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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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Mark R. Gorog, P.E., Environmental Engineer Manager—Telephone: 412-442-4150
03-00981: Columbia Midstream Group LLC (300 Woodcliff Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317) for natural gas transmission in Gilpin Township, Armstrong County. This is a plan approval application for installation of two new 1500-k W diesel fired generators at the station.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6636
42-095C: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated, LLC (1 Owens Way, Bradford, PA 16701) for the installation of a cyclone to control particulate emissions from existing operations at their facility in Bradford Township, McKean County.
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: James A. Beach, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
23-0120: Agilyx Corporation (401 Penn Avenue, Marcus Hook, PA 19601) for the installation of a new plastic-to-oil manufacturing facility located in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County. The proposed facility will not have the potential to exceed the Philadelphia Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area minor source thresholds for criteria pollutants including Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), Volatile Organic Compound (VOC), and Particulate Matter (PM); therefore the plant is currently classified as a Natural Minor Facility and an area source for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP). Additionally, the proposed site is not located in an Environmental Justice area. There are no other plan approvals or operating permits issued to this facility. The installation will not trigger New Source Review or Prevention of Severe Deterioration for any criteria pollutant, including Greenhouse Gases. The requirements of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart JJJJ—New Source Performance Standards for Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines apply to the engine onsite. The plan approval will 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 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, Virendra Trivedi, New Source Review Chief, 717-705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702
36-03137B: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. (PO Box 550, Blue Ball, PA 17506-0550) for the modification of the existing tertiary plant which entails relocation of the operation to a lower level of the quarry while reusing the existing tertiary crusher, one new screen, one existing screen, two (2) new conveyors, eleven (11) ''like-for-like'' conveyors, one (1) new bin, one (1) washed sand screw, one (1) new 40,000 cfm baghouse and wet suppression system to control the particulate emissions. The modified tertiary source will be located in Earl Township, Lancaster County. The permittee expects the facility potential emissions to decrease as a result of the modification. Actual emissions of particulate matter (PM) and PM10 are expected to be 5.94 and 2.36 tons per year, respectively. The facility is a State Only facility. DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed or modified will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO—Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into an Operating Permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Edward Orris, P.E., Environmental Engineer Manager—Telephone: 412-442-4161
PA-11-00433B: In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing notice that it intends to issue an Air Quality Plan Approval to GapVax, Inc. (575 Central Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15902) to authorize the increase of painting capacity from 90 vehicles per year to 250 vehicles per year at their existing GapVax facility located in the City of Johnstown, Cambria County.
Air contamination sources proposed for this project will include three (3) Col-Met paint spray booths and one (1) boiler rated at 3.0 MMBtus/hr. Each booth is equipped with four (4) individual HVLP paint guns manufactured by DeVilbiss.
The potential to emit from the project is limited to 44.0 tons VOC, 9.6 tons combined HAP, 1.1 ton CO, 0.01 ton SOx, 1.3 ton NOx, and 0.6 ton PM10 on annual basis. The facility is synthetic minor and this project will not increase the emission currently authorized by the operating permit (OP-11-00433). The proposed sources are subject to the best available technology (BAT) and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The proposed Plan Approval includes a limitation on potential emissions and is subject to monitoring, record keeping, reporting, and work practice requirements.
Previously installed equipment includes one (1) paint booth manufactured by Custom Paint Booth Corporation controlled by a glass fiber filter system manufactured by Vilodon and rated at 40,000 ACFM at 60°F to 140°F. There is also one (1) previously installed shot blast booth which is controlled by a cartridge type dust collector that exhausts inside the building.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department through Jesse Parihar, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, jparihar@pa.gov, fax 412.442.4194. Written comments may also be submitted via the same methods. 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 Plan Approval (PA-11-00433B), and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
GapVax's Plan Approval application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the Proposed Air Quality Plan Approval 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 GapVax Plan Approval 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 Plan Approval 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.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
46-00038: Exelon Generation Company/Limerick Generation Station (Evergreen and Sanatoga Roads, Sanatoga, PA 19464), located in Limerick Township, Montgomery County. This action is a renewal of the Title V Operating Permit. The facility is primarily used for electric power generation and operates three boilers and thirteen emergency generators, which mainly produce nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide, and particulate matter emissions. The facility also operates two cooling towers and an emergency spray pond, which mainly produce particulate matter emissions. As a result of potential emissions of nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx), the facility is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Act Amendments, and is therefore subject to the Title V permitting requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G. The proposed Title V Operating Renewal contains new regulations that apply to the boilers and emergency generators at this facility.
