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STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PROPOSED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS FOR CAFOs This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5 and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/directory/pa.phtml or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.
Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based. Comments should be sent to the SCC, Agriculture Building, Room 310, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS
CAFO PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET—APPLICATIONS
Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAEU's Animal
TypeSpecial Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) New or
RenewalWoodland View Farm
(Paul Smoker)
133 Woodland View Farm
Oxford, PA 19363
Chester, East Nottingham Township 204 152.69 Duck, Dairy, Beef NA Renewal Brookside Acres
Benjamin Nissley
125 Aberdeen Road
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Lancaster 130 775.73 Swine NA R Eugene Nolt
143 Kurtz Rd
New Holland, PA 17557
Lancaster 64 664.29 Beef/Swine NA R Robbie & Danyell Dickinson
199 West McKinleyville Road
Hustontown, PA 17229
Fulton 100.9 693.59 Swine Finisher UNT
Sideling Hill Creek-HQ;CWFRenewal
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 (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17).
Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 2119501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Jaymee Lee's Quick Stop, LLC Municipality Lower Mifflin Township County Cumberland Responsible Official Richard N. Walker Sr, Owner
348 Doubling Gap Road
Newville, PA 17241
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Craig J. Zack, P.E.
KPI Technology
143 Carlisle Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Application Returned: 2/26/2019 Description of Action The installation of greensand filtration for Fe & Mn removal treatment, softening and UV disinfection. Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permit No. 0219507, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Pennsylvania American Water Company
852 Wesley Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
[Township or Borough] Cross Creek, Hanover and Independence Townships Responsible Official David Kaufman, VP of Engineering
Pennsylvania American Water Company
852 Wesley Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Pennsylvania American Water Company
352 Industrial Park Drive
Wampum, PA 16157
Application Received Date February 27, 2019 Description of Action Installation of mixing systems in the Avella Tank, Cross Creek Tank and Paris-Florence Tank.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
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Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.907).
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P.S. §§ 6026.302—6026.305) require the Department to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. A person intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area shall file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of cleanup standards or receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the following site, proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified as follows. During this comment period, the municipality may request that the person identified as the remediator of the site develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office listed before the notice. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. TDD users may telephone the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone 717.705.4705.
Kenneth R. & Gladys M. Stoltzfus Property, 890 Hanover Road, York, PA 17408, Jackson Township, York County. Liberty Environmental Inc., 505 Penn Street, Reading, PA 19601, on behalf of Poplar Partners, 130 Carlisle Street, Hanover, PA 17331 and Kenneth R. and Gladys M. Stoltzfus, 761 Valley Drive, Dallastown, PA 17313, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with PAHs and Vanadium. The site will be remediated to the Site-Specific Standard. Future use of the site is residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the York Daily Record on February 25, 2019.
547 North Prince Street, 547 North Prince Street Lancaster, PA 17603, City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. Liberty Environmental, Inc., 505 Penn Street, Reading, PA 19601, on behalf of Lancaster General Hospital, 555 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17604, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with No. 4 Heating Oil. The site will be remediated to the Statewide Health Standard. Future use of the site is undetermined. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Lancaster Newspaper on December 17, 2018.
Miller Chemical & Fertilizer, LLC/Former Alco Industries, 120 Radio Road, Hanover, PA 17331, Conewago Township, Lancaster County. EnviroAnalytics Group LLC, 1515 Des Peres Road, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63131, on behalf of INOHGA LLC, 1650 Des Peres Road, Suite 303, St. Louis, MO 63131 and Miller Chemical & Fertilizer, 120 Radio Road, Hanover, PA 17331, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with organochloride pesticides and BTEX. The site will be remediated to the Site Specific Standard. The site will remain a fertilizer distributor. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Evening Sun on February 12, 2019.
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Applications received, withdrawn, denied or returned under the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97) (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003) and Regulations to Operate a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage or Disposal Facility.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Telephone 412-442-4000.
Permit ID No. PAD004344222. Tecumseh Redevelopment, Inc., 4020 Kinross Lakes Parkway, Richfield, OH 44286 for Tecumseh Riders Disposal Site, 950 Riders Road, Johnstown, PA 15906. An application to renew its hazardous waste closure and post-closure permit for its Spent Pickle Liquor Area and EAF Dust Landfill located at the Riders Disposal Area in East Taylor Township/City of Johnstown, Cambria County, was received in the Regional Office on September 27, 2018, as modified by amendments received on February 15, 2019, and deemed complete on March 4, 2019.
