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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
RenewalLinford Snyder—Collette Pullet
(Covered Bridge Road)
334 Covered Bridge Road
Pine Grove, PA 17963
Schuylkill 0 372.60 Poultry
(Pullets)
NA Renewal Clifford Zimmerman
2993 Mill Road
Elziabethtown, PA 17022
Dauphin 119.2 397.58 Broilers NA Renewal Melmar Acres—Mel Nissley
1612 Pecks Road
Middletown, PA 17057
Dauphin 3 581.57 Laying Hens NA Renewal
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. 3619518, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Brickhouse Coffee and Kitchen Municipality Strasburg Township County Lancaster Responsible Official Aaron Fisher Jr, Owner
53 Refton Road
Willow Street, PA 17584
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Thomas J. Whitehill, P.E.
Whitehill Consulting Engineers
763 Conowingo Rd
Quarryville, PA 17566Application Received: 8/19/2019 Description of Action A new water treatment system will be installed and consist of a new well, cartridge filtration, softening, nitrate treatment, and ultraviolet disinfection. Northcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
Application No. 4919505—Construction—Public Water Supply.
Applicant PA American Water Company Township/Borough Milton Township County Northumberland County Responsible Official Mr. Ewoud Hulstein
852 Wesley Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Type of Facility Public Water Supply—Construction Consulting Engineer Mr. Daniel Jeon
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
7133 Rutherford Road
Baltimore, MD 21244Application Received 8/23/2019 Description of Action Authorizes South Front Booster Pump improvements. Application No. 4919506—Construction—Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.—East Cameron Township Township/Borough Shamokin City County Northumberland County Responsible Official Mr. Steven Draus
Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
204 E. Sunbury Street
Shamokin City, PA 17872
Type of Facility Public Water Supply—Construction Consulting Engineer Mr. David R. Knapton, GHD, Inc.
230 Executive Drive
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066Application Received 8/23/2019 Description of Action Authorizes East Cameron water-storage tank to construct a new 129,000-gallon standpipe water-storage tank at the site to replace the two-existing buried-steel tanks (50,000-gallon tank). Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permit No. 6514509-A1, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
124 Park & Pool Road
New Stanton, PA 15672Township or Borough Washington Township Responsible Official John Ashton
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
124 Park & Pool Road
New Stanton, PA 15672
Type of Facility Beaver Run system Consulting Engineer Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co., Inc.
1004 Ligonier Street
P.O. Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650
Application Received Date July 5, 2019 Description of Action Amendments to the proposed Pleasant View pump station. Application No. 5619505, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Hooversville Borough
50 Main Street
P.O. Box 176
Hooversville, PA 15936
Township or Borough Hooversville Borough Responsible Official Kenneth Karashowsky, Council President
Hooversville Borough
50 Main Street
P.O. Box 176
Hooversville, PA 15936Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer The EADS Group, Inc.
450 Aberdeen Drive
Somerset, PA 15501
Application Received Date August 1, 2019 Description of Action Construction of a pump station and an interconnection between Hooversville Borough and the Conemaugh Township Municipal Authority. Permit No. 3218514-A1, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Indiana County Municipal Services Authority
602 Kolter Drive
Indiana, PA 15701
Township or Borough South Mahoning, Washington and Rayne Townships; and Marion Center Borough Type of Facility Plumville water system Consulting Engineer Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co., Inc.
1004 Ligonier Street
P.O. Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650
Application Received Date August 1, 2019 Description of Action Installation of waterline, a pressure reducing valve vault and a water storage tank with a mixing system. Permit No. 0219528, Public Water Supply.
Applicant AHN—Forbes Hospital
2570 Haymaker Road
Monroeville, PA 15146
Township or Borough City of Monroeville Responsible Official Cory Beals, Facilities Management Manager
AHN—Forbes Hospital
2570 Haymaker Road
Monroeville, PA 15146
Type of Facility Forbes Hospital Consulting Engineer Lovorn Engineering Associates, LLC
700 Blaw Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Application Received Date July 19, 2019 Description of Action Installation of a chlorine dioxide system for secondary disinfection. Permit No. 6519512, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Youngstown Borough Municipal Authority
4351 Latrobe Street
P.O. Box 82
Youngstown, PA 15969
[Township or Borough] Unity Township Responsible Official Tami L. Roach, Office Manager
Youngstown Borough Municipal Authority
4351 Latrobe Street
P.O. Box 82
Youngstown, PA 15969
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Bankson Engineers, Inc.