The renewal contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, Virendra Trivedi, New Source Review Chief, 717-705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702
06-05050: Sunoco Pipeline LP (525 Fritztown Road, Sinking Spring, PA 19608) to issue a Title V Operating Permit for the petroleum pumping and storage facility located in Spring Township, Berks County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2014 year are estimated at 0.01 tpy of CO, 0.03 tpy of NOx, 0.05 tpy of SOx, 43.80 tpy of VOC and 1.60 tpy of 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. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart R—National Emission Standards for Gasoline Distribution Facilities (Bulk Gasoline Terminals and Pipeline Breakout Stations), 40 CFR Part 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, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart K—Standards of Performance for Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After June 11, 1973, and Prior to May 19, 1978 and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines and 25 Pa. Code § 129.63 Degreasing Operations.
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
46-00069: Highway Materials, Inc. Plymouth Meeting Quarry (5100 Joshua Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462), for renewal of a State Only Operating Permit (natural minor) located in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County. Highway Materials operates an aggregate processing plant at the Plymouth Meeting Quarry using various crushers, screeners, and conveyors. The primary pollutant of concern is particulate matter emissions. The facility employs both baghouses and a water spray dust suppression system to minimize visible and fugitive dust emissions. There have been no new sources or modifications to any of the existing sources at this facility since the permit was last issued in 2013. The permit will include monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements designed to address all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, Virendra Trivedi, New Source Review Chief, 717-705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702
28-03045: Dominion Transmission, Inc. (445 W Main St, Clarksburg, WV 26301) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the Chambersburg natural gas compressor station located in Hamilton Township, Franklin County. The primary emissions from the facility are NOx; the actual facility NOx emission is less than 10 tpy. 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 NSPS Subpart GG—Standard of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines, and 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
05-05026: Steckman Ridge, L.P. (PO Box 1642, Houston, TX 77251) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the Steckman Ridge natural gas compressor station located in Monroe Township, Bedford County. The primary emissions from the facility are NOx, CO, and VOC. The actual 2014 emissions are estimated as: VOC 17 tons, NOx 7.7 tons, CO 6.9 tons, and total HAPs 4.3 tons. 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.
06-05122: Roeberg Enterprises (1700 Fairview Street, Reading, PA 19606) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the dry cleaning facility located in Reading City, Berks County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2014 are estimated at 5.9 tons of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart JJJ—Standards of Performance for Petroleum Dry Cleaners.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648
55-00014: Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. (1195 Creek Mountain Road, Kreamer, PA 17833) to issue a renewal State only operating permit for their Kreamer Lumber Mill located in Middlecreek Township, Snyder County. The facility is currently operating under State Only operating permit 55-00014. The significant emissions sources at the Kreamer Lumber Mill are the woodworking operations as well as two wood-fired boilers at the facility. The facility has potential emissions of 85.4 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 68.9 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 5.2 tons per year of sulfur oxides, 61.1 tons per year of particulate matter, 13.1 tons per year of volatile organic compounds, 3.5 tons per year of total Hazardous Air Pollutants, and 41,648 tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalents (greenhouse gases). 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 as well as 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63. 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.
17-00057: Alliance Petroleum Corporation (1997 Old Weston Road, Buckhannon, WV 26201) to issue a renewal state only operating permit for their Tate Compressor Station located in Greenwood Township, Clearfield County. The facility is currently operating under State Only Operating Permit 17-00057. The significant emissions sources at the Tate Compressor Station are a 115 hp natural gas fired reciprocating internal combustion compressor engine and a glycol dehydration system. The facility has potential emissions of 3.88 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 2.78 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 0.01 ton per year of sulfur oxides, 0.01 ton per year of particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter, 2.59 tons per year of volatile organic compounds, 0.01 ton per year of total 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 as well as 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63. 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.
17-00058: Alliance Petroleum Corporation (1997 Old Weston Road, Buckhannon, WV 26201) to issue a renewal state only operating permit for their Passmore Compressor Station located in Bell Township, Clearfield County. The facility is currently operating under State Only Operating Permit 17-00058. The significant emissions sources at the Passmore Compressor Station are a 180 hp natural gas fired reciprocating internal combustion compressor engine and a glycol dehydration system. The facility has potential emissions of 2.67 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 7.14 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 0.01 ton per year of sulfur oxides, 0.01 ton per year of particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter, 3.04 tons per year of volatile organic compounds, 0.01 ton per year of total 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 as well as 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63. 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.
