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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
Southeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Permit No. 4616521, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania Inc./Superior Water Company Municipality Douglass County Montgomery Responsible Official David Rinehart
Superintendent
1885 Swamp Pike
Suite 109
Gilbertsville, PA 19525
Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Steven E. Riley, P.E.
Entech Engineering, Inc.
201 Penn Street
Reading, PA 19602Application Received Date August 9, 2016 Description of Action Connect a new public water supply well to the Aqua PA Superior Main System (PWSID # 1460085) Permit No. 4616524, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Horsham Water & Sewer Authority Township Horsham County Montgomery Responsible Official Anthony W. Trotter
Asst. Treasurer
617 Horsham Road
Horsham, PA 19044
Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Theresa A. Funk, P.E.
Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
65 East Butler Avenue
Suite 100
New Britain, PA 18901Application Received Date September 19, 2016 Description of Action Installation of GAC treatment at 5 wells and an interconnection for treatment of PFC's construct 2 million gallon elevated storage tank. Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 2816502 MA, Minor Amendment, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Mercersburg Water Authority Municipality Peters Township County Franklin Responsible Official Derek Stoy
Assistant Authority Manager
113 South Main Street
Mercersburg, PA 17236
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Lance S. Kegerreis, P.E.
Dennis E. Black Engineering Inc.
2400 Philadelphia Avenue
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Application Received: 9/6/2016 Description of Action Replacement of filter media and inspection of underdrains, backwash, and air scour systems.
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. 6106501-MA2, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Cornplanter Township Venango County Township or Borough Cornplanter Township Responsible Official Richard Balas
Chairman—Board of Supervisors
136 Petroleum Center Road
Oil City, PA 16301
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Joseph A. Roddy, P.E.
Stiffler McGraw
115 West Spring Street
Titusville, PA 16354
Application Received Date September 2, 2016 Description of Action Cleaning, blasting, and painting existing storage tank.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the act of June 24, 1939 (P.L. 842, No. 365) (35 P.S. §§ 631—641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of the Commonwealth
Northeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
WA 66-1000, Water Allocation, Deans Dominion LLC/East Mountain Ridge, 293 Rivers Edge Drive, Toms River, NJ 08755, Plains Township, Luzerne County. The applicant is requesting an allocation for the purchase of water from the Pennsylvania American Company's Water System with a quantity of allocation of up to 23,100 gpd. Application was received on September 7, 2016.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
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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.
2797 Fair Road Property, 2797 Fair Road, South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County. Pennsylvania Tectonics, Inc., 723 Main Street, Archbald, PA 18403, on behalf of Mr. Francis Courtney, 2797 Fair Road, Auburn, PA 17922, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A release of fuel oil # 2 impacted soil and groundwater at this site. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. The proposed cleanup standard for this site is Statewide Health. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Republic-Herald on August 25, 2016.
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application for Determination of Applicability Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste Other Than Coal Ash
Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
General Permit Application No. WMGR096SE007. Waste Management of Fairless, LLC, 1000 New Ford Mill Road, Morrisville, PA 19067. This application for of applicability (DOA) under General Permit No. (WMGR096SE007) is for the beneficial use of regulated fill as construction material at the Fairless Landfill site located in Falls Township, Bucks County. The application for determination of applicability was accepted as administratively complete by the Southeast Regional Office on September 6, 2016.
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.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
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.
36-05092B: Greiner Industries Inc. (1650 Steel Way, Mount Joy, PA 17552) for the construction of a spray paint booth at the structural steel manufacturing facility located in Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County. The expected potential to emit increases in facility emissions as a result of the changes proposed are: 0.1 tpy of PM, 1.7 tpy of NOx, 1.0 tpy of CO, 8.4 tpy of VOC and 5.9 tpy of HAPs. 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 25 Pa. Code § 129.52, and the best available technology requirements (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. 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.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648.
