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LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101—6026.907)
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P. S. §§ 6026.302—6026.305) require the Department to publish in the Pennsyvlania 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:
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone 717.705.4705.
Lincoln Bus Lines, 10 West Elm Avenue, Hanover, PA 17331, Hanover Borough, York County. Mountain Research, 825 25th Street, Altoona, PA 16601, on behalf of Janet and Richard Lightner, 21 Vista Larga Drive, Gettysburg, PA 17325, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with unleaded gasoline. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard. Future use of the site is to be used as residential apartments. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The York Dispatch/York Sunday News and York Daily Record on January 25, 2016.
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Manager, Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Telephone 484.250.5960. Charline Bass
BMCA Quakertown Inc., 60 Pacific Drive, Richland Township, Bucks County. Andrew R. Fetterman, Liberty Environmental, 50 North 5th Street, 5th Floor, Reading, PA 19601, Mindy D. Wagaman, Liberty Environmental, 50 North 5th Street 5th Floor, Reading, PA 19601 on behalf of Ray Merrell, BMCA Quakertown Inc., One Campus Drive, Parsippany, NJ 07054 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with no. 2 fuel oil. The proposed future use of the property will be commercial/industrial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Morning Call on January 25, 2016. PF784411.
Lima Precision Manufacturing Company, 1640 Loretta Avenue, Lower Southampton Township, Bucks County. Staci Cottone, J&J Environmental, P. O. Box 370, Blue Bell, PA 19422 on behalf of Kathrine and Anton Maurus c/o H. Kenneth Tull, Esq., 1900 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release no. 2 fuel oil. The proposed future use of the property will be commercial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Bucks County Courier Times on January 22, 2016. PF7807479.
Specialty Glass Produce, 2885 Terwood Road, Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County. Richard S. Werner, Environmental Consulting, Inc., 2002 Renaissance Blvd, Suite 110, King of Prussia, PA 19406 on behalf of Frank Arrison, Properties, Inc., 1150 Pebbel Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18901 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of vocs. The intended future use of the subject property will remain industrial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Public Spirit/Willow Grove Guide on January 3, 2016. PF807381.
Ridgeview, 163a Cathill Road, West Rockland Townships, Bucks County. Lawrence W. Bily, RT Environmental Services, Inc., 215 West Church Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, Christopher Canavan, Old Forge Acquisitions, LP, 404 Sumneytown Pike, North Wales, PA 19454 on behalf of Keith Thomas Univest Bank and Trust Company, 14 North Main Street, P. O. Box 64197, Souderton, PA 18964 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with arsenic. The site will be redeveloped for residential purpose. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The New Herald on December 20, 2015. PF807853.
USS KIPC 158-Acre Parcel, One Ben Fairless Drive, Falls Township, Bucks County. Colleen Costello, GHD Services, Inc., 410 Eagleview Blvd, Suite 110, Exton, PA 19341 on behalf of Michael H. Leon, United States Steel Corporation, 1350 Penn Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of vocs, svocs, metals and pcbs. The current and anticipated future use of the site is commercial/industrial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Bucks County Courier Times on January 7, 2016. PF807837.
MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMIT
Application(s) Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Municipal Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Municipal Waste.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170.
General Permit Application Number WMGM055. EPP Renewable Energy, LLC, 1650 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard, Suite 509, Allentown, PA 18104.
The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Management received applications from the companies listed below for the renewal of General Permit No. WMGR034 that authorizes processing and beneficial use of landfill gas (LFG) generated by the landfill disposal of municipal waste or residual waste co-disposal. General Permit No. WMGM034 expired on December 7, 2015, before the Department issued a final decision on the renewal application. Therefore, the renewal applications are being processed as applications for a new general permit, General Permit Application No. WMGM055. The following permit numbers for the applications have been changed as listed:
WMGM034 to WMGM055SC001 received on June 2, 2015 from EPP Renewable Energy located in Lancaster County, Manor Township.
WMGM034002A to WMGM055SC001A was originally received on June 1, 2015 from EPP Renewable Energy, located in Lebanon County, North Annville Township.
WMGM034002B to WMGM055SC002B was originally received on June 1, 2015 from EPP Renewable Energy, located in Cumberland County, Hopewell Township.
WMGM034002C to WMGM055NW002C was originally received on June 1, 2015 from EPP Renewable Energy, located in Bradford County, Burlington Township.
WMGM034002D to WMGM055NE002D was originally received on June 1, 2015 from EPP Renewable Energy, located in Northampton County, Glendon Borough.
WMGM034002E to WMGM055NC002E was originally received on June 1, 2015 from EPP Renewable Energy, located in Lycoming County, Brady Township.
WMGM034002F to WMGM055SC002F was originally received on June 1, 2015 from EPP Renewable Energy, located in Franklin County, Greene Township.
WMGM034D001 to WMGM055SC002 was originally received on November 30, 2016 from Pioneer Crossing Energy LLC located in Berks County, Exeter Township.