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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
Receipt of Plan Approval Applications and Intent to Issue Plan Approvals, and Intent to Issue Amended Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B And Subchapter F. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
46-0036K: DIV-AR Property, L.P. (2750 Morris Rd., Worcester, PA 19446) to increase the combined permitted hours for four (4) existing diesel fuel-fired electric generating engines at their facility in Worcester Township, Montgomery County. In addition, the engines will be modified with oxidation catalysts to reduce the emissions of CO and VOC. As a result of potential emissions of NOx and VOC, the facility is not a Title V facility. The Plan Approval will contain recordkeeping requirements and operating restrictions 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
45-00031B: Ardent Mills, LLC (Ardent Milling—Mt Pocono) (Route 940 Harvest Lane, P. O. Box 147, Mt. Pocono, PA 18344, PA 18610) for their facility located in Tobyhanna Twp, Monroe County.
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 Ardent Mills, LLC (Ardent Milling—Mt. Pocono) (Route 940 Harvest Lane, P. O. Box 147, Mt. Pocono, PA 18344, PA 18610) for their facility located in Tobyhanna Twp, Pocono Township, Mt. Pocono Borough, Monroe County. This Plan Approval No. 45-00031B will be incorporated into a Synthetic Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 45-00031B is for the installation and operation of an Ultra-fine System consisting of (3) grinding mills each controlled by a fabric collector. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 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.: 45-00031B 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.
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
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
Permit No. 11990101 and NPDES No. PA0235041, Twin Brook Coal Inc., P. O. Box 225, Clymer, PA 15728, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Barr Township, Cambria County affecting 80 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Hoppel Run and West Branch Susquehanna River classified for the following uses: cold and warm water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 14, 2015.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200
14080103 and NPDES PA0256994. RES Coal LLC (224 Grange Hall Road, P. O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920). Permit renewal for continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine located in Rush Township, Centre County affecting 150.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): Moshannon Creek and Mountain Branch classified for the following use(s): CWF and TSF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: November 24, 2015.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500
03090101 and NPDES Permit No. PAPA0251577. RES Coal, LLC (224 Grange Hall Road, P. O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920). Renewal application for continued mining to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Madison Township, Armstrong County, affecting 117.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Redbank Creek and Redbank Creek, classified for the following use: TSF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: November 25, 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.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
NPDES No. PA0606511 (Mining Permit No. 56743138), Cooney Brothers Coal Company, P. O. Box 246 Cresson, PA 16630, renewal of an NPDES permit for continued reclamation and water treatment in Adams and Ogle Townships, Cambria and Somerset Counties, affecting 739.51 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Babcock Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: August 4, 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 coal mining activities.
The outfall listed below discharge to Babcock Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (Treatment Pond T-1) N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall 001 is as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) Monitor Only pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times The outfall listed below discharges to unnamed tributary #1 to Babcock Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 (Treatment Pond T-2) N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall 002 are as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 2.7 5.4 6.7 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 1.1 2.2 2.7 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) Monitor Only pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times The outfall listed below discharges to unnamed tributary #2 to Babcock Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 022 (Sedimentation Pond 19A) N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall 022 are as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 1.1 2.2 2.7 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 NPDES No. PA0248878 (Mining Permit No. 4072SM2), Penn Coal Land, Inc., P. O. Box 68 Boswell, PA 15531, revision of an NPDES permit for treatment of a postmining discharge in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, affecting 117.5 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Meadow Run, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Casselman River TMDL. Application received: October 15, 2015.
The outfall listed below discharges to an unnamed tributary of Meadow Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 N The proposed interim effluent limits for the above listed outfall will be effective until April 14, 2016:
Outfall: 002 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times The proposed final effluent limits for the above listed outfall will be effective after April 14, 2016:
Outfall: 002 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.2 1.2 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500
NPDES No. PA0117650 (Mining permit no. 30793024), Beazer East, Inc., c/o Three Rivers Management, Inc., Manor Oak One, Suite 200, 1910 Cochran Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, renewal NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Morgan Township, Greene County, affecting 327.7 acres (reclaimed). Receiving stream: UNTs to South Fork Ten Mile Creek and to S. Fork Ten Mile Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. Application received: July 31, 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 coal mining activities (passive treatment only).
