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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.
30733707 and NPDES No. PA0092894. Consol Mining Company LLC, (CNX 1000 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317-6506). To renew the permit for the Robena Refuse Disposal Area in Monongahela and Greene Townships, Greene County to and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on January 18, 2019. Application received June 12, 2018.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
Permit No. 56120116 and NPDES No. PA0269174. LCT Energy, LP, 938 Mount Airy Drive, Suite 200, Johnstown, PA 15904, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County affecting 127.3 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributaries to Boone Run, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 18, 2019.
Permit No. 56663069 and NPDES No. PA0120944. Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC, 550 Beagle Road, Rockwood, PA 15557, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Elk Lick & Summit Townships, Somerset County affecting 3,040 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to/and Casselman River and unnamed tributary to/and Elk Lick Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 22, 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.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
03010407 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250040. Stitt Coal Company, Inc. (811 Garretts Run Road, Ford City, PA 16226). Revision application for permit boundary reconfiguration to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Kittanning Township, Armstrong County, affecting 301.3 acres. Receiving streams: Garrets Run and unnamed tributaries, classified for the following use: WWF. Application received: January 22, 2019.
02030301. Redlands Quarries, NY (6211 Ann Arbor Road, Dundee, MI 48131). Application received for transfer of permit currently issued to LaFarge North America, Inc. for continued operation and restoration of large noncoal surface mine, located in West Mifflin Borough, Allegheny County, affecting 112.5 acres. Receiving streams: Thompson Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: December 12, 2018.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
25130303. Raymond D. Showman & Sons, Inc. (12851 Route 86, Edinboro, PA 16412). Revision to a large industrial mineral mine to add 6.1 acres to the surface mine permit, which includes mining through 0.42 acre of wetland in Le Boeuf Township, Erie County affecting 156.1 acres. As mitigation for the proposed wetland impacts, 0.42 acre of emergent wetlands will be constructed. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to French Creek and French Creek, classified for the following uses: WWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 7, 2019.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
4773SM2 and NPDES PA0596680. Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania LLC (7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195). Renewal for an existing NPDES on a large noncoal surface mining site located in Potter Township, Centre County affecting 18.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary to Cedar Run classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. Application received: December 26, 2018.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
03010407 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250040. Stitt Coal Company, Inc. (811 Garretts Run Road, Ford City, PA 16226). Revision application for permit boundary reconfiguration to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Kittanning Township, Armstrong County, affecting 301.3 acres. Receiving streams: Garrets Run and unnamed tributaries, classified for the following use: WWF. Application received: January 22, 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
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
NPDES No. PA0006874 (Mining Permit No. 32841321), Consol Mining Company LLC, (1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317-6505). A renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the O'Donnell No. 3 Mine in Washington Township, Indiana County and Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributary to South Branch Plum Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Crooked Creek Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete on June 9, 2016. Application received January 26, 2016.
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.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary to South Branch of Plum Creek.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 40° 43` 47" Long: -79° 15` 34") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - 0.043 Iron (mg/l) - 1.51 3.02 3.8 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.03 2.06 2.58 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report pH (mg/l) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, Net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) - - - Report EPA waiver is not in effect.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
NPDES No. PA0279633 (Mining Permit No. 56190101), Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC, 550 Beagle Road, Rockwood, PA 15557, new NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from surface coal mining activities in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 36.1 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Blue Lick Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Casselman River TMDL. Application received: January 16, 2019.
The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Blue Lick Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (Treatment Pond 1) Y 002 (Treatment Pond 2) Y 003 (Sediment Pond 1) Y 004 (Sediment Pond 2) Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 & 002 (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.
Outfalls: 003 & 004 (Dry Weather) 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 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.
Outfalls: 003 & 004 (<10-yr 24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) N/A N/A 7.0 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) N/A N/A 0.5 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 003 & 004 (>10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 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. PA0259594 (Permit No. 16140109). K & A Mining (119 Atwell Lane, Kennerdell, PA 16374) Revision to an existing NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Washington Township, Clarion County, affecting 70.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to East Sandy Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. TMDL: None. Application received: January 4, 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 tributaries to East Sandy Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) TP1 N TP2 N TP3 N TP4 N TP5 Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls 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) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) 50.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to East Sandy Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) SP1 N SP2 N SP3 N SP4 Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls 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) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) 50.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
NPDES No. PA0256811 (Mining Permit No. 17080107), Junior Coal Contracting, Inc., 2330 Six Mile Road, Philipsburg, PA 16866, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous coal surface mining in Decatur Township, Clearfield County affecting 204.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): Moshannon Creek, classified for the following use(s): CWF. Moshannon Creek is subject to the Moshannon Creek Watershed TMDL. Application received: March 9, 2018.
This proposed mine site also contains or is hydrologically connected to substandard discharges for which there is no responsible party. Pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 87.201, effluent limits for those discharges will be based upon existing baseline pollution load or the standards found at 25 Pa. Code § 87.102(a) Group A, whichever is least stringent.
