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PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Northeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Application No. 4017505, Public Water Supply.
Applicant PA American Water
800 W. Hershey Park Drive
Hershey, PA 17033[Township or Borough] Plains Township
Luzerne CountyResponsible Official Mr. David Kaufman
Vice President-Engineering
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Mr. Richard Dudek, PE
PA American Water Company
2699 Stafford Avenue
Scranton, PA 18505Application Received 08/14/2017 Description of Action Installation of second pump to the existing pump station Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 2117508 MA, Minor Amendment, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Rodeway Inn/Jajul Corporaiton (Private) Municipality Southampton Township County Cumberland Responsible Official Satish Mehta, Owner
10 Hershey Road
Shippensburg, PA 17257Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Randolph S. Bailey, P.E.
Wm. F. Hill & Assoc., Inc.
207 Baltimore Street
Getysburg, PA 17325Application Received: 8/18/2017 Description of Action The existing UV disinfection system will be removed and replaced with a sodium hypochlorite feed system. Contact piping will be installed to achieve sufficient contact time for 4-log treatment of the groundwater source. Permit No. 6717508 MA, Minor Amendment, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Red Lion Area School District Municipality Winterstown Borough County York Responsible Official Craig S. Slack Jr, Director of Buildings & Grounds
696 Delta Road
Red Lion, PA 17356Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Charles A. Kehew II, P.E.
James R. Holley & Associates, Inc.
18 South George Street
York, PA 17401Application Received: 8/24/2017 Description of Action The existing nitrate treatment and soda ash injection equipment will be replaced. A new hypochlorite injection pump and three (3) 120-gallon contact tanks will be installed. Two (2) new 750-gallon finished water storage tanks will be installed. Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Permit No. 4317502, Public Water Supply
Applicant Liberty Acres MHP Township or Borough Liberty Township County Mercer Responsible Official Steven Foote Type of Facility Mobile Home Park Consulting Engineer John Mazic
Uni-Tec Consulting
2007 Cato Avenue
State College, PA 16801Application Received Date August 31, 2017 Description of Action Installation of Manganese greensand filter Application No. 2099501-MA2, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Cambridge Springs Borough Township or Borough Cambridge Springs Borough Responsible Official Kenneth Dine Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Jason Saylor
Utility Service Co., Inc,
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Ste 100
Atlanta, GA 30309Application Received Date August 31, 2017 Description of Action Replacement of filter media, tube settlers and re-lining of filter tanks
MINOR AMENDMENT
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Application No. 0216529MA-1, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Western Allegheny County Municipal Authority
403 Virginia Drive
Oakdale, PA 15071[Township or Borough] North Fayette Township Responsible Official Nadine Petock, Assistant Manager
Western Allegheny County Municipal Authority
403 Virginia Drive
Oakdale, PA 15071Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Nichols & Slagle Engineering, Inc.
333 Rouser Road
Building 4
Suite 600
Moon Township, PA 15108Application Received Date August 25, 2017 Description of Action Installation of approximately 2,500 feet of transmission main (Steubenville Pike Phase II). Application No. 6517529MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Highridge Water Authority
17 Maple Avenue
Blairsville, PA 15717[Township or Borough] Burrell Township Responsible Official George Sulkosky, Executive Director
Highridge Water Authority
17 Maple Avenue
Blairsville, PA 15717Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co., Inc.
1004 Ligonier Street
PO Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650Application Received Date August 29, 2017 Description of Action Installation of approximately 3,710 feet of transmission main and a meter pit (Palmer Road Project).
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the act of June 24, 1939 (P.L. 842, No. 365) (35 P.S. §§ 631—641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of the Commonwealth
Southeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
WA-09-346C, Water Allocations. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., 762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, Bristol Borough, Bucks County. Permit approval requested for an increase in maximum daily withdrawal from the Delaware River, 11.0 MGD to 13.5 MGD.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.907)
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P.S. §§ 6026.302—6026.305) require the Department to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. A person intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area shall file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of cleanup standards or receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the following site, proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified as follows. During this comment period, the municipality may request that the person identified as the remediator of the site develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office listed before the notice. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. TDD users may telephone the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
2012 Wharton Street Site, 2012 Wharton Street, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. David Farrington, Brickhouse Environmental, 515 South Franklin Street, West Chester, PA 19382 on behalf of Stephen Huxta, Brickhouse Environmental, 515 South Franklin Street, West Chester, PA 19382 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted by fuel oil and gasoline. The proposed future use of the property is residential housing. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The South Philly Review on July 6, 2017.