267 Blue Run Road
Suite 200
Cheswick, PA 15024
Application Received Date August 8, 2019 Description of Action Replacement of the Ridge Road pump station.
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. 3019508MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
Jefferson, PA 15344Township or Borough Morris Township Responsible Official Timothy Faddis, Manager
Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
Jefferson, PA 15344
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Bankson Engineers, Inc.
267 Blue Run Road
Suite 200
Cheswick, PA 15024
Application Received Date August 8, 2019 Description of Action Construction of the Clemente vault. Application No. 3013501WMP28, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
Jefferson, PA 15344[Township or Borough] Morris Township Responsible Official Timothy Faddis, Manager
Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
Jefferson, PA 15344
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Bankson Engineers, Inc.
267 Blue Run Road
Suite 200
Cheswick, PA 15024
Application Received Date August 8, 2019 Description of Action Bulk-load out site at the proposed Clemente vault. Application No. 3019509MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
Jefferson, PA 15344[Township or Borough] Richhill Township Responsible Official Timothy Faddis, Manager
Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
Jefferson, PA 15344
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Bankson Engineers, Inc.
267 Blue Run Road
Suite 200
Cheswick, PA 15024
Application Received Date August 27, 2019 Description of Action Construction of the Consol Crabapple vault. Application No. 3013501WMP29, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
Jefferson, PA 15344Township or Borough Richhill Township Responsible Official Timothy Faddis, Manager
Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Road
Jefferson, PA 15344
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Bankson Engineers, Inc.
267 Blue Run Road
Suite 200
Cheswick, PA 15024
Application Received Date August 27, 2019 Description of Action Bulk-load out site at the proposed Consol Crabapple vault. Application No. 5636541-T2, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Stallion Oilfield Services, Ltd.
950 Corbindale Road
Suite 400
Houston, TX 77024
Township or Borough Carmichaels Borough and Canton Township Responsible Official Brian D. Baird, Senior VP
Stallion Oilfield Services, Ltd.
950 Corbindale Road
Suite 400
Houston, TX 77024Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Penn E & R
111 Ryan Court
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Application Received Date August 29, 2019 Description of Action Transfer for the change in name from Stallion Oilfield Construction, LLC to Stallion Oilfield Services, Ltd. Application No. 3096502-T1, Minor Amendment.
Applicant The Monongalia County Coal Company
46226 National Road
St. Clairsville, OH 43950
Township or Borough Wayne Township Responsible Official Robert D. Moore, Vice-President
The Monongalia County Coal Company
46226 National Road
St. Clairsville, OH 43950
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer N/A Application Received Date August 30, 2019 Description of Action Transfer of the Kuhntown Portal Blacksville # 2 water system from Consolidated Coal Company to the Monongalia County Coal Company. Application No. 0219525MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Borough of Sewickley Water Authority
601 Thorn Street
P.O. Box 190
Sewickley, PA 15143
Township or Borough Borough of Sewickley Responsible Official Mark Brooks, General Manager
Borough of Sewickley Water Authority
601 Thorn Street
P.O. Box 190
Sewickley, PA 15143
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer KLH Engineers, Inc.
5173 Campbells Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205Application Received Date August 19, 2019 Description of Action Replacement of the liner and cover at the Waterworks Park Reservoir. Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Application No. 3784501-T1-MA7, Minor Amendment.
Applicant PA American Water Co Township or Borough Neshannock Township County Lawrence County Responsible Official David Kaufman Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Scott Thomas
PA American Water Co
852 Wesley Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Application Received Date August 19, 2019 Description of Action Acceptance of lower IFE and CFE limits for LT2 Bin 2 Compliance
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.
Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
WA2-1023, Water Allocations. Springdale Township, 100 Plate Drive, Harwick, PA 15049, Allegheny County. The applicant is requesting the right to purchase 5,500,000 gallons of water per day, peak month, from the Municipal Authority of the Township of Harmar.
WA2-1023A, Water Allocations. Springdale Township, 100 Plate Drive, Harwick, PA 15049, Allegheny County. The applicant is requesting the right to purchase 550,000 gallons of water per day from Springdale Borough.
