aggregates, Inc. (202 Main Street, Laflin, PA 18702) for operation of a rock crushing operation and associated air cleaning devices at their Simpson Stone Quarry in Fell Township, Lackawanna County. This action is a renewal of the State-only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit for this facility. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
39-00058: Packaging Corporation of America (7451 Centronia Road, Trexlertown, PA 18087) for a State-only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit for operation of a corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing facility in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
40-00054: Barletta Materials and Construction, Inc. (P. O. Box 550, Tamaqua, PA 18252) for operation of a batch asphalt plant and associated air cleaning devices at their facility in Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County. This action is a renewal of the State-only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for this facility. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
48-00062: Haines and Kibble House, Inc. (2052 Lucon Road, Skippack, PA 19474) for operation of a rock crushing operation and associated air cleaning devices at their ABE Materials--Easton Crushing Plant in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County. This action is a renewal of the State-only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit for this facility. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
54-00017: Lehigh Asphalt Paving & Construction Co. (P. O. Box 449, Tamaqua, PA 18252) for operation of a rock crushing operation and associated air cleaning devices at their facility in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County. This action is a renewal of the State-only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit for this facility. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
54-00047: Pennsy Supply, Inc. (1001 Paxton Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104) for operation of a rock crushing operation and associated air cleaning devices at their Summit Station Quarry in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County. This action is a renewal of the State-only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit for this facility. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
64-00005: Wayco, Inc. (P. O. Box Y, Waymart, PA 18472) for operation of a batch asphalt plant and associated air cleaning devices at their facility in Hawley Borough, Wayne County. This action is a renewal of the State-only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for this facility. This Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
45-00007: National Electrical Carbon Products (100 Stokes Avenue, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301) for manufacture of carbon and graphite products in East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County. This is a renewal of a State-only Natural Minor operating permit for this facility.
35-00004: Steamtown National Historic Site (150 South Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503) for operation of their facility in Scranton, Lackawanna County. This is a renewal of a State-only Natural Minor operating permit for this facility.
40-00027: PPL Susquehanna, LLC (769 Salem Boulevard, Berwick, PA 18603) for operation of an electric transmission and utilities facility in Salem Township, Luzerne County. This is a renewal of a State-only Synthetic Minor operating permit for this facility.
48-00029: GAF Premium Products--Wind Gap (440 Katherine Road, Wind Gap, PA 18091) for manufacture of fiber cement siding in Wind Gap Borough, Northampton County. This is a renewal of a State-only Synthetic Minor operating permit for this facility.
40-00066: Hazelton Casting Co. (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) for operation of a small foundry operation in Foster Township, Luzerne County. This is a renewal of a State-only Synthetic Minor operating permit for this facility.
40-00113: Hazelton Materials, LLC (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) for operation of a small foundry operation in Foster Township, Luzerne County. This is a State-only Synthetic Minor operating permit.
40-00015: Mountaintop Anthracite (1550 Crestwood Road, Mountaintop, PA 18707-2132) for operation a coal processing plant in Wright Township, Luzerne County. This is a State-only Natural Minor operating permit.
39-00091: Service Tire Truck Center, Inc. (2255 Avenue A, Bethlehem, PA 18017) for operation of tire retreading facility in Bethlehem, Lehigh County. This is a State-only Natural Minor operating permit.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
01-05033: Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. (P. O. Box 807, Biglerville, PA 17307) to operate their Peach Glen fruit processing facility in Tyrone Township, Adams County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in August 2003.
06-03015: F. M. Brown's Sons, Inc. (South Furnace Street, Birdsboro, PA 19508) for operation of their existing feed mill in Birdsboro Borough, Berks County. This is a permit renewal of their existing operating permit. The State-only operating permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
28-03043: CAM Superline, Inc. (4763 Zane A. Miller Drive, Waynesboro, PA 17268) for operation of their surface coating facility in Washington Township, Franklin County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in September 2003.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
63-00883: Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc. (30 Curry Avenue, Canonsburg, PA 15317) for operation of an electrical transformer manufacturing facility in Canonsburg Borough, Washington County. This is a renewal for this synthetic minor facility.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-00326: Oesterling Sandblasting and Painting, Inc. (686 Glennwood Way, Butler, PA 16001-8422) for re-issuance of the Natural Minor Operating Permit for operation of their facility's air contamination sources consisting of: 1.2 mmBtu/hr natural gas space heaters, Abrasive Blasting, two large Paint Booths and a 30-gallon parts washer in Center Township, Butler County. The facility is not permitted to emit more than 20 tpy of VOCs from the spray painting operation.