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 Moshannon Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 N Treatment Facility 1 002 N Treatment Facility 2 003 N Treatment Facility 3 004 N Treatment Facility 4 005 N Sediment Pond A 006 N Sediment Pond B 007 N Sediment Pond C 008 N Sediment Pond D 009 N Sediment Pond E NPDES No. PA0243337 (Mining Permit No. 17020112), Junior Coal Contracting, Inc., 2330 Six Mile Road, Philipsburg, PA 16866, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous coal surface mining in Decatur Township, Clearfield County affecting 215.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Shimel Run, Big Run, and UNT A to Moshannon Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF. Moshannon Creek TMDL. Application received: December 12, 2018.
This proposed mine site also contains or is hydrologically connected to substandard discharges for which there is no responsible party. Pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 87.201, effluent limits for those discharges will be based upon existing baseline pollution load or the standards found at 25 Pa. Code § 87.102(a) Group A, whichever is least stringent.
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 Shimel Run and UNT A to Moshannon Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 009 N 010 N 011 N 013 N 014 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfall discharges to Big Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 012 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 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 1.3 2.6 3.2 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
NPDES Permit No. PA0012360 on Surface Mining Permit No. 54733020. BET Associates IV, LLC (BDT), (1233 E. Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252), revised NPDES Permit for an anthracite coal surface mine, coal refuse reprocessing, and refuse disposal operation in Tamaqua, Coaldale, Lansford, Summit Hill, and Nesquehoning Boroughs, Schuylkill and Carbon Counties, encompassing 7,594.4 acres. Receiving streams: Panther Creek and Little Schuylkill River, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 24, 2015.
Effluent Limitations, Monitoring and TMDL Waste Load Allocation Requirements
Section A: Mine Drainage Treatment Facilities
Outfall Source Latitude Longitude Status 001 No. 10 Shaft 40° 48` 54" 75° 56` 58" Inactive 003 Arlington Borehole 40° 48` 16" 75° 57` 01" Inactive 004 No. 14 Shaft 40° 48` 18" 75° 57` 03" Proposed 005 Rt. 309 Discharge 40° 48` 38.8" 75° 58` 00" Active Based on the hydrologic data, anticipated wastewater characteristics and anticipated wastewater flows described in the permit application and its supporting documents and/or revisions, the following effluent limitations and monitoring requirements apply to the previously listed outfall numbers.
Permitted Discharge Limits
Maximum Combined Avg. Allowable Discharge Average
Max.
Inst.
Mass Loading Parameter Monthly
Daily
Maximum
(TMDL WLA)** Total Iron 1.50 3.50 4.50 180.1 lbs./day Total Manganese 1.00 2.00 2.50 168.0 lbs./day Total Aluminum 0.75 1.50 2.00 90.1 lbs./day Total Susp. Solids 35.00 70.00 90.00 4,203.4 lbs./day Flow Measure and Report Daily
pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 10.0 standard units at all times.*** Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Never Exceed Concentration Limits.****
Discharge Average Max. Inst. Parameter Monthly Daily Maximum Total Iron 3.00 6.00 7.00 Total Manganese 2.00 4.00 5.00 Total Aluminum 0.75 1.50 2.00 Total Susp. Solids 35.00 70.00 90.00 pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 10.0 standard units at all times.*** Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. *Unless otherwise indicated, discharge limitations are concentrations and expressed in mg/l and the total (dissolved and suspended fraction) is applicable for each parameter.
**Maximum Combined Average Allowable Mass Loading is the aggregate of the mass loading(s) of listed pollutant parameters that can be discharged from Outfalls 005, 004 when constructed and operating and Outfalls 001 & 003 if activated. This Waste Load Allocation is determined and expressed in both the Panther Creek and Little Schuylkill River TMDLs.
*** Mine Drainage Treatment pH limits per Authorization of PA DEP Pottsville District Mining Office, Dated July 17, 2014 for Outfall 005 and May 29, 2018 for Outfalls 001, 003 and 004. (See 25 Pa. Code § 88.92 (c)(1)(ii)).
****Subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 88.92 and 88.93 (Surface Mine) and 88.187 and 88.188 (Bank Removal and existing permit limits for Aluminum and pH).
Grab Sampling Frequency 2/Month Minimum. This is the minimum number of sampling events required. Permittees are encouraged, and it may be advantageous in demonstrating compliance, to perform more than the minimum number of sampling events required. Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring specified above shall be taken during a discharge at the following location(s): Outfalls 001, 003, 004, 005.
