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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 AddressCounty Total
AcresAnimal Equivalent Units Animal
TypeSpecial Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Renewal/New Jim Charles
3241 Blue Rock Road
Lancaster, PA 17603Lancaster 104.4 3.44 Broiler/Swine NA 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
Southeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Application No. 0910512, Public Water Supply.
Applicant T.E.C. Corporation Township Tinicum County Bucks Responsible Official Celeste Dashiell
P. O. Box 447
Point Pleasant, PA 18950Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Boucher & James, Inc.
1456 Ferry Road
Suite 500
Doylestown, PA 18901Application Received Date March 29, 2010 Description of Action New community water system utilizing an existing well to supply potable water to a personal care Boarding Home and an existing two-bedroom residence. Application No. 0910511, Public Water Supply.
Applicant George E. Michael & Co., Inc. Borough New Hope County Bucks Responsible Official Brad Michael
P. O. Box 59
New Hope, PA 18938
Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Ebert Engineering, Inc.
4092 Skippack Pike
P. O. Box 540
Skippack, PA 19474Application Received Date March 25, 2010 Description of Action Installation of pH adjustment and corrosion control treatment at Union Square. Application No. 1510507, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Township East Caln County Chester Responsible Official Ed Fortner, Jr.
762 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer C.E.T. Engineering
1240 North Mountain Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112Application Received Date March 25, 2010 Description of Action Replace the existing gas chlorination system with an on-site generated sodium hypochlorite system for disinfection at the Bell Tavern Well Station. Application No. 0910506, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Toll Brothers, Inc. Township Buckingham County Bucks Responsible Official David Anderson
250 Gilbraltar Road
Horsham, PA 19044Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
65 East Butler Avenue
Suite 100
New Britain, PA 18901Application Received Date March 1, 2010 Description of Action The construction of a water supply system consisting of two wells, disinfection, storage, pump booster's and distribution to serve the propsed Mill Creek Ridge residential Development. Southcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 3610507, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Elizabethtown Area School District Municipality Mount Joy Township County Lancaster Responsible Official Ronald M. Nobile
Physical Plant Director
600 East High Street
Elizabethtown, PA 17022Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Clayton E. Bubeck, P. E.
Rettew Associates, Inc.
3020 Columbia Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603Application Received: 4/1/2010 Description of Action Installation of lead and copper corrosion control, sodium hyprochlorite disinfection and 4-Log demonstration.
MINOR AMENDMENT Northeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Application No. 3510502MA.
Applicant Kay's Italian Restaurant Township or Borough Daleville Borough
Lackawanna CountyResponsible Official Walter Woehrle
281 Aberdeen Road
Moscow, PA 18444
570-842-6226Type of Facility Community Water System Consulting Engineer James P. Palumbo, P. E.
Quad Three Group, Inc.
72 Glenmaura National Boulevard
Moosic, PA 18507
570-342-5200Application Received Date March 31, 2010 Description of Action Application to modify PWS Permit No. 3508501, issued May 21, 2008, to allow for utilization of a substitute granular activated carbon treatment unit for removal of MTBE at Kay's Italian Restaurant.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the Act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (35 P. S. §§ 631—641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of the Commonwealth
Southeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
WA-798, Water Allocation, North Penn Water Authority, 300 Forty Foot Road, P. O. Box 1659, Lansdale, PA 19446. Chalfont Borough, Bucks County. This application is for North Penn Water Authority permit renewal for Forest Park WTP.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
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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.
Rodney Gilbert Residence, 1542 Strauss Valley Drive, Mahoning Township, Carbon County. Christopher Green and Amanda Safford, AquAeTer, Inc., 215 Jamestown Park, Suite 100, Brentwood, TN 37027 have submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of their client, Westfield Insurance, P. O. Box 5001, Westfield Center, OH 44251), concerning the remediation of soil and groundwater found to have been impacted by No. 2 fuel oil as a result of a spill from an aboveground storage tank. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Residential Statewide Health Standard. The intended future use of the property will remain residential. A Summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Times News on March 9, 2010.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
XTL Transport, Route 15N Accident. Kelly Township, Union County. Northridge Group, Inc., 1172 Ridge Road, Northumberland, PA 17857 on behalf of XTL Transport, 2350 Henry Ford Street, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada J7V9H5 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with diesel fuel. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. The site will remain a private driveway off US Route 15N.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application(s) 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.
Northwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Permit Application No. 100403. Seneca Landfill, Inc., P. O. Box 1080, Mars, PA 16046, Jackson and Lancaster Townships, Butler County. This is a Demonstration Facility Application for an alternative cover system at Seneca Landfill, Inc. The application was received March 29, 2010, and found to be administratively complete by the Northwest Regional Office on April 15, 2010.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Todd Carlson, Program Manager, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Northwest Regional Office at (814) 332-6848. TDD users may contact the Department of Environmental Protection through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
46-0147C: Chemalloy Co., Inc. (996 Railroad Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010) for authorization to process chromium-containing alloys in the Plant 2 and 2A buildings of their existing facility in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County. The proposed chromium-containing material will be in addition to the manganese only materials currently being processed in this plant. This is a natural minor facility.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
48-329-009: PPL Renewable Energy, LLC (2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101) for installation of three (3) new IC engines at their site in Glendon Borough, Northampton County.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3637.
59-00004F: Ward Manufacturing, LLC (P. O. Box 9, 117 Gulick Street, Blossburg, PA 16912) to construct a core machine and a tumblast machine in Blossburg Borough, Tioga County.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
46-0147C: Chemalloy Co., Inc. (996 Railroad Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010) for authorization to process chromium-containing alloys in the Plant 2 and 2A buildings of their existing facility in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County. The proposed chromium-containing material will be in addition to the manganese only materials currently being processed in this plant. The pollutant of concern from the proposed operations is particulate matter (PM). All sources of PM emissions are controlled by wet scrubbers on existing pieces of equipment. 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.
46-0262C: Penn Color, Inc. (2755 Bergey Road, Hatfield, PA 19440) for installation of a Pre-mix Disperser (PMDD4) in the Pigment Dispersion Manufacturing Building II (Wet Building II) at the Penn Color facility in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County. The production plant manufacturers pigment dispersions and color concentrates for commercial use. Penn Color currently operates various equipment under Plan Approval No. 46-0262A. Facility Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions are below major facility thresholds for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area; the facility is classified as a Synthetic Minor Facility. Emissions from the new disperser (Source ID 123) will be controlled by the existing regenerative thermal oxidizer (Source ID C03) and an existing dust collector (Source ID C211) currently operating under Plan Approval No. 46-0262A. Plan Approval No. 46-0262C will include monitoring, testing, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3637.
18-00011I: Croda, Inc. (8 Croda Way, Mill Hall, PA 17751) for construction and operation of a new railcar unloading system associated with the ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) storage tanks at the Croda Mill Hall facility in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County. The air contaminant emissions from the railcar unloading system will be controlled by a new sulfuric acid scrubber. The proposed construction and installation is subject to the Best Available Technology (BAT) requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 and the requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart PPP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions for Polyether Polyols Production), Sections 63.1420—63.1439. This project will emit up to 60 pounds of VOCs and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) in any 12 consecutive month period. This facility will remain as a major facility for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information provided by Croda indicates that the sources at the facility will comply with all air quality requirements, including the best available technology (BAT) requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants. Based on this finding, the Department intends to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction, installation, and operation of the sources and control device. Additionally, if the Department determines that the proposed sources and the air cleaning device are operating in compliance with the plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into the Title V operating permit via an administrative amendment under 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The following is a summary of the conditions that the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
1. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the emission of ethylene oxide (EO) from the exhaust of the scrubber associated with the EO tank system shall not equal or exceed 50 pounds in any 12 consecutive month period.
2. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the scrubber shall destroy the EO emissions from railcar unloading and tank depressurization operations of the EO tank system at a destruction efficiency of no less than 99% (by weight). Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the hazardous air pollutant (HAP) destruction efficiency requirement of 95% as specified in 40 CFR 63.119(e).
3. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the scrubber liquid flow rate of the scrubber associated with the EO and propylene oxide (PO) tank systems shall be no less than 18 gallons per minute during railcar unloading and tank depressurization operations associated with the EO and PO tank systems.
4. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the scrubber liquid pH of the scrubber associated with the EO and PO tank systems shall be no greater than 1.0 during railcar unloading and tank depressurization operations associated with the EO and PO tank systems.
5. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall install and maintain instrumentation to continuously and accurately measure the pressure differential across the scrubber associated with the EO and PO tank systems and the actual pressure differential shall be displayed on a continuous basis during railcar unloading and tank depressurization operations associated with the EO and PO tank systems. The permittee shall install and maintain instrumentation to continuously and accurately measure the scrubber liquid flow rate of the scrubber associated with the EO and PO tank systems and the actual scrubber water flow rate shall be displayed on a continuous basis during railcar unloading and tank depressurization operations associated with the EO and PO tank systems. The permittee shall monitor the pH of the scrubber liquid of the scrubber associated with the EO and PO tank systems at least once per day in which railcar unloading and tank depressurization operations associated with the EO and PO tank systems takes place.
6. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for the exhaust of the scrubber associated with the EO tank system to verify compliance with the EO emission limitation in any 12 consecutive month period. The records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
7. The permittee shall keep records of the pressure differential across the scrubber associated with Source the EO and PO tank systems at least once per 15 minutes during railcar unloading and tank depressurization operations associated with the EO and PO tank systems, and shall record the corrective actions taken if the pressure differential is outside the designed pressure range. The permittee shall keep records of the scrubber liquid flow rate of the scrubber associated with the EO and PO tank systems at least once per 15 minutes during railcar unloading and tank depressurization operations associated with the EO and PO tank systems to verify compliance with the scrubber liquid flow rate limitation, and shall record the corrective actions taken if the scrubber liquid flow rate is outside the designed flow rate range. The permittee shall keep records of the scrubber liquid pH of the scrubber associated with the EO and PO tank systems at least once per day in which railcar unloading and tank depressurization operations associated with the EO and PO tank systems takes place to verify compliance with the scrubber liquid pH limitation, and shall record the corrective actions taken if the scrubber liquid pH is outside the designed pH range. The records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
8. The permittee shall keep records of the number of EO railcar unloadings associated with the EO tank system on a monthly basis and shall verify compliance with the EO railcar unloading limitation in any 12 consecutive month period. The records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID P107, Condition No. 023 of Title V operating permit TVOP 18-00011.
9. The permittee shall submit reports to the Department on a annual basis that include the supporting calculations to verify compliance with EO emission limitation for the exhaust of the scrubber associated with the EO tank system in any 12 consecutive month period. The annual reports shall be submitted to the Department no later than March 1 (for January 1 through December 31 of the previous year).
10. In accordance with 40 CFR 63.120(d)(1)(i), the permittee shall submit a design evaluation that demonstrates compliance with the requirements of 40 CFR 63.119(e) and 63.1432. The design evaluation shall include documentation demonstrating that the scrubber associated with the EO and PO tank systems achieves 99% control efficiency during reasonably expected maximum filling rate. This documentation is to include a description of the gas stream which enters the control device, including flow, ethylene oxide content, and propylene oxide content under varying liquid level conditions. The design evaluation shall also include the manufacturer name and model number with design specifications the scrubber associated with the EO and PO tank systems. This report shall be submitted to the Department within 30 days of the installation and operation of the scrubber. Additional authority for this plan approval condition is derived from 40 CFR 63.1432, 63.119(e) and 63.120(d)(1)(i).
11. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the air contaminant emissions from railcar unloading process and tank depressurization operations associated with the EO tank system shall be controlled by the scrubber. The permittee shall only vent EO emissions from the unloading process or depressurize the tank associated with the EO tank system with the simultaneous operation of the scrubber. All EO railcars shall be first connected to the liquid transfer line and vapor balance line associated with the EO tank system before EO unloading is initiated. Once unloading is completed, all transfer lines shall be flushed with nitrogen before they are disconnected and any EO from the transfer lines shall be captured in the tank, the railcar, or be directed to the scrubber. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID P107, Condition No. 029 of Title V operating permit TVOP 18-00011.
12. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the EO tank system shall be equipped with at least one rupture disk set at 95 psig or greater and at least one pressure relief valve set at 90 psig or greater. The EO tank system shall not be vented except through the distribution system, the return line to the railcar, the relief valve, or the scrubber. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID P107, Conditions No. 031 and No. 042 of Title V operating permit TVOP 18-00011.
13. The EO tank system is a J.D. Cousins 30,000 gallon ethylene oxide storage tank and associated distribution system and railcar unloading system. The distribution system shall consist of the distribution equipment and a three inch stainless steel line from the storage tank, which will then branch off into various one inch lines to individual ethoxylation reactors. The railcar unloading system shall consist of liquid transfer and vapor balance lines, as well as a connection to the scrubber. The railcar unloading scrubber is a counter-current sulfuric acid scrubber designed to handle gas volumes of 34 to 39 SCFM. This condition supersedes Section D, Source ID P107, Condition No. 041 of Title V operating permit TVOP 18-00011.
14. Under the requirements of 40 CFR 63.1420, the EO tank system is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart PPP. The permittee shall comply with all the applicable requirements specified in 40 CFR 63.1420—63.1439. In accordance with 40 CFR 63.1432, the permittee shall comply with all the applicable requirements specified in 40 CFR 63.119—63.123 and the HON leak inspection provisions in 40 CFR 63.148, for the EO tank system. In accordance with 40 CFR 63.1434, the permittee shall comply with all the applicable requirements specified in 40 CFR 63.160—63.182, for the EO tank system.
15. The conditions contained in Section D, Source ID P107 in Title V operating permit TVOP 18-00011 remain in effect unless superseded or amended by conditions contained in this plan approval. If there is a conflict between a condition contained in this plan approval and a condition contained in Section D, Source ID P107 in Title V operating permit TVOP 18-00011, the permittee shall comply with the condition contained in this plan approval.
16. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the emission of propylene oxide (PO) from the exhaust of the scrubber associated with the PO tank system shall not equal or exceed 10 pounds in any 12 consecutive month period.
17. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall not unload more than 12 PO containing railcars in any 12 consecutive month period.
18. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the scrubber shall destroy the PO emissions from railcar unloading and tank depressurization operations of the PO tank system at a destruction efficiency of no less than 99% (by weight). Compliance with the requirement specified in this streamlined condition assures compliance with the hazardous air pollutant (HAP) destruction efficiency requirement of 95% as specified in 40 CFR 63.119(e).
19. The permittee shall keep records of the supporting calculations on a monthly basis for the exhaust of the scrubber associated with the PO tank system to verify compliance with the PO emission limitation in any 12 consecutive month period. The records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
20. The permittee shall keep records of the number of PO railcar unloadings associated with the PO tank system on a monthly basis and shall verify compliance with the PO railcar unloading limitation in any 12 consecutive month period. The records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
21. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the following shall be recorded after each railcar unloading to the PO tank system; the tank level, the tank temperature, and the tank pressure. The records shall be retained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
22. The permittee shall submit reports to the Department on an annual basis that include the supporting calculations to verify compliance with PO emission limitation for the exhaust of the scrubber associated with the PO tank system in any 12 consecutive month period. The semi-annual reports shall be submitted to the Department no later than March 1 (for January 1 through December 31 of the previous year).
23. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the air contaminant emissions from railcar unloading process and tank depressurization operations associated with the PO tank system shall be controlled by the scrubber. The permittee shall only vent PO emissions from the unloading process or depressurize the tank associated with the PO tank system with the simultaneous operation of the scrubber. All PO railcars shall be first connected to the liquid transfer line and vapor balance line associated with the PO tank system before PO unloading is initiated. Once unloading is completed, all transfer lines shall be flushed with nitrogen before they are disconnected and any PO from the transfer lines shall be captured in the tank, the railcar, or be directed to the scrubber.
24. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the PO tank system shall not be vented except through the distribution system, the return line to the railcar, the return line to the truck, the relief valve, or the scrubber.
25. The PO tank system is a 33,000 gallon propylene oxide storage tank and associated distribution system, truck unloading system, and railcar unloading system. The distribution system shall consist of the distribution equipment and a three inch stainless steel line from the storage tank, which will then branch off into various one inch lines to individual ethoxylation reactors. The truck unloading system shall consist of liquid transfer and vapor balance lines, as well as a pump. The railcar unloading system shall consist of liquid transfer and vapor balance lines, as well as a connection to the scrubber and a pump. The railcar unloading scrubber is a counter-current sulfuric acid scrubber designed to handle gas volumes of 34 to 39 SCFM.
26. Under the requirements of 40 CFR 63.1420 the PO tank system is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart PPP. The permittee shall comply with all the applicable requirements specified in 40 CFR 63.1420—63.1439. In accordance with 40 CFR 63.1432, the permittee shall comply with all the applicable requirements specified in 40 CFR 63.119—63.123 and the HON leak inspection provisions in 40 CFR 63.148, for the PO tank system. In accordance with 40 CFR 63.1434, the permittee shall comply with all the applicable requirements specified in 40 CFR 63.160—63.182, for the PO tank system.
27. The conditions contained in the conditions for the request for determination (RFD) approved by the Department on November 30, 2004 remain in effect unless superseded or amended by conditions contained in this plan approval. If there is a conflict between a condition contained in this plan approval and a condition contained in the conditions of approval for the aforementioned RFD, the permittee shall comply with the condition contained in this plan approval.
A copy of the application, technical materials and the Department's review memo are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at (570) 327-3693. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Acting Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-0512.
41-00080A: Chief Gathering, LLC (6051 Wallace Road Ext., Suite 210, Wexford, PA 15090-7386) has submitted an application (41-00080A) to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for plan approval to construct two natural gas-fired compressor engines each equipped with oxidation catalysts at the Canoe Run Compressor Station located in Mifflin Township, Lycoming County.
The Department's review of the information submitted by Chief Gathering, LLC indicates that the construction of the compressor engines equipped with oxidation catalysts will meet all applicable air quality regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants. Based on these findings, the Department intends to approve the application and issue plan approval for the construction of the compressor engines equipped with oxidation catalysts. Additionally, if the Department determines that the compressor engines equipped with oxidation catalysts are operating in compliance with all plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a State-only operating permit via an administrative amendment under 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The following is a summary of the conditions that the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the two 2,370 brake horsepower, natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion engines shall incorporate a ''clean burn'' electronic control system to control NOx emissions. Additionally, the carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, and formaldehyde emissions from each engine shall be controlled by a GT Exhaust Systems Model #201VO-6-300-6124 oxidation catalyst units. The permittee shall not operate any of the engines without the simultaneous operation of each respective oxidation catalyst at any time.
2. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall only use pipeline quality natural gas as fuel for each engine.
3. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall not permit the following air contaminant emissions from the exhaust of each oxidation catalyst associated with each engine in excess of the limitations listed as follows:
a. nitrogen oxides (NOx, expressed as NO2)—0.50 gm/bhp-hr, 2.61 lb/hr, and 11.43 tons in any 12 consecutive month period,
b. carbon monoxide (CO)—0.275 gm/bhp-hr, 1.44 lb/hr and 6.29 tons in any 12 consecutive month period,
c. volatile organic compounds (VOC)—0.158 gm/bhp-hr, 0.82 lb/hr, and 3.60 tons in any 12 consecutive month period,
d. particulate matter (PM/PM10)—0.03 gm/bhp-hr, 0.16 lb/hr and 0.68 tons in any 12 consecutive month period,
e. formaldehyde—0.04 gm/bhp-hr, 0.21 lb/hr and 0.92 tons in any 12 consecutive month period, and
f. sulfur oxides (SOx, expressed as SO2) emissions to not exceed 2 parts per million, by volume, dry basis.
4. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, each oxidation catalyst shall be capable of reducing the carbon monoxide emissions by 90% from each engine.
