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LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101—6026.907)
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:
Northeast Region: Eric Supey, Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Pike County Business Park #512 Property (aka-Valient Enterprises Property), Well Road, Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, Martin Gilgallon, PA Tectonics, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate on behalf of his client, Ms. Tammy Savarese, Pike County Industrial Development Authority, 209 E Harford St, Milford, PA 18337, concerning the remediation of soil found during the closure of a 1000 and a 2000 gallon underground storage tanks containing #2 fuel oil (heating oil). The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Non-Residential Statewide Health Standards for soil. The intended future use of the site is for non-residential purposes. A Summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Pocono Record on December 2, 2013.
City Auto Mart, State & Highland Avenue, Clark Summit Borough, Lackawanna County, Susan Yarger, TTL Associates, Inc., 1915 North 12th Street, Toledo, Ohio 43608, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate on behalf of her client, Denis Lello, City Auto Mart, concerning the remediation of three underground storage tanks previously containing gasoline were abandoned in place. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Site Specific Standard for soil and groundwater. The intended future use of the site is commercial for use of a pharmacy. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Scranton Times, on November 25, 2013.
MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
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 Municipal Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Municipal Waste.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170.
General Permit Application No. WMGM022A&B. Kinsley Construction, Inc., Penroc Quarry, West Manchester Township, and Sandbank Hill, Springettsbury Township, York County, PA. This application is for the renewal of a general permit for the processing and beneficial use of reclaimed concrete, asphalt in various engineering applications, and timber, leaf, and yard waste for livestock bedding. The application was deemed administratively complete on January 16, 2014. Persons interested in reviewing the application may contact Scott E. Walters, Chief, Permits Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Waste Management, P. O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170, 717-787-7381. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay service, (800) 654-5984.
DETERMINATION FOR APPLICABILITY FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application for Determination of Applicability for General Permit Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act; the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act; and Municipal Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Municipal Waste.
Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
General Permit Application No. WMGM044SE001. NDV Scrap Metal, Inc., 3630 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia PA 19140-4605. This application for determination of applicability (DOA) is for the processing and beneficial use of municipal waste under General Permit No. (WMGM044SE001) at NDV Scrap Metal, Inc., facility located in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The application for determination of applicability was accepted as administratively complete by the Southeast Regional Office on November 27, 2013.
REGISTRATION FOR GENERAL PERMIT—RESIDUAL WASTE
Application Received for Registration under the Solid Waste Management Act, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste other than Coal Ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170.
General Permit Application No. WMGR097R025, Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC., 100 Throck-morton Street Fort Worth, TX 76102. Registration to operate under General Permit Number WMGR097R025 for research and development activities to support the beneficial use or processing prior to beneficial use. The project involves the beneficial use of vertical drill cutting from natural gas wells as an aggregate in a stabilized soil pavement for construction of Marcellus Shale and Utica well pads and access roads. The registration was received by Central Office on January 10, 2014.
Written comments concerning the research and development application should be directed to Scott E. Walters, Chief, Permits Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Waste Management, P. O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay service, (800) 654-5984. Comments may also be submitted via e-mail at ra-epbenuseall@pa.gov. When submitting comment via e-mail, place ''Comments on General Permit Number WMGR097R025'' in the subject line. Faxed comments will not be accepted. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act and Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Permit Application No. 101662. Conshohocken Recycling & Rail Transfer, LLC, 1060 Conshohocken Road, Conshohocken PA 19428-1002. This major permit modification application proposes the following three modifications: 1) Allow for additional transfer of other municipal wastes that were not included in its original permit, 2) Reduce the size of the transfer facility property to approximately 7.5 acres, and 3) Increase the height of the waste pile inside the transfer facility building from 8 feet to 12 feet. The Conshohocken Recycling and Rail Transfer facility is a construction and demolition (C&D) waste transfer facility, located in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County. The application was received by the Southeast Regional Office on November 25, 2013.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONSThe 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 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 received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office listed before the applications. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule appointments.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit shall indicate interests to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and shall file protests or comments on a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed documents to persons or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that hearings be held concerning a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit. A comment or protest filed with the Department regional office shall 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 listed before the application. TDD users may 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 (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Tele-phone: 570-826-2507