55-00005B: Wood-Mode, Inc. (One Second Street, Kreamer, PA 17833) for the installation of two fabric collectors and combustion changes to two existing natural gas/woodwaste-fired boilers with heat inputs of 10.2 MMBtus/hr (Boiler # 1) and 32 MMBtus/hr (Boiler # 3), at the company's Kreamer facility located in Middlecreek Township, Snyder County. The installations and combustion changes are being made in order to allow the respective boilers to comply with all applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDD.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Wood-Mode Inc. indicates that the installations and combustion changes will comply with all regulatory requirements, including monitoring, testing, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements, and pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters, 40 CFR 63.7480—63.7575, and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 123 and 127. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed installations and combustion changes. The emissions from Boilers # 1 and # 3, following the proposed installations and combustion changes, will comply with the following limitations: 0.051 lb/MMBtu of PM and 2,400 ppmvd, corrected to 3% oxygen, of carbon monoxide. In addition to the emission limitations, the following is a brief description of the types of conditions the Department intends to place in the plan approval in order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements: source testing of both boilers and the fabric collectors, semi-annual compliance reporting, boiler startup via natural gas firing, boiler load limitations, bag leak detectors and pressure differential gauges on each fabric collector, oxygen monitors on each boiler.
The facility is a major (Title V) facility. If the Department determines that the boilers are operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specifications of the application for Plan Approval 55-00005B, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into Title V Operating Permit 55-00005 pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Edward Orris, P.E., Environmental Engineer Manager—Telephone: 412-442-4161.
PA-03-00244A: In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing notice that it intends to issue an Air Quality Plan Approval to Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI) (5000 Dominium Boulevard, Glen Allen, VA 23060) to authorize the inclusion of emissions from the Solar Taurus turbine due to startup and shutdown events and low temperature operations as well as the continued operation of the previously authorized sources at their existing Rural Valley Compression Station located in Valley Township Armstrong County.
The previously installed air contamination sources for this project include one (1) Solar Taurus 70-10802S Turbine rated at 10,915 bhp controlled by one (1) oxidation catalyst. The NOx emissions from Solar Turbine will be controlled by a SoLoNOx burner and NMNEHC, CO, and HCHO emissions will be controlled by a catalytic oxidation system. The previously installed hot water boiler rated at 3.5 MMBtus/hr is being replaced with a new hot water boiler rated at 5.25 MMBtus/hr in this plan approval modification.
The project will result in a modification of the existing facility with a net facility wide emission increase of 0.6 tpy of VOC, 8.9 tpy of CO, and 0.3 tpy of NOx. Upon authorization of this plan approval the facility potential to emit will not exceed 49.9 tons of VOC, 51.3 tons of NOx, 22.6 tons of CO, 8.0 tons of PM10, 1.0 ton of SOx, 6.1 tons of HAP, and 2.9 tons of HCHO on an annual basis. The proposed Plan Approval includes a limitation on potential emissions, hours of operation, as well as LDAR, monitoring, record keeping, reporting, work practice, and performance testing requirements.
Previously installed equipment includes one (1) Cat G3606 engine rated at 1,775 bhp and controlled by an oxidation catalyst, one (1) Cat 3612 engine rated at 3,550 bhp and controlled by an oxidation catalyst, one (1) Cat G3412 emergency engine rated at 690 bhp and controlled by an oxidation catalyst, one (1) Natco glycol dehy attached to a reboiler rated at 0.275 MMBtu/hr, a thermal oxidizer rated at 4.0 MMBtus/hr, and one (1) Storage tank.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department through Jesse Parihar via mail to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; email to jparihar@pa.gov; or fax to 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-03-00244A), and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
DTI'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 DTI 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 Jesse Parihar at jparihar@pa.gov or 412.442.4030.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Dave Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
25-923B: Erie Power, LLC (131 Varick St., Suite 1006, New York, NY 10013) for the reactivation of two (2) 35 MW natural gas-fired combustion turbines at their facility in North East Township, Erie County.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue Plan Approval 25-923A to Erie Power, LLC for the two (2) 35 MW natural gas-fired combustion turbines at the company's facility located at 10915 Ackerman Lane, North East Township, Erie County.
The facility currently has a Title V permit No. 25-00923. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The subject plan approval is for the reactivation of the two (2) existing 35 MW natural gas-fired combustion turbines at the facility (Source ID's 001 & 002). The subject sources were deactivated in October 2010. Therefore, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.11a(b), the permittee must both comply with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.11a(a), and demonstrate BAT for the subject source(s).