DETERMINATION FOR APPLICABILITY FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) for Determination of Applicability for General Permit Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Municipal Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Municipal Waste.
Northeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
General Permit Application No. WMGM055-NE003. Meadowbrook Energy LLC, 1444 E. Lackawanna Avenue. A General Permit Determination of Applicability for the processing and beneficial use of landfill gas as an alternative fuel source at the Meadowbrook Energy LLC Renewable Natural Gas Processing facility located in Dunmore Borough, Lackawanna County. The application for determination of applicability was received on February 27, 2019 and deemed administratively complete by the Regional Office on March 4, 2019.
Persons interested in reviewing the application may contact 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.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Department has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Ed Orris, P.E., New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4168.
04-00712A: Watco Transloading, LLC (2701 Route 68 West, Industry, PA 15052-1709) Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 that the Department of Environmental Protection (''Department'') intends to issue Air Quality Plan Approval: PA-04-00712A to Watco Transloading, LLC (''Watco'') for installation of one new cartridge dust collector system as a permanent replacement of an existing baghouse for Source 102 (crushing and screening) at LOT 3 dry material handling terminal (''LOT 3'') located in Industry Borough, Beaver County.
The facility is limited to a material throughput of 246,300 tpy on a 12-month rolling basis and the estimated emissions from Source 102 with a new cartridge dust collector are 0.4 tpy of particulate matter (PM), 0.08 tpy of PM10, and 0.32 tpy of hazardous air pollutants (HAP).
This authorization is subject to State regulations including 25 Pa. Code Chapters 123 and 127. Plan approval conditions include throughput limitations on material throughput, operational restrictions, monitoring requirements, work practice standards, associated recordkeeping, reporting requirements, and stack testing. Once compliance with the Plan Approval is demonstrated, the applicant will be required to revise or submit a State Only Operating Permit (''SOOP'') application in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Subchapter F. Watco's Plan Approval application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the Proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
To request a review of the Plan Approval Application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project, a person may contact Jesse Parihar at jparihar@pa.gov or 412.442.4030.
A person may oppose the proposed Plan Approval by filing a written protest with the Department through Jesse Parihar via the U.S. Postal Service to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; email to jparihar@pa.gov; or fax to 412.442.4194. Additional written comments may also be submitted. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval (PA-04-00712A) and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
30-00170B: Laurel Mountain Midstream Operating, LLC (Park Place Corporate Center 2, 2000 Commerce Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275) Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue Air Quality Plan Approval: PA-30-00170B for the replacement of two 1,380 bhp Caterpillar G3516B natural gas-fired compressor engines at the Brown Compressor Station located in Greene Township, Greene County.
Emissions from the sources covered under this plan approval are 13.32 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 6.48 tons of carbon monoxide (CO), 7.40 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC), 1.14 ton of formaldehyde (HCHO), 2.12 tons of hazardous air pollutants (HAP), and 15,278 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) per year. Best available technology (BAT) for the proposed natural gas-fired engines is ultra-lean burn emission combustion technology, installation and proper operation of oxidation catalysts, and good combustion practices including the use of air to fuel ratio controllers and proper maintenance and operation. The authorization is subject to State regulations including 25 Pa. Code § 123.31, Federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) including 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart JJJJ for spark ignition internal combustion engines, and Federal National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) including 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ. Plan Approval has been conditioned to ensure compliance with all applicable rules. This includes visible emission limits, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting conditions. Once compliance with the Plan Approval is demonstrated, the applicant will subsequently submit a revision to the pending State Only Operating Permit (SOOP), or a new SOOP application, as appropriate, for this Facility.
The Plan Approval application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the Proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the Plan Approval Application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed air Quality Plan Approval for this project, a person may contact the Department at 412-442-4000.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department through Alexander Sandy, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; asandy@pa.gov; or fax 412-442-4194. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval (PA-30-00170B) and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication. For additional information, you may contact Alexander Sandy at 412-442-4028.