39-309-081: Lafarge North America, Inc. (5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052) for conversion of their No. 2 raw mill baghouse from reverse air to pulse jet at their Whitehall Plant in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
The current emission limits for this source will not change as a result of this modification. The Plan Approval will contain additional recordkeeping, testing and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 39-00011. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
46-0029F: Glasgow, Inc. (Route 309 & Hartman Road, Montgomeryville, PA 18936) for replacement of the current rotary drum on the Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) plant with a new rotary drum at their existing facility in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County. The current drum is 39` 4" long and 84" in diameter. The new rotary drum is 28` long and 88" in diameter. The capacity/throughput for the HMA will not change; it will remain at 200 tons/hr as established in the current operating permit. There is no expected increase in emissions as a result of this modification. The following parameters will remain the same: percent of fines added in the aggregate mixture, gas velocity in the dryer drum, rate of rotation of the dryer, and feed rate of aggregate to the dryer. The company will be required to source test for particulate matter emissions. The Plan Approval also contains work practice standards, monitoring and recordkeeping requirements, and operating restrictions designed to keep the sources and facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
46-0047A: Mueller Streamline Co. (287 Wissahickon Avenue, North Wales, PA 19454) to meet the requirements of Section 112(j) ''MACT Hammer'' (Part 2) at the existing facility in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. Mueller Streamline Company is a major source of Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) emissions and Carbon Monoxide (CO) emissions, currently operating under Title V Operating Permit No. 46-00047. The following natural gas fired sources (all less than 5.0 MMBtu/hr) are subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart DDDDD—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters: Two (2) furnaces (Source ID 702 and 703), one (1) boiler (Source ID 106), and one (1) process dryer (Source ID 107A). The plan approval includes work practice standards for a one-time energy assessment and a once every five (5) years tune-up of affected sources. The plan approval will also include monitoring, testing, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or Daniel Husted, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4863
06-05002I: Lehigh Cement Company, LLC (Evans-ville Cement Plant and Quarry), (537 Evansville Road, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania 19522-8541) for the replacement of two (2) fabric filters at their facility in Maidencreek Township, Berks 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 the abovementioned company for the abovementioned project. This plan approval may be incorporated into the company's facility-wide permit via an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 06-05002I is for the replacement of the two (2) existing Fuller fabric filter dust collectors (Control Ids C25 & C26), currently capturing and controlling emissions generated by Clinker Coolers No. 1 & 2 (Source Ids 125 & 126), with two (2) approximately 115,730 acfm Dustex fabric filter dust collectors (or equivalent) and associated exhaust stacks. The project is not expected to increase actual emissions since the throughput capacities of the clinker coolers are not changing. The facility will be required to comply with the amended requirements of 40 CFR 63, Subpart LLL by September 9, 2015.
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, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the 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, or for requests for a public hearing. 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.
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, protests, or requests for a public hearing.
Plan approvals issued to sources identified in 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(b)(1)—(4) or plan approvals issued to sources with limitations on the potential to emit may become part of the SIP, and will be submitted to EPA for review and approval.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226
65-01030A: American GTL Energy Holdings, LP (1119 Old Route 119 South, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666) for a natural gas to liquids production plant at the New Stanton Gas-To-Liquids Facility in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County. This is an initial major facility Plan Approval application submittal.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or Daniel Husted, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 717-949-705-4863
21-05038: Holy Spirit Hospital (503 North 21st Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011) for their hospital and medical services institution in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland 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 a renewal of an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
The subject facility had the following actual air emissions in 2012: 7.2 tons NOx; 5.9 tons CO; 1.2 ton PM10; 0.8 ton PM2.5; 0.4 ton VOC; 0.1 ton SOx; 0.1 ton hexane; 0.1 ton aggregate HAPs; 9,818.0 tons CO2; 0.132 ton CH4; 0.013 ton N2O; and 9,824.8 tons CO2e. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations. Source ID 101 is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Ce—Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Hospital Medical Infectious Waste Incinerators. Source ID 033 is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units. Source IDs 103, 104 and 105 are subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. Source IDs 106, 107 and 108 are subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition 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 name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed operating permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the operating 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.
William R. Weaver, Air Quality Program Manager, may be contacted at 717-705-4702, 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
56-00232: Shade Landfill, Inc. (Cherrington Corporate Center, 625 Cherrington Parkway, Moon Township, PA 15108-4314) for the solid waste landfill at Shade Landfill in Shade Township, Somerset County. This is a Title V Operating Permit renewal application submittal.