The following table illustrates the Compliance Monitoring Program and outlines in detail the steps to be followed to determine compliance with the EPA approved Panther Creek/Little Schuylkill River TMDL Waste Load Allocations (Combined Maximum Average Allowable Mass Loading) should sampling show an excursion above the Permitted Concentration Limits at any Mine Drainage Treatment NPDES Outfall but is below the Never Exceed Concentration Limits. This program does not apply to outfalls operating under Interim Discharge Limits. Please refer to notes 1 through 9 for pertinent explanations and conditions.
Compliance Monitoring (1) for Mine Drainage Treatment Outfalls (001, 003, 004, 005)
Discharging to Panther Creek and Little Schuylkill River
PERMITTED
DISCHARGE (2)
CONCENTRATION LIMITS
(mg/l unless otherwise noted)
TMDL (4)
COMBINED
WASTE LOAD
ALLOC.
TMDL COMPLIANCE MONITORING PROCESS IF PERMITTEE EXCEEDS A DISCHARGE CONCENTRATION LIMIT AT MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT OUTFALLS MINIMUM MONITORING REQ. Discharge Parameter Average Monthly (3) Max. Daily Inst. Max. Max. Combined Average (5) Allowable Mass Loading (lbs./day) Step 1:
An Excursion Exceeding the Permitted Discharge Conc. Limit Occurs
Greater Than the Never Exceed
Conc. Limits Results in an Immediate Compliance Order
Step 2:
BET Notifies DEP of an Excursion Within 10 Days of Receipt of Lab Results
or
SMCI Notifies BET of DEP Sampling Showing Excursion
Action: Compliance Notice Issued (Inspection Report)
Step 3:
BET Provides DEP with the Combined Average Mass Loading
for the Parameter Exceeding the Discharge Conc. Limit
For the Two Previous Months and the Present Month from All MDT Outfalls
Step 4:
If the Combined Average Mass Loading for the Three Month Period Is Less Than the Maximum Combined Average Allowable Mass Loading (lbs./day):
No Violation
Step 5:
If the Combined Average Mass Loading for the Three Month Period Exceeds the Permitted Combined Maximum Average Allowable Mass Loading (lbs./day):
Action: Notice of Violation (''NOV'') IssuedStep 6:
If NOV Period (6) Sampling Shows the Combined Average Mass Loading Exceeds the Permitted Combined Maximum Average Allowable Mass Loading (lbs./day):
Compliance Order
Issued (7)
Meas. Freq. Sample Type Total Fe 1.50 3.50 4.50 180.1 2/Month Grab Total Mn 1.00 2.00 2.50 168.0 2/Month Grab Total Al 0.75 1.50 2.00 90.1 2/Month Grab Total Suspended Solids 35.00 70.00 90.00 4,203.4 2/Month Grab Flow Measure and Report (GPM and MGD) (3) 1/Day Measured pH 6.0—10.0 Standard Units (8) 2/Month Grab Net Alkalinity Alkalinity Must Exceed Acidity at All Times. 2/Month Grab Never Exceed Concentration Limits Never Exceed Limits Correlate with 25 Pa. Code § 88.92, Group A, and existing permit limits for Aluminum and pH. Discharge Parameter Average Monthly Maximum Daily Inst. Maximum Total Fe (mg/l) 3.00 6.00 7.00 Total Mn (mg/l) 2.00 4.00 5.00 Total Al (mg/l) 0.75 1.50 2.00 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.00 70.00 90.00 6.0—10.0 Standard Units (8) Alkalinity Must Exceed Acidity at All Times. Compliance Monitoring Program Notes:
1. BET must provide a written request for the Compliance Monitoring Process if a discharge from a Mine Drainage Treatment Outfall shows a concentration greater than the Permitted Discharge Concentration Limits but less than the Never Exceed Concentration Limits at any Mine Drainage Treatment Outfall unless that outfall is operating under the Interim Discharge Limitations.
2. BET shall show that at all times there has been proper operation and maintenance of all treatment facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit to be eligible for the Compliance Monitoring Process. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit. BET's request and compliance with the Permit Limits will then be evaluated at the Department's discretion.
3. BET must notify the Department when Permitted Discharge Limits have been exceeded or flow exceeds 10,000 GPM and adjustments to Mine Drainage Treatment are necessary to remain under the TMDL Combined Average Mass Loading during extended periods of high flows and to show they have been duly diligent in their operation of treatment facilities.
4. The Panther Creek and Little Schuylkill River TMDL's have been revised and accepted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (''EPA'') which include a combined Waste Load Allocation for BET Associates IV, LLC Outfalls 001, 003, 004, and 005 (also known as the ''Mine Drainage Treatment Outfalls'').
5. The ''Average Mass Loading'' is the monthly average of the calculated mass loading from each Mine Drainage Treatment Outfall. The ''Combined Average Mass Loading'' is defined as the sum of Average Mass Loading(s) of all Mine Drainage Treatment Outfalls.
6. The NOV Period Sampling is defined as the sampling for the month after a Notice of Violation is issued by the Department, in addition to the three-month sampling evaluated by the Department for Steps 3 to 5.