65-00979B: Laurel Mountain Midstream Operating, LLC (Park Place Corporate Center 2, 2000 Commerce Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275) Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 that the Department of Environmental Protection (''Department'') intends to issue Air Quality Plan Approval: PA-65-0979B to Laurel Mountain Midstream Operating, LLC (LMM) for the installation and temporary operation of air contamination sources at the Herminie Compressor Station located in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.
Air contamination sources and controls to be authorized at this site include:
• Three (3) Caterpillar, Model G3516B, lean burn, natural gas-fired compressor engines (CE-11 thru CE-13), 1,380 bhp at 1,400 rpm; controlled by DCL America Inc. DCA3W (C3F1-01-4A3W-31, or equivalent), oxidation catalysts; regulated by ADEM3 (or equivalent) automatic air/fuel ratio controllers.
• One (1) Caterpillar, Model G3612LE A4, lean burn, natural gas-fired compressor engine (CE-14), 3,750 bhp at 1,000 rpm; controlled by DCL America Inc. DC4815 (C391-01-4A3W-32, or equivalent), oxidation catalysts; regulated by ADEM4 (or equivalent), air/fuel ratio controllers.
• One (1) tri-ethylene glycol (TEG) dehydrator (DHY-03) Tryer or equivalent, 200 MMscf/day; equipped with a reboiler burner (BLR-03) and emissions controlled by a flare rated at 4.0 MMBtu/hr (COMB-02).
• One (1) natural gas-fired reboiler (BLR-03), 1.71 MMBtu/hr.
The facility is a synthetic minor source of air pollution with a facility-wide potential to emit from the authorized activities summarized as follows:
Facility-Wide Potential to Emit
Air Contaminant Emission Rate
(tpy)
NOx 82.86 CO 46.52 PM10 5.72 PM2.5 5.72 SOx 0.50 VOC 48.77 Formaldehyde 5.09 HAPa 13.89 CO2e 106,592 This authorization is subject to State regulations including 25 Pa. Code Chapters 123—Standards for Contaminants; 124—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, 127—Construction, Modification, Reactivation, and Operation of Sources; 129—Standards for Sources; 135—Reporting of Sources; and 139—Sampling and Testing. State standards for contaminants and sources are superseded in most cases by more stringent Best Available Technology (BAT) determinations in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.12(a)(5) requirements. This authorization is also subject to Federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) including 40 CFR Part 60 Subparts A, JJJJ, and OOOOa and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) including 40 CFR Part 63 Subparts A, ZZZZ, and HH. Other applicable Federal regulations include Part 98—Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting.
Plan approval conditions will include source specific emission limitations, operational restrictions, compliance testing and monitoring requirements, work practice standards, and associated recordkeeping and reporting requirements. The Department has determined that the proposed facility satisfies the Department's Best Available Technology (BAT) requirements. Once compliance with the Plan Approval is demonstrated, the applicant will be required to submit a State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) application in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Subchapter F.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department through Sheri Guerrieri via the U.S. Postal Service to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; email to shguerrier@pa.gov; or fax to 412.442.4194. Additional written comments may also be submitted. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval (PA-65-00979B) and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
LMM's Plan Approval application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the Proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the LMM Plan Approval Application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed air Quality Plan Approval for this project, a person may contact Sheri Guerrieri at shguerrier@pa.gov or 412.442.4069.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing in writing or by publication in the newspaper and the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
24-131T: SGL Carbon LLC (900 Theresia Street, St. Marys, PA 15857), The Department of Environmental Protection intends to issue a plan approval to SGL Carbon LLC for the installation of an additional Vacuum Outgas Furnace (VOG) and an additional Chemical Vapor Deposition Process (CVD) at their facility located in City of Saint Marys, Elk County. This is an existing non-Title V facility. Public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44.
This facility currently operates one VOG furnace. SGL proposes the installation of an additional VOG Furnace but will take an enforceable restriction to use of only one VOG furnace at a time. The current scrubber onsite (C7107) will control emission from either furnace in use. Emissions of Cl, a Hazardous Air Pollutant, are estimated to be 0.02 ton per year.
The proposed CVD Reactor will become the 16th reactor onsite. It will coat purified graphite parts with silicon carbide. It will be controlled by a new wet scrubber with pH monitoring and a KOH pump (Sodium Hydroxide). Emissions of HCl, a Hazardous Air Pollutant, are estimated to be 0.05 ton per year.
