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ACTIONS ON COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on 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; 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). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the NPDES permit application and, if noted, the request for a Section 401 Water Quality Certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to applications will also address the application permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Pollution Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4014); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1002).
Coal Permits Issued
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
17051601 and NPDES No. PA0235733. Junior Coal Contracting, Inc., (2330 Six Mile Road, Philipsburg, PA 16866). To renew the permit for the Leslie Tipple in Decatur Township, Clearfield County. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on April 17, 2013. Application received March 1, 2013. CMAP permit issued August 8, 2017.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
33850118. P. and N. Coal Company, Inc. (P.O. Box 332, Punxsutawney, PA 15767) Revision to an existing bituminous surface and auger mine to add 5.0 acres in Winslow Township, Jefferson County, affecting a total of 190.1 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Soldier Run. Application received: February 17, 2017. Permit Issued: August 8, 2017.
33850118 and NPDES Permit No. PA0106682. P. and N. Coal Company, Inc. (P.O. Box 332, Punxsu-tawney, PA 15767) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface and auger mine and associated NPDES permit in Winslow Township, Jefferson County, affecting 190.1 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Soldier Run. Application received: March 16, 2017. Permit Issued: August 8, 2017.
16110104. Neiswonger Construction, Inc. (17592 Route 322, Strattanville, PA 16258) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine in Clarion Township, Clarion County, affecting 11.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to the Clarion River. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Application received: June 7, 2017. Permit Issued: August 11, 2017.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. PA0592897. Carbon & Metal Technologies, LLC, (P.O. Box 100, Spring Glen, PA 17978), renewal of an existing NPDES Permit on Surface Mining Permit 5481603 in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County affecting 23.6 acres, receiving stream: Pine Creek Breaker. Application received: August 30, 2016. Renewal issued: August 9, 2017.
Permit No. 54860105R6. Kuperavage Enterprises, Inc., (P.O. Box 99, Middleport, PA 17953), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine, coal refuse disposal and preparation plant operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 273.84 acres, receiving stream: Schuylkill River. Application received: May 23, 2017. Renewal issued: August 14, 2017.
Permit No. PAM117027, Kuperavage Enterprises, Inc., (P.O. Box 99, Middleport, PA 17953), General NPDES Stormwater Permit for stormwater discharges associated with mining activities on Surface Mining Permit No. 54860105 in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County, receiving stream: Schuylkill River. Application received: May 23, 2017. Permit issued: August 14, 2017.
Noncoal Permits Issued
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
Permit No. PAM417007. Hempt Brothers, Inc., 205 Creek Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011. General NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges associated with mining activities on noncoal permit no. 21940302, located in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County. Receiving stream: Conodoguinet Creek, classified for the following use: warm water fishes. There are no potable water supplies located within 10 miles downstream. Notice of Intent for Coverage received: July 17, 2017. Coverage Approved: August 8, 2017.
Permit No. PAM417008. DL George & Sons Construction Company, 13321 Midvale Road, Waynesboro, PA 17268, General NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges associated with mining activities on noncoal permit no. 28900303, located in Quincy Township, Franklin County. Receiving stream: Biesecker Run, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supplies located within 10 miles downstream. Notice of Intent for Coverage received: July 17, 2017. Coverage Approved: August 8, 2017.
Permit No. PAM417009. Robert D. McCulloh Excavating & Paving, Inc., 5006 Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle, PA 17225. General NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges associated with mining activities on noncoal permit no. 28980301, located in Montgomery Township, Franklin County. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Blue Spring Creek to Licking Creek, classified for the following uses: trout stocked fishes, migratory fishes. There are no potable water supplies located within 10 miles downstream. Notice of Intent for Coverage received: July 24, 2017. Coverage Approved: August 8, 2017.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
37960301. Lehigh Hanson ECC, Inc. (3251 Bath Pike, Nazareth, PA 18064) Renewal of NPDES No. PA0227188 in North Beaver & Mahoning Townships, Lawrence County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Hickory Run and unnamed tributaries to Mahoning River. Application received: March 20, 2017. Permit Issued: August 3, 2017.
PAM617008. Glacial Sand & Gravel Company (P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201) General NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges associated with mining activities on MDP No. 3672SM12 in Perry Township, Clarion County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Allegheny River. Application received: July 10, 2017. Permit Issued: August 8, 2017.
PAM617007. John D. Anderson (P.O. Box 676, Warren, PA 16365) General NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges associated with activities on MDP No. 4673SM13 in Pine Grove Township, Warren County. Receiving streams: North Branch Akeley Run. Application received: July 10, 2017. Permit Issued: August 11, 2017.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
14170801. Allen's Excavating & Concrete (345 Main Road, Spring Mills, PA 16875). Commencement, operation, and restoration of a small noncoal industrial minerals surface mine permit (Shale) in Gregg Township, Centre County affecting 1.0 acre. Receiving stream(s): Muddy Creek classified for the following use(s): HQ-CWF, MF. Application received: March 1, 2017. Permit Issued: July 25, 2017.