65-00125: In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing notice that it intends to issue a renewal Title V Operating Permit (TVOP-65-00125) to Allegheny Ludlum LLC for the operation of the Latrobe Facility, located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. The name and address of the applicant is Allegheny Ludlum LLC., 100 River Road, Bracken-ridge, PA 15014
The main sources at this facility consist of an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) which is coupled to an Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) unit, both equipped with bag houses, for the production of a wide variety of specialty alloy families. The plant also contains Electroslag Remelt (ESR) furnaces, which provide the Latrobe facility the ability to efficiently support the needs of ATI's flat rolled and high performance metals products.
This facility has the potential to emit the following type and quantity of air contaminants (on an annual basis): 99.6 tons of carbon monoxide, 32.1 tons of nitrogen oxides, 65.4 tons of particulate matter, 14.0 tons of sulfur oxides, 48.2 tons of volatile organic compounds, 2.4 tons of total hazardous air pollutants. No emission or equipment changes are being proposed by this action. The emission restriction, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the TVOP have been derived from the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Parts 60& 63 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at DEP, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Appointments for scheduling a file review may be made by calling 412-442-4286. Any person wishing to provide DEP with additional information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit may submit the information to DEP at the address shown above. A 30-day comment period, from the date of this publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit (specify TVOP-04-00235) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information in the proposed permit or objections to issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if DEP, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information 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 by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Barbara Hatch, Air Quality Environmental Engineer Manager, DEP, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (412) 442-5226.
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
46-00050: Rohm & Haas Co. (727 Norristown Road, P. O. Box 904, Spring House, PA 19477-0904) for renewal of a State Only Operating Permit in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. The facility operates five (5) natural-gas and no. 2 fuel oil fired boilers, one (1) dry cleaning unit, and two (2) metal parts washers. No new sources have been added and there have been no changes to any of the existing sources. The site shall continue to maintain a synthetic minor status for NOx emissions. The permit shall include monitoring, record keeping, and reporting requirements designed to address all applicable air quality requirements.
09-00142: ML 35 LLC (35 Runway Road, Levittown, PA 19057) for a data center facility that operates various electricity generating engines located at 35 Runway Road, Levittown, Bristol Township, Bucks County. This action is a renewal of the facility's Synthetic Minor State Only Operating Permit originally issued on March 20, 2008. The renewal does not allow any new changes other than updating of source inventory and changes of minor significance. The permit includes monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the plant operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
46-00171: John Evans' Sons, Inc., (1 Spring Avenue, Lansdale, PA 19446) for the renewal of a Non-Title V Facility, State-Only, Natural Minor Permit in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County. John Evans' Sons, Inc. operates a boiler, a parts washer, and a number of spring forming machines. The facility has a potential to emit 3 tons of hazardous air pollutants per year, and less than 2.7 tons of n-propyl bromide. Monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements have been added to the permit to address applicable limitations.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Tele-phone: 570-826-2507
45-00027: Pleasant Valley School District—Polk Township Elementary School, (Route 209, Brodheads-ville, PA 18322) for operation of elementary and secondary schools in Folks Township, Monroe County. The primary sources consist of one (1) coal fired boiler and one (1) #2 oil fired boiler. A regenerative centrifugal cyclone is used for a control device for the sources. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM10), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. This is a renewal State-Only Synthetic Minor operating permit. The State-Only operating permit includes emissions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
45-00011: Pleasant Valley School District—Pleasant Valley High and Middle Schools, (Route 209, Brodheadsville, PA 18322) for operation of elementary and secondary schools in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County. The primary sources consist of two (2) coal fired boilers and one (1) #2 oil fired boiler. Regenerative centrifugal cyclones are used for control devices for the sources. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM10), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. This is a renewal State-Only Synthetic Minor operating permit. The State-Only operating permit includes emissions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
48-00095: ECOPAX, LLC (3600 Glover Road, Easton, PA 18040) for operation of a food grade polystyrene foam manufacturing facility located in Forks Township, Northampton County. This is an initial State-Only Natural Minor operating permit. The State-Only operating permit includes emissions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or Daniel Husted, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4863
21-05027: Gulf Oil Limited Partnership (100 Crossing Blvd., Framingham, MA 01702-5401) for a petroleum product loading terminal in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. This is a renewal of their State-Only Operating Permit issued in November 2008.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to renew an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
Gulf Oil, Mechanicsburg Terminal is a synthetic minor facility subject to the operating permit requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F (relating to operating permit requirements). The facility is a petroleum product bulk storage and truck loading terminal. The primary emissions from the facility are the volatile organic compounds. The actual VOC emission in 2012 AIMS was 15.69 tons. The gasoline loading rack and storage tanks are subject to 40 CFR 63, Subpart BBBBBB—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline Facilities. Source IDs 107 and 110, Tank Nos 107 and 109 are subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart Kb—Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After July 23, 1984.