25-00066: Accuride Erie, LP (1015 East 12th Street, Erie, PA 16503-1520), for re-issuance of the Synthetic Minor Permit, to operate a nonferrous forging plant in the City of Erie, Erie County. The significant sources included, 1,995 quench tank, 5,000 ton forging press, 8,000 ton forging press, three 7,000 ton forging presses, 2,000 heat treating furnaces, 1,995 solution furnace, 1,995 age furnace, cold cleaning machines, process heating, miscellaneous natural gas usage, three wheel washers, two carbottom furnaces, 2,006 solution furnace, 2,006 quench tank and 2,006 age furnace. The facility has taken a restriction of CO emission, 95 tpy to qualify as synthetic minor. The permit also contains additional monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to assure compliance with the facility-wide CO emission limit.
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 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.
17041301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235628, (Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201), to revise the permit for the Penfield Mine in Huston Township, Clearfield County to add underground permit and subsidence control plan acreage. Underground Acres Proposed 388.0, Subsidence Control Plan Acres Proposed 388.0. No additional discharges. Application received January 12, 2009.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56010105 and NPDES No. PA0249068. Godin Brothers, Inc., P. O. Box 216, Boswell, PA 15531, revision of an existing bituminous surface mine to change land use from woodland to unmanaged natural habitat in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 34.8 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Quemahoning Creek classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Cambria Somerset Authority Quemahoning SW1. Application received January 21, 2009.
56090101 and NPDES No. PA0262714. Future Industries, Inc., P. O. Box 157, Meyersdale, PA 15552, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, affecting 186.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to/and Casselman River; UNTs to Piney Creek classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received January 13, 2009.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
26090101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251569. Neiswonger Construction, Inc. (17592 Route 322, Strattanville, PA 16258). Application for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine, located in Dunbar Township, Fayette County, affecting 160.7 acres. Receiving streams: Craig Branch to Bute Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received January 28, 2009.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
40940203C4 and NPDES Permit No. PA0224731. Hudson Anthracite, Inc., (202 Main Street, Laflin, PA 18702), correction to an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation to include surface mining and an NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage affecting 174.1 acres, receiving stream: Susquehanna River, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received January 27, 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.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
3072SM3. Allegheny Mineral Corporation (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201) Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0605336, Mercer and Marion Townships, Butler County. Receiving streams: Two UNTs to McMurray Run, classified for the following statewide water use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. The Department of Environmental Protection has made a tentative determination to impose effluent limitations within the ranges specified on Table 1 for Iron, Manganese and Total Suspended Solids (in addition to the limits identified in Table 2). NPDES Renewal application received January 29, 2009.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
64940804. Pykus Sand and Gravel, Inc., (1880 Great Bend Turnpike, Honesdale, PA 18431), Stages I and II bond release for a quarry operation in Buckingham Township, Wayne County affecting 2.0 acres on property owned by Pykus Sand and Gravel, Inc. Application received January 23, 2009.
7975SM5C5. KPK Development Corp., (1082 Temperance Lane, Richboro, PA 18954), correction of an existing quarry operation to reconstruct earthen berms using clean fill in Falls Township, Bucks County affecting 454.3 acres, receiving stream: Delaware Canal by means of Martin's Creek. Application received January 26, 2009.
58992809. Douglas G. Kilmer, (R. R. 1, Box 85K, Union Dale, PA 18470), Stages I and II bond release for a quarry operation in New Milford Township, Susque- hanna County affecting 1.0 acre on property owned by Robert Alexander. Application received January 28, 2009.
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