The Plan Approval will contain testing, recordkeeping, emission restriction, reporting, and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(e)(1), all the pertinent documents regarding this application (applications, review memos, and draft approvals) are also available for review from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Meadville Regional DEP Office (Air Quality). Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the DEP at (814) 332-6940.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(e)(2), a 30-day comment period, from the date of publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494 and must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed plan approval [24-131T: SGL Carbon LLC] and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Eric Gustafson, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335; Phone (814) 332- 6819. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.45, a person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department's Northwest Region.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426.
AMS Plan Approval No. IP19-000045: Saint Timothy Roman Catholic Church (3001 Levick Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149) for the installation of seven (7) boilers of sizes 4.08, 3.5, 2.89, 1.69, 1.25, 1.0, and 0.52 MMBtu/hr and firing natural gas at their facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) have a potential emissions of 6.4 tons per year. Carbon Monoxide (CO) has a potential emissions of 5.4 tons per year. The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring, and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
Anyone affected by the proposed plan approval may submit written comments or a request for a public hearing by mail to Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Attn: Debra Williams within thirty (30) days from today. Comments received by facsimile will not be accepted.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, 717-705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702.
21-05031: Community Refuse Service, Inc. (135 Vaughn Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257) for operation of the landfill facility in Hopewell and North Newton Townships, Cumberland County. The actual emissions in 2017 were 22.17 tons of CO, 5.8 tons of NOx, 12.77 tons of PM-10, 1.33 ton of SO2, 13.03 tons of VOC, and 8.32 tons of total HAPs. The Title V Operating Permit will contain fuel usage restrictions, and monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart WWW-Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart AAAA-National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, and 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart M-National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants-Asbestos.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648.
41-00025: Lycoming County Resource Management Services (P.O. Box 187, Montgomery, PA 17752) a Title V operating permit renewal for the Lycoming County Landfill located in Brady Township, Lycoming County. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue a renewal of an Air Quality Operating Permit for the previously mentioned facility. The subject facility has the following potential emissions: 51.71 TPY of CO; 56.53 TPY of NOx; 93.91 TPY of SOx; 5.20 TPY of PM/PM10; 8.20 TPY of VOCs; and 4.87 TPY of HAPs. The facility's main sources include the waste disposal area, a landfill gas collection and extraction system, two (2) John Zink candlestick flares to destroy the landfill gas collected, two (2) 2.4 MMBtu/hr landfill gas fired boilers and portable material processing plants and associated diesel engines. Lycoming County Resource Management Services provides up to 100% of the landfill gas collected by the collection system to EPP Renewable Energy LLC as fuel for its landfill gas to energy plant located at the landfill. 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 40 CFR Parts 52, 60, 63, 64, 68, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 96, 97, 98 and 25 Pa. Code 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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4336.
63-00015: Flexsys America L.P. (829 Route 481, Monongahela, PA 15063) In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing notice that it intends to issue a renewal Title V Operating Permit (TV-63-00015) to Flexsys America L.P. (Flexsys) for the operation of the Monongahela Plant located in Carroll Township, Washington County.
The facility's major sources of emissions include a Crystex Plant, two (2) 25.1 MMBtu/hr dual-fired (natural gas and fuel oil) boilers, a vaporizer, one 300,000 gallon sulfur storage tank, one 8,000 gallon carbon disulfide pressure vessel, two (2) 46,000 gallon process oil storage tanks, railcar and truck sulfur handling, two (2) diesel-fired fire pump internal combustion engines rated at 238 bhp each, and a diesel-fired emergency generator engine rated at 226 bhp.
The Monongahela Plant is a major facility subject to the operating permit requirements of Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F (relating to operating permit requirements) and G (relating to Title V operating permit requirements). In 2018, Flexsys calculated actual emissions of the following type and quantity of air contaminants (on an annual basis) from the Monongahela Plant: 9.38 tons of carbon monoxide (CO), 11.49 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 1.36 ton of particulate matter, 10-micron (PM10), 0.21 ton of particulate matter, 2.5-micron (PM-2.5), 8.13 tons of sulfur oxides (SOx), 27.63 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC), 25.54 tons of carbon disulfide (CS2), 0.60 ton of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), 25.55 tons of total hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and 13,320.26 tons of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
The emission restrictions and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the TVOP have been derived from the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Parts 52, 60, 61, and 70, and 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 412-442-4000.