Spring Garden School, 843-847 North 12th Street & 1115 Parrish Street, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. David Bishop, REPSG, Inc., 6901 Kingsessing Avenue, Second Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19142 on behalf of David Cleghorn, HELP PA V LP, 5115 East 13th Street, New York, NY 10003 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of PAHs and vanadium. The site was historically developed for residential and commercial usages and was redeveloped as a high school. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Daily Local News on August 1, 2017.
Bartram's Mile-Former CSX Transportation Inc., 1627 South 49th Street, City Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Kevin McKeever, Langan, 2700 Kelly Road, Warrington, PA 18976 on behalf of Juddson Herr, Langan, 2700 Kelly Road, Warrington, PA 18976 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of volatile organics. The city of Philadelphia plans to redevelop the site as a segment of the Schuylkill banks public recreation trail. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Philadelphia Daily News on August 7, 2017.
Silvi Concrete of Montgomery County, 17 Penn Road, Limerick Township, Montgomery County. Jeffery T. Bauer, Whitestone Associates, Inc., 1600 Manor Drive, Suite 220, Chalfont, PA 18914 on behalf of Sean W. Earlen, Silvi Group Companies, 355 Newbold Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater at the site was found to be contaminated with trichloroethylene. The site is proposed for continued use as a concrete plant. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Mercury Digital on August 16, 2017.
Country Builders, Inc., 443 Madison Avenue, Middletown Township, Bucks County. Jeremy Bolyn, Environmental Maintenance Company, Inc., 1420 East Mermaid Lane, Glenside, PA 19038 on behalf of Robert A. Yetran, County Builders, Inc., P.O. Box 575, Langhorne, PA 19047 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site was impacted by petroleum. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Bucks County Courier Times on July 9, 2017.
Satlow Residence, 314 Maplewood Avenue, Lower Merion Township. Montgomery County. Patrick Crawford, Crawford Environmental Services, LLC, 20 Cardinal Drive, Birdsboro, PA 19508 on William John-Villa, Crawford Environmental Services, LLC, 20 Cardinal Drive, Birdsboro, PA 19508 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site was impacted by home heating oil. The current and future use of the property is expected to be for residential use. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Main Line Times on August 14, 2017.
2728 Front Street Site, 2728 Front Street Site, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Michael A. Christie, Penn Environmental & Remediation, Inc., 2755 Bergey Road, Hatfield, PA 19440 on behalf of Thomas S. Jones, Penn Environmental & Remediation, Inc., 2755 Bergey Road, Hatfield, PA 19440 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Site soils on the property have been impacted by metals that may have resulted from the historical use of the property and surrounding areas as a city dump. The primary contaminates detected at the site are arsenic and lead. The proposed future use of the property is anticipated to remain non-residential for commercial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Philadelphia Daily News on August 10, 2017.
Mulloy Property, 34 Yale Avenue, Morton Borough, Montgomery County. Joanne Van Rensselaer, Enviro- search Consultants, Inc., PO. Box 940, Springhouse, PA 19477 on behalf of Marshall Mulloy, 305 Freese Road, Oxford, PA 19363 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. This NIR states that the site is a commercial property and groundwater beneath the site has been found to contain concentrations of volatile organics. The proposed future use of the property will remain commercial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in County Press on April 15, 2015.
Northeast Region: Eric Supey, Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Chrin's Cleaners, 3738 Easton Nazareth Highway, City of Easton, Northampton County, Woodard & Curran, 50 Millstone Road, East Windsor, NJ 08520, on behalf of Gemstone Resources L.P., 3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10577, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Shallow soil was impacted at the site. The proposed future use of the property is for non-residential purposes. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Courier News on August 27, 2017.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone 717.705.4705.
