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STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PROPOSED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS FOR CAFOs This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5 and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/directory/pa.phtml or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.
Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based. Comments should be sent to the SCC, Agriculture Building, Room 310, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
APPLICATIONS
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN—PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET
Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAnimal
Equivalent
UnitsAnimal
TypeSpecial Protection
Waters (HQ or
EV or NA)Renewal/
NewMalcolm Sonnen
101 Sonnen Road
Richland, PA 17087Lebanon 8.5 239.96 Poultry—
LayersNA Renewal Jim Hershey
338 Sunnyburn Road
Elizabethtown, PA 17022Lancaster 550 786.51 Broilers NA R Jonas Sensenig
1147 Silver Spring Road
Holtwood, PA 17532Lancaster 281.5 418.53 Swine HQ R Beachdale Farms, Inc.
Somerset 850 872.85 Beef, Swine None New
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Permit No. 3216501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Pennsylvania American Water Company
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033[Township or Borough] White Township Responsible Official David R. Kaufman, Vice-President of Engineering
Pennsylvania American Water Company
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033Type of Facility Two Lick Creek water treatment plant Consulting Engineer Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc.
3121 Fairway Drive
Altoona, PA 16602Application Received Date April 7, 2016 Description of Action Construction of a primary intake, a chemical feed building and improvements to five chemical feed systems. Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Permit No. 6216501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Wesley Woods, Inc.
Township or Borough Eldred Township County Warren Responsible Official Nate Greenway
Executive Director
Wesley Woods, Inc.
1001 Fiddlers Green Road
Grand Valley, PA 16420Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Kerry D. Tyson, P.E.
Nittany Engineering & Associates LLC
2836 Earlystown Road, Suite 1
Centre Hall, PA 16828Application Received Date March 30, 2016 Description of Action 4-Log treatment of viruses
Applicant Country Estates Mobile Home Park, LLC Township or Borough Jefferson Township County Mercer Responsible Official James Bender
Country Estates Mobile Home Park, LLC
1435 Church Road
Mifflinburg, PA 17844Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Steven R. Halmi, P.E.
Deiss & Halmi Engineering, Inc.
105 Meadville Street
Edinboro, PA 16412Application Received Date March 30, 2016 Description of Action Replacement of chlorine contact tank and treatment building.
MINOR AMENDMENT
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Application No. 4379503-MA3, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Borough of Stoneboro Township or Borough Stoneboro Borough Responsible Official Glenn Moeller
Certified Operator
PO Box 337
Stoneboro, PA 16153Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Corbet G. Martin, P.E., S.I.T.
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc.
200 West Kensinger Drive
Suite 400
Cranberry Township, PA 16066Application Received Date March 30, 2016 Description of Action Changing chemicals within the treatment process, and relocation of the entry point for 4-log sampling.
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:
Northeast Region: Eric Supey, Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915
William Lutz Property, 514 South Sterling Road, Dreher Township, Wayne County. Brickhouse Environmental, 515 South Franklin Street, West Chester, PA 19382, on behalf of William Lutz, 514 South Sterling Road, South Sterling, PA 18406, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A release occurred during the delivery of heating oil and impacted soils at the site. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Wayne Independent on March 1, 2016.
Szoka Property, 7060 Little Creek Road, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County. Mobile Environmental Analytical, Inc., 1365 Ackermanville Road, Bangor, PA 18013, on behalf of Ms. Michele Szoka, 6681 Little Creek Road, Bangor, PA 18013, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A release of No. 2 heating oil from an aboveground storage tank occurred following repairs/service to the home heating system. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Express Times on March 23, 2016.
CVS Pharmacy Store #1324, Route 61, Pottsville City, Schuylkill County. RT Environmental Services, Inc., 591 East Maiden Street, Washington, PA 15301, on behalf of Summit Realty Advisors, LLC, 201 South Maple Avenue, Suite 100, Ambler, PA 19002, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil contamination was found at the site due to historical operations. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Republican-Herald on February 12, 2016.