The Department has deemed the above applications to be administratively complete on February 4, 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 WMGM055'' 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 Pennsyvlania 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
39-00006D: American Craft Brewery (7880 Penn Drive, Breinigsville, PA 18031) for the installation of an additional ISEP filter and blending system to process, treat and filter additional Clear Malt Beverage (CMB) at their facility located in Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh County.
40-00013A: Downs Racing LP (1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncastle, CT 06382) for the installation of three boilers, two diesel emergency generators, one fire pump and one natural gas generator at their facility located in Plains Twp., Luzerne County.
58-00018A: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC (PO Box 2511, Houston, TX 77252-2511) for the construction of new natural gas compressor station at their facility to be located in New Milford Boro, Susquehanna County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6636
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.
37-337B: Hickory Run Energy, LLC (NE intersection of McClelland & Edinburg Road, New Castle, PA 16102) for the 2nd 18-month construction extension for plan approval 37-337A in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County. This is a Title V facility.
37-349A: Garner Energy, LLC (6051 Wallace Road Extension, Suite 100, Wexford, PA 15090) application received for the installation and operation of a non-Title V electric generating facility in Pulaski Township, Lawrence County. Sources will include 3 electric generating engines each rated 7.2 megawatts. The facility will be capable of producing a total of 22 megawatts. Emissions from the engines will be controlled through combustion technology and selective catalytic reduction.
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
25-025V: General Electric Company—Erie (2901 East Lake Road, Bldg 9-201, Erie, PA 16531) for construction of an Electro-Coat Operations and construction of a new paint booth in Building 7 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 25-025V is for the proposed renovation of the painting operations in Building 7 of the facility. This project will replace paint booths (Sources 164 and 804) used to paint weldments for locomotives and other parts with a new Electro-Coat Dip Paint Operation (Source 981) and a new Wet Paint Booth (Source 982). 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:
• Electro-Coat Dip Painting Operation (Source 981) & Wet Paint Booth (Source 982).
• Subject to 25 Pa. Code § 123.13.
• Subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.52.
• A facility, regardless of the facility's annual emission rate, which contains surface coating processes shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with their emission limitation. At a minimum, a facility shall maintain records of:
• The following parameters for each coating, thinner and other component as supplied:
• The coating, thinner or component name and identification number.
• The volume used.
• The mix ratio.
• The density or specific gravity.
• The weight percent of total volatiles, water, solids and exempt solvents.
• The volume percent of solids for Table I surface coating process categories 1—10.
• The VOC content of each coating, thinner and other component as supplied.
• The VOC content of each as applied coating.
• The facility shall implement a system that takes data from the material tracking system that reports materials delivered to each coating work station during the month and divides the amount of material delivered by the number of days the coating station was in operation to produce a ''daily use'' material quantity for each day.
• The facility shall calculate VOC emissions monthly, using a system that tracks and records when each container of coating is dispatched to a work station from the warehouse. Each month, the facility shall total the amount of each coating used at each work station and determine the amount of VOC emitted from each work station.
• The use of above will show compliance with the requirements in 25 Pa. Code § 129.52(c) and may be used in lieu of it.
• Records maintained to demonstrate compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.52 shall be maintained for 5 years and shall be submitted to the Department on a schedule reasonably prescribed by the Department. [This condition replaces 25 Pa. Code § 129.52(g).]
• The permittee shall maintain a record of certification of the VOC content of each coating used. A certification will be required when there is a new supplier, a reformulation of an existing coating, or the addition of a new coating not previously certified. The certification must demonstrate that the VOC content was determined in accordance with 40 CFR 60, Appendix A—Reference Method 24.
• Subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart MMMM (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products).
• Wet Paint Booth (Source 982).
• The permittee shall maintain a record of all scheduled preventative maintenance inspections of the control device. These records shall, at a minimum, contain the dates of the inspections, any problems or defects, the actions taken to correct the problem or defects, and any routine maintenance performed.
• The permittee shall maintain a record of the following parameter from the operational inspections:
• Pressure drop across the control device.
• The permittee shall perform a weekly operational inspection of the control device.
• The permittee shall maintain a manometer or similar device to measure the pressure drop across the control device.
• The permittee shall operate the control device at all times that the source is in operation.
• The permittee shall maintain and operate the source and control device in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications, in accordance with good air pollution control practices, or in accordance with good engineering practices.
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 (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 [25-025V] 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 Pennsyvlania 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.
37-023G: NRG Power Midwest LP—New Castle Plant (2189 State Route 168 South, West Pittsburgh, PA 16160) for the proposed facility Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL) in Taylor Township, Lawrence 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 37-023G is for the proposed PALs for the facility. 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:
• Site Level Requirements.
• Pursuant to the requirements of 40 CFR 52.21(aa) and 25 Pa. Code § 127.218, the following PSD/NNSR PAL is established for the following pollutants:
• PM (TSP)—350.31 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• PM10—626.85 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• PM2.5—540.73 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• SOx—16,314.66 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• NOx—2,958.51 based on a 12-month rolling total.
