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STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PROPOSED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS FOR CAFOs This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5 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 92a. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law 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 http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/directory/pa.phtml 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. Comments should be sent to the SCC, Agriculture Building, Room 310, 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.
APPLICATIONS
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN—PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET
Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAnimal
Equivalent
UnitsAnimal
TypeSpecial Protection
Waters (HQ or
EV or NA)Renewal/
NewDavid Sweigart III
189 Ridge View Road
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Lancaster 465.2 1,015.25 Dairy/Swine NA R Country View Family Farms, LLC
Beaverton Sow Farm
Office: 1301 Fulling Mill Road,
Suite 3000,
Middletown, PA 17057
Farm: 429 Beaverton Lane,
Beavertown, PA 17813
Snyder 100 802.73 Swine NA Renewal
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should 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. 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 related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that 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 may 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
Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Permit No. 2814505, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Bear Valley Franklin County Pennsylvania Joint Authority Municipality Peters Township County Franklin Responsible Official Wayne Henry, Chairman
218 School House Road
St. Thomas, PA 17752-0308Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Christopher M. Echenrode, P.E.
Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc.
3121 Fairway Drive
Altoona, PA 16602
Application Received: 4/18/2014 Description of Action Construction of five new water supply wells and 1.0 million gallon per day filter plant which will include, chemical oxidation, chemical coagulatin, static mixing, flocculation, sedimentation, membrane filtration, UV light disinfection, sodium hypochlorite disinfection, 4-log inactivation of viruses, and distribution infrastructure. Permit No. 3114501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Stone Valley Community Charter School Municipality Jackson Township County Huntingdon Responsible Official Missy Shawyer, Business Manager
Jackson Miller Community Building
13006 Greenwood Road
Huntingdon, PA 16652
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer John C. Clabaugh, P.E.
Stiffler, McGraw and Associates, Inc.
1731 N. Juniata Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648Application Received: 7/16/2014 Description of Action GWR 4-log inactivation of viruses; installation of a new well pump, and replacement of the existing disinfection and orthophosphate feed systems. Permit No. 3814504 MA, Minor Amendmant, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Lebanon Valley Livestock Market Municipality Bethel Township County Lebanon Responsible Official Carol L. Brubaker, Owner
PO Box 38
Fredericksburg, PA 17026
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Charles A. Kehew II, P.E.
James R. Holley & Associates, Inc.
18 South George Street
York, PA 17401
Application Received: 7/11/2014 Description of Action Installation of nitrate removal treatment. Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa 15222-4745
Permit No. 6514506, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
124 Park & Pool Road
New Stanton, PA 15672[Township or Borough] Salem Township, Washington Township, and Hempfield Townships Responsible Official William Castelli, Distribution Facility Superintendent
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
124 Park & Pool Road
New Stanton, PA 15672Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Gibson-Thomas Engineering
Co., Inc.
1004 Ligonier Street
PO Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650
Application Received Date July 8, 2014 Description of Action Replacement of the Slickville, Pleasantview and Wegley below-ground booster stations with new above-ground booster stations. Permit No. 2614505, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
124 Park & Pool Road
New Stanton, PA 15672[Township or Borough] Wall Borough and North Versailles—
Allegheny County
Hempfield Township—
Westmoreland CountyResponsible Official William Castelli, Distribution Facility Superintendent
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
124 Park & Pool Road
New Stanton, PA 15672
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Gibson-Thomas Engineering
Co., Inc.
1004 Ligonier Street
PO Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650Application Received Date July 8, 2014 Description of Action Replacement of the Ross Street, West Point and Ice Plant below-ground booster stations with new above-ground booster stations.
MINOR AMENDMENT
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa 15222-4745
Application No. 0214536MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Pennsylvania American Water Company
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
[Township or Borough] Hopewell and Canton Townships Responsible Official David R. Kaufman, P.E.
Vice President-Engineering
Pennsylvania American Water Company
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Application Received Date July 16, 2014 Description of Action Installation of approximately 25,000 feet of 12-inch diameter waterline. Application No. 5614502MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Borough of Somerset
PO Box 71
Somerset, PA 15501
[Township or Borough] Somerset Township Responsible Official Benedict Vinzani, Borough Manager
Borough of Somerset
PO Box 71
Somerset, PA 15501
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer The EADS Group, Inc.