M&T Bank, 248 North Mill Street, Birdsboro, PA 19508, Birdsboro Borough, Berks County. Center Point Tank Services, Inc., 536 East Benjamin Franklin Hwy, Douglassville, PA 19518, on behalf of M&T Bank, One M&T Plaza 345 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with No. 2 heating oil. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Standard. Future use of the site will remain non-residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the The Reading Eagle on August 8, 2017.
DETERMINATION FOR APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) for Determination of Applicability Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste Other Than Coal Ash
Northeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
General Permit Application No. WMGR096. Program I.D. WMGR096-NE006. DTA Alliance, LLC, 11 Birch Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432. A General Permit Determination of Applicability (DOA) for the beneficial use of regulated fill as construction material at a former sand and gravel quarry in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County. The application for determination of applicability was received by the Regional Office on August 21, 2017 and deemed administratively complete on August 31, 2017.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Roger Bellas, Environmental Program Manager, Waste Management Program, Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915 at 570-826-2511. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Department has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
10-333D: Penn United Technology Inc. (799 N. Pike Road, Cabot, PA 16023), for the proposed construction of a batch vapor degreasing unit using trichloroethylene solvent in Jefferson Township, Butler County. This is a State Only facility.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
40-00007B: Bemis Company, Inc. (20 Jaycee Drive, West Hazleton, PA 18202) for installation of a two (2) new flexographic printing presses at their Bemis Performance packaging facility in West Hazleton Borough, Luzerne County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue a Plan Approval for Bemis Company, Inc. (20 Jaycee Drive, West Hazleton, PA 18202) for their Bemis Performance packaging facility in West Hazleton Borough, Luzerne County. This Plan Approval No. 40-00007B will be incorporated into a Title V Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 40-00007B is for the installation of two (2) new flexographic printing presses and one (1) new regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) to replace two (2) existing catalytic oxidizers to control VOC emissions at their facility. The estimated increase in VOC emissions for this source is 54.0 Tons/year. The Plan Approval will contain additional recordkeeping, testing and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 40-00007. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.
Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 40-00007B and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
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.
21-05026E: Carlisle SynTec, Inc. (1275 Ritner Highway, Carlisle, PA 17015) for the construction of a Dubois Primer Coater Station at the facility located in the Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County. The existing facility is a Title V facility. The source has the estimated air emissions of 4.7 tpy of VOC and 1.5 tpy of single HAP (Toluene). The plan approval will include visible emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed will comply with all regulatory requirements including the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, DEP determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specifications of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into the facility's Title V Operating Permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
07-03002B Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC (4408 East Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Tyrone, PA 16886) for the construction and operation of a new door assembly line at the facility in Antis Township, Blair County. The estimated maximum potential emissions from the new source are as follows: 2.6 tpy of VOC, 0.04 tpy of single and total HAP. DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed will comply with all regulatory requirements including the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, DEP determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into the facility's State Only Operating Permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648.
59-00017F: Waupaca Foundry, Inc. (18986 Route 287, Tioga, PA 16946) for the modification of three phenolic urethane cold box core machines and one cooling separation drum, said modification being an increase in core binder usage resulting in a combined VOC emission increase of 9.96 tons per 12-consecutive month period, at its existing iron foundry in Lawrence Township, Tioga County.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Waupaca Foundry, Inc. indicates that the air contamination sources to be modified will comply with all regulatory requirements, including monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements, and pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Iron and Steel Foundries Area Sources, 40 CFR 63.10880—63.10906, 25 Pa. Code Chapter 123 and the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed modification.
The modifications to the sources are as follows: for the three phenolic urethane cold box core machines: binder usage increase from 329,710 lbs per 12-consecutive month period to 539,976 lbs per 12-consecutive month period and VOC emission increase from 8.02 tons per 12-consecutive month period to 13.04 tons per 12-consecutive month period; for the cooling separation drum: VOC emission increase from 0.110 pounds per ton of metal poured to 0.3 pounds per ton of metal poured (resultant VOC emission increase of 4.94 tons per 12-consecutive month period).