• CO—1,389.43 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• VOC—58.9 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• Pb—0.3 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• H2SO4—85.62 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• CO2e—1,560,675.9 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• The emissions shall include fugitive emissions, to the extent quantifiable, from all emissions units that emit or have the potential to emit the PAL pollutant at the major facility as required by 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(c)(4) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(4)(i)(d).
• For each month during the PAL effective period after the first 12 months of establishing a PAL, the owner or operator of the major facility shall show that the sum of the monthly emissions from each emissions unit under the PAL for the previous 12 consecutive months, expressed as a 12-month rolling total, is less than the PAL. For each month during the first 11 months from the PAL effective date, the owner or operator of the major facility shall show that the sum of the preceding monthly emissions from the PAL effective date for each emissions unit under the PAL is less than the PAL as required by 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(c)(1) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(4)(i)(a).
• The owner or operator of a major facility shall monitor all emissions units in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(m) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(12).
• The owner or operator shall retain a copy of the records necessary to determine compliance with the PAL, including a determination of the 12-month rolling total emissions for each emissions unit, for 5 years as required by 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(n)(1) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(13)(i).
• The owner or operator shall retain a copy of the following records for the duration of the PAL effective period and 5 years after the PAL permit expires as required by 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(n)(2) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(13)(ii):
• A copy of the PAL permit application and applications for revisions to the PAL permit.
• Each annual certification of compliance required under Title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7661—7661f) and regulations adopted under the act and the data relied on in certifying the compliance.
• The owner or operator of a major facility shall retain the records required under 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(n) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(13) and they shall be retrievable onsite. Such records may be retained in an electronic format.
• The owner or operator of a major facility shall submit the reports required under 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(o) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(14) by the required deadlines.
• Emission calculations for compliance purposes shall include emissions from startups, shutdowns and malfunctions as required by 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(g)(4) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(7)(iv).
• The owner or operator of a major facility shall use the calculation procedures contained in Attachment 4.C from the PAL application (or a Department approved equivalent) to convert the monitoring system data to monthly emissions and annual emissions based on a 12-month rolling total for each month as required by 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(n)(1) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(13)(i).
• The PSD and NNSR PAL for emissions are established for the following sources at the facility:
• Source 030—Auxiliary Boiler.
• Source 033—Boiler #3.
• Source 034—Boiler #4.
• Source 035—Boiler #5.
• Source 036—Electromotive Diesel A.
• Source 101—Coal Stockpile.
• Source 102—Bottom Flyash Disposal.
• Source 103—Plant Roadways.
• Source 104—Flyash Storage Silos.
• Source 106—2 Emergency Diesel Generators.
• Source 107—Parts Washer.
• The PAL effective period is 10 years from plan approval issuance.
• In accordance with the plantwide applicability limit (PAL) provisions incorporated by reference at 25 Pa. Code § 127.83 and those of 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(k), if the owner or operator of the facility submits a timely application to renew the PAL, the PAL permit will not expire at the end of the PAL effective period. The PAL permit shall remain in effect until the Department issues a revised PAL permit.
• If not required by condition (c)(2), the Department shall renew the PAL unchanged, if the emissions, calculated in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(f) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(10)(iii) are below 80% of the PAL level solely due to reduced utilization.
• The Department may reduce the PAL in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(i)(1)(ii), 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(i)(2), 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(k)(4)(iii), or 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(10)(iv)(c)(1) as necessary.
• Upon expiration of the PAL permit, the owner or operator of a major facility is subject to the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(j) and 40 CFR 52.21(aa)(9).
• Emissions from a new source that requires a plan approval shall be the minimum attainable through the use of BAT. A physical change or change in method of operation at an existing emissions unit will not be subjected to BAT requirements of this chapter unless the emissions unit is modified so that the fixed capital cost of new components exceeds 50% of the fixed capital cost that would be required to construct a comparable entirely new emissions unit as required by 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(g)(10).
• Subject to 25 Pa. Code § 127.218 and 40 CFR 52.21(aa).
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 (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 [37-023G] 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 Pennsyvlania 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 to 127.431 for State only operating permits or §§ 127.521 to 127.524 for Title V operating permits.
43-377A: Austin Rubber Company, LLC (1100 Nueces Street, Austin, TX 78701) the Department intends to issue a plan approval to Austin Rubber Company, LLC (Austin Rubber), for the construction and operation of a rubber devulcanization facility in Sugar Grove Township, Mercer County. This will be a natural minor facility not subject to Title V. Sources will include crumb rubber sorting/sizing equipment, natural gas combustion equipment (two oil heaters with a total output of approximately 30 MMBtu/hr), VOC containing storage tanks, and a rubber devulcanization process which will emit VOC and HAP. This application has been reviewed to evaluate its incorporation of Best Available Technology. Emissions from the facility will be controlled through combustion technology, exhaust stream condensation, and a cold scrubber. Tank emissions will be vented to the facility's condenser. It is estimated that the emissions from the facility will be: VOC 15.9 tpy, CO 10.8 tpy, NOx 2.27 tpy, and PM 1.92 tpy. The facility will be limited to an emission of 20 tons of VOC per year. Emissions from the two oil heaters will be tested using a portable analyzer. Emissions of NOx from the oil heaters will be restricted to 15 ppm and emissions of CO will be restricted to 50 ppm (each corrected to 3% O2).