Proposed BAT for the combustion turbines will consist of steam injection and good combustion practices for control of NOx, use of oxidation catalyst and good combustion practices for control of CO and VOC, and use of low sulfur fuels and good combustion practices for control of PM and SO2.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and DEP's own analysis, the proposed source will result in potential emissions of 121.0 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 110.7 tons of carbon monoxide, 21.5 tons of particulate matter, 16.8 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC), and 2.6 tons of sulfur dioxide per year for each source, which does not represent an increase over previously-authorized emission limits for these source(s). Additionally, the Plan Approval contains newly applicable RACT provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100.
The Plan Approval will contain additional testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements 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 are available for public inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown below. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at 814-332-6340.
Anyone wishing to provide DEP with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the address shown below. Comments must be received by the Department within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval; No. 25-923B and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Christina S. Nagy, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335, 814-332-6411.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
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.
22-03046: Pennsy Supply, Inc. (1 Clear Spring Road, Annville, PA 17003) to issue a State-Only Operating Permit for the operation of the Fiddler's Elbow North stone crushing facility in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County. Potential emissions from the facility are estimated to be 17.5 tpy PM, 6.7 tpy of PM10, 1.0 tpy PM2.5. 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 60 Subpart OOO—Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
67-03154: Service Tire Truck Center, Inc. (2800 Concord Road, York, PA 17402) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for a truck tire retreading facility in Springettsbury Township, York County. The actual emissions for 2015 are approximately 0.67 tpy of VOC and 0.01 tpy of PM10. 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 25 Pa. Code Chapter 123.
36-05135: StyleCraft Corporation (400 Broad Street, Terre Hill, PA 17581) to issue a State-Only Operating Permit for the operation of their wood furniture manufacturing facility located in Terre Hill Borough, Lancaster County. Actual emissions from the facility in 2014 were estimated at 6.43 tons 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 surface coating provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code § 129.52.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648.
14-00016: Penns Valley Area School District (4528 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills, PA 16875) to issue a State-Only Operating Permit renewal for their elementary and intermediate school and the junior and senior high school buildings located in Penn Township, Centre County. The facility is currently operating under Plan Approval 14-00016A. The facility's main sources include a 9.70 MMBtu/hr, Challenger Energy Systems model CCU409-W, wood-fired boiler and a multi-clone collector, two 7.07 MMBtu/hr # 2 fuel oil fired boilers, and one 1.80 MMBtu/hr # 2 fuel oil fired boiler. The Department intends to incorporate into the operating permit all applicable conditions contained in the Plan Approval 14-00016A. This facility has the potential to emit 9.32 tons of carbon monoxide, 20.69 tons of nitrogen oxides, 9.57 tons of particulate matter (including particulate matter less than 10 microns) and 8.40 tons of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns, 4.63 tons of sulfur oxides, 0.82 ton of volatile organic compounds, 0.73 ton of hazardous air pollutants. The boilers are subject to Subpart JJJJJJ of the Federal National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories (Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources), 40 CFR 63.11193—63.11237. 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 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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Tom Joseph, Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4336.
26-004520: NobelClad, A DMC Company (1138 Industrial Park Drive, Mt. Braddock, PA 15465), for a facility-wide Natural Minor Operating Permit renewal for the operation of a metals cladding facility, known as the Mt. Braddock Facility, located in Dunbar Facility, Fayette County. The facility clads, heat treats, cuts, and sandblasts metals. The plant contains a heat treating furnace (13.5 MMBtus/hr), plasma cutting machine, and sandblasting equipment. Air pollution prevention equipment at the facility consists of a cartridge filter dust collector. Facility emissions are 1.5 ton of NOx, 1.5 ton of CO, 1.9 ton of PM10, 1.0 ton of PM2.5, 0.3 ton of chromium, and 0.5 ton of all HAPs combined per year. The facility is limited to a maximum opacity from any processing equipment of 20 percent. The facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Area Source Standards for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The permit includes emission limitations, and operational, monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements for the facility.
NobelClad's State Only Operating Permit renewal application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the proposed Air Quality State Only Operating Permit for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the State Only Operating Permit renewal application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed Air Quality State Only Operating Permit for this project, a person may contact Phil Bouse at pbouse@pa.gov or 412.442.4000.
Any person may submit comments, requests for the Department to hold a public hearing, or protests to the operating permit or a proposed condition thereof, by filing such submissions in writing to 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 comments, requests for a public hearing, and 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). Comments, requests for a public hearing, and protests must include the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest, identification of the proposed permit issuance being opposed (State Only Operating Permit 26-00520) 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.