14060301 and NPDES PA0256323. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (1952 Waddle Road, State College, PA 16803-1649). NPDES renewal and modification for continued operation and reclamation of a large noncoal surface mining site located in Rush Township, Centre County affecting 159.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributaries to Moshannon Creek. Application received: December 1, 2016. Permit issued: August 2, 2017.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. 7976SM2C10 and NPDES Permit No. PA0122351. Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc., (P.O. Box 249, Chalfont, PA 18914), renewal and correction of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Warrington Township, Bucks County affecting 172.0 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Neshaminy Creek. Application received: March 9, 2012. Renewal issued: August 9, 2017.
Permit No. 7976SM2C11. Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc., (P.O. Box 249, Chalfont, PA 18914), correction to an existing quarry operation to increase the permitted acreage from 134.9 to 172.0 acres in Warrington Township, Bucks County, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Neshaminy Creek. Application received: August 1, 2016. Correction issued: August 9, 2017.
Permit No. 7976SM2C12 and NPDES Permit No. PA0122351. Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc., (P.O. Box 249, Chalfont, PA 18914), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Warrington Township, Bucks County affecting 172.0 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Neshaminy Creek. Application received: August 1, 2016. Renewal issued: August 9, 2017.
Permit No. 7774SM3A1C9. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. d/b/a Eastern Industries, Inc., (3724 Crescent Court West, Suite 200, Whitehall, PA 18052), correction to an existing quarry operation to incorporate SMP No. 06050301 into this permit in Maxatawny Township and Kutztown Borough, Berks County affecting 267.39 acres, receiving stream: Sacony Creek. Application received: October 21, 2013. Correction issued: August 9, 2017.
Permit No. 7774SM3A1C10. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. d/b/a Eastern Industries, Inc., (3724 Crescent Court West, Suite 200, Whitehall, PA 18052), correction to an existing quarry operation for a depth correction in Maxatawny Township and Kutztown Borough, Berks County affecting 267.39 acres, receiving stream: Sacony Creek. Application received: October 21, 2013. Correction issued: August 9, 2017.
Permit No. 7774SM3A1C11 and NPDES Permit No. PA0224499. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. d/b/a Eastern Industries, Inc., (3724 Crescent Court West, Suite 200, Whitehall, PA 18052), correction of an existing quarry operation to renew and modify the NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Maxatawny Township and Kutztown Borough, Berks County. Application received: December 9, 2015. Correction issued: August 9, 2017.
Permit No. 5273SM1C7. H & K Group, Inc., (P.O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), correction to an existing quarry operation to authorize the use of mine reclamation fill and update the post-mining land use to include water filled impoundment in Aston Township, Delaware County affecting 50.02 acres, receiving stream: Chester Creek. Application received: September 8, 2016. Correction issued: August 11, 2017.
ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 and 25 Pa. Code § 211.124. Blasting activity performed as part of a coal or noncoal mining activity will be regulated by the mining permit for that coal or noncoal mining activity.
Blasting Permits Issued
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. 09174107. Rock Work, Inc., (1257 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422), construction blasting for ILLG Tract in Warrington Township, Bucks County with an expiration date of August 31, 2018. Permit issued: August 10, 2017.
Permit No. 36174133. Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc., (P.O. Box 1140, Gardiner, ME 04345), construction blasting for Smith Middle School in Eden Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of July 31, 2018. Permit issued: August 10, 2017.
Permit No. 38174113. Schlouch, Inc., (P.O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting for Springwood Offsite Sanitary Sewer Tie-In in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County with an expiration date of August 7, 2018. Permit issued: August 10, 2017.
Permit No. 36174135. Keystone Blasting Service, (15 Hopeland Road, Lititz, PA 17543), construction blasting for Superior Plastic in Earl Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of August 31, 2017. Permit issued: August 14, 2017.
Permit No. 39174103. Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc., (P.O. Box 1140, Gardiner, ME 04345), construction blasting for Iron Run DCT in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County with an expiration date of July 31, 2018. Permit issued: August 14, 2017.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The Department has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Except as otherwise noted, the Department has granted 401 Water Quality Certification certifying that the construction and operation described will comply with sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317) and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal that action to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501—508 and 701—704. The appeal should be sent to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, PO Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create a right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, the appeal must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
Actions on applications for the following activities filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P.S. § 679.302) and The Clean Streams Law and Notice of Final Action for Certification under section 401 of the FWPCA.
Permits, Environmental Assessments and 401 Water Quality Certifications Issued:
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Dana Drake, Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 412-442-4000.
E26-375, Fairchance-Georges Joint Municipal Sewage Authority, 141 Big Six Road, Smithfield, PA 15478, Georges Township, Fayette County, Pittsburgh ACOE District.