Public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44.
The Plan Approval will contain testing, recordkeeping, emission restriction, reporting, and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(e)(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(e)(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 [43-377A: Austin Rubber Company, LLC] 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 Pennsyvlania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Christina Nagy, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335; Phone (814) 332-6411.
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.
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
23-00023: United Parcel Service (1 Hog Island Road, Philadelphia, PA 19153) for the renewal of a Title V Operating Permit for the operation of a Distribution and Transportation Facility which contains the following air emission sources; 40 space heaters, 4 emergency generators, Gasoline & Diesel Storage Dispensing, and Jet Fuel Dispensing. The facility is located in Tinicum Township, Delaware County. The facility is required to have a Title V Operating Permit under 40 CFR part 60, § 62.14480. This renewal of the Title V Operating Permit does not authorize any increase in air emissions of regulated pollutants above previously approved levels. The Title V Operating Permit contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
48-00091: Lower Mt. Bethel Energy, LLC (Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1197), The Department intends to issue a renewal of the Title V Operating Permit for a power transmission facility in Lower Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County. The facility's main sources include: two (2) natural gas, combined cycle combustion turbines and two (2) heat recovery steam generators. These sources have the potential to emit major quantities of regulated pollutants above Title V emission thresholds. Actual emissions as reported by the facility for year 2014 include: CO—18.3 tpy, Lead—0.00 tpy, NOx—153.8 tpy, PM10—31.85 tpy, PM2.5—5.62 tpy, SOx—9.10 tpy, and VOC—8.30 tpy. The proposed Title V Operating Permit contains all applicable requirements including Federal and State regulations. In addition, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions regarding compliance with all applicable requirements are included.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648
18-00006: Dominion Transmission Inc. (925 White Oaks Blvd., Bridgeport, WV 26330) to issue a renewal Title V Operating Permit for their Leidy Transmission Station located in Leidy Township, Clinton County. The facility is currently operating under Title V Operating Permit 18-00006. The facility's main sources include multiple natural-gas-fired heaters/boilers ranging from 0.04 MMBtu/hr to 40 MMBtu/hr, eight 2,000 brake-horsepower natural-gas-fired compressor engines, three 1,000 brake-horsepower natural-gas-fired compressor engines, two 3,400 brake-horsepower natural-gas-fired compressor engines, one 2,650 brake-horsepower natural-gas-fired engine, one 40 brake-horsepower natural-gas-fired engine, one 40 brake-horsepower gasoline-fired engine, two 182 brake-horsepower diesel-fired engines and various storage tanks.
The facility has potential annual emissions of 1,364.71 tons of carbon monoxide, 1,824.21 tons of nitrogen oxides, 1.29 ton of sulfur oxides, 12.24 tons of particulate matter including particulate matter less than 10 microns in size, 12.24 tons of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size, 1,240.82 tons of volatile organic compounds, 48.73 tons of hazardous air pollutants, and 211,202 tons of greenhouse gases. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart DDDDD, and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145.
All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Tom Joseph, Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-5226
03-00180: Dominion Transmission, Inc. (500 Dominion Blvd., Glen Allen, VA, 23060). 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-03-00180) to Dominion Transmission, Inc. for the operation of their South Bend Compressor Station located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County.
The main sources of emissions at the facility include six 2,000 bhp stationary reciprocating internal combustion compressor engines, one 813 bhp stationary reciprocating internal combustion engine driving an emergency electric generator, a 8.0 mmbtu/hr salt bath heater, a 5.5 mmbtu/hr boiler, a 10,000 gallon produced fluids storage tank, a parts washer, and fugitive VOC emissions from facility valves, pumps, flanges, etc. All of the combustion emission sources are natural gas-fired.
The South Bend 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). Actual emissions from the facility for 2014 were reported as follows: 10.13 tons per year of carbon monoxide (CO), 12.74 tons per year of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 0.84 ton per year of particulate matter less than 10-microns (PM10), 0.83 ton per year of particulate matter less than 2.5-microns (PM2.5), 0.02 ton per year of sulfur oxides (SOx), 4.05 tons per year of volatile organic compounds (VOC), 1.23 ton per year of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP), 2.32 tons per year of ammonia, 1.03 ton per year of methane, and 2,955 tons per year 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 03-00180); 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 Pennsyvlania 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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Dave Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940
10-00037: Sonneborn, Inc., Petrolia Plant (100 Sonneborn Lane, Petrolia, PA 16050) the Title V Operating Permit for this petroleum products processing facility is being proposed for re-issued. The facility is located in the Borough of Petrolia, Butler County.