In addition to the binder usage/emissions limitations, the Department intends to retain the following existing conditions in State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit 59-00017, as they pertain to binder usage and VOC emissions, in order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements: monthly recordkeeping and semi-annual reporting of VOC emissions, hours of operation and types of binders used.
The facility is a State Only facility. If the Department determines that the sources are modified and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specifications of the application for Plan Approval 59-00017F, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit 59-00017 pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550.
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.
15-00010: ArcelorMittal Plate, LLC (139 Modena Road, Coatesville, PA 19320; Attn: Mr. Ray Ajalli), for the modification of the Title V Operating Permit in Coatesville Borough, Chester County. This modification incorporates the RACT Phase II requirements into the existing operating permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.99 (a) [Alternate RACT proposal]. The facility recycles steel and reforms it into steel slabs or steel ingots. The facility is both major for NOx emissions and VOC emissions. The following sources are subject to case-by-case RACT II regulations: the EMS Boiler (Source ID 055), the ''D'' Electric Furnace (104), BHT Furnaces # 2—# 7 (Source ID 136), BHT Furnaces # 8 & # 10 (Source ID 136A), the 145` NAB Furnace (Source ID 146A), the 200` NAB Furnace (Source ID 146B), Soaking Pits # 35—# 49 (Source ID 151), and the Continuous Caster Spray Chamber (Source ID 270). The RACT analysis provided by ArcelorMittal Plate, LLC was evaluated to determine if any new or additional controls could be required to reduce NOx and/or VOC from the aforementioned sources. DEP concurs with the analysis performed by ArcelorMittal Plate, LLC that there are no additional controls available currently that are both technically and economically feasible. Where appropriate, NOx and VOC limits have been established for the case-by-case sources, including methods of compliance. For those sources subject to presumptive RACT requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.97, applicable conditions will be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit. Changes to the existing operating permit that are made in conjunction with RACT Phase II will be submitted to EPA for review and approval to be added to the State implementation plan. This permit is being modified in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.541. The modification of this operating permit does not authorize any increase in air emissions of any regulated pollutants above previously approved levels. The permit includes monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
54-00005: Wheelabrator Frackville Energy, Inc., (475 Morea Road, Frackville, PA 17931-2340) The Department intends to issue a renewal Title V Operating Permit for a power generating facility in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County. The facility sources include: one (1) 547 MMBtu/hr fluidized bed boiler, four (4) storage tanks, two (2) limestone silos, two (2) ash silos, one (1) hydrated lime silo, two (2) culm bunkers, one (1) coal bin, one (1) ash silo unloading station, one (1) underground feed dumping system, one (1) auxiliary diesel boiler feedwater pump, one (1) auxiliary diesel generator, one (1) diesel fire pump, and two (2) facility haul roads. Actual emissions reported in year 2015 from the facility were as follows: Carbon Monoxide (CO)—136.33 tpy, Lead—0.003 tpy, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)—320.40 tpy, Particulate Matter (PM10)—16.95 tpy, Particulate Matter (PM2.5)—13.30 tpy, Sulfur Oxides (SOx)—369.02 tpy, and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)—4.30 tpy. The proposed renewal Title V Operating Permit contains all applicable requirements including Federal and State regulations. The facility is also subject to Phase II acid rain requirements under Title IV of the Clean Air Act. In addition, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions regarding compliance with all applicable requirements are included.
The proposed permit that is the subject of this notice supersedes any previous permit submitted to EPA Region 3 for review. The proposed permit submitted to EPA Region 3 was accompanied by an Application Review Memo and the Department's proposed response to comments on the permit that was subject to public comment from 5/21/2016 to 6/20/2016.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648.