Has been given consent to:
1. Install and maintain twenty-eight (28) watercourse crossings along a 17-mile long sanitary sewer line extension consisting of an 8" PVC and a 10" PVC sewer line and a 6" service line underneath York Run (aka WC-1), Unnamed tributaries (UNT) to York Run (aka WC-2, WC-2A, WC-4, WC-4A, WC-5 and WC-6), Muddy Run (aka WC-8), a UNT to Muddy Run (aka WC-7), and an Unnamed tributary to Georges Creek (aka trib to Georges Creek) resulting in 1,170 linear feet of impact to the aforementioned watercourses.
2. Install and maintain ten wetland crossings, along the aforementioned 17 miles of an 8" PVC and a 10" PVC sewer, underneath 1.23 acre of Palustrine Emergent (PEM) wetlands (aka WL 1, WL 2, WL 3, WL 4, WL 5, WL 6, WL 7, WL 8 and WL 11).
3. Place and maintain fill within 0.40 acre of Palustrine Emergent (PEM) wetland (aka Wetland ID 1) and 0.06 acre of Palustrine Scrub-Shrub (PSS) wetland (aka Wetland ID 5).
4. Temporarily install, maintain and then remove, a temporary bridge crossing, over a UNT to Georges Creek.
The project cumulatively results in 1,170 linear feet of stream impact and 1.23 acre of wetland impact, in association with the utility line crossings, which will be restored to original grade. The applicant will construct 0.4 acre of PEM wetland and 0.1 acre of PSS wetland, to mitigate for the wetlands to be permanently impacted by the improvements to the WTP. The project is for the purpose of creating an extension to the existing sanitary sewer system, including a new pump station (aka York Run Pump Station), into the York Run and Collier areas of Georges Township, and constructing improvements to the Authority's existing Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP) involving the construction of a headworks building-with wastewater screening and raw sewage pumps, two (2) additional sequencing batch reactor tanks, effluent pump stations, additional aeration blowers, and additional emergency power generation. The project is located near the intersection of Big 6 Road and Industrial Park Road (Quadrangle: Smithfield Latitude: 39°48`46.6"; Longitude: -79°46`27.5"), in Georges Township, Fayette County.
Northwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E20-602, Borough of Conneaut Lake, 395 High Street, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316. Conneaut Lake Revitalization and Economic Development at Fireman's Beach in the Borough of Conneaut Lake and Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Conneaut Lake, PA Quadrangles N: 41°, 36`, 21"; W: -80°, 18`, 10").
Conduct the following activities in and along Conneaut Lake and the 100-year floodplain of Conneaut Lake (HQ-WWF) at Fireman's Beach park (Conneaut Lake, PA Quadrangles N: 41°, 36`, 21"; W: -80°, 18`, 10") in the Borough of Conneaut Lake and Sadsbury Township, Crawford County.:
1. To demolish and remove the following as they generally appear from north to south:
• 80 feet of seawall at the northern shoreline of the swimming beach area
• 150 feet of chain link fence between the beach and parking areas
• An approximately 20-foot wide by 60-foot long boat ramp at the northern extent of parking area
• Public information signage throughout the parking/egress areas
• Approximately 74 concrete curb blocks throughout the parking/egress areas
• 18 wood posts (wood bollards) throughout the parking/egress areas
• 5 post-mounted fire grills along the shoreline area south of the boat ramp
• An 80-square foot shoreline deck south of the main entrance
2. To relocate the following:
• 16 concrete picnic benches
• 11 metal trash cans
• 8 wood picnic benches
• 4 parking area lights
• 2 flanking boat ramp docks
• 1 wood picnic shelter
• 1 portable toilet
3. To construct and maintain the following as they generally appear north to south:
• Additional sand for the swim beach area
• Concrete sidewalk beginning at the snack bar and restrooms building to the parking area and along the shoreline to its southern extent
• A 36.67-foot long by 19.75-foot wide pavilion slab between the snack bar and parking area
• Twin 141.5-foot long by 46-foot wide floating docks
• Bioretention cell between the shoreline sidewalk and parking areas
• Approximately 20 feet of lake wall repair by concrete barrier and tie-backs at two locations near the old boat ramp
• Concrete and asphalt paving with curbing in the parking area
• A 16-foot wide by 51-foot long concrete boat docking ramp at the southern extent of parking area
District Oil and Gas Operations: Eastern Oil & Gas District, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA.