This facility is classified as a major source due to the potential to produce NOx, VOC, and CO emissions.
The average emissions from this facility, based on actual emissions from the years of 2012, 2013, and 2014, are as follows. (All values are in tons/year.) PM/10 = 11.80, SOx = 6.25, NOx = 99.64, CO = 40.98, VOC = 33.23, and Total HAPs = 4.49.
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
09-00159: Colorcon Inc. No Tox Production Div., (171 New Britain Blvd., Chalfont, PA 18914) for the renewal of a Natural Minor Operating Permit in New Britain Township, Bucks County. The facility produces non-toxic paste, solvent and water based printing inks. Sources of air emissions at this facility are the No-Tox Production Area which is comprised of 21 mills and mixers and an emergency generator (102 BHP). The facility uses a dust collector to capture particulate matter from the No-Tox Production area. The primary pollutant from this facility is VOCs with a potential to emit 14.1 TPY. The emergency generator is subject to 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ. The permit contains monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
58-00016: Sawmill Valley Hardwoods, Inc. (7025 State Route 92, South Gibson, PA 18842-9750) for the operation of a wood-fired boiler at a sawmill operation in Lenox Township, Susquehanna County. The wood-fired boiler is the only source at the facility. The particulate emissions are controlled by a multi-cyclone collector. This is a new State-Only Operating Permit. The State-Only 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
67-03069: H & H Castings, Inc. (4300 Lincoln Highway, York, PA 17406) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for an aluminum foundry facility in Hellam Township, York County. The 2014 emissions were 44 tons of PM, 0.9 ton of CO, 1.08 ton of NOx, 0.01 ton of SOx, 18 tons of VOC, and 0.1 ton of HAP. 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 the facility is subject to Subpart ZZZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Aluminum, Copper, and Other Nonferrous Foundries.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648
55-00008: Apex Homes of PA, LLC (7172 Route 522, Middleburg, PA 17842-9488) to issue a renewal State Only (Synthetic Minor) operating permit for their facility located in Middlecreek Township, Snyder County. The facility is currently operating under State Only Operating Permit 55-00008. The significant emissions sources at the Apex Homes facility are the Modular Home Assembly Operation, Paint Shop, and Woodworking Operations. The facility has potential emissions of 6.4 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 8.2 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 4.0 tons per year of sulfur oxides, 28.4 tons per year of particulate matter, 35.3 tons per year of volatile organic compounds, 3.7 tons per year of total Hazardous Air Pollutants, and 5,347 tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalents (greenhouse gases). The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. 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: and Tom Joseph, Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-5226
32-00148: MDS Energy (409 Butler Rd., Suite A, Kittanning, PA, 16201), for renewal of an Air Quality Natural Minor State Only Operating Permit to authorize the operation of the Cookport Compressor Station located in Green Township, Indiana County. Equipment at this facility includes one compressor engine, one dehydrator/heater system, and several small storage tanks. Emissions from the facility for 2014 were reported as follows: 6.39 tons per year of NOx, 6.33 tons per year of CO, 0.05 ton per year of particulate matter less than 10 microns, 0.58 ton per year of VOC, 2.81 tons per year of methane, and 1,460.77 tons per year of carbon dioxide. No emission or equipment changes are being proposed by this action. This facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The proposed SOOP renewal includes conditions relating to applicable emissions restrictions, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards requirements.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Dave Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940
10-00355: Glacial Sand & Gravel Company/Rodgers Site (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201) for a Natural Minor Permit issuance to operate a sand and gravel processing facility located at the intersection of T860 and T383 (Swope and W. Liberty), Harrisville, PA in Worth Township, Butler County.
The equipment at this facility continues to be subject to the New Source Performance Standards of 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
Emissions from this facility continue to be well below the major source thresholds. Potential emissions, if the facility were operated 10 hours per day for 300 days per year, are as follows. Particulate Matter (PM) = 25.16 tons/year and PM10 = 8.21 tons/yr.
16-00131: Allegheny Wood Products International, Inc., Marble Hardwood Mill (Highway 208, Marble, PA 16334) the Department intends to re-issue a Synthetic Minor Permit to operate a hardwood kiln drying operation located in Washington Township, Clarion County. The primary operations at this facility are the 25 million Btu wood fired boiler and (8) lumber drying kilns.
This facility has potential Carbon Monoxide (CO) emissions, from the steam boiler, of more than 100 tons per year, but is taking a limit of 99.9 tons per year in order to stay below the major source category.
The Wood-Fired Boiler (Source ID: 031) continues to be subject to the requirements of 40 CFR 63, Subpart JJJJJJ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources.
The potential emissions from this facility are as follows. (All values are in tons/year.) PM = 45.66, PM10 = 41.28, PM2.5 = 35.81, SOx = 2.74, NOx = 53.66, CO = 99.90, and VOC = 4.16.