Comments, protests and requests for a public hearing should be directed to Martin L. Hochhauser, P.E., Air Quality Engineer, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. (mhochhause@pa.gov, fax 412-442-4194).
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Dave Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940.
25-00911: Humane Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania (2407 Zimmerly Road, Erie, PA 16506-4905) for a renewal of the Natural Minor Operating Permit to operate a pet shelter and cremator located in Millcreek Township, Erie County. The emitting sources include the Incinerator equipped with a secondary chamber. The emission of pollutants from the facility is less than the Title V threshold-limits. Thus, the facility is natural minor. The emission of VOC and Criteria Pollutants from the facility is less than the Title V threshold.
25-00983: Rupp Auto Livery (303 East 32nd Street, Erie, PA 16504). The Department intends to renew a State Only Operating Permit for the human remains crematory located in the City of Erie, Erie County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary source at the facility is a human crematory. Potential emissions are as follows: 0.096 tpy NOx; 0.0 tpy CO; 0.027 tpy PM; 0.018 tpy SOx; 0.018 tpy VOC. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, and work practice requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
42-00184: Keystone Powdered Metal Company, Lewis Run Plant (1 American Way, Sharon, PA 16146) for intent to renew a Natural Minor Operating Permit to operate a powder metal components manufacturing company located in Lewis Run Borough, Mckean County. The emitting sources include: Source ID # 105: # 4733 Induction Heat Treater, Source ID # 1461: 4` × 8` Electric Sintering Furnace, 48` Electric Sintering Furnace, Source ID # 2744: 48` Electric Sintering Furnace—Pusher, Source ID # 4206: 48` Electric Sintering Furnace—Belt, Source ID # 5417: 32` Electric Sintering Furnace—Belt, Source ID # 5941: # 5941 32` Electric Sintering Furnace—Belt, Source ID # 6490: Tempering Furnace, Source ID # 6617: Samsco Unit (Water Evaporator), Source ID # 6967: Emergency Generator, Source ID # 7001: Parts Washer, and Source ID # 7812: Induction Heat Treater. The two heat treat furnaces and the tempering furnace are controlled by individual smog hogs. The permit contains the requirements of the previous applicable plan approvals, as well as recordkeeping, work practice requirements and additional requirements to demonstrate compliance with the Clean Air Act. The emergency generator engine is subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ pertaining to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The potential emissions from the facility stated in the permit application are: Total Particulate Matter 0.45 Ton per year (TPY), Oxides of Nitrogen 0.86 TPY, Carbon Monoxide 0.72 TPY, and Volatile Organic Compound: 0.07 TPY.
43-00280: Chevron, Inc./Miller Industries (2755 Kirila Blvd, Hermitage, PA 16148-9019). The Department intends to issue a State Only Operating Permit renewal for the facility located in Lackawannock Township, Mercer County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary sources at the facility are 3 spray paint booths. Potential emissions are as follows: 0.64 tpy NOx; 0.54 tpy CO; 23.7 tpy VOC; 9.8 tpy MIBK; 9.8 tpy glycol ethers; 9.8 tpy xylene; and 15.0 tpy all HAPs combined. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, and work practice requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426.
S16-001: Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (1701 Kitty Hawk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19112), for the operation of a foundry for the manufacture of propellers in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include sand mixing including two mixers, fourteen (14) electric induction furnaces, sand conveying operations, blasting, metal grinding, sawing, eighteen (18) combustion units burning natural gas each rated at 20 MMBTUs/hr or less, twenty-five (25) combustion units burning natural gas each rated at 3.0 MMBTUs/hr or less, propeller cleaning, paint spraying, film developing, and one (1) 795 kilowatt emergency generator burning diesel fuel. The facility's air emission control devices include six (6) baghouses.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
S16-000: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (600 South 43rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104), for the operation of a university in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include two (2) boilers each 15 MMBTUs/hr burning No. 2 or natural gas, one (1) boiler 5 MMBTUs/hr burning No. 2 or natural gas, two (2) boilers 8.29 MMBTUs/hr burning natural gas, thirty-five (35) combustion units burning natural gas each rated 3 MMBTUs/hr or less, one (1) boiler 0.80 MMBTU/hr burning No. 2 fuel oil, six (6) emergency generators burning No. 2 fuel oil each 450 kilowatts or less, and one (1) particulate source with mills, tablet presses, and extruders.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
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.