E5829-116: Jackson and New Milford Townships, Bluestone Pipeline Company of Pennsylvania, LLC, 1429 Oliver Road, New Milford, PA 18334-7516; Jackson and New Milford Townships, Susquehanna County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 3,092 square feet (0.07 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 26", Longitude: -75° 40` 27"),
2) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 10,552 square feet (0.24 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 24", Longitude: -75° 40` 20"),
3) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 309 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 23", Longitude: -75° 40` 16"),
4) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,440 square feet (0.03 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 25", Longitude: -75° 39` 59"),
5) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 67 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 17", Longitude: -75° 39` 34"),
6) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,790 square feet (0.04 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 19", Longitude: -75° 39` 35"),
7) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 52 lineal feet (420 square feet) of an unnamed tributary to Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 18", Longitude: -75° 39` 33"),
8) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 23,206 square feet (0.53 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 22", Longitude: -75° 39` 32"),
9) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 437 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 26", Longitude: -75° 39` 31"),
10) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 2,747 square feet (0.06 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 38", Longitude: -75° 39` 25"),
11) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 57 lineal feet (1,767 square feet) of a tributary to Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 46", Longitude: -75° 39` 18"),
12) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 165 lineal feet (1,128 square feet) of an unnamed tributary to Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 49", Longitude: -75° 39` 14"),
13) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 321 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 51", Longitude: -75° 39` 12"),
14) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,404 square feet (0.03 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 51", Longitude: -75° 39` 10"),
15) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,538 square feet (0.04 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 52", Longitude: -75° 39` 10"),
16) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 30 lineal feet (90 square feet) of an unnamed tributary to Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 53", Longitude: -75° 39` 09"),
17) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 6,939 square feet (0.16 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 54", Longitude: -75° 39` 07"),
18) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,146 square feet (0.03 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 56", Longitude: -75° 38` 41"),
19) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 54 lineal feet (758 square feet) of an unnamed tributary to Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 56", Longitude: -75° 38` 40"),
20) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 61 lineal feet (914 square feet) of a tributary to Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 56", Longitude: -75° 38` 38"),
21) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 3,328 square feet (0.08 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 57", Longitude: -75° 38` 30"),
22) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 18,720 square feet (0.43 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 53` 00", Longitude: -75° 38` 28"),
23) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 56 lineal feet (338 square feet) of an unnamed tributary to Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 53` 01", Longitude: -75° 38` 24"),
24) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 109 lineal feet (1,867 square feet) of Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 53` 02", Longitude: -75° 38` 23"),
25) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 2,621 square feet (0.06 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 53` 03", Longitude: -75° 38` 21"),
26) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 579 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 49", Longitude: -75° 39` 13"),
27) a 24 inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 25 lineal feet (100 square feet) of an unnamed tributary to Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 52` 51", Longitude: -75° 39` 12").
The Bluestone Loop 3A Extension pipeline project consists of constructing a 24" diameter steel natural gas gathering line approximately 2.68 miles (14,147 feet) long in Jackson and New Milford Townships, Susquehanna County. The project will result in 609 lineal feet of temporary stream impacts and 80,236 square feet (1.84 acre) of temporary wetlands impacts all for the purpose of providing safe reliable conveyance of Marcellus Shale natural gas to market.
E4129-109: NFG Midstream Trout Run, LLC, 6363 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221, Gamble Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) an 8-inch gas pipeline and a timber mat bridge impacting 44 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek (EV) (Trout Run, PA Quadrangle 41°22`54"N 77°00`59"W);
2) an 8-inch gas pipeline and a timber mat bridge impacting 49 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek (EV) (Trout Run, PA Quadrangle 41°22`53"N 77°00` 42"W);
3) an 8-inch gas pipeline and a timber mat bridge impacting 42 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek (EV) and 1,444 square feet of adjacent palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Trout Run, PA Quadrangle 41° 22`48"N 77°00`29"W);
4) an 8-inch gas pipeline and a timber mat bridge impacting 7,836 square feet of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Trout Run, PA Quadrangle 41°22`43"N 77°00` 25"W);
5) an 8-inch gas pipeline and a timber mat bridge impacting 53 linear feet of Mill Creek (EV) and 10,284 square feet of adjacent palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands (Trout Run, PA Quadrangle 41°22`41"N 77°00` 21"W).
The project will result in a total of 0.45 acre of wetland impacts and 188 linear feet of stream impacts all for the purpose of installing natural gas gathering line and access roadway for Marcellus well development.
E5829-120: Great Bend and New Milford Townships, Susquehanna Gathering, LLC, 1429 Oliver Road, New Milford, PA 18334-7516; Great Bend and New Milford Townships, Susquehanna County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) an 8-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and a 16-inch HDPE waterline crossing impacting 30 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 54` 39", Longitude: -75° 43` 08"),
2) an 8-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and a 16-inch HDPE waterline crossing impacting 500 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 54` 39", Longitude: -75° 43` 08"),
3) an 8-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline, a 16-inch HDPE waterline, and a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 11,996 square feet (0.28 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 54` 05", Longitude: -75° 42` 22"),
4) an 8-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline, a 16-inch HDPE waterline, and a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 6,704 square feet (0.15 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 54` 05", Longitude: -75° 42` 22"),
5) an 8-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline, a 16-inch HDPE waterline, and a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 55 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Smith Creek (HQ-CWF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 54` 03", Longitude: -75° 42` 18"),
6) an 8-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline, a 16-inch HDPE waterline, and a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 51 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Smith Creek (HQ-CWF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 54` 03", Longitude: -75° 42` 17"),
7) an 8-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline, a 16-inch HDPE waterline, and a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 7,961 square feet (0.18 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 54` 02", Longitude: -75° 42` 15"),
8) an 8-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline, a 16-inch HDPE waterline, and a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 15,784 square feet (0.36 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 54` 00", Longitude: -75° 54` 00"),
9) an 8-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline, a 16-inch HDPE waterline, and a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 79 lineal feet of Smith Creek (HQ-CWF) (Great Bend, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 53` 59", Longitude: -75° 42` 09").