7. BET may request a compliance monitoring review period of up to six months if BET demonstrates that multiple or above average precipitation events have occurred, or that hydro-geological or water chemistry induced conditions have changed at the site, and that these events or changes have in turn created above average flows or conditions that result in an excursion above the Average Monthly Concentration Limit, and/or the EPA approved average daily TMDL Waste Load Allocation for the current reporting period. If BET requests such a review, they shall provide supporting data for the request, which at a minimum shall include the following: complete treatment facility operational and maintenance records, mass loading records, weather records, and an explanation of why this excursion is beyond the control of BET, within 30 days of the excursion. BET's request and compliance will then be evaluated at the Department's discretion.
8. Mine Drainage Treatment pH limits per Authorization of PA DEP Pottsville District Mining Office, Dated July 17, 2014 for Outfall 005 and May 29, 2018 for Outfalls 001, 003, and 004. (See 25 Pa. Code § 88.92 (c)(1)(ii)).
9. Interim Discharge Concentration Limits apply to discharges from the proposed No. 14 Shaft Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Facility (Outfall 004) and to Outfalls 001 or 003 should they be activated and begin discharging to Panther Creek. These limits apply for the first 18 months after the end of construction and each new treatment system outfall becomes operational. This is in accordance with 2nd BET CO&A (5.i.) dated May 5, 2011 and all amendments thereto. Continuous or extended operation of the No. 14 Shaft Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Facility prior to the end of the Interim Discharge Limit Period at total flows less than 8,000 GPM (operations as described in the BET Mine Pool Management Plan) will require compliance with the Permitted Discharge Limits as shown Section A above and will allow eligibility to the Compliance Monitoring Program.
Discharge Average Maximum Instantaneous Measurement Parameter* Monthly Daily Maximum Frequency** Total Iron 3.00 6.00 7.00 2/Month Total Manganese 2.00 4.00 5.00 2/Month Total Aluminum 2.00 4.00 5.00 2/Month Total Suspended 35.00 70.00 90.00 2/Month Solids Flow Measure and Report Daily
pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 10.0 standard units at all times.*** Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. *Unless otherwise indicated, discharge limitations are concentrations and expressed in mg/l and the total (dissolved and suspended fraction) is applicable for each parameter.
**This is the minimum number of sampling events required. Permittees are encouraged, and it may be advantageous in demonstrating compliance, to perform more than the minimum number of sampling events required.
*** Mine Drainage Treatment pH limits per Authorization of PA DEP Pottsville District Mining Office, Dated July 17, 2014 for Outfall 005 and May 29, 2018 for Outfalls 001, 003, and 004. (See 25 Pa. Code § 88.92 (c)(1)(ii)).
Subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 88.92 and 88.93 (Surface Mine) and 88.187 and 88.188 (Bank Removal).
Section B: Erosion and Sedimentation Control Facilities
Outfall Source Latitude Longitude Status 002 E&S Pond No. 10 40° 48` 18" 75° 57` 02.6" Proposed 006 E&S Pond No. 7 40° 48` 17.8" 75° 57` 02" Proposed Based on the hydrologic data and anticipated characteristics and flows described in the permit application and its supporting documents and/or revisions, the following effluent limitations and monitoring requirements apply to the previously listed outfall numbers. Group A: Dry Weather Discharge Limitations
Discharge Average Maximum Instantaneous Measurement Parameter* Monthly Daily Maximum Frequency** Total Iron 3.00 6.00 7.00 2/Month Total Manganese 2.00 4.00 5.00 2/Month Total Aluminum Monitor And Report 2/Month Total Susp. Solids 35.00 70.00 90.00 2/Month pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Group B: Greater than 1yr-24hr to Less than 10yr-24hr storm
Discharge Average Maximum Instantaneous Measurement Parameter* Monthly Daily Maximum Frequency** Total Iron N/A N/A 7.00 2/Month Total Settleable N/A N/A 0.50 ml/l 2/Month Solids pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Group C: Greater than 10yr-24hr storm
pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. *Unless otherwise indicated, discharge limitations are concentrations and expressed in mg/l and the total (dissolved suspended fraction) is applicable for each parameter.
**This is the minimum number of sampling events required. Permittees are encouraged, and it may be advantageous in demonstrating compliance, to perform more than the minimum number of sampling events required.
Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring specified above shall be taken during a discharge at the following locations(s): Outfalls 002, 006. Subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 88.92 and 88.93 (Surface Mine) and 88.187 and 88.188 (Bank Removal).