55-00023: Kerrico Corporation (2254 Route 522, Selinsgrove, PA 17870-8732) to issue a renewal Title V Operating Permit for their facility located in Penn Township, Snyder County. The facility is currently operating under Title V Operating Permit 55-00023. The facility's main sources include twelve (12) natural gas-fired space heaters, a gelcoat spray operation, a cast resin operation a cleanup operation and a mold prep operation. The facility has the potential to emit 2.07 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx) per year, 0.92 ton of carbon monoxide (CO) per year, 38.53 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) per year, 12.17 tons of particulate matter (PM, including PM10) per year, 37.55 tons of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) per year and 10.00 tons of acetone. No emission or equipment changes are being proposed by this action. 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 Subpart WWWW of 40 CFR Part 63 and Pa. Code Title 25, Article III, 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.
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.
23-00095: Norquay Technology, Inc. (800 West Front Street, Chester, PA 19016) for operation of a chemical manufacturing facility located in Chester City, Delaware County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State only) facility. The potential emissions of all facility-wide criteria pollutant emissions are less than the major facility thresholds; therefore, the facility is classified as a Natural Minor facility. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
09-00164: The H&K Group (300 Skunk Hollow Road, Chalfont, PA 18914), located in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, for a renewal of State Only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit No. 09-00164 for its Naceville Materials Joint Venture—Chalfont facility. The facility's air emissions sources consist of a stone crushing plant, from which the main pollutant emitted is particulate matter (PM). The only change that has occurred since the State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) was last renewed in August 2011 is the removal of the secondary tertiary crusher (former Source ID 104) and associated fabric filter (former Source ID C09).
The remaining equipment of the stone crushing plant remains subject to the provisions of 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart OOO. The renewed SOOP will continue to include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
40-00003: Hershey Co. (6 Scotch Pine Drive, Hazle Township, PA 18202) for the operation of a chocolate and cocoa products manufacturing facility in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. The sources at the facility consist of four (4) boilers, processing lines, ovens and an anaerobic reactor. The emissions from the sources are controlled by cartridge filters, fabric filters, scrubbers and a flare. This is an initial 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.
38-03055: Always Bagels, Inc. (10 Keyland CT, Bohemia, NY 11716-2620) for the operation of a bagel bakery in Lebanon Rails Business Park in North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County. The facility has the potential to emit about 45.66 tons per year of VOCs, mainly from ethanol. 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.
34-05003: Tedd Wood, LLC (758 Johnstown Road, Mifflintown, PA 17094) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the wood kitchen cabinet manufacturing facility located in Delaware Township, Juniata County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2016 year are estimated at 29.1 and 7.2 tons of VOC and combined HAPs, respectively. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.52 and 129.101—129.107.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648.
49-00002: ConAgra Grocery Products Co. (30 Marr Street, Milton, PA 17487) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for their facility located in Milton Borough, Northumberland County. The facility is currently operating under Title V Operating Permit 49-00002. The facility has requested an elective restriction on the amount of natural gas permitted to be burned at the facility to have potential emissions below the major emission thresholds and become a synthetic minor facility. The facility's sources include multiple natural gas fired boilers, raw material storage silos, manufacturing processes and an emergency diesel fire pump. The facility has the potential to emit 99.73 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx) per year, 99.35 tons of carbon monoxide (CO) per year, 11.90 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) per year, 1.88 ton of hazardous air pollutants, 0.58 ton of sulfur oxides per year (SOx) and 10.10 tons of particulate matter (PM/PM-10) per year. 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 Subpart Dc and Subpart IIII of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart ZZZZ of 40 CFR Part 63 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.
08-00021: Masco Cabinetry, LLC (217 Lamoka Road, P.O. Box 158, Sayre, PA 18840) to issue a renewal State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for their Athens Twp. Plant located in Athens Township, Bradford County. The facility is currently operating under State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit 08-00021. The facility's main sources include two (2) 28.7 MMBtu/hr woodwaste/natural gas-fired boilers, eighteen (18) hardwood lumber drying kilns, one (1) woodwaste storage silo, a surface coating operation controlled by a 13.4 MMBtu/hr RTO, one (1) lumber predryer, a wood veneering operation, two (2) emergency generator engines and various woodworking equipment. The facility has potential emissions of 77.60 TPY of CO; 60.20 TPY of NOx; 6.33 TPY of SOx; <100 TPY of PM/PM10; 32.9 TPY of VOCs; <10 TPY any single HAP; <25 TPY combined HAPs; 58,260 TPY GHGs.