WA2-1023B, Water Allocations. Springdale Township, 100 Plate Drive, Harwick, PA 15049, Allegheny County. The applicant is requesting the right to purchase 450,000 gallons of water per day, peak month, from the Fawn Frazer Joint Water Authority.
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:
Northeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Flear Property, 27 Wilden Drive West, Palmer Township, Northampton County. JMT Environmental Technologies, 710 Uhler Road, Easton, PA 18040, on behalf of David Flear, 27 Wilden Drive West, Easton, PA 18042, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil contamination was caused by a release of heating oil from an aboveground storage tank. Future use of the site will be residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Morning Call on July 4, 2019.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone 717.705.4705.
Bulk Chemicals, Inc., 809 Mohrsville Road, Mohrsville, PA 19555, Perry Township, Berks County. Aquaterra Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 744, West Chester, PA 19381, on behalf of Bulk Chemicals, 809 Mohrsville Road, Mohrsville, PA 19555, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with Nitric Acid and Chromium. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard. Future use of the site is unknown. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Berk-Mont Newspapers and Berks-Mont Digital on August 8, 2019.
Glen Geary—Alwine PLT, 299 Brickyard Rd, New Oxford, PA 17350, Oxford Township, Adams County. Advantage Engineers, 435 Independence Ave, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, on behalf of ERY Properties, 1030 Wilson Ave, Hanover, PA 17331, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soils and groundwater contaminated with arsenic, manganese, and vanadium. The site will be remediated to the Statewide Health and Site-Specific Standards. Future use of the site is non-residential commercial development. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the The Evening Sun on July 8, 2019.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-348.
Gail Caldwell Residence, 248 Vickerman Road, East Lackawannock Township, Mercer County. Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073, on behalf of Gail Caldwell, 248 Vickerman Road, Mercer, PA 16137, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A release of home heating resulted in site soil and site groundwater impacted with Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Isopropylbenzene, Naphthalene, MTBE, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene. The selected remediation standard is Statewide Health. Future use of the property will be residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Herald on August 13, 2019.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Starodoj Property, 340 S. Market St, Elysburg, Ralpho Township, Northumberland County. Blackrock Environmental, LLC, P.O. Box 288, Nazareth, PA 18064, on behalf of John Starodoj, 340 S. Market St., Elysburg, PA 17824 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with heating oil. The applicant proposes remediation of the site to meet the Residential Statewide Health Standard for Soil. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The News-Item on July 25, 2019.
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.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
48-00115A: Aria Energy East LLC (2335 Applebutter Road, Bethlehem, PA 18015) for the construction of a Renewable Natural Gas facility with controls at a facility to be located in Lower Saucon Twp., Northampton County.
48-00005C: Hercules Cement Company dba Bucci Unicem USA (501 Hercules Drive, P.O. Box 69, Stockertown, PA 18083) for the streamlining to their existing operating permit conditions for their facility located in Stockertown Borough, Northampton County.
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.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648.
08-00010O: Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. (1 Hawes Street, Towanda, PA 18848) for the construction of a natural gas/propane-fired Harper 30" diameter tungsten scrap calciner, to be controlled by a dust collector followed by a HEPA filter in series, at the Towanda Facility located in Towanda Borough, Bradford County. The project also includes the construction of a Scrap Processing Area dust collector and HEPA filter which will control particulate emissions from material handling associated with the new Calciner # 8 as well as existing equipment at the facility. The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. indicates that the air contamination sources to be constructed will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirement of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. The emissions from the proposed tungsten scrap calciner and associated material handling activities will not exceed 3.2 tons per year (tpy) of particulate matter, 1.3 tpy of nitrogen oxides, 0.7 tpy of carbon monoxide, 0.1 tpy of volatile organic compounds, and 1,019 tpy of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalents). In addition to the emission limitations, the following is a brief description of the types of conditions the Department intends to place in the plan approval in order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements. Calciner # 8 shall only be fired on natural gas or propane. No more than 1,500 lbs/hr of tungsten scrap may be processed in Calciner # 8. The dust collectors and HEPA filters shall each be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor the pressure drop across the control device. The permittee shall record the pressure drop across the dust collectors and the HEPA filters at least once per operating day. The permittee shall maintain records, including supporting calculations, as necessary to demonstrate compliance with the particulate matter emissions and hourly throughput limitations. These records shall be kept on site for a minimum of five years and shall be presented to the Department upon request. The permittee shall keep on hand sufficient quantity of spare fabric collector bags and filters for all collectors and filters at the facility in order to be able to immediately replace any bag or filter requiring replacement. Any air compressor used to provide compressed air to any of the collectors or filters shall be equipped with an air dryer and an oil trap. The facility is a State Only facility. If the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for Plan Approval 08-00010O, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into State Only Operating Permit 08-00010 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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
10-333E: Penn United Technologies (795/797/799 N. Pike Road, Cabot, PA 16023), for the proposed construction of a dipping operation with hot air chamber controlled by a thermal oxidizer in Jefferson Township, Butler County. This is a State Only facility. The public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 or § 127.505, be incorporated into the State Only operating permit at a later date.