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 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.
21-03021: Amsted Rail Co. (3420 Simpson Ferry Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011) for a paint spray booth located in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County. This is a renewal of their State-Only Operating Permit issued in December 2008.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to renew an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
Amsted Rail is a natural minor facility subject to the operating permit requirements of 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127, Subchapter F (relating to operating permit requirements). The facility manufactures railway specialty products. The primary emissions from the facility are the volatile organic compounds. The potential VOC emissions are approximately 20 tpy.
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 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.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648
08-00013: Cooley Tioga Point Cremation and Burial Options, Inc. (802 North Main Street, Athens, PA 18810-1826) for renewal of the State Only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit for the Tioga Point Crematory in Athens Borough, Bradford County. The subject facility has the following potential emissions: 0.03 TPY of CO; 0.8 TPY of NOx; 0.004 TPY of SOx; 0.36 TPY of PM/PM10; 0.04 TPY of VOC; 0.04 TPY of HAPs and 936 TPY of CO2e. The facility's sources include one (1) natural gas-fired All Crematory model 2500 Elite human remains crematory incinerator equipped with an integral secondary combustion chamber.
The emission restriction, testing, monitoring, record- keeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the NMOP have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145.
The renewal State Only (Natural Minor) operating permit contains applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting conditions to ensure compliance with applicable Federal and State air quality regulations.
All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550. Any person(s) wishing to provide the Department with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the Department of Environmental Protection at the address shown in the preceding paragraph. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments. Each written comment must contain the following: Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments; Identification of the proposed permit (specify Permit No. 08-00013); Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to 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 information 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 by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department of Environmental Protection determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3648.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6131
20-00302: ITU, Inc.—Titusville Plant (818 West Spring Street, P. O. Box 326 Titusville, PA 16354) for a Synthetic Minor Permit to operate an industrial launderers located in City of Titusville, Crawford County. The emitting sources included are, 1) Solvent recovery dryers (two), 2) Washers (five), 3) Dryers (four), 4) Miscellaneous combustion sources, and, 5) Wastewater treatment. The facility has lint filters on the dryers to control particulate emissions. The facility have taken a restriction on solvent recovered print towel throughput of 1,150,000 lbs/yr, a limit of 50,000 lbs/yr of non-solvent recovered print towels, and, a limit of total other towel throughput of 3,300,000 lbs/yr to qualify as a Synthetic Minor facility. The potential emissions from the facility after taking the limitations are: VOC: 43.118 Tons per year (TPY), PM: 60.24 TPY, PM-10: 60.24 TPY, PM-2.5: 0.482 TPY, SO2: 0.038 TPY, NOx: 6.338 TPY, CO: 5.324 TPY, Total HAPs: 8.343 TPY. The operating permit incorporates the requirements of plan approval 20-302A, requirements of the odor plan developed by the facility, and all State and Federal applicable requirements.
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—Tele-phone: 570-826-2507
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Florey Knob Energy LLC (301 Oxford Valley Road, Suite 1603A, Yardley, PA 19067)for their facility to be located in Washington Twp., Wyoming County. This Plan Approval No. 66-00011A will be incorporated into a Natural Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 66-00011A is for the construction of 22MW electric generating plant. The plant will include five (5) Jenbacher natural gas fired engines with oxidation catalysts and SCR technology. The VOC emissions from the facility will not equal or exceed 50 TPY, based on a 12-month rolling sum. The NOx emissions from the facility will not equal or exceed 100 TPY, based on a 12-month rolling sum. Total PM, SOx, and CO emissions from the facility will not equal or exceed 100 TPY, based on a 12-month rolling sum. The HAPs from the facility must never equal or exceed 10 TPY of any single HAP and must never equal or exceed 25 TPY of all aggregated HAPs, based on a 12-month rolling sum. The Plan approval and Operating Permit will include testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
The facility is subject to NSPS Subpart JJJJ, MACT Subpart ZZZZ and 25 Pa. Code § 127.12(a)(5) Best Available Technology (BAT) requirements. The visible emission opacity shall not be equal to or greater than 20% at any time. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions.