5. Under the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall equip each oxidation catalyst with instrumentation to monitor pressure drop across each oxidation catalyst and the inlet gas temperature of each oxidation catalyst and shall monitor these parameters on a continuous basis.
6. The permittee shall comply with all applicable requirements of Subpart ZZZZ of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for each engine as specified in 40 CFR 63.6580—63.6675.
7. The permittee shall comply with all applicable requirements of Subpart JJJJ of the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources for each engine as specified in 40 CFR 60.4230—60.4248.
8. The permittee shall perform nitrogen oxide (NOx, expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide, volatile organic compound and formaldehyde stack tests upon each engine within 120 days from the commencement of operation of each engine to verify compliance with the emission limitations and the carbon monoxide destruction efficiency requirements from each oxidation catalyst associated with each engine.
The plan approval contains monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions to ensure compliance with applicable Federal and State regulatory requirements.
A copy of the plan approval application is available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 570-327-3693. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Acting Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-0512.
08-00003I: CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. (P. O. Box 311, Towanda, PA 18848-0311) has submitted an application (#08-00003I) to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) requesting to increase the nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission limitation associated with their die form tempering kiln and associated regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) used to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the kiln. The 4.7 tons per year increase in NOx emissions is to account for the emissions associated with the die form kiln process in addition to the operation of RTO. This facility is a major facility for which a Title V operating permit has been issued.
The Department's review of the information submitted by CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. indicates that the proposed increase in NOx emissions will meet all applicable air quality regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the Best Available Technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on these findings, the Department intends to approve the application and issue plan approval for the NOx emissions increase for the die form tempering kiln and associated RTO. Additionally, if the Department determines that the sources are operating in compliance with all plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into Title V operating permit 08-00003 by means of an administrative amendment under 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The following is a summary of the conditions that the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. Source ID 193P is as described in Title V operating permit 08-00003. Control Device ID C193 consists of an 8` by 8` by 8` water dropout box followed by a Durr model RL-15-V2-95 rotary RTO. The RTO is equipped with a Maxon Kinedizer high velocity type low-NOx natural gas/propane fired burner with a rated heat input of 2.5 mmBtu/hr. The RTO is also equipped with a natural gas injection system for NOx emissions reduction and lowered fuel consumption. The RTO is designed for a maximum inlet volume of 15,000 scfm.
2. This condition supersedes condition #001 of Section D Source ID 193P of plan approval 08-00003E. Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the NOx and CO emissions from the die form kiln of Source ID 193P and associated RTO (Control Device ID C193) shall not exceed the following:
a) For NOx: 2.89 lbs/hr and 6.6 tons in any 12 consecutive month period.
b) For CO: 3.17 lbs/hr and 9.7 tons in any 12 consecutive month period.
3. All conditions contained in Title V operating permit 08-00003 and plan approval 08-00003E remain in effect unless superseded or amended by conditions contained in this plan approval. If there is a conflict between a condition or requirement contained in this plan approval and a condition or requirement contained in Title V operating permit 08-00003 or plan approval 08-00003E, the permittee shall comply with the condition or requirement contained in this plan approval rather than the conflicting condition or requirement contained in Title V operating permit 08-00003 or plan approval 08-00003E.
A copy of the plan approval application is available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 570-327-3693. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Acting Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-0512.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Contact: B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226.
PA-65-00986A: Tiger Door, LLC (574 West Otterman Street, Greensburg, PA) for construction of a composite plastic door manufacturing facility at 1181 Garden Street in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland 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 composite plastic door manufacturing facility located at 1181 Garden Street in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.
Sources at this facility will include open composite plastic molding, surface coating, coating additives, and cleaning solvents. Annual emissions from the facility are limited to 12 tons of VOCs and 6 tons of HAPs. BAT for this operation consists of low VOC surface coatings, low HAP resins, HVLP spray guns, responsible operator training and best operating practices.