Plan approval No. 10333E is for the proposed construction of a dipping operation with hot air chamber controlled by a thermal oxidizer. This Plan Approval will contain emission restriction, testing, recordkeeping, work practice standard and additional requirement conditions, which will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate Best Available Technology (BAT) for the source including, but are not limited to, the following:
• Source 1000 (Special Coating Dipping Operation):
• Subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.13 and 123.21
• The VOC emissions after the thermal oxidizer shall be controlled to one of the following:
• 0.385 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total
• 98% destruction efficiency
• Conduct an initial stack test for VOC at inlet and outlet of thermal oxidizer. Conduct subsequent testing every 5 years.
• The facility shall monitor the following for the Thermal Oxidizer:
• Combustion Chamber temperature at the exhaust—continuously defined as once every 15 minutes
• All recordkeeping shall commence upon startup of the source/control device. All records shall be kept for a period of five (5) years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
• The permittee shall maintain a record of all preventive maintenance inspections of the control device. These records shall, at a minimum, contain the dates of the inspections, any problems or defects, the actions taken to correct the problems or defects, and any routine maintenance performed.
• The permittee shall maintain records of the operational inspections. These records shall, at a minimum, contain the following:
• Thermal Oxidizer Combustion Chamber temperature at the exhaust—continuously
• Check for the presence or absence of visible emissions—daily
• The permittee shall maintain the following records:
• Pins coated per month
• Amount of coating used per month
• The permittee shall perform a daily operational inspection of the source and control device(s). This inspection shall, at a minimum, include the following:
• A check for the presence or absence of visible emissions, via US EPA Method 22-like methods. If visible emissions are observed, the permittee shall take corrective action and record the actions taken. If no visible emissions are observed, no additional action is required except recording the check was performed.
• The permittee shall perform a weekly preventative maintenance inspection of the thermal oxidizer.
• All gauges employed shall have a scale such that the expected normal reading shall be no less than twenty percent (20%) of full scale and be accurate within plus or minus two percent (+/- 2%) of full-scale reading.
• The permittee shall install, maintain, and operate the source and control device(s) in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and in accordance with good air pollution control practices.
• The permittee shall adhere to the approved indicator range for the thermal oxidizer so that operation within the range shall provide reasonable assurance of compliance. A departure from the specified indicator range over a specified averaging period shall be defined as an excursion. The approved indicator range for the following shall be determined by one of the following: manufacturer's specifications, range operated at during the initial performance test, or range operated at during any subsequently approved performance tests unless otherwise stated:
• Minimum one-hour average Thermal Oxidizer Combustion Chamber temperature at the exhaust greater than 1,400° F or the one-hour average Thermal Oxidizer Combustion Chamber temperature at the exhaust during the most recently approved performance test.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(f)(1), all the pertinent documents regarding this application (applications, review memos, and draft approvals) are also available for review from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Meadville Regional DEP Office (Air Quality). Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the DEP at (814) 332-6340.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(f)(2), a 30-day comment period, from the date of publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494 and must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed plan approval [10-333E] 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 Regional Air Quality Program Manager, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335; Phone (814) 332-6940.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.45, a person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department's Northwest Region Air Quality Program Manager.
If a plan approval has not undergone the previously listed public notice process, the change to an operating permit must be treated as a significant modification. In these situations, the Department should follow the procedures described in §§ 127.421 to 127.431 for State only operating permits or §§ 127.521 to 127.524 for Title V operating permits.
