NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[45 Pa.B. 5401]
[Saturday, August 29, 2015]
THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS This notice provides information about persons who have applied for a new, amended or renewed NPDES or WQM permit, a permit waiver for certain stormwater discharges or submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under a General Permit. The applications concern, but are not limited to, discharges regarding industrial, animal or sewage waste, discharges to groundwater, discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), stormwater associated with construction activities or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO). This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category Section I NPDES Renewals Section II NPDES New or Amendment Section III WQM Industrial, Sewage or Animal Waste; Discharge into Groundwater Section IV NPDES MS4 Individual Permit Section V NPDES MS4 Permit Waiver Section VI NPDES Individual Permit Stormwater Construction Section VII NPDES NOI for Coverage under NPDES General Permits For NPDES renewal applications in Section I, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to reissue these permits for 5 years subject to effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements in their current permits, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new and changed regulations and other requirements.
For applications for new NPDES permits and renewal applications with major changes in Section II, as well as applications for MS4 Individual Permits and Individual Stormwater Construction Permits in Sections IV and VI, the Department, based upon preliminary reviews, has made tentative determinations of proposed effluent limitations and other terms and conditions for the permit applications. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 92a.32(d), the proposed discharge of stormwater associated with construction activities will be managed in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102. These determinations are published as proposed actions for comments prior to taking final actions.
Unless indicated otherwise, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to proposed NPDES permit actions under the waiver provision in 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on NPDES applications are invited to submit statements to the contact office noted before the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Persons wishing to comment on WQM permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office noted before the application within 15 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the applications. A comment submittal 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.
The Department will also accept requests for public hearings on applications. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. The Department will postpone its final determination until after a public hearing is held.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users, or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
I. NPDES Renewal Applications
Northeast Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. Phone: 570-826-2511.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed No.)EPA Waived
Y/N?PA0063142
(Industrial Wastewater)Chrin Brothers Sanitary Landfill
1225 Industrial Drive
Easton, PA 18042Northampton County
Williams TownshipUNT to the Lehigh River (02C) Y
Southcentral Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone: 717-705-4707.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived
Y/N?PA0033111
(Sewage)Oak Creek Campgrounds, Inc.
PO Box 128
Bowmansville, PA 17507Lancaster County/Brecknock Township Rock Run (7J) Y PA0247669
(Sewage)John E. Groninger, Inc.
Arch Rock Development
PO Box 36
Mexico, PA 17056Juniata County/
Fermanagh TownshipHorning Run (12A) Y PA0085367
(Sewage)Sills Family Campground
PO Box 566
Adamstown, PA 19501Lancaster County/
Brecknock TownshipUNT Little Muddy Run (7J) Y PA0088722
(Industrial Waste)John F. Martin & Sons, Inc.
55 Lower Hillside Road
PO Box 137
Stevens, PA 17578Lancaster County/
West Cocalico TownshipIndian Run (7J) Y Northwest Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived
Y/N?PA0101664
(Sewage)Orchard Park Estates
2077 Bredinsburg Road
Franklin, PA 16323-8115Venango County
Cranberry TownshipLower Twomile Run
(16-G)Y PA0020052
(Sewage)Eldred Boro STP
Route 446
Eldred, PA 16731McKean County
Eldred BoroughAllegheny River
(16-C)Y
II. Applications for New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Non-Waived Permit Applications
Northeast Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. Phone: 570-826-2511.
PA0025224, Sewage, SIC Code 4952, Saint Clair Sewer Authority Schuylkill County, 16 S 3rd Street, Saint Clair, PA 17970-1207. Facility Name: St Clair Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). This existing facility is located in East Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated Sewage.
The receiving stream(s), Mill Creek, is located in State Water Plan watershed 3-A and is classified for Cold Water Fishery (CWF), aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.75 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Parameters Average
MonthlyWeekly
AverageMinimum Average
MonthlyWeekly
AverageInstant.