The Well Connect 6 (Flohs) Pipeline project consists of constructing an 8-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and a 16-inch HDPE waterline approximately 1.99 mile (10,500 feet) long in Great Bend and New Milford Townships, Susquehanna County. The project will result in 215 lineal feet of temporary stream impacts and 42,945 square feet (0.99 acre) of temporary wetlands impacts all for the purpose of providing safe reliable conveyance of Marcellus Shale natural gas to market.
E4129-112: Seneca Resources Corporation, 5800 Corporate Drive, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, Lewis Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) An 8-inch water pipeline in a 16-inch steel casing bored under 119 linear feet of Lycoming Creek (EV) (Bodines, PA Quadrangle 41°26`13"N 76°59`35"W).
The project will result in a total of 119 linear feet of stream impacts for the purpose of installing a water pipeline for Marcellus well development.
Northwest Region: District Oil and Gas Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
E 10-08-014, EM Energy Pennsylvania, LLC, 1800 Main Street, Suite 220, Canonsburg, PA 15317. Orion Well Pad, in Washington Township, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. The proposed project starts at 41.070665, -79.794975, Hillards PA Quadrangle N: 41°, 04`,1.80"; W: -79°,47`,38.68"and ends at 41.070665, -79.794975, Hillards PA Quadrangle N:41°, 04`,1.80"; W: -79°,47`,38.68".
The project consists of the installation and maintenance of approximately one 80-foot-long, 60-inch culvert for a permanent access road to the Orion Well Pad. The proposed project impacts in Butler County include a total of 95 linear feet of temporary impacts to a UNT to Silver Creek EV WT, a total of 80 linear feet of permanent impacts to a UNT to Silver Creek EV WT and 0.218 acre of floodway impacts, there are no proposed impacts to wetlands with this project.
For more detailed information regarding the Butler County Chapter 105 permit application related to this proposed project, which is available in the DEP regional office, please contact Craig Lobins to request a file review.
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL The following Erosion and Sediment Control permits have been issued.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal that action to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501—508 and 701—704. The appeal should be sent to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, PO Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create a right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, the appeal must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
Northwest Region: Oil and Gas Program Manager, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335.
ESCGP-2 # ESX11-019-0109-Drake Unit 2053 ESX—
Renewal
Applicant R.E. Gas Development LLC
Contact Michael T. Endler
Address 600 Cranberry Woods Drive, Suite 250
City Cranberry State PA Zip Code 16066
County Butler Township Worth
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) Black Run/
Slippery Rock CreekEastern Region: Oil & Gas Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
ESCGP-2 # ESX13-015-0063(01)
Applicant Name Appalachia Midstream Services LLC
Contact Person Josh Brown
Address 400 IST Center, Suite 404
City, State, Zip Horseheads, NY 14845
County Bradford
Township(s) Terry
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) UNTs to Susquehanna River (WWF)
Secondary—Susquehanna RiverESCGP-2 # ESX29-015-17-0025
Applicant Name Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC
Contact Person Lance Ridall
Address 337 Daniel Zenker Dr
City, State, Zip Horseheads, NY 14845
County Bradford
Township(s) Pike Twp & LeRaysville Boro
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) UNT to Rockwell Ck (WWF, MF)
Secondary—Rockwell CkESCGP-2 # ESX29-117-17-0025
Applicant Name SWEPI LP
Contact Person Jason Shoemaker
Address 150 N Dairy Ashford, E1296-E
City, State, Zip Houston, TX 77079
County Tioga
Township(s) Jackson
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) Hammond Ck (CWF)ESCGP-2 # ESG29-035-17-0002
Applicant Name ARD Operating LLC
Contact Person Stephen Barondeau
Address 33 W Third St, Suite 200
City, State, Zip Williamsport, PA 17701
County Clinton
Township(s) Chapman
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) Spring Run (EV); UNT to Spring Run (EV); UNT to Right Branch Hyner Run (EV)
Secondary—Right Branch Hyner Run (EV); Spring Run (EV)ESCGP-2 # ESG29-113-17-0003
Applicant Name SWN Production LLC
Contact Person Justin Moore
Address 917 SR 92 N
City, State, Zip Tunkhannock, PA 18657
County Sullivan
Township(s) Elkland
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) Little Loyalsock Ck (EV)
ESCGP-2 # ESG29-117-17-0031
Applicant Name Delmar Midstreal LLC
Contact Person David Rittenhouse
Address 2620 Egypt Rd
City, State, Zip Norristown, PA 19403
County Tioga
Township(s) Delmar
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) Campbell Run (HQ-CWF)ESCGP-2 # ESX11-081-0097(04)
Applicant Name NFG Midstream Trout Run LLC
Contact Person Duane Wassum
Address 6363 Main St
City, State, Zip Williamsville, NY 14221
County Lycoming
Township(s) Gamble, Lewis & McIntyre
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) UNT to Mill Ck (WV); UNTs to Lycoming Ck (HQ-CWF); Long Run (HQ-CWF); Fourmile Hollow (HQ-CWF); UNT to Trout Run (HQ-CWF)
Secondary—Lycoming Ck (EV); Mill Ck (EV); Trout Run (HQ-CWF); Grays Run (HQ-CWF)ESCGP-2 # ESG29-117-17-0023
Applicant Name Seneca Resources Corp
Contact Person Doug Keplar
Address 5800 Corporate Dr, Suite 300
City, State, Zip Pittsburgh, PA 15237
County Tioga
Township(s) Delmar
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) Marsh Ck (WWF); Hibard Hollow (CWF); Baldwin Run (HQ-CWF)
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice of Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Oxides of Nitrogen, Volatile Organic Compounds, Notice of Public Hearing and Notice of Intent to Issue Revised Air Quality
Operating Permit (25-00029)Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
Erie Coke Corporation (925 East Bay Drive, Erie, PA 16512) located in Erie City, Erie County, for approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II) plan.