Note: The above discharge limitations and monitoring requirements are based upon the presumption that the erosion and sedimentation control facilities will only discharge as a result of a ''precipitation event.'' If the discharge occurs during ''dry weather flow'' conditions, then Group A limitations will apply (as defined in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 86—90). The above discharge limitations (Group B and Group C) and monitoring requirements pertain to discharges which may occur unexpectedly, (i.e., were not originally anticipated when this permit was issued). The Department reserves the right to modify these limitations based upon the need to protect water quality in the receiving stream.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
NPDES No. PA0612383 (Mining Permit No. 6875SM3), Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., 1952 Waddle Road, Suite 203, State College, PA 16803, renewal of an NPDES permit for limestone quarry in Armagh Township, Mifflin County, affecting 114.7 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Honey Creek, classified for the following use: high quality cold water fishes. Application received: January 14, 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 noncoal mining activities.
The following outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Honey Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 002 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Temperature (°C) Report Specific Conductance (µmohs/cm) Report Flow (gpm) Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
NPDES No. PA0250406 (Permit No. 03020402), Allegheny Mineral Corporation, P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201. Renewal NPDES permit for noncoal surface mine in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County, affecting 160.8 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed Tributary to Buffalo Creek and Buffalo Creek, classified for the following use: HQ-TSF. Application received: October 22, 2018.
The following stormwater outfall discharges to Buffalo Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 N SW The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 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 stormwater outfall discharges to Unnamed Tributary to Buffalo Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 002 N SW
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 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 treated wastewater outfall discharges to Unnamed Tributary to Buffalo Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 003 N MDT
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
NPDES Permit No. PA0594369 on Surface Mining Permit No. 7973SM3. Naceville Materials, (350 S. Main Street, Suite 207, Doylestown, PA 18901), renewal of an NPDES Permit for an argillite quarry operation in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, affecting 60.0 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Mill Creek, classified for the following use: warm water fishes. Application received: November 29, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.
The following outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Mill Creek.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type 001 No Other The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 Flow (MGD) 1.0 pH1 (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
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 Northeast Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Telephone 570-826-2511.
E39022-564. Black Creek Group (a.k.a. IPT Acquisitions, LLC), 301 Route 17 North, Suite 206, Rutherford, NJ 07070, in South Whitehall Township, Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the Crackersport and Eck Road Warehouses and Roadway Improvement project.
1. To permanently impact 0.07 acre of wetland (PSS) for the construction of an access road crossing (wetland A).
2. To permanently impact 0.01 acre of wetland (PSS) for the construction of an access road (wetland C).
3. To place fill in a 0.04 acre pond (HQ-CWF, MF) for the purpose of constructing a parking lot (pond 4).
4. To fill 0.8 acre of a UNT to Little Cedar Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) and to construct a stream enclosure of the UNT consisting of approximately 640-feet of 18-inch diameter HDPE pipe depressed 6-inches below the existing streambed elevation with a concrete headwall and rip rap apron for the purpose of constructing a parking lot and access road (stream 4).
5. To permanently impact 0.01 acre of floodway of a UNT to Little Cedar Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) for the purpose of constructing a vegetated outfall channel (stream 3).
6. To re-align a watercourse and construct an access road crossing of a UNT to Little Cedar Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) consisting of one 65-foot long 36-inch diameter pipes depressed 6-inches below the existing streambed elevation with concrete headwalls and rip rap apron (stream 2).
7. To construct an 18-inch HDPE stormwater line crossing of a UNT to Little Cedar Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (stream 2).
8. To construct a 4-inch DIP and 8-inch DIP water line crossing of a UNT to Little Cedar Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (stream 2).
9. To place 0.01 acre of fill within the floodway of a UNT to Little Cedar Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) for the purpose of widening Eck Road and to extend a roadway crossing consisting of approximately 53 linear feet of 18-inch RCP pipe with a manhole, concrete headwall and rip rap apron (stream 2).
10. To permanently impact 0.03 acre of floodway of a UNT to Little Cedar Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) for the purpose of constructing an outfall structure consisting of four 14-inch × 23-inch elliptical RCP pipes, two 15-inch RCP pipes, two concrete headwalls/energy dissipators and pertinent grading (stream 1).
11. To place 0.01 acre of fill in a pond (HQ-CWF, MF) for the purpose of constructing an access road crossing (pond 1).
12. To place 0.34 acre of fill within the floodway of a UNT to Little Cedar Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) for the purpose of constructing an access road (stream 1).
The project is located at the intersection of Crackersport Road and Eck Road. (Allentown West, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40° 36` 3"; Longitude: -75° 34` 33").
E6402219-001. Erik Knowles, 2331 Overlook Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017, in Lehigh Township, Wayne County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a T-shaped dock with the dimensions of 4-feet by 15-feet and 8-feet long by 16-feet in Lake Watawga (EV, MF) and to fill a de minimus area of EV PSS wetland equal to 0.01 acre for a gravel walkway pertinent to the dock that's approximately 169 square feet. The project is located at 43 Watawga Way West Road. (Tobyhanna, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 14` 15"; Longitude: -75° 26` 6").
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ed Muzic, Section Chief, 717.705.4802.