450 Aberdeen Drive
Somerset, PA 15501
Application Received Date July 7, 2014 Description of Action Installation of approximately 1,250 feet of 12-inch diameter waterline along North Pleasant Avenue. Application No. 0214537MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
Penn Liberty Plaza I
1200 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222[Township or Borough] City of Pittsburgh Responsible Official Robert Christian, P.E., Director of Engineering and Construction
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
Penn Liberty Plaza I
1200 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Application Received Date July 17, 2014 Description of Action Installation of approximately 15,000 feet of 8-inch and 12-inch diameter waterline and appurtenances. Application No. 0214538MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
Penn Liberty Plaza I
1200 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222[Township or Borough] City of Pittsburgh Responsible Official Robert Christian, P.E., Director of Engineering and Construction
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
Penn Liberty Plaza I
1200 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Application Received Date July 17, 2014 Description of Action Installation of approximately 3,150 feet of 8-inch diameter waterline and appurtenances. Application No. 3014513MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
PO Box 187
Jefferson, PA 15344
[Township or Borough] Franklin and Jefferson Townships Responsible Official John Golding, Manager
Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
PO Box 187
Jefferson, PA 15344
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Bankson Engineers, Inc.
Suite 200
267 Blue Run Road
Cheswick, PA 15024
Application Received Date July 7, 2014 Description of Action Installation of approximately 3,730 feet of 8-inch diameter waterline and appurtenances.
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
Northcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
WA-59-682B, Water Allocations. Bloss Township Municipal Authority, 57 Elm Street, P. O. Box 70, Arnot, PA 16911. Bloss Township, Tioga County. Application to request permit renewal. The original permit was issued in 1991, allowing for a 130,000 gpd withdrawal from South Spring. The requested allocation amount has been made to retain Bloss Township Municipal Authority's existing permitted withdrawal.
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—6026.907)
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P. S. §§ 6026.302—6026.305) require the 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. A person intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area shall 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 or a combination of cleanup standards or 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 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 following site, 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 as follows. 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 listed before the notice. 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 AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone 717.705.4705.
Phil Walsh Residence, 443 McCormick Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County. Cardno, 2 Gunpowder Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050, on behalf of Susquehanna Oil Company, 1105 Shaffer Road, Dillsburg, PA 17019, on behalf of Phil Walsh, 443 McCormick Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The site will be remediated to the Statewide Health Standard and remain residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Sentinel on July 9, 2014.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brown-fields Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Pulaski Whiting, 3242 Garner Road, Pulaski Township, Lawrence County. Hilcorp Energy Company, 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77022, on behalf of Hilcorp Energy Company, 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77022, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Truck contractors cleaned their trucks on location resulting in the soap from the truck wash impacting site soil and surface water. The selected method of remediation is unknown at this time. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the New Castle News on July 3, 2014.
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Applications received, withdrawn, denied or returned under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003) and Regulations to Operate a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage or Disposal Facility.
Northcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
PAD003047792. American Color and Chemical, LLC, Mt Vernon Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745, Lock Haven, Clinton County. This application is for the 10-year renewal of the RCRA Part B post closure care permit for closed RCRA surface impoundments. Application received on July 14, 2014. Application deemed administratively complete on July 24, 2014.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The 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 general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application, and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the following: name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments; identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number; and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Subchapters D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to theUnited States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
GP3-45-005: Bill Barry Excavating Inc. (174 Quarry Lane, Cresco, PA 18326) on July 8, 2014 to construct and operate a portable crushing operation with water sprays at their Cresco quarry in Barrett Township, Monroe County.
GP9-45-006: Bill Barry Excavating Inc. (174 Quarry Lane, Cresco, PA 18326) on July 25, 2014 to install and operate two (2) Diesel I/C engines at the Cresco quarry Barrett Township, Monroe County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: M. Gorog & B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226
63-00958B: MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC (1515 Arapahoe Street, Tower 1, Suite 1600, Denver, CO 80202) to install one (1) 150 mmscf/d glycol dehydrator, one (1) 2.5 mmbtu/hrreboiler, one (1) flare, and four (4) 400 bbl condensate storage tanks at the Welling Compressor Station in Buffalo Township, Washington County. This is a minor facility Plan Approval application submittal.