The treated wastewater outfall(s) listed below discharge to: UNTs to S. Fork Ten Mile Creek or S. Fork Ten Mile Creek
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 003 N Passive TP1 N Passive AT N Passive MT-1 N Passive Pond4/SeepS10 Y (moved from original location) Passive The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times NPDES No. PA061237 (Mining permit no. 03793072), Consol Mining Company, LLC, CNX Center, 1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317 renewal NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Young and Kiskiminetas Townships, Indiana and Armstrong Counties, affecting 302 acres (reclaimed—active treatment of water only). Receiving streams: UNT to Big Run and Big Run, classified for the following use: WWF. Application received: April 6, 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 coal mining activities.
The treated wastewater outfall(s) listed below discharge to: UNT to Big Run and Big Run
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 012 (TP-L) N Treatment 013 (MS-57) N Treatment The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times
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 Southeast Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Telephone 484-250-5900.
E15-866. East Goshen Municipal Authority, 1580 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380, East Goshen Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a sanitary sewer pumping station in the 100-year floodplain of the Chester Creek. This permit application includes the application for two General Permits, GP051515327, and GP081515309 associated with this proposed work. The site is located near the intersection of Reservoir Road and East Strasburg Road (West Chester, PA USGS map Lat. 39.9726; Long. -75.5482).
E46-1130. Upper Dublin Township, 801 Lock Alsh Avenue, Upper Dublin, PA 19034-1651, Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To remove, construct and maintain two concrete box bridges across Pine run (TSF, MF) having an approximate waterway opening of 48-feet wide by 7.8-feet high for bridge #1 and 48-feet wide by 9.5-feet high for bridge #2 measuring both approximately 50-feet in length associated with the Virginia Drive over Pine Run Bridges Replacements.
The site is located about 3,000-feet and 4,000-feet southwest of the intersection of Rout 152 and Susquehanna Road (Ambler, PA USGS Quadrangle Latitude: 40.136407; Longitude: -75.184068).
Northeast Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Telephone 570-826-2511.
E40-775. Doug and Kim Barbacci, 2395 Lakeside Drive, Harveys Lake, PA 18618, in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a 628 sq. ft. dock and covered boat slip addition to an existing 1,336 sq. ft. lakehouse in Harveys Lake (HQ-CWF). The project is located at Pole 217 along Lakeside Drive in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County (Harveys Lake, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°21`54"; Longitude: -76°3`1").
E40-776. Harveys Lake Rowing Club, ATTN: Scott Meuser, President, 44 Overbrook Road, Shavertown, PA 18708, in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a 667 sq. ft. floating dock and 245 sq. ft. cantilevered dock as additions to an existing 618 sq. ft. dock in Harveys Lake (HQ-CWF). The project is located at Pole 217 along Lakeside Drive in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County (Harveys Lake, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°22`24.3"; Longitude: -76°2`46.1").
E13-183. Jim Thorpe Borough, 101 East 10th Street, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, in Jim Thorpe Borough, Carbon County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain an 830 ft2 concrete headworks building within the floodplain of the Lehigh River (TSF, MF) for the purpose of expanding an existing municipal wastewater treatment plant. The project is located approximately 0.5 mile south of the intersection of Route 209 and Route 903 (Lehighton, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40°51`35"; Longitude: -75°44`15").
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ed Muzic, Section Chief, 717.705.4802.