The proposed facility is subject to the applicable requirements of Title 25 Pa. Code, Chapters 121—145. The Department believes that the facility will meet these requirements by complying with Plan Approval conditions relating to restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards:
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 Jacob Chemsak, 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.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
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.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Chief, East Permitting Section—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or Gary Dan Husted, Chief, West Permitting Section—Telephone: 814-949-7935.
36-05028: CNH America, LLC (500 Diller Avenue, New Holland, PA 17557-9301) for operation of a hay and forage equipment manufacturing facility in New Holland Borough, Lancaster County. This action is a renewal of the Title V Operating Permit issued in 2005. The primary sources of emissions are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) from coating operations. The emissions are estimated at 75 tpy of VOC and 2.5 tpy of HAPs. The Title V operating permit number 36-05028 renewal will contain monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Contact: Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 570-327-0512.
53-00003: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. (P. O. Box 2081, Erie, PA 16512-2081) for renewal of their Title V Operating Permit for their facility in Allegany Township, Potter County. The facility's sources include 11 natural gas-fired heaters and boilers rated less than 2.5 million Btu per hour, two 9.8 million Btu per hour natural gas-fired pipeline heaters, one 1,000 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor engine, two 2,000 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor engines, one 2,850 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor engine, two 3,000 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor engines, two 1,300 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor engines, one 4,445 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor engine, three 200 horsepower natural gas-fired auxiliary generators, two triethylene glycol dehydration units, 24 storage tanks, three parts washers and pipeline valves and flanges. The facility has the potential to emit nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) above the major emission thresholds. The potential emissions for particulate matter (PM/PM10) and sulfur oxides (SOx) are below their respective major emission thresholds. The nine compressor engines and three auxiliary generators are subject to Subpart ZZZZ of the Federal National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR 63.6580—63.6675. The proposed Title V operating permit renewal contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions.
53-00008: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. (P. O. Box 2081, Erie, PA 16512-2081) for renewal of the Title V Operating Permit for their facility in Wharton Township, Potter County. The facility's sources include ten natural gas-fired heaters and boilers rated less than 2.5 million btu per hour, three 540 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor engines, two 720 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor engines, two natural gas-fired emergency generators, four storage tanks, three parts washers, two de minimus water sump tanks and pipeline valves and flanges. The facility has the potential to emit carbon monoxide above the major emission threshold. The potential emissions for nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM/PM10), sulfur oxides (SOx) and hazardous air pollutants are below their respective major emission thresholds. The five compressor engines and two emergency generators are subject to Subpart ZZZZ of the Federal National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR 63.6580—63.6675. The proposed Title V operating permit renewal contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481. Contact: Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940.
33-00159: Brookville Mining Equipment Corp. (175 Evans Street, P. O. Box 130, Brookville, PA 15825) to issue a renewal State-only Operating Permit for their facility in Pine Creek Township, Jefferson County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The facility manufactures and restores mining and railroad cars and other equipment. The primary sources at the facility include a spray booth for coating and a heater for the booth and a parts cleaner. The facility uses some coatings that contain the Target HAP so the requirements for 40 CFR 63 Subpart HHHHHH have been included in the renewal permit. The renewal permit also contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
Receipt of Plan Approval Applications and Intent to Issue Plan Approvals, and Intent to Issue Amended Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B and Subchapter F. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
PA 40-399-66: Acton Technologies (100 Thompson Street, Pittston, PA 18640) for installation of a new Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) to control malodorous emissions at their facility in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Acton Technologies (100 Thompson Street, Pittston, PA 18640) for their facility in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County. This Plan Approval No. 40-399-66 will be incorporated into a Natural Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 40-399-066 is for the installation of a new RTO to control malodorous emissions at their facility. VOC emissions form the plant will remain under their 50 tpy threshold limit, 12-month rolling sum. Malodorous emissions will be controlled by the use of a new RTO. The oxidizer will be required to have a destruction efficiency of at least 98%. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. A stack test will be required to verify these limits.
The Department will place a condition for the facility to continuously monitor the combustion temperature in the oxidizer. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.
Any person(s) wishing to provide Department with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
Identification of the proposed permit No.: 40-399-066.
A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, Phone No. 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
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