MaximumFlow (MGD) Report Report
Daily MaxXXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Dissolved Oxygen XXX XXX Report XXX XXX XXX Total Residual Chlorine* XXX XXX XXX 0.98 XXX 2.0 Total Residual Chlorine** XXX XXX XXX Report XXX 0.750 CBOD5 156 250 XXX 25.0 40.0 50.0 BOD5 Influent XXX XXX XXX Report XXX XXX Total Suspended Solids Influent XXX XXX XXX Report XXX XXX Total Suspended Solids 188 282 XXX 30.0 45.0 60.0 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) May 1 - Sep 30 XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX 1,000 Oct 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 2,000
Geo MeanXXX 10,000 Nitrate-Nitrite as N XXX XXX XXX Report XXX XXX Total Nitrogen XXX XXX XXX Report XXX XXX Ammonia-Nitrogen May 1 - Oct 31 Report XXX XXX 24.7 XXX 49.4 Nov 1 - Apr 30 Report XXX XXX Report XXX Report Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen XXX XXX XXX Report XXX XXX Total Phosphorus Report XXX XXX Report XXX XXX Total Aluminum XXX XXX XXX Report XXX XXX Total Copper Report XXX XXX Report Report
Daily MaxXXX Total Iron XXX XXX XXX Report XXX XXX Total Lead Report XXX XXX Report Report
Daily MaxXXX Total Manganese XXX XXX XXX Report XXX XXX *When using chlorine as either primary or back-up disinfection.
**When not using chlorine as either primary or back-up disinfection (Conversion to UV disinfection).
In addition, the permit contains the following major special conditions:
• Stormwater prohibition; Necessary Property Rights; Residuals management; Chlorine Minimization; Changes to existing discharge/stream; and Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) conditions including Interim Compliance Milestones.
You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 570-826-5472.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
Southcentral Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone: 717-705-4707.PA0054852, SIC Code 4953, WBLF Acquisition Co. LLC, 455 Poplar Neck Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508-8300. Facility Name: Western Berks Community Landfill & Recycling Ctr/Birdsboro. This existing facility is located in Cumru Township, Berks County.
Description of Existing Activity: The application is for a renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial wastewater.
The receiving stream(s), Schuylkill River, is located in State Water Plan watershed 3-C and is classified for Warm Water Fishes and Migratory Fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The discharge is not expected to affect public water supplies.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.047 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Parameters Average
MonthlyDaily
MaximumMinimum Average
MonthlyDaily
MaximumInstant.
MaximumFlow (MGD) Report Report XXX XXX XXX XXX pH (S.U.) XXX XXX 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Total Residual Chlorine XXX XXX XXX 0.5 XXX 1.64 CBOD5 9.8 19.6 XXX 25 50 75 Total Suspended Solids 10.6 23.5 XXX 27 60 75 Total Dissolved Solids 1,669 3,338 XXX 5,000 10,000 15,000 Fecal Coliform (CFU/100 ml) May 1 - Sep 30 XXX XXX XXX 200
Geo MeanXXX 1,000 Oct 1 - Apr 30 XXX XXX XXX 2,000
Geo MeanXXX 10,000 Ammonia-Nitrogen 1.9 3.9 XXX 4.9 10 12.2 Total Zinc 0.043 0.078 XXX 0.11 0.20 0.275 Phenol 0.006 0.010 XXX 0.015 0.026 0.037 a-Terpineol 0.006 0.013 XXX 0.016 0.033 0.040 Benzoic Acid 0.028 0.047 XXX 0.071 0.120 0.177 p-Cresol 0.005 0.010 XXX 0.014 0.025 0.035 PCBs (Dry Weather) (pg/L) (Interim) XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX PCBs (Wet Weather) (pg/L) (Interim) XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX The proposed effluent limits for stormwater Outfalls 002—004 and 007—011 are based on a design flow of 0.000000 MGD.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Parameters Average
MonthlyMinimum Average
MonthlyDaily
MaximumInstant.