40-00014A: Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. (541 White Birch Road, Hazleton, PA 18202) for construction of one (1) anaerobic digester to produce biogas fuel for their facility located in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a) the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., 541 White Birch Road, Hazleton, PA 18202 for their facility located in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. This Plan Approval No. 40-00014A will be incorporated into a Synthetic Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 40-00014A is for the construction of one (1) new anaerobic digester to produce biogas fuel to be used as a supplementary fuel in two (2) existing 5.103 MMbth/hr boilers. 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. 40-00014A 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, 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. 56960107 and NPDES No. PA0234231, PBS Coals, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 135 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Quemahoning Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishes. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Cambria Somerset Authority Quemahoning SWI. Application received: September 6, 2016.
Permit No. 56950108 and NPDES No. PA0213195, Fieg Brothers Coal Co., 3070 Stoystown Road, Stoystown, PA 15563, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 112.25 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Buffalo Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 6, 2016.
Permit No. 56130111 and NPDES No. PA0269631, Coal Loaders, Inc., 210 East Main Street, P.O. Box 556, Ligonier, PA 15658, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine to add auger mining with minor permit boundary redistribution in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, affecting 44.9 acres. Receiving stream: Stonycreek River classified for the following use: cold water fishes. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Hooversville Borough. Application received: September 6, 2016.
Permit No. 56110102 and NPDES No. PA0263184, Marquise Mining Corporation, P.O. Box 338, Blairsville, PA 15717, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, affecting 45.5 acres. Receiving streams: Quemahoning Creek (Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL) classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 9, 2016.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
16090102. Reichard Contracting, Inc. (212 Olean Trail, New Bethlehem, PA 16242) Revision to an existing bituminous surface and auger mine to change the post-mining land use from forestland and forestland abandoned surface mine to unmanaged natural habitat on the Raymond C. Shreckengost property in Porter Township, Clarion County. Receiving streams: Three unnamed tributaries to Leisure Run and Leisure Run, one unnamed tributary to Long Run and Long Run, all classified for the following uses: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Redbank Valley Municipal Authority. Application received: September 12, 2016.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
17140103 and NPDES PA0269743. RES Coal LLC (224 Grange Hall Road, P.O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920). Commencement, operation, and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine located in Chest and Burnside Townships, Clearfield County affecting 184.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributaries to Spring Run classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 8, 2016.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. 5273SM2C7 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594261. H & K Group, Inc., (P.O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), correction to an existing quarry operation to change the post-mining land use to either a water filled impoundment or a return to original contour through the use of imported reclamation fill in Aston Township, Delaware County affecting 50.02 acres, receiving stream: Chester Creek, classified for the following use: trout stock fishes. Application received: September 8, 2016.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
37080305 and NPDES Permit No. PA0258636. 422 Aggregates, LLC (960 Penn Avenue, Suite 1200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) Transfer of an existing large industrial minerals mine and associated NPDES permit from Terra Resources, LLC in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, affecting 83.8 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 13, 2016.
37070301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0258407. 422 Aggregates, LLC (960 Penn Avenue, Suite 1200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) Transfer of an existing large industrial minerals mine and associated NPDES permit form Terra Resources, LLC in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, affecting 74.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 13, 2016.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
53110301 and NPDES PA0257788. North Penn Supply Quarries, LLC (269 Route 6 West, Galeton, PA 16922). Transfer from Jerome Eckert, revision to add 2.9 acres, and NPDES renewal on an existing large noncoal surface mining site located in Sweden Township, Potter County affecting 20.9 acres. Receiving stream(s): Mill Creek. Application received: September 9, 2016.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
26092001 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251658. Bullskin Stone and Lime, LLC (P.O. Box 528, Latrobe, PA 15650). NPDES renewal application for continued mining to an existing large noncoal surface mine, located in Bullskin Township, Fayette County, affecting 307.8 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Mounts Creek and Mounts Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: September 12, 2016.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. 58002810. Richard A. Jenkins, (362 Grinnell Road, Kingsley, PA 18826), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County affecting 3.0 acres on property owned by Dave & Lucy Lewis and Robert & Beverly Stankiewicz. Application received: September 6, 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 Draft Permits
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
NPDES No. PA0236004 (Mining Permit No. 63091301), Tunnel Ridge, LLC, (2596 Battle Run Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059). A renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the Tunnel Ridge Mine in Donegal and West Finley Townships, Washington County. Surface Acres Affected 12.8. Receiving stream: Little Wheeling Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. The application was considered administratively complete on February 25, 2016. Application received October 22, 2015.