Any person may submit comments, a request for the Department to hold a public hearing, or a protest to the operating permit or a proposed condition thereof, by filing such submissions in writing with the Department at the Southwest Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments.
All requests for a public hearing, and all protests to a proposed action, shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date that notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.424 (relating to public notice). A protest must include the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; identification of the proposed permit issuance being opposed (Title V Operating Permit TV-63-00015); and a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
A public hearing may be held in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.429, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. If a public hearing is held, all persons who have properly filed a protest under 25 Pa. Code § 127.426 may appear and give testimony. The applicant, the protestant, and other participants will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing (and the time, place and purpose of such hearing) by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.
Written comments, protests, and requests for a public hearing should be directed to Nicholas J. Waryanka, Air Quality Engineer, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For additional information concerning the permit or the issuance procedure, contact Nicholas J. Waryanka at (412) 442-4172.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) 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.
46-00024: Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc. (7050 Camp Hill Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034) for operation of a pharmaceutical preparation plant located in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State only) facility. The facility is a Synthetic Minor facility for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions. The facility is an area source for Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) emissions. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the plant operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, 717-705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702.
36-03182: Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543) to issue a Natural Minor Operating Permit for the operation of their Matthews model No. IE43-PPII human cremation unit in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. The crematory is controlled by an afterburner. The subject facility has estimated potential emissions of less than 1 tpy of each of the criteria pollutants. 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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4336.
26-00121: Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (1840 Baldridge Street, Connellsville, PA 15425) Synthetic Minor Operating Permit is for a facility that manufactures metal and plastic jar and bottle closures for the food and beverage industry and is located in South Connellsville Borough, Fayette County. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.424 and § 127.425, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and is providing notice that it intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the previously-mentioned facility. Sources of emissions consist of one 8.4 MMBtu/hr boiler, one 0.4 MMBtu/hr boiler, twenty-four (24) manufacturing lines, six (6) part washers, and twenty-two (22) closure sealing ovens. Facility-wide potential emissions are projected to be 44.9 TPY VOC, 7.1 TPY NOx, 6.0 TPY CO, 0.14 TPY HAP, 0.13 TPY single HAP for hexane from natural gas combustion, 5.4 TPY PM-10, 0.54 TPY PM-2.5, 0.04 TPY SOx, and 8,584 TPY CO2e. Actual annual emissions at the facility are projected to be 3.7 TPY VOC, 4.7 TPY NOx, 4.0 TPY CO, 0.09 TPY HAP, 0.09 TPY single HAP for hexane, 3.7 TPY PM-10, 0.36 TPY PM-2.5, 0.03 TPY SOx, and 5,699 TPY CO2e. At a minimum, the facility is required to conduct daily surveys of the site to ensure compliance with visible, fugitive, and malodor emission requirements and maintain records of those surveys. The air quality permit includes material throughput limits, operation requirements, monitoring requirements, and recordkeeping requirements for the site.
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the State-Only Operating Permit may submit the information to Bradley Spayd, Air Quality Engineering Specialist, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Operating Permit (26-00121) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Operating Permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information 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 by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Bradley Spayd, Air Quality Engineering Trainee, at the previously listed address. For additional information concerning the permit or the issuance procedure, contact Bradley Spayd at the same previously listed address or phone at (412) 442-5227.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
20-00302: ITU AbsorbTech, Inc. (818 W. Spring St., Titusville, PA 16354), the Department intends to issue the renewal of the State-Only Operating Permit of an industrial launderer located in Titusville City, Crawford County. Permitted sources at the facility include solvent recovery dryers, washers, dryers, a boiler, a water heater, a steam tunnel, and a wastewater treatment system. To be Synthetic Minor, the facility is subject to a VOC restriction of 49 TPY and to towel throughput restrictions of 1,100,000 lbs/yr for solvent recovered print towels, 25,000 lbs/yr for non-solvent recovered print towels, and 2,200,000 lbs/yr for other towels. The facility has been complying with conditions of the Malodor Prevention Plan submitted in 2012. In this renewal, permit changes include the removal of a previously permitted washer and the update of number of units for solvent recovery dryers, washers, and dryers. There are no new permit requirements added in this renewal.