Kunsman Property, 250 East Broad Street, Bethlehem City, Northampton County. J. Rockwood and Associates, Inc., PO Box 1006, Easton, PA 18044, on behalf of Terry and Linda Kunsman, 250 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil contamination was noticed at site during the removal of an underground storage tank. The proposed future use of the property will be mixed commercial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Times News on December 30, 2015.
Finkle Diesel Release, shoulder of Interstate 80 Eastbound at mile marker 247.9, Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County. Envirosearch Consultants, PO Box 940, Springhouse, PA 19477, on behalf of Clifford B. Finkle, Jr Trucking, 435 Allwood Road, Clifton, NJ 07012, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil contamination is due from a diesel fuel spill. The proposed future use of the property will be non-residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Times Leader on January 28, 2016.
RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Renewal Application 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 the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste other than Coal Ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170.
General Permit Application No. WMGR082SC001. Willow Creek Stoneworks and Supply LLC (d.b.a. Willow Creek Environmental Services), 74 Willow Creek Road, Reading, PA 19605.
General Permit No. WMGR082SC001. The renewal is under Residual Waste General Permit WMGR082 for Willow Creek Environmental Services located in the Ontelauee Township, Berks County. This General Permit is for the processing and beneficial use of steel slag, iron slag, and refractory bricks that were co-disposed with slag (''slag'') as a construction material. The authorized processing is limited to magnetic separation of metallics and mechanical sizing and separation. Uses of slag as a construction material under this permit are limited to the following: as an ingredient in bituminous concrete; as aggregate; as base course; as subbase; and as antiskid material. The renewal application was determined administratively complete by Central Office on April 7, 2016. Written comments concerning the application should be directed to Scott E. Walters, Chief, Permits Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Waste Management, P. O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Comments may also be submitted via e-mail at ra-epbenuseall@pa.gov. When submitting comment via e-mail, place ''Comments on General Permit Number WMGR082SC001'' in the subject line. Faxed comments will not be accepted. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application. For more information, contact the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste at 717-787-7381.
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
66-00001G: Proctor and Gamble Paper Products Co. (P. O. Box 32, State Route 87 South, Mehoopany, PA 18629) for the modification of (7) seven diaper lines with new state-of-the-art equipment, which will increase production speed of the existing lines at their facility in Washington Township, Wyoming County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6636
24-161D: Greentree Landfill Gas Company—Greentree Landfill Booster Station (Fire Tower Road, Brockway, PA 15824) for the re-permitting of the 2 natural gas fired compressor engines due to the expiration of plan approval 24-161C in Horton Township, Elk County. This is a State Only facility.
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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Dave Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328
25-025W: General Electric Company—Erie (2901 East Lake Road, Bldg 9-201, Erie, PA 16531) for the modification of plan approval 25-025T for removal of Test Cell in Area 10K (Source 365) and removal of 40 CFR 63 Subpart PPPPP requirements in Lawrence Park Township, Erie County. This is a Title V facility. The public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 or § 127.505, be incorporated into the facility operating permit at a later date.
Plan approval No 25-025W is for the modification of plan approval 25-025T with regards to removing the final test cell in Area 10K (Source 365), deleting the construction schedule conditions, and deleting 40 CFR 63 Subpart PPPPP (National Emission Standards for hazardous Air Pollutants for Engine Test Cells/Stands) requirements. There will be no change in projected emissions from the test cells as a result of this plan approval. This Plan Approval will contain emission restriction, testing, recordkeeping, work practice standard and additional requirement conditions, which will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate Best Available Technology (BAT) for the source including, but are not limited to, the following:
• Source 359, 361, & 364
• The following air contaminant emission limits are approved for the 3 engine test cells (Source 359, 361, & 364) located in Building 4E and area 10-K, combined.
• The company shall limit the emissions of nitrogen oxides (calculated as NO2) to 341.8 tons, or less, in a 12 month rolling period.