E05-381: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, PO Box 67676, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17106-7676, West Providence and Snake Spring Townships, Bedford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Extend and maintain an existing 36" Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) extended by 59.2 feet with 36" culverts on the upstream and downstream sides in an Unnamed Tributary (UNT) to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to place and maintain 698 net cubic yards of fill in the floodway of a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain two R5 riprap outfall channels and two R4 riprap outfall channels in and to a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), all at milepost 150.2 (Latitude: 40° 0` 40.78"; Longitude: -78° 26` 57.91");
2. Construct and maintain 42-inch diameter outfall with Gabion Baskets impacting 58-feet of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) and impacting the floodplain of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River at milepost 150.64 (Latitude: 40° 0` 37.05"; Longitude: -78° 26` 21.52");
3. Extend and maintain an existing crossing with dual concrete arch open bottom spans measuring 102-feet and 6-inches long by 52-feet wide by 20-feet 11-inches high with concrete arch extensions on both arch spans on the upstream side measuring 29-feet and 1-inch long by 52-feet wide by 20-feet 11-inches high and on the downstream side measuring 29-feet and 6-inches long by 52-feet wide by 20-feet 11-inches high in, along, and across Cove Creek (EV) with associated rip rap scour protection, and to place and maintain 6,515 net cubic yards of fill in the floodplain and floodway of Cove Creek (EV), and to construct and maintain a 24-inch outfall with gabion basket channel in and to Cove Creek (EV) and its associated floodway and floodplain, and to construct and maintain a 30-inch outfall with gabion basket channel in and to Cove Creek (EV) and its associated floodway and floodplain; all located at milepost 151.7 (Latitude: 40° 0` 11.49"; Longitude: -78° 25` 22.67");
4. Relocate and maintain all of an Unnamed Tributary to Cove Creek (EV), measuring 184-feet in length, and to place and maintain 3,107 net cubic yards of fill in the floodway of a UNT to Cove Creek (EV), and to construct and maintain a R4 riprap outfall channel to the UNT to Cove Creek (EV), and to fill and maintain 0.02 acre of Exceptional Value (EV) Palustrine Emergent (PEM), and to temporarily impact 0.01 acre of EV PEM wetland, all located at milepost 151.7 (Latitude: 40° 0` 10.44"; Longitude: -78° 25` 26.08");
5. Extend and maintain an existing 24'' Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) extended by 24.5 feet on the upstream and downstream sides with 30-inch culvert in an Unnamed Tributary (UNT) to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to place and maintain 816 net cubic yards of fill in the floodway of the UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, and to construct and maintain two outfall channels to the UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to permanently fill and maintain 0.05 acre of PEM wetland, and to temporarily impact 0.02 acre of PEM wetland, all at milepost 152.1 (Latitude: 40° 0` 4.33"; Longitude: -78° 21` 51.08");
6. To place and maintain fill in 0.09 acre of Palustrine Emergent (PEM) wetland at milepost 152.1 (Latitude: 40° 0` 15.96"; Longitude: -78° 25` 1.96");
7. To extend and maintain an existing 42.0 inch RCP culvert with a 54.0 inch culvert extension on the upstream side of the Turnpike and with a 48.0 inch culvert on the downstream side of the Turnpike and replace and maintain dual 42-inch culverts under Ashcom Road all impacting 122.8 feet of an Unnamed Tributary to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain a channel change consisting of 185 feet of stream channel using 18 inch gabion baskets in and along the Unnamed Tributary to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, and to perform cuts in and place and maintain fill resulting in a net cut of 1,772 cubic yards in the floodway of the UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain an outfall channel to the UNT to Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain a 18 inch outfall and gabions to the UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), all at milepost 152.2 (Latitude: 40° 0` 15.81"; Longitude: -78° 24` 53.93");
8. Extend and maintain an existing 146 foot long 4.5 feet diameter RCP culvert underneath the Turnpike with a 25 feet long 5.0-feed diameter extension on the upstream side and a 32 feet long 5.0 feet diameter RCP culvert on the downstream in an Unnamed Tributary to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to replace and maintain an existing 4.0 feet diameter CPP culvert underneath Ashcom Road with a 66.0 feet long 5.0 feet diameter CPP in a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) and connecting to the downstream side of the Turnpike Culvert Extension with an inlet box, and to construct and maintain a channel change consisting of a 26 linear foot stepped gabion stream channel with a 12 linear feet riprap basin in a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) connecting to the downstream side of the Ashcom Road culvert replacement, and construct and maintain two R$ rock outfall channels to and in a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to place and maintain 2,733 net cubic yards of fill in the floodway of a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), all located at milepost 152.3 (Latitude: 40° 0` 15.93"; Longitude: -78° 24` 53.93");