MaximumpH (S.U.) XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX CBOD5 XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Chemical Oxygen Demand XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Suspended Solids XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Dissolved Solids XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Oil and Grease XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Nitrate-Nitrite as N XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Ammonia-Nitrogen XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Arsenic XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Barium XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Cadmium XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Chromium XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Cyanide XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Iron XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Lead XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Magnesium XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Mercury XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Selenium XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Silver XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX Total Organic Carbon XXX XXX XXX XXX Report XXX In addition, the permit contains the following major special conditions:
• Continued quarterly reporting of raw leachate sampling results;
• Implementation of Best Management Practices and following a PPC Plan for the stormwater outfalls;
• Permission to sample at stormwater outfalls 002, 009, and 011 only, as representative stormwater outfalls.
You may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 717-705-4732.
The EPA Waiver is in effect.
III. WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Applications under The Clean Streams Law
Southeast Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484.250.5900
WQM Permit No. 4615406, Sewage, West Pottsgrove Township, 980 Grosstown Road, Stowe, PA 19464.
This proposed facility is located in West Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County.
Description of Action/Activity: Replacing the existing 4 inch force main with a 6 inch force main and complete associated piping.
WQM Permit No. WQG02151506, Sewage, South Coatesville Borough, 136 Modena Road, Coatesville, PA 19320.
This proposed facility is located in South Coatesville Borough, Chester County.
Description of Action/Activity: Construction and operation of a sewer extension and pump station.
Southcentral Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone: 717-705-4707.
WQM Permit No. 3495201, Amendment No. 3, Industrial Waste, Empire Kosher Poultry, 247 Empire Drive, Mifflintown, PA 17059.
This proposed facility is located in Mifflintown Borough, Juniata County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Seeking permit approval for the additional of an equalization tank at their existing plant.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Clean Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Phone: 412.442.4000.
WQM Permit No. 0215410, Sewage, Penn Hills Municipal, 12245 Frankstown Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-3405.
This existing facility is located in Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Replace existing gas chlorination system with UV disinfection.
WQM Permit No. 5615405, Sewage, National Park Service, 278 Park Headquarters Road, Stoystown, PA 15563.
This proposed facility is located in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: construction of a sewer treatment facility to serve new visitor center.
Northwest Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
WQM Permit No. WQG02251501, Sewage, Fairview Township Water & Sewer Authority, P.O. Box 429, 7485 McCray Road, Fairview, PA 16415-0429.
This proposed facility is located in Fairview Township, Erie County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Sanitary sewer lift station.
WQM Permit No. 1015404, Sewage, Gregory & Mary Ann Hulbert, 103 Hillside Drive, Harmony, PA 16037.
This proposed facility is located in Lancaster Township, Butler County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant.
WQM Permit No. 2515412, Sewage, Larry Miller M, 2313 Saltsman Rd, Erie, PA 16510.
This proposed facility is located in Greenfield Township, Erie County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant.
VI. NPDES Individual Permit Applications for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities
Northeast Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI024814014 Wagner Enterprises, LTD
c/o Mr. Mark Wagner
P.O. Box 3154
Easton, PA 18043Northampton City of Bethlehem Saucon Creek
(HQ-CWF, MF)Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, Nathan Crawford, Section Chief, 717.705.4802.