The facility has potential emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) above major source thresholds and is subject to RACT II requirements. Plan approval No 25-029E is for the proposed RACT II NOx emission limits for Boiler 1 & 2 that combust coke oven gas (COG) with natural gas and for a NOx emission limit for the Coke Oven Battery Underfiring System that combusts COG since RACT II does not have a limit established for burning COG.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100, the Department has made a preliminary determination to approve a RACT II plan and an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the cokemaking facility owned and operated by Erie Coke Corporation.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amended RACT II approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and the 2008 NAAQS for ozone.
The proposed amendments to the RACT II determination, if finally approved, will be incorporated into the facility operating permit. The relevant RACT II requirements will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's SIP and will remain in effect until replaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approval by the EPA. Requirements that are not part of the RACT II determination will be excluded from the SIP submittal.
The following is a summary of the proposed amendments to the RACT II determination for this facility that will be submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision:
AIMs # Source RACT II Requirement 031 Erie City Boiler 1 • When both boilers are operating, NOx emissions from each boiler shall not exceed:
• 0.24 #/mmbtu [more stringent than original RACT]
• 11.4 #/hr [more stringent than original RACT]
• 49.82 tpy [same as original RACT]
• When only one boiler is operating, NOx emissions shall not exceed:
• 22.8 #/hr [same as original RACT]
• Quarterly NOx emissions shall not exceed 24.9 tons for both boilers based on a 3-month consecutive period
• 40 CFR 63 Subpart DDDDD
• Installation, maintenance, and operation in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and with good operating practices032 Erie City Boiler 2 • When both boilers are operating, NOx emissions from each boiler shall not exceed:
• 0.24 #/mmbtu [more stringent than original RACT]
• 11.4 #/hr [more stringent than original RACT]
• 49.82 tpy [same as original RACT]
• When only one boiler is operating, NOx emissions shall not exceed:
• 22.8 #/hr [same as original RACT]
• Quarterly NOx emissions shall not exceed 24.9 tons for both boilers based on a 3-month consecutive period
• 40 CFR 63 Subpart DDDDD
• Installation, maintenance, and operation in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and with good operating practices
805 Coke Oven Battery Underfiring • 0.33 #/mmbtu [more stringent than original RACT]
• 19.9 #/hr [same as original RACT]
• 87.16 tpy based on a 12-month consecutive period [same as original RACT]
• 21.8 tons/quarter [same as original RACT]
• 40 CFR 63 Subpart CCCCC
• Installation, maintenance, and operation in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and with good operating practices802 Pushing Operations • 40 CFR 63 Subpart CCCCC
• Installation, maintenance, and operation in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and with good operating practices803 Coke Quenching • 40 CFR 63 Subpart CCCCC
• Installation, maintenance, and operation in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and with good operating practicesC805A Absorber/Thionizer • Installation of bolted cover (Plan Approval 25-025D)
Public hearing:
The hearing will be held on October 11, 2017, at 9:00 AM at the Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. To register to speak at the hearing, or to inquire if the hearing will be held, contact Melanie Williams (Regional Community Relations Coordinator) at 814-332-6615. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be October 4, 2017. If the Department does receive any pre-registered speakers by this date, the hearing will be cancelled.
Any updates made to any aspect of the hearing, including whether or not a hearing will be held, will be posted online at http://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/NorthwestRegion/Community-Information/Pages/default.aspx. Contact Melanie Williams (Regional Community Relations Coordinator) at 814-332-6615 or monitor our web site to determine if a hearing will be held.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Melanie Williams (Regional Community Relations Coordinator) at 814-332-6615 at least one week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit three (3) copies of a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Eric Gustafson, Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
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 Eric Gustafson, Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. A 30-day comment period from the date of publication in the PA Bulletin 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 RACT II Operating Permit including the permit number (25-029E) and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the proposed RACT II Plan.