04-00725B: Advanced Biofuels, Inc. (2 Dorrington Road, Carnegie, PA 15106) to restart a biodiesel manufacturing plant at the Kobuta Yard in Potter Township, Beaver County. This is a minor facility Plan Approval application submittal.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6636
10-335C: Penn United Technologies, Inc. (P. O. Box 399, Saxonburg, PA 16056) for the addition of mixing capacity in their carbide slurry mixing room. Their existing facility is located in Jefferson Township, Butler County. VOC emissions associated with the project are estimated to be less than 9 tpy.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
45-00005A: Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. (Discovery Drive, Swiftwater, PA 18370) to incorporate the plan approval into the Title V Operating Permit for their facility in Pocono Township, Monroe County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue Plan Approval No. 45-00005A, to Sanofi Pasteur Inc., Discovery Drive, Swiftwater, PA 18370 for their facility in Pocono Township, Monroe County. This plan approval will be incorporated into the Title V operating permit No. 45-00005 through an administrative amendment at a later date, and the action will be published as a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Plan approval No. 45-00005A is for the approval of Plantwide Applicability Limits (PAL) in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.218, Federally Enforceable Emission Cap (FEEC) and 40 CFR 51.21 for the criteria pollutants from the facility. Sanofi Pasteur submitted the application to renew the previously established plant wide applicability limits (PALs) for those regulated NSR pollutants that would otherwise cause a significant increase in emissions due to the project. The pollutants included are PM10 (total filterable & condensable), SOx, CO, TSP (total suspended particulate matters, filterable only), H2SO4, and NOx as a precursor for ozone. In addition a federally enforceable emissions cap (FEEC) for NOx was established to avoid triggering a major modification under the nonattainment new source review (NNSR) regulations of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E. As long as the FEEC for volatile organic compounds (VOC) of 49.9 tpy is not exceeded, the facility is not a major VOC emitting facility subject to the NNSR requirements of Subchapter E. In addition to renewing these PALs under the extant PSD and NNSR regulations of 40 CFR 52.21 and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E, Sanofi Pasteur Inc. is requesting the establishment of PALs for PM2.5 (total filterable and condensable) and greenhouse gases (GHG), which are now subject to the PSD and NNSR regulations. The company has applied to the Department to obtain PAL limits for the criteria pollutants for the following sources operating at the facility:
15-Generators (Various Buildings), BTU heat input varies B-20 Boiler 1 (No. 2 oil/Natural gas)
B-20 Boiler 2 (No. 2 oil/Natural gas)
B-20 Boiler 3 (No. 2 oil/Natural gas)
B-49 Propane/natural gas Boiler
B-58 Boiler 6 (No. 2 oil/Natural gas)
B-58 Boiler 7 (No. 2 oil/Natural gas)
B-58 Boiler 8 (No. 2 oil/Natural gas)
B-58 Boiler 9 (No. 2 oil/Natural gas)
B-58 Boiler 10 (No. 2 oil/Natural gas)
Bldg. 53 Ventilation System
B-37 Egg Dryer Thermal Oxidizer
Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilization F&P
Ozone Decomposer
B-46 weigh area dust collection
HEPA Filters, Hydrophobic Filters
Vaccine Production Area
B-59 Egg Dryer Thermal Oxidizer
B-59 Torit Dust Collector
B-37 Cooling tower
Meninge 2nd Generation Fume hood
B-55 Carbon Adsorption Odor Control System
B-60 Cooking burners
B-59 New Flu vaccine Production
Storage Tanks (VOC Sources)—Various Size-total 26Pursuant to the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.218 and 40 CFR 52.21(aa) the following Plantwide Applicability Limits (PAL) are established and renewed for emissions of pollutants from sources at the facility.