The two boilers are subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJJJJ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units. The two emergency generators are subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 98—Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. The surface coating operation is subject to Title 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.52 and 129.101—129.107. The facility is subject to Title 25 Pa. Code § 129.77.
The emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping 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 Title 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, as well as 40 CFR Parts 60, 63 and 98. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570- 327-0550.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
33-00137: Kullagruppen USA Holding Co. (568 Tomato Dr., Punxsutawney, PA 15767). The Department intends to renew a State Only Operating Permit for the facility located in Ringgold Township, Jefferson County. The primary sources at the facility include three (3) duel-fuel natural gas/diesel auxiliary boilers and an emergency diesel generator. Potential emissions are as follows: 31.05 TPY NOx, 24.20 TPY CO, 1.59 TPY VOC, 0.60 TPY filterable PM, 0.37 TPY SOx, and 33,752 TPY CO2. The facility is a Natural Minor. The boilers may operate diesel fuel during emergency situations. The emergency generator is subject to 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ, the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practices, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426.
The City of Philadelphia, Air Management Services (AMS) intends to issue a Minor State Only Operating Permit for the following facility:
N17-002: LaSalle University West Campus (One Penn Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19144) for the operation of university in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include two (2) 25.1 MMBtu/hr natural gas/ No. 2 oil-fired boilers, one (1) 14.6 MMBtu/hr natural gas/ No. 2 oil-fired boiler, two (2) 1.99 MMBTU/hr natural gas fired boilers, one (1) 100 kW natural gas fired emergency generator, one (1) 600 kW diesel fired emergency generator, and one (1) 144 brake-horsepower diesel fired fire pump.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
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.
56111301 and NPDES No. PA0236071 and GP12-56111301. LCT Energy, LP, (938 Mt. Airy Drive, Suite 200, Johnstown, PA 15905). To renew the permit for the Cass No. 1 Mine in Somerset Township and Garrett Borough, Somerset County and related NPDES Permit. Includes renewal of Air Quality GPA/GP12 Authorization. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 25, 2017. Application received March 8, 2017.
56910701 and NPDES No. PA0213560. PBS Coals, Inc., (1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541). To renew the permit for the Job 10 Refuse Disposal Area in Somerset Township, Somerset County and related NPDES Permit. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 29, 2017. Application received March 3, 2017.
30841317 and NPDES No. PA0213527. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, (1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317). To revise the permit for the Enlow Fork Mine in Richhill Township, Greene County, Morris Township, Washington County and related NPDES permit for waterline installation. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 31, 2017. Application received May 3, 2017.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
Permit No. 11900201 and NPDES No. PA0599051, Maple Coal Co., 254 Interpower Dr., Colver, PA 15927, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Barr and Blacklick Townships, Cambria County, affecting 134.2 acres. Receiving stream: Elk Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: July 17, 2017.
Permit No. 56130107 and NPDES No. PA0269484. Coal Loaders, Inc., 210 East Main Street, P.O. Box 566, Ligonier, PA 15658, transfer of an existing bituminous surface and auger mine from Rosebud Mining Co., located in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 312.1 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to/and Two Mile Run classified for the following use: cold water fishes. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is the Quemahoning Reservoir for the Cambria-Somerset authority. Application received: August 1, 2017.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
33110103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0259110. Original Fuels, Inc. (P.O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine and associated NPDES permit in Perry Township, Jefferson County, affecting 99.0 acres. Receiving streams: One unnamed tributary to Mahoning Creek and Mahoning Creek, classified for the following uses: WWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 28, 2017.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
63070202 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251119. BOCA Coal, Inc. (5312 Thomas Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017). Renewal application for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Union and South Park Townships, Washington and Allegheny Counties, affecting 98.9 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries A & B to Piney Fork, classified for the following use: TSF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: August 28, 2017.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed NPDES permits associated with mining activity (coal or noncoal) permits. The applications concern industrial waste (mining) discharges to surface water and discharges of stormwater associated with mining activities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has prepared a draft NPDES permit and made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the associated mining activity permit.