Emissions from the engines will meet BAT, MACT ZZZZ & NSPS Subpart JJJJ requirements. 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 18701-1915.
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.: 66-00011A 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, Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
48-00095: ECOPAX, LLC (3600 Glover Road, Easton, PA 18040) for operation of a food grade polystyrene foam manufacturing facility located in Forks Township, Northampton County. This is an initial State-Only Natural Minor operating permit. The State-Only operating permit includes emissions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
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
17743702 and NPDES No. PA0215490. Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To revise the permit for the Lady Jane Plant in Huston Township, Clearfield County and related NPDES permit to install two sludge disposal boreholes and related pipeline. Surface Acres Proposed 6.9. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on January 15, 2014. Application received November 6, 2013.
6071301 and NPDES No. PA0235814 and GP12-56071301. RoxCOAL, Inc., (PO Box 149, Friedens, PA 15541). To renew the permit for the Horning Deep Mine in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County and related NPDES permit. Includes renewal of Air Quality GPA/GP12 Authorization. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on January 16, 2014. Application received November 7, 2013.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
Permit No. 32813031 and NPDES No. PA0125547. Indiana Investments, 4460 McCreight Road, Shelocta, PA 15774, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Center Township, Indiana County affecting 97.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to/and Tearing Run classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 18, 2013.
Permit No. 11960202 and NPDES No. PA0234311. Ebensburg Power Co., 2840 New Germany Road, P. O. Box 845, Ebensburg, PA 15931, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface coal refuse reprocessing mine in Cambria Township, Cambria County affecting 29.8 acres. Receiving stream: South Branch Blacklick Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 18, 2013.
Permit No. 11880201 and NPDES No. PA0598208. Ebensburg Power Co., 2840 New Germany Road, P. O. Box 845, Ebensburg, PA 15931, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface coal refuse reprocessing mine in Cambria Township, Cambria County affecting 56.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to/and South Branch Blacklick Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 18, 2013.
Permit No. 11130201, NPDES No. PA0269280 and General Permit GP12-11130201. Ebensburg Power Company, 2840 New Germany Road, P. O. Box 845, Ebensburg, PA 15931, revision of revision of an existing bituminous coal refuse site to obtain coverage for coal refuse reprocessing under air quality general permit GP-12 in Richland Township, Cambria County, affecting 63.158 acres. Receiving stream: Paint Creek classified for the following use: trout stocked fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 14, 2014.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500
63090104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251836. S & K Energy, Inc. (5945 Pudding Stone Lane, Bethel Park, PA 15102). Revision application for boundary change and add a landowner to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Smith Township, Washington County, affecting 219.3 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Raccoon Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: January 8, 2014.
03060103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250911. Bedrock Mines LP (111 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215). Renewal application for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Burrell Township, Armstrong County, affecting 75.3 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Crooked Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: January 9, 2014.
26080103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251402. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (1384 State Route 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687). Renewal application for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Wharton Township, Fayette County, affecting 94.1 acres. Receiving streams: McIntyre Run and unnamed tributaries to McIntyre Run and Mill Run, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: January 10, 2014.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
33723006 and NPDES Permit No. PA0603406. Consol Mining Company, LLC (CNX Center, 1000 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317) Transfer of an existing bituminous surface and auger mine and associated NPDES permit from Keystone Coal Mining Corporation in Winslow Township, Jefferson County, affecting 450.2 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Soldier Run and Soldier Run, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 6, 2014.
33110101. MSM Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 243, DuBois, PA 15801) Revision to add 2.0 acres to an existing bituminous surface mine in Beaver Township, Jefferson County, affecting a total of 32.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary No. 1 to Reitz Run, classified for the following uses: CWF. The first downstream potable surface water supply intake from the point of discharge is Redbank Valley Municipal Authority. Application received: January 15, 2014.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
Permit No. 49970203R3. Mid-Valley Coal Sales, Inc., (212 West Cherry Street, Mt. Carmel, PA 17851), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing and disposal operation in Coal Township, Northumberland County affecting 533.0 acres, receiving stream: Shamokin Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: December 23, 2013.