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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
ORIS Number 55231: Liberty Electric Power, LLC (1000 Industrial Highway, Eddystone, PA 19022) for renewal of the facility's Phase II (Title IV) Acid Rain Permit in Eddystone Borough, Delaware County. The affected units at the facility consist of two (2) combined cycle gas turbines with duct burners. The affected units shall hold sufficient SO2 allowances in accordance with 40 CFR 72.9(c)(1). This renewal issuance of the Title IV Operating Permit does not authorize any increase in emissions. All monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting shall be in conformance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.531 and the Acid Rain Permit application.
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.
23-00086: Engineered Arresting Systems Co. (2250 Market St, Aston, PA 19014-3426) for operation of their assembly facility in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State only) facility. Sources of air emissions include two (2) spray paint booths and clean-up operations. The renewed permit will include 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.
39-00106: Cintas Corporation (164 East Mail Street, Emmaus, PA 18049) The Department intends to issue a State-Only Operating Permit for operation of sources at an industrial laundering operation in Emmaus Borough, Lehigh County. The sources include nine washers, five dryers, a wastewater treatment process. Exempt sources include minor washers and dryers, and a natural gas-fired boiler. The proposed permit contains all applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
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.
67-05104: Tate Access Floors Inc. (P.O. Box 398, 52 Springvale Road, Red Lion, PA 17356) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the floor panel manufacturing facility located in Windsor Township, York County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 8.54 tpy of PM10, 11.25 tpy of VOCs, 2.09 tpy of HAPs, 5.70 tpy of NOx, 1.23 tpy of CO, and less than 1 tpy SOx. 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 § 129.52d Control of VOC emissions from miscellaneous metal parts surface coating processes, miscellaneous plastic parts surface coating processes and pleasure craft surface coatings.
06-05037: McConway & Torley, LLC (109 48th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the steel foundry located at 230 Railroad Street in Kutztown Borough, Berks County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2018 are estimated at 0.15 ton of CO, 0.61 ton of NOx, 0.11 ton of PM-10, and less than 0.1 ton of other 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. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZZ, 40 CFR 63 Subpart XXXXXX and 25 Pa. Code § 129.63.
36-05062A: Manheim Auto Auction (1190 Lancaster Road, Manheim, PA 17545) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the mobile equipment repair and refinishing facility located in Penn Township, Lancaster County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2018 are estimated at 1.7 tpy of NOx, 1.4 tpy of CO, 0.6 tpy of PM10, 17.1 tpy of VOC and 0.1 tpy of HAPs. 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 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HHHHHH—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines and 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.
36-05007: Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc. (400 West Lincoln Avenue, Lititz, PA 17543) to issue a State-only operating permit for the pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility in Lititz Borough, Lancaster County. The facility has the potential to emit, 66.21 tpy of NOx, 1.71 tpy of SOx, 36.11 tpy of CO, 4.79 tpy of PM, 9.28 tpy of VOCs, and 0.68 tpy total HAPs. This is for renewal of the existing operating permit. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from MACT Subpart ZZZZ, NSPS Subpart Dc, and NSPS Subpart JJJJ. 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.
36-03046: Packaging Corp. of America—Lancaster (1530 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601) to issue a State-only operating permit for the cardboard manufacturing facility in the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. The facility has the potential to emit less than major source levels of all criteria pollutants and HAPs. This is for renewal of the existing operating permit. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from NSPS Subpart Dc. 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.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648.