Pollutants Proposed PSD PAL, TPY
(Feb. 18, 2014—Feb. 18, 2024)Current PSD PAL, TPY
(Feb. 18, 2004—Feb. 18, 2014)PM10 25.78 74.22 SOx 67.23 148.52 NOx 95.65 129.57 CO 74.8 112.46 TSP 23.43 81.31 H2SO4 9.47 16.86 PM2.5 18.88 - CO2e 124,585 -
The facility is not subject to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D so long as the permittee complies with the above emission limitations from the facility and conditions for the PAL specified in this Plan Approval. Any increase in the emissions above this PAL will subject the facility to the PSD requirements. The facility must comply with requirements listed in 25 Pa. Code § 127.218 and 40 CFR 52.21(aa).
This Plan Approval establishes a federally enforceable emissions cap (FEEC) for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from all sources at the facility in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.448.
The total actual emissions from sources at the facility shall not exceed the FEEC of 81.2 tons per year (tpy) of NOx on a 12-month rolling sum. Any change that would result in an increase over the FEEC would be subject to the NSR requirements specified in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E.
In order to assure compliance with the applicable standards, DEP will place conditions in the plan approval.
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, DEP'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 DEP with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No.: 45-00005A and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Raymond Kempa, P.E., Environmental Group Manager, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6636
37-337A: Hickory Run Energy, LLC (NE intersection of McClelland and Edinburg Road, New Castle, PA 16102) on July 22, 2014, to grant an extension of time to commence construction to Hickory Run Energy, LLC to construct a 900 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle electric generation facility in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b) that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to grant an extension of time to commence construction to Hickory Run Energy, LLC to construct a 900 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle electric generation facility in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County. Plan approval 37-337A was issued on April 23, 2013. In accordance with Section B, Condition #006(c), 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, Subchapter B (related to plan approval requirements), Subchapter D (related to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality), and Subchapter E (related to new source review) shall be submitted. The Department may extend the 18-month period upon a satisfactory showing that an extension is justified. The facility does not have to submit an updated BACT as part of this first time permit extension request according to US EPA Memorandum ''Guidance on Extension of Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permits under 40 CFR 52.21(r)(2)'', dated January 31, 2014. The facility did submit information as part of the June 26, 2014, letter stating that a slower than anticipated recovery in the local PJM Interconnection electrical markets resulted in the facility being unable to finance the project and commence construction prior to October 23, 2014. The facility also submitted a new time table for construction which includes executing a construction contract within 6 months of the May 2015 forward capacity auction with construction commencing during the 1st quarter of 2016. The Department hereby approves an 18-month extension of commencement of construction to end on April 23, 2016.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
15-00114: Action Manufacturing Co. (500 Bailey Crossroads, Atglen, PA 19310; Attn: Mr. Randy Aukamp) for the renewal of a Non-Title V Facility, State-Only, Natural Minor Operating Permit in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County. The initial operating permit was issued on April 1, 2009, and was effective May 1, 2009. Action Manufacturing Company produces ordinance detonators of various shapes and sizes, along with other miscellaneous components of the detonators. The primary sources of air emissions from the facility are Misc. Combustion Sources (Source ID 030), Six (6) Detonator Chambers (Source ID 100), and a Thermal Treatment Unit (Source ID 101). The boilers associated with Source ID 030 are all rated at less than 2.5 MMBtu/Hr and are therefore uncontrolled. Source ID 100 and 101 are each controlled by particulate filtration systems (Source ID C100 and C101). Potential emissions of SOx from the facility will be less than 4.0 TPY. CO emissions will be less than 3.0 TPY. Emissions of NOx, VOC, PM, and HAP will each be less than 2.0 TPY. The permit will contain monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
09-00114: Active Brass Foundry, Inc. (330 Progress Drive, Telford, PA 18969), located in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, for a renewal of State Only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit No. 09-00114. The facility's main sources of air contaminant emissions are four electric induction furnaces, two No. 2 fuel oil-fired crucible furnaces, and various operations for producing metal castings at the facility. The facility operates several dust collectors to control particulate matter (PM) emissions from each of these sources or operations except the crucible furnaces. No changes have occurred at the facility since the State Only Operating Permit (''SOOP'') was last renewed. The renewed SOOP will continue to include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
09-00080: Milford Enterprises, Inc. (450 Commerce Drive Quakertown, PA 18951), located in Milford Township, Bucks County, for the manufacturing of custom display cases that are used for commercial, architectural, and other professional applications. This action is a renewal of a State Only Operating Permit (Synthetic Minor), which was issued on December 18, 2008. The permit is for a non-Title V (State Only) facility. The facility has elected to cap Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) to less than 25 tons per year making the facility a Synthetic Minor. The permit includes monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
40-00025: Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals, L.P.—Kingston Terminal (1801 Market Street, 15/10 PC, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1699) for Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals operations in Edwardsville Borough, Luzerne County. The sources consist of a gasoline truck loading rack and internal floating and fixed roof tanks. The control devices consist of a Vapor Destruction Unit (VDU) and a Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU).