E36-978: Conewago Industrial Park Association, P.O. Box 332, Lemoyne, PA 17043 in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To place and maintain fill in the floodway of a UNT to Conewago Creek (TSF, MF) and palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands, permanently impacting 0.05 acre of the floodway of a UNT to Conewago Creek (TSF, MF) and 0.072 acre of PEM wetlands, for the purpose of constructing a 7,500-square-foot building and associated parking. The project is located along Industrial Drive (Middletown, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40.163051, Longitude: -76.651629) in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County. To compensate for the wetland impacts, the applicant proposes to create 0.073 acre of wetlands onsite.
E22-652: Susquehanna Township Authority, 1900 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110 in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To install and maintain an 8.0-inch diameter PVC sanitary sewer line across 1.) Slotznick Run and it's floodway impacting 30 feet of stream (Latitude: 40° 16` 12.92"; Longitude: -76° 49` 33.53"); 2.) Slotznick Run and it's floodway impacting 30 feet of stream (Latitude: 40° 16` 8.55"; Longitude: -76° 49` 26.38"); 3.) an exceptional value, palustrine emergent wetland, impacting 0.10 acre of wetland (Latitude: 40° 16` 18.70"; Longitude: -76° 49` 38.96"); 4.) an exceptional value, palustrine emergent wetland, impacting 0.04 acre of wetland (Latitude: 40° 16` 16.72"; Longitude: -76° 49` 37.41"); 5.) an exceptional value, palustrine emergent wetland, impacting 0.02 acre of wetland (Latitude: 40° 16` 10.31"; Longitude: -76° 49` 37.38"); 6.) an exceptional value, palustrine emergent wetland, impacting 0.04 acre of wetland (Latitude: 40° 16` 11.18"; Longitude: -76° 49` 35.73"); 7.) an exceptional value, palustrine emergent wetland, impacting 0.02 acre of wetland (Latitude: 40° 16` 13.11"; Longitude: -76° 49` 33.33"); and 8.) an exceptional value, palustrine emergent wetland, impacting 0.08 acre of wetland (Latitude: 40° 16` 8.04"; Longitude: -76° 49` 26.90") all for the purpose of providing service to neighborhoods in the far southeast corner of the township. No wetland loss is proposed, and replacement is not required.
Southwest Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Dana Drake, Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 412-442-4000.
E02051-1805, PennDOT District 11-0, 45 Thoms Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017, Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Remove the existing 27.5` wide two-lane reinforced concrete T-beam bridge with a minimum underclearance of 6.9` carrying SR 3034 (Lesnett Road) over McLaughlin Run (WWF) having a drainage area of 5.50 square miles; construct and maintain a replacement 90` long concrete arch culvert with a minimum underclearance of 8.7` in the same location.
2. Remove the existing 29.8` wide two-lane reinforced concrete slab bridge with a minimum underclearance of 2.1` carrying SR 3034 (McMillan Road) over an unnamed tributary to McLaughlin Run (WWF) having a drainage area of 0.53 square mile; construct and maintain a replacement 39` long 14` by 4.5` precast concrete box culvert depressed 1` below streambed elevation in the same location.
3. Construct and maintain a 20` extension to the existing 98.3` long 72" reinforced concrete pipe carrying SR 3004 (McLaughlin Run Road) over the same unnamed tributary to McLaughlin Run having a drainage area of 0.52 square mile for a total enclosure length of 118.3`.
4. In addition, construct and maintain roadway associated stormwater facilities and temporarily impact 495` of stream for the purpose of constructing these encroachments.
5. Permanent stream impacts will be mitigated through the purchase of mitigation credits from the Enlow Fork Mitigation Bank (DEP File No. MB990563-0001).
The project is a reconfiguration of the intersection of SR 3034 and SR 3004 (Bridgeville, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 20`, 42.5"; W: -80°, 4`, 55.3"; Sub-basin 20F; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County.
Northwest Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E0306119-001, PADOT, Engineering District 10-0, 2550 Oakland Ave., Indiana, PA 15701. SR 2066-152-0030-2024, in Parks Township, Armstrong County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Vandergrift, PA Quadrangle N: 40°, 37`, 09"; W: 79°, 32`, 44").
To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 73-ft, 5 9/16-in long concrete box culvert having a 16.0-ft wide by 8.0-ft high (7.0-ft effective with baffles) waterway opening along UNT Carnahan Run (WWF), known locally as Stitts Run, on S.R. 2066, Section 152, Segment 0030, Offset 2024. The project is located approximately 200-ft south of the intersection of SR 2066 and SR 2058 (Stitts Run Road).
The project also proposes to construct and maintain the placement of approximately 150-ft of fill along the right descending bank of UNT Carnahan Run to shift SR 2066 slightly to the south to improve public safety in the area of the crossing. The proposed culvert and fill will result in a total of 249-ft of permanent impacts and 382-ft of temporary stream impacts to UNT Carnahan Run. The project will also realign an adjacent stream channel to accommodate the proposed box culvert, resulting in 60-ft of permanent stream impacts and 88-ft of temporary stream impacts to UNT Carnahan Run. No wetland impacts are proposed.