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.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
37080305 and NPDES Permit No. PA0258636. Terra Resources, LLC (267 Gilmore Road, Enon Valley, PA 16120) Renewal of an existing large industrial minerals permit and NPDES permit in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 8, 2014.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200
08110301 and NPDES No. PA0257532. Bishop Brothers Construction Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 289, Ulster, PA 18850). Transfer of an existing large industrial minerals mine from Always Ready Excavating located in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County affecting 16.9 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed Tributary to Wyalusing Creek to Wyalusing Creek classified for the following use(s): Warm Water Fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 9, 2014.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
Permit No. 40890302T. Barletta Materials & Construction, Inc., (P. O. Box 550, Tamaqua, PA 18252), transfer from JA & WA Hess, Inc. and correction of existing quarry operation (merge part of Permit No. 5776SM8 into 40890302) in Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County affecting 10.8 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Susquehanna River, classified for the following uses: warm water and migratory fishes. Application received: December 12, 2013.
Permit No. 13930301C5 and NPDES Permit No. PA0595829. Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc., (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County affecting 14.9 acres, receiving stream: Stony Creek, classified for the following use: EV. Application received: December 23, 2013.
Permit No. 6275SM2C12 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594539. Hanson Aggregates PA, LLC, (7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Limestone and Liberty Townships, Montour County affecting 285.5 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Chillisquaque Creek, classified for the following uses: warm water and migratory fishes. Application received: January 13, 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
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
NPDES No. PA0235407 (Mining Permit No. 03991301), Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). A revision to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the Logansport Mine in Bethel Township, Armstrong County to revise the water handling plan to reroute NPDES outfalls to the Allegheny River. Surface Acres Affected 120.9. Receiving stream: Allegheny River, classified for the following use: WWF. The application was considered administratively complete on October 3, 2013. Application received September 18, 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.
Outfall 006 discharges to: Allegheny River
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 006 (Lat: 40° 44` 15.2" Long: 79° 35` 09.7") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) 4.1 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 1.3 2.0 3.3 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) Report Report Chlorides (mg/l) Report Report Sulfates (mg/l) Report Report Bromide (mg/l) Report Report Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
NPDES No. PA0269217 (Mining permit no. 32130101), K.M.P. Associates, Inc., 3756 Route 981 Saltsburg, PA 15681-1475, new NPDES permit for surface coal mining in Conemaugh and Young Townships, Indiana County, affecting 27.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Big Run, classified for the following use: cold water fisheries. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: October 22, 2013.
The outfalls listed below discharge to unnamed tributaries to/and Big Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 Y 002 Y 003 Y 004 Y 005 Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
Outfalls: 001, 003, 004, and 005 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) 35.0 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: 002 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) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) 50.0 50.0 50.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
NPDES No. PA0212032 (Permit No. 37860305). Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC (1807 Shenango Road, New Galilee, PA 16141) Renewal of an NPDES permit for a large industrial minerals surface mine in Plain Grove Township, Lawrence County, affecting 103.0 acres. Receiving streams: Taylor Run, classified for the following uses: CWF. TMDL: None. Application received: December 23, 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 noncoal mining activities.
The outfall(s) listed below discharge to Taylor Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) SP4 N SP5 N Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200
NPDES No 53120301GP-104 (Mining Permit No. 53120301). Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., 1952 Waddle Road, Suite 203, State College, PA 16803, new General NPDES Permit For Stormwater Discharges Associated With mining Activities (BMR GP-104) For Noncoal Surface Mine in Roulette Township, Potter County affecting 59.3 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributaries to Trout Brook and Allegheny River classified for the following use(s): CWF. Permit issued: January 10, 2014.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
NPDES Permit No. PA0225401 on Permit Nos. 64142801 and 64141001. Litts & Sons Stone Co., Inc., (19 Primrose Drive, Springbrook Township, PA 18444), new NPDES Permit for a Small Noncoal Surface Mining Permit and General Permit for Short-Term Construction (GP103) quarry operation in Sterling Township, Wayne County, affecting 13.5 acres. Receiving stream: Butternut Creek to West Branch Wallenpaupack Creek/Lackawanna River Watershed, classified for the following use: Designated Use HQ-cold water fishes, Existing Use: EV. Application received: December 12, 2013.