• The company shall limit the emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) to 29.4 tons, or less, in a 12 month rolling period.
• The company shall limit the emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) to 73.2 tons, or less, in a 12 month rolling period.
• The company shall limit the emissions of particulate matter to 12.7 tons, or less, in a 12 month rolling period.
• The annual emission limit for the pollutants listed above includes the emissions from start-ups and shutdowns.
• The following condition from plan approval 25-025O has been deleted: Start-up is defined as the period from when the engine is started and operating continuously until the catalyst is at the minimum operating temperature.
• The company shall limit the amount of fuel combusted in the three test cells (Source 359, 361, & 364) to a combined 11,000,000 gallons in a 12-month rolling period. LNG/CNG/NG fuel use will be converted to gallon equivalents of #2 oil on a BTU basis for purposes of demonstrating compliance with the fuel limitation. [This condition replaces the following condition from Plan Approval 25-025O: The company shall limit the amount of fuel combusted in the Building 4E test cells to a combined 5,500,000 gallons in a 12 month rolling period.]
• Deleted [The company shall continuously monitor the concentration of carbon monoxide in the exhaust of the selective catalytic reduction system when an engine is operating in the test cell.]
• Deleted [The company shall keep a record of the results of the continuous emission monitoring required by this plan approval.]
• Deleted [The company shall install, operate and maintain the carbon monoxide and oxygen continuous emission monitors in accordance with all Department requirements as well as manufacturer's specifications. (This condition removed the NOx reference)]
• Deleted [The company shall operate the Department certified carbon monoxide continuous emission monitor any time an engine is being operated in the test cell. (This condition removed the NOx reference)]
• Source 359
• The company shall continuously monitor the temperature of the oxidation catalyst when an engine is operating in the test cell. The temperature monitor for the influent to the SCR required in part (d) will be accepted as representative of the oxidation catalyst.
• The company shall keep a copy of the manufacturer's specifications for:
• the cloud chamber;
• the oxidation catalyst;
• the selective catalytic reduction system;
• Deleted [the carbon monoxide continuous emission monitor.]
• Source 361 & 364
• The company shall continuously monitor the temperature of the oxidation catalyst when an engine is operating in the test cell. The temperature monitoring of the SCR outlet required in part (d) will be accepted as representative of the oxidation catalyst.
• The company shall keep a copy of the manufacturer's specifications for:
• the dry filter system [This condition from Plan Approval 25-025Q Alternative Operation Requirements replaces the following condition from Plan Approval 25-025Q: the cloud chamber;]
• the oxidation catalyst;
• the selective catalytic reduction system;
• Deleted [the carbon monoxide continuous emission monitor.]
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(f)(1), all the pertinent documents regarding this application (applications, review memos, and draft approvals) are also available for review from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Meadville Regional DEP office (Air Quality). Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the DEP at (814) 332-6340.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(f)(2), a 30-day comment period, from the date of publication, will exist for the submission of comments. 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 Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494 and must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed plan approval [25-025W] 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 Regional Air Quality Program Manager, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335; Phone (814) 332-6940.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.45, a person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department's Northwest Region Air Quality Program Manager.
If a plan approval has not undergone the above public notice process, the change to an operating permit must be treated as a significant modification. In these situations the Department should follow the procedures described in §§ 127.421—127.431 for state only operating permits or §§ 127.521—127.524 for Title V operating permits.
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
46-00091: Sunoco Partners MKT & Term LP/Willow Grove, (4041 Market St, Aston, PA 19014) for the renewal of a Title V Operating Permit in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County). Sources of emission at the facility are: Distillate/Gasoline Loading Racks and seven Distillate/Gasoline Storage Tanks. The VOC emissions from the Loading Racks are controlled by an Enclosed Vapor Combustion system. As of February 28, 2012, the facility is inactive and there is no emission from this facility. The Loading Racks and the storage tanks are subject to 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart BBBBBB and 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.59 and 129.62. The permit contains monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Tom Joseph, Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4336
03-00125: The Peoples Natural Gas Company (1201 Pitt St., Pittsburgh, PA 15221-2029). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing notice that it intends to issue a renewal Title V Operating Permit (TV-03-00125) to The Peoples Natural Gas Company, LLC (Peoples) for the operation of the Valley Compressor Station, located in Cowanshannock Bend Township, Armstrong County.