9. Extend and maintain an existing 48" CMP culvert extended by 44.0 feet with 48" culverts on the upstream and downstream sides in an Unnamed Tributary (UNT) to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to place and maintain 4,621 net cubic yards of fill in the floodway of a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain two R4 rock outfall channels to a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), all at milepost 152.6 (Latitude: 40° 0` 31.7"; Longitude: -78° 24` 37.74");
10. Extend and maintain an existing 48" CMP culvert extended by 41.5 feet with 48" culverts on the upstream and downstream sides in an Unnamed Tributary (UNT) to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to place and maintain 4,516 net cubic yards of fill in the floodway of a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain a R4 rock outfall channel to a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain an 18 inch outfall pipe with 18 inch gabion outfall channel to a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain a channel change creating a gabion stream channel in an Unnamed Tributary to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF, MF), all at milepost 152.6 (Latitude: 40° 0` 34.51"; Longitude: -78° 24` 36.24");
11. Construct and maintain a 48 inch diameter culvert extension and outlet relocation of an existing 36 inch CMP culvert and a channel change consisting of an 18 inch gabion lined stream channel and construction of a 54 inch culvert all in along and across and impacting 125.5 linear feet of an Unnamed Tributary to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), construct and maintain an outfall channel to a UNT to Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), construct and maintain an 18 inch outfall pipe to a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and place and maintain 1,560 net cubic yards of fill in the floodway of a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), all at milepost 153.2 (Latitude: 40° 0` 44.12"; Longitude: -78° 24` 6.69");
12. Construct and maintain an R5 riprap outfall channel in and to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) and in the Floodplain and Floodway of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River at milepost 153.27 (Latitude: 40° 0` 48.81"; Longitude: -78° 23` 56.15");
13. Construct and maintain an R5 riprap outfall channel in and to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) and in the Floodplain and Floodway of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River at milepost 153.36 (Latitude: 40° 0` 40.52"; Longitude: -78° 23` 45.33");
14. Construct and maintain an 18 inch gabion outfall channel in and to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) and in the Floodplain and Floodway of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River at milepost 153.54 (Latitude: 40° 0` 42.13"; Longitude: -78° 23` 44.99")
15. Construct and maintain an 18 inch gabion outfall channel in and to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) and in the Floodplain and Floodway of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River at milepost 153.59 (Latitude: 40° 0` 40.82"; Longitude: -78° 23` 42.11")
16. Construct and maintain an 18 inch gabion outfall channel in and to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) and in the Floodplain and Floodway of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River at milepost 153.62 (Latitude: 40° 0` 40.3"; Longitude: -78° 23` 40.55")
17. Construct and maintain an 18 inch gabion outfall channel in and to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) and in the Floodplain and Floodway of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River at milepost 153.7 (Latitude: 40° 0` 39.35"; Longitude: -78° 23` 32.45")
18. Construct and maintain an 18 inch gabion outfall channel in and to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) and in the Floodplain and Floodway of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River at milepost 153.75 (Latitude: 40° 0` 39.08"; Longitude: -78° 23` 29.91")
19. Construct and maintain an 18 inch gabion outfall channel and a 30 inch diameter culvert outfall in the Floodplain of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River at milepost 153.88 (Latitude: 40° 0` 35.72"; Longitude: -78° 23` 16.96")
20. Construct and maintain a Stormwater management basin in and permanently impacting 0.13 acre of PEM wetland at milepost 153.9 (Latitude: 40° 0` 33.7"; Longitude: -78° 23` 19.08")
21. Extend and maintain an existing concrete arch culvert measuring 22 feet wide by 18 feet 4.25 inches high by 224 feet long by extending the upstream side by 22 feet with a cast-in-place concrete arch culvert with the same interior dimensions and extending the downstream side by 22 feet with a cast-in-place concrete arch culvert with the same interior dimensions with both extensions containing cast in place wing walls in an Black Valley Creek (WWF), and to construct and maintain three 18 inch gabion outfall channels to and in Black Valley Creek (WWF), and to construct and maintain a 36 inch diameter outfall pipe in and to Black Valley Creek (WWF), and to place and maintain 4,561 net cubic yards of fill in the floodplain of Black Valley Creek, all at milepost 154.3 (Latitude: 40° 0` 17.82"; Longitude: -78° 22` 59.14");
22. Construct a sediment basin and place and maintain 341 net cubic yards of fill in the floodplain of Black Valley Creek (WWF), and place and maintain 1.4 net cubic yards of fill in the floodplain of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), all at milepost 154.2 (Latitude: 40° 0` 22.07"; Longitude: -78° 22` 56.7");