Non-discharge BMP's shall be in effect.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the Commonwealth to certify that the involved projects will not violate the sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA, the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment shall submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted before an application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on working days at the office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications Received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification under section 401(a) of the FWPCA.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636
E08-484. Athens Borough, 2 South River Street, Athens PA, 18810-1702. Susquehanna River bank stabilization in Athens Borough, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District. (Sayre, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 57` 27"; Longitude: -76° 30` 58").
To stabilize the western bank of the Susquehanna River (WWF) with R-7 Rip Rap from the Borough building in the north to the Front Street Bridge on the south. Total project will permanently impact 2,800 feet along the River.
E18-488. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, 1924 Daisy Street Extension, Clearfield, PA 16830. SR 2016 Section A01 Bridge Replacement and Stream bank Stabilization in Mill Hall Borough, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (Mill Hall, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41°06`06"; Longitude -77°29`04").
PA DOT Engineering District 2-0 proposes to replace a two span steel I-beam bridge with a two span pre-stressed concrete spread box beam bridge. The existing bridge has a span of 101.0 Ft., a skew of 90 degrees, an underclearance of 9.99 Ft., a low chord of 578.99 Ft. and a hydraulic opening of 116.47 Ft2. The proposed bridge has a span of 135.5 Ft., a skew of 90 degrees, an underclearance of 10.35 Ft., a low chord of 579.35 Ft. and a hydraulic opening of 1,476.72 Ft2. The proposed structure will be located 36 Ft. downstream of the existing structure. In addition PA DOT proposed to stabilize approximately 270 Ft. of stream bank with R-8 Rip-Rap. The project will temporarily impact 0.01 acre of wetlands and does not require mitigation. Fishing Creek is classified as a Cold Water Fishery by Title 25, Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards. The project will not require mitigation.
E41-651. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, PO Box 218 Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. S.R. 0287, Section 137, Unnamed Tributary to the Second Fork of Larrys Creek Bridge Replacement, Cogan House Township, Lycoming County, Baltimore ACOE (English Center, PA Quadrangle N: 41°23` 29"; W: -77° 15` 14").
PA DOT Engineering District 3-0 proposes to replace a single span concrete slab bridge with a 58X91 inch Concrete Elliptical Pipe. The existing bridge has a span of 8.33 Ft., a skew of 90 degrees, an underclearance of 3.5 Ft., a low chord of 1,265.710 Ft. and a hydraulic opening of 25.2 Ft2. The proposed elliptical pipe has a span of 7.58 Ft., a skew of 80 degrees, an underclearance of 3.83 Ft., a low chord of 1,264.78 Ft. and a hydraulic opening of 29.4 Ft2. The project will temporarily impact 0.01 acre and permanently impact 0.08 acre of jurisdictional wetlands and will be debited from the Vargo wetland bank. In addition, approximately 78 Ft. of the unnamed tributary will be impacted by a minor realignment. The unnamed tributary to the Second Fork of Larrys Creek is classified as a High Quality Cold Water Fishery by Title 25, Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards.
E41-653. DCNR—Pleasant Stream Road, Racheal Carson State Office Building, 6th Floor, PO Box 8552, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8552. Pleasant Stream Road Reconstruction Project in Cascade and McIntyre Townships, Lycoming County, ACOE Baltimore District (Bodines, PA Quadrangle Lat: 41° 29` 41.9"; Long: -76° 55` 30.2").
To restore, construct and maintain Pleasant Stream Road in Cascade and McIntyre Township—Lycoming County, which is located over Pleasant Stream. The previous roadway and structures were destroyed during Tropical Storm Lee in September 2011. The road has been closed as a result of the damage. The scope of the repairs is to reconstruct the road with generally the same geometry horizontal and vertical cross sections. The project will also consist of stream bank stabilization and the removal of a gravel bar.
A total of approximately 2,120 linear feet of new roadway embankment will be resurfaced with Driving Surface Aggregate (DSA). Approximately 970 lineal feet of roadway embankment will be reconstructed. Approximately 620 lineal feet or riprap slope protection will be installed in three separate areas and 540 feet of gravel bar will be shaved down in two separate areas. The project will also consist of the construction of 14 multi-log vane deflectors and three root wad deflectors.
The total estimated stream impacts for the project are approximately 32,200 ft2 of permanent impacts. The proposed crossings will not permanently impact wetlands, cultural or archaeological resources, national/state/local parks, forests recreational areas, landmarks wildlife refuge or historical sites. Pleasant Stream is classified with a designated use of High Quality-Cold Water Fishery (HQ-CWF) and with an existing use of Exceptional Value (EV).