25-00053: Urick Foundry Company, (1501 Cherry Street, Erie, PA 16502-1732), the Department intends to issue the renewal of a Synthetic Minor State-Only Operating Permit to a facility which manufactures ductile iron cast products for the many applications. This facility located in the City of Erie, Erie County. The primary sources at the facility are miscellaneous natural gas heaters, pre-heat torches, electric induction furnaces, raw material storage, material charging, holding furnaces, pouring and Inoculation, mold cooling, shakeout, sand handling, sand receiving, shell core machines, core coating, shot blast machines, finishing/grinding, emergency generators, degreasers and a core making system. The facility has taken a site limit of 43.0 tons per year (tpy) for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and 95.0 tpy for carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. Actual emissions for other criteria pollutions are estimated as follows: NOx, 5.0 tpy, PM10, 24.0 tpy; and SOx, 7.0 tpy. The permit contains emission restrictions, along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, work practice and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Receipt of Plan Approval Applications and Intent to Issue Plan Approvals, and Intent to Issue Amended Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B And Subchapter F. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Process Technologies & Packaging LLC (102 Life Science Drive, Olyphant, PA 18447) for their facility located in Scott Twp., Lackawanna County. This Plan Approval No. 35-00075A will be incorporated into a Synthetic Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 35-000075A is for the operation of a cosmetic powder manufacturing and packaging operation with dust collectors to control emissions at their facility. Particulate emissions will not exceed 0.04 grains/dscf. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for Visible emissions. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.
Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 35-00075A 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.
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.
56140702 and NPDES No. PA0236306. LCT Energy, LP, (938 Mt. Airy Drive, Suite 200, Johnstown, PA 15904). To operate the Laurel Refuse in Shade Township, Somerset County, a new coal refuse site and related NPDES permit and add NPDES Outfall 001. Surface Acres Proposed 208.0, Coal Refuse Disposal Support Acres Proposed 154.8, Coal Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed 53.1. Receiving stream: Miller Run, classified for the following use(s): CWF. The application was considered administratively complete on February 25, 2019. Application received: November 6, 2018.
32051301 and NPDES No. PA0215228 and GP12-32051301. Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To renew the permit for the Barrett Deep Mine in Buffington and Brush Valley Townships, Indiana County to include the renewal of Air Quality GPA/GP12 Authorization. The related NPDES permit was previously renewed. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on February 27, 2019. Application received: January 23, 2019.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
Permit No. 32803010 and NPDES No. PA0124834, CONSOL Mining Co., LLC, CNX Center, 1000 Consol Energy Drive, Suite 100, Cannonsburg, PA 15317, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Blacklick Township, Indiana County, affecting 89.9 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary Aultman's Run, classified for the following use: trout stocked fishes. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Saltsburg Borough Indiana County Municipal Waterworks Conemaugh River SWI. Application received: February 21, 2019.
Permit No. 32080103. KMP Associates, Inc., 3756 State Route 981, Saltsburg, PA 15681, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 66 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Harpers Run and unnamed tributaries to Blacklegs Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 27, 2019.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
33080101. MSM Coal Company, Inc. (P.O. Box 243, DuBois, PA 15801). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine in Pine Creek Township, Jefferson County affecting 23.4 acres. Receiving streams: Cable Run, classified for the following: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application for reclamation only. Application received: March 4, 2019.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. 54830109R7. Joe Kuperavage Coal Company, (916 Park Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Blythe Township and New Philadelphia Borough, Schuylkill County affecting 495.5 acres, receiving streams: Schuylkill River and unnamed tributary to Schuylkill River, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: January 29, 2019.
Permit No. 54860107R6. Reading Anthracite Company, (P.O. Box 1200, Pottsville, PA 17901), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine, coal refuse reprocessing, coal refuse disposal and preparation plant operation in Cass Township, Schuylkill County affecting 786.0 acres, receiving stream: West Branch Schuylkill River, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: January 29, 2019.
Permit No. GP12-54860107R. Reading Anthracite Company, (P.O. Box 1200, Pottsville, PA 17901), renewal application to operate a coal preparation plant whose pollution control equipment is required to meet all applicable limitations, terms and conditions of General Permit, BAQ-GPA/GP-12 on Surface Mining Permit No. 54860207 in Cass Township, Schuylkill County. Application received: January 29, 2019.