Permit # Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI030615001 Longswamp Township
1112 State Street
Mertztown, PA 19539-9101Berks Longswamp Township Little Lehigh Creek
HQ/CWF, MFNorthcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Centre County Conservation District: 414 Holmes Avenue, Suite 4, Bellefonte, PA 16823, (814) 355-6817
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI041415008 Michael R Lorenz
24 Christian Ln
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002Centre Marion Township Cedar Run
HQ-CWF
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/
NewCoopers Hillside Dairy
335 Dotterer Road
Lenhartsville, PA 19534Berks 12.1 777.95 Swine NA Renewal Meadow Run Farm
4270 Harvest Road
Manheim, PA 17545Lebanon 107 1,102.5 Swine NA Renewal Weiler Farms #1
350 East Mill Avenue
Myerstown, PA 17067Lebanon 118.2 586.03 Swine NA Renewal Weiler Farms #3
226 Ridge Road
Jonestown, PA 17038Lebanon 147.6 966.95 Swine NA Renewal Amos Newswanger
(Garreau Farm)
158 Miller Road
Lewisburg, PA 17837Union 828.3 469.99 Swine and Poultry HQ Renewal Troester Dairy
175 Cannon Road
Mifflinburg, PA 17844Union 844.3 1,015.4 Dairy NA Renewal David Groff
262 Pawling Road
Lewisburg, PA 17837Union 592.4 631.68 Swine NA Renewal
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 Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brown-fields Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Magee Center, Bloomsburg University, 700 West Main Street, Town of Bloomsburg, Columbia County. Black Rock Environmental, LLC, P.O. Box 288, Nazareth, PA 18064, on behalf of Bloomsburg University, 400 East 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. An underground storage tank was discovered at the former Magee Center and a release of heating oil contaminated the groundwater and soil. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Press Enterprise on June 17, 2015.
Northeast Region: Eric Supey, Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Irene Cooke Property, 47 Wilden Drive, Palmer Township, Northampton County. BlackRock Environmental LLC, PO Box 288, Nazareth, PA 18064, on behalf of BlackRock Environmental LLC, PO Box 288, Nazareth, PA 18064 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A release of an unknown quantity of No. 2 Heating Oil was discovered on June 23, 2015 from a 250 gallon and a 500 gallon UST. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Express Times on July 25, 2015.
Jaffin Residence, 27 3rd Lane, Salem Township, Luzerne County. James P. Sposito Associates, 11 Archbald Street, Carbondale, PA 18407, on behalf of Datom Products, Inc., 113 Monahan Avenue, Dunmore, PA 18512, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Approximately 145 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil was released from an aboveground tank resulting in contaminated soil on the site. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide Health Standard for soil. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Press Enterprise on July 1, 2015.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone 717.705.4705.
Brickyard Road Site, 615 Brickyard Road, New Oxford, PA 17350, Oxford Township, Adams County. BL Companies, 4242 Carlisle Pike, Camp Hill, PA 17011, on behalf of Royal Building, Inc., 160 Ram Drive, Hanover, PA 17301, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site groundwater contaminated with gasoline released from a buried pipeline. The site will be remediated to the Site Specific Standard. Future use is unknown. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Gettysburg Times on August 3, 2015.
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brown-field Development Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
5044 William Flynn Highway Site, 5044 William Flynn Highway, Hampton Township, Allegheny County. GAI Consultants, Inc., 385 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120 on behalf of Executive Motors, Inc., 1013 Executive Drive, Gibsonia, PA 15044 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate to meet the non-residential Statewide Health standard concerning site soils and groundwater contaminated with petroleum constituents. The site was formerly a service station/truck stop, an auto body repair, auto sales and auto service facility. Notice of the NIR was published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on August 10, 2015.
Proposed Murrysville Grocery Store (formerly Great American Lines, Angesco, Foster's Automotive Center, Tek Truck, Winky's Hardees, Gatto Cycle), 3801-3825 William Penn Highway, Municipality of Murrysville, Westmoreland County. ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC., 500 Bursca Drive, Suite 506 Bridgeville, PA 15017 on behalf of TLBT, LLC, 2005 Market Street, Suite 1010 Philadelphia, PA 19103 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate to meet the Site-Specific standard concerning site soils and groundwater contaminated with benzene, lead and 1,1,2-tricholoethane. Notice of the NIR was published in the Tribune-Review on July 29, 2015.