District Oil & Gas Operations: Eastern Oil & Gas District, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E5829-141: Harford and Gibson Townships, Williams Field Services Company, LLC; 400 IST Center, Suite 404, Horseheads, NY, 14845; Harford and Gibson Townships, Susquehanna County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 9,016 square feet (0.21 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 42", Longitude: -75° 40` 16"),
2) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,937 square feet (0.04 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) and 853 square feet (0.01 acre) of palustrine forested wetland (PFO) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 41", Longitude: -75° 40` 14"),
3) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 53 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Butler Creek (CWF, MF) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 41", Longitude: -75° 40` 13"),
4) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 12,509 square feet (0.29 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 41", Longitude: -75° 40` 12"),
5) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,099 square feet (0.03 acre) of palustrine forested wetland (PFO) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 42", Longitude: -75° 39` 54"),
6) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 59 lineal feet of Butler Creek (CWF, MF) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 42", Longitude: -75° 39` 52"),
7) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 53 lineal feet of Butler Creek (CWF, MF) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 42", Longitude: -75° 39` 51"),
8) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 56 lineal feet of Butler Creek (CWF, MF) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 42", Longitude: -75° 39` 49"),
9) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 51 lineal feet of Butler Creek (CWF, MF) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 42", Longitude: -75° 39` 49"),
10) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 3,668 square feet (0.08 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 42", Longitude: -75° 39` 51"),
11) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 5,929 square feet (0.14 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 34", Longitude: -75° 39` 10"),
12) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,803 square feet (0.04 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 33", Longitude: -75° 39` 05"),
13) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 2,065 square feet (0.05 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 31", Longitude: -75° 38` 54"),
14) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 832 square feet (0.02 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 30", Longitude: -75° 38` 52"),
15) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 14 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 30", Longitude: -75° 38` 51"),
16) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 2 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 28", Longitude: -75° 38` 50"),
17) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 4,217 square feet (0.10 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 25", Longitude: -75° 38` 51"),
18) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 2,125 square feet (0.05 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Harford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 21", Longitude: -75° 38` 57").
The natural gas gathering pipeline project consists of constructing approximately 1.6 mile of 10-inch steel natural gas pipeline located in Harford and Gibson Townships, Susquehanna County. The project will result in 272 lineal feet of stream impacts, 44,117 square feet (1.01 acre) of palustrine emergent wetland, and 1,952 square feet (0.04 acre) of palustrine forested wetland impacts to provide safe reliable conveyance of Marcellus Shale natural gas to market.
E4129-084 Regency Marcellus Gas Gathering, LLC, 101 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, McNett Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1. an 8-inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 2,087 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Grover, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 33` 09", Longitude: -76° 48` 18");
The project will result in 0.05 acre of new wetland impacts all for the purpose of installing natural gas gathering line, and access roadway to a natural gas well site for Marcellus well development. This project is a major modification to the original permit, E4129-084 and associated with E0829-088 and E5729-072, originally posted to the Pennsylvania Bulletin on February 8, 2014.
E5829-142: Bridgewater Township, Williams Field Services Company, LLC; 400 IST Center, Suite 404, Horseheads, NY 14845; Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 115 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 50` 39", Longitude: -75° 49` 06"),
2) a 16-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 2,162 square feet (0.05 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 50` 43", Longitude: -75° 49` 05"),
3) a 16-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 7,055 square feet (0.16 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 50` 45", Longitude: -75° 49` 05"),
4) a 16-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 5,666 square feet (0.13 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 50` 48", Longitude: -75° 49` 04"),
5) a 16-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 277 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 50` 50", Longitude: -75° 49` 04"),
6) a 16-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 79 lineal feet of a tributary to Snake Creek (CWF, MF) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 50` 49", Longitude: -75° 49` 04"),
7) a 16-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 6,037 square feet (0.14 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 50` 51", Longitude: -75° 49` 03"),
8) a 16-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 75 lineal feet of a tributary to Snake Creek (CWF, MF) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 50` 52", Longitude: -75° 49` 04"),
9) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 845 square feet (0.02 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 50` 57", Longitude: -75° 49` 00"),
10) a 16-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 5,626 square feet (0.13 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 50` 57", Longitude: -75° 48` 54"),
11) a 16-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 963 square feet (0.02 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 51` 18", Longitude: -75° 49` 03"),
12) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 280 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 51` 20", Longitude: -75° 49` 14"),
13) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 205 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 51` 21", Longitude: -75° 49` 16"),
14) a 16-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 5,333 square feet (0.12 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Montrose East, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 51` 22", Longitude: -75° 49` 18").