The main sources of emissions at the facility include a 660 bhp Ingersoll-Rand Model #KVG-62 compressor engine, a 1,320 bhp Ingersoll-Rand model #KVS-48 compressor engine, a 600 bhp Cooper Bessemer model #GMV-6 compressor engine, a 400 bhp Cooper Bessemer model #GMV-4 compressor engine, and a CAT model #G3406TA emergency generator engine. The station also operates miscellaneous process equipment, a TEG Dehydration Boiler, a TED Dehydration Still, miscellaneous combustion equipment, two (2) 55-gallon parts washers, and a 2,000 gallon ethylene glycol 50/50 storage tank. The dehydration boiler is controlled by a thermal oxidizer.
The Valley Compressor Station is a major facility subject to the operating permit requirements of Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F (relating to operating permit requirements) and G (relating to Title V operating permit requirements). In 2014, Peoples reported emitting the following type and quantity of air contaminants (on an annual basis) from the Valley Compressor Station: 16.57 tons of carbon monoxide (CO), 42.38 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 1.87 ton of particulate matter, 10-micron (PM10), 1.87 tons of particulate matter, 2.5-micron (PM-2.5), 0.04 ton of sulfur oxides (SOx), 24.02 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC), 2.17 tons of formaldehyde (a hazardous air pollutant or HAP), 0.05 tons of benzene (HAP), 2.57 tons of hexane (HAP), 0.01 ton of methanol (HAP), and 0.03 ton of toluene (HAP) for a total of 5.65 tons of HAPs combined, 1.14 ton of ammonia, 0.63 ton of particulate matter, condensable, and 8,464.63 tons of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
The emission restrictions and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the TVOP have been derived from the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Parts 52, 60, 61, 63, and 70, and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 412-442-4000.
Any person may submit comments, a request for the Department to hold a public hearing, or a protest to the operating permit or a proposed condition thereof, by filing such submissions in writing with the Department at the Southwest Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments.
All requests for a public hearing, and all protests to a proposed action, shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date that notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.424 (relating to public notice). A protest must include the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest, identification of the proposed permit issuance being opposed (Title V Operating Permit 03-00125) and a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
A public hearing may be held in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.429, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. If a public hearing is held, all persons who have properly filed a protest under 25 Pa. Code § 127.426 may appear and give testimony. The applicant, the protestant and other participants will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing (and the time, place and purpose of such hearing) by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.
Written comments, protests, and requests for a public hearing should be directed to Nicholas J. Waryanka, Air Quality Engineer, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For additional information concerning the permit or the issuance procedure, contact Nicholas J. Waryanka at (412) 442-4172.
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
09-00146: Pelmor Laboratories, Inc, (3161 State Road, Bensalem, PA 19020) for a Non-Title V Facility, State-Only, Natural Minor Permit in Bensalem Township, Bucks County. The sources of emissions include four rubber mills controlled by a baghouse. The permit contains monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating in compliance will all applicable requirements.