23. Construct and maintain a 50.7 inch diameter slip line culvert inside an existing 60 inch diameter by 256 feet long CMP culvert and extend the upstream side by 46 feet with a 5.5 feet diameter culvert with a headwall and extending the downstream side by 52 feet with a 5.5 feet diameter culvert with an endwall and scour protection in and along an Unnamed Tributary to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain two R4 rock outfall channels to a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain two R5 riprap outfall channels to a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to place and maintain 13,010 net cubic yards of fill in the floodway on a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), all at milepost 154.6 (Latitude: 40° 0` 9.95"; Longitude: -78° 22` 38.67");
24. Place and maintain fill for a local roadway in the floodway of a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), all at milepost 154.6 (Latitude: 40° 0` 9.95"; Longitude: -78° 22` 38.67");
25. Construct and maintain a 3.8 feet diameter slip lining culver inside an existing 4.5 feet diameter CMP culvert in a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain a 60 feet long by 5.0 feet diameter culvert extension with headwall to the upstream side of the slipline culvert in a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain a 230 feet long by 5.0 feet diameter culvert extension to the downstream side of the slipline culvert with associated endwall and associated riprap outlet protection and two associated drop manhole structures in a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to relocate and maintain a total of 417 linear feet upstream and downstream of the culvert extensions of a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) to be 288 feet long, and to construct and maintain one R4 riprap outfall channel in and to a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain one R6 riprap outfall channel in and to a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain one outfall channel consisting of 18 inch gabions in and to a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to place and maintain 10,445 net cubic yards of fill in and along the floodplain of a UNT to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF), and to construct and maintain roadway fill and culvert extensions and outfall channels and stream relocations which permanently impact 0.35 acre of Palustrine Forested (PFO) wetland and temporarily impact 0.25 acre of PFO wetland, and all at milepost 155.0 (Latitude: 40° 0` 7.71"; Longitude: -78° 22` 16.8");
26. Construct and maintain a 4.22 feet diameter slip lining culver inside an existing 60 inch diameter CMP culvert in a UNT to the Clear Creek(WWF), and to construct and maintain a 54 feet long by 6.0 feet diameter culvert extension with headwall to the upstream side of the slipline culvert in a UNT to Clear Creek (WWF), and to construct and maintain a 74 feet long by 6.0 feet diameter culvert extension to the downstream side of the slipline culvert with associated endwall and associated riprap outlet protection and associated drop manhole structure in a UNT to Clear Creek (WWF), and to construct and maintain four outfall channels consisting of 18 inch gabions in and to a UNT to Clear Creek (WWF), and to place and maintain 16,469 net cubic yards of fill in and along the floodplain of a UNT to Clear Creek (WWF), and to construct and maintain roadway fill and culvert extensions and outfall channels which permanently impact 0.11 acre of PEM wetland, and all at milepost 155.4 (Latitude: 40° 0` 4.33"; Longitude: -78° 21` 51.08");
The project purpose is to improve transportation safety and roadway standards. The project is located between mile markers 149.5 and 155.5 along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Snake Spring and West Providence Townships, Bedford County. The applicant is proposing a total of 1,909 feet of impact to streams and 0.73 and 0.27 acre of permanent and temporary impacts to wetlands respectively. The applicant is proposing compensation for the proposed 1,909 feet of stream impacts and 0.73 acre of wetland impacts offsite through creation of 0.38 acre of PEM wetland and the creation of 0.35 acre of PFO wetland and convert 0.34 acre of PEM wetland to PFO and stream enhancement of 650 linear feet and protection all located in Bedford Township, Bedford County (Latitude: 40° 2` 13.49"; Longitude: -78° 28` 25.4")
E31-233: PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 9-0, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 in Cromwell Township, Hunting-don County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To remove existing structures and to install and maintain a 144-linear foot 43-foot 4.5-inch wide bridge over Aughwick Creek (TSF, MF) directly impacting 144 linear feet of stream channel with permanent impacts to 0.092 acre of wetlands (PSS), 0.006 acre of wetlands (PFO), and 0.025 acre of wetlands (PEM) and temporarily impacting 0.007 acre of wetlands (PFO) and 0.02 acre of wetlands
(PEM) all for the purpose of transportation safety and roadway improvements. The project is located along SR 0994 Section 10B in Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County (W40°12`45.09" N 77°55`30.50"). The permittee is required to provide a minimum of 0.12 acre of replacement wetlands. The permittee proposes to mitigate the permanent wetland impacts through the use of the Whitsel Advance Wetland Compensation Site located within the Aughwick Creek Sub-Basin (N 40°16` 23" and W 77°49` 34").
Southwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
E63-678, PennDOT District 12-0, 825 North Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401, South Strabane Township, Washington County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
The applicant is proposing to:
1. Remove an existing 262` long, SR 70, 30" culvert enclosure and construct and maintain a replacement 280' long, 36" enclosure conveying an unnamed tributary to Little Chartiers Creek (HQ-WWF) with a drainage area less than 100 acres; place and maintain fill in 263` of this same tributary. Flow in this tributary will be maintained via an underdrain pipe.