The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO); total suspended particulate (TSP) and VOC's. This is a renewal State-Only Synthetic Minor operating permit. The State-Only operating permit includes applicable state and federal requirements, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
39-00023: Allentown Terminals Corp. (P. O. Box 262, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2621) for Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals operations in City of Allentown, Lehigh County. The sources consist of a gasoline truck loading rack and internal floating and fixed roof tanks. The control devices consist of a Vapor Destruction Unit (VDU) and a Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU).
The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO); total suspended particulate (TSP) and VOC's. This is a renewal State-Only Synthetic Minor operating permit. The State-Only operating permit includes applicable state and federal requirements, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
39-00022: Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals, L.P.—Fullerton Terminal (4041 Market Street, Aston, PA 19014) for Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals operations in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. The sources consist of a gasoline truck loading rack and internal floating and fixed roof tanks. The control devices consist of a Vapor Destruction Unit (VDU) and a Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU).
The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO); total suspended particulate (TSP) and VOC's. This is a renewal State-Only Synthetic Minor operating permit. The State-Only operating permit includes applicable state and federal requirements, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, Telephone: 717-705-4702.
22-03084: Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home/Millers-burg (118 South Market Street, Millersburg, PA 17061) for their crematory unit at their facility in Millersburg Borough, Dauphin County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit renewal for the abovemen-tioned facility.
The subject facility's cremation unit will be controlled by an internal secondary combustion chamber. The unit is subject to and shall comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.21 for sulfur emission limits. The facility's actual emissions are expected to be around 1.0 tpy of PM, 1.4 tpy of CO, 0.4 tpy of NOx and 0.4 tpy of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Copies of the renewal application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments, protests or requests for a public hearing.
Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, may be contacted at (717) 705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests, or requests for a public hearing.
22-03085: Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home—Elizabethville (103 West Main Street, Elizabethville, PA 17023) for their crematory unit at their facility in Elizabethville Borough, Dauphin County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit renewal for the abovemen-tioned facility.
The subject facility's cremation unit will be controlled by an internal secondary combustion chamber. The unit is subject to and shall comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.21 for sulfur emission limits. The facility's actual emissions are expected to be around 1.0 tpy of PM, 1.4 tpy of CO, 0.4 tpy of NOx and 0.4 tpy of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Copies of the renewal application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments, protests or requests for a public hearing.
Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, may be contacted at (717) 705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests, or requests for a public hearing.
07-03017: CCK, Inc.—T/A Juniata Packing/Tyrone PLT (118 Poorman Street, Tyrone, PA 16686) for operation of a meat processing plant at their facility in Snyder Township, Blair County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit renewal for the abovemen-tioned facility.
The potential emissions of the facility are 26 tons of CO per year, 5 tons of NOx per year, 0.7 ton of PM per year, 0.04 ton of SOx per year, 4 tons of VOC per year, and 0.2 ton of HAPs per year. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Gary Helsel, Acting New Source Review Chief, may be contacted at 814-949-7935, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
67-05104: Tate Access Floors, Inc.—Red Lion Plant (52 Springvale Road, Red Lion, PA 17356) for operation of their access flooring systems manufacturing facility in Windsor Township, York County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit renewal for the abovemen-tioned facility.
The actual emissions are 10 tons per year of VOC, 2.6 tons per year of PM, 1.4 ton per year of single HAP, and 1.8 ton per year of Total HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Gary Helsel, Acting New Source Review Chief, may be contacted at 814-949-7935, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4174
65-00044: Enterprise Terminal & Storage, LLC. (1100 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002-5227) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for operation of a bulk propane terminal, known as the Greensburg Terminal, in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.