The natural gas gathering pipeline project consists of constructing approximately 1.8 miles of 16-inch steel natural gas pipeline located in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County. The project will result in 154 lineal feet of stream impacts and 34,564 square feet (0.79 acre) of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands to provide safe reliable conveyance of Marcellus Shale natural gas to market.
E5829-143: Lathrop and Springville Townships, Williams Field Services Company, LLC; 400 IST Center, Suite 404, Horseheads, NY 14845; Lathrop and Springville Townships, Susquehanna County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 402 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine scrub-shrub wetland (PSS) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 41` 57", Longitude: -75° 51` 12"),
2) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 3,125 square feet (0.07 acre) of a palustrine scrub-shrub wetland (PSS) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 41` 58", Longitude: -75° 51` 13"),
3) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 2,928 square feet (0.07 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) and 163 square feet (0.01 acre) of palustrine scrub-shrub wetland (PSS) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 02", Longitude: -75° 51` 17"),
4) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 66 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Meshoppen Creek (CWF, MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 02", Longitude: -75° 51` 17"),
5) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 53 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Meshoppen Creek (CWF, MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 03", Longitude: -75° 51` 17"),
6) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 289 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 06", Longitude: -75° 51` 15"),
7) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 19,235 square feet (0.44 acre) of a palustrine forested wetland (PFO) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 12", Longitude: -75° 51` 18"),
8) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 6,337 square feet (0.15 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) and 590 square feet (0.01 acre) of palustrine forested wetland (PFO) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 16", Longitude: -75° 51` 16"),
9) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 58 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Meshoppen Creek (CWF, MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 12", Longitude: -75° 51` 18"),
10) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 60 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Meshoppen Creek (CWF, MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 16", Longitude: -75° 51` 16"),
11) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 59 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Meshoppen Creek (CWF, MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 16", Longitude: -75° 51` 16"),
12) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 941 square feet (0.02 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 19", Longitude: -75° 51` 16"),
13) a temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 64 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Meshoppen Creek (CWF, MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 19", Longitude: -75° 51` 16"),
14) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 61 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 21", Longitude: -75° 51` 06"),
15) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 275 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 14", Longitude: -75° 50` 46"),
16) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 14,114 square feet (0.32 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 13", Longitude: -75° 50` 44"),
17) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,783 square feet (0.04 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 12", Longitude: -75° 50` 39"),
18) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,646 square feet (0.04 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 12", Longitude: -75° 50` 37"),
19) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 33 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 11", Longitude: -75° 50` 29"),
20) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,259 square feet (0.03 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 09", Longitude: -75° 50` 27"),
21) a temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 13 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary to Horton Creek (CWF, MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 09", Longitude: -75° 50` 27"),
22) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 647 square feet (0.02 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 09", Longitude: -75° 50` 26"),
23) a 12-inch diameter steel natural gas gathering pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 22 square feet (0.01 acre) of a palustrine emergent wetland (PEM) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 42` 01", Longitude: -75° 49` 58").
The natural gas gathering pipeline project consists of constructing approximately 2.4 miles of 12-inch steel natural gas pipeline located in Lathrop and Springville Townships, Susquehanna County. The project will result in 373 lineal feet of stream impacts, 30,335 square feet (0.70 acre) of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands, 3,690 square feet (0.08 acre) of palustrine scrub-shrub (PSS) wetlands, and 19,825 square feet (0.46 acre) of palustrine forested (PFO) wetlands to provide safe reliable conveyance of Marcellus Shale natural gas to market.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Cambria District: Contact Person: Patrick M. Webb, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119.
EA1609-005. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931. Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project, in Paint Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to backfill two Dangerous Highwalls that total 2,550 linear feet in length and average 25 feet high. It is proposed to drain four hazardous waterbodies that originate from an abandoned coal surface mine seep. The hazardous water bodies are 0.8 acre, 0.1 acre, 0.2 acre and 0.1 acre. The acidic coal mine seep fed hazardous waterbodies will be drained and relocated through an underdrain extension drainage system. Once the underdrain system is constructed, the on-site adjacent acidic coal mine spoil materials will then be regraded to backfill the drained abandoned hazardous surface mine areas and dangerous highwalls. There are no associated wetlands on site due to the acidic coal mine spoils and steep to vertical topography. No wetland mitigation is proposed and none is required. (Clarion Quadrangle 41° 12` 47" N, 79° 26` 06" W).
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 2, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 8460, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8460.
D06-434EA. Roger Adams, P.E., Director, Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 8460, Harrisburg, PA 17105, Tilden and Windsor Townships, Berks County, USACOE Philadelphia District.
Project proposes to remove the New Kernsville Dam to eliminate a threat to public safety and to restore approximately 5,200 feet of stream channel to a free-flowing condition. The project is located across the Schuylkill River (WWF, MF) (Auburn, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40.5732; Longitude: -76.0021).
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