15-00122: Kennett Square Specialties, LLC (556 East South St., Kennett Square, PA 19348) for a non-Title V, State Only, Synthetic Minor operating permit in Kennett Township, Chester County. This action is a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit. The permit was initially issued on 8-8-2011 and will expire on 8-31-2016. Kennett Square Specialties, LLC operates a 9.6 MMBtu/hr spent shiitake mushroom substrate media fired boiler system with an over-fire air, multi-cyclone and dust collector. Based on its potential-to-emit nitrogen oxides, below major source thresholds, without operating limits restrictions or control devices, the facility is a Natural Minor. The renewed permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
54-00062: World Resources Co. (170 Walnut Lane, Pottsville, PA 17901-8559) The Department intends to issue a State-Only Operating Permit renewal for operation of a secondary nonferrous metals manufacturing operation in Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County. The sources include a hydrometallurgical extraction process, a thermal concentrating unit, and an apv fluid bed processor. The hydrometallurgical extraction process emissions are controlled by a wet scrubber, and the thermal concentrating unit and fluid bed processor are controlled by venturi scrubbers and a dual packed tower scrubber. The proposed operating permit includes emission limits, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton 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
28-05009: Borough of Chambersburg (100 South Second Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the Falling Spring Generating Station located in Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2014 were estimated at 16.3 tons NOx; 5.6 tons CO; 1.2 tons VOC; 0.6 ton PM10; 0.6 ton PM2.5; 0.5 ton SOx; 0.1 ton formaldehyde; 0.1 ton acetaldehyde; 0.1 ton acrolein; and 0.3 ton total HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648
17-00050: GKN Sinter Metals Inc. (PO Box 1047, 1 Tom Mix Drive, DuBois, PA 15801) to issue a renewal State Only Operating Permit for their DuBois facility located in City of DuBois, Clearfield County. The facility is currently operating under State Only Operating Permit 17-00050. The facility's main sources include eight (8) sintering furnaces, three (3) parts washers, one (1) draw furnace and four (4) oil impregnation systems. The facility has potential emissions of 11.13 tons per year (tpy) of particulate matter/particulate matter with an effective aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to 10 micrometer, 6.16 tpy of nitrogen oxides, 1.60 tpy of carbon monoxide, 0.64 tpy of volatile organic compounds, 0.01 tpy of hazardous air pollutants and 0.003 tpy of sulfur oxides. The potential emissions at the facility reduced due to removal of four sintering furnaces. 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 Part 60. 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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Dave Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940
24-00126: US Resistor Inc (1016 Delaum Road, Saint Marys, PA 15857-3360) for renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for the porcelain electrical supply facility located in Saint Marys City, Elk County. The sources at the facility include belt ovens, curing ovens, material mixing operations, a double arm mixer, batch cold cleaning machine, resistor mix material handling and processing, ceramic mix material handling and processing, metallic wire spray application, insulating varnish/paint booth, a Harrop batch kiln, and resistor coating spinner spray system. The batch cold cleaning machine is subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart T for halogenated solvents. The facility is a natural minor. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act. The permit contains the requirements of plan approval 24-126A. The criteria pollutants are less than 1 TPY each. HAP emissions are less than 1 TPY.
43-00335: J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home (1090 East State Street, Sharon, PA 16146-3367) intends to issue a renewal State Only Operating Permit for the human cremator located in Sharon City, Mercer County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act. Particulate matter emissions from the cremator shall not exceed 0.08 grain per dry standard cubic foot, corrected to 7% O2. NOx emissions are less than 1.3 TPY. VOC emissions are less than 0.07 TPY. The unit is fueled with natural gas.
PLAN APPROVALS
Receipt of Plan Approval Applications and Intent to Issue Plan Approvals, and Intent to Issue Amended Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B And Subchapter F. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Cintas Corp. (164 East Main Street, Emmaus, PA 18049) for their facility located in Emmaus Borough, Lehigh County. This Plan Approval No. 39-00106A will be incorporated into a State Only Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 39-00106A is for their laundry cleaning facility. VOC emissions form the plant will remain under 50 TPY threshold limit, 12-month rolling sum. Particulate emissions will not exceed 0.04 grain/dscf. Total HAP emissions from the facility will be under 25 TPY, 12-month rolling sum. Single HAP emissions will be under 10 TPY, 12-month rolling sum. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for visible emissions. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.
Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No.: 39-00106A 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 18711, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Lake Region Crematorium, LLC (P O Box 7, 143 Gravity Road, Lake Ariel, PA 18436) for their facility located in Lake Township, Wayne County. This Plan Approval No. 64-00018A will be incorporated into a Natural Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 64-00018A is for the operation of a human crematory. This facility is a Non Title V facility. The company has applied to operate the cremator without interlock system & opening of the chamber before it cools to 1,500°F as required by existing operating permit. No other changes were proposed from existing operating permit. Presently the cremator is operating under General Operating Permit GP14 requirements. The company shall comply with 123.41 for opacity. The company will operate the sources and maintain the system in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the system. 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.: 64-00018A 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
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
24010101. Rosebud Mining Company (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface, auger, and clay removal mine in Horton Township, Elk County, affecting 264.3 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Mead Run and Mead Run, unnamed tributaries to Johnson Run and Johnson Run, both classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: April 4, 2016.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500
02860201 and NPDES Permit No. PA0588407. IP Harmar Holdings LLC (2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 2200, Houston, TX 77019). Renewal application for continued operation to an existing coal refuse reprocessing surface mine, located in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, affecting 168.3 acres. Receiving stream: Guys Run, classified for the following use: WWF. The potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge: City of Pittsburgh, Shaler Water Plant. Renewal application received: April 1, 2016.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
Permit No. 13010201R3. Rossi Excavating Company, (RR 1 Box 189E, Beaver Meadows, PA 18216), renewal for reclamation activities only of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation 580.0 acres, receiving stream: Wetzel Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: March 22, 2016.
Permit No. 54840203R6. Skytop Coal, Inc., (PO Box 330, Mahanoy City, PA 17948), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing and coal refuse disposal operation in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County affecting 91.8 acres, receiving streams: Mill Creek and Mahanoy Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water fishes; warm water fishes and migratory fishes. Application received: March 25, 2016.
Permit No. 54-305-033GP12R. Locust Valley Coal Co., Inc., (PO Box 279, St. Clair, PA 17970), 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 Skytop Coal, Inc., Surface Mining Permit No. 54840203 in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County. Application received: March 25, 2016.
Permit No. 13060101T. Lehigh Anthracite, LP, (1233 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252), transfer of an existing anthracite surface mine operation from Keystone Anthracite Marketing Corp. d/b/a KAMC in Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County affecting 189.1 acres, receiving stream: Nesquehoning Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: March 31, 2016.
Permit No. 13070101T. Lehigh Anthracite, LP, (1233 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252), transfer of an existing anthracite surface mine operation from Keystone Anthracite Marketing Corp. d/b/a KAMC in Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County affecting 252.3 acres, receiving stream: Nesquehoning Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: March 31, 2016.
Permit No. 54890102C8. White Pine Coal Co., Inc., (PO Box 59, Ashland, PA 17921), correction for a pit length variance and include a GP12 permit to an existing anthracite surface mine, coal refuse reprocessing, refuse disposal and preparation plant operation in Cass, Foster and Reilly Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 729.7 acres, receiving streams: Muddy Branch and unnamed tributary to Swatara Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water fishes and cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: April 1, 2016.
Permit No. 54-305-036GP12. Michael Coal Company, (PO Box 8, Williamstown, PA 17098), 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 White Pine Coal Co., Inc.'s Surface Mining Permit No. 54890102 in Cass, Foster and Reilly Townships, Schuylkill County. Application received: April 1, 2016
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. 58160805 and NPDES Permit No. PA0225631. Jason A. McCarey, (UPS Store—BMP 161, 1143 Northern Boulevard, Clarks Summit, PA 18411), commencement operation and restoration of a quarry operation and NPDES permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Franklin Township, Susquehanna County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Beaver Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: March 31, 2016.
Permit No. 40002805. Tom L. Bower, (274 Moore's Hill Road, Berwick, PA 18603), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Salem Township, Luzerne County affecting 3.0 acres on property owned by Tom L. Bower. Application received: April 7, 2016.
