NOTICES
PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Environmental Assessment Approval for PENNVEST Funding Consideration
[47 Pa.B. 1256]
[Saturday, February 25, 2017]Scope: Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Projects for April 19, 2017, Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) Board meeting consideration
Description: PENNVEST, which administers the Commonwealth's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), is intended to be the funding source for the following projects. The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of these projects, and the information received in the Environmental Report for these projects, has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from any of the proposed projects. The Department hereby approves the Environmental Assessment. If no significant comments are received during this comment period, the Environmental Assessment will be considered approved and funding for the project will be considered by PENNVEST.
To be considered, the Department must receive comments on this approval on or by March 27, 2017. Electronic comments should be submitted using the Department's eComment site at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment. Written comments can be submitted by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov or by mail to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''PENNVEST SRF-Environmental Assessment'' as the subject line in written communication.
For further information about the approval of the following Environmental Assessments or the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Program and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Program contact Richard Wright at riwright@pa.gov, the Bureau of Clean Water, Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 8774, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, (717) 772-4059 or visit the Department's web site at http://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/InfrastructureFinance/Pages/default.aspx.
CWSRF Projects Being Considered:
Applicant: Greene Township County: Erie Applicant Address: 9333 Tate Road, Erie, PA 16509 Project Description: The proposed project includes the construction of approximately 32,225 lineal feet of 6-inch through 8-inch diameter PVC gravity sewers, 83 manholes, 14,293 lineal feet of force main sewers, 40,756 lineal feet of low-pressure sewers, 3 pump stations and 121 grinder pumps to provide wastewater service to the 277 equivalent dwelling units. The wastewater will be collected from Greene Township and conveyed through the Millcreek Township Sewer Authority system into the City of Erie system for treatment.
Problem Description: This is the fourth and final phase of a project whereby the most densely populated areas of Greene Township are proposed to receive public wastewater service. This phase will serve 277 equivalent dwelling units (269 residential and 8 commercial). The residents reside along the following roads: Dewey, Dutch, Gonda Drive, Hartman, Jordan, Kane Hill, Knoyle, Kuhl, Lake Pleasant, Mark, Morehouse and portions of Route 8. A sanitary survey of this project area revealed a 34.4% confirmed onlot malfunction rate. These systems leach untreated and partially treated wastewater onto the ground surface and into the waters of the Commonwealth. This project will eliminate the malfunctioning sewage systems thereby improving the area's water quality.
____ DWSRF Projects Being Considered:
Applicant: Aqua Pennsylvania—Sun Valley Community Water System County: Monroe Applicant Address: 1 Aqua Way, White Haven, PA 18661 Project Description: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. is proposing significant rehabilitation of the existing Sun Valley water system. Proposed improvements consist of: replacing the two existing storage tanks with a 10,000-gallon tank; replacing the well pump with no increase in capacity; constructing a new well house; replacing the chemical feed system for disinfection purposes; replacing corrosion control treatment facilities (pH adjustment and blended potassium phosphate addition); installing new discharge piping with necessary appurtenances; installing 36 lineal feet of 30-inch diameter contact main; and replacing approximately 10,300 lineal feet of distribution system main with all necessary appurtenances.
Problem Description: All system facilities are significantly deteriorated resulting in numerous leaks and periodic water outages. Additionally, basic operational functions are not being performed such as required monitoring, maintenance and operation of necessary treatment facilities for disinfection and corrosion control, and the system lacks a certified operator. These deficiencies resulted in a Field Order issued by the Department. Violations included failure to respond to an emergency to correct water outages and provide an alternate source of potable water to affected customers, failure to provide an adequate supply of water, failure to provide key water treatment processes (lack of continuous disinfection), failure to provide level of treatment as permitted, failure to have an Operation and Maintenance Plan and Emergency Response Plan, and failure to have a certified operator. To address the problems, complete rehabilitation of the public water supply system is proposed. The modification will improve the ability to operate and maintain the system and will increase the reliability of service.
PATRICK McDONNELL,
Acting Secretary
Department of Environmental ProtectionPAUL K. MARCHETTI,
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-358. Filed for public inspection February 24, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]
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