57-00003: Sullivan County School District (777 South Street, Laporte, PA 18626) to issue a State only operating permit for their campus located in Laporte Borough, Sullivan County. The facility is currently operating under State Only Operating Permit 57-00003. The facility's sources include a 4.0 million Btu per hour biomass boiler, two 8.4 million Btu per hour # 2 fuel oil-fired boilers, a 2.8 million Btu per hour # 2 oil-fired boiler, a 100 kilowatt emergency generator and a 150 kilowatt emergency generator. The facility has potential emissions of 16.80 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 5.73 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 18.24 tons per year of sulfur oxides, 5.15 tons per year of particulate matter and 0.88 ton per year of volatile organic compounds. The biomass-fired boiler and the three # 2 oil-fired boilers are subject to Subpart JJJJJJ of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources. The 100 kilowatt emergency generator is subject to Subpart ZZZZ of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines and the 150 kilowatt emergency generator is subject to Subpart IIII of the Federal Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines and Subpart ZZZZ of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The emission limits, throughput limitations 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 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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
32-00183: Millcreek Processing, Challenger Coal Yard (1145 Rte. 711 Hwy N, Seward, PA 15954-0435). The Department is providing notice that they intend to renew a State Only Natural Minor Operating Permit for the coal preparation plant located in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County. The facility's primary emission sources include screening operations, crushing operations, coal transfer operations, stockpiles, road dust, and two diesel-fueled 88-hp engines that drive the 107C scalping screen and the Terex 683 Supertrak secondary sizing screen. The potential emissions of the primary pollutants from the facility are as follows: 5.11 TPY (tons per year) NOx, 1.97 TPY CO, 0.66 TPY VOC, 22.4 TPY filterable PM-10, 2.48 TPY filterable PM-2.5, and 0.54 TPY SOx; thus, the facility is a natural minor. The facility is subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart Y, Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and Processing Plants. The scalping screen engine is subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ, NESHAP for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The sizing screen engine is subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart IIII, Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. The renewal permit will contain 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.
OP18-000008: American Airlines (2000 Tinicum Island Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19153) on August 26, 2019, was issued an initial State Only (Natural Minor) operating permit for the operation of an air transportation establishment in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources are twenty-one (21) non-emergency portable engines ranging in size from 149 horsepower (hp) to 575 hp, each firing diesel fuel, and one (1) emergency generator rated 762 hp firing diesel fuel.
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 Returned
New Stanton District Office: P.O Box 133, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
30100101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251950. Border Energy, LLC (966 Crafts Run Road, Maidsville, WV 26541). Application returned for change an outfall from a sedimentation pond to a treatment pond on an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Monongahela Township, Greene County, proposed to affect 188.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Whiteley Creek. Application received: December 4, 2018. Application returned: August 26, 2019.
Coal Applications Received
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
30121301 and NPDES No. PA0236195. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC (1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317). To revise the permit for the Harvey Mine in Richhill and Morris Townships, Greene County and related NPDES Permit for installation of two (2) boreholes. Surface Acres Proposed 4.6. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 28, 2019. Application received: July 2, 2019.
32921601 and NPDES No. PA0095117. Sprankle Mills Tipple (P.O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). To renew the permit for the Valier Coal Yard in North Mahoning Township, Indiana County and Perry Township, Jefferson County and related NPDES Permit. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 28, 2019. Application received: May 28, 2019.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
Permit No. 05070101 and NPDES No. PA0262544, J&J Sovnavec Excavating, Inc., 110 Windermere Lane, Somerset, PA 15501, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine to add 13.5 acres to the surface mining permit boundary for construction of a passive treatment system in Broad Top Township, Bedford County, affecting 115.5 acres. Receiving streams: East Fork and North Fork Brewster Hollow Run classified for the following use: warm water fishes. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Saxton Municipal Authority on Raystown Branch Juniata River. Application received: August 26, 2019.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
18793005 and NPDES PA0596129. Confer Coal Company (P.O. Box 471, Milesburg, PA 16853). Permit renewal for water treatment only on a passive treatment system of a bituminous surface coal and auger mine located in Beech Creek Township, Clinton County affecting 329.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): South Fork Tangascootac Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 12, 2019.
17940107 and NPDES PA0219801. River Hill Coal Company, Inc. (P.O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847). Permit renewal for continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface coal mine/coal refuse disposal located in Karthaus Township, Clearfield County affecting 488.3 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed Tributaries to Saltlick Run and Unnamed Tributaries to Upper Three Runs classified for the following use(s): HQ-CWF, MF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 12, 2019.
New Stanton District Office: P.O. Box 133, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
65-19-02 and NPDES Permit No. PA0278408. P & N Coal Company, Inc. (P.O. Box 332, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Application for Government Financed Construction Contract for reclamation of approximately 2.5 acres of abandoned mine lands located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. Receiving streams: Unnamed Tributary to McGee Run. Application received: August 7, 2019.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
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30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
37130303. Allegheny Mineral Corporation (P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0259501 in Plain Grove and Worth Townships, Lawrence and Butler Counties. Receiving streams: Jamison Run and an unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 22, 2019.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. 58112513. Shannon Hill Stone Company (247 Jayne Lane, Meshoppen, PA 18630), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County affecting 10.0 acres on property owned by Shannon Hill Stone Company. Application received: August 22, 2019.