Permit No. 54813009R7. Joe Kuperavage Coal Company, (916 Park Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine and coal refuse reprocessing operation in East Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County affecting 45.2 acres, receiving streams: Mill Creek and unnamed tributary to Mill Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 4, 2019.
Permit No. 54830101R7. Premium Fine Coal, Inc., (P.O. Box 268, Tamaqua, PA 18252), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine and coal refuse disposal operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 152.6 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributaries of the Schuylkill River, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 13, 2019.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
* The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
3072SM3. Allegheny Mineral Corporation (P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0605336, Marion and Mercer Townships, Butler County. Receiving streams: Two unnamed tributaries to McMurray Run, McMurray Run, and an unnamed tributary to North Branch Slippery Rock Creek, all classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 25, 2019.
20910303. Don & Randy Ferris, Inc. (23773 Mackey Hill Road, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403). Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0259454, Rockdale Township, Crawford County. Receiving streams: Kelly Run and an unnamed tributary to French Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF and WWF, respectively. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 26, 2019.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
4977SM4. Daggett Sand & Gravel, Inc. (8056 Route 549, Millerton, PA 16936). Permit revision for change in land use from recreational woodland to commercial and unmanaged natural habitat also update bond on a large noncoal surface mine in Jackson Township, Tioga County, affecting 12.6 acres. Receiving stream: Seely Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF and MF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 21, 2019.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. 66040801. Kevin Spencer, (515 Spencer Hill Road, Nicholson, PA 18446), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Nicholson Township, Wyoming County affecting 3.0 acres on property owned by Kevin Spencer. Application received: February 15, 2019.
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.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
NPDES Permit No. PA0225941 on Surface Mining Permit No. 6574SM1. Pocono Industries, Inc., (506 Hickory Valley Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360), new NPDES Permit for a sand and gravel quarry operation in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, affecting 42.4 acres. Receiving stream: McMichael Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: July 20, 2018.
Non-discharge BMP's are in effect.
NPDES Permit No. PA0225924 on GP105 Permit No. 64182503. Rutledge Unlimited, LLC, (2495 Hancock Highway, Equinunk, PA 19417), new NPDES Permit for a bluestone quarry operation in Damacus Township, Wayne County, affecting 11.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Little Equinunk and North Branch Calkins Creek/Delaware River Watershed, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: August 15, 2018.
Non-discharge BMP's are in effect.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the Commonwealth to certify that the involved projects will not violate the sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA, the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment shall submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted before an application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on working days at the office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications Received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P.S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification under section 401(a) of the FWPCA.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.
E57-140. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451, Fox Township, Sullivan County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
The applicant is proposing to perform streambank repairs, debris removal, the removal of three existing box culverts along Mill Creek Road and the partial realignment of Mill Creek Road due to damages caused by the October 2016 flood event in Fox Township, Sullivan County within Loyalsock State Forest. The project is funded by FEMA to restore the area back to pre-flood conditions. Construction is anticipated to take place during the 2019 and 2020 construction seasons. The work at the site consists of a new roadway alignment for a portion of Mill Creek Road running approximately 4,800 feet from the DCNR bridge on Mill Creek Road over East Branch Mill Creek at the confluence with West Branch Mill Creek to Camels Road. The roadway is being realigned in order to prevent future flood damage to Mill Creek Road.
The project is located in the Barbours Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 29` 1.4098" N, Longitude: -76° 45` 40.8377" W.
Northwest Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E2506219-001, Erie County Conservation District, 1927 Wager Road, Erie, PA 16509. Headwaters Park and Trail Development, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Erie South, PA Quadrangle N: 42.092062°; W: -80.012691°).
In an effort to improve access within the existing Headwaters Park, the Applicant proposes to construct, operate, and maintain a 20 feet long by 18 feet wide by 6.5 feet tall precast concrete box culvert crossing of Mill Creek (WWF-MF) and to construct, operate, and maintain approximately 300 feet of 8 feet wide elevated wooden boardwalk within a wetland adjacent to Mill Creek resulting in deminimus resource impacts all at a point approximately 1,500 feet west of the U.S. Route 90 and S.R. Route 8 interchange in Millcreek Township, Erie County.