All the pertinent documents regarding this application (applications, review memos, and draft approvals) are also available for public review from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the DEP at (814) 332-6340.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Melanie Williams (Regional Community Relations Coordinator) at 814-332-6615 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs.
Notice of Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Oxides of Nitrogen and Volatile Organic Compounds, Renewal of the Title V Operating Permit, and Notice of Public Hearing for the Revised Air Quality Operating Permit 37-00264 In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100, the Department of Environmental Protection has made a preliminary determination to approve an alternate Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II) plan and seeks approval of an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Ellwood Quality Steels (EQS) plant in New Castle City, Lawrence County. The facility is located at 700 Moravia Street, New Castle, PA 16101. The facility's representative to contact concerning this application is Richard Schochet, Plant Engineer. His phone number is (724) 658-6615.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amended RACT II approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and the 2008 NAAQS for ozone.
The proposed amendments to the RACT II determination, if finally approved, will be incorporated into the revised operating permit (37-00264) for the facility. The relevant RACT II requirements will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan and will remain in effect until replaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approval by the EPA. Requirements that are not part of the RACT II determination will be excluded from the SIP submittal this includes the provisions of the Department's presumptive Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II) requirements in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.97, as they apply to existing sources at this facility.
EQS is a small specialty steel mill. The facility's major emission sources include an electric arc furnace (EAF), two ladle refining furnaces, a vacuum degasser, two ingot teeming aisles, an internal scrap yard, six natural gas fired annealing furnaces, preheaters for the ladles and the EAF, miscellaneous steel cutting/grinding, four process steam boilers, miscellaneous heaters less than 2.5 mmbtu/hr each, a lime silo, a backup emergency diesel pump and vehicle travel. The facility is a major facility due to its potential emissions of Carbon Monoxide (CO) greater than 100 TPY. The highest actual emissions of CO, Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx), particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM10), Sulfur Dioxide Compounds (SOx), and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) reported in the previous five years are 532.8 TPY, 37.5 TPY, 19.7 TPY, 22.4 TPY, and 48.5 TPY, respectively. The facility is subject to the Title V Operating Permit requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G. In this renewal, the applicable requirements of 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ pertaining to the hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from Reciprocating Internal Combustion engines (RICE) were added to the permit. The Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) requirements were established in the previous permit and the pressure drop range was increased slightly to reflect compliance with the most recent stack test for particulate matter.
The following is a summary of the proposed amendments to the RACT II determination for this operation that will be submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision:
Source RACT II Requirement Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Source 101 For nitrous oxide emissions: limit of 0.1 #/ton of steel and 22.5 tons per year; For volatile organic compounds: limit of 0.3 #/ton of steel and 67.5 tons per year. Public hearing. A public hearing will be held if requested on October 11, 2017, to accept oral comments on the proposed operating permit revision and the proposed SIP revision. The hearing will be held, if requested, on October 11, 2017, at 1:00 PM at the DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. To request a hearing, to register to speak at a hearing, or to inquire if a hearing will be held, contact Melanie Williams at 814-332-6615. The last day to pre-register to speak at a hearing, if one is held, will be October 4, 2017. If the Department does not receive any pre-registered speakers by this date, the hearing will be cancelled.
Any updates made to any aspect of the hearing, including whether or not a hearing will be held, will be posted online at http://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/NorthwestRegion/Community-Information/Pages/default.aspx.
Contact Melanie Williams, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 814-332-6615 or monitor our web site to determine if a hearing will be held.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Melanie Williams at least one week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit three (3) copies of a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Eric A. Gustafson, Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
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 Eric A. Gustafson, Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. A 30-day comment period from September 9, 2017, 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 RACT II Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the proposed RACT II Plan.
All pertinent documents are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 814-332-6078.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs.
Proposed State Water Quality Certification Required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project Southcentral Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
DEP File No.: WQ03-002. Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (''Columbia'' or ''Applicant''), a TransCanada Company, 5151 San Felipe, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77056. Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project, Bethel Township, Fulton County (Hancock, USGS Quadrangle, Lat: 39° 43` 23"; Long: -78° 12` 23").
On March 15, 2017, Columbia filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.A. § 717f) seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate its Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project (FERC Docket No. CP-17-80).
On June 27, 2017, Columbia requested a State water quality certification from the Department of Environmental Protection (Department), as required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341), to ensure that the construction, operation and maintenance of the Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project will protect water quality in Pennsylvania through compliance with State water quality standards and associated State law requirements, which are consistent with the requirements of the Clean Water Act.