The facility contains air contamination sources consisting of two underground storage caverns of 3,675,000 gallons and 7,770,000 gallons each, the main Maintenance Flare 3, the Truck Rack Flare 2, four dehydrators, a 245 HP emergency backup natural gas fired generator, and a salt bath heater which supplies heat to two of the dehydrators. Facility emissions are 27.7 tons NOx, 11.7 tons of CO 3.6 tons of VOC, and 3.1 tons of PM10 per year. The facility is limited to a maximum opacity from any processing equipment of 20 percent. The facility is subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The permit includes emission limitations, and operational, monitoring, testing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the facility.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 412-442-4000.
Any person may submit comments, a request for the Department to hold a public hearing, or a protest to the operating permit or a proposed condition thereof, by filing such submissions in writing with the Department at the Southwest Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments.
All requests for a public hearing, and all protests to a proposed action, shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date that notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.424 (relating to public notice). A protest must include the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest, identification of the proposed permit issuance being opposed (State Only Operating Permit 65-00044) and a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
A public hearing may be held in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.429, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. If a public hearing is held, all persons who have properly filed a protest under 25 Pa. Code § 127.426 may appear and give testimony. The applicant, the protestant and other participants will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing (and the time, place and purpose of such hearing) by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.
Written comments, protests, and requests for a public hearing should be directed to Martin L. Hochhauser, P. E., Air Quality Engineering Specialist, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For additional information concerning the permit or the issuance procedure, contact Martin L. Hochhauser, P.E. at (412) 442-4057.
63-00979: Liquidmetal Coatings, LLC (50 Technology Drive, California, PA 15423) for manufacturing metal coating and allied services at their facility in California Borough, Washington County. This is an initial State-Only Operating Permit application submittal.
PLAN APPROVALS
Receipt of Plan Approval Applications and Intent to Issue Plan Approvals, and Intent to Issue Amended Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act 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
54-00072A: JELD-WEN (407 Harbor Isles Boulevard, PO Box 1540, Klamath Falls, OR 97601-0253) for their facility in Cass Township, Schuylkill County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to JELD-WEN (407 Harbor Isles Blvd., PO Box 1540, Klamath Falls, OR 97601-0253) for their facility located in Cass Twp., Schuylkill County. This Plan Approval No. 54-00072A will be incorporated into a State Only Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 54-00072A is for the construction and operation of a new layup line and glue roller to produce high quality interior doors paint spray booth with oven. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) emissions from the new line will be less than 24.5 tons/year. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for visible emissions. The company will be subject to and comply with Department's BAT requirements for this source. 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, DEP'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 DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 54-00072A and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Environmental Group Manager, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
48-00095B: Ecopax, LLC (3600 Glover Road, Easton, PA 18040) for their facility in Forks Township, Northampton County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Ecopax, LLC (3600 Glover Road, Easton, PA 18040) for their facility in Forks Township, Northampton County. This Plan Approval No. 48-00095B will be incorporated into a Synthetic Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No.48-00095B is for the installation of one (1) 2,920 cubic feet reclaim polystyrene fluff silo, one (1) 6,300 CFM baghouse to replace one (1) existing dust collector used to control dust from the reclaim silo and trimming /grinding operations, one (1) 1,000 lbs/hr foam grinder, and installation of one (1) new 300 lbs/hr thermoforming line. Particulate Matter (PM) emissions form the plant will remain under their 100 TPY threshold limit, 12-month rolling sum. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.13 for PM emissions. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. VOC emissions form the plant will remain under their 50 TPY threshold limit, 12-month rolling sum. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions and a VOC destruction/removal efficiency (DRE) of the RTO of greater than 98%. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. 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, DEP'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 DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No.: 48-00095B and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Environmental Group Manager, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
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 Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51—30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1—1406.20a). 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. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before each application. Notices of requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application notices, as noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application and request for Section 401 water quality certification 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 before 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 regarding 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.
A request for an informal conference or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 or § 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
When an NPDES number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided after the draft NPDES permit is prepared.