District Oil & Gas Operations: Eastern Oil & Gas District, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E4129-124. ARD Operating LLC, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 33 West Third Street, Suite 300, Williamsport, PA 17701. COP Tract 551 Pads A&B and Access Road in McIntyre Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Baltimore District (Liberty & Trout Run, PA Quadrangles N: 41° 29` 50" W: -77° 0` 3").
ARD has applied for an Individual—Joint Permit to construct, operate and maintain two (2) new permanent stream crossing over UNTs Frozen Run along newly constructed access road in McIntyre Township, Lycoming County. The project will include drainage and wearing surface improvements to approximately 1,226 linear feet of existing access road (Bodine Mountain Road). Approximately 6,537 feet of newly constructed access road and construction of two (2) 375 ft × 425 ft well pads.
A total of two (2) permanent and two (2) temporary stream impacts are proposed to UNT Frozen Run (HQ-CWF). Project watercourse impacts shall include and be limited to a total of 70 LF (490 SF) of permanent stream impacts and 75 LF (671 SF) of temporary stream impacts.
A total of two (2) permanent floodway impacts are proposed to UNT Frozen Run (HQ-CWF). Project watercourse impacts shall include and be limited to a total of 18,629 SF (0.42 ac) of permanent floodway impacts.
A total of seven (7) permanent and two (2) temporary wetland impacts are proposed. Project wetland impacts shall include and be limited to a total of 5,246 SF (0.12 acre) of permanent and 103 SF (0.01 acre) of temporary wetland impacts.
STREAM IMPACT TABLE:
Resource
NameMunicipality Activity Chapter
93Listed
TroutImpact
Area
Temp.
(SF)
Impact
Length
Temp.
(LF)
Impact
Area
Perm.
(SF)
Impact
Length
Perm.
(LF)
Lat.
Long.UNT 1
Frozen RunMcIntyre Culvert Install HQ-CWF None 557 55 302 30 41.504114
77.010521UNT 2
Frozen RunMcIntyre Culvert Replace HQ-CWF None 114 20 188 40 41.502680
77.008584TOTAL
671 75 490 70 WETLAND IMPACT TABLE:
Resource
NameMunicipality Activity Chapter
93Listed
TroutImpact
Area
Temp.
(SF)
Impact
Length
Temp.
(LF)
Impact
Area
Perm.
(SF)
Impact
Length
Perm.
(LF)
Lat.
Long.Wetland 1 McIntyre Access Road PEM; EV None 1,627 102 41.502365
77.008653Wetland 3 McIntyre Access Road PEM; EV None 79 9 41.498033
77.002401
Wetland 4 McIntyre Access Road PEM; EV None 24 3 41.502076
77.006813Wetland 9 McIntyre Access Road PEM; EV None 613 32 41.502262
77.007584Wetland 51 McIntyre Access Road PEM; EV None 1,031 150 41.502525
77.019115Wetland 61 McIntyre Access Road PEM; EV None 657 11 41.503669
77.009749Wetland 62 McIntyre Access Road PEM; EV None 93 6 41.503376
77.009564Wetland 63 McIntyre Access Road PEM; EV None 462 120 41.502819
77.008794Wetland 66 McIntyre Access Road PEM; EV None 763 6.5 41.495714
77.000112TOTAL
103 12 5,246 428 FLOODWAY IMPACT TABLE:
Resource
NameMunicipality Activity Chapter
93Listed
TroutImpact
Area
Temp.
(SF)Impact
Length
Temp.
(LF)Impact
Area
Perm.
(SF)Impact
Length
Perm.
(LF)Lat.
Long.UNT 1
Frozen RunMcIntyre Culvert Install HQ-CWF None 16,514 41.504114
77.010521UNT 2
Frozen RunMcIntyre Culvert Replace HQ-CWF None 2,115 41.502680
77.008584
TOTAL
18,629
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ed Muzic, Section Chief, 717.705.4802.
EA67-034: First Pennsylvania Resource, LLC, 33 Terminal Way, Suite W445A, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in Manchester Township, York County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
The applicant proposes to restore and maintain 4,031 linear feet of Unnamed Tributary to Codorus Creek, locally referred to as Sinking Springs (WWF-MF) and its floodplain by use of channel relocation, floodplain grading, subsurface grade control structures, and habitat structural improvements to restore the channel pattern and floodplain. The project is located immediately east of SR 83 and south of Sinking Springs Lane in Manchester Township, York County (40.0126°, -76.7398°).
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