E57-129. Fox Township, 44 Middle Road, Shunk PA, 17768-0011. Road and bridge repairs in Fox Township, Sullivan County, ACOE Baltimore District. (Hillsgrove, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 29` 13", Longitude: -76° 42` 27"). To repair 4-roadway washouts with rock protection and replace two washed out bridges along Hoagland Branch. Bridges will be pre-stressed concrete spread box beam on spread footings at same location as existing. Total impacts include 1,120 feet of permanent impacts and 1,249 feet of temporary construction impacts.
Northwest Region: Oil and Gas Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335 814-332-6860
E10-08-003, XTO Energy, Inc., 502 Keystone Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086, Welter to Cypher Temporary Water Pipeline in Clearfield, Donegal, Oakland and Summit Townships, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. (East Butler Quadrangle N: 40° 52` 57.35"; W: -79° 44` 59.84").
The applicant proposes to install approximately 3.2 miles of 12" diameter temporary water pipeline with associated temporary access roads, in Clearfield, Donegal, Oakland and Summit Townships, Butler County. The project will result in 92 linear feet of temporary stream impacts and .061 acre of temporary wetland impacts.
The water obstructions and encroachments for the purposes of installing the temporary water pipeline and associated access roads are described below:
Impact No. Description of Impact
Latitude / Longitude 1 A temporary road crossing of, and a 12" diameter temporary water pipeline to be placed as an aerial crossing over, a UNT to Bonnie Brook (WWF) and its associated floodway, having 8 linear feet of temporary stream impact. 41°53`33.98"N
-79°47`4.90"W2 A temporary road crossing of, and a 12" diameter temporary water pipeline to be placed as an aerial crossing over, a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland, having .011 acre of temporary wetland impact. 40°53`30.25"N
-79°47`6.62"W3 A temporary road crossing of, and a 12" diameter temporary water pipeline to be placed as an aerial crossing over, a UNT to Bonnie Brook (WWF) and its associated floodway consisting of palustrine emergent (PEM) and palustrine shrub-scrub (PSS); having 23 linear feet of temporary stream impact and .0054 acre of temporary wetlands impacts. 40°52`58.78"N
-79°46`51.31"W4 A temporary road crossing of, and a 12" diameter temporary water pipeline to be placed as an aerial crossing over, a UNT to Bonnie Brook (WWF) and its associated floodway, having 13 linear feet of temporary stream impact. 41°52` 59.78"N
-79°46`31.20"W5 A temporary road crossing of, and a 12" diameter temporary water pipeline to be placed as an aerial crossing over, a UNT to Little Buffalo Run (HQ-TSF) and its associated floodway, having 10 linear feet of temporary stream impact. 40°53`0.20"N
-79°46`9.52"W6 A temporary road crossing of, and a 12" diameter temporary water pipeline to be placed as an aerial crossing over, a UNT to Little Buffalo Run (HQ-TSF) and its associated floodway consisting of palustrine emergent (PEM); having 16 linear feet of temporary stream impact and .033 acre of temporary wetlands impacts. 40°52`55.23"N
-79°45`47.66"W7 A temporary road crossing of, and a 12" diameter temporary water pipeline to be placed as an aerial crossing over, a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland, having .008 acre of temporary wetland impact. 40°52`56.04"N
-79°45`15.48"W8 A temporary road crossing of, and a 12" diameter temporary water pipeline to be placed as an aerial crossing over, a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland, having .004 acre of temporary wetland impact. 40°52`56.10"N
-79°45`12.73"W9 A temporary road crossing of, and a 12" diameter temporary water pipeline to be placed as an aerial crossing over, a UNT to Little Buffalo Run (HQ-TSF) and its associated floodway consisting of palustrine emergent (PEM); having 22 linear feet of temporary stream impact and .0009 acre of temporary wetlands impacts. 40°52`56.17"N
-79°45`10.29"W
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8460, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8460
D64-047. Douglas Dorsett, 75 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. To modify, operate, and maintain Mill Pond Dam across an unnamed tributary to Middle Creek (HQ-CWF, MF), for the purpose of complying with the Commonwealth's regulations. (Lake Ariel, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41.485°; Longitude: -75.3978°) in South Canaan Township, Wayne County.
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