62-00035: IA Construction Corporation (PO Box 568, Franklin, PA 16323) the Department intends to issue a renewal State Only Operating Permit for the Warren Hot Mix Asphalt Plant located in Conewango Township, Warren County. The facility is a Synthetic Minor. The primary sources at the facility include a Batch Hot Mix Asphalt Plant with maximum throughput rate of 240 tons asphalt per hour and a Portable Crushing Plant with a maximum throughput of 150 tons of crushed material per hour. The portable crushing plant is powered by a Nonroad diesel-fueled engine. The asphalt plant is restricted to a production limit of 495,000 tons of hot asphalt paving materials per year. Reported emissions for 2014 were: 22.08 tons CO; 3.12 tons NOx; 7.81 tons PM-10; 0.00 ton PM-2.5; 0.25 ton SOx; 0.45 ton VOC; 0.59 ton HAPs; 2,360.22 tons CO2; 0.04 ton methane; and 0.04 ton nitrous oxide. 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.
62-00183: PAPCO Incorporated (213 West 3rd Avenue, PO Box 964, Warren, PA 16365) for renewal of the Natural Minor Permit to operate a gas processing plant located in Mead Township, Warren County. The current emission sources included in the permit are: 1) Hot Oil Heater, 2) Reboiler, 3) AJAX Compressor Engine—346 HP, 4) AJAX Compressor Engine—384 HP, 5) Equipment Leak Check, 6) Storage Tanks and, 7) Dehydrator. The compressor engines are subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ. All applicable conditions of Subpart ZZZZ were included previously in the source level of the permit. The Equipment Leak Check source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KKK and VV. The applicable conditions of Subpart KKK and VV were included in the permit previously. The facility is a natural minor because the emissions from the facility are less than Title V threshold limits. The potential emissions from the facility as stated in permit renewal application are as follows: Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx): 15.56 Tons per year (TPY), Carbon Monoxide (CO) 9.05 TPY, Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) 33.09 TPY, Particulate Matter (PM) 1.32 TPY, Oxides of Sulfur (SOx) 0.03 TPY and, (Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs): 7.03 TPY.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1—1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301—3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51—30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1—1406.20a). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before each application. Notices of requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application notices, as noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application and request for Section 401 water quality certification application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121—77.123 and 86.31—86.34.
Written comments or objections regarding a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections, application number and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
A request for an informal conference or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 or § 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
When an NPDES number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided after the draft NPDES permit is prepared.
Coal Applications Received
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
32733709 and NPDES No. PA0214159. Robindale Energy Services, Inc., (224 Grange Hall Road, PO Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920). To revise the permit for the Dilltown Facility in Brush Valley Township, Indiana County and related NPDES permit to expand the coal refuse site and add 3 new NPDES points from the expansion area. Coal Refuse Disposal Support Acres Proposed 96.8, Coal Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed 108.6. Application also includes a request for a Section 401 Water Quality Certification. Receiving Stream: Unnamed Tributaries of Blacklick Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Receiving Stream: Blacklick Creek, classified for the following use: TSF. Receiving Stream: Conemaugh River, classified for the following use: WWF. The application was considered administratively complete on December 10, 2015. Application received October 6, 2015.
30130701 and NPDES No. PA0236268. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, (1000 CONSOL Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317). To operate the Bailey Central Mine Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Areas No. 7 and No. 8 in Richhill and Morris Townships, Greene County and related NPDES permit to include installation of a sediment pond and new NPDES Outfall for future Coal Refuse Disposal No. 8 at the Bailey Central Mine Complex. Coal Refuse Disposal Support Acres Proposed 109.5, Coal Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed 109.5. Application also includes a request for a Section 401 Water Quality Certification. Receiving Stream: Boothe Run (Tributary 32755 to Enlow Fork), classified for the following use: WWF. The application was considered administratively complete on July 22, 2015. Application received June 18, 2015.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500
26960101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0201600. Daniel J. Patterson (49 Elizabeth Drive, Smithfield, PA 15478). Renewal application for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Georges Township, Fayette County, affecting 48 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to York Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: February 4, 2016.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
Permit No. 54783702C7 and NPDES Permit No. PA0593010. Reading Anthracite Company, (PO Box 1200, Pottsville, PA 17901), correction of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing, refuse disposal and coal preparation plant operation in Cass, Norwegian and New Castle Townships, Schuylkill County to increase the permitted acreage from 512.0 acres to 681.0 acres, receiving stream: West Branch Schuylkill River, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: January 15, 2016.
Permit No. 40663028R6. Pagnotti Enterprises, Inc., (46 Public Square, Suite 600, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine, coal refuse reprocessing and refuse disposal operation in Hazle Township, Luzerne County affecting 474.0 acres, receiving stream: Black Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 2, 2016.
Permit No. 40663028C16. Pagnotti Enterprises, Inc., (46 Public Square, Suite 600, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701), correction to update the post-mining land use to unmanaged natural habitat of an existing anthracite surface mine, coal refuse reprocessing and refuse disposal operation in Hazle Township, Luzerne County affecting 474.0 acres, receiving stream: Black Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 2, 2016.