Permit No. 64120801. Frank A. Summa (199 Riverside Drive, Factoryville, PA 18419), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Starrucca Borough, Wayne County affecting 0.9 acre on property owned by Frank Summa, Jr. Application received: August 23, 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.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
NPDES No. PA0249262 (Mining Permit No. 56020105), Fieg Brothers, 3070 Stoystown Road, Stoystown, PA 15563, renewal of an NPDES permit for surface mining in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 96.9 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Miller Run and Sandy Hollow, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Casselman River TMDL and Kiski-Conemaugh River TMDL, respectively. Application received: March 25, 2019.
The following treatment facility outfall discharges to Sandy Hollow—Kiski-Conemaugh River TMDL:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following treatment facility outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Miller Run Hollow—Casselman River TMDL:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 003 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following treatment facility outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to Miller Run Hollow—Casselman River TMDL:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 006 N 007 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. NPDES No. PA0248801 (Mining Permit No. 32000108), River Hill Coal Company Inc., P.O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous surface mining in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, affecting 759.2 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary E and Roaring Run to Conemaugh River, classified for the following use(s): Warm Water Fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: June 3, 2019.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfalls discharge to Unnamed Tributary E to Conemaugh River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 014 (Sedimentation Pond # 4) N 050 (Sedimentation Pond # 33) N 051 (Sedimentation Pond # 34) N NPDES No. PA0606154 (Mining Permit No. 32820134), M.B. Energy, Inc., 175 McKnight Road, Blairsville, PA 15717, renewal of an NPDES permit for treatment of a post mining discharge in Grant Township, Indiana County, affecting 39.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary to Little Mahoning Creek, classified for the following use(s): High Quality—Cold Water Fish (HQ-CWF). Application received: July 11, 2019.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following treatment facility outfall discharges to Unnamed Tributary to Little Mahoning Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) 2,000.0 4,000.0 5,000.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
NPDES No. PA0259462 (Permit No. 61130101). Hillside Stone, LLC (228 Georgetown Road, Hadley, PA 16130). Renewal of an NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Irwin Township, Venango County, affecting 52.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Scrubgrass Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. TMDL: Scrubgrass Creek. Application received: July 16, 2019.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Scrubgrass Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) SP1 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. New Stanton District Office: P.O. Box 133, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
NPDES No. PA0251160 (Mining Permit No. 03070103), Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, renewal NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Redbank Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 127.9 acres. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributaries to Pine Run, classified for the following use: CWF. This receiving stream is included in the Pine Run TMDL. Application received: April 4, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following stormwater outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to Pine Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 N SWO 002 N SWO The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
NPDES Permit No. PA0226009 on Surface Mining Permit No. 58190804. Stanley L. Colwell, (1030 Wagner Road, New Milford, PA 18834), new NPDES Permit for a bluestone quarry operation in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 5.8 acres. Receiving streams: Beaver Creek/Salt Lick Creek Watershed, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: March 13, 2019.
Non-discharge BMP's shall be 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 Southeast Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Telephone 484.250.5160.
E46-1192: Borough of Royersford, 300 Main Street, Royersford, PA 19468-23213, Royersford Borough, Montgomery County. ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain an approximately 1,530 LF of 10 ft. wide Pedestrian Paved trail in and along the 100-year floodplain of the Schuylkill River ''AKA Royersford River Front Trail.''
The site is located near the intersection of First Avenue and Arch Avenue, and terminates at Royersford Waste Treatment plant (Phoenixville, PA USGS Map; Lat: 40.175833; Long: -75.539722) in the Borough of Royersford and Upper Providence Twp., Montgomery County.
EA15-01119-023. Brandywine Red Clay Alliance, 1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road, West Chester, PA 19382. Project site is located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
The Brandywine Red Clay Alliance submitted a Waiver 16 Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment, for Plum Run 18-66 project, to perform the following water obstruction and encroachment restoration activities along approximately 4,700 linear feet of Plum Run (Perennial, WWF, MF):
1. Installation of in-stream stabilization structures including rock cross vanes, j-hooks, rock vanes, mud sills and root wads.