Effluent Limits for Coal Mining Activities
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that are the more stringent of technology-based (BAT) effluent limitations or Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (WQBEL).
The BAT limits for coal mining activities, as provided in 40 CFR Part 434 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 87—90 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* * The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters the Department may require.
Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 563-2112-115, Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92a.82(d). The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
NPDES No. PA0213560 (Mining Permit No. 56910701), PBS Coals, Inc., (1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541). A revision and renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the Job 10 Refuse Disposal Area in Somerset Township, Somerset County. This renewal and amendment is the Department of Environmental Protection's action to resolve Environmental Hearing Board Appeal Docket No. 2015-108-B. The permittee has applied to amend their permit with a new discharge location in order to resolve the Appeal and the Department is acting on that application. Surface Acres Affected 68.8. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributary to Kimberly Run, classified for the following use: CWF. Coxes Creek Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete on August 29, 2017. Application received March 3, 2017.
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.
Outfall 001 discharges to: UNT to UNT 39023 to Kimberly Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 39° 58` 34" Long: 78° 59` 33") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 - Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (mos/kg) - 50 100 - Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity Net, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 6.0 - - 9.0
(Max)Sulfates (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Chlorides (mg/l) - - - Report Outfall 002 discharges to: UNT to UNT 39023 to Kimberly Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (Lat: 39° 58` 26" Long: 78° 59` 15") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 - Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (mos/kg) - 72.7 145.4 - Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity Net, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 6.0 - - 9.0
(Max)Sulfates (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Chlorides (mg/l) - - - Report EPA Waiver not in effect.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
NPDES No. PA0241491 (Permit No. 24990101). Rosebud Mining Company (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201) Renewal of an existing NPDES permit for a bituminous surface and auger mine in Horton Township, Elk County, affecting 568.9 acres. Receiving streams: Mead Run, classified for the following uses: CWF. TMDL: Little Toby Creek. Application received: July 13, 2017.
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 Mead Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) TP-9 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
NPDES No. PA0207241 (Mining permit no. 17930103), Junior Coal Contracting, Inc., 2330 Six Mile Road, Philipsburg, PA 16866, revision of an NPDES permit for reallocation of assigned Waste Load Allocation for Manganese in Decatur Township, Clearfield County affecting 309.9 acres. Receiving stream(s): Beaver Run, a tributary to Moshannon Creek, classified for the following use(s): CWF. [Moshannon Creek TMDL]. Application received: August 30, 2017.
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 an unnamed tributary of Beaver Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 011 (T-1) N 012 (T-2) N 013 (T-3) N 014 (T-4) N 015 (T-5) N 016 (T-6) N 017 (T-7) N 018 (T-8) N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 1.9 3.8 4.8 Aluminum (mg/l) .75 1.5 1.9 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) XXX XXX XXX Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) XXX 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The outfall(s) listed below discharge to Beaver Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 019 (LB-75T) N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 3.5 7.0 XXX Aluminum (mg/l) 4.5 4.5 4.5 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) XXX XXX XXX Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) XXX 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
NPDES No. PA0613029 (Mining permit Nos. 7574046 and 21990301), New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., P.O. Box 2009, Chambersburg, PA 17201, renewal of an NPDES permit for a limestone quarry in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, affecting 377.52 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Bulls Head Branch, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Conodoguinet Creek Watershed TMDL. Application received: July 31, 2017.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to Bulls Head Branch:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Flow (mgd) Monitor and Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
NPDES No. PA0096661 (Mining Permit No. 03950401), Bradys Bend Corporation, 209 Cove Run Road, East Brady, PA 16028 renewal NPDES permit for a noncoal mine in Bradys Bend Township, Armstrong County, affecting 3,804.6 acres. Receiving stream: Cove Run, classified for the following use: WWF. Application received: September 15, 2016.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The treated wastewater outfalls listed below discharge to Cove Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 004 N MDT 005 N MDT The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Total Selenium Monitor and Report Total Phenols Monitor and Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times
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