Permit No. 54851325R6. B & B Anthracite Coal Co., (225 Main Street, Joliette, PA 17981), renewal of an existing anthracite underground mine operation in Tremont Township, Schuylkill County affecting 8.0 acres, receiving stream: Shamokin Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: February 4, 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.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500
03142001 and NPDES Permit No. PA0278211. Britt Energies, Inc. (P. O. Box 515, Indiana, PA 15701). Application for commencement, operation and restoration of large noncoal surface and underground mine, located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County, affecting 84.3 surface acres and 161.5 underground acres. Receiving stream: Crooked Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: January 20, 2016.
03020402 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250406. Allegheny Mineral Corp. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). NPDES renewal application for continued mining to an existing large noncoal surface mine, located in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County, affecting 160.8 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Buffalo Creek and Buffalo Creek, classified for the following use: HQ-TSF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: February 1, 2016.
26950401 and NPDES Permit No. PA0201294. Amerikohl Aggregates, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). NPDES renewal application for continued mining to an existing large noncoal surface mine, located in Springfield Township, Fayette County, affecting 640 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Clay Run and Buck Run, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. The potable water supply with intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge: Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County. Renewal application received: February 1, 2016.
65900403 and NPDES Permit No. PA0591866. Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425). NPDES renewal application for continued mining to an existing large noncoal surface mine, located in Unity and Cook Townships, Westmoreland County, affecting 139.8 acres. Receiving streams: Campbelle Run, and unnamed tributaries to Ninemile Run and Campbelle Run, classified for the following use: TSF. The potable water supply with intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge: Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County. Renewal application received: February 1, 2016.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
Permit No. 40140801. Brenda L. Rizzo, (121 Mt. Laurel Trail, Sugarloaf, PA 18249), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County affecting 3.0 acres on property owned by George Larock and Donald & Dorothy Larock. Application received: January 26, 2016.
Permit No. 6276SM4C9 and NPDES Permit No. PA0613142. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. d/b/a Martin Limestone, Inc., (PO Box 550, Blue Ball, PA 17506), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Honey Brook and Caernarvon Townships, Chester and Lancaster Counties affecting 273.0 acres, receiving stream: West Branch of Brandywine Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ—trout stock fishes and migratory fishes. Application received: February 1, 2016.
Permit No. 64160301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0225622. Wayco, Inc., (198 O'Connell Road, Waymart, PA 18472), commencement, operation and restoration of quarry operation and NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Palmyra Township, Wayne County affecting 37.5 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Wallenpaupack Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ—warm water fishes and migratory fishes. Application received: February 4, 2016.
Permit No. 66970801. Lewis E. Wikoski, (121 Lew Lane, Falls, PA 18615), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Falls Township, Wyoming County affecting 1.0 acre on property owned by Frances & Lewis E. Wikoski. Application received: February 11, 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 Pennsyvlania 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. PA0013511 (Mining Permit No. 30831303), Cumberland Coal Resources, LP, (158 Portal Road, PO Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370). A revision to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the Cumberland Mine in Whiteley Township, Greene County for the addition of 108.75 surface acres for construction of the No. 8 Bleeder Shaft and Outfall 039. Surface Acres Affected 108.75. Receiving stream: UNT to Roberts Run (41635), classified for the following use: WWF. Dunkard Creek TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete on January 27, 2016. Application received November 16, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The facility location of the non-discharge alternatives are listed below:
Outfall 039 discharges to: UNT to Roberts Run (41635)
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 039 (Lat: 39° 46` 17.13" Long: 80° 13` 00.91") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Iron (mg/l) 1.8 2.4 4.6 Manganese (mg/l) 1.2 1.6 3.1 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.9 1.2 2.3 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (mOsm/kg) - - REPORT Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
NPDES No. PA0263028 (Mining Permit No. 11100103), E.P. Bender Coal Co., Inc., P. O. Box 598 Carrolltown, PA 15722, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from surface coal mining activities in Reade Township, Cambria County, affecting 86.0 acres. Receiving stream: Clear Creek, classified for the following use: Cold Water Fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Clearfield Creek TMDL. Application received: January 19, 2016.
The outfalls listed below discharge to Clear Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 (Treatment Facility 2) N 003 (Sediment Pond 1) N 004 (Sediment Pond 2) N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 002 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 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
Outfalls: 003 & 004 (Dry Weather) 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
Outfalls: 003 & 004 (≤10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) N/A N/A 7.0 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) N/A N/A 0.5 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times
Outfalls: 003 & 004 (>10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 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. PA0262871 (Mining Permit No. 56090111), PBS Coals, Inc., P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous surface mine in Quemahoning and Somerset Townships, Somerset County, affecting 149.1 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to/and Wells Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: February 2, 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 unnamed tributary to/and Wells Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N 003 N 004 N 005 N 006 N 007 N 008 N 009 N 010 N 011 N 012 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 through 012 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. PA0249998 (Mining Permit No. 3366BSM2), PBS Coals, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, renewal of an NPDES permit for the continued treatment of a post-mining discharge in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, affecting 109.4 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Stonycreek River, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: February 3, 2016.