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) for Determination of Applicability received Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste Other Than Coal Ash
Northeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
General Permit Application No. WMGM039, Crushcrete, Inc. 1035 Mauch Chunk Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18018-6622. This application is for a satellite location under Crushcrete's WMGM039 approval for processing prior to beneficial use of asphalt shingles. The satellite facility is located at the Middle Smithfield Materials site in Middle Smithfield and Bushkill Townships, Monroe County. The application for Determination of Applicability was received in the Regional Office on May 13, 2015, and was deemed administratively complete as of May 20, 2015.
Persons interested in obtaining more information about the Determination of Applicability application may contact Jeffrey Spaide, Environmental Engineer Manager, Waste Management Program, Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1519 at 570-826-2511. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
Public comments must be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice, and these comments 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 and regulations to operate a Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Telephone 412-442-4000.
Permit ID No. 301071. MAX Environmental Technologies, Inc. 1815 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241-1498. MAX Environmental Technologies, Inc., Yukon Facility, 233 MAX Lane, Yukon, PA 15698. An application for a major permit modification for expansion of a the residual waste disposal facility in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County was received and determined to be complete by the Regional Office on August 10, 2015.
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 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 this type of 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 Chapter 127, Subchapter 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 the United 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: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
48-00037A: Chrin Brothers, Inc (1225 Industrial Drive, Easton, PA 18042) for the modification of conditions contained in Chrin Brothers Sanitary Landfill current Title V Permit (48-00037) and for the expansion of the existing landfill located in Williams Township, Northampton County. The proposed expansion will be comprised of approximately 32 acres east and north of the current solid waste disposal boundary and additional overlay areas within the current landfill boundary. The expansion will not involve any increase of the daily waste acceptance rate which is currently 1,500 average tons per day of municipal solid waste with a maximum daily acceptance rate of 2,000 tons per day at their facility in Williams Township, Northampton County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6636
10-171E: Butler Color Press (119 Bonnie Drive, Butler, PA 16002), for the modification of plan approval 10-171D conditions associated with the construction of a new web offset pressline controlled by a new dryer/afterburner control system in Summit Township, Butler County. This is a State Only facility.
37-023G: NRG Power Midwest LP—New Castle Plant (2189 State Route 168 South, West Pittsburg, PA 16160), for the proposed facility Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL) in Taylor Township, Lawrence County. This is a Title V facility.
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 Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, Telephone: 717-705-4702
06-05112: WBLF Acquisition Co., LLC/Western Berks Landfill (455 Poplar Neck Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508) for operation of a municipal solid waste landfill in Cumru Township, Berks County. Actual emissions from the facility in 2014 were estimated at 11.22 tons CO, 3.13 tons NOx, 7.77 tons PM10, 1.56 ton PM2.5, 0.72 ton SOx, 3.71 tons VOC, 0.73 ton of a single HAP (toluene), and 0.73 ton of combined HAPs. The Title V 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. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR 60, Subpart WWW—Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills & 40 CFR 61, and Subpart M—National Emission Standard for Asbestos.
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 19401
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
09-00226: Nosco ODSC, Inc. (1504 Grundy Lane, Units 4-8, Bristol, PA 19007) for an initial State Only Operating Permit in Bristol Township, Bucks County. Nosco is a full-service printed packaging solutions provider. Sources at the facility consist of two digital printing presses and one flexographic press. The primary pollutant of concern from the plant is volatile organic compounds (VOC) from the inks, coatings, and solvents that are used in the printing process. The facility is categorized as a natural minor facility based on its potential emissions. The permit includes monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements to address all applicable air quality requirements.