2. Remove an existing 314` long, SR 70, 42" culvert enclosure and construct and maintain a replacement 336` long, 42" enclosure conveying a second unnamed tributary to Little Chartiers Creek (HQ-WWF) with a drainage area less than 100 acres. Remove an existing 45` long, SR 1014 (Lakeview Drive) 18" pipe and construct and maintain a replacement 58` long, 30" culvert conveying this same tributary. In addition, place and maintain fill in 266` of this same tributary and construct and maintain a replacement 236` of relocated channel.
3. Remove an existing 50` long bridge conveying a third unnamed tributary to Little Chartiers Creek with a drainage area of 1.65 square mile and restore the stream banks in the location of the bridge as onsite stream mitigation.
4. In addition, place and maintain scour protection in 78` of unnamed tributaries to Little Chartiers Creek (HQ-WWF) with drainage areas less than 100 acres; permanently impact 0.14 acre of PEM and 0.03 acre of PFO wetlands; construct and maintain roadway associated stormwater outfalls; and temporarily impact 112` of stream for the purpose of constructing these encroachments. Wetland mitigation will take place offsite at State Game Lands 302 in Richhill Township, Greene County (Wind Ridge Quadrangle; North 11.9 inches and West 3.5 inches; Latitude 39° 57` 8.4", Longitude -80° 29` 8.1"). Stream mitigation will take plan onsite and offsite in Chartiers Township, Washington County (Canonsburg Quadrangle; North 4.5 inches and West 16.25 inches; Latitude 40° 16` 33.4" and Longitude -80° 14` 44.7")
These encroachments are associated with the SR 70 improvement project extending from the SR 136 (Beau Street) Interchange to the SR 70/79 South Junction Interchange in South Strabane Township, Washington County (Washington East Quadrangle; Beginning North 10 inches and West 13.75 inches, Latitude 40° 11` 2.1" and Longitude -80° 13` 37.7"; and extending to North 7.75 inches and West 7.75 inches, Latitude 40° 9` 44" and Longitude -80° 11` 37.8").
District Oil & Gas Operations: Eastern Oil & Gas District, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701
E4129-102: Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC, 80 Health Drive, Lock Haven, PA 17745, Cogan House Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) A 35-foot long, 18-inch diameter culvert with associated fill and two 12-inch water lines above the culvert impacting 53 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Larrys Creek (EV) (White Pine, PA Quadrangle 41°22` 31"N 77°11`29"W).
The project will result in a total of 53 linear feet of stream impacts for the purpose of installing a permanent access roadway to a natural gas well site and water pipelines for Marcellus well development.
E5829-103: Brooklyn Township, Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation; 2000 Park Lane, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1121; Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, ad maintain:
1) a 12 inch diameter temporary above grade waterline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 8,200 square feet (0.19 acre) of a PEM wetland (Montrose—East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 47` 18", Longitude: -75° 48` 30"),
2) a 12 inch diameter temporary above grade waterline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 6 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Hop Bottom Creek (CWF-MF) (Montrose—East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 47` 23", Longitude: -75° 48` 49"),
3) a 12 inch diameter temporary above grade waterline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,750 square feet (0.04 acre) of a PEM wetland (Montrose—East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 47` 23", Longitude: -75° 48` 49"),
4) a 12 inch diameter temporary above grade waterline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 500 square feet (0.01 acre) of a PEM wetland (Montrose—East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 47` 22", Longitude: -75° 48` 59").
The project consists of constructing approximately 4,994 lineal feet of temporary above grade 12" water pipeline located in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County. The project will result in 6 lineal feet of temporary stream impacts and 10,450 square feet (0.24 acre) of temporary wetland impacts for the purpose of conveying water for Marcellus Shale natural gas development utilizing previously cleared natural gas pipeline right-of-way.
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
D48-139A. Minsi Lake Dam, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, 450 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA 16826. To modify, operate, and maintain Minsi Lake Dam across the East Fork of Martins Creek (CWF), impacting 0.00 acre of wetlands (PEM) and 230 feet of stream channel, for the purpose of rehabilitating the dam and increasing spillway capacity to meet current DEP regulations. (Stroudsburg, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40°54`42", Longitude: -75°10`11") in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County.
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