The permittee is not authorized to discharge from any point source other than sediment traps specifically designed using Best Management Practices to capture and contain sediment from normal stormwater runoff.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
NPDES No. PA0249122 (Mining Permit No. 56020101), Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201 renewal of an NPDES permit for surface coal mining in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 57.3 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Roaring Run, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: April 28, 2014.
The outfall listed below discharges to an unnamed tributary to Roaring Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 004 Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall is as follows:
Outfall: 004 (All Weather Conditions) 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 0.75 0.75 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. PA0262960 (Mining Permit No. 32100201), Robindale Energy Services, Inc., 224 Grange Hall Road, Armagh, PA 15920, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from coal refuse reprocessing activities in Brush Valley Township, Indiana County, affecting 58.5 acres. Receiving stream: Blacklick Creek, classified for the following use: Trout Stocked Fishery. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: August 31, 2016.
The outfalls listed below discharge to Blacklick Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (ST-1) N 002 (TF-1) N 003 (ST-2) N 004 (ST-3) N 006 (ST-4) N 007 (ATF) N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001—007 (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 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. PA0597457 (Mining Permit No. 32850114), Beilchick Brothers, P.O. Box 7, Heilwood, PA 15745, renewal of an NPDES permit for surface mining of coal in Pine Township, Indiana County, affecting 221.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Little Yellow Creek, classified for the following uses: High quality cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: March 18, 2016.
The outfalls listed below discharge to unnamed tributaries to Little Yellow Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N 003 N 004 N 005 N 006 N 007 N 008 N The proposed effluent limits for outfalls 001, 002, 003 & 004 are as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) 50 milliosmoles/kg
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times The proposed effluent limits for outfalls 005, 006, 007 & 008 are as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 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 NPDES No. PA0263087 (Mining Permit No. 11100104), RJC Kohl, Inc., 1927 Killen School Road, Nicktown, PA 15762, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous surface mine in Susquehanna, West Carroll and Elder Townships, Cambria County, affecting 76 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to Fox Run, classified for the following use(s): cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the West Branch Susquehanna River TMDL. Application received: August 30, 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 treated wastewater outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to unnamed tributaries to Fox Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 004 N 005 N 006 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
Outfalls: 004, 005, 006 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 1.5 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 stormwater outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to unnamed tributaries to Fox Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N 003 N NPDES No. PA0279404 (Mining Permit No. 56140106), Mountaineer Mining Corporation, 1010 Garrett Shortcut Road, Berlin, PA 15530, for a new NPDES permit for surface mining activities in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 36.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Piney Run, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is subject to the Casselman River TMDL. Application received: June 27, 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 treated wastewater outfall listed below discharge to an unnamed tributary to Piney Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfall: 001 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.8 3.6 4.5 Manganese (mg/l) 1.7 3.4 4.2 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 The stormwater outfalls listed below discharge to an unnamed tributary to Piney Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 Y 003 Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 002 and 003 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 1.5 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 Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
NPDES No. PA0220159. (Mining permit no. 17950113), Waroquier Coal Company, P.O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830 renewal of an NPDES permit for surface coal mining in Greenwood Township, Clearfield County, affecting 60.2 acres. Receiving stream(s): Watts Creek classified for the following use(s): High Quality. Clearfield Creek TMDL. Application received: March 5, 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 outfall(s) listed below discharge to Watts Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) TP-1 N TP-2 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.6 1.2 1.5 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
NPDES No. PA0259071 (Permit No. 16112803). Ancient Sun, Inc. (P.O. Box 129, Shippenville, PA 16254) Renewal of the existing NPDES permit for a small industrial minerals surface mine in Elk Township, Clarion County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Canoe Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF. TMDL: Lower Clarion River. Application received: August 19, 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 noncoal mining activities.
There are no discharges from this permit.
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