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 Permits
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
NPDES No. PA0213438 (Mining Permit No. 30841307), Emerald Coal Resources, LP, (158 Portal Road, PO Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370). A revision to the renewed NPDES permit issued on September 16, 2013 for the Emerald Mine No. 1 in Franklin Township, Greene County. This NPDES Permit is also being published in compliance with the 25 Pa. Code § 92a.88, as a result of a settlement of an Environmental Hearing Board Appeal at the EHB Docket No. 2013-182-M. Surface Acres Affected 571.78, Underground Acres Affected 23,735.65. Receiving stream: South Fork Tenmile Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. Monongahela River. Receiving stream: UNT Smith Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. Monongahela River. Receiving stream: UNT Laurel Run, classified for the following use: WWF. Monongahela River. Receiving stream: UNT Coal Lick Run, classified for the following use: WWF. Monongahela River. Receiving stream: Grimes Run, classified for the following use: WWF. Monongahela River. Receiving stream: UNT Toll Gate Run, classified for the following use: WWF. Monongahela River. The application was considered administratively complete on June 30, 2014. Application received June 30, 2014. NPDES Permit Issued April 1, 2016.
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 facility location of the non-discharge alternatives are listed below:
Outfall 002 discharges to: South Fork Tenmile Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (Lat: 39° 53` 49.2" Long: 80° 11` 50.4") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (mos/kg) 50 50 50 Chlorides (mg/l) 567 1,133 1,416 Sulfates (mg/l) 250 250 250 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) 500 779 974 Selenium (mg/l) - - Report Bromide (mg/l) - - Report Outfall 003 discharges to: South Fork Tenmile Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 003 (Lat: 39° 53` 49" Long: 80° 11` 53.9") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - - Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - Report Bromide (mg/l) - - Report Outfall 004 discharges to: UNT Smith Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 004 (Lat: 39° 53` 14" Long: 80° 11` 33") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - - Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - Report Bromide (mg/l) - - Report Outfall 012 discharges to: UNT Laurel Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 012 (Lat: 39° 52` 38.5" Long: 80° 09` 59.7") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - - Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - Report Outfall 013 discharges to: UNT Coal Lick Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 013 (Lat: 39° 52` 23.1" Long: 80° 07` 34.3") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - - Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - Report Bromide (mg/l) - - Report Outfall 017 discharges to: Grimes Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 017 (Lat: 39° 54` 16" Long: 80° 09` 06") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - - Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - Report Bromide (mg/l) - - Report Outfall 018 discharges to: UNT Toll Gate Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 018 (Lat: 39° 54` 47" Long: 80° 12` 16") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - - Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Sulfates (mg/l) - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - Report Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
NPDES No. PA0263010 (Mining permit no. 56100102), PBS Coals, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, renewal of an NPDES permit for surface mining activities in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, affecting 448.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to the Stonycreek River and unnamed tributaries to Wells Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh River TMDL. Application received: March 11, 2016.
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 treatment outfalls listed below discharge to an unnamed tributary to the Stonycreek River and unnamed tributaries to Wells Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 004 N 007 N 010 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001, 004, 007, and 010 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times The outfalls listed below discharge to an unnamed tributary to the Stonycreek River and unnamed tributaries to Wells Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 N 003 N 005 N 006 N 008 N 009 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed stormwater outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 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 Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
NPDES Permit No. PA0124601 on Surface Mining Permit Nos. 7175SM2C8 and 22010302C3. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. d/b/a Eastern Industries, Inc., (3724 Crescent Court West, Suite 200, Whitehall, PA 18052), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a sandstone quarry operation in Washington and Jackson Townships, Dauphin County, affecting 155.0 acres. Receiving streams: Wiconisco Creek and Armstrong Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: February 1, 2016.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfall(s) listed below discharge to Wiconisco Creek and Armstrong Creek.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type 001 No E&S and O.D 002 No E&S The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.5 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times.
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