The proposed overall project consists of the installation of approximately 3.37 miles of new greenfield 8.0-inch diameter natural gas pipeline, 0.05 mile of which is in Pennsylvania. The proposed project will tie into the existing Columbia 1804 and 10240 pipelines in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, the project also includes new main line valves and tie-in assemblies (including pig launchers and receivers) at the mainline interconnections, one temporary and one permanent access road. The pipeline does not propose to cross any streams or wetlands in Pennsylvania. One existing stream crossing is proposed to be replaced for site access. The pipeline is being proposed to provide 47.5 Dekatherms per day of firm transportation capacity to markets in West Virginia through Mountaineer Gas Company's gathering system.
The proposed Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project will require approximately 2.5 acres of earth disturbance in Pennsylvania, permanent impacts to 9 linear feet and temporary impacts to 32 linear feet of a UNT to Little Tonoloway Creek (WWF, MF); and 0.05 acre of temporary impacts to floodway, 0.015 acre of permanent impacts to floodway. No wetland impacts are anticipated with the portion of this project in Pennsylvania.
The Department anticipates issuing a State water quality certification to Applicant for the Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project that will require compliance with the following State water quality permitting programs, criteria and conditions established pursuant to State law to ensure the Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project does not violate applicable State water quality standards set forth in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93:
1. Discharge Permit—Applicant shall obtain and comply with a Department National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the discharge of water from the hydrostatic testing of the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project pursuant to Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and all applicable implementing regulations (25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a) if such discharges are proposed.
2. Erosion and Sediment Control Permit—Applicant shall obtain and comply with the Department's Chapter 102 Erosion and Sediment Control General Permit for Earth Disturbance Associated with Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Processing or Treatment issued pursuant to Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law and Storm Water Management Act (32 P.S. §§ 680.1—680.17), and all applicable implementing regulations (25 Pa. Code Chapter 102) if earth disturbance activities is equal to or exceeds 5.0 acres.
3. Erosion and Sediment Control Plan—Applicant shall develop an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan that is consistent with the requirements identified in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102. Applicant shall implement best management practices (BMP's) to minimize the potential for accelerated erosion and sedimentation from the project and to protect, maintain, reclaim and restore water quality and the existing and designated uses of waters of the Commonwealth and comply with all applicable implementing regulations (25 Pa. Code Chapter 102) pursuant to Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law.
4. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permits—Applicant shall obtain and comply with a Department Chapter 105 Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permits for the construction, operation and maintenance of all water obstructions and encroachments associated with the Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project pursuant to Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law, Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 673.1—693.27), and Flood Plain Management Act (32 P.S. §§ 679.101—679.601) and all applicable implementing regulations (25 Pa. Code Chapter 105).
5. Water Quality Monitoring—The Department retains the right to specify additional studies or monitoring to ensure that the receiving water quality is not adversely impacted by any operational and construction process that may be employed by Applicant.
6. Operation—Applicant shall at all times properly operate and maintain all Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed to achieve compliance with the terms and conditions of this State Water Quality Certification and all required permits, authorizations and approvals. Proper operation and maintenance includes adequate laboratory controls, appropriate quality assurance procedures, and the operation of backup or auxiliary facilities or similar systems installed by Applicant.
7. Inspection—The Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project, including all relevant records, are subject to inspection at reasonable hours and intervals by an authorized representative of the Department to determine compliance with this State Water Quality Certification, including all required State water quality permits and State water quality standards. A copy of this certification shall be available for inspection by the Department, or an authorized representative thereof, during such inspections of the Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project.
8. Transfer of Projects—If Applicant intends to transfer any legal or equitable interest in the Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project which is affected by this State Water Quality Certification, Applicant shall serve a copy of this certification upon the prospective transferee of the legal and equitable interest at least thirty (30) days prior to the contemplated transfer and shall simultaneously inform the Department Regional Office of such intent. Notice to the Department shall include a transfer agreement signed by the existing and new owner containing a specific date for transfer of certification responsibility, coverage, and liability between them.
9. Correspondence—All correspondence with and submittals to the Department concerning this State Water Quality Certification shall be addressed to: Department of Environmental Protection, Southcentral Regional Office, Program Manager, Waterways and Wetlands, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
10. Reservation of Rights—The Department may suspend or revoke this State Water Quality Certification if it determines that Applicant has not complied with the terms and conditions of this certification. The Department may require additional measures to achieve compliance with applicable law, subject to Applicant's applicable procedural and substantive rights.
11. Other Laws—Nothing in this State Water Quality Certification shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve Applicant from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties established pursuant to any applicable Federal or State law or regulation.
12. Severability—The provisions of this State Water Quality Certification are severable and should any provision of this certification be declared invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the certification shall not be affected thereby.
Prior to issuance of the final State water quality certification, the Department will consider all relevant and timely comments, suggestions or objections submitted to the Department within 30 days of this notice. Written comments should be submitted by email to EP, WW-SCRO@pa.gov or by mail at the above address or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) and should be directed to Program Manager, Waterways and Wetlands Program. Comments must be submitted in writing and contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions on this proposal. No comments submitted by facsimile will be accepted.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-1417. Filed for public inspection August 25, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]
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