The outfalls listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to Stonycreek River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (Treatment Facility) N 002 (Treatment Facility) N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 & 002 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 1.9 3.8 4.7 Aluminum (mg/l) 1.7 3.4 4.2 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.5 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times NPDES No. PA0269476 (Mining permit no. 56150101), Fieg Brothers, 3070 Stoystown Road, Stoystown, PA 15563, for a new NPDES permit for surface mining activities in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 101.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to/and Quemahoning Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh River TMDL. Application received: July 29, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The treatment outfalls listed below discharge to an unnamed tributary to Quemahoning Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 Y 002 Y 003 Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001, 002, 003 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) 35.0 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 outfall listed below requires a non-discharge alternative.
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 004 Y (non-discharge alternative) The stormwater outfalls listed below discharge to an unnamed tributary to Quemahoning Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 005 Y 006 Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 005 and 006 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) 35.0 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 Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
NPDES No. PA0108758 (Permit No. 43850105). Grove City Materials, LP (161 Plain Grove Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057) Renewal of an existing NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Pine & Mercer Townships, Mercer & Butler Counties, affecting 103.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Swamp Run, classified for the following uses: CWF. TMDL: None. Application received: December 23, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to Swamp Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) TF1 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3 6 7 Manganese (mg/l) 2 4 5 Aluminum (mg/l) 2 4 5 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 1The parameter is applicable at all times. The outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributaries to Swamp Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) SP1 N SP2 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) 7.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) 0.5 Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200
NPDES No. PA0238104 (Mining permit no. 17980117), Junior Coal Contracting, Inc., 2330 Six Mile Road, Philipsburg, PA 16866. Modified NPDES permit for coal surface mine in Decatur Township, Clearfield County, affecting 75.6 acres. Receiving stream(s): Little Laurel Run to Laurel Run to Moshannon Creek, classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fisheries and Migratory Fisheries. The receiving stream is in the Laurel Run Watershed TMDL. Application received: July 9, 2015.
The treated mine drainage outfall(s) listed below discharges to Little Laurel Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 046 Y The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are based on waste load allocations (WLAs) developed in the TMDL report and BAT and are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3 6 7 Manganese (mg/l) 11.2 22.5 28.1 Aluminum (mg/l) NA NA 11.2 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) NA NA 50 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. PA0269071 (Mining Permit No. 17150101), EnerCorp, Inc., 1310 Allport Cutoff, Morrisdale, PA 16858. New NPDES permit for surface coal mine in Cooper Township, Clearfield County, affecting 6.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): Crawford Run to Moshannon Creek, classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF and TSF. Moshannon Creek TMDL. Application received: October 1, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The outfall(s) listed below discharge to Crawford Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (SP-1) Yes The outfall(s) listed below require a non-discharge alternative:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 (TB-1) Yes There is no proposed surface discharge from the above listed facilities to the receiving stream due to the implementation of Best Management Practices.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200
NPDES No. PA0596639 (Mining permit no. 4775SM10), Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania, 7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195. Renewal of an NPDES permit for the Oak Hall Quarry non-coal mine in College Township, Centre County, affecting 315.2 acres. Receiving stream(s): Spring Creek to Bald Eagle Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River, classified for the following use(s): High Quality—Cold Water Fisheries. Application received: April 17, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for non-coal mining activities.
The outfall(s) listed below discharge to Spring Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N 003 N 004 N 005 N 006 N The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No.s 002, 003, 004, 005, and 006 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l)1 NA NA 0.5 1Wet Weather Discharge Limit. NPDES No. PA0207098 (Mining permit no. 14920302), Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania, 7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195. Renewal of an NPDES permit for the Jacksonville Quarry non-coal mine in Marion Township, Centre County, affecting 159 acres. Receiving stream(s): Lick Run to Bald Eagle Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River, classified for the following use(s): High Quality—Cold Water Fisheries. Application received: April 24, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for non-coal mining activities.
The outfall(s) listed below discharge to Lick Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N 003 N 004 N 005 N 006 N 007 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) NA NA 0.51 1Wet Weather Discharge. NPDES No. PA0594695 (Mining permit no. 6774SM1), National Limestone Quarry, Inc., P. O. Box, Middleburg, PA 17847. Renewal of an NPDES permit for the Mt. Pleasant Mills Quarry non-coal mine in Perry Township, Snyder County, affecting 53 acres. Receiving stream(s): North Branch Mahantango Creek, classified for the following use(s): Trout Stocking Fisheries. The receiving stream is a TMDL stream as described in the report titled Proposed Phosphorus and Sediment Total Maximum Daily Load North Branch Mahontango Watershed due to agriculture. Application received: May 8, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for non-coal mining activities.
The outfall(s) listed below discharge to Lick Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90
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