15-00041: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co. (604 Street Rd., Cochranville, PA 19330) for operation of a natural gas transmission facility in Londonderry Township, Chester County. The facility's major emission points include four (4) natural gas-fired compressor engines and one (1) natural gas-fired emergency generator. This action is a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit. The initial permit was issued on 12-9-2005 and was renewed on 11-30-2010. The permit is for a non-Title V, Synthetic Minor facility. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice standards 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: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
40-00107: Allegheny Energy Supply, LLC, (800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601) The Department intends to issue a State Only (Synthetic Minor) operating permit for a natural gas fired combustion turbine at a facility in Hunlock Township, Luzerne County. The permittee is taking limitations on operating hours, NOx emissions, fuel type, and control device usage to maintain Synthetic Minor status. The State Only (Synthetic Minor) operating permit includes emissions, monitoring, record keeping, reporting, testing and additional conditions designed to ensure compliance with all applicable Federal and State air pollution control requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, Telephone: 717-705-4702
07-03045: Cargill Inc./Animal Nutrition MFG Roaring Spring (965 Frederick Road, Martinsburg, PA 16662) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for operation of a pelletized feed mill located in Taylor Township, Blair County. The facility potential emissions are 13 tons of PM. 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. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJJJJ—National Emission Standard for Area Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers, and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart DDDDDDD—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Prepared Feeds Manufacturing.
31-05013: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc./Tyrone Forge Asphalt Plant (855 Birmingham Road, Tyrone, PA 16686) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for operation of a batch asphalt plant in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County. The 2014 emissions of the facility were 4.2 tons of PM, 33.2 tons of CO, 2.4 tons of NOx, 0.5 ton of SOx, 0.8 ton of VOC, and 1.5 ton 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 60, Subpart I—Standard of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648
08-00044: Barefoot Pellet Company (PO Box 96, Troy, PA 16947) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for their facility located in Troy Township, Bradford County. The operating permit will incorporate the terms and conditions from plan approval 08-00044B. The facility's main sources include a three pass natural gas fired biomass rotary dryer and associated material sizing and conveying equipment.
The facility has the potential to emit 25.20 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 15.12 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 39.96 tons of particulate matter less than 10 micron in diameter, 0.14 ton per year of sulfur oxides, 18.07 tons per year of volatile organic compounds and 2.92 tons per year of hazardous air pollutants. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145.
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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4174
65-00865: DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation (1001 Technology Drive, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666) In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425, notice is hereby given that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue an Air Quality State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) to DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation to authorize the continued operation of their thermal transfer ribbons manufacturing plant located in Mount Pleasant, East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.
The facility produces thermal transfer ribbons for facsimile, bar code and dye-sublimation printers. Thermal transfer ribbon is used in high quality printing applications. Sources at this facility include coating lines, storage tanks, boilers and an emergency generator. Control units include solvent recovery units, thermal oxidizers, and dust collectors. The facility is currently a synthetic minor source of VOC and HAP because the proposed facility wide potential to emit through Plan Approval PA-65-00865C is limited not to equal or exceed 50 tpy for VOC, 10 tpy for single HAP, and 25 tpy for combined HAPs.
This facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—NESHAP for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE), and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The proposed SOOP includes source-specific emission limitations, operational restrictions, compliance testing and monitoring requirements, work practice standards, and associated recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
A person may oppose the proposed State Only Operating Permit by filing a written protest with the Department through Noor Nahar, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, nnahar@pa.gov, 412.442.4194. Written comments may also be submitted via the same method. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed State Only Operating Permit (SOOP-65-00865), and a concise statement of the objections to the State Only Operating Permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
DTI's State Only Operating Permit application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the Proposed State Only Operating Permit for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the DTI State Only Operating Permit Application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed air Quality State Only Operating Permit for this project, a person may contact Phil Bouse at pbouse@pa.gov or 412.442.4000.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6131
10-00380: Mountain Gathering LLC, Jefferson Compressor Station (910 Saxonburg Road, Butler, PA) for a Synthetic Minor Permit to operate a natural gas compressor station located in Jefferson Township, Butler County. The primary emissions are from the eight 1,775 Hp compressor engines at the facility.
Construction of this facility was authorized by Plan Approval Number: 10-0380C which was issued on December 13, 2013. The conditions from that plan approval have been incorporated into the Synthetic Minor Operating Permit.