Coal Applications Received
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
32051601 and NPDES No. PA0236012. Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To revise the permit for the Crooked Creek Preparation Plant in Washington Township, Indiana County to add a preparation plant, stockpile and storage areas, and new NPDES Outfall #004. Surface Acres Proposed 12.6. Receiving Stream: Unnamed Tributary to Crooked Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. The application was considered administratively complete on July 23, 2014. Application received March 24, 2014.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
Permit No. 32000108 and NPDES No. PA0248801. River Hill Coal Co., Inc., P. O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847, permit renewal for the continued reclamation of a bituminous surface mine in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, affecting 759.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Conemaugh River, Richards Run and Roaring Run classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: July 7, 2014.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
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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.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
Permit No. 58030822. Paul A. Kelly, (65 Public Avenue, Montrose, PA 18801), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by John Vandermark. Application received: July 10, 2014.
Permit No. 58040831. Paul A. Kelly, (65 Public Avenue, Montrose, PA 18801), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by John Clough. Application received: July 10, 2014.
Permit No. 58050839. Paul A. Kelly, (65 Public Avenue, Montrose, PA 18801), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County affecting 3.0 acres on property owned by Robert Kane. Application received: July 10, 2014.
Permit No. 22880302T2 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594211. Pennsy Supply, Inc., (1001 Paxton Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105), transfer from Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. and correction to add 10.02 acres and update the reclamation plan of an existing quarry operation in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County affecting 136.02 acres, receiving stream: Swatara Creek, classified for the following use: warm water fishes. Application received: July 14, 2014.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed NPDES permits associated with mining activity (coal or noncoal) permits. The applications concern industrial waste (mining) discharges to surface water and discharges of stormwater associated with mining activities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has prepared a draft NPDES permit and made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the associated mining activity permit.
Effluent Limits for Coal Mining Activities
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that are the more stringent of technology-based (BAT) effluent limitations or Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (WQBEL).
The BAT limits for coal mining activities, as provided in 40 CFR Part 434 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 87—90 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* * The parameter is applicable at all times. In addition, the Department imposes a technology-based aluminum limit of 2.0 mg/l (30 day average) to protect stream uses.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies 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; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The BAT limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 40 CFR Part 436 and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are as follows:
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are 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 (MOU) Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation, and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit 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 § 92a.82(d). The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and 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. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
NPDES No. PA0262617 (Mining Permit No. 56080103), AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC, One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650 renewal of an NPDES permit for surface mining in Milford Township, Somerset County, affecting 105.5 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributaries to/and South Glades Creek, classified for the following use: warm water fishery. This receiving stream is included in the Casselman River TMDL. Application received: June 18, 2014.
The outfalls listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to South Glade Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 N 004 N 006 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 002 (Treatment Pond) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.55 3.10 3.9 Manganese (mg/l) 1.05 2.10 2.6 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times
Outfalls: 004 and 006 (Treatment Ponds) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.51 3.02 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times
Outfalls: 001, 003, 005 & 007 (Sediment Ponds, dry weather) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 003 N 005 N 007 N
Outfalls: 001, 003, 005, and 007 (Sediment Ponds, <=10/24 Precip.) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 7.0 Total Settleable Solids (mg/l) 0.5 mg/l pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500
NPDES No. PA PA0252336 (Mining permit no. 65120103), Coal Loaders, Inc., 210 East Main Street, PO Box 556, Ligonier, PA 15658, new NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Fairfield and Ligonier Townships, Westmoreland County, affecting 90.8 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Hannas Run, classified for the following use: CWF and unnamed tributaries to Hypocrite Creek, classified for the following use(s): TSF. These receiving streams are included in the Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: October 10, 2013.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The treated wastewater outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributaries to Hannas Run and unnamed Tributaries to Hypocrite Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) TYPE 005, 006, 007, 008 Y MDT The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.7 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (mOsm/kg) 50 50 50 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times The stormwater outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributaries to Hannas Run and unnamed tributaries to Hypocrite Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) TYPE 001, 002, 003, 004, 009 Y SW The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (mOsm/kg) 50 50 50 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
NPDES Permit No. PA0225193 on Surface Mining Permit No. 40990201. Hazleton Shaft Corp., (PO Box 435, Hazleton, PA 18201), new NPDES Permit for an anthracite surface mine operation in Hazle Township and City of Hazleton, Luzerne County, affecting 95.6 acres. Receiving stream: Hazle Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: December 4, 2011. Non-discharge BMP's are to be implemented on this Permit.
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