2. Streambank grading for the establishment of a floodplain bench.
3. Installation of native riparian plantings for stabilization and enhancement efforts outside of the channel.
4. Temporary impacts to the watercourse associated with the proposed streambank grading and installation of the structures, including temporary stream crossings.
The Plum Run 18-66 site is located near the intersection of Birmingham Road and Lenape Road in East Bradford Township, Chester County (West Chester, PA USGS Quadrangles, Latitude 39.930462°N; Longitude—75.612701°W). The EA and stream restoration plan were reviewed and found to be adequate.
E15-911: PECO Energy Company, 2301 Market Street S7-2, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a 4-inch diameter electrical conduit across Valley Creek (EV, MF) and its tributary at two different locations utilizing horizontal directional drilling. The purpose is for providing an electrical service for two proposed dwellings.
The site is located near 1434 and 1494 Tree Line Drive (Tredyffrin, PA, USGS map; Lat: 40.067976; -75.496556) in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.
E51-289. Pier Townhomes, LLC, 630 N. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain forty-one single family dwellings on existing pier (Pier 35-1/2) along the floodway/floodplain of the Delaware River (WWF, MF) and measuring approximately area 92,648 SQ-FT associated with the family dwellings and pier improvements. The project will include 2 outfall structures, and 21 units will be constructed on submerged lands past the 1984 bulkhead line established January 5, 1984.
The site is located at the intersection of Delaware Ave. and Penn Street—Pier 35-1/2 (Philadelphia, PA USGS Quadrangle, Latitude: 39.960955; Longitude: -75.135680) in City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
Northeast Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Telephone 570-826-2511.
E4502219-004. Sanofi Pasteur, 1 Discovery Drive, Swiftwater, PA 18307, in Pocono Township, Monroe County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the Sanofi Pasteur: Perimeter Protection Project Phase 2:
1) A 12-inch sanitary force main crossing of a UNT to Swiftwater Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) and adjacent EV wetlands.
2) A 16-inch potable waterline crossing of a UNT to Swiftwater Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) and adjacent EV wetlands.
3) A 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline crossing of a UNT to Swiftwater Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) and adjacent EV wetlands.
4) A 12-inch fire suppression waterline crossing of a UNT to Swiftwater Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) and adjacent EV wetlands.
5) An electrical utility duct bank crossing of a UNT to Swiftwater Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) and adjacent EV wetlands.
The project is located 0.3 mile east of the intersection of State Route 611 and Discovery Drive in Pocono Township, Monroe County.
(Mount Pocono, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40° 5` 20"; Longitude: -75° 18` 48".)
Southwest Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Dana Drake, Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 412-442-4000.
E56-391, Shade Creek Watershed Association, 314 Central Avenue, Suite 205, Central City, PA 15926, Shade Township, Somerset County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Construct and maintain two rock cross vane fish habitat structures within Coal Run (CWF).
2. Construct and maintain a 15" diameter intake structure within Coal Run.
3. Construct and maintain two outfall structures within Coal Run.
For the purpose of constructing a passive acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment system to improve the water quality in Coal Run, a tributary to Dark Shade Creek. The project will permanently impact 90 linear feet of Coal Run. Compensatory mitigation is not proposed due to the nature of the project. The project is located within the Pennsylvania Game Commission's State Game Lands 228 (Central City USGS Topographic Quadrangle, Latitude: 40° 03` 45"; Longitude: -78° 47` 54"; Sub-basin 18-E; Pittsburgh Corps District), in Shade Township, Somerset County.
E65051-998, PennDOT District 12-0, 825 North Gallatin Avenue Extension, Uniontown, PA, Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
Operate and maintain a 98 LF, 60" HDPE pipe, with adjacent endwalls and rock aprons, that conveys an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Loyalhanna Creek (CWF), under S.R. 2043 (Darlington Road), as a replacement for a 50.8 LF, 36" Corrugated Metal Pipe. This work was previously completed under emergency permit No. EP6517203, for the purpose of replacing a structurally deficient culvert. The project permanently impacted 135 LF of UNT to Loyalhanna Creek.
The project site is located along SR 2043/Darlington Road (Derry, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 16`, 4.67"; W: -79°, 17`, 46.72"; Sub-basin 18C; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County.
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