Additional equipment was installed under General Plan Approval Number GP-10-00380 which was issued on July 29, 2014.
Sources at this facility are subject to the following federal emission standards:
• 40 CFR 60, Subpart JJJJ—Standards Of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines
• 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOOO—Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, Transmission and Distribution.
• 40 CFR 63, Subpart HH—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities
The latest version of these subparts have been attached to the appropriate sources.
The potential emissions from this facility are as follows. (All values are in tons/year.) PM10/PM2.5 = 5.61, SOx = 0.33, NOx = 74.78, VOC = 38.00, CO = 38.89, CO2e = 62,171.66, HAPs = 4.92.
25-00037: Joseph McCormick Construction Company Inc. Wesleyville Plant (1507 Wesley Avenue, Erie, PA 16510-1675) for a renewal of the Synthetic Minor Permit to operate a hot mix asphalt plant located in Wesleyville Borough, Erie County. The emitting sources are a batch asphalt plant with dryer, material conveyors, and a baghouse. This facility is a Synthetic Minor because the facility took a restriction on production of hot mix asphalt (HMA) of less than or equal to 480,000 tons to avoid the Title V status (based on the AP-42 emission factor of 0.4 lb/ton from Table 11.1-5, the CO emissions would be 96 TPY). The actual emissions of pollutants submitted by the facility for the 2014 emission inventory are CO: 1.38 Tons per year (TPY), NOx: 0.5262 TPY, PM10: 0.1250 TPY, PM2.5: 0.0937 TPY, SOx: 0.0099 TPY, VOC: 0.2662 TPY, CO2: 1973.46 TPY.
43-00326: Buckeye Leasing, Incorporated, City Slag Quarry Plant (300, Ohio Street Extension, Hermitage, PA 16148) for renewal of a Natural Minor Permit to operate a non-metallic mineral processing plant and processing recycled concrete. The emitting sources are slag processing operations and a portable crush and screen plant with diesel engines for the recycled concrete processing. The facility is located in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County. This facility is a Natural Minor facility. All emissions from the slag processing are fugitives. Actual slag processing emissions based on 2,080 hours are: PM-10 2.56 TPY and PM 2.5—0.34 TPY. Actual emissions from the recycled concrete processing operations are PM-10 0.4 TPY and PM 2.5—0.06 TPY. Emissions from the engines are less than 2.0 TPY NOx, 3.08 TPY CO, 1.93 TPY VOC and 0.10 TPY PM.
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
63743705. ArcelorMittal Pristine Resources, LLC, (PO Box 36, 129 Bethlehem Road, Revloc, PA 15948). To renew the permit for the Marianna Mine No. 58 CRDA in West Bethlehem Township, Washington County for reclamation only. No discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 12, 2015. Application received May 18, 2015.
03851303 and NPDES No. PA0213462. McVille Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To renew the permit for the Clementine Mine No. 1 in South Buffalo and North Buffalo Townships, Armstrong County and related NPDES permit for reclamation only. Includes deletion of 6,323.0 subsidence control plan acres. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 12, 2015. Application received October 1, 2014.
11991301 and NPDES No. PA0215210. Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To renew the permit for the Twin Rocks Mine in Blacklick Township, Cambria County and related NPDES permit for reclamation only. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 12, 2015. Application received November 3, 2014.
30841317 and NPDES No. PA0213527. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, (1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317). To revise the permit for the Enlow Fork Mine in Richhill Township, Greene County, East Finley, South Franklin, Buffalo Townships, Washington County and related NPDES permit for installation of the Lagonda Powerline. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 12, 2015. Application received May 7, 2015.
30121301 and NPDES No. PA0236195. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, (1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317). To revise permit for the Harvey Mine in Richhill and Morris Townships, Greene County and related NPDES permit, for installation of overhead electric line. Surface Acres Proposed 18.2. No additional discharge. The application was considered administratively complete on August 14, 2015. Application received May 18, 2015.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
Permit No. 3279103 and NPDES No. PA0079791. CONSOL Mining Co., LLC, CNX Center, 1000 Consol Energy Dr., Canonsburg, PA 15317, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 19.0 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Big Run classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: July 31, 2015.
Permit No. 32100102 and NPDES No. PA0263044. Britt Energies, Inc., P.O. Box 515, Indiana, PA 15701, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Burrell Township, Indiana County, affecting 110.3 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Conemaugh River classified for the following use: cold water fishes and warm water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 5, 2015.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
33100105. Original Fuels, Inc. (P.O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface and auger mine in Perry Township, Jefferson County, affecting 139.8 acres. This renewal is for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Big Run and Big Run, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 12, 2015.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500
03980101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202541. Walter L. Houser Coal Co., Inc. (37 Copper Valley Road, Creekside, PA 15732). Renewal application for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Kittanning Township, Armstrong County, affecting 207 acres. Receiving streams: Mill Run and unnamed tributaries to Mill Run, 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: August 6, 2015.
26900109 and NPDES Permit No. PA059206. Chess Coal Company (P.O. Box 37, Dilliner, PA 15327). Renewal application for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Georges Township, Fayette County, affecting 213 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to York Run, 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: August 13, 2015.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
Permit No. 54150102. Lone Eagle Coal Co., Inc., (2068 Old Phoenix Road, Pottsville, PA 17901), commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite surface mine operation in Foster and Frailey Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 147.6 acres, receiving stream: Swatara Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: August 10, 2015.
Permit No. 40763206R6. Heavy Media, Inc., (PO Box 27, Nanticoke, PA 18634), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation and preparation plant in Larksville Borough, Luzerne County affecting 77.2 acres, receiving stream: Susquehanna River, classified for the following use: warm water fishes. Application received: August 11, 2015.
Permit No. 40-305-011GP12R. Heavy Media, Inc., (PO Box 27, Nanticoke, PA 18634), renewal application to operate a coal preparation plant whose pollution control equipment is required to meet all applicable limitations, terms and conditions of General Permit, BAQ-GPA/GP-12 on Surface Mining Permit No. 40763206 in Larksville Borough, Luzerne County. Application received: August 11, 2015.
Permit No. 54950104R4 and GP104R. City of Philadelphia, Trustee, Acting by the Board of Directors of City Trust for Girard Estate, (21 South 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County affecting 397.3 acres, receiving streams: Shenandoah Creek and Mahanoy Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: August 13, 2015.
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. 19040801. Reuben Albertson, (70 Albertson Road, Orangeville, PA 17859), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County affecting 1.0 acre on property owned by Dane Albertson. Application received: August 6, 2015.
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. 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 limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters the Department may require.
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 563-2112-115, Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities. 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.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
NPDES No. PA0241521 (Permit No. 16990301). Glen-Gery Corporation (1166 Spring Street, Wyomissing, PA 19610) Revision to an existing NPDES permit for a large industrial minerals surface mine in Monroe Township, Clarion County, affecting 224.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Reids Run and Reids Run, classified for the following uses: CWF. TMDL: Reids Run. Application received: June 15, 2015.
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 unnamed tributaries to Reids Run and Reids Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) TB1 N TB2 N TB3 N TB4 N TB5 N TB5 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3 6 7 Manganese (mg/l) 2 4 5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.9 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributaries to Reids Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) B N C N D N E N F Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3 6 7 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (ml/l) 35 70 90 NPDES No. PA0259616 (Permit No. 37150301). Allegheny Mineral Corporation (P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201) New NPDES permit for a large industrial minerals surface mine in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, affecting 71.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. TMDL: None. Application received: June 26, 2015.
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 unnamed tributary B to Slippery Rock Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3 6 7 Manganese (mg/l) 2 4 5 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributary B to Slippery Rock Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3 6 7 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (ml/l) 35 70 90
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